1932-05-07 The Plainsman

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VOLUME LV AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1932 NUMBER 56
Students Display
Much Interest In
Oncoming Prom
Plans Rapidly Nearing Com­pletion
as Date Approaches
For Dances
Textile Building Is Dedicated
As Knapp Outlines Development
Of School In Impressive Speech
ONLY ONE WEEK
Sigma Nu, T. U. O., Kappa
Sigma, Pi Kappa Alpha, K.
A., Pi Kappa Phi Entertain
Approximately 800 invitations to
the Senior Finals to be held on Fri­day
and Saturday May 13 and 14,
were mailed to young ladies through­out
the country in the past week was
learned in a statement from L. H.
Norris', who has recently taken over
the chairmanship of the Social Com­mittee.
Invitations were sent as far
west as California and North as far
as New York; the majority were mail­ed
to girls, in Alabama, Georgia, Ten­nessee,
Florida and Mississippi.
Many girls are expected to attend
from the southern states, the larger
majority from Birmingham, Atlanta,
Montgomery, Mobile and Columbus.
They will be entertained at house-parties
given by the Sigma Nu,
Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, Theta
Upsilon Omega, Pi Kappa Phi and
Kappa Sigma fraternities.
The Social Committee has all plans
practically complete for the set of
dances. The dances are to begin on
Friday afternoon with the Tau Beta
Pi tea dance; the dance on Friday
evening from nine until one will fol­low.
On Saturday morning the Blue
Key fraternity will sponsor the dance
at which new pledges will be tapped;
the afternoon dance is to be the Scab­bard
and Blade Tea Dance with the
Farewell Ball to take place Saturday
night ending at midnight. Swain,
Seale, and Callahan! will begin the
decorating of the gymnasium the
middle of the week. Weede-Meyer
and his Orchestra will arrive Friday
morning.
Tickets are to be placed on sale Fri­day
afternoon at one o'clock instead
of the usual.time of 3:30.
The Social Committee made an­other
announcement to the effect that
seniors will be asked to bring their
athletic books to the ticket box so
that the committee will have some
way of identifying them. The book
will be signed by the purchaser at
the ticket office. A list of all Seniors
whom have paid class dues will be
used to verify the names.
High School Seniors
Present Novel Play
Before a large and appreciative
audience, the senior class of the Lee
County High School presented "The
Clay's The Thing," in three acts, in
the auditorium of the high school
building, Friday evening. The play
was directed by Mrs. -J. W. Hyde,
who, along. with the actors and ac­tresses,
received many congratula­tions.
The cast was Thurman Irving,
Branson Isley, Glenn Smith, James
Moore, Bessie Ruth Smyer, Helen
Gardiner, Kathryn Mitchell, Dorothy
Brewer, William Camp, Mildred
Franke, Cecil Phillips.
Between acts Miss Ruby Long and
Collins Cameron sang solos, accom­panied
by Mrs. A. B. Kling at the
piano.
Maj. Franke Resumes
Duties After Illness
Major G. V. Franke, Auburn com­mandant,
returned from Washington
Tuesday to reassume his duties as
active head of R. O. T. C. activities
following an absence of several weeks.
The major expressed himself as be­ing
delighted to be in Auburn again
and commended the work of officers
and cadets in winning distinguished
rating at the recent annual inspection
of the R. O. T. C. unit by the War
Department.
PROFESSOR ROOP HAS
ARTICLES PUBLISHED
Journalism H e a d Discusses
Value of High School Journ­a
l i sm in Work
In the May issue ofv The High
School Teacher, Professor Joseph E
Roop, instructor of journalism at Au­burn,
discussed the value of high
school journalism in his article,
"Journalism As A Social Science".
Professor Roop came to Auburn from
Missouri at the beginning of the sec­ond
term as a member of the English
Department and as an instructor in
the several courses__offered by the de­partment
in journalism.
The article concerned a series of
tests on current news events and
prominent figures prepared by the
author. The tests were given to a
group of junior and senior high school
students in a Missouri high school.
The group consisted of slightly over
one hundred students, thirty of whom
were enrolled in courses in high school
journalism. The rating on all tests
showed a positive superiority, of the
journalism students over the others,
in identifying recent events and well
known people. The failure of the
majority of the students in these tests
was attributed to the lack of train­ing
in social science courses. The
journalism is fundamentally an Eng­lish
course so that it may train stu­dents
in writing, gives it little op­portunity
to train students in other
departments. The article recommend­ed
that instructors in social sciences
be required to have at least a short
training course in journalism so that
they might combine this instruction
with regular courses.
In the March issue of Health and
Physical Education, an article on
Oklahoma City; high school intra­mural
activities appeared under the
authorship of Professor Roop, who
made a study of the city high schools
while there on a short visit. The
Press, a magazine devoted to journal­ism,
carried an article by Roop sev­eral
issues ago.
Fowler Named Head
of Education Society
Kappa Delta Pi, national honorary
education fraternity, held its regular
meeting and election of officers Mon­day
night in the Education office.
Gordon Fowler, of Pell City'was elect­ed.
President; Vergil Breland, Vice-president;
Mrs. Sara McDonald, Cor­responding
Secretary; Carolyn Jen­kins,
Recording Secretary; Mildred
Enloe, Treasurer and George Connor,
Reporter. ' -
Brittain and Pickard Guest
Speakers At Dedication Held
On Friday
KNAPP PRAISES WORK
Importance of Textile Industry
Within State Stressed At
Exercises
Dedicating Auburn's new School
of- Textile Engineering to the ma>
terial, moral, and spiritual welfare
of the people of the State of Ala­bama,
President Bradford Knapp out­lined
the school's development and
explained its function at the formal
dedication exercises here Friday
morning.
Mr. M. L. Brittain, president of
Georgia Tech, Edward T. Pickard of
the Textile Foundation in Washing­ton
and a number of prominent tex­tile
manufacturers and friends spoke
at the dedication. The group in­spected
the new building and excel­lent
equipment in the afternoon.
Pointing to the cotton textile in­dustry
as the largest manufacturing
industry in the state, exceeding the
manufacture of steel and iron and
the production of coal and coke, Dr.
Knapp also called attention to the
National Bureau of Education's rec
ommendation for the establishment
of facilities for textile' investigations
and training for textile engineers at
Auburn.
In 1930, said Dr. Knapp, the num
ber of spindles operating in the state
was 1,831,000 and the active looms
30,000. The consumption in bales
of cotton has varied but has been as
high as 632,000 which was the high
point in 1929. Value of textile mill
products in Alabama has been. as
high as $104,000,000. There are ap­proximately
115 textile mills of va­rious
character, located through a
large portion of the state.
Dr. Knapp pointed out that there
are less1 technically trained men in
textile engineering at the present time
In proportion to the total number,
then in any other manufacturing in­dustry.
Studies in the northeast have
shown a deficiency in the number of
graduates of technical schools ex­ceeding
those preparing, for technical
positions in machinery,- iron and
steel products, transportation equip­ment,
chemicals and allied products.
"With these facts in our minds,"
he said, "the Board of Trustees au­thorized
the organization of this
school and we employed Prof. E.
W. Camp, a graduate of Georgia Tech
and an experienced practical textile
engineer* and highly experienced in­structor
in textile schools, to head
our endeavor.
" . . . . This buildtng and its equip­ment
and the shops building to the
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TROOP NINE WINS FIRST HONORS
IN ANNUAL SCOUT JAMBOREE
First honors for the winning troop
at the annual Boy Scout Jamboree
participated in by 294 boys from the
Central Alabama Area Council were
won with a score of 120 here Fri­day
by Troop 9 of Tallassee of which
Bartley Folks is Scoutmaster. -
Second honors were carried off by
Troop 2 of Opelika, headed by J. B.
Duke, whose scouts scored 115 points
in the 10 events of scoutcraft. Troo_p
1 of Opelika, with Ed Warren as
scoutmaster, won third honors with
a score of 85.
Awards were presented to these un­iformed,
manly-looking" young Ameri­cans,
through their scoutmasters by
Dr. Bradford Knapp, Auburn presi­dent,
who has long been a friend of
scouting and who takes special inter­est
in having the Jamboree staged
here on the campus each-year.
As winners of the six-month's ef­ficiency
award, Roberts Blount, of
Tallassee, presented to William S.
Duke, of Troop 4, Opelika, a cup for
remarkable scout work during the
last half year.
For "Distinguished service to boy­hood"
I. J. Dorsey, Opelika, and
Roberts Blount were given Silver
Beaver awards from the National
Boy Scout Council, by J. V. Dobbs,
of Memphis Tenn., deputy regional
scout executive. TJiis is the highest
recognition for service that can be
made in the council. It was made
upon recommendation of the execu­tive
board of the Area Council, to
recognize their splendid assistance
to scouting in Central Alabama rend­ered
by these men. -j
The executive board, composed of
30 members, met at the noon hour
for the mid-year session. Reports
presen :ed by various committee chair­men
were commended highly by
Deputy Executive Dobbs who spoke
of them as "most encouraging and
outstanding in that they reflect val­uable
work done during the past six
months as well as outlining a fine
program for the remainder of the
year." He also commended the work
of Executive J. J. Sigwald who heads
scout work in this area council.
Boy scouts began arriving in Au­burn
from all sections of the. area
council at 8:00 a. m., Friday morning.
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SPADES INITIATES
LEADING MEN INTO
RANKING SOCIETY
Senior Organization Selects
Campus Leaders From All
Branches of Activity
WERE TAPPED SATURDAY
Polo Game Marks First and
.. Only Appearance of Leading
Honor Society
On Saturday morning, April 30,
the newly elected pledges of Spades,
honorary senior organization, made
their first and only public appearance
in the form of a Negro polo game on
the main street of town in the busi­ness
district. The game followed a
short 'ballyhoo' trip through the busi­ness
district with the pledges riding
aboard a two-mule team.
The formal ceremonies were held in
Opelika at the Clement Hotel on the
evening of May 1st, when the fol­lowing
men were initiated: Jim
Backes, Mobile; John Chadwick,
Nashville; Herbert Croen, New. York
City; 'Red' Garmany, Chattanooga;
Bill Ham, Cottonton; Lee Johnson,
Langdale; Rhea Lapsley, Selma; Knox
McMillan, Talladega; Howard Moss,
Mobile; Frank Noble, Tuskegee.
Each spring, Spades chooses from
the junior class, ten men who are re­garded
as outstanding in their campus
activities and who are brought to­gether
to further the interests of the
institution. The organization is local
in its scope.
'A'Club Dance In
Columbus Tonight
An "A" Club dance will be given
tonight at the Harmony Club in Co-lumbus.
Jimmie Robbins and his Au­burn
Knights will furnish the music,
and the dance promises to be one of
the bestr off-campus affairs that the
athletes have given this year.
The Knights: a r e expected to draw
a large gathering to the dance as
they have played in Columbus twice
during the past two weeks, and have
made a big hit_with dancers there.
The affair will begin at 9 o'clock.
The usual admission fee will be
charged.
Tigers Grab Lead in Dixie Loop
With Tenth Inning Victory From
Petrels in First Game of Series
Mason's Triple and Wood's
Single Win Game In Tenth
Inning; Bitter Struggle
TODAY'S GAME, 2:00 P. M,
Hitchcock and Kaley Drive
Out Home Runs In First Inn­ing
Scoring Spree
Qualifications For
Service Cup Listed
The committee having charge
of the Blue Key annual award to
the student rendering the most
conspicuous service to the insti­tution
during the session is send­ing
to every organization of the
student body asking for nomina­tions.
The following are the
standards:
1. Moral and spiritual life:
He must be of a high moral char­acter.
2. Scholarship: He should be
among the upper- two-fifths of
his class- in grade.
3. - Leadership: -• The student
must be a recognized leader in
student life and his leadership
must have been of such high
character as to exemplify the
qualifications set forth in these
rules.
4. Democracy: t • must be
democratic m spirit—compan­ionable,
approachable, a good
mixer in the best sense of that
expression.
5. Loyalty: He must be loyal
and patriotic to the school and
government.
6. Cooperation:' He must be a
good cooperator with the faculty
and student body in all things
which are for the betterment of
Auburn.
We are asking that these nom­inations
be in the President's
office by noon on Monday, May
9. Each organization is to nom­inate
one of its own members if
it so desires -and one student
who is not a member of the or­ganization,
in making the nom­ination.
By Tad McCallum
With the championship of the
Dixie College League at stake, the
Tigers and Petrels will meet in the
second game of the vital four-game
series this afternoon at 2 P. M. Coach
Anderson will probably use Dixon, a
left hander, against the Tigers, while
Captain Clifford Smith is slated to do
the fast balling for Auburn.
The fact that the Tigers will be
making their last home appearance,
coupled with the importance of the
present series is expected to pack
the Drake Field bleachers this after­noon.
"Juicy" Wood regained his batting
eye in the opening contest, driving
in Sam Mason in the tenth inning
with a well-placed single, that broke
up the ball game. He had previous­ly-
hit a single and double in his four
times at bat. Duck Riley also col­lected
three for four and Sam Mason
aided in the manufacture of the win­ning
run by poling a triple to open
up the Tigers' half of the tenth.
•Charlie Mitchell, ace of the Ogle­thorpe
staff, and leading pitcher of
the league up to yesterday's contest,
was treated roughly by the slugging
Plainsmen. He was touched for 13
basehits, including two home runs on
the part of Jimmie Hitchcock and
Charles Kaley. Incidentally "Ripper"
Williams, who went the route for the
Tigers yesterday, rep.laced" Mitchell
as the league's outstanding hurler
by virtue of the victory.' He now has
four wins and only one loss.
That the Petrels full deserve their
present rating in the league was well
evidenced yesterday by—the manner
in which they overcame Auburn's
early four run lead and sent the
game- into extra innings by tying the
score a five-all in the seventh. They
undoubtedly have the most danger­ous
bunch of sluggers that have in­vaded
the Plains this season.
Martin, business-like little short­stop,
was the leading performer for
the Oglethorpe crew yesterday. He
performed well in the field and drove
in two runs, being credited with three
singles in five times at bat. The
Tigers will have to perform unusu­ally
well this afternoon to maintain
their almost perfect record.
Score by innings:
Oglethorpe __ 100 030 1000—5 9 1
Auburn 400 010 0001—6 13 1
Batteries: Mitchell and Vance;
Williams and Kaley.
ANNUAL HORSE SHOW
PROVES SUCCESSFUL
Wible Is Outstanding In Color-fur
Riding Event; Many
Prizes Given
Richard Wible, Montgomery, a
senior, was the individual high scorer
in- Auburn's annual horse show on
Bullard Field Wednesday afternoon.
Wible won first place in the potato
race, second in senior jumping and
teamed with Rock Phillips, Birming­ham,
to annex first in the resCue
race.
Albert Sims, Ensley, an expert rid­er,
won a beautiful loving cup when
he carried off top honors in the
senior jumping. Neal Sellers, Annis-ton,
won first place in the junior
jumping.
The show started with 39 sopho­mores
giving a splendid exhibition of
riding. President and Mrs. Bradford
Knapp presented prizes to the first
three winners in each of the nine
events. Dr. Knapp is president of
the R. O. T. C. association of the
fourth corps area.
A three-period intra-squad polo
match brought the show to a close.
This year's spectacular display of
fancy riders was one of the best
ever staged and much credit for the
success of the affair is due Capt. W.
A. "Ready" Metts, who was in
charge. -_-
The cups presented on this occa­sion
are the product of L. G. Balfour
Company, and they are among the
first bronze cups" to be manufactured
in this country.
Summary:
Senior jumping: Simms, first;
Wible, second; Kennedy, third. •
Saddling race: Private Harper,
first; Private Collum, second; Private
Norville, third.
Junior jumping: Sellers, first;-'La-ney,
second; Paterson, third.
Enlisted men's ujmping: Privates
Greathouse and Foust, first and sec­ond;
Sgt. Averett, third.
Rescue race: Wible-Phillips,'first;
Harris-Sellers, second; Jones-Finch-er,
third.
Potato race: Wible, first; San-ford,
second; Jones, third.
Messenger race: Privates Foust,\
Harper and Collum, first, second and
third.
Musical chair: Mann, first; How­ard,
second; Harwick, third.
Commencement
For 2 3 8 Grads
Be Held May 17
Number of Seniors Graduating
Is an Increase Over That of
Last Year
SNYDER TO BE SPEAKER
Baccalaureate Sermon to Be
Preached on May 16; Rev.
Hobbs to Be Minister
NOTICE!
There will be only one more issue
of The Plainsman this scholastic year.
It will appear on Saturday, May 14th.
This completes our schedule of fifty-eight
issues.
UNPLEASANT SITUATION TO BE
• FACED BY ENGINEERING GRADS
Stressing the depressing situation
which graduating engineers will face
this year, H. H. Houk, state highway
bridge engineer spoke to members
of the engineering school last Mon­day.
He classed present conditions
as unequalled in the south. The fol­lowing
quotations are from his speech.
"The big problem today is the un­employment
problem; The first fact
that confronts us is aVorld in debt.
D-E-B-T spells the situation. As the
public appraisal of values goes down­ward,
the debt, which is fixed in
amount, looms larger and becomes
more burdensome. Much of our bur­den
of debt today is due, not to the
actual amount of the debt, but is due
to the relative amount, when com­pared
with appraised values as they
have been scaled down under present
conditions.
"Another fact and one that may be
the very root of it all, is that we
are living in distrust and apprehen­sion
that the future may bring forth
even greater shrinkage in appraised
values.^.
"Industry is a barometer of the en­gineer's
fortune. The rank and file
are only welcome in the employment
office in periods of expansion and
the • engineer is the first to be fired
when industry enters a period like
this, and the last to be hired, when
it leaves the period. He is often the
very -first victim of economy.
"We have not exhausted our re­sources.
There is still a future for
constructive enterprise and industry.
To the engineer is due the progress
of the country, since Washington.
The future cannot dispense with him.
"Engineering works are the surest
index of the degree of civilization to
which a nation has arrived. These
works will undergo a more rapid
change than history has yet shown.
What seems a colossal engineering
achievement now will become com­mon-
place in the future.
"This country is not yet built up.
We need not fear that we must stab­ilize
on an operating basis as a pro­fession.
We may have caught up
with our r ^ w a y building and we may
be losing in on our highway building
but there .is still a future for con­structive
enterprise and the civil en-
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Marking the climax of their col­legiate
careers at Auburn, 238 will
receive degrees and diplomas from
Dr. Bradford Knapp on Tuesday
morning, May 17 in Langdon Hall.
The- number is an increase over that
of former years.
Reflecting expansion in technical
courses at Auburn will be the award
of diplomas for the first time to grad­uates
in aeronautical engineering, in­dustrial
engineering, applied art, and
textile engineering. . .
Marked growth in the graduate
school will be evidenced by the pre-:
senting of 21 Masters of Science de­grees.
.
Professional degrees to two Au­burn
graduates who have completed
additional requirements after leaving
college will be awarded to William
Morris, Empire, Engineer of Mines
and Talbot Shelton Huff, Brundidge,
Civil Engineer.
Commencement exercises will open
on Sunday morning, May 15, in Lang­don
Hall when the baccalaureate ser­mon
is delivered by Dr. James Ran­dolph
Hobbs, pastor of the Southside
Baptist Church of Birmingham. In
the evening at the Baptist Church the
Auburn Choral Society, directed by ,
Prof. John W. Brigham, will present
Gounod's famous oratorio, "Redemp­tion."
Monday following will be
Alumni Day, special features of which
will be the addresses by Dr. Charles
A. Brown, associate superintendent
of Birmingham schools, Dr. George
E. Blue, alumni president, Dr. Brad­ford
Knapp" and Coach Chet Wynne,
together with class reunions and
alumni exercises. The annual R. O.
T. C. review Tuesday morning, the
meeting of the Board of Trustees and
the baccalaureate address by Dr.
Henry N. Snyder, president of Wof-~
ford College, Spartanburg, S. C, and
the award of degrees and hoonrs will
be the events which close the com­mencement
celebration.
Senior Exams Begin
Thursday Afternoon
Final examinations for members of
the senior class are now in progress
at the Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute.
The schedule was officially opened
Thursday afternoon, and the exam­ination
period will continue for a
week, Thursday, May 12, being the
last day. Exams will be given each
day except Sunday, in the morning,
beginning at 8:30 o'clock and in the"
afternoon beginning at 1:30.
• The examinations mark the final
step in the completion of require­ments
for degrees which will be
awarded on Tuesday, May 17. Ap­proximately
250 bachelor, master and
professional degrees will be present­ed
at commencement.
Underclassmen will take their ex­aminations
^beginning Friday, May
15, and continue until Saturday, May
21, when the school year will offici­ally
close.
Col. Samford to Give
Mother's Day Address
' Col. T. D. Samford of Opelika will
deliver a special Mother's Day ad­dress
at the First Baptist Church at
10:00 a. m. in the main auditorium
next Sunday morning.
Church officials expressed them­selves
as being delighted to make
the announcement, knowing 4;hat no
more ideal speaker could be secured
to deliver the address. Colonel Sam-
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EXCHANGE OF DUTIES PROPOSED
To All Auburn Students:
It is your desire that The Plainsman be
made the best newspaper possible with its
resources and its opportunities in order
that it may render the best service to all
students, the faculty, the alumni, and
friends of the Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute.
You expected this when you elected
the undersigned as editor and as business
manager.
And your desire is our ambition. We are
determined to make The Plainsman of
1932-33 as useful, valuable, and as satis­factory
to all concerned as it can be made
within the realm of that which is best in
college journalism.
After deliberate thought and thorough
consideration we have concluded that your
desire and our ambition will be attained
to a greater degree if we exchange our
personal duties and responsibilities, mak­ing
Knox M. McMillan editor-in-chief and
Robert P. Greer business manager. This
conclusion on our part has the concurrence
of many others of whom we have sought
advice and counsel.
We propose, therefore, to make this ex­change
unless we receive objection accom­panied
by adequate and convincing reasons
for said objection. The newly elected can­didates
realise that the student body has a
voice in this question, and they will wel­come
any discussion of the issue, and fur­ther
suggest that any objections to the
plan be published in the next issue of The
Plainsman.
In proposing this exchange of duties and
responsibilities we, separately and together,
pledge ourselves to faithful performance of
all campaign pledges made by either of us
prior to our election to the offices which
we now hold.
(Signed)
ROBERT P. GREER.
KNOX M. McMILLAN.
May 5, 1932. /
THE EXECUTIVE CABINET
In 1929 the students of Auburn wanted
a new student government, a government
that would really be an integral part of
undergraduate life, a government that
would be endowed with power and prestige.
The leading seniors drew up a student
constitution which they believed would
serve the purpose; the Executive Cabinet
was given necessary powers, and all seem­ed
well.
Since "that time the Cabinet has fallen
into disrepute, many students complaining
of its helplessness and impotence. We have
just elected the new members of this body,
and they are anxious and ambitious to
serve the best interests of Auburn. Should
they be given enough power and support
they would possibly be able to raise the
student government to the position that it
deserves.
How much this campus needs an active
and working student government need not
be further emphasized; The Plainsman -has
endeavored this Spring to bring this fact
before the student body, and we have car­ried
editorials on the matter,, both before
and after the election of the new Cabinet
members.
The newly-elected Cabinet has a won­derful
opportunity; should they really get
down to work and put forth every effort to
serve the rieeds of the students we feel sure
that whatever powers that they are now
in need of will be granted, and, with ade­quate
strength and proper enthusiasm
the Executive Cabinet can make- the student
government a worth-while institution on
the campus.
MOTHER'S DAY
National celebrations are too often taint­ed
with the ballyhoo of soap box orators.
The gushing tribute paid our departed
great, reeks with sickening eulogy, as mas­ter
showmen stunt for the public's eye.
However, one day stands apart in impres­sive
dignity and sincerity. It is a day which
inspires tribute without flagrant celebra­tion
or bombastic speeches. Mother's Day
is the recognition of the foundation of so­ciety,
civilization, and home.
Many poetic words have been applied to
the name of mother. Great artist have
labored in vain to catch the light of love
that rises from the souls fire, which leaps
within that sanctuary of love and devo­tion.
It would be useless for us to at­tempt
praise, and the little rose which we
shall wear Sunday will be meager in sym­bolism.
Yet, no matter what gods may
hold man's allegiance, none shall ever re­place
mother in the position that she holds
in the life of every individual
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
"My opinion of the value of college?
Well, frankly, I think it's pure poppycock
from start to finish." So says Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Jr. ,
"Except for the social contacts made,
does the student really accomplish anything
worthwhile? I've learned that an A.B. de­gree
hurts more in co-operating with the
world than anything else. The fellow who
hasn't got one is constantly trying for your
job" he stated.
Moreover, Mr. Vanderbilt points out that
he didn't go to college because "It simply
isn't essential in the struggle for success."
Now we aren't saying that Mr. Vander­bilt
isn't a perfectly cultured and charm­ing
gentleman himself, nor are we saying
that everyone who goes to college emerges
with polish and a certain amount of savoir
faire. But we do want to say that the
idea that college is no more than an aid to
success, and a not very successful aid at
that, is a bit damp about the edges, if not
postively sodden.
On the other hand, the idea that college
does no more than make scholars out of
some, and furnish social training for others
is off-sides, too.
True, going to a university does make
dull scholars out of some, social butterflies
out of others, and boisterously dumb but
successful business men out of others. But
these are in the minority. What college
does for most, and what it should do, is to
furnish the student with a means for earn­ing
his living if he does not already have
it, and then to attempt to instill a bit of
the joy of living in him.
The old Hebrew sages had the right idea
about education—that it was training in
how to live. It wasn't training for a voca­tion,
or for scholarship, or for any other
one thing, but to teach a man how to get
the most out of life.
Mr. Vanderbilt doubts that the students
really accomplish anything in college out­side
of social contacts. Well, since he has
never been to college, he could hardly be- ex­pected
to know. As for the fact that "the
fellow who hasn't got one is constantly try­ing
for your job"—it seems that everyone
is trying for the other fellow's job whether
the other fellow has an A.B. diploma hang­ing
on his wall, or a piece of paper signed
by the principal of Sacksville's junior high.
Everyone is after everyone else's job, and
that goes for the past, present, and future,
regardless of university degrees.
Of course a college education is not es­sential,
but it can hardly be said to be
valueless. A man can do quite well with­out
one, but it is a contribution which can­not
be disregarded.—Daily lllini.
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.
* * * *
One would think that after such a long
vacation our gentle scribe would be fairly
bursting with ideas; but we must remember
that even this guileless soul has to take
exams, and under the circumstances, should
he have any thoughts they would be evil
ones.
* * * *
A question that often rises in the mind
of the student and is never answered is the
old query, why do I have to take exams?
The longer we stay in college the more pres­sing
this question becomes. Just what is
the purpose of an examination? Is it a
criterion of information or a real test of
acquired education?
We are inclined to think that the present
examinations result in the setting forth,
in essay form, of a mere accumulation of
facts, cold, dead facts that are in them­selves
worthless unless they can be applied.
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Absence from Au­burn
for a few days
brings out the loveli­ness
of our surround­ings.
All through the
country from here to
Washington flowers
are coming out, the
grass is green and
trees up there just
coming out into leaf. Our season is much
further advanced in this part of the coun­try
than it is up there. Auburn is beauti­ful
especially at this time of the year.
Let's keep the campus, the town and our
surroundings as beautiful as we can for
Commencement time. No matter how hard
our other problems may be, no matter what
discouragements may come to us, still there
is a keen enjoyment in the beauty of these
surroundings.
* * * *
A little visit with our good friend Lieu­tenant
Colonel Kennedy and his family was
greatly enjoyed. I kept calling him "Ma­jor"
all the time I was with him. He still
loves Auburn, keeps up with what we are
doing and I feel sure he would be glad to
come back to Auburn if he possibly could.
In this same connection we should all be
happy to know that Major Franke is re­turning
to us much improved in health. I
know everyone will be extremely happy
to see him back in our midst.
* * * *
The time has come for the selection of
the winner of the Blue Key Trophy to be
awarded to the student rendering the most
conspicuous service to the institution dur­ing
this year, based upon his leadership in
moral quality, scholarship, leadership in
student affairs, democracy, loyalty and co­operation.
Notices are being sent to the
various organizations asking them to make
nominations of one member of their orga­nization
and one non-member whom they
think is best qualified to receive this trophy.
The award will be made on Commencement
day and is such a distinct honor that we
ought to cooperate to see that it goes to
the right student and that everyone will be
thoroughly satisfied that it has been well
placed.
* * * *
These are days when.leadership is an im­portant
factor in the lives of college stu­dents.
They are fitting themselves for
places of leadership in life. The leader
must be a man who can express himself
well whether he be an engineer, an agri­cultural
leader, a business man, a scientist
or a teacher. The debates scheduled for the
year which is just closing show a tremen­dously
increasing interest on the part of
Auburn students in developing this side
of our work. We have had a new* person-ne)
in charge of the work and much credit
is due to the fine skill in training these de­bating
teams. Ten debates have been held,
four of which have been won, three lost
and three no-decision. Ten people partici­pated
in these inter-collegiate debates; three
freshmen and seven upperclassmen. Our
debaters have been pitted against such in­stitutions
as Birmingham-Southern, Mercer
University, University of Florida, Colorado
College, Georgia Stajte College of Agricul­ture,
University of Louisiana and Georgia
Tech. I want to congratulate those who
participated in the debates and congratulate
the entire institution on the growth of this
important line of work. I am sure it will
be found profitable in the after-years to
each one who has taken a part in it.
On last Saturday at Tuscaloosa, just be­fore
one of the important events, a fine
Auburn athlete was extremely nervous and
anxious about making a good showing for
himself and for Auburn ds well. He went
up to an Auburn man and said to him:
"I am going to do my best." He did and
Auburn won the event. What he said would
make a good text. The world wants men
who are willing to put forth the best they
have. It needs men who will make the su­preme
effort and who# have the qualities
displayed by this young man,—the quality
which will win many a race in life.
Our idea of an ideal examination is one
that would measure the amount of cul­ture
that the student has derived from his
college education. Of course, in certain
engineering courses facts and formulas
have to be learned, but if the student is
really cultured he will have mastered.those
facts necessary for the practice of his trade,
art, or profession. But we realize that a
test of culture will never be devised in our
generation or in many generations to come.
However, we do believe that the present
examination system is behind the times and
elementary to the core. Never since we
first registered here have we taken exam­inations
seriously; when we go to an exam,
it is with a feeling of being driven to do a
certain amount of routine work, wrok that
is not only thankless, but is also a whole­sale
waste of time. But really, there is
nothing we can do about it.
AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
Somewhere in our wanderings we stumbled across the following:
Is it true?
That these spring romances
Are caused by
Ants in pances.
* * * * * * * * * *
Lady Tourist: "Are those the Virgin Islands, Captain?"
Sea Captain: "They were, but the Marines landed last week and have the
situation well in hand."
* * * * * * * * * *
LOVE KNOWS NO OBSTACLES
"Dearest Annabelle," wrote Oswald, who was hopelessly in love, "I would swim
the mighty ocean for one glance from your dear eyes. I would walk through a wall
of flame for one touch of your little hands. I would leap the wildest stream in
the world for a word from your lovely lips. As always, your Oswald.
"P. S.—I'll be over Saturday night if it doesn't rain."
* * * * * * * * * *
Many people who live just to get a kick out of life finally get it where it be­longs.
* * * * * * * * * *
Then there was the Scotchman who runs around in a revolving door before
going to a dance.
* * * * * * * * * *
We hear that more people have died from drinking tuberculosis milk than from
drinking whiskey. Why not prohibit cows?
• > ' * * * * * * * * * *
Seniors seeking a job might try hitch-hiking up to Wall Street and look for
some of the lost money.
* * * * * * * * * ' *
Imagine the brazen qualities of food that would dare to disagree with a pro­fessor.
*
* * * * * * * * * *
We list chaperones as the greatest thrill killers in existence.
* * * * * * ' * - * * *
A rich young maid with tender heart, ,
Was wooed by culprits regal.
The laws impart, her pilfered heart,
Was more or less illegal.
The rich young maid was wooed and won,
By cupid's foul offender.
The tender heart, can coin impart,
So now it's legal tender.
—HIC-HIC.
• * • * * * * * * *
May Day festivities at Montevallo, including hauling in the May Queen in a
one horse wagon, were attended by quite a number of Auburn boys.
* * * * * * * * * *
Conditions at Montevallo are going from bad to worse. Departing guests must
- now tolerate jibes cast from Main Balcony by pajamad unfortunates.
* * * * * * * * * *
(Note: Unfortunate denotes those unable to rate Dates).
It seems that the lads at dear old Prince­ton
are getting worried about the graduates
of the women's colleges of the country. It
appears that all the girls'-schools are trying
to make old maids out of their charges, and
to encourage a useless battle of the sexes.
It looks that way here, to judge by the
tirades loosed by the Montevallo lassies on
us. This is what the Princetonian has to
say about the matter:
"There is a growing menace in our midst.
A powerful force in this country is devot­ed
to the task of robbing us of our help­mates.
According to Willis J. Ballinger,
Professor of Economics at Williams Col­lege,
in the May Forum, the women's col­leges
of the land 'are booming spinster-hood,
encouraging marriage failures, .or­daining
a bitter and senseless fued be­tween
the sexes.'
"It appears that the centers of higher
education for females are directed by a
group of dried-up and bespectacled old
maids, who, themselves deprived .of any op­portunity
for dalliance along the path of
life by their physical disabilities, are dee-termined
that their impressionable charges
shall not enjoy these pleasures. There are
dogs in the Northampton and Poughkeepsie
mangers."
* * * * v
An overwhelming flow, of useless con­versation
seems to have inundated the
campus of L. S. U." It appears that the
guileless children there have to chatter
about something all the time:
* "Chatter has been called one of the curses
of civilization. It is certainly the curse of
many college campuses, civilized or uncivil­ized.
This is no less true of Louisiana
State.
Did you ever know a place where sen­sible
conversation flowed as freely and as
fully as it does under our noses at" student
election time? Some of our politicians
make the ex-governor's renowned bally-hooers
sound like a subdued murmur of
breezes. If "chewing the rag" is what it
takes to make a successful politician, every
state governor in the United States ten
years from now should be an L. S. U. grad."
* * * * *
It is to the Duke Chronicle that we are
indebted for these "News Bits Frotai
Abroad":
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
The undergraduate school boasts of a
total of forty-eight Smiths, forty-nine
Jones, sixty-eight Cohens, and ninety-one
Millers.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
The school publication may run cigarette
ads if they do not suggest that girls smoke.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Professor Horace Williams has given but
two "A's" in his course on logic and civi­lization
during the past 42 years. "The A
student," he explained, "is the master of
the course, one who has been stimulated to
return to philosophy more than it has given
to nim."
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
The Daily Northwestern recommends
among other things: The adoption of a
three-grade system indicative of failure,
passing, and honor; placing the regulation
of class absences in the hands of the in­dividual
instructor and the individual stu­dent;
liberalization of women's rules, plac­ing
ultimate ^responsibility for their en­forcement
on the individual.
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
It is reliably reported that three of the
Volunteer student annual beaeuty section
candidates have been offered contracts un­der
Clarence Brown, M-G-M director.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
The fourth anniversary of the founding
of Freshman Barefoot Day was observed
last Friday when first-year men shed their
shoes and welcomed spring in an hilarious
manner. A few were somewhat hesitant
and had to be prompted by upperclassmen.
Co-eds were unmolested.
OHIO STATE
Service plus! A senior sentenced to
spend Saturday and Sunday in jail for
driving past a red light told the judge that
if he were sentenced he would be unable to
study for his final examinations. The judge
arranged a room in the jail where he could
study over the week-end.
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE
* Under the title of "Notes from Campus-ology
Note Book," "Actor and actress were
married by telegraph while 3,000 miles
apart."—Those who have been wired to­gether,
let no man put asunder.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
A syste'm of ten-cent fines has been in­stalled
by a professor, to be imposed on all
members late for class. Classes are al­lowed
to vote individually as to the final
disposition of the total.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
The Daily Northwestern states that "the
whole Damn family will be graduated from
Brazil (Ind.) high school in June. C. W.
Damm, his son, Charles, and his daughter,
Nelda, will receive diplomas at the time."
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.
* * * •
Graduation—then what? This is a ques­tion
that is in the mind of almost every
college senior throughout the United States,
as he approaches the mid-night hour of his
college career. Many students who, this
spring, are making their debut into the
adult life of the nation, realize that if they.
succeed it will have to be in spite of their
college education, and judging from the
experience of the past, these are the ones
most likely to succeed. Many more will
graduate with the idea that they are really
the select of the nation, and the world owes
them a living, and when a life of ease is
not handed them on a silver platter they
will become disillusioned and bitter. Many
more will have sense enough to accept life
as it comes without making any effort to
succeed; merely sitting on a river bank
fishing, and watching the rest of the world
go by, and to these we can say, "You have
succeeded". Many will make money and
plenty of it, and soon become accepted as
gods of the universe, but they will not
have a chance to go fishing. Many will
go out to reform the world, but they too are
doomed to disillusionment. Only a fool will
express an original opinion, and the world
has a rather harsh way of saying so. A
few will try to get a job because the
ministers say the age of miracles has not
yet passed, and to them we can say "Try
and do it".
* * * * /
We all agree that Polyanna was a
moran, but to go her one better we might
say that all college seniors should con­sider
themselves extremely lucky to be
finishing school in such trying times as
these.
Youth, although reckless and going
straight to the devil without a serious
thought or care, does have the happy quali­ty
of taking it on the chin and returning
with a smile. It is very doubtful whether
this quality is improved by exercise, but it
is an invaluable aid when facing the future
with no hopes of a job.
Strength of character, and a sense of
relative values will be the depression's con­tribution
to the graduating seniors who have
the proper foundation to accept the gifts.
* * * *
If the angel Gabreal does not wait until
ten minutes after the hour to blow his
trumpet he certainly won't find any Au­burn
boys among his happy flock. The
question might be raised, "Would he be
likely to find any anyway?
* * * *
Proof that college professors are human
after all, is being continually piled up by
events in our college towns throughout the
country, and a recent occurrance at the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute certainly
added its part.
A professor, serving his first year at
Auburn, accepted an invitation from sev­eral
of his more mature students, to go
out on a party some week-end night. Know­ing
very little about Southern hospitality
the professor unsuspectingly agreed to a
blind date with Lucy. Lucy lived four
miles out on the road to Wright's Mill,
but when told this the professor said,
"What's four miles to a man with an auto­mobile."
After departing for Lucy's house the
professor was told that his date was mar­ried,
but her husband worked on the rail
road and was never home at night. This
was quite different from being a widow,
as Lucy had been pictured, but rather than
break up the party the professor decided
to fill the date.
The bunch got out of the car and walked
up on Lucy's porch, and one of the boys
who_ knew her best called out, "Hello
Lucy".
The door opened quickly and a tall man
with a long black mustache yelled out,
"Lucy Hell! so you are the blank blank
blank who has been coming to see my wife,
I'll fix 'y°u", whereupon he pulled out a
gun and started shooting as fast as he
could.
Judging from the terrible groans and
screams -emitted, one of the boys got shot,
but the professor did not wait to investi­gate.
Forgetting all about his car he
jumped off the porch, dispensing with the
necessity of going down fourteen steps, and
lit out through the woods toward home.
Before the boys could subdue their hi­larious
laughter their friend had traveled
over three miles, and it took some fast driv­ing
to catch him before he reached Auburn.
When told that the whole thing was a
joke, the professor was so disgusted that
all he could say was "Damn crude humor
if you ask me."
According to figures released recently,
Harvard Univ. has a total endowment of
$108,087,473, the largest of any university
in the country.
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1932 T H E P L A I N S M A N -:- 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
MRS. MENEFEE'S ENTRY WINS
CHICK SHOW SWEEPSTAKES
Single Comb White Leghorns Outclass Field of 1,675 in First
Alabama Baby Chick Show Held in Auburn; Sponsored
by Block and Bridle Club <
Sweepstakes prize at the first Ala­bama
Baby Chick Show here this
week was won by Mrs. A. B. Menefee
of Gallion whose entry of Single
Comb White Leghorns outclassed a
field of 1,675 baby chicks represent­ing
24 leading hatcheries in Alabama.
Mrs. Menefee's chicks made the very
high score of 87 3-4 of a possible
100 points to take the show's major
award of a handsome loving cup.
Her chicks also took the first-prize
cup in the leghorn class togeth­er
with the cup awarded for the
winning entry by an accredited hat­chery
at Gallion where she has long
been regarded as one of the leading
breeders of White Leghorns in the
state.
Her entry possessed unusual size
and uniformity as well as great vital­ity
and almost perfect comforma-tion
and markings, the judges said.
Judges for the show were Profes­sors
A. F. Cannon and I. S. Moore of
the poultry department at the Uni­versity
of Georgia. All of the baby
chicks were sold Saturday to poul-trymen
in the state who wished to
improve the stock of their farms.
Second and third prizes in the Leg:
horn Class were won by Etheredge
Poultry Farm, Ashford and Walker's
S. C. W. L. Farm of Faunsdale, re­spectively.
First prize, a loving cup, in the
Rhode Island Red Class went to Mrs.
J. H. Collins of Gallian whose fine
entry of chicks attracted much at­tention
throughout the show. Muscle
Shoals Hatchery of Florence took
second prize in this class, with third
prize award going to Gulfcoast Hat­chery
of Mobile.
Haggard's Hatchery of Gadsden
took the first-prize cup in the Barred
Plymouth Rock Class. Second prize
went to Gulfcoast Hatchery and
third was taken by Southland Hat­chery
of Collinsville.
In the White Wyandotte Class
Haggard's Hatchery was again suc­cessful
in taking first place and an­other
loving cup, while Evergreen
Hatchery, Evregreen, and McKenzie
Poultry Association of McKenzie,
were the respective second and third
winners.
McKenzie Poultry Association won
the first silver cup rize in the White
Plymouth Rock class and Southland
Hatchery was declared second.
A beautiful entry of 25 Ancona
chicks took first in the Other Breeds
Class. The Buff Orphington entry
vof Haggard's Hatchery took second
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and the Light Brahmas of Perkins
Hatchery, Anniston, won third prize.
The excellent educational oppor­tunity
for Alabama poultry breeders
to inspect the superlative breedings
from other hatcheries at this show,
and the others to follow annually,
was commended by Prof. G. A. Trol
lope, Auburn poultry department
head. He said that plans were al­ready
underway for an even bigger
show next year at some more cen
trally located point in Alabama. At
such a show poultrymen learn first
hand from the exhibits, and from the
expert judges which are brought in
from other states, just what quali­fications
a baby chick should have in
order to develop into the best layer.
"Perfect hens never develop from
other than perfect chickens," said the
professor.
The' show was staged by the Block
and Bridle Club, a select group of
animal husbandry students, at the
suggestion of Professor D. F. King
of the poultry department. W. S.
Pollard of Sylacauga served as show
manager and was assisted by R. W.
Montgomery, Moulton; T. W. Lump­kin,
former club president, Miller-ville;
and J. P. Turner, Pisgah. Au­burn
officials and visiting poultrymen
regarded the show as a distinct -suc­cess.
/
There were fine baby chick entries
of Single Comb White Leghorns,
Rhode Island Reds, Barred* Plymouth
Rocks, White Wyandottes, White
Plymouth Rocks, Anconas, Single
Comb Brown Leghorns, Light Brah­mas
Duff Orphingtotis, and Jersey
Black Giants.
The following Alabama hatcheries
exhibited their highly-bred stock of
baby chicks: Perkins Hatchery, An­niston;
Pineview Hatchery, Auburn;
Gregory's Accredited Hatchery, Ab­beville;
Southland Hatchery, Collins­ville;
Mrs. B. M. Rawlinson, Mill-brook;
Heddoch Farm, Hope Hall;
Mrs. J. H. Collins, Gallion; Norman
Bridge Poultry Farm, Montgomery;
Willard Hatchery, Gallion; Marshall
Farms, Mobile; Picher's Hatchery,
Dothan; Avondale Mills, Sylacauga;
Gulfcoast Hatchery, Mobile; Ramsay
Atmore Hatchery, Atmore; Etheredge
Poultry Farm, Ashford; Evergreen
Hatchery, Evergreen; A. R. Rock­well,
Fairhope; Haggard's_ Hatchery,
Gadsden; Alabama Poultry Farm,
Notasulga; Mrs. A. B. Menefee, Gal­lion;
-Walker's S. C. W. L. Farm,
Faunsdale; McKenzie Poultry Asso­ciation,
McKenzie; Muscle Shoals
Hatchery, Florence; D. H. Daniells,
Eva.
Among the poultrymen and poul-trywomen
visiting the show were
Richard Haggard of Gadsden; Mr.
Walker of Faunsdale, Mrs. A. B.
Menefee of Gallion; F. G. Bridges of
Notasulga; R. H. Jones of the State
Department of Agriculture and In­dustries,
Montgomery; and Mr. Pol­lard,
Avondale Mills, Birmingham.
Auburn Loses Debate
In Last Engagement
i
The Auburn Debating Society con­cluded
its 1932 schedule Thursday
evening, dividing a dual meeting held
with Georgia Tech in Atlanta and
Auburn.
Nicholas S. Hare, Monroeville,
and Douglas Brown, Ozark, remained
in Auburn to defend the negative and
were victorious. Walter E. Edwards,
Atmore, and Justin S. Morrill, Mo­bile,
went to Atlanta to uphold the
negative but were judged losers. The
question debated was ::Resolved:
That Congress should enact legisla­tion
providing for the centralized
control of industry, constitutionality
waived."
Three Opelika lawyers, John Den-son,
T. B. Phillips, and John K.
Watkins, served as judges for the
debate held here.
In its first year of existence, the
society has engaged in ten intercol­legiate
debates, winning four, losing
three, and holding three no-decision
debates. Mercer Univeristy, Univer­sity
of Florida, Georgia Tech, and
the University of Georgia agricul­tural
debators were defeated, and
Mercer freshmen, Colorado College,
and Georgia Tech defeated Auburn.
No decisions were made in a debate
with Louisiana State University and
a dual meeting with Birmingham-continued
on page 4)
Nelson Elected Head
Of Ag Club Wednesday
E. E. Nelson of ^Tillerville was
elected president/ of the Ag Club for
next year, at the last meeting of the
club on Wednesday night. Nelson is
a member of the junior class, was
recently elected to Block and Bridle,
national honorary fraternity for stu­dents
in animal husbandry, and is a
member of the Ag Club debating
team.
Assisting him next year are: R.
L. Griffin, Maplesville, vice-president;
Mabry Philips, Carrolton, secretary;
J. C. Odom, Parrish, treasurer; H.
M. Finney, Scottsboro; and E. M.
Rushing, Prattville, sergeant-at-arms;
C. M. Majors, McKenzie, reporter and
cheerleader; T. P. Whitten, Roanoke,
manager of the Ag Fair for next
year.
The new officers took charge im­mediately
upon their election.
Poppies Be Sold
On Saturday For
Benefit Veterans
'Frock' Pate Leading
Prospect For Pro Team
Roy "Frock" Pate, captain and
shortstop of Auburn's 1931 Dixie
League and Southern Conference
championship baseball club and also
a letter wearer in football and bas­ketball
during his rah-rah days, is
one of the leading candidates for an
infield berth on the Charleston, West
Va.. team in the Middle Atlantic
League. This is Pate's initial year
in professional baseball.
Shortjr Hardman, writing in the
Charleston Gazette, wrote the follow­ing
about the ex-Plainsman star: "It
appears as though Charleston's /in­field
will be .one of the strongest in
the league this season with some of
the new men showing outstanding
ability. One boy who "will be count­ed
on heavily is Roy Heflin Pate,
former Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute
athlete, who is making a strong
bid for the shortstop position."
We ASKEW i n—
Uncle Billy's
Shoe Shop
We ASKEW i n—
Uncle Billy's
Barber Shop
The Barber Shop calls in
bers: 1107, 1354, 980, 936
1324 week ending April
inclusive. Thank you.
UNCLE BILLY
num-
, 7 2 1 ,
30th,
To raise funds for disabled vete­rans
who fought for America's cause
in the World War, local Camp Fire
Girls will sell poppies on the streets
of Auburn next Saturday, May 7th.
The project is sponsored by the
American Legion Auxiliary of which
Mrs. A. J. Thigpen is president and
Mrs. Sudie Zuber is chairman of pop­py
sales.
One-fourth of the funds collected
will be sent to national headquarters
of the organization, with the remain­der
being applied to local rehabilita­tion
work. The disabled soldiers who
make the poppies while in hospitals
over the United States receive one
cent for each artificial flower.
As the patriotic significance of the
poppy becomes more widely known
and the work which is done with the
proceeds becomes better understood
more and more Americans wear the
little flower each year. Last year
nearly ten million poppies were worn,
every one made by a disabled vete-
Pre-Med Seniors Are
Entertained at Party
The Seniors in Pre-Med were en­tertained
at a party at the Theta Up-silon
Omega House last Friday night
by Mrs. Lela Legare, of that depart­ment.
About twenty-five guests en­joyed
this delightful affair. During
the evening games were played and
dancing was indulged in.
Punch, ice-cream, and cake were
served to the visitors.
ran, and more than one million dol­lars
was i-eceived, every penny to be
expended in relief work for the liv­ing
victims of the World War. The
wearing of the poppy has become
recognized almost universally, not
only as a means of paying tribute to
the memory of the war dead but also
as a means of aiding those who are
bearing the war's afflictions, said
Auxiliary officials.
No price is fixed for the poppies
which the Camp Fire Girls will sell.
Any price paid by the purchaser
farms a relief fund for the suffering
caused by the war. Purpose of the
Auxiliary's poppy program is to place
the symbol of heroic sacrifice above
the heart of every true American.
SUCCESS MARKS CLOSE OF DRIVE
FOR ALABAMA CRIPPLE CHILDREN
Alabama Society For Crippled Children, of Lee County, Exceed
Their Goal by Eight-Four Dollars; Some Contributions Yet
to be Collected
Exceeding their goal by $84, mem­bers
of the Alabama Society for
Crippled Children ended their Lee
County drive for new members and
subscriptions May 1. The total sum
reported was $384.35. This amount
will be somewhat increased by the
receipt of some few contributions
voted but not yet received, and by
memberships which will be received
from time to time.
Recent contributors not formerly
reported are: Quest Club of Opelika,
$15; Kiwanis Club, Opelika, $16;
Parent-Teachers Association of the
Southside School, Opelika, $10; Ro­tary
Club of Opelika, $33; Opelika
Twentieth Century Club, $33; Aux­iliary,
Opelika Presbyterian Church,
$8; Woman's Club, Auburn, $7.56;
Pupils of the Northside School, Mrs.
W. B. Parrent, Principal, $3.40; Mrs.
C. M. Jernigan, $5; Mrs. H. C. Jerni-gan,
$1; Mrs. A. C. Harrison, $1;
Mrs. R. M. Mann, $1; Mrs. Eloise B.
Harwell, $1; C. S. Ellington, $1; Mrs.
N..Parker Renfro, $1.
(Continued on page 4)
. — — f
Always Ready to Serve You
BANK OF AUBURN
Bank of Personal Service
J FOR A GOOD SHAMPOO and EINGER WAVE
ASK FOR J. B.
at
College Barber Shop
AUBURN UNDERTAKING CO.
Funeral Directors - Embalmers
Auburn day 'phone . . 48; night . . 57-M
Opelika day 'phone . . 69; night . . 137
L. Z. THRASHER,
Auburn
BOB WILLIAMS,
Opelika
TOOMER'S
WILL GIVE YOU SERVICE
DRUG SUNDRIES
DRINKS, SMOKES
DON'T FORGET OUR SANDWICHES
ON THE CORNER
Before It Is
Too Late • • •
See us at once for those
GRADUATION GIFTS
Burton's Bookstore
THE BIG STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICES—
HAGEDORN'S
Visit our enlarged Gents' Furnishing
Department
Arrow Trump Shirts
Interwoven Socks
Beau Brommel Neckwear
~ Hickok Belts
Athletic Shorts & Shirts
HAGEDORN'S
OPEUKA'S BEST STORE
n
ne smo tells another
They £aj£//y ...kii YOU COULD ASK FOR
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PAGE FOUR T H E P L A I N S M A N -:- A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C IN S T I T U T E SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1932
SUCCESS MARKS CLOSE
OF DRIVE FOR ALA-BAMA
CRIPPLE CHILDREN
"(Continued from page 3)
Local chairmen of the Society will
be "glad to give information regard­ing
the work for crippled children, to
be informed regarding cases needing
attention, and to receive contribu­tions
to further the work which is
being done for children with physi­cal
handicaps. Announcement will
soon be made regarding the date of
the clinic to be held in Opelika, when
cases will be diagnosed and treat­ment
recommended.
The local chairmen are Mrs. W. M.
Cannon, Opelika; Miss Zadie Young,
Phenix City; W. H. MacGregor, Beau­regard;
J. L. Killian, Salem; E. Ped-dy,
Loachapoka; Keener Kimbrough
and Dr. Paul Irvine, Auburn.
Patronize Advertisers.
UNPLEASANT SITUATION
TO BE FACED BY
ENGINEERING GRADS
(Continued from page 1)
gineer. Europe may be an operation
maintenance project but we are still
building AMERICA.
"The civil engineer is a builder. He
is a vital part of the construction in­dustry
and the promotion of- new
enterprise. Therefore, his ^welfare is
largely dependent upon future busi­ness
prosperity and this prosperity in
the main depends upon the promo­tion
of new enterprises and expan­sion
of existing enterprises.
"Aside from this, the engineer's
work is confined to the engineering
features of the operation and main­tenance
of those existing enterprises
that remain stationery or go back­ward.
Industry usually moves for­ward
or backward unless a country
has left its construction stage be-
Our Regal line of $1.00 hand-tailored Four-in-
Hands will last longer and hold
their shape longer.
Our a l l - c o t t o n Suits, w i t h e x t r a t r o u s e r s , for $8.50, h a ve
b e e n t e s t e d for s h r i n k a g e 25 t i m e s by A t l a n ta
S t e am L a u n d r y a n d found not t o s h r i n k.
GIBSON'C
MEN'S WEAR O
Sunday Meats
Every
Day
PIKES PEAK CONTINENTAL DIVIDE^
Engineering Summer
School of the'Rockies
Students of Engineering who wish to make
up work or secure additional credit during
the summer are offered an unusual oppor­t
u n i t y to combine work and recreation in
Golden, the Gateway of the Rockies.
July 11 t o August 26, 1932
For detailed announcement of courses, write
to the Registrar for Bulletin S-2.
Colorado School §f Mines
Golden, Colorado
"GET AN ELECTRIC
CLOCK FREE"
BUY TWO (2) MEAL TICKETS
or
TRADE $10 WORTH
GETS ONE
SPECIAL
SUMMER
RATES
15 per cent Discount on Tickets
Jimmied Coffee
Shop
"The Nicest Place in Town"
KNAPP OUTLINES DEVELOP­MENT
OF TEXTILE SCHOOL
IN IMPRESSIVE SPEECH
(Continued from page 1).
South were constructed from sums re­ceived
from the sale of the electric
light and water franchises formerly
owned by the college which served
the town of Auburn. This sale net­ted
the college $300,000 in cash on
an original investment of $125,000
and this was applied to the enter­prise
which we are dedicating today.''
The courses of study offered here
are organized in four branches—the
training of men as textile engineers,
in textile designing, textile chemis­try,
and textile administration, etc.,
in addition to the fundamental train­ing
in the textile industry itself.
There are 62 students already in this
growing school. The first four-year
graduates will receive their diplomas
at the commencement 'exercises on
May 17, 1932.
"In equipping the plant I wish to
voice our great appreciation of the
cooperation of manufacturers of tex­tile
equipment. Most of the equip­ment
here was purchased at very
handsome discounts and below the
market list price of the equipment,
the average being approximately 50
per cent. A considerable amount of
very fine machinery has been donated
to the institution, especially in the
knitting department."
Prof. E. W. Camp, head of the tex­tile
school predicted great possibili­ties
for further development of the
industry in Alabama. He believes
that textile mills can be most eco­nomically
operated in the cotton belt,
and particularly in Alabama. To sup­port
the industry Auburn will train
textile engineers and cooperate in
every way with the manufacturers.
He pointed to the ideal health condi­tions
in the' state, the vast amount
of hydro-electric power, and the ex­cellent
transportation facilities. He
believes there are great possibilities
for development of larger markets
for textile products in the South.
Among other speakers called on by
President Knapp were Hon. H. H.
Conner of Eufaula and P. S. Haley
of Oakman, members of the Board of
Trustees; Prof. C. B. Ordway and
Prof. W. E. Tarrant, of the textile
school, Mr. Lanier of the West Point
Manufacturing Co.; L. A. Ward,
Southern Mills of Selma; W. L.
Emerson and C. E. Doughtie of Rob­ert
& Co., Atlanta; and H. H. Green
of West Point, Ga.
Houk to Address the
A.S.C.E. Organization
H. H. Houk, state highway bridge
engineer, will address-the General
Lane chapter of the American So­ciety
of Civil Engineers here Mon­day
evening, May 2, at 7:00 o'clock
in Ramsay Hall.
I t ' i s understood that Mr. Houk
will discuss the activities and financ
ing of the Alabama Bridge Holding
Corporation in addition to explaining
some novel features of recent de­velopments
in reinforced concrete
arch design and construction.
Mr. Houk's address has been ar­ranged
by Prof. John A. C. Callan,
professor of civil engineering.
TROOP NINE WINS FIRST
HONORS IN ANNUAL
BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE
EXHIBIT "C"
Brigham to Present
Song Recital May 9
A song recital will be presented
at Langdon Hall Monday evening,
May 9, by Prof. John W. Brigham,
tenor, head of the music department.
The program will begin at 8 p. m.
Earl Hazel will accompany Prof.
Brigham.
COL. SAMFORD TO GIVE
MOTHER'S DAY ADDRESS
(Continued from page 1)
ford is an Auburn man with the class
of 1888 and his long and distin­guished
legal career, coupled with an
ever-present love for his Alma Mater,
makes him always a welcomed speak­er
here.
Only a few Sundays ago Colonel
Samford addressed one of the clesses
of college students at the Methodist
Sunday School.
All upper classes at the church will
assemble for the address and many
other residents of Auburn are ex­pected
to attend. The public is inr
vited.
NOTICE!
Words cannot express my appreci­ation
to the people of Lee County
for the confidence which they have
showi* in me by nominating me to
the office of County Superintendent
of Education. I shall never forget
the loyal support of my many friends.
It shall be my purpose to conduct
myself and the affairs of my office
in such a manner as to warrant the
approbation of all the people of the
county. rS
hind, has developed to iisi capacity and
become predominately an operation
proposition.
/ "Unfortunate indeed is the engi­neer
who finds at the close of his
career, his chosen field in industry
is no longer necessary. Sadder still
is the experience of a young engineer
who finds his chosen field of practice
has not only positive future, but also
not even permanent employment
and that he must abandon it and
start over in another field."
Notice of meeting of the member* of
the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of the
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, a
Corporation.
A meeting of the Board of Gover­nors
of the ALPHA EPSILON CHAP­TER
OF THE ALPHA TAU OMEGA
FRATERNITY, a Corporation, was
held the 28th day of April, 1932, for
the purpose of considering the exe­cution
of a first mortgage to J. A.
Kilgore in the amount of $2500.00 to
be dated June 1, 1932, and a second
mortgage to Byron W. Jones in the
amount of $14500.00 to be executed
June 1, 1932, on the hereinafter de-~
scribed real estate; and it was unani­mously
decided by said Board of- Gov­ernors
that they did recommend said
execution of said mortgages and the
proper delivery thereof, and, a meet­ing
of the members of said corpora­tion,
society or club is hereby called
to assemble at the clubhouse of said
club, society or corporation, in Au­burn,
Lee County, Alabama, which is
the usual place of assembly, on the
18th day of May, 1932, at 7 o'clock
P. M. said meeting to be for the pur­pose
of considering the proposition
of the execution and delivery of the
above described mortgages to the
following described real - estate, to-wit:
Beginning at the corner form­ed
by the- intersection of the
north margin of Glenn Avenue
and the east margin- of "North
Gay Street; thence' east along
the north margin of Glenn Ave­nue
for 164 feet; thence north
and parallel with North Gay
Street 111 feet ±o the Hudson
lot; thence west along the Hud­son
lot 164 feet to the east
margin of North Gay Street;
thence south 112 feet to the
point of beginning, together with
all the buildings and improve­ments
thereon. Said property
is situated in the City of Au­burn,
Lee County, Alabama.
This property being the same
as that conveyed by the Alabama
Beta Club of Auburn, Alabama,
a Corporation, to Byron W.
Jones on the 4th day of June,
1927, and recorded in the office
of the Judge of Probate of Lee
County, Alabama, in Record of
Deeds, Volume 197 at page 462.
J. LAKE PARKER ,
RHEA P. LAPSLEY
JOHN R. CHADWICK
MATTHEW W. SLEDGE
W. CLIFFORD WEAR, JR.
ED. RANDOLPH WHITE, JK
JOHN M. FITZGERALD,
Board of Governors of the
ALPHA EPSILON CHAPTER
of the ALPHA TAU OMEGA
FRATERNITY, a Corporation.
AUBURN LOSES DEBATE
IN LAST- ENGAGEMENT
(Continued from page 3)
Southern College.
Ten students participated in the
intercollegiate activities of fhe de­bating
society. They were William
Baskervill, Birmingham; Justin Mor­rill,
Mobile; Douglas Brown, Ozark;
Walter E. Edwards, Atmore; Nicho­las
S. Hare, Monroeville; W. G. Hall,
Dothan; B. G. Mantel, Brewton; A.
H. Pollard, Florence; E. R. Nelson,
Millerville; and Charles Workman,
Ashland.
Prof. E. D. Hess, instructor of pub­lic
speaking and debate, organizing
the society was largely responsible
for the re-establishment of intercol­legiate
debating on the Auburn cam­pus,
and a resolution expressing ap^
preciation for his assistance was re­cently
voted by members.
OPELIKA
THEATRE
Opelika, Ala.
Open Daily 2:30 p. m.
Saturday 1:30 p. m.
The Student* Friend
ADMISSION: :
15c
Any Time.
S a t u r d ay
TOM TYLER
in
"GALLOPING THRU"
Monday
ELISSA LANDI
in
"DEVIL'S LOTTERY"
T u e s d ay
BERT WHEELER and
ROBERT WOOLSEY
_ - in
"PEACH O'RENO"
W e d n e s d a y
CONSTANCE BENNETT
in -
"BOUGHT"
(Continued from page 1)
Troop 53 of deorgiana, newest unit
to be organized, traveled 165 miles
to attend the Jamboree. Two hours
later activities were.begun with the
Drum and Bugle Corps of Auburn
Scouts, marching from the center of
town out to the scene of the con­tests
on Drake Field. At noon the
scouts attended a movie as guests of
Foreman Rogers. After the Jambo­ree
they were guests of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute at the Auburn-
Oglethorpe baseball game.
The first event was inspection, con­ducted
by Major G. V. Franke, Au­burn
commandant, who examined the
appearance of the participating
scouts. Troop 2 of Opelika, won this
Tiger Theatre
SUNDAY * MONDAY
May 8-9
JOAN CRAWFORD
ROBT. MONTGOMERY
Also
"LETTY. LYNTON"
Comedy, "WIDE OPEN
SPACES" and
NEWS REEL
TUESDAY, May 10
"THE WOMAN IN ROOM 13"
with
ELISSA LANDI
NEIL HAMILTON
Also Comedy, "THE PERFECT
SUITOR" and Novelty, "RUS­SIAN
LULLABY"
WEDNESDAY, May 1,1
"COCK OF THE AIR"
with
CHESTER MORRIS
Billie Dove - Matt Moore
Comedy, "SHAKE A LEG" and
SCREEN SOUVENIRS
THURSDAY, May 12
CAROLE LOMBARD
in
"SINNERS IN THE SUN"
Comedy, "MEET the SENA­TOR"
and Cartoon, "OLD
SONGS FOR NEW"
event, with second and third places
going respectively to Troop 9 of
Tallassee, and Troop 51 of Lay Dam.
In the Rescue Race Opelika Troop
2 was winner with Opelika Troop 1
and Troop of Lay Dam taking sec­ond
and third.
The skill and unusual speed of
Opelika Troop 9 won first in sema­phore
signalling. Auburn Troop 7
won second and Alexander City Troop
29 third.
First honors in the map and com­pass
event went to Tallassee Troop
9, with Opelika Troop 1 and Selma
Troop 41 taking second, third, re­spectively.
Honors in the remaining events
were won in the following order of
rank:
Morse signalling—Selma Troop 41,
Alexander City Troop 29, Opelika
Troop 2. Ax, hatchet, and fire and
cooking—Selma Troop 40, Selma
Troop 41, Opelika Troop 1. Scou*
pace—East Tallassee Troop 13, Ope­lika
Troop 3, Tallassee Troop 9. First
aid—Opelika Troop 1, Alexander
City Troop 29, Lay Dam Troop 51.
Window project—Opelika Troop 2,
Tallassee Troop 9, Auburn Troop 7.
Fire by friction—Opelika Troop 2,
Opelika Troop 1.
For the Atlanta Constitution-
Junior Whatley, phone 209.
t
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PHONE 9*11 On Campus Corner CURB SERVICE
REDUCED ROUND-TRIP WEEK-END FARES
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On sale for r e g u l a r t r a i n s e v e r y S a t u r d a y a n d t r a i n s l e a v i n g A u b u r n 3:51
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THE W E S T P O I N T ROUTE
"Made-to-measure" service
for business
Whether the business is small or large—
the corner grocery or the refrigerator factory
— requirements for telephone service vary.
So, to meet special conditions, Bell System
men custom-fit the service to the subscriber.
They worked out a telephone conference
plan for a large manufacturer: Every Friday,
at specified times, each district manager calls
the home office, where telephone facilities are
so arranged that the chief sales executives are
on the line simultaneously. Problems are dis­cussed,
decisions given. In minutes, the ex­ecutives
cover the country. This plan lowered
selling costs, raised efficiency, helped the user
to increase profits 3 1% in a year's time.
By making the telephone more useful,
Bell System men contribute to the success
of many industries. •, .
BELL SYSTEM
A NATION-WIDE SYSTEM OF I N T E R - C O N N E C T I N G TELEPHONES