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THE PLAINSMAN TO F O S T E R THE A U B U R N S P I R IT Congratulations Social Committee VOLUME LV AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 1931 NUMBER 4 BLUE STEELE PLAYS FOR DANCES GLOMERATA DELIVERYTO BE MONDAY Each Class Will Have Special Day On Which To Call For Copies Of Year Book SENIOR CLASS IS FRIST Students In School Only One Semester Last Year To Get Books C. O. D. The Glomerata is a reality. The books were shipped from the Benson Printing Company, in Nashville, last Wednesday, September 16, and the Glomerata staff announces their arrival today. 'Distribution will begin Monday and will take place in. the college supply room on the first floor of the main building. Notices will be placed on down-town windows giving the necessary information. Each class will have a special day on which to call for its Glomeratas. The first day, books will be issued to seniors only, the second day to juniors, and the third day to sophomores. The staff asks that no one call for his Glomerata out of turn, as he "will not get it them and will only cause delay. There will be two lines of distribution, one for people whose names begin with letters from A to M, and the other-for those beginning with N to Z. Some books are being shipped C. O. D. to students who were in school only one semester last year and still owe the staff one. dollar and seventy-five cents. They cannot obtain their Glomeratas until this amount has been paid. Students who graduated last year have been mailed copies from Nashville and should have received them by this time. But those who graduated last year and are now in Au burn were not mailed any and are expected to call for theirs along with the undergraduates. The Glomerata staff wishes to disclaim all responsibility for certain pictures being omitted from some of the panels. The photographer, who took all the negatives with him when he suddenly left Auburn, is largely responsible for this deficiency. Panels were withheld for some time in an endeavor to obtain all pictures, but in many cases the staff was unable to secure the necessary prints. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS CONTAINS NEW COURSES Dr. Fred Allison, head of the Department of Physics, has announced that two new courses have been added this year. Both courses are concerned primarily with modern physics, and the newest scientific theories and researches will be investigated. Both juniors and seniors who have completed sophomore physics and mathematics will be eligible for entrance in these courses. The first course, Physics 401-2, is a study of vacuum-tube phenomena and should appeal to students interested in the theory and practice of radio engineering. It is offered on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 10:00-11:00. This class is taught by Dr. Arnquist. The other course, Physics 405-6, will investigate the Electronic Theory, the structure of matter, the theories of radiation, etc., with a study -of recent advances in Physics. It will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00-10:00. This class is to be headed by Dr. Alison. NOTICE! There will be a special meeting of all DeMolays Sept. 21, 7:00 o'clock, at the Square and Compass House, 135 East Magnolia. All members are requested to attend. Gaining Prominence as Journalist P. O. Davis, head of the department of Public Information • and Manager of station WAPI, has gained much prominence thru-out the South as a journalist and radio promoter. He is the guiding spirit of Auburn publications and has done much for the glory of the school and her activities with favorable publicity. MASS MEETING TO BE HELD TONIGHT Cheerleaders Will Be Elected At Meeting To Be Held At Langdon Hall At 7 Freshman .cheer leaders and assistant cheer leaders will be selected tonight at a mass meeting to be held in Langdon Hall, at seven o'clock. A large crowd is expected to assemble to practice both new and old songs and yells. The Auburn .band will be present and everybody in Auburn is expected to turn out for the occasion. All students trying out for the jobs of assistant cheer leaders will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their ability, and "selections will be made by members of the "A" Club based upon the merits of the various students. Students who expect to try out for cheer leaders must give their names to "Bull" Stier not later than this afternoon. Professor Duncan Is Back From-Ag Meet Enthusiastic over the fact that agricultural organizations and leaders of the nation are working together on a mutual program for the good of American agriculture and farmers of the nation, Professor L. N. Duncan returned to Auburn Wednesday from Chicago, where, he attended a national meeting of agricultural leaders. "The purpose ' of the meeting," said Mr. Duncan, "was to discuss major farm problems" from a national viewpoint andJ;o make plans for attacking them. The meeting was attended by Arthur M. Hyde, secretary of the U. S. Department of Agriculture; James Stone, chairman of the Federal Farm Board; representatives of the land-grant colleges; members of farm organizations and agricultural cooperative associations, and other agencies and forces engaged in agricultural work." "Better organization and greater coordination among all of these forces are certain to show as a result of this meeting. The program of work was adopted."' The meeting was called by and presided over by Edward A. O'Neal, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and ex-president of the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation. Butlers of Local Frats. Organize To Advance Culture, Grace, Dignity Clandstine organizations in Auburn have taken another progressive step. Following the Inter- Fraternity Council, another group has risen to promote the b*est interests of the Greeks. The butlers of the numerous campus fraternities have organized themselves for the advancement of culture, grace, and dignity in performing their duties. These gentlemen have gone on record as disapproving of many of the prevailing customs existing our fraterinty life. Jere Moore, president of the ebony council, stated today all butlers would be require*! to change coats at least twice a week, provided their duties included table service. Other measures have not been released due to the infancy of the plan, and the constitution has not yet been approved. Many new members are expected to be taken in when the fraternities announce their new servants for the year. Major Franke Makes Talk to Upperclassnien Major Gustav H. Franke, newly appointed commandant of the Auburn R. O. T. C, today made a short talk to the upperclassmen of the military unit, asking them to set a good example to freshmen in military classes. Major Franke stated that he did not come to Auburn against his will. In fact, when filling in his preference can when ordered to change his post, he made Auburn his first choice, a-gainst hundreds *of other stations to which he might have been sent. Major Franke said that the thing which impressed him most about Auburn was the fine spirit the students manifested, not only in military work, but in the other activities of the college as well. The one thing which Major Franke (Continued on page 4) NOTICE! Seniors who wish to purchase a class ring are advised to get in touch with the student salesmen. They are Elwood Oakley, Alpha Gamma Rho house; Louis Gholston, S. A. E. house; and Harry Davis, Sigma Nu house. CASTS ARE NAMED FOR PRODUCTIONS OF DRAMATIC CLUB Many Students Try Out For Parts In Plays To Be Given By Auburn Players ~~- OPENING COLLEGE DISPENSARY WILL BE NEXT MONDAY GIVE.THREE PLAYS Casts For Two Plays Are An- , nounced; Third Cast Not Yet Named By Professor Peet Tryouts for three plays to be given by the Auburn Players were held Thursday and - Friday nights at the Y. W. C. A. with one of the largest groups ever to turn out for dramatic activity present. On Thursday night two of the plays, Hughes' "Red Carnations" and Paul Green's "Fixin's", were completely cast. Tryouts for Green's "The Man Who Died at Twelve O'clock" were held Friday night; at publication time this cast had not been announced. The cast for "Red Carnations" includes George S. Sanf ord as the Man; Franklin Woodruff as the Boy; and Mitzi Homewood as the Girl. In "Fixin's", Douglas Walt is to take the part of Ed Robinson; Nelle Crook, that of Lillie Robinson; and Carlton Baker, that of Jim Cooper. J. P. Hines, Hobson Sullins, and Charlie Workman are under consideration for assistant- directors' posts, Professor Peet announced. The Players are looking forward to a very successful season for the attendance at the tryouts seems to indicate a revival of student interest. For the past few years this has been almost negligible. All students who think they have dramatic ability are urged to try for parts in the Player's presentations. It is their intention to take a three-act play on the road during the present year; the assign ment of roles will probably take place next week. Dr. Blake Announces Dispensary Will Be Opened In 312, Ross Laboratory PRESCRIPTIONS FREE To Be Filled Under Direction - Registered Druggists, Members of School of Pharmacy EXCUSED GAMES ARE NOT YET ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT KNAPP The "excused school" schedule has not as yet been determined, according to Dr. Bradford Knapp, but will be decided at a meeting of the College Executive Council to be called at a later date. Until that meeting the positive schedule will be undecided. "Excused school" practice will not go into effect until Oct. 17, and will not permit any excuses for the Wisconsin game on October 10 except for the men on the team and other qualified officials. Dr. Knapp states that the present plan, if there are no unforseen changes, for the game with Birmingham- Southern Friday night, September 25 is to suspend college activities from Friday, September 25 at 3 p. m , until Saturday morning, September 26 at 8 a. m. As has been the custotm in the past, classes will doubtless be suspended for the game with Georgia Tech. MEN INTERESTED IN DEBATING MEET MONDAY; SAMF0RD HALL A meeting of all students interested in debating will be held Monday night at room 302 Samford Hall. The iembers of the speech department expressed the hope that a large .number of students would turn out because the success of this year's debating program depends on a good start. t For several years Auburn has not had a debating team, and the members of the speech department stated that because of this fact an entirely new start will have to be made. A cordial invitation is extended to all freshmen who are interested in debating to come to the meeting Monday night, and if the number is sufficient a freshman team will be organized. Plans are being made whereby an excellent schedule can be arranged fur Auburn's debating team, and Professor Hess stated that it will take the cooperation of every Auburn student, either directly or indirectly, to make Auburn's debating program a success. Methodists To Hold Sunday School Drive A special drive is being put on by the Methodist Sunday School to get all Methodist students here at Auburn to attend each Sunday. Dean Zebulon Judd is Superintendent of the Sunday School, and Professor C. B. Ordway and Cleveland Adams have "'been put in charge of the special drive for new members. A cordial invitation is extended to all Methodist students to be present at Sunday School; help in selecting a class will be gladly given by those in charge. Professor Ordway is organizing a class for freshmen only, and he extends a special invitation to those interested to be present Sunday morning. Announcement was made yesterday by Dr. L. S. Blake, Head Professor of the School of Pharmacy, that the College Dispensary would be opened Monday, Sept. 21, in Room 312" of Ross Laboratory under the direction of the School of Pharmacy. The Dispensary will be operated under the same plan as was used last year; prescriptions of the college surgeon will be filled free of charge to the student body. Prescriptions will be filled under the direction of members of the School of Pharmacy, who are themselves registered druggists, and who will be assisted by students in the Senior class in Pharmacy. The Dispensary was started last year and in nine months 2200 prescriptions were filled. The average prescription, according to Dr. Blake, costs eighty-five cents to fill. Thus it will be seen that on this basis Auburn students were saved approximately 1800 dollars last year. The hours at which the Dispensary will be--open will be posted on the door of the Dispensary. INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS ORCHESTRA SECURED FOR ANNUAL SOPHOMORE HOP First Convocation Is Held Thursday A. M. A special convocation was called by Dr. Knapp on Thursday morning for the purpose of taking up with the student body, certain conditions which he' deemed necessary. First of all, he briefly summarized the financial condition of the institution and pointed out the loyalty of the professors under trying circumstances. The need of a more powerful student government was empha-„ sized; and as a suggestion, Dr. JCnapp stated that the representation on the cabinet be better proportioned, since the schools from which representatives were selected had little school loyalty. The students were asked to cooperate with the faculty in ' minimizing cheating in every possible way and the fact that it hindered more than it helped a student was shown. With the strain of the football season bearing down on a number of the players, Dr. Knapp asked that students be as considerate as possible in allowing the athletes to obtain as much rest as possible, and he mentioned "bull" sessions" as one of the most outstanding ways of depriving them of the proper amount of sleep. Another condition brought out in I Dr. Knapp's talk was the circumstances surrounding rat rules. Since the "A" Club has been designated as a vigilance committee, it is asked that only this group be allowed to chastize the rats for disobedience and not just any upperclassman who thinks himself big enough. Plainsman Staff Will Resign With Punctual Arrival of Year Book The Plainsman, with bowed head, congratulated the Glomerata on their clever reproduction of our humble journalistic efforts. -With a sting the truth comes home. We have been disillusioned! To, think that our firey editorials, which we thought went to make a better college, have only been made light of by such representatives of the intelligencia as the Glomerata staff. And the personal comments, born in the desire to help dear "ole" Auburn, have bee_n twisted by wits to evoke a hollow laugh from the student body. There were tears in the Edi-" tor's eyes when he saw the thing he loved, his own creation, trampled in satire. Fifty-five years of service! Fifty-five years of getting, making, and giving the news—that is the record of The Plainsman. Yet, not once in those long years of service has the publication failed to come out on time. The great (Two) Year Book is .a reality! Popular Dance Band Conies To Auburn Direct From Engagement In N e w York City BID CARDS OUT SOON Bids For Decorations Must Be In Hands Of Executive Cabinet By Monday Noon RAILROAD TO GIVE SPECIAL FARES TO MONTGOMERY TILT Special train fares to Montgomery next Friday for the Birmingham- Southern game have been declared by the Western of Alabama Railroad. The cost of a round trip ticket will be two dollars which is less than the regular one way fare. Students will leave Auburn at four o'clock and arrive in Montgomery at five fifty-five. This is not a special but several extra coaches will be added to the regular train. A special will leave Montgomery after the game at eleven thirty and make a fast run to Auburn, arriving here about one o'clock. The football team will leave Auburn at 9:25 in the morning. Blue Steele and his orchestra, internationally famous and the idol of American dance lovers, will play for the opening dances, according to an announcement by Bob McMillan, chairman of the student social committee. The dances will be held on October 9th and 10th as previously announced. • , . This popular dance band comes to Auburn direct from the center of "Big Tim3" night life, having just completed a lengthy engagment at the Pelham Inn, New York City. Radio fans will particularly remember those rioted broadcasts from the Hotel Coronado, over KMOX, St. Louis, and of the song by the same name which- Steele composed and made one of the country's greatest song hits. The orchestra has included the Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati; Baker Hotel, Dallas; and many others in its list of notable engagments. The dances will be conducted by the student social committee composed of Bob McMillan, Marbry Phillips, Render Gross, J. D. Bush, Floyd Bond, Grigsby Christopher, Horace Sheppard, Lon Williamson, Carson Jordan, and Neil Davis. McMillan, stated that the bid" cards, which have been placed in all fraternity houses and the Tiger Drug Store, will not be accepted later than Monday, September 28. It has also been stated by the so^ cial committee, that all bids for decorations must be in the hands of the Executive Cabinet by Monday noon, so that the contract may be awarded. Mother of Dr. Winters of Vet Dept. Dies Sun. Mrs. L. D. Winters, mother of Dr. E. S. Winters of the School of Veterinary Medicine, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, died with a heart attack at her home in Society Hill, Sunday night, September 13. Dr. Winters has returned to Auburn after attending the funeral. Mrs. Winters is survived by her husband and three sons. They are Dr. E. S.- Winters, Auburn; Commander T. H. Winters, a naval officer, and Dr. R. Y. Winters, director of the North-Carolina Experiment Station at Raleigh. PRESIDENT AND ALUMNI IN DISCUSSION TODAY Meeting, in the President's office, a large number of-prominent Alumni met this morning with Dr. George Blue to discuss matters of vital importance to the institution. All the committees of the Alumni Association were represented. Several plans, yet in an immature stage, were discussed. The Alumni have undertaken some large projcts, which will be made public soon. The rally of the association to the institution has been very noticable this year, and a great deal of cooperation has been displayed. Authorities are of the opinion that the Alumni are soon to sponsor one of the greatest projects possible for the school. J. B. BASS LEADS STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AND LITERATURE DEPT. FIRST DANCE OF YEAR WILL TAKE PLACE TO-NIGHT J. B. Bass, of Gadsden lead the entire School of Science and Literature in scholarship for both semesters of last year with an average of 93.5 for the second semester. Every year this school determines the ten students who, carrying a normal load, rate the highest in scholarship. It is interesting to note that in a number of cases students on the list given below have been in the ranking ten previously. The ten students with the highets averages for the second semester of last year are as follows: J. B. Bass, Gadsden, freshman in Pre-Med.; W. F. Jacob, Selma, senior in Gen.; F. W. Hardie, Birmingham, junior in Gen.; S. B. Fort, Ensley, junior in B.A.; G. B. Ward, Auburn, sophomore in B.A.; E. A. Graves, Decatur, sophomore in Gen.; W. R. Burch, Bpligee, freshman in B.A.; K. M. McMillan, Talladega, sophomore in Gen.; J.-R. Wilder, Dade-ville, junior in B.A.; Harold Scott, Camp Hill, senior in Gen. The first dance of the year will take place tonight, when the "A" Club presents Jimmie Robbins and the Auburn Knights in a period, of festivity from nine until .twelve o'clock. An improved orchestra is being offered this year, and a successful series of dances is expected. Many beautifuj visitors are in town, and the social'year should get under way with a bang tonight. NOTICE! There will be a meeting of The Plainsman's editorial staff at the Sigma Nu house at 7:30 Sunday eve- Wng. \ PAGE TWO THE PLAINSMAN SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 1931 Published semi-weekly by the students of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Au- . burn, Alabama. Subscription rates $2:50 per year (60 issues). Entered as second class matter at the Post Office, Auburn, Ala. Business and editorial offices at Auburn Printing Co. on Magnolia Street. Office hours: 11-12 A. M. Daily. STAFF > Victor R. White, Jr. ** Editor-in-Chief J. Roy Wilder Business Manager EDITORIAL STAFF Gabie Drey R. A. McMillan _ J. W. Letson J. R. Chadwick ..:. L. C. McCallum H. W. Moss Horace Shepard . Charlie Simmons V. H. Kjellman .. Helen Garrett — ....Associate ...Associate Associate ...Managing Sports News News Composing Exchange Society Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor REPORTERS Otis Spears, '34; Cleveland Adams, '32 BUSINESS STAFF James "Backes Asst. Business Manager K. M. McMillan Advertising Manager —• • ' • J' • • m ' EXECUTIVE CABINET The last issue of this publication came forth rather strongly in denouncing the Executive Cabinet. The accusations made were of a general nature, and for that reason we are presenting this as the first of a series of editorials pointing definitely to many of the organization's infinite fallacies. -w We> find in Section 4, Article II, that the Finance Committee shall, "investigate all proposed expenditures of any undergraduate organiztion receiving money from the Student Activity fee and approve or disapprove of this expenditure as it sees fit. No money. shall be spent by such undergraduate activities until these expenditures shall be approved by the Finance Committee." This has not been done and much of the Student Activity Fee has been appro-printed and distributed without the consultation of the Finance Committee. We admit the impossibility of this being done under the prevailing conditions, and point this fact out also as a glaring weakness. Yet, had the Finance Committee been consulted in every case, and had they disapproved of any appropriation, what power do they have to enforce their disapproval? Their action would be no more than an opinion rendered on the subject, and there is no power whatsoever to sustain any of their decisions in this connection. Like the Articles of Confederation the constitution of our student government is only legislative in its scope. It has no teeth, no force, and is in no part a government to attempt the control of student activities with. OVERPRODUCTION An article in a recent issue of one of the country's leading monthly magazines had as its subject that trite heading, 'overproduction in various branches of education'. The foregoing adjective is hardly strong enough to express the staleness of the "subject; but, out of the commonplace the author has woven an article that has all the ear-marks of a well told story. Not a fairy story by any means, not one with the happy ending, but one full of 'bogy-bears' that would make Goldilocks three friends seem domesticated in comparison. The purpose is not a pessimists statement of hard times but purely a well collected group of facts with a minimum amount of confusing statistics. One thing that can be said in favor of the writers of articles on thjs subject is that they are as an agreeable group of human beings as can be found in any field. That is, they agree that the fields of medicine, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and the legal practice are greatly overworked, with no prospect of a lull in>any of these fields in sight. Such a condition is too unhealthy and undermining for even the best of the professions to withstand. The old adage, "too many cooks spoil the broth', can be very handily applied to this particular subject. An enormous output of craftsmen in any field ^ i l l eliminate all possible spice from competition and the ensuing result will be a none too gradual depreciation of that particular phase of business, i Despite the fact that we find it rather comfortable to follow the dictates of our conscience the majority of us might also find it more comfortable in the end to look over the situation a bit more closely before we take a final disastrous plunge into oblivion. J n the near future we hope that Auburn can enlarge its curriculum to the extent that those students who can only afford an education within the state will have a much larger field from which to choose. There are numerous fields today that are almost as misproportioned from lack of men as the aforementioned fields are from' an excess. With the expanding program of this institution it is expedient that such measures should be. taken and the present conditions will ultimately be off-set by added opportunities for the doubtful to pursue. SOCIAL COMMITTEE The Chairman of the Student Social Committee and every member of that body deserve the hearty praise of the entire student body in procuring one of the best orchestras in America to furnish the music for the opening dances. It is a commendable action indeed'; Everyone realizes of what vital importance a good orchestra to to a successful .set of dances, and of its effect on the social plane, on which the dances are conducted. The committee has acted wisely in engaging such a popular orchestra, and numbers of students feel that this is by far the best band ever to play for a,set of Auburn dances. » The Social Committee is striving to make the Sophomore Hop a success. They have gone to a great expense to be able to present ihe highest type of entertainers to the students. This calls for-the cooperation of all to make the dances come up to the aims of the student committee. Personal desires must be laid aside, and those who would see the social life of our institution prosper must rally to the support of the Social Committee. Jocularities By Jeremiah Juttingham 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.*' *- * • * * * In the preamble of the constitution of our student government we read:—"it is fitting that some central organization, chosen by the student body, have and exercise general powers of individual activities insofar as they affect the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. (The italics are ours.) Theoretically, the Executive Cabinet is a representative group of students. Last year this body officially abolished the Vigilance Committee, signifying that the leading students of Auburn were opposed to this committee as an intolerable impediment to progress; this year such a committee composed of an unrepresentative group of students has been organized without the authority of the student government and in direct opposition to the policies of that government. Since its impotence has thus been revealed, the student government may be considered a thing of the past. It is indeed farcical and insanely inconsistent to try to continue the student government since its rulings are thus overridden. Instead of a representative form of campus government we really have no government at all outisde of the faculty and the Vigilance Committee, or "A" Club. The present state of affairs is highly ridiculous. If we are to be governed by a representative student council it must be vested with power; if the faculty is to control the student activities, let us rise and hail the reincarnation of the Victorian Age in education. Five Years Ago As Recorded in the Pages of The Plainsman. This year the enrollment is the greatest ever witnessed at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute for the co-eds. Smith Hall was filled early in the spring. The Stodghill home, which the college has rented for a dormitory is also filled. * * » * The white way, discussea so much by the students and citizens of Auburn in past years is to become a reality. The greatest obstacle to be overcome is the problem of securing money to pay for the system. * * * * Drake Field will be the scene of Auburn's first test of the football season when the Tiger of the Plains tackles the Moccasins of Chattanooga University. The game is. expected to be a thriller from the minute the Referee's whistle smites the air until the curtain is rung down by a blast of the same whistle. * * * * Dr. C. S. Yarbrough was elected mayor of Auburn last Monday. This will make the fifth term that Dr. Yarbrough has served as mayor, and during the past eight years he has done much for the improvement of the town. * *v * * Within the-last two years eight miles of concrete sidewalks have been laid, three miles of paving, trunk sewers have been constructed, and a great improvement has been accomplished- in the health conditions of the town. * * * * After being silent for three weeks radio station WAPI, the Victor Hanson radiophone of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, has opened its fall and winter session with a wave length of 461.3 meters. Prexy's Paragraphs By Bradford Knapp Next Friday the "1931-32 Model" Alabama Polytechnic Institute goes on exhibition. The brand of football we are going to have this year will be seen by the world for the first time. Second, the student body goes on exhibition. I presume that 90% of Auburn will be in Montgomery. We are going to be judged by what we do as individuals and as a group. If we go down there and even a minor one per cent or two per cent of the student body are drinking and making a nuisance of themselves, the general public will judge us accordingly. I am very proud of the reputation we have had in years gone by. I have heard it repeatedly said that Auburn's student body is better behaved when away from home than any other student body in this part of the country. I -believe that kind of a reputation is a real asset and that such a name is of great value to the institution and to .the state as well. Three years ago between halves, I went over to the side where our cheering section is located. The chief complaint of the best students there was that some outsider people had pushed in amongst them and disconcerted them in their cheering. The real fellows who we're on the sidelines that night pulling for. our team did not like these' boisterous busybodies in amongst the student group. There is nothing more futile or more absurd at a football game than the vaporings-of the man whose courage has to be bolstered up by artificial stimulants. The finest cheering in the world is done by an organized group under strict discipline. If there is any mistake or any error in the cheering of the Auburn group it is when they lose discipline. Cheer leaders must be real leaders in fact, must think quickly, must cut out their own personal show stuff and be .practical, military disciplinarians if they are going to get the best results. Kindliness, attention, quick and Obedient re-sponse is the main thing. We can be a great support to the team a week from Friday night if we remember to come through with the kind of support in harmony and unison which I have suggested above. But there is another phase of our being on exhibition which is also important. It is not alone what you do at the game but what you do before the game, after the game, and on the train coming home. Gen-tlemanliness, before enthusiasm, thorough, deep and abiding loyalty to Auburn and a self-contained dignity which will challenge the admiration of the whole state and give Auburn the finest kind of a name, a name, which she has justly won by the kind of conduct I am trying to describe. "* * * * A letter from the father of a freshman gives me a lot of comfort. It is a great thing when you write home to your Dads and write discriminatingly regarding what you see. Here is what this freshman has had to say to his Dad who has been his pal and confidant all his life: "These boys down here are a niee bunch of young fellows, in fact they are a cleaner bunch than I have ever seen." Such a statement is worth a whole lot of money because you cannot buy it. ' You can only earn it by living the kind of a life which makes another person say such a thing about you/ * * * » Let's everybody be at Convocation on next Thursday and give the team and the coaches a real rousing, genuine send-off for the first game of the season.. *> AUBURN FOOTPRINTS The Saturday Review of Literature has a great deal to say regarding the depression and its effect on books. They are seemingly greatly perturbed over the possibility of American publishers being able to continue eating three meals per day and keeping sufficiently supplied with gin. Several of the leading Journalists of the" country have begged and disagreed, and contend that all is well in the realm of publishing. Books, they say, have become essential to the lives of American people-even with three cent cotton. The problem of the Publisher now is presenting good books, and of abandoning the practice of flooding the market with masses of printed material. Should this be done no one can say that the depression is without its remunerative qualities. * * * * Who is worried over conditions in Auburn? Possibilities of the greatest football team in years—dancing to music by Blue Steele. . . .Glomerate delivered next week. . . .Beautiful co-eds. . . it's great to be alive and a college boy Juniors have recently been heard talking earnestly about bottles. Can it be home-brew? • * * * ' * * * * * * * People living in the vicinity of Bullard Field probably heard quite a bit of shouting lately. Maybe some industrious rats are rehearsing yells for the coming football season. * * * * ' * * * • * * Joe Purvis, the one and only, the first and last, stepped the "100" in 8 flat yesterday. He would have made it in better time but he broke his right leg coming out of the hole. * * * - « * , * * * * * I know that I shall never say, "Oh, look; He really gave me an A!" An A in red or purple ink— (They come in crayon too, I think.) i An A with comments underneath That are a victor's laurel wreath. An A that merits bended knees From E' and F's and I. N. C.'s. Upon whose earning honor comes Whose absence is a shock to some. Poems are made by fools they say, But only brains can make an A. —The Alabamian. May Mr. Kilmer rest in peace. * * * * * * * * * * The A.T.O. fraternity has_ gained still further prominence on the campus through the election of the President of the Colored Interfraternity Council. Jere Moore, butler,~brought the honor home. -_f. * * * * * * * * * * * ' Tucker and Trowbridge, the happiness boys, have failed to pay Footprints their publicity bill, and we are unable to bring our gentle readers any of their activities for the week. * * * * * * * * * * The English Department has placed in the toes of Footprints the following boners pulled by freshmen in their placement tests. Dogma is a canine; candor is a confection; tangible means an orange; a torso is a bull fight'; a dolt is a unit of electrical capacity. * * * * * * * * * * • Nola Heath, the Little Mary sunshine of Ramsey, may be seen daily drinking her quart of milk in the Cafe. May this serve as a moral lesson to those students who are not always inclined to drink milk. * * * * * * * * * * Distinction between a lady and a diplomat: When a diplomat says yes, he means maybe; when he says maybe, he means no; and if he says no, he is not a diplomat. When a lady says no, she means maybe; when she says maybe, she means yes; and if she says yes, then she is no lady. • THE GOOD EARTH. By Pearl S. Buck. 375 pp. The John Day Co., New York. $2.50. This sterling work by the author of "East Wind, West Wind," continues to be widely read and is one of the finest novels of the season. After reading the first few chapters one forgets that the characters are Chinese, so little of the exotic and oriental are woven into the fabris of the story, that one feels the tragedies, lusts, and jealousies might have -sprung up in any quarter of the globe and in any age. We follow the hard working Wang Lung through his ambitions and lusts, and his rise from an humble farmer to a wealthy land owner; through the abundant years and the terrible years of famine, when the parched and starving earth gave nothing, and he sweated between the shafts of a 'riksha to keep his family to gether and prevent selling his land. Prosperity comes again and he buys more land and has money to lend his less provident neighbors. Then, as if weary of well doing, he brought a pretty mistress into his home to set beside Olan, the birde of his youth, Vho had borne him three sons and had worn away her flesh helping him in the fields. Olan watched him in great misery take the silver out of the sack and spend it for the luxuries and delicacies demanded- by Lotus, who knew the ways of men with women. Day by day, night after night, he drank of his love, then a day came when this strange fever of love cooled; he became distraught with Lotus' extravagance and her cursing of his children. A voice deeper than love cried out in him for his land. He stripped himself of his white stockings, velvet shoes, and long robe, and called for the hoe and the plow and the seed. It was the good dark earth of the fields that healed him of his sickness of love. The years that brought him prosperity and recognition, also brought him disillusionment. It woulded him deeply that his sons of whom he was proud did not share his attackment to the land, and he sees them in his declining yers waiting for him to die, that they may sell the land and become rich and idle city dwellers. / "The Good Earth" is a powerful story, stylistically admirable and entertainingly told. \ FED UP. By George A. Birmingham. 309 pp. The Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, Ind. $2.00. A delightfully flippant and breezy story of English politics. Charles Beauchamp and Peter Boyd were candidafes for Parliament in a rural division, and both became fed up with the election. Peter was urged into it by his energetic Socialistic agent, Hurst; Charles, by his passionately patriotic and capable wife, Lady Edith, who has an acute political intelligence. The way Lady Edith goads her husband, whom she dubs Cheerful Charlie for political gain, into catering to his constituents is ridiculously funny. One night, driving bitterly through a heavy, storm, Peter crossed on the bridge with the battered Dodge driven by his opponent "Cheerful Charlie." The same thought came to both Charles and Peter. They jumped as their cars plunged into the river, and asvthey jumped, saw this heaven-sent opportunity to vanish together. There were rumors of a double murder. Lady Edith remained untroubled by popular theory that Charles had run away with a parson's wife. She went on a speech-making tour dressed in exquisite clothes, and by the time the fugitives Charles and Peter were run down, she had got herself unanimously elected. If you like nonsense and foolish fun, you will find "Fed Up" very enjoyable. The Editor finds his box flooded with radical literature from advocates of cotton plans to voluminous treatises on race relations. This brings to mind the true force of the press. When one wishes to advance new ideas he seeks support from the newspapers. However, we have noted that the press seldom offers any remedies for the numerous faults found. MEMORIES BY PAULINE HUTHWAITE — We will not keep among our memories The weariness and pain, the haunting fears, But the sweet things of youth we will remember— Its joys and not its tears. The hopes, the dreams, the glad adventuring, Laughter and love—these, like .the trees and flowers And all the loveliness of star and cloud, Shall be forever ours. We will remember in the time to come When clear lights ripple and when young winds run In orchard grasses, how we once would dance In Summer wind and sun. And when, in that far twilight of our lives, We sit with calmly folded hands and seem To sleep, we shall be running with the wind And dancing in our dream. 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. The upperclassmen who attended the convocation Thursday should certainly have something to think about. At least any thinking student would question some of the statements made, not from the standpoint of being destructive to the program of advancement outlined by the administration, and not because of an unwillingness to cooperate in every way in putting across this program, but from the standpoint of their correlation with the laws and experience of history. The statement that the radical element of any organization never accomplishes anything is the particular one that I wish to question. Is not recorded history full of the accomplishments of radical men and the story of civilization one continuous outline of their benefits to the world. The fact that as soon as their program has been adopted and found successful, they cease to be considered radical, is the reason that we do not view their accomplishments in the same light, as we did before they became a success. Most of the great movements in history were considered radical when first proposed, and most of the great men in history were at one time viewed in the same light. Christ was one of the most revolutionary leaders in history; our- protestant churches are the result of a very radical movement carried on by very radical men; the American form of government was once considered radical, and the early American leaders were greatly criticized at the time because of this fact; the modern day advocates of a change in our marriage laws are considered radical, but who knows what will be true two hundred years from now. A complete outline of world history would be nothing more than further proof that civilization owes a debt to radical men. All institutions tend to be conservative, and Auburn and the Auburn student body is certainly no exception. We continue having the same inadequate, unreliable, and almost worthless type of examinations long after the science of education has proven that other methods are better. We are still taught the same blind and unreasonable religion that cannot be accepted by any thinking- student. A religion that we have to turn down after which, we get nothing in its place. If we make a few radical changes in the accepted religion of the day in order to make it conform to our personal needs, conservative society tells us that it is better to stay in the dark and have no religion at all. Conservative society crushes all personal initiative in forcing people to fall into line, and if there are a few who will not fall in they are branded as radicals, and socially ostracized. Judging from the experience of the past, institutions in general will always be conservative, and if we cease to have radical men we will also cease to have progressive changes. Auburn needs to have a few more radical men, not only students but also professors, and deans- . The program of the college would better meet the needs of the student body if this were true. It is certainly not the object of this column to pass over without notice, the many times that a radical element has caused -more trouble, and done more to tear down than to build, but it is also true that the ill effect's caused by the ultra-conservatives will more than balance the trouble thus caused. One of the most astounding examples of ultra-conservatism on the part of the Auburn student-body is the silly rat rules that went into effect last week. There is such a thing as Auburn tradition to be considered, but when that tradition comes to the place that it does more harm than good it is time for it to be abolished. In the first place the Auburn rat-rules are- of such a nature that if rigidly obeyed no one will be any better off. If abolishing this relic of barbarism is a step too progressive to be made all at once, why can't a set of rules be established, that would benefit the college as well as the student obeying them. CHARACTER Scottie McKenzie Frasier, of the Dothan Eagle, has another truth for the youth of America: "Modern youth, to amount to anything, must learn" that nothing on earth is so valuable as an unimpeachable character." Play is a young form of work.—Sir J. Arthur Thomson. Americans are good neighbors, rather than good citizens.—G. K. Chesterton. Success or failure is for God to determine.— Mahatma Gandhi. For nerves and boredom, work is the best medicine.—Roy Chapman Andrews. SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 1931 THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE TAD McCALLUM, Editor CONTRIBUTORS: HARRY BARNES MARSHAL KALEY K. G. TAYLOR ELMER G. SALTER Holdcroft Scrapping For Regular Berth on Varsity This Season Light Workouts Being Given Grid Players to Prevent Stateness GEORGE HOLDCROFT Another senior who is putting up a strong fight in his last season at Auburn is George Holdcroft, husky tackle. A product of Ensley High, Holdcroft came to the Plains with prospects for a brilliant future on the Tiger eleven. He lived up to advance expectations during his freshman year and was a first string performer on Coach Red Brown s frosh outfit. Injuries kept Holdcroft in the back ground for the next two seasons but he showed up extremely well in Spring Training last February and has'continued his good work since the opening practice this Fall. Weighing well over the 190 pound mark, Holdcroft has an ideal build for a tackle and is a willing worker. If he continues to improve he is like ly to get the starting call for the first game. Curiosity makes people interesting and successful. Students! 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This shift is identical with that of the "Large Tigers". Two sets of backs worked long and hard on the shifting, although their shifting is ragged, they caught on quickly. The prospects were then lined up into two teams and walked through a few plays. Dummy signal drill will be much in evidence and every man should be well versed on his assignment on each play. All the boys expected to report for practice were in uniform except the three Moore brothers. Captain James Moore, tackle, Fred Moore, guard; and George Moore a new recruit for a berth this year. Two promising men Fred Hammock and Earnest £tarr from Loachapoka Junior High come to add the much needed poundage to the "Baby Tigers". Regular practice is being held at three o'clock every afternoon at the old High School. Those reporting were: Ends—Moses, Bottoms, Long, H. McGehee. Tackles—Pennington, C Y. Yar-brough, Lantada, Cheshire, Rew, Camp. Guards—Kitski, Jolly, Jones, Atkinson, Newton. Halfbacks—Herndon, Blake, Isley, Smith, C. Yarbrough. Jr. Whatley. Quarterbacks—Melton, J. C. Whatley, Biggins. Fullbacks—Cook, Bright, JPowell. Centers—Foster, Bruce McGehee. Chrietzburg. The Old "War Eagle" Soars Again Prospects for Winning Cross Country Team Bright This Season \ -v Prospects for a winning cross coun try team are extremely bright this year. The distance runners began work yesterday along with members of the track team-who are planning to do a great deal of Fall work. " A neat schedule is being arranged for the cross-country steppers and if they come through undefeated they should have a good claim on the con ference crown. The team last season decisively defeated team representing Georgia Tech and the Uni versity of Georgia in the only meets scheduled. _ Every member of the team is back in school this year with the excep tion of Pitts who had been a mainstay for three years. His consistent running and point getting will be missed. Those who are returning are: Clarence. Roberts, low point man for two years; Joe Plant, captain of last season's team; Huff, R. McQueen and E. McQueen, who have r C O U P O N For Free Tulip Bulbs Washington Grown Bulbs are the Best. To advertise our superior Bulbs we are giving away several thousand choice Giant Darwin Tulips. Mail this coupon with 25c (no stamps) to cover packing and mailing of a sample collection of 12 choice bulbs guaranteed to bloom in assorted colors. This offer expires Oct. 16. Only one collection for each coupon. s VALLENTGOED BULB COMPANY -*> Auburn, Washington Always Ready to Serve You BANK OF AUBURN Bank of Personal Service A. MEADOWS GARAGE Auto Repairs Cars For Hire r Gas Tires Accessories Oils Tubes U-Drive-'em Greases Phones 29-27 With Opening Game Only a Week Off Starting Lineup Being Picked FRESHMEN GETTING IN SHAPE FOR OPENING GAME ON CAMPUS By Harry Barnes With around 80 men reporting daily, coaches Earl McFaden and Red Harkins are fast rounding their Tiger freshmen into shape for the opening game of the season with Birmingham- Southern which will be played on Drake field September 26. Beef and brawn seem to be the main pointers present in the ranks of the 1931, frosh. This may be seen from the following -list of plebes: Guards, Welch, 192; Houston, 190; Pace 205; Porter, 190; and Hamri'ck, 165. Tackles; Turner, 210; Young, 195; Bedford, 275; Stover, 205; Ross, 190; and Patterson, 190. Ends: Kemp, 190; Morris, 190; Fentor, 180; Whitten, 180. Centers: Haigler, 170; Musgrove, 190; Farris, 170. Quarterbacks: Brown, 155; Guth-ry, 160; Caton, 150. FuHbacks: Whitten, 190; Moore, 180. Halfbacks: Wynn, Morris, Henderson, Wright, Dunn and Ward. Scrimmages this week have clearly shown that the newness of the Notre aDme system has hindered the frosh considerably but indiactions are that in another week, the time remaining^ until their initial scrap, a smoother working aggregation will take the field' against Birmingham-Southern. Since only one cut has been made in the large squad as yet, several different elevens will probably be seen in action next Saturday. Nothing can be said as to the difficulty of the schedule as little is known of the strength of opponents elevens so far. For the first time in nearly a half-score years, the freshmen will not meet Georgia Tech. Because of conflicting dates, Oglethorpe was scheduled in place of the baby Yellow Jackets. The schedule is as follows: Sept. 26—Birmingham - Southern at Auburn. Oct. 23—Georgia at Athens. Oct. 30—Florida at Gainsville. Nov. 14—Tulane at Auburn. Advance Ticket Sale Headed For Success By K. G. Taylor Every day more and more applications are pouring in, at the Advance Ticket Sale office in Montgomery, for ducats to the Auburn-Birmingham Southern game. This plan, which is being" tried for the first time, allows the alumni and fans of both teams to buy their tickets in advance. The choice seats are sold to the first applicants. In this way the fans are assured good seats and a great amount of confusion is eliminated. From the report of the advance sales to date, this year's crowd promises to be, by far, the largest crowd to ever witness a Auburn-Southern game. Tickets may be had by sending a certified check or money order to the office in Montgomery. Jordan Making Strong Bid for Center Position in Tiger Forward Wall fai/vs i/o/zo/w received cross-country awards. The others are Murphy and Kaley who ran with the team in some of the meets and will be strong contenders for the team. Two sophomores, Johnson and Ky-ser, have reported. Both men received freshman numerals in track and will make the regulars step to hold their places. Ray Prim Sold to y Baltimore Orioles Ray Prim, Jackson, who signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and was sold to Greensboro in Piedmont League after starring as a pitcher at- Alabama Polytechnic Institute for twb years, has been purchased by the Baltimore- Orioles in the International League from Durham in the Piedmont League. He was sent to Durham by Greensboro this year. Prim, a southpaw, was the leading hurler on Auburn's 1929 superb freshman team and ranked with the best | college portsiders in the United States his sophomore year in 1930. However, the lure of major league cash was too much for him and he left the collegiate ranks and signed with the National League champions after one season as a varsity performer. It is hard to forecast .what heights he would have reached if he had played his allotted four years at the Plains. He had a winning record in the Piedmont circuit this year. He is a brother of Hannis Prim, veteran tackle on the Tigers 1931 football eleven. Hannis is a junior and received a varsity letter last season. Among the most pr.ominent candidates for the center position left vacant by Dunham Harkins is "Lefty" Jordan, one of Harkin's understudies last season. Jordan is making a determined fight to land a regular berth this season. He played in several of the major games last Fall and was awarded a letter but was never able to gain a regular position. Jordan is a senior and has been switched around considerably during his football career here at Auburn. He was transformed into a fullback at the beginning of his Sophomore year and served in that capacity for an entire season. Last season he was again made a pivot man, however, | and featured in several of the important games, especially the Tulane battle. "Lefty" hails from Selma, and is better known for his prowess on the hardwood than on the gridiron. He captained Auburn's crack quintet last By Tad McCallum Two weeks of heavy work under a blazing sun has begun to have its effect on the Auburn squad and to prevent staleness, Coach Wynne ordered an extremely light workout Friday afternoon, giving the Tigers a chance to rest up before the stiff scirmmage with the freshmen scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Signs of staleness were evident Thursday as the varsity opposed the frosh in an offensive scrimmage. The Tigers executed the plays correctly and most of the. assignments were carried out but it was all done in a lifeless manner. The extra things that make a football team look good, such as mowing down the secondary defense and stretching after passes, were missing. With only a week now remaining before the opening game a fairly good idea may be had of what the starting eleven will resemble. Two1 sophomores, McCoIlum, center, and Ariail, end, are likely to be included in the first string lineup. On the other flank, Porter, Grant, one of the best ends in the Conference, is a sure.starter. An experienced back-field is available consisting of Davidson, quarterback.-Hatfield and Hitchcock, half-backs", and Brown* fullback. The table and guard positions offer more of a problem but at the former post, Co-Captain Bush, Prim, Hold-croftj Holmes, Miller and Arthur look best a? present with very little to chose between them. The two starting guards will in all probability be Molpus and Wood as they are both experienced* and have been showing up well in the practice sessions. A number, of other players are scrapping to gain regular berths' and may edge into the spotlight before the opening battle. At any rate these performers will supply valuable OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF TIGERS FOR THIS YEAR reserve strength. In the backfield, Rogers, Kimbrell, and Neal, half-gacks; Talley and Dupree, fullbacks; and Parker and Williams, quarterbacks, are all slated to see service. Willis Phipps, sophomore halfback and the most promising of the lot, will add greatly to the offensive strength of the team if his injured knee recovers sufficiently to allow him to play. Phipps is by far the best passer on the squad. Carey Senn,,^ George Egge, and Sam Mason, letter ends, will bolster the wing positions. Coach Kiley has been working with a quartet of soph guards, all of whom are slated to see service. They are Boots Chamb-less, Woodall, Searcy and £rossland. Donald Jones, husky letter guard, has been in the hospital undergoing treatment for an injury received this summer and reported for practice for the first time Thursday. When he rounds into shape he will have to be reckoned with for a guard berth. Buddy McCoIlum will have a tough scrap on his hands all season if he keeps "Lefty" Jordan, Lee Johnson and Will Chrietzberg out of the pivot position. Each of this trio is a scrapper and the former two are letter wearers. Several of the varsity candidates are bothered with minor injuries and may not be used in Saturday's scrimmage. These include Commodore Wood, J. D. Bush, and Lindley Hatfield. A . N A SH The Nation's Tailor There has been a great deal of confusion among townspeople as to Auburn's football schedule. The following is a complete list of games to be played. September 25-^BirminghamrSouth-ern in Montgomery, (Friday Night game). October 10—U. of- Wisconsin at Madison. October 17—Ga. Tech "in Atlanta, Georgia. October 24—U. of Florida in Jacksonville. October 31—Spring Hill College in Auburn, (Campus). November 7—Tulane U. in Montgomery, Ala. November 14—Sewanee U. in-Bir-, mingham, Ala- November 21—U. of "Georgia in Columbus, Ga. i November 26—U. of S. C. in Montgomery, (Thanksgiving.) TENTATIVE FIRST TEAM College Park, Md., Sept. 18.—A tentative first team made up of all leftermen and 1930 regulars except Mitchell, a center, has been selected by University of Maryland coaches. MARYVILLE OPENS Maryville, Tenri., Sept. 17.—Mary-ville College opejjed its football season here Friday in a game with Lincoln Memorial. CAVALIERS POLISH OFF University, Va., Sept. 18.—University of Virginia's gridsters Thursday polished off in preparation for their season opener against Roanoke College Saturday. LOYOLA IN INITIAL New , Orleans, Sept. 18.—Loyola met Louisiana College in the opening game of the season for both teams today. 137 TARHEEL FRESHMEN Chapel Hill, N. C, Sept. 18—Start of freshman football practice drew 137 candidates. If you're not pleasing yourself, the chances are you're not pleasing anyone else. - FOR .RENT or SALE New Brick House for rent or sale; 10 rooms two complete baths. Suitable for Frat House or Boarding 'House. On East Magnolia. Telephone: day, 95; night, 256, Opelika. E. A. SCREWS S U I T S $21.50 $23.50 $29.50 $35.00 Olin L. Hill —At— College Barber Shop Alemiting Washing — Polishing W0C0-PEP SERVICE STATION ALLEN B. KLING, Prop. PHONE 86 STUDENTS ATTENTION! We invite you to open a checking account with us. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Your Interest Computed PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 1931 Tests Seek Reaction Of Church Students To Rum Phraesology Sunday school students will give their mental reactions, "pleasing" or "distasteful" to such words as "anti-sa- Capone, padlock, speak-easy, Band of Hope, Coast Guard, cirrhosis of the liver, personal liberty" and similar expressions in teste sent out by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America as an outline course on the liquor problem. In addition to the "mental reaction" examination, a "true-false" test is provided, wherein the pupil will mark as right or wrong such statements as: , "Light wines and beer are harmless." "Alcohol is a poison." "Drinking is not a sin." "The teaching of the Bible is against the drinking of liquor in any form." - "The eighteenth amendment can not be repealed." Among other words which the pupil is asked to analyze in accordance with his feeling or agreeable or disagreeable association—and he is warned not to stop to reect, but "work rapidly," are: Spaek-easy, pro-hbiition, drunkard, W. C. T. U., home brew, Andrew W. Mellon, social glass, Hoover Commission on Law Enforcement, Jones law, rum-running, beer stein, machine gun, and Literary Digest poll." Facts About Plants Found By Dr. Isbell Dr. C. L. Isbell, professor of horticulture of the Alabama- Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, has made some very interesting discoveries concerning the propagation of tomatoes and Irish potatoes. He found that-leaves of tomato vines can be rooted and converted into plants which make normal tomatoes. He used moist sand in his experiments but tomato leaves may be rooted anywhere other plants are rooted, he said. -The leaves which were rooted produced shoots, then plants, and finally tomatoes. In his experiments leaves of Irish potato plants always made normal potatoes provided the bud at the base of the stem of leaf was attached. When this bud was not attached the leaves died. If attached the leaves developed into plants and produced normal potatoes. The ultimate value of these experiments is unknown, Dr. Isbell explained. He can see wherein they will be helpful in a scientific way but made no prediction • as to their general practical value beyond scientific research. Dr. Isbell conducted these studies over a period of years. He checked and. rechecked in order to verify results. He produced impotant information about the propagation of plants which may be used with plants other than tomatoes and Irish potatoes. , . FRESHMEN PULL UNCONSCIOUS HOWLERS IN PLACEMENT TEST Shades of Mrs. Malaprop! Probably in this way would a literary gentleman greet the barrage of new definitions and remarkable answers to questions on literature given by the Freshmen in the recent English placement test. These Rats know things nobody ever though of before, and probably will never be thought of again. • Believe it or not? scrutiny is a skin disease. Strange as it seams, "to garble" is "to wash the throat." An evidence of the Higher Learning is contained in the statement that carnal is a waterway; but another Rat avers that, by all means, carnal is a holiday. And did you know that when Lucky Strike expels all harst, acrid irritants, they neally expel all harst, roseate irritants? Ecclesiastically-minded Rodents pass on the glad word that Esther was none other than the wife of David; and that "to hallow," archaically interpreted as "to idolize," really means "to scoop out". Dr. Allison will probably be astounded to find out that the unit of power is the dolt. The dolt is also defined as a door fastening and a young horse. Here's a surprise: when you deduce something, you really subtract it. The next time anyone comes into your room with a smug loqk on his face, it is more than likely due to the fact that he has neglected to wash it, for "smug," in addition to meaning "cozy," carries proudly the definition of "dirty". Cast a gleeful eye over these howlers: The name of the Deserted Village Fall Oats Will Make Feed For Next Year ! SPALDING... Rackets Re-strung Tennis Rackets Y Tennis Balls LIPSCOMB'S Tiger Drug Store Big yields of feed crops in Alabama this year do not guarantee either an abundance of feed or big yields next year. Farmers are being reminded of this by county agents when it is time to plant oats and xjther winter cover crops to make more feed next year. "And oats should be planted between September 15 and October 15 to make feed next year," said J. C. Lowery, extension agronomist here. "In experiments at Auburn the yield of fall-sown oats was double that of spring-sown oats over a period of twenty years. "Drill oats in cotton middles soon after the cotton has been picked. Planting early—even if the oats have to be planted in the middle of a summer-growing crop before it is harvested—is of much greater importance in» securing a good yield than delaying planting to plow the land and prepare it thoroughly. "Oats should be seeded at the rate of two to three bushels per acre. Sow red rustproof, Appier, or Ful-ghum varieties. The Fulghum is earlier than the rustproof. "North of Birmingham where oats are sometimes lost from freezes the Norton oat is promising, having stood 8 degrees above zero in January, 1928, when other varieties were almost completely killed. In three years tests it made about as large yields as other varieties. The winter turf oat is popular with many farmers in the Tennessee Valley. "It pays to treat oats for smut. Every farmer can sectire a cheap and practical formula for treating oats for smut from his county agent." was: Cranford, Stratford, Concord. Pippa sang "Sally in our Alley". On entering Philadelphia for the first time, Franklin spent all his money for a newspaper. Dinah Morris was a friend of Little Eva. Lord Jim worked out* his salvation as a missionary to the Burmese; as a voyager in the Arctic. My Antonio, was a South Sea beauty. The "Hesperus" was lost in the Franco-Prussian War. The Deacon's wonderful one-hoss shay went to pieces when Brudder Brown sat down in it. In the phrase "The quality of mercy is not strained", the word "strained" means "run through a sieve." Sesame and Lilies is a bouquet. Anantithesis is a composition. Thanatopsis is an'island in the Levant. Wolf Larsen suffered from eczema. LEGAL AID CLINIC BEING OPENED AT DUKE LAW SCHOOL Beginning on Monday, the law school of Duke opens the first Legal Aid clinic in North Carolina, making free legal aid available to persons about Durham- who would otherwise be unable to pay an atorney's fee. • The clinic will maintain an office in the law school building oh the west campus and will be under the personal direction of John F. Bradway, who recently came to Duke from the University of Southern California. Mr. Bradway is a recognized leader in this; work. He founded the Southern California clinic in 1929. Duke's clinic will be similar to other legal aid societies throughout the country. The rule is rigid that only poor persons can be received as client's; but after this test is passed the clinic aims to serve its clients in advice or in court actions as any other attorney would serve them. Experienced attorneys will be in charge of the office, while third-year WOII IjiUSeil S U l i e i c u l i um Cecilia. - . -s. . , . , » law students will be permitted to do A heirarchy is a congregation of . < , ,-„ heretics. Reputable means "of bad fame." Nurture means outdoor life. Lascivious means luscious. Brobdingnag was a faithful Zulu servant; also an old horse. Lethal means made of stone. The albatross was hung on the South Pole. Progeny is another term for a monstrosity. Ribald means puzzling. . •. MAJOR FRANKE MAKES TALK TO UPPERCLASSMEN (Continued from page 1) stressed in his talk was the wearing of the uniofrm off the drill field. As a new rat rule has been made this year, compelling the freshmen to wear their uniform at all times according to military regulations, upperclassmen should set a good example in wearing their uniforms in the proper manner. Major Franke also impressed upon the student offices the necessity of showing the new students the proficiency of the military unit by knowing commands and military courtesy thoroughly. Mississippi Students Flock to Ala. Schools The status of the colleges of Mississippi which were dropped from membership in the Association of Colleges and Secondary .Schools of the Southern States by action of the Association at its last annual meeting, will receive further consideration by the members when the Association meets in Montgomery next December. The Mississippi schools were barred from membership when Gov. Bilbo, who controls the respective boards of trustees of the institutions, ousted a number of professors for political reasons. Expulsion of the Mississippi schools from membership in the Southern Association has resulted in"a large enrollment of Mississippi students a t the various colleges in Alabama which are members of the Association. It is currently reported that the Mississippi students at the University of Alabama total between 200 and 400 and that this number is almost double the number enrolled there last year. The number of Mississippi students at Auburn is approximately twice as large as last year, it was said. University of Alabama authorities have declined to release comparative figures. Dr. George H. Denny, president, admitted that there was an increase, but declared it was hot "notably substantiate." The meeting of the Southern Association in Montgomery will be the 36th annual assembly. A local committee on arrangement's has been named by President Charles Brown, of Birmingham. The committee is composed of Dr. Walter D. Agnew, president of Womans College; W. R. Harrison, superintendent of Montgomery schools; Mayor Gunter, Dr. A. F. Harman, state superintendent of education; Frank L. Grove, secretary of the Alabama Education Association; Jesse B. Hearin, secretary of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. James Fitts Hill, president of the Montgomery Council Parent- Teacher Association and Mothers Clubs; Millard Westcott, Boy Scout executive; and W. L. Spencer, director of the division of secondary education of the State Department of Education, who is chairman of the committee. Eleven states are represented in the Southern Association, which has a membership of about 150 colleges and over 1,000 high schools. Nine colleges and 73 high schools in Alabama are members of the association. such portions of the work as may fall within their abilities, short of actually practicing law. It has. been the experience of conductors of this kind of service all over the country to be applied to by- persons desiring settlement of small claims, such as the collection of small contracted debts" and the like. \ Legal aid work in this form, declared Mr. Bradway, has received the hearty endorsement of the legal profession in all the leading pities of the United States. Chief Justice Hughes is honorary president of the National association of legal aid organizations, and in every state and city where such organizations- exist the members of the bar have expressed their approval. The American bar association is particularly cordial, also, to the furtherance of this type of organization. •Duke Chronicle. INSIST ON THE BEST MEATS SANITARY MARKET A. H. CHRIETZBURG, Prop. Where Cleanliness Prevails Live and Dressed Poultry —PHONE 112— gan, by MacLeod Yearsley, consulting aural surgeon to St. James Hospital. Patronize Plainsman Advertisers. Alabama Housewives Are Canning Fruits And Vegetables Now The war-time slogan of "Can All You. Can" has been revived by Alabama housewives in preparation for rigorous winter. Having taken advantage of the abundant fruit and vegetable crops to stock cellars' with row on row of preserves and canned edibles, the women of the state whose duty it is to set the table have turned to canning meats. Miss Helen Kennedy, extension nutritionist here reports that meats are being canned in Alabama on a much larger scale than heretofore. Most of the canning is of cattle and poultry, she says, and has been resorted to for economic reasons. "Modern methods in handling and canning meats have made it feasable and present conditions have made it necessary," said Miss-Kennedy.- "Faced with low prices for their animals and poultry farmers are killing and canning and thereby ending feeding expense. Chickens removed from flocks because they are not producers of eggs are being canned in large nftmbers?v A supply of .canned meats makes possible a variety of meats around which to build the main meaC Miss Kennedy points out. It also tends to reduce waste. "By canning meat the farmer is independent of weather conditions and tne housewife has no need for worry when company appears thirty minutes before meal time.'' she said. "Canned meat is always ready and means a saving in time and labor." Sigma Phi Beta's and A.L.TVs Give Dance On Wednesday Eve On last Wednesday evening the Sigma Phi Beta Sorority and Alpha Lambda Tau Fraternity entertained their rushees and pledges with an informal dance at the Alpha Lambda Tau House on West Magnolia Avenue. The decorations were carried out in the colors of the Sorority and Shakespeare Died • Fraternity. Overhead streamers and From. 1 3 D i s e a s e s Silhouettes depicting college life were attractively combined. The death of William Shakespeare One of the features of .the dance 42, bard, was due to complication of was the presentation of Auburn's new thirteen diseases, according to an ar.- victory song, "Fight 'urn Tiger" by tide in Lancet, British medical or- Jimmie O'Neil and his Georgian's, of Columbus Punch made from frozen fruits was served to all the guests. Dr. and Mrs. Good were acting haperones. Dean of Architecture and Applied Art Frederick Child Biggin, dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts, who has been connected with Auburn since 1916. He has held his present position since 1927, when the Architecture Department was separated from the College of Engineering. Dean Biggin holds the degrees of bachelor of science and master of science. (Editor's Note: This is the first of a series of photographs of deans and heads of departments to be printed during the year in order to better acquaint students with college officials. The second will be printed next week.) EGG LAYING CONTEST WILL OPEN AT POULTRY FARM ON OCTOBER 1 The Alabama Egg Laying Demon stration, conducted annually by the Extension Service of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute,* will; commence '.t eighth consecutive year of operation on October 1, at the Poultry -Farm at Auburn. The first demonstration was held here in 1924-25. under the direction of the Extension Service and the poultry department, and the contest has been an affair of nation-wide importance since that time. One hundred entries representing twenty-one states comprise the contesting group this year, with a number of applications on the waiting list. The purpose of the contest is to demonstrate under actual conditions the methods and .practices that can be used to produce eggs economically, to test out by comparison under Vegetable Storage For Later Use Told Home gardeners in Alabama have come to early fall with a large supply of vegetables to be used during the winter. Consequently, Julian Brown, extension horticulturist, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, offers practical suggestions about harvesting and storing as follows: "Where there is danger from hlrd .freezes, vegetables such as beets, carrots, cabbage, and turnips/should be dug and stored for the winter. Beets, carrots, and turnips may be stored either in a cellar or in a specially prepared pit made in the following manner: (1) Select.a well-drained area, dig the pit about 12 inches deep, four to six feet wide, and long enough to accommodate all the vegetables to be stored; (2) Cover the bottom with pine straw; (3) Cut off tops of root crops to be stored; (4) place them in a wedge-shaped pile about two feet high; and (5) Cover with about 4 to 6 inches of straw and cover this with about an equal depth of dirt. "Cabbage may be stored in pits or trenches by inverting the plants and covering with straw and dirt the same as above. the same conditions the birds of different breeds of various owners, to advertise the stock of the breedei's represented, and to advertise at large the poultry industry?' The contest will run for fifty-one weeks; be^nning October 1, and ending September 23, 1932. Silver cups are to be awarded at the end of the contest to the pen with the greatest number of eggs, and to the individual bird with the best record. Complete monthly reports will be sent to each contestant and to all extension workers in the State. The one hundred entries will be housed in fifty, modern, well constructed poultry houses, each one to contain twenty-six birds, or two entries, All birds will be under the supervision of an experienced poul-tryman, who is a member of the staff of the poultry department. . Every attention possible will be given the chickens in the way of sanitation, feeding, and disease prevention. Electric lights will be used during the fall and winter to lengthen the day, but such lights will be used in moderation only. The management of the contest will be in the hands of C. T. Bailey, manager of the demonstration; G. A. Trollope, head of the department of poultry, and H. R. Bailey, extension poultryman. r DRINK NEHI Fruit Flavors Made from tree ripened fruit I Soviets Against Cards Because All the Decks Have Kings, Queens Ely Culbertson, contract bridge expert,, is back from Russia with a story about royalty. He had a scheme for doubling the sale of playing cards in the Soviets, but the man in charge of the syndicate would have none of it. "He told me," Culbertson said, "that he had been put on the job for the express purpose of cutting down the sale of cards because *here are kings and queens in the decks. He boasted he had slashed the annual sale to 1,500,000 decks. They tried putting out decks without figures of royalty and the Russians refused to buy them." Ala. Manufacturers Use Modern Methods Many forward looking Alabama manufacturers are using modern merchandising methods in making their products more attractive, usable and distinctive, states Colonel Page S. Bunker, state forester. Heretofore, in most cases, lumber and other forest products lost their identity as soon as they left the manufacturers. However, many mills now stamp the name of the mill on one side of flooring and ceiling and on the ends of finish and common lumber. The species, "grade and size of the lumber is also shown in some cases. Timbers are stenciled with the maker's name and cars of timbers, poles, piling and lumber often have signs attached showing the name and address of the producer. Some mills line the sides of the freight cars with paper and cover the floors with shavings before loading lumber in them. Others wrap their finish lumber in paper which keeps each package of lumber clean until it is used. A sticker on each package states the size, grade, quantity and manufacturer. Some lumber is given a protective coat of paint at the mill and cedar closet lining is sometimes painted on the back face to reduce the evaporation of the desired oils. All of these devices aid the consumer in obtaining suitable materials and the forest converting industries in obtaining more business if they produce highly satisfactory products. Tiger Theatre Saturday, Sept. 19 "HUCKLEBERRY FINN" —With— Jackie Coogan '- Junior Durkin Mitzi Green - Jackie Searl Added Attraction—Comedy: "CATCH AS CATCH CAN" Sunday - Monday, Sept. 20-21 MAURICE CHEVALrER . •—In— -"THE SMILING -LIEUTENANT" —With— Claudette Colbert Charles Ruggles Added Attraction—Paramount News and Rudy Vallee in "BETTY CO-ED" Tuesday, Sept. 22 "SPORTING. BLOOD" —With— Clark Gable Ernest Torrence Madge Evans Added Attraction—Audio Review and Cartoon "YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY" Three Students Are «' Attending 'Y' Meet Three Auburn students are attending the State Y. M. C. A. Officer's Training School which meets this week-end at the Y. M. C. A. camp near Birmingham. The three Auburn men attending are Joe Plant, Mdrion Kelley, and Howard Morris, and are there as Auburn's official delegates. The principal speaker on the program of the training school is Mr. Walter L. Stone, who is director of boy's work at the Y. M. C. A. graduate school at Nashville. Mr. Stone has been very active in boy's Y. M. C. A. work, and is well-known thru-out the country for a book he has written on the subject. WE SELL College Ice Gream Taste the Difference • Take home a quart SODAS CIGARS CANDY CIGARETTES SANDWICHES BENSON BROS. Confectionery on campus corner CURB SERVICE /
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Title | 1931-09-19 The Plainsman |
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OCR Transcript | THE PLAINSMAN TO F O S T E R THE A U B U R N S P I R IT Congratulations Social Committee VOLUME LV AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 1931 NUMBER 4 BLUE STEELE PLAYS FOR DANCES GLOMERATA DELIVERYTO BE MONDAY Each Class Will Have Special Day On Which To Call For Copies Of Year Book SENIOR CLASS IS FRIST Students In School Only One Semester Last Year To Get Books C. O. D. The Glomerata is a reality. The books were shipped from the Benson Printing Company, in Nashville, last Wednesday, September 16, and the Glomerata staff announces their arrival today. 'Distribution will begin Monday and will take place in. the college supply room on the first floor of the main building. Notices will be placed on down-town windows giving the necessary information. Each class will have a special day on which to call for its Glomeratas. The first day, books will be issued to seniors only, the second day to juniors, and the third day to sophomores. The staff asks that no one call for his Glomerata out of turn, as he "will not get it them and will only cause delay. There will be two lines of distribution, one for people whose names begin with letters from A to M, and the other-for those beginning with N to Z. Some books are being shipped C. O. D. to students who were in school only one semester last year and still owe the staff one. dollar and seventy-five cents. They cannot obtain their Glomeratas until this amount has been paid. Students who graduated last year have been mailed copies from Nashville and should have received them by this time. But those who graduated last year and are now in Au burn were not mailed any and are expected to call for theirs along with the undergraduates. The Glomerata staff wishes to disclaim all responsibility for certain pictures being omitted from some of the panels. The photographer, who took all the negatives with him when he suddenly left Auburn, is largely responsible for this deficiency. Panels were withheld for some time in an endeavor to obtain all pictures, but in many cases the staff was unable to secure the necessary prints. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS CONTAINS NEW COURSES Dr. Fred Allison, head of the Department of Physics, has announced that two new courses have been added this year. Both courses are concerned primarily with modern physics, and the newest scientific theories and researches will be investigated. Both juniors and seniors who have completed sophomore physics and mathematics will be eligible for entrance in these courses. The first course, Physics 401-2, is a study of vacuum-tube phenomena and should appeal to students interested in the theory and practice of radio engineering. It is offered on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 10:00-11:00. This class is taught by Dr. Arnquist. The other course, Physics 405-6, will investigate the Electronic Theory, the structure of matter, the theories of radiation, etc., with a study -of recent advances in Physics. It will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00-10:00. This class is to be headed by Dr. Alison. NOTICE! There will be a special meeting of all DeMolays Sept. 21, 7:00 o'clock, at the Square and Compass House, 135 East Magnolia. All members are requested to attend. Gaining Prominence as Journalist P. O. Davis, head of the department of Public Information • and Manager of station WAPI, has gained much prominence thru-out the South as a journalist and radio promoter. He is the guiding spirit of Auburn publications and has done much for the glory of the school and her activities with favorable publicity. MASS MEETING TO BE HELD TONIGHT Cheerleaders Will Be Elected At Meeting To Be Held At Langdon Hall At 7 Freshman .cheer leaders and assistant cheer leaders will be selected tonight at a mass meeting to be held in Langdon Hall, at seven o'clock. A large crowd is expected to assemble to practice both new and old songs and yells. The Auburn .band will be present and everybody in Auburn is expected to turn out for the occasion. All students trying out for the jobs of assistant cheer leaders will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their ability, and "selections will be made by members of the "A" Club based upon the merits of the various students. Students who expect to try out for cheer leaders must give their names to "Bull" Stier not later than this afternoon. Professor Duncan Is Back From-Ag Meet Enthusiastic over the fact that agricultural organizations and leaders of the nation are working together on a mutual program for the good of American agriculture and farmers of the nation, Professor L. N. Duncan returned to Auburn Wednesday from Chicago, where, he attended a national meeting of agricultural leaders. "The purpose ' of the meeting," said Mr. Duncan, "was to discuss major farm problems" from a national viewpoint andJ;o make plans for attacking them. The meeting was attended by Arthur M. Hyde, secretary of the U. S. Department of Agriculture; James Stone, chairman of the Federal Farm Board; representatives of the land-grant colleges; members of farm organizations and agricultural cooperative associations, and other agencies and forces engaged in agricultural work." "Better organization and greater coordination among all of these forces are certain to show as a result of this meeting. The program of work was adopted."' The meeting was called by and presided over by Edward A. O'Neal, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and ex-president of the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation. Butlers of Local Frats. Organize To Advance Culture, Grace, Dignity Clandstine organizations in Auburn have taken another progressive step. Following the Inter- Fraternity Council, another group has risen to promote the b*est interests of the Greeks. The butlers of the numerous campus fraternities have organized themselves for the advancement of culture, grace, and dignity in performing their duties. These gentlemen have gone on record as disapproving of many of the prevailing customs existing our fraterinty life. Jere Moore, president of the ebony council, stated today all butlers would be require*! to change coats at least twice a week, provided their duties included table service. Other measures have not been released due to the infancy of the plan, and the constitution has not yet been approved. Many new members are expected to be taken in when the fraternities announce their new servants for the year. Major Franke Makes Talk to Upperclassnien Major Gustav H. Franke, newly appointed commandant of the Auburn R. O. T. C, today made a short talk to the upperclassmen of the military unit, asking them to set a good example to freshmen in military classes. Major Franke stated that he did not come to Auburn against his will. In fact, when filling in his preference can when ordered to change his post, he made Auburn his first choice, a-gainst hundreds *of other stations to which he might have been sent. Major Franke said that the thing which impressed him most about Auburn was the fine spirit the students manifested, not only in military work, but in the other activities of the college as well. The one thing which Major Franke (Continued on page 4) NOTICE! Seniors who wish to purchase a class ring are advised to get in touch with the student salesmen. They are Elwood Oakley, Alpha Gamma Rho house; Louis Gholston, S. A. E. house; and Harry Davis, Sigma Nu house. CASTS ARE NAMED FOR PRODUCTIONS OF DRAMATIC CLUB Many Students Try Out For Parts In Plays To Be Given By Auburn Players ~~- OPENING COLLEGE DISPENSARY WILL BE NEXT MONDAY GIVE.THREE PLAYS Casts For Two Plays Are An- , nounced; Third Cast Not Yet Named By Professor Peet Tryouts for three plays to be given by the Auburn Players were held Thursday and - Friday nights at the Y. W. C. A. with one of the largest groups ever to turn out for dramatic activity present. On Thursday night two of the plays, Hughes' "Red Carnations" and Paul Green's "Fixin's", were completely cast. Tryouts for Green's "The Man Who Died at Twelve O'clock" were held Friday night; at publication time this cast had not been announced. The cast for "Red Carnations" includes George S. Sanf ord as the Man; Franklin Woodruff as the Boy; and Mitzi Homewood as the Girl. In "Fixin's", Douglas Walt is to take the part of Ed Robinson; Nelle Crook, that of Lillie Robinson; and Carlton Baker, that of Jim Cooper. J. P. Hines, Hobson Sullins, and Charlie Workman are under consideration for assistant- directors' posts, Professor Peet announced. The Players are looking forward to a very successful season for the attendance at the tryouts seems to indicate a revival of student interest. For the past few years this has been almost negligible. All students who think they have dramatic ability are urged to try for parts in the Player's presentations. It is their intention to take a three-act play on the road during the present year; the assign ment of roles will probably take place next week. Dr. Blake Announces Dispensary Will Be Opened In 312, Ross Laboratory PRESCRIPTIONS FREE To Be Filled Under Direction - Registered Druggists, Members of School of Pharmacy EXCUSED GAMES ARE NOT YET ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT KNAPP The "excused school" schedule has not as yet been determined, according to Dr. Bradford Knapp, but will be decided at a meeting of the College Executive Council to be called at a later date. Until that meeting the positive schedule will be undecided. "Excused school" practice will not go into effect until Oct. 17, and will not permit any excuses for the Wisconsin game on October 10 except for the men on the team and other qualified officials. Dr. Knapp states that the present plan, if there are no unforseen changes, for the game with Birmingham- Southern Friday night, September 25 is to suspend college activities from Friday, September 25 at 3 p. m , until Saturday morning, September 26 at 8 a. m. As has been the custotm in the past, classes will doubtless be suspended for the game with Georgia Tech. MEN INTERESTED IN DEBATING MEET MONDAY; SAMF0RD HALL A meeting of all students interested in debating will be held Monday night at room 302 Samford Hall. The iembers of the speech department expressed the hope that a large .number of students would turn out because the success of this year's debating program depends on a good start. t For several years Auburn has not had a debating team, and the members of the speech department stated that because of this fact an entirely new start will have to be made. A cordial invitation is extended to all freshmen who are interested in debating to come to the meeting Monday night, and if the number is sufficient a freshman team will be organized. Plans are being made whereby an excellent schedule can be arranged fur Auburn's debating team, and Professor Hess stated that it will take the cooperation of every Auburn student, either directly or indirectly, to make Auburn's debating program a success. Methodists To Hold Sunday School Drive A special drive is being put on by the Methodist Sunday School to get all Methodist students here at Auburn to attend each Sunday. Dean Zebulon Judd is Superintendent of the Sunday School, and Professor C. B. Ordway and Cleveland Adams have "'been put in charge of the special drive for new members. A cordial invitation is extended to all Methodist students to be present at Sunday School; help in selecting a class will be gladly given by those in charge. Professor Ordway is organizing a class for freshmen only, and he extends a special invitation to those interested to be present Sunday morning. Announcement was made yesterday by Dr. L. S. Blake, Head Professor of the School of Pharmacy, that the College Dispensary would be opened Monday, Sept. 21, in Room 312" of Ross Laboratory under the direction of the School of Pharmacy. The Dispensary will be operated under the same plan as was used last year; prescriptions of the college surgeon will be filled free of charge to the student body. Prescriptions will be filled under the direction of members of the School of Pharmacy, who are themselves registered druggists, and who will be assisted by students in the Senior class in Pharmacy. The Dispensary was started last year and in nine months 2200 prescriptions were filled. The average prescription, according to Dr. Blake, costs eighty-five cents to fill. Thus it will be seen that on this basis Auburn students were saved approximately 1800 dollars last year. The hours at which the Dispensary will be--open will be posted on the door of the Dispensary. INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS ORCHESTRA SECURED FOR ANNUAL SOPHOMORE HOP First Convocation Is Held Thursday A. M. A special convocation was called by Dr. Knapp on Thursday morning for the purpose of taking up with the student body, certain conditions which he' deemed necessary. First of all, he briefly summarized the financial condition of the institution and pointed out the loyalty of the professors under trying circumstances. The need of a more powerful student government was empha-„ sized; and as a suggestion, Dr. JCnapp stated that the representation on the cabinet be better proportioned, since the schools from which representatives were selected had little school loyalty. The students were asked to cooperate with the faculty in ' minimizing cheating in every possible way and the fact that it hindered more than it helped a student was shown. With the strain of the football season bearing down on a number of the players, Dr. Knapp asked that students be as considerate as possible in allowing the athletes to obtain as much rest as possible, and he mentioned "bull" sessions" as one of the most outstanding ways of depriving them of the proper amount of sleep. Another condition brought out in I Dr. Knapp's talk was the circumstances surrounding rat rules. Since the "A" Club has been designated as a vigilance committee, it is asked that only this group be allowed to chastize the rats for disobedience and not just any upperclassman who thinks himself big enough. Plainsman Staff Will Resign With Punctual Arrival of Year Book The Plainsman, with bowed head, congratulated the Glomerata on their clever reproduction of our humble journalistic efforts. -With a sting the truth comes home. We have been disillusioned! To, think that our firey editorials, which we thought went to make a better college, have only been made light of by such representatives of the intelligencia as the Glomerata staff. And the personal comments, born in the desire to help dear "ole" Auburn, have bee_n twisted by wits to evoke a hollow laugh from the student body. There were tears in the Edi-" tor's eyes when he saw the thing he loved, his own creation, trampled in satire. Fifty-five years of service! Fifty-five years of getting, making, and giving the news—that is the record of The Plainsman. Yet, not once in those long years of service has the publication failed to come out on time. The great (Two) Year Book is .a reality! Popular Dance Band Conies To Auburn Direct From Engagement In N e w York City BID CARDS OUT SOON Bids For Decorations Must Be In Hands Of Executive Cabinet By Monday Noon RAILROAD TO GIVE SPECIAL FARES TO MONTGOMERY TILT Special train fares to Montgomery next Friday for the Birmingham- Southern game have been declared by the Western of Alabama Railroad. The cost of a round trip ticket will be two dollars which is less than the regular one way fare. Students will leave Auburn at four o'clock and arrive in Montgomery at five fifty-five. This is not a special but several extra coaches will be added to the regular train. A special will leave Montgomery after the game at eleven thirty and make a fast run to Auburn, arriving here about one o'clock. The football team will leave Auburn at 9:25 in the morning. Blue Steele and his orchestra, internationally famous and the idol of American dance lovers, will play for the opening dances, according to an announcement by Bob McMillan, chairman of the student social committee. The dances will be held on October 9th and 10th as previously announced. • , . This popular dance band comes to Auburn direct from the center of "Big Tim3" night life, having just completed a lengthy engagment at the Pelham Inn, New York City. Radio fans will particularly remember those rioted broadcasts from the Hotel Coronado, over KMOX, St. Louis, and of the song by the same name which- Steele composed and made one of the country's greatest song hits. The orchestra has included the Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati; Baker Hotel, Dallas; and many others in its list of notable engagments. The dances will be conducted by the student social committee composed of Bob McMillan, Marbry Phillips, Render Gross, J. D. Bush, Floyd Bond, Grigsby Christopher, Horace Sheppard, Lon Williamson, Carson Jordan, and Neil Davis. McMillan, stated that the bid" cards, which have been placed in all fraternity houses and the Tiger Drug Store, will not be accepted later than Monday, September 28. It has also been stated by the so^ cial committee, that all bids for decorations must be in the hands of the Executive Cabinet by Monday noon, so that the contract may be awarded. Mother of Dr. Winters of Vet Dept. Dies Sun. Mrs. L. D. Winters, mother of Dr. E. S. Winters of the School of Veterinary Medicine, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, died with a heart attack at her home in Society Hill, Sunday night, September 13. Dr. Winters has returned to Auburn after attending the funeral. Mrs. Winters is survived by her husband and three sons. They are Dr. E. S.- Winters, Auburn; Commander T. H. Winters, a naval officer, and Dr. R. Y. Winters, director of the North-Carolina Experiment Station at Raleigh. PRESIDENT AND ALUMNI IN DISCUSSION TODAY Meeting, in the President's office, a large number of-prominent Alumni met this morning with Dr. George Blue to discuss matters of vital importance to the institution. All the committees of the Alumni Association were represented. Several plans, yet in an immature stage, were discussed. The Alumni have undertaken some large projcts, which will be made public soon. The rally of the association to the institution has been very noticable this year, and a great deal of cooperation has been displayed. Authorities are of the opinion that the Alumni are soon to sponsor one of the greatest projects possible for the school. J. B. BASS LEADS STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AND LITERATURE DEPT. FIRST DANCE OF YEAR WILL TAKE PLACE TO-NIGHT J. B. Bass, of Gadsden lead the entire School of Science and Literature in scholarship for both semesters of last year with an average of 93.5 for the second semester. Every year this school determines the ten students who, carrying a normal load, rate the highest in scholarship. It is interesting to note that in a number of cases students on the list given below have been in the ranking ten previously. The ten students with the highets averages for the second semester of last year are as follows: J. B. Bass, Gadsden, freshman in Pre-Med.; W. F. Jacob, Selma, senior in Gen.; F. W. Hardie, Birmingham, junior in Gen.; S. B. Fort, Ensley, junior in B.A.; G. B. Ward, Auburn, sophomore in B.A.; E. A. Graves, Decatur, sophomore in Gen.; W. R. Burch, Bpligee, freshman in B.A.; K. M. McMillan, Talladega, sophomore in Gen.; J.-R. Wilder, Dade-ville, junior in B.A.; Harold Scott, Camp Hill, senior in Gen. The first dance of the year will take place tonight, when the "A" Club presents Jimmie Robbins and the Auburn Knights in a period, of festivity from nine until .twelve o'clock. An improved orchestra is being offered this year, and a successful series of dances is expected. Many beautifuj visitors are in town, and the social'year should get under way with a bang tonight. NOTICE! There will be a meeting of The Plainsman's editorial staff at the Sigma Nu house at 7:30 Sunday eve- Wng. \ PAGE TWO THE PLAINSMAN SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 1931 Published semi-weekly by the students of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Au- . burn, Alabama. Subscription rates $2:50 per year (60 issues). Entered as second class matter at the Post Office, Auburn, Ala. Business and editorial offices at Auburn Printing Co. on Magnolia Street. Office hours: 11-12 A. M. Daily. STAFF > Victor R. White, Jr. ** Editor-in-Chief J. Roy Wilder Business Manager EDITORIAL STAFF Gabie Drey R. A. McMillan _ J. W. Letson J. R. Chadwick ..:. L. C. McCallum H. W. Moss Horace Shepard . Charlie Simmons V. H. Kjellman .. Helen Garrett — ....Associate ...Associate Associate ...Managing Sports News News Composing Exchange Society Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor REPORTERS Otis Spears, '34; Cleveland Adams, '32 BUSINESS STAFF James "Backes Asst. Business Manager K. M. McMillan Advertising Manager —• • ' • J' • • m ' EXECUTIVE CABINET The last issue of this publication came forth rather strongly in denouncing the Executive Cabinet. The accusations made were of a general nature, and for that reason we are presenting this as the first of a series of editorials pointing definitely to many of the organization's infinite fallacies. -w We> find in Section 4, Article II, that the Finance Committee shall, "investigate all proposed expenditures of any undergraduate organiztion receiving money from the Student Activity fee and approve or disapprove of this expenditure as it sees fit. No money. shall be spent by such undergraduate activities until these expenditures shall be approved by the Finance Committee." This has not been done and much of the Student Activity Fee has been appro-printed and distributed without the consultation of the Finance Committee. We admit the impossibility of this being done under the prevailing conditions, and point this fact out also as a glaring weakness. Yet, had the Finance Committee been consulted in every case, and had they disapproved of any appropriation, what power do they have to enforce their disapproval? Their action would be no more than an opinion rendered on the subject, and there is no power whatsoever to sustain any of their decisions in this connection. Like the Articles of Confederation the constitution of our student government is only legislative in its scope. It has no teeth, no force, and is in no part a government to attempt the control of student activities with. OVERPRODUCTION An article in a recent issue of one of the country's leading monthly magazines had as its subject that trite heading, 'overproduction in various branches of education'. The foregoing adjective is hardly strong enough to express the staleness of the "subject; but, out of the commonplace the author has woven an article that has all the ear-marks of a well told story. Not a fairy story by any means, not one with the happy ending, but one full of 'bogy-bears' that would make Goldilocks three friends seem domesticated in comparison. The purpose is not a pessimists statement of hard times but purely a well collected group of facts with a minimum amount of confusing statistics. One thing that can be said in favor of the writers of articles on thjs subject is that they are as an agreeable group of human beings as can be found in any field. That is, they agree that the fields of medicine, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and the legal practice are greatly overworked, with no prospect of a lull in>any of these fields in sight. Such a condition is too unhealthy and undermining for even the best of the professions to withstand. The old adage, "too many cooks spoil the broth', can be very handily applied to this particular subject. An enormous output of craftsmen in any field ^ i l l eliminate all possible spice from competition and the ensuing result will be a none too gradual depreciation of that particular phase of business, i Despite the fact that we find it rather comfortable to follow the dictates of our conscience the majority of us might also find it more comfortable in the end to look over the situation a bit more closely before we take a final disastrous plunge into oblivion. J n the near future we hope that Auburn can enlarge its curriculum to the extent that those students who can only afford an education within the state will have a much larger field from which to choose. There are numerous fields today that are almost as misproportioned from lack of men as the aforementioned fields are from' an excess. With the expanding program of this institution it is expedient that such measures should be. taken and the present conditions will ultimately be off-set by added opportunities for the doubtful to pursue. SOCIAL COMMITTEE The Chairman of the Student Social Committee and every member of that body deserve the hearty praise of the entire student body in procuring one of the best orchestras in America to furnish the music for the opening dances. It is a commendable action indeed'; Everyone realizes of what vital importance a good orchestra to to a successful .set of dances, and of its effect on the social plane, on which the dances are conducted. The committee has acted wisely in engaging such a popular orchestra, and numbers of students feel that this is by far the best band ever to play for a,set of Auburn dances. » The Social Committee is striving to make the Sophomore Hop a success. They have gone to a great expense to be able to present ihe highest type of entertainers to the students. This calls for-the cooperation of all to make the dances come up to the aims of the student committee. Personal desires must be laid aside, and those who would see the social life of our institution prosper must rally to the support of the Social Committee. Jocularities By Jeremiah Juttingham 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.*' *- * • * * * In the preamble of the constitution of our student government we read:—"it is fitting that some central organization, chosen by the student body, have and exercise general powers of individual activities insofar as they affect the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. (The italics are ours.) Theoretically, the Executive Cabinet is a representative group of students. Last year this body officially abolished the Vigilance Committee, signifying that the leading students of Auburn were opposed to this committee as an intolerable impediment to progress; this year such a committee composed of an unrepresentative group of students has been organized without the authority of the student government and in direct opposition to the policies of that government. Since its impotence has thus been revealed, the student government may be considered a thing of the past. It is indeed farcical and insanely inconsistent to try to continue the student government since its rulings are thus overridden. Instead of a representative form of campus government we really have no government at all outisde of the faculty and the Vigilance Committee, or "A" Club. The present state of affairs is highly ridiculous. If we are to be governed by a representative student council it must be vested with power; if the faculty is to control the student activities, let us rise and hail the reincarnation of the Victorian Age in education. Five Years Ago As Recorded in the Pages of The Plainsman. This year the enrollment is the greatest ever witnessed at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute for the co-eds. Smith Hall was filled early in the spring. The Stodghill home, which the college has rented for a dormitory is also filled. * * » * The white way, discussea so much by the students and citizens of Auburn in past years is to become a reality. The greatest obstacle to be overcome is the problem of securing money to pay for the system. * * * * Drake Field will be the scene of Auburn's first test of the football season when the Tiger of the Plains tackles the Moccasins of Chattanooga University. The game is. expected to be a thriller from the minute the Referee's whistle smites the air until the curtain is rung down by a blast of the same whistle. * * * * Dr. C. S. Yarbrough was elected mayor of Auburn last Monday. This will make the fifth term that Dr. Yarbrough has served as mayor, and during the past eight years he has done much for the improvement of the town. * *v * * Within the-last two years eight miles of concrete sidewalks have been laid, three miles of paving, trunk sewers have been constructed, and a great improvement has been accomplished- in the health conditions of the town. * * * * After being silent for three weeks radio station WAPI, the Victor Hanson radiophone of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, has opened its fall and winter session with a wave length of 461.3 meters. Prexy's Paragraphs By Bradford Knapp Next Friday the "1931-32 Model" Alabama Polytechnic Institute goes on exhibition. The brand of football we are going to have this year will be seen by the world for the first time. Second, the student body goes on exhibition. I presume that 90% of Auburn will be in Montgomery. We are going to be judged by what we do as individuals and as a group. If we go down there and even a minor one per cent or two per cent of the student body are drinking and making a nuisance of themselves, the general public will judge us accordingly. I am very proud of the reputation we have had in years gone by. I have heard it repeatedly said that Auburn's student body is better behaved when away from home than any other student body in this part of the country. I -believe that kind of a reputation is a real asset and that such a name is of great value to the institution and to .the state as well. Three years ago between halves, I went over to the side where our cheering section is located. The chief complaint of the best students there was that some outsider people had pushed in amongst them and disconcerted them in their cheering. The real fellows who we're on the sidelines that night pulling for. our team did not like these' boisterous busybodies in amongst the student group. There is nothing more futile or more absurd at a football game than the vaporings-of the man whose courage has to be bolstered up by artificial stimulants. The finest cheering in the world is done by an organized group under strict discipline. If there is any mistake or any error in the cheering of the Auburn group it is when they lose discipline. Cheer leaders must be real leaders in fact, must think quickly, must cut out their own personal show stuff and be .practical, military disciplinarians if they are going to get the best results. Kindliness, attention, quick and Obedient re-sponse is the main thing. We can be a great support to the team a week from Friday night if we remember to come through with the kind of support in harmony and unison which I have suggested above. But there is another phase of our being on exhibition which is also important. It is not alone what you do at the game but what you do before the game, after the game, and on the train coming home. Gen-tlemanliness, before enthusiasm, thorough, deep and abiding loyalty to Auburn and a self-contained dignity which will challenge the admiration of the whole state and give Auburn the finest kind of a name, a name, which she has justly won by the kind of conduct I am trying to describe. "* * * * A letter from the father of a freshman gives me a lot of comfort. It is a great thing when you write home to your Dads and write discriminatingly regarding what you see. Here is what this freshman has had to say to his Dad who has been his pal and confidant all his life: "These boys down here are a niee bunch of young fellows, in fact they are a cleaner bunch than I have ever seen." Such a statement is worth a whole lot of money because you cannot buy it. ' You can only earn it by living the kind of a life which makes another person say such a thing about you/ * * * » Let's everybody be at Convocation on next Thursday and give the team and the coaches a real rousing, genuine send-off for the first game of the season.. *> AUBURN FOOTPRINTS The Saturday Review of Literature has a great deal to say regarding the depression and its effect on books. They are seemingly greatly perturbed over the possibility of American publishers being able to continue eating three meals per day and keeping sufficiently supplied with gin. Several of the leading Journalists of the" country have begged and disagreed, and contend that all is well in the realm of publishing. Books, they say, have become essential to the lives of American people-even with three cent cotton. The problem of the Publisher now is presenting good books, and of abandoning the practice of flooding the market with masses of printed material. Should this be done no one can say that the depression is without its remunerative qualities. * * * * Who is worried over conditions in Auburn? Possibilities of the greatest football team in years—dancing to music by Blue Steele. . . .Glomerate delivered next week. . . .Beautiful co-eds. . . it's great to be alive and a college boy Juniors have recently been heard talking earnestly about bottles. Can it be home-brew? • * * * ' * * * * * * * People living in the vicinity of Bullard Field probably heard quite a bit of shouting lately. Maybe some industrious rats are rehearsing yells for the coming football season. * * * * ' * * * • * * Joe Purvis, the one and only, the first and last, stepped the "100" in 8 flat yesterday. He would have made it in better time but he broke his right leg coming out of the hole. * * * - « * , * * * * * I know that I shall never say, "Oh, look; He really gave me an A!" An A in red or purple ink— (They come in crayon too, I think.) i An A with comments underneath That are a victor's laurel wreath. An A that merits bended knees From E' and F's and I. N. C.'s. Upon whose earning honor comes Whose absence is a shock to some. Poems are made by fools they say, But only brains can make an A. —The Alabamian. May Mr. Kilmer rest in peace. * * * * * * * * * * The A.T.O. fraternity has_ gained still further prominence on the campus through the election of the President of the Colored Interfraternity Council. Jere Moore, butler,~brought the honor home. -_f. * * * * * * * * * * * ' Tucker and Trowbridge, the happiness boys, have failed to pay Footprints their publicity bill, and we are unable to bring our gentle readers any of their activities for the week. * * * * * * * * * * The English Department has placed in the toes of Footprints the following boners pulled by freshmen in their placement tests. Dogma is a canine; candor is a confection; tangible means an orange; a torso is a bull fight'; a dolt is a unit of electrical capacity. * * * * * * * * * * • Nola Heath, the Little Mary sunshine of Ramsey, may be seen daily drinking her quart of milk in the Cafe. May this serve as a moral lesson to those students who are not always inclined to drink milk. * * * * * * * * * * Distinction between a lady and a diplomat: When a diplomat says yes, he means maybe; when he says maybe, he means no; and if he says no, he is not a diplomat. When a lady says no, she means maybe; when she says maybe, she means yes; and if she says yes, then she is no lady. • THE GOOD EARTH. By Pearl S. Buck. 375 pp. The John Day Co., New York. $2.50. This sterling work by the author of "East Wind, West Wind," continues to be widely read and is one of the finest novels of the season. After reading the first few chapters one forgets that the characters are Chinese, so little of the exotic and oriental are woven into the fabris of the story, that one feels the tragedies, lusts, and jealousies might have -sprung up in any quarter of the globe and in any age. We follow the hard working Wang Lung through his ambitions and lusts, and his rise from an humble farmer to a wealthy land owner; through the abundant years and the terrible years of famine, when the parched and starving earth gave nothing, and he sweated between the shafts of a 'riksha to keep his family to gether and prevent selling his land. Prosperity comes again and he buys more land and has money to lend his less provident neighbors. Then, as if weary of well doing, he brought a pretty mistress into his home to set beside Olan, the birde of his youth, Vho had borne him three sons and had worn away her flesh helping him in the fields. Olan watched him in great misery take the silver out of the sack and spend it for the luxuries and delicacies demanded- by Lotus, who knew the ways of men with women. Day by day, night after night, he drank of his love, then a day came when this strange fever of love cooled; he became distraught with Lotus' extravagance and her cursing of his children. A voice deeper than love cried out in him for his land. He stripped himself of his white stockings, velvet shoes, and long robe, and called for the hoe and the plow and the seed. It was the good dark earth of the fields that healed him of his sickness of love. The years that brought him prosperity and recognition, also brought him disillusionment. It woulded him deeply that his sons of whom he was proud did not share his attackment to the land, and he sees them in his declining yers waiting for him to die, that they may sell the land and become rich and idle city dwellers. / "The Good Earth" is a powerful story, stylistically admirable and entertainingly told. \ FED UP. By George A. Birmingham. 309 pp. The Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, Ind. $2.00. A delightfully flippant and breezy story of English politics. Charles Beauchamp and Peter Boyd were candidafes for Parliament in a rural division, and both became fed up with the election. Peter was urged into it by his energetic Socialistic agent, Hurst; Charles, by his passionately patriotic and capable wife, Lady Edith, who has an acute political intelligence. The way Lady Edith goads her husband, whom she dubs Cheerful Charlie for political gain, into catering to his constituents is ridiculously funny. One night, driving bitterly through a heavy, storm, Peter crossed on the bridge with the battered Dodge driven by his opponent "Cheerful Charlie." The same thought came to both Charles and Peter. They jumped as their cars plunged into the river, and asvthey jumped, saw this heaven-sent opportunity to vanish together. There were rumors of a double murder. Lady Edith remained untroubled by popular theory that Charles had run away with a parson's wife. She went on a speech-making tour dressed in exquisite clothes, and by the time the fugitives Charles and Peter were run down, she had got herself unanimously elected. If you like nonsense and foolish fun, you will find "Fed Up" very enjoyable. The Editor finds his box flooded with radical literature from advocates of cotton plans to voluminous treatises on race relations. This brings to mind the true force of the press. When one wishes to advance new ideas he seeks support from the newspapers. However, we have noted that the press seldom offers any remedies for the numerous faults found. MEMORIES BY PAULINE HUTHWAITE — We will not keep among our memories The weariness and pain, the haunting fears, But the sweet things of youth we will remember— Its joys and not its tears. The hopes, the dreams, the glad adventuring, Laughter and love—these, like .the trees and flowers And all the loveliness of star and cloud, Shall be forever ours. We will remember in the time to come When clear lights ripple and when young winds run In orchard grasses, how we once would dance In Summer wind and sun. And when, in that far twilight of our lives, We sit with calmly folded hands and seem To sleep, we shall be running with the wind And dancing in our dream. 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. The upperclassmen who attended the convocation Thursday should certainly have something to think about. At least any thinking student would question some of the statements made, not from the standpoint of being destructive to the program of advancement outlined by the administration, and not because of an unwillingness to cooperate in every way in putting across this program, but from the standpoint of their correlation with the laws and experience of history. The statement that the radical element of any organization never accomplishes anything is the particular one that I wish to question. Is not recorded history full of the accomplishments of radical men and the story of civilization one continuous outline of their benefits to the world. The fact that as soon as their program has been adopted and found successful, they cease to be considered radical, is the reason that we do not view their accomplishments in the same light, as we did before they became a success. Most of the great movements in history were considered radical when first proposed, and most of the great men in history were at one time viewed in the same light. Christ was one of the most revolutionary leaders in history; our- protestant churches are the result of a very radical movement carried on by very radical men; the American form of government was once considered radical, and the early American leaders were greatly criticized at the time because of this fact; the modern day advocates of a change in our marriage laws are considered radical, but who knows what will be true two hundred years from now. A complete outline of world history would be nothing more than further proof that civilization owes a debt to radical men. All institutions tend to be conservative, and Auburn and the Auburn student body is certainly no exception. We continue having the same inadequate, unreliable, and almost worthless type of examinations long after the science of education has proven that other methods are better. We are still taught the same blind and unreasonable religion that cannot be accepted by any thinking- student. A religion that we have to turn down after which, we get nothing in its place. If we make a few radical changes in the accepted religion of the day in order to make it conform to our personal needs, conservative society tells us that it is better to stay in the dark and have no religion at all. Conservative society crushes all personal initiative in forcing people to fall into line, and if there are a few who will not fall in they are branded as radicals, and socially ostracized. Judging from the experience of the past, institutions in general will always be conservative, and if we cease to have radical men we will also cease to have progressive changes. Auburn needs to have a few more radical men, not only students but also professors, and deans- . The program of the college would better meet the needs of the student body if this were true. It is certainly not the object of this column to pass over without notice, the many times that a radical element has caused -more trouble, and done more to tear down than to build, but it is also true that the ill effect's caused by the ultra-conservatives will more than balance the trouble thus caused. One of the most astounding examples of ultra-conservatism on the part of the Auburn student-body is the silly rat rules that went into effect last week. There is such a thing as Auburn tradition to be considered, but when that tradition comes to the place that it does more harm than good it is time for it to be abolished. In the first place the Auburn rat-rules are- of such a nature that if rigidly obeyed no one will be any better off. If abolishing this relic of barbarism is a step too progressive to be made all at once, why can't a set of rules be established, that would benefit the college as well as the student obeying them. CHARACTER Scottie McKenzie Frasier, of the Dothan Eagle, has another truth for the youth of America: "Modern youth, to amount to anything, must learn" that nothing on earth is so valuable as an unimpeachable character." Play is a young form of work.—Sir J. Arthur Thomson. Americans are good neighbors, rather than good citizens.—G. K. Chesterton. Success or failure is for God to determine.— Mahatma Gandhi. For nerves and boredom, work is the best medicine.—Roy Chapman Andrews. SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 1931 THE PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE TAD McCALLUM, Editor CONTRIBUTORS: HARRY BARNES MARSHAL KALEY K. G. TAYLOR ELMER G. SALTER Holdcroft Scrapping For Regular Berth on Varsity This Season Light Workouts Being Given Grid Players to Prevent Stateness GEORGE HOLDCROFT Another senior who is putting up a strong fight in his last season at Auburn is George Holdcroft, husky tackle. A product of Ensley High, Holdcroft came to the Plains with prospects for a brilliant future on the Tiger eleven. He lived up to advance expectations during his freshman year and was a first string performer on Coach Red Brown s frosh outfit. Injuries kept Holdcroft in the back ground for the next two seasons but he showed up extremely well in Spring Training last February and has'continued his good work since the opening practice this Fall. Weighing well over the 190 pound mark, Holdcroft has an ideal build for a tackle and is a willing worker. If he continues to improve he is like ly to get the starting call for the first game. Curiosity makes people interesting and successful. Students! 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This shift is identical with that of the "Large Tigers". Two sets of backs worked long and hard on the shifting, although their shifting is ragged, they caught on quickly. The prospects were then lined up into two teams and walked through a few plays. Dummy signal drill will be much in evidence and every man should be well versed on his assignment on each play. All the boys expected to report for practice were in uniform except the three Moore brothers. Captain James Moore, tackle, Fred Moore, guard; and George Moore a new recruit for a berth this year. Two promising men Fred Hammock and Earnest £tarr from Loachapoka Junior High come to add the much needed poundage to the "Baby Tigers". Regular practice is being held at three o'clock every afternoon at the old High School. Those reporting were: Ends—Moses, Bottoms, Long, H. McGehee. Tackles—Pennington, C Y. Yar-brough, Lantada, Cheshire, Rew, Camp. Guards—Kitski, Jolly, Jones, Atkinson, Newton. Halfbacks—Herndon, Blake, Isley, Smith, C. Yarbrough. Jr. Whatley. Quarterbacks—Melton, J. C. Whatley, Biggins. Fullbacks—Cook, Bright, JPowell. Centers—Foster, Bruce McGehee. Chrietzburg. The Old "War Eagle" Soars Again Prospects for Winning Cross Country Team Bright This Season \ -v Prospects for a winning cross coun try team are extremely bright this year. The distance runners began work yesterday along with members of the track team-who are planning to do a great deal of Fall work. " A neat schedule is being arranged for the cross-country steppers and if they come through undefeated they should have a good claim on the con ference crown. The team last season decisively defeated team representing Georgia Tech and the Uni versity of Georgia in the only meets scheduled. _ Every member of the team is back in school this year with the excep tion of Pitts who had been a mainstay for three years. His consistent running and point getting will be missed. Those who are returning are: Clarence. Roberts, low point man for two years; Joe Plant, captain of last season's team; Huff, R. McQueen and E. McQueen, who have r C O U P O N For Free Tulip Bulbs Washington Grown Bulbs are the Best. To advertise our superior Bulbs we are giving away several thousand choice Giant Darwin Tulips. Mail this coupon with 25c (no stamps) to cover packing and mailing of a sample collection of 12 choice bulbs guaranteed to bloom in assorted colors. This offer expires Oct. 16. Only one collection for each coupon. s VALLENTGOED BULB COMPANY -*> Auburn, Washington Always Ready to Serve You BANK OF AUBURN Bank of Personal Service A. MEADOWS GARAGE Auto Repairs Cars For Hire r Gas Tires Accessories Oils Tubes U-Drive-'em Greases Phones 29-27 With Opening Game Only a Week Off Starting Lineup Being Picked FRESHMEN GETTING IN SHAPE FOR OPENING GAME ON CAMPUS By Harry Barnes With around 80 men reporting daily, coaches Earl McFaden and Red Harkins are fast rounding their Tiger freshmen into shape for the opening game of the season with Birmingham- Southern which will be played on Drake field September 26. Beef and brawn seem to be the main pointers present in the ranks of the 1931, frosh. This may be seen from the following -list of plebes: Guards, Welch, 192; Houston, 190; Pace 205; Porter, 190; and Hamri'ck, 165. Tackles; Turner, 210; Young, 195; Bedford, 275; Stover, 205; Ross, 190; and Patterson, 190. Ends: Kemp, 190; Morris, 190; Fentor, 180; Whitten, 180. Centers: Haigler, 170; Musgrove, 190; Farris, 170. Quarterbacks: Brown, 155; Guth-ry, 160; Caton, 150. FuHbacks: Whitten, 190; Moore, 180. Halfbacks: Wynn, Morris, Henderson, Wright, Dunn and Ward. Scrimmages this week have clearly shown that the newness of the Notre aDme system has hindered the frosh considerably but indiactions are that in another week, the time remaining^ until their initial scrap, a smoother working aggregation will take the field' against Birmingham-Southern. Since only one cut has been made in the large squad as yet, several different elevens will probably be seen in action next Saturday. Nothing can be said as to the difficulty of the schedule as little is known of the strength of opponents elevens so far. For the first time in nearly a half-score years, the freshmen will not meet Georgia Tech. Because of conflicting dates, Oglethorpe was scheduled in place of the baby Yellow Jackets. The schedule is as follows: Sept. 26—Birmingham - Southern at Auburn. Oct. 23—Georgia at Athens. Oct. 30—Florida at Gainsville. Nov. 14—Tulane at Auburn. Advance Ticket Sale Headed For Success By K. G. Taylor Every day more and more applications are pouring in, at the Advance Ticket Sale office in Montgomery, for ducats to the Auburn-Birmingham Southern game. This plan, which is being" tried for the first time, allows the alumni and fans of both teams to buy their tickets in advance. The choice seats are sold to the first applicants. In this way the fans are assured good seats and a great amount of confusion is eliminated. From the report of the advance sales to date, this year's crowd promises to be, by far, the largest crowd to ever witness a Auburn-Southern game. Tickets may be had by sending a certified check or money order to the office in Montgomery. Jordan Making Strong Bid for Center Position in Tiger Forward Wall fai/vs i/o/zo/w received cross-country awards. The others are Murphy and Kaley who ran with the team in some of the meets and will be strong contenders for the team. Two sophomores, Johnson and Ky-ser, have reported. Both men received freshman numerals in track and will make the regulars step to hold their places. Ray Prim Sold to y Baltimore Orioles Ray Prim, Jackson, who signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and was sold to Greensboro in Piedmont League after starring as a pitcher at- Alabama Polytechnic Institute for twb years, has been purchased by the Baltimore- Orioles in the International League from Durham in the Piedmont League. He was sent to Durham by Greensboro this year. Prim, a southpaw, was the leading hurler on Auburn's 1929 superb freshman team and ranked with the best | college portsiders in the United States his sophomore year in 1930. However, the lure of major league cash was too much for him and he left the collegiate ranks and signed with the National League champions after one season as a varsity performer. It is hard to forecast .what heights he would have reached if he had played his allotted four years at the Plains. He had a winning record in the Piedmont circuit this year. He is a brother of Hannis Prim, veteran tackle on the Tigers 1931 football eleven. Hannis is a junior and received a varsity letter last season. Among the most pr.ominent candidates for the center position left vacant by Dunham Harkins is "Lefty" Jordan, one of Harkin's understudies last season. Jordan is making a determined fight to land a regular berth this season. He played in several of the major games last Fall and was awarded a letter but was never able to gain a regular position. Jordan is a senior and has been switched around considerably during his football career here at Auburn. He was transformed into a fullback at the beginning of his Sophomore year and served in that capacity for an entire season. Last season he was again made a pivot man, however, | and featured in several of the important games, especially the Tulane battle. "Lefty" hails from Selma, and is better known for his prowess on the hardwood than on the gridiron. He captained Auburn's crack quintet last By Tad McCallum Two weeks of heavy work under a blazing sun has begun to have its effect on the Auburn squad and to prevent staleness, Coach Wynne ordered an extremely light workout Friday afternoon, giving the Tigers a chance to rest up before the stiff scirmmage with the freshmen scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Signs of staleness were evident Thursday as the varsity opposed the frosh in an offensive scrimmage. The Tigers executed the plays correctly and most of the. assignments were carried out but it was all done in a lifeless manner. The extra things that make a football team look good, such as mowing down the secondary defense and stretching after passes, were missing. With only a week now remaining before the opening game a fairly good idea may be had of what the starting eleven will resemble. Two1 sophomores, McCoIlum, center, and Ariail, end, are likely to be included in the first string lineup. On the other flank, Porter, Grant, one of the best ends in the Conference, is a sure.starter. An experienced back-field is available consisting of Davidson, quarterback.-Hatfield and Hitchcock, half-backs", and Brown* fullback. The table and guard positions offer more of a problem but at the former post, Co-Captain Bush, Prim, Hold-croftj Holmes, Miller and Arthur look best a? present with very little to chose between them. The two starting guards will in all probability be Molpus and Wood as they are both experienced* and have been showing up well in the practice sessions. A number, of other players are scrapping to gain regular berths' and may edge into the spotlight before the opening battle. At any rate these performers will supply valuable OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF TIGERS FOR THIS YEAR reserve strength. In the backfield, Rogers, Kimbrell, and Neal, half-gacks; Talley and Dupree, fullbacks; and Parker and Williams, quarterbacks, are all slated to see service. Willis Phipps, sophomore halfback and the most promising of the lot, will add greatly to the offensive strength of the team if his injured knee recovers sufficiently to allow him to play. Phipps is by far the best passer on the squad. Carey Senn,,^ George Egge, and Sam Mason, letter ends, will bolster the wing positions. Coach Kiley has been working with a quartet of soph guards, all of whom are slated to see service. They are Boots Chamb-less, Woodall, Searcy and £rossland. Donald Jones, husky letter guard, has been in the hospital undergoing treatment for an injury received this summer and reported for practice for the first time Thursday. When he rounds into shape he will have to be reckoned with for a guard berth. Buddy McCoIlum will have a tough scrap on his hands all season if he keeps "Lefty" Jordan, Lee Johnson and Will Chrietzberg out of the pivot position. Each of this trio is a scrapper and the former two are letter wearers. Several of the varsity candidates are bothered with minor injuries and may not be used in Saturday's scrimmage. These include Commodore Wood, J. D. Bush, and Lindley Hatfield. A . N A SH The Nation's Tailor There has been a great deal of confusion among townspeople as to Auburn's football schedule. The following is a complete list of games to be played. September 25-^BirminghamrSouth-ern in Montgomery, (Friday Night game). October 10—U. of- Wisconsin at Madison. October 17—Ga. Tech "in Atlanta, Georgia. October 24—U. of Florida in Jacksonville. October 31—Spring Hill College in Auburn, (Campus). November 7—Tulane U. in Montgomery, Ala. November 14—Sewanee U. in-Bir-, mingham, Ala- November 21—U. of "Georgia in Columbus, Ga. i November 26—U. of S. C. in Montgomery, (Thanksgiving.) TENTATIVE FIRST TEAM College Park, Md., Sept. 18.—A tentative first team made up of all leftermen and 1930 regulars except Mitchell, a center, has been selected by University of Maryland coaches. MARYVILLE OPENS Maryville, Tenri., Sept. 17.—Mary-ville College opejjed its football season here Friday in a game with Lincoln Memorial. CAVALIERS POLISH OFF University, Va., Sept. 18.—University of Virginia's gridsters Thursday polished off in preparation for their season opener against Roanoke College Saturday. LOYOLA IN INITIAL New , Orleans, Sept. 18.—Loyola met Louisiana College in the opening game of the season for both teams today. 137 TARHEEL FRESHMEN Chapel Hill, N. C, Sept. 18—Start of freshman football practice drew 137 candidates. If you're not pleasing yourself, the chances are you're not pleasing anyone else. - FOR .RENT or SALE New Brick House for rent or sale; 10 rooms two complete baths. Suitable for Frat House or Boarding 'House. On East Magnolia. Telephone: day, 95; night, 256, Opelika. E. A. SCREWS S U I T S $21.50 $23.50 $29.50 $35.00 Olin L. Hill —At— College Barber Shop Alemiting Washing — Polishing W0C0-PEP SERVICE STATION ALLEN B. KLING, Prop. PHONE 86 STUDENTS ATTENTION! We invite you to open a checking account with us. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Your Interest Computed PAGE FOUR THE PLAINSMAN SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 1931 Tests Seek Reaction Of Church Students To Rum Phraesology Sunday school students will give their mental reactions, "pleasing" or "distasteful" to such words as "anti-sa- Capone, padlock, speak-easy, Band of Hope, Coast Guard, cirrhosis of the liver, personal liberty" and similar expressions in teste sent out by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America as an outline course on the liquor problem. In addition to the "mental reaction" examination, a "true-false" test is provided, wherein the pupil will mark as right or wrong such statements as: , "Light wines and beer are harmless." "Alcohol is a poison." "Drinking is not a sin." "The teaching of the Bible is against the drinking of liquor in any form." - "The eighteenth amendment can not be repealed." Among other words which the pupil is asked to analyze in accordance with his feeling or agreeable or disagreeable association—and he is warned not to stop to reect, but "work rapidly," are: Spaek-easy, pro-hbiition, drunkard, W. C. T. U., home brew, Andrew W. Mellon, social glass, Hoover Commission on Law Enforcement, Jones law, rum-running, beer stein, machine gun, and Literary Digest poll." Facts About Plants Found By Dr. Isbell Dr. C. L. Isbell, professor of horticulture of the Alabama- Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, has made some very interesting discoveries concerning the propagation of tomatoes and Irish potatoes. He found that-leaves of tomato vines can be rooted and converted into plants which make normal tomatoes. He used moist sand in his experiments but tomato leaves may be rooted anywhere other plants are rooted, he said. -The leaves which were rooted produced shoots, then plants, and finally tomatoes. In his experiments leaves of Irish potato plants always made normal potatoes provided the bud at the base of the stem of leaf was attached. When this bud was not attached the leaves died. If attached the leaves developed into plants and produced normal potatoes. The ultimate value of these experiments is unknown, Dr. Isbell explained. He can see wherein they will be helpful in a scientific way but made no prediction • as to their general practical value beyond scientific research. Dr. Isbell conducted these studies over a period of years. He checked and. rechecked in order to verify results. He produced impotant information about the propagation of plants which may be used with plants other than tomatoes and Irish potatoes. , . FRESHMEN PULL UNCONSCIOUS HOWLERS IN PLACEMENT TEST Shades of Mrs. Malaprop! Probably in this way would a literary gentleman greet the barrage of new definitions and remarkable answers to questions on literature given by the Freshmen in the recent English placement test. These Rats know things nobody ever though of before, and probably will never be thought of again. • Believe it or not? scrutiny is a skin disease. Strange as it seams, "to garble" is "to wash the throat." An evidence of the Higher Learning is contained in the statement that carnal is a waterway; but another Rat avers that, by all means, carnal is a holiday. And did you know that when Lucky Strike expels all harst, acrid irritants, they neally expel all harst, roseate irritants? Ecclesiastically-minded Rodents pass on the glad word that Esther was none other than the wife of David; and that "to hallow," archaically interpreted as "to idolize," really means "to scoop out". Dr. Allison will probably be astounded to find out that the unit of power is the dolt. The dolt is also defined as a door fastening and a young horse. Here's a surprise: when you deduce something, you really subtract it. The next time anyone comes into your room with a smug loqk on his face, it is more than likely due to the fact that he has neglected to wash it, for "smug," in addition to meaning "cozy," carries proudly the definition of "dirty". Cast a gleeful eye over these howlers: The name of the Deserted Village Fall Oats Will Make Feed For Next Year ! SPALDING... Rackets Re-strung Tennis Rackets Y Tennis Balls LIPSCOMB'S Tiger Drug Store Big yields of feed crops in Alabama this year do not guarantee either an abundance of feed or big yields next year. Farmers are being reminded of this by county agents when it is time to plant oats and xjther winter cover crops to make more feed next year. "And oats should be planted between September 15 and October 15 to make feed next year," said J. C. Lowery, extension agronomist here. "In experiments at Auburn the yield of fall-sown oats was double that of spring-sown oats over a period of twenty years. "Drill oats in cotton middles soon after the cotton has been picked. Planting early—even if the oats have to be planted in the middle of a summer-growing crop before it is harvested—is of much greater importance in» securing a good yield than delaying planting to plow the land and prepare it thoroughly. "Oats should be seeded at the rate of two to three bushels per acre. Sow red rustproof, Appier, or Ful-ghum varieties. The Fulghum is earlier than the rustproof. "North of Birmingham where oats are sometimes lost from freezes the Norton oat is promising, having stood 8 degrees above zero in January, 1928, when other varieties were almost completely killed. In three years tests it made about as large yields as other varieties. The winter turf oat is popular with many farmers in the Tennessee Valley. "It pays to treat oats for smut. Every farmer can sectire a cheap and practical formula for treating oats for smut from his county agent." was: Cranford, Stratford, Concord. Pippa sang "Sally in our Alley". On entering Philadelphia for the first time, Franklin spent all his money for a newspaper. Dinah Morris was a friend of Little Eva. Lord Jim worked out* his salvation as a missionary to the Burmese; as a voyager in the Arctic. My Antonio, was a South Sea beauty. The "Hesperus" was lost in the Franco-Prussian War. The Deacon's wonderful one-hoss shay went to pieces when Brudder Brown sat down in it. In the phrase "The quality of mercy is not strained", the word "strained" means "run through a sieve." Sesame and Lilies is a bouquet. Anantithesis is a composition. Thanatopsis is an'island in the Levant. Wolf Larsen suffered from eczema. LEGAL AID CLINIC BEING OPENED AT DUKE LAW SCHOOL Beginning on Monday, the law school of Duke opens the first Legal Aid clinic in North Carolina, making free legal aid available to persons about Durham- who would otherwise be unable to pay an atorney's fee. • The clinic will maintain an office in the law school building oh the west campus and will be under the personal direction of John F. Bradway, who recently came to Duke from the University of Southern California. Mr. Bradway is a recognized leader in this; work. He founded the Southern California clinic in 1929. Duke's clinic will be similar to other legal aid societies throughout the country. The rule is rigid that only poor persons can be received as client's; but after this test is passed the clinic aims to serve its clients in advice or in court actions as any other attorney would serve them. Experienced attorneys will be in charge of the office, while third-year WOII IjiUSeil S U l i e i c u l i um Cecilia. - . -s. . , . , » law students will be permitted to do A heirarchy is a congregation of . < , ,-„ heretics. Reputable means "of bad fame." Nurture means outdoor life. Lascivious means luscious. Brobdingnag was a faithful Zulu servant; also an old horse. Lethal means made of stone. The albatross was hung on the South Pole. Progeny is another term for a monstrosity. Ribald means puzzling. . •. MAJOR FRANKE MAKES TALK TO UPPERCLASSMEN (Continued from page 1) stressed in his talk was the wearing of the uniofrm off the drill field. As a new rat rule has been made this year, compelling the freshmen to wear their uniform at all times according to military regulations, upperclassmen should set a good example in wearing their uniforms in the proper manner. Major Franke also impressed upon the student offices the necessity of showing the new students the proficiency of the military unit by knowing commands and military courtesy thoroughly. Mississippi Students Flock to Ala. Schools The status of the colleges of Mississippi which were dropped from membership in the Association of Colleges and Secondary .Schools of the Southern States by action of the Association at its last annual meeting, will receive further consideration by the members when the Association meets in Montgomery next December. The Mississippi schools were barred from membership when Gov. Bilbo, who controls the respective boards of trustees of the institutions, ousted a number of professors for political reasons. Expulsion of the Mississippi schools from membership in the Southern Association has resulted in"a large enrollment of Mississippi students a t the various colleges in Alabama which are members of the Association. It is currently reported that the Mississippi students at the University of Alabama total between 200 and 400 and that this number is almost double the number enrolled there last year. The number of Mississippi students at Auburn is approximately twice as large as last year, it was said. University of Alabama authorities have declined to release comparative figures. Dr. George H. Denny, president, admitted that there was an increase, but declared it was hot "notably substantiate." The meeting of the Southern Association in Montgomery will be the 36th annual assembly. A local committee on arrangement's has been named by President Charles Brown, of Birmingham. The committee is composed of Dr. Walter D. Agnew, president of Womans College; W. R. Harrison, superintendent of Montgomery schools; Mayor Gunter, Dr. A. F. Harman, state superintendent of education; Frank L. Grove, secretary of the Alabama Education Association; Jesse B. Hearin, secretary of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. James Fitts Hill, president of the Montgomery Council Parent- Teacher Association and Mothers Clubs; Millard Westcott, Boy Scout executive; and W. L. Spencer, director of the division of secondary education of the State Department of Education, who is chairman of the committee. Eleven states are represented in the Southern Association, which has a membership of about 150 colleges and over 1,000 high schools. Nine colleges and 73 high schools in Alabama are members of the association. such portions of the work as may fall within their abilities, short of actually practicing law. It has. been the experience of conductors of this kind of service all over the country to be applied to by- persons desiring settlement of small claims, such as the collection of small contracted debts" and the like. \ Legal aid work in this form, declared Mr. Bradway, has received the hearty endorsement of the legal profession in all the leading pities of the United States. Chief Justice Hughes is honorary president of the National association of legal aid organizations, and in every state and city where such organizations- exist the members of the bar have expressed their approval. The American bar association is particularly cordial, also, to the furtherance of this type of organization. •Duke Chronicle. INSIST ON THE BEST MEATS SANITARY MARKET A. H. CHRIETZBURG, Prop. Where Cleanliness Prevails Live and Dressed Poultry —PHONE 112— gan, by MacLeod Yearsley, consulting aural surgeon to St. James Hospital. Patronize Plainsman Advertisers. Alabama Housewives Are Canning Fruits And Vegetables Now The war-time slogan of "Can All You. Can" has been revived by Alabama housewives in preparation for rigorous winter. Having taken advantage of the abundant fruit and vegetable crops to stock cellars' with row on row of preserves and canned edibles, the women of the state whose duty it is to set the table have turned to canning meats. Miss Helen Kennedy, extension nutritionist here reports that meats are being canned in Alabama on a much larger scale than heretofore. Most of the canning is of cattle and poultry, she says, and has been resorted to for economic reasons. "Modern methods in handling and canning meats have made it feasable and present conditions have made it necessary," said Miss-Kennedy.- "Faced with low prices for their animals and poultry farmers are killing and canning and thereby ending feeding expense. Chickens removed from flocks because they are not producers of eggs are being canned in large nftmbers?v A supply of .canned meats makes possible a variety of meats around which to build the main meaC Miss Kennedy points out. It also tends to reduce waste. "By canning meat the farmer is independent of weather conditions and tne housewife has no need for worry when company appears thirty minutes before meal time.'' she said. "Canned meat is always ready and means a saving in time and labor." Sigma Phi Beta's and A.L.TVs Give Dance On Wednesday Eve On last Wednesday evening the Sigma Phi Beta Sorority and Alpha Lambda Tau Fraternity entertained their rushees and pledges with an informal dance at the Alpha Lambda Tau House on West Magnolia Avenue. The decorations were carried out in the colors of the Sorority and Shakespeare Died • Fraternity. Overhead streamers and From. 1 3 D i s e a s e s Silhouettes depicting college life were attractively combined. The death of William Shakespeare One of the features of .the dance 42, bard, was due to complication of was the presentation of Auburn's new thirteen diseases, according to an ar.- victory song, "Fight 'urn Tiger" by tide in Lancet, British medical or- Jimmie O'Neil and his Georgian's, of Columbus Punch made from frozen fruits was served to all the guests. Dr. and Mrs. Good were acting haperones. Dean of Architecture and Applied Art Frederick Child Biggin, dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts, who has been connected with Auburn since 1916. He has held his present position since 1927, when the Architecture Department was separated from the College of Engineering. Dean Biggin holds the degrees of bachelor of science and master of science. (Editor's Note: This is the first of a series of photographs of deans and heads of departments to be printed during the year in order to better acquaint students with college officials. The second will be printed next week.) EGG LAYING CONTEST WILL OPEN AT POULTRY FARM ON OCTOBER 1 The Alabama Egg Laying Demon stration, conducted annually by the Extension Service of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute,* will; commence '.t eighth consecutive year of operation on October 1, at the Poultry -Farm at Auburn. The first demonstration was held here in 1924-25. under the direction of the Extension Service and the poultry department, and the contest has been an affair of nation-wide importance since that time. One hundred entries representing twenty-one states comprise the contesting group this year, with a number of applications on the waiting list. The purpose of the contest is to demonstrate under actual conditions the methods and .practices that can be used to produce eggs economically, to test out by comparison under Vegetable Storage For Later Use Told Home gardeners in Alabama have come to early fall with a large supply of vegetables to be used during the winter. Consequently, Julian Brown, extension horticulturist, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, offers practical suggestions about harvesting and storing as follows: "Where there is danger from hlrd .freezes, vegetables such as beets, carrots, cabbage, and turnips/should be dug and stored for the winter. Beets, carrots, and turnips may be stored either in a cellar or in a specially prepared pit made in the following manner: (1) Select.a well-drained area, dig the pit about 12 inches deep, four to six feet wide, and long enough to accommodate all the vegetables to be stored; (2) Cover the bottom with pine straw; (3) Cut off tops of root crops to be stored; (4) place them in a wedge-shaped pile about two feet high; and (5) Cover with about 4 to 6 inches of straw and cover this with about an equal depth of dirt. "Cabbage may be stored in pits or trenches by inverting the plants and covering with straw and dirt the same as above. the same conditions the birds of different breeds of various owners, to advertise the stock of the breedei's represented, and to advertise at large the poultry industry?' The contest will run for fifty-one weeks; be^nning October 1, and ending September 23, 1932. Silver cups are to be awarded at the end of the contest to the pen with the greatest number of eggs, and to the individual bird with the best record. Complete monthly reports will be sent to each contestant and to all extension workers in the State. The one hundred entries will be housed in fifty, modern, well constructed poultry houses, each one to contain twenty-six birds, or two entries, All birds will be under the supervision of an experienced poul-tryman, who is a member of the staff of the poultry department. . Every attention possible will be given the chickens in the way of sanitation, feeding, and disease prevention. Electric lights will be used during the fall and winter to lengthen the day, but such lights will be used in moderation only. The management of the contest will be in the hands of C. T. Bailey, manager of the demonstration; G. A. Trollope, head of the department of poultry, and H. R. Bailey, extension poultryman. r DRINK NEHI Fruit Flavors Made from tree ripened fruit I Soviets Against Cards Because All the Decks Have Kings, Queens Ely Culbertson, contract bridge expert,, is back from Russia with a story about royalty. He had a scheme for doubling the sale of playing cards in the Soviets, but the man in charge of the syndicate would have none of it. "He told me," Culbertson said, "that he had been put on the job for the express purpose of cutting down the sale of cards because *here are kings and queens in the decks. He boasted he had slashed the annual sale to 1,500,000 decks. They tried putting out decks without figures of royalty and the Russians refused to buy them." Ala. Manufacturers Use Modern Methods Many forward looking Alabama manufacturers are using modern merchandising methods in making their products more attractive, usable and distinctive, states Colonel Page S. Bunker, state forester. Heretofore, in most cases, lumber and other forest products lost their identity as soon as they left the manufacturers. However, many mills now stamp the name of the mill on one side of flooring and ceiling and on the ends of finish and common lumber. The species, "grade and size of the lumber is also shown in some cases. Timbers are stenciled with the maker's name and cars of timbers, poles, piling and lumber often have signs attached showing the name and address of the producer. Some mills line the sides of the freight cars with paper and cover the floors with shavings before loading lumber in them. Others wrap their finish lumber in paper which keeps each package of lumber clean until it is used. A sticker on each package states the size, grade, quantity and manufacturer. Some lumber is given a protective coat of paint at the mill and cedar closet lining is sometimes painted on the back face to reduce the evaporation of the desired oils. All of these devices aid the consumer in obtaining suitable materials and the forest converting industries in obtaining more business if they produce highly satisfactory products. Tiger Theatre Saturday, Sept. 19 "HUCKLEBERRY FINN" —With— Jackie Coogan '- Junior Durkin Mitzi Green - Jackie Searl Added Attraction—Comedy: "CATCH AS CATCH CAN" Sunday - Monday, Sept. 20-21 MAURICE CHEVALrER . •—In— -"THE SMILING -LIEUTENANT" —With— Claudette Colbert Charles Ruggles Added Attraction—Paramount News and Rudy Vallee in "BETTY CO-ED" Tuesday, Sept. 22 "SPORTING. BLOOD" —With— Clark Gable Ernest Torrence Madge Evans Added Attraction—Audio Review and Cartoon "YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY" Three Students Are «' Attending 'Y' Meet Three Auburn students are attending the State Y. M. C. A. Officer's Training School which meets this week-end at the Y. M. C. A. camp near Birmingham. The three Auburn men attending are Joe Plant, Mdrion Kelley, and Howard Morris, and are there as Auburn's official delegates. The principal speaker on the program of the training school is Mr. Walter L. Stone, who is director of boy's work at the Y. M. C. A. graduate school at Nashville. Mr. Stone has been very active in boy's Y. M. C. A. work, and is well-known thru-out the country for a book he has written on the subject. WE SELL College Ice Gream Taste the Difference • Take home a quart SODAS CIGARS CANDY CIGARETTES SANDWICHES BENSON BROS. Confectionery on campus corner CURB SERVICE / |
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