1932-01-30 The Plainsman

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VOLUME LV AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, JAN. 30, 1932 NUMBER 32
ARCHITECTS WILL
OBSERVE FOUNDING
ON MARCH.4 AND 5
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Of
Department Will Be Cele­brated
Next Month
COSTUME BALL PLANNED
Graduates and Practicing Ar­chitects
Will Be Invited to
Attend
The twenty-fifth anniversary of
the founding of the architectural
department at AubunTwill be cele­brated
on March 4 and 5, it was an­n
o u n c e d ^ Dean F. C. Biggin, of
the school of architecture and allied
arts.
Although the program is not com­plete,
it has been definitely planned
to close the celebration with a cos­tume
ball in the exhibit hall of the
department on the evening of March
5.
Invitations will be sent to grad­uates
in architecture and practicing
architects of Alabama. A large
number of alumni are expected to
attend, Dean Biggin said.
Arrangements for the observance
are being made by a committee com­posed
of Professors F. M. Orr, chair­man;
J. W. Hide, K. G. Reeve, Roy
H. Staples and Marguerite E. Oden-dahl
of the architectural faculty.
They will work in connection with
committees composed, of architectur­al
students.
Auburn Music Students Take Real
Interest In Courses Says Brigham
Music Department Head States That Rapid Strides Are Being
Made In The Music Department Which Was Organized
In 1929
President Knapp Is
Elected Member Of
Agricultural Club
PLAYERS SEEKING
STUDENT TALENT
Try-Outs Will Be Conducted
From the Entire Student
Body
President Bradford Knapp, at the
regular meeting of the Ag Club Wed­nesday
night, was made an honorary
member of the Club. Dr. Knapp was
•*. guest speaker of the evening and
made an extremely interesting address
on the cotton situation and general
farm conditions in the South and in
Alabama particularly. He brought
out in his talk that he believed agri­culture
to be the basic industry of the
world, and that it was to become more
so in the future. Dr. Knapp empha­sized
the fact that legislation would"
never successfully righten the pres­ent
cotton situation, and expressed the
belief that it was up to the individ­ual
farmer to solve his own problem.
He stated that the farmer should
plant crops for his own use and then
plant only as much cotton as he deem­ed
wise. •
Another feature of the meeting was
the presentation of the American
Farmer Award to Oliver Manning, a
sophomore in agricultural education.
This award is the highest made to
an individual in the organization of
Future Farmers of America, and
brings the total number of awards
in Alabama to three. Earle Solo­mon,
sophomore in agriculture, and
Lloyd Ezell of Ozark, are the other
two Alabama boys who have won this
distinction.
Continuing the policy adopted this
year of allowing persons who are not
members of the Players to take part
in the plays presented by this dra­matic
organization, the Auburn Play­ers
announce that the try-outs for
their new plays, "The Dream Spec­tre",
will be held Monday night at
8 o'clock in the "Y" hut. This play
in nine scenes by James Edgington
Wilkes calls for nine male parts and
three female parts. Copies of these
parts may be asked for at the i-eserve
desk at the library. The play will be
completely cast Monday night, so
those who feel that they would like
to take one of these parts are urged
to be at the try-outs at that time.
At a special meeting of the Players
Wednesday night, a one-act play will
be presented by members of the or­ganization.
Upon completion of this
play, several members will have had
enough dramatic work to be eligible
for membership in Theta Alpha Phi;
national honorary dramatic fratern­ity.
Membership in Theta Alpha Phi
here is based upon work done by the
applicants in dramatic work, prefer­ably
in the Auburn Players.
Baraca Class Elects New
Officers at Baptist S. S.
The Baraca Sunday School class at
the Baptist Church, taught by J. V.
Brown, has recently elected new offi­cers
and renewed its efforts to reach
more Auburn students on Sunday
mornings. This is already the big­gest
and most progressive class in
the student department at the Baptist
Church and bids fair to become the
most popular student's class in town.
We, the Baraca class, urge all Bap­tists
to join us and extend a hearty
welcome to all who are not attending
other classes. Come and benefit in
our class with us.
ALUMNUS PROTESTS CONFERENCE RULING
ON BROADCASTING FOOTBALL CONTESTS
Following a decision reached by
officials of the Southern conference
to the effect that no Southern con­ference
football games would be
broadcast during the 1932 season
leads the Auburn Alumnus to come
forth with an editorial attack on the
decision. The entire editorial is
quoted as follows:
"At the December meeting in New
Orleans, Southern Conference offici­als
passed a ruling that in the future
there will be no broadcasting of
football games 'played in Southern
Conference territory in which South­ern
Conference schools are partici­pants,'
"The officials evidently believe that
putting reports of games on the air
tends to decrease attendance. Wheth­er
or not this is true is a question
which has been heatedly argued both
pro and con and about which very
little is actually known, for there is
no accurate mean sof checking re­sults.
Nevertheless it is a known
fact that football has had its biggest
day since the coming of athletic
broadcasting.
"Radio stations realize the attrac­tive
elements in such features from
a listener-interest standpoint and
perhaps this realization serves to un­consciously
color their opinion that
such broadcasting popularizes the
spirts with the ultimate increase of
paid admissions. Quite logically, we
feel, one could not believe that a
fan would purposely remain at home
by his receiving set rather than to
occupy his seat in the stands when
circumstances and the condition of
his purse made the latter possible.
"An announcer's verbal descrip­tion
of a great football game or any
athletic contest can in no adequate
way displace the actual visualizing
(Continued on page 4)
"Students at Auburn take music
seriously." This is the opinion of
Prof. John W. Brigham, head of the
department of Auburn music, who
says that the Auburn Band, the
Men's Glee Club, student orchestras,
and the large enrollment in music
courses give evidence that this is
true. In addition, there is a choral
society composed of faculty mem­bers
and townspeople.
"Despite the fact that few stu­dents
who come to Auburn have had
any extensive musical preparation,
many of those who engage in hiusi-cal
activities are showing serious in­terest
in musical advancement and
displaying marked musical talent,"
Prof. Brigham added. "Enrollment
in academic music subjects and in
courses of private lessons has in­creased
to the full capacity of the
present teaching staff. Around 100
students are enrolled in music sub­jects
this year,"
The department of music was or­ganized
in September, 1929. Prior
to that time the glee club and the
band had been functioning for a
number of years under the able di­rection
of P, R. Bidez,' who is still
in charge of the latter organization.
Prof. Brigham was appointed di­rector
of music and Earl Hazel, in­structor
in piano, In addition to
courses in singing and piano, acade­mic
courses such as theory of music,
harmony, history of music, sight
singing, and terminology were offer­ed
for the first time at Auburn for
college credit. It is now possible to
take these various courses for elec­tive
credit in all departments. It is
also possible to choose music as a
major or a minor subject toward a
degree and a number of students
have elected music as a major and
are now pursuing this work.
The oldest of campus musical or­ganizations
is the Auburn band,
Prof. Brigham said. It was formed
in 1892 by Prof. M. T. Fullan, now
head of the department of machine
design and drawing at Auburn, and
since then it has been heard by
thousands of audiences. • Many inter­esting
stories have been related
about this group that has growin
from a drum and bugle corps into a
75-piece concert and military band.
The work consists mainly of play­ing
for athletic contests, particular­ly
football games, presenting con­certs,
and playing for military form­ations
of the R. O. T. C. unit. The
band usually attends the Mobile
Mardi Gras celebration. Rehearsals
are held five hours each week, dur­ing
the drill period of two hours and
regular rehearsal hours. It has been
under the direction of Mr. Bidez for
more than a decade.
The music department has placed
much emphasis upon choral activity,
since it was found that a large num­ber
of students could be reached in
this way. Much interest has been
shown in the glee club by the
students, and each year over 100
men have competed for positions.
This year the membership has been
increased to 70 voices. The club
rehearses three hours each week—
one hour in separate sections and
two hours general rehearsal. Attend­ance
has averaged above sixty at all
rehearsals to date, in spite of a com­plicated
class schedule and many con­flicts
with meetings of other organi­zations.
Men in the club seem to
take this work as a valuable asset,
said Prof. Brigham, who jg«<director.
Concerts are preseirfod in Auburn
frequently, and each year the glee
club makes a tour of towns in Ala­bama.
Independent of the music depart­ment,
several student groups have
organized orchestras. Chiefly among
these are the orchestras that furnish
music for dances and other social
functions in Auburn and elsewhere
and the Sunday school orchestras.
One of the dance bands toured south
Alabama during the recent Christ
mas holiday.s
(Continued on page 4)
TWO TEAMS ENTER
FINALS OF INTER-FRAT
BASKETBALL
s. A. E. Defeated by Kappa
Sigma as Sigma Nu Downs
T. U. O.
CLOSELY CONTESTED
'Rip" Williams Leads Kappa
Sig Attack; Turk and Grant
Share Sigma Nu Honors
Fast passing and hard scrapping
featured the two semi-final games of
the inter-fraternity basketball tourn­ament
last night as the Kappa Sig's
overcame the S. A. E. team, 33 to
22, and the Sigma Nu dribblers won
over the T. U. O.'s by a 22 to 15
score. The victories gave the. Sigma
Nu and Kappa Sigma teams the right
to meet for the championship next
week.
Both teams have traveled a difficult
route in winning their way to the
finals. The Kappa Sig's have de­feated
the Phi Kappa Delta', Sigma
Phi Sigma, Phi Delta Theta, and S.
A. E. teams, while the Sigma Nu pas­sers,
after drawing a bye in the first
round, have eliminated the Beta Kap­pa's,
Lambda Chi Alpha's, and T. U.
O.'s.
The Sigma Nu and T. U. O. outfits
hooked up in the first battle last night
with neither team showing the form
exhibited in previous games. The pas­sing
was good but numerous easy
shots were missed and the T. U. O.
team failed to sink a single field goal
during the first half. The Sigma Nu's
were leading at the half by an 11 to
3 count which the T. U, O.'s quickly
cut down as the third period com­menced.
Matters were practically
even in the closing minutes but a
final spurt gave tha Sigma Nu's the
needed margin for victory.
Bill Turk and Porter'Grant led the
scoring for the winners with six
points each. Turk also played a nice
floor game and gave the opposition
lots of trouble with his c lose guard­ing.
Baker and Snider were the out­standing
performers for the T. U. O.
team.
Beacon Lamps Mark Air Route
From Atlanta To Montgomery
Lighting System Of New Auburn-Opelika Airport Are Com­plete
; Beacons Were Turned On For The First Time Last
Thursday Night
BAND IS INVITED TO
MARDI GRAS AGAIN
COMMITTEE STATES
The lighting system of the newly
opened Auburn-Opelika airport has
been put into operation recently, with
the result that the safety of night
flying between Atlanta and south­western
point's will be largely increas­ed.
At the northwest end of the flying
field is installed a tower containing
an aerial beacon, course lights, and
an illuminated wind sock. The main
beacon contains a one thousand watt
bulb surrounded by a thirty-six inch
reflector, revolving at the rate of six
revolutions per minute. This light is
one of the latest types installed by
the department of commerce and is
on an eccentric mounting. This is
arranged so that when the beam is
turned away from the field it is
sweeping the hor-Jzon but as it crosses
the field it drops and sweeps the
ground, thus aiding any plane in land­ing.
Beside the beacon, on the tower,
there are two green course lights ar­ranged
in opposite directions. They
flash, at intervals, three dots and a
dash to show the birdmen that they
have passed the three hundred mile
mark on the way east from New Or­leans.
On the east side of the tower
is an illuminated wind sock which
may be readily seen from the air
and thus aid fliers in night landings.
The entire field is surrounded by
fifteen watt boundary lights showing
the extremities of the landing space.
Along the east side of the field red
lights are substituted for the stand­ard
white ones because of the soft
condition of the ground on that side.
The runways are marked with green
lights at either end, and all obstacles
in the vicinity are distinctly marked.
The operation of the lights at the
airport is automatically controlled by
a compensating clock which allows for
the change of time in sunrise and
sunset. It is wound by an airport
keeper who has charge of one hund-red
miles of airways. Three times
daily weather reports are sent out by
telephone from the mid-way filling
station near the field, concerning wind
conditions and visibility in that vi­cinity.
The Auburn Opslika airport is one
of the regular department of com­merce
emergency landing fields on
the Atlanta-New Orleans airway over
which daily air mail will be estab­lished
February fifteenth. _
Auburn Musical Group Has At­tended
For the Past Several
Years *
FEATURES PLANNED
Band Members Rehearsing
Daily In Preparation For
Annual Celebration
COMMITTEE TO GO
TO AG CONCLAVE
Dr. Knapp and Members of
Faculty to Attend Birming­ham
Meet
Line-ups:
Sigma Nu (22)
McCallum (4)
Hitchcock (1)
Kemp
S. Turk (3) •
B. Turk (6)
Pos.
F.
F.
c.N
G.
G.
T. U. O. (15)
Lawson (3)
Hughes (3)
Snider (6)
Baker (2)
Sims (1)
Subs: Sigma Nu—Grant (6), and
Thrasher. (2). T. U. O.—Harrison.
The sensational shooting of "Rip"
Williams was the feature of the S.
A. E.—Kappa Sigma battle. The
football star hit the cords for a to­tal
of 17 points to lead his team to
a 33 to 22 victory. The Kappa Sigs
combined smooth passing with accu­rate
shooting to win without a great
deal of trouble and their all-round
performance was probably the best
of the tournament so far.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon quintet
fought hard all the way and toward
(Continued on page 4)
Eighteen Glee Club
Members Given Keys
Glee Club Keys have been ordered
for the eighteen men who have ser­ved
three or more years as members
of the Auburn Glee Club, and they
are expected to arrive within the
next two weeks. The keys are to
be presented by the school, as a token
of appreciation to the men who have
rendered distinct and faithful ser­vice
to the Glee Club in the past three
years.
The inscription, "Auburn Glee
Club" will be placed on the face of
the keys, and on the back will be en­graved
the name and years the stu­dent
has been a member of the club.
Following is a list of the men who
will receive keys: H. D. Barnes, R.
R. Martin, S. K. Bernard, G. S.
Christopher, J. R. Harris, J. H. Mea­gher,
C. G. McNaron, J. S. Rogers,
C. B. Gregory, B. M. Muse, J. M.
Jones, J. E. Wood, S D. Wade, T. C.
Allen, B. H. McLaughlin, W. M. Var-non,
K. B. Conradi, and W. H. Fran­cis,
i
Headed by President Bradford
Knapp, a group of faculty members,
research workers, and members of
the extension service staff of Au­burn
will attend the annual conven­tion
of the association of Southern
Agricultural Workers, in Birming­ham,
February 2-4. Dr. Knapp is
chairman of the reception commit­tee.
Auburn representatives who will
appear on the program are Dean M.
J. Funchess of the college of agri­culture
and director of the Alabama
experiment station; Dr. C. A. Cary,
dean of the school of veterinary med­icine
and state veterinarian; F. W.
Burns, extension livestock special­ist;
D. C. Sturkie, G. D. Scarseth,
and F. L. Davis of the agronomy de­partment;
M. L. Nichols and John
W. Randolph of the department of
agricultural engineering; Carl M.
Clark and B. F. Alvord of the de­partment
of agricultural economics;
J. C. Grimes and W. H. Eaton, ani­mal
husbandry and dairying; J. M.
Robinson and F. S. Arant, depart­ment
of entomology; and Elizabeth
Forney and Margaret Garrett, ex­tension
workers.
The Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham
will be general headquarters for the
association which will be attended by
agricultural and home economics
workers from the states of the South.
CLARENCE DOUGLAS
TO LECTURE HERE
Author, Historian and Editor
to Give Lecture On February
1st
Col. Clarence B. Douglas, special
representative of Inland Waterways
Corporation and appointee of Sec.
Patrick J. Hurley, secretary of war,
will speak to Auburn students at
11:00 o'clock in Ross Chemistry Lab
oratory, on Monday, February 1. He
is coming to Auburn upon special in­vitation
from Prof. John H. Goff, as­sociate
professor of economics at the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Pro­fessors,
students, and others are ex­pected
to hear the lecture. This will
be one of a series of lectures deliv­ered
by Col. Douglas, in Alabama, by
courtesy of the Birmingham Traffic
Club.
Born in Missouri, Col. Douglas has
distinguished himself as an editor,
a lawyer, and as a lecturer. Most
of his life was spent in Oklahoma,
where he is prominent in business
(Continued on Page 4)
The Auburn Band will again at­tend
the annual Mardi Gras celebra­tion
in Mobile, according to news­paper
announcements made by offi­cers
of the Mobile Carnival Associa­tion.
Although P. R. Bidez, director
of the band, could not be reached for
a statement, it is understood that
the members of the musical organi­zation
are rehearsing daily in prepa­ration
for the event.
Following is a clipping .from a
state paper:
All the fanfare accompanying the
annual Mardi Gras celebration in
Mobile will be in evidence Feb. 4-9
when the city begins five days of
merry-making.
Finishing touches have been applied
to floats to be entered in the daily
parades and contract has been let
for erection of the coronation stand
where Felix, King of Misrule, will be
crowned and given the keys to the
city.
The Auburn band which has parti­cipated
in the celebrations for the
past several years will be on hand.
The U. S. S. Claxton will be at an­chor
in Mobile Bay and open to in­spection
by visitors.
The mystic society parades will
begin Friday, Feb. 5, with the pa­rade
of the Krewe of Columbus. On
Monday King Felix will ascend his
throne amid all the pomp and cere­mony
of former years.
The Infant Mystics parade will be
the feature event Monday night and
the Knights of Revelry and Comic
Cowboys will share the spotlight
Tuesday. The last public event will
be the Order of Myths parade Tues­day
night.
The Auburn Band has attended the
Mardi Gras for the past seven or
eight years and is one of the attrac­tions
at the annual festivities.
Sigma Nu and Kappa Sig
Fives To Meet In Finals
Polo Practice *
Goes On Apace
Owing to adverse weather condi­tions,
the regular practices of the A.
P. I. polo team have been disrupted
for some time, although several play-<
ers have been utilizing their spare
time after exams in individual prac­tice
that is adding materially to the
smoothness of the team. Several
candidates for the team are now
stroking the ball with greatly im­proved
technic, and the horses are
also showing the effects of the ex­pert
tutelage they have been receiv­ing.
It is expected that after a little
more practice, the squad will be di­vided
into two teams that will play
practice games in order to fit them­selves
to accept the challenges is­sued
by several colleges and army
posts. No definite date has been set
for the firts game but an announce­ment
to that effect is expected in
the near future.
I
Agoga Sunday School
Class Is Reorganized
The old Agoga Class at the Baptist
Church taught by Dr. Weaver, has
been reorganized, and new officers
elected. The name has been changed
to "The Friendly Class". With W.
B. Strickland as president, and an
efficient corps of officers to assist him
"The Friendly Class" bids to rival all
Sunday School classes in Auburn for
popularity. About thirty-five stu­dents
attend each Sunday and enjoy
the lectures given by Dr. Weaver on
"The Life and Personality of Jesus
Christ." Come and enjoy the Friend­liness
of our class with us.
Climaxing the keen interest dis­played
in the Inter-fraternity basket­ball
tourney, the Sigma Nu and Kap­pa
Sigma fraternity teams will meet
in the final round Tuesday night at
7:00 p. m., February 2. A small
charge of ten and fifteen cents will
be collected to defray the expenses
of the tournament.
Unusual excitement is being dis-playedover
this game following the
flashy battles of the semi-finals,
which brought victory to the two
fraternities that will meet Tuesday.
The uncanny shooting of Williams is
causing grave concern in the ranks of
Coach Grant's men, while the Kappa
Sigs are sitting up nights trying to
figure new methods of penetrating
the Snake defense.
Two handsome trophies are to be
awarded the winners. The victor
will receive a small bronze statue;
runner-up prize will be a small cup.
SOLO, QUARTET NUMBERS PRESENTED
AT VOCAL RECITAL FRIDAY EVENING
A group of music lovers filled the
studio of the music department Fri­day
evening for a program of vocal
numbers. The presentation consisted
of soprano, tenor and bass solos, and
renditions by the Auburn quartet.
The program was well-received by
the audience, the entire program
meeting with unanimous approval.
The program was as follows: C. J.
Rehling, bass; "Death and the Maid­en,"
"Thou Art My Peace," and "My
Abode," all of which are compositions
of Schubert.
Collins Cameron, tenor; "The Ban­jo
Song," by Sidney Homer; "At
Parting," by Rogers; and "Morning,"
by Oley Speaks.
Mrs. Ralph Hodnut of Opelika, so­prano:
"Boat Song," by Harriet
Ware; "Slumber Song," by MacFad-yen;
and "If I Were a Rose," by
Hesselberg.
George Moxham, bass: "Phospho­rescence,"
by Lowe; and "Hear Me,
Ye Winds and Waves," by Handel.
The Auburn Quartet composed of
Collins Cameron, C. L. Stayton, John
Rogers, and Jesse Jones: "Sweet and
Low," by Barnby; "Lassie O'Mine,"
by Walt; "The Wind in the Chimney,"
by Parke; and "The Mulligan Mus­keteers,"
by Atkinson.
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T H E P L A I N S M AN A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE SATURDAY, JAN. 30, 1932
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Office hours: 11-12 A. M. Daily.
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REPORTERS
Billy Hamilton, '34; Walter Brown, '35;
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Jr., '33; Jack Knowlton, '35; Walter Smith,
'35; Marion Kelley, '33.
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EXPLAINING AN EXPLANATION
Because of a tendency shown by students
to transfer their laundry work to some
establishment, other than the local laun­dry,
the accountant of the college saw fit to
issue a statement, which he asked the vari­ous
houses to post, so that all students over
the school would be able to read the con­tents.
The contention made by the ac­countant
was to the effect, that there was
a misunderstanding among students, some
of whom were ignorant of the fact that a
contract was in force between the college
and the Ideal Laundry, whereby this said
contract gave the Ideal Laundry the'privi­lege
to launder all the wearing apparel and
dry cleaning of regular attending male
students.
•The statement also contained the highly
enlightening paragraph, to quote: "Under
this contract the laundry charges paid by
the students are deposited in bank to the
credit of the 'Alabama Polytechnic Insti­tute
Laundry Fund' with proper precau­tions
for safeguarding the interest of the
students in connection with the disburse­ment
of the money to the Laundry and for
insurance against fire, theft, etc., to the
full value of any property delivered to the
laundry by the students, and otherwise
protecting the interests of the student's."
The first paragraph informed the stu­dent
that the contract was in force and the
last paragraph made the additional state­ment
that the student was guarded by the
Laundry Fund against any loss chargeable
to the laundry to the full value of the
damaged article. Each week a laundry
slip is returned with the laundry bundle.
On each slip is plainly printed the condi­tion
that the laundry is not responsible for
any loss by fire or theft to an excess of
eight times the laundry charges of the dam­aged
or stolen article. Eight times the
laundry charges for a complete suit of
clothing would amount to the sum of ten
dollars, the price of a fairly decent suit
when the battle of San Juan Hill was still
news. Forty cents would hardly buy the
average pair of sox. There is evidently
some person in addition to "the students"
who is laboring under, a slight misappre­hension.
It is possible however, that' the
sense of clothing value does not follow the
same norm in the minds of all people. Nev­ertheless,
no matter how liberal we may
seem, we can hardly see the congruity of
the statement made in the. contract and
the statement made on the laundry slip. A
representative of the Ideal Laundry collects
laundry fees from registering students. It
is beyond belief that a liberal institution
would attempt to force themselves upon
the personal matters of its students to the
extreme of designating a specified place for
the students to carry their soiled linen. To
have a handkerchief which smells of dic­tatorial
policies somehow does not fuse with
our inate desire for freedom.
THE QUESTION
The present condition of the finances
of the Student Social Committee demands
serious thought. Unless some drastic
changes are made in the method of con­ducting
the dances can no longer con­tinue
to have the type of music that has
featured our dances. To discontinue these
magnificent social events will put a blot on
Auburn that cannot be erased.
The Plainsman urges that all the stu­dents
and all student organizations back
the Social Committee in their efforts to
maintain the fine standard that has been
set in the past. We all realize the effect
of the depression on our undergraduate
life. -
The question is, "Do we want the best
music obtainable, or are we willing to ac­cept
just any orchestra for our dances?"
To have the best, the free passes must be
discontinued. It is left in the hands of a
few to decide.
CULTURAL NEEDS
Needs for an extensive entertainment
program along cultural and artistic lines
in Auburn were felt a little more keenly,
with the presentation of the Minneapolis
Symphony Orchestra in Tuskegee, Thurs­day
night. The thirst for such programs
was evidenced by the large number of stu­dents
and townspeople who journied some
twenty miles, over almost impassable roads,
to hear this symphonic music.
Last year the Ben Greet Players were
accorded much praise in their appearance
here, and there is a pressing demand that
such activity be continued. At present
Auburn is practically the only college in
the state that is not realizing the benefit
from such programs.
It is altogether plausible that some form
of ah entertainment committee could be
instigated to bring such performances to
Auburn, as an- added benefit in the pursuit
of education.
Prexy's Paragraphs
By Bradford Knapp
JUNE: WHAT THEN?
Most authorities are generally agreed
that June, 1932, is a very poor time for
a student to be emerging from the cloist­ered
halls of the University into a world
of financial chaos and of desperate un­employment.
It is practically impossible
for unskilled labor to find employment,
men with skills are either out of jobs en­tirely
or else paying a good portion of
their pretenaturally small wages to aid
their union's unemployed, and business
firms are becoming increasingly loath to
hire young men with the purpose of train­ing
them for executive positions.
The fact remains that most large busi­ness
corporations are becoming college-degree-
conscious. Most exhibit a certain
anxiety to enlist in the ranks of their
prospective executives a good number of
the June graduates of the ranking edu­cational
institutions of the country. The
University, enjoying the academic stand­ing
which it unquestionably does, yearly
attracts the representatives of a good num­ber
of these foremost business institutions.
Placement of graduating seniors will be
difficutl this June, but not impossible; it
will be worthwhile for candidates for grad­uation
to register their names with the
Bureau of Vocational Guidance and Place­ment.
It will likewise be worthwhile for the
senior who is undecided as to the career
he will choose after leaving college to at­tend
the vocational talks sponsored by the
bureau and delivered by men who stand
high in their respcetive fields. An appal­lingly
large number of men who expect to
be graduated from the University this
spring have no idea whatever as to what
course they will pursue when they tenta­tively
emerge into the heartless business
world. This is more true of this institu­tion
than of many others, of course, for
what amounts to no professional training
of any variety is offered undergraduates
here. Students rarely attend the Universi­ty
with the idea of making a living direct­ly
from their college education, with the
single undergraduate exception of the
School of Commece and Administration.
In such a situation, the only two courses
for a man to pursue are: first, to adopt
the fatalistic view and let happen what
may; or, second, to spend his senior year
in considering very carefully the type of
work for which he is best fitted, and try­ing
to secure a job in that field. The
Placement Bureau is organized and ad­ministered
for the express purpose of aid­ing
the student who adopts the second
alternative both to choose a calling and
find an employer. The past record of sat­isfactory
placements made by the bureau
is impressive—in the great majority of
these cases the placements have ben fair­ly
permanent—and even in so sad a busi­ness
year as this, the bureau hopes to fipd
employment, for as many of the graduat­ing
seniors as possible.—The Daily Ma­roon.
REMINISCENCE
O bring us back the clearer days,
The days that we once knew.
When money came a dozen ways,
And bank rolls grew and grew.
Give us the days when we could laugh,
At bill collectors' greed.
When ten spot bills were common chaff,
And bux were chicken feed.
—Hic-Hic.
A. REAR PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Prose,
Woes.
Verse,
Worse.
—Hic-Hic.
The first of the
coming week there
ought to be a little
happiness in Auburn
because the college
is going to pay one-half
of one month's
salary. In this we
are pursuing exactly
the policy we have
always tried to pursue since the State fail­ed
to pay maintenance warrants. That is
to pay out the money just as fast as it
comes in and try to divide it as equitably
and judicially as we can. In so doing we
have saved out the money due to Student
Publications and I am sure there will be
a considerable amount of satisfaction as
a result of this action on the part of the
college. The institution is endeavoring to
do everything it possibly can to keep things
going and to safe-guard everybody's rights
and interests equally and conscientiously.
In doing this we have paid laborers and
student assistants right up to date prac­tically
and far ahead of teachers' salaries.
The college holds, in State Warrants on
College Funds alone more than $40,000.00
beyond the entire indebtedness of the in­stitution
for salaries and maintenance. I
am hoping that the legislature will convene
within the next sixty days and the great
old state of Alabama will work out it's
problems honestly, conscientiously and
fairly. When that is done and the back
debts of the State are refinanced we will
be in good shape. I stjll feel one of the
most courageous -and loyal groups to be
found anywhere is.this whole community
of Auburn.
* * * *
Spring training is on and looking good.
With "Chet" Wynne and Roger Kiley on
the job and more than fifty men including
a splendid group from the freshman team
working earnestly things look encouraging.
In the meantime the basketball team is
going fine. I sincerely hope they will hold
their own and keep up this pace right to
the end of the season.
* * * *
Thursday night the lights were on at
the new airport in which we are all'-so
greatly interested. I had been out to the
field three or four times for the last two
or three weeks hoping to see the lights
turned on but Thursday night I happened
to see the beam of light flash over Auburn
so I got in the car and rode out to get a
closer view.
By the way, a gradaute of Auburn in
last year's class in aeronautical engineer­ing,
is standing very high among those who
are taking their training at the Naval
Training Station at Pensacola.
* _ * ' • • - *
When there are difficulties and misun­derstanding
I believe it is a good thing to
think them through carefully and try to
plan what is the best thing to do. In the
past few months there have been so many
decisions, large and small, coming to my
desk for determination that I am conscious
that the task of keeping the institution go­ing
under its financial difficulty has push­ed
aside some other things which we ought
to have done for the simple reason there
was not time. We are working short-handed
with inadequate help in many parts
-of the institution but working away hope­fully
awaiting the day when the financial
problem clears and we can then turn our
thoughts to the other things. In the mean­time
I havev a number of things about
which I want to consult certain student
groups before I would feel ready to dis­cuss
them in the Plainsman or elsewhere.
I believe they will be a distinct improve­ment.
No matter what others may say I
for one still retain abiding faith in Au­burn
and I believe that if we are sane and
sensible there is no problem which cannot
be solved. Whatever the faults of the
institution may be the great number of
its good qualities constitute a foundation
which cannot be shaken by temporary dis­turbances.
The good qualities so greatly
outweight the faults that we must not per­mit
passing incidents to shake our faith.
Some little difficulties are going to be
cleared within the next week and some will
take longer, more mature discussion and
an opportunity to reach more students in
consultation. Let us give credit where
credit is due, look for the best and go
ahead to overcoming the things which
ought to be set right and move forward
with confidence in the foundations of old
Auburn. I wish I Could write more about
these things now but it might riot be wise
until I have a chance to talk with certain
student groups in whom I have the ut­most
of confidence. I want them to under­stand
first and then the whole student
body.
-:- AUBURN FOOTPRINTS -:-
The reason for the worrying which is so often done by parents of collegians is
brought to light by the statement of a college president who says that college stu­dents
have not changed any in thirty years.
* * * * * * * * * *
They call her the "yes" girl because she simply doesn't say "no".
* * * * * * * * * *
It is reported that the editor has asked for the resignation of the entire staff.
* * * * *" • * * * * *
Bromo Selcer is now conducting a school in culinary art. His specialty is
chicken a la Pi Kappa Alpha.
* * * * * * * * * *
Gump Wood was among those present at a tea given for a number of celebra-ties
recently.
* _ * * * * * * * * *
The mercenary dead speaking the Alabama Journal of yesterday in a streamer
which announces: "Woman Slain, Asks for $250,000.00.
New punishment for the Germans . . . They are shipping them two hundred
thousand American radios.
* * * » « « * • * »
A nineteen-year-old Ohio student has been missing three weeks. Her parents
are worried, but maybe she just went to a college dance.
* * * * * * * * * *
AN EXPLANATION
An edition, issued late Wednesday night, expressed grave concern as to my
whereabouts. Amid the profuse razz-berries accorded me on my return, I am still
able to congratulate those ingenius and fun-loving youngsters, John R. Chadwick
and Knox McMillan.
Such cleverness must assert itself, and I am happy to have given them the
opportunity for such lavish expression of their complete mastery of the mock-heroic
style.
However, they have still to learn that the life of a newspaper man is not news
at least not for the front page.—The Editor,
* * * * * * * * * *
Donald Trowbridge has entered the business world with his newly designed
cravats. This new tie is to be sold to Auburn students at an exceptionally low price.
* * * * * * * * * *
Personal nomination for the most charming Journalist of the collegiate world
—Dorothy Kitchens,
* * • ' • * * * * * * »
Problems of state would be at an end if income tax were collected on what we
pretend we earn.
* * * * * * * * * *
Radio station slogan: Songs from contented baritones.
* * * * * * * * * *
So they have written a song about Mahatma Gandhi—more sheet music.
* * * * * * * * * *
Howard Upchurch has put the rollers under two more girls it is reported.
* * * * * * * * * *
The most terrible result of the depression has. been the cutting of Babe Ruth's
salary to a figure below the President's.
WITH OTHER COLLEGES
A Canal Zone resident known to be a
teetotaller recently reported seeing, while
fishing, a real mermaid. Skeptics thinks
it may have been a native maiden, swim­ming,
as many do, without clothing.
Every one in a while one hears of an
astonishing scientific discovery by a man
renowned in other fields. One of the fore­most
contributors to the mathematical sci­ence
today is a university president who,
not content with the high position accorded
him as president of Duquesne University,
must graciously help the perplexed mathe­maticians
to solve some of their puzzling
problems. Having recently relieved their
troubled minds., by his trisection of the
angle, the very Reverend Joseph J. Calla­han
now ventures further and asserts that
Einstein is all wrong. In a new volume
published recently, he claimed to have prov­ed
beyond the shadow of a doubt that par­allel
lines never meet, thereby refuting
Einstein's theory of relativity. It was the
failure of mathematicians for 2000 years
to prove this that laid the foundation for
the relativity theory, he stated in announc­ing
the book.
Father Callahan asserted also that his
proofs were so simple that "a high school
boy could easily follow his calculations."
The trouble with them is that they are so
simple that a high school boy, and even a
college student, can easily prove that they
are false, as in the case of the trisection
of the angle.
Now, we suppose, Father Callahan is dili­gently
engaged in proving that a circle is
really a square with round sides, thereby
showing that the quantum theory is all wet,
or that the world is flat. At any rate, we
are waiting anxiously for the announce­ment
of his next discovery.
* * * *
The Stormy Petrel of Oglethorpe, discus­ses
an uncopyrighted way of getting a high
average and the good will of the instructor
in a recent editorial. In the hope that it
will prove of use to some Auburn students,
we pass it on.
For students who want to take a few
"crip" courses, we offer the following
advice, which is probably both belated
*and unnecessary:
Take some subject over that you have
. had in high school.
For instance, if you have three^ cred­its
in high school French, do as otjfr of
our acquaintances is doing and take
French One. This will have several
immediate benefits: you will not have
to study much, for after studying
French for two or three years in high
school, you will hardly have to look
at your book here; you will immediate­ly
attract the attention of the instruc­tor
by your apparent natural ability
to learn a difficult subject; and by
putting out a little effort, you will go
off with one. of the highest marks in
the class.
This suggestion is not limited to
French One or French Two. Type­writing
is an excellent subject. We
can do fifty words a minute ourselves
without being pressed, and we plan to
sign up for the course some time soon.
We will get two hours' credit for mak­ing
forty words. Try Stenography,
too, and Spanish One and Two.
Of course there are some students
in these classes who are taking the sub­ject
for the first time, and it must be
pretty hard for them to have to com­pete
with persons who are taking it
for the fourth, but what of it? The
instructor will probably speed up the
course and skip all the little details so
as to keep the advanced students inter­ested,
and no matter how hard the new
students work, they cannot compare
with the older ones, so the new ones
will probably soon become discouraged
and drop out altogether.
In case the suggestion is a little belated,
as is suggested, it will do to remember that
the plan can be used next Semester.
* * * *
North Carolina, that seat of Southern
learning, is disturbed momentarily, by a
diabolical crime in one of the dormitories.
Ghastly moans and eerie shrieks dis­turbed
the childlike sleep of the third
floor inhabitants of Old West dormi­tory
several nights ago. At almost
the exact hour of midnight (the time
the spirits walk!) pandemonium broke
loose in the south section.
Tousled heads raised from pillows,
trembling feet were inserted in slip­pers,
and nervous hands turned door­knobs.
Horrors!
There in the dim light of the hallway-was
a fierce-looking, mammouth-hump-ed
dwarf who bore a flaming torch in
a knotty hand. Backing into a corner
was a tall spectre, white-faced, gaunt,
more mechanical than human. Its eyes
were sunk deep into its pale face, and
were raised uwards in a horrible man­ner.
From the depths of its monkey-like
throat emerged the terrifying sounds
that had disturbed the rest of a score
of students.
The spectators momentarily recoiled
from this horrifying tableau, but soon,
one more courageous than the rest
dared tackle the flame-bearing dwarf.
It was soon discovered that the actors
in this pageant were actually human
beings and not the ghost-like creatures
they first appeared to be.
You guessed it!
Two impressionable freshmen who
had seen the thriller, "Frankenstein", "
could not resist the impulse to re-enact
the cinema crimes.
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.
IT SEEMS to be well in line t o express
to the management of the Tiger The­atre,
through this column, the sincere
appreciation of the entire Auburn stu­dent
body for the reduction in the picture
show admission price. It is true that the
entire student body has not been inter­viewed
regarding this matter, but judging
from the student comment heard, there is
no one who does not appreciate the spirit
of cooperation shown by the Tiger The­atre.
* * * *
The people from Auburn, who attended
the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Con­cert,
in Tuskegee, Thursday night, could
not help but compare the behavior of the
Tuskegee student body, with that of the
Auburn student body, under similiar con­ditions.
The truth is there was very lit­tle
to compare but a lot to contrast.
One outstanding example of the beha­vior
of the Auburn student body, under
conditions very nearly the same, can be
recalled by those who attended the con­cert
given by the Woman's College Glee
Club last year.
Although the Tuskegee concert was
more than thirty minutes late in starting
there was no rude stamping of feet, no cat
calls by half wits making desperate at­tempts
to attract attention, no ungodly
cries of "we want music'.', no scraping of
feet on the floor when someone walked
down the aisle, and above all no bright.
cracks directed at the performers, much
less those moranic cut and dried state-ments
that a few Auburn students think
funny.
It seems, however, that Auburn will al­ways
have a few students with a mistaken
idea of what a "HE" man really is. Alsc
a few try so hard to be Joe College, in
person, that their actions in general be­come
revolting. Just as soon as a majori­ty
of the student body is willing to express
disapproval of such behavior then and not
until then will the meetings of Auburn
students cease to be contaminated with so­cial
misfits who are a disgrace to the in­stitution.
* * * *
Another example of the "I love me"
complex is seen every drill day when the
R. O. T. C. officers try to impress on a few
underclassmen the fact that Podunk Mili­tary
School is not West Point, and that
there is a lot of difference between a buck
private and a major general. Of course
everyone understands that Podunk is a
fine place, and that its graduates should
rank from the very start at the head of
our military organization, but it would
certainly improve our unit if these bud­ding
genuises would tell that to the prop­er
officers instead of trying to direct the
actions of fellow freshmen. It is a shame,
however, to make these excellent military
men hide their lights under a bushel. And
just think, such genius is forced to waste
itself away for one whole year as a pri­vate.
* * * *
Liberty for liberty's sake is an excellent
principle and one that American citizens
should cling to with a vengeance, but when
this principle expresses itself in the ac­tions
of one of Auburn's professors to the
extent that it is necessary for him to be
put off the dance floor for being intoxicat­ed,
it is time something should be done.
This statement is not made as a temp­erance
sermon on the evil influences of
the demon rum. It is not a question of
whether the 18th amendment should be
repealed or not, and it is not a question
of whether every man should be allowed
to drink if he wants to. Such an example
set by an Auburn professor will do the
college more harm than good and for that
reason if no other immediate steps should
be taken to make sure such a think will not
occur again.
* * * *
Six seniors who finished in the class of
'31, applied for a job at a certain engi­neering
concern located in Georgia. When
the management found out that they were
from Auburn their application was turned
down flatly. In explaining the reason Why
the manager told them that he had no way
of finding out whether they had cheated
their way through college or not.
„ * * * *
Louis Carroll almost had something in
common with a large number of Auburn
professors. Carroll once stated that he
was fond of all children except little boys.
Auburn professors would say that they are
fond of all students except boys and girls.
Among the acquisitions of the Columbia
University library last year is the oldest
dictionary extant in Japan. This book is
a manuscript dating from 1181 A. D., cov­ering
500 pages.
\
SATURDAY, JAN. 30, 1932 T H E P L A I N S M AN A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE PAGE THREE
TAD McCALLUM, Editor
CONTRIBUTORS:
HARRY BARNES
MARSHAL KALEY
K. G. TAYLOR
NEIL 0. DAVIS
Kiley Appears To Help
With Spring Training
Tigers Face Vandy Commodores in Gymnasium at 7:00 P, M«
LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED TO
WITNESS SEMI-FINAL TILT HERE
After Comflict With the Nashville Five Tonight Auburn Cagers
Will Encounter Six More Conference Foes Before Taking
Part in Tournament in Atlanta.
copen eoas/e I<ILEV- AUBUROJ
Auburn is fortunate in having
Coach Roger Kiley to return to
the Plains to assist in the Spring
Training activities for a period of
six weeks. The popular young
lawyer-coach arrived Wednesday
and immediately settled down to
work with the Tiger line candi­dates.
Basketeers Play Only
One More Home Game
The traveling Auburn Tiger drib­blers,
who play only one more of the
remaining six games on their 1932
schedule at home, will invate Louisi­ana
on their next road trip, for a
brace of contests each with Tulane
and L. S. U. The Greenies will be
played in New Orleans next Friday
and Saturday and the Purple Tigers
in Baton Rouge, Monday and Tues­day,
February 8 and 9.
When the Plainsmen return from
Louisiana, games with Georgia Tech
in Atlanta, Saturday, February 13,
and Georgia here in Alumni Gymna­sium,
Monday, February 15, will end
their regular schedule. Coach Sam
McAllister will work his charges for
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The Auburn-Vanderbilt basketball
game carded here tonight, will begin
at seven in order to allow the Com­modores
to return to Nashville im­mediately
after the contest. The tilt
with Vandy will be Auburn's third
and semi-final engagement at home
this season.
The Tigers, who have already
downed Hubbard Hardware and
Georgia Tech here, will complete
their playing in alumni gymnasium
this year against the Georgia Bull­dogs,
Monday, February 15.
With popular prices prevailing,
large crowds-are expected to witness
the two remaining home games
against Vanderbilt and Georgia.
Seats along the west sideline will be
reserved, and an even greater throng
than viewed the Tech encounter is
expected to see the Vandy and Geor­gia
struggles.
Coach Sam McAllister's Plainsmen
are undefeated this season, having
annexed four Southern Conference
and two non-conference games. The
conference foes downed are Vander­bilt,
36-23; Georgia Tech, 25-22; and
Florida twice, 43-26, and 29-21. The
other two games played were with
Hubbard Hardware and Birmingham-
Southern. The former was trounced,
50-22, and the latter, 41-23.
After the conflict with the Nash­ville
five Saturday night, Capt. Jack
Stewart and Company will have a
half-dozen games remaining on their
regular schedule. Tulane will be
played in New Orleans, February 5
and 6; L. S. U. at Baton Rouge, Feb­ruary
8 and 9; Georgia Tech in At­lanta,
February 13, and Georgia here,
February 15. Following the Georgia
fray the local Orange and Blue wear­ers
will start hard work for the con­ference
tournament in Atlanta, Feb­ruary
26, through March 1.
Realizing the narrow escape that
they had in Nashville in winning from
Josh Cody's quintet, the Tigers are
not taking the Commodores lightly
and working as assiduously as if
Vandy was not already listed as one
of their victims. This should be the
case because Josh Cody's six-footers
had a 15-13 lead at the half in their
first meeting with Auburn, and were
crushed in the final period on ac­count
of Auburn presenting a new
offensive attack that completely be­wildered
them. —
Against Florida at Gainesville last
week end, Capt. Stewart, Tom Lump­kin,
Ralph Jordan, Lindley Hatfield,
Harbin' Lawson and Charles Kaley
continued to be the mainstays of the
club. Sam Mason, George Jenkins
and David Ariail also performed
creditably against the Saurians.
McAllister started his second team
against the 'Gators in both games.
The regulars, when they were in­jected
into the opening battle, were
not long in running tip a substantial
lead, but had a tougher time Satur­day
night, probably because Kaley,
guard, was unable to play because
of an injured foot. Florida led, 15-
11, at the half Saturday night.
No doubt, Kaley's loss weakened
the team. He is an outstanding floor
Coach Issues First
Call For Spring
TrainingMonday
Fifty-Five Aspirants Answer
"Chet" Wynne's First Call
to Practice
Seeks More Laurels
Coach "Chet" Wynne issued the
first call for spring training Monday
and was answered by fifty-five foot­ball
aspirants. The entire student
body is eligible and any student who
wants to try for the team may do
so. Foremost among these were six-
, , ., , „ , „t teen lettermen and twenty-two gi ad­man,
has a good eye for the baskets
and guards his opponent very close­uates
from "frosh" ranks. Although
ly. He is one of the best guards
ever to don the Orange and Blue on
the hardwood. His foot is still giv­ing
him trouble, so it will not be
known whether he will be able to
play against Vandy Saturday night.
In case McAllister starts his second
team against Vandy, David Rogers
will be at center, David Ariail and
Harbin Lawson or Warren McMahan
at guards, and Mason and Jenkins at
forwards.
The regular five will take the floor
with Capt. Stewart at center, Lump­kin
and Jordan at forwards, and Hat­field
and Kaley or Lawson at guards.
Vandy's line-up will probably be:
Schwartz and Foster, forwards;
Marsh, center, and Henderson and
Kirwan, guards.
Kappa Sigma Meets
S.A.E. In Semi-Final
Round of Tournament
The Kappa Sigma and S. A. E..
teams earned the right to compete
in the semi-finals of the inter-fra­ternity
basketball tournament, by de­feating
the Phi Delta Theta's and
Alpha Gamma Rho's Tuesday night.
Both games were well played and
closely contested throughout.
A barrage of field goals in the
second half on the part of Rutland,
forward, enabled the Kappa Sig's to
pull away from the Phi Delt quintet
and win by a 28 to 18 score. Up to
the time that Rutland began to hit
the basket the two teams were bat­tling
on even terms.
Line-ups:
Pos.
F.
F.
C.
Kap. Sig. (8)
Rutland (10)
Williams (7)
Brower (7)
Williams, G. (4) G.
Collins G.
Phi Del. T. (18)
Pugh (7)
Duncan (6)
Talley (5)
Johnson
Kirkby
the Southern Conference tournament
in Atlanta after the lone tilt with the
Red and Black Bulldogs. The tourney
starts February 26. -
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APPLIANCES
Subs: Phi Delta Theta—Watkins
(6).
Willie Biggerstaff was the main
cog in the S. A. E. machine as they
walloped the Alpha Gamma Rho's,
37 to 22. Biggerstaff accounted for
18 of his team's points and played a
nice floor game in addition. The
Alpha Gamma Rho quintet was big
and powerful but lacked the team
work of the winners.
Line-ups:
Al. Gam. Rho
Miller (6)
Aldridge (8)
Shotts (6)
King (2)
Givhan
Po»
F.
F.
C.
G.
G.
S. A. E.
Biggerstaff (18)
Howard (8)
Gholston (4)
Williamson (3)
Barnes (4)
Subs: Alpha Gamma Rho: Phil­lips.
Overemphasis Harmful
To Football, Crowley
Too much emphasis on over-empha­sis
is the only thing wrong with foot­ball,
says Coach Jim Crowley of Mich­igan
State.
Crowley says persons who never
played football shouldn't feddle with
it.
"Football players don't go around
rapping other games or businesses of
which they know nothing," he says.
"Then why should outsiders try to
tell the public about football?
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Auburn, Alabama
January 21, 1932
Sexagesima Sunday
Church School and Bible class—
9:45 a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon—11
Everyone
attend.
is cordially invited to
the familiar faces of last year Co-
Captains, J. D. Bush, and "Chattie"
Davidson were missing along with
Lindley Ha.tfield, Ralph Jordan,
George Egge, and George Holdcroft
prospects for a successful season this
fall were exceedingly bright.
It was thought at first that Wynne
would have to carry on this year
without the aid of his chief assist­ant,
Roger Kiley, but when time
came for the first driB Coach Kiley
was at his post. This bit of good
news made Auburn followers even
more optimistic and every one is
working hard to make this one of
Auburn's best years. Since Kiley
has been here he has gained the rep­utation
of being one of the best end
coaches in the conference. In Ariail
and Grant he has developed a pair
of ends who will hold their own
against any in the south. Both were
mentioned on several all-Southern
selections of last year. Kiley has not
only done excellent work with the
ends but his spirit dominates the
entire squad.
Auburn will be able to put a sea­soned
team on the field for the first
game of the season for the first time
in several years.- Next fall when
the whistle blows for the first game
against Birmingham-Southern, if
necessary, Coach Wynne could call
on an entire team of lettermen with
Grant and Ariail, at ends; McCollum
and Prim, tackles; Jones and Cham-bless,
guards; Chrietzburg, center;
Williams, quarterback; Hitchcock,
and Rogers, halfbacks; and Tom
Brown at fullback. All the fresh­men
line candidates average close to
190 pounds and should make the vet­eran
linemen hustle to hold their po­sitions.
It is improbable that any
of them will crash the starting line­up
for the first game, but they will
bolster the reserves and many are
likely to be heard from before the
season is over.
In the backfield captain-elect Jim-mie
Hitchcock should have another
good season and "Ripper" Williams
and alternate captain-elect "Ike"
Parker will wage a merry battle for
the quarterback position. Allen Rog­ers
and Tom Brown will return to
take care of the other backfield posts
but this quartet will have to work
hard to keep their positions in face
of the competition of the reserves
and the freshmen.
Pearcy Beard, Auburn's crack
hurdler, who holds two world's rec­ords.
Beard will enter the Mill-rose
Games on February 6, and
hopes to better his own marks.
Mrs. Judd To Take
Part In D. A. R. Events
Mrs. Zebulon Judd, State Regent,
Alabama Society, D.A.R., will parti­cipate
in-five important events of this
organization during February and
March. On Thursday, February 4,
she will be special guest at a tree
planting conducted by three D.A.R.
chapters in Columbus, Ga., and fol­lowed
by a Washington bi-centennial
program and a tea.
On February 18 she will speak on a
George Washington program of the
old Elyton Chapter D.A.R. in Bir­mingham.
On the afternoon of Feb­ruary
2 she will participate in a pro­gram
conducted jointly by the Peter
Forney and the Frances Marion chap­ters
in Montgomery. The exercises
will include a musical tea and a tree
planting on the State grounds.
The annual conference of the Ala­bama
Society, D.A.R. will be held at
Gadsden on March 8, 9, and 10, with
Mrs. Judd presiding. Program for
this conference is being arranged and
will be announced at an early date,
Mrs. Judd said.
The annual D.A.R. Congress will
be held at Washington during the
week of April 18. J t will be attended
by Mrs. Judd and several other Ala­bama
members of the organization.
Auburn Freshmen
Lose To Langdale
Hi Thursday Night
Auburn's freshman basketball team
lost their first game of the season to
the flashy Langdale High quintet,
Thursday night in the Langdale gym.
The Tiger Cubs made a nice come­back
in the late stages of the game
after trailing the Langdale passers
through most of the contest, but
were finally nosed out, 29 to 27.
The Rats were up against a crack
high school quintet and made a good
showing for their first battle. Team­work
was lacking, of course, because
of the limited amount of practice
that the Cubs have had, but several
promising performers were unearth­ed.
Lawson, guard, Quinney, for­ward,
and "Ellis, forward, all looked
like potential varsity material, this
trio accounting for all of their
team's points.
Langdale was holding a comfort­able
17 to 9 lead at the half, but the
Tiger plebes began clicking and with
less than a minute to play the score
was tied at 27 all. Hawkins, substi­tute
forward slipped under the bas­ket
to cage a snowbird in the final
seconds to win the battle. Anthony
and Boyd were the best marksmen
for Langdale with 10 and 8 points
respectively.
Line-ups:
Auburn (27) Pos. Langdale (29)
Quinney (9) F. Anthony (10)
Ellis (7) F. Brooks (2)
Cooper C. Boyd (8)
Lawson (11) G. Tillery (5)
Alston G. Rogers (2)
Substitutions: .Auburn— Morris,
H. Brown and Langley.
Langdale—Hawkins (2), Reed,
Reid, Morris, Marshall.
Referee: Frazier (Langdale).
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BEARD TO DEPART TUESDAY TO
PARTICIPATE IN MELROSE GAMES
Present Holder of World's Record in 70-yard and 120-yard
High Hurdles to Seek Further Laurels Under Colors of
New York Athletic Club
Neil Owen Davis
Percy Beard, holder of the world's
record in the 70 yard and 120 yard
high hurdles, will depart from the
Plains Tuesday for New York City,
to seek further laurels in the high
hurdles competition in the Melrose
Games at Madison Square Gardens,
February 6. Beard will again be run­ning
under the colors of the New
York Athletic Club, the sarnie club
for which he has run the last two
years. At the Melrose Games last
year, Beard set a new world's rec­ord
in the 70 yard high hurdles, with
a time of 8 5-10 seconds. His time
for the 120 record is 14 2-10. Percy
also holds high and low hurdle rec­ords
of Auburn and the Southern
Conference. New York sports writ­ers
and great track men acclaim
Beard as one of the world's greatest
hurdlers and he is expected to live
up to this reputation in New York
next week.
Coach Hutsell, one of the greatest
track coaches in the country, has had
Percy under his tutelage since
Beard's freshman year in Auburn.
While. Baskin and Beard both were
in school, Hutsell was coaching two
of the best hurdlers in the United
States. Baskin is now coaching
track at University of Georgia.
There will be a galaxy of track
stars from all over the country com-peteting
in the Melrose Games. The
men who are expected to push Beard
Hard are Ray Sentman, Illinois, and
Keller, Ohio State. They rank with
Beard as the greatest hurdlers in the
world. Sentman and Keller hold rec­ords
in their respective conferences
and Sentman finished second in the
event which Beard won last year.
The winners of the events in the
Melrose Games February 6, will be­gin
training immediately after the
competition for the 1932 Olympic
trials.
PERSONAL
MENTION
Born, last week, to Dr. and Mrs.
H. C. Hoffsommer a son; to Mr. and
Mrs. H. R. Bailey, a daughter; to
Prof, and Mrs. R. B. Draughon, a
daughter. _
—0—
District Agent Emmett Sizemore
is spending the week in southeast
Alabama holding farmers meetings.
He is being assisted by F. W. Burns
and P. C. Brook.
—0—
Annie Elizabeth Chestnutt, three-day
old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Brice
Chestnutt, died Saturday night. In­terment
took place in the Auburn
cemetery Sunday.
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T H E P L A I N S M A N -:• A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE SATURDAY, JAN. 30, 1932
DR. RAUBER CONTRASTS GERMAN
COLLEGES WITH THOSE IN U. S. A.
German Universities Are of Uniform Excellence; Students
Gain Doctors' Degrees Early Due to Rigorous Training
In Secondary Schools
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first
of two articles by Dr. Rauber writ­ten
for the Auburn Alumnus. It is
reproduced here to give Auburn stu­dents
sonfe impression of the life of
a foreign university.
Comparisons may be pleasant or
unpleasant, depending upon circum­stances,
but they are always salutary.
Only by measuring our own institu­tions
against those of other countries
can we make an intelligent appraisal
of our own efforts in any particular
line. A brief description of the Ger­man
university should therefore have
some value as a basis for evaluating
our own institutions of higher learn­ing.
One of the outstanding contrasts
between American and German uni­versities
lies in the question of uni­formity
of standing. The choice of a
college or university is always a prob­lem
to the serious American student
for our institutions rank from the
very best to the vest worst. In Ger­many,
however, the universities are
of uniform excellence since they are
controlled by the Federal Ministry of
Education. Thus a student chooses
a certain school not because it is bet­ter
or has higher standing than an­other,
but because he wants to work
with certain men who are outstanding
in certain fields. A degree from one
university ranks just as high as one
from any other university.
Only Graduate Study
Another difference between our uni­versities
and those of Germany "is
that in our country the university
comprises undergraduate depart­ments,
the graduate school and a
number of professional schools, while
in Germany the university is alto­gether
of graduate grade. Thus a
German student, entering the univer­sity
at a point in time corresponding
to the Junior year in the American
college, is plunged into work quite in
advance of that taken by American
students of the same age. Conse­quently
he graduates witn his doc­tor's
degree much earlier than the
American, twenty-three and twenty-four
years old doctors bting quite
common. This speeding up of the
educational process is made possible
by the rigid and rigorous training to
which boys are subject in the seaon-dary
school, the so-called Gymnasium.
While ostensibly only equal to Junior
college work in America, the Gym­nasium
has, as a matter of fact, both
with regard to score and thorough­ness
of work, placed the German stu­dent
beyond the point reached by the
Senior in the American college.
Internally, the Germany universi-organized
into a number of depart­ments
or "Faculties." These are ty­pically
Philosophy, Law and Social
Science, Natural Science, Theology,
Medicine, Dentistry and so on. The
administrative work of each faculty
is carried on by a dean (Dekan) who
is at the same time a member of the
teaching staff.
Faculty Divisions
.The faculty in our sense of the
word is divided into a number of
grades. The lowest grade is that of
Privut Dozent, corresponding some­what
to the American Instructor. Any
one holding the doctor's degree can,
by vote of the faculty, be appointed
Privat Dozent after which he is en­titled
to lecture at the university.
This position, however, does not carry
the title "Professor" (and on this the
Germans are very strict, the title of
professor being reserved jealously for
those* properly entitled to it) nor
does it carry a salary. The Privat
Dozent is remunerated by a fee col­lected
from each student registering
for his lectures. This fee is common­ly
known as^an "honorarium."
If a Privat Dozent distinguishes
himself in his field by writing or re­search
work, he may be promoted to
the next higher grade, that of Nicht-beumpteter
Ausserordentlicher Pro­fessor
(Unofficial Extraordinary Pro-fesor).
Now he has the privilege of
using the title "Professor" but still he
receives no salary. He must continue
to subsist on his "honorarium" unless
he has by this time been fortunate to
marry a girl with a dowery. Further
distinction in his field may now lead
to. another promotion, the next rung
of the ladder being Ausserordentlich­er
Professor. Now he not only has
the title "Professor" but also a small
pai-t of his remuneration remains the
"honorarium." The last step up the
academic ladder is to the grade Or-dentlicher
Professor (Ordinary Pro­fessor).
Our professor is now, as we
say, "sitting pretty." Not only does
he have the title-"Professor," but he
receives as well a full salary from the
State and on top of that still receives
the "honoa»rium" from his students
"who may number hundreds, if he has
by this time become famous.
"Academic Freedom"
Moreover, the full professor now
has complete liberty of utterance and
is "fest angestellt"; that is, he can
say what he pleases, he can teach if
he pleases, and cannot be removed
from his position for he is now a full-fledged
member of the State machin­ery.
He is a free man and does not
wear the bit and bridle of president,
Board of Trustees, local politicians,
or economic big-wigs. His sole re­sponsibility
is to his conscience and
to truth as he sees it.
For a man who has reached this
position and whose fame continues to
grow, another promotion is still pos­sible.
He may now be appointed
Geheimrat (Privy Councilor) by the
government with an increased salary
from the state. ,
The speed with which the academic
ladder may be climbed varies from
case to case. In certain fields, par­ticularly
theology which no.longer at­tracts
many students, promotion may
be quite rapid. In others, a man may
remain a Privat Dozent most of his
life or may stop at one of the higher
levels.
But what about the President, one
may ask? The answer is, there is no
such office in the American sense.
The titulary head of the German uni­versity
is the Rektor (Rector), but
his functions are purely of a routine
or ornamental nature. He handles a
few routine administrative details
and represents the university on pub­lic
occasions and that is all. The
Rektor receives his office by vote of
the faculty and holds it usually for
a year. Before .this he has been a
member of the teaching staff and his
colleagues now elevate him to his
present position because of the re­spect
they bear him as a scholar. Af­ter
his brief tenure of office he again
resumes his position on the teaching
staff while another professor is elec­ted
Rektor. The general organization
of the university eliminates the func­tions
of President as we know them
in this country. Since the university
is supported and its budget fixed by
the Ministry of Education, the Rektor
does not have to chase after .rich
alumni to secure endowments, nor
does he have to wheedle money out of
state legislatures. Since there are no
athletics (more will be said pn this
point later), he is not worried with
the necessity of turning out winning
teams. Since the faculty is a bodyof
free and autonomous men, the Rektor
is relieved of the necessity of super­vising
them, either as to the subjects
taught or the opinions expressed. For
he has no control whatever over the
curriculum. As a matter of fact, the
curriculum is not the hard and fast
thing that it is with us; it is con­stantly
changing from semester to
semester. This is due to the fact that
university teachers are free to give
any courses they please, and it is quite
possible that a couple of professors
may be giving courses in the same
subject in thje same semester. Since
the Rektor has no control over the
opinions of the faculty, one can find
on some faculties ultra-conservatives,
Socialists, Communists, Fascists,
Catholics, Protestants and Jews—all
pursuing truth in their own way with
out let or hindrance.
The net result of this whole scheme
of organization is a group of univer­sities
that are in the front rank of
the educational world because of pres­tige
they have succeeded in giving to
learning, and because of the quality
of the product they turn out, and be-
New Record Is Set
Home Demonstration Work Reaches New Peak
in Service Rendered
In 1931 home demonstration ex­tension
work in Alabama established
a new record in service and in the
number of women and girls served,
as shown in the annual report pre­sented
by Miss Helen Johnston, home
demonstration agent. It was the
banner year for the work which was
conducted in 46 of the 67 counties
of the state.
The total enrollment of girls in
4-H clubs was 15,756 an increase of
19.1 per cent over 1930 and an in­crease
of 362 per cent over 1919.
The total enrollment of women was
13,482, an increase of 16.7 per cent
over 1930 and an increase of 448
per cent over 1919. /
The most impressive gain was that
of financial returns, the total of
which was $1,104,646.36 for sales
of miscellaneous farm and home pro­ducts
produced and marketed by wo­men
and girls engaged irf home dem­onstration
extension work. In addi­tion
products prdojiced and consumed
at home were valued at $1,620,016.-
20.
Therefore, reported Miss Johnston,
members of home demonstration ex­tension
clubs in Alabama last year
produced products worth $2,724,-
662.56; and about 40 per cent of
these products were converted into
cash as revealed by reports fronj
county home demonstration agents.
The total exceeded $50,000 per coun­ty
in which the work was done.
Curb market sales, made by 1,500
women and girls, returned a total of
$347,652.65. This, however, was
second on the "cash received" list,
for poultry and eggs totaled $491,-
046.80. Vegetables sold from home
gardens came third with $184,426.
Other miscellaneous products ac­counted
for the balance.
In addition to sales poultry and
eggs consumed at home were valued
at $449,881.20. Home dairy prod­ucts
were second with $396,192.00;
food conserved $380,727.40; home
gardens $308,098.
The total enrollment of women
and girls in home demonstration ex­tension
work was 29, 228, an in­crease
of 4,459 over 1930. As an
Emergency measure emphasis was
placed on conservation of foods.
The 46 home demonstration agents
reported foods, vegetables, and meats
canned for winter use to amount to
1,903,637 quarts. This was an in­crease
of 973,492 quarts over 1930.
Another economy measure upon
which emphasis was placed also was
clothing; and 6,865 women and girls
reported a saving of $85,117.60 by
making garments at home, lry dry-cleaning
at home, by making over
garments and by making garments
and other household articles from
food, feed, and fertilizer sacks.
Foods and nutrition projects—of
which Miss Helen Kennedy was state
leader—were completed by 7,358
girls and women. The report stated
that 3,544 homes were assisted in
planning family food budgets; 767
budgeted food expenditures for the
year; 4,352 served balanced family
meals for the year; 5,121 improved
home packed lunches; 2,434 improv­ed
methods in child feeding; 3,318
individuals adopted recommenda­tions
for corrective feeding; and 84
schools, with an enrollment of 15,451
children followed recommendations
for a hot dish or school lunch.
Under "food conserved" 16,086
women and girls reported fruits and
vegetables canned, 1,194,519 quarts;
meats canned, 35,504 quarts; jelly
and preserves made, 327,778 quarts;
fruit juices made, 55,426 quarts;
pickles mad?, 185,188 quarts, fruits
and vegetables dried, 105,222 quarts.
The clothing project—headed by
Miss Dorothy Dean—was completed
by 7,188 girls and women, of whom
1,319 women and 3,151 girls made
clothing inventories; 743 women and
1,843 girls used a clothing budget;
2,248 women atlered 5,676 patterns;
7,084 girls were appropriate school
cause of the intellectual integrity with
which the whole pi-ocess is carried on.
On the whole it is a record that we
in America may envy and strive to
attain.
shoes; 5,438 girls followed recom­mendations
in selection of stockings;
19,919 garments were dry cleaned
at home! 29,333 garments and other
household articles were made from
feed and fertilizer sacks; and 85,973
garments were made at a saving of
$57,517.80.
Home management and home fur­nishings
projects—with Miss Nell
Pickens as leader—were completed
by 7,223 girls and women, who adop­ted
recommendations for keeping
home accounts, tot" budgeting home
expenditures, for planning home ac­tivities,
fcJr careful buying, for ob­taining
labor saving equipment for
better laundering, and for the care
of the home with special attention
to kitchens.
The state health contest which re­sulted
in selecting the state health
champion attracted 4,579 girls. In
connection with this 7,964 girls and
women in the home health and sani­tation
work conducted demonstraj
tions; and 7,977 girls and women had
complete health examinations. A
total of 7,587 girls and women fol­lowed
recommendations for improve­ment
of posture, and 5,687 adopted
recommendations for preventive
measures to improve health.
Counties in which work was done
in 1931 were Autauga, Baldwin, Bar­bour,
Bullock, Butler, Calhoun,
Cherokee, Chambers, Clay, Coffee,
Colbert, Coosa, Crenshaw, Cullman,
Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia,
Etowah, Franklin, Geneva, Greene,
Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jef­ferson,
Lauderdale, Lee, Limestone,
Macon, Madison, Marion, Mobile,
Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pick­ens,
Pike, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega,
Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker,
Washington.
ALUMNUS PROTESTS CONFER­ENCE
RULING ON BROAD­CASTING
FOOTBALL GAMES
(Continued from page 1)
of such a contest any more than a
newspaper report would serve as a
satisfactory substitute. Radio and
the press are two totally different
mediums, wholly supplementary to
the first-hand witnessing of any
event.
"Because of consideration due
alumni and the public who support
our State institutions, the ALUM­NUS
believes they are entitled to the
opportunity of listening to football
games over radio when unable to at­tend
for any reason. And particu­larly
would it seem unfair that an
institution such as Auburn or the
University should be prohibited from
broadcasting such games over a ra­dio
station in which they are part
owners. Of course, if it is the wish
of Auburn and University athletic of­ficials
not to broadcast the institu­tion's
football games, then the only
justification for so doing would be
in response to the wishes of the
alumni who certainly should be con­sidered.
An alumnus, it seems,
should -be accorded the privilege of
hearing over the air sports events of
his alma mater when not able to at­tend.
"If the ruling is merely a move to
increase gate receipts, then it is
plainly an attempt to further com­mercialize
college athletics. Win­ning
teams now undoubtedly have
nothing to justly desire in this re­spect
for the high price of tickets
and huge crowds that attend games
even here in the South already pour
into athletic coffers sums of money
which more than finance a most fan­tastic
outlay for football.
"The ruling will certainly be re­voked
if this short-sighted ^move
meets with widespread alumni and
public disapproval."
Son of Former President
Marries St. Louis Girl
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initials A. R., and foreign trade
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WANTED: One College Boy or Two
Roommates to work for roomrent.
Housekeeping permitted. Phone 25-J
or call 480 College St.
Friends in Auburn will be interest­ed
to learn of the marriage of Rich­ard
H. Thach, second son of the late
Dr. C. C. Thach and Mrs. Thach,
which occurred in New York City,
January 23. Richard, or "Dick" as
he was fondly known, was married to
Miss Pat More, of St. Louis.
The groom is with the Westing-house
Company, Philadelphia.
The wedding party was entertain­ed
at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
Charles C. Thach m New York. Dr.
Thach is professor of Constitutional
government in New Yojk University.
Among those who attended were Mrs.
Robert H. Thach, of Birmingham;
Jefferson Hamilton, of Tampa, Flori­da,
and other relatives and close
friends.
<Yv>' NOTES
We regret deeply the fact that the
Y. M. C. A. was no longer able to
keep our general secretary, Faybert
Martin. During his stay here for the
first semester we came to know him
as a friend and companion, and a
leader capable of putting on a worth­while
Christian program in the face
of adverse circumstances. Had con­ditions
been better we are sure that
his services and- personality would
have had a far-reaching effect before
the year was out.
At present Mr. Martin has resum­ed
his studies at the Y. M. C. A.
Graduate School, in Nashville, Ten­nessee.
Under Dr. W. D. Weather-ford
he is doing research work and
preparing material for his doctor's
degree. We greatly miss seeing him
in his office at the "Y", but since it
was necessary that he go, we wish
for him" the greatest success in the
work which he is, undertaking and
hope that he will be able to return
to" Auburn sometime in the future.
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Due to the present conditions it
will be necessary to keep the "Y"
open for the rest of the semester
through student help and coopera­tion.
This is difficult to accomplish
due to an irregularity of schedule,
so we hope that the students who
wish to avail themselves of the as­sociation
will bear with us for a few
days until a systematic schedule may
be worked out,
Although our resources are limit­ed
at present, we are edeavoring to
plan for and to bring into being a
worthwhile program for this semes­ter.
We feel sure that those who are
sincerely interested in our work will
be helping as much as possible.
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Each spring during the first part
of March, a week of religious ser­vices
is conducted, jointly, by the
college, the churches of the town,
and the Y. M, C. A. This year we
are -planning for a continuation of
this program. At present we are en­deavoring
to secure a man who is in
every way, capable of bringing to and
interesting the students, faculty, and
townspeople in a worthwhile pro­gram
of Christian living and service.
It is the idea of those sponsoring this
program to bring to the students and
people of Auburn a leader ip religi­ous
thought whose ideas and pur­poses
will deeply influence others to
a finer way of living, We sincerely
hope that every student will avail
himself of the opportunity to attend
each address. TMB may be a little
ahead of time to speak of this but
it is a part of the program of the
college, the churches, and the Y. M.
C, A., which should bear thoughtful
and prayerful consideration.
STRESS AT MANILA BAY IN 1898
REVEALED BY MASTER SARGEANT
Sargeant Livingston Recounts How World War Might Have
Been Started In 1898 Had Not German Fleet Saluted
American Flag at Manila 71
The world war might easily have
begun in 1898 instead of 1914 had
German flagships failed to salute the
American flag following the Battle of
Manila. The Germans delayed in ex­tending
this official courtesy and did
so only after Admiral Dewey threat­ened
to open fire. This is the belief
of Sargeant Charles Livingston of
the Auburn R. O. T. C. unit who was
sent to the Phillipines at the time
with the First Battalion of Engi­neers.
"The situation was most delicate,"
he said, "for the Germans were not
in sympathy with the taking over of
the Phillipines by America, being os­tensibly
friendly to Spain. The Ger­man
fleet was in the Bay_of Manila
ready to safeguard her interests in
the Islands while the British fleet
was also present and in sympathy
with the American cause. The Ger­mans
steamed out to sea for two days
during the battle at the suggestion
of Admiral Dewey, and it was upon
their return that they delayed in sal­uting
the American flag.
"The capture of Manila in 1898 is
generally regarded as a minor battle,
but it was one of the most dangerous
periods of our history. Navies of all
the world-powers were lying in the
harbor, with Germany backing Spain,
and England backing the United
States. After the capture of Manila,
the Eorts of Corregidor and El Fraile
AUBURN MUSIC STUDENTS
TAKE. REAL INTEREST IN
COURSES SAYS BRIGHAM
* (Continued from page 1)
The Auburn Choral society, a
group of 40 faculty and townspeople
interested in chorus singing, re­hearses
once each week. This group
surrendered without opposition. The
navy expected an easy time of it, but
did they have it? No, they had to be
on the alert at all times, for the
Pacific fleets of all the world powers
were anchored in the bay to protect
their interests in Manila. Germany
especially wanted the Islands and
England was ready to assist in any
move Admiral Dewey might make.
"On several occasions smugglers
furnishing arms and ammunition to
the Spaniards were caught. This was
stopped in a very emphatic way, but
it widened the breach between the
American and German fleets. Many
of the personnel of the Navy expected
trouble at any time. Rumor had it
that 10,000 American troops were on
their way to occupy the forts. This
tended to further increase the tension
between the Germans and our forces.
The German ships were anchored op­posite
the Manila forts and for two
weeks the American forces lay at
anchor with their guns trained on
the German fleet.
"The Americans were not the only
ones who expected trouble. In fact,
the war ships of all nations kept
steam constantly in their boilers.
When the American troops arrived
they were accompanied by several
additional war ships. Then it was
that Dewey announced that he was
ready to take Manila. The other
fleets asked Dewey where he wanted
them to lie while the battle took
place. He assigned the British po­sition
near Cavite and placed the for­eign
ships at good vantage points.
When the Germans asked for their
assignment, Admiral Dewey requested
that they leave the harbor. They
went out to sea, remaining two days,
but returning late*in the afternoon
after Cavito was occupied by Ameri-appears
in concert each year, and has can troops. The first lined up op-combined
with the men's glee club
for various choral concerts, notable
among these being the presentation
of Elgar's "King Olaf" at commence­ment
last May. This year selected
voices from the glee club and the
choral society will present "The Re­demption"
by Gounod, a religious
oratorio,
TWO TEAMS ENTER FINALS
OF INTERFRAT BASKETBALL
(Continued from page 1)
the end of the first half pulled up
within striking distance of then-rivals.
The score stood 13 to 10 at
this point. Williams continued to
sink baskets from all angles, how­ever,
in the second half and a safe
lead was soon piled up. V
Brower, Rutland, Collins, and G.
Williams all looked good in carrying
their team through the semi-final
contest. Howard was the only mem­ber
of the losing team able to find
the basket and he accounted for 16
of the 22 points.
Line-ups:
S. A. E. (22) Pos. Kappa Sig (33)
CLARENCE DOUGLAS
TO LECTURE HERE
(Continued from page 1)
and civic affairs and in politics. He
is an author and historian as well as
an editor. .Amongi other political af­fairs
he organized the first Indian
Congress at Muscogee, Oklahoma, in
1909.
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posite the Forts and did not salute
the American flag as was customary.
When asked by Admiral Dewey why
they failed to do this, they replied
that they' had no steam in their am­munition
hoists but that they would
salute the" next morning. However,
thye did not render the salute the
next morning or in the afternoon.
Dewey then sent word to the German
flag ship that unless the salute was
rendered within fifteen minutes he
(!Dewey) would attack). The Ger­mans
then fired the salute. If Dew­ey
had opened fire on the German
fleet for not saluting the American
flag, the situation would have certain­ly
been dangerous, and a World War
might have begun in 1898 instead of
1914."
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SATURDAY, JAN. 30
Who Was The
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"CHARLIE CHAN'S
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Jan. 31 - Feb. 1
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Wynne Gibson
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