1932-11-30 The Plainsman

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VOLUME LVI AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 1932 NUMBER 23
FUNERAL RITES FOR
JUDGE BUTLER ARE
HELD THIS MORNING
Prominent Opelika Jurist Dead
Following Lingering Illness
of Several Weeks
WELL-KNOWN HERE
Leaves Host of Friends in Au­burn
and Opelika; Promi­nent
Among State Barristers
Funeral service " for Judge G. P.
Butler, who passed away at his home
in Opelika at 10:55 o'clock Monday
night, was held at 10:30 a. m. Wed­nesday
at the home, interment in
Rosemere cemetery. Dr. W. P. Wilks,
Baptist pastor, conducted the service.
Judge Butler's death was not un­expected.
He had been in very crit­ical
condition some time, and uncon­scious
the past two or three weeks.
For a number of years he had been
in declining health.
The deceased had served as Pro­bate
Judge of Lee County eighteen
years, being appointed by Governor
Henderson to fill the unexpired term
of Judge J. B. Lyons. He was re­elected
three consecutive times. Pre­viously
Judge Butler had served as
Sheriff of the County after which he
was for a time previous to his ap­pointment
to the Probate office, in
the Federal Revenue Service, as a
.revenue officer.
Judge Butler was reared by his
grandfather, Mr. Peterson, and mov­ed
from Salem to Opelika when a
young man. He counted his warm
personal friends by the thousands,
and was ever regarded as one of the
real, big hearted men of the county,
never turning down a cripple nor
failing to answer the call of a friend.
Born April 14, 1869, Judge-Butler
was in his sixty-third year.^ In 1899
he was married to Miss Hattie Rowe,
who died several years ago, and sur­viving
are one daughter, Mrs. Estelle
Lee, and two sons, G. P. Butler, Jr.,
and Rufus Butler. Also one sister
survives, .Mrs. A. M. Blalock, Birm­ingham,
and two brothers, T. A. But­ler,
Port Arthur, Texas; and R. W.
Butler, Sheffield, Ala., and numer­ous
nieces and nephews. -
Active pallbearers for funeral:
Judge Lum Duke, T. D. Samford,
John V. Denson, E. H. Glenn, Nim
D. Denson, John Thomas Frazer, Jim
C. Aldrich and Forney Renfro.
Honorary pall-bearers: L. Booker,
Flake E. Farley, J. W. Green, E. W.
Green, Dr. John Walker, Dr. Byron
Bruce, Dr. Homer Bruce, C. A. L.
Samford, John Banks, George E.
Clower, Yetta G. Samford, H. A.
Bedell, Jake Walker, Joe B. Duke,
J. K. Watkins, R. C. Smith, William
Samford, Thomas Samford, H. D.
McGraw, A. S. Hollingsworth, Jim
Killian, W. W. Bradley, Ned James,
O. P. Lee, Hartwell Davis, B. T.
Phillips, Henry K. Dickinson, W. F.
Dickinson, T. W. Britton, T. A. What-ley,
Jr., E. A. Burke, Blake T.
Prince, W. 0. Brownfield, Emmett
Holt, C. M. Weissinger and W. A.
Betts.
Frederick-Williams Company had
charge of arrangements.
E. £. Nelson Is Sent
To Chicago By Ags
E. E. Nelson, Milledgeville, f rep­resented
Auburn at the Livestock Ex­position
in Chicago, November 26-
28. In connection with the Expo­sition,
Nelson represented the Ala­bama
Farmer at the meeting of the
Agricultural College Magazines As­sociation;
the Ag Club at the meet­ing
of the American Ag Club Coun­cils;
and the Block and Bridle Club
at the National Block and Bridle Club
meeting. All these meetings were
held in conjunction with the Live­stock
Exposition.
Nelson is a prominent senior in
Agriculture, being president of the
Ag Club; vice-president of the Edu­cation
Club; circulation manager for
the Alabama Farmer; and a member
of Alpha Phi Epsilon, as well as a
member of the Block and Bridle
Club.
Classes Excused for
Game in Birmingham
The Auburn-South Carolina
football game in Birmingham
next Saturday was made an ex­cused
game by the action of the
Executive Council, Monday.
This game was not on the origi­nal
excused list because it was
then scheduled to be played in
Columbia, S. C.
The transfer from Columbia
to Birmingham and the fact
that it will be the championship
game of the season caused the
Council to make it an excused
game.
LIONS CLUB HEARS
PROFESSORPARRISH
School Situation Is Subject of
Talk by City School Super­intendent
Professor J. A. Parrish,_ superin­tendent
of Auburn public schools
was the principal speaker at the last
weekly meeting of the Lions Club.
He expressed a keen disappointment
over the recent enforced closing of
Auburn's public schools. He stated
that a number of plans had been sug­gested
to obtain the necessary funds
to operate the schools and ventured
the hope that the Auburn schools
would reopen in January, 1933. He
explained the financial structure of
the school district to the Lions and
called attention to the obligations
that remain unfulfilled.
Professor Parrish pointed out that
the denial of the schools to the child­ren
of a community involved many
moral and physical considerations in
addition to neglect of intellectual de­velopment
and voiced the belief that
a year of school out of a child's life
could never be replaced.
"There is enough protest over this
unnecessary sacrifice of our children's
welfare among the citizenry of Ala­bama
to bring immediate corrective
action," the superintendent said,
"but unfortunately there is a regret­tably
small amount of constructive
leadership at this time."
The Lion program for tomorrow
evening will include the formation of
committees for collection" of broken
toys. This Christmas activity of the
club which includes repair and dis­tribution
of hundreds of toys is an
annual project which insures that
every child in the community will re­ceive
a visit from Santa Claus.
O.D.K. CAKE RACE
POSTPONED UNTIL
SECOND SEMESTER
CAGE TOURNAMENT
POSTPONED UNTIL
AFTER CHRISTMAS
Influenza Epidemic Given as
Reason for Delay of Annual
Event
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
Freshman Class to Participate;
Race be Held Early Part of
January
It was made known today that the
Omicron Delta Kappa cake race,
which was te be held before Christ­mas,
will be postponed until after the
Yuletide holidays.
Frank Noble, president of Omicron
Delta Kappa intimated that the race
will be held as usual in January. The
epidemic of influenza was given as
the principal reason for postpone­ment
of the annual event.
It has been customary since 1929
for the entire freshman class to par­ticipate
in the race, and the event
always arouses a great deal of inter­est
among the members of the stu­dent
body.
The present plans of the society
are to have the race immediately fol­lowing
the beginning of the • second
semester.
Last year, Carl Pihl finishea the
three miles in record time, complet­ing
the course in 15.05 minutes.
Many freshmen have already begun
training for the event.
Lack of Time for Use of Gym
Halts Frat Tournament Un­til
After Season
DATE TENTATIVE
Teams Seeded by Council Com
mittee in Forming Pairings
. for Fraternity Games
Time' Mentions Tigers
In Issue of Nov. 28th
Second Issue Cajoler
Published Last Week
The second issue of the Cajoler,
Auburn humor publication was put
on the streets recently under a shift
in management, due to the recent
death of Harry H. Hillman, former
editor.
R. H. Cassidy of Mobile, is the new
editor of the publication. He worked
with Hillman before the latter's
death. Willis E. Phipps, Mobile, is
tlie business manager of the booklet.
It was announced today that the
Cajoler would be published once a
month instead of the former plan
which called for seven issues during
the school year.
Recognition of Auburn's fine foot­ball
record was carried as follows in
the November 28th issue of "Time."
"Auburn (Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute)
has an extraordinary foot­ball
team, called 'Tigers' or 'Plains­men.'
Its coach is Chet Wynne,
Notre Dame fullback in 1921. Cap­tain
and left halfback is Jimmy Hitch­cock,
baldish, small, fast, whom Au­burn
publicists like to compare with
famed Red Grange. Quarterback
"Ripper" Williams is a clever ar­rogant
field general. The Tigers
have a chinless end, David (Gump)
Ariail, who may make the all-Ameri­can,
a stuttering sophomore end nam­ed
Bennie Fenton. So far this sea­son,
Auburn has made 255 points to
its opponent's 34. Last week Auburn
emerged from a close shave—14-to-
7—against Georgia with a claim to
its first Southern Conference Cham
pionship that will probably be sub
stantiated by the Auburn-Sojith Car
olina game this week."
Seniors Are Requested
To Apply For Degrees
All seniors who expect to gradu­ate
at the January, May, or August
commencement exercises are asked to
fill out application cards for degrees
which have been sent to the various
deans for distribution. Charles W.
Edwards, associate registrar, says
that this is very important and should
be done within the next few days.
These cards are to be returned to
the deans who will send them to the
registrar's office.
According to an announcement by
Sonny Paterson, chairman of the In-terfraternity
Council ^committee on
the basketball tournament, the tourn­ey
will be postponed until after the
Christmas holidays, owing to the fact
that the Gymnasium will not be
available until a later date.
At present physical training clas­ses
and freshman and varsity basket­ball
practice render the floor of the
Gym unavailable. The Council found
it impossible to arrange a schedule
of practice for the different^Greek
teams that would coincide with the
plans of the Athletic Department.
No definite date was set for the be­ginning
of the tournament, btit Pat­erson
intimated that it would be im­mediately
following the Christmas
holidays.
No announcement has been made
concerning rules,. but it is probable
that regulations used last year will be
adopted. Teams are to be composed
of members and. pledges of fraterni­ties,
but participants in varsity play
are ruled ineligible.
Considerable interest has been
manifested in the tourney, and many
fraternities have already picked their
teams. However, it was thought best
by the Council Committee that the
affair be postponed until the Gym­nasium
could be used for practice
and tournament play.
News Flashes
From Abroad
AUBURN KNIGHTS WILL APPEAR
AT OPELIKA THEATRE TONIGHT
The Auburn Knights, official 11-
piece orchestra of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute at Auburn, will fill
a one night engagement at the Ope­lika
theatre Wednesday, November
30th, for two performances. The
first stage appearance will be about
7:20 o'clock and 9 o'clock.
The Auburn Knights are under
personal direction of Frank G. Noble
and they have returned from a suc­cessful
tour of points in Southern
Alabama where they were acclaimed
by large crowds of music lovers.
This symphonic arrangement of the
latest hits is sure to find big favor
with all music enthusiasts of Opelika
and this general vicinity because
those Auburn Knights certainly do
know their syncopation. It will be
almost an impossibility to remain in
your seat without beating an accom­paniment
with your foot as that
snappy rhythm the Collegians grind
out begins reverberating throughout
the Opelika theatre.
The Opelika appearance will mark
the first stage appearance of the
Knights this season. Conrad Stay-ton,
who has been widely praised for
his voice, will be heard in a number
of vocal selections during the variety
program that will last for about half
an hour.
One Wednesday night — Auburn
night—a good picture will also be
shown. It is "The Most Dangerous
Game." There will be no advance in
prices for this extraordinary pro­gram.
Montgomery. — Two electricians
went into the basement of the parti­ally
constructed First Methodist
Church building to make an inspec­tion.
One struck a match and an
explosion followed. One is dead and
the other is seriously injured. No
definite cause has been decided upon
as the basis of the explosion.
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Montgomery. — President - elect,
Governor of New York State Frank­lin
Delano Roosevelt (pronounced
Rose-velt) will visit the capitol of
the state in all probability sometime
in January next. Chairman James A.
Farley, of the Democratic National
Committee will visit there next Fri­day.
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Washington.—Beer by Christmas.
It was learned today that 100 Repub­lican
members of the house would
probably join the moist Democratic
element and dispose of the argument
as soon as the house convenes.
Birmingham. — The Southeastern
Council in session in the Magic City
plans to lay plans for the demolition
of the void heretofore in evidence
between industry and agriculture in
the South.
—0—
Chicago.—Fred W. Sargent, presi­dent
of the Chicago and Northwest­ern
System stated that bankruptcy
would be the result of the proposed
30-houf week for the railroads.
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. Detroit.—A man, close to the Ford
interests, visited the motor magnate
and reported yesterday that the mak­er
of the Ford cars looks like a mil­lion
dollars as he convalesces from
a recent operation.
_ 0—
Montgomery.—His Excellency, the
Governor of the State of Alabama,
has decided to parole 300 convicts be­fore
Christmas. 200 .convicts were
paroled some time ago. Perhaps a
solution to the recent destruction of
the state branch prison at Speigner
by fire.
TWENTY-EIGHT SENIORS ARE ELECTED
TO MEMBERSHIP IN PHI KAPPA PHI;
THREE MEMBERS OF FACULTY CHOSEN
Special Courses For Unemployed Teachers
To Be Offered Here Beginning December 5
To accommodate teachers whose schools have closed the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute will offer special courses beginning Monday,
December 5. They will continue six weeks, or until January 27, and
will be credit courses for those who comply with the requirements.
Decision to offer such courses was made by the Executive Council.
Dean John J. Wilmore, chairman of the Administrative Committee,
named Dean Zebulon Judd chairman of the committee to decide what
courses to offer and make arrangements for conducting them. Only
a limited number of courses will be offered and each of these will be
of special interest to teachers.
In view of the stringent financial conditions warrants will be ac­cepted
as security for note in payment of college fees. To be accept­able
as collateral a warrant must have been issued to the teacher or
to a member of his or her immediate family.
To make arrangements for these courses Dean Judd requests all
who are interested to write immediately indicating as definitely as they
can the courses they would like to take.
The plan is to conduct these courses two weeks before Christmas
and four weeks after Christmas. It is expected that several teachers
will register on January 20 and 21 for the second semester's work
at Auburn.
Officers of Honorary Scholastic
Fraternity Announce Se­lection
of Pledges Today
SOCIETY IS NATIONAL
Outstanding Students in AH
Departments Recognized by
National Society
DR. PETRIE ATTENDS
DEANS' ASSOCIATION
President of Association Rep­resents
Auburn at Meeting
in Atlanta
Dr. Geo. Petrie, professor of his­tory
and dean of the graduate school,
represented the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute at the recent meeting in At­lanta
of the Association of Southern
College and University Deans, of
which he was president. Problems
pertaining to the work of these
deans were discussed and acted upon
at the meeting, Dr. Petrie said.
The organization was formed six
years ago with Dr. Petrie as one of
the organizers. Purposes of it are
to discuss all kinds of problems on
graduate deaning, to make sugges­tions,
and to disseminate informa­tion
as to what is being done else­where.
One report this year was on
the requirements for masterate de­grees
at different institutions. No
effort is made'at legislation, Dr. Pe­trie
explained. *
Institutions represented were Au­burn,
the University of Virginia, the
University of Florida, the University
of Arkansas, Duke University, Mer­cer,
The University of Tennessee, the
University of Georgia, and Emory.
Dean Pearson of the University of
North Carolina succeeded Dr. Petrie
as president. Dean Smith of the. Uni­versity
of South Carolina succeeded
Dr. A. B. Moore of the University of
Alabama as secretary.
'FLU' EPIDEMIC HERE
REPORTED ON WANE
Number of Influenza Cases Re­duced
from 175 to 20; No
Students Seriously 111
It was learned from a reliable
source today that the number of stu­dents
and townspeople suffering from
influenza has been reduced from 175
cases to 20.
Thanksgiving holidays began a day
early last week, when the rapid pro­gress
of the influenza epidemic lead
the. administration to dismiss classes
at 10 a. m. on Tuesday.
Auburn is fortunate in that none
of the students were seriously ill
during the epidemic, and it is felt
here now that the worst ravages of
the disease have passed.
Special Rates Be
Offered For Game
The Western Railway of Alabama
and Louisville and Nashville will of­fer
special fares to the South Caro­lina
game in Birmingham. A round-trip
rate .of three dollars will be of­fered
for Friday afternoon only; the
return trip must be made on trains
leaving Birmingham Sunday night.
Tox'Hunt Held By
Local Riding Club
Undaunted by the weather, the Au­burn
Polo and Riding Club held its
Thanksgiving holiday paper chase
Friday morning.
The prize of the day, a pair of
spurs, was won by Miss Ernestine
Hill, first of the ladies' riding class to
overtake the fox at the end of the
five mile trail. Justin Morrill laid
the trail and acted as "fox" for the
occasion.
Breakfast was served at the end
of the ride at the R. O. T. C. rifle
range. All present expressed enjoy­ment
in the ride in spite of the
drenching rain which fell before the
finish.
The field numbered about thirty-five
including Mesdames Charles Liv­ingston,
John Hyde, H. B. Ellis, and
J. E. Barnes and Misses Miriam Toul-man,
Mary McGehee, Frances Mc-
Gehee, Mildred Franke, Grace Gard­ner,
Dabney Hare, Suzelle Hare,
Sarah Hooper, Ernestine Hill, Emma
Nell Parrish and Eleanor Scott.*
Election of thirty-one seniors and
faculty members to Phi Kappa Phi,
national honorary scholastic fratern­ity,
was made known by officers of
the society today. Phi Kappa Phi is
organized for the encouragement of
scholarship and original study among
students.
The newly-elected pledges are:
William J. Bartoldus, of New York,
N. Y.; Asa C. Black, of Mobile, Vir­gil
Breland, of Langston; Jesse B.
Brooks, of Killen; Erastus H. Butler,
of Jackson, Miss.; Lilbern M. Carre,
of Anniston; Theodore W. Clarkson,
of Gadsden; G. H. Conner, of Au­burn;
Herbert F. Croen, of Tarry-town,
N. Y.; Thomas s E. Curtis, of
Marion; Rodolpho Elizondo, of Mus-quiz,
Mexico; Homer S. Fisher, of
Huntsville; Harold S. Gassman, of
Birmingham; Jewel Golden, of Ope­lika;
Dunham F.-Golson, of Pratt-ville;
Samuel W. Grubbs, of Clayton;"
John Cyrus MacGregor, of Auburn;
Knox M. McMillan, of Talladega;
William W. Matthews, of Scottsboro;
Otto Morningstar, of Birmingham;
Urton Munn, of Auburn; Robert G.
Pitts, of Marion; John W. Solomon,
of Eufaula; Cash M. Stanley, of
Montgomery; Thomas P. Whitten, of
Roanoke; Leonidas P. Whorton, of
Gadsden; Samuel E. Wittel, of Au­burn
; and Stell B. Yates, of Lineville.
Three faculty members were chos­en
by the society; they are: John H.
Goff, of the department of business
administration; Paul Irvine, of the
school of education; and Mark L.
Nichols, of the department of agri­cultural
'engineering.
Seniors who make a high average
on all subjects over a period of three
years are eligible to membership in
Phi Kappa Phi if they can meet re­quirements
as to character and indi­vidual
initiative as demonstrated by
usefulness and prominence in worthy
student and other collegiate activi­ties.
PRIZES ARE ANNOUNCED FOR
WINNERS OF MILTON AWARDS
The late George F. Milton, disting­uished
Southern,writer and journal­ist,
and, until his death in 1924, presi­dent
and editor of the Chattanooga
News, was long animated by an earn­est
desire to render permanent ser­vice
to the cause of international
peace. Under his will a fund was
established to offer the George F.
Milton awards in journalism with the
hope of furthering this and other
worthy causes.
For 1932, a cash award of $250.00
will be made to the writer who shall
publish in any newspaper or periodi­cal
in the South during the calendar
year 1932 the best editorial or edi­torials
advancing the cause of In­ternational
Peace. The term "South"
shall be understood to mean the fol­lowing
states: Tennessee, Kentucky,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir­ginia,
Florida, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisana, and Maryland.
The term "editorial" shall mean an
article prepared by, or under the
jurisdiction of, the editorial staff of
a newspaper or periodical and reflect­ing
the paper's point of view.
The awards are not administered
as a competition, but are bestowed
in recognition of a service rendered
to the cause of International Peace.
Throughout the year the administra­tors
will use every effort to survey
the Southern field for contributions
toward this cause. Editors, however,
are asked to lend their assistance by
submitting copies of printed editorials
(Continued on page 4)
Auburn Polo Team Is
Winner Over Benning
Auburn opened its polo season here
Thanksgiving day with an impressive
9 to 3 victory over the Chattahoochee
Cardinals from Fort Benning.
Despite the fact that the game was
played on a soft field, both teams
flashed brilliantly at times.
Lieut. T. S. Gunby, coach, used
two complete teams, each playing a
half.
Leroy Fincher, Lewis Jones, Oel
Johnson, Jim Suydam, W. O. John­son,
Justin Morrill, Jim Wood, and
Ira Franklin saw service for Auburn.
Elwood Rouse, a leading defensive
player, was unable to participate be­cause
of illness.
Negotiations for a polo game here
Dec. 3 have been discontinued be­cause
of the Auburn-South Carolina
football game being transferred to
Birmingham.
A. P. I. Represented At
Conclave In Birmingbam
Four representatives of the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute are at­tending
the first annual meeting of
the Southeastern Council in Birm­ingham,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
They are Dr. L. N. Duncan, Dean M.
J. Funchess, Dean Zoe Dobbs, and
P. O. Davis.
Dr. Duncan's name appeared on
the program for an address at the
general session Tuesday morning.
Others of the Auburn contingent are
serving on committees.
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'36; E. J. Wendt, '36; Horace Perry, '36.
A CRITICAL SITUATION
The world is looking to December 15 as a
date full of meaning. It is then that the
United States' debtors in Europe are sup­posed
to render a payment on obligations
accrued during the Great War.
Great Britain is regarded as the key to
the situation. It is on her that the eyes
of Europe are focused. Should England
•pay her war debts to the United States on
the present scale, she would be out of a
good many millions of pounds as a result
of the war. Several years ago she re­duced
Italy's indebtedness to her to a mea­gre
15 percent, and France's to 42 percent.
Such leniency has not been shown by any
other nation.
London newspapers are beginning to
print Shylock cartoons of the United States
again, and the average British citizen is not
looking to this country with favor.
In notes to Great Britain,- France, and
Belgium, Secretary Stimson asked for con­vincing
arguments to the effect that the
December 15 payment of the debts be post­poned,
thus manifesting a liberal attitude
on the part of the Executive, department.
However, Congress is adamant in its stand.
Leaders in both Houses affirm their belief
that the debtor countries should pay at
once.,. Europe understands the American
"taxpayer's point of view on the problem,
but believes that Great Britain and this
country should postpone the December pay­ment
and work out a new plan together.
\-The French are marking time, waiting to
< see what England is going to do.
That is, in brief, the debt situation. More
than two weeks will elapse before the final
outcome will be made known. In the mean­time,
the American and British govern­ments
are exchanging notes. President
Hoover accomplished an admirable stroke
of diplomacy when he suggested that the
debtor nations present reasonable argu­ments
stating why they should not meet
the December payments. It acts as a sug­gestion
to the "lame-duck" Congress, the
final judge of the United States' action on
- the matter. It is apparent that this coun­try
should not continue to uphold the un­yielding
position maintained by Congress;
a much more sensible arrangement could
be worked out should a plan of revision be
acted on by all the governments concerned.
A better, feeling would following an ex­pression
by Congress of willingness to deal
leniently and fairly with our debtors; we
are not the only people afflicted with eco­nomic
troubles.
ENTER NULLIFICATION
In the recent presidential election nine
states added their strength to the side of
the six that had previously been without
prohibition enforcement acts, and by their
vote heaped additional injury and woe on
the militant drys. The states in the Union
that are today without enforcements acts
are Arizona, California, Colorado, Louisi­ana,
New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon,
Washington, Michigan, Maryland, New
York, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Montana
and Nevada. Federal enforcement in these
states is well nigh impossible, and it is evi­dent
that those in authority realize this.
Seven enforcement agents were released
by the Chcago office this last week-end, aiid
there is evidence that this action will only
be the beginning. /•
President Hoover, in his radio address
on the afternoon of the twenty-fifth of this
month, hinted that he considered the recent
vote a definite indication of the desires, of
the American people in regard to repeal,
and that he would prefer striking the
eighteenth amendment entirely from the
constitution to such a half way measure as
a beer bill would necessarily be. - fhere is
a very concrete opinion in Washington that,
if the "lame duck" session does either re­peal
or modify the eighteenth amendment,
the President will readily sign the bill, and
there is little doubt that at least twenty
million Americans will rise to cheer such
an action. i
Another very* important result of the
vote for repeal has been the question of the
status of convicted offenders incarcerated
in states that now have no enforcement
acts. The general tendency seems to be to
free these men immediately. If such a
course is adopted by the several states there
is little doubt that the cause of the drys
will have received another. dangerous body
blow, r- . i.
• The main,defense of those favoring the
retention of prohibition seems to be the
inviobility of the constitution, that is; they
claim that any attempt to repeal prohibi­tion
will be a direct breach of that docu­ment
which Washington and Madison, two
chaps who certainly did not mind an occa­sional
sip, were so instrumental in com­posing.
In using this defense they ignore
the fact that prohibition was added to that
constitution one hund/ed and forty-two
years after it was ratified by the several
states and that it was done so in direct
disregard for the bill of rights that were
guaranteed by the first- ten amendments,
as drawn up by Madison and passed at the
insistent demand of the 'people. Also they
seem to be unaware of the fact that the
enforcement of the eighteenth amendment
has in itself so flagrantly violated those ten
amendments that it is not to be wondered
at today that the people do not respect the
laws of the nation.
There is little doubt that prohibition
must go. The main question is .. . . how
far shall we shove the eighteenth amend­ment
aside?
WAGGING TONGUES
Woeful are the rumors going the round
of the campus in regard to the institution's"
financial status. We have been told by
any number of people that Auburn will
follow many of the county schools in the
near future in closing its doors for an inr
definite period. All of these direful tales
were supposed to have come from authori­tative
sources, but as far as we have been
able to ascertain, they are all groundless.
The only comment that the administration
has. issued on the subject has been to the
effect that the school will remain open until
the end of the current session. Since this
statement nothing official has been made
known on the matter. But people without
are prone to believe much of the hearsay
scattered by students. At present we have
no assurance that the institution will close
its doors at any time in the immediate
future; we have been told that it will run
as long as possible. Until the school is of­ficially
discontinued any idle talk of clos­ing
must remain in the realm of rumor.
MISSING BOOKS
During the school year of 1931-32, there
were 54 books either stolen or lost from
the library. There is little chance for a
book to be lost from the library shelves,
so there is no other conclusion to be reached
other than that the great majority of these
volumes were intentionally stolen.
There are no funds available for the pur­chasing
of new books this year, and those,
which are missing can not be replaced. Con­sequently,
the freshmen shelves and the
other departments to the college library
lack many volumes which are essential to
a good selection.
There is nothing else for those in charge
of the library to resort to except a direct
appeal to the students. It stands to reason
that most of the books must have been re­moved
by members of the student body,
and that their failure to be returned was
due either to fear of being disciplined or
malicious intent to steal. The library au­thorities
hope that through this appeal stu­dents
will realize the serious situation in
which the library is placed and will return
the books. There will be no questions asked
and no fines will be levied.
AN AIR OF UNCERTAINTY
Circumstances have been such this year
that the Alabama Polytechnic Institute has
been sorely tried in almost every conceivable
manner. On top of extremely discouraging
financial difficulties has descended a cam­pus-
wide epidemic of influenza. Classwork
and the operation of the institution in gen­eral
have been upset by the sudden sweep
of this disease. Everyone has a tendency to
be off balance, and an air of uncertainty
hangs about the campus. Jtumors are run­ning
rampant throughout the student body,
and many foolish things are being said.
But no great.disaster is eminent, and school
continues. The quicker the student > body
settles down to work and forgetr some of
the idle tales that are current the sooner
conditions here at Auburn will reach the
norm. /
Thunderations
By Gum
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.
» * * *
AND SO my girl wrote"to me and
said, "I read your Cajoler the other
day. ' You don't have to be evil
minded to catch on to them (the jokes),
all you have to do is know how to read."
Say, what is the Cajoler trying to do,
pizen the minds of people? The minds of
some people are already pizened I know,
but think of the women and children. They
open the magazine and think they will find
some nice clean humor . . . at the worst
some of the later, "There were two Irish­men"
jokes, and what do they find? Hitch­hiker
jokes! ,
One of these days the Cajoler will fail
to pass through the mails. There is a law,
you know.
I know all college humor is supposed to
be sort of uprflighty but I think the Ca­joler
is a little up-flighty too high. I don't
criticize the jokes in the magazine, they are
all right. I criticize the magazine for mis­placing
the jokes. Jokes like that are
told best around a small* table with a
screen of cigarette smoke, and they are
air right there, but gentlemen, when jokes
the Cajoler has printed come before you
in black and white they look like hell.
There are sewing-circle gatherings in
them thar Gay Street houses, Cajoler staff.
They may laugh at your jokes, but you'll
catch hell just the same.
Which reminds me. There was once a
lady who saw a drinking party going on in
the next house, all the shades being up, and
she went over there, knowing the host to
be a generous man. And he was. He gave
her a drink. He gave her two drinks, and
she put all the mess of likker in a bottle,
and took it off home, next door. What do
nice old ladies do with two drinks in- a
bottle. What would anyone do?
I didn't notice any of the flowers under
her window in a state of wiltment, so we
may safely presume the dear soul drank
the stuff. • You notice I spoke of the non-wilted
flowers, and the pouring. You know,
one doesn't pour whiskey down sink drain­pipes
. . . Auburn whiskey . . . the stuff
eats the drain pipes, y'know.
Well, the next day, the nice lady went to
all the sewing-circles and squealed. Squeal­ed
with the likker still inside 'er. "Oh, the
man next door," she said, "was something
terrible. He drank! How terrible! He
had a drinking party the night before.
Seven people passed out!"
This went up the street, a*d down the
street and all over town. It amplified it­self
as all things do when told by dear,
dear, poke-noses, and the man became the
worst drunkard the town had ever known.
Say, if he drank as much whiskey as he
was accused of, he would be a spirit lamp
three-fourths full of alcohol.
Not yet^ has the neighborly female told
anyone how her two drinks tasted. Please
Allah, I hope it jolly well cooked her in­nards.
I may be dreaming; I should be dream­ing,
but I think I'm correct.
I go to church; I catch myself trying
to look as devout as such sewing-circle
members there, but people, it can't be done.
Just can't. I find myself "church laugh­ing,"
a little inside, left-handed snicker, be­cause
I know the circle membership is not
listening to the sermon; not counting the
bald-heads, nor the pews, but thinking of
additional gossip to be amplified at the
next meeting.
* * * *
All of the above is rather rambling, and
perhaps disconnected, but oh such a pleas­ure
to write. 'Tis a pleasure I assure you.
And while all of the writing was going
on, I completely missed hearing Guy Lom-bardo.
That orchestra is' to me like a
tomato sandwich at mid-night, a thing im-measureably
enjoyable.' Quite.
i * * *
Thoughts and Things: I had always
liked L. S. U. until Saturday. I don't
know the particulars of the case, but a
team who will play another team that has
the entire varsity out of the line-up be­cause
ef illness, and who has asked a post­ponement
. . . well I see no glory in L. S.
U.'s win over Tulane. Tulane had to use
a third-string full-back as center. And
all of that because L. S. U. had to pre­serve,
unblemished its Southern Confer­ence
record. What a record. Twice beat%
en by non-conference members what chance
had L. S. U.'s record with Auburn's and
Tennessee's? None whatsoever. Well, why
couldn't the game have been postponed?
Neither team had a game scheduled for
Saturday, December 3rd. Why couldn't the
game have been played then? I, possibly,
could lick Jack Dempsey with both' his
hands tied behind him, but where's the
glory? Say, that L. S. U.-Tulane game
stinks all the way from Baton Rouge up
here. —
\
\
* AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
> They say that J. LAKE PARKER (Mr. Parker to you, you dope) has acquired
\ a new nick-name. Just call him "wiggy."
* * * * * , * * *
What this country needs is a nickle.
* * * * * * * *
Someone suggested that even if we do have beer by Christmas, that it will be
much too cold to drink it. Still, there is always another day to think of—and sum­mer
coming on.
* * ' * * * * * *
' - -^
The A. T. O.'s would like to thank MATT SLEDGE for the use of his telescope.
Tsk, tsk.
* * * * * , * * *
And then there was the Phi Delta Theta pledge who was so embarrassed when
a certain person woke him up a week or two ago.
_.-.' * * ~ * * * * **
_ We've given up taking cold showers every morning. We go down to the bank
and ask for a loan instead.—Judge.
* * * * * * * *
i .
Nothing looks quite so cherubic as a freshman with a Clark Gable sweater.
Such sweaters and coffee belong to the architects, you chislers.
* * * * * * * . *
The latest method of the government in swinging back to the old tortures of
the inquisition is found in the announcement that the federal prison in Atlanta plans
to. install a radio in every cell.
* * * * * * * *
"Really, Bill, your argument with yo"ur wife last night was most amusing."
"Wasn't it though? And when she threw the axe at me I thought I'd split."
ACROSS THE CAMPUS
By P. 0. Davis
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'S ALL over now, except South Caro­lina;
and that Gamecock outfit may be
more dangerous than some are inclined
to rate them. They are a fighting crowd
and they are certain to fight their hardest
to stop -Auburn.
That Tiger-Bulldog classic at Columbus
is too fresh in our menfo'ries for comment.
I t was, as predicted, the South's thriller
that day;
That last touchdown by Phipps was, of
course, the one that raised excitement and
thrills to the peak. It was a football odys-sey
with the ramble left out. Phipps
traveled almost the shortest line from where
he started to the goal—and victory.
*% * * *
Miss Mary Martin, Auburn's librarian,
calls attention to the fact that a few stu­dents
are tardy—perhaps careless—about
returning borrowed books. This is a big
handicap to the library because it prevents
lending these books to other students. It
is a very bad habit for the student. Prompt­ness
in'returning books helps to form a
good habit—namely, that of being prompt
in everything that is done.
* * * *
Colonel William L. Reed, regular army
officer of the Fourth Corps Area Head­quarters
in Atlanta, visited Auburn Nov.
15, and gave the Auburn^ R. 0. T. C. unit
the "once over." After reviewing the boys
in a formal milftsry parade and observing
them in action he expressed himself as be­ing
pleased and very favorably impressed.
He extended his felicitations-to Major G. H.
Franke and members of his staff which is
composed^ of thre| captains and five lieu­tenants.-
Annually for thirteen yeafs the Auburn
R. O. T. C. unit has received the highest
rating. It is an important part of the
work at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
one thousand students taking it this year.
* * * *
Dean John W. Scott is sanguine in his
conclusion that business has improved and
that the future is a little brighter than the
past. The dark cloud of depression seems
to be lifting, he said.
The condition is better in Alabama than
in some of the surrounding states. That
touches our pride and enhances our appre­ciation
but we realize that business should
improve in all states if improvement in
one is to continue. States must rise or
fall together because of the complicated
relations existing between them. -
* * * *
Dean John J. Wilmore reminds us that
engineers are not being, used as extensive­ly
as they should be for the sake of high
quality construction work and economy in
doing it. It often happens that those in
charge of construction work conclude that
they will save by not employing an engi­neer
wheteas they would gain a lot more
than it would cost.
To be more specific, very few counties in
Alabama now have trained engineers al­though
the gasoline tax alone is filling each
I want a boxing team here. We have a
polo team, a tennis team, a swimming team,
a team of horses, and we need a boxing
team. I know the school hasn't enough
money to buy gloves and bandages, but we
can buy our own equipment . . . Let's
start a movement. ,
* * * *
I CAN ASSURE YOU: I've never seen
a blonde who had sense, and I know a
brunette who thinks she is hell on wheels,
pretty, bright colored wheels.
county treasury for road work at the rate
of almost $60,000,000 per annum, or a lit­tle
less than $5,000.00 per month. There
are also other funds going into county
'highway, bridge and other construction
work.
A trained and energetic engineer should
save much more than his salary in any one
county in Alabama through better work­manship,
better arrangement, better mate­rial,
elimination of waste, and efficiency.
* * * *
General R. I. Rees, of the American Tele­phone
and Telegraph Company, conducted
a survey to determine the value of the
English language to^young engineers. Ques­tionnaires
were used and the data were
tabulated and summarized. In his report
he said that "these data conclusively sup­port
the general opinion that English train­ing
is of major importance to the young
engineer, and at least suggest that more
emphasis should be placed upon it in the
engineering curricula."
It is obvious that this statement is cor­rect.
Good use of English is very beneficial
to anyone who uses his tongue or his pen,
or both. It is one of the greatest assets
anyone can have. It is not obtained easily
but the struggle for it is more than justi­fied
by the results.
* * * *
The Penn State Farmer,, which is pub­lished
by students in agriculture at the
Pennsylvania State College, remarks edi­torially
:
"The students in this School of Agri­culture
are the most timid in the United
States. When asked whether they are Ag.
students the majority stutter 'Ah, Ah,'
1
twice before replying. This is because
there is no definite group spirit."
We wonder if this manner of speaking
is due to "no definite group spirit" or is it
due to plain carelessness in speaking. There
are people who seem not to appreciate the
value of good speaking, either conversa­tionally
or otherwise.
The man or the woman who speaks in
direct terms—clearly and forcefully—has
a great asset. Wm. Jennings Bryan was
an example of this. He combined with it
a very pleasing voice.
Ex-Mayor Jas. J. Walker of New York,
is another man whose voice and manner of
speaking contributed much to his success;
and nothing to his downfall.
We wonder if educational institutions are
paying enough attention to voice training
from the standpoint of talking and speak­ing.
* * *- *
Ex-Senator John Sharp Williams who
died recently at his plantation home in
Mississippi truly was one of the South's'
greatest statesmen. Of this we are re­minded
by his neighbors who spoke of him
as follows:
"Always honest; spoke the truth, faced
his enemy and fought him if necessary;
used chaste English; insulted no man and
bore no insult from any; studiously kind
to his inferiors, socially hospitable to his
equals; scorned a demagogue; loved his
people and held it mean to prefer any class
or individual interest, most of all his own,
to that of the masses of his countrymen."
After retiring from the-Senate, Senator
Williams lived on his plantation home and,
in his late life, wrote about himself.—"a
good wife, six good children living, thirteen
of the sweetest and best grandchildren; an
old rambling, roomy house; 5,000 of the
best books of the best men (all dead friends
but speaking); a good pipe, good tobacco;
a big open fireplace with three-foot logs."
With the above we see the curtain fall on
an exemplary life which will live and in­spire
and challenge long after his death.
INVICTUS
By Casual Observer
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.
AND THE people of the state, at least
part of them, wonder why the af­fairs
of the state are in such ter­rible
shape. The following was a conver­sation
which took place between a state
legislator from Hale County, Alabama, and
the county tax assessor:
'Legislator: - Well, we passed an
amendment down there in Montgomery
so a car owner won't be able to escape
paying taxes on his car for nearly a
year as he has in the past.
Tax Assessor: I haven't heard any­thing
about it. It seems that the tax
assessors would have been among the
first to be notified. —
Legislator: Is that right? Well I
certainly thought we, did. Anyhow I
know we did something while we were
there.
Such intellects should not • be confined
to the mediocrity of affairs concerned with
state legislation, yet the people/of the state
have seen fit to send such minds to act as
their representatives. Not only have they
sent them there to the senatorial pews at
a rate of several dollars a day, but they
have allowed these intellectual giants to
remain there. To make a misteke and pay
for it ungrudgingly is one thing, but to
allow such a vital weakness to continue
unmolested is another*. The writer may be
wrong but there must, be some method of
recall left to protect the people; that is if
there remains enough initiative among the
electorate to form one.
The facts remain. The»state of Alabama -
has a legislature composed of representa­tives
that are partly avaricious, partly .un­intelligent,
and solidly indifferent. The
executive branch has proven itself unpro-gressive,
beyond all doubt. So far the
judiciary has not been called upon to add
to the general chaos. It seems that the
electorate has paid enough for its ticket
to the governmental circus and that the
last act is about over. The show is a flop.
There are two things any sensible theatri­cal
management would do: either close
its doors, or hire a new troup. Should the
stock holders decide to produce a new show,
they might hire the next master of cere­monies
minus a trick mustache.
* * * *
Even so recent as a year ago, anyone
would have thought that no politician could
be so indiscreet aS to allow the elementary
schools to close about the state. Numerous
schools have closed. The colleges may be
able to remain open, but then theysusually
like to have freshmen ^classes each year.
* * * *
The national government would do well
to take a hand and enclose the whole state
with a high iron fence. Make an open-air
museum of it. There are more freaks and
antiquated ideas per square mile in - the
state than there are "lame-ducks" in the
national congress. The first law of health
is elimination of waste. That law might
work more than one way in state admini­stration.
'Tis true that the nation as a
whole 'has overdone itself with new ideas,
but this state happens to be an extreme con­trast
to that condition. We have a state
where anyone can revive an argument on
the technicalities of the Civil War on near­ly
any street corner; where the people
still place a childish trust in public ser­vants.
A state that ambles around with
its- tongue in its cheek everytime someone
under fifty advances a new idea. It takes a
large amount of moral courage to use the
broom. The national government gave the
state the broom in 1819 at the same time
the name Alabama was associated with a
territorial division. The broom is still
practically new. The past is too uncomfort­ably
attached t.o the present, and must re­main
the past always, to teach and not to
bind.
* * * *
Am still quite sure that AuburiThas more
than its share of beautiful sunsets . . .
that Thanksgiving should come more than
once a year . . . that Judy has the "jit­ters"
. . . that Broun Hall is in need of
a furnace . . . that most people don't read
this . . . that leaves are as graceful on
the ground as they are on trees . . . that
it will be too cold to drink the beer con­gress
has promised us for Christmas . . .
that beer is of more or less questionable
origin anyway . . . . that it must be great
to be a b. w. o. c. . . . that this has gone
far enough . . . no, not quite enough. -
At least this much is social gain—for
nearly three years one-half of the world
has been learning by personal experience
how the other half lives.—Norfolk Vir­ginian-
Pilot.
Everybody seems to turn partisan after
they've received the proper publicity- for"
being non-partisan.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 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
AUBURN BOY SCOUTS
TO REPAIR OLD TOYS
FOR POOR CHILDREN
Project be Supervised by Wal­ter
Edwards, Assistant Scout
Master
Local Boy Scouts will occupy their
leisure occasioned by the recent clos­ing
of school with the collection and
repairing of hundreds of old toys for
distribution to underprivileged child­ren
on Christmas day. Collection of
the toys is to begin early next week
and the repairing will be done at the
Scout Hut.
The project will be supervised by
Walter Edwards, assistant scout mas-tre,
who urges that all ctiizens have
their broken toys ready for the
Scouts beginning on Monday of next
week. He also said that repair ma­terials
including bright colored paint
would be gladly received by. the
Scouts. •
Special merit badge classes will be
conducted by Prof. J. A.' Parrish at
the high school building beginning in
the near future as another effort to
profitably occupy the leisure time of
Scouts. • ' •
Eagle Scout badges have arrived
for Bruce McGehee.and Glenn Smith
and will be presented within a few
days, it was announced.
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Requests Consideration
Resolution of University of Alabama Alumni Association
of Mobile County
ADOPTED NOVEMBER 22, 1932.
WHEREAS, the 1932 Football
Team of the Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute
or Auburn has played through
one of the most strenuous schedules
of any team in the Southern Con­ference,
meeting some of the strong­est
teams in the conference and the
South, and" have been victorious in
every game they have played, and
WHEREAS, Alabama. Polytechnic
Institute or Auburn, now practically
is assured of being the winner of the
Southern Conference Football cham­pionship
for the year of 1932, having
only one of the weaker teams of
said conference remaining on its
schedule, and
WHEREAS, in winning the said
Southern Conference Championship,
Alabama Polytechnic Institute or Au­burn
has won the admiration of the
entire Southland over the magnifi­cent
fighting spirit and the "never
say die" attitude displayed by its
team, as well as its ability at all times
to overcome almost unsurmountable
odds in keeping its victorious record
in tact, and
WHEREAS, the individual and
team, play „of' the Auburn team of
1932, has been of the highest type
and character, hard but absolutely
clean in keeping with the splendid
traditions of its many great teams
during the history of this wonderful
old school, and the fine sportsman­ship
it has displayed at all times, .as
well as its ability to meet the best
teams in the country and still come
out victorious, makes it worthy in
every respect to be the representative
of the Southern Conference as its
Champion and as such Champion to
take part in a Post-Season Inter-sectional
Game with the champion
from some other section of the coun­try,
and
WHEREAS, the Football Commit­tee
of the Tournament of Roses of
Pasadena, 'California has seen fit on
five different occasions to invite the
Championship team of the Southern
Conference to participate in the an­nual
. Football conflict, with the
championship team of the West in the
Rose Bowl on New Years, as.a part
of its Tournament of Roses cele­bration.
BE IT RESOLVED therefore, that
the University of Alabama Alumni
Association of Mobile County, hereby
recommends and suggests to the
Tournament of Roses Football Com­mittee,
that the team to represent
the East and South in the annual
Rose Bowl Football Game on New
Years next in Pasadena, California,
be our sister institution,, Alabama
Polytechnic or Auburn's great team
of 1932, and assures this Committee,
that should said team be extended
this invitation, that they will uphold
in every respect both, off the football
field and on it, the" splendid records
made by our five other southern
teams on their trip to the Coast, in
participating in that annual' event.
November 22, 1932.
Attested by secretary.
• John Best Robertson.
NEW ORLEANS SPORTS WRITER
PRAISES CAPTAIN HITCHCOCK
Meigs O. Frost, Writing in New Orleans States, Pays High
Compliment to Tiger Back for Performance in Tulane
Game
New Orleans fans and sports writ­ers
are still singing the praises of
Jimmie Hitchcock. In a recent story
in the New Orleans State, Meigs 0.
Frost, sports editor, and one of Tu-lane's
most ardent supporters, de­votes
"over two columns of space to
.Auburn's great captain. We take
the liberty to reprint part of his com­ment:
"Down here. in Dixie, where the
husky he-men of the North said once
they couldn't play football because
of the climate, this year of 1932 an­other
football star is coming into his
own. Out of the welter of mid-season
that star shines, certain of
all-Southern; certain . of some ail-
American selections when the dust
has cleared away and the pigskin has
been oiled and stored away for the
winter. And when New Orleans foot­ball
fans read those selections in No­vember
and December, they can have
the consolation of knowing they saw
that star the day he shone brightest.
He's Captain Jimmie Hitchcock, of
Alabama Polytechnic Institute's foot­ball
team, which, at this writing,
stands undefeated and untied in the
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Southern Conference. He's the half­back
leader of those Tigers from
the Plains of Auburn. And does he
lead 'em!
Yet no matter what triumphs are
his in 1932, his last year of «ollege
football, he'll be remembered always
in the South as the man who broke
the three-year-plus winning streak of
Tulane's great Green Wave. That
alone puts" Jimmie Hitchcock in
Dixie's Hall of Football Immortals.
And 27,000 wild-eyed spectators saw
him do it at Tulane stadium.'
Years from now they will.be talk­ing
about his stiff-legged runs, his
terrific stiff-arm repulse of tacklers,
his uncanny lightning self-possession
and decision in action. Particularly
that last. He is the only man New
Orleans ever saw in football uniform
who, running with the ball, flashing
at top speed, was scanning the. whole
field, dodging tacklers, and with di­recting
waves of his right arm, and
pointing right index finger, telling
his own interference what men to
block out of his path, while they did
it with the swift certainty of trained
troops in action.
Always the crown rests on the man
who topples the champion. Jimmie
Hitchcock and his team have worn
that crown since they toppled Tulane
—-the job the great Commodores of
Vanderbilt themselves couldn't do.
But Jimmie Hitchcock didn't let it
rest in that one Tulane game that
stunned t h e f ootball world with Au­burn's
19 to 7 victory. The next
week he showed the stuff that was in
him against the University of Mis­sissippi.
What Jimmie Hitchcock and the
rest of Auburn's team will do • the'
rest of the season is more or ,les,s on
the knees of the gods. But what­ever
the outcome, the battle will be
interesting as long as Jimmie. Hitch­cock
is in it.
And the curious thing is when he
is off the gridiron and in the clothes
of everyday, Jimmie Hitchcock looks
less like the traditional idea of a
football hero—even of a football
player—than any human being could
imagine. He's about the last man in
a college crowd of equal size and
weight anybody would pick for a
football player. He's about five feet
ten inches tall. His weights swings
inside the bracket of the 160's. He
hasn't the broad shoulders or he-bralled
chest, the massive arms and
legs of the eat-'em alive football
players of the cartoons and maga­zine
stories. His hair is mildly blond.
His eyes are mildly blue. His feat-
Elizondo Speaks
To Rotary Club
At Last Meeting
Regular Thursday Meeting
on Thanksgiving Dispensed
with at Last Meeting
ENGINEER STAFF PUBLISHES
SECOND ISSUE OF MAGAZINE
. The Auburn Rotary Club voted to
dispense with its regular Thursday
meeting on Thanksgiving Day, a cus­tom
that has been generally observed
for a number of years, according to
Captain E. S. Ott, president.
At the last meeting, Prof. Y. A.
Elizondo of the mechanical engineer­ing
department made a talk on big
game hunting in Mexico.
He said that the peccary is more
dangerous to hunt than any bear,
with exception of. the grizzly. He
brought out the fact that game is
plentiful, due to the absence in Mexi­co
of "game hogs" and the strict en­forcement
of game regulations.
No battle-
No crisp and curling ar-ures
are mildly average
ship jaw.
row collar coiffure. And his voice is
the quietest, gentlest voice you can
imagine. It's only when Jimflfie
Hitchcock gets in football clothes
that he becomes as dangerous a play-
(Continued on page 4)
Feature of Issue is Article on Frosting of Incandescent Lamps
by Marvin Pipkin, Graduate of Class of 1913, Who i s N ow
Connected with General Electric Co.
The November issue of the Auburn
Engineer, publication of the engi­neering
school, has just been edited
and is now being distributed to sub­scribers.
This technical magazine is
published by engineering students,
and the material which it contains is
of a nature beneficial to students in
this profession. , .
The latest issue contains an article
written by Marvin Pipkin, member of
the class of nineteen-thirteen, who is
now in the incandescent lamp depart­ment
of the General Electric Com­pany,
located at Cleveland, Ohio. In
this article, Mr. Pipkin outlines the
DR. SCOTT REPRESENTS
AUBURN AT CONFERENCE
Dr. John W. Scott, dean of, the
school of science and literature and
head of the department of economics,
is representing the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute at the meeting of
the Southern Association of Colleges
.and Secondary Schools at New Or­leans
this week. Dr. Scott left Au
burn Monday night to be in New
Orleans until Friday, December 2.
procedure for the inside frosting of
incandescent lamps.
Another interesting and education­al
article is the work of Sam Gott­lieb,
a member of the senior class in
civil engineering. He writes of the
difficulties/encountered in engineer­ing
work in the tropics.
At the head of the staff of this
year's Engineer are Calvin Black,
editor, and I. L. Ledbetter, business
manager. The November issue is the
second of the 1932^33 series of En­gineers,
which are scheduled to be
published once each month.
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Student Resigns Following
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November 23.
Mr. Lay, a rural mail carrier of
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them home.
W. H. Lay was driving when the
unfortunate accident occurred.
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PAGE FOUR 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 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 1932
LOS ANGELES SPORTS WRITER
PRAISES AUBURN'S GRID TEAM
Auburn's 1932 football team was
recently high complimented by Brav-en
Dyer, sports writer on the staff
of the Los Angeles Times. -Of
Coach Wynne's team Mr. Dyer says:
"The South has another sensa­tional
football team ready for Rose
Bowl hostilities! Alabama Poly, or
Auburn to you, Mr. Reader, would
not mind an invitation to oppose
Trojans or Bruins at Pasadena on
New Year's Day.
"This is the word from Howard
Pill,- former sports editor of Birm­ingham.
Pill made two trips here
with the Alabama warriors, coming
first when the Crimson Tide beat
Washington, 20 to 19, and again the
following year when Wallace Wade's
boys tied Stanford, 7 to 7.
"Alabama Poly broke into the lime­light
a week ago Saturday by thump­ing
Tulane, 19 to 7:- Thus far the
Auburn team has 'scored 175 points
to 21 for their opponents. Numbered
among the victims are Georgia Tech
and Duke.
"Chet Wynne and Roger Kiley
coach the Dixie gridders. Both
played at Notre Dame back in 1921.
Should Auburn come out here and
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WEDNESDAY, November 30
" T h e AGE of CONSENT"
—with—
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Arline Judge
Also a Masquer's Club Comedy,
"THE BRIDE'S BEREAVE­MENT,"
and Hollywood on
Parade.
THURSDAY, December 1
MEN ARE SUCH FOOLS
—with—
Marian Marsh, Reginald Denny,
Richard Bennett
Also Comedy,
"TORCHIE RAISES THE
AUNTIES .
Cartoon, "TRY SOMEBODY
ELSE"
FRIDAY, December 2
JOE E. BROWN
—in—
YOU said a MOUTHFUL
—with—
Ginger Rogers and "Farina" of
Our Gang fame.
Cartoon, "BETTY BOOP'S
MUSEUM," and Sport Cham­pion,
"SNOW BIRDS;" also
News Events
should S. C. be the western team,
just as a guess, there would be con­siderable
color to the meeting.
Howard Jones, with Aubrey Devine
as his ace, defeated the Notre Dame
team of 1921, 10 to 7 and broke
Knute Rockne's nineteen-game win­ning
streak. Wynne was a halfback,
Kiley an end.
- "Following are some of Pill's inter­esting
observations relative to the
Alabama Poly team:
" 'You undoubtedly noted in last
Saturday's results that Auburn gave
Tulane its first defeat in the South
in four years and accomplished this
19-to-7 victory right in Tulane's own
back-yard. If you have the oppor­tunity,
get hold of the New Orleans
papers of last Sunday and from them
you can get a partial idea of what a
really great team Auburn has this
year. Auburn is coached, as you may
know, by Chet Wynne and Roger
Kiley, two of Knute Rockne's fam­ous
pupils. Auburn has won every
game this year by sizable scores, ex­cept
the game against Georgia Tech,
which was played in a veritable
cloudburst. On a dry field Auburn
probably would have swamped Tech,
as they have everybody else. Due
to the fact that Alabama has been
riding so high for the past ten years
Auburn's rise has been more or less
without flashy publicity. But with
only Mississippi, Georgia, Florida and
South Carolina remaining on the
schedule, Auburn now is practically
certain of completing an undefeat­ed
season. They beat Wallace
Wade's team with comparative ease
three weeks ago and Wade was very
warm in his praise of Wynne's team.
" 'I went to Alabama, and so I am
speaking from an absolutely unbiased
viewpoint when I say that Auburn
will give the Rose Bowl customers a
real treat next New Year's Day if the
committee should see fit to ask them
out to the Coast.
" 'I have seen Auburn in every
game except one, and, as for playing
football, these boys leave nothing to
be desired. As is usually the case
with the two leading schools i n the
State, Alabama and Auburn are, nat­urally,
keen rivals for football hon­ors.
So when an Alabama man tells
you that Auburn has the works you
can put it down that he means what
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Mrs. Mason Visits
Mrs. Caddell Here
Mrs. J. M. Mason of Albany, Ga.,
in company with her two daughters,
Miss Ellie Mason and' Mrs. Golden
Reed, motored to Auburn on Thanks­giving
Day to visit her sister, Mrs.
W. D. Caddell. Miss Mason and Mrs.
Golden continued to Montgomery
where they visited Mrs. Golden's
daughter who is a student at Wo­man's
College.
New York.—200 contract bridge
addicts began a four-day run yester­day
in an attempt to oust the reign­ing
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WINNERS OF MILTON AWARDS
(Continued from page 1)
in behalf of International Peace in
order that none worthy of consider­ation
may be overlooked^ They
should submit two clippings of their
published articles pasted upon white
sheets 8%xll inches. One sheet
should be labeled with the name and
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in which the article appeared
and date of publication. The other
sheet should contain only the clip­ping.
All communications should be
addressed to "The George F. Milton
Award, Division of University Ex­tension,
Box 4218, The University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee,"
and must be received by December,
31, 1932. ..
Iff addition to the award in journ­alism,
the Milton Fund provides for
a cash award of $200.0Q to the wo­man
writer,in the South who has ac­complished
most for her sex. The
estimate of achievement will not be
necessarily based upon work accom­plished
during the calendar year
1932, nor necessarily upon work of
purely literary merit.
he says.
" 'You will remember the speed of
Johnnie Mack Brown. This year in
Hitchcock Auburn has a halfback
who combines the speed and elusive-ness
of Johnnie Mack with an un­canny
ability to punt, pass, tackle and
block. He is the ideal football play­er
and to my mind is the finest half­back
the South has produced in many
a year. Auburn, however, is not a
one-man team, and this year they
probably will place two ends, a tackle
and Hitchcock on the composite all-
Conference team. I don't see how
they can keep these four boys off of
it and quite a few newspaper men I
have talked with feel the same.
" 'I know it is very early to be talk­ing
of Rose' Bowl invitations, but
after Auburn's magnificent victory
over Tulane the South now really
knows just what' a powerful machine
Auburn boasts this year. Knute
Rockne, were he alive, would delight
in watching Auburn using the Rockne
system. It is the kind of team that
does most of its scoring from mid-field
with perfect blocking and co­hesion
in-every department. These
boys can put on sustained drives
whenever necessary, however, as their
seventy-one-yard march for their
third touchdown against Tulane well
proved. Tennessee also stands an
excellent chance of going through un­defeated,
but, having seen both teams
this year, I would not hesitate in
choosing Auburn. Not only in ability
but also in color, versatility and dash,
Auburn, in my opinion, stands su­preme
in the South this year.' "
Dean Petrie Gets Thrill
From Success of Tigers
The bark of a_quarterback calling
signals brings a reminiscent smile .to
the scholarly features of Dr. George
Petrie.
For it was Dean—as he#is known
to the student body at Alabama Poly­technic
Institute—who introduced
football to the village of the Plains
back in the handlebar-mustache era.
And while Auburn men every­where
are rejoicing over the come­back
of the Plainsmen, an extra de­gree
of satisfaction comes to the tall,
spare figure who^ coached Auburn's
first team but who long since has
turned the duties over to other hands
and surrounded himself with history
books.
Now dean of the graduate schools,
Dr. Petrie confines his activities to
the golf links where he goes for an
occasional round and no one, "duffer
or expert, gets more kick out of a
lusty drive down the fairway than
he.
The powers that made Dr. Petrie
a historian found- a happy medium in
making him a teacher of the subject.
A brilliant lecturer endowed with a
warm sense of humor which he uses
Woman's Club Holds
Literary Gathering
Mrs. G. M. Bayne and Mrs. E. D.
Hess "were co-hostesses to the mem­bers
of the Literary Departmen of
the Auburn Woman's Club at the
home of Mrs. Bayne on Burton street,
Wednesday, November 23.
A brief talk on "German Music
and Musicians" was given by Mrs.
D. C. Harkin, and Mrs. Leo Gosser
gave a comprehensive survey of the
"Life and Works of Schiller," which
was the chief topic of discussion for
the afternoon.
Following the program tea Was
served by Mrs. Bayne and Mrs. Hess.
The next meeting of the Literary
Department will be held on January
26. Mrs. James Edwards, vice-chair­man,
urges that in future members
in successfully putting himself across,
he is an institution at the college.—
Associated Press, Nov. 25.
NEW ORLEANS SPORTS WRITER
PRAISES CAPTAIN HITCHCOCK!
(Continued from page 3)
mate to the opposition as a bolt of
lightning coming down for an after­noon's
frolic.
He can punt as well as any man in
Dixie today; more consistently for
long gains than most. He can pass
with the smooth accuracy of a rifle­man
shooting at a target. He can
run with the ball. And he is the dead­liest
kind of a demon tackier on de­fense.
And there isn't a single sec­ond
from whistle to whistle that
Jimmie Hitchcock's keen brain isn't
working, weighing, analyzing, decid­ing.
His brain works whether his
feet are flying or still.
Jimmie- Hitchcock's work, soph­omore
and junior years, was superb.
But Auburn's line was weak, and its
up to the linesmen to pay the toll that
lets the halfback by.
But in 1932 Auburn had a line.
And Jimmie Hitchcock came into his
own. He was a flawless halfback
now, superb in every department of
the game. His punting, his passing,
his ball-carrying, his blocking, his
tackling, was a coach's dream. And
his modesty, his willingness to block
for a teammate as well as carry the
ball, were the kind coaches hope to
discover, but seldom do. If Chet
Wynne had decided to make nothing
but a blocking back out of Jimmie
Hitchcock, you'd find Jimmie in there
blocking his heart out with a grin,
and loving it."
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