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VOLUME LVI AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19, 1932 NUMBER 12
Tigers Down Tech 6-0
On Rain-Soaked Field;
Hitchcock Stands Out
Phipps Makes Lone Tally- in
Final Period With Nine-
Yard Dash
FREQUENT FUMBLES
Holmes, Grant, Ariail, McCol-lum,
and Johnson Turn in
Good Performance
By Neil O. Davit
It was a wet but ferocious Tiger
that pounced upon its foe in the last
few minutes of play after being held
at bay for the first three quarters.
The mocking snarl of the Tiger
echoed as he defied Ole Jupe Pluvis,
their most bothersome adversary of
the day, when Firpo Phipps ran 9
yards across the goal line to give
them a 6-0 victory over Georgia
Tech.
Entering the game in the last
period, Phipps threw two good passes,
one to Talley for ten yards and the
other to Grant for 15 yards. And
then came the touchdown play
around right end with Firpo carry­ing
the mud-soaked ball, aided by a
beautiful exhibition of blocking on
the part of his team-mates.
A steady downpour of rain kept
the teams from making any substant­ial
advances through the line or
around the flanks. Many passes were
attempted but only a few were good
because of the inability of the play
ers to hold the slick ball. Both teams
. relied upon the long distance kicking
of their ace backs to keep them out
of danger. Auburn held the edge
with Hitchcock punting 22 times for
an average of 41 yards, while Mc
Arthur kicked the same number of
times for an average of 36 yards.
Kicking on the first and second
downs, Hitchcock kept Tech within
the shadow of their own goal line
most of the game. The longest punt
of the game came when the Tiger
Captain got off a beautiful spiral for
68 yards. -
Both the Auburn and Tech line
play was great. Led by Tiny Holmes:
the Tiger forwards were a bit bet­ter
than Tech's. Auburn's ends were
good, so were the guards, tackles
and center, in fact, they all shone.
- Neblett and Williams played well for
the Jackets. Captain Neblett was a
thorn in the Plainsmen's side and de­serves
no little credit.
Neither the Auburn nor Tech backs
were able to get off on any long
dashes because of sloppy field which
made their footing unsure. Fumbles
were frequent, but they could not
be attributed to poor playing of the
ball-carriers. The longest run of
the game was made by Cherry when
he ran 15 yards with the ball before
being stopped. Hitchcock also made
a first down in one play, carrying
the ball 10 yards. Ripper Williams
ran the team well and did some good
defensive work as did Rogers and
Dupree. Auburn's backs did well in
breaking up practically all of Tech's
aerial threats.
The victory marked her second
straight over Tech and the fourth
this season against no defeats. Still
the Tiger stalks warily on. Next
comes Tulane. More than a possi­bility,
there's an even chance that
the Bengal will still be on top after
the Greenie scrap.
Tech Po». Auburn
Slocumb L.E. Grant
Tharpe L.T. McCollum
Law3 L.G. Jones
Neblett (C) — C. Johnson
Wilcox R.G. - - - Chambless
Williams R.T. ^ Holmes
Vierick R.E. Ariail
Mc Arthur Q.B. Williams
Hart L.H. Hitchcock (C)
Barron R.H. Rogers
Cherry R.H. Dupree
Officials: Referee, F. C. Lane,
Cincinnati; umpire, John E. Pitts,
Auburn; head linesman, G. W. Kalk-man,
St. Louis; field judge, J. E.
Halligan, Massachusetts State.
Score by periods:
Tech 0 0 0 0—0
Auburn 0 0 0 6—6
Mammoth Send-off
Planned for Team
Torch Parade and Bonfire Will
Be Feature of Mass Meeting
On Thursday Night
According to Head Cheerleader
Bill Ham, one of the most important.
mass meetings of the year will be
held next Thursday at 7:00 p. m. The
students will meet with torches in
front of Langdon Hall, where a pa­rade
to the station will be held. At
the station the torches will be piled
together to make a huge bonfire
around which the students will gath­er
for yells. The various banners
and signs will be placed on the sides
of the team's Pullman. The cheer­ing
at last week's pep meeting was a
big improvement over the preceding
ones.
Bill Ham also announced that the
final tryout for Freshman cheerlead
er will be held Wednesday at 5:00
o'clock in Langdon Hall. Only the
prospective cheerleaders and the
judges are requested to be present,
ALPHA PHI EPSILON
SPONSORS DEBATING
TOURNEY ON CAMPUS
Honorary Literary Fraternity
Completes Plans for Intra-
Mural Debating
RULES SET FORTH
Society Takes Lead in Putting
Across Forensic Tournament
Among Upperclassmen
Low Rates Be
Had For Game
Round Trip of Six Dollars on
Train Leaving Auburn Fri
day Night
The railroad has announced a
special round trip fare to New Or­leans
for the Tulane game this week
end, the fare being six dollars. The
trains used will be the seven thirty-five
from Atlanta Friday night, ar­riving
in New Orleans at 7:00 A. M.
The return trip may be made on the
train leaving New Orleans at mid­night
Saturday night or- Sunday
morning or Sunday night. This is
one of the lowest rates ever offered
by the railroads from here to New
Orleans and a large number of peo­ple
are expected to take • advantage
of the low fare.
P.-T. A. Holds Meeting
On Friday Afternoon
The Auburn Parent-Teachers As­sociation
met Friday afternoon, Octo­ber
14th, at the Lee County High
School, and Mrs. Albert Thomas,
president of the Auburn Parent-
Teachers Association was elected as
delegate to attend the State Parent-
Teachers Association which will be
held in Birmingham, October 19-21.
Reports concerning the physical
examination of fifty=two children in
the lower grades with gratifying re­sults
reported. Blue ribbons were
presented to fourteen children in the
first grade and of pre-school age.
Miss Jessie Garrison of the State
Department of Physical Education
gave an entertaining and 'construc­tive
talk on the Alabama health pro­gram.
At a meeting three weeks ago of
the Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Epsi-lon,
national honorary literary fra­ternity,
a movement for sponsoring
intra-mural debating was begun, ac­cording
to a recent announcement of
Professor Hess.
At the meeting it was decided that
Alpha Phi Epsilon will sponsor the
upperclassmen debate tournament.
The finals will be held December 1,
next; and the winning team will be
awarded ten dollars in gold. The
question for debate is, "Resolved:
That the several states should enact
legislation providing for compulsory
unemployment insurance." Rules are:
1. All teams must register by five
o'clock Wednesday, October 26. Reg­istration
will be in the office of Pro­fessor
Hess (power house 1).
2. One member of each team must
be present at the office on-Wednes­day,
October' 26, at five o'clock to
choose the side of the question which
his team will uphold.
3. Teams will be listed as 1, 27 3,
4, etc. Elimination contests will be
held beginning Monday, November
14. Teams 1 and 2 will debate on
this date; teams 3 and 4 will debate
on Tuesday night, November 15;
teams 5 and 6 on Wednesday, Novem­ber
16.. Any other teams will be
given a date as they register.
4. The finals will be held Thurs­day,
December 1, 1932. The prize
of ten dollars will be awarded the
winning team on the night of the
finals.
Campus Apprehensive
Over Threatened Riot
By Black Shirt Ring
Alarming are the rumors cur­rent
on the campus concerning
a terroist organization that has
taken root here. A group of the
most depraved students in the
South have banded themselves
together for the purpose of turn­ing
the Opening Dances into an
unholy riot. Hear-say has it
that these ebony-shirted young
blackguards will storm the Sat­urday
afternoon tea dance, tear
down the decorations, carry off
the girls, hang the Auburn
Knights and ride the Social Com­mittee
out of town on a rail.
Such are the sinister threats
that are going the rounds of an
otherwise tranquil campus. It
is reported that little Lee John­son
will station his R. O. T. C.
boys at advantageous points
around the Gym for the main-tainance
of law and "order, al­though
considerable apprehen­sion
is felt here for the safety
of the dancers.
FORT BENNING CAMP
GIVEN HIGH RATING
General King Declares That
Summer R. O. T. C. Camp at
• Ft. Benning was Best in Area
The summer R. O. T. C. Camp at
Fort Benning, composed mostly of
Auburn students and instructors, is
shown to have been the best camp in
the entire Fourth Corps Area, ac­cording
to General Edward; L. King,
Commandant, after a rigorious in­spection
of the other R. O. T. C.
camps in the area.
This rating given to Auburn instruc­tors
and students is indeed a signal
honor, and future Advanced Corps
students expect to maintain Auburn's
reputation in the summer camps.
APPROPRIATIONS IS
SUBJECT OF SOLONS'
DEBATES THIS WEEK
Income Tax and Bond Issue are
Fast Gaining Approval of
People in State
NEW TAXES LEVIED
Educators, Farmers Protest for
Passage of Goode Appropri­ations
Bill'
One of the most important battles
of the extra legislative session is
taking place this week over the mat­ter
of appropriations, the adherents
of the Goode bill and the joint legis­lative
committee bill locking horns
with one section of the Legislature
opposed to any appropriation bill at
this session.
Tuesday the Senate unanimously
adopted the Bonner- resolution re­questing
the state treasurer to com­pile
an itemized statement showing
receipts and disbursements of schooj
funds the last two years. Off the
floor the Wilcox Senator said he is
anxious to "know where all the school
money went.
The Senate passed the Stokes' bill,
levying five percent tax net income
of state and national banks and
building-loan associations, and the
Edgar bill, appropriating -funds from
sale of near beer to be divided equal­ly
between the sixty-seven counties.
The Tidwell substitute bill, for
regulation of contract and common
motor carriers in Alabama, was pas­sed
by the House last night after a
three-hour discussion. More than
half a dozen amendments were re­jected
and the measure was adopted
practically in its original form.
Last week mass meetings in 11
counties went on record favoring the
bond issue and income tax amend­ments.
A number of additional coun­ties
followed suit Saturday and more
are expected to go on record each
week.
Two Dances Taken For
Saturday By Blue Key,
Black Shirt Fraternities
Bullpups Will Be
First Foe Of Rats
Freshmen to Open Conference
Season with Georgia Plebes
in Athens on Saturday
Blue Key and Black Shirts will
Sponsor Dances Saturday
Morning and Afternoon
150 GIRLS EXPECTED
First Issue Of Cajoler Will Be Released In
Near Future; Editor Hillman Is Optimistic
MILITARY REVIEW TO
BE HELD SATURDAY
The first regular Brigade Review
of the Auburn R. O. T. C. unit will
take place at Bullard field Saturday.
For the first time this year both the
regimental and brigade colors will
be out.
Preceding the review there will be
a short inspection of uniforms. Ma­jor
Franke announces that blouses
are not to be worn until after the
first of November, at which time a
general order to that effect will be
issued.
From the showing the unit made in
a practice review yesterday, it is be­lieved
that the Saturday review will
show much of the old time form.
Seven Issues of Humor Publica­tion
Will Be Published Dur­ing
Year
Auburn's humor magazine, the
Cajoler, will make its first appear­ance
at an early date, according to
an announcement by H. H. Hillman,
editor. Hillman, a graduate student
in architecture has gathered around
him an efficient staff, whose initial
effort at collegiate humor is expected
NOTICE!
The Home Economics d u b will
meet tonight at seven o'clock in the
Textile Engineering building.
Cooperative Board
Plan Be Postponed
Many of the boys who would like
to take part in a cooperative attempt
to cut down on the expense of board
have paid for either their room or
meals in advance; however,. the co­operative
plan sponsored by H. H.
Copeland has been postponed until
later in the semester.
DUBOSE'S CHARGES WILL MEET
UNION SPRINGS ELEVEN FRIDAY
Although losing to Langdale 19-7
last Friday, the Lee County High
School is making preparations for
another hard game with a fast Union
Springs eleven this Friday afternoon,
on the field back of the old high
school.
Coach DuBose was satisfied with
the showing made by his pr6teges
last Friday as the local squad was
considerably outweighed by the val­ley
eleven. Rogers, fullback for
Langdale, was nearly unstoppable as
he plowed through the line for gains
of four to eight yards on every play
in which he carried the ball. Tillery,
a 220 pound tackle also contributed
much toward Auburn's downfall as
he punted over 40 yards on the oc­casions
necessitating punts by the
Langdale eleven. Auburn was at a
considerable disadvantage as Melton,
stellar quarterback, was slowed up
considerably by a sore knee, which
kept him out of much of the game.
Franke, first string end, was shifted
to quarter during most of the game
and played a creditable game at the
signal calling post. Powell, diminu-
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to be highly successful. The maga­zine
is to appear seven times thisrfwill h e lP s°d the field and rojl it,
year, an issue being printed every
five weeks. The second issue will be
on November 18th. The price for a
single copy of the comic will be only
twenty cents this yearj* while yearly
subscriptions will be $ 1.25.
News Flashes
From Abroad
The A. P. I. freshman football
team meets its first Southern Confer­ence
opponent when it comes up
against the frosh team of Georgia
next Saturday, the game to be played
in Athens. This is the second game
for the freshman this year,' the first
game - with Birmingham-Southern
Rats resulting in a 6-6 tie.
Under the guidance of Coach Earl
McFaden, the freshman have been
working out almost daily with the
varsity squad, running the plays of
the varsity opponents. Although the
plebe squad hasjiot had an oppor­tunity
to give a great deal of at­tention
to the Notre Dame style of
play, the team is expected to give a
good account of itself. Among the
freshmen who promise to develop into
pleasing varsity material are Black,
Fenton, Watson, Tolve, Paterson,
Hill, Boteler and O'Rourke.
Preparations Are N e a r i n g
Completion as Time for First
Dance Draws Near
Ag Fair Plans
Fast Maturing
Annual Agricultural Event will
Begin with Parade on Thurs­day,
October 27
BASEBALL DIAMOND,
BEING RE-WORKED
During- the last two weeks, much
work has been done on the baseball
field. The infield is being filled in
with dirt and winter grass is being
planted on the outfield.
Any freshman interested in going
out for manager of the team should
see George Lanier at the Sigma Nu
house. Candidates for this position
District Governor
to Visit Local Club
Atlanta, Ga.—Al Capone began a
new fight for freedom yesterday by
petitioning the Federal Court for a
writ of habeas corpus. The erst­while
racketeer, imprisoned for ten
years for violation of the income tax
law, will seek his release on the con­tention
that the statute of limita­tions
prevents his imprisonment on
the charges brought against him.
London.—In accordance with the
commercial policy agreed upon in the
Ottawa Conference, Dominions Sec­retary
J. H. Thomas announced to
reassembled parliament that the
trade pact with Soviet Russia had
been abrogated.
were no longer in force. In future
states will be permitted to set off
Algernon Blair, district governor
of Rotary from Montgomery, will
speak at the local club oh Thursday
noon in the Eastern Star Hall.
A number of former and pros­pective
members of the club will be
guests at the luncheon.
Mr. Blair has for years taken ac­tive
interest in civic club work in
Montgomery and in the State. His
outstanding ability as a leader and a
speaker recently brought him the
honor of being elected to the position
of Rotary district governor.
Plans are being carried forward
at a rapid clip for the Ag Fair,
which is to be held on Ag Hill on
Thursday, Oct. 27. .
As usual, the fair will begin with
a parade in the afternoon. Attempts
are being made now to secure the
band to lead the parade, which will
feature floats from the different de­partments
of the school of Agricul­ture,
Veterinary Medicine, and Home
Economics.
After the parade has passed
through the business section of town
it will return to Ag Hill and disband.
Then promptly at seven o'clock, the
real fun will begin. Just what will
take place is not known as yet, for
ttie plans are not complete. However,
it is certain that there will be laughs
galore. Although some of the pre­mier
clowns of former years are gone
from the club, there are others to
take their place and carry on. The
wheelbarrow polo tilt between the
sophomore and freshman~classes is
always good for a laugh and a few
spills, and the pig catching contest
cannot be beat for abundance of
thrills and grease. All^told, the fair
should bf attended by every Ag man
According to latest announce­ments,
two organizations are spon­soring
tea dances as a part of the
program for the Sophomore Hop. The
mystic order of Black Shirts have en­gaged
the dance scheduled for Sat­urday
noon, while the members of
Blue Key will be hosts at the dance
Saturday afternoon. The Friday af­ternoon
dance has not yet been re­served
but several honor fraternities
are considering taking it.
The program for the dances will
begin at four o'clock,. Friday eve­ning
with a tea dance, which will
last until six. Dancing will be re­sumed
Friday night at nine-thirty and
will continue until one-thirty. It is
during this" dance that the Grand
March for members of the Sopho­more
Class will take place. Mis3
Johnnie Yarbrough has been selected
to lead the Grand March and she will
have as her escort George Quinney,
prominent member of the Sophomore
Class. Saturday's schedule includes
the Black Shirt dance from eleven-thirty
a. m. until one-thirty p. m.,
the Blue Key tea dance from four to
six in the afternoon, and the final
dance of the set lasting, from nine
until twelve at night.
An unusually moderate sum is be­ing
charged for admission, with a
ticket for the entire set costing four
dollars. For separate days the
charge will be two dollars and fifty
cents for the Friday dances and three
dollars for the Saturday dances. Ad­mission
to individual day dances will
be seventy-five cents.
Decorations on the gymnasium are
well under way as the student con­tractors
go about converting the
dance floor into a southern swamp
scene. Spanish moss will hang over­head
to carry out the effect while
painted scenery will adorn the walls
and entrances.
The Auburn Knights, under the di­rection
of Frank Noble, have rework­ed
their entire folio of popular music
with the result that great variation
and selectivity will be offered. A
number of novelty acts have also
been worked out and two vocalists
have been added to the orchestra.
Wirt Society to Give
Social Next Tuesday
It was announced at the last regu­lar
meeting of the Wirt Literary So­ciety
on: Tuesday evening that a
social would be held next Tuesday
evening, October 25. The members
will gather in the society room at the
regular meeting time, and will then
go to some one of the nearby picnic
grounds.
GARMANY STATES NO PICTURES
WILL BE TAKEN AFTER FRIDAY
Washington, D. C.—The Supreme
Court upheld Tuesday the recent re-districting
of Mississippi and declared
that regulations imposed in the Fed­eral
reapportionment act of 191irj-nual, he said. This being the case,
With approximately 700 students
having already had their pictures
made for the 1933 Glomerata, J. B.
Garmany, editor, announced today
that Thursday and Friday would be
the last two days for individual
photographs for the class sections.
For the book to meet its budget re­quirements
at least 1,000 stuednts
must place their pictures in this an-he
urged that students come at once
to the Glomerata office in the base-their
congressional districts at will, ment of Alumni Hall (Boy's Dormi
tory) in order that their photographs
will not be left out of the Glomerata.
Photographs of R. O. T. C. officers
for the Military Section will be taken
next week beginning Monday morn­ing.
Photographs of the social com­mittee
members will be taken at the
same time.
Students who wish to submit photo­graphs
of young ladies for the
Beauty Section are urged to bring
the photographs to the Glomerata
office at once. The pictures will be
placed in the book on the same basis
as last year.
Junior Enlistments
Officially Approved
Major Franke today announced
that all juniors who were enlisted in
the advanced R. O. T. C. corps condi­tionally,
due to the limitation of the
advanced R. O. T. C. quota at A.
P. I., have had their appointments
approved by. headquarters of the
Fourth Corps area, resulting in the
increase of the advanced course al­lotment
for Auburn. All students
who were conditionally enrolled are
now regular students in this course.
This is one of the very few cases
where the allottment of a school has
been increased this year and A. P. I.
has been fortunate to receive this
increase. * .
Hotel Operating
Under New Name
Although under the same manage­ment
as heretofore, the name of the
Brewer Hotel has been changed to
the Jones Hotel. The only change
which has taken place being in the
name. Mr. Jones has owned the
hotel for a number of years, but this
is the first time it has been operated
under his name.
Mrs. Brewer, who is widely known
as a dispenser of true southern hos­pitality,
is experienced in the man­aging
of hotels having been in the
business several years.
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ACROSS THE CAMPUS
Published semi-weekly by the students of By P. 0. Davis
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn,
Alabama.
Subscription rates $2.50 per year (60 is­sues).
Entered as second -class matter at
the Post Office, Auburn, Alabama.
Business and editorial offices at Auburn
Printing Co., on Magnolia Avenue.
Office hours: 11-12 A. M. Daily.
STAFF .
Knox M. McMillan Editor-in-Chief
Robert P. Greer Business Manager
ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Gabie Drey, John R.
Chadwick, Nora Towles, Howard Moss and
Hugh Cameron.
MANAGING EDITORS: Horace Shepard and
Clinton Wallis. s
NEWS EDITORS : Neal Davis, Jack Knowl-ton,
Walter Brown and James A. Parrish,
Jr.
SPORTS EDITOR: B. C. Pope.
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Carl Pihl, Carl
Majors and Louie Tucker.
BUSINESS STAFF — Assistant Business
Manager: Phillip M. Benton. Advertising
Managers: Harry Orme and Herbert Har­ris.
Assistant Advertising Managers: Ed­ward
W. Prewitt and William Hall. Circu­lation
Manager: George H. Lester. Circu­lation
Assistants: Fred Moss and Dan
Partman.
REPORTERS: H. M. White, '36; Rex God­win,
'36; Henry Maddox, '36; Jack Morton,
'36; E. J. Wendt, '36; Horace Perry, '36..
BOND ISSUE
Financially speaking, Auburn is
in a most discouraging condition.
Merchants here have carried facul­ty
members on their books for many
months. Students are going to
school under very trying circum­stances,
and few of them are able to
spend any money at all in Auburn.
The state owes teachers here ap­proximately
$347,000. These teach­ers
owe the merchants and bankers
in Auburn many thousands in turn.
Business has reached a state of al­most
complete paralysis in the town.
And it is doubtful that commercial
concerns here will be able to operate
much longer under present circum­stances.
The Legislature has passed a
$20,000,000 bond issue for the liqui­dation
of a debt of approximately
the same amount. The passage by
the people of this bond issue would
mean the payment to teachers and
state employees of money greatly
needed for an economic revival in
various localities. The passage of
this amendment by the people
would mean the extension of credit
in the state, as the bonds would be
purchased by financial institutions
without, thus insuring an influx of
$20,000,000 into local business
circles.
Should the bond issue fail to pass
some plan of interest-bearing war­rants
would be devised and condi­tions
be permitted to take «tre of
themselves in the interim. This
would be highly unsatisfactory for
a number of reasons. In the first
place, in this particular locality
things cannot "rock along" much
longer; the college and townspeople
are strained to the limit now. And
on the other hand, warrants would
inevitably find their way into Ala­bama
trade circles, whereas bonds
(as stated above) would be pur­chased
by out-of-state concerns. As
the state will have to pay interest
on warrants, there should be no rea­sonable
objection to its shifting this
debt to bonds.
• The state's debt of $20,000,000 is
a legal debt and binding. It will
have to be paid. The bond issue
has been passed to pay the state's
local creditors and shift the debt
to financial organizations who are
far more able to bear such indebted­ness
than the average business man
or school teacher in Alabama.
There are many voters in the
state who believe that a cut in state
expenditures would furnish enough
income to relieve the present situa­tion,
regardless of the time involved
in such a procedure. But. conditions
at this institution are such that no
time can be spared. Something
must be done and done immediate­ly
if the Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute
is to continue in operation
and do justice to its employees and
creditors.
We sincerely believe that the
bond issue is an emergency mechan­ism
designed to lift Alabamians out
of a bad situation. A decrease in
expenditures may be able to finance
the state in the future, but it will do
nothing towards the liquidation of
present debts.
The Plainsman believes that it is
voicing the opinions of a majority
of the students on this issue. We
students believe that the state owes
it to us to maintain the school here
at all costs. Auburn's reputation is
.at stake, and unless something is
done in the near future some fifteen
hundred college careers will be ut­terly
disrupted and disorganized.
Jt is only reasonable to infer then,
that relief for the situation here
must be had, and that immediately.
And it appears to us that the bond
issue is the most intelligent plan yet
suggested for the present emerg­ency.
We might mention too, that
the state of New York is to vote on
an amendment in November that
proposes to appropriate $30,000,000
to employment relief alone; but
Alabama must have a political fight
of no mean proportion in order to
relieve a far more vital entity in
Western civilization, education.
We would have it understood that
this editorial is purely an expression
of student sentiment; it is not writ­ten
under outside pressure of any
nature, nor is it prompted or sug­gested
by any external agency. We
are subservient to no political pow­er,
faction, or ^organization of any
nature. Since the situation here has
been growing worse every month
we do not feel it amiss to express
our opinion on the matter and to do
what we can to bring about a reme­dy
through what seems to us a most
intelligent and practicable means.
DEFACING SCHOOL PROPERTY
During times of depression there must be
conservation and economy along all lines.
This applies not only to finance but to pro­tection
of utilities already possessed. When
there is no possible means of replacement,
care must be exercised to preserve that
which we have now. ,
Students should apply this to themselves
in their treatment of school buildings and"
grqunds. Auburn is undergoing stringent
difficulties in order to keep its doors open
and the administration of the school is do­ing
all in its powe to meet its responsibili­ties.
When relief ultimately comes, there
will.probably be no money for replacement
or improvement as it is more urgently need­ed
elsewhere. First thought will be duly
given to the faculty in consideration of
their unquestioning loyalty to the school.-
It has been said: "The students, are
showing a more earnest spirit than ever
before." To impress this fact upon the
minds of administration, faculty and partic­ularly
outsiders is the duty of the student
body. By some hook or crook the admini­stration
secured means of having campus
roads improved and new ones put' in. Sure­ly
this should alleviate the necessity of cross-tracking,
a practice which has resulted in
partially ruining the greens of the campus.
A few more steps, a few more minutes,
taken by each individual student would soon
produce worthwhile results.
There are several new buildings on the
campus:~ The walls were not painted to give
students an outlet for their artistic im­pulses
nor to furnish a surface for match
scratching. Neither were the, desks furn­ished
to carry through the years a record
of the wood-cutting talents of those who
use them. It is only necessary to call at­tention
to the condition of older buildings
here, for the present student body to ob­serve
the results of carelessness and rank
inconsideration—it is Utopian to hope that
Auburnites will heed—we can only make
it easy for them to hear.
GLEE CLUB TRY-OUTS
Following tryouts on- Monday night, a
number of new men have been selected to
sing in the Glee Club. Each fall, a few
men are picked from a large number of
candidates and it is considered a signal
honor to be one of these. The size of the
Glee ,Club is usually restricted to about
fifty or sixty men, thereby insuring wide
selectivity and increased talent.
As a part of each year's program, a tour
throughout the state and adjointing states
is scheduled during which a number of con­certs
are scheduled. Since it is common for
large audiences to attend these concerts,
this forms one of the best living advertis-ments
that the college could have.
Voice training and proficient instruction
are also provided in the work of the Club,
and through these advantages of added
voice development, members very often are
able to obtain good positions upon gradu­ation.
Now that music courses have been
cut off the regular college curriculum, it is
hoped that increased interest will be shown
in the Glee Club.
NEAR BEER
Although near beer is a poor substitute
for real beer, it is related closely enough to
make fair-minded Alabama citizens realize
that this state is no longer a bone dry.
The repeal of the state law that prohibit­ed
the manufacture and sale of anything
that "looks, smells, or tastes like beer" is
a step forward for Alabama.
INVICTUS
By Casual Observer
EDITOR'S NOTEr-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. v * * * *
IN NOVEMBER, the people of the State
of Alabama will vote upon the hesitant­ly
proposed and much debated bond is­sue.
On election day the people will decide
more than the economic angle of the debt
of the state. In November the electorate
of this state will determine a much more
important issue than the executive control
of the nation—they will give the system
of higher education in the state a new lease
on life or they will deal it a death blow,
temporarily at the best.
The system of higher education in the
state has never been a true source of pride
among the intelligent citizens of Alabama.
True, the, state-controlled institutions will
compare favorably with many of the educa­tional
institutions in the South, but obvi­ously
that condition gives little lea-way
for public spirited osentatiousness. In the
past decade the system of higher education
in Alabama has made remarkable strides
when support accorded it by the state is
taken into consideration. But all state-con­trolled
educational institutions have a long
way to go before they will be able to hold
their heads even with an honest standard
fixed for higher education. At the present,
a B. S. degree or an A. B. degree frqm a
state college means little when compared
with a degree received from an educational
institution well established on a reasonable
academic standard. The writer does not
attempt to contend that students at state
colleges have gained what amounts to a
total loss of four years of class attend­ance;
the writer does hold that in the
main the student has been seriously hamp­ered
by a weak-kneed system offered by a
decided lack in state support.
All of the state colleges have graduated
men and women who have made commend­able
progress in various fields of endeavor.
But it is reasonable to assert that little of
their ability was derived from Alabama
class-rooms. If the state expects to beget
men and women of intelligence in the
future, how can it expect to offer a half-developed
system of education for their
plastic minds to absorb, and sincerely ac­complish
such a desire? One might hesi­tantly
declare that the basis for state edu­cation
is fundamentally sound. At any
rate, progress through state support is most
decidedly not to be questioned, but quite
openly and pridelessly solicited.
The issue as it stands today, awaiting the
sanction or defeat by the electorate, places
progressive education in this state on trial.
The state of Alabama is financially indebt­ed
to employees of this institution alone
to an amount well over a quarter of a mil­lion
dollars. Tradesmen in the town have
reached the limit of their credit—the army
of employees cannot be expected to con­tinue
to function without reasonable finan­cial
backing, the lack of which will inevit­ably
bring about an air of resignation, a
mood fatal to educational achievement. By
defeating the issue, the people will deny the
obligations of the state from an openly
moral standpoint.
Operating-in the past under an insuffici­ent
appropriation, the air of uncertainty
continuing for a period as long as it has
been allowed to go on, will defeat every
purpose of education and above a mis­shaped
system still further back into in­effectiveness.
The tension can be at least temporarily
relieved by the success of the bond issue.
Without its passage the college and many
other educational tributaries of the state
of Alabama stand in an excellent position
to close their doors by the new year.
The Sophomore Hop dividing the spot­light
with the game in the Crescent City—
the question is, just which will be the great­est
struggle? . . . the charming seasonal
rains of Auburn have taken charge for a
prolonged visit^,. . one of Alabama's illus­trious
sun-burned natives, we understand,
is captain of the Sing Sing football team
. . . a new book in the library . . . one
thousand colds contracted in Atlanta over
the week-end . . . the writer is sure that
at least one person will read this column
besides the author .'. . no, the proof-read­er
does not count . . . hello, in passing
. . . and out.
Not only was the passage by the Legis­lature
of the bill to legalize the sale of
near beer the creation of a means of get­ting
money for the state, but it was also
a reminder that the governing body has
lost some of its narrow-mindedness.
Alabama is realizing that morals cannot
be controlled by legislation.
An old-timer is a fellow who can remem­ber
when the German people were sup­posed
to be incurably phlegjmatic.—Nash­ville
Banner.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The opinions expressed in this
column are not necessarily the editorial opinions of
this paper. It is a column of personal comment,
and is not to be read as an expression of our
editorial policy.
THE AUBURN-TECH game in At­lanta
brought together for feast and
talk a group of 60 Auburn alumni at
the Atlanta Athletic Club Friday evening.
It was an annual meeting of Auburn alum­ni
prior to the Tech game.
It was a delightfulaffair. Gus Ashcraft,
a recent graduate, presided as president, of
the club. Gus is with his uncle, Mr. Lee
Ashcraft, class of 1893, in the fertilizer
business. Gus performed like a veteran.
Another uncle, Mr. C. W. Ashcraft, is on
the Auburn board.
Back to that dinner. The Auburn facul­ty
was ably represented by Dr. L. N. Dun­can,
Dean C. L. Hare, Dr. J. V. Brown, and
Coaches Wynne and Kiley. Short talks
were made by each of these, and by others.
Henry Heine who graduated, as we re­call,
about 1912, was elected president of
the Atlanta alumni group for this year.
Henry graduated in electrical engineering,
is following his profession, and is doing
well.
T. W. Clift, class of '16,' was among those
present. T. W. drifted into Auburn from
Madison, Ala. He took pharmacy and
and chemistry. After graduation he got
started in teaching. Being a good man
with good training, he has advanced rapid­ly.
He is now assistant superintendent of
the Atlanta school system. He is in charge
of business. He has made good and has
a bright future.
It was my pleasure to sit beside Robert
F. Redding, whose last year at Auburn was
1910. Bob is the owner and manager of an
accounting service bearing his name. He
specializes on accounting service for physi­cians.
He has stepped rapidly along with
his business.
Clifford M. Stodghill was among those
present and maintaining a real and genuine
interest in his alma, mater. Clifford (only
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Stodghill of Au­burn)
graduated in pharmacy in 1913, M.
S. in 1914. He did extra work in chemis­try.
He learned as a student a lot about guns,
starches, and fats; and upon this knowledge
he has founded and is operating a success­ful
business. He is manufacturing and
selling sizing to textile mills. His plant
is in Atlanta and most of his business is
with spnners n Alabama, Georga, South
Carolina, and North Carolina.
Mr. Stodghill taught a few years after
graduation. He quit teaching and became
a commercial chemist. Then he started a
business for himself.
He used his knowledge about gums,
starches, and fats in making his formula
for his sizing. To get the ingredients re­quired
he has to draw on Africa, Asia,
Europe, and North America. He has ap­plied
knowledge and efficient practices to
his scientific knowledge. He has added
energy and courage, and the result is a busi­ness
success.
It was thrilling also to be greeted by
Reynolds Tichenor who needs no comment.
Dr. Cox of Cox College fame, Herb Bonner
Auburn, Alabama,
October 19, 1932.
The Editor, Auburn Plainsman,.
Auburn, Alabama.
Dear Editor:
In the last issue of the Plainsman, under
"Invictus" appeared an e'ditorial which has
aroused a great deal of unfavorable com­ment
among the students and townspeople.
Why anyone with an unbiased point of view
should disagree with the author is more
than the writer of this letter can see. We,
in the South, have always prided ourselves
on our liberalism and open-mindedness, but
when the eternal racial question is brought
up, there is no more narrow-minded, bi­goted
and prejudiced group of people in
the world. Most Southerners hate to admit
that a negro has any reasonable degree of
intelligence, honestry or responsibility; and
yet it is these same "aristocrats" who are
responsible for the condition of the South­ern
negro today. Education of the negro
is viewed with apprehension in many sec­tions
of Alabama and other Southern states,
while most people even hate to treat a
negro as a human being. Indeed, as
"Casual Observor" intimated, the entire
racial question hinges on "keeping the negro
in his place." While, of course, the ma­jority
of the negro population has not the
education and experience for voting, the
responsibility lies on the whites. Jim Crow
laws, in direct opposition and violation of
the Constitution of the United States, keep
the negro from voting while the most ig­norant,
uneducated, and unintelligent white
person is given the vote with no "strings"
attached. As a matter-of-fact this general
of the famous Bonner family of Clay Coun­ty,
and others. Space does not permit men­tion
of others.
It is great to be with Auburn alumni in
Atlanta. It is delightful and inspiring.
They are an honor to their Alma Mater.
They are setting a good example for all
Auburn students who have come after
them.
* * * *
The class which will graduate at Au­burn
in 1933 entered college in the fall of
1929 when business was at a peak. Prices
were high, the wheels of industry were
turning rapidly, and Unemployment was not
big.
The college freshman viewed that year
the future with big hopes. If he antici­pated
a business career he expected rapid
promotion. If he directed his studies to­ward
a profession he felt sure of employ­ment,
regular pay, and a steady climb to­ward
the heights of his profession. Young
lady students whose thoughts turned more
toward romance dreamed of husbands stead­ily
employed on comfortable salaries and
frequent promotion.
It was a day of bright hope and big
promise. People talked in big terms and
attempted big things. They were not in­terested
in little things and they were not
satisfied with normal and reasonable profits.
Big business men (so-called) talked about
"having to run to keep from standing still."
How different now! As these optimistic
students were passing through the freshman
gate and starting on a four-year career in
college the economic and business structure
of this nation was falling because of wild
ideas and unsound practices. The big crash
came in November of that year, serving
notice upon the wrold that a structure—no
matter how big and regardless of kind—
cannot stand unless' it is properly and in­telligently
constructed. Common sense and
sound economics must constitute its warp
and woof.
The suffering caused by that crash can't
be measured for there is no measure with
which to express it. All the disappoint­ments
will never be recorded for the brave-hearted
will never reveal them.
How much better it would have been to
have done less running. But a new struc­ture
is beginning to emerge from the ruins.
It is now in the embryonic stage; its growth
will be slow, we hope. May it never become
hectic and wildly speculative. To do so
would be to bring distress and grief again.
So then 1932-33 seniors now face a dif­ferent
world from what they faced when
they entered college. Business, for ex­ample,
is not looking for the stupendous but
for less size, more economy, and more safe­ty.
Installment selling, with its exorbitant
costs, is in less favor—partial disrepute.
Debt and credit which were abused to the
breaking point have been curbed. Misuse
of them was a major cause of the collapse.
When these seniors, graduate next May
they will be faced with more of a challenge
than an easy opportunity. That challenge,
in the main, promises great reward- for the
young graduate who is well-trained, am­bitious,
courageous, honest, and energetic.
It is one of sound hope.
unintelligence of the white population—not
the black, they didn't have anything" to do
with it—is responsible for the reprehensible
state of affairs existing in state politics
today. The white populaton of Alabama*—
in keeping the negro in his place—has done
more to hinder Alabama agricultural prog­ress
than any other single factor. We let
the negro farm with antiquated methods of
production, we collect half his crop for
rent, he ends up tb^e season in the hole and
is worse off—if such -is possible—than he
was at the beginning. Furthermore, we
let his children grow up in the same ignor­ance,
farm the same way, hold back the
agricultural production of the state in the
same old way. If half the negro population
—and the white for that matter—farmed
with any degree of intelligence Alabama
would be the richest agricultural state
in the Union. But no, we must keep the
negro in his place, in the meantime biting
off our noses to spite our faces—all due to
the fact that we are in the hands of a group
of prejudiced land-holders, who cannot for­get
that the Civil War was fought more
than seventy years ago—and that after all
a mutual arrangement of labor, land, and
capital between white and black is the only
solution to our present economic degrada­tion.
We wish to congratulate, in closing,
"Casual Observor" "for having enough guts
to attack the matter squarely rather than
agree with a bunch of landed gentry at
present in control of economic, educational,
and agricultural interests of the state.
Yours very truly,
Percival.
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.
* * * »
I HAVE NO apologies to make to any­one
for the criticism directed by me in
this column against any one person or
organization. I believe I'm right. My only
apology is for my style of writing; it some­times
fails to properly convey my meaning.
My idea again . . . I know it is against
the rules of the institution to let someone
else use my athletic book, but if I have been
knowing a person for two or three years,
and he wants to see a game that Auburn
plays, and cannot pay two dollars for a
ticket, I consider it entirely within my
rights, and religious beliefs to loan him my
book. 'Tis better for the Athletic Associ­ation
to get fifty-five cents than nothing at
all.
There are two types of people . . . you
and I. You are the people who go to mass
meetings. I could never get enthused at
such a meeting; there is nothing to get ex­cited
about. I always had to have a reason
to holler and jump about. I can make a
noise at a football game just as big as any­one,
but I cannot shout myself hoarse just
because someone else is doing it at a mass
meeting.
As I see it, a mass meeting is just a
gathering for students to let off steam. Me,
I let off. steam . . . turbulent, pent up-emotions
is a definition . . . by cursing my­self
for a fool, for my inability to under­stand
people.
And I wear my robin's egg blue pajamas
to bed at 2:00 A. M. instead of to a mass
meeting at an earlier hour.
* * * *
. I"sat in a pool of water Saturday, with
rain dripping from my ears, running into
my eyes, and filling my shoes, to see Au­burn
beat Tech. Once before in my life I
was more uncomfortable;, that was when
I had my tonsils removed in a sea of ether.
I forgot there was rain, when in the last
four minutes, Auburn scored. I have been
accustomed to seeing Auburn teams stop
fighting when the opposing team stopped
them for as long as Tech did Saturday, but
sitting, shivering, there; I realized we had
a new type of team. When that touchdown
went over; I forgot even that two bits I
lost down a man hole when I was a child,
* * * *
I have seen ends as good as ours once
before—Shiver and Nash of Georgia. I
have never seen a team captained by a bet­ter
man, unless it was John Shirey.
* * * *
I am tokTwe are to pay two dollars and
twenty cents to see Auburn play Tulane.
Why, do you suppose, we were compelled to
pay for a student athletic book? Heflin
would call it a preposterous outrage. I call
it a damned dirty deal.
* * * *
Thanks to you who bolstered my courage.
I criticized something else, and you said you
didn't agree with me. You wrote no letters
to the editor, and you said you liked my
column. It's people like you I like to see
among this mess of schoolboy students.
* * * *
Thoughts and Things: I think that I
shall never see, a poem lovely as those
green eyes of yours. I think cold beans
are distasteful. I think most of a certain
co-ed's actions are "Put on", when she
hears hot music, and Cab Calloway.
Tiny Holmes looks like Al Capone, and
plays football like most people can't. I'm
waiting to see him go through and spill
Don Zimmerman. You too, Johnson. They
can't put but one center against you, and
nobody's had you tied down wet.
* * * *
Igotisms: I like to be absent when a
man eats an apple late at night. Soup
drinking is a soft musical gurgle compared
to it.
I never thought much of a student, I.
know, until I heard him cuss. He reminded
me of an army officer formerly stationed
here; he could cuss the nicest I ever heard.
I still like to think of the time I dreamed
I went to heaven, and found it to be a big
apartment house, with a pretty backyard,
and a mountain in the distance, and a radio
in every room.
I like to talk with five year old children
when no one is around, and watch them
look surprised when I don't talk baby talk
to them. Did you ever notice a kid's eyes?
. . . prettiest, and clearest things you ever
saw. They haven't seen the baseness, the
cruelty, and the conceit of the world, and
their small souls are clearly visible in
trusting blue eyes. Their hands are small
and warm, and they are so enthusiastic
about their plans.
* * * *
I CAN ASSURE YOU: From what
I've seen, the lonesomest man in the world
is the man who is drunk, with no one to
show off before.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19, 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
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The Alabama Division, United
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Chapter
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president sending the best report
of year's work to the Division Histo­rian,
not later than April 1, 1933.
3. The "Benjamin Maclin Huey
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annually by Mrs. E. L. Huey, Besse­mer,
to the chapter historian or presi-
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chapter, for best essay on a given
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identified with Alabama Confederate
history.
2. Mrs. Julius Jaffee, 4018 Clair-mont
Ave., Birmingham, offers a lov­ing
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the best essay on the "Life of Her
Father, General Joseph Wheeler."
15. Lucy M. Thompson Memorial
Prize of $10.00 is offered by her
three sons, Dr. Humphrey Thompson,
Lawrence Thompson, and Lucian
Thompson, in memory of their moth­er,
who was Honorary Life Presi­dent,
Alabama Division; subject,
"Genius of the Southern Women."
16. Judge N. P. Tompkins, of Tus­cumbia,
offers a prize of $5.00 for
best essay on "Alabama During the
Reconstruction Period."
17. "Capt. S. H. Dent Memorial
Prize" of $5.00 in gold is given in
memory of Captain Dent, by his three
daughters, Nan Dent Mangum, Louise
Dent Hurt, Caroline Dent McDowell;
the subject, "The Battle of Chica-mauga."
18. Mrs. Felix M. Robertson, of
Fayette, offers $5.00 in gold for best
essay by daughters: subject, "Battle
of Seven Pines."
19. Judge H> M. Bell, of Fayette,
93 year old veteran, offers a prize
of $5.00 for best essay on "The Siege
of St. Petersburg."
20. Mrs. J. H. Crenshaw, Edge-mont,
Montgomery, offers $5.00 in
gold fo rthe best essay on 'The Bat­tle
of Mobile Bay."
District Prizes
1. Mrs. A. M. Grimsley, Fayette,
offers a U. D. C. pin to the district
leader reporting the best year's
work.
2. "The Idyl King Sorsby Trophy"
Will be awarded to that district most
universally observing Alabama Day.
_ Rules Governing Contest
1. Essays must not contain more
than 2,000 words, state number of
words top corner of front page.
2. Essay must be typed, using fic­titious
signature; real name, chapter
and address must be in sealed en­velope
on outside of which is fictitious
name only.
3. Essays must be in the hands of
the historian not later than April 1,
1932.
4. No prize will be awarded with
less than five manuscripts- submitted
on the subject.
5. All chapter prizes will be award­ed
on percentage of membership.
Smith Hall is Well
Represented at Tech Game
Among the co-eds from the dormi­tory
attending the game in Atlanta
Saturday were Misses Frances As-hurst,
Velma Patterson, Elizabeth
Fletcher, Bess Rabey, Sara Duncan,
Lorrie Thaxton, Velma Pearson and
Corra Lee Kilgore.
T. U. O.'s and Beta Kappa's'
Entertain with Annual Dance
The T.U.O. and Beta Kappa frater­nities
entertained with their annual
dances on last Friday night. Billy
Askew's orchestra played for the
T.U.O. dance.
Kappa Delta's will Hold
Monthly Suppers This Year
The Kappa Delta sorority will en­tertain
with an informal supper once
a month at their Chapter room this
year. These entertainments will be
given for the pledges. Two mem­bers
will be hostesses each time. On
last Sunday night, Misses Jean
Funchess and Julia Wiatt were the
hostesses and a very enjoyable time
was had by those present.
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Always Ready to Serve You
BANK OF AUBURN
Bank of Personal Service •
GRIMES' BROTHER PASSES
Notification of the death of his
brother in Muskogee, Okla., on Sun­day
morning has been received by
Prof. J. C. Grimes, head of the ani­mal
husbandry group at Auburn.
Mr. Grimes was a veteran of the
World War, in ill health long time.
Always Ready to Give You the Best of Service
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Rice, 3 lbs. 10c
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window and listen . . . for he has many tales to tell you!
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and 9 p. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. Columbia Network.
PAGE FOUR T H E P L A I N S M A N •:• A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19, 1932
MEETING HELD IN NEW HAVEN
BY NEW YORK ALUMNI CHAPTER
A meeting of the New York Chap­ter
of the Auburn Alumni Associ­ation
was held at the Lawn Club,
New Haven, Connecticut, on Friday
evening,' October 7th, 1932.
Following the dinner Mr. Payne, a
law student at Yale, gave an interest­ing
talk on some of the features of
Yale University which Champe S.
Andrews suggested as being of espe-
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BRING A FRIEND AND SPLIT THE COST.
10c Palmolive Soap
39c Auburn Waste Baskets
10c Brilliantine
SERVICE WEIGHT, DULL FINISH
39c Rayon Hose
39c Wrap Around Dresses
50c Turkish Bath Mats
19c 18x36 Rag Rugs
10c 15x27 Congoleum Rugs ...
ASSORTED COLORS and STYLES
$1 Pongee Dresses 2 for
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5c bag Peanut Butter Kisses 2 bags 6c
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cial interest to the alumni present.
In introducing Mr. Payne, Champe
Andrews told of his growing interest
in Yale since moving to New Haven,
and how he had been planning for
some time to have the New York
Alumni Chapter meet in New Haven
as his guest.
The ladies retired after Mr.
Payne's talk and President Falkner
called the business meeting to order.
A rising vote of thanks was given
to our host, Champe Andrews, for the
delicious dinner and for the football
tickets which he provided for the
Yale-Chicago game next day. He al­so
had Mr. Payne serve as our guide
in going through the University build­ings
Saturday morning.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read by acting secretary, Hard
Hardie, and approved as read.
The treasurer's report was called
for. He reported that the condition
of the treasury was the same as re­ported
at the last meeting, with the
exception that there had been a
slight decrease in funds on hand due
to expenditures for stationery and
postage.
President Falkner mentioned that
he wrote Dr. Knapp when he heard
of his resignation, and expressed our
thanks for his services to Auburn
and our wishes for his success in his
new post.
Ed Bukofzer read a long, letter
from J. V. Brown, telling of the con­ditions
at Auburn since Dr. Knapp's
resignation. This letter was en­couraging
even though conditions are
bad due to the lack of state funds
to pay professors. Ed Bukofzer
also read Dean Wilmore's reply to
his letter wishing the Administration
Committee success in their work.
President Falkner read a letter
from Coach Wynne which told of Au­burn's
football possibilities for this
season. He then read several news­paper
clippings giving accounts of
the first two games of the season,
administration.
There was general discussion on
this year's football team, and the
game with Duke the next day.
Harry Hall told of the death of
Dave Castleman of the class of 1901
and spoke a few words in eulogy of
him.
Ed. Bukofzer said he felt the alum­ni
should know of the wonderful
work of Dr. Oscar M. Schloss, Class
of 1891, at the Rockefeller Institute,
and spoke a few words regarding
him.
Harry Hall said he had a letter
from J. V. Brown stressing the
special need this year for all alumni
to pay their dues.
Champe Andrews told of how
much the Yale Alumni contribute to
the running expenses of the univer­sity
(a quarter million a year). This
he said was collected by a secretary
for each class who kept in constant
touch with his fellow classmates.
There was a discussion of the dif­ficulty
Auburn has in collecting alum­ni
dues. The need of better organi­zation
and personal contact was
stressed by Champe Andrews. It was
decided that the New York Chapter
is too far away from Auburn to be
able to take the initiative in such a
move.
At the president's request John
Black introduced J. P. Baldwin, an
alumnus of Rensselaer, who was a
guest at the meeting. Upon request,
John Black who is of the class of
1900 and is now a resident of New
Britain, Connecticut, told 'briefly of
his experiences since leaving Auburn.
A. D. Knapp asked if anyone knew
of any work that a worthy alumnus
might get. He said he knew of one
in New York who was married and
badly in need of work. He requested
that he be informed of any possibili­ties.
There followed a discussion of the
serious unemployment among the
Auburn graduates. The Alabama
Power Co. was mentioned as a bad
offender.
President Falkner told of the next
meeting which would be held In the
spring or near the first of the year
when Chet Wynne would be in New
York for the coaches conference. He
said he would try to arrange for
$1.25 dinner and that he hoped that
a large attendance could be counted
on for either date.
There being no further business,
DUBOSE'S CHARGES MEETS
UNION SPRINGS FRIDAY
(Continued from page 1)
tive reserve quarterback, also cavort­ed
acceptably during the time he was
in the game. The line remained virt­ually
intact during the game only a
few substitutions being made by the
Auburn coach.
Coach DuBose's line-up of Long
and Franke, ends; Llantada and Pen­nington,
tackles; Jones and Howard,
guards; Bush, center; Melton, quart­erback;
Bottoms and G. Moore,
halves; and F. Moore, fullback, will
probably start the game.
the meeting was adjourned.'
Philip H. Hardie,
Acting Secretary.
Tiger Theatre
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19
"Six Hours to Live"
—with—
WARNER BAXTER .
MARIAN JORDON
Here is a picture that will thrill
you—one that you will never
forget. Don't fail to see it.
THURSDAY, Oct. 20
RICHARD BARTHELMESS
—in—
'Cabin in the Cotton'
Bette Davis - Dorothy Jordan
Is Blood Thicker than Love?
FRIDAY, Oct. 21
FANNIE HURST'S
« Back Street »
—with—
IRENE DUNNE
JOHN BOLES
GEORGE MEEKER
Hers is a story of waiting. His
is a story of taking. They are
kindled by the lightning of
passion and dominated by the
thunder of events.
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BACK ALIVE
"Nature in the
Raw" — as por­trayed,
by the vi»
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tiveen the python
and the tiger . . .
in Frank Buck's
thrilling motion
picture, "Bring
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filmed from nature
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—and raw tobaccos
have no place in cigarettes
They are not present in Luckies
. . . the mildest cigarette
you ever smoked
WE buy the finest, the very
finest tobaccos in all the
world—but that does not
explain why folks every­where
regard Lucky Strike as
the mildest cigarette. The fact
is, we never overlook the
truth that "Nature in the
Raw is Seldom Mild"—so
these fine tobaccos, after
proper aging and mellowing,
are then given the benefit of
that Lucky Strike purifying
process, described by the
words—"It's toasted". That's
why folks in every city, town
and hamlet say that Luckies
are such mild cigarettes.
"It's toasted"
That package of mild Luckies
"If a man write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mouse-trap than bis neighbor, tho he
build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door. "—RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
Does not this explain the world-wide acceptance and approval of Lucky Strike?