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THE PLAINSMAN TO FOSTER THE A U B U R N S P I R IT Congratulations Hitchcock VOLUME LVI AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1932 NUMBER 26 COUNCIL EXTENDS SENIOR HOLIDAYS IN MEETING TODAY Administrative Committee Corrects Rumors Current Concerning Closing of Institution Seniors Be Excused Upon Completion of Work on Wednesday December Fourteenth COUNCIL RECONSIDERS Committee From Class Meets with Council to Ask for Reconsideration of Ruling HAM SPEAKS FOR CLASS Original Petition Presented to Exec utive Council Asked for Seven Days; Ham Endorses Ruling The Executive Council, in a meet ing this morning, granted the seniors a further extension of their Christmas vacation. The Council ruled that holidays for the class will begin as soon as its members have com pleted their work on Wednesday, De cember 14, all classes scheduled by seniors on this date to be attended A committee from the senior class met with the Council, and the above arrangement proceeded from this meeting. The committee was composed of Bill Ham, president of the senior class; Herbert Croen, president of Blue Key; Frank Noble, president of Omicron Delta Kappa, and Rhea Lapsley, president of Tau Beta Pi: President Ham, acting in the capacity of his office, told the Council that none of the seniors would leave Wednesday before their class sched ules were completed. It is request : ed that the seniors will abide by President Ham's ruling. One extra day was granted by the Council in a meeting last Tuesday. However, upon request by the seniors a reconsideration of the matter was arranged, and the extension given today. The seniors petitioned for a week. LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS DISCUSSED BY SOCIETY The International Relations Club discussed the League of Nations at its meeting last Tuesday night. The organizations and workings of the League were taken up in detail and a very interesting discussion was held. Professor Ivey talked about the assembly. He had some very interesting material on this branch of the League and a very instructive lecture was heard by the members. The Council was the subject of Miss Carolyn Jenkins' talk and she told of the workings of this department. Marion Kelley, president of 'the Club, took up the Secretariat in detail and told of its purpose and functions. Dorothy Dowe talked on the Sections of the League. Professor Ivey, advisor to the club, announced that the subject of discussion for the meeting next Tuesday night would be "China." Pedro Wag-non, a former resident of the country will deliver the principal lecture. EDWARDS WINS MEDAL; WIRT REPRESENTATIVE The annual declamation contest between the two literary societies was held last Tuesday evening. Walter Edwards, representing the Wirt Society, was declared winner as the representative of the Websterian Society was not present. This marks the second successive year that Edwards has won the contest. He is a member of Alpha Phi Epsilon, honorary forensic fraternity, intercollegiate debate club, Auburn debate society, and is prominent in Boy Scout work, as well as being prominently engaged in other activities on the campus. The annual declamation contest is sponsored by Phi Delta Gamma, whose purpose it is to encourage oratory, debating and dramatic work on the campus. NOTICE! There will be a meeting of the Plainsman Staff Sunday night at the Y. M. C. A. at 7 o'clock. To the Faculty and Students: Countless rumors are alive in Auburn. The majority of them concern future operation of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Rumor, has it, for example, that the college will close on a certain day, that it will not open after Christmas, that the supply of coal has been exhausted with no ' money to buy more, etc., etc., etc. We realize that no one repeats rumors to do harm but such is the result. They are disturbing to students and also to the faculty. They even disturb prospective students as revealed by a smaller freshman class this semester due, no doubt, to rumors' last summer that Auburn might not open in the fall. Such rumors now will reduce attendance the second semester and next year. In order to settle these questions, once and for all, we now assure you that the Alabama Polytechnic Institute will continue its operation as scheduled in the Catalog. Christmas holidays will begin at noon Saturday, December 17, except for the seniors who have been given a special privilege and allowed io leave at the close of their work Wednesday, December 14. Class work will be resumed after the holidays on Monday, January 2, at 8 o'clock in the forenoon, as per the calendar in the catalog. First semester examinations will begin at 8:30 a. m., January 13 and end at 5:30 p. m., January 19. These dates are recorded in the catalog. Registration for the second semester will begin at 8 o'clock on the forenoon of January 20 and end at noon, January 21. Class wort for the second semester will begin at 8 o'clock on the morning of January 23. All of these tiateg are printed in the catalog but we are repeating them here to give assurance that this college calendar will be followed. The same will apply throughout the session, or through commencement next May. , » Anyone hearing rumors to the--con-trary is requested to correct them. In doing so'you will be doing yourself, the students, the faculty, and the institution a favor. To do other-continued on page 4) HITCHCOCK NAMED ON ALL-AMERICAN BOARDJELECTION Auburn Captain Is Only Southern Player Chosen on Ranking All-American Team GUMP ARIAIL HONORED Six of Board's Picks Come From Mid-West, Two From East, One From West Coast HITCHCOCK PRAISED Walsh, Warner, Casey, Harper, and W. A. Alexander Constitute Board Of Selection CHRISTMAS PROGRAM BE PRESENTED HERE Large Amount of Local Talent To Participate in Church Affair TO BE SUNDAY NIGHT Public Invited t o Annual Union Church Service; Be Held in Presbyterian Church A program of Christmas music is to be presented Sunday night at 8 o'clock at the Presbyterian Church. A large amount of outstanding local talent will participate and the public is cordially invited to attend. Several other churches are co-operating in order to insure a full attendance. The program: Prelude, Allelujia (DuBois)—Mrs. Hazel. Hymn—C ongregation. Devotional—Mrs. S. B. Hay. Solo, "There's A Song in the Air," (Oley Speaks)—Mrs. Lipscomb, Christmas Story, "The Perfect Gift"—Mrs. S. C. Hulse. Offertory, "Pastoral Symphony," (Handel)—Mrs. Hazel. Solo, "Birthday of a King," (Neid-linger)— Nora Rothrock. Hymns, "Silent Night," "Hark, the Herald-Angels Sing," and " 0 , Little Town of Bethlehem"—Choir. Solo, "How Beautiful Upon the Mountains," (Harkes)—Conrad Stay-ton. Anthem, "O Holy Night," (Adam) —Choir. Solo, "The Angel Gabriel," (Howell)— Mrs. Arvey Games. Quartette, "We Have Seen His Star in the East," (Simper)—Cameron, Francis Strong, and Rehling. Anthem, "Hark, Hark My Soul," (Shelley)—Choir. Prayer. Postlude, "Hallelujah Chorus," (Messiah-Handel)—Mrs. Hazel. Auburn is fortunate in having a number of talented musicians on the campus who are capable of rendering excellent programs, as past performers have shown. POLO TEAM IS PRIMED FOR GAME SATURDAY Maxwell Field Fliers to Be Encountered Here on Bullard Field GAME STARTS AT 2 P.M. Enlargement of Field Completed in Preparation for Second Match With work on the polo field completed, local polo enthusiasts are looking forward to the polo- match between the Maxwell Field Fliers and the local team. The game will start at 2 o'clock and, as usual, will be played on Bullard Field. The game was originally scheduled for Wednesr day afternoon but inclement weather made the field unfit -for playing. The Auburn team won its initial polo engagement from Fort Benning and are expected to give the Maxwell Field aggregation stiff competition. The Maxwell Field team is composed of fliers and other men stationed at the Field. This squad is one of the best in Army circles, having also defeated Fort Benning. With more than thirty men out for the team, Lieutenant Gunby has succeeded in developing two combinations which play brilliantly on both offense and defense. Leroy Fincher, Lewis Jones, Oel Johnson and sJim Suydam compose one of the combinations while W. O, Johnson, Justin Morrill, Jim Wood, Ira Franklin or Elrod Rouse are on the other team. The Auburn team has been working diligently in preparation for the tilt with the Fliers and are in good physical shape for the match. El-wood Rouse"; who was out of the last match due to illness is expected to participate Saturday, and should add -considerable strength to the team. This is the second year that Auburn has had a polo team, and' the success attained last year indicates to the possibilities for the squad this season. Under the coaching of Lt. Gunby considerable progress has been made. Jimmie Hitchcock, Auburn halfback, has been named on the all- American team of the all-American board, which is composed of Christy Walsh, Glenn S. Warner, Edward L. Casey, Jesse C. Harper, and W. A. Alexander. There can now be net; question about the all-American rating of Captain Hitchcock. ? '-• Hitchcock is the only Southern player to be selected by the Board. Six of the Board's picks come from the Middle West, two are Easterners, and two achieved success on the West Coast. David Ariail, Auburn end, is one of the. thirteen Southern players to receive honorable mention. Writing of Hitchcock, Christy Walsh says, ". . . . As Hitchcock goes, so goes Auburn, and when this human antelope was on the sidelines Auburn just failed to go! Two years ago he was an awkward sophomore with a scanty reputation as a sandlot baseball player. Turning to football, his rise has been fast and meteoric. In three years he has reached perfection seldom seen in college football. "He is a deadly- tackier and considered by some as the best defender against the forward pass anywhere— North or South, East or West. • "These virtues were without value in a quagmire of mud against Georgia Tech, and so it was turned into an exhibition of superb minting that kept the Yellow Jackets in the hole from whistle to whistle and proved his claim to being one of the finest kickers in the game today." SOCIAL COMMITTEE ENGAGES ART KASSEL TO PLAY FOR MID-TERM DANCES; ANNUAL EVENT BE HELD ON JANUARY NINETEENTH Many Out-of-Town Visitors Arriving to Attend Honor Society Ball; Event to Be Held in Gymnasium Tonight A large number of visiting girls arrived in Auburn today as guests of honor society members for the Honor Society Dance tonight. Plans have been completed for the affair, according to an announcement by Calvin Black, chairman of the dance committee, and everything is in readiness for the initial appearance of this social event in the year's calendar. Miss Mildred Franke has been selected to lead the Grand March, escorted by Herbert Croen, of Tarrytown, New York. Croen is president of Blue Key, sponsor of the dance. i , . Prior to the dance, a-banquet will be held at the First Baptist Church, at which Dean Judd will act as toastmaster. A unique program has been arranged for this affair which will be open only to members of the honor societies taking part and their dates. The Auburn Knights, popular student orchestra, have been engaged to play for the affair and it will be their first campus appearance since the played at the Opening Dances in the early part of October. The honor societies which will take part in the event are: Blue Key, Tau Beta Pi, Scabbard and Blade, Spades, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Cardinal Key, Phi Lambda, Eta Kappa Nu, Scarabs, Kappa Delta Pi, and Phi Delta Gamma. Featured in Nightly Broadcasts From Bismarck Hotel Over Stations WGN and WMAQ CAMPUS FAVORITE Kassel Is Prominent Composer, Musician, and Arranger of Popular Music FAMOUS DIRECTOR Orchestra Rated Highly in Music Circles; Has Made "Hell's Bells" A Hit SCHOLASTIC TROPHY BE GIVEN FRESHMAN Delta Sigma Pi Again To Present Cup to Highest Rating Freshman AWARD IS LOVING CUP Competition Open to Business Students Only; Based on Work of Two Semesters Auburn Boy Scouts Work Steadily in Preparation for Jamboree Which Is to Be Held Here in Near Future The Auburn Boy Scout Troop is doing much work and is making rapid strides toward the Jamboree which will take place soon. Practices for the Jamboree are being held and many of the members are becoming proficient in the various events. The signalling team is farther advanced than any of the other teams. Dennis Newton, Stanley Ott, Junior Thomas, Herbert Martin and Mitchell Watkins are the boys who have been working to develop a fast team. This team will probably be the strongest of any the troop has and should garner many points between. them. In the Scout Pace event, there are only two prospects at present. Herbert Martin and Stanley Ott have been working out in running the Pace and should do it in near-record time when the-contest comes off. Scout tests are being given much time and all of the boys are trying to make better records when they stand the tests. The point system is being used to grade groups and individuals. There is keen competition between the Patrols and each boy. Such things as attendance, good-turns and spirit shown are taken into consideration in grading. At present, Herbert Martin is leading in the number of points earned. A prize will be given to the winner of the contest. f 1 1932 ALL-AMERICAN TEAM Player—, Petoskey _.^. Kurth —^ — . Smith - - - - - - Smith - - - - - - Corbus , Krueger _-_„ Newman —-,- Hitchcock - -. Heller -•- Horstmann _. Pos. School— E. • Purdue . E, - . — \ t Michigan T. _-_ Notre Dam« T So, e»Iif, G, ___, Colgate C, —-'_„.; Stanford C. — , - , Marquette Q.B. - - _ , Michigan H.B. , „ - . , Auburn H.B. Pittsburgh F.B. ,_ Purdue •2 SCABBARD AND BLADE TO PRESENT SABER TUESDAY Date for the presentation of a saber to the senior cadet colonel of the military brigade at Auburn has been set for the drill period on Tuesday, December 13. The original date for the presentation was November 22, but due to the illness of Cadet Colonel G. L. Johnson, the presentation was postponed. Each year L Company, Fifth Regiment of Scabbard and Blade, national honorary military society, located at Auburn, presents the cadet leader with a saber. The entire active company and pledges will take part in the ceremony. The latter part of the Fall initiation of the Scabbard and Blade pledges has not yet been decided upon, but with the extension of senior holidays, it is thought that the final stages will be held after the Christmas holidays. Schedule for the drill hour on next Tuesday will be the same as tomorrow's drill period, at which time a review will be held. An announcement has been made public to the effect that Delta Sigma Pi, national- honorary- business administration fraternity, will again present a loving cup to the Freshman making the highest average in the School of Business Administration. This average is based on the work of two semesters as shown by grades on file in the registrar's office. The presentation pf the cup will take place immediately upon the opening of school next fall, The cup was not presented for the past session due to the fact that the two highest ranking men in the class did not return to school this fall, and the average of the third highest ranking student was not considered worthy at the award. Delta Sigma Pi is an honorary fraternity which elects into membership members of the three highest classes in the business school.. This society is instrumental in sponsoring a number of campus activities and furthering the interest in business on the campus. The president of the local organization for this year is W. F. Ham. REORGANIZATION OF MOBILE CLUB ASKED Students Who Reside in Mobile Would. Reorganize Club for Current Year MEETING BE SUNDAY AH Residents of Mobile Asked To Meet in Ramsay Hall at Seven P. M. NOTICE! NOTICE! According to Chairman the Social Committee, all the decorations contract Junior Prom must be in Pugh of bids for for the his hands by midnight Monday, December 12. Capt. Ott will hold a" meeting of his Sophomore mapping class in room 217 Ramsay Hall on Monday evening, December 12 at seven p. m. for the purpose of reviewing the subject prior to a quiz. Capt. Ott stated that the reason for the special session is that a number of members of the class missed part of the lecture on the subject during the flu epidemic. Attendance will be optional. A meeting of all students who are residents of Mobile will be held on Sunday evening at seven p. m. in room 109 Ramsay Hall. The meeting has been called in response to a number of requests that the Mobile Club be reorganized to function during the remainder of the current year. The Mobile Club was organized several years ago to bring into closer relationship students living in Mobile and to further the interests of Auburn in that city. The club has maintained a large membership in the past and a great amount of constructive work has been accomplished. During the Christmas holidays of each year, it has been the custom of the club to give a dance in Mobile, which is one of the most popular social events of the winter season. Last year the Auburn Knights played for the dance, this being one of their stops on a tour of the southern part of the state. Considerable interest has been shown by students this year and a reorganization of the club will be attempted Sunday. All men or women from Mobile are eligible for membership and all are invited, to Sunday's meeting. Direct from a series of notable engagements, Art Kassel and his "Kas-sels in the Air" come to Auburn to furnish the music for the Mid-Term Dances, January 19, 20, 21. Announcement of the signing of this orchestra was made public today by Stuart Pugh, chairman of the Stu- AG CLUB WILL.GIVE SMOKER WEDNESDAY A smoker and a program of special features will be given at the regular meeting of the Ag Club on Wednesday, December 14 , at 7 o'clock. A special invitation is -extended to members of the Ag faculty and agricultural students to be present for the affair. Dr. M. W. Emmel of Veterinary School is Honored By International Society Following Poultry Work Dr. M. W. Emmel, professor of Pathology, of the Veterinary department, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, has recently received international recognition because of his research work on poultry diseases. The International Review of Poultry Science, official organ of the World's Poultry Science Association, and published in Rotterdam, Holland, in a current issue, takes note of Dr. Emmel's work, and carries reports of three of his experiments which are considered as important contributions to the poultry industry. These publications deal with: (1) Bacteriology and Pathology- of five hundred chicks affected with pullorum disease, and results, (2) The differentiation of pasteurella avicida and brucella infections in fowl, and (3) Epidermoid cancers on the feet of wild birds. Dr. Emmel is now engaged in research work here in addition to his classes. He is at present occupied with an investigation of poultry paralysis, the causes of which have never been fully determined. When his thesis is complete he will be a candidate for the Ph.D. degree from Michigan State College. He also holds the M. S. and D. V. M. from there. The above articles were published from results of experiments conducted at Michigan State and at Auburn. dent Social Committee. Of the many orchestras beoked by the Music Corporation of America, Art Kassel's is one of the most prominent. With a personnel of twelve men, the orchestra has long been a favorite in national radio land, having been featured over such stations as WGN and WMAQ. His nightly broadcasts in playing from the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago have brought a storm of approval from the entire country. To those not familiar with the Kassel's band, the mention of the songs "Hells' Bells" and "Where Will You Be In 1933" will immediately recall the bands inimitable playing of these numbers on the air. Kassel composed these numbers along with numerous other popular pieces. One of his compositions, "Doodle Doo Doo" was one of the novelty hits a few seasons ago and brought the famous young leader considerable recognition among music circles. 'Aside from being a composer, Kassel is a tajented musician and arranger. His own arrangements of numbers, including "St. Louis Blues" have attracted a great deal of attention. The orchestra has been featured on numerous commercial accounts over the radio, also. Recently they made a tremendous hit on the Lucky Strike hour. During the past winter Art Kassel and his "Kassels. In The Air" have been heard nightly in broadcasts. Kassel first took up music in high school when he joined the school band. Luckily for him, the first instrument to which he was assigned proved to be a clarinet. By the time he had graduated, Art had grown so proficient on the clarinet that the saxophone presented no difficulties for him, and he was almost decided to make music his career. Then, in 1923 came his opportunity. He had been playing with orchestras in cafes, theatres and hotels. He was given a chance to take his own five-piece orchestra into a small chop house and he jumped at it. The result was that he went over with a bang. Success was heaped upon success after he augmented the band and introduced new arrangements. Kassel stayed up at night thinking up ideas which would please people and he became known for his readiness to please and to play requests. The Music Corporation of America booked him in many of the country's prominent dance places and his reputation became widespread. But his nightly broadcasts won his way into the hearts of music lovers through his humorous orchestra effects. The band is a campus favorite here, and the announcement should be of unusual interest to that host of dance lovers who have so ardently admired Art Kassel over the air. A CORRECTION In our last issue we listed J. C. Hooper as a Chemical Engineer with an average of 81.55. Mr. Hooper is a Civil Engineer, and his ranking is 89.57.~ / r PAGE TWO T H E P L A I N S M A N -:- A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1932 Published semi-weekly by the students of 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. Business office hours: 4-5 p.m. daily. Editorial office hours: 11'12 a. m. daily. • STAFF Knox M. McMillan i—Editor-in-Chief Robert P. Greer J __Business Manager ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Gabie Drey, John R. Chadwick, Nora Towles, Howard Moss and Hugh Cameron. MANAGING EDITOR: Horace Shepard. 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, Dan Park-man, William G. Emrey, Arthur C. Weid, and E. W. Cole. , REPORTERS: H. N. White, '36; Rex Godwin, '36; Henry Maddox, '36; Jack Morton, '36; E. J. Wendt, '36; Horace Perry, '36. • ART KASSEL The Social Committee is to be congratu-^ lated in its selection of an orchestra for the Junior Prom. Art Kassel and his "Kassels. in the Air" already enjoys a. considerable reputation among students here who have listened to his programs from the Walnut- Room of the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago. The importance of orchestra selection for dances here cannot be emphasized too much. For the dances to be a success* the music must be furnished by a competent orchestra and one of wide repute; such can be found' in Art Kassel. ORDER OUT OF CHAOS It is apparent that the German governmental crisis has found a solution in the appointment of Von Schleicher as Chancellor. Since the country is noW hopelessly divided among the Nazis, Communists, Democrat's, and Nationalists and efficient government has been impossible. _ Two explanations may be deduced from the recent change in the chancellorship. Sime suppose that the country will mark time under Von Schleicher until an opportunity arises for a coup d'etat and the return of the monarchy; others think that Von Hindenburg is waiting for the nation to become unified enough for a parliamentary cabinet. The latter theory seems more reasonable. Crowded in on all sides by militant nations, the German people are in no position to risk civil war. Hitler's former allies, Von Papen and Von Schleicher, are now his irreconsilable enemies. The Socialist militaristic program has failed, the Communist revolution is now an idle threat, and Hitler's power is diminishing daily. It is needless to remark that the aged Von Hindenburg has carried the country through a crisis of no small moment. It is quite evident that Germany is again rising to her former place in the sun. The next year will probably see her reunited politically and economically, with a strong parliamentary government. When this day comes she will be able to throw off the unreasonable yoke with which the Allied nations have attempted to crush her; the World War will lose its influence on present economic ' conditions; and an- era of progress and prosperity will be possible in Europe. BEARERS OF FALSE REPORTS During the holidays many groundless rumours were spread by students in their home towns. Some said school would close on the tenth. Some said it would not reopen till January 20. Some said the second semester would not begin. In fact, every date in the calendar was used to mark disaster of one kind or another here. It would be well for these scandal-mongers to memorize the following facts to tell when they get home: The Christmas holidays will officially begin on December 17; school will reopen after the vacation on January 2; and the second semester will begin on January 23. Regardless of what anybody says these are accurate predictions. Of course fire or tornado might change the situation, but we do not think it necessary to make allowances for these phenomena. The institution wishes to maintain its present enrollment throughout the year; but false rumours can lead many students to register elsewhere. There is no reason for anyone to suppose that the institution will cease to function the remainder of the year; but the Administration gives every assurance that everything will go on as usual. If we must spread rumours, let's make them true. FRATER PATTER Is it aid or a direct route to mental laxity that the frater give"? a pledge when helping him with his academic work? The freshman entering college is presented with an outlook vastly different from that to which he has been accustomed in prep school. He is intimidated to a great degree by the ostensible difficulty of his courses and allows this intimidation to prey on his mind. During rushing season the freshman has heard much of the help that he will receive from the fraters, some of whom are invariably described as. geniuses in some field. After pledge day has come and gone, the pledge finds to his dismay, upon seeking some enlightenment as to just where a comma belongs, that the fraters are—virtually to a man—unwilling or entirely incapable of illuminating the dark ignorance surrounding him. Often the unwillingness is a cloak behind which is hidden flagrant unacquaintance with the simple principles of the elementary freshman courses. I f the condition described prevails, the pledge is indeed very fortunate, for he is taught at this early date in his college career to dig things out for himself and really learn them. Behold, however, the unfortunate first year man who upon seeking aid from an upperclassman in the writing of a theme receives not genuine instruction and constructive criticism, but a finished theme written in a style and tone entirely foreign to the limitations of a man whose high school training is such that a composition of this quality is virtually impossible. After the generous and public spirited frater has bestowed him with a theme, two courses are open to the freshman. He can either attempt to reduce the theme to his own level by translating the four-syllable words into those of one (which leaves him with a theme quite as obviously spotted as a leopard skin) or else he may try to rewrite certain sentences into the pidgin of which he is capable (which again leaves him with a paper that is in spots as smooth, as the floor that he has just finished waxing and in others as rough as the notorious western front). Of course there is always the extremely naive pledge who thinks that he can turn in verbatim a theme written by a junior and get away with it. May we suggest that if the fraters be of so little patience as to be ineapable of really instructing the freshmen, that they refrain from causing irreparable injury to the latter's minds by developing in them a feeling of dependence and preventing them from performing the cerebration necessary for the proper reception of fundamental and important principles of learning.— North Carolina Daily Tar Heel. We can imagine nothing more enjoyable than listening to the sly chuckles of Alabama's legislators when they sniff the stpam being released by our ttvo harmless little columnists. Now that the election is over Tom Jefferson and Abe Lincoln will no longer roll in their graves when high-powered political references are made to them. Rumor has it that many seniors are polishing up their keys for the Ball tonight. Letters to the Editor ' Chicago, 111. Editor of The Plainsman, Dear Sir: I am enclosing a marked item with the thought that you will be as interested as I am in seeing such a complimentary write-up, indicative of the attention Auburn is causing in other parts of the country. It is with a glow of pride that I and a few,other Auburn men in Chicago and no doubt many others scattered over the country are watching Auburn return to its former place in the football world. Through you, I would like to extend congratulations to the team, the coaching staff and the "scrubs" for the good job they are doing. For the benefit of those Auburn men who have access to large metropolitan daily newspapers, may I solicit your aid in having the proper party supply at least some of the largest papers with Auburn's football schedule each Fall. The Chicago Tribune distributes free of charge every Fall thousands of copies of football schedules similar to the one enclosed and no doubt the Sports Editor would be glad to include Auburn's schedule. Other large papers are undoubtedly just as anxious to supply their readers with such information. In addition to the favor to Auburn alumni, Auburn itself will get a certain amount of publicity that certainly will not be harmful. Please accept my best wishes to you personally for your future success in this chaotic world which will contribute further to the glory of dear old Auburn. Yours very truly, F. K. Hanlin, '24. 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 AM convinced that the most the average student gets out of college is a social fitness, a proper sense of values, and the ability to decide what he likes and dislikes. What he learns from his books is of secondary importance. And it is rightly so. Most anyone can take a set of books, sit down and learn all the books have to teach without even going to college. But he doesn't have the advantage of studying with someone else; he doesn't get the opinions of other people and he has only a fair social sense. The average student doesn't worry about his studies; he is usually smart enough to make fair grades. He spends most of his time with other students, talking and listening to them talk. The average student has a college record that looks something like the following. - Freshman Year: Arrives at school a bit bewildered and downcast from saying good-bye to his high school girl who has just left to go to a girl's school. He is invited to join a fraternity, and he moves in,' putting his girl's picture on his desk, and clears the desk for action. He starts studying the first week in October, and goes out for some Freshman athletic team. He soon learns which co-eds will hold hands, etc., and he starts having dates twice a week. He makes about three football games, and gets his eyes blackened and his sweater torn from trying to take the cap off the head .of an opposing freshman. He averages 75 at mid-semester, and he decides he should study with someone, and so he does. Then he finds that he likes a girl in Opelika or Tuskegee, and he forgets that he should study. He again averages 75 at the end of the semester. He is initiated into his fraternity - and feels that no fraternity is as great as his. He fools around going to shows,-, talking up town, going to dances, and has more dates, then he has finished his Freshman year. /Sophomore Year: Decides that his high school girl doesn't love him and so turns her picture, face to the wall. He averages 80 at mid-semester, learns to play briflge quite well, and learns that seniors with their honor keys aren't so gosh-awful big after all. He learns to ride, a hoss down at the artillery stables, and he learns where to get-rotten corn likker. He learns that home-brew can make a person drunk.- He flunks a five hour course, and starts studying again and sits up till twelve o'clock at night. He takes an interest in his English course and starts reading books at the library, and he averages 82 and goes home. Junior Year: Decides he is in love with a co-ed, gives her his fraternity pin, and goes to see her three times a week. He takes an interest in campus politics and learns the first names of most students in school. He goes to church every now and then and goes to the show on Sunday afternoon, and begins to have ideas of his own. He makes fair grades, and goes to R. O. T. C. camp at Ft. Benning that summer, and has the best time he ever has had. He cusses the army and gets 25 demerits during the period of encampment. .Senior Year: He comes back and decides that he is in love with his high school girl and he turns her picture around. He gets his pin from the other girl, wears it around, and acquires a key or two to go with it. He studies hard and averages 85. He stays up until one o'clock every night and drinks coffee up town and talks to his friends constantly. He learns almost twice as much as.he has learned in his other three years, and starts shaving every day and wearing decent clothes around. He makes the big dances and starts to worrying about how soon he will be able to marry his high school girl. He graduates and starts worrying again. And now so what? * * * * Perhaps I pretend to myself that I'm a bit literary. Perhaps that is why I read everything I get within reach. But I have fun doing that. I learn as much from my reading as I do from my school work. After one reads a bit, whatever situation he finds himself in, he can remember that he has read something exactly like it. Next time you get in a situation like, Romeo was once in, try to improve on his style, or at least do as well as he did. Next time you get tight, try to see pinker elephants than De Quincey did when he was eating opium. Sometime when someone pulls off a wise crack, see if you can simulate Falstaff's humor in pulling ar rejoinder. It's great fun, and you'll never find yourself in a situation that hasn't happened and been written down hundreds of years before. Sometime I would like to marry a candy- haired girl . . . light red hair with flashes like the sun shining on the colored leaves of a poplar tree in October. Marry a candy-haired girl and pull her hair. * AUBURN FOOTPRINTS Barber: Didn't I shave you before? Customer: No, I got these scars in the war. * * * * * * * * '•/•,' The modern child says grace: "This food comes to you through the courtesy of God Almighty, Amen." INVICTUS By Casual Observer \ THE NUDISTS Bold they lie in public view Nor care for the common stare. Their clothesless flesh in pinkish hue Is all exposed, fpr not a few From stem to stern are bare. •! The world's proprieties they scoff, With sensuous wrigglings, twists and squirms. Their naked bodies they show off— Those rain-drowned, side-walk angleworms. —College Humor. There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip—and many a one these days hung up in the bathroom to dry overnight. And don't mistake it for a towel. * * * * * * * * "Who next," shouted the barber, and not a woman among them stirred. * * * * * * * * Strong Man: I hear that John, the half-man and half-woman is sick. Long Man: Yes, I know she hasn't been feeling himself lately. * * * * * * * * The davenport held the twain, Fair damsel and her handsome swain Heandshe But Hark! A stqp upon the stair, % Mrs. Riley finds them there He and She. —Sou'wester, i - * * * * * * * * Herbert Croen, local big-shot, insists that it will be Miss Mildred M. (M. for McKee) Franke who will lead the Christmas Ball rather than Miss Mildred Franke. * * * * * * * * What was Stuart Pugh doing iij. the Architectural Building the other night with the lights off? - * * * ' * * * * * Who was the "dark-complected girl Joe Ledbetter so courteously spoke to the other day? WITHOUT THE PALE THE MIDNIGHT HOUR (Annual Edit) Midnight sessions are. among the most enjoyable experiences in college life. No class room discussion can possibly take the place of the friendly, rambling, soul-revealing sort of argument that most of us carry in our memories as the choicest part of our undergraduate days. Count not that time lost, which is stolen from studies, and dull, profitable education to drag, discussion through' interminable windings while the room is filled with the atmosphere of philosophy and tobacco smoke, and the hands of the alarm clock, which is to ring at seven, slowly move around to four o'clock in the morning. That is the time when friendship is tempered and tested, when toleration and fair-mindedness are taxed to the limit, when Utopian schemes are advanced to reform religion, college politics, or the* social system. That is the time when generous or impractical impulses have full sway, when man meets man without the deceiving mask of manner and custom, ;on a basis of complete acceptance and equality. That is the time when a man forgets that he has always considered it immodest to expose his own feelings and beliefs, and when he speaks the thoughts that are in his mind with full assurance of understanding. That is the time when friends are made whom we mean to keep through life. Finally, the conversation, lags and dulls, and the host shows by nods and yawns that he is sleepy, and he opens the door to say "Good night" with a lack of ^politeness -that at any other time would surely arouse resentment. One then takes his feet off -the furniture and dumps the ashes from his pipe on the floor, departing to leave the •cool night wind to blow away the tobacco smoke, and the host to snatch a few hours sleep before daylight. The midnight hour is the supposed mythical education that one gets from heart-to-heart contact with his. fellows. It is the course in human psychology which is not based on -scientific laws nor book theorems; it is the period of broadening one's mind, intellect and most of all, sympathy. If there is one thing in a college education that the commuter misses, it is that learning acquired from midnight hours of discussion, confiding and confession. It is that hour of life with one's associates that should make the parent and the students themselves realize what they-are losing by living at home away from the atmosphere and contact of the human feeling of the College.—Columbia Spectator. * * * * THE PROTEST" VOTE AND NORMAN THOMAS: ECHOES When The Scholastic editorialized a few weeks ago on the advisability of a Catholic's voting for Norman Thomas it knew I CAN ASSURE YOU: Woman copies man in almost everything he does these days. Yes. But did you ever see a girl simulate the now and then mannerism of a boy of striking a match on his pants? I blush. instinctively that its position would be misinterpreted by some and entirely misunderstood by others. It has become reconciled to that sort of thing whenever religion and politics are mentioned in the same breath. The Catholic Church's position will never become apparent to people who do not make an attempt to understand her. Those who persist in their warbling about the Church and its "political" policies can be put into two categories. One type knows nothing about Catholicism save that the Pope has a fleet of submarines chained to his back porch and a.wireless in his library that is in constant touch with the Empire State building. The other class has its doubts about the latter business, knows even that the Holy Father is not an overzealous politician, but thinks it good policy to tell the public that he is. This class embraces the sensationalist, the would-be radical, the mud slinger and the bigot. During the past week we became acquainted with a new, milder bxxp interesting type. Our attention was called to an editorial which appeared recently in the pages of the official publication of Colorado University. The editorial, in reference to an article on this page two weeks ago entitled "The Protest Vote and Norman Thomas," has this to say: "When Mark Hanna's statement that the Catholic Church will be the institution that will keep America from becoming socialistic is concerned, our liberal friends are inclined to smile. And yet if The Scholastic represents Catholic thought in America, this will be difficult to deny. If we may be permitted to interfere in something that is really none of our business, we think The Scholastic editor has made a mistake. The Catholic Church has the most to lose if religion is injected into polities. There is no quicker way to bring about religious intolerance than fjo practice it. . . . We think that religion is one issue that might be kept out of the campaign." Now we will permit this editor to interfere something that is not his business pi-o-vided that he knows something about our business. But he obviously does not. We might force ourselves to overlook his inadequate grasp of the fundamentals of Catholicism, but we.can't condone the peculiar notion he has of Socialism. He is entirely oblivious to the fact that Socialism is ndt a political movement alone, that it professes a philosophy of its own, and has some definite stand on religion. Is it "meddling" then, for a Catholic to pass1 judgment on, or give an evaluation of, the Socialistic program? The Scholastic agrees with the gentleman from Colorado that religion and politics should be completely divorced. The Catholic Church would like nothing better. We begin to give up hope, however, that such a condition will ever exist when we hear of Catholic statesmen who are barred from the microphone, or when we read editorials by college editors who tell us that Socialism and Catholicism never step on each other's toes, and that it is intolerance to think that they do.—Notre Dame Scholastic. 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. * * * * T F AND when are the major questions in I the state concerning legislative action at the present time. If another session of the state legislature is to be held; and when, if ever, the representatives of the people intend to act upon the current adject decadency. Should the governor see fit to cease his sulking and come out of his corner long enough to call another session of the legislature, then perhaps by some miraculous trend of events the representatives of the people of the state may call off at least one of -their seven-day-a-week parties and devote a little time to serious consideration of a few of the minor problems at hand. 'Tis true that impending state bankruptcy and a tottering educational system is much less interesting than the four-year fight between the "ins" and the "outs;" but even legislators may find that the good-natured Alabama electorate will stand for just so much. After all, the people have contributed to an enjoyable vacation period for numerous citizens on the pay-roll of the legislative department of the state. The people have paid their hotels bills; even have failed to question the small matter of placing votes on the auction block, with one exception. When they came surging into Montgomery on the wave of proposed economy, and then proceeded to vote themselves a substantial reserve for salaries and expenses, the people said very little about it. All in all, the voters have been pretty decent about the whole situation. Of course it has never been the custom in the state to overwork anyone, particularly its employees. The author does not believe that he is being unjust in suggesting that the "boys" show their appreciation for those past charitable advances of the voters, and devote at least a day or so to the matter of state finance and state education. Education certainly,, for with education, there will be a thinning of the ranks for seekers after legislative positions in our great state. Precedent, you know. Again, the twins of uncertainty, if and when, make their appearance. Should these twin fates become realities, then the state might do well to consider a plan now being operated with the greatest efficiency in North Carolina. The 1931 session of the state legislature in the state of North Carolina took over the roads and the local schools for state management. Taxes have been reduced practically 25 per cent and the first school . has yet to be in danger of closing its doors. The state guarantees no less than a six months term for every school, the remaining three months to be handled by local leadership. In districts too poor to support these three months of education, the state lends a hand. The state funds are raised largely by a state income tax, privilege and franchise taxes, and a fifteen cent ad valorem levy on property. The state highway department, now a centralized bureau, has taken over the ever-leaking local highway branches to the end that all tax against property for the maintenance and construction of roads has been abolished. The roads are in better condition, particularly the secondary roads over which a large portion of the rural traffic passes. There the matter now stands jn one state. Roads are in good shaped schools are being operated by the state which pays its teachers, andx property taxes have been reduced 25 per cent. Such a reduction should meet with the approval of Alabama's ultra-conservatives, the Economy-Leaguists. There is no come-back when taxes are reduced. Turning to our own state we find that a large number of our schools are closing, our roads are in poor shape, teachers in the schools which still operate are being paid two or three times a year, divisional highway commissions have more holes for leakage than a Mississippi levee in flood season, two factions in the state fighting one another in view of the defeat of every sound and decent institution under state •control, and a legislature whose actions have led to a general "hang-over" for the entire state. The state and its people have been justly pointed out for ridicule by the other forty-seveh states, they apparently don't seem to care, and would not have the initiative to adopt an intelligent plan if - someone drew them a diagram with a legend in monosyllables. * * * * Perhaps it's not good for me to miss an issue . . . Haakon performed so nobly though . . . in his inimitable fashion . . . . why not teach spelling in college? . . . another initiation in which fifty per cent choose up and get drunk while the others are too tired to care . . . having a great time . . . wish you were here . . . . flu and all . . . . and all. SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1932 T H E P L A I N S M A N •:• A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE PAGE THREE B. C. POPE, Editor CONTRIBUTORS: NEA'L DAVIS JAMES A. PARRISH, JR. Varsity Basketball Team To Play All Stars Monday Nite Auburn's basketball team will play their first practice game of the season Monday night in the Alumni Gymnasium against a team composed of former Auburri stars. Jelly Akin, all-American forward on the Tiger 1928 quintet, and a member of the Earle Cardinals last season; Frank Dubose, all-Southern center and captain of the 1929 team; •Ralph Jordan, 1931 captain and now assistant freshman coach at the Plains; Jack Stewart,' last year's leader of the Orange and Blue hoop-sters, who was picked on the second all-American team in 1932; Lindley Hatfield, one of the outstanding guards in the South last year, and probably Tom 'Lumpkin, all-Southern forward,.compose the All-Star roster. These players are ranked with the greatest stars Southern basketball has produced, and grouped to-gether on the same team, should form truly an All-Star aggregation. Probably lineups: Auburn: Jenkins and Alldridge, forwards; McClure, center; Sindeler and McMahan, guards. All-Stars: Akin and Jordan, forwards; Dubose, center; Hatfield and Stewart, guards. Hitchcock Voted Most Valuable Player to Team in Wide Poll Letters Awarded Twenty-Eight At Close Of Season Manager, Head Cheerleader, and Twenty-Six Players Receive Coveted V a r s i t y Letter NOTICE TO SENIORS! Seniors who want their laundry back before leaving Auburn for the hojidays are requested by Mr. C. 3. Young to deliver it to the laundry not later than noon Monday, December 12. If this is done it will be ready by noon Wednesday, December 14. Otherwise it will be ready on the regular schedule. Finishing the season with the best record an Auburn football team has made in 18 years, 26 members of Coach Chet Wynne's 1932 Plainsmen football squad, Manager Ed Holloday, Langdale, and Cheerleader Bill Ham, Cottonton, have been awarded varsity letters. The letters were awarded by the athletic council upon the recommendation of Head Coach and Athletic Director Wynne. The Tigers concluded their 1932 campaign with nine victories over Birmingham-Southern, Erskine, Duke, Georgia Tech, Tulane, Ole Miss, Georgia, Howard and Florida and a 20-20 tie with South Carolina. With 275 points, the Bengals were the second highest scoring team in the country. All-American Captain Jimmie Hitchcock, Union Springs, led Auburn's offense. Letters were awarde the folowing players: Seniors: Captain Hitchcock, halfback, • Union Springs; Alternate- Captain Ike Parker, quarterback, Ozark; Tom Brown, fullback, Montgomery; Porter Grant, Dothan, and Shot Senn, Troy, ends; Hannis Prim, Jackson, tackle; Donald Jones, Chattanooga, Tenn., guard, and Lee Johnson, Langdale, center. Juniors: Will Chrietzberg, Auburn, center; Bat McCollum, Ensley; Tiny Holmes, Chattanooga, Terin., and Bing Miller, Somerville, tackles; Alternate-Captain-elect Boots Chamb-less, Montgomery, Commodore Wood, Wetumpka, guards; Gump Ariail, Birmingham, All-Southern end; Ripper Williams, captain-elect, Tuscum-bia," quarterback; Firpo Phipps, Mobile; Allen Rogers, Greenville, and Casey Kimbrell, Thomasville, halfbacks, and Truck Talley, Decatur, Ga., and Sterling Dupree, Sylvester, Ga., fullbacks. Sophomores: Barney Musgrove, Jasper, center; Mike Welch, Atlanta, Ga., guard; Haygood Paterson, Montgomery, tackle, and Bennie Fenton, (Continued on page 4) Honored Thursday Meet Your Friends at BENSON'S Across from Campus Sandwiches Hot Chocolate Soft Drinks We are proud of our football team and the record they have made. Our place will be open during the Holidays to serve: Regular Dinners, Sandwiches, Drinks, Cigars and Cigarettes. WINNERS OF THE TIGERS AUBURN-B'HAM SOU. GAME: McCollum and Dupree AUBURN-ERSKINE GAME: Johnson and Kimbrell. AUBURN-DUKE GAME: Holmes and Hitchcock. AUBURN-TECH GAME: Grant and Phipps. AUBURN-TULANE GAME: Ariail and Hitchcock. AUBURN-OLE MISS GAME: Chambliss and Rogers. AUBURN-HOWARD GAME: Parker and Jones. AUBURN-FLORIDA GAME: Williams and McCollum. AUBURN-GEORGIA GAME: Phipps and Senn. AUBURN-SOUTH CAROLINA GAME: Prim and Dupree Auburn, Tennessee At Stalemate For Conference Crown Auburn, Vols, L. S. U. Present Best Gridiron Records South of Mason and Dixon Line C P I M M I E HITCHCOCK-AoSu&O Jimmie Hitchcock was rewarded for his remarkable leadership of the 1932 football team yesterday when radio station WSFA presented him with a silver loving cup. Jimmie received the largest poll of votes in the voting of fans for the most valuable player to his team. Tiger Growls The 1932 football season is now history. And what, a history! Auburn, the footmat of the Southern Conference since 1922, a team which won its first conference game in four years against South Carolina in 1930, has played through a 10 game schedule without a defeat! This comeback is considered the greatest in the history of the South. The Tigers finished in a tie with Tennessee for the Southern Conference football title, scored 275 points to become the second high scoring team in the country. Auburn has received many well deserved compliments all over the country. The Plainsmen have placed one man on six of eight representative All-American picks; two on every All-Southern; and practically every member of the team received honorable mention on one team or another. '. * * * And so Auburn has forged to the forefront once more. And to Coach Wynne and his staff, Auburn is due everlasting gratitude. He came to the Plains three years ago, said that it would take three years to install his system, and ended last season with nine .wins and one tie. No one will ever know the hardship which he faced during his first two years. He had to build up the spirit as well as the material of the team. The players had an inferiority complex. They had lost so long they didn't know what it was like to win a game. * * * Auburn has' won more football games this year than any other season since the sport was introduced here. The closest approach was in 1913, when this team went through the season with eight wins and no defeats, scored 230 points against 13 for their opponents, and were recognized as undisputed champions of the South. The following year they won six and tied two, but were not scored on. * * * The 1932 team ranks third in scoring among Auburn teams. In 1920, the Plainsmen amassed 318 points; in 1922, 276; this season, 275. * * * Congratulations to Ripper Williams and Boots Chambless on their election to the captaincy and alternate-captaincy of next year's team. The players could not have made a better choice. Their play this year, while not always spectacular, was steady With the conference schedule., completed, only three teams present undefeated records for the season: Tennessee, Auburn, and L. S. U. Tennessee's record along with that of Auburn "is marred by a tie while L. S. U. has been .defeated twice out of the conference and tied once. Auburn and Tennessee have both defeated a string of formidable opponents; Auburn trouncing Duke, Georgia Tech, Tulane, Ole Miss, Florida and Georgia, while Tennessee bowled over Kentucky, Duke,. Mississippi, Florida, N,orth Carolina, Mississippi State and Alabama. Vanderbile, beaten by Alabama 10-0 tied Tennessee 0-0, while South Carolina, supposedly one of the weaker Conference teams put a dent in Auburn's record earning a 20-20 deadlock. L. S. U^s outstanding triumph of the season was a 14-0 J over Tulane who had 14 regulars in bed with influenza and' seven men who had never been in the line-up before playing. L. S. U. also defeated South Carolina, Mississippi State and Sewanee, the last two very mediocre elevens. The majority of sport writers seem to favor Tennessee for the championshop despite the fact that Alabama and Duke were the only outstanding teams defeated by the Volunteers; Kentucky, Florida, N. C, and Ole Miss certainly were not strenuous opposition while Alabama scored three touchdowns on Vanderbilt who tied Tennessee. Auburn's principal victories were over Georgia Tech, one of the two teams to defeat Alabama, Tulane, last year's champion, Duke and Georgia. AUBURN ACE IS HONORED IN RADIO BROADCAST THURSDAY McCollum, Chambless, Williams-Talk A l s o ; All Express Appreciation for Support Given During Past Year; Junior Players Pledge Themselves To Make 1933 Season Successful As a reward for his excellent leadership on the gridiron during the past season, Captain Jimmie Hitchcock was awarded a silver loving cup yesterday by radio station WSFA. A poll of several Southern states was taken by the station to determine who was the most valuable player to his team in the Southern Conference, and Hitchcock won by a large majority. The program of presentation lasted thirty minutes and four members of the Championship Auburn team and several alumni and Tiger supporters spoke. The team members who spoke included: Buddy McCollum, "Boots" Chambless, alternate-captain elect; Ripper Williams, captain elect, and Jimmie Hitchcock. Joe Allen, an ardent Auburn supporter, Stuart Stephenson, sports editor of The Montgomery Advertiser, Elmer Salter, Auburn sports writer, Frank Tennille, Dr. George Wheeler and Roland Crump were the other speakers. v McCollum, Chambless, Williams and Hitchcock all expressed their appreciation of the support given them by the football fans all over the state. The first three players, who have another year in school, also pledged their efforts in making next year's team another good one. Stuart Stephenson told how he had followed the Plainsmen throughout the season and what a great team he thought it was. All the other speakers expressed their pride of the 1932 eleven and stated they thought it remarkable how Auburn had risen in the footbal world. Gordon Persons, official of the station, presented the cup to the Tiger Captain. He stated that it had given him much pleasure to watch Auburn -and Hitchcock perform this season (Continued on page 4) and consistent, and their election comes as a fitting reward to their services. . • • • • • • • . i We Invite Student Accounts THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Make our Bank your Bank GET HIM ONE OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL SCARFS FOR CHRISTMAS.. ANOTHER SHIPMENT DUE HERE TODAY G IBSON MEN'S WEAR '.S "T7VERYWHERE I go, I have to listen to the -LJ same thing. 'Try Chesterfields. Honestly, they are milder, and you simply must try them!' "Me . . . try Chesterfields! Why, I haven't smoked anything else. That's how important mildness and better taste are to me! "No" wonder Chesterfield smokers are so enthusiastic." CHESTERFIELD RADIO PROGRAM Every night except Sunday, Columbia Coast-to-Coast Network. THEY'RE MILDER THEY TASTE BETTER 11932, LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO CO. 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 SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1932 Emil Wright Elected to Head Kiwanis Club Emil F. Wright, assistant cashier of the Bank of Auburn, was elected president of the Auburn Kiwanis club at a special meeting Tuesday night. He succeeds P. 0. Davis. - Dr. J. W. Tidmore of the schoof of agriculture of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute was elected first vice-president, and Dr. B. F. Thomas, college physician, second vice-president. Emmett Sizemore, district agent for the Extension Service, Auburn, was elected a director to fill the only vacancy on the board. The new officers will assume their duties on January 2 which will be the initial meeting of the new year. Ladies Night will be observed on Monday night, December 12. A special program has been arranged. It will be the final meeting of 1932. Ten Teachers to Take Special Courses Here Ten teachers registered for the six weeks short course, which opened at A. P. I. Monday, Dec; 5, and will end Jan. 27. A minimum credit of 6 semester hours will be given. The courses—Survey of American Literature. English 208, by Prof. JEtutlar^i; Teaching the Social Sciences in the Elementary School by Prof. Beck; and Comparative Education by Dr. Johns, are especially organized. Philosophy of Education by Dean Judd, and History of Recent Europe by Prof. Ivey are also being given. The purpose of this meeting is to give those teachers whose schools have closed, an opportunity to get college work and credit. YORK, NELSON WINNERS IN DEBATING TOURNEY In the finals of the Freshman debate tourney, held last Thursday evening, the team composed of Melvin York, Monroeville, and Leonard Nelson, Merchantsville, N. J., won the ten dollars offered as priae by Phi Delta Gamma, sponsors of the contest. Nelson and York representing the negative of the question, "Resolved: That Legislation Should be Enacted Reserving to Educational Agencies at Least Fifteen Percent of all Radio Channels Available for Broadcasting in the United States." The affirmative of the question was upheld by B. H. Johnson and G. F. Bohorfoush. Judges for the final debate were Professors W. C. Grow, H. C. Hoff-sommer, and E. D. Hess. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE CORRECTS RUMOURS ON CLOSING OF INSTITUTION (Continued from page 1) wise is to do harm. We are fully aware that our financial situation is critical and we are faced with it every day but we are unable to see a single reason for closing college. The only thing we can do is to stay here and do the best that we can which will be. done. We ask, therefore, that each of you keep this fact in mind. We have done everything humanly possible for us to do about finances. Other institutions have done the same. We shall continue this work. But we have absolutely no desire, plans or intention to suspend activities other than as listed in the college catalog. If we change or decide otherwise you will be informed at once. We are delighted with the work so far this semester. We wish to express our sincere thanks to the students and to the faculty for this, and for-their cooperation. We shall-never cease being thankful to you. We earnestly ask you to refrain from repeating rumors, keeping in mind the facts stated herein. Wishing for you a very pleasant Christmas and looking forward to your return promtply thereafter, we are Earnestly and sincerely yours, Jno. JT Wilmore, chairman. B. H. Crenshaw, L. N. Duncan, Administrative Committee. Raising of Passing Grade in Scholastic Work Results in Increased Deficiencies Episcopal Church to Offer Xmas Program A special Christmas program including Christmas music and carols followed by a brief address by the Rev. William Byrd Lee, pastor, will be given at the Episcopal church, Auburn, Sunday evening -at 6:30 o'clock. The program will be planned especially for the students who will be away during the Holidays. LIBRARY BOOKS DUE BEFORE XMAS HOLIDAYS All library books now out are due before the beginning of the Christmas holidays, and books must be returned by Wednesday of next week. This announcement is made by officials of the college library. Books now out are stamped with December 14 as the date they must be returned. / Fines will be charged on volumes kept out over the holidays period, with the exception of books dated January 4. 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MT6TTO N BIRMINGHAM I I Raising of the passing grade this year from 60 to 70 has resulted in the "burning of midnight oil" by a number of students whose grades fell below this standard after the mid-semester examinations. When mid-semester grades were reported to the registrar's office, the number of deficiencies was considerably increased over that of a similar period last year prior to the invoking of the new rule. "Most of these students," explained Charles W. Edwards, associate registrar, "will remedy their deficient standing before the close of the present semester and avoid the ultimate possibility of being dropped from the college rolls. In fact, the added effort which the rule has caused is already in evidence. Many students are now 'doing overtime' on their courses in order to meet this higher minimum standard of scholarship." Effective this fall, the faculty ruled that the grade of 70 would constitute the passing grade in all subjects, and that the grades of 60 to 69 would be termed conditional grades. A grade below 60 constitutes a failure and the student must repeat the course in class. "A student shall be placed on probation when the reports show that he has passed on fewer than 11 hours of his work," says the college catalogue. "Probation notices will be sent to the student and to the parent or guardian. Students who are on probation for excessive failures shall be dropped from college when they fail to pass the required number of hours (11) at the next regular period for handing in grades, provided that, in special cases, the probationary period of freshmen who show marked improvement may be extended to the end of the second semester of their freshman year." Auburn Picks Fine Team of Opponents Georgia, South Carolina, Tulane and Ole Miss each placed two players on an all-opponents' team selected by members of Auburn's 1932 undefeated football squad. " The other three berths on the eleven were filled by representatives of Duke, Florida and Georgia Tech. During the 1932 season, the Tigers defeated Birmingham-Southern, Ers-kine, Howard, Duke, Georgia Tech, Tulane, Ole Miss, Florida, and Georgia and tied South Carolina. Against these 10 formidable foes, the Plainsmen scored 275 points to finish the season as the second highest scoring machine in the nation. The team: Miller, Georgia, and Swor, Ole Miss, ends; Crawford, Duke,' and Williams, Georgia Tech, tackles; O'Dell, South Carolina, and Trapp, Ole Miss, guards; Lodrigues, Tulane, center; Mauney, South Carolina, quarterback; McAnly, Florida, and Mott, Georgia, halfbacks; and Zimmerman, Tulane, fullback. \ Francis Entertains Rotarians Thursday Hugh Francis entertained the Rotary club Thursday at the Eastern Star Hall with a number of vocal and guitar selections. His selection's were greatly enjoyed by those present. Capt. E. S. Ott, club president and local Boy Scout chairman, commended the fine service which Mr. Francis is rendering as leader of the Auburn Cub Pack, junior organization of Boy Scouts. These youngsters between 9 and 12 years of age are enjoying the benefits of an extensive program? of activities under the leadership of Mr. Francis. Because of the recent closing of the public schools here, Mr. Francis has enlarged the activities of the Cub Pack and the youngsters are putting much of their leisure time to good' effect, Captain Ott said. BAPTIST CHURCH TO GIVE XMAS PROGRAM The Baptist Church will give a special Christmas program at 11 a. am., Sunday, December 11. Mrs. Tidwell, the organist, will render a group of special selections, and the choir will give several appropriate vocal selections. Tiger Theatre SATURDAY, Dec. 10 "I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG" —with Paul Muni - Also Comedy, "Burned at Steak," and Novelty MEDBUR-RY in PHILIPPINES SUNDAY - MONDAY, Dec. 11-12 Janet Gaynor - Charles Farrell —in— "TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY" Added attraction: OUR GANG Comedy "BIRTHDAY BLUES" and Cartoon, "CANADIAN CAPERS" TUESDAY, Dec. 13 «3F I HAD A MILLION" —with— Gary Cooper, George Raft, Wynne Gibson, Charles Laugh-ton, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee, Charlie Ruggles, Alison Skip-worth, W. C. Fields, Mary Bo-land, Roscoe Karns, May Rob-son, Gene Raymond, Lucien Littlefield, Richard Bennett Comedy, "ALASKA LOVE," with Andy Clyde and News Local Agricultural Area to Make Report Appraisal of the agricultural outlook for 1933 will be made by economists of the United States Department of Agriculture and State Colleges of Agriculture at the annual Farm Outlook Conference in Washington, January 23-27. Farm economic events of 1932 and immediately preceding years will be reviewed, and a report on the 1933 outlook will be issued January 30. State colleges will hold local and regional conferences following the national report. Reports for the local areas will be made, and results will be disclosed through publications and meetings. Graduate Returns For Short Visit to Auburn New Feature Started by Block and Bridle Club The first annual contest in judging dairy products has just been completed at the'Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The contest was sponsored by the Block and Bridle Club and was open to freshmen of the schools of agriculture and home economics. For six weeks prior to the contest the students were coached by Prof. A. D. Burke on those factors which contribute to high quality in milk, butter, and cheese. . As a result of the contest the Block and Bridle Club proposes to sponsor and create interest in the training of a judging team to participate in the Students' National Contest in Judging Dairy Products which is held annually in connection with the Dairy Industries Exposition. This year the contest was held in Detroit, Mich., 18 teams from all parts of the country taking part. Mississippi won the grand sweepstakes prize. ;The Block and Bridle Club is anxious for Alabama to be -represented in future contests and doing its part toward bringing honors to the South. The local contest just completed was so successful that plans are already underway for a bigger and better contest later on. . Winners of the local contest were announced last night at a joint meeting of the Agricultural .Club and Block and Bridle Club. A gold medal was presented to the contestant winning first in judging each of the three products—milk, butter, -and cheese. B. W. Dean received highest honors as a judge of milk. C. R. Benton placed first in judging butter, and J. K. Howard obtained the medal for being the best judge of cheese. Hon-orable mention is due the following runners up in the contest: J. K. Howard for milk, Gwendolyn Williams for butter and J. R. Sargent for cheese. Dean Hare Leaves to Attend Athletic Meet Dr. C. L. Hare, Dean of the school of chemistry and pharmacy, left Auburn December 7, for Knoxville, Tennessee, where he will attend a meeting of athletic directors and coaches. Dr. Hare is expected to return Sunday. LETTERS AWARDED TWENTY-EIGHT AT CLOSE OF SEASON (Continued from page 3) Lakeland, Fla., and Jack Kemp, Bessemer, ends. Wood and Miller are scholastic seniors but football juniors. They probably will return for their final season on the gridiron next year. Twenty-two years ago William A. Harman left Auburn as a young graduate in electrical engineering. He returned as a visitor this week as mechanical superintendent for the Philadelphia plant of the National Biscuit Company where 4,-000,000 pounds of cakes and cookies are made monthly by 1,000 employees. Mr. Harman graduated at Auburn in 1910, making a splendid record as a student, in addition to three years on the football team as tackle. He held different jobs until offered the position with the National Biscuit Company where he has made good and is holding a very resopnsible positions Each machine in the plant is electrically operated, Mr. Harman explained. The Company generates its own current in order to have steam which is needed in the baking processes. Mr. Harman said that the Company for which he works produces 200 different kinds of cakes and cookies, also bread, shredded wheat, and several other products. HITCHCOCK VOTED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER TO TEAM IN WIDE POLL Review to Be Held Tomorrow at Eleven December 8, 1932. Memorandum Number 51. ' Review 1. On Saturday, December 10, 1932, an inspection of uniforms and a review'will be held by the R. O. T. C. Brigade at the institution. . 2. Calls will be sounded as follows: First call, 11:00 a. m.; assembly (at Main Building), 11:10 a.^in.; Adjutants call, (on Bullard Field), 11:15 a. m. 3. Uniform for all classes will be as follows: Blouses and white shirts. By order of Major Franke. Frank O. Bowman, 1st Lt., C. E. (DOL), Adjutant. Auburn Has Big Group At Parley Head Coach and Athletic Director Chet Wynne; Sam McAlister, assis-football and head basketball.and baseball coach; Wilbur Hutsell, trainer and track and field coach, and Herbert Martin, member of the Plainsman athletic committee will represent Alabama Polytechnic Institute at the Southern Conference meeting in Knox- "Ville this week-end. They left Auburn Wednesday for Knoxville. At the conference meeting Coach Wynne probably will complete Auburn's 1933 football schedule and Coach McAllister will decide his plans for- the future. McAllister's two-year contract at the Plains expired December 1 and it it not known whether he will renew his contract at the Lovliest Village, accept a coach-, ing position at another major institution or enter business in Chicago with his father. Never again does a man feel as important and successful as on the day he graduates from college. THE JUNG HOTEL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Eighteen stories of modern Hotel Luxury. 700 Rooms, 700 Baths, 700 Servidors. 700 Ice Water Faucets, 700 Electric Ceiling Fans. The only Hotel in New Orleans that has all of these conveniences in every room. Without exception. Largest Free Parking Grounds in the South. Rates $2.50 and $3.00 "You can live better at the Jung for Less" (Continued from page 3) and that Jimmie was one of the cleanest and finest athletes he had ever known. In his speech of acceptance of the cup, Jimmie said, "I appreciate all of the credit I have received from Auburn's followers this year, but I would not have been able to do anything had it not been for the other boy's cooperation." Jimmie was asked what the greatest thrill was he had experienced during the recent football campaign, and he replied, "It came in the Mississippi game when the score was tied and less than two minutes to play. Ike Parker came into the game and called for a pass when we were in the shadow of our goal line. I faked a run and stepped, back and threw a pass to Allen Rogers who made one of the prettiest runs of the year for about sixty yards and a touchdown." AMERICAN LEGION TO HOLD MEETING DECEMBER 12TH The John H. Wells Post of the American Legion will hold its hext meeting in the north basement of Samford Hall, Monday December 12, at 7:30 p. m. All Legionnaires are urged to attend. Co-Eds Plan to Unite; Group Meeting Is Held A meeting of the women students of Auburn was held Tuesday morning in Langdon Hall. It was the second of its kind held this year. Libby Jean Israel, president of the Women's Student Council, presided over the meeting and introduced the council members. Short talks were given by Nora Towles and Mary Sue Adams outlining the purposes of the council, and proposed changes in the disposal of the co-eds class dues. A resolution was passed for the adoption of a petition to the Administrative Committee and Executive Cabinet requesting that the co-eds be allowed to assimilate their class dues separately from the men students. This change would permit the women students to dispose of their money as they wished. Action is to be tak-en immediately on this important issue. Miss Zoe Dobbs urged that the girls become more unified and hold their meetings more regularly. It was decided that a convocation at least once a month should be held. Another meeting is to take place next Tuesday when freshmen vote for their representative on the council. Much interest is being manifest at these meetings. I T ' S NOT TOO LATE TO ORDER GL0MERATA PICTURES for CHRISTMAS ABSOLUTELY THE LOWEST PRICES ANY YEAR-BOOK PHOTOGRAPHER HAS EVER OFFERED IN AUBURN. 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Title | 1932-12-10 The Plainsman |
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OCR Transcript | THE PLAINSMAN TO FOSTER THE A U B U R N S P I R IT Congratulations Hitchcock VOLUME LVI AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1932 NUMBER 26 COUNCIL EXTENDS SENIOR HOLIDAYS IN MEETING TODAY Administrative Committee Corrects Rumors Current Concerning Closing of Institution Seniors Be Excused Upon Completion of Work on Wednesday December Fourteenth COUNCIL RECONSIDERS Committee From Class Meets with Council to Ask for Reconsideration of Ruling HAM SPEAKS FOR CLASS Original Petition Presented to Exec utive Council Asked for Seven Days; Ham Endorses Ruling The Executive Council, in a meet ing this morning, granted the seniors a further extension of their Christmas vacation. The Council ruled that holidays for the class will begin as soon as its members have com pleted their work on Wednesday, De cember 14, all classes scheduled by seniors on this date to be attended A committee from the senior class met with the Council, and the above arrangement proceeded from this meeting. The committee was composed of Bill Ham, president of the senior class; Herbert Croen, president of Blue Key; Frank Noble, president of Omicron Delta Kappa, and Rhea Lapsley, president of Tau Beta Pi: President Ham, acting in the capacity of his office, told the Council that none of the seniors would leave Wednesday before their class sched ules were completed. It is request : ed that the seniors will abide by President Ham's ruling. One extra day was granted by the Council in a meeting last Tuesday. However, upon request by the seniors a reconsideration of the matter was arranged, and the extension given today. The seniors petitioned for a week. LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS DISCUSSED BY SOCIETY The International Relations Club discussed the League of Nations at its meeting last Tuesday night. The organizations and workings of the League were taken up in detail and a very interesting discussion was held. Professor Ivey talked about the assembly. He had some very interesting material on this branch of the League and a very instructive lecture was heard by the members. The Council was the subject of Miss Carolyn Jenkins' talk and she told of the workings of this department. Marion Kelley, president of 'the Club, took up the Secretariat in detail and told of its purpose and functions. Dorothy Dowe talked on the Sections of the League. Professor Ivey, advisor to the club, announced that the subject of discussion for the meeting next Tuesday night would be "China." Pedro Wag-non, a former resident of the country will deliver the principal lecture. EDWARDS WINS MEDAL; WIRT REPRESENTATIVE The annual declamation contest between the two literary societies was held last Tuesday evening. Walter Edwards, representing the Wirt Society, was declared winner as the representative of the Websterian Society was not present. This marks the second successive year that Edwards has won the contest. He is a member of Alpha Phi Epsilon, honorary forensic fraternity, intercollegiate debate club, Auburn debate society, and is prominent in Boy Scout work, as well as being prominently engaged in other activities on the campus. The annual declamation contest is sponsored by Phi Delta Gamma, whose purpose it is to encourage oratory, debating and dramatic work on the campus. NOTICE! There will be a meeting of the Plainsman Staff Sunday night at the Y. M. C. A. at 7 o'clock. To the Faculty and Students: Countless rumors are alive in Auburn. The majority of them concern future operation of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Rumor, has it, for example, that the college will close on a certain day, that it will not open after Christmas, that the supply of coal has been exhausted with no ' money to buy more, etc., etc., etc. We realize that no one repeats rumors to do harm but such is the result. They are disturbing to students and also to the faculty. They even disturb prospective students as revealed by a smaller freshman class this semester due, no doubt, to rumors' last summer that Auburn might not open in the fall. Such rumors now will reduce attendance the second semester and next year. In order to settle these questions, once and for all, we now assure you that the Alabama Polytechnic Institute will continue its operation as scheduled in the Catalog. Christmas holidays will begin at noon Saturday, December 17, except for the seniors who have been given a special privilege and allowed io leave at the close of their work Wednesday, December 14. Class work will be resumed after the holidays on Monday, January 2, at 8 o'clock in the forenoon, as per the calendar in the catalog. First semester examinations will begin at 8:30 a. m., January 13 and end at 5:30 p. m., January 19. These dates are recorded in the catalog. Registration for the second semester will begin at 8 o'clock on the forenoon of January 20 and end at noon, January 21. Class wort for the second semester will begin at 8 o'clock on the morning of January 23. All of these tiateg are printed in the catalog but we are repeating them here to give assurance that this college calendar will be followed. The same will apply throughout the session, or through commencement next May. , » Anyone hearing rumors to the--con-trary is requested to correct them. In doing so'you will be doing yourself, the students, the faculty, and the institution a favor. To do other-continued on page 4) HITCHCOCK NAMED ON ALL-AMERICAN BOARDJELECTION Auburn Captain Is Only Southern Player Chosen on Ranking All-American Team GUMP ARIAIL HONORED Six of Board's Picks Come From Mid-West, Two From East, One From West Coast HITCHCOCK PRAISED Walsh, Warner, Casey, Harper, and W. A. Alexander Constitute Board Of Selection CHRISTMAS PROGRAM BE PRESENTED HERE Large Amount of Local Talent To Participate in Church Affair TO BE SUNDAY NIGHT Public Invited t o Annual Union Church Service; Be Held in Presbyterian Church A program of Christmas music is to be presented Sunday night at 8 o'clock at the Presbyterian Church. A large amount of outstanding local talent will participate and the public is cordially invited to attend. Several other churches are co-operating in order to insure a full attendance. The program: Prelude, Allelujia (DuBois)—Mrs. Hazel. Hymn—C ongregation. Devotional—Mrs. S. B. Hay. Solo, "There's A Song in the Air," (Oley Speaks)—Mrs. Lipscomb, Christmas Story, "The Perfect Gift"—Mrs. S. C. Hulse. Offertory, "Pastoral Symphony," (Handel)—Mrs. Hazel. Solo, "Birthday of a King," (Neid-linger)— Nora Rothrock. Hymns, "Silent Night," "Hark, the Herald-Angels Sing," and " 0 , Little Town of Bethlehem"—Choir. Solo, "How Beautiful Upon the Mountains," (Harkes)—Conrad Stay-ton. Anthem, "O Holy Night," (Adam) —Choir. Solo, "The Angel Gabriel," (Howell)— Mrs. Arvey Games. Quartette, "We Have Seen His Star in the East," (Simper)—Cameron, Francis Strong, and Rehling. Anthem, "Hark, Hark My Soul," (Shelley)—Choir. Prayer. Postlude, "Hallelujah Chorus," (Messiah-Handel)—Mrs. Hazel. Auburn is fortunate in having a number of talented musicians on the campus who are capable of rendering excellent programs, as past performers have shown. POLO TEAM IS PRIMED FOR GAME SATURDAY Maxwell Field Fliers to Be Encountered Here on Bullard Field GAME STARTS AT 2 P.M. Enlargement of Field Completed in Preparation for Second Match With work on the polo field completed, local polo enthusiasts are looking forward to the polo- match between the Maxwell Field Fliers and the local team. The game will start at 2 o'clock and, as usual, will be played on Bullard Field. The game was originally scheduled for Wednesr day afternoon but inclement weather made the field unfit -for playing. The Auburn team won its initial polo engagement from Fort Benning and are expected to give the Maxwell Field aggregation stiff competition. The Maxwell Field team is composed of fliers and other men stationed at the Field. This squad is one of the best in Army circles, having also defeated Fort Benning. With more than thirty men out for the team, Lieutenant Gunby has succeeded in developing two combinations which play brilliantly on both offense and defense. Leroy Fincher, Lewis Jones, Oel Johnson and sJim Suydam compose one of the combinations while W. O, Johnson, Justin Morrill, Jim Wood, Ira Franklin or Elrod Rouse are on the other team. The Auburn team has been working diligently in preparation for the tilt with the Fliers and are in good physical shape for the match. El-wood Rouse"; who was out of the last match due to illness is expected to participate Saturday, and should add -considerable strength to the team. This is the second year that Auburn has had a polo team, and' the success attained last year indicates to the possibilities for the squad this season. Under the coaching of Lt. Gunby considerable progress has been made. Jimmie Hitchcock, Auburn halfback, has been named on the all- American team of the all-American board, which is composed of Christy Walsh, Glenn S. Warner, Edward L. Casey, Jesse C. Harper, and W. A. Alexander. There can now be net; question about the all-American rating of Captain Hitchcock. ? '-• Hitchcock is the only Southern player to be selected by the Board. Six of the Board's picks come from the Middle West, two are Easterners, and two achieved success on the West Coast. David Ariail, Auburn end, is one of the. thirteen Southern players to receive honorable mention. Writing of Hitchcock, Christy Walsh says, ". . . . As Hitchcock goes, so goes Auburn, and when this human antelope was on the sidelines Auburn just failed to go! Two years ago he was an awkward sophomore with a scanty reputation as a sandlot baseball player. Turning to football, his rise has been fast and meteoric. In three years he has reached perfection seldom seen in college football. "He is a deadly- tackier and considered by some as the best defender against the forward pass anywhere— North or South, East or West. • "These virtues were without value in a quagmire of mud against Georgia Tech, and so it was turned into an exhibition of superb minting that kept the Yellow Jackets in the hole from whistle to whistle and proved his claim to being one of the finest kickers in the game today." SOCIAL COMMITTEE ENGAGES ART KASSEL TO PLAY FOR MID-TERM DANCES; ANNUAL EVENT BE HELD ON JANUARY NINETEENTH Many Out-of-Town Visitors Arriving to Attend Honor Society Ball; Event to Be Held in Gymnasium Tonight A large number of visiting girls arrived in Auburn today as guests of honor society members for the Honor Society Dance tonight. Plans have been completed for the affair, according to an announcement by Calvin Black, chairman of the dance committee, and everything is in readiness for the initial appearance of this social event in the year's calendar. Miss Mildred Franke has been selected to lead the Grand March, escorted by Herbert Croen, of Tarrytown, New York. Croen is president of Blue Key, sponsor of the dance. i , . Prior to the dance, a-banquet will be held at the First Baptist Church, at which Dean Judd will act as toastmaster. A unique program has been arranged for this affair which will be open only to members of the honor societies taking part and their dates. The Auburn Knights, popular student orchestra, have been engaged to play for the affair and it will be their first campus appearance since the played at the Opening Dances in the early part of October. The honor societies which will take part in the event are: Blue Key, Tau Beta Pi, Scabbard and Blade, Spades, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Cardinal Key, Phi Lambda, Eta Kappa Nu, Scarabs, Kappa Delta Pi, and Phi Delta Gamma. Featured in Nightly Broadcasts From Bismarck Hotel Over Stations WGN and WMAQ CAMPUS FAVORITE Kassel Is Prominent Composer, Musician, and Arranger of Popular Music FAMOUS DIRECTOR Orchestra Rated Highly in Music Circles; Has Made "Hell's Bells" A Hit SCHOLASTIC TROPHY BE GIVEN FRESHMAN Delta Sigma Pi Again To Present Cup to Highest Rating Freshman AWARD IS LOVING CUP Competition Open to Business Students Only; Based on Work of Two Semesters Auburn Boy Scouts Work Steadily in Preparation for Jamboree Which Is to Be Held Here in Near Future The Auburn Boy Scout Troop is doing much work and is making rapid strides toward the Jamboree which will take place soon. Practices for the Jamboree are being held and many of the members are becoming proficient in the various events. The signalling team is farther advanced than any of the other teams. Dennis Newton, Stanley Ott, Junior Thomas, Herbert Martin and Mitchell Watkins are the boys who have been working to develop a fast team. This team will probably be the strongest of any the troop has and should garner many points between. them. In the Scout Pace event, there are only two prospects at present. Herbert Martin and Stanley Ott have been working out in running the Pace and should do it in near-record time when the-contest comes off. Scout tests are being given much time and all of the boys are trying to make better records when they stand the tests. The point system is being used to grade groups and individuals. There is keen competition between the Patrols and each boy. Such things as attendance, good-turns and spirit shown are taken into consideration in grading. At present, Herbert Martin is leading in the number of points earned. A prize will be given to the winner of the contest. f 1 1932 ALL-AMERICAN TEAM Player—, Petoskey _.^. Kurth —^ — . Smith - - - - - - Smith - - - - - - Corbus , Krueger _-_„ Newman —-,- Hitchcock - -. Heller -•- Horstmann _. Pos. School— E. • Purdue . E, - . — \ t Michigan T. _-_ Notre Dam« T So, e»Iif, G, ___, Colgate C, —-'_„.; Stanford C. — , - , Marquette Q.B. - - _ , Michigan H.B. , „ - . , Auburn H.B. Pittsburgh F.B. ,_ Purdue •2 SCABBARD AND BLADE TO PRESENT SABER TUESDAY Date for the presentation of a saber to the senior cadet colonel of the military brigade at Auburn has been set for the drill period on Tuesday, December 13. The original date for the presentation was November 22, but due to the illness of Cadet Colonel G. L. Johnson, the presentation was postponed. Each year L Company, Fifth Regiment of Scabbard and Blade, national honorary military society, located at Auburn, presents the cadet leader with a saber. The entire active company and pledges will take part in the ceremony. The latter part of the Fall initiation of the Scabbard and Blade pledges has not yet been decided upon, but with the extension of senior holidays, it is thought that the final stages will be held after the Christmas holidays. Schedule for the drill hour on next Tuesday will be the same as tomorrow's drill period, at which time a review will be held. An announcement has been made public to the effect that Delta Sigma Pi, national- honorary- business administration fraternity, will again present a loving cup to the Freshman making the highest average in the School of Business Administration. This average is based on the work of two semesters as shown by grades on file in the registrar's office. The presentation pf the cup will take place immediately upon the opening of school next fall, The cup was not presented for the past session due to the fact that the two highest ranking men in the class did not return to school this fall, and the average of the third highest ranking student was not considered worthy at the award. Delta Sigma Pi is an honorary fraternity which elects into membership members of the three highest classes in the business school.. This society is instrumental in sponsoring a number of campus activities and furthering the interest in business on the campus. The president of the local organization for this year is W. F. Ham. REORGANIZATION OF MOBILE CLUB ASKED Students Who Reside in Mobile Would. Reorganize Club for Current Year MEETING BE SUNDAY AH Residents of Mobile Asked To Meet in Ramsay Hall at Seven P. M. NOTICE! NOTICE! According to Chairman the Social Committee, all the decorations contract Junior Prom must be in Pugh of bids for for the his hands by midnight Monday, December 12. Capt. Ott will hold a" meeting of his Sophomore mapping class in room 217 Ramsay Hall on Monday evening, December 12 at seven p. m. for the purpose of reviewing the subject prior to a quiz. Capt. Ott stated that the reason for the special session is that a number of members of the class missed part of the lecture on the subject during the flu epidemic. Attendance will be optional. A meeting of all students who are residents of Mobile will be held on Sunday evening at seven p. m. in room 109 Ramsay Hall. The meeting has been called in response to a number of requests that the Mobile Club be reorganized to function during the remainder of the current year. The Mobile Club was organized several years ago to bring into closer relationship students living in Mobile and to further the interests of Auburn in that city. The club has maintained a large membership in the past and a great amount of constructive work has been accomplished. During the Christmas holidays of each year, it has been the custom of the club to give a dance in Mobile, which is one of the most popular social events of the winter season. Last year the Auburn Knights played for the dance, this being one of their stops on a tour of the southern part of the state. Considerable interest has been shown by students this year and a reorganization of the club will be attempted Sunday. All men or women from Mobile are eligible for membership and all are invited, to Sunday's meeting. Direct from a series of notable engagements, Art Kassel and his "Kas-sels in the Air" come to Auburn to furnish the music for the Mid-Term Dances, January 19, 20, 21. Announcement of the signing of this orchestra was made public today by Stuart Pugh, chairman of the Stu- AG CLUB WILL.GIVE SMOKER WEDNESDAY A smoker and a program of special features will be given at the regular meeting of the Ag Club on Wednesday, December 14 , at 7 o'clock. A special invitation is -extended to members of the Ag faculty and agricultural students to be present for the affair. Dr. M. W. Emmel of Veterinary School is Honored By International Society Following Poultry Work Dr. M. W. Emmel, professor of Pathology, of the Veterinary department, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, has recently received international recognition because of his research work on poultry diseases. The International Review of Poultry Science, official organ of the World's Poultry Science Association, and published in Rotterdam, Holland, in a current issue, takes note of Dr. Emmel's work, and carries reports of three of his experiments which are considered as important contributions to the poultry industry. These publications deal with: (1) Bacteriology and Pathology- of five hundred chicks affected with pullorum disease, and results, (2) The differentiation of pasteurella avicida and brucella infections in fowl, and (3) Epidermoid cancers on the feet of wild birds. Dr. Emmel is now engaged in research work here in addition to his classes. He is at present occupied with an investigation of poultry paralysis, the causes of which have never been fully determined. When his thesis is complete he will be a candidate for the Ph.D. degree from Michigan State College. He also holds the M. S. and D. V. M. from there. The above articles were published from results of experiments conducted at Michigan State and at Auburn. dent Social Committee. Of the many orchestras beoked by the Music Corporation of America, Art Kassel's is one of the most prominent. With a personnel of twelve men, the orchestra has long been a favorite in national radio land, having been featured over such stations as WGN and WMAQ. His nightly broadcasts in playing from the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago have brought a storm of approval from the entire country. To those not familiar with the Kassel's band, the mention of the songs "Hells' Bells" and "Where Will You Be In 1933" will immediately recall the bands inimitable playing of these numbers on the air. Kassel composed these numbers along with numerous other popular pieces. One of his compositions, "Doodle Doo Doo" was one of the novelty hits a few seasons ago and brought the famous young leader considerable recognition among music circles. 'Aside from being a composer, Kassel is a tajented musician and arranger. His own arrangements of numbers, including "St. Louis Blues" have attracted a great deal of attention. The orchestra has been featured on numerous commercial accounts over the radio, also. Recently they made a tremendous hit on the Lucky Strike hour. During the past winter Art Kassel and his "Kassels. In The Air" have been heard nightly in broadcasts. Kassel first took up music in high school when he joined the school band. Luckily for him, the first instrument to which he was assigned proved to be a clarinet. By the time he had graduated, Art had grown so proficient on the clarinet that the saxophone presented no difficulties for him, and he was almost decided to make music his career. Then, in 1923 came his opportunity. He had been playing with orchestras in cafes, theatres and hotels. He was given a chance to take his own five-piece orchestra into a small chop house and he jumped at it. The result was that he went over with a bang. Success was heaped upon success after he augmented the band and introduced new arrangements. Kassel stayed up at night thinking up ideas which would please people and he became known for his readiness to please and to play requests. The Music Corporation of America booked him in many of the country's prominent dance places and his reputation became widespread. But his nightly broadcasts won his way into the hearts of music lovers through his humorous orchestra effects. The band is a campus favorite here, and the announcement should be of unusual interest to that host of dance lovers who have so ardently admired Art Kassel over the air. A CORRECTION In our last issue we listed J. C. Hooper as a Chemical Engineer with an average of 81.55. Mr. Hooper is a Civil Engineer, and his ranking is 89.57.~ / r PAGE TWO T H E P L A I N S M A N -:- A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1932 Published semi-weekly by the students of 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. Business office hours: 4-5 p.m. daily. Editorial office hours: 11'12 a. m. daily. • STAFF Knox M. McMillan i—Editor-in-Chief Robert P. Greer J __Business Manager ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Gabie Drey, John R. Chadwick, Nora Towles, Howard Moss and Hugh Cameron. MANAGING EDITOR: Horace Shepard. 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, Dan Park-man, William G. Emrey, Arthur C. Weid, and E. W. Cole. , REPORTERS: H. N. White, '36; Rex Godwin, '36; Henry Maddox, '36; Jack Morton, '36; E. J. Wendt, '36; Horace Perry, '36. • ART KASSEL The Social Committee is to be congratu-^ lated in its selection of an orchestra for the Junior Prom. Art Kassel and his "Kassels. in the Air" already enjoys a. considerable reputation among students here who have listened to his programs from the Walnut- Room of the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago. The importance of orchestra selection for dances here cannot be emphasized too much. For the dances to be a success* the music must be furnished by a competent orchestra and one of wide repute; such can be found' in Art Kassel. ORDER OUT OF CHAOS It is apparent that the German governmental crisis has found a solution in the appointment of Von Schleicher as Chancellor. Since the country is noW hopelessly divided among the Nazis, Communists, Democrat's, and Nationalists and efficient government has been impossible. _ Two explanations may be deduced from the recent change in the chancellorship. Sime suppose that the country will mark time under Von Schleicher until an opportunity arises for a coup d'etat and the return of the monarchy; others think that Von Hindenburg is waiting for the nation to become unified enough for a parliamentary cabinet. The latter theory seems more reasonable. Crowded in on all sides by militant nations, the German people are in no position to risk civil war. Hitler's former allies, Von Papen and Von Schleicher, are now his irreconsilable enemies. The Socialist militaristic program has failed, the Communist revolution is now an idle threat, and Hitler's power is diminishing daily. It is needless to remark that the aged Von Hindenburg has carried the country through a crisis of no small moment. It is quite evident that Germany is again rising to her former place in the sun. The next year will probably see her reunited politically and economically, with a strong parliamentary government. When this day comes she will be able to throw off the unreasonable yoke with which the Allied nations have attempted to crush her; the World War will lose its influence on present economic ' conditions; and an- era of progress and prosperity will be possible in Europe. BEARERS OF FALSE REPORTS During the holidays many groundless rumours were spread by students in their home towns. Some said school would close on the tenth. Some said it would not reopen till January 20. Some said the second semester would not begin. In fact, every date in the calendar was used to mark disaster of one kind or another here. It would be well for these scandal-mongers to memorize the following facts to tell when they get home: The Christmas holidays will officially begin on December 17; school will reopen after the vacation on January 2; and the second semester will begin on January 23. Regardless of what anybody says these are accurate predictions. Of course fire or tornado might change the situation, but we do not think it necessary to make allowances for these phenomena. The institution wishes to maintain its present enrollment throughout the year; but false rumours can lead many students to register elsewhere. There is no reason for anyone to suppose that the institution will cease to function the remainder of the year; but the Administration gives every assurance that everything will go on as usual. If we must spread rumours, let's make them true. FRATER PATTER Is it aid or a direct route to mental laxity that the frater give"? a pledge when helping him with his academic work? The freshman entering college is presented with an outlook vastly different from that to which he has been accustomed in prep school. He is intimidated to a great degree by the ostensible difficulty of his courses and allows this intimidation to prey on his mind. During rushing season the freshman has heard much of the help that he will receive from the fraters, some of whom are invariably described as. geniuses in some field. After pledge day has come and gone, the pledge finds to his dismay, upon seeking some enlightenment as to just where a comma belongs, that the fraters are—virtually to a man—unwilling or entirely incapable of illuminating the dark ignorance surrounding him. Often the unwillingness is a cloak behind which is hidden flagrant unacquaintance with the simple principles of the elementary freshman courses. I f the condition described prevails, the pledge is indeed very fortunate, for he is taught at this early date in his college career to dig things out for himself and really learn them. Behold, however, the unfortunate first year man who upon seeking aid from an upperclassman in the writing of a theme receives not genuine instruction and constructive criticism, but a finished theme written in a style and tone entirely foreign to the limitations of a man whose high school training is such that a composition of this quality is virtually impossible. After the generous and public spirited frater has bestowed him with a theme, two courses are open to the freshman. He can either attempt to reduce the theme to his own level by translating the four-syllable words into those of one (which leaves him with a theme quite as obviously spotted as a leopard skin) or else he may try to rewrite certain sentences into the pidgin of which he is capable (which again leaves him with a paper that is in spots as smooth, as the floor that he has just finished waxing and in others as rough as the notorious western front). Of course there is always the extremely naive pledge who thinks that he can turn in verbatim a theme written by a junior and get away with it. May we suggest that if the fraters be of so little patience as to be ineapable of really instructing the freshmen, that they refrain from causing irreparable injury to the latter's minds by developing in them a feeling of dependence and preventing them from performing the cerebration necessary for the proper reception of fundamental and important principles of learning.— North Carolina Daily Tar Heel. We can imagine nothing more enjoyable than listening to the sly chuckles of Alabama's legislators when they sniff the stpam being released by our ttvo harmless little columnists. Now that the election is over Tom Jefferson and Abe Lincoln will no longer roll in their graves when high-powered political references are made to them. Rumor has it that many seniors are polishing up their keys for the Ball tonight. Letters to the Editor ' Chicago, 111. Editor of The Plainsman, Dear Sir: I am enclosing a marked item with the thought that you will be as interested as I am in seeing such a complimentary write-up, indicative of the attention Auburn is causing in other parts of the country. It is with a glow of pride that I and a few,other Auburn men in Chicago and no doubt many others scattered over the country are watching Auburn return to its former place in the football world. Through you, I would like to extend congratulations to the team, the coaching staff and the "scrubs" for the good job they are doing. For the benefit of those Auburn men who have access to large metropolitan daily newspapers, may I solicit your aid in having the proper party supply at least some of the largest papers with Auburn's football schedule each Fall. The Chicago Tribune distributes free of charge every Fall thousands of copies of football schedules similar to the one enclosed and no doubt the Sports Editor would be glad to include Auburn's schedule. Other large papers are undoubtedly just as anxious to supply their readers with such information. In addition to the favor to Auburn alumni, Auburn itself will get a certain amount of publicity that certainly will not be harmful. Please accept my best wishes to you personally for your future success in this chaotic world which will contribute further to the glory of dear old Auburn. Yours very truly, F. K. Hanlin, '24. 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 AM convinced that the most the average student gets out of college is a social fitness, a proper sense of values, and the ability to decide what he likes and dislikes. What he learns from his books is of secondary importance. And it is rightly so. Most anyone can take a set of books, sit down and learn all the books have to teach without even going to college. But he doesn't have the advantage of studying with someone else; he doesn't get the opinions of other people and he has only a fair social sense. The average student doesn't worry about his studies; he is usually smart enough to make fair grades. He spends most of his time with other students, talking and listening to them talk. The average student has a college record that looks something like the following. - Freshman Year: Arrives at school a bit bewildered and downcast from saying good-bye to his high school girl who has just left to go to a girl's school. He is invited to join a fraternity, and he moves in,' putting his girl's picture on his desk, and clears the desk for action. He starts studying the first week in October, and goes out for some Freshman athletic team. He soon learns which co-eds will hold hands, etc., and he starts having dates twice a week. He makes about three football games, and gets his eyes blackened and his sweater torn from trying to take the cap off the head .of an opposing freshman. He averages 75 at mid-semester, and he decides he should study with someone, and so he does. Then he finds that he likes a girl in Opelika or Tuskegee, and he forgets that he should study. He again averages 75 at the end of the semester. He is initiated into his fraternity - and feels that no fraternity is as great as his. He fools around going to shows,-, talking up town, going to dances, and has more dates, then he has finished his Freshman year. /Sophomore Year: Decides that his high school girl doesn't love him and so turns her picture, face to the wall. He averages 80 at mid-semester, learns to play briflge quite well, and learns that seniors with their honor keys aren't so gosh-awful big after all. He learns to ride, a hoss down at the artillery stables, and he learns where to get-rotten corn likker. He learns that home-brew can make a person drunk.- He flunks a five hour course, and starts studying again and sits up till twelve o'clock at night. He takes an interest in his English course and starts reading books at the library, and he averages 82 and goes home. Junior Year: Decides he is in love with a co-ed, gives her his fraternity pin, and goes to see her three times a week. He takes an interest in campus politics and learns the first names of most students in school. He goes to church every now and then and goes to the show on Sunday afternoon, and begins to have ideas of his own. He makes fair grades, and goes to R. O. T. C. camp at Ft. Benning that summer, and has the best time he ever has had. He cusses the army and gets 25 demerits during the period of encampment. .Senior Year: He comes back and decides that he is in love with his high school girl and he turns her picture around. He gets his pin from the other girl, wears it around, and acquires a key or two to go with it. He studies hard and averages 85. He stays up until one o'clock every night and drinks coffee up town and talks to his friends constantly. He learns almost twice as much as.he has learned in his other three years, and starts shaving every day and wearing decent clothes around. He makes the big dances and starts to worrying about how soon he will be able to marry his high school girl. He graduates and starts worrying again. And now so what? * * * * Perhaps I pretend to myself that I'm a bit literary. Perhaps that is why I read everything I get within reach. But I have fun doing that. I learn as much from my reading as I do from my school work. After one reads a bit, whatever situation he finds himself in, he can remember that he has read something exactly like it. Next time you get in a situation like, Romeo was once in, try to improve on his style, or at least do as well as he did. Next time you get tight, try to see pinker elephants than De Quincey did when he was eating opium. Sometime when someone pulls off a wise crack, see if you can simulate Falstaff's humor in pulling ar rejoinder. It's great fun, and you'll never find yourself in a situation that hasn't happened and been written down hundreds of years before. Sometime I would like to marry a candy- haired girl . . . light red hair with flashes like the sun shining on the colored leaves of a poplar tree in October. Marry a candy-haired girl and pull her hair. * AUBURN FOOTPRINTS Barber: Didn't I shave you before? Customer: No, I got these scars in the war. * * * * * * * * '•/•,' The modern child says grace: "This food comes to you through the courtesy of God Almighty, Amen." INVICTUS By Casual Observer \ THE NUDISTS Bold they lie in public view Nor care for the common stare. Their clothesless flesh in pinkish hue Is all exposed, fpr not a few From stem to stern are bare. •! The world's proprieties they scoff, With sensuous wrigglings, twists and squirms. Their naked bodies they show off— Those rain-drowned, side-walk angleworms. —College Humor. There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip—and many a one these days hung up in the bathroom to dry overnight. And don't mistake it for a towel. * * * * * * * * "Who next," shouted the barber, and not a woman among them stirred. * * * * * * * * Strong Man: I hear that John, the half-man and half-woman is sick. Long Man: Yes, I know she hasn't been feeling himself lately. * * * * * * * * The davenport held the twain, Fair damsel and her handsome swain Heandshe But Hark! A stqp upon the stair, % Mrs. Riley finds them there He and She. —Sou'wester, i - * * * * * * * * Herbert Croen, local big-shot, insists that it will be Miss Mildred M. (M. for McKee) Franke who will lead the Christmas Ball rather than Miss Mildred Franke. * * * * * * * * What was Stuart Pugh doing iij. the Architectural Building the other night with the lights off? - * * * ' * * * * * Who was the "dark-complected girl Joe Ledbetter so courteously spoke to the other day? WITHOUT THE PALE THE MIDNIGHT HOUR (Annual Edit) Midnight sessions are. among the most enjoyable experiences in college life. No class room discussion can possibly take the place of the friendly, rambling, soul-revealing sort of argument that most of us carry in our memories as the choicest part of our undergraduate days. Count not that time lost, which is stolen from studies, and dull, profitable education to drag, discussion through' interminable windings while the room is filled with the atmosphere of philosophy and tobacco smoke, and the hands of the alarm clock, which is to ring at seven, slowly move around to four o'clock in the morning. That is the time when friendship is tempered and tested, when toleration and fair-mindedness are taxed to the limit, when Utopian schemes are advanced to reform religion, college politics, or the* social system. That is the time when generous or impractical impulses have full sway, when man meets man without the deceiving mask of manner and custom, ;on a basis of complete acceptance and equality. That is the time when a man forgets that he has always considered it immodest to expose his own feelings and beliefs, and when he speaks the thoughts that are in his mind with full assurance of understanding. That is the time when friends are made whom we mean to keep through life. Finally, the conversation, lags and dulls, and the host shows by nods and yawns that he is sleepy, and he opens the door to say "Good night" with a lack of ^politeness -that at any other time would surely arouse resentment. One then takes his feet off -the furniture and dumps the ashes from his pipe on the floor, departing to leave the •cool night wind to blow away the tobacco smoke, and the host to snatch a few hours sleep before daylight. The midnight hour is the supposed mythical education that one gets from heart-to-heart contact with his. fellows. It is the course in human psychology which is not based on -scientific laws nor book theorems; it is the period of broadening one's mind, intellect and most of all, sympathy. If there is one thing in a college education that the commuter misses, it is that learning acquired from midnight hours of discussion, confiding and confession. It is that hour of life with one's associates that should make the parent and the students themselves realize what they-are losing by living at home away from the atmosphere and contact of the human feeling of the College.—Columbia Spectator. * * * * THE PROTEST" VOTE AND NORMAN THOMAS: ECHOES When The Scholastic editorialized a few weeks ago on the advisability of a Catholic's voting for Norman Thomas it knew I CAN ASSURE YOU: Woman copies man in almost everything he does these days. Yes. But did you ever see a girl simulate the now and then mannerism of a boy of striking a match on his pants? I blush. instinctively that its position would be misinterpreted by some and entirely misunderstood by others. It has become reconciled to that sort of thing whenever religion and politics are mentioned in the same breath. The Catholic Church's position will never become apparent to people who do not make an attempt to understand her. Those who persist in their warbling about the Church and its "political" policies can be put into two categories. One type knows nothing about Catholicism save that the Pope has a fleet of submarines chained to his back porch and a.wireless in his library that is in constant touch with the Empire State building. The other class has its doubts about the latter business, knows even that the Holy Father is not an overzealous politician, but thinks it good policy to tell the public that he is. This class embraces the sensationalist, the would-be radical, the mud slinger and the bigot. During the past week we became acquainted with a new, milder bxxp interesting type. Our attention was called to an editorial which appeared recently in the pages of the official publication of Colorado University. The editorial, in reference to an article on this page two weeks ago entitled "The Protest Vote and Norman Thomas," has this to say: "When Mark Hanna's statement that the Catholic Church will be the institution that will keep America from becoming socialistic is concerned, our liberal friends are inclined to smile. And yet if The Scholastic represents Catholic thought in America, this will be difficult to deny. If we may be permitted to interfere in something that is really none of our business, we think The Scholastic editor has made a mistake. The Catholic Church has the most to lose if religion is injected into polities. There is no quicker way to bring about religious intolerance than fjo practice it. . . . We think that religion is one issue that might be kept out of the campaign." Now we will permit this editor to interfere something that is not his business pi-o-vided that he knows something about our business. But he obviously does not. We might force ourselves to overlook his inadequate grasp of the fundamentals of Catholicism, but we.can't condone the peculiar notion he has of Socialism. He is entirely oblivious to the fact that Socialism is ndt a political movement alone, that it professes a philosophy of its own, and has some definite stand on religion. Is it "meddling" then, for a Catholic to pass1 judgment on, or give an evaluation of, the Socialistic program? The Scholastic agrees with the gentleman from Colorado that religion and politics should be completely divorced. The Catholic Church would like nothing better. We begin to give up hope, however, that such a condition will ever exist when we hear of Catholic statesmen who are barred from the microphone, or when we read editorials by college editors who tell us that Socialism and Catholicism never step on each other's toes, and that it is intolerance to think that they do.—Notre Dame Scholastic. 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. * * * * T F AND when are the major questions in I the state concerning legislative action at the present time. If another session of the state legislature is to be held; and when, if ever, the representatives of the people intend to act upon the current adject decadency. Should the governor see fit to cease his sulking and come out of his corner long enough to call another session of the legislature, then perhaps by some miraculous trend of events the representatives of the people of the state may call off at least one of -their seven-day-a-week parties and devote a little time to serious consideration of a few of the minor problems at hand. 'Tis true that impending state bankruptcy and a tottering educational system is much less interesting than the four-year fight between the "ins" and the "outs;" but even legislators may find that the good-natured Alabama electorate will stand for just so much. After all, the people have contributed to an enjoyable vacation period for numerous citizens on the pay-roll of the legislative department of the state. The people have paid their hotels bills; even have failed to question the small matter of placing votes on the auction block, with one exception. When they came surging into Montgomery on the wave of proposed economy, and then proceeded to vote themselves a substantial reserve for salaries and expenses, the people said very little about it. All in all, the voters have been pretty decent about the whole situation. Of course it has never been the custom in the state to overwork anyone, particularly its employees. The author does not believe that he is being unjust in suggesting that the "boys" show their appreciation for those past charitable advances of the voters, and devote at least a day or so to the matter of state finance and state education. Education certainly,, for with education, there will be a thinning of the ranks for seekers after legislative positions in our great state. Precedent, you know. Again, the twins of uncertainty, if and when, make their appearance. Should these twin fates become realities, then the state might do well to consider a plan now being operated with the greatest efficiency in North Carolina. The 1931 session of the state legislature in the state of North Carolina took over the roads and the local schools for state management. Taxes have been reduced practically 25 per cent and the first school . has yet to be in danger of closing its doors. The state guarantees no less than a six months term for every school, the remaining three months to be handled by local leadership. In districts too poor to support these three months of education, the state lends a hand. The state funds are raised largely by a state income tax, privilege and franchise taxes, and a fifteen cent ad valorem levy on property. The state highway department, now a centralized bureau, has taken over the ever-leaking local highway branches to the end that all tax against property for the maintenance and construction of roads has been abolished. The roads are in better condition, particularly the secondary roads over which a large portion of the rural traffic passes. There the matter now stands jn one state. Roads are in good shaped schools are being operated by the state which pays its teachers, andx property taxes have been reduced 25 per cent. Such a reduction should meet with the approval of Alabama's ultra-conservatives, the Economy-Leaguists. There is no come-back when taxes are reduced. Turning to our own state we find that a large number of our schools are closing, our roads are in poor shape, teachers in the schools which still operate are being paid two or three times a year, divisional highway commissions have more holes for leakage than a Mississippi levee in flood season, two factions in the state fighting one another in view of the defeat of every sound and decent institution under state •control, and a legislature whose actions have led to a general "hang-over" for the entire state. The state and its people have been justly pointed out for ridicule by the other forty-seveh states, they apparently don't seem to care, and would not have the initiative to adopt an intelligent plan if - someone drew them a diagram with a legend in monosyllables. * * * * Perhaps it's not good for me to miss an issue . . . Haakon performed so nobly though . . . in his inimitable fashion . . . . why not teach spelling in college? . . . another initiation in which fifty per cent choose up and get drunk while the others are too tired to care . . . having a great time . . . wish you were here . . . . flu and all . . . . and all. SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1932 T H E P L A I N S M A N •:• A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE PAGE THREE B. C. POPE, Editor CONTRIBUTORS: NEA'L DAVIS JAMES A. PARRISH, JR. Varsity Basketball Team To Play All Stars Monday Nite Auburn's basketball team will play their first practice game of the season Monday night in the Alumni Gymnasium against a team composed of former Auburri stars. Jelly Akin, all-American forward on the Tiger 1928 quintet, and a member of the Earle Cardinals last season; Frank Dubose, all-Southern center and captain of the 1929 team; •Ralph Jordan, 1931 captain and now assistant freshman coach at the Plains; Jack Stewart,' last year's leader of the Orange and Blue hoop-sters, who was picked on the second all-American team in 1932; Lindley Hatfield, one of the outstanding guards in the South last year, and probably Tom 'Lumpkin, all-Southern forward,.compose the All-Star roster. These players are ranked with the greatest stars Southern basketball has produced, and grouped to-gether on the same team, should form truly an All-Star aggregation. Probably lineups: Auburn: Jenkins and Alldridge, forwards; McClure, center; Sindeler and McMahan, guards. All-Stars: Akin and Jordan, forwards; Dubose, center; Hatfield and Stewart, guards. Hitchcock Voted Most Valuable Player to Team in Wide Poll Letters Awarded Twenty-Eight At Close Of Season Manager, Head Cheerleader, and Twenty-Six Players Receive Coveted V a r s i t y Letter NOTICE TO SENIORS! Seniors who want their laundry back before leaving Auburn for the hojidays are requested by Mr. C. 3. Young to deliver it to the laundry not later than noon Monday, December 12. If this is done it will be ready by noon Wednesday, December 14. Otherwise it will be ready on the regular schedule. Finishing the season with the best record an Auburn football team has made in 18 years, 26 members of Coach Chet Wynne's 1932 Plainsmen football squad, Manager Ed Holloday, Langdale, and Cheerleader Bill Ham, Cottonton, have been awarded varsity letters. The letters were awarded by the athletic council upon the recommendation of Head Coach and Athletic Director Wynne. The Tigers concluded their 1932 campaign with nine victories over Birmingham-Southern, Erskine, Duke, Georgia Tech, Tulane, Ole Miss, Georgia, Howard and Florida and a 20-20 tie with South Carolina. With 275 points, the Bengals were the second highest scoring team in the country. All-American Captain Jimmie Hitchcock, Union Springs, led Auburn's offense. Letters were awarde the folowing players: Seniors: Captain Hitchcock, halfback, • Union Springs; Alternate- Captain Ike Parker, quarterback, Ozark; Tom Brown, fullback, Montgomery; Porter Grant, Dothan, and Shot Senn, Troy, ends; Hannis Prim, Jackson, tackle; Donald Jones, Chattanooga, Tenn., guard, and Lee Johnson, Langdale, center. Juniors: Will Chrietzberg, Auburn, center; Bat McCollum, Ensley; Tiny Holmes, Chattanooga, Terin., and Bing Miller, Somerville, tackles; Alternate-Captain-elect Boots Chamb-less, Montgomery, Commodore Wood, Wetumpka, guards; Gump Ariail, Birmingham, All-Southern end; Ripper Williams, captain-elect, Tuscum-bia," quarterback; Firpo Phipps, Mobile; Allen Rogers, Greenville, and Casey Kimbrell, Thomasville, halfbacks, and Truck Talley, Decatur, Ga., and Sterling Dupree, Sylvester, Ga., fullbacks. Sophomores: Barney Musgrove, Jasper, center; Mike Welch, Atlanta, Ga., guard; Haygood Paterson, Montgomery, tackle, and Bennie Fenton, (Continued on page 4) Honored Thursday Meet Your Friends at BENSON'S Across from Campus Sandwiches Hot Chocolate Soft Drinks We are proud of our football team and the record they have made. Our place will be open during the Holidays to serve: Regular Dinners, Sandwiches, Drinks, Cigars and Cigarettes. WINNERS OF THE TIGERS AUBURN-B'HAM SOU. GAME: McCollum and Dupree AUBURN-ERSKINE GAME: Johnson and Kimbrell. AUBURN-DUKE GAME: Holmes and Hitchcock. AUBURN-TECH GAME: Grant and Phipps. AUBURN-TULANE GAME: Ariail and Hitchcock. AUBURN-OLE MISS GAME: Chambliss and Rogers. AUBURN-HOWARD GAME: Parker and Jones. AUBURN-FLORIDA GAME: Williams and McCollum. AUBURN-GEORGIA GAME: Phipps and Senn. AUBURN-SOUTH CAROLINA GAME: Prim and Dupree Auburn, Tennessee At Stalemate For Conference Crown Auburn, Vols, L. S. U. Present Best Gridiron Records South of Mason and Dixon Line C P I M M I E HITCHCOCK-AoSu&O Jimmie Hitchcock was rewarded for his remarkable leadership of the 1932 football team yesterday when radio station WSFA presented him with a silver loving cup. Jimmie received the largest poll of votes in the voting of fans for the most valuable player to his team. Tiger Growls The 1932 football season is now history. And what, a history! Auburn, the footmat of the Southern Conference since 1922, a team which won its first conference game in four years against South Carolina in 1930, has played through a 10 game schedule without a defeat! This comeback is considered the greatest in the history of the South. The Tigers finished in a tie with Tennessee for the Southern Conference football title, scored 275 points to become the second high scoring team in the country. Auburn has received many well deserved compliments all over the country. The Plainsmen have placed one man on six of eight representative All-American picks; two on every All-Southern; and practically every member of the team received honorable mention on one team or another. '. * * * And so Auburn has forged to the forefront once more. And to Coach Wynne and his staff, Auburn is due everlasting gratitude. He came to the Plains three years ago, said that it would take three years to install his system, and ended last season with nine .wins and one tie. No one will ever know the hardship which he faced during his first two years. He had to build up the spirit as well as the material of the team. The players had an inferiority complex. They had lost so long they didn't know what it was like to win a game. * * * Auburn has' won more football games this year than any other season since the sport was introduced here. The closest approach was in 1913, when this team went through the season with eight wins and no defeats, scored 230 points against 13 for their opponents, and were recognized as undisputed champions of the South. The following year they won six and tied two, but were not scored on. * * * The 1932 team ranks third in scoring among Auburn teams. In 1920, the Plainsmen amassed 318 points; in 1922, 276; this season, 275. * * * Congratulations to Ripper Williams and Boots Chambless on their election to the captaincy and alternate-captaincy of next year's team. The players could not have made a better choice. Their play this year, while not always spectacular, was steady With the conference schedule., completed, only three teams present undefeated records for the season: Tennessee, Auburn, and L. S. U. Tennessee's record along with that of Auburn "is marred by a tie while L. S. U. has been .defeated twice out of the conference and tied once. Auburn and Tennessee have both defeated a string of formidable opponents; Auburn trouncing Duke, Georgia Tech, Tulane, Ole Miss, Florida and Georgia, while Tennessee bowled over Kentucky, Duke,. Mississippi, Florida, N,orth Carolina, Mississippi State and Alabama. Vanderbile, beaten by Alabama 10-0 tied Tennessee 0-0, while South Carolina, supposedly one of the weaker Conference teams put a dent in Auburn's record earning a 20-20 deadlock. L. S. U^s outstanding triumph of the season was a 14-0 J over Tulane who had 14 regulars in bed with influenza and' seven men who had never been in the line-up before playing. L. S. U. also defeated South Carolina, Mississippi State and Sewanee, the last two very mediocre elevens. The majority of sport writers seem to favor Tennessee for the championshop despite the fact that Alabama and Duke were the only outstanding teams defeated by the Volunteers; Kentucky, Florida, N. C, and Ole Miss certainly were not strenuous opposition while Alabama scored three touchdowns on Vanderbilt who tied Tennessee. Auburn's principal victories were over Georgia Tech, one of the two teams to defeat Alabama, Tulane, last year's champion, Duke and Georgia. AUBURN ACE IS HONORED IN RADIO BROADCAST THURSDAY McCollum, Chambless, Williams-Talk A l s o ; All Express Appreciation for Support Given During Past Year; Junior Players Pledge Themselves To Make 1933 Season Successful As a reward for his excellent leadership on the gridiron during the past season, Captain Jimmie Hitchcock was awarded a silver loving cup yesterday by radio station WSFA. A poll of several Southern states was taken by the station to determine who was the most valuable player to his team in the Southern Conference, and Hitchcock won by a large majority. The program of presentation lasted thirty minutes and four members of the Championship Auburn team and several alumni and Tiger supporters spoke. The team members who spoke included: Buddy McCollum, "Boots" Chambless, alternate-captain elect; Ripper Williams, captain elect, and Jimmie Hitchcock. Joe Allen, an ardent Auburn supporter, Stuart Stephenson, sports editor of The Montgomery Advertiser, Elmer Salter, Auburn sports writer, Frank Tennille, Dr. George Wheeler and Roland Crump were the other speakers. v McCollum, Chambless, Williams and Hitchcock all expressed their appreciation of the support given them by the football fans all over the state. The first three players, who have another year in school, also pledged their efforts in making next year's team another good one. Stuart Stephenson told how he had followed the Plainsmen throughout the season and what a great team he thought it was. All the other speakers expressed their pride of the 1932 eleven and stated they thought it remarkable how Auburn had risen in the footbal world. Gordon Persons, official of the station, presented the cup to the Tiger Captain. He stated that it had given him much pleasure to watch Auburn -and Hitchcock perform this season (Continued on page 4) and consistent, and their election comes as a fitting reward to their services. . • • • • • • • . i We Invite Student Accounts THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Make our Bank your Bank GET HIM ONE OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL SCARFS FOR CHRISTMAS.. ANOTHER SHIPMENT DUE HERE TODAY G IBSON MEN'S WEAR '.S "T7VERYWHERE I go, I have to listen to the -LJ same thing. 'Try Chesterfields. Honestly, they are milder, and you simply must try them!' "Me . . . try Chesterfields! Why, I haven't smoked anything else. That's how important mildness and better taste are to me! "No" wonder Chesterfield smokers are so enthusiastic." CHESTERFIELD RADIO PROGRAM Every night except Sunday, Columbia Coast-to-Coast Network. THEY'RE MILDER THEY TASTE BETTER 11932, LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO CO. 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 SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1932 Emil Wright Elected to Head Kiwanis Club Emil F. Wright, assistant cashier of the Bank of Auburn, was elected president of the Auburn Kiwanis club at a special meeting Tuesday night. He succeeds P. 0. Davis. - Dr. J. W. Tidmore of the schoof of agriculture of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute was elected first vice-president, and Dr. B. F. Thomas, college physician, second vice-president. Emmett Sizemore, district agent for the Extension Service, Auburn, was elected a director to fill the only vacancy on the board. The new officers will assume their duties on January 2 which will be the initial meeting of the new year. Ladies Night will be observed on Monday night, December 12. A special program has been arranged. It will be the final meeting of 1932. Ten Teachers to Take Special Courses Here Ten teachers registered for the six weeks short course, which opened at A. P. I. Monday, Dec; 5, and will end Jan. 27. A minimum credit of 6 semester hours will be given. The courses—Survey of American Literature. English 208, by Prof. JEtutlar^i; Teaching the Social Sciences in the Elementary School by Prof. Beck; and Comparative Education by Dr. Johns, are especially organized. Philosophy of Education by Dean Judd, and History of Recent Europe by Prof. Ivey are also being given. The purpose of this meeting is to give those teachers whose schools have closed, an opportunity to get college work and credit. YORK, NELSON WINNERS IN DEBATING TOURNEY In the finals of the Freshman debate tourney, held last Thursday evening, the team composed of Melvin York, Monroeville, and Leonard Nelson, Merchantsville, N. J., won the ten dollars offered as priae by Phi Delta Gamma, sponsors of the contest. Nelson and York representing the negative of the question, "Resolved: That Legislation Should be Enacted Reserving to Educational Agencies at Least Fifteen Percent of all Radio Channels Available for Broadcasting in the United States." The affirmative of the question was upheld by B. H. Johnson and G. F. Bohorfoush. Judges for the final debate were Professors W. C. Grow, H. C. Hoff-sommer, and E. D. Hess. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE CORRECTS RUMOURS ON CLOSING OF INSTITUTION (Continued from page 1) wise is to do harm. We are fully aware that our financial situation is critical and we are faced with it every day but we are unable to see a single reason for closing college. The only thing we can do is to stay here and do the best that we can which will be. done. We ask, therefore, that each of you keep this fact in mind. We have done everything humanly possible for us to do about finances. Other institutions have done the same. We shall continue this work. But we have absolutely no desire, plans or intention to suspend activities other than as listed in the college catalog. If we change or decide otherwise you will be informed at once. We are delighted with the work so far this semester. We wish to express our sincere thanks to the students and to the faculty for this, and for-their cooperation. We shall-never cease being thankful to you. We earnestly ask you to refrain from repeating rumors, keeping in mind the facts stated herein. Wishing for you a very pleasant Christmas and looking forward to your return promtply thereafter, we are Earnestly and sincerely yours, Jno. JT Wilmore, chairman. B. H. Crenshaw, L. N. Duncan, Administrative Committee. Raising of Passing Grade in Scholastic Work Results in Increased Deficiencies Episcopal Church to Offer Xmas Program A special Christmas program including Christmas music and carols followed by a brief address by the Rev. William Byrd Lee, pastor, will be given at the Episcopal church, Auburn, Sunday evening -at 6:30 o'clock. The program will be planned especially for the students who will be away during the Holidays. LIBRARY BOOKS DUE BEFORE XMAS HOLIDAYS All library books now out are due before the beginning of the Christmas holidays, and books must be returned by Wednesday of next week. This announcement is made by officials of the college library. Books now out are stamped with December 14 as the date they must be returned. / Fines will be charged on volumes kept out over the holidays period, with the exception of books dated January 4. 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MT6TTO N BIRMINGHAM I I Raising of the passing grade this year from 60 to 70 has resulted in the "burning of midnight oil" by a number of students whose grades fell below this standard after the mid-semester examinations. When mid-semester grades were reported to the registrar's office, the number of deficiencies was considerably increased over that of a similar period last year prior to the invoking of the new rule. "Most of these students," explained Charles W. Edwards, associate registrar, "will remedy their deficient standing before the close of the present semester and avoid the ultimate possibility of being dropped from the college rolls. In fact, the added effort which the rule has caused is already in evidence. Many students are now 'doing overtime' on their courses in order to meet this higher minimum standard of scholarship." Effective this fall, the faculty ruled that the grade of 70 would constitute the passing grade in all subjects, and that the grades of 60 to 69 would be termed conditional grades. A grade below 60 constitutes a failure and the student must repeat the course in class. "A student shall be placed on probation when the reports show that he has passed on fewer than 11 hours of his work," says the college catalogue. "Probation notices will be sent to the student and to the parent or guardian. Students who are on probation for excessive failures shall be dropped from college when they fail to pass the required number of hours (11) at the next regular period for handing in grades, provided that, in special cases, the probationary period of freshmen who show marked improvement may be extended to the end of the second semester of their freshman year." Auburn Picks Fine Team of Opponents Georgia, South Carolina, Tulane and Ole Miss each placed two players on an all-opponents' team selected by members of Auburn's 1932 undefeated football squad. " The other three berths on the eleven were filled by representatives of Duke, Florida and Georgia Tech. During the 1932 season, the Tigers defeated Birmingham-Southern, Ers-kine, Howard, Duke, Georgia Tech, Tulane, Ole Miss, Florida, and Georgia and tied South Carolina. Against these 10 formidable foes, the Plainsmen scored 275 points to finish the season as the second highest scoring machine in the nation. The team: Miller, Georgia, and Swor, Ole Miss, ends; Crawford, Duke,' and Williams, Georgia Tech, tackles; O'Dell, South Carolina, and Trapp, Ole Miss, guards; Lodrigues, Tulane, center; Mauney, South Carolina, quarterback; McAnly, Florida, and Mott, Georgia, halfbacks; and Zimmerman, Tulane, fullback. \ Francis Entertains Rotarians Thursday Hugh Francis entertained the Rotary club Thursday at the Eastern Star Hall with a number of vocal and guitar selections. His selection's were greatly enjoyed by those present. Capt. E. S. Ott, club president and local Boy Scout chairman, commended the fine service which Mr. Francis is rendering as leader of the Auburn Cub Pack, junior organization of Boy Scouts. These youngsters between 9 and 12 years of age are enjoying the benefits of an extensive program? of activities under the leadership of Mr. Francis. Because of the recent closing of the public schools here, Mr. Francis has enlarged the activities of the Cub Pack and the youngsters are putting much of their leisure time to good' effect, Captain Ott said. BAPTIST CHURCH TO GIVE XMAS PROGRAM The Baptist Church will give a special Christmas program at 11 a. am., Sunday, December 11. Mrs. Tidwell, the organist, will render a group of special selections, and the choir will give several appropriate vocal selections. Tiger Theatre SATURDAY, Dec. 10 "I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG" —with Paul Muni - Also Comedy, "Burned at Steak," and Novelty MEDBUR-RY in PHILIPPINES SUNDAY - MONDAY, Dec. 11-12 Janet Gaynor - Charles Farrell —in— "TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY" Added attraction: OUR GANG Comedy "BIRTHDAY BLUES" and Cartoon, "CANADIAN CAPERS" TUESDAY, Dec. 13 «3F I HAD A MILLION" —with— Gary Cooper, George Raft, Wynne Gibson, Charles Laugh-ton, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee, Charlie Ruggles, Alison Skip-worth, W. C. Fields, Mary Bo-land, Roscoe Karns, May Rob-son, Gene Raymond, Lucien Littlefield, Richard Bennett Comedy, "ALASKA LOVE," with Andy Clyde and News Local Agricultural Area to Make Report Appraisal of the agricultural outlook for 1933 will be made by economists of the United States Department of Agriculture and State Colleges of Agriculture at the annual Farm Outlook Conference in Washington, January 23-27. Farm economic events of 1932 and immediately preceding years will be reviewed, and a report on the 1933 outlook will be issued January 30. State colleges will hold local and regional conferences following the national report. Reports for the local areas will be made, and results will be disclosed through publications and meetings. Graduate Returns For Short Visit to Auburn New Feature Started by Block and Bridle Club The first annual contest in judging dairy products has just been completed at the'Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The contest was sponsored by the Block and Bridle Club and was open to freshmen of the schools of agriculture and home economics. For six weeks prior to the contest the students were coached by Prof. A. D. Burke on those factors which contribute to high quality in milk, butter, and cheese. . As a result of the contest the Block and Bridle Club proposes to sponsor and create interest in the training of a judging team to participate in the Students' National Contest in Judging Dairy Products which is held annually in connection with the Dairy Industries Exposition. This year the contest was held in Detroit, Mich., 18 teams from all parts of the country taking part. Mississippi won the grand sweepstakes prize. ;The Block and Bridle Club is anxious for Alabama to be -represented in future contests and doing its part toward bringing honors to the South. The local contest just completed was so successful that plans are already underway for a bigger and better contest later on. . Winners of the local contest were announced last night at a joint meeting of the Agricultural .Club and Block and Bridle Club. A gold medal was presented to the contestant winning first in judging each of the three products—milk, butter, -and cheese. B. W. Dean received highest honors as a judge of milk. C. R. Benton placed first in judging butter, and J. K. Howard obtained the medal for being the best judge of cheese. Hon-orable mention is due the following runners up in the contest: J. K. Howard for milk, Gwendolyn Williams for butter and J. R. Sargent for cheese. Dean Hare Leaves to Attend Athletic Meet Dr. C. L. Hare, Dean of the school of chemistry and pharmacy, left Auburn December 7, for Knoxville, Tennessee, where he will attend a meeting of athletic directors and coaches. Dr. Hare is expected to return Sunday. LETTERS AWARDED TWENTY-EIGHT AT CLOSE OF SEASON (Continued from page 3) Lakeland, Fla., and Jack Kemp, Bessemer, ends. Wood and Miller are scholastic seniors but football juniors. They probably will return for their final season on the gridiron next year. Twenty-two years ago William A. Harman left Auburn as a young graduate in electrical engineering. He returned as a visitor this week as mechanical superintendent for the Philadelphia plant of the National Biscuit Company where 4,-000,000 pounds of cakes and cookies are made monthly by 1,000 employees. Mr. Harman graduated at Auburn in 1910, making a splendid record as a student, in addition to three years on the football team as tackle. He held different jobs until offered the position with the National Biscuit Company where he has made good and is holding a very resopnsible positions Each machine in the plant is electrically operated, Mr. Harman explained. The Company generates its own current in order to have steam which is needed in the baking processes. Mr. Harman said that the Company for which he works produces 200 different kinds of cakes and cookies, also bread, shredded wheat, and several other products. HITCHCOCK VOTED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER TO TEAM IN WIDE POLL Review to Be Held Tomorrow at Eleven December 8, 1932. Memorandum Number 51. ' Review 1. On Saturday, December 10, 1932, an inspection of uniforms and a review'will be held by the R. O. T. C. Brigade at the institution. . 2. Calls will be sounded as follows: First call, 11:00 a. m.; assembly (at Main Building), 11:10 a.^in.; Adjutants call, (on Bullard Field), 11:15 a. m. 3. Uniform for all classes will be as follows: Blouses and white shirts. By order of Major Franke. Frank O. Bowman, 1st Lt., C. E. (DOL), Adjutant. Auburn Has Big Group At Parley Head Coach and Athletic Director Chet Wynne; Sam McAlister, assis-football and head basketball.and baseball coach; Wilbur Hutsell, trainer and track and field coach, and Herbert Martin, member of the Plainsman athletic committee will represent Alabama Polytechnic Institute at the Southern Conference meeting in Knox- "Ville this week-end. They left Auburn Wednesday for Knoxville. At the conference meeting Coach Wynne probably will complete Auburn's 1933 football schedule and Coach McAllister will decide his plans for- the future. McAllister's two-year contract at the Plains expired December 1 and it it not known whether he will renew his contract at the Lovliest Village, accept a coach-, ing position at another major institution or enter business in Chicago with his father. Never again does a man feel as important and successful as on the day he graduates from college. THE JUNG HOTEL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Eighteen stories of modern Hotel Luxury. 700 Rooms, 700 Baths, 700 Servidors. 700 Ice Water Faucets, 700 Electric Ceiling Fans. The only Hotel in New Orleans that has all of these conveniences in every room. Without exception. Largest Free Parking Grounds in the South. Rates $2.50 and $3.00 "You can live better at the Jung for Less" (Continued from page 3) and that Jimmie was one of the cleanest and finest athletes he had ever known. In his speech of acceptance of the cup, Jimmie said, "I appreciate all of the credit I have received from Auburn's followers this year, but I would not have been able to do anything had it not been for the other boy's cooperation." Jimmie was asked what the greatest thrill was he had experienced during the recent football campaign, and he replied, "It came in the Mississippi game when the score was tied and less than two minutes to play. Ike Parker came into the game and called for a pass when we were in the shadow of our goal line. I faked a run and stepped, back and threw a pass to Allen Rogers who made one of the prettiest runs of the year for about sixty yards and a touchdown." AMERICAN LEGION TO HOLD MEETING DECEMBER 12TH The John H. Wells Post of the American Legion will hold its hext meeting in the north basement of Samford Hall, Monday December 12, at 7:30 p. m. All Legionnaires are urged to attend. Co-Eds Plan to Unite; Group Meeting Is Held A meeting of the women students of Auburn was held Tuesday morning in Langdon Hall. It was the second of its kind held this year. Libby Jean Israel, president of the Women's Student Council, presided over the meeting and introduced the council members. Short talks were given by Nora Towles and Mary Sue Adams outlining the purposes of the council, and proposed changes in the disposal of the co-eds class dues. A resolution was passed for the adoption of a petition to the Administrative Committee and Executive Cabinet requesting that the co-eds be allowed to assimilate their class dues separately from the men students. This change would permit the women students to dispose of their money as they wished. Action is to be tak-en immediately on this important issue. Miss Zoe Dobbs urged that the girls become more unified and hold their meetings more regularly. It was decided that a convocation at least once a month should be held. Another meeting is to take place next Tuesday when freshmen vote for their representative on the council. Much interest is being manifest at these meetings. I T ' S NOT TOO LATE TO ORDER GL0MERATA PICTURES for CHRISTMAS ABSOLUTELY THE LOWEST PRICES ANY YEAR-BOOK PHOTOGRAPHER HAS EVER OFFERED IN AUBURN. 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