1925-01-31 The Plainsman

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Vol. XXVIII AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1925 No. 18
Junior Prom
Pronounced
Big Success
Cinderella Orchestra Fur­nish
Music
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The largest attendance, the most
effective decorations, and some of
the best music ever presented in
Auburn attended the dances of the
Junior Prom, held here during the
past week-end. The Junior Prom
dances are an annual affair at Au­burn
now, being held during the
middle of each year in the place
of the old "February 22" dances.
The commencement dances will be
the senior dances.
All day Thursday and Friday,
and even up until 11 o'clock Sat­urday
night, a steady stream of
visitors poured into the village.!
, Some arrived as late as 11 o'clock
! on Saturday night, so anxious were
" they to come to Auburn and to
dance, even for so short a time, to
the> strains, of music which greeted
the Prince of Wales.
An entirely new and different
atmosphere from any former af­fair
prevailed during the entire
dances. A certain dignified air
attended each dance. The friends
of "King Jazz Entirely" are afraid
—Hftfl»Ire ~Hsrg*Htten dealt a death
blow, succeeded by "reaf artistic
*. dancing." The changed character
of the dances was noticed by all
and was very gratifying to the so­cial
director, the chairman of the
social committee, and other dance
officials.
Over 100 visiting girls were reg­istered.
This made an attendance
of far more than 100 couples, in­cluding
the local girls who attend­ed.
The grand march on Fri­day
night was led by Mr. Ed
McCall and Miss Lois Madis­on,
both of Anniston. It was
beautiful and effective, with so
many couples taking part that
there was scarcely room for them
on the floor of the gymnasium.
Miss Mildred Adams, of Birming­ham,
who represented that city as
"Miss Birmingham" at Atlantic City,
was one of the visiting guests. She
was presented to the dancers on
Saturday night. The president of the
junior class, Mr. C. B. Burgoyne,
of Mobile, conducted her to the
center of the floor and there danc­ed
with her while the rest of the
guests looked on.
Many other attractive girls from
Birmingham, from Montgomery and
all parts of the United States, at­tended
the dances. Faculty mem­bers
and chaperons were lavish in
• their praise of the visitors and the
conduct of the dancers.
The gymnasium was attractive in
a color scheme of black and, white.
Black and white streamers alter-nated
forming a canopy over the
heads of the dancers; the orchestra
was seated in a background of black
and white, at their backs an enor­mous
cross word puzzle spelling
out "Auburn Junior Prom A, P. I.
'26."
The dances numbered seven in
all, the Thursday, Friday and Sat­urday
night dances being given by
the students as a whole, the Fri­day
morning dance by the "Keys,"
, Friday afternoon by the "Yellow
Dogs," Saturday morning by the
"Thendara," and Saturday after­noon
by the A Club. Great success
attended each dance and few of
tie visitors missed any of them.
ANNUAL STUNT
NIGHT COMING
FEBRUARY 6TH
SILVER LOVING CUP
OFFERED
Many interesting plans are being
made for the Annual All-College
Stunt Night, to be held in Auburn
on the night of Friday, Feb. 6.
This will be the fourth annual per­formance
of its kind, held under
the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. of
Auburn.
A unique feature this year will
be the silver loving cup, awarded
for the performance of the best
stunt. This cup is to be called the
"Auburn Business Men's Trophy,"
being furnished by the subscrip­tions
of twenty-one business houses
of Auburn.
The stunt-performance is open to
all visitors and Langdon Hall is
each year crowded to capacity,
with people standing in the doors,
windows and every possible spot
of vantage. Twenty or twenty-five
college organizations will present
stunts of three to five minutes each.
The different stunts will be pro­moted
by the captains' of the
companies in the Friendship Coun­cil
of the Y. M. C. A.
Unusual interest is being dis­played
this year on account of the
silver trophy, which will be kept
by the winners. Organizations
which are now planning to parti­cipate
in the contest are: "A" Club,
Glee Club, Mandolin Club, A. I. E.
E., A. S. C. E., A. S. M. E., Pharma­ceutical
Society, V. M. A., Auburn
Chemical Society Architectural As­sociation,
Ag. Club, Wilsonian,
Wirt, Websif'rian, and Freshman
Literary societies, Dramatic Club,
Social Service Club, and others.
The business bouses which sub­scribed
to the fund for the silver
loving cup are: First National
Bank, College Cafe, W. D. Gibson,
Paul A. King, Tiger Drug Store,
C. H. Watts, Bank oi Auburn Clif­ton
A. Jones, Upchurch's Store,
Moore's Market, Copeland and
Earnest, Auburn Furniture Co., J.
W. Wright, Jr., Homer Wright,
Toomer Hardware Co., Auburn
Printing Co., Varsity Barber Shop,
J. T. Hudson, Burton's Book Store,
Auburn Shoe Fixery, Toomer Drug
Store, and Orange and Blue Store.
DeMOSS ENTERTAINERS
COMING THURSDAY
On next Thursday night at eight
o'clock, the DeMoss Entertainers
will present a musical program in
Langdon Hall. The Entertainers
are of international reputation,
having traveled throughout Ameri­ca,
England,, France, Belgium and
other countries. They have enter­tained
large audiences for over
fifty years. This makes them per­haps
the oldest musical family in
the world.
The program will be a combina­tion
of classical, original, and pa­triotic
selections. A novel feature
of the program will be a selection
played on two cornets at once.
Other features such as hand bell
ringing, reading and others should
be of interest.
The admission will be: reserved,
seats seventy-five cents, general
admission fifty cents, and children
thirty-five cents.
Inspection Officer
Visits Auburn
Major P. W. Baade, Infantry,
was in Auburn during the ear­ly
part of the week for the
purpose of inspecting the in­fantry
battalion of the Auburn
R. O. T. C. Major Baade came
from the office of Chief of In- ^
fantry at Washington, D. C,
and is on a general tour of in­spection
of the infantry units
of most of the southern col­leges.
The result of the inspection
has not been made public as
yet, but it is safe to say that
Auburn will rank high.
The military department was
host to Major Baade for a lun­cheon
at the tea room on Tues­day.
Guests present in addi­tion
to the guest • of honor
were: Major Hatch, Captains
AlthaUs," Compton, Cushman,
Groves, Jackson, and Pick;
Lieuts. Wood, Beers; Dean Tay­lor,
Dean Judd, Prof. Fullan,
Prof. Dunstan, and Prof. Shi.
NEW RECORD MADE
IN NATIONAL EGG
LAYING CONTEST
MERCER BEARS
INVADE AUBURN
ELECTRIC LIGHTS BE
LIEVED RESPONSIBLE
FOR INCREASE
AGR. COMMITTEE
ALABAMA BANKERS
HOLDMEETING
The Agricultural Committee . of
the Alabama Bankers' Association
held their second annual meeting
here on last Friday, for the discus­sion
of "The Agricultural and Farm
Home Program for Alabama." The
conference was attended by fifty-five
bankers representing forty-two
counties in various sections of the
State.
The conference was presided
over by Mr. Ulay _W. Black, of
Georgianna,- chairman of the Agri­cultural
Committee of the Bankers'
Association. "Objects of this Con­ference"
was the subject of Mr.
Black's talk, followed by a short
address of greeting, by Dr. Dowell
on behalf of the college.
"The Farm Mortgage in Alaba­ma,"
was the topic upon which
Mr. F. W. Gist, Agricultural Statis­tician,
discussed. The following ad­dresses
were made: "The Farmer's
interest in Banking," by Mr. A. E.
Bing. Agricultural Credit Corpora­tion,
Raleigh, N. C ; "The Agricul­tural
and Farm Home Program for
Alabama" was discussed in three
talks made by L. N. Duncan, of the
Extension Service. Edward A.
O'Neal, President of the Farm Bu­reau,
and Miss Agnes Ellen Harris,
Dean of Women at Auburn. Mr. D.
H. Otis, Director of the Agricultur­al
Commission American Bankers'
Association, ' Madison, Wisconsin,
also gave an interesting talk on
"Agricultural Topics."
The visitors were the guests of
the college at a banquet given at
Smith Hall in their honor.., A tour
of the campus was conducted dur­ing
the afternoon, in which was
included-a trip to the Poultry
Farm.
A new high record for a single
day was established, Monday by
the 960 hens in the National Egg
Laying Contest here when they laid
514 eggs. The previous high rec­ord
was 481, or 33 below the Mon­day
record. __
Better weather and the use of
electric lights an hour each night
are believed to be the main causes
of this increase. Each of the 48
houses has been wired and the
lights were-turned on from 8:15
to 9:15 Monday night. At first the
lights were turned on for only fif­teen
minutes but the period was
increased gradually to one hour.
Lights will be turned on from 8:15
to 9:15 each evening until April.
According to J6hn E. Ivey, head
of the Poultry Department, what is
known as the "evening lunch sys­tem"
is being used. The lights are
turned on at' 8:15 and immediately
thereafter the hens are fed a warm
mash. After eating it they return
to roost, feeling warm and fresh.
(Consequently they eat more dry
mash the following day and this
process results in greater egg pro­duction.
In his report of the use of elec­t
r ic lights the first time, Mr. Ivey
said: "Many of the young ladies
being brought up in the country
did not know what to make- of
such strange sights as the lights
were when suddenly turned on, but
in a very short time they knew
what it was all about and came off
the roost, ate very heartily of the
grain, visited the mash hopper and
water pail, and then went back on
the roost.
The use of electric lights in this
way is one project of the Alabama
Experiment Station and Alabama
Power Company in their coopera-,
tive research and investigational
work with a view to carrying hy­dro-
electricity to agriculture and
into rural homes.
Egg Weighing 3.4
Ounces Laid in Contest
An egg weighing 3.4 ounces, or
approximately twice as large as the
standard hen egg, was laid yester­day
by a black minorca hen in the
Egg-Laying Contest here. She is
owned by F. J. Sauer of Mobile. A
standard egg weighs about two
ounces. This -one is six inches in
circumference one way and 7 3-4
inches the other. It is believed, to
be one of the largest eggs ever laid
by a hen. _
INVITATIONS
All Seniors will be furnished with Invitation Order Blanks,
which are to be filled out and returned at once to the Invitation
Committee. The order is permanent and not subject to altera­tion
or cancellation, theref >re, it is requested that every Senior
be fully decided before making out his order. All orders MUST
be in by February seventh, and all remittances for the orders
must be in by March first. No order will be accepted after the
above mentioned date. When you receive your order blank,
fill it out promptly and return it to any one of the following
members of the committee: Woodrooff, Samford, and Nichols.
Y.W.C.A. Giv­en
National
Membership
Official notice has just been re­ceived
by the Auburn Young Wo­men's
Christian Association of its
affiliatfon with the National Asso­ciation,
A letter to the president
of the Auburn Association from the
Chairman of the National Student
Council informs Auburn of her ac­ceptance
by the Executive Com­mittee
of the National Student
Council.
No doubt the affiliation is partly
due to the rapid progress of the
Auburn Y. W. C. A. during the past
year. The Auburn Social Director
made a statement that more lead­ership
had been developed in this
organization than in any other wo­men's
campus activity during the
year of 1924-25.
A signal step in the progress Jf
the Auburn Y. W. C. A. was the
state conference held in Auburn
this year when plans were made
for a state program of unity. In
recognition of the success of this
conference one of the members of
the Auburn Y. W. C. A. was ap­pointed
to serve on the Week-end
Conference Committee of the Sou­thern
Division of Council.
The Auburn Y. W. C. A. was
founded in the fall of 1922-and has
had rapid growth ever since. It
now has twenty-two cabinet mem­bers,
including the six officers who
are: President, Emily Hare, Au­burn
; Vice-President, Georgia
Thomas, Birmingham; "Secretary,
Jimmie Lee Smith, Auburn; Treas­urer,
Grace Gardner, Auburn; Un­dergraduate
Representative, Elta
Majors, McKenzie; and State Repre­sentative,
Alberta Proctor, Scots-boro.
Practically every woman student
at Auburn is an active member of
the Y. W. C. A. This accounts for
its success and for its development
of leadership, mentioned by the
Social Director. It is believed that
membership in the National Asso­ciation
will make the Y. W. C. A.
an even more vital force on the
Auburn campus and that life in a
world-wide movement, both as stu­dents
and as women, will mean a
(Continued on Page 6)
Plenty of Action Promised
In Week-End Game When
S. I. A. A. Champions
Visit The Plains
NATIONAL FORENSIC
FOR AUBURN
., In the past year Auburn has
witnessed the establishment of a
local Forensic Society, known as
Phi Kappa, Theta. Thajs society
owes its existence to Prof. Kirkley
of the English Department, who,
deeply interested in all branches
of literary work and forensics and;
feeling the need of a forensic socie­ty
on the campus, formed the so­ciety
in the fall of 1923. It was
established to foster forensics and
literary society work of all kinds.
At a meeting of Phi Kappa Theta
on Tuesday night, President Fant
read the letter from the national
secretary of Phi Delta' Gamma
stating that the local petition had
been accepted. Barring all unfor-seen
mishaps, the installation will
take place in March and Phi Kappa
XJuiawtt^bflfige its name to Phi
All kinds of action will be in
store for those who take the
trouble to visit the Gym Saturday
night, for there they will find the
Tigers grappling with the Mercer
Bears, one of the A-l cage teams
of the- more or less Sunny South.
These two teams have "hooked up
before, and on that occasion the
Bear was victorious, after a strug­gle
which could occur when Bear
and Tiger meet. The game was
played, in the Bear's back yard,
and the Timers are. hoping that the
tables can be turned when%fee-two
come together in the Village~Gym.
Mercer has had a top-notch sea­son
so far, although they did fare
rather badly in their invasion of
the North. However they put up
a good brand of basketball, and
did as well as might be expected
under the circumstances. Since
returning to the aforementioned
Sunny South they have been con­ducting
a sort of a reign. of>Ter-^
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PLANS FOR BROAD­CASTING
STATION
BEING RUSHED
Plans are being rushed to com­pletion
for the installation of the
broadcasting equipment donated by'
the Alabama Power Company. A
new building in wJiich the station
willj be housed is finder considera­tion.
The radio station 5XA and
broadcasting station WMAV now
located in the Engineering build­ing
will be merged with the new
station donated. This will enable
research work to be carried on jn
addition tovhaving one of the most
up-to-date plants in the South.
J . M . Wilder, of the Elec class
and student instructor in radio, and
Prof. Dan T. Jones, in charge of
the carpenter shop, have been sent
by the college to Memphis, Chica­go,
Cincinnati ,and Atlanta, in or­der
that they can get first hand in­formation
regarding installation of
the broadcasting equipment. They
will visit the stations at these cit­ies
and confer with officials in
charge so that they may get the
desired information. Wilder will
have charge of the installation of
the new station and. Prof. Jones
will superintend construction of a
new studio for broadcasting.
Cooperation Wanted
Saturday is the last day to get
pictures made for the '25 Glomer-ata.
Mr. Abbott is in Auburn to­day
and will, be in Opelika tomor­row.
Her picture for the Senior Fa­vorite
section must be turned in
right away.
Friends of Lieut. C. P.
will regret to learn of t
death of his mother, M^j
Jones. Mrs. Jones had
for a number of years.
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STAFF
W. E. Glenn Editor-in-Chief
W. A. Young -—Business Manager
Editorial Staff
fi. D. Ball Managing Editor
R. A. Betts News Editor
W. D. Horton Sport Editor
A. E. Duran - Bulletin Board Editor
Emily Hare Co-ed Editor
Dryden Baughman Exchange Editor
Grace Gardner Faculty Who's Who Editor
W. D. McLaren - Kampus Kickoffs Editor
H. F. Schwekendiek Activity Editor
E. F. Williams - Alumni Editor
C. Pearson Art Editor
Business Staff.
J. F. Thompson Asst. Business Manager
C. D. Ebersole Advertising Manager
7. Graf _ Circulation Manager
C. B. Burgoyne --- Asst. Circulation Manager
REPORTERS
Georgia Thomas G. D. Greentree
Alberta Proctor Dorothy Duggar
B. W. Creel L. T. Agee
S. W. Harbin W. E. Hooper
B. F. Kurtz W. C. Wall
S. H. Lynne, Sports Reporter
All contributions to THE PLAINSMAN must be mailed or handed
in to the Plainsman office by not later than Tuesday night of each
week. Articles must be double spaced typewritten. Clubs and socie­ties
that meet on Tuesday night may make special arrangements for
their articles. The office is in room 4 under Langdon Hall.
SECOND SEMESTER
THE PIAINSMAN
EXCHANGES
Sure there is shouting in the camp. Exams are over. The
second semester always reminds one of the new year in that - all
worries, troubles, absences, and etc., are left behind. It is great to
have the privilege to get a new foothold on life occasionally, A
steady .grind will wreck anything. Even water dropping on a stone
will wear it away. Just as it is fine to have a good night's sleep, it
is fine to begin a new semester.
As we begin the new semester let's think, of the things that we
can do for Auburn. There is one thing that surely everyone can do,
that is to boost. Auburn has many things to boast of and multitudes
of things of which we should be proud. Why not talk about these
,things? Get saturated with the Auburn Spirit which prompts one to
back Auburn if she wins or loses, declines or prospers, sinks or
swims.
If you can find a bit of Orange and Blue,
If you can find a friend that's true,
If someone speaks to you,
That's Auburn.
[ THE BULLETIN BOARD
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
6:30 P. M. Friendship Council in "Y" Assembly Hall. Dr. Swan
will speak.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31
Epworth League Social at Methodist S. S. Building.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Sunday School, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Epis­copal..
Church Services, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian,
Episcopal, Catholic.
Y. W. C. A. Cabinet meeting.
Epworth League, Methodist Church.
Christian Endeavor, Presbyterian Church.
B. Y. P. U. at Baptist Church.
Church Services, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian.
8:15 P. M.
9:30 A. M.
11:00 A. M.
2:00 P. M.
0:30 P. M.
7:00 P. M.
0:30
7:00
7:00 P. M.
7:15 P. M.
7:00 P. M.
7:30 P. M.
7:00 P. M.
8:00 P. M.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Normal Class for "Y" Discussion Groups, "Y" Rooms.
Freshman Literary Society, 3rd Floor, Mais Building.
American Society of Civil Engineers Eng. Building.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Eng. Bldg.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Websterian Literary Society, 3rd Floor Main Building.
Wirt Literary Society, 3rd Floor Main Building.
Wilsonian Literary Society, 3rd Floor Main Building.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Eng. Bldg.
Veterinary Medical Association, Vet. Building.
Chemical Society, 2nd Floor Main Building.
Prayer Meeting, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Ag. Club, Ag. Building. , -
Architectural Association, 2nd Floor Main Building.
"De Moss Entertainers," Musical Program. <
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6
17:00 P. M. College Stunt Nite.
THE MAINE MAN AND HIS
QUART OF SCOTCH
For two or three weeks from va­rious
parts of the country we have
been getting mimeographed copies
of a letter written by a Maine man
who received a gift of a quart of
Scotch. The sheet credits publica­tion
to the Lewiston, Me., Journal,
but it runs in our minds the letter
appeared originally in Don Mar­quis
column in the New York Her­ald-
Tribune. We neglected saying
anything about it, or publishing
any part of it, until now—and so
many boys and girls demand we
really publish something worth­while,
that at last we will give at
least the opening and the ending.
Which are:
(First Paragraph)
"To the Editor:
I have been presented with a
fine bottle of Scotch whiskey for
New Years and it is before me as I
sit at my typewriter and indite
this letter to you. It bears the
label of Sandy MacDonald—a good,
fair, well-bodied liquor, which I
am assured was bought before the
war and has been in my friend's
cellar ever since. What right has
any form of law to make me a
criminal if I partake of this gift,
as it was intended that I do by
the giver? *
(Middle Paragraph)
"Now Mr. Editor I am no bum
and you can't make me a bum. I
like a little drink now and then
and I have taken a third or maybe
it is a fourth and I am more tha
never convincew that any man thqt
doesn't is a big Idiot. You say
that this evasion of the law is pro­ducing
a sta6e of affairs in our
Grear nand Glorious Country. You
are wronh. This ciuntry is jess
as it ever was and was a great deal
better country and I will leabe it
to you f iit wasn8t, when we had
free rum.
(End of the letter)
"I want to say to tou that there
are" lb to the Lasr c'endus a mat­er
of L) No. lb ($ free American
citizens in The Ud, Df S. These
are no bombs. I say to you that
yoe maje me sick.
"well, sir me Editor, wheb . I
satarter out to write this lerret., I
had no 3834 3 notion to taje~mick
of ypur tl, e. setg May is alright
in his plaxe. he8s a smaet alex.
But he8s payinh toi much atttten-suo,
to circinstaabdshaal efidence.
ThereOs no porof of the giuuilt of
the arsotook shregg9h. I know
sherigf GRant. Iwan8t to emphsize
the fact htat HEX ALKRIGHR.2.
"Thesw typwrutet keys are bux-xing
around so I canj writer no
more. Bue whay a wneat o f yiu
is to remund yiu oner agaiaian abd
agnain thqt you arw dead wronh
ig comsfenging evert bony whu
drinls as a bouhm. We ain't criul-als.
We are as goof meb as yiou.
wE mau takE a DriN r oR not as
we rEEb abo&y iv but wE ain^T
no bUmS.
% T.
"I will inxlosing. thqt i wisg viu
a lbhaoooy Ner Yrare"
Rexoetfllu Yioytdx 08Bdlbt Swrv-
Willie B. FulLe r
—Selected.
You did not hear the music. Your
only sensation was one of delight
in the beauty of her six-inch pom­padour
as seen from above. If she
did not play you sat on a thing
called a sofa and studied her be-whiskered
ancestors in an album.
At times your heads almost touch­ed
and little shivers ran up and
down your back.
Little things meant much in
those days. The first time you held
her hand you were thrilled as by a
visitation of angels. The young­sters
won't believe this, but it is
true. You lost all sense of time
and space and just sat there numb
with ecstasy.
And then the great event! It was
a moonlight night, and the reins
were slack on the dash board, and
the madness of spring was in you.
You kissed her! Oh, my gosh!
Right smack on the mouth. There
wasn't any rouge in those days, and
very little powder, and you didn't
taste, a blessed thing but girl! How
common place—how utterly paltry
and wearisome Paradise would
have seemed to you then-
How long ago! How long ago!
The modern maid is just as sweet
in her shorn tresses and silken legs,
but the way of the man has chang­ed.
He drives up in front and,
honks and he doesn't help her in.
She doesn't need help. Given a
running start she could jump in
without opening the door.
They don't hold hands. And a
kiss doesn't mean very much to
either of them. It is jus^ a substi­tute
for conversation. It takes the
place of thei family album. And it
has strange, flavors.
How wonderful to be wise! But
how' much more thrilling it was to
be green!—Madisonville (Ky.) Mes­senger.
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Cross-Word Puzzle
OLD NUTS RE-CRACKED
"Ho\ Perurge, why doth a chick­en
cross the road?"
"Ah, Fremalchio, knowest not?
'Tis foul play.ta'
—The Ring-Turn Phi.
There is no comparison between
wine and women. Wine improves
with age.—The Tar Heel.
AN EFFICIENT COURSE
"What are you studying at col­lege?"
"Jewish Engineering."
"Jewish Engineering?"
"Yes, a course in general busi­ness."
The American id^a is
more, not to save more.
to earn
Nobody ever seems to grumble
about the price of luxuries.
A girl
smile on
with pretty teeth will
the least provocation.
"Sadie will be a great wit when
she grows up—she's a half-wit al­ready."—
Co-Co-Ala News.
"My dear Doctor Penurge,
what is\ wisdom?"
"My dear patient, Fremalchio,
wisdom
brain."
is information of the
COURTIN' DAYS RECALLED
This will interest nobody except
middleaged gntlemen who have a
bald spot and, a twinge of rheuma­tism
in the left knee. It concerns
the way of a man with a maid.
The technique of courtship has
changed greatly in three decades.
In the old days the maid sat in a
parlor to be wooed. Perhaps she
sat on a squeaky stool to play an
organ pr a piano. If she did, you
<( beside her to turn the music.
The advice of the person who
tells us what we want to hear
always makes the strongest appeal.
Gratitude, of all elements, seems
to be in greatest demand, yet there
is the smallest supply.
If you are not doing your best
on your present job, you will do
still worse on a better job.
Next to doing a job well your­self,
is there any pleasure greater
than asking someone else to do a
job for you and having him do it
well.
A man's heart may be in the
right place but that doesn't help
if his head is a wooden block.
Sophomore Class Meeting
There will be a special meeting
of the members of the Sophomore
Class in Room 312 of the Main
Building on Tuesday, February 3,
at 11 o'clock, for the purpose
of electing officers in the place of
those who failed to register this
semester. A full attendance is
most earnestly requested.
HORIZONTAL
1. A sophomore' engineer's
nightmare.
7. The finished product of A. P.
I.
14. A state of intoxication.
15. Not old.
17. A passing fancy
18. A period of time.
19. The present time.
20. A girls' name.
21. Missouri Meershum.
23. At popular brand of milk.
24. fA. Letter.
26. A trigometric term
30. A poor fish.
33. Number (abb.)
34. A letter.
35. The king of the road.
37. To hint.
39. A note on the scale.
41. North America (abb.)
42. A boys' name.
43. Chemically ipure (abb.)
44. An electrical term (slang).
46. Also.
48. To trim.
49. The home of Santa Claus
(abb.)
50. 3.14159 \
51. A conjunction.
53. A parent.
54. A preposition.
56. To study.
57. Nearby.
58. Father.
59. The best aviators.
61. AAlletter.
62. Same as 43 horizonal.
64. A negitive adjective.
J66. A prefix.
68. Electrical Engineer (abb.)
- 70. A spring month.
73. Opposite on.
74. A Greek letter.
76. Company (abb.)
77. The rich part of milk.
79. Near.
• 80. Bachelor of Arts (abb.)
82. Means of cdmmunication be­tween
different levels.
84. The native name for Persia.
85. Hot time (abb.)
87. Independent Presbyterians
(abb). .
89. Give out.
90. The chief of devils.
94. An article.
96. Radio Relay League (abb.)
97. A number.
98. A form of pastry.
'99. An article.
100. The thighs, when sitting.
102. Not well.
104. State of being intoxicated.
105. A nickname for sister.
106. A tree.
107. A division of matter.
ANSWER
a B a
s B m a
H & 0 D 0
VERTICAL
1. Harvard (?).
2. Help.
3. Limited (abb.)
4. Take apart.
5. To acquire Knowledge
6. University of Wisconsin
(abb.)
8. Newfoundland (abb.)
9. A poultry disease.
10. The fifteenth day of the
month.
11. Before, poetic.
13. A county in Alabama.
18. Unit of weight (plural)
21. Cast Iron (abb.)
22. Bachelor of Arts (abb.)
- 25. A baby devil.
27. A period.
28. A beverage.
29.. A preposition.
31. Same as 25 vertical.
32. What this puzzle is publish­ed
in.
35. A twp-fjjged person.
39. A container for grains.
38. Young's Modulus (abb.)
40. A pronoun.
41. A negative adjective.
42. The initals of the Chi
Omega.
45. A river in Northern Italy.
47. A conjunction.
48. A southern state (abb.)
50. A writer.
52. To tap.
53. A parent.
55. Contingent.
60. A numerical system.
62. Nickname for 42 Horizon­tal.
63. A preposition.
65. Abbreviation for opposite.
67. Napoleon's stepdaughter.
69. A period of time.
71. A part of the verb "to be".
72. Overtime, (abb.)
73. A note of the scale.
75. Sunday school.
76. One hundred two (two.)
78. A member of the head.-
79. Consumed.
81. An infant's apron.
83. Friend (french).
85. A salutation.
86. A hebrew nickname.
88. Part of the eye.
90. A part of the hat.
91. Limited (abb.)
92. A prefix.
93. What suckers do.
95. Negative.
99. 111.
101. Postal Clerk (abb).
103. Light red (abb).
104. Behold.
105. Southern University (abb).
Picture Show Program
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31
6:45—"Cornfed," Comedy.
7:00—"ARGENTINE L O V E,"
Paramount.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
6:45—Pathe News.
7:00—"SEVEN CHANCES," Me­tro.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5
8:00—"De Moss Entertainers,"
Musical Program.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6
7:00—College Stunt Nite.
THE FLAIN6MAK
Better be safe
than sorry
Replenish your Sock Supply with
INTERWOVEN and you will have no­thing
to regret.
12 Strand Pure Thread Silk $1.00 Pair
10 Strand Pure Thread Silk 75c Pair
Silk Lisle 3 pair for $1.00
ARROW
SHIRTS
G
SPOUTING
GOODS
IBSON'
MEN'S WEAR S
The Rexal Store Whitman's Candies
Newell & Lipscomb
THE TIGER DRUG STJ
Phone
The Home of Pure
AUBURN,
AUBURN SONGS & CHEERS WEBSTERIANS ELECT
TO BE BROADCASTED
FROM SCHENECTADY
j Mr. A. is an ambitious ! allowance go a long way,
— .... i
young man; lie knows"the I but ne says: '"""- '~,v~-
hnportance of a good ap- j "Money spent in Carter's
pearance in business and in
school.
Mr. A. has to make bis
Ti
Sanitary Pressing Shop is a
good policy."
Phone 96
B. J. JONES
Shoe repairing neatly done with Goodyear machine! 14
years' service for the students. All kino, of best materials
used, including PANCO, SAFE-TAPS and KORRY KROME.
Our motto is: If we please you tell others; if not tell us.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Auburn, Alabama
J. W. Wright, Jr.
COMPLETE LINE OF FURNISHINGS
FOR AUBURN STUDENTS
NEXT TO THE POSTOFFICE
Auburn, Alabama
I
Schenectady, N. Y., January 29.
—Alabama Polytechnic Institute
songs and cheers will be one of
the features of International Inter­collegiate
Night on the Air, a
program which will be broad­casted
by WGY, the local General
Electric broadcasting station, di­rect
from the Edison Club hall
here on the night of Saturday,
January 31.
Other features of the evening
will include the songs and cheers
of many other colleges and univer­sities;
songs by the British Em­pire
group, consisting of college
men from New Zealand, Australia,
South Africa, India, Canada, and
the Britich Isles; a burlesque skit
presented by Massachusetts Insti­tute
of Technology alumni; music­al
selections by the Edison Club
string orchestra composed entire­ly
of college graduates; instrumen­tal
and vocal solo numbers ren­dered
by former college men now
in the employ of the General Elec­tric
Company; native songs by a
quartet of graduates of the Royal
Polytechnic Institute of Sweden;
native music played by Chinese
ngineers; and group singing by
all those participating in the en­tertainment,
as well as one or more
short talks.
This program, which will con­stitute
the entire evening's enter­tainment
from WGY, will go on
the air at 7:30 P. M. More than
500 "college" metnWrrt^l^rticipate
in it, and at least 45 colleges
i
universities in this country and
abroad, will be represented.
While collegiate numbers will
comprise a large portion of the
program there will be numerous
classical solo numbers. Many of
the men on the program were
prominent in musical circles while
in college, having been members
of their glee and musical clubs.
—Gen. Elec. News Bureau.
OFFICERS FOR
SECOND SEMESTER
Proposes the Western Reserve
Weekly, (Cleveland, Ohio):
Card to be Handed to Prospective
Chapel Speakers
•We are aware:
1. That it thrills you to gaze' up­on
our eager young faces.
2. That you didn't have such a
nice chapel when you went to
school.
3. That we are the leaders of the
next generation.
4. That it is best to be idealistic;
That it is best to be practical; that
a middle course is safest.
5. That there were once two
Irishmen, Pat and Mike.—The New
Stuci^ni.
In the days of old, when knights
were bold, we often wonder why
men were" chivalrous. The answer
can only be in accord with hu­manity,
"the inspiration of the fair
-sex." Due to the election of of-i
ficers on Jan. 13, one can account
for the enthusiastic meeting on
Jan. 27, by the Websterians.
The new officers are:
Miss Ruth Kernodle,. President;
Mr. Glyde Hendrix, Vice-President;
Miss Hester, Secretary and Treas­urer;
Mr. H. A. Small, Journalist;
Miss Georgia Thomas, Sergeant-at-
Arms; Mr. I. S. Johnson, Critic.
The program began with the
reading of an article by Miss Wood.
This was followed by a talk by
Miss Hester. Miss Alma Bentley
concluded the program with a
reading. Having concluded the
program, the business of the socie­ty
was then taken up. A commit­tee
composed of Miss Thomas, Miss
Wood and Mr. Garlington was ap­pointed
to confer with the, Wilson-ians
to see what steps could, be tak­en
towards regaining the old Web-sterian
Meeting Room. Mr. Lynn
reminded the society of the ora­torical
and debating contest to be
held in the near future. With this
idea in mind, Miss Kernodle sug­gested
a member contest.
New members were Miss Seibold,
les, Mr. W. D. Steward,
Headquarters—
for Tuxedos
AND
Dance Assessories
V
CASH STOHE LI BIRMINGHAM
AUBURN BRANCH
L. E. Myers R. D. Bowling
Mr. Collum and IfiT^a^Mj^Dea
son; and Mr. Slaughter rreejjooiinn cat tei
society. The society is looking
forward to a big future.
NEW IDEA IN SEATING-Every
seat in the bleachers and
grandstand was filled. No seats
were obtainable after 9:30. Hun­dreds
of persons were turned down
for seats.—M. P. S.
Make Yourself at Home; The
Best Of EATS
AT -
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FOREMAN A. ROGERS
Wrfe^BBOTT
PhotograpKel
Opelika and Auburn
IN AUBURN TUESDAYS AND" FRIDAYS
Homer Wright
i
t DRUGGIST
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GET A DRIVE-IT-YOURSELF
MEADOWS GARAGE
Phone 29 and 27
AUTO REPAIRS, TIRES AND TUBES
USE KRATZER'S ICE CREAM
Your Local Dealer Has It
For your parties and feeds ask your local dealer tti
order from us. Our products are Pasteurized,using best
ingredients, therefore necessarily PURE.
KRATZER'S
Montgomery, Bahama
YOU FOOLED US
"I've got a good one here. Want
to hear it?"
"Sure, shoot."
"Well, what has two legs, feath­ers,
and crows every morning?"
"A rooster."
"Oh, somebody has told you be­fore."
LUXENBERG
CLOTHES FOR THE COLLECT MAN
The ULSTER
G / l BIG, full cut, rugged
coat to ward off Winter
blasts. The rich woolens,
both imported and domes­tic,
endow them with dis­tinction
as well *» comfort.
*3950 to '4950
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841 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
Agency STUDENT SHOPPE
AUBURN, ALA.
O . . stvlc piemo. book unt five oa request
For many home-makers, the clear
white of porcelain or enamel fix­tures
is the essential seal of clean­liness
in bathrooms.
To such the Crane farnia bath will
appeal instantly. Of cream white
enamel on iron, it is set here in the
same spotless vitrolite as the walls.
It is durable, sanitary, economical.
It is one of a wide variety of Crane
fixtures for the bathroom, kitchen
and laundry sold by contractors ev-erywhereat
prices withinreachof all.
In the industrial field, Crane service
duplicates on a larger scale insteam,
oil, gas and water installations, the
Crane standards of comprehensive
lines and dependable quality. CRAN E GENERAL OFFICES: CRANE BUILDING, 836 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE. CHICAGO
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National Exhibit Rooms: Chicago, New York, Atlantic City, San Francisco and Montreal
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THE PLAINSMAN
J. A. Greene
TAILORING
MEN'S FURNISHINGS
Opelika
AUBURN LODGE
No. 76, A. F. & A. M.
Meets each Second and Fourth
Monday night at 7:30
MAY & GREEN
SPORTING GOODS
Montgomery - Alabama
Busy Bee Cafe
For The Best
EATS
. . , . - - - . - . -
Opelika Pharmacy, Inc.
Successors to
WILLINGHAM & HAMER
Phone 72 Opelika, Ala.
T00MER DRUG CO.
The Store on the Corner
Service Satisfaction
Particular People Pick
THE
PICKWICK
The Proper Place to dine
MONTGOMERY, ALA.
D/ftN/C
Chero-Cola
5*
POOD and BRICK
Auburn, . Alabama
Good Clean Rooms
$4.00 per Student
Also an Apartment for light
housekeeping
Apply Mrs. Christ
\ \ ^ j / \ T - Delivered^in any quantity
For your convenience an office is located in
the Auburn Cafe, orders placed there, will
receive our prompt attention.
Mason Transfer,
Coal & Supply Company
Phone 9103
GREENE & WATTS P!5gjp;
MEN'S OUTFITTERS AND SHOES
The Horn* of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
TOOMER HARDWARE CO.
A COMPLETE LINE OF HARDWARE
For Sporting Goods
WRITE
Klein's Sporting Goods Store
MONTGOMERY
CStudents Lunch and Recreation Room MONTEITH'S
Where Friend* Meet
i _ - - - - - Ajabama^
It didn't rain during the dances.
Surely we will have a storm or
something soon.
Lots of Auburnites know what
seventeen hundred dollars worth of
sharps and flats sound like now.
If there is anyone who is griped
on account of exams being over he
might post his name uptown and
thus nominate himself for the
BOOB'S medal.
Little Jimmie says that he wishes
Donald would tell him how to get
that kink in his hair.
Ask Skinney Hines and Howard
Knowles how it feels to be real
scared. We will bet that either
one could have qualified for the
track team at one particular time.
How in the universe can the el­derly
inhabitants prognosticate that
the precipitations will show a
marked dimunition in the future?
A girl wearing knickers was driv­ing
through the country and had
.ost her way. She stopped a small
poy and asked if he could tell her
the way to Wareham. "Sure," says
the lad, "get a pair of suspenders
and hitch 'em up."
OUR OWN FOOTBALL TEAM
Bitter—End.
Flying—Tackle.
National—Guard.
Front And—Center.
Mud—Guard.
Block And—Tackle.
The—End.
Last—Quarter.
Better—Half.
Dollar And A—Half.
Pocket—Full.
Stage—Coach.
General—Manager.
A—Mascot.
If anyone ever has any dope ap­propriate
for the Kampus Kickoffs
please mail it to box 1242, Auburn,
Ala.
Mirrors have been installed in
the R. 0. T. C. rooms to enable
Captain Staton to inspect himself
before he goes on parade.
A St< Louis Doctor sayyhnt^fnr.
ty is the ideal age for j ;
wonder how old
SPEED
Followed closely upon the re­port
that snails are being served
in a Londpn restaurant comes the
news that one of them recently
bolted from the waiter, rushed out
into the street and was run over.
If a woman got a divorce be­cause
her husband shot at her with
a shotgun would you call it the
parting shot?
Several members of the Senior
class resurrected the ancient an
thrilling game of marbles on 6'
of the main thoroughfares the other
day. A thrilled and interested
group of spectators were prone to
stand too close to the side lines.
Dean PetriS wanted to know if the
game was a new interpretation of
sidewalk golf. 'Twas.tojiJK
ened downpour brought the
sport to an all too sudden ending.
Sand may dispell clouds, but too
much sand causes war clouds.
We must have a masculine May
Queen.
ALUMNI_NEWS
Miss Myrtle Jackson, ex-'26, is
studying at the University of Wis­consin.
jj'£j
Dr. Henry "Preacher" Park, cap­tain
of the '02 football team, now
practices dentistry in LaGrange,
Georgia.
B. P.* Livingston, '24, is with the
State Board of Horticulture at
Montgomery.
T. C. McCarley, '24, has settled
down, married, and is now teach­ing
Smith-Hughes Vocational Agri­culture
at Athens, Alabama.
L. H. Tapscott, '24, is State Field
Secretary of the B. Y. P. U. with
headquarters at 127 South Court
St., Montgomery, Alabama.
J. M. Brown, '24, is now work­ing
for the Alabama Power Co.
J. F. Cooper, '21, who has been
assistant editor of "The Progressive
Farmer" in Birmingham has been
appointed Agricultural Editor at
the University of Florida, Gains-ville.
Alex Nunn, '24 has been promot­ed
to the position vacated by Mr.
Cooper. Alex has bees working in
the editorial department of "The
Progressive Farmer" since gradu­ating.
H. E. Cox, '09, is now chief en­gineer
of the Birmingham Electric
Co. Mr. Cox has -been actively
connected with the company since
his graduation. ,
Automobile For Sale
One touring car with piston
rings. Two rear wheels, and one
front spring. Has no fenders, seat
of plank. Burns lots of gas and
hard to crank. Carburetor burst-ed
half way through. Engine miss­ing,
hits on two. Has shock ab­sorbers
and every thing. Three
years old, four in the spring. Dif­ferential
dry, can hear it squeak.
Radiator bursted, sure does leak.
Ten spokes missing. Front all
bent. Tires blowed out ain't worth
a cent. Got lots of speed, runs
like the deuce. Burns either gas
or tobacco juice. Top all torn,
leaks like a sieve. If you want it
what will you give? Lights all
bursted, a lantern will do. Crank­ing
this car is good for the "flue."
Has room for light, with one on
your lap. Beats paying seven cents
and holding to a strap. Horn won't
toot. Nothing but tin, a DARN
good car for the shape it's in.
IGNORANT PONCE
When Ponce de Leon
Was looking for
The_Eountain of Youth
He didn't know
That it merely
Was a
Mud Bath. J-
—Stevens Stone Mill.
A SENIOR'S PRAYER
Ouija, Ouija, what's my fate—
Will I flunk, or graduate?
—The Florida Flambeau.
It was mid-night on the pcean,
not a street car was in sight. The
sun was shining brightly and it
rained all day that night.
'Twas a summer day in winter
and the snow flakes fell like glass.
A barefoot boy with shoes on stood
sittirg in the grass.
/ Twas evening and the rising
sun was setting in the west. The
little fishes in the trees were hud­dling
in their nests.
The sun was shining brightly
and it rained all day that night
and everything that you could see
was hidden out of sight.
While the organ peeled pota­toes,
lard . was rendered by the
choir as the sexton rang the dish-rag
some one set the church on
fire.
Holy smoket the preacher cried;
in the rain he lost his hair, now
his head resembles Heaven for
there is no parting there.
THE
First National Bank of Auburn
ADVICE AND ACCOMODATION
FOR EVERY COLLEGE MAN
Any Financial or Business Transaction
Albert Thomas, '04, Pres. G. Herbert Wright, '17, Cashier
C. Felton Little, '06, Vice-Pres. W. D. Steele, Ass't Cashier
m
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—[•]
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Miles will preach
11:00 A.M. The Peace of Go«!
7:30 P.M. "The Little Minister"
Auburn Baptist Church
Regular Services
211:00 A. M. 7:30 P. M.
THREE MEAL BOARD
$22.50 per month
Beginning January 6th
Mrs. Dowell's Tea Room
a»
WM. Mc D. MOORE JACK TAMBLYN MOORE'S MARKET
Phone 37
THE MEAT MARKET IN TOWN
"Let's Get Together, Gang"
Toomer Drug Co.
For Finest Candies Made
Selling Purity Brand Made-to-Eat Candles 1
IPCHIRCH'S STORE
DRY GOODS, SHOES AND NOTIONS 1
The Big Store With the Little Prices
HAGEDORN'S
Dry Goods—Ladies Ready-to-Wear—Shoes
HAGEDORN'S—Opelika's Best Store
J
We are for Auburn always
HOLLINGSWORTH & NORMAN
LEADING CLOTHIERS
MEN'S AND BOYS' OUTFITTERS
Phone 21 Opelika
^
LATEST STYLES
OPELIKA SHO
C. S. WHITTELSEY, Jr.
CLOTHES, HABERDASHERY
BEST VALUES
ALABAI
THE PLAJHSHAW
I
Knights Of The
Cinder Path
Begin Training
Bobby Locke To L e ad
1925 Speed Merchants
Among other signs of spring is
the sight of Coach Hutsell's track-sters,
in the approved, regalia of the
profession, jogging, throwing,
sprinting, putting, and what not.
The Tiger speed merchants have a
tough schedule this year, and are
working hard to put themselves in
shape to meet all comers.
Last year's team had more suc­cess
than any other team represent­ing
the Orange and Blue, and, with
several members back, bid fair to
repeat their good work of last sea­son.
The team will be under the
able leadership of Captain Bobby
Locke, Auburn's super-vaulter.
Locke; climbed to some respectable
altitudes last spring, and expects to
rise even highei^ from terra firma
this time. His mark of twelve feet
five inches stands as the Auburn
record. 1 ^ 9j
Other members back for another
successful season are: Duke Mar­quis,
Pippin, the two Whites, Gris-ham,
Martin, Nelson, and a new
member who is expected, to prove
•a valuable addition in Shorty Mor­row,
who so distinguished himself
in cross-country last fall.
Marquis has been the most con­sistent
scorer on the team, and
should be due for another good sea­son.
Pippin has always been a
steady performer in the jumping
end, and holds the Auburn record
for that event. Other record hold­ers
are Noisy Grisham and Speck
White, in the shot and javelin, re­spectively.
"Big Boy"\ White is al­so
expected to do some great work
"this season/ Assisting this trio in
the weights will be Stennett and
Baskin. The latter is o n e o f t he
_^„, „.„_.. riu^^prespects^fflrWrn
has had in some time, and should
prove quite a consistent, scorer be\
fore he leaves school.
In the sprints, Nelson and Martin
will probably reign supreme, al-th&
ugh they can look for plenty of
opposition from the wealth of ma­terial
which is out. Just who will
take care of the long distances is
undecided, the departure of Stock-elberg
and Boyd having left a big
hole in those events.
The initial meet of the season
will take place April 4, the place
being here, and the opponents the
Tornado of Tech. It is usually a
pretty safe proposition to bank on
Tech having a strong team. Last
year the Tigers were victorious by
a very narrow margin, and the
Jackets will be out for revenge this
season, and will have to be watch­ed
carefully. x
On the 18th of the same month
the Tech Relays will take place.
Last year the Tigers made a good
showing, their relay team placing
second in the sprint medley, while
Duke Marquis placed in the hur­dles
and Locke tied for. first in
the pole vault.
A week later the Tigers will jour­ney
to Red Stick, vulgarly known
as Baton Rouge, to take part in a
triangular meet with L. S. U. and
Tech as the opponents. The Tig­ers
will endeavor to be the hy­potenuse
of the deadly triangle.
Tulane University will send their
artists to Auburn on the second of
May to attempt to atone for their
defeat of last spring. It will be
remembered that Brother Brown
won three firsts for the Greenies
last year and nearly spoiled the
best laid plans of the Tigers.
Another ancient rival will be
met on the following week when
Tiger and Bulldog will attempt to
match their fleetness of foot. This
meet was also won by the Flying
Tigers of '24, by rather a substan­tial
margin.
For the next two weeks the Ti­gers
will try to whip every impor­tant
team in the South, the occa­sions
being the S. I. C. Tourney, to
be held in Sewanee, and the S. E.
meet .which is schedule^ for
SPRING FOOTBALL WORK
STARTS THIS WEEK
Varsity and Class Men
Prepare For Action
First steps in the development
of the 1(J25 Tiger machine were
taken this week, when the Varsity
spring training began. First steps
toward increasing the hospital
list were also taken when the va­rious
class teams sallied forth to
practice for the bloody battles of
late February.
The Varsity will be drilled as
never before in the fundamentals
of the well known gridiron pas­time.
The Tigers put up a brill­iant
fight all last season, but it
must be admitted that one or two
games were lost by the opponents
playing smarter football. Realiz­ing
that something beside courage
and undying spirit is necessary
for the winning of championships,
the coaches are preparing to in­still,
teach, and otherwise make
known that something.
Coach Pitts will be in charge of
the Spring work, although the re­mainder
of the staff will lend a
helping hand whenever possible.
With Varsity and Freshman bas­ketball
booming now, and with
track practice beginning, it is not
hard to see that every member of
the staff will Jiave his hands full.
While the Big Team goes through
their daily stint of calisthenics,
blocking, tackling, etc., there will
appear on various fields and lots
about town a motley array of men,
clad in every conceivable kind of
costume. These men, in spite of
their he^terogenity of dress, will
have a common idea, that of mak­ing
the Class Team.
•>. There will be lordly Seniors,
rabidly becoming lordly Juniors,
impertinent Sophomores, and low­ly
Rats "scattered about the town
on every vacant lot, running sig­nals,
punting, passing, and in every
way appearing as regulation foot­ball
players. Every one will work
hard, for strange to say, every man
appears to want to be one of those
twenty-two men who, iii the cham­pionship
game in late February,
will be butchered to make an Au­burn
holiday.
The dates have not been an-nounced.
but the opening games will
probably come about the middle
of February. Just to start things
off right, the initial contest will
probably take" place on the 13 of
February, which also is on Friday.
The first' game will be between
the Freshmen and Seniors. Next,
the Sophomores and Juniors hook­up.
A day is allowed between
games to allow the field to be
cleared of teeth, bones, etc.
Survivors of the two prelimina­ry
games then clash for the
championship. The game usually
takes place on Washington's birth­day,
a sham battle by the R. O. T.
C. taking place in the morning to
get the contestants in a proper
frame of mind. Since George has
his birthday party on Sunday this
year, the game will in all likeli­hood
be played on the day pre­vious.
Last year the Seniors won the
class title, it being the third time
that the class of '24 had brought
home the bacon. The. first game
proved to be a tie in every sense
of the word, the score being 0-0,
and the yardage standing 271-271,
down to the fifth decimal place.
On the next day, Saturday, the
Juniors and Sophomores hooked
up, and the 'latter won C-Q, by
scoring the only really parncd
touchdown of the series. "Flash"
Nelson, the Charlie Paddock of
Auburn, received, a punt and re­turned
it4 nor did he stop until he
had crossed the line.
Wednesday found the Seniors
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CAGE MENU FOR 1925
December 17 Mercer, Macon, Ga.
December 18 Albany Y., Albany, Ga.(
January 5-6 Tulane, New Orleans.
January 13 Fort Benning, Campus.
January 17 Georgia Tech, Campus.
January 28 Montgomery Y. M. C. A., Campus.
January 31 Mercer, Campus. . _.
February 7 Georgia Tech, Atlanta.
February 9 '.,-. Georgia, Athens.
February 12 Fort Benning, Fort Benning.
February 14 Birmingham A. C, Campus.
February 19 Georgia, Campus.
February 27 S. I. C. Tourney, Atlanta.
Pending Birmingham A. C., Birmingham.
Montgomery Young Christians
. Victims As Tigers Win 34-12
*
Captain Wallace McKinney And Evans Are High
Point Men In Triumph
After having been, forced to bow
to various other cage aggregations
for-six consecutive times, the Tiger
roused himself, stretched, and
clawed the Montgomery Y team by
the tune of 34 to (12. . The fldor
proved to be as slick as ice and
the game soon turned into a sort of
fancy skating contest, with more
attention being paid, to keeping
one's equilibrium than to the busi­ness
of basketball.
In winning the game, the Tigers
showed better teamwork than they
have heretofore shown this season.
They did not try to shoot from the
other end of the court, but resort­ed
to passwork and got the ball well
under the basket before taking a
shot. The natural result was that
there were fewer missed shots, and
incidentally, a higher score.
Two citizens of Mobile, Wallace
McKinney and Evans, proved to be
the high-point ment of the evening,
each garnering ten counters. Evans
found the cage for five field goals
while McKinney shot three, and
also took advantage of the free shot
four times out of five. Ware, tak­ing
the place of Bill McKinney,
who has been temporarily under
the weather, played a bang-up
game, as did the entire team in
fact. Long moved up and down
the floor like a young tornado,
breaking up many enemy plays
and acting as good interference for
his own men.
For the loserS, Hudson and Wil­lis
showed up about l>est, although
the latter contracted a quartette of
fouls during the game and was
forced to retire just before the end.
Hall, ancient Auburn luminary, al­so
played a bang-up floor game,
but seemed to have a mania for
long shots, and as a result, his
scores were few and far between.
An early lead was taken by the
Tigers, and as the game advanced
the lead grew constantly larger.
That the score was not higher is
due to the good defensive work
of the Capitol City men, their
showing in, this line being of the
first order. At the end of the half
the Tigers led 19 to 8, while in
the second) period they amassed 15
points to the losers' 4.
Speaking Of Sports
Since this paper last went to
press the rain has stopped, the sun
has eclipsed and Nurmi has lost
a race.
It seemed as if the sun just
wouldn't stay out anyhow. After
staying behind the clouds for a
week or so, it got so bashful it
couldn't stand the publicity and
went and bid behind the moon.
Anyhow, it probably wont rain
much more now until the baseball
season.
When Paavo races now, he has
to run the regular race and then
throw an «\xtr'a sprint' of a hun­dred
or so yards to eat up his
handicap.
As soon as Nurmi catches on to
the American handicap system
and puts on a little extra speed to
allow for the extra hundred yards,
they'll have to use the race track
method of handicapping. A six­teen
pound shot tied to each foot
might even up the field some­what.
At that, we believe the Tig­ers
could, have licked any one
team. But when the Jackets sent
in substitutes in groups of five,
the Auburnites just gave out.
The Tech double team system is
a good one, and almost worked
against Vandy last Saturday night.
In fact it would have- worked if
Coverdale hadn't decided to shoot
a dozen field goals for the Com­modores.
And, speaking of Vandy, it is a
painful fact that the only game
dropped by the Commodores in
their Southern trip was to the
Mercer Bears, our guests of Sat­urday
night. The score was 31-
30, and judging from reports, the
game fairly smoked, it was so hot.
MERCER BEARS
INVADE AUBURN
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ror, or rather it was a Reign of
Mercer, for they have been put­ting
it over just about everybody
they have hooked up with.
One of the best achievements of
the Bears this season was the de­feat
of Vanderbilt last Friday in
a fast and furious game, the score
being 31 to 30, not exactly lopsid­ed.
This was the only game drop­ped
by the Commodores in their
Georgia trip.
The game with the Tigers will
be the second to be played by the
Bears in their invasion of this
neck of the woods. On Friday
night the Georgians meet our old
friends from Benning, and should
have a hot time of it, albeit the
Soldiers did drop one to Albany
Y by rather a substaitial margin.
In fact the Mercerites are antici­pating
a harder struggle from the
Soldiers and are talking in terms of
trimming the Tigers rather hand­ily.
Well mebbe so, mebbe so.
Just what attitude the Tigers are
taking toward this trimming pro­position
is yet to be seen. The
Tigers have not been trimmed
handily this season, unless it be in
the initial Tulane contest. The
Mercerians will probably find
Coach Bunker's tribe a much more
improved one than they expect, and
the trimming, if any, will come
far from handily.
FRESHMEN HARD
AT WORK
Meet Lanett High In Sea­son
Opener
When Mercer loses a basketball
game, it is a matter of some mom­ent.
And these momentous occur­ences
have not taken place very
often in the past year or so. There­fore
the fans may expect to see
some action down at the gym
Saturday night.
Incidentally, Auburn lost a bas­ketball
game recently, but we did­n't
notice the event reported in
the headlines.
The Tigers played real basket­ball
in that tilt, too, but seemed to
be possessed with an insane de­sire
to cage 'em from under the
other basket. The gentle art of drib­bling
and passing seems to have
been lost.
Spring is coming. Jelly Self
said the other day that he would
like to step up and bust out a
couple.
X
Also Class Football time is here.
In the Spring a young man's op­tics
Turn lightly to shades of B l a c k -
That is if he goes out to defend
the honor of. his class.
i
* r * ~
Coach Cole is putting his charges
through every night down in the
gymnasium in preparation for the
opening of the Frosh schedule. The
Rats will meet Lanette High in en­emy
territory Thursday night with
a team as strong as' any heretofore
turned out from the ranks of the
green. The squad has been cut
down to sixteen aspirants in order
to insure a few more facilities to
those who have a reasonable
chance of winning the coveted nu­meral.
At present there are two
distinctly separate teams, one of
which is as good as the other.
Jerseys have been issued, to eight
men, but this does not mean that
those who have received them have
cinched their places as demotion
and promotion will take place
throughout the entire season. Those
who wear the green jerseys at
present are: Ebb and Fobb James,
flashy forwards of Lee County High
in days gone by; Pop Patterson,
erstwhile football luminary and star
of the Sidney Lanier High five^ for
the past four years; Tuxworth, al­so
a winner of his numeral in foot­ball
and a product of Shreveport,
La.; Cliff Akin, a Notasulga lad of
great promise; Snyder, who hails
from Oak Grove; Buck Ellis, one
of the mainstays on Simpson's great
team, and Jack Swan, who received
his training at Chambers County
High.
The Tiger Rodents make their
initial bow in the gym on Febru­ary
7, when they will clash with
Tech's Breeze.
Invading Jackets
Sting Tigers
To 28=21 Score
Denicke Plus Twin-Team
System Wins For
Georgians
As a sort of an interlude to the
exam period, the Tigers took on
the Jackets of Georgia Tech, and
lost again, after a smoky battle.
It was a terrific fight from begin­ning
to end, a spurt by the Tech-sters
giving them a 28-21 victory.
The Georgians had a system
whereby the substitutions, instead
of being made one by one, were
made five at a time, thereby hav­ing
an entirely fresh team on the
floor. It was this system that fin­ally
wore out the Tigers, the
wearing-out process being consid­erably
helped by the fact that al­most
the entire Tiger team had to
watch one Mr.. "Skinny" Denicke,
who did a very good job of cover­ing
the entire floor as nearly as
possible.
Doug Wycoff was of course the
center of attraction during the
game. But if he was the cynos­ure
of all eyes,, he was a moving
one, for the big boy played a fast
floor game, and caged a trio of
shots. These three coupled with
the six contributed by Denicke,
formed the bulk of the Tech score.
Strange to say, but on^^NVwas
registered by the Tech forwards,
although four were used at one
time or another during the game.
To Bill Ware and Shorty Long,
must go the Tiger honors for the
evening: Both played a-topnotch
game, as* did Bill Gray. The two
McKinneys played an excellent
floor game, but Captain Wallace
was somewhat hampered by the
fact that he contracted three per­sonal
fouls early in the gameTBili
also played a good game, but was
off in his shooting.
Hardly had the game started be­fore
Morehouse rang up the only
shot credited to the Tech for­wards.
The Tigers soon came
hack and the score seesawed, back
and forth. Tech was using her
second team, but made a quick
change when the Tigers began to
ring up a few. Both Tech and Au­burn
were using plenty of defense, >
and as a result the score was rath­er
low, the half ending with the
count 13-12 in favor of the Plains­men.
At the beginning of the second
half the Plainsmen showed their
best form of the season, playing
rings about the Techsters, and run­ning
up the score to 19 points.
Only a valiant defense by Tech
kept the score down, the Tigers
being forced to make long-distance
attempts at the basket.
For the first seven minutes of
the second half the Jackets were
unable to score, and things look­ed
rosier for Auburn than at any
previous time in the season. How­ever,
about this time the Techsters
slipped out a fresh team, and from
then on it was all Tornado.
Finding the count 19-12 against
them,, Denicke, Wycoff, and Co.,
promptly went about the business
of whittling down said score,
with admirable and at the same
time pathetic results. So faith­fully
did they work that before
the referee called a halt to hostil­ities,
the Tornado had rolled up
sixteen points for a fairly deci­sive
victory. —
In losing to Tech the Tigers
played probably their best game
of the season.
Co-Ed Record
Dee. 13, Auburn 18 Oglethorpe 22 - Atlanta, Ga.
Jan. 10, Auburn 25 Oglethorpe 7 — - — Campus
Jan. 30, Auburn vs Howard Birmingham
Jan. 31, Auburn vs Birmingham- Southern Birmingham
Feb. 13, Auburn vs Piedmont College (Pending) Campus
Feb 20, Auburn vs Piedmont College Demorest, Ga.
Feb. 21, Auburn vs Chattanooga University Chattanooga
THE PLAINSMAN
AUBURN PLAYERS
ELECT OFFICERS
The Auburn Players, in their
meeting of January §6th, presented
to Professor Jones, the director, a
Christinas present. It was just one
day more than a month late, but
as Professor Jones is an optimist,
he says it is better to have pres­ents
come at intervals than to have
them all come at once. Professor
Jones wondered how the present
was the thing he wanted. We won­dered,
too. The gift was presented
by Mr. R. E. Johnson, the retiring
president.
The officers for the second sem­ester
are: President, Miss Dorothy
Duggar; Vice-President, Mr. A. E.
Duran; Secretary, Miss Emily Hare;
Treasurer, Mr. R. J. Leary; Busi­ness
Manager, Mr. W. E. Glenn;
Stage Manager, Mr. L. P. White;
Advertising Manager and Plains­man
Reporter, Mr. 0. T. Ivey; His­torian,
Miss Grace Gardner. Mr.
R. E. Johnson was appointed by
the president to head the program
committee.
The players saw fit to add to the
organization of the club an execu­tive
council. This council is com­posed
of the director and all of­ficers
of the club. This feature was
add,ed in order to facilitate the
handling of business, and to leave
all the meetings free for programs.
This semester the club is plan­ning
to send "David Garrick" on
the road, and in addition, to pre-s
e n V ^ ^ a l one-act plays, and pos­sibly
another three-act play. The
one-act plays are to be coached by
members of the club, under the su­pervision
of Professor Jones.
eration and mutual help of the Wo­men's
Student Government and the
Y. W. C. A.
9. Permanent fund to be creat­ed
by the return of Blue Ridge
funds, after girls who attend Blue
Ridge have finished college.
10. Actively working cabinet of
twenty-two members.
11. Usual attendance of forty to
fifty at each Sunday afternoon
meeting.
12. Cooperation with the Y.- M.
C. A. in social activities and re­ligious
activities, having given sev­eral
parties together and planned
joint religious undertakings.
13. Survey of Vocations for wo­men
has been the study of the first
semester, with noticeable increased
interest in vocational plans on the
part of many women students.
14. First annual Cabinet Camp—
before college opened—to make
plans for the coming ^year.
15. Place of their own for Y. W.
C. A. members to meet—Y. W. C. A.
Hut adds much to interest and 'at­tendance.'
16. The more friendly, democrat­ic,
and spiritual feeling which now
permeates the entire woman's stu­dent
body, is due in large part to
the influence exerted in the Y. W.
C. A.
SPECIAL AND RE-EXAM­INATIONS
FEB. 9-14
Wirt Society Meeting
The Wirt Literary Society met
again for its regular weekly meet­ing
on Monday at Wirt Hall. Elec­t
i o n of officers was the main fea­ture
of the meeting-and the follow­ing
results were recorded.
President, Mr. Hooper.
Vice-President, Mr. Whitfield.
Treasurer, Mr. Gowder.
Secretary, Mr. Beard.
Reporter, Mr. Josey.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Mr. Schweken-diek.
Critic, Mr. Cason.
The Program Committee for the
next half semester is composed of
these men: Whitfield, Chairman,
Josey, and Schwekendiek.
A list of those eligible for quality
points was read by the chairman
of the program committee. The
oratorical contest, which is to be
held in the near future, was dis­cussed.
Plans were also begun for
the All-College Stunt Nite.
SPRING FOOTBALL WORK
STARTS THIS WEEK
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Y. W. C. A. GIVEN
NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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broader vision and larger life for
each member.
The following outstanding points
were reported by the officers of
the Auburn Y. W. C. A. as present­ing,
in part, their progress during
the first term:
1. Affiliation with National Y. W.
C. A. Association and Charter
granted.
2. State Y. W. C. A. Conference
held at Auburn.
3. Plans for state unity and def­inite
work result from this confer­ence
and emanate from Auburn.
4. President of the Auburn Y. W.
C. A. elected, as Chairman of State
Executive Council.
5. President of Auburn Y. W. C.
A. appointed to serve on Week-end
Conference Committee of Southern
Division of Council, as result of
State Conference.
6. Alabama State Chairman (of
Auburn) asked to write story tor
National Y. W. C. A. BulU.ttn about
work of Alabama.
7. Social Director, Miss Zoe
Dobbs, made statement that as
much, or more, leadership had
been developed, in this organization
djjring the past term than in any
other campus activity.
8. Miss Dobbs praised the coop-and
Rats again on the field of ac­tion.
The Ratsv fought pluckily, but
could not pierce the Senior de->
fense. Finally, with their backs to
the wall the Rats fumbled, and the
Seniors won 2-0.
Then came the battle of the
giants. The "Seniors played great
football but could not carry it
over. So they waited around and
looked for the breaks, and when
they came, pounced upon them.
Twice the Sophs fumbled, and the
Seniors gained by both. Nelson
falling on one back of the line,
while Horn recovered the other
for the Seniors, the final score
being 8-0.
Predictions are rife as to the out­come
of this year's war, but noth­ing
is certain yet. One-thing is
sure, however. The Class of '24
team cannot play, and for that the
classes now in school are return­ing
thanks.
Wilsonian Society Meets
An important amendment to the
constitution of the Auburn Wilson­ian
literary society was passed, at
the meeting out Tuesday night. The
officers for the term were also
elected.
The amendment was: "The colors
of the society shall be purple and
gold. The emblem of the society
shall be a portrait of Wilson over
which is written the name of "the
society and under which is in­scribed
Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute.
Immediately below the
portrait and on the inside the
word 'Leadership' shall be in­scribed.
The pennant shall be
of purple having inscribed in gold
the word 'Wilsonian.' At the left
end of the pennant the initials A. P.
I "
Officers were elected as follows:
President, J. B. Sylvest, of Louis­ville;
Vice-President, J. M. Ed­wards,
of Tuskegee; Secretary, Jim-mie
Lee Smith, of Auburn; Treas­urer,
J. W. Fant, of Liberty; Critic,
O. J. Manci, of Daphne; Sergeant-at-
Arms, R. L. Tait, of Camden;
and, Plainsman Reporter, Emily
Hare, of Auburn.
The Wilsonian Literary Society
was founded in September, 1921,
being the newest of the three large
literary societies of Auburn. It has
now almost double the number of
members of any other society and
active interest is taken in literary
pursuits.
Mr. A. C. Jenkins, of Oxford, is
now being greeted as Prime Minis­ter.
Mr. Jenkins well deserves the
name.
Those students who made grades
from 50 to 59, or those absent from
the regular examination, should
prepare to stand during the week
of February 9-14 as scheduled be­low.
Subjects must be repeated in
class unless a re-examination is.
passed within six months after the
regular examination was schedul­ed.
Only one re-examination will
be given.
All students who now have "con­ditions"
should take these re-ex­aminations
or arrange to repeat in
class. _
Students must secure a card from
the Registrar and notify the In­structor
concerned. A fee of $2.00
for each examination is charged
but the maximum is fixed at $5.00.
A student will be excused from his
regular class work which conflicts
with this re-examination schedule.
All re-examination grades, wheth­er
passing or failing should be "re­ported
promptly to the Registrar.
A passing re-examination grade
will be recorded as 60.
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Economics. P. M.—Eng­lish,
Farm Management.
Tuesday, February 10: A. M.—
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Wednesday, February 11: A. M:— i
Education.Foreign Language, High­way
Engineering. P. M.—rZoology
and Entomology, Drawing and
Mach. Design.
Thursday, February 12: A. M.—
Home Economics, Physics, Veterin­ary
Medicine. P. M.—Chemistry.
Friday, February 13: A. M.—Ag­ronomy,
Civil Engineering, Physic­al
Training, P. M.—Architecture,
Agr. Engineering.
Saturday, February 14: A. M.—R.
0. T. C. P. M.—Botany and Animal
Industry, Mech. Engineering.
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