1934-03-03 The Plainsman

              Semi-Weekly Plainsman
Saturday Edition THE PLAINSMAN
TO F O S T E R T H E A U B U R N S P I R IT
Congratulations
0. D. K. Pledges
VOLUME LVII AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1934 NUMBER 39
FORTY-FIVE SEEK CABINET POSTS
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • * * * * * * * * * • • • . . ' • • ' . * * * * * * * * * « * , Six Juniors Elected To Omicron Delta Kappa Society
OUTSTANDING JUNIORS ARE
RECOGNIZED BY HONORARY
LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION
Bruce, Davis, Hughes, Fun-chess,
Ellis, and Smith Are
Honored By National Group
INITIATION SOON
Newly Elected Men Have Been
Prominent In Class And Stu­dent
Body Activities
Six Juniors were elected to mem­bership
in Omicron Delta Kappa, na­tional
honorary leadership frater­nity,
in the first annual Spring elec­tion
which was held last night. The
men honored are W. L. Bruce, Cath­erine;
Neil 0. Davis, Hartford; Wil­liam
M. Hughes, Evansville, Indiana;
Linwood E. Funchess, Montgomery;
Frank H. Ellis, Birmingham, and
Frank Smith, Eutaw. All have been
prominent in student body and class
activities during the years which
they have spent in this institution. _
Bruce is a student in Agricultural
Administration, and is a member of
the Interfraternity Council, in which
organization he is a member of the
committee on athletics. He is also
on the business staff of the Glomerata
and a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha
social fraternity.
A student in Business Administra­tion,
Davis also serves on the Inter­fraternity
Council. He is a member
of the Social Committee, a member of
the editorial staff of the Plainsman,
and a member of the Lamba Chi A1-"
pha social fraternity. —
Hughes, an S. A. E., taking Chemi­cal
. Engineering, is a representative
on the Executive Cabinet, and is a
member of the elections committee of
that organization.
The only non -fraternity man
chosen, Funchess, is a student in
Aeronautical Engineering. He is
captain of the cross country track
team, a member of the varsity track
team, and a letter-wearer. He is a
member of the "A" Club.
Ellis is a Chemical Engineering
student and a member of the Kappa
Alpha social fraternity. He was on
the varsity basketball squad both last
year and this year, and figured prom­inently
in a number of games during
the past season. " He has also been a
candidate for the varsity baseball
team.
Smith, an Architectural Engineer­ing
student, is a member of the Glom­erata
staff, of the Interfraternity
Council, of the Social Committee, and
of Scarabs, honorary Architectural
fraternity. He is a member of the
Alpha Lamba Tau social fraternity.
All of the men have made good rec­ords
in scholastic attainment during
their three years here and have, in
addition, been very active in extra-curricula
activities.
Omicron Delta Kappa is a national
organization founded for the purpose
of recognizing men who have attained
a high standard of efficiency in col­legiate
activities and to inspire others
to strive for conspicuous attainments
along similar lines, of bringing to­gether
the most representative men in
all phases of collegiate life and creat­ing
an organization which shall help
to mold the sentiment of the institu­tion
on questions of local and inter­collegiate
interest, and bringing to­gether
members of the faculty, and
student body of the institution on a
basis of mutual interest and under­standing.
Omega Circle was estab­lished
here some years ago.
Each year, the fraternity has three
elections to pick its active men for
the succeeding year, the first of these
coming in the early Spring when ju-
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Local Tin Soldiers Will
Stage Love Feast, Dance
About 35 laddie bucks of the
stewdent R. 0. T. C. corpse will
pick up their molls and hot foot
it to a feed tonight. Rumours
have it that food will be served.
The men who will attend the
function are members of a club
commonly known as Blabbard
and Scade. It has been reported
that the gang has some purpose,
ideal, and qualifications, but, as
yet, no one has been able to de­termine
what they are.
Those in charge of the pro­gram
have announced that they
were unable to arrange an at­tractive
offering for the guests
but they did succeed in getting
Little Ready to sing and His
Lordsip to dance.
After this little party, the
guests will engage in a foot step-pin'
on contest at the gym.
STUDENT OFFICERS
PRESENT MILITARY
BALL THIS EVENING
Many Visiting Young Ladies
Arrive In City For Annual
Cadet Presentation
BANQUET PLANNED
Various Units Will Be Given
Leadouts; Miss Franke To
Lead Grand March
C. J. YOUNG DIES
LATE WEDNESDAY
Pioneer Citizen Of Auburn
Was Outstanding Leader In
Local Community
C. J. Young, 56, one of Auburns
most prominent citizens, died sud­denly
at his home here Wednesday
evening at 6:00 o'clock.
Death resulted from heart failure
following an attack of influenza. His
condition was not considered serious
until Tueseday. Late Wednesday af­ternoon
local physicians and special­ists
from Montgomery and Opelika
announced that there was no chance
for his recovery.
The body was sent by train early
Thursday morning to Forest City, N.
C, Mr. Young's old home, where fu­neral
services will be held Friday.
Mrs. Young' and his two daughters,
Mrs. L. L. Johnson and Mrs. Leslie
Woodall, and Mrs. Alma Whatley ac­companies
the body to Forest City for
the funeral.
For the last 15 years Mr. Young
has owned and operated the Ideal
Laundry at Auburn, moving here
from Hurtsboro. He was a Mason
and member of the Rotary Club and
Baptist Church. Mr. Young had a
host of friends here and was active
in , all progressive moves undertaken
by the town of Auburn.
In addition to his widow, the for­mer
Claudie Fortune, and two daugh­ters,
he is survived by one son, G. E.
Young, all of Auburn.
G. E. Young, Leslie Woodall, son-in-
law of Mr. Young, and Homer
Wright left Auburn by automobile
Wednesday evening to attend the fu­neral
in Forest City.
With many visiting young ladies
arriving, the city is taking on a fes­tive
air as senior R.O.T.C. students
prepare for the Military Ball and at­tendant
entertainments tonight. The
Ball is scheduled to begin at ten-thirty,
and dancing will continue un­til
one o'clock with a brief intermis­sion
about eleven-thirty.
The program calls for one artillery
and one engineer lead-out, a Scabbard
and Blade lead-out, two no-breaks,
and the Grand March. The feature
of the evening will be the "march"
which will be led by Miss Helen
Franke with Cadet Colonel Justin
Morrill acting as her escort. Those
participating in this event will march
beneath an arch of crossed sabers.
The Scabbard and Blade banquet
will begin the festivities. Members
of this national student military or­ganization
and their dates will as­semble
in the Eastern Star banquet
hall at six-thirty and the entertain­ment
will begin immediately. The
program for this affair calls for Cap­tain
W. A. Metts to act as toastmas-ter
with Major G. H. Franke giving a
short talk. Also, several of the army
officers on duty in the R. O. T. C.
department here and student officers
will probably be called upon to give
impromptu talks.
ORGANIZATION OF
INDEPENDENTS IS
READILY EFFECTED
Non-Fraternity Men And Wom­en
Meet To Organize And
Form Plans For Future
OFFICERS ELECTED
New Group Established On
Campus As Athletic, Social,
And Political Combine
THRILLING MOVIE BE
SHOWN HERE SUNDAY
"Three men missing sixth day.
Sending planes out to search."
"Men found holed up in deserted
cabin; cold, hungry, but okay."
These are samples of the terse wire­lesses
that reached the Metro-Gold-wyn-
Mayer production offices almost
daily from the schooner "Nanuk,"
bearing the polar expedition under
Col. W. S. Van Dyke, which traveled
13,000 miles to film "Eskimo," epic
of the frozen North, to be shown Sun­day
and Monday, March 4 and 5, at
the Tiger Theatre.
These messages were not narratives
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Auburn Poloists Will
Meet Ramblers Today
At three-fifteen this afternoon,
Coach Tom Gunby will lead the Au­burn
polo team against Major
Franke's Army Ramblers in an exhi­bition
match which promises to be one
of the most enjoyable games played
on Bullard Field this year.
The match is an added attraction
accompanying the preesntation of the
military ball, and will enable the team
to prepare itself for the hard schedule
of the ensuing year.
The starting line-up for the Au­burn
team will probably be as fol­lows:
Bo Fincher, W. O. Johnston,
Justin Morrill, and Jim Suydam.
Other members of the team which
have shown up well and will most
likely see service before the game is
over are: Black, Duke, Franklin, Al-dredge
and Dexter.
Although weather conditions have
prevented the team from practicing
as much as was desired, they are in
very good shape, and Coach Gunby
expects a strong team to grow out of
it before the season is brought to a
close.
The polo team was organized back
in 1931. In the three years that have
passed Capt. Gunby has built up one
of the strongest teams in the United
States, having emerged from its heavy
schedule last year with the title of
Champions of the Southern Confer­ence.
The Ramblers, under the leadership
of Major Franke, are composed of lo­cal
army officers. This team will be
able to give the student team plenty
of competition as they played quite
a few games during the Christmas
holidays with visiting polo teams, and
were victorious.
No admission will be. charged for
this match, but at future matches stu­dents
will be admitted only upon pre­sentation
of athletic books at the en­trance
to the" field.
An organization of non-fraternity
students was effectively brought
about Wednesday evening when one
hundred "and eighteen representative
men and women, not affiliated with
any Greek-letter social lodge, met in
Langdon Hall and elected officers.
These students, designating them­selves
as members of the Independ­ent
Student Association, elected
Charles E. Rich, senior in the De­partment
of Textile Engineering, to
head the organized independent stu­dent
group. As Vice-President they
elected Scotty McRae, senior in the
School of Electrical Engineering.
Bama Lynn Ayres of the Department
of Education was made Secretary,
and C. Ai. Pruett, junior in the
School pf Electrical Engineering was
made Treasurer.
At this meeting a constitution was
read, changed, and adopted by the
group. Tentative plans for a Non-
Social Fraternity Executive Council
were drawn up and a committee ap­pointed
to bring about the formation
of such a council. It was inferred
that the purpose of this Council is
to have a more intimate group to
represent the large body of students
of the various departments when
matters involving lengthy investiga­tions
arise.
Further plans of the Association's
activities were discussed in regards
to the functioning of the group in
other phases of campus life. Ac­cording
toJRich, the association now
has plans under way for the members
to be active socially before the end
of this semester. Also, that the plans
for next year would include inter-group
athletics as well a ssocial func­tions
and political ventures.
The meeting adjourned at this
point after 7 o'clock Friday March
2 in Brown Hall were designated as
the time and place of the next meet­ing.
President Rich urges that all non-sorority
women on the campus make
a special effort to attend this next
meeting as they form an integral
part of the unaffiliated student body.
UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY SHOWN
AS CANDIDATES FILE PETITIONS WITH
CHAIRMAN OF ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Go-To-Church Month Will
Begin Next Sunday-Greer
Dick Greer, President of the
Y. M. C. A. today called attention
to the fact that the Go-To-Church
month would begin Sunday,
March 4, and continue for four
Sundays through March 26.
The basis will be three attend­ances
each Sunday instead of four
as was the practice last year. The
average for fraternities will be
based upon the percentages of
the membership of each fraterni­ty
attending church during this
period.
Blank reports have been sent
to the various fraternities by the
Y. M. C. A. Each fraternity is
urged to fill in the desired infor­mation
and • return promptly.
These reports should be returned
by mail. The averages will be
immediately compiled and the
records posted.
Largest Number Of Candidates In History Of
Student Government Association Enter Race;
Cabinet Passes New Rules Governing
Conduct Of Election; Watchers
Will Be Allowed
AUBURN RIFLEMEN
SCORE VICTORIES
Team Enters Finals Of Military
Championship Of United
States
"SECOND CHILDHOOD"
BE PRESENTED HERE
A bottle of a strange liquid labeled
"Elixir of Youth"—a rich old wido­wer
in love with a beautiful girl and
seeking youth—and thereby hangs a
tale which will be unfolded in "Sec­ond
Childhood," the third production
of the Auburn-Opelika Community
Players which will be preesnted at
the High School in Auburn Satur­day
evening at St o'clock.
"Second Childhood" is a hilarious
farce and will be presented by a tal­ented
cast of Auburn and Opelika
thespians under the direction of
Charles Floyd in a manner calculated
to keep the audience in gales of
laughter from opening to closing cur­tain.
It is the story of an "elixir of
youth" concocted by an eccentric Ger­man
doctor, played by Cecil Stowe.
The doctor has a beautiful daughter
(Miss Mary Jo Foster) whose hand is
sought by a rich old widower (Prof.
C. R. Wade) and the doctor's young
assistant (Wheeler Blackstone). The
widower, in order to regain his lost
youth and compete with his young ri-
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Auburn's Rifle Team has entered
the finals for the Military Champion­ship
of the United States. The final
standing of the fourth Corps Area is:
Louisiana State University, 3734; Au­burn,
3657; University of Alabama,
3650, and the University of Tennes­see,
3650. These four teams will
meet representatives of the other
eight Corps Areas in the final
matches which will be held within a
few weeks.
During the past week the Rifles
have been victorious over the follow­ing
teams: University of Nevada, by
a margin.of 290 points; University of
Vermont by 310 points; Pennsylva­nia
State College by 57 points, and
Davidson College by 89 points. The
University of Illinois beat Auburn by
the closest score of the season when
they shot 3652 points to the Rifles'
3651. The University of Pittsburgh
defeated Auburn by 41 points.
The "Oranges" evened the season's
intra-squad matches by defeating the
"Blues" by a good score'last week.
The Intra-squad championship will
be decided this week which is the final
week of the season. In addition to
the final set of matches, the Rifles
will compete in the American Military
Engineers' Trophy Match this week.
Lt. Bowman is exceedingly pleased
with Auburn's standing in the Corps
and has great hopes for them in the
coming matehes.
"ULTIMA THULE" TO
BE GIVEN SATURDAY
The Auburn Players, under the di­rection
of Prof. Telfair Peet, are pre­senting
their, second play of the year
tomorrow night in Langdon Hall. The
play, Ultima Thule, has its setting in
Alabama and is an extremely modern
play in five acts.
Elaborate lighting and scenic ef­fects
have been worked out, and the
set is said to be highly attractive.
Franklin Woodruff will act as house-manager;
Beatrice Gamble as assist­ant-
director, and Doris Northrup as
official prompter.
The play is scheduled to open to­morrow
night at 8 o'clock, a small ad­mission
of 15c being charged to de­fray
expenses of production.
Forty-five candidates filed nomination blanks for election
to membership on the Executive Cabinet with George Hardy,
chairman of the elections committee up until six o'clock last
night and thus officially opened one of the most active political
seasons ever experienced on this campus. Sixteen students
will be selected from the list of candidates at the annual cab­inet
election which will be held on Wednesday, March 7, to
serve on the student governing board during next year.
In compliance with requests on the part of the candidates,
the Executive Cabinet has set up rules which will allow each
candidate to have a watcher at the polls and one at the count­ing
of the votes after the election provided the necessary
affidavits are filled in and filed with the chairman of the elec­tion
committee.
The polls will be opened on election
day from eight a.m. until five p.m.
continuously in order that the entire
student body may have an opportuni­ty
to vote, and a list of qualified
voters will be on hand at the polls to
be checked by each individual voter.
The list of candidates and the
schools from which they are running
is as follows:
School of Engineering: vote for
two senior representatives, one junior
representative, one sophomore rep­resentative;
from senior representa­tives:
Jack L. Coan, William B. Col­lins,
Lynwood Funchess, Jean Hea-cock;
junior representative: John
Finch, Morris Pelham, John O. Rush,
William B. Thomas; sophomore rep­resentative:
J. C. (Jake) Hearn, Tra­vis
Maloy, Ralph Sargent, and Hugh
Wilson.
School of Architecture and Allied
Arts; vote for one senior and one
junior representative: senior repre­sentative,
Austin Martin, Frank
Smith, J. M. Thrasher; junior repre­sentative,
Bill Cox, Alton Graves,
Jack Morton, E. O. Murray.
School of Agriculture; vote for
one senior and one junior represen­tative:
senior representative, Ralph
Jones, Robert Kimbrough, C. Cayce
Scorborough; junior representative:
H. Calvin Arant.
School of Science and Literature;
vote for one senior and one junior
representative: senior representative,
James M. (Bob) Hamilton, G. M.
Pigler, M. Cecil Padgett; junior rep­resentative:
Blake Campbell, Harry
Hooper, Jr., B. H. Johnson, Jr., James
E. Vance, Merwin B. York.
School of Education; vote for one
senior representative: M. K. (Mutt)
Morris, Randall Parrish.
School of Veterinary Medicine;
vote for one senior representative:
Arthur S. Moore.
School of Chemistry and Pharma­cy;
vote for one senior and one ju­nior
representative: senior represen­tative;
William M. Hughes, John D.
McPherson; junior representative: J.
Hardee Deer, Charlie Hightower, Jr.,
Gilbert E. McMillan, George Poole,
James A. Tyson.
School of Home Ecoonmics, vote
for one senior representative; senior
representative: Velma Patterson,
Frances Sundberg.
School of Textile Engineering: vote
for one senior representative: James
S. Bonner, Britt L. Veazey, Jr.
The rules which were passed by
the Executive Cabinet upon the rec­ommendation
of the elections com­mittee
to cover representatives of the
candidates at the polls are as follows:
1. There will be absolutely no elec­tioneering
or loitering at or in the
vicinity of the polls, either by can­didates
for election or by their sup­porters.
Violations of this rule may be re­ported
to the student Executive Cab­inet
by any observed and the cabinet
at its discretion have the power to
disqualify the candidate.
2. Evidences of fraud in the cast­ing
of ballots, etc., are to be properly
dealt with by the cabinet. The cab­inet
may act at its discretion; and
shall have power to officially disqual­ify
the candidate or recommend pro­per
discipline by the college.
3. All ballots shall be folded by
students voting them before placing
them in the ballot box.
4. Any political organization or
candidate may have one' official
watcher at the balloting room during
•the balloting period. Candidates de­siring
watchers must fill out the fol­lowing
form and have it in the hands
of George Hardy, chairman of the
elections committee, at the A L T
house by Tuesday, March 6, at six
p.m.
"I appoint '-. to watch for
me at the polls from (time) to (time)
and accept the responsibility for his
conduct while there. I agree that
any unethical conduct on his part
shall justify my official disqualifica­tion
at the discretion of the cabinet."
Signed ; candidate.
None other than so appointed
watchers wil be permitted to remain
at the polls.
5. Any political organization or
candidate may have one official
watcher at the polls, after the bal­loting
period, for the counting of
votes.
Candidates desiring watchers must
fill out the following form and have
it in the hands of George Hardy at
the A L T house by Tuesday March
6 at six p.m.
"I appoint ; to watch for
me during the counting of votes and
agree that any unethical conduct on
his part shall justify my official dis­qualification
at the discretion of the
cabinet."
Signed — candidate.
"I agree that I will remain in the
counting room until dismissed by the
cabinet after the results have been
published in the Plainsman."
Signed
6.
watcher.
Any violation of the spirit or
the letter of the above rules will be
handled by the student Executive
Cabinet at its discretion.
Students are hereby cautioned that
no ballot will be counted which has
been left unsigned or shows any evi­dence
of fraud. All students are
asked to indicate their class in school
below their signatures on the ballot.
Handling of the election falls to
members of the elections committee
who are: George Hardy, chairman,
Wyman McCall, Katherine Jackson,
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C. J. YOUNG
Students and faculty members join with
this newspaper in extending deepest sym­pathy
to the family of Mr. C. J. Young, a
man whom we all knew and loved as a
true Auburn man. His integrity and good
will in the business world and his loyalty
and initiative on any project which was
for the good of the institution will ever
cause him to be remembered as one of the
men of whom Auburn is most proud.
GOOD MANNERS
One of the most predominate features
which characterizes Auburn as an institu­tion
of great friendliness and harmony be­tween
students and members of the faculty
is the air of naturalness which pervades
the entire campus and city. The manner
in which students speak to each other,
whether formally introduced or not, and
the unaffected manner in which the major­ity
of the students conduct themselves at
all times are traditions which are the ob­ject
of no little envy in the eyes of other
institutions of the country. It is quite pos­sible,
however, that the meaning of the
words "acting natural" may be misinter­preted
by members of the student body,
and a consequent situation established
which in no way would enhance the beauty
of the intended state of affairs.
By this we mean that some' of the stu­dents
here are taking advantage of the tra­ditional
air of naturalness in that they are
including in it a tendency toward ungen-tlemanly
and unladylike conduct which im­mediately
thwart the original purpose of
the tradition. How often do we see stu­dents
speaking and acting in the presence
of ladies and often in public gathering
places in a manner which is strictly bad
taste and directly opposite to all rules of
etiquette! How often do we hear young
ladies using language and making remarks
which are contrary to all unwritten rules of
proper feminine behavior! How often do
we see both male and female students con­ducting
themselves in a manner which is
adequately described by the slang word
"sloppy," and thus laying themselves open
to the formation of a slovernly and care­less
form of character which will undoubt­edly
be determined to them in later life!
We speak with an air of contempt of
other institutions in which dress is precise
and nice manners are essential, but little
do we realize that in later life, when col­lege
days are over, it will be necessary for
us to assume a similar role. In our opin­ion,
there must be. some definite relation­ship
between the form of dress and con­duct
of the individuals. Untidy dress ap­parently
results in loose and unrestrained
conduct, while more precise dress brings an
awakening to the fact that nice manners
are an asset and therefore should be used.
We do not feel, however, that a person can­not
go. around without a necktie on, or
with some tousled, but comfortable clothes
on and still behave in a manner which
would be gentlemanly.
In other words, we mean that just be­cause
Auburn is a place which encourages
friendliness and naturalness, neither male
nor femal students should allow their man­ners
to drop to a lower standard and try
to hide the decline under cover of the prin­ciples
which tradition is supposed to up­hold.
We do not advocate the traditions
of this institution should be changed the
slightest bit, but we do feel that members
of the student body should be a little more
formal in their conduct and should think
a little about the standards of conduct as
set up and upheld by the old South.
THE FOUR DIFFERENT KINDS
An interesting classification of college
students as to their aims and objectives was
made by Dr. Robert H. Tucker in his ad­dress
before the Association of Virginia
Colleges, in Roanoke, last week. Dr. Tuck­er
pointed out that there are at least four
fairly distinct groups of students on every
college campus, which he characterized as
follows:
(1) A small group, representatives of the
older type, whose tastes and interests
are served by the pre-professional cur­riculum.
(2) A non-professional group, seeking a
cultural and social experience which
they feel will prepare them for more
effective living.
(3) A group who somehow regard the col­lege
as affording a wide avenue to
yealth and power.
(4) A group whose aspirations extend but
little beyond the fashion and prestige
connected with the college contact.
This is an interesting, though perfectly
obvious, classification. Nearly every stu­dent
here, or what is perhaps better, nearly
every man enrolled here, belongs in one of
these groups. Like most other old schools,
Washington and Lee is historically a uni­versity
for groups one and two; it still is,
although group four is firmly entrenched
here now, too; giving a full quota to that
more and general and inclusive group, the
"sandbags." It is groups one and two that
have given Washington and Lee its respect­ed
position in the educational world, and it
is these types of students who will keep it
there. The other groups have nothing to
contribute, unless the University is to be­come
a glorified country club, with just
enough trace of cultural atmosphere to be­guile
the folks back home into financing
four or five years of play. Nor can a small
college hope to compete with the large ones
in giving the highly specialized and tech­nical
training it takes to draw the big sal­aries.
Either the student must get this-outside
of college or in some institution es­pecially
prepared to give it. Thus it is ap­parent
that Washington and Lee is most
adequate to meet the needs of groups one
and two and that these groups are most
desirable to the University.—Ring Turn
Pht.
A CRUSADER IN COLLEGE
EDUCATION
A 26-year-old Yale professor of laws was
introduced to one of the United States Su­preme
Court justices. The justice, think­ing
to put the young man at ease, said: "I
suppose that you teach your students that
all judges are crazy?" "No," replied the
boy-wonder coldly, "We let them find out
for themselves."
In this last sentence the boy-wonder, who
has now become a man-wonder, expresses
his philosophy concerning educational pro­cedure.
This man-wonder is Robert M.
Hutchins, and instead of selling insurance
or bonds, he is president of the University
of Chicago. He was brought there four
years ago, shocking the entire nation be­cause
of his being only twenty-nine years
of age. It was widely predicted that his
stay in the university would be short. The
alumni will tell you with a touch of pride
that Hutchins is still sawing wood up there.
This young president is remaking educa­tion
at Chicago—transforming a university
from a place for teaching into a place for
learning. His radical education methods
made him, at first bitter enemies among
the faculty and mellow conservatives; but
he weathered the storm, and now enjoys
the profound respect of that same faculty.
Hutchins believes that being practical
has too long meant copying the errors of our
ancestors. That is what he proposes not
to do; and he proposes that his university
shall not do so either. The purpose of edu­cation,
according to this liberal president,
is not "to settle the minds of young men
and women, to fill them with unnecessary
information or righteous dogma; it is not
to reform or amuse them or give them so­cial
prestige. It is to unsettle their minds,
widen their horizons, and inflame their in­tellects."
The college exists to teach its
students to think,—to think straight if pos­sible,
but to think always for themselves.
Robert M. Hutchins has recently been
appointed to an important federal post by
President Roosevelt, whom he did not vote
for. The president of the University of
Chicago voted for the Socialist candidate,
Norman Thomas, because, as he told a
New York reporter; the two major parties
did not make themselves clear on vital is­sues.
He is too busy to refute his critics,
too learned to be ashamed of his learning,
too ambitious to be tactful, too honest to
be warm; sells himself on realities alone.
He is aloof, not because he is unfriendly,
but because he is too busy. "Here is a
young man," says Milton H. Mayor, "who
will make history or bust."
This midwestern university has become a
EDITOR'S NOTE: The opinions expressed in this
column are not necessarily the editorial opinions of
this paper. It is a column or personal comment,
and is not to he read as an expression of our
editorial policy.
» * * *
DIOGENES, the small-town Greek
lad, went hunting for an honest man.
He took his true, tried, and trusted
lantern along. Diogenes returned down­cast
and disappointed. He failed to find
the bloke.
Were he here today, and were he to
search about this model town . . . he not
only would have the utmost difficulty in
finding anything the least part resembling
the object of his original search . . . not
only that, but his lantern would be stolen,
and probably his saintly garments.
* * * *
Permit, our dear editor, our saying this
is tlndoubtedly the damn funniest school we
we have ever attended. There have been
three. Not counting Sumpter's two semes-ters
at the Government school for young
men at Atlanta;
* * * * *
There are without doubt in this school
some of the finest boys and girls anywhere.
And there are some others who should be
shot. Indeed, yes . . . shot. We have,
our dear editor, in this school some abject
morons who shouldn't be in college at all.
You know that! Yes, leave the moron in.
Exactly fits.
There are others who can be classed . . .
with most profound apologies to the rep­tiles
. . . as snakes in the grass. And
there are others who-are just fillers. The
good lawd just put them in to fill out the
population.
* * * *
The little lad who gently borrowed the
radio from the recreational room. To think
that a machine which can reproduce Oley
Speaks' "Sylvia" . . . Kriesler's "Caprice
Vennios" . . . and Victor Herbert's "A
Kiss In The Dark" should have been taken
by such an ape. Usually individuals who
go in for pilfering are not so blessed with
soul enough to appreciate the fine music
which can be heard over such a machine.
The most enjoyment that can be hoped for
by the wee laddie who most surely in a
moment of weakness stepped from his
heavenly throne and stepped off with the
radio . . . the most enjoyment he could
even pray for would be a New Orleans jazz
band playing "Basis Street Blues." Music
other than that would be most surely dis­cords
and didoes for the dear little man.
* * * *
But, My God . . . to think that Tibbett's
"Glory Road" might sometime roll into a
room filled with dirty socks, cigarette butts,
and unwashed necks.
* * * *
And such people waste time in college!
* * * *
Who is the egg-on-toast in town with the
big "S" on his sweater? Sorry, buddy, but
it takes the potatoes instead of pull-overs
in this town to get to first base with the la­dies.
Could the "S" represent Sunny Side
Normal?
* * * *
And the Coast and Geodetic individual
with the mustache and derby provokes the
envy on passing.
* * * *
Two bits of news about a present and an
E. The writer of "Derf" over across the
• i
page was kidnapped by four unknown gen­tlemen
Saturday night and given a hide-tanning
with a couple of belts. He wound
up with a sack over his head, and gag in
his mouth, and tied hand and foot. Such
is the life of a columnist.
Gum . . . the Ex . . . got into a storm
Saturday and sent his lady in Virginia a
telegram containing some of that good but
crazy writing he used to do. In Virginia
the snow was coming down in sheets, and
so much so that the telegram couldn't be
delivered. It was phoned out from the of­fice,
and received by the Dean of Women
at the school. Whereupon the Dean of
Women asked the little girl whether she
thought it entirely proper to know such
people.
* * * *
Who is the wise guy in town who phoned
a co-ed in town last Tuesday night and of­fered
to wager her two to one that she
would be married before school ends? The
dame's been married a week, wise guy.
Don't you ever get around? Now who is
she?
* *• * *
Sumpter, in bed with a Santa Claus hat
on, wants to know if it's true that a local
bootlegger, who hasn't been getting the
trade he used to since the 14-mile-out stuff
was discovered, is offering to deliver his
stuff at 2 per gal? And wants to know who
would have it if he did? And ain't there
a law against such carryings on?
refuge for honest liberalism under the
guiding hand of a president who has the
courage to think for himself and to put
over his ideas even though they be unpop­ular.—
The Vista.
*> AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
Frosh: Look at the wrinkles on that co-ed's neck!
Senior: Wrinkles, hell! Those are service stripes.—M I T Voo Doo
* * * * * * * *
Matrominy is a serious word, says a domestic science lecturer. He is wrong—
matrimony is a sentence.—Annapolis Log.
• • • * • * * *
, Boss: You ask high wages for a man with no experience.
Applicant: But it's so much harder work when, you don't know anything about
it.—-Annapolis Log.
* * * * * * * *
SIX-CYLINDER LOVE
I love my gal though she ain't much—
She's homely in a way;
But she lives three houses down our block,
And drives to school each day.—Minn. Ski-U-Mah.
* * * * * * * *
In the absence of the Cajoler, and because of the failure of local merchants to
handle breezy magazines, we find the student body in a state of meta-morphism,
both in and out of class.
* * * * * * * *
Anyone desiring information on how to conduct one's self on week-end business
trips to Birmingham may obtain same by calling one Ran De White at the Alpha
Tau Omega "mansion." He will also be glad to point out a short cut back to Au­burn
by way of Montevallo. ,
* * * * * * * *
And if Joe Ledbetter can explain his new nickname of "Jake," and tell every­one
the connection that it has with^the "medicine man," we will all be quite con­tented.
* * * * * * * *
She was only a chemistry prof's daughter, but she knew her heat equivalents.
* * * * * * * *
Boss: There's two dollars missing from my desk drawer, and no one but you
and I have a key to it.
Office Boy: Well, let's each put a dollar back and forget about it.—Arizona
Kitty Cat.
\ * * * * * * **
Wife Number One: My husband never knows what I go through when he snores.
Wife Number Two: Yes, my husband doesn't miss his small change either.—
Chicago Phoenix.
* * * * * * * *
Collegiate: Father, I've a notion to settle down and start raising chickens.
Father: Better try owls. Their hours will suit you better.—Carnegie Tech
Puppet.
* * * * * * * *
Except for the censor, we could preach what we practice.—Punch Bowl.
* * * * * * * *
"Is he fresh? Why, I had to slap him three times before I gave in."—Indiana
Board Walk.
* " * * * * * * *
"I didn't raise my daughter to be fiddled with," said the cat when she rescued
her offspring from the violin factory.—Kansas Sour Owl.
* * * * * * * *
You've no doubt heard of the Freshman who wanted to be a motorman on a
street car so he could kick the gong around.—Ohio State Sun Dial.
* * * * * * * *
Jerry: I like to hear that professor lecture on history. He brings things home
to me that I have never seen before.
Tom: That's nothing, so does the Student Laundry Agency.—Vassar Vagabond.
With Other Colleges
By BILLIE THOMAS
Did you know that up at Columbia Uni­versity
they have an Intra-University Dat­ing
Bureau, through which a young man
or woman can make a date with the person
of his or her dream. While the timid boy
describes his dream girl, the bureau sizes
up the dreamer and catalogues him. One
by one all are catalogued and dates are as­signed
on the basis of dream requirements.
—University atchet.
* * * *
The Red and Black, student publication
at the University of Georgia streams across
its headlines the news that it has risen to
the height of being the south's 'Preemi­nent'
college paper. It goes on to say that
the Red and Black has been printed since
1895. The first type for the first paper
was set by hand, and Mr. W. W. Hayes, the
man who printed this first paper is print­ing
the 1934 editions. An orchid to the
Red and Black. \
* * * *
While professors at the University of
Minnesota dory themselves in the laby­rinths
of research, their wives and secre­taries
seek recreation and exercise every
Tuesday and Friday in the women's gym­nasium,
where they strive to master the
fine arts of tap dancing and badminton.
One of the wives was heard to say "You
know, I was raised in a strict Methodist
family, and if they could see me in this tap
dancing class, they'd disown me right off!"
* * * *
The girls on the staff of the Minnesota
Daily will edit the entire paper for one
day. The entire male element will be run
out of office and the women will assume
the helm of affairs.
However, by request of the women, one
boy will be retained to help. This lucky
boy is none other than Al Magnuson, the
copy boy. When the ladies took over the
paper three years ago, he was the only
boy permitted in the office, and when inter­viewed
yesterday said he was looking for­ward
to the experience again this year.
"I was too young last time!" he said.
"This time I'll know better."
* * * *
TONGUE TWISTERS
When E. L. Haden, of Phillips, Arkan­sas,
found himself being gored by art en­raged
cow in his barnyard Sunday night
and was unable to call for help because of
a recent throat operation, he did the next
best thing. He grabbed the cow by the
tongue and by twisting, made her bellow
in pain, thereby attracting members of the
family who rushed to the rescue. Haden re­cently
had his larnyx removed and could
not cry for aid. k
Mr. Haden was attacked while he was
chasing a chicken whose squawking was
mistaken by the cow as the cry of her calf.
As the cow stood over him after he had
been thrown, he saw his opportunity—the
cow's tongue as she was exulting with open
mouth at his defeat. He grabbed both
opportunity and tongue and held on with
strenuous motions which turned the tide
of battle his way. After the rescue, it was
found that Mr. Haden had sustained a bro­ken
shoulder and a bruised eye.
* * * *
"CONSIDER THIS WORK OF ART"
College men want their women—
To be like cigarettes:
Just so many; all slender and trim,
In a case,
Waiting in a row,
To be selected, set aflame, and
Discarded. (^
More fastidious men prefer women
Like cigars:
They are more expensive,
Look better, and last longer;
If the brand is good
They aren't given away.
Good men treat their women
Like pipes:
And become more attached to them,
The older they grow
When the flame is burnt out,
They still look after them,
Knock them gently
(But lovingly),
And care for them always;
No man shares his pipe. .
—Kentucky Kernel.
* * * *
A vigilence committee at Indiana uni­versity
has been given the happy task of
making all seniors wear cream-colored cor­duroys.
At the University of Maryland
the students are subject to a three-dollar
fine for every unexcused absence. Bru­nettes
are the favorites of Kentucky men.
One of the sixteen Northwestern University
students recently elected to Phi Beta Kap­pa,
matriculated at the age of thirteen and
was graduated at seventeen.—Reveille. ,
DEADLY DEDUCTIONS
By Deri
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.
* * * *
SAGA OF THE VILLAGE
Canto The Third
IN THE WORLD of romance, Awbrin's
political leaders were unexcelled. Es­pecially
Mr. Moral, who had everything
and plenty. Moral, you may remember,
started the big stick policy when the fe­males
gathered around him got so thick he
was like to have suffocated. Yes, indeed,
if a woman got Moral aroused, he'd raise
the roof. He was known for that ability.
He was the original powerhouse. There
have as yet been no substitutes offered. He
was an engineer who did not play with
trifles. Moral used to be a Northwest
mountie. But he turned sissy. Now he
always gets his woman. Until he got got.
You see, it was this'way. It seems that
Mr. Moral and Major Cranky were the
greatest of pals. It all came about when
Moral defied his classmates and would not
sing about the Major's brazen anatomy.
The Maje found it out and since then
they've been like this (indication of two
fingers side by side).
It developed until Mr. Moral slipped into
second in command of the Awbrin militia.
Then he came under the surveillance of
the Maje's daughter, Hell N. Cranky. And
when she saw Mr. Moral, folks, things hap­pened.
You get the idea, don't you—Hell N.
Cranky was the sort that was used to
knocking the boys' eyes out, so to speak.
Well, she met her match in Mr. Moral. He
was a man's man. But he didn't waste his
time with the men. Not him. He was
Justin fair to everybody. So, as I said,
when the two got together, things were
bound to happen.
Perhaps you heard rumors of the affair
about a pin, maybe you're deaf and couldn't
hear about it. To be frank, the story was
a bit twisted. The pin in question wasn't
Moral's pin at all. It was just one' he'd ac-cidently
borrowed from one of the brothers.
You see, the boys at the Fie house are
brotherly that way.
There really was no point in bringing up
all this data about Mr. and Mrs. Moral, ex­cept
to show what happens when an im­movable
object (Moral, encounters an ir-resistable
force. You wanta know the an­swer?
Look at Wednesday's PLAINSMAN
at the star gazer on the front page. That
shows what happened to the irresistable
force. As to the immovable object, I refer
you to the toothmarks on Moral's arm.
And of course, just as naturally as soup
leads to nuts, so Moral's love tale leads to
that of two of his partners in crime. I
mean Will Libeck and Georgia D. Will
and Georgia both got struck about the same
time. One of them told me confidentially
that it hit like a bolt from the blue. The
other claims it's more like a mule's kick.
Either way its a powerful action. The fair
ladies with the fatal power are none other
than Kate and Duplikate from Norman's
College. As to which goes with which^ its
hard to say. It is a fact that Georgia D.
first put his pin on the girl Will was after.
They looked so much alike that they read
each other's mail so they'll be sure to read
the right letters. Both little girls are
marked now, and if you look real closely,
you'll see Kate with a Slickma Glue pin,
and Duplicate sporting an All-for-lambed-a-
taw headlight.
Another budding romance between two of
the campus lilli.es is that with Joel Ed Bet­ter
singing lyrics to Henry Etowah Slee.
What a combination. Joel is little better
than an idiot. He's so batty in fact that
he thinks all his fratmen are snakes. Some
of them are (Hi Willie). Henry Etowah
is in a pretty bad way too. I might tell,
but it isn't for a gentleman of the likes of
me to divulge dirt about a perfect lady like
Henry Etowah. (That's a favor, hah Hen­ry?)
And now may I be forgiven if in­stead
of repeating that this is a budding
romance, I merely refer to the principles
as two blooming idiots?
Then there is that great, strong, silent
love between that husky man of the out­doors,
F. Redcapman and Sary Stan Lee.
By the light of the wintry moon, they may
be seen bumping down the lane, revealing
in each bump something of the pent-up af­fection
they are too bashful to express.
What could be more beautiful than the ro­mance
of these two simple folk? Did I
hear somebody mention horses? Bring 'em
on, the ones Sary can't ride she'll stuff into
the seat of her riding breeches. She ain't
scared. And if you're scared, say scared.
And now we arrive at our dearly beloved
and worldly wise" Prof. Dubb, U. B. Our
hearts go out to Prof. Bubb, U. B. I warn
you, keep one hand on your pocketbook.
Prof. Dubb, U. B., is a jack-of-all-trades,
and he'll pay off his debts tomorrow if you
are loose with your billfold today. Pity
poor Dubb. His romance has been blasted
and he is left among us, a derelict and a
dreamer, and could you lend him two bits
till'the first of June, 1950?
SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1934 THE 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 P A G E T H R EE
ALABAMA BEATS
GATORS TO WIN
TOURNEY CROWN
'Bama Advances To Finals
After Wins From Miss. State
And Tennessee
For the second time in four years
the University of Alabama quintet
won the Southeastern Conference
basketball crown Tuesday night, de­feating
Florida 41-25 in the finals.
The only first round games sched­uled
were between Tennessee arid Au­burn,
and Georgia and Georgia Tech.
Tennessee swamped Auburn 43-26,
and Georgia defeated Tech 33-19.
Johnson and Wilder led Georgia with
9 points each, while Katz, of Tech,
hit the basket for 5 points.
In the second round Kentucky was
eliminated from the tournament by an
underrated Florida quintet 38-32 in
the biggest upset of the tourney play.
Shearer scored 9 points, and Kinsey,
Warner and Hughes got 8 each in
this stunning defeat of the Kentuck-ians.
Demoisey was the big gun for
Kentucky, scoring 8 points.
Another seeded team, Louisiana
State University, was taken by sur­prise
as a smooth-passing aggrega­tion
from the University of Tennes­see
annexed 42 points to the Tigers
35. Phillips and McPherson, of the
Volunteers, hit the basket for 12 and
10 points respectively, with Sparky
Wade bringing his collegiate basket­ball
career to a brilliant finish with
14 markers for the Tigers. Blair and
Harris also scored heavily for L. S.
U., each chalking up 8 points.
Alabama, without the services of
Kimbrough, one of the most accurate
sharpshooters in the South, decisively
defeated Mississippi State 37-25 with
Big Jim Whatley, Angelich, and Bau-man
standing out for the Crimsons,
with House and Waits playing well
for Mississippi.
Vanderbilt proved her right to a
seeded rating in administering a 46-29
licking to the University of Georgia
quintet. Geny and Scoggins, of the
Commodores demonstrated their of­fensive
ability in scoring 11 and 7
points respectively. Costa, with 8
(Continued on page 4)
LOCAL TEAM TO
PLAY LANGDALE
IN TOURNAMENT
Langdale Is Outstanding Team
In District; Auburn Greatly
Improved Over Last Year
For the second time in as many
tournaments, the Lee County High
School basketball team will encounter
Langdale in the District Basketball
Tourney. Last year, the locals- threw
a scare into the ranks of Langdale
supporters as they held a lead over
the valley quintet until the closing
minutes of play, when Langdale
jumped into a two-point lead. How­ever,
the team this year is considera­bly
better than last season's.aggrega­tion
and although Langdale is one of
the seeded teams of the tourney, the
Auburn team is determined to even
things up. Captain Whatley and
Hugh Wright at forwards, Phillip
Smith at center, and Julian Fowler
and Charles McKinnon at guards will
start for Auburn against the Lang­dale
team. No definite information
is available as to probable starters
for Langdale, but it is understood
(Continued on page 4)
TIGER GROWLS
By B. C. POPE
In the untimely death of Mr. C. J. Young, Auburn has suffered the loss
of one of her most outstanding citizens, and Auburn athletics one of its
strongest supporters.
During his many years residence here, he was a worshipful follpwer of
every Auburn athletic endeavor. Whether in victory or defeat, his faith in
Auburn's teams never waivered. "
Although always an eager specta­tor,
Mr. Young was not one who was
given to. downtown coaching. He be­lieved
in lending his support by plac­ing
his confidence in the coaches and
players.
He was-one" of the leaders in the
movement behind the building of the
new stadium here. He was one of
the first to sense the possibilities of
such a step in the progress of Au­burn.
Mr. Young did much for Au­burn.
One of his greatest joys
in life was Auburn's football
team. He was a keen student
of the game, and got as great a
thrill out of a Tiger victory as
the most rabid freshman in col­lege.
There was one thing about Mr.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce as a candidate
for Sheriff of Lee County, Alabama,
subject to the rules and regulations
of the Democratic Primary to be held
on May 1st, 1934, and on June 12th,
1934. I will appreciate your vote
and influence.
Ed P. BLACKMON.
(Paid political advertisement by
Ed P. Blackmon, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Sheriff of Lee
County, Alabama, subject to the
action of the Democratic Primaries
of May 1st, 1934 and June 12th,
1934. I will greatly appreciate the
vote and influence of all Lee County
voters.
W. E. HOLT.
(Paid political advertisement by
W. E. Holt, Opelika, Ala.)
SEE THE NEW
1 9 3 4
7 CHEVROLET.
Now on display at
our show room.
TATUM
MOTOR CO.
CHEVROLET DEALER
Opelika, Alabama
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby annonuce my candidacy
for office of Sheriff of Lee County,
Ala., subject to the action of the
white Democratic primaries of May
1, 1934 and June 12, 1934. Your
vote and influence wil be appreciat­ed.
W. A. BETTS
(Paid political advertisement by
W. A. Betts, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR PROBATE JUDGE
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Judge of Probate
for Lee County, Alabama, subject to
the. action of the Democratic Pri­maries
to be held on May 1st, 1934
and June 12th," 1934. The vote and
influence,of all Lee County voters
will be deeply appreciated.
JOHN THOMAS FRAZER.
(Paid political advertisement of
John Thomas Frazer, Opelika, Ala.)
Young's life that will always stand
out in my memory. That was his
honesty, and his desire for all of his
friends and associates to be truthful
in their dealings. Although one may
not have always agreed with him in
his every action; one cannot deny
that he always proceeded with the
thought in his heart that • he was
doing the right thing. His honesty
was never doubted. That is as fine a
thing as could ever be said of any
man.
He * *
The formation of Auburn's 1934
football team is fast taking shape out
on Drake Field these afternoons.
Coach Jack- Meagher and his assis­tants
are progressing nicely in their
work to mould together a formidable
aggregation to carry Auburn's colors
on the grid next season. After to­morrow's
scrimmage a better line on
the true status of the squad may be
had.
FOR PROBATE JUDGE
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Probate Judge of
Lee County, Alabama, subject to the
action of the Democratic white pri­maries
of May 1," 1934 and June 12,
1934. I will greatly appreciate the
vote and influence of all voters of
Lee County.
CAL S. ELLINGTON.
(Paid political advertisement by
Cal S. Ellington, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR PROBATE JUDGE
I hereby anounce my candidacy
for the office of Probate Judge of
Le County, Alabama, subject to the
action of the Democratic Primaries
of May 1, 1934, and June 12, 1934.
Your vote and influence will be ap­preciated.
WALLACE B. SALTER.
(Paid political advertisement by
Wallace B. Salter, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR PROBATE JUDGE
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Judge of Probate
for Lee County, Alabama, subject to
the action of the Democratic Pri­maries
to be held on May 1st, 1934
and June 12th, 1934. The vote and
ipfluence of all Lee County voters
will be greatly appreciated.
HENRY K. DICKINSON.
(Paid political advertisement by
Henry K. Dickinson, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR SOLICITOR
FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
I hereby announce my candidacy
to succeed myself for the office of
Solicitor of the .Fifth Judicial Circuit
of Alabama, in the Primary Election
to be held on the First Tuesday in
May, 1934, subject to the action of
the Democratic Party. Your vote
and influence will be greatly appre-
RICHARD H. POWELL, Jr.
(Paid . political advertisement by
Richard H. Powell, Jr., Tuskegee,
Alabama.) - ^^^
FOR TAX ASSESSOR
I hereby announce as a candidate
to succeed myself as Tax Assessor of
Lee County subject to the action of
the Democratic Primary elections to
be held on the first day of May, 1934
and on the twelfth day of June, 1934.
Your vote and influence will be high­ly
appreciated.
B. T. PRINCE.
(Paid political advertisement by
B. T. Prince, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
I hereby announce as a candidate
for" Tax Collector of Lee County
Alabama subject to the rules and
regulations of the Democratic Pri­maries
to be held on May 1st, 1934
and on June 12th, 1934. I will ap­preciate
your vote and influence.
E. A. BURKE.
(Paid political advertisement by
E. A. Burke, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
I hereby anounce as candidate
for re-eletcion as Clerk of the Circuit
Court .of Lee County, subject to the
rules and the action of the Demo­cratic
Primary to be held on the first
Tuesday in May, 1934; and shall
greatly appreciate the vote and in­fluence
of all Lee County voters.
W. O. BROWNFIELD.
(Paid political advertisement of
W. O. Brownfield, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR STATE SENATOR
I hereby announce as candidate
for state senator for the 27th sena­torial
district of Alabama, subject to
the rules and action of the Demo­cratic
Primary to be held on the first
Tuesday in May, 1934, and will
greatly appreciate the vote and in­fluence
of all Lee and Russell County
voters.
FORNEY RENFRO.
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Congratulations are due our
sister institution, the University
of Alabama, for carrying off the
championship cup in the annual
conference basketball tourna­ment
in Atlanta last week. In
winning both the football and
basketball championships in this,
the first year of existence of the
Southeastern Conference, the
Crimson Tiders have accomplish­ed
a great feat.
There appeared in Wednesday's is­sue
on the editorial page under the
title of "Dissertations";, by Pig, a
very shallow bit of commentation.
I refer to the remarks reflecting on
the athletic department.
Now, I don't know Mr. Pig, and
(Continued on page 4)
TWO TEAMS ENTER
SEMI-FINALS FRAT
BASKET TOURNEY
S. A. E. and Delta "Sigma Phi
Advance By Wins Over S.
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Two teams, S. A. E. and Delta Sig­ma
Phi, advanced to the semi-final
round of the Interfraternity Basket­ball
Tournament by virtue of wins
over S. P. E. ( and Alpha Gamma Rho
respectively. >
Sigma Alpha Epsilon defeated Sig­ma
Phi Epsilon 19-18 in one of the
closest games played in the tourna­ment.
S. P. E. was doped as a result
of a decisive victory from Sigma Pi
to beat the S. A. E.'s, but the Sig Sps
never seemed to get going in any
where near the fashion that they did
in earlier games. Despite this, how­ever,
up until the last minutes of play
the S. P. E.'s held a small lead, but
this was obliterated as S. A. E. sank
two goals to pass the S. P. E. margin
and win the game. Foy Thompson, of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, was the high
scorer for his lodge, netting 6 points,
Howard and Justice scoring 4 each.
Joe Dumas, Robinson and Scollard al­though
scoring several points did not
seem to have the eye for the basket
that they had in previous games. In
the semi-finals S. A. E. will play the
winner of the Lamba" Chi-Pi £. A.
game.
Delta Sigma Phi, semi-finalist last
year, effectually subdued Alpha Gam­ma
Rho, winner of the 1933 tourney,
25-12 in one of the most surprising
COACH MEAGHER OPTIMISTIC
OVER RESULTS OF TRAINING
New Mentor Expresses Pleasure At Work Already Done By
Candidates In Spring Practice Sessions; Scrimmages Have
Been Postponed Because Of Inclement Weather
Coach Meagher stated, in an inter­view
yesterday, that 'he was well
well pleased with the showing that the
football team has made so far during
the spring training sessions. While
showing very little polish as yet, the
squad is showing plenty of enthusi­asm
at its work. Coach Meagher fur­ther
stated that he believed that the
games to date. Although Delta Sig
was recognized as having a first-class
quintet, such an overwhelming vic­tory
over last year's winners was a
little unexpected. Billy Morrison led
Delta Sigma Phi,. although scoring
was well distributed. The Delta Sigs
will meet the winner of the A. T. O.­Sigma
Nu game in the semi-finals.
team would soon develop into an out­fit
showing smooth mid-season form.
Owing to the inclement weather,
the regular scrimmages have been
omitted from the daily practice, but
intensive work has been done on block­ing
and tackling.
Yesterday the work consisted of of­fensive
and defensive work on several
plays. Plays were run in an attempt
to find a good backfield group. Stu­art,
a half back from the freshman-team,
was given a trial on several line
plays, and he showed up well in these.
The offensive work has been stressed
so that a regular scrimmage may be
slated for today or early next week.
Many of the- players have been
(Continued on page 4)
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(Continued from page 3)
that several members of last year's
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TOURNEY CROWN
(Continued from page 3)
markers, and-Bowen, with 7, were the
most outstanding performers for the
defeated Georgia team.
The semi-finals of the tournament
were featured by two of the closest
contests ever played in a southern
tournament. Alabama eked out a
29-26 victory over Tennessee after
trailing most of the game, and Flor­ida
vanquished Vanderbilt by a one-point
margin, 24-23.
Alabama met Florida in the finals
and decisively defeated the 'Gators
41-25 in definitely establishing their
superiority as a basketball aggrega­tion.
Florida, tired out from stren­uous
second-round and semi-final bat­tles,
offered, relatively little opposi­tion
to the Alabama team, who reach­ed
their peak of tournament perfor­mance.
Walker and Connaster came
into their own, the former netting 14
points, and Connatser 13. Hughes
stood out for Florida, who fought des­perately
but was too erratic to offer
the Crimson much competition. Flor­ida,
however, deserves credit for de­feating
two of the strongest teams in
the south, Kentucky and Vanderbilt,
and the effort expended by the Gators
in beating these two teams no doubt
slowed up their game against Ala­bama,
The basketball experts selected a
first and second Conference team com­posed
of the following: First team:
Demoisey, Walker, Whatley, Hughes
and Davis; second team: McPherson,
Geny, Warner, Bauman and Shearer.
Tiger Growls
By B. C. Pope
SIX JUNIORS ELECTED
TO OMICRON DELTA
KAPPA HONOR SOCIETY
(Continued from page 3) .
confess I don't care much about
knowing him, DTit such small talk and
suggestions as were made have no
business in print. If one should hold
to an idea of this kind, it should be
locked in the closet and suffocated.
Auburn's athletic - department
has just been reorganized and
the players imbued with more
enthusiasm, and here comes
along a wise-cracking smart-
Aleck who tries to attract at­tention
by criticising the whole
outlay.
Mr. Pig, there are plenty more
things of interest for you to write
about besides athletics, especially
when you don't know what you are
talking about. In the future, it
would be better for you to investigate
and try to find out more facts before
spouting off and making your column
the ridicule of the whole paper.
- * * *
EDITOR'S ' NOTE: Through an
error on the part of the staff of this
paper, a paragraph introducing a quo­tation
from the column of Stuart X.
Stevenson, of the Montgomery Ad­vertiser,
was omitted from the last
issue of Tiger Growls^ For this er­ror
we offer our most humble apolo­gies.
FORTY-FIVE SEEK
CABINET POSITIONS;
ACTIVITY SHOWN
(Continued from page 1)
Joe Ledbetter, and Herbert Harris,
seniors; and Geta Wood, Bill Hughes,
and George Quinney, juniors.
Any student who is running for
office will be barred from the elec­tion
room during the counting of
vote's, even though he be in any way
qualified to be present.
THRILLING MOVIE BE
SHOWN HERE SUNDAY
(Continued from page 1)
of what happened up in Lattitude 66;
but are mere production reports—the
most prosaic of business. Behind
them lies a tale of thrills, of hard­ships,
of narrow escapes, and some­times
terrific suffering, unlike any­thing
in the annals of the screen.
An Arctic "norther" struck the
whaling ship in which the intrepid
crew was traveling, filming with a"
native cast as they progressed north­ward
to the farthermost point inhabi­ted
by man. Fpr days they were in
the grip of the Arctic hurricane toss­ing
like a nutshell.
COACH MEAGHER IS
OPTIMISTIC OVER
RESULTS OF TRAINING
(Continued from page 3)
forced to miss practice sessions be­cause
of colds, but should be out again
in a few days, and with two or three
weeks of good weather, the team
should show a great deal of improve­ment.
Aubrey Hill, an end of last years'
eleven, has been given a trial on the
fullback position, but he has been re­turned
to the line. Frank Turner,
freshman guard, has been changed to
quarterback. With some study, he
will in all probability develop into a
good signal caller. No other changes
of positions have been made.
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'SECOND CHILDHOOD"
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(Continued from page 1)
niors are chosen. Later in the Spring
a second election is held at which ju­niors
are chosen, and a final election
is held in the" Fall of each year, at
which time seniors are selected.
Initiation of the newly elected men
will take place at an early date, ac­cording
to Fred Chapman, president
of the local circle.
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(Continued from page 1)
val, drinks the "elixir" and is turned
into a baby. The situations and com­plications
which follow this event
make "Second Childhood" one of the
funniest plays ever written.
Other characters in the cast are the
doctor's sister (Mrs. Harold Hoff-sommer),
Marcella, a mysterious
Spanish woman (Mrs. Cecil Stowe),
Judge Sanderson, a lawyer (Anderson
Blackburn), the sheriff (Billy Drake),
Mrs. Vivvert (Miss Velma Blanton),
and Mrs. Henderson (Mrs. W. D. Cad-dell).
"
The preesntation of "Second Child­hood"
in Auburn is sponsored by the
Auburn Girl Scouts.
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Will James'
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March 4 and 5
Strangest Love Story Ever Un­folded
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TUESDAY, March 6
"6 OF A KIND"
W. C. Fields, Alison Skipworth,
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Added Attractions Ted Fio Rita
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