1934-02-28 The Plainsman

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Nominations Due
Tomorrow
VOLUME LVII AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY FEB. 28, 1934 NUMBER 38
MISS FRANKE AND
COLONEL MORRILL
LEAD CADET BALL
Executive Committee, Military
Ball, Chooses Miss Franke
To Lead Grand March
AFFAIR TO BE FRIDAY
Scabbard And Blade Will En­tertain
With Banquet Prior
To Annual Cadet Dance
At a recent meeting of committees
in charge of plans for the Senior Mili­tary
Ball, which is to be held Friday
night, March 2, Miss Helen Franke
was selected to lead the Grand March
of the affair with Justin Morrill, ca­det
colonel of th^ local R. O. T.'C.
corps. Miss Franke is a sophomore
here and is the daughter of Major
and Mrs. G. H. Franke, Commandant
of the Auburn student corps.
Randolph White, chairman of the
Invitation and Reception Committee,
has announced that about two hund­red
bids were mailed to young ladies
in several southern states last week.
Also, invitations have been extended
officials of the Fort Benning and Fort
McPherson army posts. In addition
to these guests a number of officers in
the reserve corps who reside in this
area are expected to attend the dance.
According to, Robert Rutland, chair­man
of the Decorations Committee,
work on this part of the preparations
has progressed "rapidly. The gymna­sium
dance floor will be converted in­to
a typical battle scene. The back­drop
will depict a knight mounted on
a horse with a star-studded sky as a
background for the painting. In
front of the orchestra pit will be a
painting of a huge American eagle.
Battle scenes will be used for the
wainscote with wall bracket lamps
casting grotesque silhouettes directly
above. The doorways will be treated
in a unique manner. Pictures of
Scotch infantrymen at "present arms"
will be placed on each side of the en­trances.
A crystal ball, suspended
from a large chandelier, will hang
from the ceiling in the center of the
room. Red, white and blue crepe pa­per
will be strung from each side of
the balcony, and the east wall for the
ceiling. One goal post will be covered
with a painting of the artillery in
signia, while the other will carry the
engineer insignia. French 75's, ma­chine
guns, and other artillery equip­ment
will be placed around the floor
in various positions to complete the
battle scene.
Preceding the Ball, the Scabbard
and Blade banquet will be held in the
Eastern Star Room at seven o'clock.
Members,of the society and their
dates will be the guests at this affair.
Captain W. A- Metts will act as toast-master
for the occasion, with Major
Franke and possibly several other of­ficers
and members of the local Com­pany
giving short talks.
RECITAL BE GIVEN BY
WOMAN'S MUSIC GROUP
The music department of the
Woman's Club will present a recital
in the Recreation Hall under Langdon
Hall at eight o'clock this evening, ac­cording
to word received late today.
The program for the affair has been
announced as follows:
1. Romance from Concerts in D
minor, Wienianski; Andante from
Symphonie Espagnol, Lalo, by Miss
Stockwell playing her violin and ac­companied
by Miss Lisenby at the
piano.
2. Venetian Serenade, Diego; Home
On The Range, Guion; and Love I
Have Won, Ronald, by Mr. Conrad
Stayton accompanied by Mrs. Earl
Hazel.
3. Nocturne, Curran; The Silent
Lute, Gaxz; and The Birthday Wood­man,
by Miss Dean accompanied by
Mrs. Earl Hazel.
4. Indian Lament, Dvorak-Kriesler;
Barcarole, McMillan; and From The
Canebrake, Gardner, by Miss Stock-well
and accompanied by Miss Lis­enby.
The public is invited to attend this
affair, which is one of the many pres­entations
of this club.
Leads Grand March At Military Ball
MISS HELEN FRANKE, Daughter, of Major and Mrs. G. H.
Franke, of this city, who has been chosen by the senior cadet offi­cers
to lead the Grand March at the Military Ball Friday Night.
W.A.A. SPONSORS
•- ATEETIC EVENTS
Two Basketball Tournaments
Have Been Conducted»So
Far; Kappa Deltas Lead
The W. A. A. has sponsored two
basketeball tournaments this year
with women students showing much
interest. Forty-two women students
have participated in this year's pro­gram.
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In the inter-class tournament, a
team composed of Juniors and Seniors
defeated the Sophomores 49 to 39, and
the Freshmen 49 to 25. The Fresh­men
lost to the Sophomores 23 to 16
after leading at the half by a score of
12 to 9.
Mary McGehee lead the forwards
in scoring with 35 points. Nellie Ful­ler
and Gwendolyn Williams were
next with 33 and 30 points respec­tively.
Sara Shealy, Anne Whatley,
and Mary Crawford were the out­standing
guards.
The intramural tournament in
which teams from the sorroities, the
Home Economic Club, and a Club
composed of girls from the town com­peted,
ended Friday night. The re­sults
were as follows: Kappa Deltas,
first; Town Club, second, and Home
Economic Club, third. Kappa Delta
defeated the Town Club 49 to 34.
This game was close throughout, with
the Town Club leading at the half 17
to 14.
By winning the basketball tourna­ment,
the Kappa Deltas gained a sub­stantial
lead in the all-year W. A. A.
intramural program. Kappa Delta
has a total of thirty points while the
Home Economic Club and the Town
Club are tied for second place. Phi
Omega Pi is in third place.
The winner in each sport has pos­session
of the sport cup until won by
another group. At the end of the
year, the W. A. A. will present the
cup to the organization having the
most points. At present, only the
Home Economic Club and the Kappa
Deltas have held the cup.
POLO SQUAD WILL
PLAY HERE FRIDAY
Varsity Mallet Wielders Clash
With Army Ramblers At
Three-Fifteen P. M.
THIRD ANNUAL BAPTIST
RETREAT IS HELD HERE
The Third Annual Baptist Retreat
composed of B. S. U. state officers and
representatives from six state col­leges
was held last Saturday and
Sunday. The conclave was termed
an unusual success by Prof. 0. T.
Ivey who made all the necessary ar­rangements.
Thirty-three students
representing the University of Ala­bama,
Alabama College, Judson, How­ard,
Troy Normal and Florence at-
(Continued on page 4)
The polo team will open its season
with an exhibition match against Ma­jor
Franke's Army Ramblers Team
on the local polo field Friday after­noon
at three-fifteen. This match is
to be an added attraction on the al­ready
full program of entertainment
which accompanies the presentation
of the annual Military Ball, and it
will give Coach Tom Gunby, of the
polo team, his first opportunity to ob­serve
the progress that has been
made by his charges after weeks of
har8 training.
The varsity team composed of Bo.
Fincher, W. 0. Johnson, Justin Mor­rill,
and Jim Suydam will probably
start for the locals and substitutions
will probably be made from among
Calvin Black, regular number one on
the nineteen thirty-two squad, Duke,
Franklin, Aldredge, and Dexter, of
last year's reserve ranks. Oel John­son,
co-captain of last year's team,
will be missing from the line-up this
week, since he is on duty as a reserve
officer at Fort Bragg, North' Caro­lina.
In addition to these men, there are
many other candidates who are work­ing
out daily and who will add much
strength to the squad towards the end
of this year.
Although members of the squad
have been hampered in recent prac­tice
sessions by inclement weather,
the experienced players from last
year's team have shown promise of
great improvement, and it is expected
that a strong team will be developed
before the season is over. Last year,
the locals were undisputed champions
of the Southern Conference.
The Ramblers, under the leadership
of Major Franke, will be composed of
local, army officers. A team using
the same name but made of a combi­nation
of officers and students played
the strong Wimbledon Club in Mobile
during the Christmas holidays and
was victorious in all of its matches.
No admission charge will be made
for this match, but at future matches
students will be admitted only upon
presentation of athletic books at the
entrance to the field. A small admis­sion
price will be charged anyone
other than students at future games
here to help in defraying the expenses
of the team. If weather conditions
are such that "it will not be advisable
to' play the match on Friday after­noon,
it will be played on Saturday,
March 10.
PLAINSMAN AGAIN
TO SPONSOR HIGH
SCHOOUONTESTS
Seven Schools Will Compete In
Journalism And Editorial
Writing Contests
AWARDS TO BE GIVEN
Best Newspaper To Receive
Loving Cup; Best-Editorialist
To Receive Medal
Of the thirty-one high schools from
different parts of, the State that have
accepted invitations to participate in
the annual Dramatic Tournament to
be held here March 16, seven will
compete for the two Plainsman
awards offered each year by the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute newspaper
to the winners of the Journalistic
Contests.
The two awards will be made for
the best high school paper and the
best editorial written by a high school
student. The editorial will be a four-hundred
word paper, to be designated
by the committee of the tourney, and
the paper will be judged on the gen­eral
merit of the contesting high
school papers. The latter event is to
be decided upon by the comparison of
four consecutive issues of each paper
entered.
The award for the best newspaper
will be a handsome silver loving cup,
and the winner of the editorial writ­ing
contest will receive a gold medal.
Judges for the contest will be Profes­sor
J. E. Roop, journalism professor,
and the Plainsman Staff.
The rules governing the newspa­per
contest are:
1. Four consecutive issues of the pa­per
for the present school year
must be submitted, preferably by
the editor in person.
2. Judgment shall be based upon the
quality of the news, editorials, de­partments,
attractiveness and bal­ance
of headlines, coverage of
school interests, and absence of er­rors
in grammar and punctuation.
3. The size of the newspaper and the
size of the school shall have no
bearing in the contest.
The rules governing the editorial
writing contest are:
1. Several topics of local interest or
national will be announced at least
two hours before the contest. This
will allow time for investigation
and choice of subject by the con­testants.
2. One hour shall be given for the
writing of a four-hundred word ed­itorial.
The best preparation for the edito­rial
writing contest as suggested by
the Department of Journalism, is to,
read the current newspapers regular­ly
between now and March 16, noting
carefully the important National and
state developments.
All High Schools are cordially in­vited
to enter the contests. A fee of
one dollar ,to cover entries in all
events will, as last year, be payable
at or before the time of registration.
To date seven high schools have en­tered
the Plainsman Contest. They
are: Belgreen High School, Phil
Campbell High School, and Perry
County High School, Newspaper Con­test;
Hackneyville High School, and
West Blocton High School, Editorial
Contest; and Siluria High School,
and Sumpter County' High School,
both Newspaper and Editorial Con­test.
Mobile High School, winner of the
loving cup last year, has not as yet
accepted the invitation to enter the
tournament this year. Invitations to
the Tournament held each year under
the sponsorship of the English De-parment
were mailed to every accred­ited
high school in the State. Twenty-five
accepted last year.
GENERAL BULLARD IS GUEST SPEAKER
AT CONVOCATION TODAY; PROGRAM IS
PRESENTED DURING KIWANIS LUNCHEON
Auburn Day Is Observed By
The Birmingham Chapter
Of Kiwanis International
DELEGATION SENT
Faculty Members, Administra­tive
Committee, And Stu­dents
Present At Affair
NOTICE!
There will be a call meeting tonight
at 7:00 p. m. in Langdon Hall of all
students not affiliated with any social
organization. The purpose of the
meeting is to organize an independent
student association and to elect offi­cers.
The association is to function
in the interest of the heretofore unor­ganized
and unaffiliated student body.
Faculty members will be present.
Auburn Day was observed at the
regular weekly luncheon of the Birm­ingham
Kiwanis Club yesterday by
the presentation of an appropriate
program; the featured speaker being
General Robert Lee Bullard, gradu­ate
of this institution and command­er
of the Second Army in France
during the World War.
The specially arranged program in­cluded
introduction of guests of the
club, the presentation of the delega­tion
from Auburn, which motored to
Birmingham for the affair, three vo­cal
selections by Sgt. Moxham, who
was accompanied at the piano by Mrs.
Mary Drake Askew, and an informal
talk on Auburn by General Bullard.
The direction of the program was in
the hands of Mr. P. O. Davis, execu­tive
secretary and registrar of this
institution, and the General was in­troduced
by Dr. L. N. Duncan, mem­ber
of the Administrative Committee.
The delegation from Auburn which
motored to the affair yesterday morn­ing
included Dr. J. J. Wilmore, Dr.
B. H. Crenshaw, Dr. L. N. Duncan,
Major G. H. Franke, Sgt. Moxham,
Mr. P. 0. Davis, Mrs. Mary Drake
Askew, and Miss Julia Pace, Justin
Morrill, and Horace Shepard, repre­sentatives
of the student body.
General Bullard was introduced by
Dr. Duncan as a man of highest in­tegrity
and character and Auburn's
most distinguished alumnus. Dr. Dun­can
related how the military career
of this great man had begun here in
Auburn with his promotion from the
rank of Private to that of Corporal.
In his talk the General dwelt upon
his associations with Auburn, both
directly and through the members,of
his family, / and pointed out how he,
as a young man, had had one chief
desire, that being to attend this insti­tution.
He enumerated a number of
instances wherein some of the na­tion's
most distinguished sons at pres­ent
and in the past were Auburn men,
and stated most emphatically that the
glory of Auburn was not confined to
this country alone, but to all the na­tions
of the w.orld. In proof of the
latter statement he offered illustra­tions
of noble services done other
countries by Auburn graduates.
General Bullard cited Military
training in college as one of the best
forms of physical exercise available
and as one of the prime builders of
character in men. He upheld the
standards of R. O. T. C. and praised
Auburn for being one of the great in­stitutions
of learning which embodied
these courses in its curriculum.
Finally, the General advanced his
opinion concerning the present all-important
question of the necessity
and advisability of higher education,
by warmly supporting it, and pointed
to a number of instances in which
possession of a college education was
a deciding factor in the success of
some of the ^country's most prominent
men. He further pointed out that it
was the professors and learned men
who were formulating the plans for
the administration of world affairs
today, and that these men were re­quiring
the politicians to put the
plans in force.
General Bullard closed his talk by
saying that there were three institu­tions
which he considered as the great­est
in the country, and heading these
three came Auburn, "which," he said,
"has done a far greater service to this
country than has any other institu­tion
of higher learning."
Following the luncheon, General
Bullard journeyed to Montgomery to
be guest speaker at an informal din­ner
and smoker given by Auburn
(Continued on page 4)
Review Of Cadet Corps Held
I n Honor Of Visiting Gen­eral
At Ten This Morning
SALUTE IS FIRED
Students Fill Langdon Hall To
Hear Talk By Auburn's Most
Distinguished Alumnus
-GEN. ROBERT LEE BULLARD,
Auburn's most distinguished alum­nus,
who was guest of honor at a
military review and speaker at a
special convocation this morning.
FINAL PLANS FOR
ELECTION FORMED
Nomination Blanks For Cabi­net
Candidates Must Be
Filed Tomorrow Night
Final plans for the Executive Cab­inet
elections, which are to be held
next Wednesday, March seventh, have
been arranged and George Hardy,
chairman of the Elections Committee,
has announced that all nomination
blanks must be submitted to him at
the Alpha Lambda Tau house not la
ter than tomorrow evening at six
o'clock.
• All petitions for nominations must
be written on typewriter and are to
carry the signatures of at least twen­ty-
five students in the school from
which the candidate is being nomina­ted.
Also, the blanks must have the
acceptance of the candidate beneath
the signatures.
Hardy stated that he wishes to ex­plain
to all new students that anyone
in the school from which the candi7
date is running is eligible to vote re­gardless
of what class he is a mem­ber.
The sixteen students who are elect­ed
to Cabinet positions next week will
take office sometime during the latter
part of the present school term, and
will serve during the coming school
year.
The Elections Committee, which
consists of: George Hardy, chairman;
Wyman McCall, Katherine Jackson,
Joe Ledbetter, and Herbert Harris,
seniors, and Geta Wood, Bill Hughes,
and George Quinney, juniors, will
conduct the voting and counting of
ballots. They have announced that all
election rules will apply and have
warned students' against attempting
to "stuff" the ballot boxes and other
such unlawful practices.
Of the sixteen representatives who
will be chosen in this election, four of
them will be selected from the School
of Engineering, two from the School
of Architecture and Allied Arts, two
from the School of Science and Liter­ature,
one from the School of Veter­inary
Medicine, one from the. School
of Education, two from the School of
Agriculture, two from the School of
Chemistry and Pharmacy, and one
each from the schools of Home Eco­nomics
and Textile Engineering.
LADIES' ' RIDING CLASS
POSTPONED FOR MATCH
There will not be a meeting of the
Ladies' Riding Class on Friday, March
2, on account of the polo game sched­uled
for that date. The class will
meet instead at nine a. m.,'Saturday,
March third.
General Robert Lee Bullard, inter­nationally
famous World War army
general, returned Wednesday to his
alma mater—the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute—to review the ROTC unit
on Bullard Field, named in his honor,
and to address students and faculty.
As he arived on the campus the
Lieutenant-General's salute of 17
guns was fired. Immediately there­after
he appeared on the reviewing
stand, accompanied by the Auburn
Administrative Committee—Dr. John
J. Wilmore, Dr. B. H. Crenshaw, and
Dr. L. N. Duncan—along with Major
G. H. Franke, commandant of the
Auburn cadets, C. W. Ashcraft, Mont­gomery,
member of the Board of
Trustees, and Col. Millard Westcott,
and W. A. Harvey, of Montgomery,
and the R. 0. T. C. staff.
From the moment of his arrival,
General Bullard was the center of at­traction
during his stay in Auburn.
It was here as a student that he re­ceived
his first military promotion.
This occurred on March 4, 1881, when
he was promoted from private to cor­poral
of Company B. He insists that
this was his greatest military promo­tion
even though he was a lieutenant-general
in the American Army in
France during the World War. Only
one other Army officer since the Civil
War has attained this rank. General
Bullard was next to General John J.
Pershing in command in France.
Following the review on Bullard
Field, students and faculty assembled
in Langdon Hall which was in-use
when General Bullard was a student
in Auburn in 1881-82. Here he spoke
to an enthusiastic audience basing his
talk upon his rich experience, his
keen observations, and his enthusias­tic
loyalty to the United States.
Preparedness for war is the best
way to insure peace, said the> General,
who scored the activity of pacificists
in spreading propaganda against the
value of military training in schools
and colleges.
Peace conferences, he said, more of­ten
than otherwise, serve to focus at­tention
upon differences and antatgo-nisms
between nations. "I am con­vinced,"
he added, "that if we did
not have so many peace conferences
we would perhaps live in peace. If
nations can avoid war by talk, they
would not fight anyway."
To illustrate his contention that
proper preparedness is the best way
to maintain peace, he lauded the ac­tion
of Newton D. Baker, former sec­retary
of war, who, in his opinion,
prevented war with Mexico in 1917
following publication of the famous
Zimmerman note by placing 300,000
men on the Mexican border. Another
incident where the show of power pre­vented
war, he said, was during the
administration of Theodore Roose­velt,
when the militaristic ambitions
of Japan were allayed by sending U.
S. warships "around the world on a
tour of peace."
"At lease two or three Nobel peace
prizes should have been awarded to
Baker for his action in preventing
war," he said. Cost of both the world
cruise and placing of men near the
Mexican border was far less than the
expense of war in either instance,
which undoubtedly would have oc­curred,
he added.
In commending the value of higher
education, he pointed to the part
played in the last two years by col­lege
professors in the formulation of
the government's economic policies
and predicted their success. Many
business men in high positions have
recently been replaced by those with
the broader background of higher edu-
{Continued on page 4)
THE P L A I N S M A N -:- A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U T E WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28, 1934
-:* AUBURN FOOTPRINTS *>
Latest reports reveal that those charming lassies of Montevallo are rushing
the season by already donning white clothes and beginning to call for the "Auburn
Farmers."
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Some of the big shots who revel so much at seeing thir names in print are going
to be sadly disappointed if their conduct toward a certain columnist is not altered.
He may become angry and refuse to give them any more publicity.
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Until the Spring elections are over, we are heartily in favor of changing the
terminology of fraternity, dances to political rallies, which, in reality, they are.
And it seems that the least the various-organizations could do would be to have one
or two "candidates leadouts" during the course of the evening.
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If the quantity of letters from "disgusted seniors" continues to increase as it
has during the past week, we are seriously considering placing a large chart on
some window uptown and having all such disgusted seniors sign up. It would
greatly facilitate the self-originated straw vote of such persons and save the editor
the mental anguish of having to read the trash that is submitted as "letters to the
editor."
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To those fourth year men who are apparently so anxious to get out of school
two weeks early, we would offer the suggestion that they find some way for the
seniors to make an inspection trip this year.
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If a certain high official in the publications world gets caught trying to
"court" about ten girls at the same time, we ask that he refrain from laying the
blame on the editor of this rag.
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I t . seems as if an interfraternity-I'll-bet-I-can-late-date-your-gal tournament
should be sponsored in conjunction with the approaching annual fling of that or­ganization
to liven up the morning hours after the dance officially ends.
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Someone suggested "Morrill's Moll" for the caption over a picture of a very
charming young lady which makes its appearance today, but we are afraid of the
kingfish's power and the consequent result, especially after a recent escapade of
said "Huey Long, Junior."
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To the refreshment committee of the Military Ball—best of luck in whatever
you may turn out as "punch," but, for goodness sakes, don't include rubbing alcohol.
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In response to numerous demands, we are printing a favorite joke of the stu­dent
body:
Who was that lady I seen you with last night?
- That wasn't last night, that was night before last.
Witk Other Colleges
By BILLIE THOMAS
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GENERAL BULLARD
Auburn is welcoming upon his return to­day,
a man of whom this institution is most
proud. His record has ever been one of
distinguished service, unselfish application,
and devoted allegiance to his state, to his
country, and to mankind. Honors have
been heaped upon him by many nations for
the noble work that he has done, and his
service to this country will cause him to be
remembered in the years to come as a great
scholar, a true gentleman, and a leader of
men.
It is with great pleasure that the Plains­man,
voicing the concerted opinion of the
student body, extends a cordial welcome to
General Bullard, and greets him with best
wishes for his continued success Every
loyal Auburn man is proud of this distin­guished
graduate, and all hold him as a
high example of human achievment.
REACTION TO CWA CURTAILMENT
The wail and moan that has been set up
in some parts of our glorious land as a re­sult
of the recent necessary CWA curtail­ments
has had a most amusing reaction up­on
the majority of the citizens of this coun­try,
but its magnitude in some parts has
been so utterly extraneous and so entirely
obtuse tfiat we feel something should be
said about the matter.
In order of sequence of events, we find a
nation mentally distraught and fast tumb­ling
into an abyss of financial despair.
Chaos and lament are the order of the day,
and the world seems dark, indeed, for a
long period. Out of the mourning masses
arises a great leader, who through his in­telligent
thinking and keen foresight is able
to formulate a plan whereby the govern-ment
can come to the aid of the needy and
relieve the burdens of the oppressed. Veri­tably
playing the role of a "Santa Claus,"
this government proceeds to pour volumi­nous
sums of money out of its treasuries
and into the hands of the people, in order
that utter deprivation may be avoided. This
process continues for some time; and then,
with the rate of spending running into
columns of ten figures, and consequent
emptying of government coffers an ulti­mate
result, the administrations finds it
necessary to cut down on the outward flood
of government assets. The result is that
each small section must have its share of
the aforementioned handout curtailed and
once idle individuals returned to a state of
immobility.
The attitude that some have taken to­ward
the enforced curtailment is one which
is evidently oblivious of the fact that what­ever
aid was received was a philanthropic
act upon the part of the government, since
the government could not be held account­able
for the condition that the nation was
in during what was commonly termed "the
depression." The action that the adminis­tration
took in coming to the aid of the
needy and furnishing employment on proj­ects
which were clearly originated solely
for the purpose of giving work to the idle
cannot receive enough commendation; and,
because the administration sees fit to cur­tail
these activities in order that the finan­cial
structure of the nation may be retained
is no reason for the unwanton cries of tha
hard-pressed. Instead, these people should
be grateful that they were helped through
what might have been a winter of uttef
devastation and despair, and thankful that
they were eased in their misery for as long
a period as they were. They should show
enough appreciation, even though it be
against their nature, to remain silent on
the subject, unless it be to further com­mend
the administration on the aid that
was given them.
To show the lack of appreciation that
has been shown recently is to shout to the
world at large the selfishness and parasitic
attitude of the complaining personages.
THANK YOU, DR. O'NEAL
Alabama is greatly indebted to Dr. Ed­ward
Asbury O'Neal. As president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation he has
wielded an important influence in prevent­ing
the proposed reduction of 25 per cent
in Federal appropriations to land grant
colleges. President Roosevelt issued last
summer an executive order to this effect.
The senate failed, however, to approve it
and it was postponed until the new con­gress
convened.
In the meantime, Dr. O'Neal, as the na­tional
champion of land grant colleges, be­came
active. He assembled the represen­tatives
of other organizations and those in­terested
and presented the case upon its
merits to President Roosevelt who revoked
this portion of his executive order.
Had the order gone into effect it would
have reduced annually the funds coming to
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute by $150,-
000. This includes all divisions of the in­stitution,
each one of which would have
been hit by it.
1 The people of Alabama—Auburn in par­ticular—
have a peculiar interest in Dr.
O'Neal because he is an Alabamian. His
old home is at Florence, where he owns a
large farm. He was actively engaged in
farming until he entered upon Farm Bu­reau
work.
Dr. O'Neal was a farmer by choice, pre­ferring
it to the practice of law for which
he had been trained at Washington and
Lee. He holds the honorary degree of doc­tor
of agriculture from Auburn.
We can never repay him for what he has
done. We can express grateful apprecia­tion.
This we are delighted to do.
The Auburn Executive Council adopted
at a recent meeting a resolution of thanks
to Dr. O'Neal.
Letters to the Editor
Editor, The Plainsman,
Dear Sir:
In a recent editorial of yours, you stated
that the non-fraternity fellows were, to a
very great degree, a rather sorry bunch
when it came to participating in extra-curricula
activities. I must admit that I
agree with you; but I also cannot help but
think that the student body, as a whole,
both fraternity and non-fraternity, has
shown very little interest in such activities.
The trouble, I guess, lies in the fact that,
although about 90 per cent of the fellows
in college are here for the main purpose, ol
course, to learn something; they demand
at the same time a good bit of pleasure
along with their studies. They don't know
the half of it. They fail to realize "the
amount of pleasure as well as benefit that
can be derived from participating in such
activities as the many sports; or, on the
other hand, debating, the glee club, the Au­burn
Players, and many others. Of course
each activity requires a certain talent, yet
it shouldn't be hard for a fellow to discover
in what line he has a special talent. He
must do this sooner or later if he expects
to do anything at all in later life.
Now, the purpose of this little sermon is
to get some of the fellows who haven't
quite got enough interest in extra-curricula
activities to participate in them to at least
see what the others have done. I have in
mind he latest production of the Auburn
Players that is scheduled for Saturday
night. A good turn-out would encourage
the players to do their best and give you
a good performance. Believe me; it takes
plenty of hard work, and who wants hard
' work? We get enough of that in classes,
and anyway I had been talking about
pleasure. The answer is another question:
Who doesn't get pleasure out of a job well
done? (That includes the participants as
well as the onlookers.) It matters little
whether it is a football game or a play.
The pleasure derived is of the same kind.
The play, ULTIMA THULE, by the Au­burn
Players, is an interesting bit of well
done work. Don't think these words are
from an actor in the play, for they are not.
They are from a fellow who tried out for
a part and didn't get it, yet who still had
enough interest to stick around and help
the regular players.
Thanks for the space,
D.W.W
Carmi Squires, promising Boston Uni­versity
student baritone, is paying his way
through school with the receipts from the
sale of milk from his herd of Jersey cows.
He admits that he obtained his first interest
in singing amusing himself while milking.
Dissertations
By Pig
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.
* * * *
HAVE YOU noticed the new Place
that launched a thousand hips?
* * * *
It is indeed a shame that a man cannot
express his opinion in this newspaper with­out
being subjected to. a severe horse-whip­ping.
Such, I hear, is what happened to
Derf a few nights ago. As he happy-go-luckily
returned from an evening of gam­ing,
he scarcely realized that his every step
was being dogged by assailants whose
hearts were filled with deeds of foul na­ture.
But soon he was to learn; soon he
was to despair—for these assailants boded
him no good. Shortly after the famed
Wrinkled One had taken himself unto the
arms of Morpheus he was crudely and
roughly awakened. In no time he was hog-tied,
taken bodily from his room, and flayed
unmercifully, then to be left to his own de­vices
amidst the chickens in the henhouse.
Rather undignified, to say the least. But
rumor has it that he was left there to blow
off his hot air in an effort to aid the chick­ens
in hatching their eggs. Seriously,
though, I think this to be one of the worst
offenses of the year. The Executive Cabi­net
should take the matter up and endeav­or
to identify the abductors so that they
could be shipped from school. Students
who participate in such pranks are cer­tainly
not wanted, and we would do well
to be rid of them.
* * * *
Condemnations and all that sort of thing
to the "A" Club for reducing the price of
enduring their slap-stick brawls to seventy-five
cents. You may be assured, however,
that this loss would be justified in some
manner. And it soon developed. For pure­ly
mercenary reasons no girl was allowed
to leave the floor during intermission.
Kindly remember the "A" Club has charge
of selling cold drinks. Remember also that
they designate what can and what cannot
be done at their dances. I believe that as
far as their power goes. Yes; commenda­tions.
I recently overheard one of our "All
Southerns" inquire as to why one of the
students here wore his class . numerals.
Replied one of his ready worshippers, He's
manager of So-and-So." Then, "Yep, he
looks 'bout like one of them kind."
* * * *
It is a rather well-known fact that men
who engage in football must lend their
every moment to that glorious sport—if
they want to play football. They cannot
be expected to do much class work as their
fellow students. Yet they both receive the
same degree. Perhaps you see justice. I
cannot.
Why is it that we cannot have a special
department in the school .known as The
School of Athletics. The head coach would
make an admirable Dean. Courses could '
be offered leading to degrees in Dribbling,
Punting, Passing, Slugging, Vaulting,
Dashing, and et cetera. Of course, it
would be necessary for the coaches to arise
in time to meet an eight o'clock class. They
would not mind that I am sure, for they
are being paid for full time service (there
may be a fallacy in that last statement,
but I don't think so—some of our Alumni
love our coaches enough to dig deep and
remonstrate to the extent of their percent­age
cut). Then there must be some place
made for the Education Department. Per­haps
they could be sidled in as directors of
matters in the manner of etiquette. Then
everybody would be pleased according to
their capabilities and according to their ca­pacities.
* * * *
I think the most amusing thing to occur
on this campus recently was the expose
through the columns of this newspaper of
certain townspeople and members of the
faculty. Their smug respectability was
shattered and they were found to be" not
unlike common, ordinary folks. Irritating,
you know, to set yourself above every one
else, then to discover that your sins are
revealed. But time, the inevitoble, will
cure everything. Only recently a young
lady told me one of her charming profes­sors
had invited her down to partake of a
glass of wine. Yes, they are reseated on
their pedestal and once more capers are
being cut.
* * * *
If the Auburn Knights could live up to
their reputation, we would truly have' a
magnificient orchestra. But true to form,
those who boot themselves most are those
who need booting most. Come to earth
Chivalrous Ones, and offer your services at
a price corresponding to your worth.
* * * *
My friend, Derf, made the satement re­cently
that women were the worst of all
pests. I disagree. They can, at least, be
amusing, that is, if you belong to the school
After much arguing, a co-ed at a junior
dance at the University of Minnesota was
induced to take off her shoes in order to
reduce her height advantage over her es­cort
so that a photograph of the leaders
would present a more uniform appearance.
That is what we call partial success.—
Duke Chronicle.
* * * *
At Western University there is held a
Co-Ed Prom each year. At this ball the
women must pay for everything, including
tickets, flowers, food and transportation.
In fact the whole evening is devoted to the
entertainment and glorification of the male.
It sounds like a seventh heaven to us.
* * * *
The football team of St. Lawrence Uni­versity
actually lives, eats, and sleeps foot­ball.
The squad lives in the same dormi­tory,
and every night at ten o'clock the
coach rings a bell, meaning that it is time
. to run signals in the dormitory hall.—Ka,
Leo O (Hawaii).
* * * *
During the past two years 1,505 out of
5,300 students entering the University of
Minnesota reacted positively to tests' show­ing
that they were tubercular or had been
infected with the germ at some time. Ap­proximately
15 active and dangerous cases
are detected annually, most of the positive
and dangerous cases are detected annually,
most of the positive reactions being caused
by tuberculosis infections that had taken
place years before and were no longer dan­gerous
to the student or his associates.—
Indiana Daily Student.
of philosophy whose motto is: "Lovely
Thais sits besides thee; take the goods the
Gods provide thee." I claim bores to be the
worst pest to modern society. No man is
to~be more shunned than he who has time,
but knows not how to improve it, so spends
it wasting'the time of his friends—talking
forever and saying nothing. It's a pity
they cannot be punished just as a thief is
punished.
I think, perhaps, we are most wearied
with those persons with -whom we are not
permitted to become weary. No! No!—
never, professors.
Some little time ago the faculty advisor
of one of our well-known student-organiza­tions
made the statement that he under­stood
a certain housemother had allowed a
bootlegger to enter the house and openly
sell whiskey to the member of that frater­nity.
This, in addition to being low-down
and sneaky, is far from becoming to the be­havior
of a supposed gentleman. Before
talking he should have, at least, verified his
source, or better still, interview the ac­cused.
But no—he must resort to the low­est
of all means.
I wish I could safely divulge the name
of that man, but even though I do speak
the truth—well, you know, I -want to stick
around school a while longer—perhaps I
will be on hand to witness a few more of
his tricks.
Columbus, Miss.—Scene: A party given
by one of the gang for a fair young lady
of the city. Suddenly in walks her escort
sans la belle demoiselle and says: "Her
mother won't let her come because she says
Jane is too young and inexperienced for
the company of University men.—Crimson
White.
* * * *
Johnny Mack Brown, movie star and all-
American from the University of Alabama,
is the great-great grandson of the first
white settler in Alabama, who married an
Indian.
At Tulane the students select each year
an ail-American team composed of eleven of
the most outstanding members from the
faculty and student body in the school of
medicine. This selection is made by the
students' popular vote.
* * * *
"My razor's broke,
And I am too;
So what in the world
Am I going to do?—-Tiger.
* * * *
Rattletrap Fords and hatless collegians
in big fur coats are a thing of the past, but
Joe College may still be recognized because
he still refuses to wear garters. "Get the
garter habit" should become a national slo­gan,
for sloppy socks are worse than hali­tosis*
B.O., or H.N. (hang nails). Garters
are really a big help. In case your sus­penders
break, substitute with your garter.
If you have a flat tire, use the garter to
patch it, and if the wind blows your hat
off, fasten the garter to both sides of the
hat and pull it under your chin. (Direct
from the D. U. Clarion, fellows, so if you
want to be up to the minute—here's your
chance!)—Rocky Mountain Collegian.
* * * *
"Bowlegged?" "Yea," "You're O.K.
then." That's what they ask one at State
Teachers College in New Jersey when can­didates
want in on the Parenthesis Club.
* * * *
Some University students, burdened
down by school work, are wondering if the
Child Labor Amendment will, in any way,
affect their study hours.—Kentucky Kernel.
* * * *
In a recent issue of the Blue Stocking,
publication of Presbyterian College, a
statement was made that Doris Duke,
multimillionairess recently attained the age
of 21, and now controls a $53,000,000 for­tune.
For you ambitious boys the author
also stated that her home is at 1 East 78th
Street, New York City, and her auto li­cense
reads l-E-78.
* * * *
CHARM!
Purdue women are now given an oppor­tunity
to take a course in "charm," where
they learn such important things as how
to hold'a cigarette gracefully and how to
avoid spilling cocktails on their best party
gowns. '
I DEADLY DEDUCTIONS I
By Derf
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.
* * * *
THANK YOU pig, for your defense of
me in my nocturnal plight. I'll do
as much for you some day (you don't
think I can, do you?)
* * * *
SAGA OF THE VILLAGE—
Canto the Second
The lovely and tranquil village of Aw-brin,
scene of last week's adventures, har­bored
in its smooth and untroubled midst,
a veritable cyclone of femininity. Tq men­tion
all these fair ladies would be impos­sible.
To name a few would be insufficient.
And so I beg of you, do not consider this
an apt crossrsection or even and accurate
portrayal of those fair and lovable Aw-brin
Co-Eds.
One of he most prominent of the female
contingent is the fair and warmer Blondy
Le Flybust. On a clear day, her green jod-phurs
and big heart may be seen for miles
around. Verily she is a living proof of the
existence of the proverbial horn of plenty.
Running a close second in prominence and
fame is a sterling group of fillies known
far and near as the Cap and Belters. In
this organization we have some of the fem­inine
equivalents of Will Libeck and Mr.
Moral. Naming these over we have at the
head of the list Cornelius Jones-Z, Sary
Stan Lee, Juliap Ace, J. Neaton, and a
seven-dollar chromo of the Gem of the
Ocean.
Then was have the rival oranization of
the Cap and Belters. They are known far
and wide as the Shy Overeagers. These
shy Overeagers comprise, to name a few,
Tabby Jones, L. R. Frances North, and the
sisters Sunkist. Really there's just one Sun-kist
sister to consider, for Wildman Make
All has taken Marrying Sunkist out of cir­culation.
Here we have the nucleus for the femi­nine
organization of that famous historic
spot, Awbrin. «
Now let me give you a new group that's
hard to classify. There's a separate group
which might be known as the independent
women's association. This group is com­prised
in its entirety of Henry Etowah Slee,
Miram Ackfer Zohn, and Merryfriend Sis
Salmon. They're bad medicine. Stay
away. Boo.
Cap and Belter, Sary Stan Lee decided
all at once she would learn to dance that
difficult and intricate movement known as
the "Carry Okra." So she hired the skill­ful
and reknowned professor Dubb, U. B.
Prof. Dubb, U. B. was too skillful with the
"Carry Okra" so Sary discharged him with-no
uncertain language. Oh what atrocities
Prof. Dubb, U. B. has suffered at thy hands
of faithless and fickle woman.
Prof. Dubb, U. B. had not learned his
lesson about the ladies. He never will.
Prof.. Dubb, U. B. and friend Will Libeck
had on a voyage of fancy discovered a beau­tiful
little island. And on this island,
beautiful little animals. So upon their re­turn,
they set about immediately about
making plans for a return trip. Alas,
they mentioned, mind you, merely men­tioned,
this trip to Miram Acfer Zohn.
Then nothing would do but Miram must go
along. Will and the prof, made a list of ac­cessories
for the trip, and as time wore on
and expenses threatened to be greater and
greater, lo, the list had shrunk until it
contained by the following:
Item: One can strictly grade A beans.
Item: One Miram Ackfer Zohn.
Expenses had been cut to the bone.
Another item had to be left. Was it the
beans or Miram? Miram. But Miram
wouldn't be left. Singing her sirens song
she whispered the famous words of Mr.
Khayyam and showed her loaf and her
flask. Will and the Prof, were but human.
And then—oh woe of woes, ere the trip
was half planned, Will Libeck and Prof.
Dubb, U. B. received a card from far
Fleepia bearing a photograph of a native
and the inscription: Having a great time.
Wish you were here. Remember Omar
Khayyam. Yours, etc., Miram." Again a
woman had spoiled the plans of two of the
most sterling and underhanded of fair Aw-brin's
citizenry. Of such are the female of
AWBRIN.
All except the fair Le Flybust, who in
her balm but frigid manner, froze out each
successive effort on the part of a good man
and true, Veak Kaysims. Veak cajoled, he
wheedled, he even takled politely, but she
didn't understand his language. She was
from the Nawth where no man ever speaks
politely to a woman. So she didn't figure
Veak Kaysims for a man. And yet in her
subtle way, Le Flybust didn't do so bad.
Whether intentionally or not she incurred
the jealousy of that eastern star, Mae
West. And when she got into those jod-phurs,
gentleman, you downright envied the
horse. Of such is this female of Awbrin.
* * * *
Watch for Canto The Third
REPORTERS
H. N. White, Frank Hopson, Bobby Chest-nutt,
Billy Grace, B. H. Johnson.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. ^28, 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
TENNESSEE BLASTS PLAINSMEN
FROM CONFERENCE TOURNEY
Surprisingly Strong University of Tennessee Quintet Completely
Subdues Local Basketeers In First Round of Southeastern
Conference Tournament Held In Atlanta
A surprisingly strong quintet from
the University of Tennessee complete­ly
and effectually subdued the Auburn
Tigers in the first round of the South­ern
Conference Tournament, 38-21.
The Plainsmen, although playing
desperately, could not stop the ruth­less
onslaught of the Volunteers, who
more than doubled the best efforts of
the Tigers in the first half, 28-13, and
held a safe lead the second. Tennes­see,
later to defeat' L. S. U., one of the
seeded teams, was, rated as just
another basketball team at the begin­ning
of the tourney, but the over­whelming
victory over Auburn, and a
considerable margin over L. S. U. con­vinced
basketball experts that Ten­nessee
had one of the outstanding
quintets in the tournament, despite
an unimpressive season.
Captain Ariail played his final
game for Auburn Friday night, and
in bringing his basketball career to
a close, -he never played more bril­liantly
than he did against the Volun­teers.
Not only did he continue his
effective floor play, but he led the Ti­gers
offensively, hitting the basket
for 9 points. Ariail, who has alter­nated
between center and guard dur­ing
his three years of college compe­tition,
played center most of this year.
Although not having the height of
many of his opponents, he was suc­cessful
in getting the tip from his
more rangy rivals quite often and
performed well in the pivot, capacity.
Ariail and McMahan are the only
members of the squad who do not have
another year of competition. Ellis,
Brown, Quinney, Penton and Sindler,
. will be seniors next year and with the
experience gained from this seaeson's
campaign, should be mainstays of the
team in 1935. Barnes, King, Blake,
and Croley are sophomores, and are
expected to be valuable players next
season. In addition to these veterans
a host of plebe graduates will come up
that are extremely capable hardwood
artists. Mitchell, Wright, Strange,
Eaves, Rodgers, Elkins, McCrosky,
Scarborough, Little, Schuster, and
others are all good players that will
add plenty of strength to the squad
next year.
Former Student Wed
In Florida Recently
The following announcement is be­ing
received by friends of Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Stanley, of West Palm
Beach, Florida:
"Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Moring
announce the marriage of their neice,
Gladys Hales, to Mr. M. C. Stanley,
Jr., on February 18, a t four o'clock, in
West Palm Beach, Florida."
Mrs. Stanley was formerly of Au­burn,
and she enjoys a host of friends
here.
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Sigma Nus Victorious
In Football Tourney
The Interfraternity Touch Football
Tournament was brought to a finish
Sunday as the formidable Sigma Nu
team vanquished the Kappa Sigma
aggregation 7-0 in the finals, on a
rain-soaked field which considerably
hampered the passing attack of both
teams.
Supporters of both teams were pre­pared
for several extra quarters as'
minute after minute of the fourth
quarter went by with no score in sight
for either side, but with a little more
than a minute left to play, Cam Mitch­ell
hurled a long pass down in the
neighborhood of the Kappa Sigma
goal, where Phil Gilchrist almost in­tercepted
it. Gilchrist, however,
could not retain his hold on the ball
and it fell into the waiting arms of
Johnny Bass who caught the ball af­ter
he had slipped to the ground. The
"fluke" placed the ball within "a"few
yards of the goal and it remained for
Bob Klein to run the ball over, thus
ensuring a victory for the Sigma Nus.
Mitchell passed to Bass for the ex­t
ra point.
For the Kappa Sigmas, Richey and
Rutland were the outstanding per­formers,
although Sanders at center,
turned in a good game. In advancing
to the finals, the Sigma Nus defeated
several strong teams, notably S. A. E.,
Theta Chi, and Pi K. A.
Although the entire Sigma Nu team
played well during the tournament,
especial credit must be given to Cam
Mitchell, Glenn Mitchell and Bill
Turk, who was hurt in Sunday's
game.
This is the first time that an inter­fraternity
in touch football has been
held, but it is expected to become an
annual event. Several highly inter­esting
games were played and the ex­perience
gained from this initial
year's play should make the tourna­ment
even more of a success next
year. Both the Sigma Nu and Kappa
Sig team were awarded cups.
Two Chicago Schools
Reject Merger Plan
Presidents Robert Maynard Hutch-ins,
of University of Chicago, and
Walter Dill Scott, of Northwestern
University, announced last week that
the proposal to merge the two univer­sities
had been rejected. A special
committee which had been appointed
by the trustees of the two schools to
consider the consolidation has been
discharged from further considera­tion
of -the subject. However, the
trustees directed the two presidents
to "continue to consider, the possibili­ties
of such closer cooperation as will
produce the best results for higher
education."
"A" CLUB HOST AT
ENJOYABLE DANCE
ON FEBRUARY 22
Delightful Affair Is Held On
George Washington's Birth­day
By Letter Wearers
A University of Nebraska graduate
has been asked by a Russian Univer­sity
to become a faculty member.
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On Thursday evening from 10 to 1,
the "A" Club held a dance in the
Alumni Gymnasium honoring George
Washington's birthday.
Effective shaded lighting effects
were used as decorations and lent a
pleasing effect to the floor. Music
for this occasion was furnished by the
Auburn Knights.
During the course of the evening
the dancers were honored with several
no-breaks and A Club leadouts. The
usual large attendance and numerous
out-of-town visitors served to make
this dance one of the most interesting
functions of the social season.
Patronize Plainsman Advertisers. !
Dr. Thomas Speaker
At Kiwanis Meeting
In a talk to the Auburn Kiwanis
Club last Monday, Dr. B. F. Thomas,
college physician, traced the practice
of medicine from the age of supersti­tion
to the modern era of intelligent
science. - In beginning, he said that
"healing methods practiced thousands
of years ago by savages were based
upon superstition and the firm con­viction
that spirits and ghosts were
responsible for disease.
He explained that as early as
2,250 B. C, the Babylonians regulated
the practice of medicine. Together
with the Egyptians these people wor­shipped
animals which at times were
sacrificed and eaten for medicinal ob­jectives.
In citing examples of their
superstition concerning the place of
animals in early medicine, Dr. Thom­as
stated that the lungs of a fox, a
long-winded animal, were supposed to
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SIGMA PIS CELEBRATE THEIR
ANNIVERSARY WITH FUNCTION
Local Chapter of Social Fraternity Is Host At Banquet And
Dance On Saturday Evening; Special Program Features
Pleasant Evening; Herbert G. Spencer Toastmaster.
TOOMER'S
WILL GIVE YOU SERVICE
Drug Sundries Drinks Smokes
Prescriptions Magazines
DON'T FORGET OUR SANDWICHES
ON THE CORNER
On Saturday, February 24, the lo­cal
chapter of the Sigma Pi fraterni­ty
velebrated its 38th anniversary
with a banquet and dance. Beginning
at 7 o'clock, members and alumni of
the fraternity were entertained at a
banquet held in the dining hall of the
chapter house. On this occasion, Her­bert
G. Spencer, class of '26 and
President of the Birmingham Alumni
Club of Sigma Pi Fraternity, acted
as toastmaster. S h o r t farewell
speeches were made by all Seniors
and the history of the fraternity was
outlined by C. A. Singletary and M.
E. Weatherby. Professor H. G. Good,
in his pleasing and effective manner,
presented each speaker. The frater­nity
was honored on this occasion by
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finest in quality. These center leaves
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P A G E FOUR THE P L A I N S MAN A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28, 1934
PROMOTIONS AND DEMOTIONS
OF CADETS ANNOUNCED TODAY
Annual Mid-Year Changes In Appointments Of Cadet Officers
And Cadet Non-Commissioned Officers Are Effected By
Military Department
A number of changes were made in
the appointment of cadet officers and
non-commissioned officers in the R. 0.
T. C. unit for the second semester ac­cording
to an announcement from the
Military Department today. The no­tice
as issued is as follows:
1. With the approval of the Admin­istrative
Committee, the following
promotions, reductions and assign­ments
in the Reserve Officers' Train­ing
Corps at Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute
are announced effective this
date.
Field Artillery Unit
a. To be Cadet First Lieutenant,
Battalion "B," Second F. A.: Cadet
Staff Sergeant, G. S. Spann.
b. To be Cadet Staff Sergeants:
Cadet Private C. C. Campbell, assign­ed
to Battery "B," First F. A.; Ca­det
Sergeant E. F. Cottier, Battery
"D," First F. A.; Cadet Sergeant H.
J. Morris, Battery "F," Second F. A.;
Cadet Sergeant T. C. Scott, Battery
"F," Second F. A.
Engineer Unit
a. To be Cadet First Lieutenant,
Cadet Second Lieutenant L. E. Wil­liamson,
assigned to Company "B."
b. To be Cadet Second Lieutenant,
Cadet Private C. H. Mason, trans­ferred
from University of Alabama.
c. To be Cadet First Sergeant, Ca-
Tiger Theatre
Auburn, Alabama
"The Show Place of
East Alabama"
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28
KAY FRANCIS in
"THE HOUSE ON 56th
STREET"
—Her shame' was a halo of
glory—she went through a hell
of torture for love -and honor—
and didn't get either one!
Also Walt Disney's Silly Sym­phony
"OLD KING COLE" and
four Eton boys in "AROUND
THE CLOCK". ' '
THURSDAY, MARCH 1
JOHN BARRYMORE in
"LONG LOST FATHER"
With Helen Chandler and
Donald Cook
Also musical comedy "SCHOOL
FOR LOVE" and novelty
"SPORTING MELODIES".
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
JOE E. BROWN in
"SON OF A SAILOR"
Also comedy "SUPPER AT
SIX" and NEWS.
det Staff Sergeant E. L. Payne, vice
Cadet First Sergeant G. H. Quinney,
hereby reduced to Cadet Private.
d. To be Cadet Staff Sergeant, H.
S. Savage, Jr., vice Cadet Staff Ser­geant
E. L. Payne, promoted.
e. To be Cadet Sergeant, Cadet Pri­vate
G. K. Quinney, vice Cadet Ser­geant
H. S. Savage, Jr., promoted.
f. To be Cadet Corporals and as­signed
as shown after their names:
Cadet Private A. C. Boyd, Co. "A";
Cadet Private W. C. Candler, Co. "A";
Cadet Private H. P. Carter, Co. "A";
Cadet Private, J. Carothers, Co. "A";
Cadet Private, J. L. Foster, Co. "B";
Cadet Private W. A. Martin, Co. "B";
Cadet Private, J. H. Lanier, Co. "B";
Cadet Private, H. C. Oxford, Co. "D";
Cadet Private, W. A. Shelby, Co. "E."
g. To be Cadet Privates: Cadet
Corporal R. T. Comer; Cadet Corpo­ral
S. L. Gibson.
By order of Major Franke.
FRANK 0. BOWMAN,
First Lieutenant, C. E.,
Adjutant.
DR. THOMAS SPEAKER
AT KIWANIS MEETING
GEORGIA CITIZEN IS
DONOR OF STATE PARK
The stated of Alabama is indebted to
a citizen of Georga for one of its out­standing
state parks. Mr. Thomas
Berry of Rome, Georgia, owner of
substantial acreage in Alabama, con­ceived
the idea that the most scenic
portions of his holdings would con­tribute
materially to public benefit if
included in a state park to be added
to Alabama's park system. Mr. Berry
interested Mr. Fred Huron and Mr.
W. M. McCurdy, adjoining landown­ers
in the project. While the acreage
donated by Mr. Berry comprises the
main portion of the area, the land
contributed by Messrs. Huron and Mc­Curdy
includes substantial areas nec­essary
to round out the reservation.
The new park is known as the De
Soto State Park and is located on the
scenic highway about six miles, south
of Mentone in DeKalk County. In
many ways the area is of unique in­terest
to the nature lover. Fronting
on the deep gorge of the scenic and
historic De Soto River, the land rises
abruptly with many rock palisades
until it reaches an elevation of nearly
1800 feet, the highest point south of
Mentone on Lookout Mountain. This
section of Alabama is one of the few
places where the Rhododendron is na-
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to be good for tuberculosis, and the
fat of a bear, a hairy animal, was
supposed to be good for baldness; and
the heart of a lion was supposed to
give courage.
The speaker said that these beliefs
and practices explained why "goose
grease" and "rattlesnake oil" were
still* sold by our leading drug stores.
Cod liver oil, he pointed out, has been
used for centuries, but it was not un­til
recently that its vitamin contents
were known.
" The physician traced the develop­ment
of medicine from the time of the
ancient Greeks and Hebrews, and told
of the great part the latter played in
the science by incorporating it in their
religion. He also told of Hippocrates'
contributions in attempting to define
and classify different diseases.
As basis for his discussion, Dr.
Thomas listed a "History of Mediv
cine" by Dr. H. W. Haggard, of Yale
Univerity.
SIGMA PIS CELEBRATE
THEIR ANNIVERSARY
WITH FUNCTION
GEN. BULLARD PRESENT
AT KIWANIS LUNCHEON
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Alumni in that city, and he continued
on here this morning. The delega­tion
from Auburn which attended the
affair returned to the city last night.
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having as its guest, Walter H. Lem-mond,
class of '27, Emory University,
who represented the Southern divis­ion
of Sigma Pi.
From nine to twelve, entertain­ment
continued with a dance held in
the recreation rooms under Langdon
Hall. The most elaborate decorations
worked up in lavender and white, fra­ternity
colors, were carried out. Sil­houetted
against a background of
lovely design, the orchestra furnished
music for this delightful affair from
nine to twelve. Several no-breaks,
fraternity and alumni leadouts were
also held during the course of the
evening.
Among the visiting alumni present
at this celebration of Founders Day
were: H. G. Spencer, '26; Joe Hes­ter,
'27; Charles Kelso, '27; H. T.
Wagnon, '32; 0. W. Armstrong, '28;
O. T. Ivey, '26; H. G. Good; J. H.
Cochrane; '31; J. L. Capell, '31; R. B.
Kelso, '30; C."E. Howard, '33, and H.
K. Francis, '33.
THIRD ANNUAL BAPTIST
RETREAT IS HELD HERE
MARCH SECOND CHOSEN
AS ANNUAL BIRD DAY
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tended the meetings.
The first session, which was called
Saturday morning, was presided over
by J. R. Parrish; at the second ses­sion
that afternoon Miss Margaret
Cox, Judson, acted as chairman. Sun­day
there were two more meetings.
Miss Mary Frances -Merrill, Monte-vallo,
who is president of the Retreat
presided in the morning and Mr. Davis
Cooper in the afternoon. In addi­tion
to these regular meetings the
B. S. U. officers, Mr. Davis Cooper
and Mrs. John Maguire, held confer­ences
with the school representatives
to discuss their problems more in de­tail.
The main speaker of the conclave
was Miss Sybel Brame, of Nashville,
Tenn., who addressed the students at
the regular service hour Sunday
morning on the subject: "The Chris­tian
Students in the Modern World."
The representatives were the guests
of the.local Baptist Student Union at
a banquet given at the Baptist church
Saturday night.
GENERAL BULLARD
IS GUEST SPEAKER
AT CONVOCATION
Always Ready to Serve You
BANK OF AUBURN
Bank of Personal Service
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tive. Canadian Hemlock is also na­tive
to this region. Manyscenes here
are suggestive of the northern woods.
There are several very swift streams
in the park with small cascades and
waterfalls. One of the most attrac­tive
features comprises approximately
180 acres of virgin forest. Due to
the elevation, the temperature in the
summer averages from eight to ten
degrees cooler than in the nearby val­ley.
The Park Bureau of the State Com­mission
of forestry n a s prepared
plans for the development of De Soto
State Park which will be carried into
effect, either through the C. C. C.
Camp now located at Ft. Payne or
through a special state park camp to
be allotted to Alabama by the Federal
Government for this purpose. In view
of the Commissioner, the intrinsic
character of the land and the public
spirit of its donors justifies to a high
degree of development.
Bird Day, which will be observed in
Alabama on March 2, generally pro­vides
inspiration for schools and clubs
to seek greater protection for song
and insectivorous birds.
Approximately a score of cities and
towns in Alabama have been desig­nated
as bird sanctuaries through
Out of 273 honor students at Ten­nessee,
exactly 155 were men.
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adoption by city commissions and
town councils of a model city ordi­nance
prepared by the state game and
fisheries department. Interested
groups have sought to provide bird
protection in ten other places.
IT PAYS
To Look Well
VARSITY BARBER
SHOP
We Appreciate Your
Patronage
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cation. In closing the speaker paid
tribute to the professors at Auburn
under whom he studied in the early
eighties.
In presenting General Bullard,
Dean Wilmore referred to him as a
man "whose name and deeds have
been written large on the pages of
world history. Yet he is one of our
own folks. The home in which he
was born stands not more than 20
miles from this spot, and for half a
century members of different
branches of his family have been con­nected
with Auburn as students or
teachers.
After attending this institution he
received an appointment to the U. S.
Military Academy where he made a
distinguished record. By ability and
industry he made rapid progress in
his profession and has had many im­portant
assignments during his ca­reer.
He has seen service in many
parts of this country, in the Philip­pines,
in Mexico, as Governor of Cu­ba,
and last during the World War in
France he was second in command of
our troops.
The first attack under his command
turned the tide of the World War, and
the German retreat resulting from
this attack was never stayed till the
final armistice was signed.
He is a soldier of world-wide re­nown,
a national figure in public ser­vice,
an Alabamian of whom we are
very proud, and our most distinguish­ed
alumnus.
General Bullard was entertained at
a luncheon at the Thomas Hotel fol­lowing
his address.
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United States.
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Great Program at Opelika Theatre This Week!
flMI Trnr
TODAY
February 28
S E A S O N ' S B E ST
Musical Show
Marion Andrews & Her.
"PEP AND FUN REVUE" 1
"SEABEE" HAYWORTH, Musical Comedy Star;
SENORITA CONCHITA, formerly featured with Downie
Bros. Circus; DOLORES EVANS, Acrobatic Dancer;
GEORGE TROTTER, famous radio Singer -:- with
Stage Band
Beauty Chorqs
Also
MIDNIGHT
SHOW
She Was A Good Girl In A Bad Joint!!
starring
Airline Judge
Preston Foster
It's a jazzy cruise to the home of "hotcha" . . . the notorious
"Hot Spot" in Panama . . . where everything- goes.. . . packed
with sensational drama . . . zippy action . . . hilarious comedy
. . . and it has a cast that will knock your eye out!
Color! Beauty! Life! Movement!
Symphony! Rhythm! Laughter!
AH these and more will be brought
to you this week at the OPELIKA
THEATRE when we present two
glorious musical e x t r a v a g a n z a s on
our s t a g e on two successive d a y s!
Two days of supreme enjoyment
for our patrons! Two days on which
you c a n forget your c a r e s and revel
with our entertainment producers!
For we will bring you Sensuous
Melodies - Breath-Taking Dances -
Beautiful Girls - Hilarious Skits!
These two shows are the climax of
all good stage shows! You will en­joy
t h em more than any y o u ' v e seen
before! Mark these days down in
your date book and be sure to fill
these dates!
^To t h e Students of Auburn:
I am now connected with the
Opelika Theatre, and it is my priv­i
l e g e to invite you to join our list of
regular patrons. The same low
prices will be maintained and we
shall strive to give you the very best
entertainment at all times.
We hope you will visit our shows
often.
Sincerely,
Hazel Prince,
Cashier,
Opelika Theatre.
OTHER FEATURES
SHOWING THIS WEEK
FRIDAY
£OMUND
LOWE
BOMBAY
-MAIL
OPELIKA
THEATRE
"Where Pleasure Costs So Little"
GREAT SHOW X
ON OUR >
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THURSDAY, MARCH 1
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AN ASTOUNDING SENSATION!
HI-HAT REVUE
featuring
BROWN AND BAILEY
Hotsy-Totsy Jesters and Fun Makers
MISS HESTER BAILEY
Late of Successful "Strike Me Pink"
LUIZ AND PEGI
Dancers of International Fame
THE LONDONAIRES
One of Radio's Favorite Bands
SIX DANCING ROCKETS
A Chorus of Beauty and Talent
Also Midnight Show
-:- On The S c r e e n -:-
The story of a certain movie star's sensational career written
in living drama! See how he sky-rocketed from the depths of
obscurity to the heights of stardom . . . How he smashed his
way into the pitter-pattering hearts of 50 million females and
became known 'round the world as the screen's most deadly
JAMES CAGNEY
in
LADY KILLER'
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with
Mae Clark Margaret Lindsay