1934-04-04 The Plainsman

              EIGHTEEN JUNIORS ARE HONORED BY ENGINEERING FRATERNITY
Honor Students
Are Recognized
By Tau Beta Pi
All Branches Of Engineering
Are Represented In Number
Elected To Membership
INITIATION SOON
Banquet To Be Held In Con­junction
With Initiatory
Ceremonies
Eighteen Juniors were elected to
membership in Tau Beta Pi, national
honorary engineering fraternity, in
the annual spring election hold last
Thursday night. These men have
made high scholastic averages during
the years of their attendance at Au­burn
and in addition have shown
marked qualities of ability and char­acter.
The men honored by the society
are Britt L. Veazey, Jr., Lanett; Lin-wood
E. Funchess, Montgomery; Au­gust
McKinney, Denville, N. J.;
Emerson S. Marshall, Birmingham;
Mathew W. Sledge, Greensboro; Lu-cian
C. Tytz, Mobile; Henry L. Ful­ler,
Marion Junction; Samuel E.
Hodges, Uniontown; Arthur H. Ellen-burg,
Anniston; Harold Tucker, Shef­field;
David H. Gaillard, Mobile;
Arthur J. Mueller, Evansville, Ind.;
William B. Collins, Montgomery;
John H. Camp, Atlanta, Ga.; James
J. Danaher, Biloxi, Miss.; Bruce W.
Franklin, Birmingham; Harry B.
Rahner, Florence, and Jack Tabor,
Birmingham.
All of the Engineering schools are
represented in the number who were
chosen by this society, and the men
who were honored stand in the high­est
one-eighth of their respective
schools. Initiation of the new mem­bers
will take place at an early date,
according to William Beck, president
of the local chapter, and a banquet
will be held in conjunction with the
initiatory ceremonies.
Tau Beta Pi is a national organi­zation
formed for the purpose of
marking in a fitting manner those
men who have conferred honor upon
the Alma Mater and to foster a spirit
of liberal culture in the Engineering
schools of the country. Alpha chap­ter
of Alabama was established here
in May, 1920.
ALPHA EPSILON DELTA
ELECTS SIX STUDENTS
At a meeting held Monday after­noon,
the Alpha Gamma chapter of
Alpha Epsilon Delta, national honor­ary
fraternity, elected six students
to active membership, and one mem­ber
of the faculty to honorary mem­bership.
The man elected are Darby
Calloway, John Darden, Richard Ivey,
B. H. Johnson, Joe Rogers, Merrill
Wharton, and Professor H. D. Jones.
After careful selection these men
were picked because of their high
scholastic standing, general charac­ter,
and interest in student affairs.
The local Alpha Epsilon Delta
Chapter recently won the attendance
trophy at the national convention
held in Gainesville, Fla., on March
22, 23, and 24. The loving cup will
be placed in the library of the Ross
Chemical Laboratory. Members of the
local chapter who attended the con­vention
were Ray Evers, Miss Eliza­beth
Fletcher, John E. Beck, John
Cobb, and Bonner Capps.
The Alpha Gamma chapter, which
was established at Auburn in the
spring of 1932, has experienced a
successful year in its field. It has
sponsored several meetings of the
Pre-Med Club at which very inter­esting
talks were given by prominent
local physicians.
The officers for the current year
are Ray Evers, president; John Bass,
vice-president; and J. A. Jones, sec­retary-
treasurer.
NOTICE!
Capt. Metts desires that all Seniors
and Juniors desiring to enter the
jumping events and all Sophomores
desiring to enter the Sophomore ex­hibition
ride in the R. 0. T. C. Horse
Show sign up at once on the lists in
the Military Office. Practice will be
held on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
and Friday afternoons at such hours
as will suit those desiring to enter.
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TO FOSTER THE A U B U R N S P I R IT
Special
Elections Edition
VOLUME LVII AUBURN, ALABAMA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1934 NUMBER 46
DAVIS, MOSS ARE SELECTED
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Bert Lown Engaged To Play For Final Dances
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * » * * » * « * * * * * * * * * BRUCE WINS ANNUAL PLACE
POPULAR COCOANUT GROVE
ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY FOR
APPROACHING SENIOR PROM
Lown Achieved First Success
As Manager Of Rudy Vallee
And Later As Partner
BIDS CARDS OUT
Advance Ticket Sale Will Be
Staged Beginning This Week
End By Committee
In a statement yesterday Hamp
Morris, chairman of the Social Com­mittee,
said that Bert Lown and his
Cocoanut Grove Orchestra had been
signed to play for the Easter Dances
on April 20 and 21.
Lown achieved his first success in
the music business as manager of
Rudy Vallee. Vallee worked for
him at the Heigh-Ho Club and later
at the Milton Point Casino at Rye.
The two musicians formed a part­nership
calling it Lown Vallee Or­chestras.
The partnership was dis­solved
when Lown was requested to
play at the Biltmore Hotel, New
York, with his own band. He con­tinued
his engagements there for
three and a half years and during this
time wrote song hits such as "Bye
Bye, Blues," "You're the One I Care
For," "By My Side," "Tired," and
several others.
While at the Biltmore he was fea­tured
on the Columbia Broadcasting
System eight times a week and in
addition to this was sponsored on the
air- by Premiere Salad Dressing,
Lucky Strike, and Sara off-Irving
Hats. He at the same time recorded
for Victor records and furnished the
music at Paramount Studios for pic­tures
such as Claudette Colbert in
"Secrets of a Secretary," "The Smil­ing
Lieutenant," and others.
After completing his long run en­gagement
at the Biltmore Hotel,
Lown went West where he played the
leading hotels throughout the Mid­dle
West and West Coast. He re­turned
after a year, accepting an
engagement in the famous Cocoanut
Grove of the Park Central Hotel,
New York, where he remained for
nine months. Leaving the Park Cen­tral
this past fall Lown has since
been playing the various RKO houses
in New York City and filling engage­ments
at some of the leading e a s t - ^ I L E S IS WINNER OF
EASTER EGG HUNT
BE GIVEN SUNDAY
Annual Event Is Postponed
One Week To Allow Full
Attendance Of Freshmen
The annual Easter Egg Hunt,
sponsored by the Interfraternity
Council, was called off Easter Sun­day
on account of the number of
Freshmen going home to enjoy the
holiday; but in a statement from
George Hardy, who has charge of
preparations, plans are under way
to have the hunt this coming Sun­day.
The Freshman who have affilia­tions
with fraternities belonging to
the Interfraternity Council are re­quested
to assemble at Toomer's Cor­ner
at two o'clock dressed in appro­priate
costumes. Starting from this
point there will be a parade of the
much bedecked participants. The first
year men will proceed to Ag Bot­tom,
the usual scene of this hunt,
located behind the Sigma Nu house
and in front of the Ag building,
Comer Hall.
First, there will be selection of the
best and most appropriately dressed
Rat. The judges have not yet been
announced, but it is understood that
competent townspeople have been en­gaged.
Any outfit that will pass
censorship may be worn.
Following the costume contest*
will be the search for eggs, which
are to have been hidden beforehand
by members of the Council. There
will be upperclassmen stationed to
see that there is no pooling of eggs,
the penalty for such action to be dis­qualification
of students doing this.
In addition to a prize for the indi­vidual
finding the most eggs, there
will be one given for the fraternity
having its freshmen finding the great­est
number of eggs when counted to­gether.
Final event will be the scramble
for the Golden Football, in which a
circle will be formed by the contest-
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era colleges such as Yale and Prince­ton.
The orchestra is scheduled to
return to the Park Central early in
May.
Morris stated that the Southern
Radio and Entertainment Bureau,
Southern branch of the Orchestra
Management, Inc., of New York City,
assured the committee of the highest
type of dance music. He also said
that Lown was awarded the contract
over several other outstanding or­chestras.
Bid cards to the senior dances are
now in the Tiger Drug Store, Ben­son's,
and the fraternity houses. They
will be collected next week and in-vitations'will
be mailed out early.
An advanced ticket sale will be
staged beginning this week-end and
tickets may be secured from Hamp
Morris, Fred McLaren, Scotty Mc-
Rae, Gid Morris, Frank Smith, Neil
Davis, Britt Veazey, C. Witty Wal­ter,
Aubrey Hill, and Jack Brantley,
members of the committee.
COMMERCE GROUP
TAPS NINE HONOR
MEN AT MEETING
Campbell, Clark, Riley, Shaw,
Wood, Mathews, Walter,
Tomlinson, and Spiceland
Honored
FRATERNITY NATIONAL
Delta Sigma Pi Is Represented
By Chapters In Leading
Business Schools Throughout
Nation
At a recent meeting of the local
chapter of Delta Sigma Pi nine men
were selected for membership in the
organization. Those honored are:
Blake Campbell, Greenville; Jack
Shaw, Birmingham; Eugene Tomlin-son,
Lexington; Geta Wood, La
Grange, Ga.; Sam Clark, Florala;
Louis Mathews, Grove HiH, and Jack
Spiceland, Lucedale, Miss.
Delta Sigma Pi is a national hon
orary commerce fraternity with
chapters in the leading schools of
commerce and business administra­tion
throughout the United States.
Their members are drawn from those
students who have good scholarship
records in business courses and who,
show promise in their chosen field.
Regular meetings of the Auburn
chapter are held and problems in the
business world are discussed at pro­grams
especially prepared for the ses­sions.
The group here has been es^
pecially active this year.
OVERTON IS WINNER IN CLOSE RACE FOR
PRESIDENT OF SENIOR CLASS; BENTON IS
NAMED VICE-PRESIDENT COUNT REVEALS
LOCAL ROTC UNIT
TO STAGE REVIEW
Army Day To Be Celebrated
Tomorrow With Presentation
Of Awards
CARDINAL KEY STUNT
NIGHT IS POSTPONED
ORATORICAL CONTEST
The oratorical contest held Mon­day
night in Broun auditorium was
won by John Liles. He spoke on
"Government Relief in Abolishing
Slums." Second place was awarded
to D. C. Wallace, his subject being
"Has Captalism Failed?" Third place
went to J. C. Ivey who spoke on "A
New Deal for Education."
This contest is sponsored every
year by Phi Delta Gamma, national
senior honorary forensic fraternity.
To the winner each year goes a sil­ver
loving cup with his name inscrib­ed
thereon. The winner's name is
also inscribed on a larger cup held
by the fraternity and which has the
names of the winners of past years.
As winner of last night's contest,
Mr. Liles will represent Auburn in
the speech tournament to be held in
Birmingham beginning April 17. Mr.
Liles is a sophomore in the School of
Agriculture.
Girls' Stunt Night, which was post­poned
last week, will take place at 8
o'clock Thursday night in Langdon
Hall immediately following Current
Events. This annual attraction is
under the auspices of the Cardinal
Key and all girls' organizations are
invited to take part.
The plays may not be over fifteen
minutes long and are to consist of
only one scene. According to Sarah
Stanley, who is in charge of stunt
night, there are to be several enter­taining
performances put on by dif­ferent
people of the city between the
stunts.
Plays are scheduled to be present­ed
by the following sororities: Kappa
Delta, which will give "When the
Cat's Away," with the leading roles
taken by Jane Dixon, Kathleen Cross-ley
and Lucile Lewis; Chi Omega will
enact "Silhouettes" with a large cast
including Marion Sundberg, Martha
Bradford, Ella Frances South, Katie
Lou Chapman, Frances Sundberg,
Rosie Sheppard and Ruth Jones; Pi
Kappa Sigmas, with Mary George
Burkes, Mary Crawford, Buford
Cooper and Sue McKinnon taking
part, are going to present "Sleeping
Beauty." The Phi Omega Pi has not
given out its cast, but the stunt will
be "Living Pictures." In addition to
the sororities taking part, W. W. A.
with Jo Tippin and Ruth Carlson tak­ing
the leads, will put on "Among
My Souvenirs."
There will be a small admittance
fee of fifteen cents to cover the ex­penses
of presenting the stunts.
Auburn will observe Army Day
this year on Thursday, April 5, in­stead
of April 6, said a statement is­sued
from the military office early
this week. It is understood that the
date for the celebration was changed
in order to avoid interference with
the college schedule.
The statement said that the pur­p
o s e for setting aside one day of the
year as Army Day is to promote a
closer relation between the civilians
and the United States army. Special
demonstrations are held at army
posts throughout the country on this
day and civilians are invited to attend
these exercises.
The celebration here is to consist
of a review by the R. O. T. C. Brig­ade
on Bullard Field tomorrow morn­ing
at 11 o'clock. The uniform will
be blouses and white shirts. The
Mounted Battery is not scheduled to
attend the formation.
Preceding the review service rib­bons
will be presented to those who
have earned them during the past
semester. These awards are given
those cadets having a scholastic
average of over eighty-eight per cent;
to those who have received a major
or minor "A" for sports during the
first semester, and to those who have
perfect military aptitude grades the
first semester.
NOTICE!
There will be a meeting of the
Pre-Med Club Friday night, April 6,
at 7 o'clock in the Ross Chemical
Lab.
Two Candidates For Editorship Of Glomerata
Tie For First Time In History; Run-Off Will
Be Held On Tuesday, April 10; Two Hun­dred
And Seventy-Three Juniors Cast
Ballots To Climax Most Active
Political Season
DEBATING TEAM LOSES
PAIR OF ENGAGEMENTS
The high hopes of the Auburn De­bating
Team were somewhat lowered
last Friday when Auburn lost two
debates to Martha Berry College of
Rome, Ga. Both debates were held
in Social Center and were attended
by a good crowd including many vis­itors
from Martha Berry. Also pres­ent
at the debates was Dr. Dealey,
head of the History Department at
Martha Berry.
The freshmen argued at 4 p. m.
on the quetion, "Resolved, That the
United States Should Adopt the Es­sential
Features of the British Sys­tem
of Radio Broadcast and Con­trol."
Martha Berry fought for the
negative, supported by Mr. McCul-lough
and Mr. Kell. E. Thornhill
and J. M. Thornton upheld the affir­mative
for Auburn. The judges for
this debate were Rev. McGee, Mrs.
Showalter, and Mr. Prather, all from
Auburn.
In the evening the varsity teams
clashed on the question, "Resolved,
That the Powers of the President
Should be Substantially Increased as
a Settled Policy." Mr. Wheelless
and Mr. Teague, of Martha Berry,
upheld the negative, and J. C. Ivey
and Otis Spears the affirmative for
Auburn. The judges were Mr.
Burke, Dr. Moore, and Mr. Mardre,
superintendent of schools in Opelika.
The debating teams to represent
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Fred Moss, of Carbon Hill, was victorious in the race for the
position of Business Manager of the Plainsman for next year
by virtue of a convincing defeat of four competitors. The tally
was as follows: Moss, 117; Parkman, 54; Lester, 46; Knowlton,
43; and Hall, 11. Neil O. Davis, of Hartford, was automatic­ally
named Editor for next year since he was unopposed.
For the first time on record, the Editorship of the Glom­erata
must be determined in a run-off election since both can­didates,
Bob Klein and Carl Pihl polled an equal number of
votes, namely, 136. George Hardy, chairman of the elections
committee, has announced that the run-off election between the
two will be held on next Tuesday in the student center and the
same rules and hours for balloting will apply as were in effect
today. Will Bruce, of Catherine, decisively defeated two can­didates
for the position of Business Manager of the annual.
The count was Bruce, 149; Fort, 82; and Veazey, 33.
John Overton will assume the presidency of the Senior Class
for next year by his timely defeat of two competitors. He
polled 127 votes against 106 for Houston and 31 for Prewitt.
Overton is from Weedowie. Maxwell Benton, of Birming­ham,
nosed out Mike Welch, captain-elect of the football team,
135 to 127 to win the position of Vice-President of the Senior
Class. Herbert Wilkinson, student residing in Gastonberg,
took over the office of Secretary by acclamation, since he was
unopposed. James Cooper, Echola, barely defeated Thornton
in the race for the Treasurer's post. The -count stood Cooper,
138; Thornton, 120. James Parrish automatically became
Senior Historian because of no opposition.
BILL MCTYEIRE SELECTED AS
PRESIDENT OF JUNIOR CLASS
Bill McTyeire Assumes Office Of Junior Class President In
Close Race With Herman Harris; McCall Named Vice-
President Over. Ellenburg; Bill Emrey Wins Out In Race
For Secretary; Wright and Black Victorious
Bill McTyeire, of Birmingham, was successful in his race
for president of the Junior Class. He polled 128 votes while
his opponent, Herman Harris, of Clanton, counted 97. Bill
McCall, of Savannah, Ga., was successful in his race for vice-president
of his class by a 127 to 94 win over L. R. Ellenburg.
Bill Emrey, of Decatur, Ga., won out in the race for secretary
of the class over three opponents. Emrey garnered 112 votes,
with E. E. Pollard, Rupert Wilson, and Robert Hurd trailing
him in receiving 44, 47, and 18 votes respectively. George
Russell Wright, of Mobile, was victorious over W. E. Forte in
the race for treasurer of the same class by a 144 to 75 vote
count. Fred Black, of Macon, Ga., takes the office of historian
of the junior class unopposed.
SARVER NAMED PRESIDENT OF
SOPHOMORES FOR NEXT TERM
Joe Sarver Wins Election Over Pat Plumlee For President Of
The Sophomore Class; Wilbur Kelley Named Vice-Presi­dent
Over Mayville; White Unopposed For Secretary Of
Class; Holloway Next Treasurer; Jones Is Historian
Joe Sarver, of Athens, won out in the race for president of
the sophomore class over Pat Plumlee, of Birmingham, by a
vote of 145 to 110. Wilbur Kelley, of Evergreen, defeated
Armand Mayville, Jr., in the race for vice-president of the
sophomore class by a 155 to 91 count. Robert White, of Green­ville,
Ga., automatically assumes the office of secretary of the
same class since he was unopposed. Vernie Holloway, of
Americus, Ga., takes the office of treasurer of this class by
virtue of his 135 to 116 triumph over Douglas Goode. Ralph
Jones, of Birmingham, won the race for historian of the sopho­more
class over three opponents. Jones tallied 83 votes, while
Frances Shi was credited with 78, Charles Anderson had 60,
and Albert Steele chalked up 28.
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CONGRATULATIONS
The Plainsman extends heartiest con­gratulations
to the men who have been
elected to membership in Tau Beta Pi.
These men have shown their ability and
proficiency in their chosen field together
with the possession of indomitable char­acter
and preseverance.
HONOR SOCIETIES
Again we bring up the age old ques­tion
of the justification of honor societies,
since it is at the present time that they
are due the maximum of consideration.
All of the honor groups are now electing
new men and we feel that these honored
men should look carefully into the merits
of each organization before accepting an
invitation to join.
Upon glancing over the purposes for
which some of the societies were formed,
we find such words as "—to recognize
men who have attained a high standard
of efficiency in collegiate activities, to
bring together the most representative men
in the class," and "—to encourage schol­arship
and originality among students—,"
and again, "—to study, discuss, and strive
to further the best interests of the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute, to promote a
feeling of fraternalism among students,
to foster intercollegiate relationships, and
to develop a national spirit by placing the
stamp of approval upon college leaders."
In other words, the majority of the organ­izations
seek to bring together the most
prominent men in each class in a more
fraternal relationship and to definitely es­tablish
the most prominent men as oppos­ed
to the less prominent group.
We feel sure that in a majority of the
cases, these aims are carried out in the
respective organizations. The members
meet several times during each year, even
though it be only to have a good bull ses­sion,
social functions are planned and pre­sented,
new men are chosen and initiated,
and easily distinguishable keys are pre­sented
the members in order that they may
be recognized by the remainder of the stu­dents.
All well and good. As for the
organization, whose purpose is to discuss
questions of interest and importance to the
school, we feel that no such discussion ever
takes place; and should one take' place, the
intelligent thought that might be mustered
from among the various members could
hardly fill a thimble.
The thought which we wish to present
is simply this: is it worth the exorbitant
initiation fees which are levied to be
brought into a closer relationship with
classmates who are already close friends
and to have one's self pointed out as a
"prominent members of the class." It
certainly seems to us that the practice
of honoring men could be carried out on
a smaller scale and in such a manner that
the expense of a large national organiza­tion
would not have to be borne so heavily
by students who are hard pressed for
money; for it is usually the poorer and
more conscientious students who domi­nate
the workings of their respective
classes. Initiation fees to honor fraterni­ties
on this campus vary from five dollars
to thirty dollars, and it may easily be seen
that one individual can "invest" as much
as two hundred dollars in organizations
which really do him little good.
To the organizations that are actually
doing something constructive for both the
students and the school,—and there are
such organizations—we would extend high­est
commendations, since we realize that
it is so easy to do absolutely nothing and
still get by. The stagnant organizations
will always survive because the vanity of
mankind is such that some gaudy distin­guishing
mark is always acceptable even
at a heavy cost.
To the students who will have an oppor­tunity
of joining one or more of the honor
groups in the near future, we ask that
you weigh carefully the merits of each
organization against the amount of the
initiation fee, and that you not let the
sparkle of a string of gold and silver keys
cause you to practically lose consciousness.
WHY NOT EXAMS FOR THE FACULTY?
What's new in education? About this
time of the year we are forced to look
over schedules for the coming semester.
We do so without much enthusiasm for
the most part, for we realize there is noth­ing
new in the time table.
Of course, some well-meaning adviser
will inform us that if we haven't taken
geodetics, we should because it will give
us new fields to conquer. Or if there has
been no economics course on our program,
we should take one to make us realize
better what is going on in the world these
days. All of which is true if we apply
the definition of new as anything of which
we have prevoiusly had no knowledge.
But what is the geodetics instructor go­ing
to give his class that he didn't give
last year? What will the economics or
psychology professor tell his students that
the ones last semester could not have
learned? What new variants or methods
will be made use of that were not avail­able
before? In other words, are we sure
that our instructors are not stagnating, are
they merely doing research in dusty book­shelves
without giving a thought to the
things of today which are affecting them
and which they in turn may also be chang­ing?
Unfortunately, many do not feel im­pelled
to present new material because
they know their course is "required." Since
the student must take it, why make any
special attempts to make it more interest­ing?
If it was good enough last year,
why change it now?
Perhaps a solution could be had in a
system of examinations for instructors at
the end of each school year. In all fair­ness
to the student, he should be certain
that the man who teaches him is also able
to "get a passing grade."
At present we have no idea as to how
this would be taken care of—who would
give the quizzes or who would do the grad­ing.
And we do know that the suggestion
is not being made in a facetious frame
of mind, but with all seriousness in intent
and purpose, for the protection of the stu­dent
and the stimulation of the faculty
members.—The Daily Illini.
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
An army of 2,300,000 threatens the Uni­ted
States. This threatening force consists
not of bolsheviks, fascists, the yellow peril
or any other pet bugbear of the past, but of
American children who are not in school.
Besides the great number of children out­side
educational institutions, there are 600,-
000 more students enrolled in public schools
than there were in 1930. In the meantime
appropriations and teaching staffs have
been cut.
A great many localities have been forced
to reduce school terms and shorten hours
for want of money and space. Other schools
have closed entirely because there are no
funds available for their operation, and in
this way 100,000 children have been de­prived
of a chance for education. These
conditions are not constant throughout the
country. Although schools have suffered in
every state, those in the poor agricultural
districts have had the hardest time.
Children have not been the only victims
of the breakdown of the educational system.
Teachers' salaries, which have always been
low, have been cut repeatedly, while in
many places teachers are paid in scrip
which is accepted only at large discounts.
Moreover, there are 200,000 certified teach­ers
unemployed.
In foreign countries, however, education­al
systems have felt the depression very lit­tle,
as compared to these United States, the
land of freedom and equality. From France,
Belgium, Denmark, England, and numerous
other countries throughout the world come
reports of increased rather than decreased
educational activities during the depression.
Instead of being the first cut, foreign edu­cational
funds have been carefully safe­guarded.
The United States has found millions for
an increased navy and is considering financ­ing
4,000 new army airplanes. But the ed­ucational
system is allowed to rot for lack
of money. By hiring 100,000 unemployed
teachers and expanding present school
space, all children not now in school could
be given a chance for an education.—Minn.
Daily.
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this paper. It is a column of personal comment,
and is not to be read as an expression of our
editorial policy.
• ** * *
EVEN a Pig is sometimes human. There
comes a time in every little Pig's life
when the responsibilities, cares, and
duties of student life so beset him that
he must perforce desert the field of jour­nalism
and seek new worlds to conquer.
But college editors are a hard-boiled lot.
When there is space on the editorial page
to be filled, woe befall the Derf, Jason,
or Pig who fails to contribute his semi-weekly
hooey. If the regular author can­not
find the time to grind out the required
space-filler, then a ghost-writer, must be
called upon to perform the work. The
column must go on! And so, gentle reader,
pray be lenient in your judgment of what
is to follow. The mighty Pig has honored
me with the request that I be his ghost.
It so happens that I am that comrade,
mentioned in a previous column, who thinks
Pig's stuff is mostly tripe and who tells
him so to his face. My views are for the
most part the reverse of those held by the
estimable swine who usually conducts this
column. Let's give me a name that will
be the reverse of his. Call me a Gip.
* * * *
I heartily disagree with the person who
said that a task begun is nearly done.
That first paragraph wasn't hard at all.
But, ye gods, what can I write about
now?
» * * *
Let's start off by getting a bit senti­mental.
I wonder if it occurs to many
of the students at Auburn that we are
blessed with a world of natural beauty in
our surroundings? Have you ever watch­ed
the sun set behind the stables or no­ticed
the sheer beauty of the campus on
a moonlight night, or been aware of the
budding trees and flowers in the spring?
Look around on one of these balmy days
or, nights and you will find much to im­press
you with the fact that Auburn is
the lovliest village of the plains. It's no
sign of weakness to be able to appreciate
beauty. The man who sneers at his fel­lows
for possessing the desire and ability
to pause for a moment and become ab­sorbed
in some beautiful sight is only a
dull fool who is to be pitied rather than
envied. So again I say, look around you
and learn to be conscious of the beauty
with which Nature has endowed this lit­tle
town of Auburn. It's free.
* * * *
All of which brings to mind a related
subject. It's the tritest form of philoso­phy,
but there is much truth in the state­ment
that if one will look for the good in
other people he will find it. Consider that
campus acquaintance whom you think to
be a perfect so-and-so. After all, is he
really as bad as you think him? Do you
know him well enough to pass final judg­ment
upon him? This sounds a little
Eddie Guest-ish, but I believe that you
can learn to genuinely like anyone. Try
to get beneath the surface. Overlook some
of those characteristics that rub you the
wrong way. Nearly every human being
has some few likeable traits. Be on the
lookout for the pleasing qualities of a
man's personality and do not be so critical
of his faults, and you will probably find
that he's not such a bad fellow after all.
If you can adopt that attitude, you will
find much more joy in living. The ability
to enjoy the fellowship of other people,
no matter who-they are or what their
station in life, makes your own life a vivid
and enjoyable experience.
* * * *
A little more of that and I'll sprout
wings, grow a long white beard, and call
myself Saint Pollyanna. ,
* * * *
The front page of this issue carries the
names of those juniors who were' success­ful
in campus politics. They are head-liners.
In smaller type the names of the
also-rans appear. To you winners, con­gratulations.
Let us hope that even if
you were put in office by the "ring," the
"machine," or any other organization, you
were the best man running for your office.
Keep a cool head. Somehow, this campus
doesn't like stuffed shirts. To you losers,
my condolences. It would have been nice
for you to have been elected, too, but it
happens that only one man can hold one
office. Before you become consumed with
self-pity and go out and drown your sor­rows
with a bottle of the best 3.2, wait
a year or so. It won't all seem so impor­tant
to you then. You may even be able
to be amused at next year's juniors when
they begin their antics. It is amusing, you
know.
* * * *
Another word to you third-year men. In
the spring a Junior's fancy turns lightly
to thoughts of honor societies. All well
and good, but don't stay awake nights won­dering
if you will make Hammer and Saw,
To all the students who thought we had a holiday Friday—"Did you ever get
fooled?"
* * * * * * * *
Our choice for Governor of the State is one Joe Purvis, who although still a
college man, has a mind like Joe Ledbetter, a physique like Hinkle Birdsong, a nose
like K. G. Taylor, a voice like Phillip Irwin, a personality like the first tree on the
left as you enter the main gate, and the political aspirations and knife-in-the-backing
ability of all the candidates for student offices here combined.
* * * * * * * *
Is it true that the Social Committee has signed Lombardo to play for the Final
Dance?
* * * * * * * *
As the most popular young thing at the party leaves, surrounded by a host of
her admirers, the wit pipes up with, "Well there she goes in a cloud of lust."—Col­gate
Banter.
* * * * * * * *
The saying is that heaven will protect the working girl, but who will protect
the guy she is working?—Anapolis Log.
* * * * * * * *
Stage Hero (poor but worthy) : Grace, say that you'll be mine.
Stage Heroine (nervously pacing floor): Richard, you are in no position to
ask me to marry you.
Voice from gallery: Give him a chance, woman—if you stop tramping around
and light some place, maybe he could get in position!—Annapolis Log.
* * * * * * * *
The doctor was questioning the new nurse about her latest patient. "Have you
kept a chart of his progress?" he inquired.
The nurse blushingly replied, "No, but I can show you my diary."
* * * * * * * *
First: I see by the paper that more than one-half of the earth's population
is women.
Second: I hardly think that is the truth. If that were the case, how do you
account for the fact that half of the world doesn't know what the other half is do­ing?—
V. P. I. Skipper.
* * * * * * * *
The head of the store was passing through the packing room and saw a boy
lounging against a box, whistling cheerfully.
"How much do you get a week?" he asked.
"Ten dollars, sir."
"Here's a week's pay—get out."
When he next saw the foreman, he asked, "When did we hire that boy?"
• "We never hired him; he just brought in a package from another firm."—Log.
J I G S Ui>
By Jason
With Other Colleges
By BILLIE THOMAS
At Washington and Lee University, the
managers of track, swimming, football,
basket-ball, and baseball because of tra­ditions
do not wear the letters awarded
to them for being manager. In an edi­torial,
the Ring-Tum-Phi student paper at
W. & L. expresses their disgust at such
a tradition that keeps one from wearing
a letter that took four hard years of work
to earn.
* * * *
A course in police administration will
be taught at the University of Hawaii
this summer. The course will be under
the directions of August Vollmer, world
authority on crime. The course, will take
up police statistics, criminal investigation
and identification, traffic regulation and
control, and crime prevention.
* * * *
A revolving stage is being used in a
current production of the University of
Nebraska Temple Theater Players.
A course in aeronautics will be offered
at the University of Kentucky as a CWA
project.
A serum that is claimed to be a 100 per
cent cure for whooping cough has been
perfected by Prof. Louis W. Sauer of the
University Chicago Medical School.
A special study of hypnotism is being
made by scientists of the College of the
City of New York.—The Davidsonian.
* * * *
The Howard College Boys' Sunday
School class of the Baptist Church has
challenged the Boys' Class of the Auburn
Baptist church to an attendance contest,
according to an article in the Howard
Crimson. The boys at Howard are afraid
Beta Sigma Omicron Chi (B. S. O. C ) , or
any other society. It's-nice to dangle bits
of brass on your watch chain, but it doesn't
make you a much better man. Besides, it
costs money. So if this society or that
passes you up, don't be too bitterly dis­appointed.
There will no doubt be mem­bers
next year who will wish you had been
elected in their stead.
'* * * *
Musings: Why is a columnist? . . . Every
columnist since Casual Observer is a ninny.
. . . Yes, Roscoe, the man with the boots
and moustache does ride horses. . . . Tea
at Benson's versus hamburgers at Dinty's.
. . . Trips, inspection, glee club, and other­wise.
. . . And then when you get back
they hand you weather like this and ex­pect
you to make up your lost work. . . .
Bottle caps are being sold in vast quan­tities.
. . . Spring must be here. . i . And
now it's the Easter Dances. . . . Give, oh
give me back those good old Finals, so
neatly sandwiched in between senior exams
and graduation. . . . And I really do think
the campus looks pretty.
* * * *
And so, farewell. Not au revoir, but
farewell. Let Pig come back and dissert
to his heart's content. It's fund doing
it once, but I just wouldn't have it for a
regular job. Well, Mr. Editor, that space
is filled. So long.
that the boys from the Plains will do them
up in Sunday School contests just like
they do them up in football games, and
right they are to be afraid for have you
not heard of the axiom, "Lucky at foot­ball,
lucky at Sunday School?" If you
haven't, just wait till this contest is over
and you'll get a new saying to put in
your vocabulary or what have you.
* * * *
And here is news what is news. Rex
Godwin, freshman at Auburn last year
and transfer to Tulane this year, defeated
Miss Jane Sharp, of Pasadena, Calif, in an
exhibition tennis match 6-2, 8-6.
* * * *
At the University of Hawaii, the fresh­men
will be in charge of all the activities
for one week. They will put out an issue
of the paper. Broadcasting a program of
fifteen minutes over station KGMB will
be another high light of the program.
* * * *
The University of Washington will send
two of their debaters on an around-the-world
good will trip. . . . At the Univer­sity
of Michigan the professors got busy
and formulated a list of fifteen ways to
keep students awake. . . . Missouri Uni­versity
holds special small classes for their
athletes to insure their eligibility. . . .
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 he read as an expression of our
editorial policy.
* * * * WORD goes that the selection of
the April 20-21 orchestra lies be­tween
the Bama State Collegians
and Bert Lown. Take your cherce.
* * * *
D. H. wants the Yankees and the "A"
Club wants the Niggers. And the Wittel
Social Committee has its eyes on a newly
famous orchestra called the "Phenix City
Bootleggers."
We, the public, of course, have no say-so
in the matter. We only furnish the
money for the terrible tunes.
* * * *
And to whom it may concern: I know
an orchestra that can be engaged for $10
a night. The piano player and the saxo­phone
player will play for three dollars.
For the April dances I think it would be
nice to splurge and engage the whole or­chestra.
But for a mere "A" Club dance
the sax and piano players will do. They
don't know but two tunes, "The Saint
Louis Blues," and "Tiger Rag," but we
fellows don't ever listen to the music any­way.
We are only waiting for intermis­sion
so we can go out and neck.
* * * *
Better still we could get by with no
orchestra at all. I have yet to see why
people waste time in dancing, anyway.
* * * *
I say tho, don't we spread on the dawg
just? Cheap whiskey and cheap music.
It's getting so that the dances around
here blare the term cheap so loudly that
the concussion sounds like a damned can­ary
chorus.
* * * *
You powers that be may believe it or
not, but there are those of us who would
be willing to chuck the whole dam busi­ness—
fraternity dances, "A" Club dances,
and the big dances—all for just one night
a year of someone like Hal Kemp, Wayne
King, Ozzie Nelson, or George Olsen.
* * * *
Things are not bad—they are distinctly
terrible. If the Social Committee, etc., in­tends
to continue I would suggest that
they buy about $50 worth of good Victor
records, hire an amplifier and put on the
dances that way. It would be far better
than the present intentions.
* * * *
Sufficient.
* * * *
Sumpter claims to have sniffed his an­nual
position of life-saver at one of the
more popular Florida beaches. He'll still
be on the beach. But running a vulcaniz­ing
stand for rubber bathing suits.
* * * *
I still claim Goodyear intended rubber
to be used to erase pencil marks.
The DePaula staff threw a skating party
which turned out to be one big flop for
those less talented members. . . . Harvard
University owns enough football equip­ment
to outfit 6,000 men. . . . After the
frosh-sophomore riot at a theatre near
Cornell, the management discovered that
the boys had carried an Austin up into
the balcony.—The Springhillian.
G-E Campus News
A NEW MOVIE STAR
Lightning, commonly considered a "bad
actor," plays the leading role in a sound-motion
picture just released. Contrary to
expectations, he gives a good performance; in
fact, some critics say he 'felectrifies" the
audiences. The picture, "A Modern Zeus,"
was made to illustrate how the terrific force
of lightning has been reproduced in the
General Electric high-voltage laboratory, in
order that its effects may be studied and
means devised to safeguard life and property
against its attacks.
The studio, or laboratory, scenes show the
discoveries of Edison and of Steinmetz, and
the laboratory at the General Electric Works
at Pittsfield, Mass., where artificial lightning
discharges of up to 10,000,000 volts have been
made. The charges leap across space, shatter­ing
blocks of wood and model buildings, and
fusing sand into glass. The laboratory where
the actor was trained is directed By K. B.
McEachron, Ohio Northern U., '13, M. S.,
Purdue, '20, and the picture was made by
General Electric's cinematographer, John
Gilmour, Union College, '27.
FREER WHEELING
For a stretch of 30 intersections along
Michigan Avenue, Chicago, traffic spaed has
averaged only 13 mph. Chicago traffic
engineers, made a thorough 5-year study of
the situation and designed a system of
traffic control, based on the recommendations
of several other nationally-known traffic
experts, that is the most modern in the
world. Here are some of its features: It is
a progressive system that will practically
double the present average speed of travel.
Northbound traffic at certain intersections
will be managed independently of south­bound
traffic. Flashing green signals will tell
a driver whether he is going too fast or too
slow to make a nonstop passage. Even the
previously neglected pedestrian will have a
blue-white signal to guide him.
When the three Chicago municipal govern­ment
bodies involved decided, last year, to
install the system, it was found that General
Electric traffic-control apparatus would meet
all the unusual and complicated conditions.
General Electric obtained the order, and the
system is now being installed. Ralph Reid,
M.I.T., '24, was responsible for the design of
the equipment, and C. H. Rex, Illinois, '26,
G-E traffic-control specialist in Chicago, aided
in the preparation of final plans.
ANTARCTIC AIR MAIL
In Schenectady, N. Y., there is a mailman
who has, without a doubt, the longest
route in the world. Every two weeks he
delivers letters and postcards to eager
recipients about 10,000 miles away—yet
every one arrives on time. These letters go
by air mail in the truest sense of the word,
because they are broadcast by the General
Electric short-wave station, W2XAF. Their
destination is the camp of the Byrd Antarctic
Expedition in Little America. K. G. Patrick,
U. of Michigan, '29, of the Company's
Publicity Department is the mailman.
This air mail goes through regularly and
quite clearly, thanks to a special directive
antenna designed by Dr. E. F. W. Alexander-son,
Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan, Stock­holm,
Sweden, 1900, a G-E consulting
engineer. Incidentally, W2XAF operates on
a wave-length of 31.48 meters, or 9,530
kilocycles, and these programs are
broadcast every other Sunday night
starting at 11:00 o'clock, E.S.T.
96-41FBI
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1934 T H E P L A I N S M AN A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE P A G E T H R EE
PLANS BEING MADE FOR HIGH
SCHOOL BASEBALL SCHEDULE
Inadequate Equipment Hampers Progress of Coach Fowler's
Diamond Aggregation; Games Sought With Fraternities or
Other Campus Groups
Plans for an Auburn High baseball
team are being pushed forward, and
although the team is hampered by
inadequate equipment from playing
other high schools, Coach Gordon
Fowler stated yesterday that the team
would be glad to play any fraternity
group on the campus in either regu­lar
baseball or the indoor variety.
While at present not enough prac­tices
have been held to determine
the player for each position there are
several candidates out for each in­field
post, although outfield material
is definitely limited.
Coach Fowler's pitching staff is
composed of Verl Emrick, Duncan
Wright, Albert Wilde and Eugene
Trotter. Emrick, probably the most
experienced of the trio, can play
first base in addition to pitcher, and
if Wright, Wilde and Trotter can
carry the hurling load will probably
play that position. Wright has a good
curve ball but he does not have the
speed of Emrick and Trotter. There
are three players available for ser­vice
behind the plate, Junior What-ley,
Fred Hammock and Charlie Rew
being the outstanding men out for
catcher. The difference in the abili­ties
of these three backstops is not
well enough defined for any one of
them to be named definitely as the
man for the job, so either Whatley,
Hammock or Rew may receive the
call. In addition to Emrick at first,
John Ham is the other outstanding
candidate. Ham and Emrick are
both tall, and play good offensive
games. John Earle Atkinson and
Abb Chrietzburg, both left-handers,
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By B. C. POPE
By James Parrish, Pinch-Hitting for B. C. Pope
With the tennis tournament getting into full swing, and plans for an
official college team in the offing, tennis has become one of the most
popular sports at Auburn. The principal handicap to tennis players is the
lack of courts. There are at best not more than seven or eight courts on
the campus and some of these are of poor quality. There used to be too
many courts here and there was not enough playing on each court to keep
it in good condition; now the opposite situation prevails. Every court is
too crowded, sometimes with fifteen or twenty players waiting their turn.
Even now, though this condition is not irremediable, for there are a num­ber
of courts that could be put into good playing condition with a minimum
expenditure of money and a little work. Spring is the best season of the
year for tennis, and if these other courts were put into shape tennis as a
recognized sport would become more general, not being limited to the few
players who are good enough to play on a court all afternoon, merely by
defeating all comers. Under the present system, beginners do not have a
chance to become really good net artists, beyond the fact that the little
practice they do get is against superior opposition.
Although it is a little early to make
any predictions about the -probable
winners of the tennis tourney among
the Greeks there are several teams
that are definitely outstanding. S.
A. E. and A. T. O. again meet in the
first round, with Dozier Howard and
Joe Parker representing the former,
and Crawford Jernigan and Copeland
the latter. Last year with Rex God-
Tvin as Jernigan's partner the S. A.
E.s eked out a victory, and unless
Copeland is as good or better than
Godwin, will probably repeat their
performance. Jernigan, however,
has improved considerably over his
last year's standard. It is unfortu­nate
that two of the best teams on
the campus should meet in the first
round, for under other circumstances
both teams would at least get to the
quarter-finals. Delta Sigma Phi, semi-finalists
last year, stand a good
chance of going even further this*
year. George Poole, one of the half
dozen best tennis players at Auburn
will play with Larry Tabor and this
pair is expected to give their oppo­nents
plenty of competition. Unless
they run into unexpected strength in
the second round, and that seems un­likely,
Poole and Tabor will meet
Cam and Glenn Mitchell of the Sigma
Nu lodge. Sigma Nu, represented by
the two Mitchells in the 1933 tour­ney,
won the trophy, but the Delta
Sig team will be much stronger than
last year, when they went to the
semi-finals. This match will un­doubtedly
be one of the high-lights
of the tourney, provided, of course,
that Sigma Nu gets by the winner
of the Phi Delta Theta-Alpha Psi
match. Pi K. A., represented by Bill
Sharp and Sonny Hall, has one of the
strongest teams in the tourney, and
it seems highly probable that the Pi
K. As. will advance to the semi­finals,
as no particularly strong team
is in their bracket. In the first
bracket, Alpha Gamma Rho meets K.
A. in the first round, and although
Alpha Gamma Rho advanced to the
semi-finals last year, K. A. is expect­ed
to provide strenuous opposition
this year, as they have several out­standing
freshman players.
These seven teams seem to be
the most likely semi-finalists this
year: S. A. E. or A. T. O., K. A.
or Alpha Gamma Rho, Delta Sig­ma
Phi or Sigma Nu, and Pi K.
A. The semi-finals in the lower
bracket are certain to be close,
with Pi K. A. meeting either
Sigma Nu or Delta Sigma Phi;
in the upper bracket the winner
of the S. A. E.-A. T. O. match
will probably get to the finals,
although there are several fair
teams in that bracket. K. A. or
Alpha Gamma Rho are not con­ceded
much chance of beating'
either team, unless a startling
upset occurs.
One of the, most striking things
about the final intra-squad game
Saturday the 22nd, were the out­standing
performances of two re­serves
of last season, Ward Wright
are also working for the initial sack
post, but they will hardly displace
Ham and Emrick, who have a mate­rial
advantage in size. For the other
three infield places there are about
ten players out, any of whom can
play almost any of the positions, and
none of whom are decisively out­standing
over the rest. David Wit-tie,
Julian Fowler, Bobby Wilson,
Duncan Wright, R. D. Nunn, Roy
Powell, Bill Gilchrist, Hugh Wright,
and others are prospective infielders.
In the outer gardens there are only
three baseballers trying out at pres­ent:
Jerry Kuderna, Leland Long,
and Albert Wilde, who is also a pitch­er.
However, it is probable that if
some of the infield candidates fail
to come through as infielders, they
may be shifted to the outfield.
and Bobby Blake. Wright, a veteran
of two seasons, turned in one of the
best exhibitions of his college career
in the mock Army-Navy game Satur­day
and demonstrated conclusively
that he will be in the thick of the
fight for a regular half-back position
next fall. Wright, always one of the
hardest workers on the squad, al­though
playing only the last half of
Saturday's game, ran, blocked and
received passes very successfully,
running some thirty yards for the
final score of the game after a short
pass from Blake. Wright will have
formidable opposition from plebe
candidates for the varsity, but if he
continues to improve he should play
a considerable amount in next sea­son's
games.
Blake, an erstwhile Lee County
High luminary, also turned in a re­markable
performance. Blake, inject­ed
into the fray in the last quarter,
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Call Is Issued For
Tennis Enthusiasts
By Captain Of Team
According to an announcement
made yesterday by Claude S. Pritch-ett,
captain of the Auburn tennis
team, prospects for a college tennis
team are very promising. Some defi­nite
information is to be outlined in
a meeting of tennis enthusiasts to
be held in Langdon Hall tomorrow
evening at 7 p. m. Pritchett said
that all tennis players in Auburn
that play even a fair game are cor­dially
invited to this meeting.
It is planned at present to have a
round robin tournament in order to
determine the ranking of the players.
There is quite a bit of tennis talent
on the campus and if all the men of
fair ability enter the tournament it
will be possible for Auburn to have
a good team. Some of the outstand-
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TWO DUAL TRACK MEETS WILL
BE STAGED HERE THIS SPRING
University of Georgia and University of Florida Will Be Met
On Local Cinder Path; Coach Hutsell Begins Thirteenth
Season
For the first time in several
years, there will be two dual
track meets on the campus, ac­cording
to the schedule of the
track team, announced Wednes­day
by Coach Wilbur Hutsell,
who is beginning his thirteenth
consecutive season as cinder
coach at the Plains. The Uni­versity
of Georgia will be met
here April 21st in the Tigers'
first engagement of the season,
and the University of Florida on
May 5th for the second. On May
12th, the Tiger tracksters will
journey to Atlanta where the
Georgia Tech representation will
be encountered. These are the
only dual meets scheduled to date
but on May 19th, the Tigers
will participate in the Southeast­ern
Conference Meet in Bir­mingham,
and on May 26th in
the Southeastern A. A. U. meet
in Atlanta. Last year Auburn
placed second in the Conference
competition, and won the A. A.
U. meet.
Coach Hutsell, who has lost only
two dual meets in his twelve-year so­journ
at Auburn, does not have the
material that he had last season, but
is expected to fashion a formidable
aggregation out of the- veterans re­turning.
Kimbrell, Emmett, Mc-
(Continued on page 4)
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BURTON'S BOOKSTORE
Something New Every Day
Joe Brown Duke
And Auburn
One year ago the Legislature of Alabama, called into extra
session, was in the midst of the income tax battle; its enactment
was vital to the welfare of Auburn; it was submitted to the people
of Alabama, by a vote of one.
The friends of the Income Tax were the friends of Auburn.
JOE BROWN DUKE, as a member of that Legislature, fought
for the Income Tax in the Committee, spoke for it on the floor of the
House, voted for it on its passage, and then in the fall of 1933 ac­tively
campaigned for it.
JOE BROWN DUKE, as a member of the Legislature of 1933,
worked for, and actively supported the passage of the Warrant Act,
by virtue of which Auburn this week received over a million and a
quarter dollars.
JOE BROWN DUKE, as a member of the Legislature of 1933,
helped Auburn to obtain one quarter million dollars appropriated
but not included in the Bond issue.
Joe Brown Duke is now and has always been for
Auburn—FIRST, LAST and ALL * THE-TIME,
Paid political advertisement by the Auburn Duke Campaign Committee, Auburn, Ala.
P A G E F O UR THE PLAINSMAN A L A B A M A POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1934
COMMUNITY PLAYERS PRESENT
FOURTH PLAY HERE SATURDAY
"The Passing Of The Third Floor Back" Is English Production
Which Will Be Acted By Auburn And Opelika Artists At
The High School Auditorium At 8 O'Clock
The fourth presentation of the
Auburn-Opelika Community Players
will be given in the High School Au­ditorium
on Saturday, April 7th, at
8 o'clock.
The play, "The Passing of the
Third Floor Back," is the story of a
cheap lodging house in the Blooms-bury
section of London. The landlady,
"Mrs. Sharpe," exists precariously on
the daily round of petty meanness,
and is prepared at all times for the
tricks and dodges her boarders at­tempt
on her. The boarders are a
"moth eaten" lot. All pretending
to be something they are not, living
on the splendor of former days, and
quarreling and fighting from morn­ing
till night. We find here the
character of the cheat, the thief, the
glutton, the scoffer, the coward, the
rogue, the cad, the cat, the snob. The
"boarders" are Major and Mrs.
Tompkins, and their daughter, Viv­ian,
a rummy trio, accusing each
other of everything under the sun.
Jape Samuels, the tricky Jew, always
ready to take advantage of a less
wary fellow. Harry Larkcom, his
jackal. Christopher Penny, an artist
with no work that is worthy of the
name, but is painting obscene pictures
in order to keep in luxury the girl
he wants to marry. Mrs. de Hooley,
posing as the cousin of a baronet, but
really only the widow of a potato
salesman. Miss Kite, a lady of un­certain
age, but attempting with
paint, powder, and dye to look nine­teen.
And there is the little
"slavey," maid of all work; "Stasia,"
a work-house brat that should be
"glad she has a home, and not living
in the street." .
Into this den of sordidness comes
a stranger to rent a room. He is
a quiet, unassuming fellow. One does
not know whether he is a young man
trying to look old or an old man try­ing
to look young. But in his pres­ence
the cloak of greed, hypocrisy,
and hate, fall, and man is revealed in
his perfection, the image and like­ness
of his Maker. Each character
is transformed, which process reveals
some very intelligent acting on the
part of the players.
This is a strong play, a gripping
play, and one that will interest all
who are looking for the good in life.
The characters of the play are ably
taken by the following members of
the society: Charles Floyd, director
of the Players, plays the leading part
of the Stranger; Maud Bruce plays
the landlady, "Mrs. Sharpe"; Nell In­gram
is cast in the role of "Stasia";
TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC
IS OPENED TO PUBLIC
The Tuberculosis Research clinic
has been operating in Lee County for
approximately two years. The people
of Auburn have supported this work
by attending our skin test and X-ray
clinics. Those who have not availed
themselves of this service are urgently
requested to do so.
The skin test is practically painless
and is our best method of selecting
those families or persons who are in
greatest need of diagnosis. It is an
important part of the work and re­veals
the degree of your exposure to
the disease.
C. M. E. Church (c), Auburn, Tues­day,
April 3, Thursday, April 5, Sat­urday,
April 7; 8:15-8:45.
C. M. E. Church (c), Loachapoka,
Tuesday, April 3, Thursday, April 5,
Saturday, April 7; 9:00-9:20.
Loachapoka School (w), Loachapo­ka,
Tuesday, April 3, Thursday, April
5, Steurday, April 7; 9:30-9:45.
W. H. Robertson's (c), Walt Tins-ley,
Tuesday, April 3, Thursday, April
5, Saturday, April 7; 10:00-10:45.
Crossroads School (c), Loach, Route
1, Tuesday, April 3, Thursday, April
5, Saturday, April 7; 11:00-11:45.
W. S. Statt (w&c), Beehive, Tues­day,
April 3, Thursday, April 5, Sat­urday,
April 7; 12:30-1:00.
C. B. Huguley's (w&c), Auburn,
Route 1, Tuesday, April 3, Thursday,
April 5, Saturday, April 7; 1:15-2:00.
Auburn, at City Hall ( w ) , Tuesday,
April 3, Thursday, April 5, Saturday,
April 7; 2:15-3:00.
Midway Station (w&c), Opelika-
Auburn Road, Tuesday, April 3,
Thursday, April 5, Saturday, April 7;
3:15-3:30.
Pepperell Mill (w), School building,
Tuesday, April 3, Thursday, April 6,
Saturday, April 7; 3:45-5:00.
Mr. C. A. Baughman plays "Major
Tompkins," and Zoe Dobbs the part
of Mrs. Tompkins, with Lily Barnes
Cherry as their daughter, "Vivian";
the Jew, "Samuels," is played by
Shelly Ross; "Larkcom" by Jimmie
Warren; "Christopher Penny," the
discouraged artist, by Wheeler Blank-stone;
"Mrs. Percival de Hooley," the
snob, by May Parrant, and the cat,
"Miss Kite," by Vera Ivey.
The play is sponsored by the cir­cles
of the Women's Missionary So­ciety,
of the Methodist Church. Mrs.
McGhee is chairman of Ticket Com­mittee.
X
DEBATING TEAM LOSES
PAIR OF ENGAGEMENTS
RESULTS OF NATIONAL
RIFLE MATCH UNKNOWN
Lieut. Bowman, coach of the Au­burn
Rifle Team, stated that as yet
no reports have been received con­cerning
the outcome of the National
Inter-Collegiate Championship match
fired last week. Auburn's total
score was 3,674, an improvement of
17 points. The highest individual
scores in this match were fired by
H. M. Chapman, 377; R. C. Brewer,
374; J. M. Reynolds, 372, respect­ively.
Having made a total score of 3,675
on the Corp Area match fired some
time ago, Auburn won the privilege
of competing for the National Inter-
Collegiate Championship. According
to Lieut. Bowman the rifle team this
year has been highly successful both
in individual and total scores. The
team made a record score this sea^
son of 3,714 points in one match,
and Chapman broke the individual
record, firing for 383 points.
(Continued from page 1)
Auburn in the forthcoming speech
tournament to be held in Birming-ham
on April 17 will be announced
some time this week by Mr. Hess,
coach of the debating team. Two
teams will be chosen, one to uphold
the affirmative, and the other the
negative of the presidential power
question. The winner of the Phi
Delta Gamma oratorical contest held
last Monday night will speak for
Auburn in Birmingham.
On the 20th of this month the
Auburn Debating Team plans to meet
Mercer and Georgia Wesleyan in de­bate.
Both of these colleges are in
Macon, Ga. Sarah Duncan and Mary
Crawford will compose the team
to debate Georgia Wesleyan, and
J. C. Ivey and Otis Spears will sup­port
Auburn against Mercer.
EASTER EGG HUNT
BE GIVEN SUNDAY
Tiger Growls
By B. C. Pope
(Continued from page 3)
bore the brunt of an effective aerial
attack that gave the Army its last
touchdown. His heaves were well
placed with a bullet-like accuracy,
and his running, although not bril­liant,
netted several yards on each
try. Blake, also a punter de luxe,
did not have but one opportunity to
display his wares, but on this occas­ion
got off a nice kick of forty yards.
Blake, who weighs 170, is tall and
with a little more weight should de­velop
into a stellar backfield ace.
FORUM GROUP TO MEET
AT FIVE ON THURSDAY
(Continued from page 1)
ants and the ball will be placed in
the center. At a signal the circle
will close in on the ball. The man
in possession of the golden football
at the end of the contest is winner
and is entitled to keep the prize.
All fraternities having men en­tering
the hunt, are requested to have
two dozen dyed eggs at the A. L. T.
house by six o'clock Saturday even­ing.
Suitable prizes will be awarded
winners in the events.
LOST—One box of cigars,
to John Overton.
Return
In order to avoid conflict with
Stunt Night of the Cardinal Key, the
regular meeting of the Forum will
take place at 5 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, April 5th. Discussion will
be continued on the Rubiayat of
Omar Khayyam. All who are inter­ested
are invited to come to the Y.
M. C. A. at that time.
LOST—Senior R. O. T. C. cap with
name of owner inside. Please re­turn
to Plainsman office.
LOST—Gold Herff Jones Honor Stu­dent
Association key. Phone 182-W.
For First Class Work
Bring Your Sewing to
MRS. E. E. HARMON
Or Phone 372-J
Always Ready to Serve You
BANK OF AUBURN
Bank of Personal Service
CALL IS ISSUED FOR
TENNIS ENTHUSIASTS
BY CAPTAIN OF TEAM
(Continued from page 3)
ing players that may participate in
the tourney are, in addition to Prit-chett,
Glenn and Cam Mitchell,
George Poole, Larry Tabor, David
Gaillard, Aubrey Williams, Sonny
Hall, Herbert Whittle, Crawford Jer-nigan,
J. A. Jones, Joe Parker and
others.
Pritchett also stated that the ten­nis
club is attempting to bring the
Tilden-Vines professional team to
TWO DUAL TRACK MEETS
WILL BE STAGED HERE
(Continued from page 3)
Queen, Henderson, Rogers and others
of last year's crack team will be
sorely missed, but with Dupree, cap­tain
of the 1934 team, a fast dash
man; Rutland, alternate captain, an
expert pole vaulter and javelin hurl-er;
Pihl and Gait, distance men; Loyd
Richey, the South's most outstanding
Auburn for an exhibition match, al­though
at present this is nothing more
than a probability.
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Tiger Theatre
Auburn, Alabama
"The Show Place of
East Alabama"
WEDNESDAY, April 4
She Belonged to the Wrong
Man First
"SHE MADE HER BED"
Sally Eilers, Richard Arlen,
Robert Armstrong, and
Roscoe Ates
Also "Pied Piper," a cartoon,
and "Strange Case of
Hennessy"
THURSDAY, April 3
"SLEEPERS EAST"
With Wynne Gibson, Preston
Foster, Mona Barrie
Also Cartoon arid Comedy
FRIDAY, April 6
Robert Montgomery in
"MYSTERY OF MR. X"
He laughed at love and lock­smiths
until a lovely lady stole
his heart and spurred him on
to solve the mystery that ter­rorized
a whole city.
Technicolor Revue, "Business
is a Pleasure," and "Latest
News Happenings of the
Day."
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uckies are Alleys kind to your throat
WHEREVER the finest tobaccos grow-in
our own Southland, in Turkey, in
Greece—all over the world, we gather the very
Cream of the tobacco Crops for Lucky Strike.
And that means only the center leaves. Not the
top leaves—because those are under-developed
—not ripe. Not the bottom leaves—because
those are inferior in quality—they grow close
to the ground, are coarse, dirt-covered, sandy.
"It's toasted"
V Luckies are all-ways kind to your throat
The center leaves are the mildest leaves—they
taste' better and farmers are paid higher prices
for them. These center leaves are the only ones
used in making Luckies. Then "It's toasted"
—for throat protection. And every Lucky is
fully packed with these choice tobaccos—
made round and firm, free from loose ends—
that's why Luckies do not dry out. Naturally,
Luckies arc all-ways kind to your throat.
NOT the top leaves—they're under-developed
—they are harshl
Only the Center Leaves—these are the Mildest Leaves
~W Copyright. 1934. The Amertcin Tobtcoo Compmy.
They taste better -ZL
NOT the bottom leaves—they're inferior in
quality—coarse and sandy !