1934-03-28 The Plainsman

              Semi-Weekly Plainsman
Wednesday Edition THE PLAINSMAN
TO FOSTER THE A U B U R N S P I R IT
VOLUME LVII AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1934 NUMBER 45
MANY VISITORS HERE FOR 'A' DAY
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Thirty-Four Nominations Filed For Coming Elections
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Annual Set Of Dances
Advanced On Calendar
To Insure Better Music
Set Will Be Called Easter Dances By Virtue Of Social Com­mittee
Decision; Several Nationally-Prominent Orchestras
Are Under Consideration
EASTER EGG HUNT
BE GIVEN SUNDAY
Interfraternity Council Again
To Sponsor Event For Greek
Neophytes
Information received from Hamp Morris, chairman of the Social Com­mittee,
last night stated that the Easter Dances are scheduled to be held on
Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21.
During the interview Chairman Morris stated that the Committee had
decided to move the date for the final dances up several weeks and call them
the Easter Dances because of the usual conflict which the dances have in
years past made with final exams and also to enable the Committee to get
one of the outstanding dance bands which will be on southern tours during
April.
As yet no orchestra has been contracted to play for the Senior Dances,
but several of the leading bands of the nation are under consideration. At
present Bert Lown and his Park Central Hotel Orchestra, of New York City,
seems to have the inside track on the job.
However, the Committee is also con­sidering
Husk O'Hare, who has been
signed to play the Alabama dances;
Jelly Litzwitch and His University
Club Orchestra, engaged to play the
Emory dances; Gene Samarco and His
Californians, who will play for the
Georgia dances; Weede-Meyer, of
Washington, D. C, who has played
for two sets of dances here.
Bert Lown has gained quite an en­viable
reputation during recent years
through his playing at leading hotels
and ball rooms of New York, and by
his recording of victrola records and
radio broadcasts. The band will make
a southern tour beginning about the
second week in April after which they
will return to the Park Central Hotel
where they will succeed Ozzie Nelson
and his band. Lown features the
singing of Gloria Faye, who is well
known as one of the outstanding girl
vocalists now singing with dance
bands.
Morris announced that all bids for
decorations must be submitted to him
at the Sigma Nu house or Justin Mor­rill
at the Phi Delta Theta house by
Thursday, April 10. He stated that
no bids would be considered which
called for contracts of over $90. /
Bid cards for the dance series will
be placed in the Tiger Drug Store,
Benson's, and fraternity houses this
week-end and will be collected on Wed­nesday,
April 9. Invitations to visit­ing
girls will be mailed about April
11.
Fred Chalmers, in a statement to
the press late today, said that the In­terfraternity
Council would again
sponsor the annual Easter Egg Hunt
for freshmen on Easter afternoon.
The event this year is scheduled to
begin at two o'clock on Sunday after­noon,
with assembly of the contest­ants
to take place at the Theta Kappa
Nu house on Magnolia Avenue.
Included in the hunt will be an
event with suitable prize to the indi- ! three
ANNUAL GYMKHANA
TO BE PRESENTED
ON APRIL FOURTH
Ladies Riding Class And Polo
Team Join In Presentation
Of Popular Event
PROGRAM OUTLINED
Two Events Will Be Open To
All Students; Many Novel­ties
Planned
- The annual Gymkhana, which is
given at the conclusion of the Ladies
Riding Class each year, will be held
Wednesday, April 4th> at 3:30 P. M.
on Bullard Field.
This feature was originally started
as an activity of the Riding Class and
Polo team combined, but last year
some events were transferred from
the Horse Show to the Gymkhana and
some from the Gymkhana to the Horse
Show; so, according to Captain Gun-by,
who is in charge,.the events this
year will not be strictly Gymkhana.
A complete list of the events was
submitted by Captain Gunby, as fol­lows:
1—Exhibition Drill: Members of
Ladies Riding Class.
2—Ladies Riding: Members of the
Ladies Riding class who are taking
the course for the first time this year
(1933-34). To be judged on security
and form of riding and control of the
horse at walk, trot, and gallop, back­ing
and turns.
3—Ladies Riding, Junior: Mem­bers
of the class who are below col­lege
age. Conditions same as Class 2.
4—Ladies Jumping: To show horse
over a course of jumps not to exceed
feetin height. Performance
vidual finding the most eggs, a free-' of horse only to count. Jumps may
for-all scramble for the golden easter be raised in case of a tie.
TWO DEBATES WILL BE
HELD HERE ON FRIDAY
According to an announcement by
Prof. E. D. Hess, coach of the Debat­ing
Team, there will be two debate en­gagements
here next Friday. The Au­burn
freshmen will encounter the Mt.
Berry School freshmen in the Student
Union at four o'clock in the afternoon.
The question for debate will be "Re­solved—
That The United States
Should Adopt the Essential Features
of The British System of Radio Broad­cast
and Control."
At seven-thirty Friday night the
Auburn varsity will engage the Mt.
Berry varsity in a debate on the ques­tion
"Resolved—That the Powers of
the President Should Be Substantially
Increased as a Settled Policy."
Auburn's frosh debater team for
this meet will consist of Ernest Thorn-hill
and J. M. Thornton, while Julian
Ivey and Otis Spears will argue for
the varsity. The local teams will up­hold
the affirmative side of both the
questions.
egg, and a contest for the best dressed
freshman. Only frosh who are affili­ated
with the fraternities which are
members of the Council will be eligi­ble
to enter the competition.
Each fraternity is reqeusted to dye
two dozen eggs and have them in the
hands of George Hardy, secretary of
the Council, at the Alpha Lambda Tau
House by six p. m. on the evening pre­ceding
the affair. All fraternities
are also asked to compel their fresh­men
to enter in costume according to
the usual custom. Any costume which
will pass normal censorship may be
worn.
It is understood that prizes will be
awarded in each event, but due to the
fact that members of the Senior Class
have been absent from the city for the
past week, the form which the awards
will take has not been ascertained as
yet.
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SENIOR INVITATIONS
ON SALE NEXT WEEK
NOTICE!
Army Day at Auburn, April 5. Re­view
scheduled. Ribbons for Scholar­ship,
military aptitude and athletics.
Commencement invitations for mem­bers
of the Senior class will go on
sale during next week through repre­sentatives
Wyman McCall and George
Lourie. It is planned to have a table
near the main gate every afternoon
next week to facilitate the sale of the
invitations. Lourie stated that under
no conditions will order be accepted
after April seventh.
Three types of invitations are avail­able,
one a leather-bound booklet, a
paper-bound booklet, and a plain card,
the prices to be determined at the time
of purchase.
The booklets include a commence­ment
program, a list of the higher col­lege
officials including deans and
heads of departments, the officers of
the Senior class, a class roll, and Se­nior
committees on graduation.
5—Gretna Green Race: Pairs. La­dy
is dismounted at one end of field.
Gentleman has two horses at other
end of field. He mounts, leads ladies
horse to her, assists her to mount and
they race back to finish line, must
cross line holding hands. First par
across wins.
6—Potato Race: ROTC students,
Advanced Course students have pri­ority
in entering. Horse bareback
with snaffle bridle. Potatoes on a line
out from starting line. Riders on
starting line, dismounted, ride out and
bring potatoes in one at a time. First
rider to have all potatoes in basket,
wins.
7—Rescue Race: Pairs. ROTC stu­dents,
priority of entrance to ad­vanced
course students. One rider,
dismounted, on starting line with
horse, bareback, snaffle bridle. Races
to other end of field, picks up other
member of pair and races back. First
pair over line, both mounted, wins.
8—Pony Express Race: Members
of ROTC enlisted Detachment. Three
horses. Contestant starts races to sec­ond
line, changes saddle and bridle to
second horse, rides back to starting
line, changes to third horse and races
to finish line. First rider over wins.
9—Equipment Roce: Members of
ROTC Enlisted Detachment. One
horse with halter and halter rope.
Bridles, blanket and saddle placed fif­ty
yards from starting line and ten
yards apart. Riders go out, saddle
and bridle horse and race back to
starting line. First in with horse
properly bridled and saddled wins.
10—Stick and Ball Race: Members
of polo squad. Ball at one end of field
—carry across other line and return.
First across wins.
11—Mounted Wrestling: Teams of
five from Junior and Senior Class.
Horses bareback with snaffle bridle.
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Independents Hear Talks
By Candidates For Office
The Independent Students As­sociation
met last night in Lang-don
Hall at eight o'clock at which
time the various candidates who
are reeciving I. S. A. support in
the coming class elections were
introduced to the body.
A complete program of talks
were given at the session, chief
among which were the short
speeches by Dean John J. Wil-more,
Chairman of the Adminis­trative
Committee; Mr. P. O.
Davis, Exeecutive Secretary, and
- Prof. O. T. Ivey, of the History
Department. These speakers
spoke on the possibilities of the
organization, growth of the as­sociation,
and gave advice as to
the formation of a powerful and
. smooth-working group in the so­cial,
athletic, and political fields.
Charles Rich, president of I.
S. A., introduced the various can­didates
for offices. The aspi­rants
in turn explained some­thing
of the duties of his office
and his qualifications to hold the
position which he seeks.
Plans were made for another
meeting early next month at
which officers for the 1934-1935
school year are to be selected, and
an Executive Committee of the
organization is to be chosen.
The group plans to branch out
in social and athletic activities in
the near future. Tentative plans
call for the giving of several
dances and the formation of sev­eral
I. S. A. athletic teams which
are to function as the fraternity
teams in the inter-fraternity con­tests.
Members of the group have
expressed themselves as favoring
some form of contest between the
fraternity and several of the In­dependent
teams.
FIVE CANDIDATES
LACK OPPOSITION
FOR COMING RACE
No Candidates Have Filed Pe­titions
For Two Class Offices
Says Chairman
TIME EXTENDED
Rules Governing Election Are
Cited; Change Is Made In
Balloting Time
WhMeld Rew Is
New YMCA Head
Officers For Next Year Are
Elected By Local Branch
At Recent Meeting
Whitfield M. Rew, of Auburn, was
elected to head the local branch of the
Y. M. C. A. during next year at the
annual election held in the Y. M. C. A.
offices Monday night. He succeeds
Julian Greer who has served during
the past twelve month period.
Assisting Rew next year will be E.
E. Pollard, Sylacauga, newly elected
Vice-president; Cecil Padgett, Anda­lusia,
secretary; Hershell Conner, Eu-faula,
treasurer; and Albert A. Net­tles,
Tunnel Springs., reporter. All of
these men have been active in Y. M.
C. A. work since their arrival in Au­burn
and are well qualified to hold the
positions which have been given them
by virtue of the election.
Following the impressive . installa­tion
ceremonies for the new officers
after the election, retiring president
Greer presented the newly elected
president with a large recognition
badge which is worn only by chapter
heads. Greer also made a retiring
talk to the members of the cabinet
who were present for the occasion.
Rew, in commenting upon the plans
of the Y for the coming year, stated
that annual banquet of the chapter
would-be held in the immediate future
and that arrangements for this affair
were rapidly nearing completion. He
further stated that the Y hoped to
sponsor a more expansive program of
student activity during next year than
allowable this year under limited fi­nancial
conditions. He stated that he
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Thirty-four candidates have filed
nominations for the twenty-four of­fices
which are to be filled at the
annual Spring election scheduled for
next Wednesday. For the first time
in recent years, no candidates have
filed petitions to run for two of the
class offices, these being Secretary of
the Junior Class and Historian of the
Sophomore Class. By virtue of lack
of competition, five candidates are as­sured
of their respective aspirations, a
fact which brings to light one of the
most irreglar of the annual elections.
On the major publications of the
school, Neil Davis is unopposed for
Editor of the Plainsman while five
candidates are seeking the post of
Business Manager. William G. Hall,
Jack Knowlton, George Lester, Fred
Moss, and Dan Parkman are the as­pirants
for what promises to be one
of the most heated contests in years
in this race.
Two candidates, Bob Klein and Carl
Pihl, have qualified for the position of
Editor of the Glomerata, while Will
Bruce, George Fort, and Britt Veazey
are competing for the position of Bus­iness
Manager.
In the Senior Class, N. G. Houston,
John Overton, and Ed Prewitt are
candidates for the presidency; Max­well
Benton and Mike Welch are seek­ing
the office of Vice-president; Her­bert
Wilkinson is unopposed for Sec­retary;
James Cooper and A. L.
Thornton are candidates for Treas­urer,
and James Parrish is unopposed
for Historian.
Herman Harris and Bill McTyeire
have filed petitions for the position
for head of the Junior Class, while L.
R. Ellenberg and W. P. McCall are
candidates for the vice-presidency. No
candidates have as yet filed intention
of running for the office of Secretary
of this class. The Treasurer will be
chosen from between two aspirants,
W. E. Forte and Russell Wright, and
Fred Black is unopposed for the po­sition
of Historian.
Sophomore candidates are Pat
Plumlee and Joe Sarver, for presi­dent;
Wilbur Kelley and Armand
Mayville for Vice-president; Robert
White unopposed for Secretary, Doug-als
Goode and Vernie Holloway for
Treasurer, and no candidate as yet
for Historian.
George Hardy, chairman of the
Elections Committee, has issued a
statement to the effect that since
there have been no nominations for
two of the offices to be filled, peti­tions
for either of these offices will be
accepted by him at the A. L. T. House
up until twelve o'clock noon on Sat-ruday,
March 31, provided they are
are in the proper form as designated
by the Cabinet.
The polls will be opened on next
Wednesday between the hours of eight
a. m. and four-thirty p. m., and voting
will be conducted according to the
manner of the recent Executive Cab­inet
election. Hardy called attention
to time for closing of the polls since
the final voting time has been set up
thirty minutes in order that the
Plainsman may be published at an
early hour.
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Pi Kappa Phi's Winner
Of Trophy For Interfrat
Track Meet Held Today
Winners Of First Event On "A" Day Program Score 19y2
Points To Nose Out S.A.E With 19 Points And Sigma Nu
With 18; Baseball And "A" Club Dance To End Festivities
JUDGE McCORD IS
VISITING SPEAKER
Candidate For Governor Op­poses
Centralization Of
Higher Education
The Pi Kappa Phi Fraterntiy won the Interfrat Track Meet this morn­ing
by one-half point over Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Sigma Nu placed third,
just a point and a half behind the winner.
Keen competition featured each event of the Interfraternity Track
Meet this morning as several good times and distances were chalked up.
In the 120 low hurdles Jones, S.A.E., won out with a time of 17 seconds.
Martin, P.K.P., placed second in this event. Gannt took the shot put event
with a throw of 38 feet. Ariail, Sigma Chi, won the 100-yard dash with a
mark of 10.7 seconds. Turk, Sigma Nu, placed second. Charlton, P.K.P.,
won the mile run with a time of 5:25.2. Spain, A.T.O., won second place
in this run. Alpha Psi won the pole vault event when Wright vaulted 10 ft.,
6 in. Dean, A.T.O., won the 440 with a mark of 59.2. In the 220, Thomp­son,
S.A.E., rung up the best timeof 25.1. Poole, P.K.P., threw the javelin
140 f e e / to win this event.
Moreland, S.A.E., won the 880;
Karem, Delta Sigma Phi, won the
broad jump; McGehee, Sigma Nu,
won the high jump; and the Delta
Sigma Phi relay team won that event
to close the meet.
The second attraction scheduled for
the day, the polo game, will probably
be called off because of the soggy
condition of Bullard Field.
The baseball game between Auburn
and the Chattanooga Lookouts, of the
Southern League, is slated to begin at
2:30 this afternoon. Coach Bobo's
proteges took the pros in tow with a
7 to 1 score in Selma last week, but
a stronger nine is expected to face the
Tigers this afternoon. Among the
"Leaguers" will be Ed Whitten, broth­er
of Harry Whitten and former Au­burn
luminary. Ed is trying to land
a place with the Lookouts this season
as catcher.
Coach Bobo has not named his start­ing
hurler yete, but either John Stiles
or Ripper Williams will probably do
mound service first. Stiles displayed
remarkable ability as a pitcher
against Chattanooga in the Tiger's
first game in allowing them only four
hits.
The festivities for the day will close
with the annual "A" Day "A" Club
dance in Alumni Gymnasium tonight
beginning at 9:00. The 'Bama State
Collegians, fourteen-piece negro or­chestra
from the State Normal Insti­tute
in Montgomery, have been signed
to furnish the music for the dance.
This band has played several times in
this vicinity-but this is their first ap­pearance
in the gym. These musi­cians
have built up quite an enviable
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Presenting his vision of the Auburn
of the future as the south's greatest
technological and agricultural college,
Judge Leon McCord, democratic na­tional
committeeman and candidate
for governor,, Friday night, in an ad­dress
to a large number of citizens
of Lee and surrounding counties, an-ounced
his opposition to any plan that
would centralize the activities of the
state's institutions of higher learning
under one board of control.
Judge McCord's pledge to retain
the autonomy of Auburn and other
state institutions under their own
boards of trustees was widely applaud­ed.
Many members of the faculty of
Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Au­burn
sat in the audience when Judge
McCord unfolded his plans for this in­stitution
when he becomes governor of
Alabama.
"Don't talk to me about creating a
central authority to control Auburn,
the University and other state insti­tutions
of higher learning," said Judge
McCord. "I shall take no part in any
movement that would mean ultimately
the destruction of Auburn as an edu­cational
entity and its amalgamation
with other institutions. I believe Au­burn
should remain the polytechnic in­stitute
of Alabama and that the Uni­versity
of Alabama should continue
as a separate institution.
"Auburn and the University have
separate fields for their activities. If
there are duplications of effort they
can be eliminated without putting
both institutions under one board of
control. Auburn and the University
mea too much to Alabama to destroy
their independence. Each has its his­tory,
its ideals, its traditions, its as­pirations.
Tens of thousands of per­sons
have been made better men and
women through their contacts with
Auburn. Why take from them some­thing
that is more precious than gold?
"Auburn stands out as a leader in
the training of the youth for techni­cal
and agricultural positions. We
must not retard its influence and its
activities through agitation for its
amalgation with another institution.
The work of Auburn in the develop­ment
of agriculture stands out as a
great advertisement for it throughout
the nation. Its extension service de­veloped
as a result of the vision of
men who have made Auburn great is
a leader in the agricultural work of
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ROTC STUDENTS GIVEN
RAISE BY GOVERNMENT
A notice from the War Department
has been received by the Commandant
here informing him of a five per cent
per day increase in the pay of all ad­vanced
ROTC students. The sub­stance
of the notice as received is as
follows:
"Effective April first and for the
balance of the fiscal year nineteen
thirty-four commutation of subsist­ence
to advanced course students
ROTC authorized to receive it will be
payable at the rate of twenty-seven
cents a day. This rate is subject to
the legislative pay reduction which
makes a net rate under present re­duction
of twenty-two and ninety-five
hundredths cents a day payable from
funds under your control. Radio ad­ditional
funds required, if any, and
take steps to see that all ROTC com­mutation
of subsistence payable for
this fiscal year is withdrawn from the
treasury prior to July first."
A I N S T I T U TE
JIGS UP j
By Jason
.> AUBURN FOOTPRINTS *
We suggest that in view of the fact that the celebrated order of "Buccanneers"
has anriarentlv fallen bv the wavside. a successor organization of disappointed poli-
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apparently by wayside, poli­ticians
be formed immediately after the coming elections.
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And were our eyes opened to the newest political methods when we overheard
one of the most prominent candidates for office asking a classmate, "Have I bought
you a cigar yet?" during one of the recent political rallies, otherwise spoken of as
fraternity dances.
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Isn't it a shame that the majority of the seniors did so much inspecting last
week that their eyes show signs of redness and strain. A conscientious class, we'd
say.
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We ask you—was one particular senior disappointed when he purposely stayed
in Auburn last week in order that he might play a little stronger second fiddle at a
pretty lass' domicile and said pretty lass contracted the measles and stayed in bed
all week.
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What is this talk we hear of Billie Reynolds courting two Fannys in Montgom­ery
and one in Columbus. Not partial to that name are you kid?
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Our choice in the Interfrat Track Meet:
High hurdles (if they were being held)—Billie Sharp
High jump—Louis Bowen
100-yard dash—George Bagwell
220-yard dash—Tommy Giles
440-yard dash—John Scott
Half-mile run—Singleterry
Mile run—Matt Sledge
Pole vault—Morrill (in a walk)
Broad jump—Judson Webb
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Who said that Arch Winter was elected vice-president of the Women's Student
Government Association?
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We would recommend that the newly installed members of the Executive Cabi­net
and especially the new president of that group repair without delay to the con­fines
of the far-famed Fire-Delter-Thater lodge and be instructed in how they should
run their business next year by two unacclaimed geniuses, John McKay and Wyman
McCall.
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We are still waiting to hear the report of what happened when Playmate Sims
and his stooges were turned loose in the big city last week. Maybe they are still in
jail. j
Witk Other Colleges
By BILLIE THOMAS
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HONEST DEBTS
There are far too many students on this
campus who evidently fail to realize that
certain financial obligations which are
necessarily incurred here are honest debts
which are meant to be paid. We refer to
the fact that a number of students are
either intentionally or unintentionally lax
in the payment of board bills due fraterni­ties
and boarding houses of this city.
Certainly every individual who is men­tally
qualified to enter this institution real­izes
that trying to get by without paying
for food and lodging is a clearly defined
case of dishonesty, even though we feel
sure that the larger number of students
who are making a practice of this are not
actually thinking of what they are doing.
Some things become more or less automatic
during four years in a college and the reg­ular
payment of bills is one of these things.
However, the idea that one is actually
meeting obligations when a bill is paid fre­quently
slips the individual's mind in so far
as the true significance of the procedure is
concerned; and as a result, it is quite easy
to skip one month without feeling the effect
of a more resolute conscience. Ever so
shortly, the peculiar feeling which might at
first accompany delinquency in payment of
debts wears off and drifting from one
month to the next without paying any at­tention
to the. state of affairs becomes an
easy manner.
Naturally the boarding houses and fra­ternities
on this campus cannot be expected
to accept losses of this nature and yet con­tinue
in operation, all because students do
not "think," and we ask that students be a
little more particular about attending to
matters of this nature.
That the college refrain from giving de­grees
to students who owe money to board­ing
and business houses has been suggested
in a number of instances, but any policy of
this nature meets with our most violent
disapproval. We feel that although the de­ficiency
of unpaid bills is primarily the re­sponsibility
of the individual students, it
is at the same time the responsibility of the
boarding houses to refrain from carrying
delinquent students when their laxity or
dishonesty becomes apparent. It may easily
be seen that should the college, at a con­siderable
expense and trouble, take it upon
itself to see that the bills were paid, it
would soon be in a credit business of no
small proportions; and our belief is that
no educational institution has any right to
enter such a business.
Again, it may seem that it would be pos­sible
under such suggested conditions for
boarding houses and fraternities to take ad­vantage
of the college in that proprietors
would carry an account of any proportions
with the idea that the college would collect
the money in the long run and no losses
would be incurred.
We feel that the existing condition is
strictly one which should be appealed to the
students in the light of dishonesty of the
first degree, comparable to walking into a
store and taking away merchandise without
paying for it; and we feel that should stu­dents
only stop long enough to think of the
true significance of the condition, it might
be remedied in an easy manner.
TH
POSSIBLE MISCONCEPTION
We read with no little amusement the ar­ticle
entitled "The Bunk Behind Youth In
Politics" which recently appeared in the
columns of the Montgomery Advertiser, and
which was written by one of that newspa­per's
associate editors. The idea that "fuz­zy-
cheeked college boys" are incapable of
thinking for themselves and consequently
must follow in paths which have been made
by politicians of the old school is one which
we feel is being disproved more and more
with each succeeding day; and should the
writer of the article familiarize himself
with the present trend in higher education,
a trend toward less mechanical work and
more intelligent thinking, we feel that he
would readily see a possible misconception
on his part.
It is our belief that college students are
capable of thinking clearly, and that new
ideas in government, furnished through
channels of this kind, might be an aid in
the solution of some of the most important
problems which confront our present state
and national government.
We quote from the aforementioned arti­cle:
"Ever so often some boyish journalist of
45 or 50 sets down on paper a Voice of
Youth. And ever so often this Voice of
Youth hokum gets in my hair. So does this
Youth in Politics stuff. I don't like it be­cause
I don't think it is quite fair for an
elderly Understanding Soul to interpret
what he believes the youngsters believe. Too
many of these oldsters, to be youthfully im­pertinent,
cover an inkling of truth with a
carton of prunes.
"Incidentally the virtue of Youth (with
capital Y) has been greatly over-rated.
The pedagogues, the politicians and the
good ladies and gentlemen who like to ad­dress
Young People's groups are prone to
see too much zeal for Improving Society in
the hearts of the younk folks, "bless 'em."
"Now the generation of youngsters which
I know—and I think I should know them
well for no gray whiskers bar me from
their circles—is perhaps just as enthusias­tic
for the Better Things in living and in
politics as has been any generation. Cer­tainly
I should not try to find fault with, it
through comparison.
"But young men and young women be­tween
21 and 30 are no more united in
thought—so far as politics and government
are concerned—than are Huey Long and
General Hugh Johnson.
"Young peaple in Alabama are alike
merely in one thing. They are all young
in years.
"To borrow a phrase from Judge Grover
C. Hall "there are youthful minds in old
bodies and ancient minds in young bodies."
"These "ancient minded" young men are
not vicious. But then neither are the old
school ringmasters. They merely wish to
make a career of politics and think that the
older methods offer more to job-holders
than does the spirit of the new deal.
"Why should ambitions young men—at an
age that the commencement day speakers
describe as "idealistic," mind you—lend
their zeal and talents toward wrecking an
older order that promises more to the job­holders
than does a new-fangled form of
government which will only give the people
a break?
"It is true that these young men are not
in the majority. But neither are the eld­erly
gentlemen who have spent a life-time
at the public trough in a majority. Need­less
to say their potential power is dan­gerous
enough to bear watching.
"Plunder the people's government? Not
at all! I know fully a score of young "an­cient
minds" in this State and there is not
a dishonest heart among them. There is
not a weak character among them. But
their attitude toward government just can­not
fit into the new order. They see, as
their masters have taught them to see, po­litical
offices as stepping stones for success­ful
careers.
"Government? Government is just a
synonym for politics with them.
"They are long on the arts of vote-getting
and very, very short of the needs of gov­ernment.
Trained as they are by the gen­tlemen
who have stepped up into political
life on precedent, pushed by hindsight, they
see only the "practical side" of politics—
getting into office.
"Under the passing order it has been
"learn to get in office, then learn to stay
there."
"These young "ancient minds" see only
what the political chieftains have taught.
They look backwards, as the run-of-the-mill
politician has been doing for ages. They
know that one former Governor landed into
office by this method and that a former
United States Senator swept himself to
Washington by that method.
"These young men are devoted students of
precedent. They are taught to fear and to
ridicule new ideas—or keep their mouths
shut. They are taught to watch the way of
the handwagon. They are taught to re­main
with the public mind, to cater to pub­lic
prejudices.
"There may be among the youthful "an­cient
monds" of Alabama politics one or
two with a mind so sensitive to the beats of
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.
* * * *
SINCE when has drama degenerated in­to
a woman's getting up in a movie and
declaring that she is going to have a
baby? Seems as tho the movie powers that
be have decided that all there needs for a
picture to be a success is to have some sim­pering
blond get up and say the same old
speech. I've seen four pictures just late­ly
concerned with such drama. And it's
getting old. So old in fact that I suspect
the audiences are not moved at all, and
don't give a damn whether the heroine
has twins or an elephant.
* * * *
The boon of civilization! It has come!
One can now get a divorce by mail. And in
twenty-four hours! It i s guaranteed to be
legal in all countries, and doesn't grant ali­mony
to the battle-ax. The radio station
at N'voLaredo, Mexico is advertising the
divorces, and those who are interested can
get all particulars for a mere two-bits.
Such a blessing. One now doesn't have
to go to the trouble of shooting his blush­ing
bride. No soiled hands or anything.
* * * *
Jigs: Jack Denny has now taken Rudy
Vallee's place in being mad with Will Os-born
. . . Lombardo rumored to play in
B'ham . . . Garber is even playing Lom-bardo's
theme song now . . . Some fools
paid $2.20 to hear Charlie Agnew in B'ham
. . . Seeing the fire wouldn't have been
worth that .
* * * *
A shadow came and gently sat upon the
pine-carpeted expanse that stretched be­neath
the trees. Another came and joined,
and with the find started whispering. A
frog talked out loud from a log caught in
an eddy out in the brown swirl that chased
brown leafs down a forest avenue. Dark­ness
bounded out from behind the hills and
brushed in passing the goldenrod that was
dashed here and there among the giant
rocks which seemed to be placed as monu­ments
for fallen giants, the oaks and pines
which had yielded to the anger of the black
thunder clouds from back up in the hills
where came the night.
A few twinkling shadows, vainly fleeing
before the stygian spirit of night, paused to
lurk behind a jagged rock and pounce upon
a surprised sun-beam that lingered to play
among the ink-red feathers of a red bird.
A star appeared from behind a tall pine
and another came to catch the gleam of
spray flung against a buffeted rock that
stood in the way of the rushing water.
* * * *
Oh, its a nice enough place all right if
you don't mind stumbling over the brew
bottles. And if you don't mind the sewage
that flows in just below the bridge.
* * * *
I imagine one could get accustomed to
bumble bees in his pants, too.
* * * *
Sumpter, who has just had the measles,
said he didn't so much mind the stay in
bed. Says there is nothing quite like get­ting
under the covers and whooping and
playing wild Indian. And counting the -
cracks in the ceiling, and wondering how
the chocolate burps are sounding at Unk's.
Says he got three letters while ill from
some smart alecking friends up State. One
sent the address of an undertaker in B'ham.
Another said he wouldn't consider being
pall bearer on Saturday night as he had a
drinking party on, and could Sumpter make
it Sunday night instead? (That was when
the public heart that they will manage to
keep apace with the wants' of the people
for a surprisingly long time. But if they
are truly "ancient minded" they will heed
only the wishes of the people and ignore the
needs. There is a difference.
"Most of the young "ancient minds," how­ever,
their imagination dulled by political
expediency, as taught by the old-timers, will
wake up one morning to find their political
careers blasted by an inevitable turn in
politics—and in the minds of the people.
"All of the "ancient minded" young men
are not political apprentices. You will find
them in business houses, in large corpora­tions,
on small farms, in the trade unions,
in colleges, on relief lists—everywhere that
you will find young men.
"They are not in the majority. But there
are too many of them.
"For one reason or another they either
fear or hate new ideas.
"This piece does not deal with mere Deep
Thinkers or Dreamers who have the finest
of ideas but do nothing about them, who
embrace grand theories of government but
do not vote or try to influence voters. It
deals with those who are active citizens.
"And among the active citizens I believe
that there are more youthfully-minded men
and women, over 40, ready to consider new
ideas in government, than there are among
the over-ballyhooed Young People. If
wrong, I stand in order to be corrected."
As far as investigations reveal, it seems
that the dirtiest windows in the world have
at last been found. These windows are lo­cated
in the main building of the college
of the City of New York. Scralled in the
dust on the pane is "Have these cleaned—
Abe Cohen, 1817.
* * *
It is With much regret that the Howard
Crimson announces the discontinuance of
the "Eta Beta Peanut Butter Fraternity"
at Howard. Because of the fact that four
members decided that it was not healthy
to eat peanut butter and crackers alone.
The name of the fraternity has been
dropped and more wholesome food is being
eaten by the boys when their stomachs de­mand
attention. Possibly they will rename
the fraternity "Eta Beta Spinach Frater­nity."
.
* * *
THE BRACKETY-ACK—
School days, school days;
Dear old poker and pool days!
Necking and petting and all you ask,
Taught to the tune of a hip-pocket flask;
I was your queen in co-ed row,
You were my ardent Romeo;
I wrote on your cuff,
"You're too darn slow "
Now'we have a couple of kids.
—The Tiger.
* * *
Premier Mussolini has inaugurated a sys­tem
of mass education by radio in all Ital­ian
schools, the radio lessons being broad­cast
from Rome and reaching even the most
remote rural schools.—Crimson White.
* * *
The freshman-sophomore fight at Haver-ford
College ended in a draw when no one
had any clothes left to pull off.
Pay phones at Columbia have been re-
Sumpter was sickest). The other sent
Sumpter a bill, and hoped that nothing se­rious
would happen to him before the bill
was paid.
Pleasant friends the room-mate has.
* * * *
I'm giving due notice and I don't want to
catch a Phi Delta there before me this
time. I want to reserve the spot under the
tall pine out in the station woods for inter­mission
time tonight. Anyhow, you're sup­posed
to go up to Unk's and eat during in­termission.
How do you expect him to stay
open if you run off to the woods to talk
about the stars?
* * * * •
I wonder why tenors always have to sing
"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," and bas­ses
have to sing "Old Man River"? And
wonder what Bing Crosby thinks of him­self?
To say nothing of Morton Downey
and Carmen Lombardo.
* * * *
And how long will it take the Dollar Six­ty
Fives to pay off the mortgage they plas­tered
on their hovel when they engaged the
Knights to play for three dances this week­end?
moved because students were using shoe­lace
tips instead of nickels.—Rocky Moun­tain
Collegian.
* * *
A freshman at UC signed up for 34 dif­ferent
courses. When it was investigated
and found out how many courses he was
really carrying, he was asked why he signed
up for so many, he replied: "But I didn't
mean to go to all of them."
* * *
At Smith college, twenty-five young dam­sels
comprise what is known as Smith Col­lege
Life Guards. These natators are chos­en,
according to the Springfield Student,
"for their all-round ability in the water and
are judged on diving, strokes for both form
and speed, and their ability to learn stunts."
* * *
Going to college is called "The Great
American Racket" by President Ralph
Cooper Hutchinson, of Washington and Jef­ferson
College in one of the most scathing
denunciations of the present higher educa­tional
system and its students issued within
the last few months.—Florida Flambeau.
* * *
A man in England holds 15 jobs and
works 16 hours a day, besides writing a
book and delivering lectures. Just an ex­cuse
to get out of helping with the dishes.
—Jackson Daily News.
* * *
Via the DePaulia, via the Daily Illini, via
the Brooklyn Polytech Reporter, via the Tu-lane
Hullabaloo we learn that a college man
is made up of the following "ations": Reg­istration,
contemplation, procrastination,
examination, prevarication, consternation
and probation. (Mostly probation.)
* * *
How is this for college life? At Alaska
College only eight of the students went
home for the Christmas holidays, and they
used dog sleds to ride on. One day at the
college the day was only three hours long,
but to make up for it all on the night of
that short day, the moon didn't set, but
just went around in circles. And oh! what
a moon.
* * *
The Arizona Wildcat reprints a statement
by Professor E. C. Boads, University of
London, as follows: For every pint of beer
a person drinks he will have to play squash
for half an hour to work off the energy sup­plied.
* * *
At the University of Georgia the Red and
Black is sponsoring a contest, and with a
great big heart they are offering the fol­lowing
prizes:
First prize: One theatre pass. Anybody
who has the means of getting into the show
on his looks is eligible.
Second prize: Two tickets to any free
show.
Third prize: Three" old issues of the Sat­urday
Evening Pist, or any other magazine
you can pick up in the Y.M.C.A.
Mighty white of you, Red and Black.
DEADLY DEDUCTIONS
By Derf
i
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.
* * * *
THE highlight of the Birmingham in­spection
trip was the decorous be­havior
of those who dwelt for the
nonce in the Uptown Hotel. According to
several of the high officials in the well-known
hostelry the morning setting-up ex­ercises
consisted of running bare through
the renowned halls, and doing commendable
exercises through the window dressed in
flesh-colored tights. These gentlemen men­tioned
above received several enviable invi­tations,
chief among which were invitations
to vacate their rooms.
* * * *
And a number of the students went into
the trip in all seriousness and kept noses
to the grindstone practically the- entire
time.
* * * *
Those who predict that Hell will be an al­ternate
torture of extreme heat and cold
should have seen the sample we had the first
day of the trip. Two inches of snow and a
roaring two-thousand-degree furnace as an
alternative. No overcoats either.
* * * *
Found out a number of things about the
night life around a big city too. The Pick­wick
is the best place to have a dance. And
they do it justice. Midnite vittles at
Thompson's taste like nectar and ambrosia.
And Hollywood is a dam sight farther by
moonlight than on vehicle. Howard Col­lege
is not a bit more civilized than our
own A. Mater. Just another bunch of hus­ky
hayseeds. That it was no mistake when
we kids cut out our tea-parties. And that
Charlie Agnew for the finals wouldn't make
anybody mad.
* * * *
And speaking of Charlie Agnew brings
up the laugh on Alabama occasioned by the
non-appearance of Mr. Agnew, guest of
honor and chief entertainer at the Tusca­loosa
Engineer's annual St. Pat frolic.
Summing up the collegiate social activity
for the past year we find the laugh being
in turn on our very good friends, Georgia
Tech and our pals and colleaegues, the U.
of Ala. If our social committee goes through
the year without a similar mishap or faux-pas,
they are entitled to a rising vote of
thanks and all they can make out of the
dances.
* * * *
One of the biggest of the shots whose
name has appeared so frequently as to be­come
trite turned up at his extremely high
post of military duty Tuesday morning with
a lip injury that most certainly wasn't
caused by whistling. Before definite accu­sations
are made, we ought to examine his
frill's upper lip also. And they do say
above mentioned filly has a sharp tongue,
be that construed as it may.
While waiting for a train I chuckled
wickedly as I pulled one of the lowest
tricks I know of. As I stood there, a small
urchin-like affair ambled up and held out
a grimy and practically negligible hand and
whined his name very confidentially and
proceeded to produce a nationally woman's
magazine with fingers deftly inserted at
vantage points. Then after receiving „ a
look of encouragement from me he started
the same spiel I learned years ago when I
tried selling the same magazine. It was
beautifly done—nobly, if I might say so.
He extolled the merits of each story, article,
and poem and wound up by suggesting that
I might find it to my advantage to purchase
patterns herein listed for the purpose of
letting wife or mother make a new dress,
said pattern at my disposal at the very
cheapeset of rates. Then when he finished
and stood there breathless, it was my turn
to look for words. In my time, I believe I
heard every excuse and many a flippant re­ply
sought exit from my lips, but he looked
so forlorn and serious I was almost sold
and could merely mumble a curt, "Sorry."
* * * *
INSPECTION BRIEFS
Studes Aero
Make merry-o
A dozen Chems
Chasing femmes
Scholars Mechanical
Are not Puritanical
Elec Engineers
Did right by the beers
Business Steweds
Are never prudes.
* * * *
W. B. and G. H. had better get their sig­nals
straight ere another lab period rolls
around.
* * * *
There was a lot of talk about a shot dur­ing
the Revolution, but I received just late­ly
the original report that was heard round
the world.
* * * *
And this week-end, is when the good old
party leaders gather their wards under the
big brotherly wing and admonish, "Win
straight if you can— but WIN."
,'
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1934 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 P A G E T H R EE
DELTA SIGMA PHI
PRESENTS ANNUAL
GROUP OF DANCES
Out-Of-Town Guests Present
For Dances And Tea-Dance
On Friday And Saturday
Members of the Delta Sigma Phi
fraternity were hosts the past week­end
at a series of delightful dances.
Beginning with a dance Friday night,
from 9 to 1, entertainment continued
with a tea dance held for members
and their dates Saturday afternoon,
from 4 to 5. The affair terminated
with another dance Saturday night,
from 9 to 12. The Auburn Knights
played for all occasions.
Among the out-of-town visitors
were: Misses Helen Seelbinder, An­na
Paul King, Alma Millsaps, and
Mrs. Fred C. Murray, Birmingham;
Misses Frances Walker, Huntersville;
Lorraine Ingram, New Orleans; Jesse
W. Merit and Elizabeth Benson, Al­bany,
Ga.; Dorothy Frazier and Wi­nona
Dunst, Decatur; Frances Owen,
Columbus, Ga.; Helen Christie, Mont­gomery;
Ruth Kent, Wedowee; Betty
Fugitt, Atlanta; Kathryn Page, Ver­non;
Gwendolyn Thomas, Marion;
Margaret Norton, Hurtsboro; Mrs.
Perry Gibbs, Sheffield, and Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Paulk, Anniston.
Patronize Plainsman Advertisers.
JUST RECEIVED!
New Party and Dance
Frocks — Taffetas and
Lace with Coats
$5-95
BROADWAY HAT
SHOPPE
Styles Direct from
New York
OPELIKA, ALABAMA
PERSONAL
MENTION
Miss Mary Claire Randall has re­turned
to her home in Birmingham
after spending the past two months
with her sister, Mrs. Charles Ed­wards.
* * *
Miss Edith Henderson, of Dadeville,
Was the week-end guest of Miss Susie
McKinnon.
* * *
Miss Nellie Fuller and Miss Louise
Smilie attended the A. E. A. conven­tion
held in Birmingham the past
week-end.
* * *
Miss Sarah Glaiber attended the
Phi Chi dance held at the Palais
Peachtree last Friday night.
* * *
James Wood, former student here,
was an overnight guest as he jounrey-ed
to Shawmut from his home in
Birmingham, whence he will take up
a position with one of the mills of
the former city.
* * *
Miss Mary Faye Riser, of LaFay-ette,
was the weekend guest of Miss
Tennie Watson Owen. During her
visit she attended a number of the
fraternity social functions which
featured the close of last week.
LAMBDA CHI ALPHA IS
HOST AT DANCE FRIDAY
From 9 to 1, the Lambda Chi Alpha
fraternity delightfully entertained at
a dance at their local chapter house.
Colorful decorations were carried out
in the fraternity colors of purple,
green, and gold. Cecil Mackay and
his orchestra from Montgomery fur­nished
music for the dancers. Dur­ing
the course of the evening, three
nobreaks and a fraternity leadout
were featured.-
K O D A K
As you go. Keep a picture record. EVERY
DOLLAR spent at LOLLAR'S for KODAK
FILMS and KODAK FINISHING you get
one 8 x 10 ENLARGEMENT FREE.
NRA, doing our part.
Mail orders given special attention.
L O L L A R ' S
1808 3rd Ave. (Lyric Bldg.)
Box 2622 -— Birmingham. Ala.
Bracket For Interfraternity Council Tennis Tournament
A. G. R.
K. A. —
Pi K. P.
Bye
A. L. T.
Bye
S. P. E.
Bye
T. K. N.
B. K.
T. U. O.
Bye
P. K. T.
Bye
S. A. E.
A. T. O.
S. Pi
Theta Chi
i
D. S. P.
Bye
P. D. T. —
Alpha Psi
S. N.
Bye
Sigma Chi
Bye
Lambda Chi
Bye
S. P. S.
Bye —
P. K. A.
K. S. —
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CONCLUSION DATE
IN COUNCIL MEET
BE APRIL FOURTH
Postponement Is Necessitated
By Inspection Trip Of Senior
Class During Last Week
GRADUATE OF CLASS OF
1898 IS VISITOR HERE
Smartness • • •
ON A WEARING BASIS
IT'S TIME NOW
To order that Spring Suit.
For Perfect Satisfaction
Choose
C L O T H E S
JIMMY B. FORT
WE'LL COLLECT
YOUR BAGGAGE
—take it home...and
bring it back again
Here is a simple time-saving sug­gestion
that will eliminate a lot
of unnecessary trouble and worry
for you. Send all your baggage,
trunks and personal belongings
home by Railway Express.
Wherever you may live, if it is
within regular vehicle limits,
Railway Express will call for your
trunks and bags and speed them
away on fast passenger trains
through to destination. You'll be
surprised how easy it is and how
quickly your trunks will be home.
Thousands of fellows—boys and
girls, too—-have found Railway
Express service an economy not
to be sneezed at.
Then, after the holidays, send
your baggage back the same way
and Railway Express will handle
it swiftly, safely and promptly
direct to your fraternity nous*
or other residence.
Railway Express has served
your Alma Mater for many years.
It provides fast, dependable ser­vice
everywhere. For rates and
all necessary labels, merely tele­phone
the local Railway Express
office.
J. L. Wood, Sr., graduate of the
class of 1898 and now assistant gen­eral
manager of the American Car
and Foundry Co., of New York City,
was in Auburn last week to visit his
son, L. P. Wood, a junior in electrical
engineering.
Mr. Wood was en route to his home
in Atlantic Highlands, N. J., from
Jacksonville, Fla., where he had been
to serve as expert witness in a rail­way
litigation. While here Saturday
and Sunday, Mr. Wood said that
another of his sons was planning to
enter Auburn next fall.
D. A. R. REGENT SENDS
NOTE OF APPRECIATION
A note of appreciation for the
special review staged last week in
honor of visitors to the D. A. R. con­ference
has been received by Major
Franke from Mrs. Val Taylor, of Un-iontown,
newly elected state regent.
"Again I want to express to you
our appreciation of the wonderful R.
O. T. C. review held for our pleasure
while at the D. A. R. conference in
Auburn," said Mrs. Taylor.
"We all enjoyed it very much and
many mothers were there who were
proud of their boys. The entertain­ment
was enjoyed and praised by all."
There is sulphur in the sun, Prince­ton
University scientists reported re­cently
at the conclusion of a long
series of photographic tests.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce as a candidate
for Sheriff of Lee County, Alabama,
subject to the rules and regulations
of the Democratic Primary to be held
on May 1st, 1934, and on June 12th,
1934. I will appreciate your vote
and influence.
Ed P. BLACKMON.
(Paid political advertisement by
Ed P. Blackmon, Opelika, Ala.)
SERVING THE NATION FOR 94 YEARS
RAILWAY
EXPRESS
AGENCY. Inc.
NATION.WIDE SERVICE
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Sheriff of Lee
County, Alabama, subject to the
action of the Democratic Primaries
of May 1st, 1934 and June 12th,
1934. I will greatly appreciate the
vote and influence of all Lee County
voters. !
W. E. HOLT.
(Paid political advertisement by
W. E. Holt, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR PROBATE JUDGE
I hereby anounce my candidacy
for the office of Probate Judge of
Le County, Alabama, subject to the
action of the Democratic Primaries
of May 1, 1934, and June 12, 1934.
Your vote and influence will be ap­preciated.
WALLACE B. SALTER.
(Paid political advertisement by
Wallace B. Salter, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby annonuce my candidacy
for office of Sheriff of Lee County,
Ala., subject to the action of the
white Democratic primaries of May
1, 1934 and June 12, 1934. Your
vote and influence wil be appreciat­ed.
- W. A. BETTS
(Paid political advertisement by
W. A. Betts, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR SOLICITOR
FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
I hereby announce my candidacy
to succeed myself for the office of
Solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit
of Alabama, in the Primary Election
to be held on the First Tuesday in
May, 1934, subject to the action of
the Democratic Party. Your vote
and influence will be greatly appre-
RICHARD H. POWELL, Jr.
(Paid political advertisement by
Richard H. Powell, Jr., Tuskegee,
Alabama.)
FOR PROBATE JUDGE
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Judge of Probate
for Lee County, Alabama, subject to
the action of the Democratic Pri­maries
to be held on May 1st, 1934
and June 12th, 1934. The vote and
influence of all Lee County voters
will be deeply appreciated.
JOHN THOMAS FRAZER.
(Paid political advertisement of
John Thomas Frazer, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR PROBATE JUDGE
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Probate Judge of
Lee County, Alabama, subject to the
action of the Democratic white pri­maries
of May 1, 1934 and June 12,
1934. I will greatly appreciate the
vote and influence of all voters of
Lee County.
CAL S. ELLINGTON.
(Paid political advertisement by
Cal S. Ellington, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR PROBATE JUDGE
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Judge of Probate
for Lee County, Alabama, subject to
the action of the Democratic Pri­maries
to be held on May 1st, 1934
and June 12th, 1934. The vote and
influence of all Lee County voters
will be greatly appreciated.
HENRY K. DICKINSON.
(Paid political advertisement by
Henry K. Dickinson, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR TAX ASSESSOR
I hereby announce as a candidate
to succeed myself as Tax Assessor of
Lee County subject to the action of
the Democratic Primary elections to
be held on the first day of May, 1934
and on the twelfth day of June, 1934.
Your vote and influence will be high­ly
appreciated.
B. T. PRINCE.
(Paid political advertisement by
B. T. Prince, Opelika, Ala.)
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
I hereby announce as a candidate
for Tax Collector of Lee County
Alabama subject to the rules and
regulations of the Democratic Pri­maries
to be held on May 1st, 1934
and on June 12th, 1934. I will ap­preciate
your vote and influence.
E. A. BURKE.
(Paid political advertisement by
E. A. Burke, Opelika, Ala.)-
FOR CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
I hereby anounce as candidate
for re-eletcion as Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Lee County, subject to the
rules and the action of the Demo­cratic
Primary to be held on the first
Tuesday in May, 1934; and shall
greatly appreciate the vote and in­fluence
of all Lee County voters.
W.-O. BROWNFIELD.
(Paid political advertisement of
W. O. Brownfield, Opelika, AlaO
FOR STATE SENATOR
I hereby announce as candidate
for state senator for the 27th sena­torial
district of Alabama, subject to
the rules and action of the Demo­cratic
Primary to be held on the first
Tuesday in May, 1934, and will
greatly appreciate the vote and in­fluence
of all Lee and Russell County
voters.
FORNEY RENFRO.
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Forney Renfro, Opelika, Ala.)
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" Dick Greer, Chairman of the Ath­letic
Committee of the Interfraternity
Council, stated yesterday that the
date for the conclusion of the first-round
of the baseball tournament has
been postponed until April 4. The
reason for this was the conflict caused
by the senior inspection trip. Greer
also announced a change in the eligi­bility
rules. Freshmen who have been
out for baseball but who quit before
the tourney starts will not be ineli­gible.
The old rule was worded to ex­clude
all freshmen candidates who
had been out at all this season. Bases
will be sixty feet apart, and pitcher's
box 42 feet from home plate. The
regulation bats and balls have arrived
and may be secured from Greer at the
Sigma Phi Epsilon house, or Fred Mc­Laren
at the Delta Sigma Phi house.
All tournament games will have to be
played with this standard equipment.
In connection with the tennis tour­nament,
Greer stated that all first
round matches must be played by Sat­urday,
April 7. As there is no offi­cial
college team anyone who is a
member or pledge of a fraternity may
participate.
The bracket for the tennis tourney
is run in today's paper.
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American Legion To
Hold Spring Rally
Plans are nearing completion for
the Spring Rally of the Alabama De­partment
of the American Legion,
which will be held in Birmingham on
April 10. Adjutant D. Trotter Jones
and other Legion officials are expect­ing
representatives from every post
in Alabama. All post officials, Past
Department Commanders and past
Post Commanders are especially in­vited
to attend this Rally, while all
interested Legionaires will be wel­come.
Special stress will be put on mem­bership
at the Spring Rally. The
guest speaker will be "Bob" Gordon,
of Arkansas, National Vice-Comman­der
whose specialty is said to be mem­bership.
His district has lead the Na­tion
in enrolling members this year.
The meeting will be held at the
Hollywood Country Club, beginning
at 2:00 P. M., with State Commander
W. A. Abramson, of Florence, presid­ing.
The afternoon session will be
marked by addresses and reports of
department chairmen, who will ex­plain
the 1934 program of their par­ticular
committees. Vice-Commander
Gordon will speak at the banquet that
evening. A dance, sponsored by the
Jeffereson County Council, will fol­low.
In reality, explains Adjutant Jones,
this rally is a second commanders'
and adjutants' conference, the first
having been held in Montgomery early
in the year. "It is called at the be­ginning
of the Spring season to put
new life and pep into our Legion
work," said Jones. Every phase of
the department's activity will be dis­cussed
and plans made to launch into
active campaigns to put the Legion's
ideals and program across on every
front, Adjutant Jones asserted.
He said the department needs about
2,250 more members to reach the quo­ta
set by National Headquarters.
"But for this department to pay the
obligations placed upon it at the last
convenion, we will have to get at least
4,000 members between now and con­vention
time. Forty-two posts have
already exceeded last year's member­ship.
Every post in the State can
beat its 1933 record by a little extra
effort."
WHITFIELD REW IS
NEW Y. M. C. A. HEAD
JUDGE McCORD IS
VISITING SPEAKER
(Continued from page 1)
the nation. We must maintain the ex­tension
service. We must stand back
of it. We must retain our interest in
all the work of Auburn. My vision of
Auburn is that of the finest technical
and agricultural college in the south.
Auburn must be made greater and its
influence more widespread by far than
that of Georgia Tech.
"Georgia mantains two great insti­tutions,
the University of Georgia and
Georgia Tech. .In Alabama we hear
of no agitation for the consolidation
of the two institutions in Georgia, or
the placing of the two under one cen­tral
board of control. Alabama with
her mines and her factories has need
for the technical men who are being
graduated from Auburn. And Au­burn
can do her best under her own
board of trustees."
Judge McCord said Auburn and all
other educational institutions had
passed through four hard years, but
the sunlight can be seen and in a
short time revenue will be available
as a result of returning prosperity to
put them back where they were when
the crash came in 1929. Judge Mc­Cord
declared that he, as governor,
would appoint on the Auburn board
of trustees only persons who had a
real interest in the future of that in­stitution.
EASTER EGG HUNT
BE GIVEN SUNDAY
(Continued from page 1)
The hunt is to take place in Ag bot­tom
between College Street and the
Sigma Nu house, but all contestants
are asked to form at the aforemen­tioned
point, from which location
they will be marched to the scene of
the hunt. Judges for the various
events will be chosen from among
members of the faculty and made
known at a later date.
All representatives on the Interfra-ternity
Council have been asked by
Hardy to cooperate in seeing that the
eggs are hidden prior to the time for
the hunt, and that no one disturbs the
eggs before the meet begins. Pooling
of eggs by any two individuals will
disqualify both from the competition.
Patronize Plainsman Advertisers.
(Continued from page 1)
was as yet uninformed as to whether
or not the regular allotment from stu­dent
funds for the use of the Y would
be increased at some future time, but
expressed a desire that the percentage
now allowed might be increased.
A report was read during the meet­ing
showed that the Fraternity Go-
To-Church Contest was a decided suc­cess,
and that, at the end of the third
week, two fraternities were tied for
first place with a perfect score. The
final results of this annual affair
sponsored by the Y in conjunction
with the local churches will be made
known as soon as cards have been re­ceived
from the various fraternities
giving last Sunday's totals.
"President Rew expressed a wish
that the Y might next year sponsor
an all college hike such as was the
custom up until the past three years
and that other functions also might be
presented for the entertainment of the
student body.
FIVE CANDIDATES
LACK OPPOSITION
IN COMING RACE
MANY VISITORS ARE
HERE FOR "A" DAY
(Continued from page 1)
record during the past few years
through their radio broadcasts and
tours throughout the country. About
two years ago the band toured the
eastern and middle-western sections
of the country and played before large
audiences in several of the largest
cities in these sections. They were
especially popular in Detroit, Michi­gan,
where they played an extended
engagement.
(Continued from Page 1)
The same rules will govern the con­duct
of candidates and voters during
the election as those formerly employ­ed
and the Elections Committee will
make every effort to see that the elec­tion
is carried out in the proper order.
Watchers as provided for under a
recent enactment of the Student Cab­inet
will again be allowed both at the
polls during the balloting and at the
counting of votes which immediately
follows the balloting, provided the fol­lowing
forms are filled out and in the
hands of Elections Chairman by six
o'clock on the evening before election.
The form to be used in authenticat­ing
watchers is as follows:
"I appoint to watch for
me at the polls from (time) to (time)
and accept tre responsibility for his
conduct while there. I agree that any
unethical conduct on his part shall
justify my official disqualification at
the discretion of the cabinet."
Signed candidate
None other than so appointed
watchers will be permitted to remain
at the polls.
"I appoint to watch for
me during the counting of votes and
agree that any unethical conduct on
his part shall justify my official dis­qualification
at the discretion of the
cabinet."
Signed candidate.
"I agree that I will remain in the
counting room until dismissed by the
cabinet after the results have been
published in the Plainsman."
Signed watcher.
FACULTY MEMBERS
ATTEND ANNUAL
MEETING OF A.E.A.
Twenty Members Of Faculty
Attended Birmingham Meet­ing
Last Week
ANNUAL GYMKHANA
TO BE PRESENTED
ON APRIL FOURTH
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ON THE CORNER
Headed by Dean Zebulon Judd, of
the school of education, the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute was represented
by 20 faculty members at the meeting
of the Alabama Education Associa­tion
last week in Birmingham.
Wednesday morning Dr. George
Petrie made an address before the As­sociation
of Secondary-School Princi­pals
at Phillips High School, in the
absence of Dr. L. N. Duncan, who
could not attend because of recent ill­ness.
Others who spoke at various de­partmental
meetings include Miss
Rosa Walston, Prof. T. P. Atkinson,
Miss Louise P. Glanton, Dr. Harold
Hoffsommer, and Dr. B. R. Showalter.
Miss Nell Pickens is president of the
home economics department, A. E. A.
Included in the Auburn delegation
also were: P. O. Davis, Prof. Albert
Collins, Dr. Paul Irvine, Prof. M. L.
Beck, Miss Edna Orr, Miss Dorothy
Dean, Miss Helen Kennedy, Miss May
I. Cureton, Miss Ruth Dobyne, Miss
Margaret Garrett, Dr. R. L. Johns,
and Dr. Jerome Kuderna.
Tiger Theatre
Auburn, Alabama
"The Show Place of .
East Alabama"
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28
Edmund Lowe and Victor
McLaglen in
"NO MORE WOMEN"
Comedy "Get Along Little
Wifie" and Novelty.
THURSDAY, MARCH 29
Frederic March and Sylvia
Sydney in
"GOOD DAME"
—He was a chaser—and what
a chase she led him! She was a
"Good Dame" and she remodel­ed
a bad boy to suit her own
taste—and made him like it.
Comedy "Hoe Daze" with
Smith and Hale ands Cartoon.
FRIDAY, MARCH 30
"LET'S FALL IN LOVE"
—A musical romance of two
hearts in love time, in song
time. With Edmund Lowe, Ann
Sothern, Miriam Jordan, and
Gregory Ratoff.
Comedy "I'll Take Vanilla"
with Charlie Chase; Cartoon in
Technicolor and News Slants.
(Continued from Page 1)
To be held in a marked ring of tuita-ble
size. Last team to have a man
up, wins. Man is down if he touches
ground or if his horses crosses mar­gin
of ring.
12—Gun Section Race: Two teams
from Junior and Senior classes or 1st
and 2nd Platoons, Mounted Battery.
Guns unlimbered at one end of field.
Horses harnessed and tied to limber
wheels. Hitch, limber and race to far
end of field, go into action and fire
a round of blank ammunition.
All wishing to enter the potato and
rescue races and the wrestling exhi­bition
should turn their names into
Captain Gunby at the ROTC office.
Cups will be awarded in all events
except the' stick and ball race, and the
mounted wrestling and gun section ex­hibitions.
In these events prizes will
be awarded in addition to the ribbons.
CHURCH SERVICE TO
BE HELD ON FRIDAY
A special Good Friday service will
be held at the Episcopal Church on
Friday morning, March 30, commemo­rating
the crucifixon. The ministers
of all the local churches will be pres­ent
and they will speaek on the Seven
Words spoken by the Savior from the
Cross. The public is invited to at­tend
this service.
Contract bridge lessons are offered
in a special Union course at Purdue
University.
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