1934-01-10 The Plainsman

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VOLUME LVII AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 1934 NUMBER 27
ARCHITECTS PLAN
DECORATIONS FOR
MID-TERM DANCES
Contract For Decorating Gym­nasium
Is Let By Cabinet To
Sewell, Poole, Brugh
PIRATE THEME
Students Will Dance On Pirate
Ship Surrounded By Captain
Kidd And His Buccaneers
It was learned late last night that
at a call meeting of the Executive
Cabinet yesterday afternoon the con­tract
for decorating the gymnasium
for the Junior Prom was awarded to
George Sewell, Lynwood Poole, and
Thomas Brugh. All three of the art­ists
are registered in the school of
Architecture and Allied Art's and
were the decorators for the Sopho­more
Hop this year.
Specifications for the decorations
call for the transformation of the
gymnasium into a Pirate Scene. The
floor will be the deck of a Spanish
galleon. The doorways will be treat­ed
in such a manner as to obtain this
effect. Dancers will enter the main
floor through doorways of the ship's
cabin leading onto the deck.
From the "deck" will be seen a
stretch of beach on which will be
palms, palmettos, and other tropical
foliage—this is the wainscot. The
beach will extend completely around
the floor, with the exception of the
space occupied by the doorways and
backdrop.
The backdrop and orchestra pit are
to be treated in a unique manner, with
the backdrop serving as the main
scene. This scene portrays the burial
of a chest of gold on a desert island
under the personal supervision of
Captain Kidd. A galleon cruising in
the background will also be included
in this scene. As a framing for this
display a valence will be suspended
from the ceiling, behind which will
be hung real Spanish moss. Lights
will be imbedded in this moss, there­by
obtaining an indirect lighting fea­ture.
The orchestra pit will be in­closed
by an actual reproduction of
a 15th century galleon rail with its
belaying pins and heavy timber work.
The goalposts will be transformed
into a crow's nest, showing the look­out
with his spy glass, and a Pirate
flag flying behind him.
Blue and gold crepe paper will be
used in constructing the ceiling. Strips
of crepe are to be extended from the
east wall, at a level with the top of
the windows, and coming up to the
center of the room, then down to the
underside of the balcony on the west
wall. This will leave two folds on
each side of the center of the ceiling
and also will hide the balcony from
view.
Indirect lighting fixtures will ere
ate silhouettes of Spanish galleons,
the skull and cross bones, and figures
of Pirates. These brackets are to be
placed between each window on the
east and west walls of the gymnasium.
A large chandelier with a crystal ball
attached will be suspended from the
ceiling in front of the orchestra pit.
Chairman Morris announced that
the prices for the series of dances
during the Junior Prom were set at
a recent meeeting of the Social Com­mittee.
A season ticket will sell for
nine dollars. This ticket will allow a
student admittance to all seven of
the dances. A ticket to the Thursday
night dance and all three dances Fri­day
will sell for six dollars and a
half. Tickets good for the combined
Friday and Saturday sessions of six
dances will cost eight dollars. Four
dollars and a half will be the charge
for a ticket to all three dances Friday
or Saturday. Individual day dance
tickets will sell for one dollar, while
lone night dances will be four dollars
and a half.
NOTICE!
There will be a Keys meeting at
the Lambda Chi Alpha house Thurs­day
night, January 11, at eight
o'clock. A full attendance is urged
as important matters, among which
will be the planning of the annual
banquet in Opelika, are to be dis­cussed.
To Play For Mid-Term Dances
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Joe Sanders, who brings his original Nighthawks Orchestra here
for the Junior Prom, January 25, 26, and 27. The Nighthawks band
has received national recognition as one of the nation's outstanding
dance orchestras.
CHARLES S. DAVIS
WRITES BIOGRAPHY
Mobile Boy Who Received De­grees
Here Writes Life His­tory
Of Semmes
Charles S. Davis, of Mobile, Ala., is
writing a life story of a famous Mo­bile
man, Admiral Raphael Semmes.
As the son of Mr: and Mrs. M. L.
Davis, Jr., of Mobile and a nephew
of Dr. W. Watson Davis who is head
of the history department of the Uni­versity
of Kansas, he has selected
history for his profession and start­ed
upon his career.
It was in the fall of 1927 when he
enrolled at the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute at Auburn. He graduated
in 1931 after making a splendid rec­ord
as a student. During his senior
year he was business manager of The
Plainsman, semi-weekly student news­paper.
For one year after graduation he
was a graduate student and instruc­tor
in history under Dr. George Pe-trie,
who as dean of the graduate
school and professor of history at Au­burn,
is recognized as the South's
leading historian. It was during his
years of graduate study that he be­gan
an intensive study of Admiral
Semmes, about whom he wrote his
thesis for his master's "degree which
he received in 1932.
Leaving Auburn Mr. Davis went
to the Southern Military Academy
at Greensboro as an instructor. Dur­ing
the summer of 1933 he did grad­uate
work at Duke University where
he continued his study of this favor­ite
character. Going to Washington
he was given access to the navy rec­ords
and assigned the services of two
young men to assist him in assembling
and compiling facts about Admiral
Semmes.
Meantime he was in contact with
members of the Semmes family who
made available to him the family
records where he found new and
hitherto unpublished facts about Mo­bile's
famous naval officer of the
Confederacy. Facts gathered from
the family and from the navy records
have been compiled by Mr. Davis
with records obtained at Auburn.
The manuscript will be ready for the
printer at an early date.
Two direct descendants of the fam­ily
have graduated at Auburn. They
are Oliver Semmes, Sr., and Oliver
Semmes, Jr., now of Pensacola, Flor­ida.
One is a grandson and the other
a great-grandson.
The records show that Raphael
Semmes at the outbreak of the Civil
War was in the U. S. Navy, being
secretary of the lighthouse bureau.
When Alabama seceded from the
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INTERFRAT GROUP
CONVENES MONDAY
Basketball Tourney Be Spon­sored
; Plans Laid For Dance
During Mid-Terms
The Interfraternity Council conven­ed
for its regular monthly meeting
Monday evening at the Sigma Phi
Sigma house at seven o'clock.
The Council which sponsors inter­fraternity
activities detailed Julian
Greer, Chairman of the Athletic Com­mittee,
to make up the brackets for
the basketball tournament. Rules for
this tourney will be the same as last
year except that anyone out for the
varsity team will not be eligible for
the Interfraternity teams. These con­tests
will be held early in February
after the football tournament, which
is now under way, is over. The various
fraternity teams are urged to fill in
the brackets at Wright's Drug Store
after each game.
At this meeting it was decided that
the council would purchase the Fri­day
afternoon dance of the Mid-Term
dances to be held here January 25,
26, and 27. Five fraternities signi­fied
their intention of giving house
parties during the dances. Those who
volunteered to act as hosts to. the
Visiting girls are: the Delta Sigma
Phi's, Lambda Chi Alpha's, Phi Delta
Theta's, Pi Kappa Alpha's, and the
Sigma Phi Epsilon's.
A Semester Social Calendar drawn
up by Miss Dobbs and Professor J.
M. Robinson was adopted for all so­cial
engagements for the ensuing
term. It was agreed that all organi­zations
must apply for dates for their
socials before the end of this semes­ter.
Fred Chalmers, President of the
Council, is in charge of the date book
and all applications must be made to
him.
The purpose of this new policy for
social engagement dates is to avoid
all possible conflicts. When the cal­endar
is completed it will be publish­ed.
In this manner the groups will
be kept posted as to when the various
functions come.
Many groups have already schedul­ed
dates for their dances during next
term. Some of them are: Cardinal
Key Ball, February 2; Honor Societies
Ball, February 16; and the Inter­fraternity
Ball, March 9. Other or­ganizations
who desire dates are urg­ed
to see Chalmers as soon as pos­sible
so that the calendar can be made
up for publication.
NOTICE!
The local Parent-Teachers Associa­tion
will meet at the Lee County High
School Friday night at eight o'clock.
The president urges all members to
attend.
Administrative Committee Ex­tends
Same Privileges As
Those Of First Semester
CONDITIONS LISTED
Registration Be Allowed Dur­ing
Week January 22, Late
Fee In Effect
With a view to accommodating stu­dents
who have warrants and those
who are faced with other financial
difficulties, the Administrative Com­mittee,
has been authorized by the
board of trustees to extend registra­tion
privileges of the first semester
to the second.
In announcing this, Dean John J.
Wilmore, chairman of the committee,
said that this action was made neces­sary
by the delay in issuing state
bonds to liquidate the ' outstanding
warrants. It was hoped at the be­ginning
of this session that outstand­ing
state warrants would be retired
by state bonds before the beginning
of the second semester but this has
not occurred.
1. Each student must pay regis­tration
fees on or before registering.
For payment of college fees, amount­ing
to $32.50 per semester, the ad­ministrative
authorities are authoriz­ed
to accept warrants or other bona
fide evidences of indebtedness of Ala­bama
as security on note which will
bear interest at the rate of 6 per
cent per annum, provided that no
warrants will be accepted unless is­sued
to the student or to a member
of the student's immediate family—
father, mother, brother, or sister—as
evidence of indebtedness to the per­son
to whom issued. Warrant must
be at least 15 per cent more than the
fee for which it is security. Payr
ment of fees this way does not in­clude
student activity fee of $7.50 or
any other expenses.
2. A student may pay registration
fee in two equal installments—one-half
upon registration and the other
on or before mid-semester (March
17), provided said student pays an
additional charge of $2.00.
3. A junior or a senior in ROTC
may pledge most of his ROTC income,
provided he has written request from
either his father or mother or guard­ian
that this be done, and provided
also that it is approved by the Mili­tary
Department.
4. A student who is working for
the college will not be permitted to
use warrants | or certificates in pay­ment
of college fees.
Dean Wilmore announced also that
students may register any day dur­ing
the week beginning January 22
although the catalog names the last
three days (25, 26, 27) as registra­tion
days. The late fee will become
effective on January 29 and, to avoid
paying it, each student should regis­ter
on the days assigned to this work.
The fee will be $5.00 on January 29
and increase $1.00 per day thereafter
up to $10.00.
Dean Wilmore reminded students
again that registration is not com­plete
until fees are paid and a sign­ed
card received from the dean.
Auburn Will Have Polo Team This
Year; Practice Sessions To Begin
On January Fifteenth Says Franke
Celebrated Austrian Actor Will Appear In Langdon
Hall January 18 Under Auspices Of Schurz Memorial
The celebrated Austrian actor, Max Montor, will appear in Langdon
Hall, Thursday evening, January 18 at 8:00 o'clock. His appearance,
which is free to the public, is made under the auspices of the College
and the Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation for the development of cul­tural
relations between the United States and Germany.
Now a citizen of the United States, Mr. Montor is internationally
known for his unusual interpretations of drama and poetry. His pro­gram
will include selections from modern or recent writers like Ibsen,
Shaw, Hauptmann, Schnitzler, or Sudermann.
In this country Max Montor has appeared on Broadway in Strind-berg's
"Dance of Death" (Captain Edgar), in Ibsen's "Rosmerholm"
(Rosmer) "Medea" (Jason), opposite Eva LeGallienne in Ibsen's "The
Master Builder" (title part), with Walter Hampden in "Hamlet" (The
Ghost), in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House in Schiller's
"The Robbers" (playing both principal parts, Karl and Franz, in the
same performance), in Los Angeles in "Merchant of Venice" (Shylock),
in Sudermann's "Magda" (The Pastor), and recently in Elmer Rice's
"Street Scene".
Under the Schurz Foundation Mr. Montor has made personal ap­pearances
at Cornell, Princeton, California Tech, Yale, and other col­leges.
After his appearance 'at Cornell, the Cornell Daily Sun, stu­dent
newspaper, said: "Max Montor has been termed the most versa­tile
actor of Germany, has achieved the almost impossible, giving com­plete
dramas, all roles included, entirely by heart, with the same stir­ring
effect, as can be produced on a full stage, without make-up, simply
thru characterization, and a voice marvelous in modulation and power.".
Remarkable Showing Of Last
Year's Team Arouses Inter­est
Of Student Body
GUNBY TO COACH
Prospects For Winning Team
Excellent; Schedule Less Ex­tensive
Than Last Year's
SUMMER SESSION
TO OPEN JUNE 4
Generous Offering Of Courses
Be Given Says Dean Judd,
Summer School Director
AIMS OF EXPERIMENT
STATION EXPLAINED
Professor M. L. Nichols, head of
the department of agricultural engi­neering,
told the Auburn Kiwanis
Club Monday about the aims of the
soil tillage experiment station to be
established on the experiment station
grounds of the college as a Public
Works project at a cost of $110,000.
It will be the only experimental
unit of its kind, the speaker explain­ed.
It will be financed, he said, en­tirely
by federal money. Eleven dif­ferent
soil types from several states
will be shipped to Auburn for it.
The experiment will be started with
eight plots 24 x 250 feet and about
two feet deep. Concrete bins these
dimensions will be erected plus a
building which will be necessary.
Construction of the bins—and of the
building required by the investigators
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The 22nd Summer Session of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute will
open on Monday, June 4, and continue
for full quarter. of summer work,
closing on August 18, it was announc­ed
by Dean Zebulon Judd of the school
of education.
The summer quarter will be divid­ed
into two terms, the first ending on
July 13 and the second beginning on
J u l y 16.
Dean Judd said that a generous of­fering
of courses will be given for all
types and classes of students by the
various schools of the Alabama Poly­technic
Institute. In addition to
those offered in the graduate division
there will be courses given in archi­tecture
and allied arts, textile, mech­anical,
and electrical engineering, ag­riculture,
home economics, chemistry
and pharmacy, education, science and
literature, and veterinary medicine.
Summer session instuction will be
conducted on the same high plane as
that of the regular session, said Dean
Judd. He added that the summer ses­sion
faculty of some 100 instructors
will be comprised, for the most part,
of the various school staffs of the
regular session.
Instruction, he said, would be di­rected
to the needs of regular college
students who wish to utilize the sum­mer
months for completion of study
for both the bachelor's and master's
degrees.
In addition, summer study is de­signed
particularly for persons en­gaged
in gainful occupations during
the winter months. Also, public
school teachers will find adequate
listings among the courses offered
for completion of the bachelor's de­gree
or for graduate study.
Special feature of the next summer
session is the summer high school
division which serves as a great boon
to students where their school terms
have been shortened. In this* division
high school students may complete
four half-units or two complete units
of study equal to one-half year's
work. The junior-senior summer high
school division at Auburn will permit
many students to complete their high
school education this summer and be
eligible for college entrance next fall,
said Dean Judd.
TIGERS FACE TECH
ON COURT TONIGHT
Jackets Here For Game In
Alumni Gymnasium Tonight;
Teams Well Matched
Auburn's basketeers will play their
second and semi-final Southeastern
Conference foe on the local court to­night
when the strong Georgia Tech
five invades the Plains for a lone
game in Alumni Gymnasium at eight
o'clock.
The Tigers and Yellow Jackets ap­pear
to be about on even terms. Both
have suffered defeats at the hands
of Vanderbilt. Tech's defeat came as
a surprise since the Engineers were
doped to grab a victory from the
Commodores by a comfortable margin.
On the other hand, Auburn played
better than most fans anticipated in
holding the rangy Vandy quintet to
a narrow margin of points until the
latter stages of the game.
Coach Jordan has been drilling his
charges at a fast clip since the Vandy
game and a hard working quintet
has been molded into a formidable
team. The same team that opened
the game against the Commodores is
slated for the opening assignment to­night.
Slim King, center; Frank
Ellis and George Quinney, forwards,
and Gump Ariail and Frank Sindler
are the five who will answer the
starting whistle in the Tech fray.
Of this quintet, Ariail and Sindler
are the only lettermen, while Ellis
and Quinney served as reserves last
year. King, a sophomore, is showing
up well at the pivot post and should
play a much improved game after
playing under fire against Tech in
his first varsity game.
~ Roy Mundroff, Jacket coach, will
probably start Gilbert Stacey at cen­ter,
Jimmie Slocum and Leon Woodall
at forwards, and John Poole and Billy
Glenn at guards. Stacey, a sopho­more,
is the sensation of the Flats
at present as a result of his high scor­ing
in all the games Tech has played
this season. Coupon No. 11 from ath­letic
books admit students to game.
PROF. ROBINSON TO
TALK AT CLUB MEET
NOTICE!
A meeting of Omega Circle of
Omicron Delta Kappa is scheduled
for Friday night, January 12, in Sam-ford
Hall beginning at seven o'clock.
A full attendance is urged.
Prof. J. M. Robinson, Entomology
Professor of Alabama Polytechnic In­stitute,
will be the special speaker at
the regular monthly meeting of the.
Woman's Club Thursday afternoon
at three o'clock at the Methodist Par­lors.
Special honor guests at the Tea to
follow the program will be Mrs. W.
A. Ruffin and the Extension Service
Specialists, Misses Dorothy Dean,
Nell Pickens, Helen Kennedy, and
Margaret Garrett.
Uncertainty as to whether or not
Auburn would have a polo team this
year was ended yesterday when Ma­jor
G. H. Franke definitely announc­ed
that Auburn would be represented
by a polo team this season. Major
Franke issued his announcement in
order to make clear to the many polo
fans among both students and towns­people
the exact position of the polo
team, and to explain why it has not
as yet been organized.
The remarkable feat of the polo
coaches last year in turning out a
championship team the second year
of competition was generally acclaim­ed
by the student-body, and when the
team was not organized this year,
many questions were asked as to its
apparent discontinuance. According
to Major Franke, lack of funds and
equipment were among the many rea­sons
for the delay in organizing the
squad. According to data available,
polo has up until the present time
been almost entirely self-supporting.
It has received but very little finan­cial
assistance from the college. A
great part of the expenses last year,
including several trips to play confer­ence
opponents, were borne by mem­bers
of the'team, and the coaches.
Since this method of support proved
too expensive to the individual play­ers,
and since no funds were available
from the school or other sources, it
was decided at first to discontinue the
sport.
However, widespread interest in
polo, plus the possibility of securing
some funds from the college and
more appropriate awards, caused
Major Franke to decide to resume
the sport, but, necessarily, on a re­stricted
basis until existing adverse
conditions are improved.
Major Franke states that the var­sity
squad will be called out January
15, for stick and ball practice, train­ing
of horses, etc. Other individuals
of last years squad will be called out
from time to time to join the varsity
in practice. New candidates who are
qualified riders will be called out at
the beginning of the second semester.
They will be instructed in theory of
the game, cage practice, schooling of
ponies, stick and ball mounted, and
polo dismounted.
Practices will again be in charge
of Lieutenant Tom Gunby, with
Major Franke as adviser. Both
Major Franke and Lieutenant Gunby
are nationally famous poloists.
Prospects for a winning team are
excellent, with practically the entire
varsity of last year available, to­gether
with several able reserves.
Justin Morrill, Oel and W. O. John­son,
Jim Suydam, Jim Wood, and
"Bo" Fincher. are among those ex­pected
to stand out for the Riders
this season.
The schedule may not be as ex­tensive
as it was last year, but sev­eral
games with nearby teams will
be played. The Cardinals of Ft. Ben-ning,
the Maxwell Field Fliers, and
the Governor's Horse Guards of At­lanta
are well known rivals of the
Auburn team, and games will prob­ably
be played with them this spring.
It is still doubtful if the team will
be able to schedule games with con­ference
opponents. The University
of Florida and the University of Geor­gia,
the other two schools in the
Conference which have polo teams,
are usually played, but the expense
of a series with the two schools may
cause them to be dropped from the
schedule. Last year's series ended in
a four game sweep over Florida, and
an even break with Georgia, which
gave the Riders an equal share of the
Conference crown.
THE P L A I N S M A N -:- A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U T E WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 1934
* AUBURN FOOTPRINTS *:-
The illustrious Morrill awoke from a deep slumber in class the other day, and
in an effort to further his cause as an illustrious character, ventured an opinion
as to what was wrong with a problem which was causing no little difficulty in the
class. Needless to say his comment was extraneous, although correct, and after
receiving the deep base acclaimation of the class, he returned to his slumbers to
ponder over new inspirations with which to startle his classmates. Surely this young
Einstein is not losing his power over his fellow man.
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And we would appreciate it if he would offer some definite statement concern­ing
the truthfulness of the rumor which is circulating about the present position
of his fraternity pin.
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With the time drawing near for the annual mid-term dance revelries, we find
Ed Justice sending rats out in all directions to find him bid cards so tha£ he can
have his usual quota of girls down. We understand that even the S.A.E. house is
too small to hold alTthe ones receiving bids. Some flock, eh?
* * * * * * * *
Is it true that one of the town's leading huntsmen has recently changed his name
to DE. FOX?
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And when "Willie" Pearce started that tale about the Florida bird dog which
would pounce upon a covey of quail and let one up at the time for the convenience
of his master, all of the listeners indulged in a mad scramble for higher ground.
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Again we lose faith in Florida, the land of sunshine and over-developed minds.
* * * * * * * *
We cannot understand why Jim Roe turned so red in the face when his brunette
friend spoke to him on the street the other day. Not ashamed of her, are you kid?
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And did that cute youngster from the "Gap get fooled when he took a flashlight
to the midnight show last Saturday night!
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Will the persons who keep suggesting that our "would be" Grantland Rice be
named head coach please lay off! He can't take it.
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If William Woolverton insists upon taking girls to Benson's and feeding them
at late hours of the night, we would suggest that he conceal the fact that he pulls
them out of bed and forces them to wear pajamas under their clothes.
* * * * * * * *
He who can, does;
He who cannot, teaches.—George Bernard Shaw.
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Even if Dizz Morris' latest passion is foot-tickling, he might at least pick some
time to tickle little girls' feet when he would not be so conspicuous.
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Parker Powell is to be given the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic
rescue work during the* Christmas night fire here. He threw all of the glass and
china out of the window and carried two matresses out of the door and gently laid
them upon the grass. When questioned about what his future course would be
since his rise to fame, he stated that he was going into the plumbing business where
he would specialize in installing gas stoves.
DEADLY DEDUCTIONS
By Derf
Witk Other Colleges
By BILLIE THOMAS
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.
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NOTHING on the topside of the earth
can put as much fear into my heart
as a set of final examinations. And
right now I'm scared as Hell because of
a lew questions 1 must answer. Each year
i firmly resolve to work hard and know so
much about my work that I won't fear the
final exams, and each year I'm still scared
and can't see a ray of hope anywh'ere. Is
tnis just a touch of pessimism that streaks
across my nature? No, its just good warn­ing,
because no matter how hard you expect
the examination to be, you'll never be dis­appointed.
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A dance is the most wonderful blowout
that man has ever contrived. One goes to
a dance keyed up to a trembly state and
works it off gradually. The music gushes
out at you and goes in through your ears,
comes out your feet or meybe your mouth,
and with some people the motion isn't con-nned
to these two localities. A dance is
romantic. I. know, for I have danced with
the sweetest girl in the world and a dance
is romantic. A dance puts a rose tint on
everything, a tint that lasts even thru the
morning after. In the musical haze of a
dance atmosphere, mediocre beauties shake
off their mediocrity, and beautiful girls
glow like angels dropped from the heavens
for a single night. Did I say just for a
night?—in memory those gossamer visions
live forever. And yet a dance is still a flop
if—well if some special person isn't there.
And even if I'm wrong, I still think that
it's a beautiful idea.
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There was a young man named Columbus,
Who sailed to and fro by his compass
To the island of Cuba
He carried his tuba,
Which must be what started those rhum-bas.
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At last I am able to make a constructive
statement and here it is—I humbly apologize
to you, sirs and mesdames of the Ideal
Laundry, for any desultory comment which
may have been directed towards you by
means of this column. Further I shall
recommend that you be cited individually or
1 g collectively for outstanding service in that
you did on the fourth day of January, year
of our Lord nineteen hundred thirty-four
sew up two troublesome rips in a pair of
otherwise decent pajamas. I appreciate
your favor and hope to be able to stand a
number of the same. May I also add that
any odd socks, handkerchiefs and size fif­teen-
and-a-half shirts that you have left
over be placed in the bundle marked 29.
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Little Willie, feeling funny
Made a fire with papa's money
"Darn it", shouted Willie's dad,
"That was the last dry match I had".
* * * *
"Three Little Pigs" was the best picture
to play in Auburn during the past year.
At last they have' real art in Hollywood.
Most of the cartoon shorts are burlesque or
highly imaginative, but "Three Little Pigs"
was so comically true to life that I for one
nominate it for immortality. Well, at least
immortality for a week or so which is about
as long as immortals last these days.
-* * * *
The new men's magazine, Esquire, is
worth reading. Built along the underslung
lines of a classy rag, it contains good artic­les
and short stories by my favorite writers.
The illustrations can't be outdone. A fea­ture
that is rather unusual is the length of
the stories. Almost every story and article
is short enough to read in ten minutes which
may or may not appeal to you. There are
also fashion plates, quite interesting even
to people like me who speak of the suit and
the hat, and the shoes. If you don't want to
buy it, and you probably don't, I know
where one can be borrowed. But I wont tell.
* * * *
There is a reason why Beck and Hardy
went to sleep in the first classes after holi­days—
if Eufaula me!
* * * *
Justin Smith Morrill, local big noise and
lady's man has lost his reputation or por­tion
thereof. It seems that while he was
at home during the holidays a local girl
and family were in town for a week or so.
This young lady and Justin decided that
it would be quite a humorous thing if she
wore his fraternity pin. So just for fun
she wore his fraternity pin—and to a
dance. But just for fun understand. The
girl's mother saw the pin and knowing
Justin she decided that the pin must go
back, even if it was just for fun. Morrill
refuses to confirm or deny this happening
so draw your own conclusions.
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STAFF
Horace Shepard Editor-in-Chief
Herbert E. Harris Business Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF
William W. Beck Associate Editor
Hugh Cameron Associate Editor
Fred Birdsong Associate Editor
Ruth Jones Associate Editor
Mildred Watkins Asociate Editor
Neil Davis Managing Editor
B. C. Pope — Sports Editor
Billy Thomas News Editor
Kyser Cox News Editor
Sarah Stanley Society Editor
REPORTERS
Cecil Strong, H. N. White, John R. Rid­dle,
Jr., Thomas Chalmers, Ray Holder,
Frank Hopson, Sam Gibbons.
BUSINESS STAFF
Assistant Business Managers: George
Lester, Dan Parkman, Jack Knowlton.
Advertising Managers: Fred Moss, Max­well
Benton, William Hall.
Circulation Manager: Joe Whiteside.
Circulation Assistants: Speedy Shannon,
V. Rhodes, Bill Lee, Robert Morgan, James
C. Hearn, H. Chapman.
THE SOCIAL CALENDAR
The clear and concise -basis upon which
the formation of next semester's social cal­endar
has been placed is one which should
be appreciated by all campus organizations.
As a result of difficulties which arose dur­ing
the first semester, the Dean of Women
has simplified and clarified the former plan
in such a manner that universal approval is
assured.
According to the present arrangement,
all of the larger functions have been placed
on the calendar and the fraternities and
other organizations have been asked to se­lect
their dates before the beginning of the
new semester. Under the new arrangement,,
two functions are allowed on the same
night; and the practice of having to obtain
the permission of an organization first se­lecting
a date has been abolished.
Miss Uobbs and the President of the In-terfraternity
Council are to be commended
upon the eiiicient manner in which this
matter was handled, and we feel sure that
their efforts toward inter-organization har­mony
will be greatfully appreciated.
WHAT ABOUT THE DEFICIT?
The policy which the President is follow­ing
in an attempt to restore prosperity to
the country is one which is subject to wide­spread
criticism, possibly because the critics
are not familiar wit" the real manner in
which the recovery program is to work. The
question of how the government can ever
overcome the enormous deficit which it is
fast accumulating is on a multitude of lips,
and it was in answer to this question that
R. G. Tugwell, brilliant young Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture, has explained in
simple language the true significance of the
plan.
At present, the government is spending
money at the rate of two hundred dollars
per second, and will continue to do so until
approximately six billions of dollars have
been expended. In the last few days, the
President has asked for approximately nine
more billions to be expended in the same
manner.
The gist of my plan may be grasped in
one short statement. The average annual
income for the entire country during the
years which have been termed "prosperity"
was nearly eighty billion dollars. In the
last two years the annual income has drop­ped
to about forty billion, or a decraese
of fifty percent. The President proposes,
by the expenditure of this seemingly vast
sun, to start the wheels in industry rolling
again with the obvious result an increased
market and normal trading. It is expected
that such proceedings will cause the average
yearly income to again soar to its former
position of near eighty billion; in which
case the deficit being accumulated by the
government could be erased in short order.
ROOSEVELT AND WORLD PEACE
Speaking in the city of Mobile during
the year nineteen eighteen, the late Wood-row
Wilson stated that the United States
would no longer seed territorial gains.
Speaking before a banquet of the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation in Washington recently,
President Roosevelt stated that the United
States would no longer use armed inter­vention
in the affairs of other countries.
Such is the contribution of these United
States to world peace during the last fif­teen
years. If only the other nations of
the world would see fit to take the same
steps, eternal peace would be guaranteed.
In discussing his subject of world peace,
the President stated that there were some
one and a half billions of people in the
world and that ninety percent of these were
territorially satisfied. He said further
that it was the political leaders of the
several countries who caused wars to be
fought, and that we were consequently suf­fering
from war between governments when
we could just as easily have peace between
people.
Although the President definitely said
that this country would not join the League
of Nations, of which Wilson was the found­er,
he spoke of the beauties of such a con­ciliatory
league if all of the countries of
the world could be influenced to join. He
advocated peace pacts and treaties between
. governments and universal disarmament;
all of which goes to show that the man who
it at the head of our government today is
as well qualified in international affairs
as he is in solving the seemingly overpower­ing
national problems.
It seems a shame, indeed, that this world
of millions of people could not have some
method by which peace could be maintained
by the people themselves instead of being
driven to war by thoughtless, merciless, and
greedy political leaders. At present, it
seems that any such plan is above the grasp
of twentieth century intelligence; and we
can only hope that in the years to come,
some penius will arise who can solve the
problem which, if allowed to go unsolved
much longed, is sure to result in the devas­tation
of the supposedly civilized world.
KEEPING PACE WITH THE TIMES
If the temper of society is really under­going
the change which observers have in­dicated,
we ought to witness a definitely
new type of representative citizen emerge
from the maelstrom of this stressful period
of existence. It is perfectly clear to many
that certain familiar samples of human
parasites are disappearing from view,—
that the supply of dapper financial pro­moters
and none-too-scrupulous captains -of
industry is dwindling rapidly, and that
many well-dressed public characters are
now spending prolonged vacations in our
otherwise enforced residence abroad.
The unemployed who accost us on the
street in quest ol the indispensable "dime"
are just as deferential as they were in
those halcyon days when, everybody ima­gined
that the "slump" was a mere hand­over
from governmemtal mismanagement.
Collectors for community chest drives and
other worthy enterprises report that the
same givers are still giving and that the
same pikers are still piking.
Nearly everybody has lost much of that
good breeziness which observers lat Ithe
periscope tell us was once normal to the
seas of community life. It used to be that
if a bond selesman made twenty-five dol­lars
a week he tried to have his name en­tered
on the waiting list of some swanky
golf club. Today not even the lifelong
members of these exclusive clubs will dare
admit in public that their weekly income
is as much as that. Granting the turn in
the tide of events, we feel that too many
individuals are waiting for the day when
General Blank common stock will dumb
back to the nineties and a Rolls-Royce will
no longer seem the symbol of a lost golden
age.
Despite the danger of a too hasty gen­eralization,
we still adhere to the belief
that business is still the center of commu­nity
life. We believe that a different type
of executive is emerging from the ruins
of big business,—a man considerably more
concerned with social justice than the ma­jority
of his predecessors and one quite
ready to entertain the viewpoint of the
once despised expert. It is this new type
of business executive who in girding his
loins with a determination to fight a hard
battle with destiny in spite of technocracy
and governmental overlordship in industry.
There is, however, one discordant ele­ment
in our path to a period characterized
by an ladmixture of social justice,—the
rumble of the millions. Though these un­fortunates
may say many senseless things
and even cause a certain amount of de­struction
of property, still no one will deny
then in this age of tardy recognition of
the rights of mankind the pleasure of a
speedy liberation from our recent false
gods and prophets. — McGill (Canada)
Daily.
President George Thomas of the Univer­sity
of Utah took from the university's
Sparks Club, organization for the study of
economic and political theories, its charter
on the grounds that it had no right under
the charter to make an official trip to
Carbon County, Utah, to study conditions
in the coal fields where there recently was
a strike.
About this time it is a consolation to
know that Lindberg flunked out of the
University of Wisconsin; Dr. W. J. Mayo,
of the Mayo clinic, flunked out of the Uni­versity
of Michigan medical school; and
Thunderations
By Gum
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.
* * * *
NOT so long ago, Derf published in the
omnious folds of his column, the
startling fact that Molo Morrill
"could be had" for the bargain price of $0.17
a day,—now Thunderations, not to be out­done,
lias investigated and discovered the
more revealing fact that our one and only,
Norman George Houston can be had for a
mere "Pretty please with sugar on it". Let's
go, co-eds, here's your inning! And, by the
•way, Colonel Houston, what was thednsin-uation
precipitated by the Sam Brown belt
presented to you at the Kappa Delta dance
Friday night?
* * * *
And in speaking of the Kappa Delta
dance let us say that it was one of the
best that our feet have ever been mutilated
in. One of the highlights was the confetti
storm. In fact, we thought that some of
the subsequent dancing was merely to vin­dicate
some of the participants of the con­fetti
that had found its way down their
backs, but, after seeing the show at the
Tiger, Frying Down to Rio, we know that
Auburn has crashed thru again a step
ahead of the times and has gone Carioca
crazy.
* * * *
And while on the subject of shows, let
us say that we were greatly disappointed
in the attitude of some of the student, body
at the show Saturday night. Up until this
time, the entertainers that have been
brought here for YOUR amusement, have
left with a creditable opinion of Auburn;
and now Charlie Mack says that he never
intends to return. We thought that the
students of this college were above such
libidinous behavior as carrying flash lights
to a vaudeville performance to wreck what
would otherwise have been a very enter­taining
fan dance. And when people come
to our town the least we can do is to re­ceive
them with courtesy. We think the
master of ceremonies was shamefully treat­ed,
a thing which certainly casts a deroga­tory
light on Auburn.
* * * *
It has been brought to our attention that
a certain fraternity has been running up
an exhorbitant telephone bill of late, what
with all these long distance calls. Why
don't you call us up some time?
* * * *
We were bored t'other day and someone
suggested that we take a tip from Colonel
Beck; it has been rumored that he whiles
away many an idle hour embroidering.
'Tis said that he is making his room-mate
some shorts. It seems Joe Ledbetter has
run into a shortage of same of late.
* * * *
We are glad that for once Derf is pleased.
May we congratulate him on the last week's
write up of the selection of an orchestra
for Mid Terms. We are delighted that'
Joe Sanders, author of Penthouse Serenade
and Nighty Night, will be with us then.
We are looking forward to great things
from the co-eds after the inspiration of
his singing. Will investigate and let you
know the result, namely, those who suc­cumb.
* * * *
Have overheard some surriptitious mut-terings
that Titian Adonis has absquatu­lated
from Auburn — we wonder. Don't
know, just curious.
* * * *
In days gone by, when studying United
States history, we heard as an example of
poor communication between the rough
western frontier and the industrial east
that fifteen years after Hayes' term had
expired, an old miner asked an Eastern
travelling salesman what new bills Presi­dent
Hayes was passing. We always thought
this huge joke until the other day when
we heard that a prominent Auburn busi­ness
man wondered, since the college had
so much money to squander on a football
coach, why we didn't get Knute Rockne.
* * * *
Now the Old Scandal Mongrel must bid
you a fond adieu and go in search of more
dire and deadly dirt.
Stewart Edward White and Flanklin P.
Adams were likewise, given their walking
papers from the S. L. A. college of the
same institution during their freshman
years.
So many countries are represented at
Cornell University that the' students have
formed clubs comprised entirely of student's
from their own countries. Among these
are Arabian, Japanese, Filipino, Chinese,
and Hindustan societies.
Robert Kline and Curtis Rogers, editor
and business manager of the Wolverine,
Michigan State College yearbook, have en­acted
a self-salary cut to make possible the
printing of the 1934 book which has been
suffering from lack of subscriptions. s
WANTED ONE LOVER
No more "wall flowers" at Lenoir Ryne
College; at least, not if their student paper
can help it, for in its columns is reserved
a "Love Want" section where lonesome co­eds,
tiring of the lack of attentive males,
can advertise their plight, hoping that some
gallant Romeo will come to their- rescue.
* * * *
The bank holidays was selected as the
biggest news of 1933 by the news and re­porting
class of the Tulane journalism de­partment
in a discussion to pick the ten big •
stories of the past year. The president's
inauguration was included as part of this
story.
Second place went to the N.R.A. and the
codes, while the assassination of Cermak,
repeal of prohibition and Hitler's anti-
Jewish boycott followed in that order.
The remaining places were given to the
stories on the gold standard, Cuban revolt,
Chino-Japanese war, Russian recognition
by the United States and inflation.—Tulane
Hullabaloo.
* * ' . * *
SMITH, JONSES—OR WHAT HAVE
YOU?
At the University of Georgia, the Smiths
lead as usual in number. There are 35 of
this time-honored surname in the Univer­sity.
The Johnsons come next with 23, while
Brown and Moore are tied for third place
with 16 each. Strange as it seems, "keeping
up with the Joneses" isn't so hard, there
being only 12 Joneses in school.
This year proves no exception in the
number of odd names. Georgia is up to date
on the matter of repeal, having Beers and
a Stein, both made by the Brewer. Then
there is a Still loeated in the woods, mak­ing
Rye and Corn.
Although it's hard to believe, there are
several workers in the school: Bakers, a
Barber, an Archer, a Butler, Fishers, Mill­ers,
and Porters. At least the students
won't go hungry, for there are seven Cooks.
They have a Goode assortment of vege­tables
to choose from: besides Rye and
Corn (vegetables?), there are Pease, Rice,
and Sage.
Not everyone works however; a Gay
Mann may be found Lovinggood at a Dance
chaperoned by two Young Deans. When the
party is over, the Mann goes Swift (ly)
home to a New Stone House with a High-tower
on a Hill. The House has Walls, sev­eral
Kitchens, and a Garret. Out in the
back yard there is a Woodhouse, where Parr
can lay down the Law by Thrash (ing) the
Tart Little Savage with a Shingle.
Hard times haven't yet hit some students,
who Bett Nichols and Penneys. There is
still some Cash in Silver and Gold (en). The
fly in the ointment is that Prices are not
Low but have considerable Hight. These
wealthy students possess automobiles; there
are Fords, Franklins, and a Nash (what!
no Packards?). Some of the cars have
Homes, and others have Bells. One even
has a spare Tye. Although there is no
Garbo, there is Mae West to interest the
movie patrons, who want to Seymore. For
the Hunters there are several kinds of ani­mals
and Birds: Crows, Cranes, Drakes,
Hawkes, Lyons, and Swans. For those who
like the army, there is a Camp with a Fort
and a Cannon.
In the midst of all this mad life, it is
gratifying to learn that there is really
some Wisdom in the school and that there
are three Wise students. Religion has its
place in University life, there being two
Christians in school. Then there is a Bishop
and two Popes, who are Allgood. There is
nobility on the campus too; we have Kings,
a Prince*. Knights, and a Lord, an Earle, a
Baron, and a Duke.
The University is located in quite a city.
The Towns contain four Mills, five Parks,
two Pools, and a Fine Fountain. There is
a Harbour with a Steel Shipp from Holland.
There's a Key to the city, but, unfortunate­ly,
no lock.
And now, Nix to this Pert Storey. It has
just about driven this poor Sapp Stark
mad; the long and Short of the matter is
that it's already given me a Whitehead. In
fact, it has almost put me under the Clay
in a Coffin, so I will Saye no Moore.—The
Red and Black.
* * * *
SONS OF PERSIAN BARON ATTEND
U. OF NORTH CAROLINA
The other day the janitor of Lewis dor­mitory
at the U. of N. C. opened the door
in the dormitory room of two Persian boys.
To his amasement the room instead of
possessing that atmosphere of be-bannered
surroundings generally found in students'
rooms, he beheld a chamber unlike any he
had ever seen.. A rich silk drape extended
over the doorway; each of the closets were
covered with similar material; the radiator
was completely concealed by a beautifully
colored runner; and the walls were adorned
with equally handsome tapestries and hang­ings.
This exotic habitat is that of two
Persian brothers who have recently enrolled
as freshmen at the University. The decora­tions
and adornments of their room they
brought with them from their native city
of Tabriz. The names of these boys are
Abul Hassan Khan Fetoohy and Abul Foyl
Khan Fetoohy. The father of these boys
holds the position of a baron in Persia.—
The Daily Tar Heel.
Professor George H. Barton, 81, of the
Harvard University geology department
died in the class-room last week.
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 1934 THE P L A I N S M AN A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE P A G E T H R EE
LAST HALF RALLY ENABLES VANDERBILT
TO DEFEAT VARSITY HARDWOOD ARTISTS
Auburn Busy Ironing Out Kinks After Losing Initial Conference
Game To Vandy By Score Of 31-22
By James A. Parrish
Losing its first game 31-22 by vir­tue
of a last half rally by Vanderbilt',
the Auburn quintet has been busy
this week ironing out a few kinks in
preparation for its second Southeast­ern
Conference foe, Georgia Tech.
The Jackets are encountered in the
local gymnasium tonight, and will pre­sent
a rangy, experienced team which
is expected to give the Tigers strenu­ous
opposition.
In the game with Vanderbilt the
Auburn team as a whole made a good
showing, despite the inexperience of
most of the players, and should prove
a determined opponent for any of
the ace quintets in the Conference.
The principal flaw in the perform­ance
Friday night of the team was
the tendency to fumble, and pass in­accurately
on occasion. Frank Ellis
at forward for the Tigers played
probably the best all-round game for
Auburn, netting seven points to lead
the Auburn scorers. Ellis, in addi­tion
to carrying off scoring honors,
played a jam-up floor game. Captain
'Ariail turned in a fine exhibition of
defensive play until removed in the
last half on fouls, as did Frank Sind-ler,
who played the entire game.
Slim King, playing his first game of
varsity basketball, went the route at
center, and although his passing
seemed slightly awry on several oc­casions,
he succeeded in getting the
tip a fair share of the time from his
taller Commodore opponent.
The other, players in the game
Country Crowley, Cleve Brown, and
George Quinney turned in adequate
performances, Croley scoring two
field goals from difficult angles.
CATS and
CANARIES
Patterson Added To
Veterinary Faculty
Dr. Fred D. Patterson has been
added to the faculty of the school of
veterinary medicine at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute to succeed Dr.
M. W. Emmel who is on leave at
Auburn to do special work at the
University of Florida. Appointment
of Dr. Patterson was announced to­day
by Dr. C. A. Cary, dean of the
school of veterinary medicine. His
work will be in pathology, parasites,
and poultry diseases.
Dr. Patterson graduated at Auburn
in 1921, coming here as a student
from Cuthbert, Georgia.
The four years immediately follow­ing
his graduation were spent as a
practicing veterinarian and the next
three years in the school of veterin­ary
medicine here. Resigning from
Auburn, he went to Iowa State Col­lege
as a member of the faculty and
is returning from that institution to
his alma mater.
His work at the two institutions
has brought to him an invitation to
present a paper before the Interna­tional
Congress of Veterinarians
which will meet in New York next
August. This, explained Dr. Cary,
is an honor which comes to very few
veterinarians.
Dr. Johns Director
Of Education Study
A study, "Inequalities of Educa­tional
Opportunities in Alabama" is
being directed by Dr. R. L. Johns, of
the Educational Department, under
the auspices of the Alabama Educa­tion
Association. As a result, the re­quest
for appropriations for educa­tional
purposes from the next legis­lature
will be based upon the infor­mation
furnished in this report.
Certain studies are being directed
from this office which will be con­ducted
by local county educational
officials in other sections of the state.
These studies are based on "inequali­ties
of educational support brought
about by certain school districts hav­ing
more public utility and industrial
properties."
The office which is set up in the
Textile building, was arranged for
by Dean Camp. Dr. O. W. Hyatt, has
been appointed supervisor in charge.
His assistants include 5 professional
workers and two stenographers with
a total pay roll of $900 per month.
LOST—Brown Leather Jacket on
Drake Field Saturday afternoon.
Please return to Sigma Pi House
or call 159.
If one wondered at all about what
became of a certain cat who appeared
the first of the year, one might think
that she got hold of some such gummy
morsel as the writer of Thundera
tions, and choked to death, thus end­ing
what would seem a most fruitful
career. But she didn't quite choke,
because here she is in all her feline
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glory—or something.
I think a page with pictures on it
would be most appropriate for the
Plainsman then we could show many
quaint and touching traditions that
prevail on the campus, such as: M.
Sundberg together with her pet lions
at any place around the campus—
Benson's preferred—Helen Dunn and
that dashing ladies' man (just ask
him) Haywood Ellis—Joe "Franken­stein"
Ledbetter being a big shot—
Frances Sundberg in blue^—Louise Le-
Thibus in green jodhpurs—Jo Tippins
looking fresh as the proverbial daisy
H. Franke's freezing indifference—
the Womelsdorfs, or would it be Wo-melsdorves,
treading clouds with those
grins in their faces—Dot Jilek on a
dance floor dancing so that it looks
like a poem—Mary Pearce just being
the little charm that she is—Jane
Slack convulsing us all with those cute
things she learned a few, only a few,
years ago.
Now here are some things one can
wonder about when one is drying one's
hair or when one finds it hard to go
to sleep: how Gum happened to pledge
K. D.—why so many professors are
sissies—why it is so clever to be fil­thy-
minded—what the world would be
like if there weren't any snobs, flat
I guess—if they have schools up
SOCIETY AND NEWS FEATURES
Society Editor — SARAH STANLEY — Phone No. 41
Marriage Of Interest
Involves Senior Here
A wedding of much interest was
that of Miss Gladys Black, of Mont­gomery,
Ala., to Mr. Joe Scherer, of
Molina, Fla., on December 29, 1933.
The marriage was solemnized at the
First Methodist Church in Montgom­ery.
Mrs. Scherer is the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Black, of Mont­gomery.
She attended college here
two years and is a member of the
Kappa Delta Sorority.
Mr. Scherer i§ a senior at the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute. He is a
member of the Phi Kappa Delta frat­ernity,
and a member of Scabbard
and Blade, honorary organization.
Mr. and Mrs. Scherer will make
their home with Mrs. T. B. Chambers
for the remainder of this school year.
KAPPA DELTA ENTERTAINS AT
BANQUET AND DANCE FRIDAY
NOTICE!
The Auburn P.-T. A. will meet Fri­day
night at 8:00 o'clock, Lee County
High School.
North and if we couldn't use Flit on
some of these Yankees—why the 90
per cent of boys who can't dance go
to "A" Club dances—why some peo­ple
must be so terribly disagreeable
—why the largest part of the student
body reverts to childhood when it gets
in the theatre—what I'm going to
write now—who'll step on me this
time. I think that'll be all.
Patronize Plainsman Advertisers.
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.
The local chapter of Kappa Delta
Sorority entertained at its annual
banquet and dance on last Friday
evening, January 5. A formal dinner
was given at the Clement Hotel in
Opelika. It was followed by dancing
at the girls' gym on the Opelika Road
from nine until one.
A profusion of white flowers deco­rated
the Green Room of the hotel,
and candle light lent glow to the oc­casion.
During the dinner Miss Helen
Sellers, president of the sorority, wel­comed
the guests who were composed
of the members and pledges and their
dates. Miss Sarah Lee Stanley gave
a fitting toast to the men.
The windows of the girls' gym were
hung with southern smilax and vari­colored
balloons, and the lights were
softly shaded. The Auburn Knights
were the musicians for the evening,
and at the height of the dance con­fetti
was thrown. Two features of
the dance were the Kappa Delta
senior lead-out, for which the White
Rose Song of the fraternity was play­ed,
and the Kappa Delta pledge lead-out.
Mrs. W. W. Hill and Miss Zoe
Dobbs chaperoned the affair. Repre­sentatives
of the other sororities were
guests at the dance.
Miss Baker Named Home
Demonstration Agent
Miss Bessie Barker of Athens, a
former student in the School of Home
Economics, has recently been appoint­ed
Home Demonstration Agent at La-
Fayette, in Chambers County. She
succeeds Mrs. Zelma Gainee Jackson,
resigned.
Miss Barker has just completed
the requirements for a Master of
Science degree in Home Economics.
This degree will be conferred upon
her, at the mid-winter commencement,
January 25th.
Before coming to Auburn, Miss
Barker received her degree in Home
Economics at Athens College.
TUXEDO?
SEE
OLIN L. HILL
Special price for a limited time only
$25&$30
Renfro, Samford Will
Talk Here Wednesday
Mr. Forney Renfro and Mr. Thomas
Samford, Jr., both of Opelika will
speak to the Auburn's Business and
Professional Woman's Club, Wednes­day,
January 10th, at 6:30 p. m. ac­cording
to an announcement made by
Miss Alma Lamar, Chairman of the
legislative committee. The meeting
will be held at Mrs. Atkinson's din­ing
hall, above Benson's.
. Mr. Renfro will speak of banking,
while Mr. Samford, a member of the
legislature, will discuss Citizenship.
Mrs. Henry Good, president, will
preside.
Draughon Named To
Head Federal Project
Professor R. B. Draughon of the
History Department has been appoint­ed
Director of a Federal Project, "A
Survey of Farm Mortgages and Land
Values in Alabama."
This project which is estimated to
cost $33,400 will offer employment to
279 persons in Alabama, most of
them women. Lee County's share is
19 persons at a cost of $2,751.
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J. R. MOORE
OPELIKA, ALABAMA
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CLASON'S
1115 Broadway
Columbus, Ga.
OPTICIANS
%
Finest of Eyewear
Special Reductions
Tailor-Made Clothes
PAJAMAS, Reduced to - - - - $1.69
Leather HOUSE SHOES, Reduced to $1.95
5 pair Socks $1.00
4 pair Socks - - - - $1.00
6 pair Socks $1.00
RShe^ toggery
Across from Main Gate
awes
loot acco
that's why only center leaves are
used in Luckies
The first thing people see and like about Luckies
is how round and firm they are. The tobacco
doesn't spill out and there are no loose ends to
cling to lips. That's because we pack each and
every Lucky full to the brim with long, even
strands of the finest Turkish and domestic
tobaccos—only the center leaves. Not the top
leaves — because those are under-developed.
Not the bottom leaves—because those are in­ferior
in quality. We use only the center leaves
— because they are the mildest and fully ripe
for perfect smoking. That's why Luckies
always draw easily, burn evenly — and are
always mild and smooth. So smoke a Lucky,
a fully packed cigarette. And remember, It's
toasted"—for throat protection—for finer taste.
From the Diamond Horse-Shoe
of the
Metropolitan Opera House
Every Saturday at i P . M . , Eastern
Standard Time over the Red and
Blue Networks NBC, LUCKY
STRIKE presents the Metropolitan
Opera Company in the complete
Opera performed that afternoon.
Always the Finest Tobacco
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and only the Center Leaves _
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REGULAR MEETING
OF DELTA SIGMA
PI HELD TUESDAY
Present Economic Situation Is
Subject Of Open Forum
Discussion
Bracket For Interfraternity Council Basketball Tournament
Lambda Chi
Bye
Delta Sigma Pi, International Pro­fessional
and Business Fraternity
held its regular bi-monthly profes»
sional meeting last night in the Stu­dent
Center.
The subject for the forum discus­sion
was "The Present Economic Sit­uation"
with Professors C. P. Austin
and W. C. Crow making the principal
talks.
Professor Austin's topic dwelt upon
the varying attitudes of Capital, La­bor,
and the Consumer towards the
National Recovery Association. In
the discussion that followed it was
brought out that Capital readily saw
the advantages of the Association and
adopted it. Whereas, Labor was slow
to realize the benefits that they
would reap, and the Consumer seem­ed
to be the "Forgotten Man."
The discussion led by Professor
Crow briefly touched on the question
of the permanency of the N.R.A. and
the new powers given Mr. Roosevelt
by Congress and the Supreme Court.
The question as answered by the
President in his last address was dis-
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PHI DELTA GAMMA
DEBATE TOURNEY
TO END THURSDAY
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Spears And Ivey Oppose Man­tel
And Liles On Question
Of Presidential Power
cussed at length by the group. The
new presidential powers are; the au­thority
to make and enforce indus­trial
codes, granted by Congress, and
the authoritative right to break con­tracts,
as granted by the Supreme
Court January 9 by a vote of four
to one.
These bi-monthly professional meet­ings
are held so that invited visitors
may enter the discussions of present
day situations with the fraternity
members and the speakers.
At the business meeting of the
fraternity to be held next week the
loving cup awarded annually to the
LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL LEADS OTHER
INSTITUTIONS IN PER CENT ATTENDANCE
Records For December Show Local High School Had 95.3 Per
Cent Attendance; Pepperell, Smith Station Tie For Second
The manly art
of self-defense
. . . now applied to telephone cable
Western Electric, manufacturing unit of the
Bell System, now makes a tape armored telephone
cable ready to meet all comers. When laid directly
in the ground, this cable defends itself against
moisture, grit, corrosion and other enemies.
Besides the usual lead sheath, the tiny copper
wires in the cable are guarded by seven layers of
paper, jute and steel tape—all saturated or covered
with asphalt compound.
In pioneering and producing improved appa­ratus,
Western Electric contributes to the year
'round reliability of your Bell Telephone.
BELL SYSTEM
H WHY NOT TAKE A TRIP HOME BY TELEPHONE?
- T O N I G H T AT HALF-PAST EIGHT
Lee County High School led all
other schools in the county with a
95.3 per cent attendance for Decem­ber.
Pepperell Mill School and Smith
Station tied for second place with a
record of 93.9 per cent each.
The Honor Roll for Lee County
High School and Auburn Grammar
School is as follows:
Senior III—Highest Distinction—
Elizabeth Dawson, Payton Moore.
Distinction—Billy Gilchrist.
Senior II — Highest Distinction—
Jame Handley, Frank McLendon,
Hugh Wright.
Distinction—Macon Ellis, Jerry Ku-derna.
Senior I—Highest Distinction—Su-zelle
Hare, Elmer Almquist, Eleanor
Scott.
Distinction—Hulda Rutland, Junior
Thomas.
Junior III — Distinction — Amy
Drake, Carolyn Jones, Elizabeth Rob­erts.
Junior II—Highest Distinction-
Jean Beasley, Emma Nelly Parrish,
Mary Olive Thomas.
AIMS OF EXPERIMENT
STATION EXPLAINED
Distinction — Christine Blackburn,
Herbert Martin, Pattie Phelps, Jule
Tisdale.
Junior I — Highest Distinction —
John Turner Hudson, John Bruce
Martin.
Distinction—John Scott.
Grammar School
Sixth Grade.—Sara Frances God­frey,
Joe Hare, Winnifred Hill, Albert
Rauber, Redding Sugg, Anne.Tamb-lyn.
Fifth Grade.—Fred Allison, Flor­ence
Belcher, Harold Blackburn, Mar­garet
Lane Chambers, Charles Hixon,
Seddon Lee, Jack McKinnon, Dorothy
Jean Nichols, Louise Sims, Billy
Tamblyn, Annie Catherine Thrasher,
Virginia Watts.
Fourth Grade.—Lynn Blake, John
Pitts, Mary Nell Smyer, Vonceil Teel,
Margaret Toomer, Katharine Wright.
CHARLES S. DAVIS
WRITES BIOGRAPHY
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union he resigned from the navy and
cast his lot with the Confederacy
where he distinguished himself for
his bravery, for his courage, and for
his skill.
Mr. Davis has recently been added
to the History faculty here to re­place
Professor Ralph Draughon,
who is away on leave of absence.
the pledge chapter announced the gift
of a strong box to the sorority to aid
in the safe keeping of sorority mater­ials.
Seasoned through several debates
on their respective sides, the finalists
will end the annual Phi Delta Gamma
debate tourney in the Student Recrea­tional
Hall Thursday night at 7:30.
The subject for debate is "Resolved:
That the powers of the President of
the United States should be substan­tially
increased as a settled policy."
Otis Spears and Julian Ivey will up­hold
the affirmative; while B. G.
Mantel and John Liles will support
the negative. A ten dollar award will
be given the winners.
The Auburn Discussion Group, an
organization of townspeople interest­ed
in such subjects as is being de­bated,
is going to be in attendance
as guests of Phi Delta Gamma and
The Auburn Debate Society, co-spon­sor
for the night.*
Judges have been selected from
among the faculty. They are already
familiar with the subject since they
have served in this capacity earlier
in the tournament. The chairman for
the night will be Charles Workman,
president of the local chapter of Phi
Delta Gamma.
Those present will be served im­mediately
after the debate by the Au­burn
Debate Society. Throughout
the tournament this organization has
cooperated to make it successful. Sev­eral
of the entrants were members
and all the finalists are members of
the Society.
Tiger Theatre
Auburn, Alabama
"The Show Place of
East Alabama"
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10
"BEFORE MIDNIGHT"
Added comedy "Air Fright"
and cartoon "Sitting on the
Backyard Fence".
On the Stage: "Uncle Bud and
His Bollweevils", popular radio
entertainers.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11
"MISS FANE'S BABY IS
STOLEN"
Starring inimitable Dorothy
Wieck, Alice Brady, and love-able
Baby LeRoy.
Also comedy "Tomalio" and
novelty.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12
John Barrymore in
"COUNSELLOR AT
LAW"
With Bebe Daniels and Doris
Kenyon.
Also Ted Fiorita and his band
in "Air Tonic" and News.
Another Shipment of
PORTAGE POPULAR PRICE OXFORDS
Also Medium Weight
PURITAN ALL-WOOL SWEATERS
With or Without Sleeves
We handle Latest Bicycles and com­plete
line of parts . . . ".
GIBSON
MEN'S WEAR 'S
PHI OMEGA PI'S ARE
HONORED WITH DINNER
APELIKA
V/THEATREJrl ADMISSION
Matinee
10c-15c
Night
10c-20c
We Specialize In
P I C T U R E
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—will begin as soon as plans and
specifications are furnished and other
preparation is complete, perhaps
early spring.
It is estimated that each of these
concrete bins will contain 12 carloads
of soil or 96 carloads for the entire
experiment. This soil will weigh
about three-fourths of a million
pounds.
The United States Department of
Agriculture now has at Auburn two
research men in soils and agricultural
engineering. It is expected that oth­ers
will be added for the promotion
of this new work.
The equipment will include facili­ties
for irrigation—or for artificial
rains—and also for protection against
natural rains. The aim here is to put
it entirely on a scientific basis by re­moving
unknowns, uncertainties, and
hazards.
Sergeant George Moxham sang
three solos, accompanied by Mrs.
Mary Drake Askew. Dr. J. W. Tid-more,
president of the club, presided.
freshman making the highest scholas­tic
record for the year in the School
of Business Administration will be
presented. The award will be made
to James E. Vance, whose average
for both semesters of last year was
ninety-three percent.
The Phi Omega Pi Sorority had its
first monthly dinner of the year at
Benson's on last Wednesday night at
7:00 o'clock. Miss Viola Thorn, vice
president, presided in the absence of
the president, Miss Annie Willo
Brown, who is ill at her home in Mont­gomery.
A menu consisting of, fruit cocktail,
hot roast pork sandwiches, mashed po­tatoes
with gravy, lettuce and tomato
salad, tea and ice cream was served.
Miss Frances Ashurst, treasurer of
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10
Jack Holt in
"MASTER OF MEN"
Also on The Stage
CLIFFORD'S
"MANHATTAN, REVUE"
"The Show of Spice, Pep, and
Originality"
Matinee and night with Mid­night
Show at 11:00 o'clock.
Admission: Matinee M and 25c.
Night 10 and 35c.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11
"ONLY YESTERDAY
with Margaret Sullivan and
John Boles.
Greater than "Back Street"
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12
"SOLITAIRE MAN"
with Herbert Marshall, Eliza­beth
Allen, and Lionel Atwill.
Also Smith and Dale in "Hot
Daze".
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Drug Sundries Drinks Smokes
Prescriptions Magazines
DON'T FORGET OUR SANDWICHES
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Headquarters for Gents Furnishings
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Hickok Belts Riegel Shirts
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Paris Garters and Suspenders
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