1934-12-12 The Auburn Plainsman

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VOLUME LVIII AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12, 1934 NUMBER 25
TOTAL STUDENT
ENROLLMENT IS
REACHING PEAK
Registrar's Report Indicates
Third Highest Enrollment;
Might Surpass 1929-30 Mark
1931-32 FIGURE HIGHEST
School Of Engineering Leads
In Total Enrollment With
Science And Literature Next
According to reports from the reg­istrar's
office the enrollment for 1934-
35 is likely to be the third highest
Auburn has ever had. If the regis­tration
continues to increase through
the remainder of the year as it has
up until now the third high mark of
1797 for 1929-30 is very likely to be
surpassed. Since October third regis­tration
has increased from 1728 to
1784, and another large increase is
expected during the second semester.
The largest enrollment Auburn has
over had was for the year 1931-32
with 2,025 registrations. The year
before came second with 1926. At
present this year ranks fourth with
1784.
An average of the ranking of the
different schools of the college, ac­cording
to registration, from 1923-24
to the present year is as follows:
The school of engineering has stood
at the top with no exception.
For second and third places the
schools of Education and Science and
Literature have shifted back and
forth with Science and Literature
having a slight edge. The school of
Science and Literature stands second
this year with a good hundred margin
over that of Education.
The school of Chemistry stands
fourth having held this place consis­tently.
The school of Architecture and Al­lied
Arts has come up in the last
several years to take fifth place from
the school of Agriculture which now
stands sixth.
Up until the last three years the
school of Veterinary medicine was
eighth but now it has passed that of
Home Economics and holds seventh
place.
Home Economics has eighth place
on the list.
E. W. Burkhardt Head
Of Survey In Alabama
Professor Walter E. Burkhardt,
member of the faculty of the Auburn
school of architecture, is to head the
research being made in Alabama by
the Historic Building Survey. Pro­fessor
Burkhardt is the district offi­cer
for the State of Alabama repre­senting
the national park service of
the Department of Interior and the
Library of Congress.
The Historic American Building
Survey has just recently been releas­ed
again under the existing merchants
of relief basis by the Montgomery
relief administration. The continu­ance
of the survey, according to Pro­fessor
Burkhardt, will mean much to­ward
the retention of the architectu­ral
history of Alabama. Many of the
more important structures which have
played a great part in the early de­velopment
of the state will be further
recorded for their historic interest
and for the good of posterity. The
record will include many of the his­toric
ante-bellum structures.
The survey was inaugurated ori­ginally
by the American Institute of
Architecture with the cooperation of
the National Park Service. The Li­brary
of Congress is now part of the
policy in the scheme of conservation
of national resources, and, according
to leaders in the Historic American
Building Survey, will play a great
part in making permanent this phase
of American history.
NOTICE!
The post offffice will be open dur­ing
the next two Saturday after­noons,
December 15 and 22, to fa­cilitate
the handling of Christina*
money.
(Signed) L. A. Knapp,
Postmaster.
Montevallo Students
Put On Added Weight
Unlike the average Greek fra­ternity
house steward, the chefs
of dear old Montevallo believe in
keeping the poundage of their
gentle charges well above normal.
Ye frail lassie that leaves home
bragging about her splendid
structure returns in a few
months a veritable picture of
rolling flesh; contrast the cadav­erous-
looking Greek of the Plains
with the roly-poly maid of Ala­bama
College. Montevallo is no
longer the abode of the weaker
sex; this institution is producing
a brand of female flesh never be­fore
seen in the history of man­kind.
What were formerly sharp
angles and piercing projections
are now sweeping curves and
rounded arcs. Upon being asked
how his daughter was getting
along, one proud father remark­ed,
"While the other girls are
putting on airs our Susie is put­ting
in hot biscuits".- And it IS
something to be proud of; to put
flesh on a modern woman is a
praiseworthy accomplishment. We
salute the culinary department of
Alabama College and wish them
continued success, with a steady
increase of tonnage and an as­cending
figure of biscuit con­sumption
!
CHANGES FOR NEW
CALENDAR LISTED
1935-36 Session To Begin Later
Than Usual; Christmas Holi­days
Will Be Few Next Year
Calendar for the 1935-36 session of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute has
been prepared and announced by Dean
Jno J. Wilmore, chairman of the Ad­ministrative
Committee.
In promulgating the calendar, Dean
Wilmore said that it parallels the
1934-35 calendar except that the open­ing
date next September will be one
week later than the opening of the
current session and the 1935 Christ­mas
holidays will be reduced one
week.
'This reduction in Christmas holi­days,"
Dean Wilmore explained, "was
required by the delay of one week
in opening. The calendar provides
for a holiday period of ten days dur­ing
the season of 1935, which is con­sidered
ample."
September 9-10 will be registration
days for the next regular session.
College work will begin on September
11.
Three holidays will be given for
Thanksgiving, the same as this year.
Christmas holidays will begin on the
days corresponding to the 1934 holi­days
and class work will be resumed
on December 30, 1935, instead of Jan­uary
7, the date when work will be
resumed after the 1934 Christmas
holidays.
The 1936 commencement date will
be the same as that of 1935.
"To summarize the changes," said
Dean Wilmore, "Auburn will open
one week later and Christmas holi­days
will be reduced one week. In
this way the required 36 weeks of
college work will be included without
postponing the date of commence­ment."
International Group
Has War Discussions
The International Relations Club,
under the direction of Prof. O. T.
Ivey, has been having active discus­sions
on the causes of war. All the
members participated in the open fo­rums
and the causes were classified.
At the next meeting of the club they
will discuss the cures for war.
The program for the last meeting
before the Christmas holidays will be
a discussion of the Saar question by
three of the members.
The membership of the club is larg­er
this year than ever before. There
has been so much interest in interna­tional
relations that the club now
meets every week, instead of twice
a month as formerly.
FOURINTERFRAT
TEAMS STILL IN
PENNANT CHASE
Delta Sig, A. T. O., Kappa Sig,
Pi Kappa Phi 'Sevens' Fight
For Interfraternity Honors
SCORES ARE CLOSE
Sigma Nu, Present Holder Of
Crown, Defeated In Close
Game With Delta Sigma Phi
The Interfraternity Touch Football
Tournament enters its semi-final
stages this week as three closely con­tested
games Sunday completed the
quarter-final round. Delta Sigma
Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Sigma
and Pi Kappa Phi are the teams that
emerged victorious in third round en­counters
with wins from Sigma Nu,
Sigma Phi Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha
and Theta Upsilon Omega respective-ly.
Pi Kappa Phi, one of the unherald­ed
teams of the tourney, conclusively
demonstrated its scoring effectiveness
Saturday in defeating T. U. O. 12-0,
both touchdowns coming early in the
game. The passing combination,
Hamilton to Jones, was good for both
markers Saturday. y
Kappa Sigma, runner-up last year,
won by the safety route, 8-6 from Pi
Kappa Alpha in another feature of
the game. Sonny Hall made the Pi
K. A. score, while a pass, Rutland to
Mercer, accounted for the Kappa Sig
touchdown. Bill Bowers was tagged
behind the goal to give Kappa Sigma
its two-point victory.
The same two-point margin defeat­ed
Sigma Nu as an alert Delta Sigma
Phi tagged Will Turk behind the goal
on an attempted end run for the only
score of the game in a 2-0 victory.
Neither team was very successful of­fensively,
although Delta Sigma Phi
moved the ball down to the Sigma Nu
three-yard line on one occasion. Pro­bably
the most outstanding Sigma Nu
threat was a layout pass to C. W.
Walter that almost was good for a
touchdown on the opening play of
the game. m
Sigma Phi Epsilon's famed offense
bogged down yesterday after an early
game scoring spurt thlat sent Joe
Dumas scampering across the goal
netted six points for- a temporary
lead. Alpha Tau Omega opened up
after this discouraging beginning and
exhibited a combined running and
passing offensive that was nothing if
not brilliant. With Flake Farley
skirting the ends and flipping passes
to Rastus Reynolds, Alpha Tau
Omega' drove down the field several
times, with one "of them materializing
into the tying score. Farley circled
right end for the marker and then
found John Rush in the clear just
over center for the extra point. Rush
in the line deserves much credit for
his general all-round defensive work.
S. P. E. failed to click yesterday, or
it might have been A. T. O. alertness,
for the latter's pass defense inter­cepted
a number of S. P. E. passes.
Keys Meeting Called
For Tomorrow Night
Keys, interfraternity social or­ganization,
will meet Thursday
night, December 13, at the Lamb­da
Chi Alpha house beginning at
eight o'clock.
Hi is understood that the meet­ing
will be one of importance
since discussions of tapping new
men and plans for the annual
mid-term banquet and dance dur­ing
the Junior Prom will be held.
Present plans of the society call
for initiation of the men to be
elected on next Monday night.
The regular ritual and woods trip
will probably be given at that
time.
Among the outstanding social
activities of Keys is the dance
given Saturday morning during
the mid-terms each year, and a
banquet at the Clement Hotel in
Opelika immediately after the
dance. These functions are
among the most prominent given
at Auburn each year.
Keys is an interfraternity so­ciety
whose purpose is to sponsor
a friendly feeling among the va­rious
fraternity men. To fulfill
this purpose the organization
holds a number of informal meet­ings
and social events at which
social contacts are made.
FINAL DEBATES
OF TOURNEY TO
BE HELD EARLY
Alpha Phi Epsilon Sponsored
Contests Will End Tonight
And Tomorrow In Samford
"ICEBOUND" TO BE
GIVEN HERE SOON
Community Players Rehearse
For Second Presentation Of
Group During School Year
Auburn Ag Club Wins
Over Georgia In Debate
The Auburn Agricultural Club de­bating
team defeated the Agricultural
Club team of the University of Geor­gia
here last Friday night. The de­cision
of the judges was two to one.
The Auburn team, composed of W.
G. Hall, bothan, and E. P. Thornhill,
Wetumpka, upheld the negative side
of the question: Resolved, that So­cialism
is the best solution of the
American labor question. The visit­ing
team was composed of E. B.
Thomas, Dublin, Ga., and H. G. Bell,
Halcyondale, Ga.
Special Class Be Given
In Plane Geometry
A special class in plane geometry
will begin at four p.m. Wednesday
afternoon in Samford 215 for stu­dents
conditioned in the course during
the summer. Those unable to attend
the first class see Mr. Edwards at
the registrar's office for information.
"Icebound", a New England drama,
will be presented here Friday, De­cember
14, by the Auburn-Opelika
Community Players. This is the sec­ond
play of the season to be given
by the players. The story deals with
the cold and indifferent selfishness
of a New England family—icebound
—both inside and out. Their very
selfishness turns them against the
world and turns the world against
them, until the strength of a woman's
love and belief in the one she loves,
will against all odds.
Only a small bit of comedy is of­fered
throughout the entire play, but
the tenseness of the drama enacted
doesv not call for comedy. It is the
kind of an offering that lovers of
drama appreciate.
Birmingham papers said of the pro­duction
"icebound", when it was giv­en
by the Birmingham Civic Theatre,
directed by Charles Floyd:
"The Birmingham Civic Theatre
players presented the initial perform­ance
of 'Icebound', a gripping rural
drama, for the second of their series
to an almost full house and at the
same time endeared themselves to the
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INTEREST IS KEEN
Several Teams In Running For
Loving Cups On Thursday
Night; Votes To Be Counted
Final contests in the round robin
.debate tournament which is being
sponsored by Alpha Phi Epsilon are
scheduled to be held tonight and to­morrow
night.
Two contests are slated for tonight.
B. H. Johnson and Emmett Thompson
will take the affirmative side of the
question, Resolved that nations should
cooperate in the prevention of inter­national
shipment of arms and mu­nitions
of war against Milton Roth
and T. N. Powell tonight at nine
o'clock. S. B. Kitchens and R. C.
Boles will debate the affairmative
side of the question against John
Liles and W. G. Hall at seven o'clock
tonight. Both of these contests will
be held in room 301, Samford Hall.
Tomorrow night at eight o'clock
Bill Emery and Herman Harris will
be debating the affirmative side of
the question against Helen Tigner
and DeAubry McColIough in room
301 Samford. Also, Milton Roth and
T. N. Powell will uphold the nega­tive
in a debate at the same time
against Clyde Warren and J. E. De-
Vaughn.
The ballots of the judges have been
sealed after each contest and no one
knows the standing of the various
teams in the tournament. The bal­lots
will be opened and counted Thurs­day
night after the final debate. Lov­ing
cups will be given to each member
of, the winning team by Alpha Phi
Epsilon.
Large crowds have been attending
the contests throughout the tourney.
According to Prof. E. D. Hess, public
speaking instructor and debate coach,
some of the most interesting and
closely contested debates to be.heard
here in several years have been given
during the tourney. Students, facul­ty
members, and townspeople are cor­dially
invited to the debates tonight
and tomorrow night.
JEFF STINSON COMES FROM
BEHIND TO WIN CAKE RACE
FROM NUMBER OF ENTRANTS
Record Number Of Contestants Finish Freshman
Race On Yesterday Afternoon; Event Is Most
Closely Contested One Ever To Be Held Here
ALPHA TAU OMEGA FRESHMEN COP
FRATERNITY CUP WITH FINE MARK
Stinson's Time Beats Best Mark For Last Year
But Falls Short Of 1932 Record; Many Non-
Fraternity Men Enter Annual O. D. K. Race
Cpming down the home stretch with several runners close
on his heels Jeff Stinson crossed the finish line of the O. D. K.
Cake Race yesterday afternoon to clip 8.6 seconds from last
year's mark. Stinson ran the course in 15:44.2 while the best
time recorded in the race last fall was 15:52.8. However his
time fell short of the 1932 record which is 14:58.
A record number of 357 contestants finished the event yes­terday.
The previous record was established in 1931 when
312 runners crossed the finish line. Because of the weather
conditions the time and number finishing are considered espec­ially
good.
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Pre-Dental Course To
Be Offered Says Dean
In the next catalog there is to be
set up a regular course for pre-dental
students, according to Dean Scott,
dean of the school of science and lit­erature.
The decision was reached by
Dean Scott after a conference with
Dean Burns of the Atlanta Dental
College. Dean Scott states that
Burns is always glad to have Auburn
men enter his school.
This conference was held while
Dean Scott was in Atlanta attending
the meeting of the Southern Associa­tion
of Colleges to which he was of­ficial
representative from Auburn—
a position he has held for the eight
years he has been connected with this
school.
The association rates colleges and
universities and determines whether
or not they come up to the standard
required for admission. The Southern
Association includes the eleven states
from Virginia through Texas.
The two state normal schools at
Florence and Troy were admitted to
the association during the meeting
last week.
Auburn was the first technical col­lege
to be admitted to this associa­tion.
Needy To Be Served
By Employment Unit
A permanent government employ­ment
organization that will 'at least
I
provide food, clothing, and shelter for
those who really want to work" is
advocated by Prof. John A. C. Callan,
state director of the U. S. Coast and
Geodetic Survey.
If such were done, Professor Cal­lan
believes that within six months
•confidence of the people as a whole
would be improved by 50 per cent.
"Our present standards of living,
and their attendant economic evils
have been many years in developing,
and much benefit is lost in attempting
to cure them by sporadic outbursts of
employment opportunities," he said.
"As conditions now exist, the relief
organizations hardly know one month
whether or not they will have funds
with which to operate the next. The
people who apply at relief organiza­tions
have already endured the tor­ment
of having their incomes destroy­ed
by being deprived of work, so that
it is impossible for them to face the
future with any measure of confi­dence.
When they apply for and ob­tain
relief from the existing organiza­tions
their unrest is only partly al­layed
by reason of the fact that the
relief organization itself is on an
unstable basis.
"The confidence of the American
people in themselves and in their gov­ernment
will never be completely re­stored
until their income is once more
comparable to and on as sound a
basis as it was four or five years
ago. . . . If sincerely willing workers
could feel sure of obtaining employ­ment
at a living wage by applying
to a permanent relief organization,
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Fraternity Honors To A. T
Fraternity honors for the event
went to Alpha Tau Omega. Four
of the A. T. O. freshmen were within
the "twenty-five class" and their to­tal
score for the first four finishing
KNAVES PETITION
KILLED BY GROUP
Executive Council Votes Down
Petition Of Sophomores To
Form Social Society Here
Request for permission to organize
a new social group known as Knaves,
for sophomores, was declined by the
Executive Council at their regular
meeting Monday. The petition was
presented to the council by the offi­cers
of the club: T. N. Powell, J. T.
Maroney, and Vergie Holloway.
The Council, it was made clear, was
unable to see any need of the organ­ization
due to the large number of
fraternities and other organizations
already on the campus which are en­gaged
in social functions along other
lines of work.
According to the petition presented
to the Council, Knaves was organized
at the beginning of the semester with
the purpose of bringing together the
members of the sophomore class and
for the social improvement of the
class as a whole. It is composed only
of sophomores selected by the organi­zation
from the sophomore class at
large.
A banquet was given by the newly
organized group last Saturday even­ing
in honor of its 22 initiates.
Roosevelt Supported
By College Editors
Madison, Wis. — (A.C.P.) — That
college and university presidents and
student newspaper editors are in the
majority supporters of President
Roosevelt and the New Deal was
proven by the overwhelming "vote of
confidence" given Democratic leaders
and policies in a poll of 200 editors
and presidents made here by the As­sociated
Collegiate Press and Colle­giate
Digest.
Despite the fact that college editors
and presidents are thought by the
layman to be either communistic or
socialistic, only four of the editors
professed to be socialists, while not
one of the presidents polled was either
a socialist or a communist. No edi­tors
were listed as communists.
The division between the two ma­jor
parties was as follows: Editors,
60 per cent Democrats, 40 per cent
Republicans; presidents, 51 per cent
Democrats, 49 per cent Republicans.
In the debate which has been rag­ing
for many months over the con-titutionality
of the new deal, the
great majority of the college editors
and presidents believe that the New
Deal acts of the President and Con­gress
are upheld by the Constitution.
A larger percentage of the editors
believe in their constitutionality, with
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was 70. Pi Kappa Phi came second
with a score of 100. Delta Sigma
i Phi, Kappa Alpha, and Sigma Nu
finished third, fourth, fifth with
scores of 136, 137, and 138, respec­tively.
The other fraternity scores
within the first ten were: Sigma Chi
sixth, with a mark of 184; Lambda
Chi seventh, with 247; Sigma Phi
Epsilon eighth, with a score of 258;
Sigma Pi ninth, with a,294 mark;
and Phi Kappa Tau tenth with 306.
Other fraternities finished in the fol­lowing
order: Beta Kappa, Theta
Upsilon Omega, Alpha Psi, Theta
Chi, Alpha Gamma Rho, Kappa Sig­ma,
Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, and Phi Delta Theta. Three
fraternities failed to have four en­trants
to finish.
Cakes Awarded Winners
Cakes, which were awarded to the
first twenty-five, were reecived by the
following: 1. Jeff Stinson, 2. Hubert
Lee, 3. M. T. Gresham, 4. Ed Duncan,
5. E. L. Lindon, 6. Bob Turk, 7. Russ
Paul, 8. Ed Sprague, 9. J. F. Steppie,
10. Hal Tanner, 11. Bob Martin, 12.
Fred Schomberg, 13. F. M. Chambers,
14. Cecil Cothra, 15. A. Ezzel, 16.
Dewftt Yost, 17. Gus Franke, 18.
Billy Hitchcock, 19. H. B. Darden,
20. L. Edwards, 21. Ed Nolan, 22.
Buddy Crew, 23. F. Ferrell, 24. H.
Martin, 25. Lawrence Moss.
Of the twenty-five winning cakes
seven were non-fraternity men. More
non-fraternity freshmen finished the
race this year than in any of the
past races.
As the starter's gun went off ap­proximately
four hundred freshmen
started across the rat football field on
the 2.7 mile trek. Hal Tanner held
alead of about 100 yards as the pack
rounded the corner at the Baptist
Church, with Hubert Lee running
second and gradually gaining.
The distance between Tanner and
Lee decreased to about five yards as
the runners climbed the hill on Mag­nolia
Avenue. Duncan was running
a steady third.
On the long stretch down Gay to
Samford, Duncan dropped back con­siderably,
leaving Tanner and Lee to
pace the field. Lee lengthened his
stride on Samford Hill and both he
and Tanner ran neck and neck as they
swung into College Street. At that
point Tanner showed signs of tiring,
while several entrants forged ahead
of him.
Going down College Street Lee pick­up
a little speed to hold first place for
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Dean F. C. Biggin Is
Elected To Position
Frederic Child Biggin, dean of the
school of Architecture and Allied Arts
was last Tuesday elected to the chair­man's
positian of theN Alabama State
Board for registration of Architects.
To practice architecture in the State
of Alabama, an architect must have
a certificate from this board.
For the past five years Dean Big­gin
has been president of the Ala­bama
chapter of the American Insti­tute
of Architecture.
P A G E T WO T H E A U B U R N PLAINSMAN A L A B A M A POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12, 1934
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Editor-in-Chief
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MEMBER
Associated golUgiate ffiress
- 1 9 34 1935^
WISCONSIN
EDITORIAL STAFF
Associate Editors: Cecil Strong, Walter
Brown, and Henrietta Worsley.
Managing Editors: Kyser Cox and Doug­las
Wallace.
News Editor: Floyd Hurt.
Society Reporters: Mildred Watkins,
Evelyn Perry, Louella Botsford and Katie
Lou Chapman.
Sports Staff: Jap Parrish, John Came­ron,
and. Bill Emery. *
Reporters: Alvin Morland, Sam Gibbons,
Dan Smith, James Buntin, Howard Work­man.
BUSINESS STAFF
Advertising Managers: Herman Harris
and Bill Lee.
Advertising assistants: Allen Kerr and
Billy Radney, David Cox.
Circulation Manager: Jim Pike.
Assistant Circulation Manager: George
Perry.
Circulation Assistants: Maurice Ellis,
Tom McGough, Jimmy Merrell, William
Butler, David Darden.
A King Is Dead
What appeared to be a potentially power­ful
and active organization among non-fra­ternity
and non-sorority students is evi­dently
dormant and on the verge of death.
For several months the Independent Stu­dents
Association has been dying a slow
death and with its decline has come a sub­sequent
loss of interest in nor>Greek affairs'
among the independents. i
The organization of the I. 9 A. last
spring saw the first plan for simulating
interest in this groups' affairs Bfected on
the Auburn campus. NumeAus worth
while results were seen after t i e first se­mester's
work of the society. Surely, this
work should be continued. WithoAt such an
organization independent students here
have little influence in campus affairs. This
is not as it should be. Every Auburn stu­dent
should be an integral part of the
student body as a whole, but without some
organization through which to work the
non-fraternity and non-sorority student
has no means through which he can accom­plish
this state.
At present a football tournament be­tween
fraternity teams is in progress. Nat­urally,
the Interfraternity Council can not
sponsor a similar contest among the non-fraternity
group. While many fraternity
men are enjoying the friendly competition
of this tournament several hundred inde­pendent
male students have no chance to
engage in such a spirited and beneficial
contest. The I. S. A. has an unlimited
field for accomplishment in this one ac­tivity.
We believe that the independent
students would welcome an opportunity to
engage in athletic contests among them­selves,
but this opportunity will never come
unless they do something toward effecting
an organization that would sponsor such
contests.
Last spring the independent political
ticket met with great success. Most of
their candidates were elected to office by
a comfortable margin. With probably one
or two exceptions the I. S. A. ticket carried
the names of the best qualified candidates
for offices. The group spent considerable
time in deciding which candidates it would
support and evidently it attempted to select
those best prepared to discharge the duties
of the various offices. Several of their own
number who were qualified to hold office,
but who would more than likely have been
overlooked had the I. S. A. not functioned,
were elected to high ranking campus po­sitions.
Again the organization has the
opportunity to help elect the proper men
to offices and to support candidates of their
group who would probably make capable
leaders. With students holding elective
offices which are concerned with the inter­ests
of the entire student body it is only
right that the independent group should
exert -a strong influence in choosing these
leaders.
Approximately two hundred and fifty
social functions were staged on the local
campus last year. Of this large number
only about twenty-five of the affairs were
open for non-fraternity men. Outside of
the 'A" Club and regular series of dances
few social attractions are attended by the
group. This lack of social activity could
be remedied through efficient working of
the I. S. A. Last year the society spon­sored
several dances which were widely
enjoyed by the members. This year noth­ing
toward well planned social activity
among the independent students has been
attempted because the I. S. A. has not
functioned properly.
Yes, there are numerous benefits which
the organization could bring to non-Greek
students. But as long as it continues in
the present manner all the suggested and
other services which could be promoted by
the organization will never be fulfilled.
Pity The Poor Collegian
Not very encouraging for the college
graduate is the picture painted by Will
Rogers in his recent article, "Pity the Poor
College Boy". Gone, he points out, is the
"golden period" when the man with the de­gree
took his bow and glided with assurance
into his awaiting position. No longer does
he step into a rosy thriving world, instead
he steps into one staggering from the col­lapse
of a far reaching economic system,
a world shaken by the conviction that all
is not well. No bows await him. No jobs
await him. He looks out over the wreck
of which he had no making and says, "So
this is the old folks' way. Yeah?"
How nice indeed it would be, at least
from our point of view, if the younger gen­eration
could step suddenly into its domain
and, with the confidence and unconvention-ality
of youth say, "This and all other such
wars and wrong and foolish. Inform your­selves
of the facts and seek peace"; or
"There is graft and corruption here. Erad­icate
it"; or, more impossible still, "This
law or this institution is defective. Change
it so that justice may be done." But things
are not done in such a manner.
The fate of the coming generation is not
entirely in its own hands. As soon as we
graduate, so we hear, our pretty theories
and dreams are shattered by sudden contact
with reality. Things as they should be are
forgotten in the face of things as they are.
In the process of adjustment we are strip­ped
of most of our visions, and what re­mains
is our basis for change. Surely, if
conditions are in the chaotic state Mr. Rog­ers
has pictured, now is the time for sym­pathy
for new ideas and the application
of new principles.
"Thirty Million Young Americans"
Louis Adamic's article, "Thirty Million
Young Americans" is one of the least con­vincing
of any of the many articles that
he has written. He does succeed in
bringing notice to one particular fact;
namely, that there are a large number of
American born citizens of foreign parent­age.
Yet even in this he greatly over esti­mates
the number.
According to Adamic, there are thirty
million Young Americans in this country.
By Young Americans he means second gen­eration
foreigners, or rather, native Ameri­cans
whose parents were not born in this
country. In view of the fact that America
has a population of only one hundred and
twenty-two million, it is inconceivable that
in one generation there should be thirty
million people of foreign parentage..
Adamic, himself a young American,
paints a dreary picture of their hardships
in the land of their parents adoption. He
is acutely prejudiced, as it not un-natural,
but allows his prejudices to so influence
his work to the point of absurdity. We
snobbish Anglo-Saxons realize, of course,
that the life of the immigrant is not a
happy one. Our grandfathers did not find
it so when they came across. Adamic, in
his wailing over the problems of the Young
Americans, should be reminded that the
the original immigrants to this country did
not overcome their problems) by sitting
down and bemoaning their plight. Death,
either by violence or starvation would have
been the result.
.Adamic points out that the chief prob­lem
of the Young American is in overcom­ing
an inferiority complex brought on by
reason of the fact that their ignorent pa­rents
have left them no racial or national
pride. He naturally advocates a cure . . .
that if instilling in them an intense racial
consciousness. This cure is both foolish
and foolhardy. Foolish because, by virtue
of strictly biological reasons, a few genera­tions
will see all these Young Americans
assimilated into the American nation, and
foolhardy because, if such a step were pos­sible,
intense racial consciousness in Amer­ica's
polygot would soon lead to civil strife.
Among the delightful words of wisdom
from the lips of collegiate authorities, none
recently was lovlier than a statement by
a middle-west college official, commenting
on a new system for controlling fraternity
finance in his college. We quote:
"Adherance to the plan is not to be
compulsory; it is strictly optional with the
fraternities; however only those fraterni­ties
which subscribe to it will be given the
administration's recommendation."
An aggregate of more than $30,000,000
a year in scholarships is doled out by 125
colleges and universities in the United
States.
CABBAGES AND KINGS
By Cecil Strong and Walter Brown
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.
* * * *
ANOTHER STATEMENT, this time
by an Auburn professor, expresses
opposition to the much discussed
Alabama-Auburn football game. As usual,
no reason is given—just the simple bald
statement that the two schools should not
meet.
We suppose though, that it is the un­alienable
right of anyone, even an Auburn
professor, to express an opinion without
giving any reason for his beliefs. Yet this
particular professor overstepped into the
rights of the students when he flatly stated
that the students of Auburn did not want
the game. Granting his right to make such
a statement if he chooses, we nevertheless
believe that a statement of that nature
needs some foundation. And we do not be­lieve
that said professor has sufficient
foundation for his statement—hence its
conspicuous absence.
We do believe that the Auburn student
body, as a whole, is in favor of a resump­tion
of athletic relations with the Univer­sity.
Our opinion is based on four years
of intimate association with the Auburn
student, which is sufficient basis on which
to lay our belief. Our friend on the faculty
may come back with the citing of his many
times four years spent here. But forty
years as a professor does not give as com­plete
grasp of student thought as some
professors like to believe.
We do not .deny that there are at present
Auburn students who, from a too close at­tention
to the malicious utterances of the
"old heads", have acquired a distaste for
the University. But they are in the mi­nority.
The student body, as a whole, will
not admit itself to be of such narrow mind i
and small nature that it will allow a dis­pute
that occurred before it came into ex­istence
prevent it from being on speaking
terms with the student body of its fellow
institution. And in inter-collegiate rela­tions,
the severance of athletic relations is
tantamount to the refusal of two former
friends to speak, or, in international af­fairs,
the breaking off of diplomatic rela­tions.
All channels of intercouse between the
two schools have been closed for so long by
poor sports among the directing agencies
of both institutions that now students in
one school know practically nothing of the
other. Prejudice follows naturally in the
wake of ignorance—hence it would be more
or less of a miracle if there was a total
lack of prejudiced feeling between the two
schools. It is a tribute to students of both
that ill-feeling has been submerged as much
as it has. '
To those jingoists who say that this an­cient
ill-feeling will crop up if the two
schools resume friendly relations, we ask
proof. What could be more natural than
to have good feeling restored when the
students come to know each other, and to
realize that that suspicious looking student
in the other school is one and the same as
that high-school buddy of yours with whom
you had lost contact when you both left
for college?
We insist on the resumption of athletic
relations, and particularly football, for the
simple reason that athletic relations are
outwardly the most important in the col­legiate
world, and that football is recogniz­ed
as the most important of the athletic
contests. As to the intrinsic value of a
football game—we leave that to the sport
writers. It is the mutual recognition and
understanding between the schools that
takes precedence.
* * * *
Dr. James Smith, political henchman of
Huey Long, and, incidentally, the president
of Louisiana State University, seems to be
somewhat in disfavor among his students.
His story is an old one, well-known in the
South, of the mixture of state politics with
the state educational system, to the degra­dation
of both. Those who have been clam­oring
for a clever politician to be made
president at Auburn might possibly learn
something of value from the L. S. U. trou­ble.
I might also mention, for the benefit
of which-ever Alabama politician who has
an eye cast at the Auburn presidential
plum that being hung in effigy, while not
particularly painful, is very distressing to
one's vanity.
* * * *
Learning at Auburn would become* much
more of a reality if fewer professors would
adopt the attitude that "I'm right and
you're wrong because I'm Professor N. O.
Itall and you're just Student I. G. No-ramus."
* * * *
A CERTAIN RED-HEADED WOMAN
drops me a card to inform me that this
column is very, very lousy. That my col­laborator
and I both hearily agree with
her does little toward improving the object
of her distaste. When this column was
begun, it was not especially designed to
AUBURN FOOTPRINTS *
"Scrooge" Hughes is the kind of man that goes to see a good movie in the
afternoons to save taking his date at night. Well, that's one way to Bave money.
* * * * * *
"Little Breeze" Smith (some know him as Windy) is now giving lessons in
the proper "holds" when BUNDLING. It is understood that some of his grips
would make a professional wrestler look bad .
When it was reported that one of the nponsorH for the calce race was to kiss
the winner, Sledge began intensive training immediately. Although he didn't win
he hasn't given up hope. Said Sledge, "I'm goinic to give a race of my own, select
my own sponsor, and win, by durn." It's a pity ho has to go through all that to
get the reward.
* * * * * *
Alas, "Doodlebug" Murphy is guilty of using the crudest form of humor. Said
she the other day, "Don't worry, I'll go to Russia and bring you some milk from
Moscow."
* * * * * *
Also, it is reported that "Doodlebug" is a confirmed BUNDLING addict.
Watch for the candle in the window of the D. of I., boys.
Ed. Note: Those wishing to know the meaning of D. of I. are requested to con­tact
Frank Walker Smith
* * * * * * •»
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
All the king's horses
• K And all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back
on the place where he was sitting
before he fell.
* * * * * *
Suggested slogan for any cafe: "Hungary? Just Russia over to the Eat and
Burp".
\ * * * * * *
Melba Holley suggests that you must feel sheepish after someone has made
you the goat.
* * * * * *
' An Auburn Student: "John Brown is sick and can't attend class today. He
requested me to notify you."
Dr. Thomas: "All right Who is this speaking?"
Student: "This is my roommate."
* * * * * *
Mary had a little lamb,
That always had to go
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb would give a show.
* * * * * *
Reports have it that Little Fred Moss is out to get the big, bad psychology
professor who exploded the Santa Claus myth.
FACTS AND FALLACIES
By Flit
WITHOUT THE PALE
HYPNOTISM CLASS TAUGHT AT
LOUISIANA STATE
The special hypnotism class now has 60
members, according to Dr. Paul C. Young,
who is conducting the course which meets
regularly every Wednesday night at 7
o'clock in room 214, Peabody hall.
Experiments in hypnotism occupied but
a part of the class time Wednesday night
at the regular meeting. A word associa­tion
test and a discussion on the formation
of a mental hygiene society dominated the
meeting.
The course this year greatly differs from
last year's. Instead of devoting' all time
to hypnotic experiments, various tests are
given in memory, attention, and perception
of easily hypnotized subjects. The object
is to discover whether there is any relation
between these qualities and susceptibility
to hypnotism.
* * * *
BEAUTIES NOMINATED FOR
COROLLA SECTION
Twenty girls were nominated for the
beauty section of the Corolla at the annual
Mortar Board Fashion revue held in Mor­gan
Hall Tuesday evening.
The revue was presented by Mortar Board
and the Corolla, and included clever songs,
dances and comic skits. The Alabama Cav­aliers
furnished the music for the affair and
Dean Helle was master of ceremonies.
In the fashion show were representatives
from all the sororities, and ten girls were
elected by popular vote from the non-soror-meet
the interests of a red-headed lady.
Yet if a red-head is to be included among
our readers (please ignore subtle intimation
that we have readers) we'll attempt to
make this column just a little more read­able.
If any of you have the slightest idea
what a red-headed woman would like to
read about, will you please drop us a line
giving the desired information?
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ity group. The three judges were from
Birmingham.
The twenty girls chosen were Miriam
Rosenbloom, Marjorie Boniski, Bonnie Mill-eron,
Kathleen Pratt, Ruth Shepherd,
Marge Beery, Mary Campbell, Lillie Spratt,
Annie Laurie Swaim, Grace McKee, Char­lotte
Kohler, Louise Smith, Marie Sears,
Janella Jackson, Bunch Holstead, Julia
Honser, Margaret Norton, Mary Emma
Hudson, and Arline Ford.
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.
• * * *
THERE ARE still a few twerps who
run around this campus wearing
their special concoction of the uni­form
mixed with civilian clothes. To you
birds: If your favorite britches are in the
laundry and all you've got to wear is the
war pants, I would suggest that you ask
Santa to bring you at least one extra pair
of pants with or withiut stripes down the
sides. Also, a wool shirt thrown in might
come in handy.
I am not so particular that I care what
you fellows wear. I wouldn't care much if
you ran around in your underwear. As a
matter of fact, that would be something a
little out of the ordinary and would add a
good bit of color to campus life, no doubt.
But I am looking after myself, and I hate
to wear the dad-blamed uniform to war
classes. That means more brass to polish
and ties to get on straight and so forth.
I am not only Scotch but lazy as well. A
most wonderful combination for one who
believes in getting the most out of life.
And another thing, some of you I notice
still have the habit of taking short cuts
across the campus where a few blades of
grass are doing their darndest to make a
go of it. Just because you make sorry
grades is no reason why you should take
it out on the grass.
* * * *
To you rats struggling with freshman
English and others taking it for the nth
time, you might be consoled a bit by the
herewith quotation taken from a recent
book by Gertrude Stein. She is a well
known writer, but I doubt if she knows
what she is writing about. Here it is:
'The days are wonderful and the nights
are wonderful and the life is pleasant."
So far so good, but going further: "Bar­gaining
is something and there is not that
success. The intention is what if applica­tion
has that accident results are appear­ing.
They did not darken. That was not
an adulteration . . . ."
Nor does anyone know what she is writ­ing
about. The more I puzzle over it, the
more bumfuzzled I get, so I am going on
to some other subject and let whoever wants
to, ponder over it as long as they wish.
If you figure it out let me know.
* * * *
It seems that everytime I want to make
a phone call the operators are all out to
lunch or something. Something ought to
be done.
• J-' -
19,000
miles per hour
By Long Distance telephone, a sales executive
recently "covered" more than 153,000 miles in
three business days. He spent a total of eight
hours in talking with his agents in 194 cities —
using Sequence Calling Service.
This service enables subscribers to place with
the Long Distance operator any number of calls
on which they wish to talk consecutively. Con­nections
are completed
rapidly w,ith a minimum
wait between calls.
Sequence Calling is
just one of the many
services developed to
gear the telephone more
and more closely to
business needs.
r Why not visit your
folks tonight . . . by
telephone ? For
of pleasure at bargain
rates, use s t a t i o n - t o -
station service after
8:30 P. M.
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12, 1934 T H E A U B U R N PLAINSMAN A L A B A M A POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE P A G E THREE
Rensselaer Institute
To Celebrate Early
The one hundredth anniversary of
the first college degree awarded in
engineering and science will be held
soon at Rensselaer Polytechnic Ins­titute,
at New York. It was in 1835
that Rensselaer graduated a class
which included five engineers.
William H. Clement, member of
this first class became president of
the Cincinnati & Southern Railway.
Since then Rensselaer has contributed
three presidents of the Pennsylvania
Railroad: Strickland Kneass, of the
class of '39; George T. Roberts, '49,
and Alexander Cassatt, '59.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
according to reports, blazed the trail
for the scores of excellent engineering
schools in the United States today.
SOCIETY AND NEWS FEATURES
MILDRED WADKINS, Society Editor
Walter Mills To Wed
Missouri Girl
The wedding of Miss Thelma Hou-chens
of Hannibal, Mo., to J. Walter
Mills, Auburn graduate, will be sol­emnized
on Dec. 26 in the First Chris-tion
Church of Hannibal.
Miss Houchens graduated from the
Sweeney Conservatory of Music and
the Missouri State College. Mr. Mills
did all of his work at Auburn where
he was a member of the Sigma Pi
fraternity. He is now connected with
the State Highway Department.
You give a future
when you give a
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This is the world's most
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at $45.00 until Dec. 15
at which time price ad­vances
to $49.50. Give
us your order now and
we will protect you at
the $45.00 price.
There's a Remington for
every purpose—
7 models.
BURTON'S
BOOKSTORE
The best or nothing.
Sigma Nu Entertains
Last Friday Evening
Members of the Sigma Nu Frater­nity
were hosts at a formal dance
last Friday night at their local chap­ter
house. Decorations were effec­tively
carried out in the fraternity
colors.
From nine to one, Happy Davis and
his Cavaliers furnished dance music.
Several no-breaks complimenting vis­itors
and active members of the fra­ternity
were held. Chaperones for
this affair were Mrs. Reed and Mrs.
Smith.
Banquet Is Given By
Knaves Fraternity
The Knaves, a new organization
composed of outstanding sophomores,
entertained at a most enjoyable
Christmas Banquet on Saturday even­ing
at Benson's Banquet Hall. The
tables were attractively decorated
with sprays of holly and Christmas
candles. A delightful four course
dinner was served.
Billy Lee introduced each members,
and each member in turn introduced
his date.
Opelika Floral
Company
2 for 1 Ornamental
SHRUBBERY
SALE
Buy One, Get One
FREE
thru December.
G I F T S T H A T L A ST
Watches, Diamonds, Silverware, Rings, Bracelets, Necklaces, Belt
and Buckle Sets, Military Sets, Pens and Pencils. All goods
bought here engraved free of charge and guaranteed.
J. R. MOORE
Jeweler and Optometrist Opelika, Alabama
PATRONIZE THE COLLEGE STUDENT!
Buy Your Christmas FIREWORKS
from Henry L. Dickinson
at Thompson's Grocery Store
located behind Farmer's National Bank
OPELIKA, ALABAMA
New Full Assortment of Roman Candles,
Dago Bombs, Giant Crackers, 'n Everything
Discount on all large orders before Dec. 21
Annual ChristmasSale
at
FAIRFAX TOWEL
SHOP
Beginning December 10
and continuing through
December 22
Fairfax, Alabama
PERSONAL
MENTION
Mr. Jeff Miller
visit to relatives.
in Selma on a
Misses Lucille Lewis, Ann Moore,
and Erma Fort spent Sunday in Tus-kegee.
* * *
Foxie Green and Smokie Joe Gra­ham
spent the week-end in Auburn.
* * *
Misses Sara Duncan and. Mortie
Fincher were visitors here during the
week-end.
* * *
Miss Evelyne Perry spent the week­end
in Notasulga.
* * *
i Miss Mary Louise Ham, a graduate
of 1934, left Sunday for Georgiana
where she has accepted a position to
teach in the city schools.
* * *
Miss Lucile Pound spent Monday
and Tuesday in Birmingham.
* * *
Miss M. A. Glenn with Mrs. Belle
Allen Ross and friends from Mont­gomery
spent Sunday at Warm
Springs, Ga.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hill enter­tained
at cards Wednesday evening.
The high score prizes were won by
Mrs. J. E. Ivey and Captain Gunby.
* * *
Mrs. Mary Newman Walker enter
tained at cards last Friday afternoon
and evening at the S. A. E. fraternity
house.
* * *
Mrs. B. B. Ross is visiting relatives
in Pelham, N. Y.
* * *
Misses Mary Jim Enloe and Ethel
Burkes spent the weekend at their
home in Langdale.
* * *
Captain and Mrs. Norman McNeil
of Fort Benning, Ga., spent Sunday
with their daughter, Eugenia McNeil
* * *
Mrs. Fred Allison and Mrs. John
Scott were joint hostesses at cards
on Wednesday of last week.
* * *
Miss Polly Hopkins of Chipley, Ga.,
was a weekend guest in Auburn and
attended the dances here.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Cornwell, and
son, C. V., Jr., of Baltimore, Md., are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. C
Pope.
* * *
Shirley Sargent, small daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Sargent, is con­valescing
after injuries received in an
automobile accident last week near
Jackson, Miss.
Garrett-Dozier Wed
On December 2 '
The marriage of Miss Mary Dixie
Garrett to Mr. George Augustus Do-zier,
graduate of Auburn, took place
on December 2 at the home of the
bride's parents in Prinlala, Ala.
Miss Garrett is a graduate of the
Sidney Lanier iHgh School. Mr. Do-zier
graduated from the Agricultural
School of Auburn.
The couple will make their home in
Mt. Meigs, Ala., where Mr. Dozier
is engaged in extensive agricultural
projects.
Elizabeth Word T o
Wed M. A . Jones
The announcement was made Sun­day
of the engagement of Miss
Elizabeth Word of Shawmut to Mr.
M. A. Jones of Collinsville and Ath­ens,
the marriage to take place in
late December.
Both are Auburn graduates, Miss
Word finishing in 1934 and Mr. Jones
graduating with the class of 1932.
College Inn To Give
Christmas Party
A novel entertainment will be given
by the College Inn next Friday, De­cember
14, in the form of a Xmas
party. Friends and patrons are cor­dially
invited from 3 to 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Atkinson and Mrs. Stewart will
serve delicious refreshments to guests
during the afternoon.
Give mother, sister, or daughter a
suitable Christinas gift—one of our
permanents.
THE LADIES' SHOP
Mrs. Geo. Kirby, Phone 464
Mrs. Emil Wright Is
Honored AtTea Here
Mrs. Emil Wright, a recent bride,
was honoree at a tea on Tuesday af­ternoon
of last week when Mrs. P.
O. Davis and Miss Marie Sewell were
joint hostesses, and on Wednesday af­ternoon
when Mrs. L. N. Duncan and
Miss Elizabeth Duncan were joint
hostesses.
In the receiving lines, with the hos­tesses
and honoree, was the bride's
mother, Mrs. W. S. Fleming of Brun-didge.
Those assisting Mrs. Duncan in the
dining room at the Wednesday after­noon
tea were Mrs. C. A. Cary and
Mrs. J. T. Williamson who poured
coffee.
W. L. Cochran Gets
Important Job
William L. Cochran, a graduate of
Auburn in 1931, has been appointed
junior engineer for the California
State Board of Equalization at Sac­ramento.
Mr. Cochran has entered upon his
new duties and reports from him are
that he is delighted with the work
and the location there.
Kappa Alpha Dance
Attended By Visitors
Kappa Alpha Fraternity entertain­ed
at a dance on Friday evening at
the Students Hall. Auburn Knights
played for the occasion.
The out-of-town girls were Mary
Wilburn Weathers, Caroline Cooper,
Mary Elizabeth and Monnie Hannon,
Louise Stanley, and Julia Allen of
Montgomery; Frances Thomas, Helen
Moss, Catherine Mullins, Emily Nich­olson,
and Louise Rawls of Selma;
Elizabeth McConnico, Atmore; Mary
Jeanette Connor, Tuskegee; Billie
White, Uniontown; and Emma Ruth
Ellis, Uriah.
For your best girl-in
purses—$1 to $5.
-newest thing
Beautiful line
of lingerie—Our suggestions are ki-monas,
pajamas, silk undies, handker­chiefs,
bag, costume jewelry, coats,
dresses, and hats.
THE LADIES' SHOP
Mrs. Geo. Kirby, Phone 464
Students Enjoy Party
At Burkhardt Home
On Thursday evening Prof, and
Mrs. Walter Burkhardt were hosts
to the fourth and fifth year students
in architecture at a delightful buffet
supper.
Among those who enjoyed the af­fair
were: Helen Sellers, Sarah Glai-ber,
Clarice Payne, Franklin Wood­ruff,
Alan Jacobs, Howard Wheeler,
Tut Elliot, Richard Hoar, Bill Cham­bers,
Frank Smith, Harry McEwen,
Robert Botsford, Linton Smith, and
Arch Winters.
A. T. O. T o Entertain
With Dance Friday
Alpha Tau Omega will entertain at
a formal dance on Friday evening a t
the Recreation Hall. Earl Starnes
and his Auburn Knights will play
from 9 until 1.
Marye Beasley Gets
Job In Washington
Miss Marye Beasley, secretary in
the school of chemistry and pharma­cy,
has accepted a position with the
soil erosion service of the Department
of Interior in Washington and will
begin her new work on December 10.
Miss Beasley will leave for Washing­ton
Friday.
Mrs. P. R. Bidez has been appointed
to fill the position formerly held by
Miss Beasley.
Theta Chi To Give
Dance On Friday
Chi Chapter of the Theta Chi Fra­ternity
will entertain Friday night
with a dance at the local chapter
house. Music will be furnished by
the Auburn Cavaliers. An entertain­ing
program of dance music has been
arranged.
Delta Sigs Will Give
Dance Saturday Night
Kappa Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi
Fraternity will entertain at a dance
at their chapter house on Saturday
night. Music will be furnisned by
the Auburn Knights.
CHRISTMAS
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young in snapshots. Mail orders
given special attention.
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home on fast passenger trains (in most cities and
towns we deliver right to the door). You can
then be sure that your baggage will arrive at its des­tination,
quickly and safely. Railway Express is
a decided economy.
If you cannot go home, send your presents to your
family and friends by Railway Express. We give
a receipt—we take a receipt too, as proof of your
shipment's safe arrival. For service or information
call or telephone:
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'Phone 127 • Auburn, Ala.
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P A G E P O UR T H E A U B U R N 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 TE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12, 1934
JEFF STINSON COMES
FROM BEHIND TO COP
ANNUAL CAKE RACE
(Continued from Page 1)
a second, with Tanner dropping back
and losing ground. Then Jeff Stin-son
came out of a group of seevral
runners with a great show of speed
and a long stride to overtake Lee and
grab first place. Although Lee and
Gresham pushed him closely from the
Sigma Nu house to the finish line,
Stinson won the event by a slim lead.
Although space does not permit the
standing of each freshman in the race
a complete report of the event will
be posted on the bulletni board at the
gymnasium this afternoon.
Insurance Policy
For Life-Long
Friendship
To keep a friend, give
a f r i e n d to keep.
More t h a n a gift—the
giver given with a
book.
An e v e r l a s t i n g t r i b u t e,
To friendship books
c o n t r i b u t e .
Say it for a day with
flowers, But s a y it for
a y e a r w i t h a book.
Buy b o o k s ! Give b o o k s!
Rent books! And
d o n ' t forget to send
b o o k s !
NEEDY TO BE SERVED
BY EMPLOYMENT UNIT
(Continued from Page 1)
it would not take an unreasonable
length of time to get down to a solid
basis, which would give a confidence
to all that would add much.
The uncertainty of permanent fu­ture
employment by many profesional
people and others will tend to nullify
the effectiveness of the National
Housing Act, believes Professor Cal-lan.
People will be slow to borrow
money from the Government or any
other agency unless they are assured
of sufficient future income to liqui­date
the obligations, he added.
NOTICE!
Hoover: Forty-Two Years
in the White House
Young: So Red the Rose
Carmer: Stars Fell On
Alabama
Young, Frances B.: This
Little World
Allen: Anthony Adverse
BURTON'S
BOOKSTORE
Bad w e a t h e r a h e a d . Do
your Christmas Slop­p
i n g e a r l y.
All freshmen interested in fresh­man
basketball team are asked to
meet with Coach Del Morgan at the
gym at 7 o'clock Monday Night.
Tiger Theatre
AUBURN, ALABAMA
"The Showplace of East
Alabama"
-:- WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12 -:-
"BACHELOR OF ARTS"
with Tom Brown, Anita Louise,
Henry B. Walthal, Mae Marsh,
Stepin Fetchit.
Also Bernice Claire in "The
Flame Song" and Novelty.
J A C K P O T N I G H T — 8 : 4 5 .
- : - T H U R S D A Y , D E C . 13 -.-
William Powell and Myrna Loy
(Stars of "The Thin Man") in
"EVELYN PRENTICE"
Comedy "Music in Your Hair".
-:- FRIDAY, DEC. 14 -:-
GEORGE ARLISS in
"THE LAST GENTLE­MAN"
with Edna Mae Oliver, Char­lotte
Henry, and Ralph Morgan.
Comedy "Good Time Henry",
with Henry Armetta and Latest
News Events.
Kc"
Land of Ice, G r e e n l a n d,
v November 1, 1934
BURTON'S BOOKSTORE,
Auburn, Ala., U. S. A.
Dear S i r s:
P l e a s e set aside t h e following gifts for me to
be c a l l e d for by my a s s i s t a n t C h r i s t m a s E v e ':
% dz. Fostoria Goblets, Rambler Pattern
'% dz. Fostoria Cocktail Sets, Hermitage Pattern
1 Ladies' Fitted Overnite Case
1 Zipper Sport Bag
3 Bracelet and Pendant Sets (Balfour)
6 Sheaffer Pen Sets 1
2 Amerith Dresser Sets
1 Tiffin Tray (Chase)
6 Compacts (Assorted)
6 Cigarette Cases (Evans & Ronson) Crested by Balfour
6 Cigarette Lighters (Evans & Ronson) Crested by Balfour
1 Jam Set (Chase)
1 Reeded Lamp (Chase)
6 Auburn Pillow Covers
6 Auburn Pennants
2 Remington Portable Typewriters, Model No. 5
3 Auburn Belt and Buckle Sets
And the following books:
A Patch-Work Quilt of Favorite Tales, Folk Tales Children Love,
Just Dogs, New Testament, Bible Story Book, Nursery Tales
Children Love, Stucken: The Great, White Gods, Ostenso: The
White Reef, Lincoln: The Peel Trait,' Stone: Lust for Life.
M e r r y Christmas,
S a n t a .
Make Our Store Your
HEADQUARTERS FOR CHRISTMAS!
Let Us Help Solve Your Gift Problems
Just Received—Fresh Shipment of Christ­mas
Candies—50c and Up!
WHITMAN'S and HOLLINGSWORTH
- A FEW GIFT SUGGESTIONS
SWANK — Collar and Tie
Holder Sets
SOc to $2.00
Tuxedo Sets - - - $1.00
Leather Bill folds - $1.00 up
Tobacco Pouches - $1.00-
Kaywoodie Pipes with
1 lb. Tobacco - - $4.50
Pen and Pencil Sets $1.95 up
All Vacuum Filled
PARKER, SHEAFFER,
CONKLIN
Christmas-packaged Cigars
and Cigarettes
YARDLEY'S — famous
toilet articles
Complete sets $2.00 up
Toilet water, bath salts,
"Lavendar" soap, shav­ing
cream, shaving lo­tion,
and face powder.
GLAZO nail polish sets
$1.00 up
Many other fine gifts!
Drop in and s e e this fine
line of Christmas goods.
BENSON'S
Drowning Is Common
Practice Says Nixon
While drowning is not a common
method of homicide it is a common
practice, says H. W. Nixon, chemist
and toxicologist at Auburn, for mur­derers
to try to hide their crime by
throwing their victims into lakes or
streams, and have it appear that
death was due to suicide or accidental
drowning. Many cases of homicide
have been disguised by this practice.
"But an ingenious and infallible
method has been devised in the re­search
department of the toxicologi-cal
laboratory of the city of New
York for the accurate determination
of death by drowning," Nixon added.
"This method is being practiced in
the toxicological laboratory at Au­burn.
By this method it is possible
to determine death by drowning after
the dead body has begun to putrefy
and other methods are uncertain."
The method—a chemical one—con­sists
of ascertaining the sodium chlo­ride
content of the blood in the left
and right cavities of the heart.
In cases of drowning, the blood
that flows into the left side of the
heart from the lungs is diluted of its
spdium chloride content by the water
drawn into the lungs. That blood in
the right side of the heart has had
no contact with water and has the
normal sodium value.
In cases of poisoning or death from
other causes than drowning, the blood
in the heart cavities contains the same
amount of sodium chloride, even
though the body has been submerged
in water for several days.
Drowning offers a convenient meth-ed.
of infanticides and the above meth­od
is an invaluable one in determining
such cases. Cases of suspected homi­cide
disguised as drowning should be
reported for instructions as to pro­cedure
in such cases," Nixon conclud­ed.
Special Election Is
Called For Lee Co.
A special election for Lee County
has been called by Gov. Miller for
Jan. 7 to select a representative to
fill the vacancy created by the resig­nation
of William J. Samford. Mr.
Samford has accepted a post with the
Federal Government at Washington.
N. D. Denson, prominent lawyer
and civic leader of Opelika, was unan­imously
selected by the Democratic
Executive Committee of Lee County
as Representative No. 2 in the state
legislature to fill the vacancy created
by the resignation of Mr. Samford.
Mr. Samford will assume his duties
in Washington Jan. 1. He is the son
of Thomas D. Samford, Sr.
ROOSEVELT SUPPORTED
BY COLLEGE EDITORS
(Continued from Page 1)
83 per cent voting "No" on the ques­tion,
"Do you believe that the New
Deal policies are unconstitutional and
un-American?" Only 30 percent of
the presidents voted "Yes" on this
question.
On the other hand, a large majority
of the presidents believe that the New
Deal measures have generally better­ed
the condition of the people of the
United States. Seventy-four per cent
of the presidents voted "Yes" on the
question, 'Do you believe that the
Roosevelt administration's policies
have generally bettered the condition
of the people of the U. S.?" Sixty-nine
per cent of the editors voted af­firmatively
on this query.
Contrary to the general trend of
the beliefs* of the editors and the pres­idents,
more voted for a limitation of
New Deal activities than voted for an
extension of them or for their con­tinuation
on their present scale.
The vote on the continuation, limi­tation,
or extension of New Deal ac­tivities
was as follows: Editors, con­tinuation
36 per cent, limitation 46
per cent, extension 18 per cent; Pres­idents,
continuation 30 per cent, lim­itation
63 per cent, extension seven
per cent.
The popularity of President Roose­velt
has risen considerably since his
election in 1932. At that time, 52
per cent of the college presidents
voted for him while 64 per cent in­dicated
that they would vote for him
if he were running for re-election at
the present time. Exactly 56 per
cent of the college editors voted, or
would have voted (some were under
are at the time) for the President in
1932, while 73 per cent indicated that
they would vote for him if he were
to come before the electorate at a
general election at the present time.
HUGE LABORATORY
FOR STUDY OF SOIL
TO BE READY SOON
Will Be Ready For Use About
February 1; Constructed By
Federal Government
The Farm Tillage Machinery Lab­oratory
being constructed here by the
federal government will be ready for
use about Feb. 1. The laboratory,
costing approximately $110,000.00,
will be operated in conjunction with
the experiment station. • '
The project is being developed for
the purpose of obtaining data which
can be used in developing tillage
equipment more efficient and better
suited for the region in which it is
to be used. This will lower the cost
of production for the farmer.
The experimental area consists of
nine bins 250 feet long, 20 feet wide
and 2 feet deep. These nine bins
are being filled with 11 surface soils
of major agricultural importance.
Prof. George D. Scarseth of the soils
chemistry department selected the soil
types.
Testing equipment will consist of a
power car costing $12,000 which will
be operated on rails beside the bins.
There will also be a roller to com­press
the soil and a sprinkler to give
the desired amount of moisture.
In addition to the soil bins, a lab­oratory
is being constructed to house
the laboratory equipment. It will
contain a shop, a drafting room, and
an office space.
The first investigation to be car­ried
on in the new laboratory will be
to determine accurately the effect of
speed, depth of plowing, width of cut,
soil moisture conditions, and soil com­paction,
upon the draft of the plow
bottom.
Indiana University has a total of
145 students from 37 foreign coun­tries
enrolled in its classes this year.
-:- WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12 -:-
PERRY MASON j
in
"The Case of the
Howling Dog"
-:- THURSDAY, DEC. 13 -:-
"Secrets of Chateau"
with
Claire Dodd, Jack LaRue, and
Alice White.
-Also on the Stage-
BUDDY HOWARD'S
1935 All-Star Revue
SO Minutes of Real Stage En­tertainment.
•!- FRIDAY, DEC. 14 -:•
"Student Tour"
with
Jimmy Durante and Charles
Butterworth.
Koplons Shoe Store
Opelika, Ala.
AGENCY FOR
Friendly Boots
and
Fortune Shoes
Dr. Gofif Speaks At
Meet Of Lions Club
"The fact that people are able to
openly accuse the Roosevelt adminis­tration
of being socialist or fascist
proves that it is neither," Dr. J. H.
Goff of the Economics Department
told the Lions Club yesterday. Dr.
Goff was the speaker at the regular
luncheon meeting above Benson's.
Another point that Dr. Goff made
was that the linking of fascism and
socialism shows a lack of knowledge
of the two systems. They are in
many essential respects opposites.
Socialism of the revolutionary type
is communism, which is international
in ideals. Fascism is narrowly nation­al.
Mussolini, Dr. Goff said, gave fas­cism
its name, though the type of
economic state it represents has been
known and understood for a long
time. The chief economic difference
between fascism and capitalism is
that free competition is lacking in a
fascist system.
Officers of the Lions Club are to
be chosen at the meeting next Tues­day,
December 18.
Coming to this country to make
a special study of methods of Amer­ican
journalism, Herbert Sonthoff,
of Berlin, Germany, is enrolled as
a graduate student in the Univer­sity
of Georgia school of Journal­ism.
•ICEBOUND" TO BE
GIVEN HERE SOON
(Continued from Page 1)
hearts of several hundred persons,
who were fortunate enough to witness
the performance Monday night at
Pantages Theatre."
NOTICE!
Five Dollars ($5.00) will be paid
to anyone giving information leading
to the apprehension of the party or
parties who removed the clock and
signboard from the box office of the
Tiger Theatre.
No Master's Degrees
Be Given At Southern
Birmingham, Ala.— (A.C.P.)—The
general faculty of Birmingham-South­ern
College has voted to accept no
more candidates for the master's de­gree
so that its members may devote
the full portion of their time to
the development of undergraduate
courses.
The action of the faculty followed
a long period of discussion, and was
made in line with recommendations
made by the Association of American
Universities.
A SUITABLE XMAS PRESENT
YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE!
Before Buying Your Xmas Presents
LOOK
Over Our Assortment of Gifts!
MANICURING SETS
TOILET ARTICLE SETS
SMOKING SETS
SHAVING SETS
WHISTLING TEA KETTLES
COPPER and ALUMINUM LIGHTS
This Is Just a Few of Our Xmas Items.
S M I T H ' S
We are Agents for Yardley's Toiletries and
Jacobs' Candies
MOTHER USED TO MAKE THEM—You expect good things to eat
from the modern gas range that combines beauty with convenience
and economy in cooking.
Progress Means Change
O x y - a c e t y l e n e W e l d i n g H e l p s S t o v e Manufacturers a nd
Others O v e r c o m e Initial F a c t o r y Costs o f N e w Models
G. O. CARTER*
Once, there were no other
means of fabricating metal prod­ucts
except through huge invest­ments
in patterns, dies and special
tool equipment. Naturally, it
was logical for the plant to re­sist
Sales Department pressure
for too frequent design changes.
Capital investment had to be
amortized first.
Now, i t is no longer necessary
to place this handicap on the
sales organization and keep it
fighting for sales counter to con­sumer
demands.
Welding Lowers Cost of Stoves
Modern gas ranges, for ex­ample,
are assembled from a con­siderable
number of enameled
sheet steel panels of different
sizes. Former manufacturing
methods required a set of dies
for each panel. The total invest­ment
in dies for an ordinary stove
in many cases involved several
INVISIBLE JOINTS — Welded
corners make a sturdier stove —
eliminate chipping of enamel in
assembly ana in use.
thousand dollars. With such a
large investment factories were
naturally reluctant to make any
change involving the scrapping
of dies until enough stoves of a
particular model had been manu­factured
to absorb their cost.
Many large gas range manu­facturers
now use welding in the
fabrication of stove panels and
eliminate the necessity for dies.
The sheet steel is cut to required
size on standard shears; the cor­ners
punched out on standard
machines; the edges turned up
on standard brakes and—the cor­ners
are welded.
Welding Is Modern
By adopting welding and cut­ting
these manufacturers have
largely eliminated factory resist­ance
to consumer change. This
flexible means of production
easily permits improvement in
current models, or redesign with­out
serious breaks in plant oper­ation,
or increased capital in­vestment.
The total cost of operation by
the new method is not only lower
but it is now possible to follow
consumer demand quickly with­out
the necessity of scrapping
expensive equipment.
Used in Many Industries
The experience of the stove
manufacturer is duplicated in
many industries. Redesigning
metal products and equipment
for welded construction has re­sulted
in increased strength, util­ity
and permanence. It has been
adopted for metal furniture, loud
speakers, refrigerators, display
signs, sheet metal desks, stainless
steel barrels, hoes, truck bodies,
and numerous other articles.
Welding is applicable to the wid­est
range of materials—steel and
the ferrous alloys—aluminum,
brass, bronze, and practically all
other non-ferrous metals and
alloys. Welding is ideal for ap­plications
where smooth, invis­i
b l e j o i n t s are necessary for
enameling.
Wealth of Experience
The application of oxy-acety­lene
welding and cutting to your
S reduction problems need not be
eferred because it may seem
difficult. Linde Development En­gineers
will work with you and
offer valuable engineering assist­ance
in product design—or re­design.
The Linde organization
can focus upon the problems of
one user the combined experience
of thousands and day-by-day dis­coveries
of a large research staff.
It may be able to help you. Con­sult
the nearest Linde Sales Office
—without obligation. Linde
Sales Offices are located at At­lanta—
Baltimore, Birmingham,
Boston, Buffalo, Butte—Chi-cago,
Cleveland—Dallas, Den­ver,
Detroit—El Paso—Houston
—Indianapolis—Kansas* City—
Los Angeles—Memphis, Milwau­kee,
Minneapolis—New Orleans,
New York—Philadelphia, Phoe­nix,
Pittsburgh, Portland, Ore.
—St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San
Francisco, Seattle, Spokane, and
JOINTLESS AND STAINLESS
— Welding makes stainless steel
barrels practical in more ways
than one. It assures strong
joints, resists corrosion, and does
not affect the contents.
Tulsa. Everything for oxy-acety­lene
welding and cutting—Linde
Oxygen, Prest-O-Lite Acetylene,
Union Carbide and Oxweld Ap­paratus
and Supplies—is avail­able
from Linde through produc­ing
plants and warehouse stocks
in every industrial center.
•Consulting Engineer, The Linde Air Products Com­pany,
Unit of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation.
—This being a Business-News Advertisement.
CHRISTMAS PARTY +1+
AT THE COLLEGE INN
To thank our many friends and patrons and to welcome new ones, we
will have a Christmas Party on Friday, December 14, from three
until five o'clock . . . .
Refreshments Served
• • • You Are Cordially Invited • • •