1934-10-10 The Auburn Plainsman

              Semi-Weekly Plainsman
Wednesday Issue ®h£ Auburn fllamsman Mass Meeting
Thursday Night
T O F O S T E R THE A U B U R N S P I R IT
VOLUME LVIII AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10, 1934 NUMBER 10
AUBURN LOSES CONFERENCE
GAME TO TULANE GREENIES
IN NEW ORLEANS BY 13-0
Auburn Shows Much Defensive
Ability And Potential Offen­sive
Power In Game
Shifted To Guard
SIMONS IS STAR
Auburn Surprises Observers In
Holding Tulane To Low
Score; Show Improvement
By Jap Parrish
S h o w i n g surprising defensive
strength and flashing potential of­fensive
possibilities the 1934 Auburn
football representation succeeded in
turning what Tulane supporters
thought a set-up before the game into
a good gridiron affair in holding the
Greenies to a 13-0 score Saturday.
Auburn threw a scare into the New
Orleans fans on two occasions and
demonstrated that defensively the
Tigers are adequately fixed this sea­son.
The biggest trouble with Auburn
Saturday was little Monk Simons, who
was the power that was personally
responsible for Tulane's first touch­down
and who indirectly started the
drive that netted the second marker
for the Greenies. Simons accounted
for the first touchdown, after a fum­ble
had given Tulane the ball on Au­burn's
22-yard line and three plays
had been complete failures, by virtue
of a beautifully executed fake pass
that effectively deceived the Auburn
line and gave Simons an opportunity
to do a fancy job of running in step­ping
over the goal line for the initial
score of the game. Simons kicked
goal for the extra point.
The second Tulane drive resulting
in a score in the third period, started
when Simons trotted 26 yards down
the east side of the field to get the
ball out of its position deep in Green
territory and on the Plainsman 37-
yard stripe. Two line attempts by
speady Bucky Bryan netted exactly
no yards for the Greenies, but a triple
pass on the third down, Rodrigues be­ing
the final recipient of the ball,
carried the Green Wave within strilf-ing
distance of the Tiger fifteen.
Three attempts through the line failed
but Simons again took the initiative
in the crisis and flipped a well-placed
pass to Hardy over the Auburn goal.
The try for the extra point was block­ed
by Haygood Paterson.
Auburn's biggest scoring threat
was made in the last period after a
series of line plays with Mitchell car­rying
the brunt of the running attack
took the ball to the Tulane eight-yard
line. Two line plays and two passes
netted one yard to discount the Tiger
opportunity.
The Auburn line played exceptional­ly
well in holding the fleet Tulane
backs to 11 first downs from scrim­mage.
After a succession of appar­ently
unstoppable line plays had car­ried
the ball from the Tulane forty
to the Auburn four, the Plainsmen
buckled down and hurled the Greenies
for a net loss of five yards in three
plays. The final try for Tulane was
unsuccessful as a pass was knocked
down over the goal.
Mitchell played his third game in
a Tiger uniform in great fashion as
he did most of the running and punt­ing
for Auburn. The only blot on his
record was a costly fumble that paved
the way for the first Tulane score.
He and Blake averaged 38 yards per
kick. Joe Stewart started the game
as Mitchell's mate at the other half.
Cleve Brown, a veteran of three cam­paigns,
opened his first game Sat­urday
and displayed an excellent
knowledge of field generalship; Au­brey
Hill replaced him the last quar­ter.
The other Auburn backs, Blake,
Huie, Kilgore and Whitten looked
good but the entire backfield was a
little slow in coming up to support
the line.
In the line Walter Gilbert and Bar­ney
Musgrove both turned in convinc­ing
performances at center, literally
covering the battle front. Musgrove's
outstanding play was the nailing of
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MANY PICTURES
ARE TAKEN FOR
1934 YEARBOOK
Bruce Announces That Photog­rapher
Will Be Here Only
Few Days More
WORK UNDERWAY
Glomerata Will Contain Sev­eral
New Features; To Be
Novel Yearbook
Interesting Facts Are
Deduced In City After
Recent Heavy Rainfall
AL *B%rm POCY - AUBUK*
Frank Gantt, who has been play­ing
center, has been shifted to
guard in effort to bolster offense.
PROGRAM PLANNED
BY LOCAL LEGION
Auburn Post Of American Leg­ion
To Give Events Here On
November 9—Roe
Armistice Day program, sponsored
by the local American Legion post and
the college, will be held Thursday,
Nov. 8, instead of Nov. 11. The
change has been made because Armis­tice
Day comes on Sunday this year,
while Thursday is a regular drill day
for R.O.T.C.
Col. Pritchard of Birmingham will
be principal speaker at the celebra­tion.
A parade will begin at "Gaso­line
Corner", led by the college band,
and end at Bullard Field when an
R. 0. T. C. review will take place.
A barbecue dinner will be on sale at
50 cents per plate.
Col. Pritchard is state commander
of the American Legion. He spoke in
Opelika recently, and is said to be an
interesting and forceful speaker.
Other visitors from over the state are
expected to be here Nov. 8 as guests
of the American Legion.
Entertainment, membership and Ar­mistice
Day committees were selected
by the Legion at its meeting Monday
night at the student recreation center.
A membership drive will be launched
soon with the enrollment of every vet­eran
in this vicinity as a goal. It
was pointed out at the meeting that
the Legion is the only organization
existing for the veterans alone. Last
year Auburn placed third in the state­wide
membership contest.
Tommy Atkins entertained the
members Monday night with sleight-of-
hand tricks and vocal numbers.
Thirteen legionnaires were present.
Duncan Is Speaker
At Kiwanis Meeting
Dr. L. N. Duncan, extension service
director and member of the adminis­trative
committee of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, told the Auburn
Kiwanis Club Monday about the ori­gin,
the aims, and the work of the
land-grant colleges in the United
States. He said that these institu­tions
were a result of a strong demand
from people in all walks of life for
higher education to assist them in
their problems.
The speaker said that the first act
approved by congress for creating
a land-grant college in each state in
the union was vetoed by President
Buchanan. Advocates of the bill pre­sented
their case, he explained, to
Abraham Lincoln who was then can­didate
for president. Mr. Lincoln
assured them that he expected to be
elected president and promised to sign
a similar bill if congress would ap­prove,
which was done in 1862.
"These land-grant colleges", said
Mr. Duncan, "now constitute a sub­stantial
portion of our American sys­tem
of higher education. They have
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Will Bruce announced yesterday
that many pictures for the 1934 Glom­erata
have been taken and that this
part of the work on the annual will
be completed soon. Students are re­minded
that the photographer will be
here only a few days more and those
who haven't had their picture made
are requested to do so within the next
week.
Bruce said that many students who
requested that their photos be placed
on their respective fraternity and so­rority
panels have failed to call by the
Glomerata office and pay the regular
fifty cent charge for carrying the
pictures on the panels. He said that
pictures of those who do not pay this
fee will not be carried on the organiza­tion
panels.
Work on all sections of the book
has been planned and will get under­way
within a few days. The heads of
the Glomerata staffs have issued a call
for students who are interested in
working on the annual to call by the
Glomerata office. Bruce announced
that the names of staff* members
would not be released until both staffs
have been completed.
This year's yearbook will be differ­ent
and unique in many respects. A
number of marked changes have been
planned, some of which will not be
disclosed until date for issuance of the
book.
A larger athletic section and a novel
beauty section are two of the changes
to be made. Bob Klein, editor, has
not announced whether or not the
Glomerata will sponsor another "Miss
Auburn" contest, but a statement to
the effect that such a contest will be
held is expected in a few days.
The Snapshot section of the book
will be larger and will contain pic­tures
of many phases of Auburn cam­pus
life, rather than any particular
season of campus activities.
Work on the fraternity section is
well underway and Bruce stated that
an increase in the number of pictures
carried on these organization's panels
has been noted.
Copy for the new edition of the
book will be ready for Benson Print­ing
Company, of Nashville, Tenn.,
within the near future.
Old Mother Nature can really
out-do man when it comes to do­ing
things in a big way. Take
for instance last Thursday and
Friday when 3.16 inches of rain
fell in Auburn. As far as heavy
rains go, that is nothing to brag
about, yet at the same time it is
enough for one to deduce some
interesting facts.
One inch of rain on a level acre
of ground equals a little more
than 100 tons of water, and 3.16
inches would come to about 319
tons per acre. There are 1120
acres in Auburn. In other words
Auburn received just about 357
thousand tons of water last
Thursday and Friday. That
would be a little less than 715
million pounds, which would be
the same as 11 million cubic feet.
If all this water were put in a
container one foot square, the
container would have to be about
2000 miles high to hold it all.
Believe it or not.
FORESTRY COURSE
IS OFFERED HERE
Prof. D. J. Weddell is New In­structor
In Forestry Course;
Enrollment For Class Begins
Impressive Send-Off
Is Planned For Team
A Mass Meeting concluded with a
parade tomorrow night at 7:15 will
be the send-off for the team to Baton
Rough to play L. S. U.
Head Cheerleader Prewitt is par­ticularly
anxious for all students to
essemble by 7:15 so that the "old
fashioned pep fest will get underway
before the parade, and so that the
procession can get started on time.
"This will be a chance to show the
team just what a real send-off can
be like. I am anxious that the parade
be as effective as possible," said Pre­witt.
"We will get together at Langdon
Hall and form the procession there.
Then led by the Band we will march
through town to the station and finish
with the songs and yells there. With
the Band furnishing the music all that
the students will have to furnish will
be the songs and the yells; so I want
everybody out."
The Team will leave on the Pied­mont
Limited at 7:30 for the second
game in Louisiana this season. After
the showing of the team last Saturday
spirit and enthusiasm for the ap­proaching
game has run high and the
pep fest promises to be a demonstra­tion
of real "Auburn Spirit". Indica­tions
are that the pep rally will be one
of the largest and most impressive of
the year.
Beginning with the current session
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute is
offering courses in forestry to train
students for various work in forestry
in Alabama and other states. This
instruction will be given by Professor
Donald James Weddell of Michigan
and Florida who has arrived in Au­burn
and assumed his new duties.
The plan, as announced by Dr. John
J. Wilmore, chairman of the admin­istrative
committee, and Dean M. J.
Funchess of the school of agriculture,
is to offer a degree course in forestry
as one of the several courses in the
school of agriculture. Professor Wed­dell
is in the department of horticul­ture.
Arrangements are being made for
freshmen this year to elect forestry,
and several new students in agricul­ture
have indicated their intention
to do this.
Courses in forestry—as announced
by Professor Weddell—include ac­quaintance
with different trees,
studies of the growth of trees, man­agement,
tree mensuration informa­tion,
uses of timber and other subjects
required for thorough training in for­estry.
Professor Weddell came to Auburn
from Florida where for two years he
has been employed by the state fores­try
service. He received his B. S. de­gree
from Michigan State College in
1928 and his M. S. from the same
institution in 1932. From the date of
his first graduation he has been em­ployed
continuously in forestry work
or the study of forestry. He spent
one year with Goodman Lumber Com­pany
in Wisconsin, a portion of one
year with the parks development in
Detroit, Mich., and nine months with
a company of landscape engineers,
after which he did research work at
Michigan State College. Leaving
there he went to Florida where he
resigned to come to Auburn.
Pharmacy Society
Reorganized Here
The Pharmaceutical Society has
been reorganized this year after an
interval of two years in which the
society was inactive. The reorganiza­tion
meeting was held Monday, Octo­ber
24. Officers selected for the com­ing
year are:
J. R. Smith, president; V. R. Mc-
Collum, vice-president; Miss McCol-lough,
secretary, and Mr. Kynard,
parliamentarian. Professors Blake,
Nickel, and Hargreaves are honorary
members.
The program for Monday, October
8, included a talk "The Hall of Science
at the World's Fair" by Professor
Nickel, and a discussion of the possi­bility
of organizing a chapter of the
American Pharmaceutical Society.
"TARTUFFE" TO
BE ENACTED BY
GROUP TONIGHT
Play Will Be First To Be Pro­duced
By Players Here This
Season
FINE CAST
Considered One Of Best Plays
To Be Enacted By Local Ac­tors
By Doug Wallace
The Auburn Players will stage
their first production of the year to­night
at 8:15 P. M. in Langdon Hall.
Presented will be "Tartuff", a five
act play by Moliere, being done by
the players as a tragedy. Adult ad­mission
will be fifteen cents.
"Tartuffe" is considered by many
critics of drama as Moliere's master­piece,
having been written by him in
1664 for a series of royal entertain­ments
at Versailles and as an on­slaught—
most powerful ever attempt­ed
on the stage—against the religious
hypocrisy of that time. Those whom
they play assaulted were able to pre­vent
its being given in Paris for sev­eral
years. Professor Telfair Peet
has rewritten the play as a tragedy,
adding a definite touch of impressive-ness
to the entire production. Child­ren
are not invited to the performance.
Moliere is thought to be next to
Skakespeare as one of the greatest
dramatists that the world has ever
known. Whereas, Shakespeare did
not limit his writings to England,
Moliere was essentially a Frenchman
and wrote his plays for the French
people and more often for the royal
court. It is conceded that Moliere is
the greatest of all comedy writers.
Jimmy Lovelace, who filled a major
role in the production of "Ultima
Thule" last spring, will play the part
of Tartuffe, assisted by Jewel' Martin
as Elmire. Franklin Woodruff, a
veteran of the Auburn stage, will be
seen as Orgon, husband of Elmire and
father or Mariane, with whom Tar­tuffe
has fallen in love. The part of
Mariane will be played by Sue Morton.
Other characters in the play are
Dr. Walston as Mrs. ^Pernelee, Velma
Blanton as Dorine, R. J. Wood as
Cleante, L. Brown as Velere, Bill
Guilford as Damis, and W. Manry as
the officer. Many of the above have
had experience on the amateur stage
and are well qualified for their re­spective
parts in "Tartuffe".
In the first act the scolding that
Mrs. Pernelee is very adept at giving
to every member of the family is quite
amusing. In that act and the others
following the mention of Tartuffe be­tween
centain members of Orgon's
household is frequent as are the opin­ions
of him, who is plotting all the
while as to how he will gain his ends.
Early in the play it becomes evident
that Tartuffe is after the love of
Mariane. But Orgon, her father, has
already given her hand to Cleante,
Mariane's suitor. In the fourth act
Orgon suddenly realizes to his dispair
that Tartuffe has at last -become the
master and that he will have his way
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Large Crowd Attends
Meeting Of A. S. M. E.
Dean Wilmore, Professor Hixon,
Professor Elizondo, and a large crowd
of students were present at the third
meeting of the A. S. M. E.
Professor Elizondo discussed the re­lation
of Latin-America to the United
States and Professor Hixon gave the
second installment of his talk on Prac­tical
Photography. Suggestions for
several talks for future meetings were
given. t
The purposes of the society are to
advance mechanical engineering on
the campus, to provide a medium of
contact between professional engineers
and students and to place the pro­fessional
end of engineering before
the students.
While the society is primarily for
students of mechanical engineering all
students of aeronautical engineering
are urged to attend the next meeting
scheduled for October 28.
LINWOOD FUNCHESS LEAVES
FOR ANNUAL CONCLAVE OF
TAU BETA PI ORGANIZATION
A Coming Back
Funchess Is President Of Au­burn
Chapter; Will Stay At
Columbia University
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A1.ABAMA POL.V - AUBURSl
Robert Coleman, halfback, who
will likely see service Saturday.
PLAINSMAN HEADS
OFF FOR CHICAGO
Moss And Davis Will Attend
Newspaper Convention In
Chicago October 11-13
Fred Moss and Neil Davis, business
manager and editor of The Plainsman
respectively, left Auburn this morning
for Chicago where they will attend a
joint convention of Associated Colle­giate
Press and National College
Press Association, October 11-13.
While in Chicago the Auburn rep­resentatives
to the convention will
stay at the Bismarck Hotel, N.C.P.A
headquarters.
The program for the three sessions
includes several outstanding features.
Mayor Edward J. Kelly and Dr.
Francis V. Coccoran, president of De-
Paul University will be speakers at
the welcome luncheon, which is to be
held tomorrow at noon. Prof. Victor
R. Portmann, of the Kentucky School
of Journalism, will also appear on the
program that afternoon.
Friday and Saturday will be taken
up for the most part in round table
discussions. The organization of
staffs, news coverage, typography and
make-up, and individual pages will be
given major consideration in the edi­torial
sessions. The business round
table program will include discussions
«f laying out advertisement, advertis­ing
that serves, educating the poten­tial
business manager, office practices
of business managers, circulation
plans, and several other topics.
Eugene T. DuPont, sales consultant
expert of the Chicago Daily News will
speak on "How to Sell Your Paper
to Local and National Advertisers".
Other featured talkers will be Prof.
Harry Franklin Harrington, Dean of
the Medill School of Journalism at
Northwestern University, who will
talk on "The Newspaper' of the Fu­ture",
and Mr. Charles C. Young-green,
vice-president of Reincke-Ellis-
Younggreen and Finn, Inc.
Social features of the three pro­gram
include a dance at the Medinah
Michigan Avenue Club and a luncheon
at Marshall Field and Company. In
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Recreation Program
Be Tried In Opelika
Opelika has been selected as one
of the ten cities in Alabama in which
the American Legion-Benarr MacFad-den
recreation program will be tried
out. The second meeting was held
last Thursday in Palmer Hall.
Alabama is the first state in which
this recreation program is to be tried,
and if successful it will be extended to
cover the entire nation. Equipment
is to be furnished, and instructors are
to devote one day a wegk in each city.
This movement is being sponsored by
Benarr MacFadden, wealthy publisher
of Physical Culture, who is nationally
known for his interest in the physical
development of boys.
LEFT SUNDAY
Important Issues Will Be Dis­cussed
At Three Day Session
At Stevens Institute
The Auburn chapter of Tau Beta
Pi will be represented at the national
convention of that society in New
York City October 11-13 by Linwood
Funchess, president of the local group.
Funchess left the city Sunday after­noon
for the 33rd annual session and
will stay at Columbia University
while in New York.
The Tau Beta Pi chapters at Co­lumbia,
New York University, Brook­lyn
Poly, and Stevens Institute will
act as hosts to the visiting delagates.
In an interview with a Plainsman
reporter Funchess stated that several
major questions which have been be­fore
the fraternity for the past few
months will be discussed at business
session, which are to be held at Ste­ven
Institute.
The Student Loan Plan, codifica­tion
and revision of Tau Beta Pi laws,
and consideration of petitions from
several engineering societies which are
now operating as local organizations
will come in for much discussion, Fun­chess
stated.
Besides the business sessions of the
fraternity several other features will
be given for the entertainment of
visiting Tau Betas. A sight-seeing
trip of New York City, a formal
dance at the Columbia University Fac­ulty
Club, a banquet at the same club,
and possibly a trip through Radio
City Rockefeller Center are the major
entertainment features of the pro­gram.
Several outstanding engineers who
hold membership in Tau Beta Pi will
be featured in speeches at business
sessions at the convention. Among
this number will be Mr. P. W. Ott,
brother of Captain E. S. Ott, who was
instructor in Military Science and
Tactics here for several years, nation­al
president of the organization.
The local chapter of Tau Beta Pi
is recognized as one of the most ac­tive
groups in the national. Last
year Auburn was represented at the
national convention in Chicago by
William Beck.
Auburn High Gridmen
Meet Roanoke Friday
Lee County High School's strong
football team will meet one of its
most dangerous threats of the season
when the Auburn boys clash with the
Roanoke High School aggregation Fri­day.
The game will be called at 3
o'clock, on the old high school football
field.
Neither Auburn nor Roanoke has
been defeated or scored upon during
the present season. Each has met
what was considered a strong foe, and
each has triumphed by a score of
10 to 0. The local team defeated Co­lumbus
High, while Roanoke downed
Chambers County High.
Coach Fowler of Auburn believes
he has the strongest team that has
played for Lee County in several
years, and has prophesied that the
Roanoke game will be the best of the
season. Admission will be 15 and
25 cents.
Bobby Wilson, Auburn's star half
back and punter, suffered a broken
rib in the Columbus game and will not
play. Starting for Auburn will be
Whittle and Wild, ends; Newton and
Smith, tackles, Jones and Rew,
guards; Wright, center; Trotter and
Fowler, halves; Ham, fullback; and
Powell, quarter. Whatley, star bas­ketball
player and triple threat man,
will alternate with Powell at quarter;
Chrietzberg, brother of Will Chrietz-berg,
will see service at center. Others
likely to play are Ellis and Howard,
guards; Watkin at end; and Ham­mock
at fullback.
P A G E TWO 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, OCT. 10, 1934
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THE FRATERNITY LEACH
With "rush week" now only a memory,
the fraternity pledge is beginning to form
his habits of conduct for his college life.
May he not allow himself to be classed as
a large number of his older fraternity
brethren—as nothing more thap a "frater­nity
leach".
This type of student is one who comes
to college with but one aim and that to
"make" a fraternity. After he has made
one he is perfectly satisfied. The fraternal
parasite does absolutely nothing. He is
content to sit back and rest on the prestige
which he gained when he was pledged to
a fraternity. He has no time for activi­ties—
there are too many good shows j to
attend. His studies worry him only to the
extent of his passing them. He gives noth­ing
to his fraternity but expects the fra­ternity
to give him everything. The only
honors he receives are those which he gets
purely and simply through his fraternity
membership.
He is a non-entity. In other words, he
takes everything from the fraternity and
gives nothing in return. Instead of helping
his chapter his actions usually bring dis­grace
to the group.
He is a hypocrite. He delights in domi­nating
the freshmen, and takes great pleas­ure
in telling them what they must do to
help the fraternity. He makes a fine first
appearance through his dress and his hearty
attitude. But after "rush week" he is
hardly ever heard except when mid-semes­ter
grades are posted.
His membership is a curse to any frater­nity.
The sooner fraternity members and
pledges realize this truth the sooner frater­nity
membership will carry something be­sides
a social stamp.
However, fraternities must remember
that the pledge is not entirely responsible
for his habits. After all, pledges usually
do that which the chapter requires of
them.
Mid-semester grades will soon be com­piled.
Those pledges who have been left
on their own hook will make deficient
grades. These freshmen will have realized
the lack of interest of those who courted
their good opinion at the first of the year.
Naturally they will not have struggled for
the coveted average as they would have if
some means had been used to tie them
closer to the chapter.
I So it's a fifty-fifty proposition. Through
cooperation the pledge will get much from
his fraternity affiliation and the fraternity
will be proud to call so and so a pledge.
In a few weeks pledges will know how much
good they are doing their fraternity and
the fraternity will know whether or not
it has helped the pledge. If, at that time,
the results are not what we think they
should be let both parties determine to
combine their efforts in doing their part
for a better fraternity.
LISTEN, PROPAGANDISTS!
Those Republican propagandists who have
so violently attacked the New Deal policy of
helping the American farmer should famil­iarize
themselves with the situation in
Japan before they hurl nasty epithets at
Roosevelt's efforts again.
Conditions among the Japanese farmers
have grown rapidly worse, and rumblings
of discontent have been heard.
Silk is the money crop of Japan. The
annual production is about one billion
pounds. Costs of production average about
3.25 yen per eight pounds. In 1927 and
1928 the market price for silk was about
11 yen per eight pounds, and the farmer's
income from this source was over one billion
yen. But for the year 1932-1933 prices
were under three yen per eight pounds. On
silk alone the farmers lost about one hun­dred
million yen. In addition, the cost of
rice, the most popular food of Japan, has
risen.
The situation has become so bad that
numerous delegations have gone to Tokyo
asking that a special session of the Diet
be called to aid the farmers. Instead of
attempting to help them, as the New Deal
has done, Japanese government officials
have done nothing more than listen politely
to the delegations. The American farmers'
plight is not nearly as serious as that of
Japanese farmers, but the government has
been working day and night in an attempt
to help the agriculturists of this nation.
Yet they have received more criticism than
they have praise for their efforts. Whether
or not the AAA helps the American farmer
it was at least formed with that purpose
in mind, while Japan has done nothing to
help the farmers of that nation.
STRUGGLE FOR SEA POWER
In a few months the eyes of the entire
world will once more be diverted to a naval
conference. The "big five"—Great Britain,
Japan, United States, France, and I t a l y -
will be thrown at each other's throats again
through the medium of what looks like
another farcical argument over naval dis­armaments.
So far as the naval problem is concerned
from this corner it seems like the real argu­ment
over rationing battleship tonnage
should be left up to Great Britain, Japan,
France, and Italy. For the United States
to take a very active part in the disarma­ment
conference would be foolish.
The naval policy of the United States is
liable to bewilder the foreign observer. He
is intelligent enough to realize that a nation
with an immense seaboard fronting two
oceans and a foreign trade to the expansion
of which there is no visible limit, must of
necessity have a first class navy.
Nevertheless, it is true that the United
States, if called upon to state its reasons
for wanting a large navy, would have to
fall back upon academic rather than con­crete
principles. Separated from Europe
and Asia by the width of oceans, it is in
no direct danger of attack on a serious
scale. The Phillipines are a dangerous lia­bility
so long as they remain under the
United States flag but after they become
independent and our Asiatic squadron is
withdrawn, this country will have an in­vulnerable
defense. Then, why shouldn't
the United States view the development of
British, Japanese, French, and Italian sea
power with calm and detachment? t
MOVIES
The film version of "Treasure Island"
which we enjoyed Sunday has received, so
we hear, the English and therefore the ulti­mate
stamp of approval. No doubt this
fact suggests to many book lovers the
names of some of their characters and
stories which might be very enjoyable on
the screen.
Personally, we would travel a long way
to see an authenic portrayal of Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle's "Sig Nigel", with possibly
Leslie Howard playing the title role sup­ported
by Wallace Beery as "Simon". A
good blood curdler and at the same time
something "different" would be the drama­tization
of Jack London's "The Star Rover".
A film which could be altogether stupendous
and stand a fair chance of being colossal
would be "The Count of Monte Cristo" (not
to be confused with Paramount's "Countess
of Monte Cristo").
IDLE EMS
Your editor and business manager are off
to Chicago to attend a convention of the
Associated Collegiate Press and the Nation­al
College Press Association . . . We hope
to profit by our trip and return with some
new ideas which we expect to use in serving
you to the best of our ability throughout
this year. Have you had your Glomerata
picture made? . . . if you haven't don't
forget to keep your appointment with the
photographer. The Auburn Players are
presenting their first production of the year
tonight in Langdon Hall . . . "Tartuffe" is
the name of the play and was re-written by
Prof. Peet . . . It is good, don't miss it.
We have a hunch that Auburn will lick L. S.
U. this weekend . . . they're getting better
every game. Now that Joe and Knobby
are getting their money we feel much better
over the situation in Hangoveria. Now that
the general strike has ended in Cuba we are
wondering who will strike next. . . . It
wouldn't seem right if we couldn't read in
the dailies about somebody striking . . .
Funny why Uncle Sam goes to great ex­pense
to buy natty uniforms for his R. O.
T. C. laddies and then the trousers legs
have pistol bottoms.
There will be plenty of dancing this
weekend, what with three dances Friday
night and one Saturday night . . . this
social life!
IN THE MEANTIME
By Darn
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.
* * * *
AS I SIT here thinking of something
to write my mind reviews some of
the happenings of the opening
dances. First the 'Auburn Knights" could
have done a much better job of making
music than did the orchestra obtained by
the Social Committee. There was, also,
quite • a bit of criticism of the treatment
received by a few of last year's seniors,
at the hands of the social committee. It
seems that several members of Scabbard
and Blade were invited to the Saturday
morning dance, but when they arrived at
the Gym they were told that the social com­mittee
had struck their names from the
"list". This same procedure was repeated
at the Blue Key and at Tau Beta Pi dances.
How long will the organizations on this
campus tolerate such an injudicious policy?
Will they continue to be exploited in such
a manner? No! The organizations on this
campus are a little too wise to be "gyped"
in such a manner. It therefore behoves each
organization to take action about this at
once.
* * * *
COURTESY—at one time—was synon­ymous
with the name "Auburn". When
one student met another on the street,
whether it was day or night, he spoke. To
you, the' older students here, have you
noticed any change on the campus? sHave
you been guilty of speaking to some of
our "first year men" and having them
(using the common term) snoot you? What
has become of the courtesy that at one
time prevailed here? Will we succumb to
the practices of other institutions or will
we remain democratic as we have been
heretofore? You, older men, it is up to
you to see that this tradition is upheld.
* * * *
TO MY GOOD FRIEND and colleague
. . . . in my first column, I did not mention
the name of the vocalist in question, be­cause
the man in question is a very fine
fellow. It is the voice which I criticized.
I believe that the man in question considers
me one of his friends, surely, I consider
him as such. Accordingly, you will see
that instead of helping matters, you have
dabbled in something of which you know
little. As for your statement, that you
have never heard criticisms of the voice in
question, I refer you to Benson's some
mealtime. Just watch the expressions of
some of the diners.
* * * *
CONGRATULATIONS to Cecil Strong
for his very enlightening letter to the editor
of The Plainsman. It was with great
pleasure that I read his letter. I agree
with Cecil that a great deal of the animosity
between Alabama and Auburn is caused by
sheer ignorance. If this subject was taken
into consideration by some group here I
am sure that some suitable terms could be
arrived at, and the road would be paved
for the committee of "Legionnaires" to pro­ceed
with their plans to bring the two
schools together in a football game. Before
Auburn and Alabama will play a football
game there will necessarily have to be
some kind of agreement between the two
student bodies.
* * * *
POETRY—With the last issue of the
"Plainsman" comes the announcement
that 1728 students are enrolled in school.
Surely there must be a few of these stu­dents
who are poetically inclined. Since
we do not have a literary magazine on the
campus to which efforts could be submitted,
wquld it not be fitting for the editor of the
"Plainsman" to set aside a poetry column
for the publishing of such student poems
as he should see fit. To start things off I
would like to submit a poem by a former
student who has had several poems publish­ed
in The Plainsman several years ago
under the pen name of "Redlig".
MY IDEAL
When the cups are filled with licker, and
the flasks are passed around,
And all my pals are going on a spree;
I would like to take the licker, forget, and
swig it down,
But a picture on my desk is watching me.
When my buddies all start going to a
questioned part of town,
And my reason's in a whirl and stir;
I am tempted, nearly tempted, but then I
say "thumbs down"
When I stop a bit and think of her.
When I get down and out, blue as hell, and
feeling like a cur,
And, too, I don't exactly give a damn;
Nothing better I prefer than for me to
think of her
Just look what a different man I am.
Perfect girl, Ideal girl—in love with an­other
guy—well sung!
Oh Painter, things are never what they
seem;
I let the other guy get stung;
And me? I let a woman be a dream.
-:- AUBURN FOOTPRINTS *
Tsk„ Tsk, what is this we hear about Bill Hughes' actions in New Orleans
during the past weekend?
* * * * * *
Inquiry recerved by Zeke Funchess from Tau Beta Pi convention head­quarters
:
"Dear Delegate,
"You will be entertained at a dance while you are in New York attending
our convention. Of course, we will provide you with a date. In an effort to
please such a big shot as you we are sending out the following inquiry to de­termine
what kind of girl you like.
What type of girl do you prefer to take to the dance: Please check—
Redhead Large
Blonde Pretty
Brunette Ugly
Small - - . - - - Large eater - - - -
Medium - - - - - Small eater -
Funchess checked "red head", large", "ugly", and "small eater". He explained
to the editor of Footprints that he felt at home with a girl who had the first three
qualifications, and preferred a girl with small appetite since the local members
of Tau Beta Pi wouldn't give him enough money to feed one who ate a lot.
* * * * * *
Cecil Strong: "How do the new co-eds look?"
Walter Brown: "Right past me".
* * * * * *
John said he thought the tramp at the back door of his cafe was trying to
reduce when he said that he hadn't eaten in three days.
* * * * * *
The freshman who went to the war office in search of the key to the parade
ground was certainly misinformed . . . imagine his embarrassment when he learned
that the Cadet kept it.
* * * * * *
Joe Purvis is back with us again this week. He pitched for the Tigers in
Sunday's game with the Cardinals. The first ball he threw was a slow ball. The
game was called on account of darkness.
* * * * * *
Those who live in the vicinity of Bullard Field have probably heard quite a
bit of shouting lately. Don't become disturbed. It's only Colonel Hughes practic­ing
giving commands. His voice broke the other day and drill was dispensed with
until freshman cadets could find it and patch it together again.
* * * * * *
It is reported that "Huey" Overton is autographing grapefruit for his many
admirers now.
* * * * * *
Joe just came in the office and told us of his running the 100 in 8 flat yester­day.
He seemed a bit disappointed over his performance, and stated that he would
have done better had he not broken his leg at the start.
* * * * * *
Word from Joe Ledbetter tells us that he is now a prominent alumnus and
that he is undecided whether he will run for governor of South Carolina or get a
job working.
CABBAGES AND KINGS
By B. S.
WITHOUT THE PALE
University of Minnesota.—The Univer­sity
R. O. T. C. unit will be withdrawn from
the campus entirely, unless credit arrange­ments
for the course are put on a basis
more satisfactory to the war department,
according to a communication from Wash­ington.
The War department gives the University
until February 1 to make a change. If, at
that time, no agreement is reached, Minne­sota
will see the end of its military force—
unless the college decides to continue one
without federal help.
As one officer in the Military headquar­ters
expressed it, "the present credit set­up
is a sort of hodge podge affair" with
some cadets getting three times as much
credit as classmates who sit beside them
in the same courses of study.
The "hodge podge" system is a result
of the policy followed immediately after
compulsory drill was abolished last June.
A committee was named to formulate a
policy, giving college heads most of the
power to make their own credit rulings for
students under their jurisdiction.
* * * *
Georgia Tech.— Loyal Tech graduates
and supporters all over the South and
undergraduate students will be given the
opportunity to attend out-of-town games
on Tech's schedule this fall. The railroads
will cooperate to the extent of running
excursions and special trains to Durham,
N. C, for the Duke game on October 13;
to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the Michigan
State game on October 20; to New Orleans,
La., for the Tulane game on October 27;
to Gainesville, Fla., for the Florida game
on November 24, and to Athens, Ga., for
the Georgia game on December 1.
Already parties are being formed all
over the country to attend these games.
Mr. J. E. Davenport, a graduate of Tech
in the class of 1908, together with the
president of the Michigan-New York Alum­ni
Club, is making arrangements for a
party of Tech alumni to charter several
Pullman cars for the Ann Arbor trip.
* * * *
Florida State College for Women.—Rug-giero
Ricci, violin prodigy, Kathryn Meisle,
contralto, and Ted Shawn, dancer, have
been secured to appear this year in artist
series of programs at Florida State, ac­cording
to the announcement made public
by Ella Scoble Opperman, dean of the
school of music, who is chairman of the
music committee.
The first feature which is scheduled to
take place on November 8 will introduce
to the students at Florida State the eleven-year-
old prodigy, Ruggiero Rucci, who has
been appearing with the Boston Symphony
Orchestra this season. Ricci is considered
as a great artist by critics, not only from
the standpoint of his youth, but also for
his skill in interpretation.
* * * *
University of Georgia—Controversy over
the right of fraternities to have women
guests in the chapter houses ended Thurs­day
with the approval by the i University
Social Life committee of a new set of
rules drawn up by the Pan-Hellenic coun­cil,
whereby fraternities agree to maintain
a chaperone approved by the administra­tion
in the houses at all times.
The new rules also provided that each
fraternity shall have a house mother ap­proved
by the administration, a faculty
advisor to act as representative to the
Social Life committee, and that each chap­ter
set aside a period of study during the
evenings of the week.'
* * * *
Duke University—The Duke Chronicle,
Duke University newspaper, has signed a
contract with United Press for rights to
its world wide service. The contract was
to become effective yesterday.
With 53 branch offices in the United
States and bureaus in the leading cities and
capitals of the world, the United Press will
give the Chronicle complete coverage of
state, national, and foreign news. The re­leases
will be handled through the North
Carolina state bureau at Raleigh.
The Chronicle is one of the college news­papers
which have joined the United Press
within the last year. The UP is making
a special effort to familiarize student read­ers
and journalists with its service.
* * * *
University Alabama—Miss Mary Harmon
Black will serve during the coming year
as Honorary Cadet Colonel of the Univer­sity
R. O. T. C. unit, while Misses Grace
Manderville, Lola Wurtle, and Helen Burns
have been chosen as Honorary Lieutenant
Colonels.
The honorary officers will be presented
to the cadet corps at the annual Home­coming
Parade, which will be held on
November 11. At this time Major General
George Van Home Moseley, Atlanta, com­mander
of the fourth corps area, will re­view
the corps of cadets.
* * * *
Birmingham-Southern. — Apparently an­gered
because the September 21 issue of the
Gold and Black reported to the student
body proposed changes in the honor system,
Guthrie Smith, president of the student
body, denounced the editor of the publica­tion
in a secret meeting held last Tuesday
by the student senate and a faculty com­mittee.
Meeting behind closed doors the senate
and the committee were discussing proposed
changes or amendments to the honor system
when Guthrie Smith broke into a long ti­rade
against the publication.
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.
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Roosevelt have
been censored because beer was served
to young people at a Christmas dance
at the White house. This action was taken
several days ago by the board of temper­ance,
prohibition and public morals of the
New Jersey Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
It is not unreasonable to believe that the
President might next be censored for using
Listerine or Lavoris. They contain alcohol.
Or perhaps a similar temperance and morals
board will request Mrs. Roosevelt to wear
stockings while swimming. Even the
thought of such an expose of the extremi­ties
of our first lady must undoubtedly shock
the sense of decency of these pure and
noble souls.
Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt, in the minds of
their untainted censurers, are probably
"sots" and degenerates. They are ill bred,
low-brow, and entirely lacking in morals;
they are not fit examples for young people.
Our sons and daughters must be barred
from attending any future White House
Dances. The very atmosphere, smacks of
beer.
The Methodist Committee further said
"how it hurts the whole make-up of a true
citizen to read in bold headlines that beer
floods the White House".
Is it too late, my fellow citizens, to save
the president and his lady from utter de­pravity?
Shall the White House be com­pletely
inundated? Is it impossible to train
them to follow the narrow path and tread
in the foot steps of our exhalted, honorable
and upright "board of temperance, prohibi­tion,
and public morals"? There is need of
haste, my friends. On to the White House!
It * * *
TO THE IMMORTAL THREE who read
this column . . . consider my dilemma;
Ye Editor wants copy within the hour.
All I have at present is the above para­graph,
a present of Mr. Jeremiah Jutting-ham,
and a bunch of tag ends that were
cut from the last two columns. Now I
must fill this blank middle space . . . with
what? Of course I might discuss the presi­dential
vacancy here, but that might cause
the editor to be forced to postpone his trip
to Chicago and spend the weekend explain­ing
to college authorities that he was not
entirely crazy, but had just been lax in the
copyreading of the efforts of one of his
mentally incompetent columnists . . . Or
perhaps I might discuss, in a general fash­ion,
of course, the commercialization of col­lege
athletics, with the sly hint that the
death of the famous Auburn Spirit is per­haps
attributable to this mercenary barrier
which our alumni have placed between the
men who represent Auburn on the football
field and the average student . . . But
such a discussion would be futile for two
reasons; first, I'm sorely afraid that Au-burnus
wouldn't catch the hint, and second,
I'm afraid it would be too conducive of
apoplexy among various members of the
Old Guard here at Auburn . . . and similar
excellent reasons can be found for not
writing on several subjects which might
prove of interest. So I must up and pace
the floor and attempt to concentrate on
some innocent, inoffensive and conventional
subject. An absent look out a window dis--
closes an innocent, inoffensive and most
conventional town spread before my eyes
. . . but I can't write about the whole town
. . . whole bevies of I, I, &C. co-eds are
traipsing about the campus . . . but who
is the mere man who would dare relegate
woman to one papagraph? . . . -Pon my
word, here's column's end, and I haven't
said anything yet . . . so what?
* * * *
TAG ENDS—In all due appreciation of
the efforts put forth by the Social Com­mittee,
and the difficulties that they have
encountered, may we ask that they try just
a little bit harder to get a first-class or­chestra
for the Junior Prom . . . And
speaking of the dances, the famed Lady
of the pugnacious mouth and innumerable
freckles was all that half of this column
told the other half that she would be . . .
Wonder what strides this institution could
make under the leadership of an able pres­ident
. . . said president to be entirely di­vorced
'from State politics?? A certain
assistant librarian received a very stony
stare when he appeared amused at one of
our most sophisticated co-ed's request for
"Treasure Island" . . . . In accordance
with the "Regimentation" spirit that is said
y
to be sweeping the country, I would suggest
the organization of the regiment of boot-wearers
that infest the campus . . . and
any man caught with odor of horse upon
his boots is to be fined ten dollars and
forced to ride one of the brutes twice around
the riding hall. . . . Plea t» Auburnus—
please make an effort to remain inaudible
throughout the presentation of Tartuffe to­night.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10, 1934 T H E A U B U R N 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
SOCIETY AND NEWS FEATURES
M I L D R E D W A D K I N S , S o c i e t y Editor
Glee Club Will Give
Dance Friday Night
The Glee Club will give its annual
banquet and dance Friday night. The
dance will be given in the Recreation
Hall and will begin at nine o'clock.
The banquet will be open only to
members and will be held in Benson's
dining hall. Attractive decorations
have been planned for the occasion.
Professor Bulleit, director of the
club, will serve as toastmaster.
Following the banquet members
and their dates will go to Langdon
Hall for the dance. This is to be a
script affair with all students invited
to attend. Admission charge will be
seventy-five cents. The Auburn
Knights will furnish the music for
the affair. Several out-of-town girls
are expected to be in attendance at
the dance.
Robert A. McMillan
Weds Hope Norman
Friends of Robert McMillan here
received the announcement of his
marriage to Hope Norman with a
great deal of pleasure. The marriage
took place last Friday in Anniston.
Mr. McMillan attended Auburn and
graduated in 1931. He is a member
of Sigma Nu fraternity and took an
active interest in extra-curricular ac­tivities
while here, he having served
as Chairman of the Social Committee
his senior year.
T r a c k T o g * For Rat
C a n d i d a t e s Is H e re
Track equipment for freshmen is
now in, according to Coach Wilbur
Hutsell, and freshman track men can
now get fully organized. The rodent
cinder artists were handicapped at
first because of insufficient equip­ment.
Coach Hutsell expects a suc­cessful
year.
All persons out for track, like mem­bers
of the football squad, the exempt
from physical training. Assisting
Coach Hutsell with the men is Robert
Rutand, pole vault champion of the
Southeastern conference.
Mrs. A g n e w W i l l S p e ak
A t M e e t i n g H e r e S o on
Mrs. Jean Cameron Agnew, pres­ident
of the Writers' Conclave of
Alabama, will be the guest speaker
at the meeting of the Auburn Wo­men's
Club tomorrow at the Method­ist
Church. Mrs. Agnew lives at
LaFayette.
Mrs. J. W. Scott is in charge of
arrangements for the meeting, and
tickets may be obtained from her.
The meeting is called for 3 o'clock.
S e v e n Merit B a d g es
A w a r d e d B o y S c o u ts
Seven Auburn Scouts were award­ed
merit badges by J. A. Parrish, P.
P. Powell, and H. W. Martin at a
recent meeting of the local Court of
Honor.
John and Herbert Martin were
awarded the merit badge in Astro­nomy,
marking the first time that any
Scout in Auburn has won a badge in
this subject.
Other merit badges awarded were
Bookbinding to the two Martin boys
along with John Turner Hudson,
Swimming to John Martin,'and Per­sonal
Health to Marr Sahag.
L a m b d a Chi P l e d g es
W i l l Be E n t e r t a i n ed
On Friday night Lambda Chi Al­pha
will entertain at a dance honor­ing
their pledges. Two pledges from
each other fraternity will also be
their guests. There will be several
pledge leadoute featured. William
McDaniel and his Collegians will play
from 9 until 12.
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C o a c h e s E n t e r t a i n ed
By O p e l i k a K i w a n i a ns
Auburn coaches refused to make
definite predictions as to the remain­der
of the college games last Wed­nesday
when they were guests of the
Opelika Kiwanis Club, but they did
express confidence that the team
would improve steadily during the
rest of the season.
The eoaches present were Wilbur
Hutsell, Jimmie Hitchcock, and Ralph
Jordan, who were introduced by Hom­er
Wright. Each gave a short talk
for the benefit of the Opelika club.
V e t s E n t e r t a i n At
D a n c e Last F r i d ay
Students of the School of Veter­inary
Medicine were hosts at a dance
on Friday night at the Student Cen­ter.
The color scheme of orange and
blue was carried out throughout the
Hall. Music was provided by Happy
Davis and his Cavaliers*
D a n c e T o B e G i v en
B y S i g m a N u F r i d ay
Beta Theta Chapter of Sigma Nu
F r a t e r n i t y will entertain at a dance
on Friday night at their local Chapter
House. The fraternity colors, black,
white, and gold, will be used in the
decorations. Happy Davis and his
Cavaliers will play.
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PERSONAL
AENTION
Clifford Wear, Jr., Auburn gradu­ate
in chemical engineering, is spend­ing
a short vacation with his parents
in Opelika. Mr. Wear is now steel
chemist for the Gulf States Steel
Company at Gadsden, Ala.
* * *
Among the Opelika residents who
attended the Auburn-Tulane game
Saturday were Dr. and Mrs. G. W.
Blackshear. Dr. Blackshear played
on Auburn's football team at one
time, and later also played for Tulane
while attending medical school there.
He is an active Auburn booster.
* * *
Leland Hulbert, violinist for Gene
Sammarco's Californians who played
for the opening dances here last week,
entertained at the First Methodist
Church in Opelika before leaving this
section.
* * *
A party composed of Jack Ram­sey,
L. B. Moon, Larry Tabor, John
H. Camp, Rudy Martin, and Arthur
Mueller attended the Auburn-Tulane
game in New Orleans Saturday.
* * *
Among the students going to the
game in New Orleans were: Misses
Mary Jim Enloe, Kathleen Crossley,
Lucille Lewis, Sarah Hooper, Frances
and Elizabeth Wright, Bill Smith
and Bill Swann.
* * *
Miss Louise Matthews visited rela­tives
in Grove Hill during the week­end.
* * *
Pat Plumlee and James Lockey at­tended
the Alabama-Sewannee game
in Montgomery Saturday.
* * *
Miss Eloise Miller, who is teach­ing
at Alex City, was the guest of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Miller, on Sunday.,
* * *
Miss Mary Earle Graham spent
the week-end at her home in Mobile.
* * *
Miss Lucille Pound was in Atlanta
Sunday.
K i r a l f y ' s in C o l u m b u s is
u n d e r t h e s a m e m a n a g e ­m
e n t as C o h e n Bros, in
W e s t Point.
Y O U R V I S I T W I L L B E A N T I C I P A T E D A N D G R E A T LY
A P P R E C I A T E D
KIRALFY'S
E l i z a b e t h G a r r e t t Is
W e d To J o h n G a b le
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Garrett, Auburn graduate, and Mr.
John Gable of South/ Carolina was
announced last week.
Mrs. Gable, formerly of Dadeville,
Ala., attended Montevallo before
coming to Auburn. While here she
was a member of Chi Omega Sorority.
Mr. Gable completed his work at The
Citadel and Clemson, and is now con­nected
with the Gable Real Estate
Company of Charleston.
The young couple will make their
home in Charleston.
A u b u r n R o t a r y Club
N o w M e e t s A t H o t el
The meeting place of the Auburn
Rotary Club has been changed to the
Thomas Hotel. The club met for the
first time at its new location last
Thursday for its regular weekly
luncheon.
C. L. Hixon, chairman of the pro­gram
committee, outlined the pro­gram
policy for the future, after
which a short talk was given by Dry-den
Baughman. Officers of the Au­burn
Rotary a r e : Maj. G. H. Franke,
president; Wilbur H. Hutsell, vice
president; C. A. Baughman, secre­t
a r y ; and J. H. Hanson, treasurer.
E n g a g e m e n t of L o w e -
P r i n c e Is A n n o u n c ed
A photograph of Miss Hazel Prince,
of Opelika, former Auburn student,
appeared in the Montgomery Adver­tiser
Sunday along with the announ­cement
of her engagement to Mr.
Guy Lowe of Auburn.
Both Miss Prince and Mr. Lowe
have many friends here who will be
pleased to hear of their announce­ment.
The wedding will be this fall.
W. A . A . G i v e s D a n ce
I n G i r l s ' G y m n a s i um
The Woman's Athletic Association
entertained at a girl break dance on
Saturday night at the Girls' Gym.
During the course of the evening
several W. A. A. leadouts and no-breaks
were featured. Happy Davis
and his Cavaliers furnished music
for the occasion.
Auburn Club Hostess
To LaFayette Women
The local Business and Professional
Women's Club were hostess to the
LaFayette club Monday evening at
the Thomas Hotel. Those present
from LaFayette were Miss Bess Bark­er,
president; Miss Dowdell, Mrs.
Cole, Mrs. Andrews, and Mrs. Martin.
Miss Mary Martin, research chair­man,
was in charge of the program.
She discussed the results of different
studies made to ascertain salaries and
salary differences, the amount of
professional training, age factors, and
economic conditions.
"The National Federation of Bus­iness
and Professional Women's Clubs
is actively engaged in research work
regarding the status of women. This
work is being systematically carried
on. by the national office and through
s t a t e and local clubs", Miss Martin
said.
Miss Virginia Igou, president, an­nounced
that Miss Jessie Aycock had
been appointed new publicity chair­man
for the current year.
Club guests were Mrs. Andrew
Buchanan, Miss Thelma Graves, and
Miss Melba Stone.
U. D . C. S e s s i o n W i ll
Be H e l d In C i t y S o on
The Letitia Ross District of the
Alabama Division of the United Dau­ghters
of the Confederacy will con­vene
in Auburn at the Methodist
Church, Friday, 10 a.m. Mrs. N. D.
Denson, Sr., of Opelika, chairman of
the district, will preside.
Delegates from Midway, Tuskegee,
Opelika, Alex City, and Auburn will
be present. About forty visitors are
expected. Lunch will be served by
the local Admiral Raphael Semmes
chapter acting as hostess. Miss Lu-cile
Burton is president of the
chapter.
A u b u r n Girl Scouts
M e e t At Girls' G ym
Troops 1 and 2 of the Auburn
Girl Scouts met Wednesday, Oct. 3,
at the college girls' gym. After the
meeting the two groups joined in
dancing, singing and volley ball.
DELEGATION TO HEAR
MISS THOMPSON SPEAK
A large' delegation from Auburn
is expected at the lecture by Dorothy
Thompson in Montgomery, Nov. 26,
a t 8 o'clock. This is the first number
to appear on the Montgomery lecture
course, which attracts many from
over the state each year.
Miss Thompson will talk on "The
Crisis in Germany". Recently she
was expelled from Germany because
of some articles published two years
ago criticizing Hitler. Miss Thomp­son
writes for the magazines and
newspapers. She is the wife of Sin­clair
Lewis, famous novelist.
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P A G E FOUR THE A U B U R N PLAINSMAN -:- A L A B A M A POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10, 1934
AUBURN LOSES GAME
TO TULANE GREENIES
IN NEW ORLEANS 13-0
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Bucky Bryan in his tracks on the
Tulane eight in the final period. 'Lof-lin
pulled a similar stunt in going
Musgrove three yards better, hitting
Bryan on his own five. Hugh Rod-gers,
a sophomore, who has been com­ing
along rapidly since the opening
of the season, also gave a most
capable exhibition of tackle technique
in Saturday's encounter but not any
more than did Haygood Paterson, who
started at the other tackle post or
Loflin and Tolve, both of whom were
formidable linemen Saturday. Cap­tain
Mike Welch and Norman Hous­ton,
aided by Irving Levi and Sam
McCroskey took good care of the
guard positions, Captain Welch par­ticularly
being a constant threat to
ambitions Greenie backs. Alternate-captain
Benlnie Penjton proved his
right to gridiron honors together with
Sophomore Joel Eaves, Mutt Morris
and George Strange who assisted him
in holding down the wing posts.
Morris started the game at right end.
Auburn Outing Club
Checks Fish Growth
The Auburn Outing club has kept
an accurate check on the growth of
fish planted in Wilmore Dam lake
by the state game and fisheries de­partment
back in 1927.
Since 1929, the records of the club
show, the fish have steadily been-gain-ing
in size and this year the lake
yielded an 8% pound bass, the larg­est
yet taken there.
In 1929 the largest fish caught
weighed two pounds, 15 ounces. A
year later the largest one tipped the
scales at three pounds, 14 ounces and
in 1931 the prize catch weighed five
pounds one ounce.
The biggest one in 1932 weighed
four pounds and seven ounces and
the largest bass taken in 1933 was
only one ounce heavier. But this
year the scales have been groaning
under fish weighing seven pounds, ten
ounces; seven pounds, eleven ounces
and finally the biggest bass of all.
EYES OF-LOUISIANA
TO BE FOCUSED ON
MICKAL SATURDAY
Popular L. S. U. Student Is One
Of Nation's Brainiest Quar­terbacks
Tiger Theatre
AUBURN, ALABAMA
"The Showplace of East
Alabama"
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10
CHESTER MORRIS in
"EMBARRASSING
MOMENTS"
with Marion Nixon
Comedy "Plumbing for Gold"
and Pictorial Review.
"JACK-POT NIGHT" at.8:4S—
Don't Forget.
THURSDAY, OCT. 11
. "MIDNIGHT ALIBI"
with Richard Barthelmess
—Damon Runyon's encore to
"Lady For A Day" and "Little
Miss Marker".
Added: Billy Bevan in "POP'S
PAL" and Screen Souvenirs.
FRIDAY, OCT. 12
"STRAIGHT IS THE
WAY"
with Franchot Tone, May Rob-son,
Karen Morley, Gladys
George, Nat Pendleton,
Jack LaRue.
Also: Ruth Etting in "Derby
Decade" and Latest News
Events.
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10
"She Was A Lady"
with Helen Twelvetrees and
Also Screen Snapshots and
Shorts.
THURSDAY, OCT. 11
"Hollywood Party"
Laurel and Hardy, Lupe Velez,
Jimmy Durante, Polly Moran,
Jack Pearl, Charles Butter-worth,
Ted Healy and Stooges,
Mickey Mouse, and Eddie Quil-lan.
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FRIDAY, OCT. 12
DIANA WYNWARD
"One More River"
John Galsworthy's Best Seller:
Musical "Vaudeville Daze" and
Cartoon.
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ON THE STAGE
"Gingham Girl
Revue"
Henri Nizer (The Human Frog)
Silvers and Shaffer (Blackface
and Comic) Mary Ellen Tate
(Torch Singer) and Many other
specialties.
EIGHT PIECE ORCHESTRA
SINGING -:- DANCING
C o m i n g "DAMES"
Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 9 — Grey
matter—that substance that separates
the genius from the average tax payer
—is a priceless fluid. And Abe Mick-al,
Louisiana State's sensational ju­nior
quarterback, has a fortune in
grey matter.
Not only has the Louisiana star
more than his share of grey matter
between the ears, but he seems to have
received a shot in his right foot, right
arm and fingers.
Mickal, a quiet, reserved and pop­ular
Syrian, is one of the leading stu­dents
attending L. S. U. His schol­astic
record for the past two years
is as brilliant as his gridiron record,
which included the title of the
"south's best sophomore" in 1933 and
14 consecutive place kicks for extra
points. As a sophomore he was a
member of the varsity debating team
and several honorary societies.
Capt. Lawrance (Biff) Jones made
good use of Mickal's educated toe
and arm last fall and this season he
is capitalizing on Abe's mental bril­liance
by giving his star junior the
quarterbacking duties.
Mickal's educated throwing arm and
his toe turned defeat into ties for L.
S. U. in the first two games of the
1934 season. Trailing Rice institute
—who defeated Purdue last Saturday
—by a 9 to 0 score in the last quarter,
Mickal booted 67 yards to the Texans'
one-yard line. Rice took an intentional
safety, making the score 9-2. Six
plays later, with Mickal running four
times and passing once, Abe crashed
over for a touchdown. But the ball
was brought back and another back
scored on the next play. Mickal then
calmly sent his 15th consecutive place
kick through the uprights to tie the
score at 9-9.
Last Saturday against the "aerial
circus"" of Southern Methodist, Mickal
completed two long touchdown passes,
one netting 36 yards and the other
72, to twice enable L. S. U. to score
after the Mustangs had tallied and
added the extra point. Mickal's 16th
straight goal tied the count at 7-7,
while his 17th, scored in the last four
minutes of play, made it 14-14. In
addition to his two touchdown passes
and two extra points, Abe carried the
ball twice as often as any other Tiger
back and finished with an average
gain of three yards per try.
Mickal rates not only as a distance
kicker—and he has several 70-yard
punts to his credit—but he is a great
coffin corner kicker. A dangerous
safety man gets few chances to return
his kicks.
Last year in L. S. U.'s game with
Tulane, the traditional rival, Mickal
threw a touchdown pass and then
was called ' upon to kick 13th con­secutive
extra point. Jinx or no jinx,
he booted a "strike" to allow his team
to come from behind and save the day
with a 7-7 tie.
Only three of the ten teams the
Tigers played last fall escaped his
touchdown passes. And if anyone
says, in this part of the woods, that
someone is a better player than Mick­al,
he had better remember "The Vir­ginian"
and smile.
Burkes Predicts New
Buildings In Auburn
A new hotel and stadium within
the next two years is the prediction
of Mr. R. L. Burkes, Auburn real
estate dealer. Both Mr. Burkes and
Mr. B. C. Pope, another real estate
man, claim that the price of real es­tate
in this city has been affected
very little by the depression.
Auburn has been exceptional in
this respect. During the lean years
there were no property sacrifices and
very few mortgage foreclosures. De­sirable
building lots on built-up paved
streets sell for $1100 up.
Home building has fallen off con­siderably.
For several years prior to
1930 from 20 to 30 houses per year
were built. Since 1930 the average
per year will not run to more than
four or five.
Rents dropped some during the de­pression,
but at no time have there
been many vacant houses. At pres­ent
seven or eight houses are empty,
which is really a small number for a
town this size. House owners have
never had much trouble in collecting
their rents.
Mr. Burkes is expecting a building
boom during the next year, with
probably twenty private homes being
constructed. *
GUNBY TEACHING
LADIES' CLASS IN
RIDING THIS YEAR
R. O. T. C. Captain Reports
Largest Enrollment Since Be­ginning
Of Course
Legion Post To Aid
In Armistice Fete
PLAINSMAN HEADS
OFF FOR CHICAGO
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addition delegates will be guests of
DePaul University at the DePaul-
Dayton football game Friday night.
One of the most interesting features
of the program will be a tour of a
Chicago newsplant, which is to be
held Friday afternoon.
The Plainsman is one of the few
southern college newspapers belong­ing
to both the Associated Collegiate
Press and the National College Press
Association.
The sport of horsemanship is Jbe-ing
studied and enjoyed by 50 mem­bers
of the Ladies riding class con­ducted
again this year by Capt. Tom
Gunby of the R. O. T. C. staff.
This is a record enrollment, popu­larity
of the class having increased
Steadily since its beginning several
years ago. Some of the members are
taking riding for the third year and
have developed into accomplished
horsewomen.
The class is divided into two sect­ions
which report for two hours of
instruction weekly. Separate instruc­tion
is given beginners in each sec­tion.
Later in the year opportunity
for instruction in jumping will be
offered those who are advanced in rid­ing,
said Captain Gunby.
It is expected that another paper
chase or drag hunt will be held by
the class around Thanksgiving. Last
year the chase was held over an in­teresting
10-mile course. Though def­inite
arrangements have not been
made, it is possible that the annual
gymkhana will be staged much earlier
this year, perhaps near the first of
February.
Captain Gunby is being ably assist­ed
in the instruction this year by
Lieutenant Klepinger and Miss Helen
Franke.
The local American Legion post
will collaborate with the college in
sponsoring one of their best programs
of the year at Armistice Day, Nov.
11. Colonel W. S. Pritchard of Bir­mingham,
renowned physician and de­partment
commander, is to be the
chief speaker.
The full details of the program
have not been worked out, but there
will be other attractions besides Col.
Pritchard's talk. Announcements will
be made later.
Maj. G. H. Franke has been ap­pointed
by Col. Pritchard to serve on
a national defense committee. Maj.
Franke has been commander of the
local post, and served in the same
battalion with Col. Pritchard during
the war.
The state American Legion has
planned its full program for the year
according to Maj. Franke. The chief
state-wide objective is to "secure leg­islation
that will classify education
as a primary function of the state."
LEE COUNTY FAIR
POSTPONED; TO BE
HELD OCTOBER 16
Postponement Made Upon Re­quest
Of Lanette Post Of
American Legion
DUNCAN IS SPEAKER
AT KIWANIS MEETING
The Lee County Fair scheduled
to be held at Opelika Oct. 9-13 has
been postponed until Tuesday, Oct.
16. This action was announced by
the officials, of the fair Saturday,
Oct. 6. The postponement was made
because of a request from the La-indicated
that they will attend the
banquet on the evening of October 16.
nette Post of the American Legion.
This Lee County Fair is the first
one to be held since 1930, so the
officials are planning one of the
largest ever to be held. The agricul­ture,
school and community exhibits,
combined with the free act of daring
performers who even risk their lives
to thrill the crowd, are the chief
attractions planned.
On the opening day, next Tuesday,
Oct. 16, all ladies will be admitted
free. Wednesday, Oct. 17, will be
School Day, when all Lee County
schools will be given a partial holiday.
Students are urged to have their
Glomerata pictures made by appoint­ment.
The Letty Ross District, United
Daughters of the Confederacy will
convene at the Auburn Methodist
Church Friday morning at ten o'clock.
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been of large value and importance
to American citizens in all walks of
life."
Coach Dell Morgan talked about the
Auburn-Tulane football game in New
Orleans Saturday. He said that the
Auburn team played an excellent
game, having made remarkable im­provement
since the Oglethorpe-Au-burn
game on week before.
A poll of the club was taken to
ascertain the number who will attend
the state Kiwanis convention in Mont­gomery,
October 16-17. A majority
'TARTUFFE" TO
BE ENACTED BY
GROUP TONIGHT
(Continued from Page 1)
no matter what the consequences
might be. Tartuffe is a .clever man!
In the fourth act when Tartuffe ap­pears
for the first time, the scene
becomes somber and seems to foretell
of coming events. A snake is curled
about the wondow frame; and as Tar­tuffe
gains what he is after in the
fifth act, the snake is seen to cover
the entire window. All in all the play
is tense and moments of suspense are
frequent.
A great handicap of the Players in
past years has been the lack of suit­able
curtain in Langdon Hall, but
that has been remedied this year by
the addition to the equipment of a
new cur'tain.
PAVING COMPLETED
Paving has been completed on the
stretch of highway between Opelika
and Waverly. The work on this pro­ject
has been rushed, and the highway
is now ready for traffic. Part of the
crew will continue to work for another
{month finishing the shoulders and
adding other final touches.
Thursday p. m. at 3:00, at the
Methodist church parlor, the Woman's
Club is 'giving a seated tea for the
membership. Mrs. Jean Cameron Ag-new
of LaFayette, state president of
the "Writers Conclave", will be the
guest speaker.
Friday, at 2:45 p. m. the P. T.-A.
will hold its regular meeting at the
High School. Dr. Roger Allen will
be the speaker and his subject will
be, Banking for Children.
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