1934-09-07 The Plainsman

              Semi-Weekly Plainsman
SATURDAY ISSUE THE PLAINSMAN Welcome New and
Old Students
TO FOSTER THE A U B U R N S P I R IT
VOLUME LVIII AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1934 NUMBER 1
WILLIAM HUGHES IS NAMED
BRIGADE COLONEL, TABOR,
EI1IS, COAN ALSO CHOSEN
Military Dept. Announces Brig­ade,
Regimental, and Bat­talion
Officers
OTHERS NAMED LATER
Incompleteness Of Registration
And Organization Delay
Other Appointments
The appointments of the seniors in
R. 0. T. C. to the positions of Cadet
Colonels, Cadet Lieutenant Colonels,
Cadet Majors, Cadet Captain, to be
Brigade Adjutant and Cadet Captains,
to be Battery and Company Comman­ders,
were made known today by
Major Gustav H. Franke, Professor
of Military Science and Tactics.
Due to incompleteness of organiza­tion
and enrollment complete an­nouncement
of cadet officer appoint­ments
cannot be made until a later
date.
All Seniors other than those named
below will report for drill next Tues­day,
September 11th, with the organ­ization
to which they were assigned
as juniors last year.
With the approval of the Adminis­trative
Committee the following ap­pointments
of cadet officers were an­nounced
today by the Commandant,
Major G. H. Franke:
FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE
Cadet Colonel, W. M. Hughes.
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel, H. B.
Rahner, Executive.
Cadet Captain, A. L. Thornton, Ad­j
u t a n t .
1st Field Artillery Regiment
Cadet Colonel, F. H. Ellis.
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel, B. L.
Veazey, Executive.
Cadet Major, First Battalion, B. W.
Franklin.
Cadet Major, Second Battalion, W.
B. Collins.
Cadet Captain, Battery "A," G. H.
Lester.
Cadet Captain, Battery "B," J. Mc.
VanHoose.
Cadet Captain, Battery "C," M. T.
Martin.
Cadet Captain, Battery "D," J. M.
Fitzgerald.
Cadet Captain, Battery "E," L. C.
Brown.
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
Cadet Colonel, J. Tabor.
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel, W. V.
Fenton, Executive.
Cadet Major, First Battalion, J. W.
Ramsay.
Cadet Major, Second Battalion, J.
L. Parker.
Cadet Captain, Battery "A," R. J.
Friedman.
Cadet Captain, Battery "B," J. E.
Cooper.
Cadet Captain, Battery "C," M. W.
Sledge.
Cadet Captain, Battery "D," P. A.
Tutwiler.
Cadet Captain, Battery "E," E. T.
Rouse.
Cadet Major, Mounted Battery, H.
J. Morris, Jr.
ENGINEER REGIMENT
Cadet Colonel, Jack L. Coan.
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel, Linwood
E. Funchess, Executive.
Cadet Captain, G. K. Quinney, Ad­jutant.
Cadet Major, First Battalion, E. C.
Rushing.
Cadet Captain, Adjutant First Bat­talion,
H. T. Martin.
Cadet Major, Second Battalion, W.
P. Roberts.
Cadet Captain, Adjutant Second
Battalion, A. B. Jacobs.
Cadet Captain, Company "A," L. C.
Lytz.
Cadet Captain, Company "B," E. A.
Gait.
Cadet Captain, Company "C," W. N.
Chambers. .
Cadet Captain, Company "D," Rob­ert
Klein.
Cadet Captain, Company "E," A. K.
Allen.
Dean Wilmore
Freshmen are reminded that they
must wear "rat" caps at all times.
Otherwise they will be dealt with.
Dr. John J. Wilmore, Chairman of
the Administrative Committee, this
week began his 47th consecutive year
of service at Auburn.
It was on September 1, 1888, that
Dr. Wilmore came to Auburn as a
young man after graduation at Pur­due
University. At that time stu­dent
enrollment at Auburn numbered
only 200. He has been a member of
the faculty ever since, his being the
longest consecutive tenure of service
of any professor here.
RECEPTION TO BE
HELD AT MANSION
President's Mansion To Be
Scene Of Program Especially
Arranged For N e w Students
An announcement from college offi­cials
is to the effect that a reception
for all new students will be held in
the President's Mansion tonight at
eight o'clock. Guests will be wel­comed
by administrative officials.
The object of the reception is to en­able
new students to become acquaint­ed
with each other and with their
professors. To aid in this plan the
deans of the various departments will
be in the receiving line. Each student
attending the reception is requested
to wear a tag on which is printed his
name and home town.
This is the first reception of this
kind to be held as a part of the orien­tation
period of freshmen and other
new students. Those in charge of the
affair have urged all new students,
whether freshmen or upperclassmen,
to attend.
Several features are planned to fa­cilitate
in making a success of the
"get-acquainted" plan. Refreshments
will be served at the conclusion of
the program.
Immediately following the recep­tion
at the President's Mansion, the
guests will be welomed by the Student
Executive Cabinet in Alumni C. i-nasium,
with Bill Hughes, president,
in charge. This is to be an informal
affair which has also been planned as
an aid to familiarize new students
with Auburn. Blue Key, national
honor society, is joint sponsor of the
program.
The orientation period began this
morning when the first convocation
of the year was held in Langdon Hall
at 11 o'clock. Drs. Wilmore, Duncan,
and Crenshaw, members of the Ad­ministrative
Committee, were in
charge of the program.
The purpose of the convocation, as
was explained by school authorities
in several brief talks, was to acquaint
new students with the school and
their work. Suggestions and instruc­tions
to aid the students in their fu­ture
work here were outlined.
Bill Hughes, president of the Stu­dent
Executive Cabinet, also made a
short speech in which he welcomed
new students and explained to them
the purpose and functions of the Cab­inet.
NOTICE!
All new men interested in the Au­burn
Band see Mr. P. R. Bidez Friday
afternoon and Saturday morning at
Langdon. Hall.
AUTHORITIES AT
AUBURN PROMISE
BANNER SESSION
BENGALS FACING
STIFF SCHEDULE
AS WORK BEGINS
Committee Greets Students In
Message; Assurance Of Suc­cessful
Year Given
ASK COOPERATION
Students Reminded That Rules
Of School Will Be Strictly
Enforced
Following is the welcome message
to all students from the Administra­tive
Committee, composed of Drs.
John J. Wilmore, B. H. Crenshaw, and
L. N. Duncan:
September 6, 1934.
To All Students:
We are happy to have you in Au­burn.
It is a pleasure to see old stu­dents
back in college and a joy to see
a big class of freshmen and other new
students. It is yet too early to an­nounce
enrollment figures but all in­dications
point to a year of splendid
work and a very satisfactory enroll­ment.
Please be assured that all profes­sors
and instructors are anxious for
each student to make a successful rec­ord
in college. Hence, your professors
and instructors will be delighted to
assist you in any way they can in
attaining the desired goal. Please
feel free to present your problems to
them and ask their assistance. It is
our ambition that you have the very
best training and preparation when
you graduate. We can help you but
major responsibility is yours.
We remind all students at the be­ginning
of this session that the de­mand
is for students who have made
outstanding records in college. Com­petition
in business, in agriculture,
and elsewhere is becoming keener
from year to year. Only the efficient
and capable will survive. Conse­quently,
those students who make only
mediocre records will be at a-great
disadvantage in finding work after
graduation.
This fact should be an inducement
to every student to make the best rec­ord
and attain the best results. The
changing economic and social struc­ture
is placing more emphasis upon
students who have participated in stu­dent
activities along with excellent
results in classes.
We hope that all students will ac­quaint
themselves with the few rules
of the college and do their best to ob­serve
them* Excuse-making and excep­tion-
seeking are objectionable and
harmful to those who practice them.
Rules of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute are few and simple. In
brief, all that is expected is that stu­dents
do the right thing at all times
and under all circumstances. Such
practice in college prepares students
for greater careers in the future.
We have much faith in co-operation
which has been a major factor in the
outstanding success of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute. Students and
faculty work together. We are sure
that this will continue. We are de-lightedjgjjiit^
the fine type of new stu­dents
who have registered for the en­suing
session.
Again welcoming the return of all
old students and the coming of all
new students, we are,
Faithfully yours,
Jno. J. Wilmore,
B. H. Crenshaw,
L. N. Duncan,
Administrative Committee.
Fifty Candidates Are Going
Through Paces Under Mea­gher;
Half Are Sophomores
WELCH CAPTAIN
Only Six Lettermen Return;
Gridsters Enter Practice Ses­sions
With Enthusiasm
ENGLISH PORTRAITURE BE
SHOWN AT ART MUSEUM
The New York Metropolitan Mus­eum
is lending some of its best ex­amples
of English portraiture to the
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
These, with other portraits, will be
on exhibit in Montgomery from Oct.
14 through Nov. 30, when eighteenth
and nineteenth century work will be
studied.
Among the famous artists whose
works will be brought from New York
are Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir Henry
Raeburn, and Charles Noel Flagg.
Flagg's painting of Mark Twain is
in the collection.
Under a new coaching staff and fac­ing
one of the most difficult schedules
in years, Auburn's 1934 football hope­fuls
began preparation Monday for
their annual gridiron campaign.
Approximately fifty candidates re­ported
to Head Coach Jack Meagher,
starting his first year at the helm of
Tiger athletics, and of this number,
only six are returning letter men.
Over half of the squad is composed
of sophomores.
Heading the veterans is Captain
Mike Welch, a popular player and a
hard worker, who developed during the
close of last season into a guard of
the first rank. He is expected to hold
down one of the guard positions, while
his running mate on the other side
of the line will be chosen from Nor­man
Houston, letterman, and Irving
Levi, seniors, and -Sam McCroskey,
Everette McAllister, and Fred Gillam,
all sophomores.
At center Barney Musgrove, senior
letterman, Fred Black, reserve junior
of last year, and Frank Gantt and
Walter Gilbert are waging a nip and
tuck fight for first place. The odds
favor the latter two.
The tackles are perhaps the best
fortified positions on the team with
Mutt Morris and Haygood Paterson,
Jr., both seasoned veterans, returning,
together with sophomores Hugh Rog­ers,
Wesley Loflin, Dan Lawson, Tom
McGehee, and Ralph Tolve.
Bennie Fenton, one of the out­standing
ends of the South last year,
heads the terminal candidates. The
other flank will be manned by one of
the five sophomores available, Her­bert
Roton, Bob Cone, Joel Eaves,
George Strange and Hamp Williams.
In the backfield Coach Meagher is
without a returning letterman, and
has but two men, Bobby Black and
Ward Wright, who have ever seen
service in a varsity game.
Sidney Scarborough, Aubrey Hill,
Cleve Brown, and Harry Hooper are
the leading candidates for quarter­back.
At the halfback positions Joe Bob
Mitchell, Joe Stewart, James Karam,
Ward Wright, Bobby Blake, Robert
Huie, and John Tipper are waging a
merry battle, the outcome of which
will not be settled for several days.
Harry Whitten, junior, and Walton
Kilgore, Joe Little, and Robert Cole­man,
sophomores, are among the more
promising fullback hopefuls.
Handicapped by such a heavy sched­ule,
together with the inexperienced
squad, Auburn's outlook at this writ­ing
appears uncertain. It is a known
fact, however, that the players have
entered into their practice sessions
with enthusiasm, and with a few
breaks as the season progresses, the
Tigers of 1934 will in all probability
surprise even their most ardent fol­lowers.
FRESHMAN CLASS LARGEST IN HISTORY
OF SCHOOL; ENROLLMENT PASSES 1600
MARK WITH OTHERS YET TO REGISTER
One Hundred Degrees Conferred At Conclusion Of
Summer Session; Senator Black Delivers Address
Award of 100 degrees at the graduation exercises on August 17
brought the '22nd summer session to a successful close under the direc­tion
of Dean Zebulon Judd.
Gross enrollment for both summer terms totaled 1,511. 39 degrees
more were awarded this summer than for the same period last summer.
Including mid-year graduates, those receiving degrees in May, and
at the end of summer school, a total of 488 degrees were awarded last
year, while only 321 were awarded for the same period in 1932"-33.
The baccalaureate address was delivered by Hon. Hugo Black,
United States Senator. He spoke on the New Deal, and its relation
with college graduates of today. Hon. T. D. Samford, U. S. District
Attorney, Opelikan and Auburn graduate of 1888, presented Senator
Black. Rev. S. B. Hay pronounced the invocation.
Candidates for degrees were presented by Dean Judd, and Dr. John
J. Wilmore, Chairman of the Administrative Committee, conferred them.
Eighteen Master of Science degrees were awarded, three of these
being in Chemical Engineering.
After awarding the degrees Dr. Wilmore gave his parting message
to the graduates.
A varied musical program initiated the exercises. Several popular
numbers with the Cavalier Orchestra playing were heard first. This
was followed by the entire audience singing "America, the Beautiful,"
led by Mrs. Paul Irvine. A duet, "Out of the Dusk to You," by Lee,
was rendered by Miss Iola Roberts and Mrs. Rose H. Hard. Following
this number Miss Lois Walker sang a solo, "A Birthday." The musical
program ended with the singing of "When the Little Ones Say Good­night,"
by a quartet composed of Messrs. Vernon Vines, Louie James,
O. L. Entrekin, and Aubrey Vines.
Administrative Committee Says
575 Freshmen Have Already
Registered; Expect 650
INCREASE WIDESPREAD
Orientation Period For Fresh­men
Includes Several Fea­tures;
Placement Test Given
PROF. L BARNETT
WILL TEACH HERE
Three Other Highly Trained
Musicians Will Instruct In
Music Also
PROF. E. W. BURKHARDT
CHOSEN FOR COMMITTEE
Word has recently been received
here that Professor E. Walter Burk-hardt,
of the School of Architecture
and Allied Arts, has been appointed
to the Committee for the Preservation
of Historic Buildings of the American
Institute of Architects. The appoint­ment
was made by Mr. Ernest John
Russell, President of the A. I. A.
The committee works with Dr.
Leicester B. Holland, Director of Fine
Arts, of the Library of Congress for
the preservation of America's histor­ical
structures. The group lends its
influence to the preservation of the
historical structures wherever possi­ble,
the making of these into house
museums and shrines, the remodeling
of these along their original lines,
and in any other way possible. Re-
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Musical instruction will be avail­able
to Auburn students on a larger
scale this year than ever before.
Four highly trained musicians,
James A. Bulleit, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Hazel, and Lawrence Barnett, will
have studios in the President's Man­sion
where instruction will be given
in voice, piano, violin, and band in­struments.
Arrangements have been made
whereby college credit will be given
for this instruction along with pipe
organ and participation in the college
glee club, orchestra, and the choral
organization.
Mr. Bulleit will instruct in voice
and direct the glee club and chorus,
Mr. Hazel will teach piano, Mrs. Hazel
will teach piano and pipe organ, and
Mr. Barnett will instruct in violin,
band instruments, and direct the col­lege
orchestra.
It was announced by Mr. Barnett
that an orchestra will be organized
this year and that date of the first
rehearsal will be made public within
the near future. Mr. Barnett arriv­ed
in Auburn last week. He is a grad­uate
of Northwestern University,
holding the bachelor of music educa­tion
degree. Since graduation Mr.
Barnett has studied in Chicago with
such well-known violinists as Arcule
Sheasby and Samo Kruty.
Mr. Bulleit said that the glee club
would begin rehearsals within a short
time.
FEW CHANGES ARE
MADE IN FACULTY
Several Professors On Leave,
Others Resign; Many Hold
Instructorships Here
SEN. HUGO BLACK IS
SPEAKER AT MEETING
Amid long and loud applause by
1,000 Alabama farm men and women
in session here last Saturday Senator
Hugo Black and several congressmen
declared that the "new deal" is lead­ing
to "prosperity and happiness" and
praised President Roosevelt as "the
great leader of all the people."
"Everywhere in Alabama and the
nation, I find a spirit of hope and
happiness has replaced darkness and
dispair", Senator Black declared. "The
new deal is a real friend and not an
enemy."
The speaker not only praised the
work of the present administration in
Washington but he condemned the
propaganda which he declared selfish
and unscrupulous groups are spread­ing
in an effort to destroy the new
deal and the work the administration
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For the most part the faculty will
be the same as last year. However,
there are several new members for
the college as a whole.
C. M. Clark has returned to the
campus after doing graduate work at
the Universities of California and
Wisconsin. He is associate agricul­tural
economist in the school of agri­culture.
E. V. Smith of the same
school did graduate work this summer
at Iowa State College, but is back for
the opening of college.
In the school of education, Dr. Ed­ward
E. Cureton, associate professor
of psychology, has returned after a
year of graduate work beyond the doc­torate
at Columbia University.
J. B. Gritz has been made perma­nent
instructor in accounting in the
department of business administra­tion.
A. C. Cohen, Jr., is to be in­structor
in mathematics, filling the
vacancy made by Thomas W. Spar­row,
Jr., who accepted a position as
head of the automobile mechanics de­partment
at Fair Park High School,
Shreveport, La.
New professors in the department
of English are Dr. William Braswell,
Ph.D., and Knox McMillan, M.S. Dr.
Charles W. Weaver and*A. D. Butler
are away on leave this semester.
In the school of architecture Wal­lace
Carson Briethaupt has been ap­pointed
instructor in architectural
construction; Grady Lee Hicks, in­structor
in architectural design; and
Thomas Eugene Wilkerson instructor
in landscape architecture.
First Lieutenants Walter J. Klep-inger
and H. W. Ehrgott are the new
assistant professors of military
science and tactics. They replace Capt.
Metts and Lt. Bowman.
Dr. Line, D. V. M., has been added
to the school of veterinary medicine as
professor of bacteriology.
DR. WILMORE TALKS ON
PROBLEMS OF SOCIETY
Two of the major problems facing
society today, in the opinion of Dr.
John J. Wilmore, are the present wide­spread
disrespect for law and the lack
of proper home life for rearing Amer­ican
youth.
This was contained in his parting
word of admonition to 100 graduates
on Aug. 17 at the Alabama Polytech-
With assurance that the freshman
class will be larger than any in the
past, the 62nd annual session of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute has
opened. Late Thursday the total en­rollment
had exceeded 1,600 with
many more to report late this week,
next week, and a few the week fol­lowing.
The Administrative Committee—
composed of Dr. Jno. J. Wilmore, Dr.
B. H. Crenshaw, and Dr. L. N. Dun­can—
announced Thursday afternoon
that 575'had enrolled in the freshman
class. The total freshman enrollment
for the banner year of 1931-32 was
597.
A study of registration records in­dicate
that 75 more freshmen should
register this year. If this prediction
is attained the 1934-35 freshman
at Auburn will total 650. Thi
be approximately 15 per cen
1933-34, when the freshman
ment exceeded that of 1932-33 by ap­proximately
20 per cent. The grand
total enrollment of 1933-34 was 1,648.
The registrar's office has not had
time to analyze enrollment but unoffi­cial
reports from the deans say that
the increase in freshmen has spread
to all schools.
Registration this year proceeded
rapidly. More than 1,000 students
registered Tuesday, which set a new
high record for one day in Auburn.
The orientation period for fresh­men
has taken up a large part of the
first few days' work. A reception at
the President's Mansion, a convocation
in Langdon Hall, a meeting at Alumni
Gymnasium, and placement tests are
included in this part of the work.
In view of the encouragement given
them by the large increase in enroll­ment,
college authorities were opto-mistic
over the success of the school
year.
The college calendar has designated
the period from September 24 to Sep­tember
29 as the week for re-examina­tions
for students with conditioned
grades.
BENSON'S ANNOUNCES
COMPLETE RENOVATION
Benson's announces their "re-open­ing"
and extends a warm welcome to
all students, both new and old, to visit
then? Although the confectionery has
been serving students in Auburn for
several years it announces this new
opening after complete renovation
work has been done.
New features in Benson's this year
include complete new and modern dis­play
cases throughout the store, en­largement
of the dining room, the ad­dition
of the Auburn Knights, who
will furnish luncheon and dinner mu­sic
for all patrons.
The new fixtures are done in dark
walnut coloring. Their modern fea­tures
are brought out by the installa­tion
of a new lighting system, which'
makes for soft indirect lighting.
The local Auburn Knights, college
dance orchestra, will play one hour
both at noon and supper hours. This
feature was added to Benson's during
the summer, but since then the or­chestra
has taken on new members
and has enlarged their music library
until it now contains several hundred
numbers, among which are the more \
recent and popular dance hits. Unique
is the four-man saxaphone section of
the band. Babe Lacy and Yank Fried­man,
drummer and violinist respec­tively,
supply the vocal numbers. The
band is under the direction of Earl
Starnes, saxaphonist!
nic Institute. His message was de­Benson's
employs a corp of college
livered following the baccalaureate students and have announced that
address by Senator Hugo Black, of | they are ready to serve students at
Birmingham. MHk. a11 t i m e s > /
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1933 CNAHONAL COT wot) 1934
WELCOME, FRESHMEN!
The Pfoinswwmjjpices-ihe welcome of the
g- f acuJJa^Bfitirestudent body, and townspeo­ple
to the freshmen. Auburn greets the
class of '38 with every good wish for a
successful and profitable four-year stay
here.
New men entering college this fall are
doing so just as the nation, takes a peep
around "prosperity corner." Also, here at
Auburn things are assuming a brighter as­pect.
We are building for the future.
This is a time that calls for the earnest
co-operation of every unit of the college.
The attitude of you freshmen will have
much bearing upon the success of the cam­paign
for "A Greater Auburn."
We believe you come imbued.with that
Auburn spirit which has been manifest by
the freshmen classes which have preceded
you here. Auburn has long looked to her
freshmen to supply the proper stimulus to
carry on those requisites of democracy,
loyalty, and educational ideals which have
given Auburn her good name.
Respect for seniority and a willingness
to work are the qualifications necessary for
She building of real Auburn men—we be-
^ J f l y e that the class of '38 is thus character-
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under the direction of a hew staff, we feel
that we should briefly outline the policy of
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him avoid another such oversight.
This is not a complete list by any means,
but it will do as a. start. Co-operate with
the Plainsman staff, and that group will
give you the best paper they are capable
of editing.
BE COSMOPOLITAN
And now about the rest of the world.
After all Auburn is only a very small unit
in a pretty big social organization. The
one who narrows his world to the college
campus, or tlje campus and the road to
Opelika, or the college campus and the par­ticular
place a football game is being play­ed,
is miring deep in the proverbial rut.
Right now some pretty interesting things
are happening in this bigger world. Take
the textile strike, which promises some lit­tle
excitement not far away. Take the re­cent
election, in which the neighboring
state of South Carolina decided to ditch
her prohibition laws after refusing a few
months ago to sanction national repeal.
Take the interesting social experiment
promised in California, where a socialist
ran away with the democratic nomination
for governor. Take the New Deal itself.
In Europe the names of Hitler, Mussolini
and Stalin incite thousands to insane emo­tional
excesses, and cause others to seal
their lips in fear. Some say Europe is
crazy; some say she is decadent; while yet
others say Europe is finding herself.
In Asia Japan still moves onward, nurs­ing
a once wrecked province back to pros­perity
and power, laying the foundations
for an eastern empire which will rival the
West.
Technical development, science, moves
ahead at an ever more rapid speed. Our
ideals grow hazy. Traditions fade. The
cry of Liberty changes to a prayer for
"Economic Security." Where is it all tak­ing
us, anyway?
Today no one can answer that question,
but the college student is learning truths
which will draw him nearer to the answer.
He is like the weather man at his station.
The storm is all about, and no man can
tell exactly what is happening. Yet the
weather man, by keeping one eye on con­ditions
about him and the other on the
charts and reports, gets a much better un­derstanding.
If he neglected either, he
would fail. The student has a great deal
to f^-ret out on the campus,'but he must
also not forget about the outside world.
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What, Why, How of Love
By Nit and Wit
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.
We are two working girls in Auburn
who have a very serious and personal prob­lem
which we would like to lay before you
and ask your advice upon.
We are two girls who are working at
the Bankhead Department on Ag Hill. We
are from nice families (well, fairly nice),
have been told many times that we are good
looking, and we have had many experiences
with love and life.
Now, here is our problem: We work all
day and have little chance to meet the col­legiate
members .of the other sex. We want
you to tell us how to meet some of the cam­pus
big shots, such as Bill Swann, Squint
Thrasher, Bill Hughes, Bruce Franklin,
and dear little Britt Veazy.
If you could tell us how to meet these
boys- our troubles would be over for we
know we have enough "it" to hold suckers
of that type.
Now please, Nit and Wit, do your best
to help us out. We know how big-hearted
you are and you certainly would be doing
two working girls a great favor if you
could arrange this.
Hopefully,
Two Lint Heads.
AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
Another year and another stream of rotten puns and stale humor.
* * * * * *
Convocation books and campus passes are selling as well as they ever did.
* * * * * *
It won't be long now before the campus at large knows which Greek organ­ization
had the best recruiting station.
* * * * * *
Ben be nimble,
Ben be quick,
Ben jump over the candle stick,
Ben Bernie!
* * * * * *
Wit, humor, comedy—these three have no place on this page.
* * * * * *
Besides conducting a one man vigilance committee this year, we have signed
Joe Purvis to write a column for the paper. Just an ordinary man.
* * * * * *
Dear Editor:
Will you and your staff please be on the look-out for a ride to New Orleans
during this school year. I have certain interests (?) there which require my dili­gent
attention and would like to secure a ride most any time.
Thanks, WILL BRUCE.
* * * * * *
Windy Smith.contends that a dumbell has one great advantage; he never lets
his better judgment get away with him.
* * * * * *
"Have any big men ever been born in your town?"
"No; only babies."
Dear Lint Heads:
Of course you must realize that the gen­tlemen
in question are in great demand by
virtually all of the co-eds of high and low
degree on this campus. That makes it dou­bly
hard for two girls in your station, re­gardless
of how beautiful you may be.
Too, we have noticed in your missive an
unhealthy tendency toward emphasis on the
more sordid aspects of emotional appeal.
Naturally these gentlemen (?) will respond
only to the highest type of intellectual ap­peal.
Thus we suggest that you model
your attitude along the lines suggested,
those of humility, mental superiority, and
primarily we suggest that you enter the
Tiger Drug Co. at around four to five P. M.
any afternoon in a one-piece bathing suit
in the ultra-fashionable moth-hole design.
With the best of luck,
Nit and Wit.
* * * * *
Dear Nit and Wit:
I have a problem to lay before you which
has been puzzling me for over a year now.
I came to Auburn last year as a freshman,
and almost at once I fell in love with this
great big, good-looking, and upstanding
Mugs Erwin. I have lived on a farm all
my life, but I have acquired a very good
exterior polish, but as a holdover from the
farm I still have a terrible inferiority com­plex,
and for this reason I have been un­able
to tell him of my great love for him.
He is so cute and I long for him so that I
am afraid of going insane if something
can't be done about it. Please, please, do
anything that you can to help me.
Yours,
Almo Stinsane.
Dear Almo:
Yours is a matter that has troubled girls
since the first co-ed arrived here. Natur­ally,
all co-eds being modest, they have had
very little success. In this case it is par­ticularly
hard, since the subject under dis­cussion
is very shy and apt to flee at the
first sudden move. Great care and finesse
must be used to avoid frightening him. The
proper stage setting is a shanty on a river
bank, a field of tall cotton, a dress of dis­carded
meal sacks, a half pint of perfume
that may be obtained at any ten cent store,
and an extremely severe case of sunburn.
With this, you can't fail to get your man,
for we have long noticed the gentleman's
predeliction for similar sets of circum­stances.
The best of luck to you.
Nit and Wit.
Here and There
o
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.
Both the Socialist and Communist parties
will have Alabama tickets in the general
election to be held in November, according
to information coming from state officials
in Montgomery. Well, that will at least
give the newspapers throughout the state
something to write about., Some interesting
developments should be the result of the en­trance
of these two parties into Alabama
politics. However, we can't believe any ap­preciable
amount of power can be shown
by either.
* * * *
The New York Metropolitan Museum is
lending some of its best examples of Eng­lish
portraiture to the Montgomery Museum
of Fine Arts. These, with other portraits,
will be on exhibit in Montgomery from Oct.
14 through Nov. 30, when eighteenth and
nineteenth century work will be studied.
This exhibit should be of interest to Auburn
lovers of art work.
* * * *
The editor needed two lines more to fill
this space—here they are.
WELCOME
TO OUR FRIENDS, OLD AND NEW!
One of the pleasures of Auburn folks is to be
helpful to the students and we have been
Auburnites for many years.
It is our desire to help you in any way we can
during your stay in Auburn.
CALL ON US
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 1934 T H E P L A I N S M AN A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C INSTITUTE P A G E THREE
PEET TO DIRECT PLAYERS IN
"TARTUFFE," FIVE ACT PLAY
Play Is Five Act Tragedy And Will Be Presented Soon; Auburn
Players To Hold First Meeting Monday Night At "Y" Hut;
Play To Include Ten Characters
Prof Telfair Peet, Director of the
Auburn Players, made public today
that the first play of the season by
the Auburn Players will be "Tar-tffe,"
from the French, by Moliere.
"Tartuffe" is a five act play being:
done as a tragedy.
At a meeting of the Players last
spring it was decided to change the
policy of casting only regular enroll­ed
students in order that more mature
actors might help the productions.
Members of the faculty and town are
eligible for parts. It is the opinion
of Prof. Peet that this year will be
one of the most successful that the
Players have had for many years.
The Players will hold the first
meeting of the year Monday night
at 7:45 in the Y Hut. Selections
from the play will be read including
a synopsis of the entire play and an
explanation of the nature of all char­acters.
Following this the casting for
the entire play will be done. The
Players hope to put this production
on in about four weeks.
The play will include ten charac­ters
with two heavy male roles and
one of equal importance for a female.
At present, male actors are in de­mand.
It was planned last spring that im­mediately
following the production
of "Tartuffe," the Auburn Players,
in co-operation with the Music De­partment,
would begin work on an
elaborate musical comedy. But owing
to some confusion in the Music De­partment,
the production is at mo­ment
in question. It is erpected that
plans for the musical comedy will be
announced at the meeting Monday.
Dr. Sutton, Atlanta,
Delivers Speech Here
NOTICE!
Rev. Sam B. Hay, pastor Auburn
Presbyterian Church, has announced
that the sermon at the Sunday morn­ing
service will be preached especially
to new students.' An attractive mu­sical
program has been arranged, with
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hazel and Prof.
Barnett giving a piano, organ, violin
trio.
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Defining education as "the growth
of a soul" which canot be measured
in terms of credits or years spent
in school, Dr. Willis A. Sutton, At­lanta,
Ga., superintendent of schools,
charged that education in America
today is "shackled hand and foot by
the tyranny of time, buildings, equip­ment,
and the grades" in delivering
the principal address at the second
annual Summer Session Festival at
Auburn on August 17 before a crowd
of 1800 visitors, students, faculty,
and townspeople.
The time element in education was
branded an a "terrible monster to
the entrance of learning" by the
speaker who holds that work accom­plished
rather than time spent in
school or college should be the de­termining
factor..
"Not more than 20 per cent of
one's education can be acquired in
school and will not have many trained
minds so long as we make a fetish
of school buildings." Eighty per
cent of one's education is obtained
from his home life, his individual
thinking, conversation, and from
clubs and churches. •
The average person, he said, spends
13 years of his life in school houses
and we are so standardized that we
have "practically stamped out initia­tive
and originality."
Dr. Sutton predicted that there
will never be as many school teachers
as there are now in 1934 but that
future education will call for more
trained directors who will see that
children are allowed and assisted in
educating themselves. The love of
truth and the inspiration of a great
teacher is more important than either
buildings or equipment, he said. The
cause of education cannot be saved
by elaborate equipment.
"No one should be given a degree
from college until he goes out into
the world and does something worth­while",
declared Dr. Sutton. ". . . If
all education was as thorough and
as logical as that in medicine we
would turn the world over."
A system of education which puts
the blight of failure upon students
through failing grades and report
cards was characterized as ridiculous.
"There is no teacher in the world
who knows the difference between a
grade of 70 and 80 in so far as de­velopment
of the student is concern­ed."
In strenuously denouncing what he
termed "the machinery of education"
-Dr. Sutton prefaced his remarks by
saying that these reforms should be
gradual and that they constituted the
ideal toward which education should
be directed.
Dr. Crenshaw
Dr. B. H. Crenshaw has served
Auburn for a number of years,
both in the capacity of Administra­tive
Committee member and Head
of the Math Department. Coming
here in 1891, he and Dr. Wilmore,
who came in 1888, have worked
together in helping to make Au­burn
one of the nation's outstand­ing
colleges.
New Fixtures Added In
Renovation of Jolly's
Of the numerous improvements in
the business area of this city, one of
the most significant is the renovation
of Jolly's Clothing Store. Mr. Jolly,
formerly connected with Alex Rice,
of Montgomery, has served the men
of Auburn and east Alabama for the
past 13 years as a clothier.
The new store, which has just been
completed, has new fixtures through­out.
These include new show cases
and lighting effects. The feature of
the new layout is the front display
window, of plate glass supported by
copper rails. It is of ample size to
display numerous articles of apparel.
According to Mr. Jolly, a complete
line of new men's clothing will be on
display by this week-end. "I have
enjoyed serving the college men here
in the past, and hope to have their
patronage in the future," he said.
AUBURN GRADUATE WINS PRIZE
WITH ESSAY ON SPANISH MOSS
G. B. Ward, Jr., Awarded Fund For Continuation Of His
Studies Next Year At Yale; Competition Was Open To All
Forestry Students At Yale; Home In Auburn
A scholarly essay on Spanish moss,
written by G. B. Ward, Jr., 1933 Au­burn
graduate, won for him a prize of
"substantial financial consideration"
for the continuation of his studies
next year in the forestry school of
Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
SCARLETT-ROGERS
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Storm Scarlett to James O. Rogers,
Jr., former Auburn student, was an­nounced
recently by Miss Scarlett's
parents of De Land, Florida. The cou­ple
will make their home in De Land.
Mr. Rogers is a member of Pi
Kappa Phi fraternity.
Mr. Ward, whose home is in Au­burn,
has been studying at Yale for
the past year following his gradua­tion
from the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute. The prize is awarded from
funds maintained at Yale by the
Charles Lathrop Pack Foundation of
Washington, D. C. The competition
was open to members of the School
of Forestry and to seniors in the
Sheffield Scientific School taking the
combined course in plant science and
forestry.
This year the prize will be divided
equally between Mr. Ward and D. D.
Stevenson, 1925 Yale graduate, of
Princeton, N. J. ~""r*——
College Inn Now Open;
Formal Opening Early
Formal opening of the College Inn,
the latest addition to Auburn's cafes,
has been set for an early date. The
College Inn, located just above the
Auburn Bank, when completed, will
have several additional features, in­cluding
private booths and a com­pletely
equipped soda fountain. At
present the cafe is open daily from
6:30 A. M. to 12 P. M., with Happy
Davis and his Cavaliers, most of whom
are Auburn students, furnishing
music both noon and evening.
The owners, Mrs. Atkinson and
Mrs. Stewart, mother of Jack Stew­art,
former star Auburn athlete, an­nounce
that they will specialize in
good food and courteous service, and
extend a cordial invitation to all stu­dents.
NOTICE!
Jeff Beard Announces
Enlargement of Store
According to Jeff Beard, manager,
the change in location and the en­largement
of the local Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Store "to meet the in­creasing
demands of customers" has
made this one of the most modern
grocery. stores in Auburn.
Beard, 1932 graduate of Auburn in
the department of Business Adminis­tration,
was the first manager of an
A. & P. store here. Since the open­ing
in 1932 the business has increas­ed
until the company fell in step with
the other improvements in the busi­ness
section of the city and moved to
a location twice the size of the for­mer
store.
With the increa.se in the store
space, many staple and fancy gro­ceries
have been added to the stock.
Beard states that within the month
a modernly equipped meat market will
be installed "to make shopping a sim
pie matter for A. & P. customers."
All students are invited and will
be welcomed to the Bible Class at
the Episcopal Parish House at 9:45
Sunday morning. Church service will
be at 11 a.m.
G-E Campus News
BAD NEWS FOR CROOKS
Police radio sets were bad enough news for
crooks, but the new two-way system just
developed by General Electric radio engineers
is much worse. With this new system, the
operator at headquarters will say, "Calling
Car 7549. Calling Car 7549." And the police­man
in Car 7549 will lift the French-type
phone from the • instrument board and say,
*'O.K.; what's up now?" The headquarters
operator can tell him immediately, and the
policeman can whizz out after the crooks.
With the present police radio system, he often
has to spend considerable time finding the
nearest telephone in order to acknowledge the
call and ask questions.
This two-way radio system was developed for
use by the Boston Police Department, and was
demonstrated this summer. One division is to
be equipped immediately, and eventually
15 of the 19 police divisions of that city will h»
so equipped. Transmitters in the cars of the
different divisions will have different frequen­cies,
but the receivers of all cars will be tuned
to the headquarters frequency. Stewart Becker,
Princeton, '26, and George W. Fyler, Yale, '29,
both of the General Electric Radio Department,
were responsible for a good part of the work
of developing the apparatus.
FAST WORK
"Lightning never strikes twice in the same
place," you say? Well, some new photographs
of lightning show that it will strike as many
as ten tunes in the same spot within a very
small fraction of a second. To get more infor­mation
about lightning, in order better to
protect electric distribution systems, engineers
of the General Electric High-voltage Laboratory
obtained a camera in which the film is whirled
past the lens at a rate faster than a mile a
minute. During a severe thunderstorm, they
pointed the camera at a portion of the sky that
was putting on a pretty good show, and let it
whirr. When the film was developed, they had
photographs of ten separate strokes, and one
of these strokes was a multiple flash of ten
recurrent discharges over the same path. A
study of the multiple flash showed that, except
for the first one, each discharge had a "leader"
stroke, relatively weak, followed by a brilliant,
powerful flow of energy from earth to cloud
over the path already cut by the "leader."
From this flash the film showed illumination for
about l/2000th of a second. Then, after a
pause of a few millionths of a second, came
another "leader" and its stroke from earth to
cloud, and so on for ten discharges.
The photographs were obtained by W. L.
Lloyd, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, '16,
and W. A. McMorris, Oregon State, '28.
SUBMARINE WINDOWS
When the bathysphere for surveying the realm
of fish and seaweed half a mile below the
surface of the ocean was being planned, the con­struction
of the windows presented a problem.
The great metal ball had to have steel walls 1V2
inches thick to withstand pressure of almost
1000 pounds per square inch. If glass windows
were used, they would have to be so thick
that it would oe almost impossible to see
through them. Engineers at the Thomson
Research Laboratory of the General Electric
Company solved the problem with fused quartz,
which has a much higher transparency than
glass and a compressive strength about six
times that of glass. In the laboratory where
the process of making fused quartz was devel­oped,
three disks were produced, eight inches
in diameter and three niches thick, and were
sealed into projections of the bathysphere. The
center window is used for observations; the
two side windows transmit light into the ocean.
96-70FBI
GENERAL 0 ELECTRIC
Auburn Chapter Of
Chi Omega Honored
The local chapter (Alpha Beta) of
the Chi Omega sorority was signally
honored at the recent national con­vention
at Rockhills Fajls in Penn­sylvania.
Sarah Glaiber, president of
the chapter, participated in the pro­gram.
The chapter received the high­est
score for the secretary's record
book, and was given honorable men­tion
for scholarship. Each of the 88
chapters of Chi Omega was repre­sented
at the convention by more than
300 delegates.
Miss Glaiber, who is from Savan­nah,
Ga., is president of the Auburn
chapter for 1934-85. The secretary!
is Annette Hudson, of Columbus, Ga.'
COLLEGE INN
Next Door to Bank of Auburn
Try our good meals at
the most reasonable prices.
Quick and courteous service.
$6.00 Meal Tickets $5.00
Music every day by Happy
Davis and his Auburn
Cavaliers.
Make Reservations for I
Regular Board
Mrs. Atkinson Mrs* Stewart Jack Stewart
P A G E FOUR T H E 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 INSTITUTE FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 1934
SOIL RESEARCH LABORATORY
IS BEING ERECTED ON AG HILL
Is To Be Farm Tillage Laboratory And Will Be Largest Of
Its Kind In Nation; Physical Plant Will Include Nine Soil
Plants; Expected To Be In Operation By January 1
Construction of the nation's biggest
and most complete farm tillage re­search
laboratory is in progress here
on the experiment station of the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute. It is ex­pected
to be in operation by January
1, 1935.
Dr. S. H. McCrory, chief of the bu­reau
of agricultural engineering of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, after an official visit,
said that work has made satisfactory
progress and that other preparations
are being made for starting investi­gations
as soon as the contractor fin­ishes
his job.
Dr. McCrory explained that the in­tention
is to make a comprehensive
study of the various problems enter­ing
into plowing the soil, planting
HONORS BESTOWED
UPON PROF. MARK
NICHOLS AT MEET
Auburn Ag Teacher Receives
The Cyrus Hall McCormick
Medal At Convention
Students • • •
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MEN'S WEAR 'S
Prof. Mark L. Nichols, head profes­sor
of agricultural engineering at the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, at­tended
the annual meeting of the
American Society of Agricultural En­gineers,
June 18-20, where he was
signally honored as the recipient of
the 1934 Cyrus Hall McCormick
Medal for his valuable contribution to
agricultural engineering.
Professor Nichols is thus recogniz­ed
for a dozen years of continuous
research into soil dynamics carried
on at the Alabama Agricultural Ex­periment
Station at Auburn. Though
extremely technical in the physics,
colloidal chemistry, and mathematics
involved, his work is highly practical
because it defines in exact figures not
only the properties of a soil, but its
relation to the shape and material of
implement or other devices to work
in it.
One example of his work is a sim­ple
contrivance which measures the
moldboard of a successful plow—
worked out with infinite patience and
reduces its design to an engineering
formula. Then by adjusting these
figures to suit the measured proper­ties
of a different soil, a new but
equally adaptable plow may be laid
out. Moreover, speed is a definite
factor in these calculations, pointing
the way toward implements that can
use efficiently the higher speeds open­ed
by pneumatic-tired tractors.
Honoring the memory of a man who
invented the reaper, three of his chil­dren—
Cyrus H. McCormick, Mrs.
Emmons Blaine, and Harold F. Mc­Cormick—
set up the endowment
through which it provided each year
a gold medal inscribed, "For excep­tional
and meritorious engineering
achievement in agriculture." The first
award was in 1931, centennial of the
invention which opened the modern
era of agriculture. Though awarded
annually, it is not based on the work
of a single year, nor necessarily on
any one achievement, but on a total
contribution deemed of enduring sig-
Prof John W. Roe
MAIN ADDRESS AT
CEREMONY GIVEN
BY MRS. GRAVES
Wife Of Gov.-Elect Speaks On
" A c c o m p l i s h m e n t s Through
Leadership" Last Week
After teaching in the first term
of the Summer Session, Professor
Roe made another trip to Europe
this summer, where he spent his
vacation and did further graduate
study in philology at the Univer­sity
of Strassbourg. For four days
he was guest of an old friend in
Bruxelles, Belgium, and spent three
weeks in Strassbourg, Alsace.
seed, cultivation of the crops, and that
this work is destined to result in im­portant
changes in shapes and mate­rials
of farm implements, as well as
the improvement of the soil for best
results to owners and operators.
Another Federal employee who was
in Auburn recently studying PWA
projects pronounced this "the most
outstanding PWA project in the Uni­ted
States from the standpoint of fun­damental
research."
The physical plant will include nine
soil plots, each enclosed in a concrete
bin 250 feet long by 20 feet wide and
two feet deep plus a two-story build­ing
34 feet by 104 feet with a three-story
wing.
About 100 carloads of soil will be
required to fill these nine concrete
bins. The soils will come from the
Black Belt of Alabama, the Mississippi
Delta, the Piedmont region which be­gins
in Alabama and extends north­eastward
into New York, the Tennes­see
Valley, and the Coastal Plains
area. Included in these soils are the
major soils divisions of the south­eastern
states. Soils were selected by
Professor George Scarseth, of the Ex­periment
Station at Auburn.
John W. Randolph will be in
charge of the laboratory. He will work
in co-operation with Prof. M. L.
Nichols, who had much to do with the
conception and construction of this
laboratory. Professor Nichols is head
of the department of agricultural en­gineering
at Auburn.
Lieut H. W. Ehrgott
Begins Tour Of Duty
Lt. H. William Ehrgott, U. S. army
engineer, has begun a four-year tour
of duty with the R. O. T. C. unit of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
He replaces Lt.. Frank O. Bowman,
who has been stationed here for the
past four years.
Since 1932 Lt. Ehrgott has been
stationed at Ft. Riley, Kan., with the
U. S. Cavalry School, which was his
last assignment before coming to Au­burn.
After graduation at the United
States Military Academy, West Point,
N. Y., in 1926, he later received his
B. S. and M. E. degrees at Massa­chusetts
Institute of Technology in
1929. During the following year he
attended the Ecolo des Ponts et
Chaussees, the French government
engineering school, studying hydrau­lics
there and in Germany. Returning
to America he attended the army en­gineer
school at Ft. Humphreys, Va.,
in 1931-32.
Accompanying Lt. Ehrgott to Au­burn
were Mrs. Ehrgott, his little
daughter, and Mrs. Philip Burnet, of
New Castle, Del., Mrs. Ehrgott's
mother.
Lt. Ehrgott will instruct in mili­tary
subjects at Auburn, his rank be­ing
assistant professor of military
science and tactics.
Miss Stowers Named
Summer School Queen
Miss Katherine Stowers, Snow-noun,
was officially crowned as queen I
of the summer session, Alabama Poly­technic
Institute, on July 11, during
nificance in the science of agriculture.
Bestowal of the Cyrus Hall Mc­Cormick
Medal is entrusted to the I
American Society of Agricultural En­gineers,
whose jury of awards con­sists
of its seven immediate past-presidents.
The present jury includes
C. E. Geits, of Virginia Polytechnic |
Institute; L. J. Fletcher, of the Cater­pillar
Tractor Company; R. :W. Trul-linger,
of the U. S. Department of |
Agriculture; W. G. Kaiser, of the
Portland Cement Association; William
Ross, of the University of Minnesota;
O. B. Zimmerman, consulting agricul- |
tural and mechanical engineer of Chi­cago
; and G. W. Sjegren, of the Kille- |
fer Mfg. Corp., Los Angeles.
Main address at the leadership
recognition ceremony Saturday even­ing
on the south lawn of the Presi­dent's
mansion was made by Mrs.
Bibb Graves, who delivered a message
titled, "Accomplishments Through
Leadership."
This was followed by an impres­sive
ceremony symbolizing the spread
of information from the seat of gov­ernment
in Washington to the farmer
in every nook and corner of Alabama.
This was participated in by C. L.
Chambers, of Washington, southern
regional extension director; Dr. L. N.
Duncan, Alabama extension service
director; Mrs. M. L. Batson, president
of the State Council of Home Demon­stration;
the district home and farm
demonstration agents; the district and
local farm leaders.
The exercises opened with group
singing led by P. Shaffer Rowland,
followed by three-minute talks from
six district representatives in rural
improvement for both men and women.
They were Mrs. Gordon P. St. John,
Madison County; E. S. Pace, Talla­dega;
Mrs. E. C. Bledsoe, Macon;
J. 0. Deloney, Dale; Mrs. Gordon De-
Ramus, Augusta; and C. W. Ritten-our,
Montgomery.
A delightful reading was given by
Mrs. R. B. McGehee, of Auburn.
ALABAMA FARM LEADERS MEET
HERE ON SEPTEMBER 1,2, AND 3
Senators Hugo Black And John H. Bankhead, Gov.-Elect Bibb
Graves, Edward A. O'Neal, Bishop Denny Are Among
Prominent Speakers On Program; Dr. L. N. Duncan Talks
For three days of educational talks,
social contacts, observations, studies,
and business sessions, Alabama farm
people and agricultural leaders were
in Auburn, September 1, 2, and 3.
It was their annual meeting at their
State College of Agriculture, which
is one of the eight schools of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute where
the state agricultural experiment
station is located and where the ex­tension
service in agriculture and
home economics has headquarters.
Intermingling with this annual
gathering were representatives here
for conventions of the Alabama Farm
Bureau Federation and the State'
Council of Home Demonstration Clubs.
Dr. L. N. Duncan, extension ser­vice
director, announced the program
and said that it was the most attrac­tive
in recent years. Prominent peo­ple
who delivered addresses during the
week included Senators Hugo Black
and John H. Bankhead, Governor-
Elect Bibb Graves, Edward A. O'Neal,
Alabama farmer who is president of
the Alabama Farm Bureau Federa­tion;
Bishop Collins Denny, Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, Richmond,
Va., and many others.
There will be a reception for fresh­man
at President's Mansion tonight.
the annual festival. Her attendants
were Miss Martha Moore Milligan,
Mistic, Ga.; Miss Vera Frances
Pruett, Opelika; Miss Leewyn Jack­son.
Little Misses Jean Hurt and
Patty Lou Reeve, Auburn, flower
girls; Miss Pearle Rudolph, Selma;
and Miss Nina Jones, Collinsville. The
coronation ceremony was conducted by
Dean Zebulon Judd, director of the
summer session.
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 1934 T H E 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 P A G E F I VE
SEVERAL CHANGES
MADE IN COACHING
STAFF THIS YEAR
Coach Jack Meagher Will
Have Six Assistants; Hutsell
Is Trainer Again
In starting his initial year as head
football coach and athletic director,
Coach Jack Meagher has made sev
eral changes in the personnel of the
coaching staff.
Del Morgan, who took charge of
the baseball team about the middle
of the spring term, will function in
the capacity of line coach. He will
be assisted by Boots Chambless and
Buddy McCollum, both graduates of
last year's eleven.
In the backfield Coach Meagher will
have as his assistant Jimmie Hitch­cock,
captain and Ail-American ace
of the co-championship 1932 team.
Hitchcock is expected to report for
duty about the middle of the week.
He is now playing baseball with Bing-hampton,
N. Y.
Ralph Jordan is retained as head
freshman coach, having turned out an
undefeated first-year outfit last sea­son.
Wilbur Hutsell will again serve as
trainer.
Strenuous Campaign
On Deck For Tigers
There will be no rest for the weary
Tiger footballers this fall when Au­burn
launches her strenuous grid cam­paign.
Just ten games, eight of them
to be played against the South's fin­est,
is the task cut out for Coach
Jack Meagher's first team.
Starting with the Birmingham-
Southern game in Montgomery two
weeks from tonight, the Plainsmen
tackle one of the hardest schedules in
the history of Tiger elevens.
Following the Southern tussle,
Oglethorpe, Tulane, L. S. U., Vander-bilt,
Kentucky, Duke, Georgia Tech,
Florida, and Georgia will be played
on successive week-ends. Of this group
seven are members of the Southeast­ern
Conference, of which Auburn is
a member. Tulane, L. S. U., Tech,
Florida, and Georgia have already re­ceived
prominent mention as being
among the "first six" by experts
throughout the Conference.
What with a green eleven on the
field and this difficult schedule to hur­dle,
Auburn is not likely to flash over
Southern gridirons this season as she
has during the past three years. How­ever,
Coach Margher has a wealth of
inexperienced material going through
the daily practice grinds, and it would
not surprise many Plainsmen follow­ers
if the Tigers did not "get going"
toward the latter part of the season
and flash enough power and form to
take several of their opponents in
tow.
Captain Mike Welch
SPORTS TOPICS
=0=
Only two short weeks remain be­fore
Coach Jack Meagher makes his
Auburn debut down in Montgomery
with Birmingham-Southern College.
And into these two weeks will be
thrown all the hard work and strat­egy
the Tiger gridmaster can muster
to get his squad organized into what
might be called a neuclus of a gridiron
machine.
We here at Auburn fully realize
Coach Meagher's difficult task his
first year at the head of the Tiger
destiny. With only six returning let-termen,
all linesmen, together with
perhaps the hardest schedule a Plains­man
eleven has ever faced, the genial
new head coach has inherited one of
the most difficult assignments of any
major college mentor in the country.
Despite the presence of a number of
promising sophomore players, Auburn
followers are not expecting too much.
They have postponed their visions of
championships and Rose Bowls for a
few years hence. About the only thing
expected of this year's team is the
same old fight and spirit which has
characterized Auburn's playing ever
since the sport was introduced here.
We feel sure that Coach Meagher will
nobly uphold this high tradition and
in the years to come, carry the Plains­men
to newer heights on the gridiron.
Coach Meagher's assistants, Coaches
Del Morgan, Boots Chambless, Ralph
Jordan, Jimmie Hitchcock, and Buddy
McCollum should form an ideal com­bination
in laying the foundation this
year for the future. They have dis­played,
both as players and coaches,
a keen knowledge of the game.
SEVERAL FORMER
TIGER STARS TO
COACH THIS YEAR
McCollum And Chambless Will
Assist On Coaching Staff
Here
MIKE WELCH- -AUBUGH
Mike Welch will Captain the Plainsman eleven this year. A fast
and sturdy guard, Welch is destined to reach great heights in this,
his last year of football at the Plains. Mike is an inspiring leader
and is counted upon to lead Auburn to several victories this seaosn.
Mike's home is in Atlanta and he prepped at Tech Hi.
A list of the football graduates of
last year who are now coaching is not
complete, but many of them have as­sumed
positions with colleges and prep
schools.
Fred McCollum and Boots Cham­bless
are to assist the coaching staff
here at Auburn. McCollum will be
line coach with the freshman eleven.
Chambless* will help coach the varsity
line. Coach Jimmy Hitchcock has
been promoted to backfield coach of
the varsity.
Harbin Lawson, '32, is coaching at
Huntsville, Alabama, in the Joe Brad­ley
High School.
Ed James, '25, has secured a leave
of absence at Perry County High
School, Marion, Ala., to accept a six
months appointment as 1st Lt. in the
C. C. C.
Tiny Holmes is now playing profes­sional
football with Louisville. Com­modore
Wood has accepted a position
as coach at Morgan County High
School in Hartselle, Ala.
Sam Mason is coaching at Panama
City. Bing Miller has an appoint­ment
as an assistant county agent.
Ripper Williams, captain of the '34
team, is an assistant coach at G. M.
A. Will Chrietzberg has been offered
a position at Woodlawn High School
in Birmingham.
Alternate Captain
Roster of Auburn Football Team for 1934 Season
wt.
CENTERS:
Barney Musgrove* __ 184
Fred Black 167
Frank Gantt - 172
Walter Gilbert 188
GUARDS:
Capt. Mike Welch* ..-- 196
Norman Houston* — —.. 175
Mussolini Levi — 174
Collins Fenton -"'176
Sam McCroskey _ 180
Everette McAllister 189
Fred Gillam 165 -
TACKLES:
Dan Lawson 189
Millard Morris* 185
Haygood Paterson** 199
Ralph Tolve .- 202
Hugh Rodgers -- 200
Wesley Loflin 199
Thomas McGehee 192
ENDS:
Alt.-Capt. Bennie Fenton* 177
Joel Eaves 178
Herbert Roton 180
George Strange 186
Robert Cone 165
Hamp Williams ...- 166
QUARTERBACKS:
Cleve Brown 151
Aubrey Hill 175
Harry Hooper 150
Sidney Scarborough 155
HALFBACKS:
Ward Wright 172
Robert Blake 167
Joe Stewart 177
Joe Bob Mitchell 175
James Karam 166
Robert Huie 192
John Tipper 167
FULLBACKS:
Harry Whitten 191
Wilton Kilgore 167
Robert Coleman 153
Joe Little 177
* Denotes letter winner in 1933.
** Denotes letter winner in 1932 (out
Yrs. on
Team
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Home Prep School
Jasper, Ala _ Walker Co.
Macon, Ga. Lanier Hi
Lavonia, Ga Ga. M. C.
Fairfield, Ala. Darlington
Atlanta, Ga. . Tech Hi
Sylvester, Ga Riverside
Gadsden, Ala. Gadsden
Lakeland, Fl# Lakeland
Birmingham, Ala. Woodlawn
Birmingham, Ala. Woodlawn
Chattanooga, Tenn. Central
Ensley, Ala. Ensley Hi
Blountsville, Ala. Blounts. H. S.
Montgomery, Ala. Lanier Hi
Atlanta, Ga. Tech Hi
Langdale, Ala. Langdale
Athens, Ga. Ga. M. C.
Greenville, Ala. Greenville
Lakeland, Fla. .. Lakeland
Atlanta, Ga. Tech Hi
Montgomery, Ala. Lanier Hi
Birmingham, Ala Woodlawn
Montgomery, Ala. Ga. M. C.
Andalusia, Ala. Andalusia
Montgomery, Ala. Lanier Hi
Sulligent, Ala. Marion Inst.
Selma, Ala. Selma
Atlanta, Ga. Tech Hi
Birmingham, Ala. Jones Valley
Auburn, Ala Lee Co. Hi
Greenville, Ala. Greenville
Alexander City, Ala. Alex City
Lake Village, Ark St. Bernard
Deatsville, Ala Deatsville
Carbon Hill, Ala. Carbon Hill
LaGrange, Ga .^. LaGrange Hi
Wadley, Ala Wadley
Tuscun-jfa, Ala. Deshler Hi
Spartanburg, S. C. ....Spartan., S. C.
QGNAI/£ A-^ro/V/-AUBURN
Bennie Fenton, Alternate-Cap­tain
of the 1934 Auburn Gridders,
is playing his last year under the
Tiger banner. Fenton plays end
and is one of the South's best.
Former Instructor
Here Has New Job
Thomas W. Sparrow, Jr., instruc­tor
in mathematics at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, has accepted a
position with the Phix Park High
School of Shreveport, La., as head of
the automobile mechanics depart­ment.
Mr. Sparrow will begin his
Eighty Frosh Candidates
Begin Practice Sessions
For B'ham-Southern Tilt
Several Outstanding Former High School Stars Are In Group;
Nine States Represented By Frosh Candidates Now Out For
Drills; Coached By Jordan, Hitchcock, And McCollum
Approximately eighty freshmen reported to Coach Jordan on the Frosh
practice field Wednesday. With only fifteen days in which to get in shape,
the rat ball players will immediately settle down to hard practice sessions.
The rats will encounter the Birmingham-Southern Frosh here in Auburn
on the Saturday following the varsity game with Southern. A complete
schedule of the freshman games will be published in a latter issue of the
Plainsman.
ROSTER OF THE MOST PROMISING RATS
Name
Cecil Leech
Norman Perry
L. M. McClusky
Fleetwood Rice
Lester Antley
Bill Hart
Ralph Sivell
John Murray
Hervy Blue
Freddy Holman
Fay Canton
Frank Hamm
Jeff Bogue
Travis Vernon
Bill Hitcjicock
Jimmy Fenton
Jack Suydam
Corporal Jones
Crip Fair
Glenn Sparks
Position
Back
Back
Guard
Center
Center
Center
Guard
Guard
Guard
Tackle
Tackle
End
End
End
Back
Back
Back
Back
Back
End
Weight
180
210
195
200
185
190
198
220
190
190
185
190
185
170
170
160
195
170
180
Prep School
Selma Hi
Tech Hi, Atlanta
Jacksonville, Ala. Hi
G. M. A.
Eloree, S. C.
Hartselle, Ala.
Monroe A. & M.
Lake Village, Ark., Hi
Quanah, Tex., Hi
Dothan Hi
Andalusia Hi
Florence Hi
Tchula, Miss., Hi
Tifton, Ga., Hi
Staunton M. A.
Lakeland, Fla., Hi
S. M. A.
Ranger, Tex. & Muscogee, Okla
Orangeburg, S. C, Hi
Carbon Hill Hi
Freddy Holman, of Dothan, was selected on the All-state eleven of
last year. Jimmy Fenton, of Lakeland, Florida, was chosen for an hon­orary
position on the Florida Big Ten High School conference team. Bill
Hitchcock, Frank Hamm, Travis Vernon, and Fleetwood Rice were also
chosen for positions on All-State high school teams. Crip Fair, of Orange­burg,
S. C, was a back on the mythical All-Southern prep school team.
new work on September 17.
A. C. Cohen, Jr., of Brookhaven,
Miss., who received his master's de­gree
at Auburn last year, has been
appointed to the position held by Mr.
Sparrow. During the past year Mr.
Cohen took the student training
course of the Westinghouse Company
in Pittsburgh.
Mr. Sparrow instructed in mathe­matics
during the past year and sum­mer
session.
GREETINGS
STUDENTS!
we welcome you
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P A G E S IX T H E 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 FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 1934
127 AUBURN JUNIOR R. 0. T. C.
CADETS ATTEND BENNING CAMP
Major G. H. Franke Commands Six Weeks Camp; Auburn
Students Rank High In Camp Activities; Two Complete
Batteries of Auburn F. A. Cadets, Many Engineers Attend
According to a final report of the
activities of last summer's R. 0. T. C.
camp at Fort Benning, Ga., 127 stu­dents
from Auburn were registered
for the advanced course, with 124
completing the course satisfactorily.
Other than those from Auburn, stu-dents
from five other institutions at­tended
the six week's camp.
Major G. H. Franke, of Auburn,
was the commanding officer, with
Captain R. W. Grower, Captain E.
H. Almquist, and Captain W. A.
Metts, Jr., also from Auburn, as Se­nior
Instructors of the Engineer Com­pany,
Battery "A" F. A., Battery
"B" F. A., respectively.
In addition to the regularly sched­uled
instruction and demonstrations,
many lectures were given pertaining
to methods of modern warfare. It
was stated that the results attained
this year were an improvement over
•the last camp.
Those students from Auburn who
obtained the highest rating of expert
in marksmanship in either the rifle or
the pistol were E. A. Gait, J. H. Green,
H. G. McKinney, W. P. Roberts, Jr.,
and L. H. Poole.
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Remember, custom made is best made, and
prices are no more than ready made gar­ments.
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Freshmen Expected
To Obey Rat Rules
Following it a Hit of "rat
rules" with which all freshmen
are required to become familiar.
These regulations are those
which are made each year and
every freshman is expected to
obey them.
1. Wear rat caps at all times
when out on the campus.
2. Carry matches for upper-classmen
at all times.
3. No freshman will jay-walk
at Toomer's Corner.
4. Freshmen will not enter the
campus through the main gate.
5. All freshmen are required
to speak to everyone on the cam­pus.
6. Freshmen must attend all
mass meetings.
7. Freshmen must be able to
direct anyone to any place on
the campus.
Alabama Allotment Board FIRST MASS MEETING TO BE
HELD NEXT FRIDAY-PREWITT
Gould Beech To Edit
"Crimson and White"
The Crimson-White, University of
Alabama newspaper, will be edited
this year by Gould Beech, who also
headed the staff in 1933-34. His ap­pointment
was recently made by a
newly organized board of publica­tions,
which will select the editors and
business managers for both the news­paper
and the annual.
Mr. Beech graduated from the Uni­versity
in May, but is returning this
year to do graduate work. During
the summer he has been working for
the Anniston Star.
In organizing the board of publi­cations
Dean Dabney S. Lancaster
made a study of 25 institutions of
higher learning similar to the Uni­versity.
He discovered the appoint­ment
of editors and business mana­gers
by a board is the method fol­lowed
in 17 of these institutions.
Four elect the officials, and the rest
follow some other method.
Before this year the University
editors and business managers have
been chosen by popular election, as at
Auburn. When candidates were nom­inated
for editor of the Crimson-
White last spring a bitter contest
resulted, tinged with sectionalism.
After one of the candidates was
handled with violence the administra­tion
postponed the election indefinite­ly,
eventually adopting the present
system.
The Alabama Allotment Board, which is working some 200 em­ployes
day and night in Comer Hall in making individual allotments
and issuing tax-exemption certificates under the Bankhead bill. Within
the last few weeks the board has received 200,000 applications from
Alabama farmers for individual allotments of tax-free cotton. From
left to right, the board members are T. A. Sims, Auburn, technical
adviser; L. S. Fluker, Livingston; J. Litt Edwards, Chairman, Selma;
W. H. Robertson, Loachapoka; John B. Matthews, Huntsville, and
Walter L. Randolph, Auburn, executive secretary.
Dr. John H. Yoe Spends Few Days
With Dr. Fred Allison In Research
Because of his interest in some spe­cial
research being conducted in the
physics department at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, Dr. John H.
Yoe, one of the nation's outstanding
scientists at the University of Vir­ginia
and native of Oxford, Ala.,
spent several days here with Dr. Fred
Allison, head professor of physics.
Dr. Yoe holds a professorship in
chemistry at the University of Vir­ginia
where his researches, his books
and published articles in scientific
journals, and his success as consult­ing
chemist to commercial firms have
brought him prominent recognition.
In 1928 he was awarded the research
prize by the Virginia Academy of
Science.
Dr. Yoe's grandmother was the first
female white child born in Calhoun
County, Ala., and he is the son of the
late Rev. Alfred Moore Yoe, for many
1600 Idle Teachers
Be Given Work Soon
There will be a reception for fresh­man
at President's Mansion tonight.
Once a week a camp paper was pub­lished
with Neil Davis, of Auburn, as
the Editor-in-Chief. Others from
Auburn on the staff were: Jap Par­ish,
Sports Editor; Linwood poole,
Art Editor; Carl Pihl and Cecil
Strong, Staff members, and Fred
Moss, Business Manager.
Aside from the regular routine of
the camp, such activities as baseball,
swimming, track, and many other
sports were participated in by the
students. Many dances were also
given. Results from the different
athletic competitions are not known.
Though in past years it has been cus­tomary
to appoint the highest rank­ing
student in the camp, that was not
done this year.
WANTED:—Slide Rule. See John
Fitzgerald at A. T. O. house.
Sixteen hundred idle teachers in
Alabama will be given work in a pro­gram
to be launched September 15 by
the State Department of Education.
Pay will be alloted from the $74,000
per month granted Alabama by the
FERA in the adult education pro­gram.
The estimated number of unemploy­ed
teachers in the state at present is
5,000, so approximately one third will
benefit from the allotment. The most
needy will be given places first, and
later the others may receive full-time
or part-time work. The rate of pay
is from $12 to $15 per week, and pay­ment
will be made weekly.
Adults will be enrolled in literary
education classes, common school
branches, and numerous special
courses. The minimum size for each
class is six. Full information is con­tained
in pamphlets compiled by Dr.
A. F. Harman, state superintendent
of education. Relief teachers are rec­ommended
by city and county super­intendents
and approved by the local
relief directors.
Lee County will receive $606 per
month for this work, while a special
allotment of $188 goes to Opelika.
Jefferson County and Birmingham
head the list with a monthly prora­tion
of nearly $11,000.
years a member of the North Alabama
Methodist Conference.
From 1908 to 1910 he attended Bir­mingham
College and received his
bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt
University in 1913. After doing
graduate work at the University of
Chicago for one summer, he later
went to Princeton University where
he received both the master's.and doc­tor
of philosophy degrees.
In addition to a brilliant career as
instructor, Dr. Yoe has served as
chemical engineer for the U. S. Bu­reau
of Mines and the American Uni­versity
Experiment Station in Wash­ington.
During the World War he did
special research as first lieutenant
with the Chemical War Service, and
in 1918-19 was chief of the Canister
Research Unit.
Dr. Yoe is author of several books
including a two-volume treatise on
photometric chemical analysis. He
was a contributor to Alexander's
"Colloid Chemistry," and has publish­ed
many papers in American and Eu­ropean
scientific journals.
Buy Your Books Where Your "Dad" Did
BURTON'S BOOKSTORE
1878-1934
Over 7,000 Second-Hand and New
Textbooks
Shop Early If You Want the Best Bargains
in Second-Hand Books
I. G. A. Store Has New
Fixtures Throughout
The local I. G. A. grocery store,
member of the Independent Grocers
Alliance, underwent a complete reno­vation
the past summer.
According to A. D. Duffee, man­ager,
the renovation was made to bet­ter
serve customers. Along with the
new plate-glass front the interior dis­play
was rearranged and the entire
store painted.
"The new arrangement affords more
space and allows the customer to more
easily find his needs," said Duffee.
This is a big improvement as the
store is of the self service type. Other
advantages of the new arrangement
is that now a larger and more com­plete
line of fresh produce can be
handled and kept in condition.
The meat market under the man­agement
of Curtis Peacock, was also
improved and new equipment in­stalled.
All Freshmen Are Required To Attend Meeting in Langdon
Hall Next Friday Night; Try-outs For Freshman And Soph­omore
Cheerleaders Be Held
The season's first mass meeting will
be held Friday night, September 14,
according to an announcement by
Cheerleader Ed Prewitt. Tryouts for
assistant cheerleaders will be held at
this time.
The "A" Club has chosen a commit­tee
to select the two best prospects
from the many who are expected to
try for the positions. One of the men
is to be selected from the Sophomore
Class, to replace Sargent, while the
other is to be selected from the fresh­man
class. Those desiring to try out
should get in touch with Ed Prewitt
at the Sigma Chi house before Sep­tember
14.
In addition to the tryouts, old yells
and songs will be practiced, and sev­eral
new yells presented to the stu­dent
body. All freshmen are requir­ed
to be present at this meeting.
PARROTT SHOP
Welcomes You to Opelika!
The Parrott Dress Shop
Welcomes You to Opelika!
Whether you are
old or new in
Auburn we con­gratulate
you for
selecting Auburn
as your choice!
-And if you'll pardon my South
ern accent I luves yo' all!
say many co-eds about the smart
n ew styles we are n ow showing for
FALL 1934
PARROTT SHOP
"Smart Styles"
OPELIKA, ALA.
FRESHMEN AND UPPERCLASSMEN
OLIN L* HILL
WELCOMES YOU AND INVITES YOU TO INSPECT
HIS LINE OF FINE FALL AND WINTER
Suits and Overcoats
"TAILOR MADE TO FIT"
AT THE VARSITY BARBER SHOP
Greetings - Welcome
We extend a most cordial
greeting and welcome to each
of those who are returning
to Auburn and to each of
the new comers*
We shall be pleased to
serve you*
J. H. WHITE, Receiver
Alabama Natural Gas Corporation
E. H. MILLER, Class of '30
Local Manager
FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 1934 T H E 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 INSTITUTE P A G E SEVEN
STUDENTS BEGIN WORK WITH
FIRST MEETING OF CLASSES
Long Lines Of Students Register Tuesday and Wednesday;
Class Work Gets Underway Thursday With Freshmen Tak­ing
Placement Tests In English; Handbook Dispensed
Long lines of students moved slow­ly
through main building and Alumni
Gymnasium Tuesday and Wednesday
as registration began for the 63rd
session of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute. Scheduling of courses was
completed Wednesday and regular
class work began Thursday morning.
Military classes likewise began
Thursday and the first drill period
was held at 11:00 a. m. on Bullard
Field. The time will be devoted
principally to organization and in­struction
of freshmen by upper class­men.
The Auburn Handbook containing
information about the college was dis­tributed
to freshmen. The book was
published this year for the first time
since 1931-32 by the Students Associa-
Welcome Freshmen!
Follow the Upperclassmen
to
Varsity and College
Barber Shops
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AUBURN DECLARED
TO BE SYMBOL OF
SERVICE TO STATE
Mrs. Bibb Graves Praises The
Work Of A. P. I. In Speech
To Farm Men And Women
Declaring the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, with its facilities for in­struction,
research, and extension, to
be the very symbol and illustration of
service and leadership to the people
of Alabama, Mrs. Bibb Graves ad­dressed
farm men and women here
Saturday evening.
"Accomplishments Through Leader­ship"
was the subject of her address
in which she named "effort, initiative,
and service" as the essentials to con­structive
leadership. "Through lead­ership,"
she said, "we can not only
make Alabama a better place but we
can make it the best in which to
live."
Mrs. Graves spoke through ampli­fiers
to the audience of nearly 1,000
farm men and women gathered in the
open on the south lawn of the Presi­dent's
mansiuti.
Following her address, Colonel
Graves, Alabama's next governor, was
brought before the microphone by Dr.
L. N. Duncan, extension service di­rector,
but he declined to do more
than greet the audience and say that
he would reserve his message for
Monday morning.
Mrs. Graves emphasized the need
of co-operation and organization
among farm people but urged that
they not "over-organize" to the point
that no leisure time for self-improve­ment
would be left. "Reserve some
leisure time for yourselves in which
the cultural things of life may be en­joyed
and in which you can really
walk and talk with your God," she
said in conclusion.
Miss Ethel Bond, of Henry County,
was declared the winner Saturday
afternoon in a public speaking contest
at the opening session of the Alabama
Council of Home Demonstration Clubs.
She spoke on "Woman's Duty as a
Citizen." Second and third places went
to Mrs. Will Garrett, of Monroe
County, and Mrs. J. G. Dougherty, of
Perry County. Awards were made by
C. W. Ashcraft, executive vice-presi­dent
of the Alabama Farm Bureau
Federation.
Auburn Chosen Flag
Stop For Two Trains
Auburn has been designated as a
flag stop for trains 37 and 38 taking
passengers to Atlanta and beyond
(both going and coming), according
to information received here by P. O.
Davis, college executive secretary,
from Charles A. Wickersham, of At­lanta,
president and general manager
of the Atlanta and West Point Rail­road
Company, and the Western Rail­way
of Alabama.
These two trains have replaced the
Crescent Limited, keeping the same
schedule through Auburn. The change
will be of great convenience to pas­sengers
in this vicinity. It will per­mit
people to go to Atlanta at 8:18
a. m. on number 38, attend to busi­ness,
and return to Auburn from At­lanta
at 9:32 p. m. that evening on
number 37.
Previously, Auburn did not have a
convenient one-day, round-trip sched­ule
to Atlanta. The west bound
Piedmont Limited passes through Au­burn
at 4 a. m., which was too early,
and the next train to Atlanta is at
12:40 p. m., which is too late for the
round trip in one day.
The flag stop arrangement also will
be an added service to numbers of
people who go from Auburn to Wash­ington.
Patronize Plainsman Advertisers.
SHORT COURSE IN
TEXTILE WILL BE
TAUGHT THIS YEAR
School Authorities Say One
Year Textile Course Will Be
Taught To Meet Needs
tion with Blake Campbell as editor,
William Cax, art editor, and William
B. Thomas as business manager.
Robert Kline and Will Bruce, editor
and business manager of The Glom-erata,
student yearbook, will announce
the schedule within a few days for
the taking ofaindividual photographs
for the 1935 edition.
Freshmen reported to Langdon Hall
at 3:00 p. m. Thursday for the usual
English placement test, and the psy­chological
examination taken by new
students will be given at the same
time Friday.
A special convocation was held for
new students Friday morning and
this evening they will attend a recep­tion
at the President's Mansion.
W. M. Hughes, student association
president, has arranged a social hour
for them following the reception.
To meet a growing demand for col­lege-
trained textile engineers the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute this fall
is offering an intensive one-year
course in this subject for those who
have already completed other engi­neering
courses.
"The call for our textile graduates
considerably exceeded the supply this
year, and similar reports come from
other textile schools," said Dr. John
J. Wilmore, engineering school dean
at Auburn. "The textile foundation
is co-operating with the schools and
with the manufacturers for the pur­pose
of helping the schools to fur­nish
the training that the manufac­turers
require.
"To take advantage of this demand
and be able to supply a larger num­ber
of our students for the industry,
the school of engineering at Auburn
has formulated an intensive course in
textile engineering for graduates in
other engineering courses. The course
requires one year and the degree of
bachelor of science in textile engineer­ing
may be awarded. It provides an
opportunity to learn the process of
manufacturing cotton and other tex­tiles."
The course will include yarn manu­facture,
weaving, fabric design, dye­ing,
testing, and industrial organiza­tion.
Lt. Klepinger Takes
Place Of Capt. Metts
First Lieutenant W. J. Klepinger,
field artillery, arrived in Auburn on
August 2 to begin his assignment with
the R. O. T. C. staff of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute. He replaces
Capt. W. A. Metts, Jr., who, after
four years here, has been transferred
to the Philippine Islands for his next
tour of duty.
Lieutenant Klepinger is a native of
Ohio, entering the U. S. Army fol­lowing
his graduation in mechanical
engineering from Ohio State Univer­sity
in 1921. For the last five years
he has been stationed at Ft. Bragg,
N. C.
He is a graduate of the Field Ar­tillery
School at Ft. Sill, Okla., and
has served at the following army
posts, in addition to those already
mentioned: Camp Knox, Kentucky;
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Ft.
Des Moines, Iowa; and Schofield Bar­racks,
Hawaii. •
As a member of the College faculty
his rank will be assistant professor of
military science and tactics. He will
instruct in both theoretical and prac­tical
field artillery subjects.
Mrs. "Klepinger and little daughter,
Ann, accompanied Lieutenant Klepin­ger
to Auburn, where their residence
has been established for the next four
years.
The Lieutenant, an accomplished
polo player, is expected to make a
valuable addition to the officers' team
at Auburn.
Textile Schools In
South Are Supported
That executives and leaders in the
textile industry are patronizing the
textile schools of the South is officially
reported in the current issue of the
Textile Bulletin, published in Char­lotte,
N. C, and circulated widely.
Group pictures of students at sev­eral
textile schools were included. On
the editorial page the editor said:
"Only a few years ago there was, in
the mills, a feeling of contempt for
those who had been through a textile
school, but good sense has prevailed
and now we find superintendents and
overseers, who found their own paths
difficult but succeeded by reason of
hard work, now denying themselves
many things in order to send their
sons to a textile school and give them
a better chance in life.
"The boys who are now graduating
from the textile schools are coming
forth better equipped and somehow
they do not seem to have the egotism
of the graduates of twenty years ago
and are better able to understand the
mill employees."
Leading textile schools in the South
are located at the Alabama Polytech­nic
Institute, Auburn; Georgia School
of Technology, Atlanta; Clem son Col­lege,
South Carolina, and North Caro­lina
State College at Raleigh.
Dr. Duncan "A" CLUB WILL SPONSOR FIRST
DANCE OF YEAR AT GYMNASIUM
Auburn Knights, College Orchestra, Will Furnish Music For
The Occasion; Admission Price Is One Dollar; Paterson
Says Dance Should Be Largest Opening Dance in Years
The "A" Club will give its first
dance of the season tomorrow night at
the gymnasium from nine until twelve
o'clock. The music will be furnished
by the Auburn Knights.
The Knights is composed of twelve
students and played for summer
school dances and an engagement *at
the Casino in Pensacola, Fla., during
the summer months. The band this
year will feature their saxophone
section, which is composed of four
musicians.
Because of the exceptionally large
number of students registering this
year, and the larger number of
women students, this dance will prob­ably
be the largest opening dance in
several years, according to Haygoo'd
Paterson, president of the "A" Club.
Dr. L. N. Duncan it one of the
three members of the Adminis­trative
Committee and Director of
the Agricultural Extension Ser­vice.
His service record to Auburn
includes many years' work for not
only Auburn but for the entire
State. He has been a great help to
the school in recent years when
conditions have burdened Auburn
with so many problems.
Auburn Handbook Is
Released To Frosh
Blake Campbell, Editor; Billy
Thomas, Business Manager;
Bill Cox, Art Editor
The Undergraduate Students' As­sociation
has released copies of the
new Auburn Handbook, with complete
renovations throughout.
The Handbook is edited by Blake
Campbell, junior representative to the
Executive Cabinet from the School of
Science and Literature. Billy Thomas,
junior representative to the Cabinet
from the Engineering School is busi­ness
manager, while Bill Cox, junior
representative from the School of
Architecture and Allied Arts, is art
editor.
The book is neatly bound in a white
embossed cover with the lettering
printed in orange and blue, the
Auburn colors. The college calendar,
offices of administration, constitution
of the Associated Under-Graduate
Students, dance regulations, section
devoted to religious organizations,
general information concerning col­lege
life, tips to the freshmen, sections
on student publications and organi­zations,
and a fraternity section com­prise
the contents of the handbook.
All freshmen are urged to familiar­ize
themselves with the book. The sec­tions
concerning general college life
at Auburn were designed especially
to aid new students in adapting
themselves to their new surroundings.
WELCOME
FRESHMEN AND UPPERCLASSMEN
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OUR FALL PRICES BEGIN AT
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0PELIKA THEATRE
Today, Friday. September 7
"THE NOTORIOUS SOPHIE LANG"
With Gertrude Michael, Paul Cavanaugh, Leon Errol,
Arthur Byron, and Alison Skipworth
Miss Gertrude Michael is an Alabama girl, she being
reared in Talladega. Be sure to see her in her first star­ring
picture.
Added Comedy, "Making the Rounds," and musical,
"All On Deck"
Saturday, September 8
TOM TYLER in
"RIDIN' THRU"
See this single-handed two-gun daredevil of the range in
his latest and best "Horse Opera"—a real western thriller
Also Popeye Cartoon and Chapter 6, "Vanishing Shadow"
10c and 15c till 6 ; 0 0 O'Clock — After 6:00, 10c and 20c
Saturday Night, 10:00 P. M.
"MURDER ON THE BLACKBOARD"
With Edna Mae Oliver and James Gleason
Another detective thriller with the smart-cracking piper
of "The Penguin Pool Murder" and "An Iowa School-marm,"
plus cartoon, "Buddy's Show Boat," and musical,
"Song Hits by Roy Turk."
Admission 10c and 25c for Saturday Night Show
Monday and Tuesday, September 10
"DOWN TO THEIR LAST YACHT"
With Mary Boland, Polly Moran, Ned Sparks and
Sidney Fox
The melody masterpiece of the screen—by the producers
of "Flying Down to Rio"
Gay Tunes — Glad Girls —Glorious Fun
Admission:
10c and 25c till 6 : 0 0 P. M.; 10c and 35c after 6:00
HOWARD'S
5 & 10c STORE
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Notebook Paper
Typewriter Paper
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Tooth Brushes
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P A G E E I G HT T H E 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 FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 1934
DOVE SHOOTING IN ALABAMA
TO BE STRICTLY REGULATED
Commissioner I. T. Quinn Announces That Huntsmen Will Be
Under Stricter Regulation Than In The Past; Hunters Warn­ed
Against Shooting On Baited Fields
Commissioner I. T. Quinn of the
Alabama Game and Fishieries De­partment,
has announced that dove
shooting in Alabama this season will
be under stricter regulation than in
the past.
He said baited fields for mourning
doves have been outlawed by the fed­eral
government and that this state's
hunting statutes will be made to con­form
to the new federal regulation.
Alabama's law heretofore has made
it a violation to make use of a baited
field, but the new federal ruling goes
even further and makes it a violation
of the law to put out bait.
"The new regulation absolutely
prohibits the shooting of doves at­tracted
or enticed to baited fields,"
declared Commissioner Quinn.
The change was recommended by
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Ad­visory
Board, of which Commissioner
Quinn is a member, was adopted by
Secreteary Wallace Aug. 15 and ap­proved
by President Roosevelt Aug.
20.
The first half of the dove season
in Alabama opens Sept. 1 and will
continue through Sept 30. The sec­ond
half will start Nov. 20 and close
Jan. 31. These dates apply to every
SEN. HUGO BLACK IS
SPEAKER AT MEETING
Upperclassmen
Freshmen
We welcome you back to Auburn.
We are glad you selected Auburn
as your college.
The Tiger Theatre is your theatre. We guarantee that
all of the biggest pictures made will be shown for your
entertainment. It is our pleasure to make your visits to
the Tiger as enjoyable as possible.
Starting the College Year With Bings'
Greatest! Held Over in Atlanta!
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TIGER THEATRE
"The Show Place of East Alabama"
(Continued from Page 1)
is doing to bring prosperity to all
groups.
Profiteers, speculators and others
who have prospered at the expense of
the weak and oppressed in the past
are at present fighting the new deal
by stating that it is taking the cons­titutional
rights and liberty away
from the people. "They are not
afraid of the constitution being des­troyed
or that the peoples' liberty will
be taken away but they are afraid
that they will not be able to get rich
off the poor as they have done in the
past", he declared.
Senator Black warned the farmers
and farm leaders to be on the lookout
for all kinds of fights on the program.
He also emphasized that agriculture
and industry must work hand-in-hand
as one group cannot prosper at the
detriment of the other. He likewise
stated one section cannot enjoy pros­perity
at the cost of other sections.
Congressman Henry B. Steagall,
Ozark; J. Lister Hill, Montgomery,
newly elected Congressman Judge
Sam Hobbs, Selma, and Joe Starnes,
Guntersville, joined Senator Black in
praising President Roosevelt and the
new deal.
Reservoir Built On
Cheaha State Park
The highest impounded water in
Alabama is in the reservoir construct­ed
by the men of an Emergency Con­servation
Work camp on Cheaha State
Park, according to data established by
the engineers of the Alabama Commis­sion
of Forestry. Cheaha Mountain,
on which the park is located, reaches
an altitude of 2,407 feet above sea
level. The masonry dam of the reser­voir
is at an altitude of about 2,150
feet.
The park developments planned by
the Commission of Forestry include
the construction of cottages and other
facilities for the use of visitors and
recreationists. The problem of a water
supply was quite acute until it was
determined that this lofty watershed
was of sufficient extent to permit of
a storage of several hundred thou­sand
gallons when impounded in the
rocky basin now concerted into a
reservoir.
PROF. E. W. BURKHARDT
CHOSEN FOR COMMITTEE
(Continued from Page 1)
cently it loaned its influence toward
the preservation of a section of Char­leston,
S. C, and the restoration of
the L'Enfant Plan of Washington,
D. C.
Professor Burkhardt recently con­ducted
the Historic Buildings Survey
of the State of Alabama, for which
he is still District Officer. This sur­vey
was conducted for the National
Parks Service of the Department of
the Interior.
Pritchett Awarded
B.S. In Home Eco.
There will be a reception for fresh­man
at President's Mansion tonight.
Claude S. Prichett, of Evergreen,
received his bachelor's degree in home
economics on August 17, at Auburn,
where he specialized in dietetics and
economics. He plans to become an
authority on the economics of food
consumption and will begin his prac­tical
training on September 1 at the
Grasslands Hospital, Valhallo, N. Y.,
where he will serve his apprenticeship
as a student dietitian.
Applicants For Jobs
With Quinn Examined
Although civil service examinations
have been required for the past three
years, Commissioner I. T. Quinn, of
the Alabama Game and Fisheries De­partment,
has decreed that in the fu­ture
applicants for places on his field
staff must undergo physical examina­tions
and comply with age require­ments.
"In order to develop a more effi­cient
warden system in the State De­partment
of Game and Fisheries appli­cants
for a position, when a vacancy
occurs on-the staff, will be required to
undergo a rigid civil service and phy­sical
examination," declared Commis­sioner
Quinn.
county in the state except Mobile,
Washington and Baldwin where the
season opens Nov. 1 and closes Jan.
31.
September Only!
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Three State Meetings
Held Here In Summer
Three important State meetings of
Alabama farm people were held at
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
Auburn, during the summer of 1934.
The first of these three was the an­nual
convention of the Alabama Di­vision
of the Future farmers of
America, July 13-14. The second was
the annual farmers' week and Farm
Bureau convention, July 31-August 3.
The third was the annual State short
course for 4-H club girls, August
21-25.
Attendance at the first and last of
these three was limited to members
of these organizations or clubs, while
that of farmers' week exercises was
open to the general public and those
who were interested were invited to
attend. An invitation to this effect
was extended jointly by Dr. L. N.
Duncan, Extension Service director,
and Dean M. J. Funchess, of the col­lege
of agriculture, and director of
the Alabama experiment station.
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