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TO F O S T E R THE A U B U R N S P I R IT
VOLUME LIX AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11, 1935 NUMBER 25
SWANNER WINS (XDJK. CAKE RACE
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Jane Slack Chosen For "Miss Auburn"
LARGE NUMBER
OF VOTES CAST
IN BEAUTY POLL
9S0 Ballots Cast By Students In
Most Spirited Election Of Its
Kind Ever Held In Auburn
IS POPULAR STUDENT
Election Is Under Supervision
Of The Executive Cabinet;
Glomerata Plans Unknown
With 959 ballots being cast to mark
the student election yesterday as the
most spirited of its kind to be held
on the campus in the past several
years, Miss Jane Slack, senior student
from Birmingham enrolled in the
School of Science and Literature, was
voted the honor of "Miss Auburn" for
the current college year.
As was indicated by the number of
votes cast, considerable interest was
taken by the student body in the election
under the supervision this year
for the first time of the Student Executive
Cabinet. Other candidates in
the race were Molly Brasfield; Mary
Elizabeth Watson and Louise Liles.
Miss Slack has been a popular member
of the student body' during her
three years in school here and has
taken an active part in numerous campus
activities. She is president of the
Woman's Athletic Association and is
a member of Cardinal Key, co-ed
honor society. Last year she was a
candidate in a close race for "Miss
Auburn." She is not a member of a
sorority.
Alton Graves, editor of the Glomerata,
in an interview last night,
would not divulge his plans for the
beauty section of the college annual,
which last year was led by "Miss
Auburn."
In connection with the controversy
aroused by a few students following
the preliminary election, the election
committee of the Cabinet has served
notice that any party desiring to count
the ballots cast in the finals yesterday
may be able to do so at any time within
the next two weeks.
Powell Elected Head
Freshman Y. M. C. A.
At a meeting of the newly organized
freshman Y. M. C A. on the campus
last Thursday, R. W. Powell was
elected to head the group for the remainder
of the year.
Other officers elected at that time
include: Ernest Miller, vice-president;
Glen Darty, secretary; Eugene
Knight, treasurer; and Wm. A. Mays,
publicity chairman. Although organized
but a short while ago, the group
has made rapid progress and expects
to become within the near future one
of the leading organizations on the
campus.
Regular weekly meetings will be
held each Thursday night at 8 o'clock
in the Student Center. All freshmen
interested are invited to attend.
FACULTY GROUP APPROVES
BALCONY SEATS FOR PROM
Social Calendar Is
Opened For
Dates
Miss Zoe Dobbs, Head Of Faculty
Social Committee, Approves
Opening Of Balcony
The social calendar for the second
semester was opened at the meeting
of the Interf raternity Council Monday
night. The dates of the two major
campus dances were decided upon and
opened to the fraternities to sign up
for their weekly dances.
March 20 is the date that has been
selected by the council for the Inter-fraternity
Dance. Yank Jackson was
selected as the chairman for arrange
ments and committees were appointed
to see after decorations, orchestra, and
invitations. The dance was voted to
be formal.
February 21 was given to Scabbard
and Blade for the annual Military
Ball.' This date was especially desired
by the military group because
of the celebration which accompanies
Washington's Birthday each year.
The other major campus dance,
Honor Societies Ball, will probably be
given April 17. The three dates of
these dances divides fairly evenly the
time between the mid-term and final
dances. The social calendar is not
filled yet, but is expected to be closed
at an early date.
MANY CANDIDATES
SEEK DEGREES AT
JANUARY SESSION
22 Candidates Listed By Regis
trar's Office For Degrees At
Mid-Year Commencement
Horticulture Course
Is Established Here
A new four-year course in ornamental
horticulture has been added
to the school of agriculture here.
This course has been added to accommodate
those wishing to specialize
in ornamental horticulture and to give
basic training to those interested in
nursery work of different kinds.
Courses such as greenhouse management,
garden management, plant materials,
and other courses such as landscaping
are being offered.
At present there are two greenhouses
and about two and one half
acres of nursery stock. Different kinds
of plants are being grown in these
places.
A list of 22 candidates for graduation
at the mid-year exercises here<on
January 23 has been released by the
registrar's office.
The exercises will probably take
place in the office of President L. N.
Duncan who will award the degrees.
One candidate for the master of
science degree is included, James Randall
Parrish, Atlanta, Ga.
Following are the candidates for the
bachelor of science degrees: School of
Agriculture — Marion DeKalb Har-man,
Auburn; Pascal Ashe Tutwiler,
III, Greensboro; School of Architecture^—
Emmett Eskew Casson, Auburn;
School of Education—Forrest
Lee Mathews, Grove Hill; Fannie Delilah
Swanner, Rutledge; Lannie
Steadham Martin, Auburn; Agricultural
Education—Robert Lee Griffin,
Billingsley; John Hollis Jackson, Sul-ligent;
Louis Elmer Shotts, Bexar.
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics
Education: Annie Ruth Dunn,
Daviston; Beulah Inez Thames, Evergreen.
School of Engineering: Harvey
Hill Copeland, Birmingham. Mechanical
Engineering: Robert Arthur
Neill, Auburn; Alex Chisolm Pate,
Birmingham. School of Science and
Literature: James Payne Hines, Rep-ton;
Caroline Pace, Oxford; Herbert
Hall Wilkinson, Gastonburg; Marion
Brannon York, Monroeville. School of
Veterinary Medicine, Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine: Sibert B. Isbell, Auburn;
Louis Edward Rosen, Philadelphia,
Pa.; Morris David Schneider,
Philadelphia, Pa.
N O T I C E !
There will be an important meeting
of the Mobile Club Thursday
night at 8 o'clock in Room 109 Ramsay
Hall.
N O T I C E !
All freshman interested in basketball
meet in Room 212, Sam ford
Hall, Thursday night, December 12,
at 7:30 o'clock. Coach Del Morgan.
DANCE PRICES GIVEN
Five Fraternities Have Signified
Intention To Hold House
Parties During Junior Prom
Miss Zoe Dobbs, dean of women and
chairman of the faculty social committee,
in an interview yesterday
stated that the committee had approved
the balcony remaining open for the
Mid-Term dances.
For several years the committee has
frowned upon this practice, and as a
result the balcony was not opened to
students during the opening dances.
The decision from the committee was
given in favor of opening the balcony
after many protests from students had
been received. Balcony seats will be
sold for the night dances for one dollar
and will enable students who can
not afford the price of the dance to
listen to the music of Joe Sanders and
his band from within the dance hall.
The price for the entire dance set
has been placed at $10.00 by the Social
Committee. All-day dances for
either Friday or Saturday will sell for
$5.50 to include the morning, afternoon
and night dances. Each night
dance will sell for $3.00, with the individual
day dances selling for $1.50
apiece.
According to C. Witty Walter, social
committee chairman, considerable
enthusiasm has been shown by the fraternities
for the having of house parties
during the Prom. To date five
fraternities have signified their intention
of having parties. They are:
Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Pi
Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
and Lambda Chi Alpha.
Bid cards for the dances will be
distributed at an early date after the
Christmas holidays, and it is expected
that a large number of out-of-town
girls will be on hand for the affair,
as elaborate preparations are being
pushed forward by the Social Committee.
Walter Gilbert—A Throwback
INTERFRATERN1TY LOVING
CUP WILL BE AWARDED TO
S. A. E. FOR FRAT HONORS
An Estimated Crowd Of Over 6 0 0 Freshmen Take Part In Annual
Freshman Cake Race This Afternoon; Cakes Awarded
First Twenty-Five To Cross Marker After 2.7 Mile Run
Pictured above are Walter Gilbert and his Great-Grandfather, who
it is reported gained fame from his ability to pick up a fifty-two gallon
water barrel weighing 416 pounds and drink out of the bung-hole.
OPEN HOUSE WILL
BE HAD THURSDAY
BY TEXTILE CLUB
Open House Will Be Held At
Texltile Bldg. For All Students,
Faculty, Townspeople
N O T I C E !
Prof. Blackshear announces that
the leading male part in the second
production by the Auburn Players
has not yet been cast. Any student
interested in the part is asked to get
in touch with Prof. Blackshear at
the "L" Building immediately.
In order to better acquaint the students,
faeulty, and townspeople of Auburn
with the work being carried on
by the local textile department, T. E.
X. society is sponsoring an open house
to be held tomorrow night at the Textile
Building at 8 o'clock.
The society has arranged a varied
program for the evening which will be
open to the general public. Special
guides will show the guests through
the building explaining each step in
the process of manufacturing cloth
from the raw cotton. From the time
it leaves the bale, each step in the
process will be explained in interesting
detail. The society will also give
a demonstration on dyeing and other
phases of interest in the cotton industry.
During the tour of the building all
textile processes will be in operation.
Also, the finishing of cotton yarns will
be exhibited. This school is one of the
most complete departments of the college
and has advanced rapidly since
its establishment here.
Following the exhibition refreshments
will be served. There will be
no admission charge.
New York Sun Names Gilbert To
Position On All-American Team
By EUGENE LEE
Walter Gilbert's remarkable two-year
varsity term was brought to an
honorable climax last week when he
was selected on the all-American team
picked by the staff of the New York
Sun. Gilbert will receive a handsomely
engraved watch as evidence
of selection.
The Sun has in George Trevor one
of the outstanding sports writers of
the nation. In collaboration with the
writers on his staff and the football
scouts of the schools of the country
a thorough coverage of the outstanding
players is made and the best are
singled out to form the group that are
considered for selection on the annual
pick that is made each year. This
paper's selection is considered the most
representative of the college stars of
any of the other picks made by other
papers of the country.
Trevor stated that Gilbert is a pivot
man to make Dixie fans forget Peter
Pund. Beneath the spreading oaks of
the Confederacy-steeped Auburn campus
they call Wally Gilbert "the perfect
football player." Join the gang
around Homer Wright's drug store,
when the Sunday morning quarterbacks
hold their post mortems on Auburn
games, and you'll hear Gilbert
rated as the finest defensive man in
Alabama Poly history. Enemy scouts
second that motion.
"Auburn's tradition qf center play
is a heritage from the consulship of
Camp at Yale, when Mike Donohue,
an Eli missionary, implanted the tech-nic
of Pa Corbin,. Bo Olcott and
George Stillman down in the black
clay of Alabama.
"Almost single-handed Walter Gilbert
smashed the offenses of Georgia
Tech, Tulane, Kentucky, Duke and
Georgia this fall. His exhibition in
the Georgia game dumbfounded hard-boiled
scouts. Josh Cody, Vander-bilt's
all-time tackle, came away raving
incoherently about Gilbert's defensive
play. 'In all my life,' he said,
'I never saw a center do more damage
to a rival backfield throughout sixty
minutes of rapid fire action. Gilbert
was all over the lot, tackling on both
flanks and in the middle. I can't see
how a center could be any better.'
"Gilbert stands 6 feet 2 inches and
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Frosh Head Shaving
Will Have To Cease
Says College Prexy
In speaking before the Interfrater-nity
Council last Monday night President
L. N. Duncan made it clear that
"it is highly possible and entirely
probable" that administrative officials
will take drastic action if the practice
of freshman head shaving continued.
No definite action was taken
Monday night, however.
The respective fraternities were
asked to do everything possible to curb
what was termed as the semi-barbaric
practice of head shaving, which
reached a peak last week-end when
it was estimated that close to 200
heads were shaved in one fashion or
another.
Dr. Duncan pointed out that the
college had been in receipt of numerous
telephone calls and telegrams from
parents in protest to this practice, and
that it would have to stop, otherwise
drastic action would be taken. It was
pointed out that this practice, if allowed
to continue, will seriously curtail
enrollment of the school next
year.
One instance was cited in which a
freshman resigned from school as a
result of this practice, and it is reported
that one or two students left
for home.
RECORD TIME SET IN 1932 UNBROKEN
Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Nu Win Second And Third Places,
Respectively Among Fraternities, 542 Freshmen Finish Race
To Make Event One Of The Most Successful Held In Years
Engineer Federation
Holds First Meeting
Approximately 150 engineering students
responded to the first call of
the Federated Engineering Societies
last Monday evening in Broun Hall.
Prof. J. M. McKinnon acted as master
of ceremonies for the evening.
President L. N. Duncan, the first
speaker, explained the inter-depend-ance
of all engineering groups, and assured
the organization of the wholehearted
cooperation by the college.
Dean J. J. Wilmore pointed out the
need for such an organization in the
engineering profession.
The first of the principal speakers
was Mr. R. A. Polglaze, of the Warrior
Waterworks Co., in Birmingham.
After a demonstration of wit, he ex-
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TOUCH FOOTBALL
GAME WITH 'BAMA
PLANNED BY FRAT
Interfraternity Council Investigates
Possibilities Of Game
Between Winning Frats
Auburn High School
Leads In Attendance
The Lee County High School in
Aubum leads the county schools in
perqentage of attendance for November.
The Botsford School places
second with an average of 96.2.
The Opelika High School leads the
city schools with an average of 95.3.
Southside ranks second with an average
of 95. The Negro School had an
attendance of 90.
A movement for the possibility of a
touch football game between the winner
of the Interfraternity Council Cup
at the University of Alabama and the
winner of the cup here was announced
at the Inerfraternity Council meeting
Monday night. It has been taken up
by the council here and an investigation
is being made.
This game would be played between
the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at the
University and the Lambda Chi Alpha
fraternity here, possibly at a central
point such as Montgomery or Birmingham.
A small admission would be
charged to defray the expenses. The
date of the game will have to be decided
by consultation between both
teams and schools.
Instead of the winner from each
school playing, it was suggested at
the council meeting that an all star
team be selected from each council to
play. It was pointed out that this
would entail a considerable amount
of selection and investigation on the
part of each council.
A committee was appointed by
Philip Gilchrist, council president, to
make a thorough investigation of the
situation and report to the council.
The complete approval by President
Duncan will have to be obtained before
the game will be allowed. It was
generally agreed that such a game
would perhaps do much to foster the
resumption of athletic relations between
the two schools.
Running a steady race for the entire course length of 2.7
miles, James Swanner gradually worked into first place after
the two-mile point had been reached and held this lead by a
comfortable distance down the home stretch. He finished the
course in 15:17.5 time to better last year's record by slightly
less than 27 seconds, though failing to better the all-time record
of 14:58, set in 1932.
Perry Lamar came in a few minutes behind Swanner to finish
in second place. Lamar held the lead in the race for over
two miles when he was passed by
Swanner. Elmer Bissell came in
closely behind Lamar for third place
honors.
A record crowd of 623 freshmen
entered the race as the largest in
the history of this event. The number
to finish the race also set a record,
being placed at 547.
Fraternity honors in the event went
to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity,
having four runners to cross
the marker within the first 34 for a
total point count of 60. This betters
by ten points the record set last
year by the winning fraternity.
Alpha Tau Omega placed second
in the race with a total count of 110,
having one freshman within the first
twenty-five. Sigma Nu placed a close
third with 138 points. They also had
one freshman placing in the first
twenty-five.
Of the first twenty-five freshmen
to cross the marker, 15 were non-fraternity
men. Other fraternities to
place men in the cake winning class
were: T. U. O., Sigma Chi, Kappa
Sigma, Alpha Gamma Rho, and S. P.
E. As this goes to press the places
of all fraternities other than the first
three are not known, and will be
printed in the Friday issue of the
Plainsman.
The first twenty-five to finish were:
James Swanner, SAE; Perry Lamar;
Elmer Bissell, SAE; Hurst; Robert
Wilson; Jacobs; O. C. Tisdale; V. C.
Holmes, TUO; C. G. Breedlove;
Locke; George Jackson; Miller Her-ren,
Sigma Nu; R. M. Avery; Curty
Farley, ATO; David Roberts, Sigma
Chi; Sharp; Foreman, Sigma Nu;
Ernest Pappas; O. A. Burns; John
Scarborough, Alpha Gamma Rho;
Robert McNulty, SPE; J. F. Gay,
SAE; Fred Robinson; Kermit Weaver
and A. W. Cooper.
Cakes were awarded to the first
twenty-five freshmen at the gymnasium
directly following the race. Presentation
was made by Molly Bras-field,
Jane Slack, Elizabeth Allison
and Louise Liles.
The new student directory was dis- As a sPe c i a l consideration to these
tributed yesterday to the student body first twenty-five freshmen, they will
Student Directories
Are All Distributed
with additional copies being placed in
the hands of the house managers of
the various fraternities, dormitory
presidents, and in several places downtown,
such as the postoffice, the Western
Union office, and the telephone
exchange.
The publication of the directory was
made possible through the co-operation
of the Y. M. C. A., the Glomerata
by appropriating the necessary funds,
the fraternities and sororities, and the
registrar's office.
Contrary to the popular belief existing
on the campus, the student body
did not contribute to the publication
of the director as was done last year.
No class dues were collected upon
registration as in previous instances,
and since the Executive Cabinet had
already made out its budget when the
directory was decided upon, this was
not included in the budget for the
year and consequently no funds were
available for this purpose.
be excused from meeting classes in
physical training for the remainder
of the semester.
Complete details of the race will be
announced in the Friday's Plainsman.
Change In Railroad
Schedule Announced
The Western of Alabama Railway
announces a change in the train
schedule to become effective December
12 of this month. The new
schedule is as follows:
EAST BOUND
No. 34— 4:41a.m. Flag stop.
No. 38— 9:25 a. m. Flag stop.
No. 32—12:43 p.m. Regular stop
No. 36— 7:58 p. m. Regular stop.
WEST BOUND
No. 35— 9:50 a. m. No stop.
No. 37—11:42 a. m. Flag stop.
No. 31— 4:18 p. m. Regular stop.
No. 33— 7:35 p. m. Regular stop.
P A G E TWO T H E A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11, 1935
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Sports Contributors: Jack Todd, Bill
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Monday through Friday.
Auburn An Orphan
Every student enrolled here ought to
know something of the difficult financial
situation facing the college; yet probably
few do. The fathers and mothers of the
students should know; yet it is almost certain
that few do. It would not be a bad
idea for every student to learn "the sad
facts right now, then broadcast them when
he goes home Christmas.
With that thought in mind we shall try
to outline a few facts about Auburn which
are not exactly complimentary to the state,
but are nevertheless the bald truth.
In the first place, Auburn is now in its
fifth year of financial difficulties and uncertainties.
The trouble started in 1931
when the state treasury could not meet appropriations.
During the year 1931-32 teachers
here were paid 25 per cent of their salaries,
and as a result the merchants of Auburn
were forced to carry accounts or accept
the warrants issued by the college. The
town was on the brink of bankruptcy when
the people voted to issue bonds to pay off
the warrants. These bonds made it possible
to pay salaries in full for 1931-32, even
though a year late.
After October, 1932, conditions were even
worse, although the town did not suffer
as much. That year the much-heralded
Fletcher Budget Act was passed, making it
impossible for the state to run in debt. If
the state income did not balance the outgo,
the appropriations were to be shaved to fit
the income. There were no more warrants.
Theoretically that was fair and business
like, but in its actual workings it was as
cruel and unjust as any law could be. Auburn
became virtually one of the orphans
of the state. Although a direct responsibility
of the state treasury, the college was
forced to take a pro-rata share of its appropriation
after many state claims had
been paid in full. We took whatever there
was whenever we could get it. That year
Auburn teachers received 45 per cent of
their salaries, which, considering the legitimate
cuts already made, amounted to about
one third of what they had been receiving.
For 1933-34 Auburn was still an orphan,
through the ruling of the supreme court
declaring some appropriation bills unconstitutional.
Conditions were better that year
simply because the legislature met and cut
all state expenses, allowing Auburn a little
more of the scraps left after the favored
children were fed. Teachers that year received
two thirds of their reduced salaries.
Last year, 1934-35, the same conditions
prevailed, but the state was growing more
prosperous and taxes were coming in more
rapidly. After the favored children were
fed there were enough of the scraps left
to enable the college, by rigid economy to
pay 85 per cent of the salaries. When we
consider the cuts of three years ago, we see
that was really only about 70 per cent of the
former salaries, never high for the bulk of
the faculty. Improved conditions last year
did little to aid teachers in paying off the
debts of 1932.
Now we are in a new year, the fiscal
year starts Oct. 1, and state appropriations
have been increased. By a ruling of the
attorney general last week Auburn still remains
an- orphan. The increased appropriations
to the favored children make very
few scrape available. So far teachers have
received 50 per cent, which is not enough
to pay necessary bills for the majority of
the faculty.
Worse yet, payment of that 50 per cent
is gravely doubtful after this month. The
comptroller estimates that the payment of
appropriations to Auburn may drop as low
as 25 per cent.
The situation is, then, that Auburn finds
herself in a worse position than in the
darkest depression year. Faculty members
who had hoped to pay their debts through
receipt of full salaries are forced to ask
their grocers to carry larger accounts.
There is talk of the depression's being about
over; for Auburn teachers it is growing
worse, with reduced pay and higher living
costs.
It is probably true that if the people of
Alabama knew these conditions they would
insist on Auburn's being given a square
deal. Why not let each true son of Auburn
make it his duty to inform a few people?
Everybody Does It
It is reported that some member of the
student body one night last week uttered
a protest concerning the state of affairs at
Auburn. According to the author of this
protest, there has been entirely too much
"griping" done on the campus this year.
Furthermore, he stated in firm tones, the
Plainsman should enter upon some constructive
campaign or something that would
put Auburn on the map, so to speak. When
questioned as to what he might have in mind
for such a program, a nod of the head and
a blank stare was the only answer.
No doubt there are many more on the
campus who feel the same way. They are
disgusted with the continual "griping" that
is carried on by the students which does
little good except settle or unsettle, as the
case may be, some personal grudge. In its
place they would like to see a program of
constructive criticism carried on that would
result in Auburn's blossoming forth into
a school that would rival Harvard or Cambridge
or any of those famed old institutions
of higher learing. Who wouldn't?
But ask any student for some definite and
constructive program for Auburn and the
result is the same. No one is exactly sure
just what should be done. Probably it's a
case where there is so much to be done that
a person is at a loss to know where to begin.
At the present time a special committee
of faculty members has completed the final
touches to a new system for Auburn regulating
class attendance somewhat similar
to the plan used at the University of Chicago,
though not to that extreme. Should
the measure be passed by the Council, alJ
students with a scholastic average of 80 or
above for the preceding semester will not
be required to attend classes; all others will
attend in the regular manner. Naturally,
this is a forward step on the part of the
college. Similar changes have been taking
place for years slowly but surely. They are
not whipped into shape one day and put into
force the following day, as some would have
them be, but are the results of months or
years of study. As for all progressive
moves the process is slow.
In suggesting numerous plans for Auburn
students fail to take into consideration one
very important item. They fail to give
some method whereby Auburn could obtain
sufficient money to carry out their suggestions.
There is no end to what could be
done here if only the financial backing could
be found. As the situation now stands, it
is a wonder that Auburn even continues to
exist. S
As far as "griping" goes, that is a national
habit and is not by any means confined
to Auburn. In proportion to its size,
the present Democratic government probably
receives as much criticism from the people
in general as Auburn does from the students.
And in the same proportion are constructive
plans offered. Imagine, if you can
what a queer world this would be if nobody
did any "griping." Everybody would immediately
start "griping" because nobody
was "griping," and that's the way it goes.
Thunderations
By Gum
Has Possibilities
From all reports it is understood that the
new venture on the campus of a federation
of engineering societies met with great success
in their first meeting Monday night.
Since their founding on the campus years
ago the individual engineering societies have
lived a rather pitiable existence, each hardly
amounting to more than a name. The Federated
Engineering Societies is an attempt
to revive interest on the part of students
in an activity which will acquaint them
with a somewhat different picture of engineering
than that which is presented in the
class rooms.
With the individual societies, having a
membership of but a handful of students,
the task of bringing outside speakers to the
campus was out of the question. The federation
hopes to draw large enough crowds
in the future so that they will be able to
attract speakers to Auburn who would not
otherwise come, feeling that, to talk to about
a dozen students was not worth their while.
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.
* * * *
CONGRATULATIONS to C. W. Walter
for his signing "The Old Left
Hander," Joe Sanders, for the oncoming
Junior Prom.
Joe Sanders is the best showman I have
ever seen. And has written two of the
prettiest songs I have ever heard. The last
time he was here I sat, in his way, on the
piano bench with him during intermission
while he played "Nighty Night," his present
signing off theme, for me two times.
I have had a radio sjnce the Fall of 1924
and have probably heard every musical selection
written before that date and have
certainly heard every one since then and
I have yet to hear anything that will equal
that "Nighty Night" in sheer prettiness.
That piece was written while he was with
Carlton Coon, before Coon's death. He
used to sign off with it after the old
"Knights and Ladies of the Bath" programmes
he used to put on at the Black
Hawk. Then Coon died, and he stopped
playing it. Since then he has had so many
requests for it he had to.start again playing
it. Listen in some night and when it
is time for him to sign off just listen to that
piece for the prettiest words to any song.
His recent piece, "Halfway to Dawn," is
the only thing that will come near to equaling
it. His song, "Whatcha Doing?" typifies
the submerged humor in the man. And
his trick of stopping and starting again in
the midst of "The Girl With the Dreamy
Eyes," has been copied by every orchestra
who plays the piece.
Probably the most liked piece he ever
wrote is his "Here Comes My Ball and
Chain." We used to phone Randolph 6262
almost every Saturday night five years ago
and ask the man to play that piece.
His old "Nights and Ladies of the Bath"
programmes were the best radio programmes
I have yet heard. He and Carlton Coon
could put on a better show .just among themselves
than the whole corps of performers
put on during the present "Midnight Flyers"
programme. That Saturday night programme,
the forerunner of the present
"Midnight Flyers," used to keep more students
up late than any other thing.
And my ears are still flat from sitting
up until 2 A. M. with a pair of headphones
on back in 1925 listening to the old Coon-
Sanders band from WDAF, Kansas City.
* * * *
When he gets here ask him for "Here
Comes My Ball and Chain," and then ask
him to play the piano. But before that get
in some dancing. Afterwards you won't
dance, but will listen.
* * * *
The man's voice is the most remarkable
thing in radio today. He can get more
swing in his voice in that oft mentioned
"Here Comes My Ball and Chain," than
any other man could get on the "St. Louis
Blues," and when he starts into talking that
"Nighty Night," the beauty, pathos, and
loneliness he can put in his voice is something
else again.
* * * *
You old Coon-Sanders fans: Do you remember
his playing, "Crying for the Caro-linas"
. . "My Mad Moment" . . "Bless You
Sister" . . "Slew Foot" . . "Turn on the
Heat" . . "Got a Great Big Date"? Remember
those one tube battery sets? Tubes
cost five dollars each, transformers ten dollars,
and all time the aerial fell down.
* * * *
Call by the gym during the Junior Prom,
and watch yourself fall down. The man
amazes me.
* * * *
He won't play "Bless You Sister" any
more because that was Coon's number, but
if you want the old Coon-Sanders rhythm
back again call for that "Slew Foot," and
AGAIN "Here Comes My Ball and Chain."
Relax.
Those men obtained to speak here will be
men well known in the engineering field
throughout the state and who will be able
to present to the students many practical
points in connection with engineering in
general, one of the most important being the
possibilities for employment of graduate students
in engineering today.
It is felt by those instrumental in the
organization of this federation that the different
phases of engineering are more or
less related. Each branch today exists not
within itself but is dependent to a large
extent upon the findings and discoveries in
other branches. Having as its policy the
presentation of a broad program, the new
federation hopes to be of interest and benefit
to all engineering students on the campus
regardless of what study of engineering he
is pursuing.
* AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
Averaging a full point higher in their
grades than their non-working fellows are
students receiving NYA assistance.
During the A club lead-out at the Masquerade Ball Saturday night a tall, slim
young man was seen dancing, apparently by himself. Later he was seen in the
grand march alone again! Did the judges err in awarding the girl's prize to
"Sadie Thompson" instead of the "Invisible Woman"; or was it just a "shine"?
* * * * * * * * * *
LINES TO A BURLESQUE BABY
A Waldo Milton
To put it quite frankly—you're dumb!
You don't know a thing about Haile Selassie
(But neither does he about shaking a chassis!)
So maybe you're not so dumb!
Two syllable words are your speed!
You couldn't compete with a college professor
(But neither could he with a snappy undresser!)
And that's about all you need!
You haven't a brain in your head!
Your knowledge of things is painfully shoddy
But, baby, you own such a beautiful body
Your brain can afford to be dead!
—STOLEN.
* * * * * * * * * *
Maybe all the hair cutting that has been going on is just an attempt to streamline
the Freshmen for the cake race today. If such be the case ear clipping
would have helped, too!
* * * * * * * * * *
GRATITUDE ? ? ?
Here's to the girl in the brown suede shoes,
She spends your money and drinks your booze. 1
She takes four or five, then asks for another—
And then goes home and sleeps with her mother!
* * * * * * . * * * *
Adam: "Eve, you've gone and pttt my dress suit in the salad again!"
* * * * * * * * * *
Two drunks were walking down from the fourth floor of a hotel. All went
well until they reached the second floor, when one of them stepped down the
elevator shaft by mistake. He hit the basement floor with a thud that was a
cross between the way a pile driver sounds hitting a pile down on the river when
all is enveloped in a heavy fog and all sounds are eerie, and the sound made by a
ripe tomato hitting a wall, looked back lip at his pal and said, "I shay there, ole
man—wash tha lash shtep, isha shon va gun!"
* * * * * * * * * *
SHORT STORY IN RHYME
In a parlor a sofa stood,
Two lovers sat as lovers should.
So far so good!
In a corner a cradle stands,
And over it a mother wrings her hands.
So far no father!
* * * * * * * * * *
Two students were working for the Student Aid under the Federal "appropriation.
They were assigned to the same job—one experienced in this work, as the
boss; the other new on the job as his assistant. They had a job cutting pipe for
plumbing.
"Say," said the assistant. "Do I get paid by time?"
"Sure, you dumb cluck," was the answer. . -
"But I haven't done anything."
The old hand surveyed his companion with contempt, and then slowly lit a
cigarette.
"You are supposed to be helping me, aren't you?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Well, then," he said, holding out the match, "if you have to be so damned
conscientious, blow this out."
On Other Campuses — By The Wanderer
"The loveliest distance between two points
is a curved line," declared David Walker,
speaking on the subject of "Women" at a
joint meeting of the two literary societies
at the University of Georgia. Mr. Walker
also stated that the men who could understand
women are fewer and rarer than the
fathers of quintuplets.
He might have added that women are
like worms—they both serve as bait for
fish.
* * * *
"Dear Sir:
"Please find enclosed $4.50. It is the balance
of my dental bill from way back in
the nineties. This is conscience money.
(Signed) A. Reformer."
The above letter was received a few days
ago by the head of the Department of Dentistry
at the University of Minnesota. The
bill had been due since March, 1890.
* * * *
Add extraordinary courses: One offered
by an English school in dairy farming, preparing
students for work in Canada. They
practice milking on canvas bags.
* * * *
A professor of rhetoric at the University
of Illinois declares that "columnists belong
to the moron school of writing." Now, professor.
Tut, tut.
* * * *
As a follow-up on the recent Williams
college item announcing abolition of a century-
old compulsory chapel attendance rule:
Attendance has fallen to 100 daily.
* * * *
Co-eds at the University of Wisconsin assert
that the Number 1 gentleman (underlined)
friend smokes a pipe, used no conscious
line, dances well, drinks only in moderation,
doesn't try to get a date at the last
minute, and restrains his rampant emotions.
All we want to know is whether he wears
his wings folded and if his halo matches his
eyes!
* * * *
From the Rotunda we've borrowed these
few words to the wise on how to get a college
education:
Feed back to the prof
What the prof dishes to you;
Though you doubt what he says,
What he s'ays must be true—
Never, never commit
The unpardonable sin
Of letting an idea of your own get in!
* * * *
Amelia Earhart said recently that 92 per
cent of the co-eds of Purdue University plan
to work after they graduate. She said that
men should be required to take courses in
home economics and that there should be
no difference in the courses for men and
those for women. v
So they can't take it. The girls should
not give up hope so quickly and then us
men wouldn't have to -learn to cook.
* * * *
ESCORT INCORPORATED is a new
firm doing business on the campus of Washington
University (St. Louis). It's like this,
four BMOC (big men on campus) have
pooled their charm to make it easier for
the campus girls to date them. They accept
applications for a date from any girl
provided she will furnish the money. The
remainder will come from the men—their
prestige, charm, their own cars and the
evening's good time.
Credit toward a degree may be obtained
by Alfred University students for participation
in certain extra-curricular activities.
* * * *
The University of Texas will in time become
the richest institution of higher learning
in the world. It owns two million acres
of land that will yield oil and precious
metals.
* * * *
The Rocking Horse, University of Wisconsin
literary magazine, held a nation-wide
contest last year to discover "America's
worst sonnet."
* * * *
Russian medical students are classed as
workers and are paid 100 rubles a month
by the government.
* * * *
Melvin Rugg, Rochester University freshman,
travelled 21,000 miles to come to school.
Can it be that he is a distant relation of
Magic Carpet of Arabian Nights fame who
covered so much territory?
Nightmares
By Ned
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.
* * * *
SPEAKING of the weather, London has
come to town. Auburn hid in deep
fog-damp and penetrating-smacks of a
Dickens' night with all the trimmings of
misty lights and figures hustling through
town. Small groups fast scatter. Sessions
on corners draw to a hurried close to be
again resumed before the fire where cigarette
smoke and bull runs riot.
But out of the murk during the last several
days have come armed groups of amateur
barbers reviving an old Auburn custom.
Gathering about they have disturbed the
freshmen and routed some from town. Such
action should become official or be regulated.
Though considered as a lark for freshmen,
the folks back home cannot understand.
They think of a barbarous institution of
scalping natives rather than of "thoughtful"
college students. Mother is unhappy when
her boy comes home with all the foliage
mowed. And she blames it all on Auburn.
* * * *
London, and another naval conference.
Britain's prime minister, Stanley Baldwin,
in his conciliatory welcoming address Monday
called upon several of the sea powers
to present some of their demands in an
effort to "avert the calamity of unrestricted
naval competition."
The United States came forward with a
proposal advocating a 20 per cent cut in
the navies of the world, while Japan renews
their plea for parity.
Along with the U. S. proposal came a
recommendation from President Roosevelt
that if reduction was impossible by as much
as 20 percent then efforts should be made
to reduce by 15, 10 or even five percent. If
this is impossible he expressed the necessity
•of making the present treaties iron clad.
This is another action of the president
showing his desire for world peace. But
opposition is sure to be strong. Japan with
her desire for parity with the United States
and Britain will throw one of the largest
monkey wrenches into the workings of the
conference.
And after an agreement is reached, what
have you? The past has practically proved
that such agreements are good until one of
the parties to such agreement finds it in
the way of accomplishing some selfish de-side.
There might be something to the
psychology of the thing over and above its
binding qualities. Though one of the parties
may not mind to scrap the agreement,
maybe it will cause some delay.
The greatest weakness in all international
agreements seems to be a want of adequate
punishment for an offending nation. All
stand aside and watch with approval or
disapproval according to the extent to which
they are affected by the breaking of a treaty.
Those which take definite action might suffer
if they kept quiet.
This applies to naval treaties as well as
treaties such as exist between members of
the League of Nations.
The Glomerata staff is to be congratulated
on their production of the student directory.
Naturally they would not have been able to
produce- such without the assistance of the
registrar's office—so congratulations to all.
It's the best the school'has yet been offered.
* * * *
Notes from the outlook of a co-ed—
Why can't the general run of stags at a
dance think of something a little more soul
stirring than "Hello" when they break?
* * * *
And what is there to this stuff of the congregation
of onlooking men on Benson's
corner whistling and smirking along with an
embarrassing "Whoo-o-o-o" as a fair lady
passes innocently along?
* * * *
What is the attraction or non-attraction
of the present date which leads a man's
conversation invariably to the girl back
home who waits longingly for his return?
* * + *
Why everybody looks exactly alike on
Tuesdays and Thursdays?
* * * *
How everybody in .town knows it if she
fails to speak to somebody hidden behind a
post—how everybody knows everything
anyway?
* * * *
What is this mistaken idea that there
should not be a moment's lull in conversation?
That something must be said each
moment—pointless or what not—and that
any serious allusion made by the girl is
accepted only with a condescending smile
speaking such as "Sweet little thing, you
mean well!"
Go ahead and sleep. A CCNY professor
of philosophy is quoted as saying those who
sleep in class learn more.
A bell cast by Paul (Here Come the British)
Revere used to wake students at Colby
College in Maine.
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11, 1935 T H E A U B U R N . P L A I N S M A N -«- A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C INSTITUTE P A G E T H R EE
LIONS CLUB HAS
TOY MATINEE AT
LOCAL THEATRE
More Toys Than Ever Before
Were Collected For Distribution
To Needy At Christmas
SOCIETY AND NEWS FEATURES
LUELLA BOTSFORD, Society Editor
More toys than ever before have
been collected for distribution to the
needy of Auburn according to the
Lion's Club committee handling the
project. The toys are also in better
condition than has been true in the
past.
The method of collecting toys is
credited with the unusual success.
Through the cooperation of Foreman
Rogers of the Tiger Theatre and the
Lion's Club Auburn's first toy matinee
was presented last Saturday. Laurel
and Hardy in "Babes in Toyland" attracted
a satisfactory crowd, many
of whom brought new toys.
Mr. Rogers hopes to present the toy
Duncan Chosen State
Planning Board Head
Dr. L. N. Duncan was chosen vice-president
of the state planning board
last Tuesday. This board was created
under the 1935 legislature October,
for the purpose of drafting a
long-term program for proper development
of natural resources.
Gov. Bibb Graves was elected
chairman of the board with Dr. J.
A. Keller, state superintendent of
education, and Algernon Blair, Montgomery
contractor and industrialist,
on the executive committee.
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MENTION
Mr. Britt Veazey, a recent graduate
of Auburn, attended the Phi
Delta Theta dance last Friday night.
* * *
Dopey Ellis, a former student of
Auburn, was in town this past weekend.
* * *
Miss Louise Houk is the pianist
for the Lion's Club every Tuesday.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Hodges, of
Shawmut, visited their daughters,
Marie and Flo, this past Sunday.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Funchess, and
family, went to Birmingham last
Saturday to see "Blossom Time."
* * #
Henry Ward has returned to
school after an extended Thanksgiving
holiday.
* * *
Dot Green spent the week-end in
Montgomery.
* * *
Annette Hudson went to her home
in Columbus this past week-end.
* * *
Dr. and Mrs. I. S. McAdory spent
last week in Chicago.
* * *
Johnnie East and Henry Mabry
spent the week-end at Georgia Military
Academy.
* * *
Caroline Matthews, of Birmingham,
spent the week-end with Louise
Liles and attended the Masquerade
Ball.
* * *
Jean Beeland, of Greenville, attended
the Masquerade Ball.
Frank Jones Spends
Few Days In Auburn
Frank M. Jones, alumnus of '31,
and who is now connected with the
Alabama Extension Service, department
of Soil Erosion, was in Auburn
this" week visiting some old friends.
Jones finished in Agricultural
Science and has made rapid strides
since graduation until he has obtained
his present position as assistant
county agent in soil erosion, Marengo
County, Alabama. Jones' work is
now under the direct supervision of
the Extension Service. Before accepting
the work in Marengo county,
he did some special work in farm
organization in Perry County, and.
he has also been manager of the
Calhoun County Farmers Exchange
and Farm Bureau at Anniston.
Funeral Services Held
For John L. Vinson
John L. Vinson, 75, of Auburn, and
a lifelong resident of Lee County, died
at his home early Thursday morning,
December 5. Funeral services were
conducted from his home.
He is survived by four sisters, Mrs.
W. W. Dawkins, Mrs. Alpha Young,
Mrs. Mary L. Jones, and Miss Fannie
Vinson.
Acting pallbearers were his
nephews, Charlie, Homer, and Robert
Young and Herman, Walter, William
and Scott Dawkins. Arrangements
were under the direction of J. W.
Crossley.
Lambda Chi Plans
For Christmas Party
Saturday evening Lambda Chi
Alpha Fraternity will entertain at
their annual Christmas Party.
Throughout the evening a number
of interesting features of the Christmas
Season will be enjoyed, one of
the high-spots being a Christmas
Tree.
Pan-Hellenic Head
Visits Sorority Here
Mrs. John H. Moore, of Cleveland,
Ohio, who is National Pan-Hellenic
Representative for Theta Upsilon
Sorority, is visiting the local chapter
of that Sorority here this week.
On Wednesday at noon Patronesses
of the Sorority entertained at a
luncheon at Tiger Cafe in her honor.
Honor Roll Released
For Lee County High
The honor roll for November recently
compiled for the Lee County
High School listed the names of 44
girls and 21 boys having received highest
distinction, and distinction. Of
this number, 35 are the sons and
daughters of faculty members of Auburn
and Lee County High School.
These 35 are as follows:
Hulda Rutland, Suzell Hare, Elmer
Almquist, Charlotte Edwards, Louise
Schubert, Betty Showalter, Emily
Hixon, Olive Thomas, Herbert Martin,
Mary Ella Funchess, Emma Nell Par-rish,
Pattie Phelps, Jule Tisdale,
Bruce Martin, Sarah Atkinson, John
Scott, Winifred Hill, Marjorie Mc-
Kinnon, Albert Rauber, Babs Thomas,
Redding Sugg, Fred Allison, Jack Mc-
Kinnon, Virginia Watts, Pepito Eli-zondo,
Lilibel Carlovitz, Elizabeth
Grimes, Shirley Sargent, Claire Tisdale,
Beverley Ann Burkhardt, Marion
Dillon, Barbara Ingram, Paul Irvine,
Claude Saidla, and Billy Salmon.
Roanoke Study Club
Hears Dr. Walston
Dr. Rosa Lee Walston, associate
professor of education at Auburn,
addressed the Roanoke Study Club
Tuesday afternoon, using as her subject,
"Contemporary American Literature."
Dr. Walston, who holds the Ph.D.
degree from Duke University, is a
specialist in the teaching of English
education. After graduating at what
is now Huntingdon College, Dr.
Walston later received A.M. degrees
both from Birmingham-Southern and
Columbia University.
She is also the college representative
on the State English Executive
Council which meets Saturday in Birmingham.
The Council formulates the
English program for schools throughout
the State. Dr. Walston will
take part in the round-table discussions
at the meeting.
Gilbert May Speak To
Young People's Group
Walter Gilbert has been invited to
speak before the Young People's
Conference to be held at the University
of Alabama on January 2 to
5, 1936. Gilbert has signified his
desire to be present but has not decided
definitely.
> The Young People's Conference is
being sponsored by the University
this year for the first time. Several
hundred" persons are expected to be
present for the meeting.
Coach Jack Meagher said, "Gilbert
is the greatest football player it has
ever been my privilege to coach."
He is known for his leadership, loyalty
to hard work, friendliness and
competitive spirit. In the Fairfield
High School he was president of the
local Hi-Y Club.
Lois Brown Spending
Vacation In Opelika
Opelika—Miss Lois Brown, a member
of the staff of dieticians at Kings
County Hospital in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
is spending her vacation of several
weeks with her family here.
Miss Brown received her B.S. degree
in home economics at Auburn
in 1934, after which she went to
Kings County Hospital as student
dietician. Her record there was such
that she was appointed to a permanent
position on the staff of the hospital,
which is one of the largest in
the country.
Dick Gardner Married
On Thanksgiving Day
A recent marriage of interest was
that of Dick Gardner, sophomore
from Miami, to Miss Shirley Pember-ton,
a student at Florida State College
for Women. The ceremony took
place Thanksgiving Day at Tallahassee,
Florida.
Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe,
Down to HOWARD'S we must go;
Tooth brushes and dental cream
Keep your toofies neat and clean.
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Delta Sigs Planning
Founder's Day Dance
On Friday evening Delta Sigma
Phi Fraternity will join in the annual
Founder's Day Celebration of
that fraternity. A formal banquet
will be given at the local chapter
house, for members, pledges and
their dates.
Following the banquet will be a
formal dance from 10 to 1 o'clock
at the Recreation Hall. Effective
decorations in the fraternity's colors,
green and white, will be arranged
throughout the Hall. The Auburn
Knights have been engaged to provide
music. A number of Alumni
and out-of-town guests are expected
to be in attendance for the affair.
Many From Auburn
Attend Miami Dance
A number of people from Auburn
were present at the dance held in the
ballroom of the Miami Biltmore Country
Club on November 30. Other than
members of football squad present
were: Mrs. A. F. Nichols, Dr. and
Mrs. Henry Good, Prof, and Mrs. H.
A. Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Bedi Bidez,
Miss Eleanor Horn, Mrs. Guy Tate
and Mrs. Hugh Dillion.
BANQUET GIVEN IN HONOR OF
LOCAL HIGH FOOTBALL SQUAD
Nineteen Letters Awarded To Members Of Football Team At
Banquet Friday Evening In High School Cafeteria; Brief
Talks Given By Coach Hitchcock And Members Of Team
Nineteen letters were awarded Lee
County High football squad by Coach
"Bully" Hitchcock at a dinner dance
given by Prof, and Mrs. J. A. Parrish
last Friday evening.
The banquet was held in the school
cafeteria. Plates were served to 68
guests. The food was prepared by the
Home Ec. Department under the direction
of Miss Thelma Graves and
Miss Mary Opal Collins.
Mr. H. F. Gibson was acting toast
master. Brief speeches were made
by Mr. Parrish, Coach Hitchcock, and
members of the team.
N O T I C E !
There will be an important meeting
of Tau Kappa Alpha Fraternity on
Thursday night at 8:00 o'clock in 301
Samf ord Hall. All members are urged
to be present.
S. P. E. Fraternity To
Have Dance Friday
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity will
be host at a dance at their local
chapter house on Friday evening.
Music for the occasion will be by the
Cavaliers. The out-of-town guests
and Alumni, expected to be present,
will add to. the gaiety of the affair.
Pi Kappa Phi Frat Has
Founder's Day Banquet
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity entertained
members and pledges of that Fraternity
at their Annual Founder's
Day Banquet in the Dining Hall
above Benson's. A delightful four-course
dinner was served.
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P A G E FOUR T H E A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C INSTITUTE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11, 1935
MOVE MADE FOR ABOLISHMENT
OF HONOR FRATS AT INDIANA
Move Predicted By Student Leaders To Abolish Honorary Fraternities
That Do Not Justify Their Existence; Many Such
Groups On Indiana Campus Accused Of Being Worthless
Greencastle, Ind.—(ACP) — Beginning
of a general movement for
the abolition on the Indiana University
campus here of honorary fraternities
that fail to justify their existence,
and perhaps of social fraternities
also, was predicted by student
leaders following the announcement
recently that members of Phi Delta
Gamma, honorary journalistic, debat-
OPELIKA
. THEATRE •
WEDNESDAY
"PERSONAL
MAID'S
SECRET"
With
Margaret Lindsay
Warren Hull
MARCH OF TIME
THURSDAY
"REMEMBER
LAST NIGHT"
With
Edward Arnold
Constance Cummings
Sally Eilers
and Robert Young
Shirt: "Doorman's Opera"
On the Stage:
COSMOPOLITAN
FLASHES
8 — Big Acts — 8
A Great Vaudeville
You'll Enjoy It
FRIDAY
"LITTLE
BIG SHOT"
With
Sybil Jason, Glenda Far-rell,
Robert Armstrong
Major Bowe's Amateur
Theatre of the Air
ing and dramatic fraternity, had decided
to disband.
The action was commended by
Dean C. E. Edmondson, who said, "If
the members of Phi Delta Gamma
felt that their organization was not
doing any constructive work and was,
therefore, not justified, they did the
wise thing by disbanding. Undoubtedly
there are other organizations on
the campus that are not justified."
Members of the fraternity were influenced
by general campus criticism
of the organization, accused of performing
no function not. adequately
handled by Theta Alpha Phi, Tau
Kappa Alpha or Sigma Delta Chi,
serving the same fields, dramatics,
debating, and journalism, respectively,
that were purported to be served
by Phi Delta Gamma.
The Daily Student, Indiana paper,
has long advocated a clean-up of
honorary organizations.
Local Man In Serious
Condition At Hospital
P. C. Brook, assistant state supervisor
of agriculture, who underwent
a serious operation at St. Margaret's
in Montgomery over three weeks ago,
suffered a relapse last Friday and his
condition is pronounced as very precarious.
After apparently recovering from
the operation performed by Dr.
George Blue, Mr. Brook was released
from the hospital and allowed to come
home. Dr. C. S. Yarborough, attending
physician, noted his turn for the
worse and Yushed him back to Mont-gomery.
Westinghouse
Radios
at
Moore's Haberdashery
We Wish You
A
Merry Christmas
FROM THE
Tiger Sandwich Shop
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Fitted Bags $9.95 t o $16.50
Satin and Crepe—Gowns and Pajamas....$1.95 to $6.95
Pantie Sets—Crepe and Satin $1.29 t o $2.95
Other Lingerie—both Rayon and Glove Silk, Hose, Kerchiefs,
Scarfs, and many other items
Make a Visit to Our Store — We Are Always Willing to Serve You
PHONE 464
For Appointment in Our Beauty Shop
THE LADIES' SHOP
OPELIKA
NEW YORK SUN
NAMES GILBERT TO
ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
(Continued from page 1)
weighs 200 pounds. He has the speed
of a halfback and the diagnostic brain
of a quarterback. Walter is an honor
man in his studies. He calls defensive
signals, feels the ball accurately on
attack, and swarms all over enemy
formations. Gilbert's play wrecking
tactics held an infinitely superior L. fe.
U. team to a lone touchdown margin
over Auburn. No other 1935 center
matched Gilbert at backing up a wavering
line."
Dr. Petrie Speaks To
Chapter Of D. A. R.
Dr. George Petrie was the. speaker
at the annual open meeting of the
Light Horse Harry Lee Chapter of
the D. A. R. held last week at the
home of Mrs. L. N; Duncan. Assisting
hostesses were Mrs. Wilmore, Mrs.
Terrell, Miss Forney and Miss Gat-chell.
He spoke of the passing of David
Crockett in his way to Texas during
pioneer days, the coming of the Southern
and L. & N. railroads which resumed
the mining of coal and iron
after years of idle mines during the
period after Wilson's raid, and the
moving of the courthouse from Elyton
to Birmingham.
Textile School Will
Hear Talk On Friday
Mr. R. H. Nuttall, of the West
Point Manufacturing Company, will
speak to the members of the Textile
Department Friday night, December
13.
Mr. Nuttall, an Englishman, has
just returned from Rio de.Janiero,
Brazil, where he was connected with
a cotton printing company as chief
dyer and consulting engineer. His talk
will describe the process of dyeing and
printing of textiles in Brazil.
Mr. Nuttall's talk will be of special
interest to all textile men and to those
who are interested in Foreign Service.
However, the public is invited.
Steak Fry Held By
Delta Sigma Pi Frat
The Delta Sigma Pi, honorary busi -
ness fraternity, held a steak fry last
night at their cabin located on the old
Opelika highway three miles f rqm Auburn.
This affair was attended by the
sixteen members of "the organization
and their dates, the new pledges elected
in October, and Professor and Mrs.
Austin, who acted as chaperons.
POST OFFICE WILL
REMAIN OPEN ALL
DAY SATURDAYS
TEXTILE CHEMISTS MEET
A meeting of the Textile Colorists
and Chemists in Chattanooga, Tennessee,
December 6-7, was attended by
Prof. C. B. Ordway, George Bohor-foush,
Joe Bohannon, L. R. Ellenburg,
James Mann, and Jim Pike.
N O T I C E !
The Admiral Semmes Chapter of
the U. D. C. will meet Thursday afternoon
at three o'clock with Mrs. B. B.
Ross and Mrs. C. H. Davis.
N O T I C E !
Students interested in either boxing
or wrestling will meet Thursday
night at 7 o'clock in Samford Hall.—
Coach Morgan.
Will Be Open From 8 A. M. To
6 P. M. To Expedite Parcel
Post Shipments For Xmas
In order to take care of the Christmas
rush the Post Office will be open
from 8:00 to 6:00 p. m. on Saturday,
Dec. 14 and Dec. 21. All packages
going a long distance should be mailed
early to avoid a delay. The Post Office
will also be open from 9:00. to
11 a. m. Sunday, Dec. 22.
Packages that are mailed late
should carry a special delivery stamp
to assure prompt delivery. Christmas
cards that carry a Vz cent stamp can
not be forwarded. Any one going out
of town for the holidays may leave
their address with the postmaster if
they want their mail forwarded.
Mr. Homer Wright, postmaster, said
that there would be one complete delivery
of mail Christmas morning in
order that there will be no delay on
receiving packages and other mail.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
at the
COLLEGE INN
To thank our many friends and patrons, and to welcome
new ones, we will have a Christmas Party on Friday,
December 13th, from three until five o'clock.
Music and Refreshments Served
You Are Cordially Invited
MRS. BESS ATKINSON, Proprietress
Red Tape Baffles All
Attempts To Collect
Princeton, N. J.— (ACP) —Summoned
to Washington last August to
work for one day as a consultant for
the National' Youth Administration,
Prof. George A. Graham of the
Princeton University Department of
Politics is still waiting for the $18
in salary and expenses due him. His
four successive attempts to collect
it have been baffled by more red
tape than even a professor of politics
could believe existed.
On his return to Princeton after
his one day's service, Prof. Graham
dutifully filled out his itemized expense
sheet and sent, it to Washington.
Two weeks later he got a letter
from the Comptroller General of
the United States informing him that
he had made several mistakes and
must fill out a new account.
It seems that Prof. Graham had
put down all his expenses when he
should have lumped all his living expenses
under a $5 per diem account.
He corrected the error and hopefully
sent the corrected account back.
Two weeks later he received letter
No. 2 from the government. This
time he had to put his initials over
each of the individual items and add
the exact time to the minute of his
arrival and departure from Washington.
Moreover, a correction he had
made in ink was ordered changed to
typewriting.
Another fortnight passed, and the
long-suffering pedagogue was informed
he would have to swear in
as a government employe. Still game,
Prof. Graham went to a notary public
and took the governmental oath
promising "to uphold and defend the
Constitution." • This done, another
notice went off to the Comptroller,
giving notice that WPA Adviser
Graham had taken oath of office and
was at last an employe of the government.
Yale President Sees
End Of College Sport
New Haven, Conn. — (ACP) —
Football is Big Business in over 70
per cent of American colleges, according
to President James Rowland
Angell of Yale, who charges that in
these schools it is the crowd—the
winners—the receipts—that count
above everything else connected with
the game.
Should college football, with its
sub-rosa subsidization of players,
lose out in the competition for popularity
with the professional teams,
and follow college baseball into obscurity,
there are three possible solutions
for schools that refuse to countenance
any but strictly amateur
procedure, Dr. Angell says.
The three ways out citeji by the
Yale president are: Endowments rendering
the athletic program independent
of gate receipts; discontinuing
some or all sports as financial responsibilities
of the colleges and
leaving them up to the students; or
the abandoning of the whole program
of "college sports as public
spectacles" with a return to the informal
games of the pre-Victorian
era.
It's not a myth. According to
physical education department statistics
from several universities, the
average freshman gets lighter and
shorter every year.
ENGINEER FEDERATION
HOLDS FIRST MEETING
(Continued from page 1)
plained the recent act of the Alabama
Legislature requiring the registration
of all practicing engineers.
The other principal speaker was
Mr. Joseph W. Eshelman, president of
the Alabama division of the A. S. M.
E. He encouraged membership in engineering
societies, and gave several
vivid examples of the advantages offered
by such membership.
These meetings will be held once
every month, with outstanding professional
men present at each meeting.
Dr. Anna Sommer Is
Recipient Of Award
Dr. Anna L. Sommer, associate soil
chemist in the Experiment Station
here, was named last Thursday by a
special committee of the American
Society of Agronomy as the recipient
of one of the Chilean Nitrate 1935
minor element research awards
amounting to $1,500.
In her research dealing with the
rarer elements necessary to plant
growth, Dr. Sommer was the first to
show that copper is essential.
Dr. Sommer is a graduate of the
University of California, where she
received the B.A., M.S., and Ph.D.
degrees.
WPA May Spend Huge
Sum On Local Airport
In a telegram received Friday by
P. O. Davis, Executive Secretary, Senator
Hugo L. Black stated that the
Comptroller General had approved the
allotment of $211,362 by the WPA for
an Auburn-Opelika airport project.
Work is not expected to begin on
the project in the near future as the
labor is not available, being all utilized
on the projects now under construction
here.
University Student
Sleeps Three Days
Atlanta, Ga. — (ACP)—Charles
Hudson, Emory University student,
spent three days in a hypnotic trance
recently when the professor who had
inadvertently hypnotized him was
unable to bring him out of it.
Prof. W. C. Workman of Emory's
psychology department attempted to
hypnotize a student for demonstration
purposes during a lecture. He
was unsuccessful, and was about to
give up when he noticed that Hudson,
watching, had gone into a rigid
trance. When he refused to respond
to normal treatment, Prof. Workman
prescribed exercise and normal activity,
and for three days Hudson was
walked about the campus, taken for
rides, and to the movies.
Suddenly, on the third day, he
blinked and asked what had happened.
NOTICE !
Auburn's varsity quint team will
engage in two matches this week.
The first will be against Alexander
City Thursday night at 7:30, and the
second against Bently Sport Shop,
Columbus, Friday night at the same
time.
Flowers for all Occasions
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OPELIKA, ALABAMA
Tiger Theatre
"Showplace of East Alabama"
Auburn, Alabama
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11
"CHINATOWN SQUAD"
With
Lyle Talbot, Valerie Hobton
Hugh O'Connell
Comedy, "Stage Fright"
Also "Pictorial Revue"
THURSDAY, DEC. 12
William Powell in
"RENDEZVOUS"
With Rosalind Russell and
Binnie Barnes
Added:
Johnny Green and Band in
"Radio Rhapsody"
Short, "Trained Hoofs"
FRIDAY, DEC. 12
"CORONADO"
With Johnny Downs, Betty Burgess,
Jack Haley and
Eddie Duchin and Band
Added: "The Alibi Racket"
Latest News Events
Methodists To Give
Christmas Program
The Methodist Sunday School will
present a Christmas program Sunday
morning, December 15, at 9:45 o'clock
in the main auditorium.
The following is an outline of the
program to be given, according to Wilson
Hill, student Sunday school superintendent
:
Song, "Hark the Herald Angels
Sing," Assembly; Prayer, the Rev.
Preer; Solo, Mr. Lawrence Hampton;
Talk, John Liles; Song, "O Little
Town of Bethlehem," Assembly; Talk,
Dean Judd; Solo, Mrs. E. L. Rauber,
and Song, "Joy to the World," Assembly.
Monday night, December 16, a
Christmas party will be held by the
Methodist in the Sunday school building.
Everyone attending the „party is
WANTED—Roomers and boarders.
Call 329-J or see G. L. Story, 336
West Magnolia.
APPROVED GAS HEATER
BARGAIN PRICE
DAN SCHLOSSER
PHONE 83-W PHONE 83-W
asked to bring a cheap toy, wrapped
and unaddressed. As one enters the
building, a number will be given to
every person, vand later corresponding
numbers will be drawn whereas each
attendant may receive a different toy.
N O T I C E !
There will be an important meeting
of Tau Beta Pi Thursday night
at 7:15 o'clock in 109 Ramsay.
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We Also Cater to Banquets and Private Parties
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Holder Sets
50c to $2.00
Tuxedo Sets - - - $100
Leather Bill folds - $1.00 up
Tobacco Pouches - $1.00
Kaywoodie Pipes with
1 lb. Tobacco $4.50
Pen and Pencil Sets $1.95 up
All Vacuum Filled
' PARKER, SHEAFFER,
CONKLIN
Christmas-packaged Cigars
and Cigarettes
YARDLEY'S — famous
toilet articles
Complete sets $2.00 up
Toilet water, bath salts,
"Lavendar" soap, shaving
cream, shaving lotion,
and face powder.
GLAZO nail polish sets
$1.00 up
Many other fine gifts!
Drop in and see this fine
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