1936-02-19 The Auburn Plainsman

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VOLUME LIX AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19, 1936 NUMBER 35
TIGERS DEFEAT
GEORGIA QUINT
HERE SATURDAY
Plainsmen Down Strong Team
From Georgia Before Large
Crowd In Gym On Saturday
TIGERS PLACE SECOND
Is H i g h e s t Standing Position In
Conference Held By An Au­burn
Team In Several Years
By EUGENE LEE
Before a cheering crowd that pack­ed
Alumni Gym, Auburn's basketball
team defeated the strong quintet of
the University of Georgia Saturday
night 33 to 26. This win moved the
Tigers to second place in the confer­ence,
standing just a few points be­hind
the leading Vanderbilt Commo­dores.
The Bulldogs jumped to a lead in
the first five minutes of the game, and
the situation assumed a precarious
condition until the Tigers began hit­ting
the basket for points. The Tigers
had no luck with their goal shooting
during this period, but this condition
got betteru later. Only one point sep­arated
the two teams at the half.
Georgia led 12 to 11 when intermis­sion
came.
The last half was hotly contested
with the score remaining on even
terms until the final five minutes.
Goals by Joel Eaves, Buddy Crew and
Andrew Curlee put the Tigers ahead.
Coach Ralph Jordan's team now
holds the highest standing in the con­ference
an Auburn team has held in
four years. An invitation to the
tournament in Knoxville the last of
the month seems assured at the pres­ent
time. Only Vanderbilt has regis­tered
wins over the team, within the
conference. Clemson defeated the team
in a brace of games early in the sea­son,
so the present record stands at
14 wins and 4 losses.
, The Tigers leave the campus today
on a trip to Georgia and Florida for
games with Georgia Tech tonight and
the University of Florida Friday and
Saturday nights. These games will
wind up the season.
SOCIAL COMMITTEE MAKE-UP
CHANGED BY CABINET GROUP
Executive Cabinet In Meeting Last Night Votes To Have Social
Committee Chairman Elected By Junior Class At Large;
Reduces The Number Of Members In Committee To Five
Dramatic Tournament
Draws Many Entrants
Twenty-five schools have already
signified their intentions of entering
the state high school dramatic tourna­ment
which will be held in Auburn
April 10 and 11. This tournament is
an annual affair sponsored by the
English department.
Preliminaries in the dramatic con­tests
will be held during the mornings
and afternoons of both days, while the
finals will take . place on Saturday
night, April 11. Winners in the vari­ous
contests will be presented with
medals and prizes.
Schools which have entered the con­tests
are Wetumpka, Monroeville,
Tallassee, Marion, Anniston, Birming­ham
(four schools), Plantersville,
Walnut Grove, Piedmont, Louisville,
Collinsville, Huntsville,1 Bessemer,
Fort Deposit, Opelika, Albertville,
Tuscaloosa, Fairfax, Oneonta, Five
Points, and West Blockton.
Of these schools 19 have entered
the dramatics contest; 18 poetry read­ing;
16 in prepared speech; 10 in im­promptu
speech; 7 in ready writing;
6 in boys' vocal; 6 in girls' vocal; 10
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in piano; 4 in violin; 9 in editorial
writing; 5 in school newspaper; 4 in
freehand drawing; and 3 in freehand
design.
A drastic change in Article Ten of
the Undergraduate Student Constitu­tion
governing the selection of the
chairman and members of the Social
Committee was made last night by the
Executive Cabinet. Henceforth the
chairman of the Social Committee will
be elected by the junior class at large
in the regular spring elections.
It was also decided by the Cabinet
that the committee shall be reduced
in size to six members, including the
chairman, who shall have the author­ity
to name the five members upon ap­proval
of the Faculty Social Com­mittee.
This selection of Social Com­mittee
members must be made by the
chairman within two weeks following
his election, according to the new
rules adopted last night.
The change in the Social Committee
make-up also provided that the chair­man
be given the power to remove any
member or members of the committee
as he saw fit to be replaced by men
of his own selection. The office of
treasurer was done away with, leav­ing
the chairman in full charge of all
affairs of the committee.
. Considerable discussion was held in
connection with the feasibility of hav­ing
the chairman elected by the junior
class or by the school at large. The
BOXERS DEFEATED
BY CLEMSON CLUB
IN FAST MATCHES
Superior Clemson Outfit Wins
Easily Over Newly Formed
Auburn Team Before Crowd
"A" Club Dance To Be
Held Saturday Night
The "A" Club will sponsor a dance
in the gym on Saturday night from
9:30 to 12:00. There will be four
V
no-breaks and two "A" Club lead-outs.
Music will be furnished by the
Auburn Knights. Admission will be
one dollar.
It is expected that a large number
of out-of-town girls here for the Mili­tary
Ball will remain over for the
affair.
By JACK TODD
Auburn's newly organized boxing
team fell before the onslaught of a
vastly superior Clemson aggregation
last Friday night, while nearly 2,500
spectators viewed the match.
With but a few short weeks of
training under their belts, the Tiger
leather pushers were no match for the
Clemson pugilists, who have been
training intensively for the past few
months and had already won four
matches prior to their meeting with
Auburn.
In the first round of the bantam­weight
contest, Frank Triolo, erepre­senting
Auburn, received the plaudits
of the crowd as he kept step with
Boselli, Clemson fighter, who is noted
for his speed. However, Triolo
couldn't keep up the pace and lost the
match on decision.
"Zip" Adams, of Auburn, put up a
great fight against Murray, in the
featherweight bout, but he, too, lost
on a decision.
One of Clemson's best men, Daw­son,
was too experienced for Owens,
Auburn lightweight, and won by a
technical knockout in the second
round.
Terry was also knocked out in the
second round of the welterweight con­test
by Jones, of Clemson. The lanky
Auburn sophomore put up a game
fight, but could not stand off the bet­ter
trained Jones.
The middleweight contest ended
with the decision going to McConnell,
of Clemson, over Whitehead. As with
the other Auburn men, the bright ring
lights and loud cheers of the crowd
bewildered Whitehead quite a bit.
(Continued on page 4)
move to have the chairman elected by
only the junior class was finally pass­ed
without a single dissenting vote.
No special qualifications for candi­dates
for this position were set last
night except that he must be a junior
and must have passed 11 hours of
school work for a period of two and
one-half years, or five semesters.
The question of who shall receive
free passes to the dances was also dis­cussed
with the result that it was
decided to leave the matter up to the
discretion of the chairman, who shall
give passes to whomever he sees fit.
(Continued on page 4)
ENGINEER CLASSES
ARE EXCUSED FOR
WILMORE FUNERAL
All Engineering Classes Are
Suspended Today For Fu­neral;
Rev. Lee To Officiate
Funeral services for Mrs. J. J. Wil-more,
who died late Monday evening
at a hospital in Montgomery, will be
held here this afternoon at 3 p. m.
from the Episcopal Church. The Rev.
William Byrd Lee, local rector, will
officiate.
Mrs. Wilmore was the wife of Dr.
J. J. Wilmore, dean of the Auburn
school of engineering. She became ill
some 10 days ago and was carried to
Montgomery where little hope was
held for her recovery during the past
several days. Pneumonia with com­plications
was given as the cause of
her death.
For many years Mrs. Wilmore was
an active member of the Auburn Epis­copal
Church. Before her marriage
to Dr. Wilmore in 1891, she was Miss
Mozelle Whitaker, of Hepzibah, Ga.
Surviving are two sisters, Miss
Minnie Whitaker, of Auburn, and
Mrs. Ben Buckaleu, Montgomery; one
brother, Bishop Walter Whitaker,-of
Willoughby Beach, Va.; and two chil­dren,
Mrs. George Breeden, Selma,
and Frank W. Wilmore, Auburn.
Pallbearers will be P. R. Bidez,
Prof. Charles W. Hixon, J. T. Hud­son,
Wilbur Hutsell, Homer Wright,
and Col. G. H. Franke. Interment
will be made in Auburn with Cross-ley,
of Opelika, in charge.
Montevallo Maidens
Mad At Mudslingers
The following choice bit was
clipped from the Montevallo pub­lication,
the staff of which it
seems are wont to criticize Au­burn
for slirlging mud. It follows
in full:
HEAR YE!
Certain people on the editorial
staff of the Auburn Plainsman
have seen fit to engage in what is
popularly known as "mud sling­ing,"
directed at Alabama Col­lege.
As it is the policy of our
paper to refrain from such activ­ity
we will not retalite with sim­ilar
tactics. But we would like to
call attention to certain revealing
facts:
1. Auburn has no claim for
superiority over Alabama Col­lege;
only evident superiority
warrants a condescending atti­tude.
2. Auburn visitors are seen
quite frequently on the Alabama
College campus.
3. Auburn men are as easily
identified while visiting her as
Alabama College girls are reputed
to be while in Auburn.
4. The mail at Alabama College
is delayed an hour on the days
when Auburn bids to dances ar­rive.
If the full meaning of the above
statements is lost on the Auburn
readers we will be glad to give
more specific details upon re­quest.
Leads Grand March Of Military Ball
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Report Mrs. Crenshaw
Condition As Serious
Mrs. B. H. Crenshaw, who has been
sick for the past several weeks at St.
Margaret's Hospital in Montgomery,
has taken a sudden turn for the worse,
according to a report received at the
Plainsman office late today.
N O T I C E !
Members of O. D. K. will meet
Thursday night at 8 o'clock in Sam-ford
Hall. All members requested to
be present.
Alabama Once Covered
By Water Is Pictured
An Alabama largely covered by a
fresh water ocean with the acidity of
carbonated water was the picture
given by Dr. George D. Scarseth, of
the Soils Department in a speech be­fore
the Auburn Lions Club yester­day.
Only a small section of east cen­tral
Alabama with Auburn near the
border was free from this acid ocean
during the Archezoic era more than
one billion years ago, according to Dr.
Scarseth. This higher section was
the base of the ancient Piedmont
Mountain system.
As a result of this difference dur­ing
the Archezoic era, the soil north
and east of Auburn is formed of the
original crystaline rock. Just south
of Auburn are the relatively newer
soils formed by the water deposits.
The line of division is sharply mark­ed
and easily detected.
During the Paleozoic period of 250,-
000,000 years ago the ocean had re­ceded
in north Alabama. Then huge
herbaceous plants supported enormous
reptile life in the mud fiats of north
Alabama. It was in this period that
the coal deposits were formed. Before
coal could be formed, according to Dr.
Scarseth, there was necessary an at­mosphere
containing a great percent­age
of carbon dioxide and also a plant
life attaining enormous size.
The relatively level area in this sec­tion
of the state owes its contour to
the fact that it is the only part of the
state covered with the original crys­taline
rock of the Piedmont Mountain.
Challenge Issued By
Tiger Rag For Court
Tilt With Plainsman
The Plainsman was notified yester­day
that it has been challenged to a
basketball game by a team under the
sponsorship of the Tiger Rag, edited
by George Quinney. The Plainsman
accepts the challenge.
Quinney has already selected eight
players for the game to meet any team
that the Plainsman might be able to
muster up. Those composing the Tiger
Ran outfit include Bobby Blake, Sam
McCroskey, "Dopey" Ellis, Floyd
Hutto, George Quinney, Wilton Kil-gore,
Walter Gilbert, and Harry
Hooper.
Definite plans will not be made
until the Plainsman team is formed,
the game being held in Alumni Gym
at a time suitable to both sides. A
4 five cent admission charge will be
made of everyone, with the proceeds
going toward a fund to enable Coach
Ralph Jordon to purchase a new score
board for the local court.
Those desiring to participate for
the Plainsman are asked to contact the
editor as soon as possible in order that
arrangements can be made.
PARITY ACT FOR
EDUCATION NOW
BEFORE SOLONS
Three Per Cent Sales Tax
Measure Gets Into Limelight
As Bill Backed By P.-T. A.
PARITY BILL STRESSED
Alabama Congress Of Parents
And Teachers Advocates Bill
For Parity For Education
MISS VIRGINIA WADSWORTH has been selected to lead the
Grand March of the Military Ball Friday night, escorted by Cadet Col.
Billy Wingo. Approximately 100 cadets will form the sabre arch of
the Grand March.
DR. THOMAS ROUTS
CIRCULATED FEAR
OF FLU EPIDEMIC
P h y s i c i a n Holds That Fear Of
Epidemic Unfounded; Fewer
Cases Than Two Weeks Ago
FINAL PLANS FOR
ANNUAL MILITARY
BALL COMPLETED
Dr. B. F. Thomas, college physician,
in a statement last night said that
alarm now circulating about town con­cerning
a flu epidemic is withiout
basis.
Two weeks ago Dr. Thomas said
he was called upon to treat between
60 and 70 cases of flu each day while
during the last few days the number
of cases called to his attention has
been reduced to about* one-third, or
approximately 20 cases.
The death of Wm. Capps, day be­fore
yesterday, from pneumonia, has
served to cause considerable concern
among students and townspeople. Dr.
Thomas said he didn't even know the
student had been sick until his death
was reported. Capps lived in Opelika
and traveled back and forth to school
each day.
In fact, Dr. Thomas said, the sit­uation
at present is not at all alarm­ing
in view of the extremely cold
(Continued on page 4)
Virginia Wadsworth Selected
To Lead Grand March; Plan
Dance To Be Gala Affair
First Spring Scrimmage Game Will
Be Played By Teams Next Saturday
The first game between divisions of I Fred Holman, Hamp Williams, Joe
the spring football squad will be held
on Drake field Saturday afternoon.
After three weeks of practice, the
gridiron aspirants to next fall's var
sity will be divided for the first of
proposed weekly engagements.
Better weather during the last week
has enabled Coaches Meagher, Mor­gan,
Hitchcock, McCollum and Cham-bless
to send their charges through
practices that have produced better
results than at any other time since
the sessions started. Over sixty are
taking part in the practices, and all
are rounding into excellent form.
The practice games have been anxi­ously
awaited by the followers of the
Tigers and a large crowd should be on
hand to witness the first of these con­tests.
The lineups have not been de­cided
upon as yet, but the squad will
probably be divided in such a manner
that each faction will be composed of
outstanding performers.
Lettermen among the squad are
Captain Walter Gilbert, Lester Ant-ley,
Alternate Captain Frank Gantt,
Sam McCroskey, Wesley Lof lin, Ralph
Sivell, Fred Gillam, Herbert Roton,
Stewart, Sidney Scarborough, Jimmie
Fenton, John Paul Tipper, Billy
Hitchcock, Wilton Kilgore. Hugh
Rodgers.Joe Bob Mitchell, Rex Mc-
Kissick and Joel Eaves made letters
but are at present with the basketball
team. Reserves from last season are
Milton Bagby, Travis Vernon, Vernon
Burns, Fay Caton, Torrance Russell,
Jeff Bogue, John Davis, Norman
Whitten, Bobbie Blake, James Karam,
Charlie Bentley, Bob Coleman, Bill
Ellis, Ralph O'Gwynne, Floyd McEl-roy,
and Walter Heath. Buddy Crew
and Frank Hamm will join the squad
after the basketball season ends.
The outstanding freshmen are Mal­vern
Morgan, Winston Combes, Soapy
Crowder, Buddy Hill, Everett Smith,
Jack Market, Garth Thorpe, Bill
Nichols, Arthur Griffith, Oliver
Fletcher, George Wolff, Oscar Bur-ford,
Dean Hallmark, Milton Howell,
Foots Hudson, Bob Childress, Morris
Cook, Ted Ferreira, Lloyd " Foster,
Speck Kelly, Bill Mims, Frances Rid­dle,
Marion Walker, Lamar Hart,
Kermit Weaver, Tommie Edwards,
Happy Bridges, Pelham Sitz, Charles
Fontaine, and George Gerakitis.
Miss Virginia Wadsworth has been
Selected to lead the Grand March of
the Military Ball in Alumni Gymnas­ium
Friday night. She will be escort­ed
by Cadet Col. Billy Wingo, captain
of Scabbard and Blade, sponsors of
the dance each year.
Wingo announced last night that
final details for the Military Ball
have been completed and everything
is in readiness for the staging of this
gala function.
More than 250 bid cards were mail­ed
out last week, over 100 being, to
girls throughout the State, the re­mainder
to reserve and regular offi­cers.
The Auburn Knights promise
several feature numbers for the af­fair.
During the dance refreshments will
be served. Decorations of the dance
hall will be done along a G*eorge
Washington birthday motif, with flags
and silhouettes of George and Martha
Washington attractively placed
throughout the hall.
A feature of the dance will be the
sabre arch of the Grand March at 11
o'clock. This year some changes are
being instituted in this feature. Close
to 100 cadets will form the sabre arch
through which the dancers will march.
Preceding the dance the annual
(Continued on page 4)
By THE EDITOR
Still in a quandry, members of the
State legislature in special session
have yet to take any definite move on
education. The third meeting of the
session yesterday, was but a short one,
as a recess was called to allow mem­bers
to attend the ceremonies marking
the seventy-fifth anniversary of the
inauguration of Jefferson Davis.
The Harrison three per cent sales
tax came back into the legislative
limelight, overshadowing several other
measures, as legislators received let­ters
from the president of the Ala­bama
Congress of Parents and Teach­ers
stating the group was in favor of
a sales tax for education.
Although stressing the sales tax,
this P.-T. A. head also demanded that
education be put on a parity with
other State functions. A supreme
court ruling in 1932 held that schools
were not an "essential function"
under the state's constitution.
Several parity measures for educa­tion
have been introduced, but the
one receiving the most support is that
backed by the P.-T. A., which is given
in full below. It was introduced in
both houses of the legislature and will
probably be voted upon within the
next two weeks.
The parity bill is as follows:
Article XXIV. Public education is
hereby declared to be an essential and
primary function of government in
this state. The legislature shall from
time to time, in addition to funds
specifically set aside for educational
purposes and in such a manner as in
its opinion will tend to equalize edu­cational
opportunities throughout the
state and encourage local initiative
and support, appropriate monies out
of the state treasury for educational
purposes which shall be paid on the
basis set up below. It shall be unlaw­ful
for the Comptroller or like officer
of the State of Alabama to draw any
warrant or other order for the pay-continued
on page 4)
Cage Games Ended By
Frosh Basketballers
Date Set For Second
Round Of Tournament
The dates for the second round
games in the Interfraternity Council
basketball tournament has been re­leased
by Joe Sarver, chairman of the
athletic committee.
Monday, February 24: Phi Delta
Theta-Phi Kappa Tau at 7 p. m.;
Theta Kappa Nu-Alpha Lambda Tau
at 8 p. m.; Sigma Chi-Pi Kappa Alpha
at 9 p. m. Tuesday, February 25:
Delta Sigma Phi-Theta Chi at 7 p.m.;
Tau Upsilon Omega-Sigma Nu at 8
p. m.; Alpha Psi-Kappa Sigma at 9
p. m. Wednesday, February 26: Al­pha
Gamma Rho-Sigma Pi at 7 p.m.;
and Lambda Chi-Sigma Alpha Epsi-lon
at 8 p. m.
All teams must play at the time
specified and are to arrange them with
Pro. Elmer G. Salter. Cards have
also been mailed, notifying each fra­ternity
of their date according to
Sarver.
Auburn's freshman five ended their
cage season Monday night by trounc­ing
Newsite high school, 38-11. Coach
Dell Morgan's proteges rang up
twelve victories in sixteen starts this
season, which in no small way reflects
the excellent job of coaching. After
the game the players and managers
were treated to a steak dinner.
Dudley, Auburn's shifty little for­ward,
led his teammates in scoring
with 12 markers. He has one of the
cleverest fakes ever seen on the home
court and left his man stranded on
several occasions. Holmes, the Tiger
sharpshooter, who paced the team in
scoring for the season, gathered nine
points.
Playing a game that was nip and
tuck throughout, the freshmen cagers
emerged the victor over Lanett Ath­letic
Club in a thrilling contest last
Saturday night, 34-30. The rats won
two out of three games with Lanett
and all three contests were in doubt
until the final gun.
Auburn took the lead at the start
by virtue of baskets by Karge and
Jigger and maintained this advantage
until the close of the first half when
Newman sank a basket to give Lanett
a 18-16 margin at halftime. In the
second half the frosh led almost the
entire game but Newman, who made
15 points for Lanett, was a constant
threat. In the last two minutes of
play, Holmes made a basket, Karge
and Pappas each contributing a free-throw
to put the game on "ice" for
Auburn.
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 WEPNESDAY, FEB. 19, 1936
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Society Editor: Luella Botsford.
Assistant Society Editors: Kay Sibert
and Jeanette Sawyer.
Contributors: Lee Balch and Floyd Barn­ard.
Reporters: Edwin Godbold, Jack Steppe,
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Strong.
Commentator Extraordinary: Hugh Cam­eron.
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A Request Is Made
Recently the registrar's office was asked
to locate a certain student in college. An
urgent message had been received, and it
was of the utmost importance that this mes­sage
reach the student as quickly as possi­ble.
In this case several hours elapsed be­fore
the student could be found. They lit­erally
turned the campus upside down in
order to find him.
All this trouble could easily have been
avoided had the student, when he moved,
gone to the registrar's office and left his
new address and telephone number. The
' above incident is used merely as an illus­tration
to show why it is necessary that
the college know exactly where each stu­dent
is living. On numerous times during
the year the office is called upon to locate
students. It may be that the message is
not important, yet on the other hand it may
be absolutely necessary that the student be
reached in the quickest possible time.
In view, of this the registrar's office is
more than anxious for all students to make
sure that their correct address is contained
on the cards in the office. Each time a stu­dent
moves, he should immediately notify
the registrar's office of this change. This
bit of thoughtfulness on the part of stu­dents
may prove to be of great worth to
them and at the same time save those on
the registrar's office a considerable amount
of time and trouble.
Legislative Pyrotechnics
Auburn people breathed a sigh of relief
when the legislature finally was called to
Montgomery last week, for it was clear
that until the lawmakers got busy nothing
could possibly ease the tremendous burden
resulting from the state's failure to pay
appropriations. Now that the legislature
is there, the question is when and how they
will bring this needed relief.
Apparently everything is in a muddle in
Montgomery right now, with charges and
counter charges, resolutions and counter
resolutions, flying thick and fast. It is to
be hoped that the necessary fireworks will
be got out of the road in the next few days
so that the representatives may get down
to serious business.
Although it is difficult to tell just how
much of the excitement is just for public
consumption and how much is serious on
the part of the hell raisers, several issues
injected last week deserve a little discus­sion.
As usual, the advocates of economy in
government as opposed to new taxa­tion
are making a good deal of noise.
They are bound to get plenty of hearers,
for no one likes to pay taxes and everyone
likes to have government economically and
efficiently administered. We should have
economy in government, and whether or not
we have in Alabama this writer does not
know. What he does know is that to save,
by mere economy, the huge amount of
money needed by education to finish out this
fiscal year is an utter impossibility.
Figures show that the general fund of the
state has approximately eight millions to
spend this year. The educational deficit
amounts to about half that. Since the fis­cal
year is nearly half gone, any tax or
economy measure that will raise the needed
four millions must save or raise money at
the rate of eight millions per year for the
balance of the 1935-36 fiscal year. Since
only the general fund can be tapped with­out
constitutional amendments, which in
themselves would take most of the remain­ing
months of the fiscal year, any economy
measure to save the money would have to
save every cent now being spent by the
general fund. In other words, the gov­ernment
would have to cease operations for
the remainder of the year and turn the gen­eral
fund over to education.
The foolishness of the argument that the,
money can be saved by economy is further
shown by the economy bills that have been
presented by the loudest advocate of econ­omy,
Senator James A. Simpson, of Bir­mingham.
While he advocates economy to
save four millions, he presents economy
bills which would save about one quarter
of a million during the remainder of the
year. Where is he going to raise the other
three and three quarter millions? Economy
can't save education this year. Nothing
but a drastic tax measure can prevent edu­cation
from again carrying the state de­ficit.
Letters To The Editor
Some time ago there was published a
statement on this page to the effect that
no letters to the editor would be published
unless the author's name appeared on the
letter. Since that time not a single letter
has been received. Perhaps there is noth­ing
to write about, though this seems un­likely.
More probable is the fact that some
students are afraid to have their names
made public. If this is so, then they have
misinterpreted the announcement.
A letter from a student published on this
page does not mean that the author's name
must be published also. Any nom de plume
or fictitious name may be used in place of
the true name when the letter is published.
The author's name is required on the
manuscript only as protection for the editor.
Should any argument or controversy of a
serious nature arise from the publication
of a letter in the Plainsman, the editor as­sumes
all responsibility unless he knows the
author of the letter.
Letters provide the best opportunity for
students to express their thoughts and re­actions
concerning questions of the day.
They are a barometer of student opinion
and act as important guide in subsequent
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the Plainsman to provide ample opportunity
for all students to express their opinions.
The only requirements are that the letters
be brief and to the point and carry the true
name of the author, though his name will
not be published if he so desires.
"Why" Go To Church
One of these days some fraternity on the
campus will be proudly displaying a silver
loving cup signifying that their members
were good boys and went to church for three
whole months in three years. Yes, that is
some kind of a record. Most extraordinary,
in fact, it is a distinctly brilliant record that
most any fraternity would be proud to
boast.
When a silver loving cup is awarded to
entice students to church, then religion at
that point ceases to have any more value
than the silver cup, which is to say the least
pretty cheap. Those who attend church
regularly attend for what they can get out
of it. Least do they expect an award for
their so doing, nor do they expect honor­able
mention from other students. Those
who attend to be seen by others might just
as well not be present. They are wasting
their time and are of no value whatsoever
to the church they attend.
In like manner there is nothing gained
when silver cups are awarded to fraterni­ties
whose members attend church for one
month out of the year. If a preacher talks
to a body gathered together in competition
for a silver cup, then he might just as well
be talking to a stone wall or a row of mum­mies.
His words go in one ear and out the
other.
Any fraternity can force their members
off to church for one month out of nine.
Then when the month is over, they can all
sleep late on /Sunday mornings like they
had been doing up until the month. It
would be far better for the local "Y" or­ganization
to have their contest cover a
period of one year. It would then carry a
much deeper significance and might result
in 'some good being accomplished.
On "Punk" Professors
A short while ago the editor of The Tor­eador,
college paper, listed what he consid­ered
to be the caults common to the "punk"
professor. In view of the fact that pro­fessors
are forever talking about "punk"
students, it might be well to print here a
few brief excerpts from this editorial to
show that Auburn as well as having "punk"
students has "punk" professors as well.
"A 'punk' professor," says this editor,
"reads his lecture notes, or else he lectures
too fast in a sleep-conductive monotone. His
enunciation is cloudy, and he slumps down
in his chair or leans on the desk the entire
period, oblivious to the reactions of his
class to his efforts or absence of efforts.
" . . . He is irked at argument or op­position
and calls on one group of students
who he realibes wiJJ agree with his state­ments
whether they be .right or wrong. . . .
He gives trick questions on examinations
and lets a matter of personal disagreement
affect a student's grade. . . . He repeats a
series of lectures year after year, making
them a professional recitation. . . .
"This type of professor rides the enrollee
in his class rather than helping him with
difficult assignments. By this action he
gives the impression of knowing everything
when really he knows very.little about any­thing
else outside of the course he is teach­ing.
He would'rather come to class than
give a walk (beat) even if he were in his
death bed. . . . "
And so this editor continues on, usually
hitting the nail on the head. We share
the same feeling with him because we have
"punk" professors at Auburn, too. Going
.to their classes is worse than taking a dose
of castor oil, even worse. It's no wonder
that students take all the cuts allotted and
still more.
After all, when a student flunks a course,
the blame should rest not entirely on his
head. In many instances the professor is
just as much to blame. If the professor is
unable to make his course interesting and
attractive to the students, he can hardly
expect the students to take much interest
beyond that of getting a passing grade.
Cats And Canaries
Did you know ? <
Horace Jr. surely was worried about his
date the other Saturday night out at the
house? Eleanor B. prefers dancing it
seems (with everyone else).
* * * '*
Swifty B. is so melancholy these days?
SAE's are supposed to be worried when they
lose their pins, not their rings. But it's
worse for him because he lost the gal,
too—
* * * *
Estelle has deserted ATO (or vice verse)
in favor of ye olde Auburn Knights. Babe
surely can go. Estelle says as she is con­cerned
so can Curty, and you know where
to—
* * *. *
F. Cannon is stealing Wesley's stuff, but
Joiner figures she can't lose either way, so
why worry.
* * * *
The Sigma Nu house was the scene of
quite a function during the dances? (truth
will out). Whose date was it that one of
Joe Sanders boys had in the closet?
* * * *
It is not only rumored, but it is a fact
that one of the newly married football play­ers
and his wife just don't get along? This
should discourage the rest of you mugs—
the love-sick ones.
* » » *
Chink is now a visitor way out on E.
Magnolia?
* * * *
Hawk should be jealous of Hooper, but
he just doesn't care anymore, anymore?
* * * *
Gantt goes steady, yes, but not all the
time?
* * * *
Shorty Williams is still the idol of the co­eds
(especially M. Murphey and Pugh).
, * * * *
Lt. Cornell has a yen for a certain co-ed,
who he also had a yen for last year, until
the competition got too strong for him.
* * * *
Bobbie Lanier and Floyd Pugh are re­ported
to be stepping out these days? Oh,
Morgan!
* * * *
Tooker has double trouble and Kilgore
and Blake are glaring at each other these
days.
* * * * '
Holcombe and Galvin are affiliated with
the athletic department. Socially, of course.
* * * *
" Sarver is still trying to forget Jerner?
* * * *
Paul Quinnelle isn't at all choosey about
the company he keeps these days.
* * * *
Mugs is still the secret sorrow of one
very cute co-ed. But he'll never know, she
says.
* * * *
Billy Hitchcock should have gone out for
basket-ball before this? He certainly did
a neat bit of playing from the sidelines the
other night when he took the ball right out
of that Southern guard's hands.
* * * *
That people would still like to know,
"Why is McAllister!"
Only once in 30 years has the Princeton
co-operative store failed to pay a 10 per
cent dividend.
AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
For the most fierce and passionate burper, we suggest a run-off between Wal­lace
Shelby and Mike Ellis. Shelby's burps have captivated many a Magic City
lass; while those of Ellis have resounded only on the Plains. Both suggest the
rumble of thunder, or a cross between an air-hammer and a rock-crusher. »
» * * * * * * - * * *
Team-work is a great thing. Where would the centipede be if he moved one
leg at a time?
* * * * * * * * * *
Under a spreading chestnut tree
A stubborn auto stands.
The smith an angry man is he
With trouble on his hands.
The carburetor seems to be
The cause of all his woe,
» He tightens half a dozen bolts,
But still it doesn't go.
He sits beside the road to give
His brain a chance to cool r
And ponders on his training at
The correspondence school.
Then he starts his job once more
And just by chance 'tis seen
The cause of all his trouble is
He-'s out of gasoline.
* * * * * * * * * *
A little Canadian boy who had never seen a negro before, asked his uncle,
"Why does that lady black her face?"
"She doesn't, that's her natural color," was the reply.
"Is she black like that all over?" the boy continued.
"Why, yes," said the uncle.
"Gee, uncle, you know everything, don't you?"
1
* * * * * * * * * *
Found on a page in Molly Brasfield's diary:
Kisses kept are wasted,
Love is to be tasted.
There are those you love, I know,
Be not loathe to tell them so.
Lips grow dry and eyes grow wet
Waiting to be warmly met.
Let them not be waiting yet;
Kisses kept are wasted.
* * * * * * * * * *
"Remember, my boy, your father was a college man."
"What does that make me, mother?"
"That means you must be a gentleman, my son."
"Yes, I suppose someone must save the family name."
* * * * * * * * * *
They say Diogenes lived in a bathtub. Wouldn't his style be cramped in
Alumni Hall?
* * * * * * * * * *
Jane Slack thinks that two doctors is a paradox.
* * * * * * * * * *
Astronomy Prof.: "Name a star with a tail."
• Absent-Minded: "Rin-Tin-Tin."
* * * * * * * * * *
Seasick Wife (as the offspring is raising Cain): "John, will you speak to
your son?"
Seasick Father: "Hello, son."
* * * * * * * * * *
Seen on a zoology exam paper:
"The germ-transmitting mosquito is one that holds his body at an angle whose
sine is %."
What About The Co-eds?
Being a brief dissertation by one of the opposite sex in which he com­pares
the co-ed of today with those of by-gone days on
several interesting counts
By C. W. BELL popular myth—a
Are co-eds the same fine girls that they
were many years ago, except with rolled
stockings and their ' greater indulgence in
cosmetics? Do co-eds corrupt the good
morals of college men? Yes, and no! Some
say that the trouble of co-eds rests in their
lack of ability for taking social initiative.
Perhaps it is the novelty of educating wo­men
which has not worn off despite the
fact that many of our feminine ancestors
received college degrees.
How are the co-eds of today different
from those of other days? In olden days
no lady would have dared lift her skirt
above her shoe-top or flash a pink ruffle
of a petticoat. No lady would have smok-.
ed a cigarette in public or thought of go­ing
to a party where there was drinking.
Not even in the'privacy of her own bedroom
were a girl's thoughts allowed to stray, for
the walls were lined with creeds and mot­toes
reminding her to be noble, loyal, vir­tuous
and true. But, times have changed
and styles have changed; so must the co­eds.
Now about this signing out for dances,
parties, etc.—what good is accomplished by
making it compulsory for girls to sign-in
or sign-out at a specific time, or making it
prohibitive for a girl to have dates at a
certain time? As a matter or fact it really
means nothing at all, except to probably
further prove that where the girl's pri­vate
judgment disapproves of a rule, the
rule is apt to go unheeded.
The public reception room of the dormi­tory
does not appeal to young peoples as a
pleasant place of interest, especially if it
is already occupied by two or three cou­ples;
therefore she goes walking, or driv­ing,
or dancing, or to the movies. The
question of honesty or dishonesty rarely en­ters
her mind. She may not know definite­ly
until she is on her way what sort of a
evening her friends or friend has planned.
Usually, however, the amusement must be
inexpansive and informal. After all, a list
of rules is usually a code which means one
thing to parents and college authorities and
quite another to many women students. The
college girl is not, and probably never has
been, that creature of
blue stockinged creature disdained by an
elder generation. Instead she is a typic­ally
eager-minded daughter of the people
bent on scholastic success.
Now, more than ever, there seems to be
a revival of talk about the evil state of
our young college women. The co-eds are
under a steadily increasing volley of critic­ism.
One of the first charges was the issue
of bobbing hair back in 1924. Probably
no woman should cut a man's hair unless
"she is his mother, but why should she not
cut her own hair? It does not necessarily
expose her large ears. A much more dis­turbing
charge is that they do not wear
sufficient clothes. The distress again seems
to'be about their chilliness rather than the
moral involved. If the fashions of today
are calling for less clothing than was worn
by women twenty years ago, maybe it is
encouraging morals rather than destroying
them. Sister, if thy garments offend thy
brother, eliminate them.
For the past several years smoking has
offered in the field of women's colleges a
splendid field for a skirmish of opinion.
Many thought, and probably still think, that
the college authorities should say, "Thou
shalt not." Practically all colleges have
eliminated this method of control, for at­tempt
to enforce it brought only evasion,
untruthfulness and dissatisfaction. Did not
our feminine ancestors smoke pipes? There
is no difference!
Probably the most important and gravest
charge against the modern co-ed is her ten­dency
to indulge in strong drink. This can
only be controlled by education and not by
compulsion, as some advocate.
Moral standards do not change greatly
with passing generations or changing of
locations. They are laws that govern the
spirit within. Does the modern co-ed prove
that the human race is gradually degenerat­ing?
Certainly not! In history we find
record of an Assyrian Tablet dated 2000
B. C. and on this tablet is engraved a warn­ing,
"There are signs that the world is
speedily coming to an end. Children no
longer obey their parents. The end of the
world is evidently approaching."
Thunderations
By Gum
EDITOR'S NOTE: The opinions expressed in
this column are not necessarily the editorial opin­ions
of this paper. It is a column of personal
comment, and Is not to be read as an expression
of our editorial policy.
* * * *
AHARD-BITTEN friend, in speaking
of an ex-hard-bitten friend, sums up
his courtship, marriage, and demise
in three words: Kiss . . fuss . . and blunder­buss.
* * * *
According to Aunt Hattie Benson, Sam
Gibbons is playing second fiddle in' the Au­burn
Knights' Orchestra.
This report is hard to understand as
Gibbons, what with all his worrying about
not being even able to play fourth flute,
hasn't the time to learn to fiddle a fiddle.
* * * *
%
Esther Weeks, who lives in Molly Bras-field's
back yard, and who is going to weigh
as much as Frances Wright, if she doesn't
stop eating so much, was seen the other day
roller skating. <•
A person who roller skates doesn't like
opera, and a person who eats so much
doesn't read Shakespeare. What has this
been, a game?
* * * *
C. Whittle Walter, who lives in front of
the Theta Chi House, didn't come up town
Monday night because of rain. He missed
three good prospects, as three came in Ben-sons'
with rain soaked tennis shoes on.
He threatens to run in a "Jug" Band
in on us for the final dances. What does
he think these other alleged orchestras he
has had down here have been playing?
Pickle jars?
* * * *
Gene (My Blue Heaven) Austin, may be
heard afternoonly at 5:30 via phonograph
records via the Mexican radio station. The
Mexican radio stations who maintains:
"You got a belly ache, and we want to fix
it for you."
* * * *
Veloz and Yolande may be heard nightly
at 1:00 A. M. via Earl C. Anthony's KFI.
. . . Yank Friedman's Lombardo played
George Gershwin's "I Got Plenty of Noth­ing"
from "Porgy and Bess" tonight. . . .
Gershwin still maintains Berlin is just the
Capitol of Germany, and that Shubert
should have been a piano tuner. . . . Fried­man
contends that Gibbons can't play a
fiddle any better than Jan Garber . . . a vile
insult. . . . Lombardo claims C. W. Walter's
Joe Sanders plays like an ill used freight
train going around the last curve to Monte-vallo
. •. . and the Shoe Salesman's Joe
Sanders claims that Lombardo's saxaphones
are out of tune, and that the pianist with
glasses on can't read note one, and that the
guitar player was taught to chew tobacco
by Carmen. . . . Carmen Lombardo looks
exactly like Ricardo Cortez, and owns a seat
on the Chicago Wheat Exchange. . . . Listen
to Ted Weems' mountain feud song about
the Morgins for the best novelty yet. . . .
Red Engle plays the fiddle on his knees on
that number as he did down here last May.
. . . Kay Kyser, in attempting a Ted Lewis,
last Saturday night isounded worse than a
cat on a newly painted back fence . . . has
taken on a few new quirks lately, and is
still three jumps ahead of Sammy Kay.
* * * *
The Alpha Psi dog took a look at him­self
in a mirror the other night, and drew
back in disbelief. "You're a liar," he bark­ed.
Dog Sam says that's the only barking
calf he has ever seen.
* * * *
Jane Slack, who has a better smile than
even Colgate ever thought of, is the reason
me and you like Benson's sandwiches. Ben­son's
coffee is the reason we like the College
Inn's coffee.
* * * *
'Tis all right, Almeda, we're all friends
and one little crack added to another helps
to fill up Doug Wallace's so-called news­paper.
* * * *
The two best dressed at the K. D. dance
of last Friday night: Mary Pearce and
Molly Brasfield . . . Rubinoff, the fiddle, of
Yank's band a good egg . . . Mary Hagood,
of Molly's Society Hill; you still owe me a
show going to . . .
* * * * "
For an evening's entertainment: Ask C.
W. Walter, who lives in front of Frank
(You Know Whut?) Hendon's house, to tell
about the time he went to Chicago with
Alabama's Newt Godfrey. Or get Rudder's, '
Jim Blair, who lives in Vernon Merritt's
back yard, to recite "Mr. President."
* * * *
Up until the past dances, Jimmy Vance,
who lives in "Uncle Billy's" back yard, had
the record of bringing the best looking girl
down to the dances (this will kill the Shoe
Salesman). . . . now Blair holds the record.
* * * *
I have only one thing against the girl's
school (Shorter) in Rome, Ga. And that
is that anyone who has ever been there
thinks she has more sense than I have.
Surely out of all that number . . . ?
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19, 1936 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 PAGE THREE
Program Is Given At
Local U. D. C. Meeting
Miss Susan Lipscomb gave a very
amusing program on "The Private in
Fiction and Real Life" at the monthly
meeting of the Admiral Semmes Chap­ter
U. D. C. on February 12. Miss
Lipscomb wore the wedding dress of
her grandmother.
The meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. M. J. Funchess with Mrs. H.
A. Johnson and Mrs. Handley as joint
hostesses.
There was a unanimous vote to ask
Mrs. Del Morgan to become a mem­ber
of the chapter.
SOCIETY AND NEWS FEATURES
LUELLA BOTSFORD, Society Editor
CAUTHENS
COAL
Keeps You
Warm
Phone 11
Meeting Of Woman's
Club Held Thursday
The general meeting of the Wo­man's
Club was held last Thursday
at the Methodist Sunday School rooms.
Dr. Rosa Lee Walston presided. Sev­eral
new members were welcomed into
the club.
The following nominating commit­tee
was elected: Mrs. J. W. Scott, Mrs.
C. A. Basore, Mrs. Showalter, Mrs.
J. W. Tidmore, and Mrs. P. O. Davis.
The Garden Department acted as
hostess for the social hour, which fol­lowed
announcements. Mrs. Toomer
acted as general chairman.
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but we do say that
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On February 27 we are offering to our reading public some re-titled
numbers in modern fiction and the latest mysteries from Our
Rental Library at the low cost of 25c per copy. Be sure to come
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Prof. Rutland Speaks
Before Woman's Club
Prof. J. R. Rutland, head of the
English department, was the principal
speaker at the regular meeting of the
La Grange Woman's Club, Feb. 13.
The title of the address given by
Mr. Rutland was "Trends in Modern
Drama."
Modern drama was presented in five
divisions with illustrations of particu­lar
plays included in each division.
The five classes were: (1) The
drama of ideas which demands clear
reasoning, clear sense and unegotistic
thinking. (2) The drama of natural­ism
which demands actuality in stag­ing
as well as in action aM speech.
(3) The drama of romance as a re­daction
from the depression of natural­istic
plays. (4) Expressionistic drama
as a freer expression of inner con­sciousness.
(5) The new Russian
drama as related to propaganda.
Prizes Offered For
Original Manuscripts
» Twenty-two prizes, ranging from
$2.00 to $10.00 for original manu­scripts
are offered by the writers di­vision
of the Alabama Federation of
Clubs.
Prizes will be offered for lyrics,
short stories, sonnets, one-act plays,
poems, essays and a radio skit. Every
member of a Federated Club is eligi­ble
to compete but all work must be
original and unpublished.
Specifications for the manuscripts
and rules of the contest may be ob­tained
from Mrs. Herbert J. Ward,
1224 Bush Circle, Birmingham, Ala.
-No manuscript will be accepted
bearing a postmark later than mid­night
of March 16.
High School F. F. A.
Gets Radio Set
The Auburn High F. A. A. Chapter
won a radio receiving set given by
the Chilian Nitrate Educational Bu­reau
for the best nitrate demonstra­tion
sponsored by 100 F. A. A. chap­ters
in the state.
The local chapter sponsored two
corn demonstrations during 1935.
New officers of the chapter are:
President, Charles Isbell; vice-presi­dent,
William Ham; secretary, Donald
Cottier; treasurer, Jim Flanagan; re­porter,
Tom McDaniel; sergeant-at-arms,
Allen Turner.
Former Student Dies
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Ralph Palmer, a former student at
Auburn, died at his home in Jackson­ville,
Fla., on February 14.
Mr. Palmer was previously a resi­dent
of Opelika, where he took an ac­tive
interest in masonry. He was 45
years old, the son of W. E. Palmer.
Funeral services were held on Sun­day
afternoon at Summers Funeral
Home with interment at Rosemere.
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DETROIT
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Couch, of Troy,
visited their son, Josh, Jr., this past
week-end. ,
* * *
Alfred Allen, a graduate of Au­burn,
spent the past week-end here.
* * *
Mr. H. E. Cox, of Birmingham, vis­ited
his son, Holland, this week-end.
* * *
Harold Harper went to his home in
Coleman, Georgia, last Friday.
, * * *
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Welch, of Bir­mingham,
visited their son, Robert,
last Saturday.
* * *
John A. Jones, a former student,
now at Emory, spent the week-end
here.
* * *
Flo and Marie Hodges spent the
past week-end at their home in Shaw-mut.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Ward, of Selma,
visited their son, Franklin, last week.
* * *
Miss Elizabeth Baarcke spent the
past week-end in Birmingham.
* * *
Among the out-of-town girls who
attended the Phi Delta Theta dance,
last Saturday, were: Harriet Wright,
Moultrie, Georgia; Maud Williams,
Martha Gordy, and Mildred Miller, of
Columbus; Frances Wilkerson, Green­ville;
Sadie Edwards, of Union
Springs; and Margaret Copeland, of
Troy.
* * *
Miss Polly Griffin spent the week­end
in Birmingham.
* * *
Miss Margaret Bowman visited her
mother in Montgomery last week-end.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. W.- W. Fuller, of
West Point, were the recent guests
of their son and daughter, Dr. and
Mrs. W. M. Fuller.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Weddell have
had as their guests the Rev. and Mrs.
L. O. Sheffield, of Raiford, Fla.
* * *
Mrs. A. D. Burke, Sr., returned to
Wheeling, W. Virginia, on Sunday,
after visiting her children, Mr. and
Mrs. A. D. Burke, Jr.
* * *
Mrs. Franklin P. Smith, of Farmer
City, 111., has arrived for an extend­ed
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Keith
Reeve.
* * *
Mrs. George Fick has left Auburn
to make her home with Mr. and Mrs.
Hilmar Fick, in Greyling, Mich.
* * *
Mrs. Fred Brower, of Auburn, is re­ported
to be improving rapidly in a
hospital in Montgomery after an ap­pendix
operation last week.
* * »
Friends of Harold Hillman will
be glad to learn that he is recovering
from a severe attack of pneumonia.
* * *
Leonard Sparks spent the past
week-end at Montevallo.
* * *
Mrs. Madeline Brown, of Andalusia,
was the guest of her daughter, Eloise,
the past week-end.
* * *
Margaret d'Orsay spent the past
week-end in Auburn visiting friends.
* * *
Prof. E. W. Burkhardt was in Mo­bile
last week-end on business.
* * *
J. W. Watson, district agent of the
State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance
Co., left Sunday for Bloomington, 111.,
to attend the annual convention of the
company to be held February 18-20.
Dr. Peacock Elected
Country Club President
Dr. H. B. Peacock, of Auburn, was
elected President of the Opelika Coun­try
Club at a meeting held on Febru­ary
11.
Other officers elected at the meet­ing
were T. L. Dickson, vice-president,
and Bob Horsley, secretary-treasurer.
Named to the Board of Governors
were Dr. B. S. Bruce, E. M. Jones,
Homer Carter, J. W. Williams, Jr.,
Phil Hagedorn, H. K. Bailey, and John
Denson.
Co-ed Honor Society
Makes Tapping Plans
Cardinal Key, national honorary
fraternity for women, held its monthly
meeting last Thursday night. Plans
tapping new members, composed of
outstanding junior girls, were discuss­ed.
According to Rosalie Henderson,
president, it was decided that new
members would be tapped at a tea to
be given at Smith Hall in the near
future.
Resettlement Group
Plans Dance Tonight
Members of the Resettlement Ad­ministration
are giving a George
Washington party Wednesday night,
February 19, at 8:15 o'clock at the
student recreation hall.
The group will play bridge, domi­noes,
and dance. Refreshments will
be served with George Washington
favors.
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FINAL PLANS FOR
ANNUAL MILITARY
BALL COMPLETED
BOXERS DEFEATED
BY CLEMSON CLUB
IN FAST MATCHES
(Continued from page 1)
Scabbard and Blade banquet will be
held at the Baptist Church in honor
of Col. G. H. Franke and Captains
Joe Phelps and Harry Watts, all of
whom will end their tour of duty at
Auburn this spring. Members of Scab­bard
and Blade and their dates will
attend the banquet, which will be held
at 6:30 o'clock.
LOST—Ladies' wrist watch; rectan­gular,
white gold, Waltham. Left at
Girls' Gym in shower room. Reward
when returned to Artha Mae
Thompson, 132 West Glenn. No
questions asked.
OPELIKA
. THEATRE •
WEDNESDAY
"THE GAY
DECEPTION"
w i th
Francis Lederer
Frances Dee
Also
Screen Snapshots
Cartoon
"Voice of Experi­ence9
No. 3
Jf
THURSDAY
"MAD LOVE"
w i th
Peter Lorre
Also
Movietone News
and Comedy
FRIDAY "
Wallace Beery
Jackie Cooper
a nd
Spanky McFarland
i n
ii O'SHAUGH-NESSY'SBOY"
P l us
Color Cartoon
a nd
Pepper Pot Novelty
SATURDAY
Tom Tyler
in
"SILENT
VALLEY"
A d d e d
Cartoon
a nd
Chapter 7,
"Mystery Mountain"
SAT. OWL SHOW
"CONFIDENTIAL"
w i th
Donald Cook
Evalyn Knapp
Warren Hymer
Novelty
"Broadway
Highlights/'
No. 4
MON.&TUES.
WILL ROGERS
in
"IN OLD
KENTUCKY"
w i th
I
Dorothy Wilson
Russell Hardie
Bill Robinson
Also
Comedy
(Continued from page 1)
Sam Dorfman, Auburn freshman
middleweight, lost his bout to Kissam
on a decision.
Dorfman is a little more experienc­ed
in the fight game than most of the
other Tigers, having fought at the
City College of New York before com­ing
to school in Auburn.
Fighting a heavier and taller man,
Ray Calloway, of Auburn, lost his
fight by a knockout. Calloway's op­ponent,
Henley, was heavier by 20
pounds and taller by two or three
inches.
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It was further suggested that the
salary of the chairman be upped, but
definite action on this point was post­poned
pending further investigation.
A plan whereby the salary of the
chairman would be determined by
profits accrued from dances received
favorable comment as was also the
motion that members of the commit­tee
receive compensation for their
efforts.
Section Seven, Article Ten, was
changed to the effect that all profits
from the dances would be put into a
general Social Committee fund and
not divided as provided by the old rul­ing.
This action was taken in view
of the fact that profits never were di­vided
anyway according to the ruling.
Patronize Plainsman advertisers.
Tiger Theatre
"Showplace of East Alabama"
Auburn, Alabama
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19
"GUARD THAT GIRL"
With Robert Allen and
Florence Rice
Comedy, "Pardon My Scotch"
Novelty, "Vitaphone Varieties"
THURSDAY, FEB. 20
Ronald Colman in
"THE MAN WHO
BROKE THE BANK AT
MONTE CARLO"
With Joan Bennett
Musical Comedy, "Speedy
Justice"
Stranger Than Fiction
FRIDAY, FEB. 21
"PROFESSIONAL
SOLDIER"
With Victor McLaglen and
Freddie Bartholomew
Added, Charlie Chase in
"Life Hesitates at 40"
World News Events
(Continued from page 1)
ment of money belonging to or admin­istered
by the State pf Alabama upon
the State Treasurer unless and until
it shall have been certified to such
Comptroller or Hke officer by such
Treasurer that there is then in the
hands of such Treasurer money avail­able
and appropriated for the full
payment of the same. All appropria­tions
now or hereafter made shall be
either (a) Absolute, or fb) Condi­tional.
(a) The following shall be absolute
appropriations, shall have preference
over conditional appropriations, and,
to the limit of the money in the hands
of the Treasurer available therefor,
shall be payable in full in the order
named:
1. Appropriations for payment of
interest or principal or sinking fund
on the public debt or on trust funds
covered into the State Treasury.
2. Per capita appropriations to
eleemosynary and correctional insti­tutions
and the Alabama School for
Deaf and Blind.
3. Appropriations to make effective
any constitutional or statutory pro­vision
earmarking and setting apart
any certain tax, excise, income or
charge for a designated use or pur­pose,
not including appropriations to
be paid from the State's General
Fund.
(b) All other appropriations shall
be conditional appropriations, and
shall be payable in full only in the
event that after providing for pay­ment
of the absolute appropriations
there remains in the hands of the
Treasurer money available for the full
payment of all such conditional ap­propriations;
and in, case there is in­sufficient
money available for such
full payment, then the money avail­able
shall be prorated without any
discrimination, and each such condi­tional,
appropriation shall be payable
in the proportion jvhich the money
Seven Matches Are
Won By Rifle Team
Emerging from quite a long slump,
the Rifle team came forward this week
to win seven out of nine reported pos­tal
matches.
The Auburn riflemen, under the
coaching of Lieutenant H. W. Erghott,
registered wins over Georgetown Uni­versity,
Washington University, Uni­versity
of Alabama, University of
Maryland, Castle Heights Military
Academy, University of Kentucky,
and Gettysburg University. The
Plainsmen's only two losses came from
available bears to the total of all such
conditional appropriations. At the end
of each fiscal year all unpaid condi­tional
appropriations which exceed the
amount of money in the State Treas­ury
subject to the payment of the
same, after such pro-ration, shall
thereupon become null and void to the
extent of'such excess.
Eeny, meeny, minie, moe,
Down to Howard's we must go.
Get a brush and some polish.
Spots on shoes we will abolish.
the hands of New York University
and University of Florida, which in­cidentally,
gave Auburn its biggest
trimming.
On March 7 there will be a five-way,
five-man shoulder to shoulder
match with University of Florida,
University of Alabama, University of
Georgia, Georgia Tech, coming here
to compete with each other and with
Auburn. The public will be welcome
to see the match and no admission will
be charged.
DR. THOMAS ROUTS
CIRCULATED FEAR OF
A FLU EPIDEMIC
(Continued from page 1)
weather which is naturally bound to
cause more than the normal number
of flu cases.
At present there are only two cases
of pneumonia in town. Probably
three-fourths of the student body have
been ill with the flu at one time or
another during the epidemic. •
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