1936-01-15 The Auburn Plainsman

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VOLUME LIX AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 1936 NUMBER 29
SEWANEE FALLS
BEFORE AUBURN
IN TWO GAMES
Tigers Win Two From Sawenee
After Losing First S.E. Game
To Vanderbilt Last Week
Track Captain
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EAVES HIGH SCORER
Will Be Let-up During Exams
After Which Squad Will Be
Put Through Rigid Practice
By EUGENE LEE
After droppng their first confer­ence
game to Vanderbilt in Nashville
Thursday night, the Tigers had better
luck against Sewanee in the other two
games on their first road trip of the
year. The first game against Sewe-nee
was won by a 25-23 score, and
Coach Jordan's aggregation function­ed
better in the last of the two-game
series to win 34-25.
Friday night's game with Sewanee
was close throughout. The outcome
was in doubt until the final whistle.
Auburn led by only one point at the
half. The game was so close that
numerous fouls were called on both
teams during the game. McKissick,
Crew, and Blake were ejected by the
foul route. .The high point scorers for
Auburn were McKissick, Eaves and
Barnes with six each.
Auburn jumped to a seven point
lead in the first three minutes of the
Saturday game with Sewanee and
went on to win 34-25. The team work
was an improvement over that shown
the night before, and the Tigers lead
was never threatened by Sewanee.
Eaves was high point maker with 9.
McKissick and Crew followed with 7
each.
After these three games the Tigers
returned to the campus to prepare for
the final exams. There will be a let­up
in practice until the first of next
week when Coach Jordan will send
his charges through extensive drills
in preparation for the game with Van­derbilt
in Montgomery on the night
of January 25. The first of two games
with Birmingham-Southern will be
played in Birmingham on January 24.
McKissick has proven his ability in
Auburn's early games and stands out
as one of the most consistent players
to date. This sophomore made the
all-state team before coming to Au­burn.
His scoring in the games to
date has placed him up among the
ten highest in the conference accord­ing
to figures released this last week.
From showings so far this season
the following are assured of the major
work during the rest of the season.
Joe Bob Mitchell and Joseph Wood,
centers; Bobbie Blake, Rex McKissick,
Buddy Crew, and Captain Woodrow
Barnes, forwards; and Joel Eaves,
Hugh Rodgers, Andrew Curlee, and
Frank Haram, guards.
Phi Kappa Phi Names
Officers At Meeting
Professor J. R. Rutland was elect­ed
to head Phi Kappa Phi honor so­ciety
at a meeting held last Friday
night. Professor Rutland succeeds
Dr. B. R. Showalter as president of
the chapter.
Other officers elected were Dr. J.
W. Tidmore, vice-president succeed­ing
Professor Rutland; Dr. Paul Ir­vine,
secretary and treasurer, suc­ceeding
Professor C. A. Baughman;
and Miss Martha Barrow, succeeding
Miss Mary Martin as corresponding
secretary.
According to Dr. Irvine, plans were
made for a banquet and initiation to
be held late in February.
Arrangements were made for an
article concerning the activities of
Dr. Crenshaw,to be published in the
national magazine.
Dr. Crenshaw and Dr. Cary were
both charter members of the organi­zation.
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ALABAMA Pot.Y•• _- AUBURN
Ed. McKenzie, captain of the Au-burn
track team, is one of the out­standing
students on the campus.
He will lead the trackmen through
a season which promises to be one
of the most successful in years.
FAMOUS BILLIARD
PLAYER TO STAGE
EXHIBITION HERE
Erwin Rudolph, Three Times
World Billiard Champ, Will
Be Here Night Of Jan. 22
N O T I C E !
Theta Epsilon, honorory home eco­nomics
society, is offering an award
to the freshman co-ed making the
highest average during the year.
This, award is offered to encourage
the students to make a greated effort
in their studies.
Erwin Rudolph, three times former
world pocket billiards champion, and
lj/35 runner-up will appear at Reed's
Billiard Parlor in Auburn at 9:15 the
night of January 22 for a billiard ex­hibition.
Rudolph, first of seven cue
aces who will appear here this winter
under the sponsorship of the National
Billiard Association on thoir National
"Better Billiards" program will give
free lessons to ladies and men.
Rudolph was an up-and-coming vio­linist
in a Cleveland theatre when he
suddenly decided to become seriously
interested in the billiard sport. He
diligently practiced daily for many
months and became proficient enough
to be placed in the world pocket bil­liard
championship tournament. Since
that time he has won three times the
most coveted of all "pool" titles, first
winning the diadem in 1926, defeating
the famous Ralph Greenleaf in a chal­lenge
match.
In 1930 he won the title tournament
and again in 1933, losing the crown
in 1934 to Andrew Ponzi in a chal­lenge
match in New York. He imme­diately
sprang into national promi­nence
in 1926 by virtue of his un­expected
victory over Greenleaf. He
narrowly missed annexing another
world crown in the 1935 title event
held in New York last December. In
the playoff for the championship Jim­my
Caras defeated him in 16 innings.
In the world championship tourna­ment
at Detroit in 1929, Rudolph pock­eted
125 balls in 32 minutes. He also
ran 100 balls in 20 minutes against
Greenleaf in a league game in 1925.
His called ball record also came in
the 1929 title tourney when he made
184 called balls without a miss. In a
run of 54 in the same event he pock­eted
51 of this total in the' two lower
corner pockets for a world record at
control.
GROUP DEBATES
FRAT ISSUE AT
SECOND SESSION
Three Mainstays Of Auburn's Quintet
Thirty Five Juniors Represent
About 19 Fraternities At
Meeting Held Tuesday Night
STILL HANGING FIRE
Committee Is Appointed To
Investigate Situation And
Make Report At Next Session
Thirty-five junior office aspirants,
representing approximately 19 frater­nities
on the campus met last night in
a body to discuss what could be done
about eliminating fraternity line-ups
from the coming spring election.
Nothing definite was decided by the
group, though it is reported that all
those present received the idea favor­ably.
A discussion ensued on the ques­tion
as to what constituted a fraterni­ty
line-up, just where the line could
be drawn.
A committee composed of five stu­dents
was selected to formulate a defi­nite
plan which could be brought be­fore
the group at the next meeting to
be held the first Thursday of the sec­ond
semester.
Members of the committee include:
Tom Powell, chairman, Joe Sarver,
Hamilton Callen, Wilbur Kelley, and
Vernon Merritt. During the next two
weeks this committee will investigate
the situation with a view towards
reaching something tangible to put be­fore
the group. They will also decide
what constitutes a fraternity line-up.
In the event that a decision is reach­ed,
the proposition will be brought be­fore
the entire school for approval.
It would then effect future elections
held during the year by members of
all four classes.
The proopsed plan received most
favorably provides that each man tak­ing
part in the election will sign his
name to a statement to the effect that
he is not a party in any fraternity
line-up. Fraternities would also agree
through a written statement that they
will not combine with other fraterni­ties
in order to swap votes for their
respective candidates.
Chemical Ball Will Be
Held March Thirteenth
The third annual ball given by the
juniors in chemistry and chemical en­gineering
in honor of the seniors of
that group will be held on Friday,
March 13, according to*M. H. Laatsch,
executive committee chairman.
Mark Corr, committeeman in charge
of the program and invitations, an­nounced
that with the exception of a
few sophomores only juniors and se­niors
majoring in chemistry or chemi­cal
engineering will be extended invi­tations
to the ball.
Dick Charlton, chairman of the de­corations
committee, announced that
the Recreation Hall would be elabor­ately
decorated in keeping with the
chemistry theme.
During "the course of the evening an
individual lead-out will be held for
seniors, juniors, and sophomores. The
Auburn Cavaliers have been engaged
to play for the affair.
W.A.A. Will Sponsor
Third Dance Of Year
Saturday, February 1
.
The Woman's Athletic Association
will sponsor their third girl-break
dance of the year on Saturday night,
Feb. 1. Music will be by the Auburn
Knights, with the affair being held
at the Girls' Gym from 9 to 12 o'clock.
The several dances sponsored by the
group during the year have proved to
be great successes, and-several special
features are planned for their third
dance this year.
This year's members of the W. A. A.
include: Frances Ashurst, Ruth Carl­son,
Martha Bartlett, Helen Franke,
Helen Funchess, Mary Fletcher, Pau­line
Griffin, Bessie Lee Hamilton, Mel-ba
Holley, Ruth Jones, Ruby Long,
Eileen Pilgrim, Netty Murphey, Mary
Murphey, Dorothy Sellers, Jane Slack.
Alma Smith, Audrey Taylor, Lillie
Mac Tippins, Virginia' Wadsworth,
Carrie Belle Weston, Esther Weeks,
and Anne Whatley. Jane. Slack is
president of the organization.
Mua\ 'QODQE.K.S
Joel Eaves, one of the South'*
running mate to Eaves, are three
MANY ENTRANTS
ARE SCHEDULED
FOR GYMKHANA
Gymkhana Is Postponed Due
To Inclement Weather; Be
Held Next Sunday At 2 P.M.
EXPECT RECORD CROWD
Silver Loving Cups Will Be
.Presented Winners Of Each
Event Of Annual Gymkhana
CJOEL. EAVES
best guards, Joe Bob Mitchell, center, and Hugh Rodgers, a dependable
of the mainstays on the Auburn quintet.
F. D. R. BIRTHDAY
PARTY BE SOCIAL
EVENT OF SEASON
Auburn Inter-Club Council To
Sponsor Bridge Party In
Student Center For Citizens
Special Issue To Be
Published Next Week
Sponsored by the Social Committee
a special Junior Prom dance issue of
the Plainsman will be published next
Wednesday.
This move was decided upon in view
of the fact that according to publica­tion
dates, today's issue of the paper
would be the last paper before the
second semester.
The special issue will contain num­erous
features articles pertaining to
the mid-term dances as well as the
general run of^straight campus news.
If possible the names of the visiting
girls to the dances will be published.
It is planned to have features by Miss
Zoe Dobbs, Dean of Women, Dr. L. N.
Duncan, and Alan Jacobs, who will
write a detailed feature on the deco­rations.
Again this year the Inter-Club
Council will cooperate in the cele­bration
of President Roosevelt's
birthday with a party to be given at
the Student Center, Thursday night,
January 30.
Tentative plans by the committee
on arrangements for the affair, head­ed'
by C. W. Edwards, call for a
bridge party in the Student Center
for the public. It was originally
planned to have a dance. This fea­ture
was changed to a bridge party
as it was decided that the latter
would attract a larger group. *
- This annual affair is staged for the
purpose of raising funds for the re­lief
of infantile paralysis both locally
and nation-wide. Part of the pro­ceeds
are used for local relief with
the remainder going toward a nation­al
fund. There are at present six
children in Lee County who receive
aid through this fund.
It is expected that over two hun­dred
townspeople will attend the
party this year. If space proves in­sufficient,
the party will be divided
into two groups. The affair will start
at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. Com­plete
details will be announced later.
Last year a total net sum of $154.-
36 was raised by the Auburn Inter-
Club Council. A birthday telegram
to the president' included 143 names
which netted an additional 35 dollars
to the fund.
Members of this year's committee
on arrangements are: C. W. Edwards,
chairman; Mrs. John Ivey, Women's
Club; Mrs. J. C. Grimes, P.-T. A.;
"'iss Mary Martin, B. and P. W.;
Mrs. J. H. Hanson, Legion Auxiliary;
(Continued on page 4)
Challenge Is Issued
For Fencing
Match
To any other sorority or woman's
group on the campus five members
of the Chi Omega Sorority have is­sued
a challenge to a fencing match.
Though the challenge has been out
for some time, there has yet been no
acceptance. If the challenge is ac­cepted,
the contest will probably be
held in the Student Center and will
be open to the public.
To date members of Chi Omega
have been the only co-eds on the
campus to receive instruction on the
fine points of this ancient sport.
Coached by James Davis and Bill
Allison, this instruction is open to
members of any sorority. Meetings
are held each Friday night at 7
o'clock at the Girls' Gym. It is re­ported
that considerable progress has
been made by the Chi Omega group.
At present Davis is negotiating in
an attempt to organize a fencing class
at Montevallo. If he is successful, a
tournament between Auburn and
Montevallo will be arranged. Fenc­ing
classes were started here a few
weeks before Thanksgiving and have
been held once a week since then.
Members of the Chi Omega fencing
team are: Frances Hain, sophomore;
Marie Kelley, sophomore; Gretchen
Talley, sophomore; Eleanor Lewis,
freshman; and Ruth Jones, senior.
MANY GIRLS WILL
RECEIVE BIDS TO
MID-TERM DANCES
580 Bid Cards Are Mailed By
Social Committee To Girls
For Junior Prom, Jan. 23-25
Auburn High Quintet
Annexes 2 Victories
Business Fraternity
Lays Plans For Year
Plans to have the personnel men of
many large business corporations visit
the Auburn campus next semester are
being laid by Delta Sigma Pi, national
honorary business fraternity, accord­ing
to Alfred Jackson, president.
In previous years a few firms have
sent representatives here to interview
seniors in the business school and
many received positions as a result.
Their visits, however, have been so
indefinite and unannounced that many
seniors were unable to obtain contact
with them. It is expected that with
a more systematic arrangement of the
visits evrn moee students will be able
to secure positions through these men.
Prof. C. P. Austin, faculty adviser
of the fraternity, is working with the
group and hopes to have a larger num­ber
of representatives here this spring
than in former years.
The Auburn High School basket­ball
team esily trounced Camp Hill
last Friday night by a score of 36 to
15. The game was played in the col­lege
gym.
The game with the Camp Hill team
was the third of the season for the
locals. The first game was lost to
Columbus High by a score of 50 to 30.
The second, Opelika, won by a score
of 30 to 15.
According to Coach Bully Hitch­cock,
the Auburn team showed some
real strength in defeating the Camp-
Hill squad, and the team is working
hard in order to carry off some more
victories. The baby tiger team is be­ing
developed from last year's subs,
as all first five men graduated except
John Ham.
John Ham and Charlie Ham were
the individual high score men, how­ever,
the whole team displaying real
basketball. The first team started
the game during the second half, the
entire squad of 18 men played.
The following is a list of the team:
John and Charlie Ham, John Earl
Atkinson, Ad Chrietzberg, Mitchell
Wadkins, Dan Friel, Paul Starr, El­mer
Almquist, Harry Bush, Jack
Bright, Harold Smyer, Homer Wright,
Paul Duggan, and two Herbert Mar­tins.
Several other men will probably
be added to the squad in the near
future. '
C. Whitty Walter, Social Committee
chairman, announced last night that
580 bid cards had been mailed. Most
of the cards were sent to points in
Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi,
with more than the usual number sent
to Huntingdon College, Montevallo,
and the University of Alabama.
Acceptance cards must be mailed to
the Dean of Women, Miss Zoe Dobbs,
before Jan. 21.
Approximately 40 members of the
junior class are making definite plans
for the dance Thursday night of the
Prom. They have decided upon the
name of "Top Hats" which fits into
the decoration scheme for the dances
this year, being based on the recent
musical show, "Top Hat"..
Campus organizations to be honored
at different dances are as follows:
Keys Society, Friday morning; Tau
Beta Pi, honorary engineering frater­nity,
Friday afternoon; Scabbard and
Blade, military fraternity, Saturday
morning; "A" Club, Saturday after­noon.
Each organization sponsoring a
dance will be honored with two lead-outs
and two no-breaks.
On Friday night the Grand March
will be staged shortly before intermis­sion,
led by Mary Hall Van Pelt, es­corted
by Pat Plumlee, president of
the junior class. On both Friday and
Saturday nights there will be three
no-breaks given.
Work on the decorations -for the
dance hall is being pushed at a rapid
pace. The decorations will be center­ed
about a new white ceiling and a
huge back drop. A further descrip­tion
will appear in a special dance is­sue
of the Plainsman next week.
Lee County Rally Be
Held At Auburn High
Beginning at 4:30 p. m. and lasting
until 8 p. m., a county-wide sohool
rally will be held at the Lee County
School on Friday, January 17.
Speakers will include Mrs. James
Fitts Hill, Montgomery, state P.-T.A.
president; Miss Mary England, state
P.-T. A. field worker; Dr. E. N. Mor-phet,
of the State Department of Edu­cation;
and Dr. L. N. Duncan, presi­dent
of Auburn. Various phases of
the school situation now facing Ala­bama
will be discussed at the meeting.
Every parent in Lee County who is
interested in the future of the schools
and the working out of some plan by
which adequate school terms may be
provided for all Alabama children are
urged to attend. Those who attend
are asked to bring sandwiches and
coffee will be served by the local P.-T.
A. association.
A late notice from the military of­fice
today is to the effect that the
Gymkhana has been postponed be­cause
of inclement weather. The af­fair
will be held Sunday afternoon,
January 19, at 2 o'clock.
A record number of entrants have
signed to participate in the fifth an­nual
Gymkhana to be given this after­noon,
beginning at 3:15 o'clock on the
field behind the artillery 'stables.
The event is being sponsored by the
Auburn Polo and Riding Club in co­operation
with the military depart­ment.
Ample facilities have been ar­ranged
to accommodate a record
crowd.
The complete schedule and names
of entrants in the* Gymkhana is as
follows:
EXHIBITION RIDE: Helen Mauls-by,
Annie Lewis, Claudie Heard, Leta
Cooper, Sarah Atkinson, Nell Dexter,
Royal Mattice, Elizabeth Duncan, Sa­rah
Williams, June Tooker, Mamie
Heard, Amy Drake, Edith Prather,
Cora Lipscombe, Elizabeth Allison,
Marion Prather, Doris White, Adeke
Brooke, Virginia Holcomb, and Kath-erine
Rodgers.
GUIDON RACE: 1st Bn., 1st F.A.
—A- G. Thomas, M. Pelham, and W.
C. Blackwell; 2nd Bn., 1st F.A.—C. C.
Adams, John Rush and C. W. Walter;
1st Bn. 2nd F.A.—James Moreman,
J. E. Jones, and E. W. Exley; 2nd Bn.
2nd F.A.—J. A. Bain, F. L. Bowen,
and Walter Byrd.
LADIES HORSEMANSHIP: Same
as for first event.
MOUNTED WRESTLING: Senior
Team—Morris Pelham, M. L. Harde­man,
Sam Wall, Loy Jordan, H. E.
McKenzie; Junior Team—Sam Gib­bons,
Hamp Williams, Tom Bacon,
Bruce Johnson, Orson, Johnson.
LADIES JUMPING: Helen Tigner,
Mary Almquist, Lucile Lewis, Ruth
Lowe, Mary . Williamson, Martha
Bradford, Frances Wilson, Melba Hol­ley,
Winfred Hill; Martha Watson,
Suzelle Hare, Louis Schubert, Eleanor
Home, Jane Slack, Virginia Yar-brough,
Betty Showalter, Jane Dick­son,
Marie Sewell, and Jean Mitcham.
POTATO RACE: Same as for la­dies
jumping.
GRETNA GREEN RACE: Ruth
Holcomb-Tom Bacon, Lucile Lewis-W.
M. Peacock, Virginia Yarbrough-J. R.
Burton, Martha Bradford-G. R. Creel,
Frances Ashurst-C. N. Wood, Melba
Holley-J. L. Wesley, Jane Slack-Loy
Jordon, Helen Tigner-Bill Dexter,
Jean Mitcham-George Hardie, Jane
Dickson-Paul Hicks, Gladys Galvin-
Sam Gibbons, Frances Wilson-B. N.
Ivey, and Sarah Hooper-John Rush.
(Continued on page 4)
Rapid Progress Made
In Boxing, Wrestling
Boxing and wrestling, two newly
added sports, are making rapid pro­gress.
Even though the sports were
only recently started some 43 pros­pects
have already turned out and
many more are expected. Those in­terested
in boxing and wrestling can
try out for the respective teams after
exams every afternoon from 3:30 to
6:00 P. M.
A number of meets are being plan­ned,
however one meet is already sche­duled.
Auburn will meet Clemson in
Clemson on February 14.
There are eight different weights in
both boxing and wrestling, beginning
from 115 pounds through heavy­weight,
which begins at 177 pounds.
Although there can only be three of
each weight entered in a meet, Coach
Del Morgan expressed a desire to have
as many as four of each weight, to
qualify. Many promising prospects
are expected to turn out before the
season is over.
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
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Idealistic
When a man bites a dog, that's news.
When a group of college politicians gather
to stop politics, that's even better news. It's
momentous.
The scheme, as proposed by a small num­ber
of junior politicians, is based primarily
on the idealistic assumption that each mem­ber
of the group will run his particular
race as an individual rather than as cog
in the intricate system of fraternity line­ups,
in which votes are traded and bartered
in order that pre-election-picked man will
come out on top as desired.
That this new plan won't work is ob­vious,
even though the participants are to
be commended for looking in the right di­rection.
That it won't work or even func­tion
partially well lies in the fact that it is
fundamentally wrong. It fails to take into
consideration the element of human nature.
Among those instrumental in this move
there exists a strong doubt that it will ever
be successful. That feeling alone is reason
enough to believe that the plan will never
succeed.
After all, do fraternity line-ups actually
play the all-important role in the, drama of
campus politics? The candidate for an im­portant
office will not depend uon the prom­ises
of so many fraternities for his votes
but will obtain support of his class through
hard work and association with each indi­vidual
wherever possible. Anything worth
having is worth working for. Those who
aspire to an office of importance and win
will find that the soles of their shoes are
considerably thinner than they were two
weeks or more before the election.
A number of those coming out on top
last spring contend that as far as their
winning the election was concerned, the
respective fraternity line-ups failed to have
much effect, either one way or the other.
For the lesser important offices a fraternity
line-up may prove effective. In such cases
one man is as well qualified for the office
as another, for they are hardly more than
campus figureheads. But in instances in­volving
those offices of importance the can­didate
as an individual and his qualifica­tions
for the office sought determine the
outcome. Fraternity line-ups in such cases
are as little effective as the present proposal
would be to end campus politics altogether.
Politics are mild at Auburn in comparison
to institutions of similar size or larger.
Many schools could be named at which can­didates
for election are backed by definite
political parties. Those not in the swim
here have little knowledge of which groups
are backing certain candidates. Auburn's
political battles are carried on more or less
in the dark, wishy-washy. The non-frater­nity
men could if they would organize an
effective political organization with a clear-cut
platform. The fraternities on the other
hand could form another party. This would
bring politics at Auburn to the surface
where the fight could be watched with in­terest
by all students instead of by those
who are in some way concerned.
Enthusiastic Legislatures
Everybody knows that tax collections are
coming in more rapidly than they did a few
years ago. In fact, the general fund of the
state collected in 1935 showed an increase
over 1934 of more than a million dollars.
This was a jump of about 16 per cent. Why,
then, wtih more tax money in the treasury,
does Auburn find itself facing the worst
financial crisis of its history?
Of course the unfair discrimination
against education in the distributing of state
funds is the chief cause. This is made
legal by court interpretations of the Fletch­er
Budget Act. But even this is not explan­ation
enough, for the discrimination is no
worse than it has been during the past two
years, yet Auburn is getting less money.
The answer is in the appropriations bill
now in effect. During the years of the de­pression,
the state government was forced
to cut to the bone. Funds were slashed
until many agencies were crippled, though
few were crippled to the extent Auburn'
was. State -salaries were cut, though the
Sparks amendment providing for some of
these cuts operated only to October, 1935.
After the so-called necessary payments were
made under the old appropriations, there
was still enough money left to pay the "non­essentials",
such as Auburn, as much as
two-thirds of its promised appropriation.
When the new legislature met in 1935,
it sounded a not of optimism. More money
was pouring into the treasury. "Let's put
the state back on the old basis," cried the
enthusiastic legislators. "Let's expand!
Let's create new state services!" Of course
a good many state salaries had already been
restored through the expiration of the
Sparks amendment.
The action of the legislature reflected this
optimism. New appropriations from the
General Fund were several millions in ex­cess
of the old appropriations, so the mere
million increase in tax collections began to
appear paltry. At the same time Auburn
was placed entirely on the General Fund,
and had to bear the full brunt of this widen­ing
gap between income and outgo. Under
the old appropriations Auburn got a sub­stantial
amount from the Educational Trust
Fund.
The only hope for preventing this same
situation from arising again and again is
the passage of a constitutional amendment
which will prevent discrimination in alloting
funds. When tax money is coming in an
enthusiastic legislature will over-appropri­ate.
This has always been true and always
will be true. If education is forced always
to take what is left, education will always
be short. \
Such an amendment will be presented
when the next legislature meets. Friends
of Auburn should endeavor to see that it
is forced through, and in such form that
when appropriations exceed income, every
agency, from the governor's office on down,
gets cut in the same proportion. This will
be only justice.
Honesty In College
Final examinations for the current semes­ter
will begin next week. For those stu­dents
who have kept up with their studies—
attended classes regularly, and studied ade­quately—
the examinations should not be dif­ficult.
For those who have been negligent
and careless in their scholastic duty, they
will be difficult; and many of this group
will fail.
Regardless of the student's preparation
one fact important above all is, that no
student should attempt to pass any exami­nation
by dishonesty. He who does this is
cheating himself and the college which he
is attending. Furthermore, he who is guil­ty
of dishonesty is minus the basic funda­mental
in character.
It is hoped, therefore, that regardless of
the preparation, no student will be guilty
of dishonesty in any form, nor countenance
it in any other student.
R.O.T.C. Reconciliation
At first thought the supporters and at­tackers
of R. O. T. C. in colleges have an
irreconsilable difference. Supporters declare
that military training is of vital necessity
for the welfare of the • nation. Survival,
prime need of a nation, must be taken care
of. Therefore, we must have collegiate
youth, the most intelligent youth of Ameri­ca
and the most potentially fit for leader­ship,
versed in the tactics of military de­fense.
Pacifists and attackers of College
R. O. T. C. may admit the validity of this
claim, but also insist that college military
training has a pernicious effect on college
men. It teaches them to believe in the
means of war for settlement of problems,
it makes them obnoxious imperialists and
jingoists. Reconciliation seems absurd.
Yet Princeton University, with the ap­proval
of the United States War Depart­ment,
has worked out what seems to be a
reconciliation. It has in its revised curri­culum
for R. O. T. C. included two "peace"
courses and by so doing removes grounds
of the pacifists' complaints, at the same
time satisfying those who fear for the safe­ty
of the nation by continuing strictly mil­itary
training, also.—The Daily Pennsyl-vanian,
University of Pennsylvania.
This Collegiate World
(By Associated Collegiate Press)
QUITE unaccountalby, we find our­selves
with a sudden rush to the
, head of stories about absent-minded
college professors. We do not recall where
the stories originated, nor whom they con­cerned,
but our remembrance of all of them
suggests that there is a basis of truth for
each one.
* * * *
We know, for example of the professor
in a small town college who travelled 50
miles away to another campus to observe
a basketball game. As the-game broke up,
a man from his home town offered the pro­fessor
a ride home. He accepted, with grat­itude.
No sooner did he set foot on his
front porch that he realized he had driven
his own car to the other city.
Since he had to teach the next morning,
he sent his wife on the train to get the car
and drive it home.
So he stopped in at the depot? and bought
his wife a round-trip ticket!
* * * *
We recall the story of another man, a
German professor, who was sitting in a
rainway depot with his wife, waiting for
the train. Suddenly he exclaimed, "My
Word! I've left my gold watch up in the
hotel room! I'll have to run up and get it."
"But you haven't time," said his wife.
Thereupon the professor jerked out his
watch (the watch in question) and blurted,
"Sure, I got fifteen minutes. I can make
it." And he turned and started to scurry
away!
* * * *
No doubt similar episodes to this have
often happened in colleges. But it's still
good. We are thinking of the psychology
professor who stomped into his first hour
class, threw down his notes and began to
lecture. Rapidly, concisely, using his best
witticisms, he talked for 15 minutes. Then
he stopped.
"Any questions?" he asked. There were
none.
So he began to ask some questions of this
student and that. None of them could ans­wer.
"Good Lord!" he burst out finally. Have
I spent this whole semester for nothing?
Don't you know a blessed thing about this
course?"
And a brave boy raised his hand and
said, "No sir. This is a class in eighteenth
century prose."
* * * *
Faculty people dance and frisk occasion­ally
as well as their students, so each cam­pus
generally has its faculty dancing club.
At one of these affairs, a professor of edu­cation
began to. dance with the wife of an­other
instructor.
As the first dance wore on, the educator
began to complain vociferously of the floor,
the music and even hinted that his partner
probably wasn't quite up to snuff as a
dancer.
Everything was solved, however, when his
partner informed the professor that he still
had on his rubbers.
* * * *
Have you heard of the young girl in a
Latin class who translated the story of
Achilles into English? Concerning that fa­mous
episode in the life of the great war­rior,
her translation said:
"His mother, holding him by the heel,
dipped him into the River Styx, until he was
fairly intolerable."
* * * *
Let us close by observing the plight of
members of the college marching band, ac­customed
to forming the names of opposing
schools, on the football field, who learned
that their next opponent was to be the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Sign Your Letters
The Plainsman continues to receive let­ters
to the editor which are not signed by
the author's true name as requested. As
stated clearly before, only letters duly sign­ed
will be printed. A now, de plume may
be used by the author if he so requests,
though his name will be given upon request.
This paper reserves the right to print all
letters, in part or not at all as it sees fit.
Letters especially welcome are those dealing
with campus problems.—Ed.
Members of the Southern Methodist frosh
team planned to ride to the Rose Bowl game
in two chartered box cars. Railroad offi­cials
demurred.
Liquor at parties and "cheek-to-cheek"
"streamline" dancing are banned at Boston
University.
Santa Clara valley, home of the prune
and the Apricot in California, has sunk
five feet in the last 20 years. Stanford
geologists plan to "refloat" it.
If your grades average 90 or better, you
will find a job easily, increase your salary
$1000 a year, say M.I.T. analysts.
Texas Christian has an exhibit of Bibles
which includes some printed as far back as
1380.
AUBURN FOOTPRINTS
(SPECIAL SCANDAL RELEASE)
Have you heard the latest Bill Lee escapade? It seems that Lee had a date
the other night for the A.T.O. dance and who should walk in on him but Flies-in-my-
Soup Anderson—Hot-Egg to you!
* * * * * * * * * *
What comely co-ed, a Smith Hall job, is having her time beat with a certain
tall, dark, and not so handsome crooner by a certain day student? For the gossip
mongers, including The Associate Editor of that great magazine, The Tiger Rag,
this concerns Dorothy Wright, Gladys Galvin, and Doug Jarrard.
* * * * * • * * * * *
Flash! Flash! Flash! Ross (I didn't go home for Christmas) Ogletree really
can ride a horse—he's had one of his own for years. Where's the front end?
* * * * * * * * * *
A PLAY IN ONE ACT (ONLY)
Scene: Sucker Hill—a beautiful moonlight night with the silvery moon beams
drifting daintily thro' the trees. Time 2:30 A.M.
Action: Doug Wallace staggers up and glides gently over to the Apartment.
He knocks gently but firmly on the door. Enter, Gin Wadsworth. Wallace: "Is
Billy Wingo here?"
Wadsworth: "Just a minute, I'll look and see."
Seconds later:
Wadsworth: "No, he isn't here—you might look out in the fish pond."
* * * * * * * * * *
The Editors of the various publications here on the campus seem to have suc­cumbed
to Moonitis. Ye Plainsman Ed seems to have gone Starkey mad. Puny
pun number 9,852,000 V2—Almeda yet. The Tiger Rag editor hasn't slacked up a
bit. Graves still has only himself to love.
* * * * * * * * * * *
According to the latest statistics the percentage of lodge pins on this campus
has increased 57.0095 per cent since Christmas. Some more of this "let's just be
friends" business.
* * * * * * * * * *
The race was just over. The winning jockey was on the judge's stand.
Woman reporter: "Your horse won and what is your name?"
Jockey: "Strap, and is my face red."
* * * * * * * * * *
Willie raised his hand
The teacher answered, "No"
"The joke's on you," said Willie
"I do not have to go."
* * * * * * * * * *
Is it true that the former Wild Indian of the campus is keeping a warm spot
in her teepee for Paul Bagley? Call out the Engineers!
* * * * * * * * * *
We've finally discovered that the reason Glasgow don't tell 'em good night in
the approved manner is that his feet are too big for them to get up to him. Are
your shins sore, Helen?
nicely built and wear clother that show off
her curves and accentuate them. She should
be socially inclined at times and above all
things she should have money."
Aubrey Garrison, Sophomore, Birming­ham
: "I prefer blondes with blue eyes. She
must dance well and be of a home-loving
temperament, she may smoke or drink or
both if she chooses. Oh yes, she should be
named Sara."
Jimmy Caden,- Freshman, Memphis,
Tenn.: "At present my ideal girl is five
feet six; she is a brunette with brown eyes
and a .slightly dark complexion. She is re­served
but of pleasing personality, slenderly
built and a good dancer. She writes swell
letters!"
Only two blondes out of a dozen—that's
a record of something or other—and con­fidentially
Pat Plumlee says that the reason
that he prefers blondes is because he has
been afraid of the dark all his life. All
twelve had some objection even though very
slight to their ideals drinking. Most of
those questioned did not want them to smoke
but it may be this is the Scotch in them
coming to the'fore rather than any serious
healthful or moral objection.
Describe briefly your ideal girl—
color of hair and eyes, personality.
Must she dance well? Do you object
if she smokes, drinks?
Pat Plumlee, Junior, Birmingham: "I pre­fer
a small attractive blonde, blue eyed and
with a pleasant and friendly personality.
Yes. She must be a good or fairly good
dancer and I would rather that she did not
smoke or drink."
Wesley Loflin, Junior, Athens, Georgia:
"My ideal girl is a brunette, brown eyed.
There is no special reason that she should
be a good dancer but she must be of an
amourous temperament. I have no objec­tion
to her smoking but I do to her drink­ing."
M. T. Gresham, Sophomore, Washington,
Georgia: "My ideal girl is one with whom
I'm congenial, she should be nice looking,
neat, be able to dance. I would prefer that
she neither smoked nor drank but if she
had the other qualifications I wouldn't let
these two things matter."
Hamp Williams, Junior, Andalusia: "A
blue eyed brunette who did not drink, who
smoked only on occasions, of pleasing per­sonality,
a good dancer and a good sport
is my ideal girl."
Blake Campbell, Senior, Greenville: "I
would rather not be quoted." (Smatter,
Blake, stage fright or the old feeling of
'any ole port in a storm'?)
Stuart Riddle, Freshman, Birmingham:
"As near as I can come to tell, my ideal girl
is one who is about five feet two with blue
eyes, a real dark brunette with a fair com­plexion.
She should be quiet and settled,
dance well and neither smoke nor drink."
James Howland, Sophomore, Sheffield:
"A brunette with fair skin and brown eyes,
should weigh about 110 and be about five
feet three inches tall. Her personality
should be of the "Lindy Hop" type, it would
be all right if she smoked her own cigarettes
and drink too if she did it in moderation."
"My ideal girl would be one who is sweet
and innocent looking—beautiful but not too
dumb nor too smart, she should be a good
dancer and not drink. I have no objection
to her smoking," says Paul Bagley, Junior,
Anniston.
"Doc" Moseley, Junior, Birmingham, who
is always "fiddling" around so you can be­lieve
him or not says: "My ideal girl is one
who has olive skin, brown eyes and hair of
a pleasing personality and must not smoke
or drink. She must be a good dancer and
socially inclined."
Flu Montgomery, Opelika: "A vivacious
brunette of the athletic type who likes danc­ing
and social functions and who is accom­modating,
is my ideal girl. Whether she
smokes or drinks is her own affair and of
if
minor consequence to me."
Stan Worsham, Sophomore, Birmingham,,
objects to his ideal girl, smoking or drink­ing
and says: "She must be either a bru­nette
or have Auburn hair, should be dark
complected, be about five feet three inches
tall, should weigh about 115, she must be
Idle E ms
Reminds one of a Mexican jumping mean:
Holmberg, H. . . . Margaret Bowman now
knows that a bird with salt on its tail isn't
worth a wit more than two in the bush . . . .
Speaking of birds, the town's latest: Charlie
Lawrence and Pearl Rudolph (jailbirds) —
. . . General opinion: "A" Club initiation
last Thursday a pitiful Flop. Got most
applause: Fandancer Battlin' Bill McTyiere.
. . . Bradford still looking for an Irish
blond. . . . Joe Swenson is trying to find
ways and means to pay for ring purchased
during holidays. . . . Harry Hooper is itch­ing
to discover to whom the red head is on
his trail. . . . Probably Rag Editor Quinney
might enlighten him. . . . Floyd Hurt said
if he had five thousand he would get married
so quick it would make your head swim. . . .
We would like to know who would be nuts
enough to enter into the bargain with him.
. . . Take it from us, the coeds don't know
half the scandal they pretend to know. . . .
Alton Graves contends Northern girls are
hottest, Southern damsels most beauteous.
. . . Sucker Hill continues to hold limelight
as source material-for scandal. . . . espec­ially
that involving campus bigwigs: Wingo,
Kwinny, Hurt, Ed McKenzie, D. O. Nichols,
Bobby Blake, Hooper (sometimes, usually
in wee hours of morning), Gordon McKin-ney,
and so far, far into the night . . . .
An ardent worker in the Players this year
is Esther Weeks. . . . Riddle: What has hap­pened
to Kyser Cox, Auburn's Walter Win-chell?
. . . Before phoning Josephine, Benny
Pope always settles in the chair and lights
a cigaret. . . . And listen my children, and
you shall hear. . . .
College students haven't changed much
in the half-century he has been observing
them, says William C. McCracken, retiring
superintendent of buildings at Ohio State
University.
Thunderations
By Gam
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.
WHAT with the gas tax, and all,
in this State, any respectable man
would be afraid to have gas on
the stummick.
* * * *
Also the Editor's idea to have a greater
number of names in this paper would be a
bit simplified if he would but get a copy
of the student directory and go down the
list. And print the names only. After all,
I hardly think any of us could get even a
wee bit excited on as to what some S.A.E.
or S.P.E. thinks about the New Deal, the
old deal, or a Wittel Dorm, poker deal.
* * * * -
A nicer way to do would be to print the
statistics on as to who had a date with
whom, and howcome the other night. There­by
if one person found that the girl he had
been carrying to the show had a date with
some PiK.A., then he could save some money
by not taking her to the show anymore.
He could start in to taking some Sig.
Nu's girl to the show, and allow the Sig.
Nu a bit of time out to study. And after
all a bit of study does nobody any harm*
* * * *
Ye Ed's idea on printing who took whom
to the late K.D. dance has saved the price
of next semester's tuition alone.
* * * *
• A better way than that would be not to
see any of those people who want to go to
the show alltime. Going to the show all-time
when you could be at home reading
Shakespeare is but a waste of time in any­body's
estimation. That person could write
even better than Zane Grey. If sixshooters
had only been invented about that time he
would have been the greatest writer not now
living.
* * * *
Another idea overlooked by C. W. Walter
in his dance affair would be the selling of
close-up parking space in front of the gymn,
if and when, Joe Sanders comes to town.
The price to eat peanuts in the gallery and
hear Joe Sanders on the side is one crying
dollai-. Parking space could be sold all the
way back to the main building for fifty
cents. And from the main building on
down to the Zoo for two bits. If that isn't
done some of these local Baptists are going
to save a dollar and sit outside of the gym
and listen in.
* * * *
And I would like to get the peanut con­cession
for, the gallery. After all nobody
can sit that high off the floor and keep
from eating peanuts. Have you ever tried?
I will also take care of anybody's money
for him if he gets in such a condition that
he thinks that he isn't anymore capable of
taking care of the fifty cents for himself.
* * * *
All of this come of talking of a shoe
salesman and listening to Joe Sanders last
night until it was too late to write anything
for Ye Editor. Joe has a cold. The shoe
salesman hasn't, but if he can get one for
nothing I'll wager two bits to a fraternity
pin that he gets one. He'd get killed if he
thought he could get killed for nothing.
* * * *
He buys a. glass of buttermilk in the local
hash house and then wants to take the whole
cow home, on leaving. That is no way to
do.
* * * *
I see wherein there is nothing left for'
me to do but get out my old and time worn
portable and its one record and start carry­ing
it around with me. The record entitled
"I'll be more than tickled to death when
you're dead, You rascal, you."
* * * *
I also hope the services as of Sunday
night were enjoyed by our local opera en­thusiast.
Opera! When one could be lis­tening
to the Memphis Jug Band. I just
can't understand it.
* * * *
The little lady has done up her hair and
haS started into acting serious. Not being
content with being the fairest little girl in
town, she now wants to see if she can't be
the best looking "big" girl in town. And
she can. But it looked better the other way.
* * * *
The show Thursday and Friday: Don't
miss it. The scene wherein Edgar Kennedy
attempts to marry Robert Young and Clau-dette
Colbert is funnier than the whole score
of the "Night at the Opera". Which wasn't
so funny except when the one with the
moustache hollered, "Boogey, Boogey, Boog-ey"
to the gipsy singer on the stage.
* * * *
Also if you want to cry wait and see
"Peter Ibbetson" and "A Tale of Two
Cities" when those two,shows get to town.
They are worser than "Smiling Through"
when it came to town.
A "clip", or flying block from behind on
the football field is sufficient grounds for
assault and battery charges, a Pennsylvania
judge has ruled.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 1936 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 PAGE THREE
Local Women's Club
Will Near Burlchardt
On Thursday afternoon, Jan. 23, the
Department of Literature of the Au­burn
Woman's Club will hold its reg­ular
monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. C. A. Baughman, Miss Farley
Lee being joint hostess. An interest­ing
talk on "Historic Buildings in Ala­bama"
will be given by Prof. Walter
Burkhardt of the school of architec­ture.
At this meeting plans are to be
made for the reciprocity meeting
which will be held in February.
SOCIETY AND NEWS FEATURES
LUELLA BOTSFORD, Society Editor
Dr. Johns Is Speaker
At Educational Meet
WANTED—A STUDENT Capable of
working up a table for second
semester. Mrs. J. I. Caldwell, 242
Thach Ave.
DUKE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DURHAM, N. C.
Four terms of eleven weeks are given
each year. These may be taken con­secutively
(graduation in three years)
or three terms may be taken each year
(graduation in four years). The en­trance
requirements are intelligence,
character and at least two years of
college work, including the subjects
specified for Grade A Medical Schools.
Catalogues and application forms may
be obtained from the Dean.
Dr. R. L. Johns of Auburn was one
of the important speakers at the meet­ing
of the educational leaders and pa­trons
of Montgomery last Saturday.
The meeting was called by Alabama
Congress of Parents and Teachers for
the purpose of urging upon Gov.
Graves the necessity of calling an
extra session of the Legislature in the
interest of education.
A resolution was adopted at the
meeting to urge the Governor to call
an extra session at once to make some
arrangements for paying present ap­propriations,
and also to submit to the
voters of the state an amendment that
would put education on a parity with
other state departments.
Approximately 400 persons attended
the meeting.
William Chambers, who was a for­mer
student from Birmingham, spent
the week-end in Auburn.
AUBURN CASH GROCERY
Always ready with groceries
of quality
Phones 320-321
Begin the New Year
with
Comfort, Cleanliness
and Convenience
Use
NATURAL GAS
Alabama Natural Gas Company
Child Prodigy Heard
In Atlanta Recently
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cureton; Mrs.
J. G. Kuderna and Jerry, Jr., and
Mr. Coggin motored to Atlanta last
Monday night to hear Ruth Schlen-skie,
the'child prodigy in piano, play
at the Fox Theatre.
"The program was very interesting
and varied", said Mr. Coggin, "the
numbers were from standard litera­ture
and ranged from Bach to Chopin.
Her performance would have been
worthy of any adult. Her technique
is splendidly developed.
"Her interpretation of 'Charchonne'
in D Minor arranged by Busoni and
'Waldstin' by Buthwon' shows the
amazing development of her intellect.
Schumann's 'Papillions' was delight­fully
played.
"So often a mistake is made in com­paring
the standards of a child prod­igy
with those of mature piano artists,
especially from the standpoint of
strength, technique and depth of tone.
It will be interesting to follow Ruth
Schlenskie. As she develops in physi­cal
strength and maturity of emotion­al
range she should take her place
among the forembst pianists of the
day."
PERSONAL
MENTION
Enie Menie Minie Mum
Down to Howard's we must cum
Get crepe paper Black and White
To decorate for dance tonite!
Flowers for all Occasions
KING'S NURSERY
Phone 695-J
OPELIKA, ALABAMA
CAUTHEN'S
COAL
Keeps You
Warm
Phone 11
Report of condition of the
First National Bank
of Auburn
at the close of business on December 31, 1935
Mrs. Glenn Bradley with Lily and
Billy, drove to Columbia, S. C.
* * *
Mrs. Glennie Stewart visited points
of historical interest in Georgia and
South Carolina.
* * *
Margaret Hicks and Penelope Pru-itt,
of Birmingham, Eleanor Smith, of
Montevallo; Katie Lou Chapman, of
Dadeville; and Frances Powell, of
Montgomery, were present at the A.
T. 0. dance last Friday.
* * *
Among the former students of Au-burn<-
who attended the Pi Kappa Phi
dance were" Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Tay­lor
(Elizabeth Fletcher), Rudy Martin,
Mr. and Mrs. Baker Jones, Al Sum-merlin,
Douglas Goode, Lynwood Poole
and Fay Looney.
* * *
Margaret Singleton, Elizabeth Hen­ry
and Lucy Liversage, of Hunting­don;
Laurie Taylor and Dot Lewis of
Tuskegee; and Ann Purdy of Birm­ingham
attended ate Pi Kappa Phi
dance last Saturday night.
* * *
Ted Scott spent the week-end in
Florence.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards
spent the week-end in Birmingham.
* * *
Cecil Strong, graduate of 1935, was
a visitor in Auburn during the, week­end.
* * *
Mrs. P. B. Boyd, of Auburn, has
been called to Savannah by the death
of her mother, Mrs. H. H. McGee.
* * *
George Hairston spent the week«end
at his home in Birmingham.
* * *
Vernon Collins was in Anniston
during the week-end.
* * *
The Business and Professional Wo­man's
Club held its regular meeting
Monday night at the Thomas Hotel.
Mrs. Cash, chairman Independent
Woman, gave ,an interesting review
of this magazine.
P l a y J s Presented By "
Auburn Sixth Graders
"How Boots Befooled the King",
was presented by the Auburn sixth
grade last Friday in chapel.
The cast included: Katherine
Wright, queen'; John Pitts, king; La­mar
Ware, Boots; Mac Lane, jestor;
Lynn Blake, Lord High Councillor and
a court of 16 lords and ladies.
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Liabilities
Capital —Preferred
Common
Surplus and Profits
Deposits - - - -
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30,000.00
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Officers
C. Felton Little,
PRESIDENT
W. W. Hill,
VICE-PRES.
A. L. Thomas,
CHM. BOARD
G. H. Wright
CASHIER
Directors
J. C. Grimes
W. W. Hill
R. E. Hudson
Jno. Huguley
Byron W. Jones
C. F. Little
W. L. Long
A. L. Thomas
Homer Wright
Art Department Meets
Tomorrow Afternoon -
The monthly meeting of the Art
Department of the Woman's Club will
be held on Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Chas. Edwards. Mr.
Frank W. Applebee, Professor of Ap­plied
Art, will be the speaker. He
has selected as his topic "Interesting
Contemporary Artists".
Jug Band Will Play
At Loachapoka School
Bill Gratin and his Jug Band will
appear at the Loachapoka School Au­ditorium
Saturday night, Jan. 18, at
7:30 o'clock. Admission 15 and 25c.
The proceeds will be used by the Loa­chapoka
P.-T. A. to purchase books for
the school library.
State of Alabama
Lee County.
To all members of the Chi Chapter
of the Theta Chi Fraternity of Au­burn,
Ala., Inc.: you are hereby noti­fied
that the Chi Chapter of the
Theta Chi Fraternity of Auburn, Ala­bama,
Inc., will have a call meeting
at .8 o'clock P. M. on the 29th day
of January, 1936, a t the Theta Chi
Fraternity House in Auburn, Ala­bama.
The purpose of this meeting
is to authorize the Board of Control
of said Corporation to properly fi­nance
the indebtedness with the Ala­bama
Polytechnic Institute and to em­power
them to make and do all things
necessary to pertain to the fraternity
and to take title thereto. Please take
notice and govern yourselves accord­ingly.
•
Board of Control of the Chi Chap­ter
of Theta Chi Fraternity of Au­burn,
Alabama, Inc., P. P. Powell,
By its President.
Garden Division Of
Club To Meet Soon
The Garden Department of the Wo­man's
Club will meet on Thursday af­ternoon
at 3:00 at the Methodist
Church. Prof. Jude Robinson, who is
to be speaker for the afternoon, has
chosen as his subject "Preparation of
Beds and Borders". Members of this
department are asked to be prepared
to pay their Federation dues at this
meeting.
Prof. Roe To Sing In
College Inn Program
Prof. "Baldy" Roe will render his
interpretation of "Music Goes Round
and Round" at the Candle Light Hour
at the College Inn Thursday night.
This is the third of such programs to
be given during the year.
The Auburn Cavaliers will provide
the music for the affair, promising
several special numbers. Tables may
be reserved in advance.
N O T I C E !
All students who intend going out
for polo during next semester are re­quested
to see Captain Klepinger be­fore
registering in order that their
practice schedules may be so arranged
as to prevent conflicts with practice
periods.
Local U.D.C. Chapter
Will Meet January 21
The Admiral Semmes Chapter of
U. D. C. will meet on Tuesday after­noon,
Jan. 21, at the home of Mrs.
C. A. Basore.
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SEVEN HUNDRED WELDS—were needed to make this assembly
of aluminum piping.
New Metals Emphasize
Desirability of Jointless Design
Welding Preferred Method for Fabricating
Jointless Designs from New Materials
By H. E. ROCKEFELLER*
For J o i n t l e s s S t r e n g th
a n d Safety
Products fabricated by welding
are jointless, leakproof, perma­nent
and safe. Improved methods
of testing make it possible to tell
exactly what stresses or loads a
jointless welded assembly can
take. Metals of different compo­sitions,
providing the most suit­able
material for the service jt is
to perform, can be welded into
sound unified assemblies forever
free from any of the losses which
occur from joint failures.
Specialized Welding
Assistance
To utilize the new alloys and
metals fully, the advice of com­petent
engineers in welded design
is advisable. The Linde Air Prod­ucts
Company, a unit of Union
Carbide and Carbon Corporation,
has for many years specialized in
the development of new ways to
use oxy-acetylene welding. Linde
Engineers will gladly consult
with you without obligation,
and help you use welding and
Welding is an important aid in
securing the full benefit of the
newer light weight alloys, corro­sion-
and stain-resistant steels
and other ferrous and non-ferrous
metals. Jointless welded designs
in these new metals make the
finished product attractive in ap­pearance,
efficient and economical
to use and enable it to be priced
salably.
I n All I n d u s t r i es
Fabrication by welding can be
undertaken without heavy capi­tal
expenditures and carried out
at low cost. Welding is used in
every industry for maintenance,
for construction and for the fab-
HERE'S HOW—the framework
of the light weight, streamlined
rail cars for high speed is Linde-welded
from chrome-molybdenum
steel tubing.
rication of many products. The
welding of mechanical refrigera­tors
and gas ranges is typical of
its production applications. Other
typical applications include weld­ing
of chromium steel for re­sistance
to sea water corrosion on
seaplane p o n t o o n s , w e l d i ng
aluminum fuel tanks for airplanes,
welding of the frame work of
alloy steel on the new high speed
railroad trains, welding of stain­less
steel beer barrels and innu­merable
other familiar products.
Welding i s Simple
P r o d u c t i o n Tool
Welding is the preferred method
of fabricating almost every design
in modern metals. Jointless weld­ing
can be done rapidly with a
minimum of preparation of the
pieces to be joined. Under pro­cedure
control providing jigs for
positioning pieces, production
can be as rapid and as free from
rejections as any highly devel­oped
factory process. From the
plant equipment standpoint it is
easy to adopt welding. From the
personnel standpoint the welding
technique is quickly acquired
through instruction by compe­tent
engineers.
IN JIG TIME—usingjigs, welded
joints can be made quickly in any
commercial metal or alloy.
organize for welding production.
This assistance can be secured by
a telephone call to any Linde
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Boston, Buffalo, Butte—
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Everything for oxy-acetylene
welding and cutting—including
Linde Oxygen, Prest-O-Lite Ace­tylene,
Union Carbide and Ox-weld
Apparatus and Supplies—is
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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, JAN. 15, 1936
Two Former Students
Now Edit Newspaper
Under the management and editor­ship
of two 1935 graduates of Au­burn,
the initial issue of a new week­ly
newspaper in Georgia, The North
Georgia Journal, Rossville, Ga., was
published on January 10.
Neil O. Davis, formerly of Hart­ford,
is the editor-manager, and Miss
Henrietta Worsley, of Columbus, Ga.,
is the associate editor. Both received
their diplomas at Auburn last May
after completing courses in science
and literature, majoring in English,
and taking all journalism courses of­fered
here. For several months af­ter
graduation Mr. Davis served as
editor of- The Dothan Journal.
The paper's first issue consisted of
16 pages.
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OPELIKA
(Continued from page 1)
Mrs. G. H. Franke, Mrs. George Scar-seth,
and Mrs. Harry Watts, Rotary,
Ciwanis, and Lions Clubs respective­ly.
Arrangements will be made to have
radio message of the President broad­cast
during the party.
The journalism training of Mr.
Davis and Miss Worsley was obtained
at Auburn under Professor Joseph E.
Roop. Both gained valuable practical
experience on the staff of The Au­burn
Plainsman of which Mi-. Davis
was editor last year.
FOUND—Evening Bag at Recreation
Hall Friday night. Owner may get
same by paying for this ad at
Plainsman Office.
OPELIKA
• THEATRE •
Wednesday
"THE VIRGINIA
JUDGE"
'with
WALTER C. KELLY
STEPIN FETCHIT
Comedy
Stranger Than Fiction
Thursday
"KING SOLOMON
OF BROADWAY"
with
EDMUND LOWE
DOROTHY PAGE
PINKY TOMLIN
a l so
"HOT PAPARIKA"
Friday
LILY PONS, HENRY
FONDA
in
"I DREAM TOO
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a l so
"KING OF THE MARDI
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News
S U N D AY
Midnight Show
Monday & Tuesday
IRENE DUNNE
ROBERT TAYLOR
in
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News
and Krazy Kat Cartoon
Tiger Theatre
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Auburn, Alabama
WEDNESDAY, JAN. IS
"His Night Out"
with Edward Everett Horton.
Short—"METROPOLITAN
NOCTURNE"
Short—"BROADWAY
HIGHLIGHTS"
• • H M M M •
THURSDAY- FRIDAY
January 16 - 17
CLAUDET COLBERT in
"The Bride Comes
Home"
with
Fred MacMurray, Robert Young
Sportlight—"TOP FORM"
Red Nichols and Orchestra
Latest News Events
SATURDAY, JAN 18
BETTE DAVIS in
"Special Agent"
with George Brent.
Comedy—"WHILE THE CAT'S
AWAY"
Cartoon—"ALPINE ANTICS"
DeVaughn Elected As
Delegate To Session
At the monthly meeting of Alpha
Phi chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, held
on Tuesday night, J. E. DeVaughn
was elected as delegate to the national
convention to be held in St. Louis, Mo.,
Feb. 24-26.
DeVaughn is president of Kappa
Delta Pi, honorary fraternity for stu­dents
in Education.
Kappa Delta Pi is sponsoring lo­cally,
in connection with the English
Department, the Montgomery Lecture
Series.
Under the direction of Dr. Kuderna,
councilor, the chapter is contemplat­ing
a definite research program in the
field1 of visual education with the in­tention
of making some worthwhile
contribution.
Auburn Mourns Death
Of Dr. Warren Hinds
The Harvard Committee on Re­search
in the Social Sciences has re­ceived
a $300,000 Rockefeller Founda­tion
grant.
WANTED: The Military Department
is anxious to obtain for rent a
small but comfortable house for
Capt. Johnson when he arrives in
Auburn next week to assume duties
with the R. O. T. C. unit. J
Many people in Auburn were sad­dened
to learn of the death of Dr.
Warren Elmer Hinds, of Louisiana
State University, on January 11. Dr.
Hinds was professor of entomology at
Auburn and entomologist for the Ala­bama
Experiment Station here from
1907 to 1924. • '
Dr. Hinds was buried this week in
his native state of Massachusetts.
Born in Townsend, Mass., in 1879,
Dr. Hinds received his B. S. degree at
Massachusetts State College in 1899.
He was awarded the Ph.D. degree
from this institution in 1902.
From 1902 to 1907 he was engaged
in boll weevil control work in Texas
with the U. S. Bureau of Entomology.
Upon leaving Auburn in 1924 he ac­cepted
a position as entomologist with
the Louisiana Experiment Station at
Baton Rouge where he remained until
his death. Dr. Hinds was a past pres­ident
of the American Association of
Economic Entomologists and also of
the Cotton States Branch of this or­ganization.
MANY ENTRANTS
ARE SCHEDULED
FOR GYMKHANA
Several faculty members of the Au­burn
High School spent the recent
vacation in other states. Prof. J. A.
Parrish and Mrs. Parrish and Emma
Nell, went to Knoxville, Tenn.
EVENING DRESSES
In the New Modern Manner
You will be sure to find your wardrobe inadequate
for the gala events during the month of January. Be
the first to make a selection from taffetas, changeable
moires, and crepes.
Milady's hair must be arranged with a glamorous air
for these events. Our shop is a l w a y s at your service.
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OPELIKA
(Continued from page 1)
GUN SECTION RACE: 1 st Sec­tion—
J. A. Bain, G. R. Creel, B. John­son,
H. C. Arrendale, F. C. McElroy;
2nd Section—J. W. Robinson, R. E.
Charlton, Sam Gibbons, T. Vernon,
P. G. Gates; 3rd Section—W. L. Boyd,
W. M. Peacock, C. N. Wood, J. P.
Henderson, W. E. Manry; 4th Section
—Loy Jordan, M. V. Shivers, A. Khar-itonoff,
T. F. Karg, S. W. Montgom­ery.
RESCUE RACE: P. G. Gates-W.
Roberts, A. T. Elliot-J. West, R: R.
Cakkaway-J. C. Land, V. B. Robinson-
L. J. Dunn, D. M. Yost-J. O. Quimby,
A. M. Hocutt-T. D. Lewis, G. W. Ab-bott-
H. B. garden, J. D. Radcliffe-M.
W. Ellis, C. W. Jones-W. R. Peters,
T. Z. Atkeson-S. R. Murphy, A. A.
Rich-E. D. Hocutt, T. M. Martin-A.
M. Davis, F. M. Phillipi-D. Holmes,
J. F. Baxter-W. F. Jones, and J. R.
O'Hara-C. F. Wilkes.
LADIES HORSEMANSHIP: (For
girls under college age) Mary Alm-quist,
Mary Williamson, Leta Cooper,
Winfred Hill, Louise Schubert, Su-zelle
Hare, Ruth Lowe, Betty Sho-walter,
Emily Hixon, Mary Thomas.
A special feature of the show will
be presented in an exhibition of- high
jumping by "Come On", trained by
Col. G. H. Franke.
1936 Football Slate
For Auburn Released
The official announcement of Au­burn's
1936 football schedule was giv­en
Sunday. The three tentative games
with Santa Clara, Detroit University,
and Loyola that were announced in
the Plainsman last week were con­tained
in the official announcement.
As the schedule now stands, Auburn
will face ten opponents. Negotiations
with several schools in the Southwest
Conference for a game on December
5 in Birmingham to round out an
eleven-game schedule are underway by
Coach Meagher. This schedule will be
one of the hardest ever attempted by
any school of the notion. Besides
Santa Clara, Detroit University, and
Loyola, Tulane, L. S. U., Georgia
Tech, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida
will be played. Birmingham-Southern
will face the Tigers in the inaugural
tilt in Montgomery.
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BARACA CLASS
Sunday morning services at First
Baptist Church: 9:45. Lesson text:
Luke 3:21, 22; 4:1-13. Class presi­dent
Frank M. Orr, discussion leader,
Ralph Draughon, special music by.
George Moxham. •
N O T I C E !
Members of the Ebony Council will
meet in K. P. Hall, Thursday night,
Jan. 21. All members be present.
Jerry Moore, president—House Boy,
A. T. O. Fraternity...
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