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Semi-Weekly Plainsman Saturday Issue ©lj£ Auburn plainsman Only One Issue Next Week TO FOSTER THE AUBURN S P I R IT VOLUME LIX AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, FEB. 15, 1936 NUMBER 34 THIRD STRAIGHT VICTORY IS WON BY TIGERS HERE Win Over Panthers Last Night Assures Auburn Of Leading Position In S. E. Conference JOEL EAVES IS STAR Auburn Will Meet Georgia Here Saturday; Will Decide Auburn Chances In Race By JACK TODD The Auburn Tigers rang up their third straight victory last night in Alumni Gymnasium to maintain their present high standing in the Conference, as they set back Birmingham- Southern 41 to 22 in a contest that was interesting from start to finish. Joel Eaves, star Plainsman guard, was the outstanding player of the game as he returned to his old form; His twelve points and fine defensive work, coupled with good judgment in calling plays, made him responsible in a large measure for. the victory. Buddy Crew and Joe Bob Mitchell continued their excellent work and accounted for nine and eight points, respectively. However, every man on the team played heads-up ball. A great improvement in the passing department of the game was noticeable as the ball floated about the court in such a fashion to bewilder the Southern five. Although Southern kept up a steady fight throughout the game, it was a hopeless cause, so outclassed were they by the smoothly-working Plainsmen. If Auburn continues playing ball the way they have been for the past three games there is little doubt that they will win their fourth straight from Georgia Saturday night. The charges of Coach Jordan receive their test tomorrow in Alumni Gym against the University of Georgia quintet. The Bulldogs rank close to the top in the conference, and a win over this strong quintet should give the Tigers the needed recognition for a bid to the conference tournament that starts on February 28th. Alumni Gym is expected to be packed when these strong quints square off. Both have plenty to offer as inducements for a large crowd. In Frank Johnson, Georgia has the highest scorer in the conference and an all-Southern guard on last fall's football team. Alf Anderson,r another football player of distinction, is a star guard. With Joel Eaves, Buddy Crew and Joe Bob Mitchell tossing them through the hoops with regularity lately, an interesting race for high scoring honors should develop. Probably starters for Auburn will be Buddy Crew and Rex McKissick at the forward posts, Joe Bob Mitchell at center, and Andrew Curlee and Joel Eaves at the guard positions. Others available for service will be (Continued on page 4) Gov. Graves Tells Auburn Trustees ' Wednesday That Full Payment Of Salaries Here Is State Obligation Governor Bibb Graves is thoroughly displeased with the salary situation at Auburn that pays only a fraction of budgeted salaries. He wants to pay salaries in full and insists that full payment is absolutely an obligation of the State of Alabama. The Governor took this position at a meeting of the Auburn board of trustees, in his office Wednesday, February 12. He made his statement following a suggestion by a board member that the Auburn budget should be adjusted to funds available. Taking an , opposite view, Governor Graves declared that Auburn salaries are not high and that it is the duty of the State of Alabama to furnish the money to pay them. Unless this is done Auburn can't hold her faculty, he declared. The discussion came after President Duncan informed the board that from October 1, 1932 to January 30, 1936, the Auburn faculty was penalized by $476,649.54, or lacked this amount receiving budgeted salaries which had been reduced. While realizing that under Alabama laws state obligations unpaid are wiped out at the end of the fiscal year, Governor Graves declared, vigorously, that this should not continue and that, instead of paying 60 per cent of salaries as has been done so far during the current fiscal year, the amount should be 100 per cent. The late Dr. C. A. Cary and the late Dr. B. H. Crenshaw were eulogized by Governor Graves, Mr. Sam-ford, and President Duncan, who also praised Mr. P. C. Brook and Professor George L. Fick, two younger members of the Auburn staff, who died recently. • Governor Graves spoke of Dr. Cary not as a dean at Auburn but as a state official, Dr. Cary being the first and only state veterinarian of Alabama from the time the office was created until his death. Mr. Samford spoke feelingly about Dr. Cary and Dr. Crenshaw, whom he praised for their services and also eulogized them as men. Dr. Duncan told the board that in the deaths of Dr. Cary, Dr. Crenshaw, Professor Fick and Mr. Brook, Auburn suffered four big losses of able and faithful men. College budgets for the current session were approved. The board also confirmed the conferring of honorary degrees upon Governor Graves, Dr. J. A. Keller, state superintendent of education; Senator Hugo L. Black, and Senator John H. Bankhead. Governor Graves received the degree, doctor of humanities; and the others received (Continued on page 4) LOCAL PLAYERS TO BEGIN WORK ON PRODUCTION "Wind And The Rain" Is Play Selected By Members Of Players Last Monday Night BE GIVEN TWO TIMES Blackshear Announces Casting Is Not Complete; Several Parts Still Open To Students Ends Brilliant Track Career T GO-TO-CHURCH MONTH SLATED TO BE HELD IN MARCH Y.M.C.A. Will Again Sponsor Fraternity Go - To - Church Month; Winner Gets Cup Boy Scout Troop Will Give Banquet Tonight A Parents and Sons banquet tonight by the local Boy Scout troup number 7 will bring to a close a week of activities in celebration of the national Boy Scout Anniversary Week. The week in Auburn has been observed by a number of special events and programs. On February 8 a Court of Honor was held at which Pete Almquist and Donald Cottier were advanced to the rank of First Class, while Guyton Young was awarded the Second Class badge. Sunday morning the troop attended Sunday morning services in a body at the Episcopal church. An Investure Ceremony was held Wednesday night. A feature of the banquet tonight will be the presentation of the Eagle Badge to B. F. Thomas, Jr., by C. M. Bond, assistant regional executive. Beside Mr. Bond there will be several other outside speakers. Numerous other awards will also be made at the banquet. Fraternity Go - to - Church - Month, sponsored by the Y. M. C. A., will again be held this year beginning the first Sunday in March and continuing for four Sundays. A silver loving cup will be given to the fraternity having the highest score at the end of the month. Any fraternity winning the cup three years in succession will automatically become the sole owners of the cup. Alpha Gamma Rho has held the cup for the past two years and need only to win this year in order to gain possession of the trophy. Rules state that any local fraternity on the campus is eligible to participate in the contest. The number of Sunday services attended by each member of the fraternity will be counted as so many points toward the final rating. More definite rules will be published in a later issue of the Plainsman. After each Sunday in the month a report will be turned in at the Y. M. C. A. office not later than noon of each Monday. Reports received-'later than this will not be counted. This rule will be strictly enforced in order that tabulation of results may be made as quickly as possible. Only Sunday services attended will count. Attending services out of town will count the same as attending an Auburn church. ,A11 controversies will be settled by the Y. M. C. A. Should two fraternities tie, each will hold the cup for a period of six months, and this will count the same as though the cup were held, for the entire year. Reserve Officers Will Hear Lecture Monday Lt. L. S. Kuter, of Maxwell Field, Montgomery, will be" the principal speaker at the Reserve Officers meeting here Monday evening at 7:30 in Langdon Hall. His subject will be "Bombardment Aviation," a phase of combat in which he is widely informed. Lt. Kuter is a 1930 graduate of the Air Corps Primary School and of the Air Corps Advanced Flying School Course in Bombardment. All reserve officers are urged to be present at the lecture. DEBATE SCHEDULE FOR SEMESTER IS ABOUT COMPLETED Schedule Of Auburn Debating Society Includes Numerous Debates With Other Colleges An attractive schedule including 15 intercollegiate contests and the Southern Debate Tournament at Gainesville, Fla., has been arranged for the varsity debate squad by Prof. E. D. Hess, faculty member in charge of debating. Nine of the encounters will be held in Auburn with the remainder taking place at other schools. The question which will most frequently be debated is "Resolved, that Congress by a two-thirds vote should have power to override decisions of the Supreme Court declaring a law passed by Congress unconstitutional." The Auburn teams will argue both the affirmative and negative sides of the question during their series of engagements. About half of the debates will be non-decision affairs. "More teams are actively engaged in debating this year than ever before," said Prof. Hess, in speaking of the interest shown in debating by the students. "A total of 21 debaters will .participate in intercollegiate contests during the spring." "More teams are active The varsity schedule arranged to date is as follows: Feb. 24, Spring Hill—here. March 18, Union University—here. March 19, Miss. State College for (Continued on page 4) Meeting Monday night in the "Y" Hut members of the Auburn Players selected Merton Hodge's "The Wind and the Rain" as the second major production' of the year by the group. Two or three other plays were considered, but because of the excessive royalty, difficulty in casting and stage settings, they were eliminated. E. C. Blackshear, instructor in public speaking and dramatics, states that he is looking for talent with which to .cast the play. Definite casting will probably be made next Monday night with the results being announced in the Wednesday issue of this .paper. The following are now being considered for parts: Molly Brasfield, Mary Carmack, Billy White, Arthur Elsberry, Arthur Stewart, Bill Cour-sey, David Roberts, Eloise Brown, Eleanor Boyd, Franklin Woodruff, Willard Manry, and John Wallace. No parts have been given and will not be until the first part of next week. There are nine people in the cast and there are yet nine people to be found for the parts. Those interested are asked to get in touch with Director Blackshear before Saturday, if possible. "Wind and the Rain" is a light comedy concerning university students with the setting in Edinburgh. The play is about the activities of one of the students in particular whose home is in London where his mother and fiancee live. It is his plan to get his doctor's degree in medicine, marry the girl back home, and lead the average life of the average citizen. But an Edinburgh girl upsets all his fine plans. The Players plan to produce the show early in April and again at the conclusion of the annual high school dramatic tournament, April 10. Officers Chosen By Relations Group; To Select New Members NUMBER OF BID CARDS FOR HOP ARE COLLECTED Committee Collects Eighty-nine Bid Cards Thursday For Annual Military Ball Here RECORD CROWD SEEN Arrangements Are Being Made To Make Dance Most Elaborate Staged In Many Years PECCV BEARJD "JWBUKfiJ PERCY BEARD, holder of numerous world records in the high hurdles, has announced his retirement from all athletic competition. He gave as a reason that he was getting a bit old. EIGHT CHOSEN BY TAU KAPPA ALPHA FORENSICS GROUP Tau Kappa Alpha Selects Students Who Are Outstanding On Campus In Forensics Officers Are Chosen By Scouting Society At a recent meeting of the Alpha Phi Omega honor scout fraternity, officers were elected fgr the coming semester. The new officers are: president, Franklin Ward; vice-president, Max Weldon; secretary, George Hardy and treasurer, C. M. Pruet. The Alpha Phi Omega fraternity has only recently heen organized at Auburn, and several notable steps have already been taken by the group. The lbcal boy scout troup is a protege of Alpha Phi Omega, and plans have been discussed to hold a house party at Spring Villa camp sometime this springs All members of the society are former scouts who have passed the requirements for first class rank. Advisers for the club are Professor A. L. Thomas, Professor H. M. Martin, the Rev. S. B. Hay and Dr. B. F. Thomas. The International Relations Club held an election • of new officers Tuesday night. M. H. Howard was reelected president; Fred Schomberg, vicerpresident; Louise-Liles, secretary and treasurer. The Club expects to issue bids for new members within the next two weeks. The requirements for membership are scholastic average of 80 or above for the past semester and an interest in international affairs. The International Relations Club is a group of students organized under the auspices of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, in universities, colleges, and normal schools for the study and discussion of international problems. There are 595 Clubs at the present in the United States and 156 in foreign countries. The 212 International Relations Clubs in the southeast district will hold a Conference at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina, from Feb. 27 through 29 under the auspices of the Carnegia Endowment for International Peace. Colleges and universities in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi will send delegates to the Conference. At its annual spring election held last night eight students were chosen to membership in Tau Kappa Alpha, national honor society for the recognition of those students who are leaders in campus forensic activities. Those chosen were: Milton Roth, Jacksonville, Fla.; George Hairston, Birmingham; Dave Cox, Mobile; Mor-ros Hall, Jasper; Dan Smith, Clanton; A. A. Rish, Foley; Roy Nolen, Jackson; and Fred Grant, Montgomery. These men have been active in debating circles at Auburn since their freshman year. Tau Kappa Alpha is national in scope which honors to membership only those students who have excelled in debate work and public speaking while in college. Those chosen in the election last night are either members of the sophomore or junior class, this standing' being required by the Tau Kappa Alpha Constitution. One of the major activities of the society this year was the sponsoring of both the upperclassman and freshman debate tournaments. George Hairston and Dave. Cox won the upperclassman tourney, while Billy Mc- (Continued on page 4) FULL PROGRAM IS PLANNED HERE BY CIVIL ENGINEERS Talks By Leading State Engineers Planned By Students Of Civil Engineering Chapter Under a new regime of officers the American Society of Civil Engineers will begin its second semester of active work at the holding of its weekly meeting next Tuesday night, February 18, in Ramsay Engineering building. The outstanding features of the meeting will be a talk by Mr. Trotter, State Highway Bridge Engineer, and" Mr. Friedman, a member of the Bureau of Public Roads. These talks will center around methods and practices in bridge and road construction. Both Mr. Trotter and Mr. Friedman are well known through engineering circles of the state for their successes as engineers. Plans have been made whereby the society -will be able to bring quite a few outstanding engineers to Auburn as speakers for meetings throughout the semester. Among these speakers, no doubt, will be Mr. H. H. Houk, head of the State Highway department, who is also contact adviser for the chapter. Among other points of interest to be brought up at the meeting will be the discussion of the A. S. C. E. stu- (Continued on page 4) NOTICE 1 The Woman's Student Government will sponsor a George Washington Tea to be given next Wednesday afternoon at Smith Hall. All students are invited to the affair. Lecture Series To Be Given Here ; By Duke Professor Of Philosophy The committee in charge of arrangements for the Military Ball yesterday mailed 87 bid cards to girls throughout the State indicating a record attendance for the dance, which is to be given next Friday night, starting at 9:30 o'clock. Senior cadets have been practicing during lab periods for the Grand March, which is to be one of the feature events of the ball. The several committees are now hard at work for what promises to be one of the best dances of this type held here in many years. The following is a list of the cadets and their probable dates for the dance Friday, according to the bid cards sent out yesterday: Charlie Adams — Sallie Dean, Jackson; Carleton Baker — Mary A. Pierce; George Bohorfoush — Bess Barker, LaFayette; Fred Black — Juanita Stokes, Macon, Ga.; Bobby Blake — June Tooker; Ferrell Brown — Melba Holley; Nat Bradford — Constance Brown, Birmingham; C.'E. Bruner — Charlotte Bowden; Wade Brunson — Alice Rhodes, Montgomery; J. L. Callaway — Mary Lucas Hall, Opelika; Hugh Cameron — Louise Hughley, West Point, Ga.; Blake Campbell — Josephine Pointer; Emmett Casson — Margaret Bowman; G. J. Cottier — Lillie Hall, Toomsboro, Ga.; Walton Crossley — Frances Bailey, Waterloo ;• Lee Ross Ellenburg — Mary Frances Haynie, Anniston; Flake Farley — Caroline Pace; John Finch — Marie Adams, Atlanta, Ga.; Hugh Glasgow — Mary Pierce. B. D. Godbold — Mary Murphey; M. L. Hardeman — Pearle Rudulph; H. L. Harris — Frances Ashurst; J. J. Hayes — Helen Nix, Monte-vallo; C. L. Hendrick — Ruth Hudson, Haynesville; Grady Hicks — Jane Wadsworth, Montgomery; Harry Hooper — Texcie Murray, Montgomery; B. N. Ivey — Barbara Nettles, Montevallo; A. H. Jackson — Ella Frances South; R. A. Jones — Beth Herring, Bessemer; J. S. Johnson — Scottie Reeves; John Keith — Elizabeth Pierce, Birmingham; Leo Landers — Pauline Griffin; W. P. Mc- Call — Katie Lou Chapman, Dade-ville. G. W. McKinney — Louise Liles; M. S. McLeod — Sara Carlisle; Gilbert McMillan — Jean Harwin, Birmingham; Bill McTyeire — Netty Murphey; Martin Mardirosian — Doris Jones; Wm. Martin — Dorothy Wright; Bill Meadows — Margaret Turner; L. C. Merrell — Elizabeth Allison-; James Moreman — Floy Hill, Gold Hill; J. E. Moyer — Elizabeth Rogers; W. C. Pease — Mary Penn (Continued on page 4) A series of six lectures dealing with philosophical appreciation of beauty will be delivered here during the week of March 1 by Dr. Katharine Gilbert, professor of philosophy in the graduate school of Duke University. Sponsored by the Institute and arranged by Dr. Rosa Lee Walston, of the Auburn school of education, Dr. Gilbert's lectures will be delivered in Student Hall from 4 to 5 p.m. beginning Monday, March 2 and extending through Friday, March 6. Dr. Gilbert is regarded as one of the most brilliant philosophers of the day. Her work in aesthetic has won for her a national reputation. The lectures will be attended by a large number of students, both men and women, who find special interest in philosophy and the abstract concepts of beauty. Members of the faculty and townspeople will also be invited to attend the series. Dr. Gilbert is the author of many published articles on philosophy, and her book, "Studies in Recent Aesthetic", has attracted wide attention. Before becoming a member of the graduate school faculty at Duke University, Dr. Gilbert taught for some time at Bryn Mawr. She has served as an editor of the "Journal of Philosophy". At Duke she has taken a prominent part in the. organization of the co-ordinate college for women. Dr. Gilbert has traveled extensively in Europe, having pursued her philosophical studies in recent years especially in Italy and Germany. Dr. Gilbert will open the series with a discussion of "The Relation of Philosophy to Contemporary Thought" on Monday afternoon, March 2. This is to be followed on consecutive days throughout the week with lectures on Plato, the famous Greek philosopher; "The Meaning of Beauty"; and an open forum of discission by the group will close the series on Friday, March 6. Wagnon Dies At Home In Georgia Thursday News has been received by the Alumni Office of the death of E. A. Wagnon, 1933 graduate of Auburn, which occurred early Thursday morning at Rossville, Ga., where he has been engaged for two years as high school teacher of English. Mr. Wagnon was the brother of Es-telle C. Wagnon, 1934 Auburn graduate. His wife was the former Miss Frances Harris, whose home was near Opelika in Lee County. He will be buried at Augusta, Ga., his former home. At Auburn, Mr: Wagnon made a brilliant record, receiving his degree in 1933 with highest distinction in secondary education. His record as a teacher was of the same high quality which marked his undergraduate work at Auburn. V T H E A U B U R N P L A I N S M A N -:- A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U T E SATURDAY, FEB. IS, 1936 > AUBURN FOOTPRINTS They laughed when I sat down to play; but the laugh was on them when I held a full-house. * * * * * * * * * * Mary had a little dog, Its tail was like a hoop. They say she had it made that way So the fleas could loop-the-loop. k * * * * * * * * * * Frosh (home on vacation): "Gee, dad, I often lie awake half the night thinking of what she had said to me." His Dad: "Take a tip from me, son, or you'll be lying awake all night listening to it." —Purple Parrot. * * * * * * * * * * Auburn students find one thing that is very easy to fall into and very hard to get out of—the bed. * * * * * * * * * * The musical saw is assuming a prominent place among jazz instruments. It is especially effective if drawn from left to right across a ukelele. * * * * * * * * * * % Judge: "Anything you say will be held against you." Prisoner: "Greta Garbo." * * * * * * * * * * Will someone please tell Libba Allison how far a. dog can go into the woods? * * * * * * * * * * Lady in grocery store: "I've really forgotten what I came for." Tactful clerk: "Lifebuoy, madam?" * * * * * * * * * * I've kept that schoolgirl complexion, I've walked a mile for a smoke; I've asked the man who owns one, And he tells me it keeps him broke. I know a child that can play it, To guard the danger line I try; I know when it's time to retire, But baffled by one thing am I. I have not found the answer, Though my lifetime long I strive. I wish you'd tell me whether or not I'm one of the four out of five. —Thanks to Lee Merrell. And another thing—the man in the moon is not half so interesting as the lady in the sun. * * * * * * * * * * Mrs. O'Flannigan (as the very battled-scarred Pat comes in): "So, yez has bin fightin' that dirty Michael O'Rourke again, hey? And he give yez a broke nose, a black eye, a cut face arid knocked all yez teeth out. I wish I cud git me hands on the dirty low-down." Pat: "Careful, woman! Yez shouldn't speak evil of the dead." * * * * * * * * * * "Come quick, mama, little Audrey is eating all the raisins off the flypaper." * * * * * * * * * * She was only a watchmaker's daughter, but she gave me a wonderful time. * * * * • * * * * * When better girls are made, they won't be half so interesting. * * * * * * * * * * "Keep your hands where they belong," came the girl's voice from the darkness. I crept closer on tiptoe. Sure enough—he was crowding her fingers off the ouija board. On Other Campuses *- By The Wanderer qtyg Auburn piamaman Published semi-weekly by the students of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. Subscription rates, $2.50 per year (68 issues), $1.50 per semester (29 issues). Entered as second class matter at the Post Office, Auburn, Alabama. Business and editorial offices at Auburn Printing Company, on West Magnolia Ave. Editor.may be reached after office hours by calling 298. Doug Wallace Editor-in-Chief Herman L. Harris Business Manager 1935 Member 1936 Plssocided Golle6iate Press Distributor of Cbl[e6iate Di6est EDITORIAL STAFF News Editors: Alvin Morland and Bobby Chesnutt. Sports Editor: Eugene Lee. Sports Assistants: Jack Todd, Bill Troup and Gerald Bilbro. Society Editor: Luella Botsford. Assistant Society Editors: Kay Sibert and Jeanette Sawyer. Contributors: Lee Balch and Floyd Barnard. Reporters: Edwin Godbold, Jack Steppe, Bob Johnston, Jack Morton, Lewis Thomas, James Buntin, Max Welden, and Howard Strong. Commentator Extraordinary.: Hugh Cameron. BUSINESS STAFF Assistant Business Manager: Jim Pike. Advertising Managers: Billy -Radney, Buck Darden. Advertising Assistant: Clarence Pruet. Circulation Manager: George Perry. Assistant Circulation Manager: Alvin Vogtle. Circulation Assistants: Jack Carr, Har-ey Sargent, Sam Teague, George Weaver. Business Manager's Office Hours: 3-4 Monday through Friday. Executes Fade-Out As was expected, the junior movement to end politics has made a beautiful fade-out. In fact, it is probably so dead that it will never again be revived. And it is just as well, for although the movement was absolutely right in spirit, it was all.wrong, according to common sense. As has been stated before, the proposed plan was idealistic to the extreme without even one steady leg to stand upon. 1 When politics is mentioned, some students immediately think of something crooked. For some reason or other, politics to them seems to imply something shady which, is discussed behind closed doors in dark rooms. True enough, politics of any sort has included and always will include deals that could hardly be called above board. -On the other hand, though, politics in by far the greater number of cases, represents honest effort on the part of those who have something tangible to gain by it. Those who enter politics, on a college campus such as Auburn's, do not expect to gain what they are after through some clever bit of manipulation that will as if by magic pour the votes right into his lap without even having to bat an eye-lid. On the contrary, they map out their campaign and look forward to a long siege of hard work. In most cases it has been found that he who strives the hardest usually wins the race. Naturally, along with the hard work required, one must make use of tact and strategy. It takes brains as well as footwork. Already Too Many Within the next month or so members of Blue Key honor society will tour the state speaking to students in the high schools who will graduate this spring. As has been clearly stated in news stories, the purpose of the plan is to convince high school graduates of the desirability of choosing Auburn for their college career. The Plainsman wonders why all this hoodoo is being made to get students to attend Auburn when the college already has more than it knows what to do with. To increase the enrollment much beyond the present figure would be but to have more students than the college could efficiently provide for. Also in this connection, there is a decided lack of rooming space. Even this year there was some little concern over whether or not the town would be able to absorb all the new students. Auburn will continue to grow in the natural manner with a higher enrollment figure each year. In the same manner the town will grow proportionally and be able to accommodate the increased number of .students. It would be pure folly at present to campaign for more students when goodness knows there are enough attending Auburn already. In all likelihood the freshman class next year will be every bit as large if not larger than the class this year. It is only natural that it should. Of course there is another side to the picture. It is the desire of everyone to see Auburn grow into a larger school, offering a much wider range of studies. With en-rollment increased each year, it will be necessary for the State to take care of the additional students through the appropriation of more money for expanding purposes. In that way Auburn would not only increase greatly in size but in importance as an educational institution as well. The above line of reasoning is somewhat weak at present in view of the fact that the State is having a difficult time of even providing for the normal existence of the college without having to shell out additional funds for more buildings and additional equipment. There is no doubt that'Auburn will continue to grow and expand into a much larger school. It will not be necessary or even desirable to sales-talk prospective students into coming to Auburn. Let Auburn speak for itself as a place where one can secure a first-class college education, and then the students will come here in numbers far greater than they would through any efforts which Blue Key or any other organization might make. Old As The Hills It was of particular note during a meeting of a current events- class one night this -week that not once during the entire lecture of something short of an hour's duration was there any mention of news or happenings that anywhere near approached being what is commonly know^i as current. In fact, the speaker spent the hour in a lecture on a topic well nigh as old as the hills and upon which most any normal person has already heard too much. No doubt George Washington is an interesting character in American history, and it would indeed be amusing as well as instructive to know what that noted gentleman would think and feel should he suddenly be brought back to life in this age. Yet, when compared with what is now happening around us at present in the State, as well as the nation, the subject of Washington has little excuse for being brought up, even though we celebrate his birthday next week. The average individual, college students being no exception, show a profound lack of knowledge on current topics. With this situation existing it is no wonder that corrupt politicians and hair-brained schemes-ters manage to make the impression that they do. If it wasn't for the fact that there will always be a few who keep tab on what is going on about them, there is no telling into what sort of a mess this country or any other country would soon degenerate. As a general rule students are not especially interested in day by day happenings in the world of political science of international relations, happenings which have a bearing in some form or another in the making of world history. Although one hour a "week is but a short period of time, it is sufficient to allow for a fairly general summarization of current events. Topics, such as the one discussed this week rightfully belong in the history course and not in a course dealing with current happenings. New March On Washington • Since its founding, the merit system of civil service appointments was steadily increased in scope until, when President Roosevelt took office, 80.8 per cent of the positions in the executive branch of the government were to be gained by competitive examinations. Today, says Lawrence Sullivan in the Atlantic Monthly, the figure has sunk to 57 per cent, the level of 1906. The management and clerical work of the emergency agencies established during the present administration has increased the number of government jobs by about 240,- 000. Only 1 in 107 of the new workers is under the merit system. The disposal of such a large number of political jobs will boost the Democrats tremendously at election time. New Dealers hit back at the spoils charges by pleading the necessity of swift action in an emergency. But, in the government reorganization, there has been a decrease of 12,000 in the number of classified positions under merit rules—this in the 3 years to June 1935. The fact that it is illegal to transfer positions from the merit system to the political method of appointment apparently means little. In one instance the shipping board, employing 750 people under the merit regulations, was abolished and its functions transferred to the department of commerce, thus opening up 750 more appointive positions. Following these lines of policy, partisan activity can only degenerate even further than at present into a battle of ins versus outs over the personal use of the public treasury. It will be hard to force politicians to sacrifice their boughten votes in the interest of efficient government service.— Minn. Daily. This Collegiate World (By Associated Collegiate Press) One thing about being editor of a paper in a very old college—you can always fill up space with stories out of the past if you have to. The editors of the Princetonian have been poring over a few old ledgers these days and coming up with some very interesting sidelights about their college in olden days. They tell how hockey first put in an ap-pearapce at the college in 1787. The Faculty was immediately alarmed over the sport. A statement was issued, saying "It appearing that a play . . . much practiced by smaller boys . . . with balls and sticks . . . is irr itself low and unbecoming gentlemen students." Furthermore, said the Faculty, "the sudden and alternate heats and colds" attending this sport were very dangerous. Sports were not professionalized, not at all. They played "Prison Base" in those days and in 1786 Richard Mosby became the college jump champion, "going 11 feet at a hop for 36 hops altogether." * * * * In another issue of the paper, the editors relate how a Princeton professor, Joseph Hanry, "scooped" Samuel Morse on the first telegraph line by eight years. This man set up a line on the campus. It was supported by the bare branches of the trees and terminated in a well at each end. It was this man who explained the magnetic relay to Morse. * * * * Says the Daily Illini: "Courtship consists of a man chasing a woman until she catches him." * * * * Petite Mary Sanford, just graduated from the University of Minnesota, has the University administration overwrought with excitement. Scanning her nice, crinkly new diploma Miss Sanford noticed something ghastly in such a document: Imriiediately she wrote a letter to the president of the college, saying, "The document reads, 'Know all men by these presents that the Board of Regents by virtue of the authority vested in them by the state of Minnesota have conferred upon . . . ' The pronoun 'them' and the auxiliary verb 'have,' both plural, refer to the subject, 'Board,' which is a collective noun and is considered singular. The correct form are 'it' and 'has.'" At the next Regents meeting, Miss San-ford's plaint will be the first item of new business, the President has assured her. V . * * * * Columnist at Ohio State University re-quotes the Cornell paper which relates how a professor of English received an essay which had been copied directly from a book. The professor announced that if the student guilty of plagiarism would see him after class, his name would not be divulged. When the class was over, he found five fidgety students waiting for him! * * * * Dr. Leroy Hartman of the school of oral surgery, Columbia University, recently was credited all over the country with developing a new chemical formula for killing pain in teeth that are being drilled. But now a reaction is setting in, and the public is finding that maybe it isn't all the newspapers said it was. Said Dr. Paul Kitchin, of Ohio State University: "The publicity given the new desensitizer is unfortunate in that anything which gives hope or promises as much relief as this does should have been put in the hands of the profession for a tryout before it was put into the minds of the public." * * * * Instead of being a lazy individual who sticks- to the campus because "it's a nice, easy life," the average university professor is one of the nation's busiest professional men, says Northwestern University, where a little study has been made. They found that the average teacher spent 9 hours a day in work connected with his classes and research, delivered 4.8 lectures during the year, traveled 1,213 miles, wrote two articles for publication, published a fifth of a book, Quotable Quotes (By Associated Collegiate Press) -"Instructors talk too much, regulate too much and are too suspicious of students."— Dr. L. P. Stieg, president, University of Washington, talks about talking. "Almost any English-speaking person can get a job in China teaching English."— William E. Daugherty, Ohio State graduate, returns from Tung Chow. "Hell Week? The only solution is elimination."— Northwestern's Pres. Walter Dill Scott speaks his mind. "Brooklyn is the graveyard of the ministry."— The Rev. Cornelius Greenway, pastor of All Souls Universalist Church, Brooklyn, sends a tip to theological students. "Student radicals are manufactured by the hysterical regulations of the institutions in which they are enrolled."—President Robert Maynard Hutchins, of Chicago, releases the cold dope. Students who fall asleep during classes are not to blame, says the Rocky Mountain Collegian, and to explain quotes Dr. Myron C. Barlow, head of the psychology department of the University of Utah: "It's hypnotism, pure and simple, albeit most of the hypnotists practice the art quite unihindful of their latent powers. "When professors talk in- a monotonous voice and there is little disturbance in the room, the more susceptible are sure to fall asleep. I have done it myself. "Hypnptism merely involves the placing of the attention of the subject on some object and holding it there." * * * * According to the Cameran Collegian the student's 23 Psalm is as follows: The college professor is my shepherd, And I am in dire want. He preventeth me from lying down in the bed that I renteth. He leadeth me to make A fool of myself before my classmates-. Yea, though I burneth my light Until mye roommate howleth, I fear much evil, For the prof is against me, His theories and his rantings Frighteneth my wits from me. He assigneth me extra work As a punishment In the presence of mine enemies. He anointeth my quiz paper with red ink, And my zeros filleth a whole column. Surely, theories, exams, and themes will follow me .All the days of my college career, And I shall dwell in the bug house forever. * * * * The Daily Maroon quotes one of the Chicago dailies as saying that the only thing they can see for the case against Roosevelt is the fact that we didn't have such winters under Coolidge and Hoover. * * * * A lot of earnest young American campus debaters are having sad experiences meeting the present Oxford and Cambridge teams which are touring the country. English debate tactics never seem to change, but fortunately their American op-taught evening classes, gave radio speeches and served as official for some learned society. ponents never get wise. It is a common assertion that the Oxford Union provides the best debate material in the world, although it seems to consist of an ability to charm the audience, to maintain complete nonchalance, to spin merry tales. American students, on the other hand, bone up for weeks, outline their case concretely, and spew forth facts and figures at a terrific rate—all of which the English wave airily aside as so much amusing rubbish. We know of one case, however, where the British did not ignore statistics. In fact, they made tremendously effective use of them and won their debate hands down. One of their team arose to his feet and with a rather weary air said, "We know our opponents would simply devastate all of us with their statistics. We have decided that we can best answer them with statistics of our own, which we now give to you." Whereupon he unwound a long, long roll of paper until it touched the floor, then gathered it all up and tossed it over the footlights. —The Reflector. * * * * Two bits of very free verse from the Daily Maroon: My. postman Is a mailman. A femailman Would look funny. Unlike my girl I squeeze my toothpaste From the bottom. * * • * * A tradition at Syracuse University requires that girls who want dates wear ribbons in their hair. Recently a ribbon-wearing freshman appeared with this note pinned on her dress: "I am not wearing this ribbon for a date. I always wear a ribbon." Heavy protective "armor" is responsible for many football injuries, according to D. O. McLaughry, of Brown, president of the American Football Coaches' Association. Women make better lawyers than men, according to every comparative measurement of those characteristics of lawyers studied by the Human Engineering Laboratory of Stevens Institute. 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. * * * * IWOULD like for all of my U. D. C, D. A. R., W. C. T. U., and Eastern Star friends to take notice of the following little endeavor that I have clipped from The Pathfinder, a bit of a magazine that is published in Washington, and whose editor, when he writes such as he does here, is a man whose ideas are closely akin to mine. Here is: ANCESTRAL TREES Frequently you hear someone bragging about being "descended from" some great ancestor. Such a "reference" cuts a very little swath with most of us ordinary, folks or "plain people" because we all know how ill-founded is most of this pride of ancestry. When we stop to think that each of us had two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents and so on almost ati infinitum; that each generation doubles the number of strains of blood represented in us; and that there are three generations to a century on the average, there is really little point in claiming we are descended from some great personage of two and three hundred years ago. It is easy to figure out the number of ancestors you probably had at any given date. Figuring at the above rate most of us likely had 16 ancestors one century ago. Two centuries ago they numbered 256; 4096 three centuries ago, and so on, if you want to go back any farther. Perhaps if you could count your ancestors over the years as far back as 900 A. D. you could claim direct descent from over a billion ancestors, which at that time represented the entire population of the world. And strangely enough you are exactly as much descended from one of these as from any other, and no more. For that reason you are a descendant of kings; you can claim that you have royal blood in your veins and you can prove it by such mathematics. On the other hand you cannot escape the fact that thousands and millions of your ancestors were probably bad people. No doubt many of them were hung or had their heads chopped off. If you wished to figure your ancestry back that far you could rightly claim that Solomon, Rameses, the Queen of Sheba, Caesar, Columbus, Napoleon, Washington and everyone else were "in our family," at least as collateral relations if not direct ancestors. An authority on ethnology has stated it is improbable that there is a pure-blooded race anywhere on the earth today, despite all the rules and regulations laid down by the German Nazis to preserve the purity of the "Aryan" race,. So when you hear someone bragging of his or her lineage or ancestry call his or her attention to the above figures, and add that in all probability he or she is a cousin to Ananias, and only about 150 times removed. That ought to put a stop to their ancestral boasting once and for all. After all, it is not what our grandfather did, but what we do for ourselves. Of course, if grandpappy up and dies and left us a million dollars that sheds a different light on the matter, and we may well sport a coat-of-arms in the front parlor. But so few of us had those kind of grandpaps. Sez You! Politics is politics, women is women, and the sun always sets in the West, but, my dear lads and lassies opinion is what makes the world go round. This week we have annoyed our victims with the poser: "What do you think of politics in college life?" Needless to say the answers were varied and interesting. The first comes from Mr. Pat Plumlee, a junior from Birmingham, and a politician of no mean ability. Pat was quite wary at first but finally enlightened us with this: "I think it's educational, to say the least'." Albert F. Arruzza, sophomore from Stamford, Conn.: "College politics is so crooked that, in comparison, the tactics of the late Huey Long's forces appear to be the utmost in honest endeavor." "Rat" McCool, of Fayette, has this to say: "I think that politics on the campus is too severly criticized by people not any too well versed in the matter." Miss Zoe Dobbs, who is the boss of all the women, gave us a very enlightening statement. Says Miss Dobbs: "I think that it adds a zest to college life, and I think that the women should be more deeply involved in clean, righteous politics." Miss Kay Sibert, junior from Fort Ben-ning, Ga., who has political aspirations herself, believes: "It's a game of cops and robbers, and remember, it takes a thief to catch a thief." Miss Molly Brasfield, freshman from Demopolis, has some encouragement for you big shots and would-be big men: "Like any large body it needs a machine to make it function properly," says Molly, and who can argue? SATURDAY, FEB. 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 EUGENE LEE, Editor Contributors JACK TODD BILL TROUP GERALD BILBRO SHAKE-UP NOTED AMONG TEAMS OF S. E. CONFERENCE Several Top-Notch Quintets Slip Down Few Places In S. E. Conference Standings Last week saw a shake-up in the standings of the Southeastern Basketball Conference teams. Several of the top-notchers slipped down a few rungs in the ladder while underdogs leaped quickly into the vacated positions. Perhaps the most surprising of all the changes was Auburn's rise to fourth place from their former sixth position. The change was due to their winning a pair of games from Se-wanee on Monday and Tuesday nights with scores of 42-18 and 41-31. Mississippi State's descent to • seventh place from third was due to their two defeats at the hands of L. S. U. "with scores of 43-37 and 45-40. Alabama, too, sank lower on the scale after their defeat by Tennessee 28-20. The Crimson Tide now occupies ninth place as compared with their former standing of seventh. L. S. U. now ranks among the first three after being in eighth place for a short time. For the first time this year the Bayou Tigers are being seriously considered a real threat. Only two weeks until the tournament opens and the real fun begins as the quintets play for the championship. Standings in the Conference to date are: • . Team Won Lost TP OP Vanderbilt - - 8 1 360 251 Kentucky 5 1 224 173 L. S. U. - 7 4 464 334 Auburn -1 _ 5 2 232 159 Mississippi _ 5 3 330 299 Georgia 6 4 336 329 Miss. State L- 5 4 369 229 Tennessee _1_ 4 3 249 199 Alabama 6 6 382 352 Ga. Tech 2 4 178 202 Florida — 1 6 203 261 Tulane 1 10 280 435 Sewanee _~ 0 6 125 185 Beginning in June, Yale engineering graduates will receive bachelor of engineering instead of bachelor of science degrees. A new course in marriage at Syracuse university will enroll 130 students this semester, with 415 on the waiting list. "Schimmel," star of the Berlin police department's dog section, is credited with the individual solution of eight murders. OB. W. C. TSOTJNTBKE, Pellaim Specialist, 2K1 Travis Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas. Sntferen from Pellagra should com. mnnlcate with me for a remedy which ba* proven raecessfnl for more than fifteen yeara, FRESHMAN BASKETBALLERS DEFEAT DADEVILLE Practice Sessions Begin For Cindermen WILBUR HUTSELL TO AGAIN COACH LOCAL TRACKMEN Poor Weather Conditions Hamper Progress As Hutsell On Lookout For Replacements SPORTS CHATTER =By EUGENE LEI Practice for the track and field team started this week on Drake field. Poor weather conditions has delayed the progress of the practice sessions, but Coach Hutsell hopes to get his work in full swing next week. Coach Hutsell starts his 15th campaign as director of the team with the tough task of replacing nine of his outstanding performers of last year. These cinder artists were greatly responsible for the brilliant season compiled by the 1935 team, which swept to four dual meet victories. Heading the losses were Punchess, Pihl, and Gait, three of the greatest distance runners to ever perform for Auburn. Funchess held the local record in the 880 at 1:59.7 and Pihl held the local mile record at 4:26.4. Gait was an outstanding two-miler. Wright, high point holder and dash artist, Langdon and Martin, broad jumpers, and Tolve and Crane, shot and discus entries, were also lost by graduation. Mercer, outstanding low and high hurdler, was seriously injured during the summer and was unable to return to school. The dashes should be well cared for this year, for James Karam, who received nearly as many points in these events as Wright, will be back. Either Charlie Lawrence, Bob Coleman, or James Kelso will be available for help. Both of last year's quarter milers are back. Wilton Kilgore and Hamp Williams were consistent winners in this event last year. Hal_ Tanner is also a quarter miler and will be available for this event. The prospects for the 880, mile, 2 mile and hurdles lack experience. Bill Emrey and Duncan are out for the 880. Emrey has had more experience and will probably see the most service of the two. Stinson has the edge on the milers with Duncan and Von Chandler running him a close race. Ed Powers is slated for duty in the two mile race. He should receive most of his competition from Stinson and Hubert Lee. Bruce McGehee promises to be the best of the high hurdlers. B. Sellers and Woodard have shown promise for this event. For the low hurdles are Charlie Lawrence, who is troubled with a bad back, Sellers and Woodard. The pole vault event will be well fortified. In Captain Ed McKenzie Auburn has one of the best vaulters in the South. Frank Gantt, Walter Gilbert and Gresham are also good vaulters. Bruce McGehee. is the best of the high jumpers. McGehee won his specialty in all of last year's meets % with the exception of the Georgia meet. Garrison, Flake Farley and Karam are the best of the broad jumpers. Vernon Burns, Lester Antley, Frank Gantt and Hugh Rodgers are candidates for the shot put event. Tom McGehee should be a winner with the discus. Antley, Burns and Rodgers are other discus prospects. Bent-ley and Blake were consistent winners with the javelin last year. Other candidates for this event are Rodgers and Mantoux. Tonight in Clemson, South Carolina, Coach Dell Morgan sends his boxing squad into competition. for the first time. It will be interesting to watch the reactions to Auburn's baptism to collegiate boxing. Each year efforts have been made to organize a team here, but only this year has witnessed the realization of these efforts. The sport now seems imbedded as a permanent fixture here. The expectations of material results will not be realized this year. It will take another year or more to make any headway with the new sport. A good start has been made, and Coach Morgan is due a great amount of commendation for the time and effort devoted to the squad. • Flowers for all Occasions KING'S NURSERY Phone 695-J OPELIKA, ALABAMA HAGEDORN'S DEPARTMENT STORE DRY GOODS LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR LADIES' AND CHILDRENS' SHOES DRAPERIES — CURTAINS — CARPETS A Most Complete Gents' Furnishing Department Opelika, Alabama Only one more week remains of basketball for the Tigers. Four tilts that promise to be thrillers will be crammed into this week. Games with Georgia, Georgia Tech, and two with Florida remain. Only a misfortune could prevent the team from .continuing their great work of the present time. A dark horse at the beginning of the season, the Tigers have advanced rapidly under the direction of Coach Ralph Jordan and now ranks closely with the best of the conference. Only Vanderbilt has been able to register wins over the team, and the last loss to the Commodores was only by a small margin. At present Vanderbilt and Kentucky are leading the conference. Saturday's game is due for a large turn out of students. Give all of your assistance to Cheerleader Bill McTyeire so you can do your part toward sending them to Knoxville. * * * No greater furor among college officials of the South has occurred this fall than the question of subsidization. No sooner had discussions of the open plan that was adopted by the Southeastern Conference subsided than the Southern Conference adopted their dissimilar Graham Plan. The Southeastern Conference put this question above board and placed it on an honest plane. Whereas the officials of the conference that housed the present members of the Southeastern turned in the opposite direction with their plan by adopting resolutions that call for a strict control over student help.' Several of the schools frankly admitted that subsidizing of athletes was practiced, and these schools were the ones that possessed the strongest teams of the conference. This plainly shows that help is necessary for successful teams. Indications point to only one year of operation under the plan, and during that year methods will be used to get by the requirements. With the two neighboring conferences operating under far different methods, an excellent experiment will be carried on during the year. . Three meals a day can't produce maximum physical and mental efficiency, say Yale physiologists. They recommend more frequent and more moderate feedings. Each first down would count for one point under a new football scoring system proposed to the national collegiate rules committee. Spring Training Is Important For Gridmen By GERALD BILBRO Spring training, the basic foundation of all training in football, was well under way this week. Spring training, according to Coach Jack Meagher, is a period of about six or eight weeks in which time is crammed every phase of football into the minds and bodies of those trying for the team. As spring practice in football forms the basic foundation of later practices, it is, of course, of vast importance. For this reason no loss' in time can be allowed. During fair weather the gridsters are hard at work running, kicking, passing, blocking, tackling, scrimmaging, and other various forms of practice, but during (Continued on page 4) CONTEST IS ELEVENTH WIN IN SIXTEEN STARTERS BY FR0SH Dadeville Is Routed By 35-14 Score Thursday Night A s Number Of Men Cut Loose With Brilliant Plays For Auburn; Freshmen Defeated By Lanett Athletic Club Wednesday By BILL TROUP Led by Holmes and Childress, Auburn's freshman basketball five routed the Dadeville high school team, 35-14, Thursday evening in a preliminary to the varsity encounter. This game marked the eleventh win in sixteen starts for Coach Dell Morgan's lads. Dudley opened the scoring for the evening with a freethrow but Dadeville, with the help of Walker's two charity throws, soon held a 2-1 advantage over the Tigers. This scanty lead was soon religuished and Auburn was never pressed from there on. Under the sharpshooting of Childress, Dudley, Karge, and Edwards the victors were out in front 16-6 at half-time. The second half was a rout as Holmes, Childress, and Dudley cut loose with a brilliant exhibition of rapid fire shooting on bristling drivas under the basket after taking passes from their mates. O'Reilly, Pappas, and Edwards contributed to the cause by sinking four long shots. Holmes and Childress each gathered six tallies for high scoring honors. Dudley and Edwards each made five points. Young and Evers were high for Dadeville with four points. Staging a second half rally that brought them to within nine points of the victors, Auburn's freshman cagers were defeated by Lanett Athletic Club in a return engagement last Wednesday night, 46-37. After trailing 24-8 at the half the frosh settled down to a better game of basketball. With Childress, Karge, Edwards, and Jigger all hitting the net accurately Auburn approached to (Continued on page 4) 1 HE extra value built into the Ford V-8 explains why it can be financed on such easy terms. The Ford V-8 is worth more at the end of a year—on several years—because more dollar value was put into the car when i t was built. Your Ford Dealer j>uysa/wFQBDV>a A MONTH On the U.C C A0/ m ^ - SeeWF0,dDea|e i mtfBad qet a FORD V OF RICH, RIPE-BODIED TOBACCO-"IT'S TOASTED" Copyright IMS. The American Tobacco Company 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 SATURDAY, FEB. 15, 1936 NUMBER OF BID CARDS FOR HOP COLLECTED (Continued from page 1) Darden, Opelika. Morris Pelham — Margaret Gunn; Bill Piatt — Esther Weeks; A. M. Pollard — Mary Louise Wilson, Montgomery; E. E. Pollard — May-fry Lunsford, Utah; T. N. Powell — Helen Christie; Gilmore Pugh — Molly Brasfield; George Quinney — Jane Slack; Jack Ramsay — Sarah Smith; Isaac Rayburn — Frances Passmore; Walter Reeves — Mary Elizabeth Watson; Whitfield Rew — Helen Tigner; E. E. Rushing •— Sarah Veazy, West Point, Ga.; Ralph Sayers — Tillie McKnight, Columbus, Ga.; Wallace Shelby — Mary Anne Geisking, Birmingham; G. B. Smith — Mary Carmack; W. H. Smith — Sarah Hooper; R. W. Steele — Mildred Parsons; Joe Swenson — Olive Moses, Birmingham; Walter Thomas — Katherine Kluttz, Birmingham; W. F. Thomas — Helen Jones; W. W. Thomas — Sarah Jones, Bessemer; C. W. Trotter — Jane Wadsworth, Montgomery; . C. Whitty Walter — Mary Hall Van Pelt, Montgomery; R. C. Welty — Jane Dickson, Opelika; Rupert Wilson — Marie Stokes, Montgomery; Joe Whiteside — Sara Frances Whiteside, Montevallo; W. T. Wingo — Virginia Wadsworth; E. A. Wright — Craig Draper, Langdale. FROSH BASKETSALLERS DEFEAT DADEVILLE (Continued from page 3) within a few points of the victors but Newman, who led Lanett with 20 points, managed to keep Lanett in the lead. Childress, substitute center, was the hot shot for the visitors and paced Tiger Theatre "Showplace of East Alabama" Auburn, Alabama SATURDAY, FEB. 15 "EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT" With June Lang, Thomas Beck Our Gang Comedy Also POPEYE SUNDAY & MONDAY FEB. 16 & 17 , "MAGNIFICENT OBESSION" With Irene Dunne, Robert Taylor, Charles Butterworth, Betty Furness Color Cartoon "Somewhere in Dreamland" TUESDAY, FEB. 18 "EXCLUSIVE STORY" With Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin, Joseph Calleia , Broadway Brevity "Doorman's Opera" World News Events OPELIKA . THEATRE • FRIDAY, FEB. 14 'THE LONE WOLF RETURNS" 'with MELVYN DOUGLAS GAIL.PATRICK SATURDAY, FEB. 15 BUCK JONES in "OUJLAWED GUNS* OWL SHOW TFS A GREAT LIFE' With JOE MORRISON CHARLES (CHIC) SALE PAUL KELLY MONDAY & TUESDAY FEB. 17 & 18 The Stars of "Of Human Bondage" Reunited for t h e First Time Leslie Howard and Bette Davis in "THE PETRIFIED FOREST" THIRD STRAIGHT VICTORY IS WON BY TIGERS HERE (Continued from page 1) Rodgers, Morland, Black, Bottoms, Wood, and Hamm. The Georgia line-up will be selected from Johnson, Moore, and Richards, forwards; Harrold, center, and Anderson, Thompson, Harmon, and Kennedy, guards. After the game with Georgia, the Plainsmen close out the season next week. The Tigers play Georgia Tech in a return game in Atlanta Wednesday night and wind up the season with a brace of games with Florida in Gainesville on Friday and Saturday nights. Box score: AUBURN—(41) Player FG F TP Eaves, G 6 0 12 Curlee, G. 0 2 2 Mitchell, C. - 3 2 8 Crew, F. _ 1 4 1 9 McKissick, F. 2 2 6 Barnes, F. 10 2 Morland, F. 10 2 Rodgers, G 0 0 0 Wood, C. 0 0 0 Hamm, G. 0 0 0 17 7 41 BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN — (22) Player FG F TP Morland, F. 10 2 Walton, F. 0 0 0 Johnston, C -.. 0 2 2 Mosley, G. :...... 2 1 5 Thomas, G. 3 0 6 Corbin, F. 2 0 4 Bray, G 1 13 Auburn Chapter U.D.C. Takes Part In Events 9 22 the Auburn club with 11 tallies. Close upon his heels were Jigger and Karke, who both collected six points. The freshmen have another game with Lanett this Saturday evening in preliminary to the varsity contest. \ Patronize Plainsman advertisers. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 14.—(Special.)— Governor Bibb Graves will be the principal speaker at the ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy to be held here Tuesday morning at 11:30 in the portico of the Capitol. Sponsored by the Alabama Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Mrs. Herman D. Jones, of Auburn, president, also announces that Mayor W. A. Gunter, of Montgomery will serve as master of ceremonies. The Governor will be introduced by Mrs. Marie Bankhead Owen, director of the Department of Archives and History. MUsic for the occasion will be furnished by the Lanier High School Band and by the Montgomery Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps. Girl Scouts of Montgomery will serve as ushers. The "wreath of immortelles" will be placed by Mrs. B. B. Ross, of Auburn, long-time leader in Alabama U. D. C. work, on the star which marks the spot where Jefferson Davis took the oath of office in 1861. Mrs. Ross was serving as president of the Alabama Division in 1911 when the 50th celebration was held and now holds the office of chairman of memorials, historic places, and events for the Alabama Division. Clemson Students To Be In Auburn Monday A Y. M. C. A. delegation from Clemson college, composed of the student secretary at Clemson and 11 members of the student Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, are to arrive in Auburn next Monday afternoon. From Auburn as a base point this delegation will stage a number of programs at nearby high schools to include several talks by the members as well as a number of quartet presentations. The local cabinet will entertain the delegates at a supper Monday night and during their stay here, which will be through Wednesday. FULL PROGRAM IS PLANNED HERE BY CIVIL ENGINEERS EIGHT CHOSEN BY TAU KAPPA ALPHA FORENSICS GROUP (Continued from page 1) Gehee and Edwin Godbold bested their opponents in the freshman contest. Officers of the society this year are: Ralph Steele, president; Bill Emrey, vice-president; and Emma B. Sellers, secretary. The newly elected members will be initiated into the group in the near future. (Continued from page 1) dent chapter convention of Alabama and Georgia that is to be held at the University of Alabama during the last of March. Many representatives of the local chapter are expected to attend. At the meeting last week the following officers were elected: President, C. S. Athey; Vice-President, Vernie Holloway; Secretary, M. E. Weatherby; Treasurer, Sig Pruitt. CORRECTION It was stated Wednesday that a Valentine dance was to be given by Alpha Psi. The A. V. M. A. is giving the dance. Dr. Jose Antonio Lopez, former Ohio University student, may be the next governor of Puerto Rico. Frostbite sent 112 University of Wisconsin students to the infirmary during a recent cold wave. ^ ' •—-—— Stanford University regulations keep the nearest bar five miles from student beer-drinkers. Body Of H. 0 . Sargent Taken To Washington The body of Dr. H. O. Sargent, graduate of Auburn with the class of 1901, was brought through Auburn by train Thursday morning enroute to Washington, D. C, from Baton Rouge, La., where he died Wednesday morning from injuries received last week in an automobile accident. Funeral will be held in Washington. Dr.. Sargent was one of the outstanding leaders in vocational agricultural work, at the time of his death being federal agent in the department of education in charge of negro vocational agricultural work. He was well known in educational circles in Alabama, having served for a number of years as principal of the secondary agricultural school at Hamilton. In 1902 Dr. Sargent was awarded the Master's Degree at Auburn, later completing the requirements for the doctorate at George Washington University. For a time after graduation here he was connected with the horticulture department. He has been connected with the federal department of education since 1918. Accompanying the body to Washington was his son, H. O. Sargent, Jr., member of the freshman class at Auburn, who was called to his father's bedside in Baton Rouge last Friday. GOVERNOR GRAVES TELLS TRUSTEES THAT STATE MUST PAY (Continued from page 1) the degree of doctor of laws, honoris causa. President Duncan was authorized by the board to invest $12,000 as an endowment received as a bequest from the late Miss Unity D. Dancy, of Decatur, and use the income from this endowment as a library fund for chemistry and metallurgy as requested in will. DEBATE SCHEDULE FOR SEMESTER IS ABOUT COMPLETED (Continued from page 1) Women—here. March 23, South Carolina—here. March 27, Oglethorpe—here. April 1, Georgia Tech—here. April 14-15, Southern Debate Tournament— Gainesville, Fla. April 16, Rollins—there. April 17, Stetson—there. April 18, Jacksonville Junior College— there. April 20, Mercer—there. April 21, Georgia—there. April 22, Emory—there. Debates with Montevallo, Berry, and a return match with Emory, all to be held in Auburn, are tentatively scheduled, the dates to be announced later. Patronize Plainsman advertisers. GRIDMEN RECEIVE SPRING TRAINING (Continued from page 3) the bad weather other means have to be followed. In order to beneficently utilize the time during bad weather a form of classes is used. In these classes are discussed the theories of the game. In any event, every day is used in spring training, whether it be in actual practice, or in theory. In spring training the greater portion of the squad consists of men out in varsity football for their first time. With these -first-year men a different procedure from the training of the older men has to be followed. The older men usually practice on the finer points of the game, while the "rookies" learn the foundation. More often than not the experienced men are allowed to quit .practice before the inexperienced, at which time full attention is given the "rookies" and an excellent practice results. 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Title | 1936-02-15 The Auburn Plainsman |
Creator | Alabama Polytechnic Institute |
Date Issued | 1936-02-15 |
Document Description | This is the volume LIX, issue 34, February 15, 1936 issue of The Auburn Plainsman, the student newspaper of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University. Digitized from microfilm. |
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OCR Transcript | Semi-Weekly Plainsman Saturday Issue ©lj£ Auburn plainsman Only One Issue Next Week TO FOSTER THE AUBURN S P I R IT VOLUME LIX AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, FEB. 15, 1936 NUMBER 34 THIRD STRAIGHT VICTORY IS WON BY TIGERS HERE Win Over Panthers Last Night Assures Auburn Of Leading Position In S. E. Conference JOEL EAVES IS STAR Auburn Will Meet Georgia Here Saturday; Will Decide Auburn Chances In Race By JACK TODD The Auburn Tigers rang up their third straight victory last night in Alumni Gymnasium to maintain their present high standing in the Conference, as they set back Birmingham- Southern 41 to 22 in a contest that was interesting from start to finish. Joel Eaves, star Plainsman guard, was the outstanding player of the game as he returned to his old form; His twelve points and fine defensive work, coupled with good judgment in calling plays, made him responsible in a large measure for. the victory. Buddy Crew and Joe Bob Mitchell continued their excellent work and accounted for nine and eight points, respectively. However, every man on the team played heads-up ball. A great improvement in the passing department of the game was noticeable as the ball floated about the court in such a fashion to bewilder the Southern five. Although Southern kept up a steady fight throughout the game, it was a hopeless cause, so outclassed were they by the smoothly-working Plainsmen. If Auburn continues playing ball the way they have been for the past three games there is little doubt that they will win their fourth straight from Georgia Saturday night. The charges of Coach Jordan receive their test tomorrow in Alumni Gym against the University of Georgia quintet. The Bulldogs rank close to the top in the conference, and a win over this strong quintet should give the Tigers the needed recognition for a bid to the conference tournament that starts on February 28th. Alumni Gym is expected to be packed when these strong quints square off. Both have plenty to offer as inducements for a large crowd. In Frank Johnson, Georgia has the highest scorer in the conference and an all-Southern guard on last fall's football team. Alf Anderson,r another football player of distinction, is a star guard. With Joel Eaves, Buddy Crew and Joe Bob Mitchell tossing them through the hoops with regularity lately, an interesting race for high scoring honors should develop. Probably starters for Auburn will be Buddy Crew and Rex McKissick at the forward posts, Joe Bob Mitchell at center, and Andrew Curlee and Joel Eaves at the guard positions. Others available for service will be (Continued on page 4) Gov. Graves Tells Auburn Trustees ' Wednesday That Full Payment Of Salaries Here Is State Obligation Governor Bibb Graves is thoroughly displeased with the salary situation at Auburn that pays only a fraction of budgeted salaries. He wants to pay salaries in full and insists that full payment is absolutely an obligation of the State of Alabama. The Governor took this position at a meeting of the Auburn board of trustees, in his office Wednesday, February 12. He made his statement following a suggestion by a board member that the Auburn budget should be adjusted to funds available. Taking an , opposite view, Governor Graves declared that Auburn salaries are not high and that it is the duty of the State of Alabama to furnish the money to pay them. Unless this is done Auburn can't hold her faculty, he declared. The discussion came after President Duncan informed the board that from October 1, 1932 to January 30, 1936, the Auburn faculty was penalized by $476,649.54, or lacked this amount receiving budgeted salaries which had been reduced. While realizing that under Alabama laws state obligations unpaid are wiped out at the end of the fiscal year, Governor Graves declared, vigorously, that this should not continue and that, instead of paying 60 per cent of salaries as has been done so far during the current fiscal year, the amount should be 100 per cent. The late Dr. C. A. Cary and the late Dr. B. H. Crenshaw were eulogized by Governor Graves, Mr. Sam-ford, and President Duncan, who also praised Mr. P. C. Brook and Professor George L. Fick, two younger members of the Auburn staff, who died recently. • Governor Graves spoke of Dr. Cary not as a dean at Auburn but as a state official, Dr. Cary being the first and only state veterinarian of Alabama from the time the office was created until his death. Mr. Samford spoke feelingly about Dr. Cary and Dr. Crenshaw, whom he praised for their services and also eulogized them as men. Dr. Duncan told the board that in the deaths of Dr. Cary, Dr. Crenshaw, Professor Fick and Mr. Brook, Auburn suffered four big losses of able and faithful men. College budgets for the current session were approved. The board also confirmed the conferring of honorary degrees upon Governor Graves, Dr. J. A. Keller, state superintendent of education; Senator Hugo L. Black, and Senator John H. Bankhead. Governor Graves received the degree, doctor of humanities; and the others received (Continued on page 4) LOCAL PLAYERS TO BEGIN WORK ON PRODUCTION "Wind And The Rain" Is Play Selected By Members Of Players Last Monday Night BE GIVEN TWO TIMES Blackshear Announces Casting Is Not Complete; Several Parts Still Open To Students Ends Brilliant Track Career T GO-TO-CHURCH MONTH SLATED TO BE HELD IN MARCH Y.M.C.A. Will Again Sponsor Fraternity Go - To - Church Month; Winner Gets Cup Boy Scout Troop Will Give Banquet Tonight A Parents and Sons banquet tonight by the local Boy Scout troup number 7 will bring to a close a week of activities in celebration of the national Boy Scout Anniversary Week. The week in Auburn has been observed by a number of special events and programs. On February 8 a Court of Honor was held at which Pete Almquist and Donald Cottier were advanced to the rank of First Class, while Guyton Young was awarded the Second Class badge. Sunday morning the troop attended Sunday morning services in a body at the Episcopal church. An Investure Ceremony was held Wednesday night. A feature of the banquet tonight will be the presentation of the Eagle Badge to B. F. Thomas, Jr., by C. M. Bond, assistant regional executive. Beside Mr. Bond there will be several other outside speakers. Numerous other awards will also be made at the banquet. Fraternity Go - to - Church - Month, sponsored by the Y. M. C. A., will again be held this year beginning the first Sunday in March and continuing for four Sundays. A silver loving cup will be given to the fraternity having the highest score at the end of the month. Any fraternity winning the cup three years in succession will automatically become the sole owners of the cup. Alpha Gamma Rho has held the cup for the past two years and need only to win this year in order to gain possession of the trophy. Rules state that any local fraternity on the campus is eligible to participate in the contest. The number of Sunday services attended by each member of the fraternity will be counted as so many points toward the final rating. More definite rules will be published in a later issue of the Plainsman. After each Sunday in the month a report will be turned in at the Y. M. C. A. office not later than noon of each Monday. Reports received-'later than this will not be counted. This rule will be strictly enforced in order that tabulation of results may be made as quickly as possible. Only Sunday services attended will count. Attending services out of town will count the same as attending an Auburn church. ,A11 controversies will be settled by the Y. M. C. A. Should two fraternities tie, each will hold the cup for a period of six months, and this will count the same as though the cup were held, for the entire year. Reserve Officers Will Hear Lecture Monday Lt. L. S. Kuter, of Maxwell Field, Montgomery, will be" the principal speaker at the Reserve Officers meeting here Monday evening at 7:30 in Langdon Hall. His subject will be "Bombardment Aviation," a phase of combat in which he is widely informed. Lt. Kuter is a 1930 graduate of the Air Corps Primary School and of the Air Corps Advanced Flying School Course in Bombardment. All reserve officers are urged to be present at the lecture. DEBATE SCHEDULE FOR SEMESTER IS ABOUT COMPLETED Schedule Of Auburn Debating Society Includes Numerous Debates With Other Colleges An attractive schedule including 15 intercollegiate contests and the Southern Debate Tournament at Gainesville, Fla., has been arranged for the varsity debate squad by Prof. E. D. Hess, faculty member in charge of debating. Nine of the encounters will be held in Auburn with the remainder taking place at other schools. The question which will most frequently be debated is "Resolved, that Congress by a two-thirds vote should have power to override decisions of the Supreme Court declaring a law passed by Congress unconstitutional." The Auburn teams will argue both the affirmative and negative sides of the question during their series of engagements. About half of the debates will be non-decision affairs. "More teams are actively engaged in debating this year than ever before," said Prof. Hess, in speaking of the interest shown in debating by the students. "A total of 21 debaters will .participate in intercollegiate contests during the spring." "More teams are active The varsity schedule arranged to date is as follows: Feb. 24, Spring Hill—here. March 18, Union University—here. March 19, Miss. State College for (Continued on page 4) Meeting Monday night in the "Y" Hut members of the Auburn Players selected Merton Hodge's "The Wind and the Rain" as the second major production' of the year by the group. Two or three other plays were considered, but because of the excessive royalty, difficulty in casting and stage settings, they were eliminated. E. C. Blackshear, instructor in public speaking and dramatics, states that he is looking for talent with which to .cast the play. Definite casting will probably be made next Monday night with the results being announced in the Wednesday issue of this .paper. The following are now being considered for parts: Molly Brasfield, Mary Carmack, Billy White, Arthur Elsberry, Arthur Stewart, Bill Cour-sey, David Roberts, Eloise Brown, Eleanor Boyd, Franklin Woodruff, Willard Manry, and John Wallace. No parts have been given and will not be until the first part of next week. There are nine people in the cast and there are yet nine people to be found for the parts. Those interested are asked to get in touch with Director Blackshear before Saturday, if possible. "Wind and the Rain" is a light comedy concerning university students with the setting in Edinburgh. The play is about the activities of one of the students in particular whose home is in London where his mother and fiancee live. It is his plan to get his doctor's degree in medicine, marry the girl back home, and lead the average life of the average citizen. But an Edinburgh girl upsets all his fine plans. The Players plan to produce the show early in April and again at the conclusion of the annual high school dramatic tournament, April 10. Officers Chosen By Relations Group; To Select New Members NUMBER OF BID CARDS FOR HOP ARE COLLECTED Committee Collects Eighty-nine Bid Cards Thursday For Annual Military Ball Here RECORD CROWD SEEN Arrangements Are Being Made To Make Dance Most Elaborate Staged In Many Years PECCV BEARJD "JWBUKfiJ PERCY BEARD, holder of numerous world records in the high hurdles, has announced his retirement from all athletic competition. He gave as a reason that he was getting a bit old. EIGHT CHOSEN BY TAU KAPPA ALPHA FORENSICS GROUP Tau Kappa Alpha Selects Students Who Are Outstanding On Campus In Forensics Officers Are Chosen By Scouting Society At a recent meeting of the Alpha Phi Omega honor scout fraternity, officers were elected fgr the coming semester. The new officers are: president, Franklin Ward; vice-president, Max Weldon; secretary, George Hardy and treasurer, C. M. Pruet. The Alpha Phi Omega fraternity has only recently heen organized at Auburn, and several notable steps have already been taken by the group. The lbcal boy scout troup is a protege of Alpha Phi Omega, and plans have been discussed to hold a house party at Spring Villa camp sometime this springs All members of the society are former scouts who have passed the requirements for first class rank. Advisers for the club are Professor A. L. Thomas, Professor H. M. Martin, the Rev. S. B. Hay and Dr. B. F. Thomas. The International Relations Club held an election • of new officers Tuesday night. M. H. Howard was reelected president; Fred Schomberg, vicerpresident; Louise-Liles, secretary and treasurer. The Club expects to issue bids for new members within the next two weeks. The requirements for membership are scholastic average of 80 or above for the past semester and an interest in international affairs. The International Relations Club is a group of students organized under the auspices of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, in universities, colleges, and normal schools for the study and discussion of international problems. There are 595 Clubs at the present in the United States and 156 in foreign countries. The 212 International Relations Clubs in the southeast district will hold a Conference at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina, from Feb. 27 through 29 under the auspices of the Carnegia Endowment for International Peace. Colleges and universities in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi will send delegates to the Conference. At its annual spring election held last night eight students were chosen to membership in Tau Kappa Alpha, national honor society for the recognition of those students who are leaders in campus forensic activities. Those chosen were: Milton Roth, Jacksonville, Fla.; George Hairston, Birmingham; Dave Cox, Mobile; Mor-ros Hall, Jasper; Dan Smith, Clanton; A. A. Rish, Foley; Roy Nolen, Jackson; and Fred Grant, Montgomery. These men have been active in debating circles at Auburn since their freshman year. Tau Kappa Alpha is national in scope which honors to membership only those students who have excelled in debate work and public speaking while in college. Those chosen in the election last night are either members of the sophomore or junior class, this standing' being required by the Tau Kappa Alpha Constitution. One of the major activities of the society this year was the sponsoring of both the upperclassman and freshman debate tournaments. George Hairston and Dave. Cox won the upperclassman tourney, while Billy Mc- (Continued on page 4) FULL PROGRAM IS PLANNED HERE BY CIVIL ENGINEERS Talks By Leading State Engineers Planned By Students Of Civil Engineering Chapter Under a new regime of officers the American Society of Civil Engineers will begin its second semester of active work at the holding of its weekly meeting next Tuesday night, February 18, in Ramsay Engineering building. The outstanding features of the meeting will be a talk by Mr. Trotter, State Highway Bridge Engineer, and" Mr. Friedman, a member of the Bureau of Public Roads. These talks will center around methods and practices in bridge and road construction. Both Mr. Trotter and Mr. Friedman are well known through engineering circles of the state for their successes as engineers. Plans have been made whereby the society -will be able to bring quite a few outstanding engineers to Auburn as speakers for meetings throughout the semester. Among these speakers, no doubt, will be Mr. H. H. Houk, head of the State Highway department, who is also contact adviser for the chapter. Among other points of interest to be brought up at the meeting will be the discussion of the A. S. C. E. stu- (Continued on page 4) NOTICE 1 The Woman's Student Government will sponsor a George Washington Tea to be given next Wednesday afternoon at Smith Hall. All students are invited to the affair. Lecture Series To Be Given Here ; By Duke Professor Of Philosophy The committee in charge of arrangements for the Military Ball yesterday mailed 87 bid cards to girls throughout the State indicating a record attendance for the dance, which is to be given next Friday night, starting at 9:30 o'clock. Senior cadets have been practicing during lab periods for the Grand March, which is to be one of the feature events of the ball. The several committees are now hard at work for what promises to be one of the best dances of this type held here in many years. The following is a list of the cadets and their probable dates for the dance Friday, according to the bid cards sent out yesterday: Charlie Adams — Sallie Dean, Jackson; Carleton Baker — Mary A. Pierce; George Bohorfoush — Bess Barker, LaFayette; Fred Black — Juanita Stokes, Macon, Ga.; Bobby Blake — June Tooker; Ferrell Brown — Melba Holley; Nat Bradford — Constance Brown, Birmingham; C.'E. Bruner — Charlotte Bowden; Wade Brunson — Alice Rhodes, Montgomery; J. L. Callaway — Mary Lucas Hall, Opelika; Hugh Cameron — Louise Hughley, West Point, Ga.; Blake Campbell — Josephine Pointer; Emmett Casson — Margaret Bowman; G. J. Cottier — Lillie Hall, Toomsboro, Ga.; Walton Crossley — Frances Bailey, Waterloo ;• Lee Ross Ellenburg — Mary Frances Haynie, Anniston; Flake Farley — Caroline Pace; John Finch — Marie Adams, Atlanta, Ga.; Hugh Glasgow — Mary Pierce. B. D. Godbold — Mary Murphey; M. L. Hardeman — Pearle Rudulph; H. L. Harris — Frances Ashurst; J. J. Hayes — Helen Nix, Monte-vallo; C. L. Hendrick — Ruth Hudson, Haynesville; Grady Hicks — Jane Wadsworth, Montgomery; Harry Hooper — Texcie Murray, Montgomery; B. N. Ivey — Barbara Nettles, Montevallo; A. H. Jackson — Ella Frances South; R. A. Jones — Beth Herring, Bessemer; J. S. Johnson — Scottie Reeves; John Keith — Elizabeth Pierce, Birmingham; Leo Landers — Pauline Griffin; W. P. Mc- Call — Katie Lou Chapman, Dade-ville. G. W. McKinney — Louise Liles; M. S. McLeod — Sara Carlisle; Gilbert McMillan — Jean Harwin, Birmingham; Bill McTyeire — Netty Murphey; Martin Mardirosian — Doris Jones; Wm. Martin — Dorothy Wright; Bill Meadows — Margaret Turner; L. C. Merrell — Elizabeth Allison-; James Moreman — Floy Hill, Gold Hill; J. E. Moyer — Elizabeth Rogers; W. C. Pease — Mary Penn (Continued on page 4) A series of six lectures dealing with philosophical appreciation of beauty will be delivered here during the week of March 1 by Dr. Katharine Gilbert, professor of philosophy in the graduate school of Duke University. Sponsored by the Institute and arranged by Dr. Rosa Lee Walston, of the Auburn school of education, Dr. Gilbert's lectures will be delivered in Student Hall from 4 to 5 p.m. beginning Monday, March 2 and extending through Friday, March 6. Dr. Gilbert is regarded as one of the most brilliant philosophers of the day. Her work in aesthetic has won for her a national reputation. The lectures will be attended by a large number of students, both men and women, who find special interest in philosophy and the abstract concepts of beauty. Members of the faculty and townspeople will also be invited to attend the series. Dr. Gilbert is the author of many published articles on philosophy, and her book, "Studies in Recent Aesthetic", has attracted wide attention. Before becoming a member of the graduate school faculty at Duke University, Dr. Gilbert taught for some time at Bryn Mawr. She has served as an editor of the "Journal of Philosophy". At Duke she has taken a prominent part in the. organization of the co-ordinate college for women. Dr. Gilbert has traveled extensively in Europe, having pursued her philosophical studies in recent years especially in Italy and Germany. Dr. Gilbert will open the series with a discussion of "The Relation of Philosophy to Contemporary Thought" on Monday afternoon, March 2. This is to be followed on consecutive days throughout the week with lectures on Plato, the famous Greek philosopher; "The Meaning of Beauty"; and an open forum of discission by the group will close the series on Friday, March 6. Wagnon Dies At Home In Georgia Thursday News has been received by the Alumni Office of the death of E. A. Wagnon, 1933 graduate of Auburn, which occurred early Thursday morning at Rossville, Ga., where he has been engaged for two years as high school teacher of English. Mr. Wagnon was the brother of Es-telle C. Wagnon, 1934 Auburn graduate. His wife was the former Miss Frances Harris, whose home was near Opelika in Lee County. He will be buried at Augusta, Ga., his former home. At Auburn, Mr: Wagnon made a brilliant record, receiving his degree in 1933 with highest distinction in secondary education. His record as a teacher was of the same high quality which marked his undergraduate work at Auburn. V T H E A U B U R N P L A I N S M A N -:- A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U T E SATURDAY, FEB. IS, 1936 > AUBURN FOOTPRINTS They laughed when I sat down to play; but the laugh was on them when I held a full-house. * * * * * * * * * * Mary had a little dog, Its tail was like a hoop. They say she had it made that way So the fleas could loop-the-loop. k * * * * * * * * * * Frosh (home on vacation): "Gee, dad, I often lie awake half the night thinking of what she had said to me." His Dad: "Take a tip from me, son, or you'll be lying awake all night listening to it." —Purple Parrot. * * * * * * * * * * Auburn students find one thing that is very easy to fall into and very hard to get out of—the bed. * * * * * * * * * * The musical saw is assuming a prominent place among jazz instruments. It is especially effective if drawn from left to right across a ukelele. * * * * * * * * * * % Judge: "Anything you say will be held against you." Prisoner: "Greta Garbo." * * * * * * * * * * Will someone please tell Libba Allison how far a. dog can go into the woods? * * * * * * * * * * Lady in grocery store: "I've really forgotten what I came for." Tactful clerk: "Lifebuoy, madam?" * * * * * * * * * * I've kept that schoolgirl complexion, I've walked a mile for a smoke; I've asked the man who owns one, And he tells me it keeps him broke. I know a child that can play it, To guard the danger line I try; I know when it's time to retire, But baffled by one thing am I. I have not found the answer, Though my lifetime long I strive. I wish you'd tell me whether or not I'm one of the four out of five. —Thanks to Lee Merrell. And another thing—the man in the moon is not half so interesting as the lady in the sun. * * * * * * * * * * Mrs. O'Flannigan (as the very battled-scarred Pat comes in): "So, yez has bin fightin' that dirty Michael O'Rourke again, hey? And he give yez a broke nose, a black eye, a cut face arid knocked all yez teeth out. I wish I cud git me hands on the dirty low-down." Pat: "Careful, woman! Yez shouldn't speak evil of the dead." * * * * * * * * * * "Come quick, mama, little Audrey is eating all the raisins off the flypaper." * * * * * * * * * * She was only a watchmaker's daughter, but she gave me a wonderful time. * * * * • * * * * * When better girls are made, they won't be half so interesting. * * * * * * * * * * "Keep your hands where they belong," came the girl's voice from the darkness. I crept closer on tiptoe. Sure enough—he was crowding her fingers off the ouija board. On Other Campuses *- By The Wanderer qtyg Auburn piamaman Published semi-weekly by the students of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. Subscription rates, $2.50 per year (68 issues), $1.50 per semester (29 issues). Entered as second class matter at the Post Office, Auburn, Alabama. Business and editorial offices at Auburn Printing Company, on West Magnolia Ave. Editor.may be reached after office hours by calling 298. Doug Wallace Editor-in-Chief Herman L. Harris Business Manager 1935 Member 1936 Plssocided Golle6iate Press Distributor of Cbl[e6iate Di6est EDITORIAL STAFF News Editors: Alvin Morland and Bobby Chesnutt. Sports Editor: Eugene Lee. Sports Assistants: Jack Todd, Bill Troup and Gerald Bilbro. Society Editor: Luella Botsford. Assistant Society Editors: Kay Sibert and Jeanette Sawyer. Contributors: Lee Balch and Floyd Barnard. Reporters: Edwin Godbold, Jack Steppe, Bob Johnston, Jack Morton, Lewis Thomas, James Buntin, Max Welden, and Howard Strong. Commentator Extraordinary.: Hugh Cameron. BUSINESS STAFF Assistant Business Manager: Jim Pike. Advertising Managers: Billy -Radney, Buck Darden. Advertising Assistant: Clarence Pruet. Circulation Manager: George Perry. Assistant Circulation Manager: Alvin Vogtle. Circulation Assistants: Jack Carr, Har-ey Sargent, Sam Teague, George Weaver. Business Manager's Office Hours: 3-4 Monday through Friday. Executes Fade-Out As was expected, the junior movement to end politics has made a beautiful fade-out. In fact, it is probably so dead that it will never again be revived. And it is just as well, for although the movement was absolutely right in spirit, it was all.wrong, according to common sense. As has been stated before, the proposed plan was idealistic to the extreme without even one steady leg to stand upon. 1 When politics is mentioned, some students immediately think of something crooked. For some reason or other, politics to them seems to imply something shady which, is discussed behind closed doors in dark rooms. True enough, politics of any sort has included and always will include deals that could hardly be called above board. -On the other hand, though, politics in by far the greater number of cases, represents honest effort on the part of those who have something tangible to gain by it. Those who enter politics, on a college campus such as Auburn's, do not expect to gain what they are after through some clever bit of manipulation that will as if by magic pour the votes right into his lap without even having to bat an eye-lid. On the contrary, they map out their campaign and look forward to a long siege of hard work. In most cases it has been found that he who strives the hardest usually wins the race. Naturally, along with the hard work required, one must make use of tact and strategy. It takes brains as well as footwork. Already Too Many Within the next month or so members of Blue Key honor society will tour the state speaking to students in the high schools who will graduate this spring. As has been clearly stated in news stories, the purpose of the plan is to convince high school graduates of the desirability of choosing Auburn for their college career. The Plainsman wonders why all this hoodoo is being made to get students to attend Auburn when the college already has more than it knows what to do with. To increase the enrollment much beyond the present figure would be but to have more students than the college could efficiently provide for. Also in this connection, there is a decided lack of rooming space. Even this year there was some little concern over whether or not the town would be able to absorb all the new students. Auburn will continue to grow in the natural manner with a higher enrollment figure each year. In the same manner the town will grow proportionally and be able to accommodate the increased number of .students. It would be pure folly at present to campaign for more students when goodness knows there are enough attending Auburn already. In all likelihood the freshman class next year will be every bit as large if not larger than the class this year. It is only natural that it should. Of course there is another side to the picture. It is the desire of everyone to see Auburn grow into a larger school, offering a much wider range of studies. With en-rollment increased each year, it will be necessary for the State to take care of the additional students through the appropriation of more money for expanding purposes. In that way Auburn would not only increase greatly in size but in importance as an educational institution as well. The above line of reasoning is somewhat weak at present in view of the fact that the State is having a difficult time of even providing for the normal existence of the college without having to shell out additional funds for more buildings and additional equipment. There is no doubt that'Auburn will continue to grow and expand into a much larger school. It will not be necessary or even desirable to sales-talk prospective students into coming to Auburn. Let Auburn speak for itself as a place where one can secure a first-class college education, and then the students will come here in numbers far greater than they would through any efforts which Blue Key or any other organization might make. Old As The Hills It was of particular note during a meeting of a current events- class one night this -week that not once during the entire lecture of something short of an hour's duration was there any mention of news or happenings that anywhere near approached being what is commonly know^i as current. In fact, the speaker spent the hour in a lecture on a topic well nigh as old as the hills and upon which most any normal person has already heard too much. No doubt George Washington is an interesting character in American history, and it would indeed be amusing as well as instructive to know what that noted gentleman would think and feel should he suddenly be brought back to life in this age. Yet, when compared with what is now happening around us at present in the State, as well as the nation, the subject of Washington has little excuse for being brought up, even though we celebrate his birthday next week. The average individual, college students being no exception, show a profound lack of knowledge on current topics. With this situation existing it is no wonder that corrupt politicians and hair-brained schemes-ters manage to make the impression that they do. If it wasn't for the fact that there will always be a few who keep tab on what is going on about them, there is no telling into what sort of a mess this country or any other country would soon degenerate. As a general rule students are not especially interested in day by day happenings in the world of political science of international relations, happenings which have a bearing in some form or another in the making of world history. Although one hour a "week is but a short period of time, it is sufficient to allow for a fairly general summarization of current events. Topics, such as the one discussed this week rightfully belong in the history course and not in a course dealing with current happenings. New March On Washington • Since its founding, the merit system of civil service appointments was steadily increased in scope until, when President Roosevelt took office, 80.8 per cent of the positions in the executive branch of the government were to be gained by competitive examinations. Today, says Lawrence Sullivan in the Atlantic Monthly, the figure has sunk to 57 per cent, the level of 1906. The management and clerical work of the emergency agencies established during the present administration has increased the number of government jobs by about 240,- 000. Only 1 in 107 of the new workers is under the merit system. The disposal of such a large number of political jobs will boost the Democrats tremendously at election time. New Dealers hit back at the spoils charges by pleading the necessity of swift action in an emergency. But, in the government reorganization, there has been a decrease of 12,000 in the number of classified positions under merit rules—this in the 3 years to June 1935. The fact that it is illegal to transfer positions from the merit system to the political method of appointment apparently means little. In one instance the shipping board, employing 750 people under the merit regulations, was abolished and its functions transferred to the department of commerce, thus opening up 750 more appointive positions. Following these lines of policy, partisan activity can only degenerate even further than at present into a battle of ins versus outs over the personal use of the public treasury. It will be hard to force politicians to sacrifice their boughten votes in the interest of efficient government service.— Minn. Daily. This Collegiate World (By Associated Collegiate Press) One thing about being editor of a paper in a very old college—you can always fill up space with stories out of the past if you have to. The editors of the Princetonian have been poring over a few old ledgers these days and coming up with some very interesting sidelights about their college in olden days. They tell how hockey first put in an ap-pearapce at the college in 1787. The Faculty was immediately alarmed over the sport. A statement was issued, saying "It appearing that a play . . . much practiced by smaller boys . . . with balls and sticks . . . is irr itself low and unbecoming gentlemen students." Furthermore, said the Faculty, "the sudden and alternate heats and colds" attending this sport were very dangerous. Sports were not professionalized, not at all. They played "Prison Base" in those days and in 1786 Richard Mosby became the college jump champion, "going 11 feet at a hop for 36 hops altogether." * * * * In another issue of the paper, the editors relate how a Princeton professor, Joseph Hanry, "scooped" Samuel Morse on the first telegraph line by eight years. This man set up a line on the campus. It was supported by the bare branches of the trees and terminated in a well at each end. It was this man who explained the magnetic relay to Morse. * * * * Says the Daily Illini: "Courtship consists of a man chasing a woman until she catches him." * * * * Petite Mary Sanford, just graduated from the University of Minnesota, has the University administration overwrought with excitement. Scanning her nice, crinkly new diploma Miss Sanford noticed something ghastly in such a document: Imriiediately she wrote a letter to the president of the college, saying, "The document reads, 'Know all men by these presents that the Board of Regents by virtue of the authority vested in them by the state of Minnesota have conferred upon . . . ' The pronoun 'them' and the auxiliary verb 'have,' both plural, refer to the subject, 'Board,' which is a collective noun and is considered singular. The correct form are 'it' and 'has.'" At the next Regents meeting, Miss San-ford's plaint will be the first item of new business, the President has assured her. V . * * * * Columnist at Ohio State University re-quotes the Cornell paper which relates how a professor of English received an essay which had been copied directly from a book. The professor announced that if the student guilty of plagiarism would see him after class, his name would not be divulged. When the class was over, he found five fidgety students waiting for him! * * * * Dr. Leroy Hartman of the school of oral surgery, Columbia University, recently was credited all over the country with developing a new chemical formula for killing pain in teeth that are being drilled. But now a reaction is setting in, and the public is finding that maybe it isn't all the newspapers said it was. Said Dr. Paul Kitchin, of Ohio State University: "The publicity given the new desensitizer is unfortunate in that anything which gives hope or promises as much relief as this does should have been put in the hands of the profession for a tryout before it was put into the minds of the public." * * * * Instead of being a lazy individual who sticks- to the campus because "it's a nice, easy life," the average university professor is one of the nation's busiest professional men, says Northwestern University, where a little study has been made. They found that the average teacher spent 9 hours a day in work connected with his classes and research, delivered 4.8 lectures during the year, traveled 1,213 miles, wrote two articles for publication, published a fifth of a book, Quotable Quotes (By Associated Collegiate Press) -"Instructors talk too much, regulate too much and are too suspicious of students."— Dr. L. P. Stieg, president, University of Washington, talks about talking. "Almost any English-speaking person can get a job in China teaching English."— William E. Daugherty, Ohio State graduate, returns from Tung Chow. "Hell Week? The only solution is elimination."— Northwestern's Pres. Walter Dill Scott speaks his mind. "Brooklyn is the graveyard of the ministry."— The Rev. Cornelius Greenway, pastor of All Souls Universalist Church, Brooklyn, sends a tip to theological students. "Student radicals are manufactured by the hysterical regulations of the institutions in which they are enrolled."—President Robert Maynard Hutchins, of Chicago, releases the cold dope. Students who fall asleep during classes are not to blame, says the Rocky Mountain Collegian, and to explain quotes Dr. Myron C. Barlow, head of the psychology department of the University of Utah: "It's hypnotism, pure and simple, albeit most of the hypnotists practice the art quite unihindful of their latent powers. "When professors talk in- a monotonous voice and there is little disturbance in the room, the more susceptible are sure to fall asleep. I have done it myself. "Hypnptism merely involves the placing of the attention of the subject on some object and holding it there." * * * * According to the Cameran Collegian the student's 23 Psalm is as follows: The college professor is my shepherd, And I am in dire want. He preventeth me from lying down in the bed that I renteth. He leadeth me to make A fool of myself before my classmates-. Yea, though I burneth my light Until mye roommate howleth, I fear much evil, For the prof is against me, His theories and his rantings Frighteneth my wits from me. He assigneth me extra work As a punishment In the presence of mine enemies. He anointeth my quiz paper with red ink, And my zeros filleth a whole column. Surely, theories, exams, and themes will follow me .All the days of my college career, And I shall dwell in the bug house forever. * * * * The Daily Maroon quotes one of the Chicago dailies as saying that the only thing they can see for the case against Roosevelt is the fact that we didn't have such winters under Coolidge and Hoover. * * * * A lot of earnest young American campus debaters are having sad experiences meeting the present Oxford and Cambridge teams which are touring the country. English debate tactics never seem to change, but fortunately their American op-taught evening classes, gave radio speeches and served as official for some learned society. ponents never get wise. It is a common assertion that the Oxford Union provides the best debate material in the world, although it seems to consist of an ability to charm the audience, to maintain complete nonchalance, to spin merry tales. American students, on the other hand, bone up for weeks, outline their case concretely, and spew forth facts and figures at a terrific rate—all of which the English wave airily aside as so much amusing rubbish. We know of one case, however, where the British did not ignore statistics. In fact, they made tremendously effective use of them and won their debate hands down. One of their team arose to his feet and with a rather weary air said, "We know our opponents would simply devastate all of us with their statistics. We have decided that we can best answer them with statistics of our own, which we now give to you." Whereupon he unwound a long, long roll of paper until it touched the floor, then gathered it all up and tossed it over the footlights. —The Reflector. * * * * Two bits of very free verse from the Daily Maroon: My. postman Is a mailman. A femailman Would look funny. Unlike my girl I squeeze my toothpaste From the bottom. * * • * * A tradition at Syracuse University requires that girls who want dates wear ribbons in their hair. Recently a ribbon-wearing freshman appeared with this note pinned on her dress: "I am not wearing this ribbon for a date. I always wear a ribbon." Heavy protective "armor" is responsible for many football injuries, according to D. O. McLaughry, of Brown, president of the American Football Coaches' Association. Women make better lawyers than men, according to every comparative measurement of those characteristics of lawyers studied by the Human Engineering Laboratory of Stevens Institute. 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. * * * * IWOULD like for all of my U. D. C, D. A. R., W. C. T. U., and Eastern Star friends to take notice of the following little endeavor that I have clipped from The Pathfinder, a bit of a magazine that is published in Washington, and whose editor, when he writes such as he does here, is a man whose ideas are closely akin to mine. Here is: ANCESTRAL TREES Frequently you hear someone bragging about being "descended from" some great ancestor. Such a "reference" cuts a very little swath with most of us ordinary, folks or "plain people" because we all know how ill-founded is most of this pride of ancestry. When we stop to think that each of us had two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents and so on almost ati infinitum; that each generation doubles the number of strains of blood represented in us; and that there are three generations to a century on the average, there is really little point in claiming we are descended from some great personage of two and three hundred years ago. It is easy to figure out the number of ancestors you probably had at any given date. Figuring at the above rate most of us likely had 16 ancestors one century ago. Two centuries ago they numbered 256; 4096 three centuries ago, and so on, if you want to go back any farther. Perhaps if you could count your ancestors over the years as far back as 900 A. D. you could claim direct descent from over a billion ancestors, which at that time represented the entire population of the world. And strangely enough you are exactly as much descended from one of these as from any other, and no more. For that reason you are a descendant of kings; you can claim that you have royal blood in your veins and you can prove it by such mathematics. On the other hand you cannot escape the fact that thousands and millions of your ancestors were probably bad people. No doubt many of them were hung or had their heads chopped off. If you wished to figure your ancestry back that far you could rightly claim that Solomon, Rameses, the Queen of Sheba, Caesar, Columbus, Napoleon, Washington and everyone else were "in our family," at least as collateral relations if not direct ancestors. An authority on ethnology has stated it is improbable that there is a pure-blooded race anywhere on the earth today, despite all the rules and regulations laid down by the German Nazis to preserve the purity of the "Aryan" race,. So when you hear someone bragging of his or her lineage or ancestry call his or her attention to the above figures, and add that in all probability he or she is a cousin to Ananias, and only about 150 times removed. That ought to put a stop to their ancestral boasting once and for all. After all, it is not what our grandfather did, but what we do for ourselves. Of course, if grandpappy up and dies and left us a million dollars that sheds a different light on the matter, and we may well sport a coat-of-arms in the front parlor. But so few of us had those kind of grandpaps. Sez You! Politics is politics, women is women, and the sun always sets in the West, but, my dear lads and lassies opinion is what makes the world go round. This week we have annoyed our victims with the poser: "What do you think of politics in college life?" Needless to say the answers were varied and interesting. The first comes from Mr. Pat Plumlee, a junior from Birmingham, and a politician of no mean ability. Pat was quite wary at first but finally enlightened us with this: "I think it's educational, to say the least'." Albert F. Arruzza, sophomore from Stamford, Conn.: "College politics is so crooked that, in comparison, the tactics of the late Huey Long's forces appear to be the utmost in honest endeavor." "Rat" McCool, of Fayette, has this to say: "I think that politics on the campus is too severly criticized by people not any too well versed in the matter." Miss Zoe Dobbs, who is the boss of all the women, gave us a very enlightening statement. Says Miss Dobbs: "I think that it adds a zest to college life, and I think that the women should be more deeply involved in clean, righteous politics." Miss Kay Sibert, junior from Fort Ben-ning, Ga., who has political aspirations herself, believes: "It's a game of cops and robbers, and remember, it takes a thief to catch a thief." Miss Molly Brasfield, freshman from Demopolis, has some encouragement for you big shots and would-be big men: "Like any large body it needs a machine to make it function properly," says Molly, and who can argue? SATURDAY, FEB. 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 EUGENE LEE, Editor Contributors JACK TODD BILL TROUP GERALD BILBRO SHAKE-UP NOTED AMONG TEAMS OF S. E. CONFERENCE Several Top-Notch Quintets Slip Down Few Places In S. E. Conference Standings Last week saw a shake-up in the standings of the Southeastern Basketball Conference teams. Several of the top-notchers slipped down a few rungs in the ladder while underdogs leaped quickly into the vacated positions. Perhaps the most surprising of all the changes was Auburn's rise to fourth place from their former sixth position. The change was due to their winning a pair of games from Se-wanee on Monday and Tuesday nights with scores of 42-18 and 41-31. Mississippi State's descent to • seventh place from third was due to their two defeats at the hands of L. S. U. "with scores of 43-37 and 45-40. Alabama, too, sank lower on the scale after their defeat by Tennessee 28-20. The Crimson Tide now occupies ninth place as compared with their former standing of seventh. L. S. U. now ranks among the first three after being in eighth place for a short time. For the first time this year the Bayou Tigers are being seriously considered a real threat. Only two weeks until the tournament opens and the real fun begins as the quintets play for the championship. Standings in the Conference to date are: • . Team Won Lost TP OP Vanderbilt - - 8 1 360 251 Kentucky 5 1 224 173 L. S. U. - 7 4 464 334 Auburn -1 _ 5 2 232 159 Mississippi _ 5 3 330 299 Georgia 6 4 336 329 Miss. State L- 5 4 369 229 Tennessee _1_ 4 3 249 199 Alabama 6 6 382 352 Ga. Tech 2 4 178 202 Florida — 1 6 203 261 Tulane 1 10 280 435 Sewanee _~ 0 6 125 185 Beginning in June, Yale engineering graduates will receive bachelor of engineering instead of bachelor of science degrees. A new course in marriage at Syracuse university will enroll 130 students this semester, with 415 on the waiting list. "Schimmel," star of the Berlin police department's dog section, is credited with the individual solution of eight murders. OB. W. C. TSOTJNTBKE, Pellaim Specialist, 2K1 Travis Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas. Sntferen from Pellagra should com. mnnlcate with me for a remedy which ba* proven raecessfnl for more than fifteen yeara, FRESHMAN BASKETBALLERS DEFEAT DADEVILLE Practice Sessions Begin For Cindermen WILBUR HUTSELL TO AGAIN COACH LOCAL TRACKMEN Poor Weather Conditions Hamper Progress As Hutsell On Lookout For Replacements SPORTS CHATTER =By EUGENE LEI Practice for the track and field team started this week on Drake field. Poor weather conditions has delayed the progress of the practice sessions, but Coach Hutsell hopes to get his work in full swing next week. Coach Hutsell starts his 15th campaign as director of the team with the tough task of replacing nine of his outstanding performers of last year. These cinder artists were greatly responsible for the brilliant season compiled by the 1935 team, which swept to four dual meet victories. Heading the losses were Punchess, Pihl, and Gait, three of the greatest distance runners to ever perform for Auburn. Funchess held the local record in the 880 at 1:59.7 and Pihl held the local mile record at 4:26.4. Gait was an outstanding two-miler. Wright, high point holder and dash artist, Langdon and Martin, broad jumpers, and Tolve and Crane, shot and discus entries, were also lost by graduation. Mercer, outstanding low and high hurdler, was seriously injured during the summer and was unable to return to school. The dashes should be well cared for this year, for James Karam, who received nearly as many points in these events as Wright, will be back. Either Charlie Lawrence, Bob Coleman, or James Kelso will be available for help. Both of last year's quarter milers are back. Wilton Kilgore and Hamp Williams were consistent winners in this event last year. Hal_ Tanner is also a quarter miler and will be available for this event. The prospects for the 880, mile, 2 mile and hurdles lack experience. Bill Emrey and Duncan are out for the 880. Emrey has had more experience and will probably see the most service of the two. Stinson has the edge on the milers with Duncan and Von Chandler running him a close race. Ed Powers is slated for duty in the two mile race. He should receive most of his competition from Stinson and Hubert Lee. Bruce McGehee promises to be the best of the high hurdlers. B. Sellers and Woodard have shown promise for this event. For the low hurdles are Charlie Lawrence, who is troubled with a bad back, Sellers and Woodard. The pole vault event will be well fortified. In Captain Ed McKenzie Auburn has one of the best vaulters in the South. Frank Gantt, Walter Gilbert and Gresham are also good vaulters. Bruce McGehee. is the best of the high jumpers. McGehee won his specialty in all of last year's meets % with the exception of the Georgia meet. Garrison, Flake Farley and Karam are the best of the broad jumpers. Vernon Burns, Lester Antley, Frank Gantt and Hugh Rodgers are candidates for the shot put event. Tom McGehee should be a winner with the discus. Antley, Burns and Rodgers are other discus prospects. Bent-ley and Blake were consistent winners with the javelin last year. Other candidates for this event are Rodgers and Mantoux. Tonight in Clemson, South Carolina, Coach Dell Morgan sends his boxing squad into competition. for the first time. It will be interesting to watch the reactions to Auburn's baptism to collegiate boxing. Each year efforts have been made to organize a team here, but only this year has witnessed the realization of these efforts. The sport now seems imbedded as a permanent fixture here. The expectations of material results will not be realized this year. It will take another year or more to make any headway with the new sport. A good start has been made, and Coach Morgan is due a great amount of commendation for the time and effort devoted to the squad. • Flowers for all Occasions KING'S NURSERY Phone 695-J OPELIKA, ALABAMA HAGEDORN'S DEPARTMENT STORE DRY GOODS LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR LADIES' AND CHILDRENS' SHOES DRAPERIES — CURTAINS — CARPETS A Most Complete Gents' Furnishing Department Opelika, Alabama Only one more week remains of basketball for the Tigers. Four tilts that promise to be thrillers will be crammed into this week. Games with Georgia, Georgia Tech, and two with Florida remain. Only a misfortune could prevent the team from .continuing their great work of the present time. A dark horse at the beginning of the season, the Tigers have advanced rapidly under the direction of Coach Ralph Jordan and now ranks closely with the best of the conference. Only Vanderbilt has been able to register wins over the team, and the last loss to the Commodores was only by a small margin. At present Vanderbilt and Kentucky are leading the conference. Saturday's game is due for a large turn out of students. Give all of your assistance to Cheerleader Bill McTyeire so you can do your part toward sending them to Knoxville. * * * No greater furor among college officials of the South has occurred this fall than the question of subsidization. No sooner had discussions of the open plan that was adopted by the Southeastern Conference subsided than the Southern Conference adopted their dissimilar Graham Plan. The Southeastern Conference put this question above board and placed it on an honest plane. Whereas the officials of the conference that housed the present members of the Southeastern turned in the opposite direction with their plan by adopting resolutions that call for a strict control over student help.' Several of the schools frankly admitted that subsidizing of athletes was practiced, and these schools were the ones that possessed the strongest teams of the conference. This plainly shows that help is necessary for successful teams. Indications point to only one year of operation under the plan, and during that year methods will be used to get by the requirements. With the two neighboring conferences operating under far different methods, an excellent experiment will be carried on during the year. . Three meals a day can't produce maximum physical and mental efficiency, say Yale physiologists. They recommend more frequent and more moderate feedings. Each first down would count for one point under a new football scoring system proposed to the national collegiate rules committee. Spring Training Is Important For Gridmen By GERALD BILBRO Spring training, the basic foundation of all training in football, was well under way this week. Spring training, according to Coach Jack Meagher, is a period of about six or eight weeks in which time is crammed every phase of football into the minds and bodies of those trying for the team. As spring practice in football forms the basic foundation of later practices, it is, of course, of vast importance. For this reason no loss' in time can be allowed. During fair weather the gridsters are hard at work running, kicking, passing, blocking, tackling, scrimmaging, and other various forms of practice, but during (Continued on page 4) CONTEST IS ELEVENTH WIN IN SIXTEEN STARTERS BY FR0SH Dadeville Is Routed By 35-14 Score Thursday Night A s Number Of Men Cut Loose With Brilliant Plays For Auburn; Freshmen Defeated By Lanett Athletic Club Wednesday By BILL TROUP Led by Holmes and Childress, Auburn's freshman basketball five routed the Dadeville high school team, 35-14, Thursday evening in a preliminary to the varsity encounter. This game marked the eleventh win in sixteen starts for Coach Dell Morgan's lads. Dudley opened the scoring for the evening with a freethrow but Dadeville, with the help of Walker's two charity throws, soon held a 2-1 advantage over the Tigers. This scanty lead was soon religuished and Auburn was never pressed from there on. Under the sharpshooting of Childress, Dudley, Karge, and Edwards the victors were out in front 16-6 at half-time. The second half was a rout as Holmes, Childress, and Dudley cut loose with a brilliant exhibition of rapid fire shooting on bristling drivas under the basket after taking passes from their mates. O'Reilly, Pappas, and Edwards contributed to the cause by sinking four long shots. Holmes and Childress each gathered six tallies for high scoring honors. Dudley and Edwards each made five points. Young and Evers were high for Dadeville with four points. Staging a second half rally that brought them to within nine points of the victors, Auburn's freshman cagers were defeated by Lanett Athletic Club in a return engagement last Wednesday night, 46-37. After trailing 24-8 at the half the frosh settled down to a better game of basketball. With Childress, Karge, Edwards, and Jigger all hitting the net accurately Auburn approached to (Continued on page 4) 1 HE extra value built into the Ford V-8 explains why it can be financed on such easy terms. The Ford V-8 is worth more at the end of a year—on several years—because more dollar value was put into the car when i t was built. Your Ford Dealer j>uysa/wFQBDV>a A MONTH On the U.C C A0/ m ^ - SeeWF0,dDea|e i mtfBad qet a FORD V OF RICH, RIPE-BODIED TOBACCO-"IT'S TOASTED" Copyright IMS. The American Tobacco Company 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 SATURDAY, FEB. 15, 1936 NUMBER OF BID CARDS FOR HOP COLLECTED (Continued from page 1) Darden, Opelika. Morris Pelham — Margaret Gunn; Bill Piatt — Esther Weeks; A. M. Pollard — Mary Louise Wilson, Montgomery; E. E. Pollard — May-fry Lunsford, Utah; T. N. Powell — Helen Christie; Gilmore Pugh — Molly Brasfield; George Quinney — Jane Slack; Jack Ramsay — Sarah Smith; Isaac Rayburn — Frances Passmore; Walter Reeves — Mary Elizabeth Watson; Whitfield Rew — Helen Tigner; E. E. Rushing •— Sarah Veazy, West Point, Ga.; Ralph Sayers — Tillie McKnight, Columbus, Ga.; Wallace Shelby — Mary Anne Geisking, Birmingham; G. B. Smith — Mary Carmack; W. H. Smith — Sarah Hooper; R. W. Steele — Mildred Parsons; Joe Swenson — Olive Moses, Birmingham; Walter Thomas — Katherine Kluttz, Birmingham; W. F. Thomas — Helen Jones; W. W. Thomas — Sarah Jones, Bessemer; C. W. Trotter — Jane Wadsworth, Montgomery; . C. Whitty Walter — Mary Hall Van Pelt, Montgomery; R. C. Welty — Jane Dickson, Opelika; Rupert Wilson — Marie Stokes, Montgomery; Joe Whiteside — Sara Frances Whiteside, Montevallo; W. T. Wingo — Virginia Wadsworth; E. A. Wright — Craig Draper, Langdale. FROSH BASKETSALLERS DEFEAT DADEVILLE (Continued from page 3) within a few points of the victors but Newman, who led Lanett with 20 points, managed to keep Lanett in the lead. Childress, substitute center, was the hot shot for the visitors and paced Tiger Theatre "Showplace of East Alabama" Auburn, Alabama SATURDAY, FEB. 15 "EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT" With June Lang, Thomas Beck Our Gang Comedy Also POPEYE SUNDAY & MONDAY FEB. 16 & 17 , "MAGNIFICENT OBESSION" With Irene Dunne, Robert Taylor, Charles Butterworth, Betty Furness Color Cartoon "Somewhere in Dreamland" TUESDAY, FEB. 18 "EXCLUSIVE STORY" With Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin, Joseph Calleia , Broadway Brevity "Doorman's Opera" World News Events OPELIKA . THEATRE • FRIDAY, FEB. 14 'THE LONE WOLF RETURNS" 'with MELVYN DOUGLAS GAIL.PATRICK SATURDAY, FEB. 15 BUCK JONES in "OUJLAWED GUNS* OWL SHOW TFS A GREAT LIFE' With JOE MORRISON CHARLES (CHIC) SALE PAUL KELLY MONDAY & TUESDAY FEB. 17 & 18 The Stars of "Of Human Bondage" Reunited for t h e First Time Leslie Howard and Bette Davis in "THE PETRIFIED FOREST" THIRD STRAIGHT VICTORY IS WON BY TIGERS HERE (Continued from page 1) Rodgers, Morland, Black, Bottoms, Wood, and Hamm. The Georgia line-up will be selected from Johnson, Moore, and Richards, forwards; Harrold, center, and Anderson, Thompson, Harmon, and Kennedy, guards. After the game with Georgia, the Plainsmen close out the season next week. The Tigers play Georgia Tech in a return game in Atlanta Wednesday night and wind up the season with a brace of games with Florida in Gainesville on Friday and Saturday nights. Box score: AUBURN—(41) Player FG F TP Eaves, G 6 0 12 Curlee, G. 0 2 2 Mitchell, C. - 3 2 8 Crew, F. _ 1 4 1 9 McKissick, F. 2 2 6 Barnes, F. 10 2 Morland, F. 10 2 Rodgers, G 0 0 0 Wood, C. 0 0 0 Hamm, G. 0 0 0 17 7 41 BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN — (22) Player FG F TP Morland, F. 10 2 Walton, F. 0 0 0 Johnston, C -.. 0 2 2 Mosley, G. :...... 2 1 5 Thomas, G. 3 0 6 Corbin, F. 2 0 4 Bray, G 1 13 Auburn Chapter U.D.C. Takes Part In Events 9 22 the Auburn club with 11 tallies. Close upon his heels were Jigger and Karke, who both collected six points. The freshmen have another game with Lanett this Saturday evening in preliminary to the varsity contest. \ Patronize Plainsman advertisers. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 14.—(Special.)— Governor Bibb Graves will be the principal speaker at the ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy to be held here Tuesday morning at 11:30 in the portico of the Capitol. Sponsored by the Alabama Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Mrs. Herman D. Jones, of Auburn, president, also announces that Mayor W. A. Gunter, of Montgomery will serve as master of ceremonies. The Governor will be introduced by Mrs. Marie Bankhead Owen, director of the Department of Archives and History. MUsic for the occasion will be furnished by the Lanier High School Band and by the Montgomery Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps. Girl Scouts of Montgomery will serve as ushers. The "wreath of immortelles" will be placed by Mrs. B. B. Ross, of Auburn, long-time leader in Alabama U. D. C. work, on the star which marks the spot where Jefferson Davis took the oath of office in 1861. Mrs. Ross was serving as president of the Alabama Division in 1911 when the 50th celebration was held and now holds the office of chairman of memorials, historic places, and events for the Alabama Division. Clemson Students To Be In Auburn Monday A Y. M. C. A. delegation from Clemson college, composed of the student secretary at Clemson and 11 members of the student Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, are to arrive in Auburn next Monday afternoon. From Auburn as a base point this delegation will stage a number of programs at nearby high schools to include several talks by the members as well as a number of quartet presentations. The local cabinet will entertain the delegates at a supper Monday night and during their stay here, which will be through Wednesday. FULL PROGRAM IS PLANNED HERE BY CIVIL ENGINEERS EIGHT CHOSEN BY TAU KAPPA ALPHA FORENSICS GROUP (Continued from page 1) Gehee and Edwin Godbold bested their opponents in the freshman contest. Officers of the society this year are: Ralph Steele, president; Bill Emrey, vice-president; and Emma B. Sellers, secretary. The newly elected members will be initiated into the group in the near future. (Continued from page 1) dent chapter convention of Alabama and Georgia that is to be held at the University of Alabama during the last of March. Many representatives of the local chapter are expected to attend. At the meeting last week the following officers were elected: President, C. S. Athey; Vice-President, Vernie Holloway; Secretary, M. E. Weatherby; Treasurer, Sig Pruitt. CORRECTION It was stated Wednesday that a Valentine dance was to be given by Alpha Psi. The A. V. M. A. is giving the dance. Dr. Jose Antonio Lopez, former Ohio University student, may be the next governor of Puerto Rico. Frostbite sent 112 University of Wisconsin students to the infirmary during a recent cold wave. ^ ' •—-—— Stanford University regulations keep the nearest bar five miles from student beer-drinkers. Body Of H. 0 . Sargent Taken To Washington The body of Dr. H. O. Sargent, graduate of Auburn with the class of 1901, was brought through Auburn by train Thursday morning enroute to Washington, D. C, from Baton Rouge, La., where he died Wednesday morning from injuries received last week in an automobile accident. Funeral will be held in Washington. Dr.. Sargent was one of the outstanding leaders in vocational agricultural work, at the time of his death being federal agent in the department of education in charge of negro vocational agricultural work. He was well known in educational circles in Alabama, having served for a number of years as principal of the secondary agricultural school at Hamilton. In 1902 Dr. Sargent was awarded the Master's Degree at Auburn, later completing the requirements for the doctorate at George Washington University. For a time after graduation here he was connected with the horticulture department. He has been connected with the federal department of education since 1918. Accompanying the body to Washington was his son, H. O. Sargent, Jr., member of the freshman class at Auburn, who was called to his father's bedside in Baton Rouge last Friday. GOVERNOR GRAVES TELLS TRUSTEES THAT STATE MUST PAY (Continued from page 1) the degree of doctor of laws, honoris causa. President Duncan was authorized by the board to invest $12,000 as an endowment received as a bequest from the late Miss Unity D. Dancy, of Decatur, and use the income from this endowment as a library fund for chemistry and metallurgy as requested in will. DEBATE SCHEDULE FOR SEMESTER IS ABOUT COMPLETED (Continued from page 1) Women—here. March 23, South Carolina—here. March 27, Oglethorpe—here. April 1, Georgia Tech—here. April 14-15, Southern Debate Tournament— Gainesville, Fla. April 16, Rollins—there. April 17, Stetson—there. April 18, Jacksonville Junior College— there. April 20, Mercer—there. April 21, Georgia—there. April 22, Emory—there. Debates with Montevallo, Berry, and a return match with Emory, all to be held in Auburn, are tentatively scheduled, the dates to be announced later. Patronize Plainsman advertisers. GRIDMEN RECEIVE SPRING TRAINING (Continued from page 3) the bad weather other means have to be followed. In order to beneficently utilize the time during bad weather a form of classes is used. In these classes are discussed the theories of the game. In any event, every day is used in spring training, whether it be in actual practice, or in theory. In spring training the greater portion of the squad consists of men out in varsity football for their first time. With these -first-year men a different procedure from the training of the older men has to be followed. The older men usually practice on the finer points of the game, while the "rookies" learn the foundation. More often than not the experienced men are allowed to quit .practice before the inexperienced, at which time full attention is given the "rookies" and an excellent practice results. 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