1936-05-09 The Auburn Plainsman

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•VOLUMN LIX AUBURN, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1936 NUMBER 56
FIRE WRECKS FURNITURE STORE
College Approves Caps And Gowns
MAY 15 IS LAST
DATE STUDENTS
CAN GET GOWNS
All Seniors Will Wear Caps
And Gowns For First Time
In History Of The College
COST IS REDUCED
Burton's Bookstore Will Order
Gowns; Seniors:Are Asked
To Get Measured At Once
An official okeh by the college was
given yesterday to the use of caps and
gowns by the senior class for the grad­uation
exercises two weeks from Mon­day.
Outside of putting their stamp of
approval on the new graduation garb,
college authorities had nothing further
to say, stating that anything that met
with the approval of the majority of
the senior class members also met
with the approval of the college.
Bob Smith at Burton's Bookstore
is handling the mechanical end of ob­taining
the new graduation outfits for
the 235 seniors. Friday, May 15, has
been set as the last day that seniors
can be measured. This is in order
that gowns may be ordered and back
here in sufficient time to allow for
any possible changes or alterations.
All seniors are requested to have
their measurements taken at the soon­est
possible time at Burton's Book­store
to a'void the inevitable last min­ute
rush. The cost per student will
be $1.75 payable at the time measure­ments
are taken.
The graduation this year will mark
the first time in the history of Au­burn
that members of the senior class
have woUi caps and gowns while re­ceiving
their degrees. For 63 years
seniors marched in the graduation
parade clothed in the regular civilian
attire.
Co-eds will wear black gowns with
white collars, while the boys will wear
all black outfits.
Student Orchestras
Plan Varied Summer
Fielder
SlDA/£Y 5c/lRBOJ?OUOit1
SIDNEY SCARBOROUGH, cen-terfielder
for the Auburn nine, is
one of the hardest hitters on the
local club. . His average last year
ranked close to the top, and is
only slightly lower this season.
FINAL PARADE OF
YEAR FOR CADETS
BE HELD TUESDAY
Review Will Be Held At 1 0 : 3 0;
Competetive Drills To Start
In Morning At 8 O'Clock
The tentative summer schedules of
Auburn's three student dance bands
has been released by their respective
managers.
The Auburn Knights, now being
featured twice daily at Benson's, will
probably go on location at an unknown
place for the first part of the sum­mer
or else they will make a tour
throughout South Alabama, Georgia,
and Mississippi. Starting July 17
they are booked for an eight-weeks
engagement at the Hotel Markham in
Gulfport, Miss. This year will mark
their second appearance at this re­sort,
having played there seven weeks
last summer.
The Auburn Cavaliers are sched­uled
to continue playing at the Col­lege
Inn during the summer session.
They will also play for all the sum­mer
"A" Club dances. According to
Jimmy Hooper, business manager of
the band, the Cavaliers are planning
to add new talent as a summer at­traction.
Curing week ends this sum­mer
the band has a number of en­gagements
scheduled, including visits
to Columbus, Montgomery and Warm
Springs and other points in South
Georgia and Alabama.
Both the Knights and Cavaliers
were extended bids to play for the
final dances at the University of
Florida. «
The Auburn Collegians plan a two-weeks
road trip in South Alabama im­mediately
after the close of the regu­lar
school session. This newly form­ed
orchestra has made* considerable
progress since its formation and bids
fair to do even better next year.
The annual graduation review,
which brings to a formal Climax the
military-activities of the Auburn R.
O. T. C. unit/will be held at 10:30
o'clock Tuesday morning on Bullard
Field.
It is understood that the Birming­ham
Chamber of Commerce will again
bring to Auburn fpr the event a large
delegation of prominent Birmingham
industrial and business leaders. The
delegation spent the day in Auburn
last year upon -this occasion, the trip
having been arranged by L. E. Foster,
Sr., general manager of the Magic
City Chamber of Commerce.
A number of prominent Alabamians
from Montgomery and other points
are also expected to attend the color­ful
military maneuvers. Included in
the group will be a substantial dele­gation
of Auburn alumni.
Impressive part of the ceremony
will be the taking of the review by
the senior ROTC students who will
form behind the reviewing officers
and officials. It is at this time that
the junior class officers will officially
take their places n command of the
regiments, battalions, companies or
batteries, and platoons. With the sen­iors
in the position of honor, the bri­gade
will pass in review.
Competitive drifts begin at 8 o'clock
Tuesday and the annual military hon­ors
to the best battery and company
commanders and winners in the in­dividual
drill will be made. The com­manders
receive sabers while medals
go to winners in the competitive, in­dividual
drill.
LARGE NUMBER OF SENIORS
HERE OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT
LAMBDA CHI BALL
CLUB WINNERS OF
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Lambda Chi Outfit Wins Two
Games From S. A . E . To Cinch
Title In American League
A last Tninute - rally netting six
runs failed to make up the difference,
and the S. A. E. ball club went down
in defeat to a hard hitting Lambda
Chi outfit, 16 to 9, in the third and
deciding game of a play-off between
the two clubs yesterday afternoon.
This win by Lambda Chi gives them
the championship of the American
League of the Interfraternity Baseball
tournament. Within the next few
days Lambda Chi and Alpha Gamma
Rho, winners of the National League
some weeks ago, will meet in a three-game
series to determine the final win­ners
of the tournament.
The farmers have a fast and sure
hitting team that came through to
place top in the National League with­out
much competition from the other
teams. They should provide plenty of
fast play and stiff competition for the
Lambda Chi outfit. A handsome silver
loving cup is being awarded to the
winning club by the Interfraternity
Council.
Last Tuesday S. A. E. stepped out
to wallop Lambda Chi 11 to 5. The
outcome of this game came as more
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One-Act Play To Be
Given Monday Night
A one-act play, "The Fascinating
Mr. Denby," a comedy, will be staged
in the "Y" Hut next Monday night
at 8 o'clock.
Eleanor Boyd, Dot Sellers, Louise
Houk, and Margaret Watts are play­ing
the parts in the play being di­rected
by J. E. DeVaughn. This is
the second play of the semester to be
given by the members of E. C. Black-shear's
play production class. No ad­mission
will be charged.
Doner Is Named Head
Of Math Department
Dr. Ralph Douglas Doner, acting
head of the department of mathe­matics
at the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute since the death of Dr. B. H.
Crenshaw on November 25, 1935, has
been made permanent head of this de­partment,
effective immediately, the
announcement being made by Dr. L.
N. Duncan.
Dr. Doner came to Auburn in 1927
as associate professor of mathematics.
He was promoted later to professor,
then acting head, and now head of
the department. While Dr. Crenshaw
was serving on the college administra­tive
committee, Dr. Doner relieved him
of many of the duties of the depart­ment
of mathematics.
Born in South Dakota, Dr. Doner
had his high school training in Albia,
Iowa. He attended Belcit "University
one year, the University of Chicago
three years, where he received in 1917
the degree of bachelor of science in
physics. A year as a graduate stu­dent,
1919-20, at the University of
Illinois brought him the degree of
master of-sciences; and in 1926 he
received his > doctor in mathematics
at the same university.
His teaching experience includes one
year in physics at the University of
Illinois, three years in mathematics
and physics at Huron College, three
years in mathematics at the Univer­sity
of Illinois and one year in mathe­matics
at Purdue University. In 1918-
19 he was- research assistant for the
Hall Radio Corporation. He is a
member of the American Mathemati­cal
Society.
In appointing him Dr. Duncan pre­dicted
that Dr. Doner will soon be re­garded
as one of the outstanding
heads of college mathematics depart­ments
in the United States.
Pitcher
By P. O. DAVIS
Happy days are here again for young college graduates. At lease this-is
the situation at Auburn where calls for new graduates are back to the
pre-depression level. •
A survey by schools of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute reveals that
practically all members of the 1936-class to receive degrees on May 25
either have been" employed already or the outlo'ok is bright for employment
at an early date after graduation.
In the school of engineering—the
biggest of the eight schools at Auburn
—Dean John J. Wilmore reports that
half of the senior class has been
placed, others are getting located al­most
daily, and the general demand
for students given thorough training
in engineering, as at Auburn, is the
greatest since 1929. "Once more,"
said Dr. Wilmore, "our graduates in
engineering are in demand in accord­ance
with' the excellence of their
training, their personalities, and their
ability as leaders."
In the school of agriculture the calls
for young graduates are about the
same as a year ago. Now, as then,
the number is inadequate to fill the
calls, according to Dean M. J. Fun-chess.
Practically all of the candidates for
degrees in business administration
have been placed, and here, as in en­gineering,
the demand is stronger than
for several years, as reported by Dr.
John W. Scott
Over on "Vet Hill" those who are
soon to receive the degree of veterin­ary
medicine are facing the future
with optimism. Some will go into
private practice, and others will
either do government work or com­mercial
work, said Dr. I. S. McAdory.
In the school .of education, where
students are trained for the profession
of teaching, Dean Zebulon Judd is
sanguine that all members of the cur­rent
class will be placed before schools
open next fall. This has occurred,
however, in the school of education
for the last several years.
Dean C. L. Hare of the school of
chemistry and pharmacy reports more
requests for young graduates in both
of these subjects. Many of those in
chemistry are being employed by the
big, industries, thereby indicating im­proved
conditions in industry, as in
agriculture.
Increase in construction is calling
for more architects, as reported by
«
Dean Frederic Child Biggin of this
school. In both architecture and al­lied
arts the outlook is the brightest
in several years, giving well-trained
students genuine cause to be opti­mistic,
Dean Biggin said.
Miss Louise P. Glanton, head of
home economics work, placed all mem­bers
of her 1936 class in some phase
of home economics work. For several
years Auburn students trained in
home economics ..have experienced lit-
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FUTILE ATTEMPT IS MADE
TO SAVE GOODS; CAUSE OF
BLAZE IS NOT DETERMINED
Collins Is Chosen
Head Of Kappa
Delta Pi
/tLflewi POLY
MUTT MORRIS, probably the
best pitcher in the South, ha* al­ready
this season pitched one no-hit
game, one one-hit game, and
one game with only two hits.
TIGER CINDERMEN
WILL MEET TECH
SQUAD SATURDAY
Auburn Will Attempt To Wind
Up Season Saturday With
Another Conference Win
Determined to wind up their con­ference
dual meet campaign with two
victories out of three conference meets,
the Tigers will receive their strongest
test against Georgia Tech in Atlanta
Saturday. Auburn's final engage­ment
is the annual conference carni­val
in Birmingham on May 15 and 16.
The Yellow Jackets have been out­standing
in all their wins this Spring.
Led by Perrin Walker/ an Olympic
prospect, who enters three or four
events in every meet, Tech has a well
balanced team that is being consid­ered
for top honors in the conference
carnival. Other outstanding perform­ers
are West and Aldridge, a sopho­more,
who have displayed consider­able
ability in meets to date.
Auburn will enter the meet with
its members in better condition than
at any other time this year. Charlie
Lawrence, who has been counted on
heavily for points in the dashes has
improved greatly and should give the
speedy Walker close competition. Joe
Bob Mitchell pulled a muscle in the
Florida meet and might not be in con-
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At the last meeting of Kappa Delta
Pi Tuesday night, Basil K. Collins was
elected president of the organization
for next year. Kappa Delta Pi is an
honorary fraternity for students in
education.
Other officers elected Tuesday are
as follows: Joel Eaves, vice president;
Louise Houk, corresponding secretary;
Ralph Boles, reporter; Ernest Thorn-hill,
chairman of membership commit­tee
; Mrs. E. B. Beck, recording secre­tary;
and Dr. J. G. Kuderna, chapter
councilor.
Also at the meeting the retiring
president, J. "E. DeVaughn presented
several ideas as a basis upon which
the local chapter may operate next
year. DeVaughn was a delegate to
the national convention of the organ­ization
held in St. Louis, Mo., re­cently.
Damage Estimated At $10,000
As Fire Razes Auburn Furni­ture
Store Late Last Night
BUILDING UNINSURED
Students Discover Fire At 11
O'Clock; Believed To Have
Started In Radio Repair Shop
Twelve From,Auburn Faculty Are
Honored By Education Publication
Twelve members of the Auburn fac­ulty
have honorable mention in the
1935-36 volume of "Who's Who In
American Education" edited and pub­lished
by the Robert C. Cook Com­pany
of New York City.
The purpose of the book is to pre­sent
a cross* section of the men and
women in the field.of education in
every state in the Union. This year's
volume consists of 4,000 photographs
which is an added attraction to the
edition. .
Dr. L. N. Duncan, newly elected
president of Auburn, has been con­nected
with the college in various
ways since 1905, when he was an in­structor
in agriculture and head of
the Alabama Experiment Station lo­cated
here.
Frederic C. Biggin, dean of the
School of Architecture and Allied
Arts, has been a professor at Auburn
since 1916 and dean since 1927. He
has studied and travelled in Egypt,
Palestine, Greece, Italy, Switzerland,
France, and England.
George Petrie has been dean of the
Graduate School and head of the his­tory
department here since 1922. He
is the author of several books and
pamphlets and is a regular broad­caster
over Station WAPI in Birm­ingham.
Zebulon Judd is dean of the School
of Education and has been with the
institution since 1915. He is also
director of the Auburn summer ses­sion
and author of U. S. Bull and
numerous -papers and pamphlets.
• Oliver T. Ivey is a professor of
history and has been with Auburn
since 1929. He is especially inter­ested
in Latin America and the Far
Eastern areas and is faculty adviser
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Tiger Baseball Team
Loses Two Games; To
Play Petrels Friday
Blanked in both of their two-game
series with the Bona Allen Shoemak­ers
on Wednesday and Thursday, the
Auburn Tigers proved to be no match
for the hard-hitting Buford, Georgia
nine as they fell 9-0 and 7-0.
The first game of the series saw
Gene Nix, Shoemaker hurler, in rare
form as he only faced 31 batters and
allowed but one hit. Billy Hitchcock's
bingle in the fifth was the very best
the Plainsmen could do in the entire
game, while the Shoemakers banged
out 10 wallops for nine runs. They
counted two unearned runs in the first
frame on an error, a single by Red
McSwain, and a knock out to right
field for a double by Jake Daniel.
Alternate-Captain Mutt Morris ex­perienced
difficulty in the fifth and
was relieved by French Gunner who
twirled two-hit, three-run ball for the
remainder of the contest.
The second game, on Thursday,
proved to be much the same story as
the Bengals could do little with the
willow and only garnered four singles
from Big Cleo Jeter who struck out
16. The four hits came from Frank
Ham, Billy Hitchcock, Malcolm Mc­Donald,
and Collins Fenton.
The Morganmen travel to Atlanta
today where they will meet Oglethorpe
in their final two games of the season
today and tomorrow.
Heads Of All Campus
Fraternities Listed
All of Auburn's social fraternities
have held elections during the past
several weeks for the purpose of nam­ing
chapter presidents for the coming
year.
Lloyd Little, Alpha Gamma Rho;
Grady Randolph, Alpha* Lambda Tau;
Porter Caughman, Alpha Psi; Ham
Callen, Alpha Tau Omega; Bill Weav­er,
Beta Kappa; Vernie Holloway,
Delta Sigma Phi; Wimpy Thornton,
Kappa Alpha; Vernon Merritt, Kappa
Sigma; Tommy Hagan, Lambda Chi
Alpha; Walter Schuster, Phi- Delta
Theta; Pat Plumlee, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Dick Charlton, Pi Kappa Phi; Ray­mond
Kierstead, Phi Kappa Tau;
Fletcher Bullard, Sigma Alpha Epsi-lon;
Joe Stewart, Sigma Chi; Bruce
McGehee, Sigma Nu; Bob Creel, Sig­ma
Phi Epsilon; M. H. Brawner, Sig­ma
Pi; Frank Hendon, Theta Chi;
Orson Johnson, Theta Kappa Nu; and
I Richard Duff ell, Tau Omega Upsilon.
By JACK TODD
From a reliable source it was learn­ed
today the total loss incurred in
the fire last night amounted to ap­proximately
$10,000, $2,500 of which
was covered by insurance.
Excitement ran high here last night
as the Auburn Furniture Company,
located on College Street, caught fire
which resulted in an almost total loss
as the flames and water practically
destroyed the entire stock.
The alarm was turned in at 11:03
p. m. by I. F. Reed, who was informed
of the blaze by three students hap­pening
by the store shortly after the
fire had started. The fire trucks ar­rived
on the scene within a few min­utes
but had difficulty in connecting
the hose, so some time passed before
any water could be played on the in­terior.
Meanwhile, several students were
engaged in smashing windows in order
that an easier entry could be made.
With a good draft thus created, the
flames suddenly shot to the ceiling
and quickly spread throughout the en­tire
room. The heat could be felt on
the other side of the street. How­ever,
the three streams of water which
were brought into use soon had mat­ters
under, control and only clouds of
smoke and students hampered the fire
fighters from salvaging the furniture,
a great deal of which was brought
out into the streets before the con­flagration
had gained much headway.
The exact cause of the blaze is un­known,
but it is believed to have re­sulted
from a short circuit in the wir­ing
system of a radio shop located in
the rear of the building, where the
fire started and quickly spread
through the entire floor. A canopy
of cheese cloth over the radio equip-,
ment served to aid the blaze in gain­ing
a headway.
With the ceiling ablaze, flaming
drops of resin dropping to the floor
caused the fire to spread more rapidly
amongst the furniture and household
articles in the store.
No information could be secured as
to what financial loss was incurred,
but it is known that the store was
only partially covered by insurance.
The building, owned by Dr. C. S. Yar-
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"A" Club Entertains
With Dance Saturday
The fourth and last dance of the
current semester by the "A" Club will
be given tomorrow night in Alumni
Gym. The affair will get underway
shortly after nine and will continue
until midnight.
As per usual the Auburn Knights
will furnish the music for the occa­sion.
Since the firft of the year the
Knights have gained widespread pop­ularity
on the campus with their own
special arrangements of many of the
popular dance tunes. ,
As this is the last "A" Club dance
of the semester, it is expected that
efforts will be made to make it one
of the best of the year with a num­ber
of out-of-town girls on the cam­pus
for the evening.
• During the summer the "A" Club
will give the usual number of dances
at the Gym during the summer school
session, with the Auburn Cavaliers
engaged to provide the music.
The admission to the dance Satur­day
is the usual price of one rock.
P A G E TWO T H E A U B U R N P L A I N S M AN A L A B A M A P O L . Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U TE
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Mother's Day
The real significance of Mother's Day has
been somewhat overshadowed in • recent
years because it has fallen prey to com­mercialization
like so many other com-memorable
days of a similar nature. Some
groups have from time to time in the past
asked that Mother's Day be done away with
for this reasBn. While still others have
sought to make this day one of charitable
giving, for which no special presents were
to be bought, but to needy to be helped in
every way.
But whatever anybody says either one
way or the other, we feel that under no
conditions should the one day which has
been set aside in memory and in honor of
our mothers be altered, and the over-com­mercialization
could easily be remedied by
the writing of letters and paying of visits
instead of the now customary shower of
meaningless gifts.
It would be well that each student write
his or her mother just a little note or any­thing
to let her know that she is being
remembered. There is no telling just how
riluch joy this would mean to many mothers,
and if there is anybody in the world due all
the joy and happiness possible, it is the
mothers.
Auburn Seniors "Sissies"
Considerable publicity has been given Au­burn
since several weeks ago the senior
class voted down caps and gowns for grad­uation.
The Associated Press became in­terested,
interpreted the happenings in
order to make a better news story and then
wired it over the country.
It seems as though the gist of the press
release was that the decision against caps
arid gowns was the result of a feeling
among Auburn seniors that it would be
"sissy". Of course that made a nice little
story, something a little odd and out of the
ordinary. Alabama country boys afraid to
wear caps and gowns because it might be
"sissy." We bet the Montevallo lassies got
a big laugh. Oh, those Auburn farmers
with the squeeky shoes and the straw in
their hair!
The following enlightening bit of com­ment
was clipped f#om the Crimson-White,
student newspaper at the University of
Alabama. The editor had this to say:
"We read with interest an Associated
Presr dispatch that tells of the efforts of
John Rush, Auburn senior class president,
to garb his fellow classmates in caps and
gowns at the graduation ceremonies.
"Rush, however, ran into riluch opposi­tion
with his proposal. For the last 64
years students at the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute have received their diplomas in
their shirt-sleeves, say members of the op­position,,
and just like 'The old time re­ligion',
that system is 'good enough for
them.'
"Those who are opposed to the idea also
state that the rental of the caps and gowns
would call for an outlay of too much money,
which appears to us as being rationalizing.
They also object to the proposal because
the wearing of caps and gowns, they say,
'borders on femininity'.
"The Crimson-White is afraid John Rush
is barking up the wrong tree and sympa­thizes
with him. To him we say: you
can't change a country boy—unless you
send him to a University."
The Crimson-White must know by now
that John Rush was barking up the right
tree after all; therefore, no sympathy will
be needed. We country boys- at Auburn
are slow to change, tis true. Of course,
changing a 64-jrear-old custom cannot al­ways
be done in one short evening. We
venture to say that it can't even be done
at the University, and that is taking a long
step because we realize the broad-minded
attitude of the average university student
who will rush into any blooming thing just
for the sake of rushing in.
We can't really enter into this argument
as much as we would like because we have
from the beginning argued for the new
graduation garb. We neither maintained
it was "sissy" nor would cost too much.
Such arguments as these were put forward
by one or two students, at the convocation,
and because the move was voted down, the
natural contention seemed to be that the
majority of Auburn seniors didn't want t o '
be "sissies" or fork over the necessary cash.
But the question is settled now. And
we are glad the University smart boys had
some fun out of it while it lasted. Au-burn
country lads: look to the University
for what is right and what is wrong, and
remember, do just the opposite from what
they do.
Graduation Presents'
It has always struck us as more or less
amusing whenever we noticed a case where­in
some senior in college was presented with
a brand new car, or a trip to Europe or
what not as a graduation present from the
folks. It is probably not so true in Auburn,
but in many schools the graduating seniors
seem to possess a feeling that they are due
some sort of a reward in recognition of
their graduating.
We can see how this reward idea may
have somewhat of a foundation. Some par­ents"
may be so surprised to know that
their son Johnny actually did get through
college that they are willing to give him
most anything in the -way of celebrating
the .occasion. In other instances it may
be that Johnny's parents are under the
false impression that he spent four, long
years slaving and trying his best to make
an honorable record, and so on graduation
day or beforehand they present Johnny
with a handsomely engraved watch as a
reward for his efforts. Just how hard
Johnny really did work is a question of
some doubt.
To us the idea of receiving a present or
reward just becauee we are graduating
seems a bit absurd, especially when we
consider all those courses passed on the
slimmest margin possible and all those crip
courses taken just because we needed the
credit.
Cats And Canaries
Play, Knights, Play
We are not being prompted in any way
to write the following few words but do
so entirely upon our own initiative.
Few students appear to realize that the
only difference between the Auburn Knights
orchestra and any other big dance band,
say, as Anson Weeks, is that Weeks has
had a name and the Knights haven't. As
far' as quality of music is concerned, we
venture to say that the Knights have a
better orchestra than many of the bands
now being heard over the radio.
Many students have often remarked that
they would just as soon or perhaps prefer
to dance to the music of the Knights at the
big dances as to some other band brought
to Auburn at a great expense. There is
no doubt in our minds that the Knights
could furnish music just as good if not bet­ter.
But these other bands have a name,
while the Knights haven't except in the
vicinity of Auburn.
Those big time orchestra leaders who
have chanced to hear the Knights play have
often commented on the excellence of the
band, wondering why they stuck around
such a place as Auburn. We are of the
opinion that if the Knights were able in
some way to break into the big field they
would soon be on their way to national fame.
Naturally, if the band continues to play in
Auburn they will always remain exactly
where they are right now, a good band but
without any name.
ODE TO CALCULUS
Oh fleeting thing, evasive one.
That thou wouldst stay thy flight upon
My weary brow and rest.
For just a moment, pause in fleeing
Let. my mind exalt in seeing
Calculus in all its regal dress.
It's you I'm seeking, yet in vain,
That thou wouldst ease my mortal pain,
But Ah! I fea'r I'm victim to a jest.
—BILL GILCHRIST.
Do you know ?
This unmitigated wretch (quote) would
like to know what that amateur sophisi-cate
on the leeward side of this page is
hollering down the rain barrel for. I still
think he's balmy and color blind.
*• * * » *
To continue our award department start­ed
last time—just to be different this time
we'll award gardenias. Fear not—you won't
get them. First to Dean Petrie for his
sense of humor—Plumlee, for his line-of
bull—Dot Wright, for being the best look­ing
blond in Auburn—Flo Hodges, for her
ability to take it—Jitters Lewis, .for being
so pleasantly silly—Drawbaugh, for the
same reason, only more so—Gum's redheads
(just to fool him)—and one to myself be­cause
that's the only way I'll ever get it
* * * K.
And still being different the leather medals
go to: the evil-minded yokels who mis­interpreted
some of Wednesday's tripe—
Foster, for being so pussyfooted—Brown,
for his enlarged ego—the dopes who think
caps and gowns will make them sissies (it
would take more than that to make any
thing out of them)—BrasfieM, just to vary
the monotony of it all (I can't think of any
other reason)—and a great big one to all
the lads and lassies who think they should
have a gardenia or at least their name in
here.
* * * * '
And then taking up the unfinished busi­ness
where we left off and to satisfy you
gossip mongers.
* * * *
Who is the Phi Delta Theta who has been
monopolizing Mr. Bell's system between here
and Opelika of late.
* * * *
Aside to that blond—a gentleman never
insults anyone unintentially and thus no
apologies. You guessed it, I am trying to
be one. Any objections?,
» * * *
Stokes was laid among the sweet peas
the other afternoon. This time it wasn't
a gag—the runt could punch.
* * * »
Add Avery and his newly found heart
throb to the list of honey britches.
* . * * *
- Ruth Jones made it an all-night stand
a few p. m.'s ago.
* * * *
We hear the army (invaded Society Hill
Tuesday night, and who was the bright boy
that directed them?
* * * *
The Grand Duke of Whatzat, the most
exalted bearer of the Grand Seal of the
Tall Story Gang, the great -Lt. R. S. T.
U. V. Des Islets was initiated Wednesday
night as a member of the Theta Chi lodge.
You know that-one what has the Godbold
Brothers, Peevish Pete, Preacher • Miller,
Peabrain Bagley, and5 Manager Hendon.
* * * *
Love bird, Todd,
You're a sight.
Your mug at daytime
Would look better at night.
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1936
This Collegiate World
(By Associated Collegiate Press)
Among the ingenious college youth of the
country, we think we ought to place the
name of Harold Jesurun of Columbia along-that
of 'young Mr. Gorin, founder of t he
Veterans of Future Wars.
Mr. Jesurun, you remember, is the stu­dent
who worked up a tidy bit of business
waking up his fellow students each morn­ing
so they would not miss class. He earns
his way through school with his deft Taps
on the Shoulder and Nudges in the Ribs.
But in this business too, science has led
to refinements of methods. Mr. Jesurun
does nothing so crude now, as Jabbing in
the Midriff. Now he has a special con-cotion
of ammonium chloride in a little
vial, which he slips under the nose of t h e -
deep breathing ones.
' This technique is 100 per cent efficient,
since it not only awakens, but it instantly
clears the mind and leaves one ready for
the first hour class.
Of course, Mr. Jesurun had first to sell
his proposition to fellow sluggards. An
example of his promotion method, as he him­self
described it: "You take Fernando. Well,
Fernando set his alarm clock for 6:30 a.
m. When he was sleeping I sneaked in his
room and set it for 8:30 a. m. Then jhe
next morning, I made a call and easily con­vinced
him of the superiority of my method
over that of alarm clocks."
• * * *
Brown University writer, in an essay de­scribing
a physical examination:
"He rolled up his arm to the elbow,
ripping off the button."
» » • *
The somewhat complacent. Brown stu­dents,
by the way,' have had a tragic ex­perience
lately, which has rather under­mined
their faith in the established order
of things.
"Marji" is a young waitress near - the
campus, we understand. Very pretty and
all that. For weeks she dated with no
GUESS WHO
(Written by two fair damsels of Opelika, we are informed)
I know quite well two Auburn boys
Who are full of fun and also noise.
They often play such senseless pranks
As standing one up and expecting thanks.
When they're both together, they're a sight.
Neither .thinks the other is right,
But they'll find out some sweet day
To be stuck on yourself jus doesn't pay.
One is Elmer and the other is Oily. ,
Both are said to be fast and jolly.
They're practically the same in face and hair
And you'll hafta admit they're a handsome pair.
In the Auburn glee club Elmer sings.
He thinks he has power of four or five kings.
To all the girls he shoots a line
But Jerry caught on the very first time.
Now Oily, who is a Benson's man,
Is the most honest lad in the land.
He's got his faults I don't deny
But you'll never hear him tell a lie.
He expects you to mind him like a little pup;
To refuse his requests just burns him up.
He's terribly silly and he's out for fun.
He prefers a Knight instead of the sun.
They're full of joy, they're full of pep,
Take a drink? I'll just say yep
I've described these boys the best I know how
So now I'll close with a sigh and a bow.
—JERRY MOREMAN and JULIE.
* * * * * * * * * *
Never say the girl is spoiled. It might be the perfume she uses.
» * * * ' * * * * * *
Father (to Auburnite at home): "Now Son, don't stand on ceremony, eat
just as you would at school." . <
Auburnite, grabbing the biggest piece of pie: "I got mine, how did you people
make out?"
Guinea Pigs And Counterfeits
By C. W. BELL
Toothpaste manufacturers compose an­other
class of counterfeiters that use for ex­perimentation
human guinea-pigs, princi­pally
the American consumer. Dental auth­orities
claim that no toothpaste will keep
your teeth from decaying, even if you use
it a dozen times a day; no toothpaste will
make your teeth white in one day or a mil­lion
days, if safe for daily use; no tooth­paste
will cure or prevent diseases of the
moutii such as pyorrhea; no toothpaste will
destroy detrimental organisms in the mouth;
no toothpaste will correct acid condition of
the mouth except during a short period.
Then, why Use it? A toothpaste is only a
slight cleansing aid and nothing more. Most
dental authorities prefer a plain salt solu­tion
or precipitated chalk or common baking
soda. .
Most toothpaste causes' no direct injury,
but—believe it or not—some are Very in­jurious.
Microscopical examination of Pep-sodent
showed that it contained an abrasive
or a coarse grit, including angular and
needle-shaped particles which may do ir­reparable
damage to tooth enamel.
Pebeco contains as its principal ingredient
a deadly poison—Potassium Chlorate. Two-fifths
of each tube of Pebeco is reported as
being potassium chlorate. A - third of an
ounce is enough to kill and a tenth of an
ounce is enough to cause serious sickness.
There are nearly 30 grams of this substance
in each 2 1-2 ounce tube of Pebeco, there­fore,
each tube contains a sufficient amount
to kill nearly four people. The manufac­turers
have a come-back in that Pebeco is
used to clean teeth and not. to act as a
poison; it is used to brush your teeth with
and not to be treated as a food.
This comeback would never hold water
even on a fair day; suppose we attempt
to see why. User^ of Pebeco toothpaste are
not warned that it is poison in large quan­tities
and therefore, the consumer leaves
it easily accessible to all children who nat­urally
like, its pleasant taste. The con­sumer
is not warned against swallowing
some of it while using it in the ordinary
way. Tiny doses of this poison may easily
be taken into the body by continued use day
after day, month after month, and year
after year. The effect of this repeated
taking of small doses of a poison are not
exactly known, however, some authorities
point out that it may bring about degenera­tive
changes in the body; may lead to se­rious
stomach, kidney, and other ailments;
and may even shorten life.
Kolynos toothpaste has an excessive soap
content. Authorities claim this product con­tains
twenty per cent soap .content while
the maximum* permissible content is about
four or five per cent. Soaps are strong
astringents and they may even be so strong
as to be caustics. In the concentrated form
one, despite the organized competition a-mong
the very best fraternities on the cam­pus.
Then suddenly, she did something
that so shocked the student body that the
incident was deplored in the Brown paper.
She dated a non-fraternity, non-college
man.
they have a tendency to lower the resist­ance
of mucous linings of the mouth by
maceration. The soap destroys important
salivary ferments in the mouth which them­selves
act as a beneficial agent to the pres­ervation
of the teeth.
Good Housekeeping has tested Forhan's,
Pepsodent, Colgate's, Ipana and several oth­ers,
and found that they actually will do the
things claimed for them by the manufact­urers
such as prevent.pink toothbrush, re­move
7 stains, make you popular, etc. There­fore
they approve them. Do you . wonder
why they obtain so many advertising con­tracts?
Which is the better, approval by
Good Housekeeping or by the dental pro­fession?
A chance to buy tombstones at a bargain
is just as alluring as the purchasing of
these various toothpastes. Evidence con­tinues
to prove that while toothbrushing is
advisable it is only a minor factor in the
prevention of tooth decay. Diet is prob­ably
the most important factor but no
particular diet has yet been proven to be
of great value. A sufficient quantity of
vitamins C and D appear to be necessary
in the daily diet but vitamin C may be
obtained in adequate quantities without eat->
ing an orange or lemon, quite contrary to
the doctrine of the citrus growers. It is
not necessary to eat such cereals to obtain
vitamin D; furthermore,, cereals appear to
have a harmful effect on the teeth.
* * * *
Let's change the subject and examine
deodorants for a few minutes. The act of
perspiring is a natural and healthy normal
operation of the body by which waste-products
are thrown off. Deodorants fall
into two classes: those which deodorize the
perspiration without restricting its flow,
and those which deodorize by preventing the
flow of perspiration altogether. The latter,
class have several disadvantages as can
clearly be seen and their basis is generally
aluminum chloride which may be very ir­ritating
to sensitive skins.
Quoting Skin Deep, "Analyses were made
of samples of Instant Dew, Ultra Dew, In-stanUOdorono,
Regular Odorono, Perstop,
and Non-Spi as typical perspiration pre­ventives
of wide-spread distribution. Ultra
Dew and Regular Odorono at the time of
analysis, contained more than 26 per cent of
Aluminum chloride. It is believed, there­fore,
that they are too strong to be used
with safety and comfort by anyone. In­stant
Dew, Instant Odorono, and Perstop
contained at the time of analysis, less than
25 per cent; Non-Spi just 25 per cent. All
four of the last named brands, therefore,
come within the safety limit for aluminum
chloride set by the' American Medical As­sociation.
One of the best-known deodorant
powders is Amolin which, when analyzed,
appeared to be essentially perfumed boric
acid. The much-advertised Mum appeared
to depend for its efficacy on benzoic acid
and zinc oxide. Eversweet Deodorant Cream
contained both of these chemicals also,
while Hush Cream Deodorant was essen­tially
zinc oxide."
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.
- * • - • »
MY FRIEND, the across the street
Tiger, must have anticipated Brev­ity's
acting ugly at the Louisville
hoss race by the way he charged thirty-five
cents for the second run of Captain Blood
last Friday.
* * * *
I have never seen Captain Blood. Neither
silent in the nineteen twenties nor on the
first run, and last Friday was no time to
be starting. No hoss can get gay with me.
* * * *
Had but my friend followed my little
three point rule then Captain Blood could
have been seen for twenty-five cents, a re­spectable
price. The rule reading: Never
bet on no—hoss, dog, nor blond.
* * * ' *
I have paid exactly one dollar and twenty
cents to see "Smiling Through." Thirty-five
the first time, thirty-five the second,
twenty-five the third, and twenty-five the
fourth. If anybody wants to run it again
I'll pay up to fifty to see it, but I detest
sword fighting on Spanish ships for thirty-five
cents.
See "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" for thirty-five
cents when it comes to town, and get
fifty-cents worth of enjoyment.
* * * * •
If my wretched friend in the centerfield
section will learn to write decently and re­freshing,
then perhaps half the material
won't be censored. Meaning the material
written, but not printed concerning the visit­ing
people of last Sunday, and the subse­quent
entertaining of the visitors by two
Pi Kappa Phis, one Chi Omega, and three
other blarsted fools.
* * * *
Time is this when the seniors wear the
cap and the gown for the first time in the
history of the school.
Caps are for second basemen and gowns
are for maidenly aunts. Graduation is not
a baseball game, and neither is it a second
look under the bed before retiring in the
hope that a burglar hiding under the bed
might have been overlooked at the first
looking under.
Why the caps and the gowns then? A
baseball game in bed, with under the bed
out?
* * * *
Shout 'em Aunt TUlie! Stomp 'em down
and make 'em quake; beat it out around the
band stand—the old red stocking stomp.
Shake out the ruffles, and take the curves
sizzling; holler for town to come to see you,
on account you ain't got the time to go to
town. Filly-loo, Cousin Susie Belle' Sue,
bake yo' bread and- have it brown; light out
from here cause we're going to town. Old
bull fiddle stomp shaking the boards again.
Old horn squall holler, turning, up yo' toes
so's you could kick the man in the moon
in the face.
In out of town language: Grab your cry­ing
dollar and set your sails for the gym
Saturday night for the last "A" Club dance
of the year. Your last chance, mates, to
embrace Brasfield whilst trying oh so hard
to keep your feet moving in accordance
with the rules and regulatidhs qf the dance.
, * * * *
And to Molly, the Lily Barnes Cherry of
the year: It's been fun. It was all meant
in fun, and I hope it was taken that way.
It can be admitted with no trace of flat­tery
nor simpishness, you were the event
of the year. However, 'tis a pity about the
color of your hair.
* * * *
And to "Star Dust" Doug Wallace: One
more peep out of you about copy and I'm
coming down. Down with garter snakes
in my shoes and jump down your throat
and kick your liver out, and you're going
to be fuller of Sigma Nu's than the S. A.
E. house is full of—well, S. A. E.'s.
* * * *
And to the light of my life (My little
type lice!), the lion-o-triper: Next time I
say "elsewise", meaning otherwise, but
sounding better; and have it changed to
elsewhere, I'm going to absolutely stop
writing. "Annyho", meaning anyway; now
see what you can do with that.
Seriously: It has been a pleasure.
Thanks a lot, and even tho you do very
closely resemble Winchell, you've been more
than a dictionary to me, and have kept me
from going altogether Spring breeze balmy
in regards to this Yankee, Wallace.
* * * * .
And Wallace: There is a soft drink on
the market. It has a commercial name, but
is known as "a dope" here in town. You
know, there is a strong resemblance be­tween
you two—only the commercial prod­uct
is bottled. You're* pickled.
* * * *
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
W]jo the hell you think you are?
Moon shines, and out goes your light,
Just like an old oat into the night.
The little poem being dedicated to the
centerfield writer.
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1936 THE: 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 IC I N S T I T U T
»
E P A G E T H R EE
SUBSIDIZATION OF FOOTBALL
NOW UNDER HOT DISCUSSION
Most College Students Now Realize That Most Football Players
Are In The Game Because They Are Being Paid For It; S. E.
Conference Is First To Bring Subsidization Out In The Open
(By Associated Collegiate Press)
Football fans no longer blink with
surprise at hints that perhaps the
eleven iron men who carry the mail
for dear old Siwash aren't playing
the game only because they love it.
Few are the followers who fail to
realize that if Coach "Iron John" Mc-
Gonigle were to sit around and wait
for material, instead of going out and
buying it, his team would be in the
cellar and the alumni would be in his
hair.
Increasingly important to the fan
—who doesn't realize it, and wouldn't
care if he did—have been late develop­ments
in this problem of subsidization.
The past decade, and particularly the
past two years, have seen many high-powered
minds earnestly bent to the
solution of an, evil believed by some
to threaten the standing of the game,
and panaceas without number have
been proposed.
It remained for the 1935 season to
furnish the pay-off-decision of the im­portant
Southeastern Conference
(Alabama, Auburn, Georgia Tech,
Kentucky, Louisiana State, Mississip­pi
State, Mississippi, Tennessee, Tu-lane,
University of the South, and
Vanderbilt) to take subsidization out
of the dark-room, admit openly that
members were buying players, go out
into the*high-and prep-school markets
prepared to lay cash on the line for
the best material available.
Conference representatives didn't
state it that plainly when they met in
the middle of last December, but that's
what they meant when they voted to
pass a resolution stating the South­eastern
Conference would "recognise
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athletic ability in giving aid to stu­dents."
In other words, just as stu­dious
J. Martingale Darby, the hot­test
physics student in Jonesville High
School, might logically expect to get
a scholarship to State University, so
might Pete Blumf, bone-crushing
guard on the school team that won
the intersectional championship.
Outright support of athletes is no
new idea. Forthright undergraduates
have suggested it many a time. Such
a suggestion raised a tempest at
Princeton a few years ago, and last
fall the University of Louisville Cardi­nal
boldly asked, why not go out and
buy a good football team, since the
one we have isn't any good?
Main question now is: What did the
Southeastern Conference start on De­cember
13, 1935? Will other confer­ences
and other schools follow suit?
Will college football become a rival of
the'pro game, in which case it might
logically be expected to merge with it.
The immediate repercussions were
hard to gauge. No other conferences
followed Southeastern's lead, although
it was admitted that every conference
in the country would be affected, how­ever
little. Southern Conference dele­gates,
meeting December 14, "post­poned"
action "on the proposal, as did
the Southwestern Conference.
Day or so later, Southern adopted
the straight-laced Graham Plan, out­lawing
any form of aid to athletes.
Student disapproval of the Graham
Plan was strong in some places, and
school members of the Southern Con­ference,
yet located in Southeastern
territory, reported considerable con­fusion.
Reaction of those controlling foot­ball's
destiny was varied. That at­titudes
of Dr. John J. Tigert, presi­dent
of the University of Florida, and
the Big Ten's mogul, Major John W.
Griffith, were typical: Griffith, in
company with other Big Ten Leaders,
roundly denounced the idea, while Dr;
Tigert said: "It's a constructive step.
It is the very thing I've been working
toward."
But what does it mean? What's
going to happen? These questions in
mind, The Associated Collegiate Press
sent a questionnaire to its member
papers. One hundred and fifty-eight
replies came back, representing im­portant
universities and colleges from
coast to coast.
The questions: 1. Do you favor
indirect subsidization? (tuition, board
and room jobs)
2. There is sentiment for outright
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Need Of Improving
Homes Shown
In Survey
The need of improved housing con­ditions
in rural Alabama is seen from
the results of a survey conducted un­der
the direction of Miss Nell Pickens,
extension economist, home manage­ment.
"The survey covered a ten per cent
sample of the State," explained Miss
Pickens. "What is true of the ten
per cent sample may or may not be
true of the rest of the homes. How­ever,
if the sample was chosen wisely
it should give a fairly accurate pic­ture
of the whole.
"Poor housing conditions were re­ported
in each of the counties studied.
Lack of conveniences, the need for re­pairs,
alterations and new installa­tions
were common to all sections with
little variation in percentages.
"Assuming that the results of the
survey are applicable to all of Ala­bama,
we find that instead of being
a State of home-owners, only one-third
of the farm families live in owned
homes.
"Forty-five per cent of the houses
are structurally sound; 95 per cent
are lacking in modern conveniences.
Seventy-one per cent are unpainted;
50 per cent report extensive repairs or
complete new installation of roofs,
walls, floors, foundations, chimneys,
and steps are needed. Eighty per cent
want storage space—the survey shows
an average of one-half closet per
home. Eighty-seven per cent have no
living room, used as such. Eighty-seven
per cent carry water an average
distance of 279 feet In most cases
the water must be carried out also.
Less than one per cent of the homes
have" kitchen sinks.
"Fifty-eight per cent of the homes
are without sanitary conveniences.
Eighty per cent of the homes need
screening or rescreening. Two and
four-tenths' per cent have access to
the Use of electric service."
aid. Do .you favor this? Would your
school? What is your school's posi­tion
now? Simon-pure? "Scholar­ships?"
Indirect? Outright?
, 3. Wh^t is your paper's policy?
Outstanding conclusions to be
drawn from the poll is that despite
widespread subsidization, despite such
moves as that made by Southeastern,
the majority of American college edi­tors
still don't like the idea of paying
athletes, and their attitude is clearly
a reflection of administration policy.
Tuition and board-and-room jobs are
all, right, said 98 of the editors re­plying;
55 dissented. But 121 editors
said "no," to direct, dollar-and-cents
payment, with only 32 in favor of it.
To the question: "Would your school
favor outright aid?" there were but
nine affirmative answers, and of these
nine, only one stated that the present
policy of the school was outright aid
for its athletes: The University of
Tennessee at Knoxville.
"Indirect aid," the quiet doling out
of tuition and arrangements for*board
and room jobs, is the most favored
policy today. Of the 158, 72 schools
are using this method at present.
"Scholarships" come next in favor,
with 58, and 47 schools are operating
on a strict "Simon-pure" policy.
The policy of most of the papers
polled is vague on this question. Gen­eral
trend seems to be to back the
college administration, with few edi­tors
stepping out for an independent
fight.
One of the independents is Bernard
Stepensky, sports editor of Main
Events, New,York University publi­cation.
"College sports left the Si­mon-
pure category of their own voli­tion
when they introduced immense,
costly stadiums," he writes. "Hypo­critical
denials of subsidization mere­ly
lead to humiliating experiences."
Right, says Bob Alison, editor of
The Collegian, Arizona State Teach­ers'
College. "An athlete's contribu­tion
during his playing season is
worthy of reward. Athletes should
be given room and board during the
season without working, taking em­ployment
after their season of par­ticipation
is over."
Boyd Sinclair, editor of the Wesley
College Pilot (Greenville, Texas)
says: "Observation shows us that 90
per cent of subsidized athletes are
lazy, shiftless, do not appreciate op­portunity,
and are debilitated men­tally,
because they will not put forth
enough effort to establish thinking
habits."
Subsidization offers no problem at
Oberlin, one of the simon-pure schools.
Ace Auburn Discus Thrower
TOMMY McGEHEE a* the discut ..thrower hat shown good form
this.year and gives ample proof that with a little more practice he
should be one of the best in the South next year. He has thrown the
plate over 133 feet and has shown steady improvement throughout'
the year.
SPORTS CHATTER
==By EUGENE L E E =
CRIBBING SOCIETY
IS ORGANIZED BY
STUDENTS AT OHIO
Many Esoteric And Devious
Ways.Of Confounding Prof
Brought To Light By^Society
As time has arrived to sing our swan song, memories of a great sports
year and our part in portraying its happenings to you surge uppermost in
the minds of the spprts staff. It is with a great deal of reluctance that the
senior component brings this department to a close. Still there is the real­ization
that we have received our chance, and what we have seen ac­complished
this season will add to the prospects of the coming year.
The sports of Auburn are now at
the threshold of the most prospective
season in several years. Each branch
has ended near the top, and none will
be seriously affected by losses. Sen­iors
have had only a little part in the
success attained by the different divi­sions.
Most of the places on the teams
have been filled from the ranks of the
juniors, and sports should capitalize
on their experience during the coming
year.
'. The seniors who have' shared in
making this such a successful year
have all been outstanding. Woodrow
Barnes, Duck Fenton, Ed McKenzie,
Gilbert McMillan, Bobby Blake, Hay-good
Patterson, Mutt Morris, Fred
Black, Ed Powers, and Bill Emrey
have all been valuable during their
four years of sports. Some have rank­ed
with the best in the South.
Starting with the sport most stu­dents
are interested in, next fall
should#give Auburn its finest football
team in years. Outside of L. S. U.
no team in the South has the pros­pects
of Auburn. Coach Meagher must
replace only a tackle and an end.
The same backfield returns with a
wealth of material on hand.
The same basketball team that end­ed
the season will return intact next
winter. A good freshman team from
this year will be available for help.
A team comparable to the days of
Jelly Aiken should be ready for Coach
Jordan.
In Mutt Morris, Coach Morgan wilL
lose one of the best hurlers of the
South from the baseball team, but Joel
Eaves will be ready for service next
year. So the hurling staff seems to
be headed for another season's rating
as the South's best. The team has
several sophomores who should give
added power with this year's experi­ence
behind them. A good freshman
team will graduate to the varsity,'so
a great season is in prospect for Mor­gan's
nine.
It is always easy to prophecy what
can be expected, of the track team.
Coach Hutsell cfluld take the mem­bers
of the W. A. A. at Auburn and
make Olympic prospects out of them.
Minor sports should fare equally as
well. With Joe Sarver again in
charge another interesting year is in
prospect for interfrat athletics. We
have tried to cover these sports as
much as space permitted, but we real­ize
what has been given was never
enough.
It has been interesting to bring to
you the results of the many sporting
activities. The ever .willing coopera­tion
of Coaches Meagher, Morgan,
Hutsell, Jordan and McCollum and
Elmer Salter always made our task
easier.
COLUMBUS, O. (ACP)— The hand
that never rocked a cradle may never­theless
be an old hand at a crib.
Not to be out done in the mad race
of American undergraduates to or­ganize,
Ohio State students have form­ed
the University Society Jior the
Promulgation of Cribbing (unrecog­nized,
so far, by the Dean's Committee
on Student Affairs) and their re­searches
have brought to light many
esoteric and devious ways of confound­ing
the unwary proctor.
The commoner methods, such as
cuff-writing, are frowned upon by the
USPC, which is interested rather in
investigation like that done by a NYU
researcher who discovered that "crib
notes could be written with grapefruit
juice on glasses or watch dials.
Another favored method is known
as ''the scroll." The despairing stu­dent
makes his notes on a long strip
of paper, which he attaches to two
match sticks and rolls up into a scroll.
Use of this device, as in the case of
the co-ed's handkerchief system, calls
for some knowledge of histrionics,
since a certain amount of handwring-ing
is indicated while peering at the
notes.
The "pedal transfer" is recommend­ed
in cases where a pal needs aid. A
note is prepared, and one foot is
placed upon one's knee. The note is«'
then slipped into the shoe and the
whole device, leg, foot, shoe and note,
placed close to the drowning man,
who drops a pencil nearby and ex­tracts
the life-saver.
There are other ways of confusing
the instructor, the society reports, cit­ing
the case of a member who had
been annoyed by* an overly suspicious
proctor. The examination fell on the
first of April, and the game was there­fore
legitimate. Noticing the stu­dent's
repeated glances at a large
watch, the instructor demanded to see
it. Written on -the dial were the
words: "April Fool."
Baffled, the instructor retreated,
and the student immediately resumed
his long looks at the watch. The canny
proctor decided that this was a part
of the strategy, and came back for
a second inspection. This time the
slogan was: "Fooled Again."
But a University of Wisconsin stu­dent
did this better a year or so ago.
A certain instructor had accused him
of cheating throughout the semester.
Came the day of the final, and retri­bution.
The exam was barely under
way when the suspected one began to
peek at a slip of paper held in the
palm of his hand. Ever on the alert,
the instructor came pounding down
WORK OF CCC CAMP LOCATED
NEAR AUBURN IS EXPLAINED
Gully Control, Terrace Outlet Work And Soil Conservation Is
Principal Aim Of Local CCC Camp; Personnel Of Camp
Placed At Disposal Of Anyone Having Uncontrollable Fire
The work of the CCC Camp, Camp
SCS Ala. 9 located one mile south of
Auburn in the new soil conservation
program has been explained by Mr. M.
A. Barnes who is in charge of this
phase of work.
Mr. Barnes classes the work under
three heads, namely: gully control,
terrace outlet work, and soil conserva­tion
work. Gully control consists of
work necessary to stabilize the gully,
and various methods are used to ac­complish
this end. Most of these
methods are in the form of dams or
channels for diverting the water.
, Terrace outlet work pertains to the
control of water at the terrace mouth.
This is largely accomplished through
masonry ' outlet channels. Soil con­servation
planting includes the plant­ing
of trees and vines on exposed
slopes for the purpose of holding the
top soil. The trees used mostly are
short pine and black locust. Kudzu
is the vine used in this work.
The planning in this campaign in­cludes
mapping of the many farms on
which work is done. The degree of
erosion, type of soil, type of terracing,
slope of land, and location of woods,
houses and gullies are all included
in this working map. A total of 213
farms have been worked on up to the
present, and the work has included all
phases of conservation.
Forest fire prevention is being
stressed in the campaign. In line with
this, the personnel of the camp has
been placed at the disposal of anyone
in the county who has an uncontroll­able
fire. The service has already
been used by some who were severely
threatened by forest fire.
Auburn Lodge No. 76
A. F. & A. M.
Announces Its Meetings
Every
Second and Fourth
Mondays 7:30 P. M.
Boasting one of the best intra-mural
programs in the country, with prob­ably
9.0 per cent of the men students
participating, and football low in in­terest
and esteem, Oberliners can't
get excited.
the aisle and confiscated it.
The message was: "Is it true that
you were secretly married on Decem­ber
4?"
It must have been, because the in­structor
went away, very quietly.
Eenic, Meenie, Minie, Moe,
Down to HOWARD'S we must go
To got tome nice silk underwear
It makes you feel good every­where.
All The World Loves Mother
Once again the opportunity presents itself when we may de­clare
dividends in her favor on the many endearments that only
a mother can bestow.
As a fitting symbol for this occasion we suggest Fostoria glass
ware as the ideal declaration. ,
May our love for mother prove to be on -par value with her
love for us.
BURTON'S BOOKSTORE
. SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY
HAGEDORN'S
DEPARTMENT STORE
DRY GOODS
LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR
v LADIES' A N D CHILDRENS' SHOES
DRAPERIES — CURTAINS — CARPETS
A Most Complete Gents' Furnishing Department
Opelika, Alabama
Summer Session
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
1936
First Term: June 8-July 17
Second Term: July 20-August 22
Standard college courses offered by all divisions of the
college.
Work especially designed for college students who have
courses to "make up" or who wish to graduate earlier
through summer session study. Students who graduate
in May would, do well to consider beginning work on
the master's degree which can be finished in three
summersT"
Summer session bulletin available at the Education
Office, 3rd Floor, Samford Hall.
Expenses less in the summer than in the winter
session.
A special group of courses for persons interested in the
state program of Curriculum Revision.
Room and table board in excellent boarding houses at
minimum prices. Cottages available for boarding clubs
' a t actual cost.
Summer Tour by Motor Bus, College Credit.
Good^ library facilities and recreational opportunities.
For further information write:
ZEBULONJUDD
Director of Summer Session
Auburn, Alabama
P A G E F O UR 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 TE SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1936
Life Saving Classes
Will Be Held Monday
John 0. Broadway, member of the
National Red Cross Life saving class,
will be in Auburn Monday, May 11,
to conduct a course for life saving ex­aminers.
The class will be held at the col­lege
pool in Alumni Gymnasium from
4 to 6 o'clock Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons. Those eligible
to take the course will be those who
have successfully passed the recent
examination for senior life saving
The course to be offered next week
will be particularly helpful to those
who plan to teach life saving or do
aquatic work during the summer
months. The class will be for co­eds
as well as for boys.
As a result of the recent life-saving
class, conducted by Brandt Woodward
and a corps of Red Cross examiners,
six girls and fourteen boys success­fully
passed the requirements for sen­ior
life savers, and two girls and six
boys qualified as junior life savers.
Those who passed the senior life
saving requirements are: Gladys Gal-vin,
Polly Griffin, Evelyn Johnson,
Ruth Holcombe, Eileen Pilgrim, and
Doris White; P. W. Smith, Foster
Haley, Sam Dorfman, Harold Harper,
Robert Johnston, J. E. Hammond, R.
R. Callaway, Mike Ellis, James Lyons,
P. Bagby, Norman Foster, E. S. Ho-cutt,
M. H. Conner, and David Can­non.
Those who passed the junior re­quirements
are Sarah Atkinson, Rene
Bidez, J. C. Ball, Fred Keller, J. Mc-
Kinnon, Albert Thomas, J.'B. Wilson
and Thomas Guyton.
The Red Cross examiners who as­sisted
Woodward in giving the course
were: Dot Sellers, Gordon McKinney^
Louis Rice, and Bert Reinow.
Farming is the chief vocation of
parents of Univ. of S. C. students.
KOPLON'S
SHOE STORE
Shoes and Repairing
OPELIKA
Agency For
"FORTUNE SHOES"
OPELIKA
. THEATRE »
Sunday, May 10
EDWARD ARNOLD
In
"SUTTERS GOLD"
— A l s o—
Musical and Novelty
Monday, May 11
J. MacDONALD
And
NELSON EDDY
In
"ROSE MARIE"
—Added
NEWS and
POPEYE CARTOON
Tuesday, May 12
SYLVIA SIDNEY
And
FRED MacMURRAY
In
"THE TRAIL
OF THE
LONESOME PINE"
In Natural Color
EXTRA!
BETTY BOOP CARTOON
Wednesday, May 13
There Are 120 Reasons
Why You Shouldn't Miss
"TIMOTHY'S
QUEST"
with
ELEANORE WHITNEY
; DICKIE MOORE
TWELVE FROM AUBURN
FACULTY HONORED BY
EDUCATION MAGAZINE
(Continued from page 1)
for the International Relations Club.
Miss Dana King Gatchell, professor
of home economics, received her train­ing
in various states and colleges. She
is the author of a number of books on
economics and is especially interested
in developing the art in fine cookery
and food preparations.
Miss Louise P. Glanton, director of
the School of Home Economics, has
been awarded several degrees and has
travelled extensively in America,
Europe, Egypt, and Palestine.
Joseph E. Roop is a professor of
English and journalism and has been
connected with the college in this
capacity since 1932. Previous to this
time he was a teacher in Hilo, Hawaii
and editor of the Hawaii Free Press.
Dean M. J. Funchess is mentioned
as the dean of agriculture and direc­tor
of the Experiment Station of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
Henry G. Good is assistant profes­sor
of zoology and entomology. He
has been with the institution since
1924.
Clifford L. Hare, who is dean of
the School of Chemistry and Phar­macy,
and Dr. Paul Irvine of the
School of Education, were also given
honorable mention in the publication.
LAMBDA CHI BALL
CLUB WINNERS OF
AMERICAN LEAGUE
(Continued from page 1)
or less of a surprise as Lambda Chi
had previously beaten the S. A. E.
outfit by a comfortable margin earlier
in the bracket play.
Wednesday, the tourney at stake for
the S. A. E.'s, Lambda Chi got into
step to take a thrilling game by a
close score of 2 to 1, thereby making
the outcome in the American League
resting on the game today which
Lambda Chi won in excellent style and
with considerable ease. S. A. E. fail­ed
to click until the last of the ninth,
when they got together for a final
spree and banged in six runs within
a few minutes of fast and exciting
play.
LARGE NUMBER OF
AUBURN SENIORS
GET EMPLOYMENT
(Continued from page 1)
tie difficulty finding satisfactory .em­ployment,
Miss Glanton says.
Summarizing it all, President L. N.
Duncan says that training offered at
Auburn is fundamental and basic, re­gardless
of the course offered; and
that all indications point to bigger
demands from year to year for Au­burn
graduates. "We face the future
with genuine optimism," Dr. Duncan
concluded.
Hal Kemp Is Engaged
For Finals At Tech
Hal Kemp and his International
Favorites have been engaged to play
for the final dances at Georgia Tech,
Thursday, Friday-and Saturday, June
4, 5, and 6, respectively.
Featured with Kemp's orchestra at
the Tech finals will be Skinny Ennis,
Maxine Gray, Bob Allen and Saxie
Dowell. The orchestra is now being
featured* over WOR and WLW three
times weekly and on the Good Gulf
program over CBS every Sunday
night.
The complete schedule for the
.dances is as follows:
Thursday—freshman tea dance, 6
to 8, and Junior Prom, 10 to 2; Fri­day—
Pan Hellenic 10 to 2; Saturday
-^Sophomore tea dance, 5 ;to 7, and
Senior Ball, 9 to 12. All dances are
to be held at the Naval Armory on
the Tech campus.
Block tickets will sell for $10.00;
tea dances, $1.25; Pan Hellenic, $4.00;
and Junior and Senior dances, $2.50
each. All prices include the tax.
Alabama Farmer Staff
Chosen For Next Year
M. H. Huggins, junior in agricul­ture,
has been selected by the Ag Club
as editor-in-chief of the Alabama
Farmer, monthly publication of the
Agricultural students.
Other members of the Alabama
Farmer staff include the following:
B. E. Cowart, business manager;
E. P. Thornhill, circulation manager;
C. H. Bailey, managing editor; W. B.
Kelley, associate editor; H. G. Pinks-ton,
campus section editor; A. D.
Jackson, Alumni editor; G. W. Hall,
local circulation manager; P. H.
Smith,advertising manager; and G. L.
Edwards, assistant business manager.
This year J. K. Howard served as
editor of the publication with H. C.
Arant as business manager.
Patronize Plainsman advertisers.
Patronize Plainsman advertisers.
Tiger Theatre
"Showplace of East Alabama"
Auburn, Alabama
SATURDAY, MAY 9
"THE GARDEN
MURDER CASE"
With
Edmund Lowe, Virginia Bruce
Added: Our "Gang Comedy,
"Divot Diggers." Cartoon
"Barnyard Five"
• • • • • • • • •
SUNDAY AND MONDAY,
MAY 10 & 11
"UNDER TWO FLAGS"
With Ronald Colman, Victor
McLaglen, Claudette Colbert,
Rosalind Russell
Added: Mickey Mouse Cartoon
"Mickey's Fire Brigade"
• ••••MBUUSaBSBBB •
TUESDAY, MAY 12 '
Margaret Sullivan in
"THE
MOON'S OUR HOME"
With Henry Fonda, Charles
Butterworth
Added: "Pirate Party at Cata-lina
Island" (Buddy Rogers
and Hollywood Stars) News
Events
FIRE WRECKS AUBURN
FURNITURE COMPANY
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
(Continued from page 1)
brough, was -uninsured, but it is be­lieved
that little loss was suffered in
this quarter as the fire was confined
mainly to the lower floor.
Offices of Dr. Yarbrough and Dr.
W. M. Fuller on the second floor were
unharmed except from a possible
slight damage caused by the smoke.
The entire contents of Reed's Bil­liard
Parloj, next door building, were
moved out to the sidewalks immediate­ly
after the alarm was turned in, but
this precaution was needless as the
amusement place was untouched.
During the course of the fire" sev­eral
students were reported seen walk­ing
away with Gladstone bags, radios,
and sundry other articles from the
furniture store. Identification of these
students could not be made.
A more thorough investigation will
be made today in order t h a t the exact
cause of the fire may be determined.
Some ventured the guess that it might
have resulted from spontaneous com­bustion
among a pile of mattresses on
a balcony in the rear of the store near
the radio repair shop.
N O T I C E !
A barbecue at Toomer's Springs
will be had next Tuesday, May 12,
by the Auburn chapter of R. O. A.
All reserve officers who wish to at­tend
the affair are asked to make
reservations with Capt. J. E. Pitts
or with Lt. James A. Naftel, phone
89, not later than Monday. The of­ficers
will meet at Toomer's Corner
at 6 p. m. for transportation or di­rection
to the barbecue.
N O T I C E !
The management of Reed's Billiard
Parlor wishes to take this opportunity
to thank all of the students who
helped in removing the tables and
furniture from the building during
the fire last night:
THE MANAGEMENT.
TIGER CINDERMEN
WILL MEET TECH
SQUAD SATURDAY
(Continued from page 1)
dition to enter against the Yellow
Jackets. *
Hamp Williams ran a fast half mile
in copping this event against Florida.
With Auburn winning every place
against the Saurians the locals should
have no trouble outscoring Tech in
this event.
A sure point winner is Kilgore.
Having already won in the 220, 440,
and 880, he should have no trouble
placing against the Yellow Jackets.
Outstanding • members who are
counted on for points are Hugh Rod-gers,
Bill Emrey, Captain Ed McKen-zie,
Von Chandler, Mousey Gresham,
Bill Ellis, Frank Gantt, Bruce Mc-
Gehee, Brooks, Sellers, Bobby Blake,
Ed Powers, Jeff Stinson, Woodard,.
Tom McGehee "and Peyton Teague.
A full team will be entered in the
Professional Group
Names New Officers
Mrs. Alma Whatley was elected
president of the Auburn Business and
Professional Women's Club to serve
for the coming year. She succeeds
Miss Mary E. Martin who has directed
the club through one of the busiest
years in its history.
Officers to serve with Mrs. Whatley
named Wednesday evening at the
home of Miss Alma Lamar are Miss
Berta Dunn, vice-president; Mrs.
Jane Cash, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. M. E. Rose, recording secretary;
and Prof. Edna J. Orr, treasurer.
Regular meetings of the club will
be held on the third Monday evening
in each month at the Thomas Hotel,
the next one being oh May 18 at 7
o'clock.
conference carnival in Birmingham
next week end.
ICE
Is a Real Insurance on Food
When you keep your re­frigerator
stocked with
clear, pure ice, you are
insuring your food to be
clean, pure and safe. In
fact, good ice is one of the
surest kinds of insurance
in existence. It is always
wise to take out a policy
as soon as possible to cut
down expenses. Be pre­pared—
one order of our
pure crystal clear ice will
convince you that you can­not
get along without it.
Call 118 Now.
Auburn Ice & Coal Co,
Phone 118
going on
here
• 4 ... what's happening
in these 40 homes
—the curing and ageing of leaf* tobacco,
that's what's going on.
Thousands of hogsheads of mild ripe
tobacco are under these roofs... just lying
here ageing and sweetening and mellow­ing
for Chesterfield cigarettes.
Like Rip Van Winkle, they sleep—the
tobaccos getting mellower and milder
for the cigarette that Satisfies.
@ 1936, LlGGBTT & MYEHS ImMxa Co,