1936-09-23 The Auburn Plainsman

              Semi-Weekly Plainsman
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TO FOSTER THE AUBURN S P I R IT
VOLUME LX AUBURN, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1936 NUMBER 5
SORORITIES GIVE
COMPLETE LIST
OF ALL PLEDGES
Large Number of Pledges On
Record In Miss Dobb's Of­fice
Shows Substantial Gain
FIFTY-FOUR ARE PLEDGED
Kappa Delta Leads Other So­rorities
With Twenty-eight;
Two Others Have Twelve
The four sororities list the names
of their pledges for this year. The
pledges, not listed in alphabetical
order, are as follows:
Chi Omega
Jane Billingsley, Clanton; Mary
Lucas Hall, Opelika; Amy Haney,
Birmingham; Carolyn Jones, Auburn;
Martha Lennip, Mass Point, Miss.;
Dorothy Martin, Flemington, Ga.;
Lena R. Miller, Rock Hill, N. C ; Le-nora
Patridge, Centerville; Mary Al­len
Sawyer, Auburn; Louise Schubert,
Auburn; Lyda Shaw, Fairfield; Ruth
Lowe, Auburn.
Kappa Delta
Mildred Glass, Brundidge; Eliza­beth
Bryan, Brundidge; Carolyn Hen-drick,
Brundidge; Marie Johnson,
Langdale; Sara Morris, Langdale;
Olga Snead, Langdale; Louisa Taylor,
Duck Town, Tenn.; Dot Hendon, Gads­den;
Johnny Stansberry, Texas;
Louise Van Alsdale, Pensacola; Sadie
Edwards, Union Springs; Dot Lewis,
Tuskegee; Hessettine Van Hosse,
Montgomery; Elizabeth Rimes, Selma;
Pat Tucker, Ky.; Mary Philips, Gads­den;
Elizabeth Dozier, Fairfield,
Tenn.; Mary Lenord Boyd, Tuskegee;
Jaunita Stewart, Athens; Mary
Hayes, Miami; Julia Holly, Tallassee;
Mary Watson, Macon, Ga.; Betty Sho-walter,
Auburn; Hulda Rutland, Au­burn;
Mary Williamson, Auburn;
Eleanor Scott, Auburn; Emily Hixon,
Auburn; Suzelle Hare, Auburn.
Phi Omega Pi
Virginia Adams, West Point, Ga.;
Jean Ingram, Alexander City; Lybdell
Hornsby, Dothan; Leslie Cummins,
Huntsville; Julia Martin, Anniston;
Sybil Williams, Andalusia; Mary Tos-ser,
Newton; Virginia Railford, Co­lumbus,
Ga.; Frances Mann, New
Hope; Woodrow Kilgore, Weogufka;
Artha Mae Thompson, Weogufka;
Margaret Shelnutt, LaFayette.
Theta Upsilon
Kate Aldridge, Brunsville; Bert
Chanclor, Cherokee.
Yarbrough Is Elected
Mayor On Monday
In the city election held Monday,
Dr. Cecil Yarbrough defeated W. D.
Copeland, incumbent, in the race for
Mayor. Dr. Yarbrough received 237
votes and Mr. Copeland 17. He will
take office October 1.
Dr. Yarbrough held the mayoralty
for five successive terms, from 1918 to
1928. At that time there was no
pavement' in Auburn. To quote the
new Mayor, "We now have the best
paved streets of any town of our size
in Alabama".
From a field of seven candidates
who qualified in the race for council­man,
the following five men were
elected: A. Meadows, J. C. Grimes,
W. D. Martin, Herbert M. Martin, and
W. L. Long. Four of the councilmen
" were reelected, the only new member
is W. L. Long.
A Meadows lead the race for coun­cilman,
receiving 318 votes, while J.
C. Grimes beat G. H. Wright by a
mere margin of two votes.
Classes Are Excused
Three O'clock Friday
In view of the fact that classes will
be excused at 3 o'clock on account of
t h e Auburn—Birmingham - Southern
football game in Montgomery re-exam­inations
scheduled for 3 p. m. Friday
will be held at 3 p. m. Monday.
Examinations scheduled for this
time are: Aeronautical Engineering,
Education, Foreign Language, His­tory,
Mechanical Engineering.
INTERFRAT SCHOLASTIC CUP
IS WON BY ALPHA TAU OMEGA
Possession Of The Cup Is To Be Permanent As New Ruling Of
Interfraternity Council Sets Plan To Award A New Cup
Each Year To The Fraternity Having Highest Average
With the release of last years group
scholastic averages by the registrar's
office the Interfraternity Council an­nounces
the awarding of its scholar­ship
cup to the Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity which won first place by
virtue of their average of 82.52. Kap­pa
Delta sorority pressed the A. T.
O's closely for the top honor winning
second place with an average of 82.11.
The Senior class, as has been the
rule in the past several years, gar­nered
first place in the class grouping
with a score of 81.59. They were fol­lowed
in order by the Junior class
with 79.02, the Sophomores with 76.47
and the Freshman with 73.93.
The average of the college with
2021 students averages represented
was 78.13. This average was only
slightly above that of all men, com­bined
Fraternity and Sorority, and
the all Fraternity group averages, all
of which were above the 78 mark.
The women students clearly out­shone
the men as a group by making
a total of 79.80. The all Sorority
combine finished with an average of
79.71.
The independent women outranked
the independent men 79.06 to 78.39,
while the combined totals of the in­dependents
was 78.32.
Alpha Tau Omega in winning the
cup this year gains permanent pos­session
of it under a new plan. Pre­viously
the cup has been rotated each
year between the winning fraterni­ties
but under the new plan a different
cup shall be awarded each year and
the fraternity winning the cup shall
retain it permanently.
DOG WITH RABIES
IDENTIFIED HERE;
VACCINE REQUIRED
All Dogs Not Having The Vac­cine
Within The Last Twelve
Months Must Be Treated
In view of the fact that one dog in
Auburn has been positively identified
as a rabies victim within the last few
days, and that the infected dog has
bitten at least ten other dogs, Mayor
W. D. Copeland has issued an ordi­nance
which requires the vaccination
of all dogs in the city.
The ordinance issued by the mayor
is as follows: "All dogs in the city
of Auburn that have not been vac­cinated
within the last twelve months
must be vaccinated or kept confined.
Effective September 18th."
Professor Fred Patterson, professor
of veterinary medicine, states that
after a bite, the rabies vaccination is
of no use; the treatment must be
given before a dog is bitten to have
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CATCH IT?
Editor's Error Is Noticed By
Few According To
Check-up Made
Friday afternoon at four o'clock the
first copy of the fourth edition of The
Plainsman came off the press. The
editorial staff, as is the custom, check­ed
the copy for mistakes. Apparently
there were none and promptly at four-thirty
two thousand copies rolled out.
A few members of the editorial staff
wandered uptown to relax and cele­brate
another finished issue. One
member casually glanced over a copy
in the Tiger Drug Store. And there
it was—a glaring mistake! Too late
to do anything about it.
C. W. Bell, associate editor, had
written a feature story on Samford
Hall steps and the article was head­lined
"Steps of Langdon Hall 'Barom­eter'
". A catastrophe, an inexcusable
Editor's mistake. But a staff member
predicted not many people would no­tice
it and that he had read where an
outstanding psychologist had done the
same thing on purpose and had tested
one hundred people on a similar article
and only twelve had noticed the mis­take
at the first reading. So why not
make the best of it and see how many
students had caught it?
So with pencil, and paper, and a
copy three Plainsman reporters began
giving the test. Fourteen were asked
to read it. On the first reading not
even one noticed the heading as about
one thing and the story about another.
Two caught it on the second reading.
These were Howard Carr and Gordon
Meadows. Several found the error at
the third perusal and at the fourth
all save one—name withheld by pride
—finally caught the mistake.
And so The Plainsman carried out
the experiment of a psychologist by
an accident. The test is simply one
of concentration on what is read and,
needless to say, what is written.
Rather funny, eh what?
LOCAL THESPIANS
SELECT CAST FOR
FIRST PRODUCTION
Prof. Peet To Direct Dramatics
This Year; Emily Hixon To
Have Charge Of Costumes
The cast for the three act comedy
"Arms and the Man" was selected at
a meeting of the Auburn Players last
Thursday* night.
The cast is as follows: Catherine
Petkoff, Mildred Glass; Raina, her
daughter, Carolyn Jones; Louka, the
maid, Mary Carmack; Bluntschli, a
man, Dawson Mullen; A Russian Of­ficer,
L. J. Vogel; Nicola, a manser­vant,
Arthur Elsberry; Major Petkoff,
L. A. Edmonson Jr.; Major Sergius
Saranoff, Devid E. Roberts.
The play is under the direction of
Professor Telfair B. Peet, and the cos­tumes
will be by Miss Emily Hixon.
Professor Peet states that he has
some new and promising talent from
the freshman class. The characters
for the two leading parts, Raina and
Bluntschli, are freshmen. He also
stated that Mildred Glass, a transfer
student from Judson, is obviously an
experienced actress and should be a
great help to the Players in their se
ries of productions.
Rehearsals and stage work has al­ready
begun, but the exact date of the
performance will not be announced
until next week.
The newly elected officers of the
Players are: president, L. A. Edmon­son,
Jr.; vice president, Arthur Els­berry,
and business manager, S. H.
Richardson.
TWODANCESARE
PLANNED AFTER
FOOTBALL GAME
Knights Will Play At American
Legion Dance; Cavaliers To
Play At Lanier Gymnasium
BOTH AT 10 O'CLOCK
To Bring To Close Day's Fes­tivities;
Dances Will End In
Time To Catch The Special
Added attractions to the holiday
spirit that will prevail in Montgomery
Friday night will be in the form of
two dances both to begin at 10 o'clock
immediately after the game. Auburn's
two outstanding dance bands will fur­nish
the music for both hops.
A full evening's entertainment is
offered at the American Legion Night
Club where the Auburn Knights will
hold sway. The Knights, popular
understudy of some of the nation's
"big time" bands, will present an at­tractive
program of clever novelties
and uniquely arranged song hits. This
dance is an annual affair, being spon­sored
by the Auburn Alumni of Mont­gomery.
The club is located above the
Grand Theatre' on Dexter Avenue.
Admission price will be one dollar per
couple.
At the same time the Alumni dance
is in progress, the rhythmic composi­tions
of the Auburn Cavaliers will be
featured at the Lanier Gymnasium
where the jointly sponsored Phi Delta
Kappa-Auburn "A" Club hop will be
held. Jimmy Hooper, Cavalier man­ager,
promises a varied and entertain­ing
program with a somewhat en­larged
personnel. Joe Stewart, presi­dent
of the Auburn "'A" Club stated
that free transportation will be of­fered
anyone desiring to attend this
dance from the Exchange Hotel to the
Lanier Gym. Admission to this af­fair
will also be one dollar per couple.
Both dances are expected to be suc­cessful
affairs and will round out the
day's festivities.
"GET SOUTHERN" MASS MEET
SCHEDULED THURSDAY NIGHT
Coaching Staff To Be Introduced At Meeting; AH Freshmen
Urged To Learn Words Of All Yells And Alma Mater;
Tryouts For Frosh And Soph Cheerleaders Will Be Held
A "get Southern" mass meeting will
be held tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock
in Langdon Hall. Following the meet­ing
a parade will be staged down Col­lege
Street.
The entire coaching staff and var­sity
squad of football players will be
present at the meeting. Each man
will be introduced to the attendants to
enable the new students to become ac­quainted
with the players. Speeches
by the coaches and several of the
players will be featured.
Tryouts for Freshman and Sopho­more
cheerleaders will be held at the
meeting. Bill Lee, head cheerleader,
urgs all men who wish to tryout for
either place to see him before the
meeting begins.
. Two of the new uniforms donated
by the Alumni Association have been
received and the two cheerleaders plan
to wear them Thursday night. Lee
instructs Freshmen to wear their rat
caps and study the yells and Alma
Mater in the handbook.
A parade will be held in Montgom­ery
Friday at 6:30 o'clock preceding
the game. It will begin at the Ter­minal
Station and proceed through the
streets of the city. The torch parade
which the cheerleaders planned to hold
was denied them by the Junior Cham­ber
of Commerce because of fire laws.
Copies of yells will be presented to
attendants at the mass meeting Thurs­day
night so the event will be a suc­cess.
Current events class will be held at
six-thirty to seven-thirty so that all
Freshmen will be able to attend the
meet without any conflict.
EDUCATION SCHOOL
HAS FORTY TAKING
SATURDAY CLASSES
Courses Taught By Educational
Department Do Not Interfere
With The Teachers' Work
On September 19, forty school
teachers applied for membership in
the Saturday classes. These appli­cants
teach school within a radius of
about fifty miles from Auburn.
These Saturday classes meet weekly,
when the students have one class in
the morning and one in the after-
CONCLUDING LIST
OF FRAT PLEDGES
BY GROUPS GIVEN
Complete List Of Pledges To
All Remaining Fraternities
Published; Rushing Finished
AUBURN READY
FOR NIGHT TILT
WITH SOUTHERN
Stiff Practice Sessions Featured
Daily To Make Up For De­lays
Caused By Bad Weather
LINE-UP UNCERTAIN
Stellar Performers From Frosh
Team Of Last Year To Make
The Reserve Squad Stronger
The following is a continuation of
the list of pledges of the various fra­ternities
which was begun in the last
issue of The Plainsman:
Pi Kappa Phi
Charles Phillips, Montgomery; Aus­tin
Jones, Selma; W. C. Noll, Mont-gomery;
Marvin Avery, ^La Grange,
noon. The College now offers four;G a - : Leonard Sparks, Ashland; John
subjects—Alabama History which is Huff> LaGrange, Ga.; Alec Burgin,
given by Professor O. T. Ivy, Soci-
Classes Excused For
Five Games This Year
By action of the executive council
at a meeting Monday, five football
games of the 1936 season will be ex­cused
games. The five include Birm­ingham-
Southern in Montgomery (af­ter
3 p. m.) Friday, September 25;
Georgia in Columbus, October 24;
Georgia-Tech in Atlanta, November 7;
L. S. U. in Birmingham, November
14; and Florida in Montgomery, No­vember
28.
No action was necessary on the Loy­ola
game in Auburn, November 21 on
the campus when no classes will be
held. The council called attention to
the fact that classes will be suspended
next Friday afternoon at 3 p. m., but
that Saturday classes will run on sche­dule,
not being affected by the game
Friday night.
This action means that students will
be excused to attend five of Auburn's
10 football games and the 6th, Loyola,
was already provided, leaving only 4
out of the 10 which classes will not
be suspended for students to attend.
These four are Tulane in New Or­leans,
October 3; Tennessee in Knox-ville,
October 10; Detroit in Detroit,
October 17; and Santa Clara in San
Francisco, October 31.
The excused games this year will
be practically the same as those ex­cused
for the 1936 season.
Only Few Tickets Are
Left For Game Friday
All guest tickets for the Birming­ham
Southern-Auburn football game,
including seats in the wooden and con­crete
sections, that were available for
purchase here have been sold except
for box seats which will be sold for
$2.50 each.
Tickets for seats in Section K which
is on the 5 yard1 line are still avail­able
in Montgomery. Reserved seats
in the concrete bleachers are also on
sale there for $2.25.
General admission tickets will be
sold for $1.25. An announcement will
be given later as to when these general
admission tickets will be put on sale.
Student tickets are still available.
ology which is given by some member
of the sociology staff, English Educa­tion
which is taught by Dr. Walston,
and a graduate course in the Philos­ophy
of Education. Those taking this
last subject are to be instructed by
Dean Judd, head of the Department of
Education.
Each student will have instruction
in any two of the four subjects that
he prefers and he will meet with his
classes every week for fifteen weeks.
For this fifteen weeks work twelve
semester hour credits will be given.
The College has been offering this
instruction to school teachers for the
past four or five years, and usually
secures an enrollment of fifty or sixty
students each semester. Those teachers
who take advantage of this instruc­tion
reap a great deal of benefit from
it. The Saturday classes enable them
to obtain twelve credits, which, to­gether
with fourteen credits that they
may get from the summer session,
give them twenty-six semester hours
without interferring with their teach
ing.
Swifts Banded At Auburn Station
Over 5000 Birds Marked By Associate Biologist
By C. W. BELL
Birds, birds by the hundreds, birds
by the thousands, in fact, chimney
swifts in such a multitudinous num­ber
as to resemble the rumbling black
clouds that precede a disastrous tor­nado.
Yes, that is the picture that
Harold S. Peters, Associate Biolo­gist
and Leader of Alabama Cooper­ative
Research Project, frequently en­counters.
Believe it or not, since
August sixteenth, Mr. Peters and his
associates have caught and banded
5106 chimney swifts (sweeps) in Au­burn
and two surrounding towns,
namely, Opelika and Loachopoka.
Some very interesting data in re­gard
to the banding of this large num­ber
of birds follows: On the night
of August 16th 571, swifts were band­ed
at the Auburn postoffice. Nine
days later, or on August 25th, 1244
birds were banded at the Opelika
Trinity Methodist Church and out of
this number, 19 birds that had been
banded previously at Auburn were
found. On the following night, Au­gust
26th, 264 birds were banded at
the East Alabama Hospital in Ope­lika.
Out of the 264 caught there, 10
were caught that had been banded on
August 25th in Opelika and 4 were
caught that had been banded on Au­gust
16th in Auburn. A raid was
made on the Loachapoka School Build­ing
on August 30th and 782 birds were
banded. Out of this number, 13 had
already been banded in Auburn on Au­gust
16th; 34 from Opelika on August
25th; and 5 from Opelika on August
26th. On the night of September 8th
a raid on the Opelika Southside school
resulted in the banding of a record
number, 2245. Out of this number
only' 41 had previously been banded.
Out of the total number banded, 5106,
only 126 were caught that had been
previously banded in this territory.
Where did the others go? It is also
interesting to know that seven birds
were caught that wore bands which
proved that they were from the north­ern
section of the United States, one
from New York, one from Pennsyl­vania,
and 4 were banded in Kingston,
Ontario, Canada; two of which were
banded on May 30th of this year.
The Bureau of Biological Survey of
the United States Department of Ag­riculture
and the Alabama Coopera­tive
Wildlife Research organization
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Buena Vista, Ga.; Frank Connor, Tus­kegee;
Joe Yarborough, Enterprise;
George Colman, Birmingham; George
Hiller, J a s p e r ; Robert Graves,
Blountsville; Woodrow Walker, Cen­terville;
Bill Boynton, Albany, Ga.;
Aubrey Hunt, Centerville; Tommy
Henley, Montgomery; Jeff Powell, Sel­ma;
Hill Hendricks, LaGrange, Ga.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Bill Lester, Luverne; Ossie Al­bright,
Mobile; Pete Childress, Birm­ingham
; Henry Smith, LaGrange, Ga.;
Donald McCullough, Birmingham; Ed­ward
Thomas, Opelika; Harmon Jef­fords,
Sylvester, Ga.; John Roberts,
Birmingham; Rivers Rush, Tuskegee;
Erwin Meadows, Opelika; Lamar
Hurt, Dothan; Ben Brewer, Mont­gomery;
Porter Pease, Columbus, Ga.;
Bill Dudley, Seale; Asa Vaughn, Tus­kegee;
Tom Preer, Tuskegee; Richard
Jones, Montgomery; Rhodes Johnston,
Birmingham; Richard Flowers, Doth­an;
Henry Porter, Birmingham; Rich­ard
Bickerstaff, Brickyard; Lanier
Roton, Tallassee; Bob Berney, Birm­ingham.
Sigma Nu
Billy Smith, Birmingham; Marvin
Thomas, Auburn; Howard Strong,
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Rates Are Announced
By Railway For Game
A special round-trip railroad rate
of $1.20 from Auburn to Montgomery
has been posted by the Western Rail­way
of Alabama for all those using
the trains who will attend the Au­burn-
Birmingham Southern game in
the Capitol City Friday night.
The first train on which this special
week-end round-trip ticket will be hon­ored
is the 4:18 p. m. train leaving
Auburn Friday afternoon, arriving
Montgomery 6:00 p. m. Students who
use this ticket may remain in Mont­gomery
and return up to Monday
morning on any regular train Satur­day
or Sunday, except train No. 38
which leaves Montgomery at 7:55 a.
m. This arrangement affords all those
who contemplate remaining over for
the week-end the opportunity to do so.
The Railroad officials also announce
this special round-trip ticket to Mont­gomery
may be purchased every Fri­day
afternoon and each Saturday
while school is in session. A very low
round-trip week-end'1 rate to Atlanta
With but one more day of practice
remaining before the tilt with South­ern
on Friday night, the Plainsmen
appear to be rapidly rounding into
excellent shape.
The coaching staff have been work­ing
the squad rather hard in an ef­fort
to make up for the time lost
through poor weather coftitions dur­ing
the second week of practice. Most
of the time is being spent on block­ing
drills and scrimmaging with this
sort of work due to continue on
through the last day of practice before
the game.
The Tigers have been rather for­tunate
this year insofar as there have
been no serious injuries up' to the
present time. The twisted muscles
suffered by Fenton, Hitchcock, Kelly,
and Kilgore because of the poor foot­ing
during the rainy days are fully
recovered and the backfield aces will
be available for Friday night provid­ing
nothing, else intervenes.
The starting line-up is still uncer­tain
due to the fact that there is so
much fierce competition for every posi­tion
on the team. Shifts in the first
team line-up are occurring every day
with no one except Captain Gilbert
being certain of being among the first
eleven to face Birmingham-Southern.
As things now stand, the starting
team appears to be as follows: Burns
or Rodgers at one tackle; Roton or
Russell at the other tackle; Captain
Walter Gilbert at the center post;
Alternate-Captain Frank Gannt and
Big Chief McCroskey at guards;
Eaves, Williams, Burford, or McKis-sick
at the terminals; Scab Scar­borough
or Joe Stewart at quarter;
Kilgore at full back; and Hitchcock,
Fenton or Tipper at the halfback
posts. All of these men are outstand­ing
players and able to provide some
rough competition to any team they
may face.
Auburn's reserve squad is stronger
than ever this year with many veter­ans
back and a host of sophomores
who proved their worth on the fresh­man
team last year. Outstanding
among the latter group is Spec Kelly,
halfback, who has been showing up
very well in scrimmages. Upon his
gaining some experience in varsity
games, he should prove to be a great
asset to the Tigers.
Coach Meagher's eleven has several
outstanding athletes, among them,
Captain Walter Gilbert, an almost
sure bet for All-American honors this
year; Alternate-Captain Frank Gannt,
who is another outstanding contender
for an All-American berth; Joel
Eaves, captain of the basketball team
and a fine end; Wilton Kilgore, cap­tain
of the track and field squad and
a good all-around fullback; Sidney
Scarborough, clever quarterback and
captain of baseball; Hamp Williams,
Bill Ellis, and Wadley, all three of
whom are members of Auburn's 1936
Southeastern Conference mile relay
championship team as is Kilgore.
Students Requested
To Assist Firemen
Cooperation of Auburn students in
the operation of fire trucks during
fires is requested by Mayor W. D.
Copeland. "At times," said the Mayor,
"students have made it difficult for
the operators of our fire truck to per­form
their work efficiently. Many of
them pile on and with good intentions,
attempt to help when they actually
hinder. We are very grateful for
their assistance but we prefer that
they work under the direction of those
who are in charge. Also following
is also_ in effect for Friday evening I closely behind a fire truck enroute to
and Saturday trains. a fire is hazardous," he concluded.
P A G E TWO 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 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1936
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Associate Editors: Alvin Morland, C. W.
Bell, Norman Wood, Dan Smith.
News Editors: Howard Workman, Robert
Johnson, James Buntin, Son Thomas, Bill
Milam, Max Welden.
Feature Editor: Lowell Dennis.
Society Editor: Marion Stanley.
Assistant Society Editors: Doris White,
Frances Wilson, Mary Haygood.
Sports Editor: Jack Todd.
Sports Contributors: Ed Briggs, Roy
Powell, J. W. Nail.
Special Writers: Hugh Cameron, Jack
Steppe, L. E. Foster, Edwin Godbold.
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Charlie Gamble.
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"Hire A Hall"
As usual the same old speel about
how to behave at the game Friday
night is in order.
But it will not be the old tripe. The
Plainsman wishes only to ask every
Auburn student to act as he thinks an
Auburn student should. People of
Montgomery, and over the state come
to this game and naturally are inter­ested
in the students and the way they
act. So many ideas and opinions of
Auburn are formed by the behavior
of the student body at the game.
Of course taken as a whole the stu­dents
will conduct themselves as they
should, but there is always that small
element which must make a show.
But the show will be the football
game, so if that element must put on
an act it is hoped they will do it out­side
the gate.
Good For Grandma
In years past the Women's Student
Government Council drafted a set of
rules to govern the co-eds on this cam­pus.
In the passing of time condi­tions
on the campus have changed, the
status of women has changed, but still
this old and outmoded set of rules re­main.
The regulations are not only ridicu­lous
and out of date, they are not
obeyed. For instance: How many
Freshmen and Sophomores do not go
to town after seven o'clock? How
many Juniors go only on Wednesday
and stay only thirty minutes? , An­other:
Girls attending dances shall
be in the dormitory fifteen minutes
after the dance has ended, not even
time to visit a drug store for refresh­ments.
Still more insane ones are
that no girl shall visit a fraternity
house without a chaperon or play ten­nis
with a boy on a f rat court. Since
this ruling many of the fraternities
have employed house mothers who
should be able to act as chaperons,
and girls are, or should be, encour­aged
to play tennis anywhere they can
find a court.
These rules clearly indicate the ab­surdity
of most of the Council regu­lations
which were formulated when
Auburn was regarded by mothers as
a place where their daughters needed
so many safe guarding regulations.
This is no longer a school where such
uncompromising a n d disciplinary
measures are in order.
There are two reasons why these
regulations should be changed: First,
they are not needed to govern a group
of young women in this day and time.
Girls coming to Auburn have an idea
of what standards they are going to
employ without being told every step
to make, or without being circum­scribed
to a set of obsolete rules. They
must do their own thinking and be
guided by their own morals if a col­lege
course is to be of any value to
them.
Second, rules, if made to govern,
should be obeyed. These rules have
little reason to be observed by Au­burn
co-eds. They might have been
all right for her grandmother, but
things have changed in the last thirty
years.
The Executive Cabinet, last year,
made a change for the better in their
set-up. The Interfraternity Council
is now working on revisions of stu­dent
regulations, so this seems to be
the opportune time for the Women's
Student Council to come through with
a completely revised set of new and
sensible governing rules.
Shotg un
Last week over in Mississippi a
rather funny incident took place
which recalls to our minds the old
slavery days.
On a little plantation cotton needed
picking. It was dropping off here
and there and in a few days should
be ruined entirely. And there was no
one to do the picking. The owner
had tried to hire Negroes to do the
work, but they all had to go fishing
or had "wuk wid Uncle Sam".
The old planter—remembering the
good old days when his grandpa com­pelled
the niggers to work—should­ered
his shot gun and went forth.
He came upon two idle Negroes lazy-ing
in the sun.
So the cotton was picked. The old
man had guarded the Negroes in the
fields in daytime and locked them in.
the barn at night. At least this was
the program until the sheriff discov­ered
what was taking place. Then
the prisoners were released and a
warrant was sworn out for the arrest
of the farmer.
This is an example of how one
Southern farmer met the cotton pick­ing
crisis. This seems to be a major
problem over the South this season.
Plenty of cotton with very few to do
the picking. The situation is caused
by too much money being spent on
relief workers, who could easily be in
the fields earning their bread instead
of waiting for a handout.
Same Old Story
Each year at this time the question
of deferred pledging takes the lime­light.
And each year the majority of
the members of the Interfraternity
Council shake their heads and vow
that something should be done about
the situation and let it go at that.
Last fall, however, after a partic­ularly
bitter rushing season the agi­tation
finally took form with action
being started in the Council to install
a system of deferred pledging. But
a suitable method was not presented
and the motion was voted down by
the Council.
This year the movement has as­sumed
a more organized form and on
the face of it should succeed—if it is
ever to do so. Of course there will
be strong opposition to any system
which may be proposed, but there are
also strong objections to the present
system. At any rate it is hardly likely
that any fraternity would be ruined
by the short period required to give
deferred pledging a trial.
As the situation now stands it is
all too obvious that it is inadequate
to cope with the problem. According
to a poll of the various fraternity
presidents they are agreed that some
change should be effected before next
fall. But if they continue to follow
the example set by their predecessors
it will be just the same old story when
the next rushing season begins.
Traitor
Al Smith showed his real colors last
week when he signified his intention
of taking the stump against his
former friend and aide, President
Roosevelt.
Roosevelt and Smith were formerly
the best of friends—that is when the
President nominated Al for the Demo­cratic
nominee at three different
Democratic Conventions. Smith was
successful in receiving the party nom­ination
in 1928 and Roosevelt, at
Smith's request, ran for the gover­norship
of New York. Smith figured
that his endorsing Roosevelt should
strengthen his chance of carrying
that state.
When the election came off Roose­velt
carried New York, but Smith lost
his own home state. Smith imme­diately
became jealous of the Presi­dent
and the rift has never been
closed.
So when Smith turns on his party
and on his friend he will be betray­ing
those who helped him most.
SHORT AND SWEET
By A. Dope
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.
WELL, well, well, here it isi only
three days to our opening game
which will consequently send us
to* the Rose Bowl—my, my, how time
does fly! ! ! All the well laid plans
of men and mice are being visioned with
the ultimate hope of having one big swell
time in 'Gomery. I guess we will all get
instilled with that good ole Auburn Spirit
and catch the four-eighteen train and ride
gaily over to the Big City and then hold
forth in that key-to-the-city parade, and
after visiting all the hotels and numerous
beer joints—we'll finally find ourselves at
the Auburn proving grounds (better known
as The Sugar Bowl by those that always
bet on Auburn) and watching our greatest
team swamp Southern by a score of at
least 40 to 0. This writer has seen money
bets refused when the Auburn better gave
20 points on Southern. We have one of
the best teams in the history of our insti­tution—
and I know if spirit will win all
our games for us—we should be national
champions by the end of our first game.
We've got a fine team, a fine spirit and a
fine everything, so how can we lose any­thing?
? ! !
* * * *
That K. D. dance last week was certainly
a highlight in this writer's life—those Kap­pa
Delta's just have a good habit of doing
well whatever they undertake to do—not a
haint in the crowd. Only suggestion I
have to make is to just rent the Rat foot­ball
field next time for the sake of air-conditioning
and room for smoking and
thinking.
* * * *
Love Affairs That Linger On:
Bobbie Powell vs Chestnutt Brown
Molly vs Campus Corps
Tyler Turner vs Tallahassee Highway
Bill Milam vs Engineer Headquarters.
* * * *
For any information concerning how to
undermine any prosperous love affair—see
George Quinney, Captain Des Islets, or Bill
Lee.
* * * *
Observations:
That I forgot to mention the outstanding
love affair of the season—that great love
that exists between the Engineers and the
Artillery.
* * • *
That Pat Plumlee has a new Non-graft
automobile and he can do a neat "Squads
Left."
* * * *
That Harry Grimes, budding Sigma Chi
and God's gift to the ladies, has a new gal
most every week—oh well, I guess variety
is the spice of life.
* * * *
That Stvdie Edwards is "Tops".
* * * *
That maybe UNK will turn over the rec­ords
in his nickel snatching nickelodion next
week.
* * * *
That the book of the season is un­doubtedly
that masterpiece of Margaret
Mitchell's, "Gone With the Wind".
* * * *
That Auburn's Glee Club will be the
bestest of the best this year. The Club
attained statewide attention last season and
will far excel all previous performances this
year. Our Club is already rated as one of
the best in the South, and from what in­formation
I can gather, the members are
trying for number one position this year.
* * * *
Rumor- has it that a good time was had
by all at the social function held at Lake
Condy last Saturday night—Mr. Brandt
Woodward officiating.
* * * *
Which all reminds me of the following
conversation that was overheard in a prom­inent
lodge which ran as follows:
College Boy: "Say, what's your hurry?"
Second Idiot: "I've got a date with a
chiffonier and I'm late".
College Boy: "A chiffonier? Say, do you
know what a chiffonier is? It's a classy
dresser with drawers."
S. I. "Well?"
* * * *
And so my gentle readers, let us eat,
drink, «nd be merry—let joy be unrefined
as we pass this way only once and never
the twain shall meet.
. . Adios ,
*> AUBURN FOOTPRINTS -:-
Most girls have a skin they love to re­touch.—
Thomaston (Ga.) Times.
Mae West, in I'm No Angel, climbed the
ladder of success wrong by wrong.
A woman has two views of a secret.
Either it's not worth keeping, or it's too
good to keep.
The stork is the bird with the big bill.
A lot of good buys in Wall Street turned
out to be farewells.—Kalends.
The saying is that heaven will protect the working girl.
We wanta know who will protect the fellow she is working?
* * * * * * * * *
He: "I like your form."
She: "Must we go over all that again?"
* * * * * * * * *
Asking a modern girl for a kiss is like slipping into a speakeasy and asking
for a glass of milk. >
* * * . * * * * * *
Contributor: "I have here an original joke which—"
Editor: "My dear man, you don't look that old."
* * * * * * * * *
Merrily we roll along,
Roll along, roll along,
Merrily we roll along,
Get up, here comes a cop.
* * * * * * * * *
In the parlor there were three,
She, the parlor lamp, and he.
Two's enough to have about,
So the little lamp went out.
* * * * * * * * *
ODE TO AG BOTTOM
The moon above looks below,
The man below looks above.
Her innocuous rays,
His vapid" gaze,
Vie in insipidity.
* * * * * * * * *
Handsome Young Professor of Romantic Languages: "Very good; but why do
you use the intimate form of the verb in translating the sentence?"
Attractive Coed: "Well . . . . I thought after last night "
* * * * * * • * *
Little Willie with a grin
Drank most of Pappa's Gin.
Mother said, when he was plastered,
"Get to bed, you little love child."
* * * * * * * * *
Stude (translating from Latin): Caesar and his men made several sallies
from the town.
Second Stude: Tsk, tsk, and him a married man.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,
Dear Sir:
"WHEREAS, the Tulane band has fur­nished
music for the annual Auburn-Tulane
football game during the last few years;
and
"WHEREAS, the Auburn band is ex­tremely
popular in New Orleans, their popu­larity
being reflected in increased gate re­ceipts;
and
"WHEREAS, the cost of sending the Au­burn
band to New Orleans is negligible as
compared to their publicity value alone; and
"WHEREAS, every effort is being made
by the Tulane authorities and the Auburn
Alumni Association of New Orleans to build
up and add color to the Auburn-Tulane
game:
"THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by
the Auburn Alumni Association of New Or­leans
that the attention of the President of
Auburn and the Chairman of the Athletic
Committee is hereby called to the import­ance
and necessity of the Auburn band ac­companying
the team to New Orleans and
that they are earnestly requested to pro­vide
funds with which to finance the trip
for the band."
Sincerely,
AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIA­TION
OF NEW ORLEANS.
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,
Dear Sir:
There is one feature of school life at Au­burn
that has been admired by everyone
who has been here in past years, yet little
comment as to its value to the school has
been made. That is the fraternalism that
exists among the athletic bodies.
So many of the larger schools of America
have taken this business of getting athletes,
too far. All element of school spirit is
taken away from athletic teams when they
are made up of non-cooperative, unfriendly
athletes. They form personal grudges, neg­lect
their studies thinking their athletic
achievements will secure for them passing
grades. As a whole they are poor mixers
on the campus. This type of student is pre­dominant
in many Universities as the trend
is toward the selection of athletes on their
merits as athletes alone.
Auburn's teams command the respect and
admiration of every team they play. There
is something more than athletic ability, and
coaching behind their favorable records;
those teams are made up of friendly bud­dies
who cooperate in every respect.
Quite often teams are ruined by indi­viduals
who had rather see the write-ups
directed toward them rather than toward
the team. Auburn players have adhered to
wise words once spoken by Rockne, "It's
not how youiook but how the team looks."
The Tigers can attribute a great part of
their success to the fact .that the players
have established such an intimacy of re­lationship
among themselves.
On and off the athletic field, there is the
same atmosphere of congeniality and fel­lowship.
Rivalry for positions usually is
the building of a true friendship, rather
than a battle for glory, as it so often is.
There are few institutions that have the
cooperative spirit among athletes that Au­burn
has. Every individual realizes that
he is just one component part of a machine
that can not function unless every part is
working in harmony with the other parts.
The teams work together, and the players
really enjoy the satisfaction of being able
to help a teammate whenever possible.
As a whole, Auburn's athletes are well-bred
gentlemen who are striving for every­thing
that they might gain through col­lege
associations.
Yours truly,
L. E. T.
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,
Dear Sir:
I feel it my duty to say a few words
about the behavior of the students at the
mass meeting last Thursday night.
It seems that some of the boys let their
enthusiasm get the upper hand of their good
judgment. There was considerable damage
done to the seats in Langdon Hall. I am a
firm believer in "getting the old Auburn
Spirit" but I do not believe in letting it
cause the destruction of property. It seems
that some of our students think it appro­priate
to tear the arms from the seats and
use" them to beat the backs of the seats.
I hope that this applies to the Freshman
only. It is hard to believe that an upper-classman,
after being in Auburn a year or
more, would do such a thing.
It is my hope, and the hope of all true
Auburn men, that this vandalism will come
to a stop.
N. ERNEST.
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman,
Dear Sir:
There has been quite a bit of talk cir­culated
about the campus concerning the
band making the trip to New Orleans for
the Tulane game. Last year the same thing
came up for consideration and almost be­came
an actuality, the only thing hindering
being the key members of the band playing
local engagements in dance orchestras. This
seemed to the authorities as rather selfish,
so this year the orchestra members playing
in the band will not prevent the unit from
making the trip should the chance arise.
Already the New Orleans Auburn Alumni
have written several letters and articles in
the leading newspapers of the state asking
that the band be sent down if at all pos­sible.
It is entirely possible if enough feel­ing
can be created among the students to
add to the voice of the alumni. Doubtless
some of you are asking now, "What would
be the point of the band making the trip?"
It would add to the pep and spirit of the
occasion while helping to build up the pres­tige
of our great schopl.
Of course there is the question of finan­cing
the trip, but this could be taken care
of by each student contributing a small part
of his contingent deposit. If, at a meeting
of the student body, the students would vote
fifty-cents each from their contingent de­posits
it would be quite sufficient to send
the band to the Tulane game to lend sup­port
to those GREAT AUBURN TIGERS!
AN ENTHUSIASTIC
STUDENT.
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.
MARTIN Luther is believed to be the
only human ever to have a direct
shot at the devil . . . and he missed,
with an ink bottle. In a spot morp vital
than a ninth inning with two out, and he
pulled a wild pitch . . . thereby becoming
the world's worse pitcher.
* * * *
But there are Auburn architects who
claim Mona .Lisa as the world's worse
pitcher . . . no curves to that pitcher at all.
* * * *
It is feared Dizzy Dean and Petty (of
Esquire) are living centuries too late.
* * * *
How simple a thing is love. It riseth
when a skirt is blown, a smile is thrown,
or a friendship has grown. It endeth when
the wind hath competitors; the smile has
grown into fur coats and diamonds, and
when the ice man no longer demands pay­ment
on the first of the month.
* * * *
Next time I write relating the color of
a dress worn by a girl to a dance, and am
later told I am blind as to true colors, I'm
going to write the next time like this: . . .
"And Wassername was there (with a dress
on)". What a whale of a difference a few
hyphens make.
* * * *
I have heard in this issue the orchestra
which will play for the Soph Hop is to be
named by the Social Committee. And if
the orchestra named by the Committee
doesn't stack up with the ballyhoo which
will preceed it . . . . it will be named again,
and by the students.
* * * *
But from all the scraggly and measly in­formation
I could worm out of the Com­mittee,
the orchestra will be the best to ever
play at a Soph Hop. The dance situation
at Auburn is improving yearly.
* * * *
From the sound of things the writer of
"Cats and Canaries" was refused a date
out at Society Hill. I would refer him to
the old axiom whereby a man is not a man
until he has been refused three dates at
Society Hill, and can smoke cigarettes with­out
getting dizzy.
* * * •
I have heard Sunday mornings in this
town likened to a vegetable garden. . . .
wherein one wakes, or rather comes to, with
one's tongue looking like the inside of a
bell pepper, tasting like red pepper; eyes
the color of egg plants; legs the shape of
squash, and as brittle as celery'; breath
smelling like bugs on 'tater plants; and
nerves like grasshoppers playing among
string beans.
* * * *
Snooped: It's things like him you see
when you lift old rocks, or pull up planks
that have lain a long time.
* * * *
Never trust a man whose dog makes too
many friends, or a woman who has two
voices. One for conversation, and one for
telephoning.
* * * *
Congratulations to the new Mayor. Were
he to take the stitches out of me he has put
in me I'd look like a suitcase unzipped.
When he fined me seven-fifty on a traffic
violation during his former term of office
he was doubtlessly remembering the time I
so thoughtlessly gave vent to shivers, shakes,
and a croupy cough at 3 a. m. one blustery
December morning.
* * * *
The veriest of congratulations, Doctor.
* *, * *
Chemists and pharmacists can mix very
potent mixtures, but the filling station
operator with the bootlegger can mix about
the most potent compound yet conceived.
Four gallons of gasolene and one gallon of
whiskey can kill more people than a like
number of gallons of some of our well
known poisons.
* * * *
And speaking of poisons: Wholesale
chemists make one form of rat poison.
Smith and Wesson another. Both are very
effective, but there seems to be more need
for the latter than the former in this State.
* * * *
The curse of the Saturday morning class:
She awoke more dead than dainty . . . with
sunrise in her face and sunset in her mouth.
* * * *
Always before you marry a girl: See
how she looks at 6:30 a. m. See how she
looks in a bathing suit, and see how she
looks at finance, food, and frillery. If she
rolls her hose don't marry her. There is
no sight so sorry.
Troubles are like babies—they only grow
by nursing.—Douglas Ferrold.
One touch of scandal makes the whole
world chin.
The secret of repartee is repertoire.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1936 THE,. A U B U R N P L A I N S M A N -:- A L A B A M A P O L Y T E C H N I C INSTITUTE P A G E T H R EE
MANY PRESENT AT
AG CLUB HELD IN
COMER WEDNESDAY
F. F. A. Book Exchange Ex­plained
To Members; Prof.
Sewell Gives Short Talk
One of the largest crowds in years,
gathered in Comer Hall last Wednes­day
night for the first meeting of the
A'g Club. Cigars were passed around,
and everyone had a good time. After
a brief welcome address by. the presi­dent,
E. P. Thornhill, P. H. Smith was
called upon to explain the purpose of
the P. P. A. Cooperative Book Ex­change
to the Club.
The program was then turned over
to the vice president and chairman of
the program committee, H. G. Pinks-ton.
Professor Sewell, of the Animal
Husbandry Department, was intro­duced
and he gave a very interesting
and valuable talk on "The Importance
of the Ag Club". Professor Sewell
pointed out that the advantages of as­sociation,
cooperation, and practical
knowledge made attending the Ag.
Club worthwhole. "Freshmen should
consider it an honor to be a member
of the Ag. Club", said Professor
Sewell.
Next a short talk * on "What the
Ag. Club has Meant to Me" was given
by M. L. Ferguson. An introduction
• of the freshmen, and a few jokes and
wisecracks concluded the program.
NEWLY finished room, individual
beds. Two boys. Call 18-J.
BALFOUR
Fraternity Jeweler
In Town!
This Week at Thomas
Hotel
ENOCH B. BENSON
Representative
SOCIETY AND NEWS FEATURES
Society Editor, MARION STANLEY, Phone 305
Regular Meeting Of
U.D.C Held Tuesday
The regular meeting of the U. D. C.
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. L. M. Ware. The meet­ing
was opened with the ritual service
given by the president, Mrs. R. B.
Draughon.
Mrs. J. V. Brown discussed the life
of General Pelham. An historical
sketch of Admiral Raphael Semmes,
for whom the Auburn U. D. C. Chap­ter
was named, was given by Mrs. B.
B. Ross.
Joint hostesses were Mesdames J.
W. Randolph, J. T. Watt, Ida Rush,
W. D. Caddell and Miss Kate McEl-haney.
Refreshments were served
during the social half-hour.
PERSONAL
AENTION
Officers Are Elected
At Meeting Of P. T. A.
Mrs. Billy Mason was elected presi­dent
of the Auburn Parent-Teaohers
Association which held its first meet­ing
of the year on Friday, September
18, at the Lee County High School.
Mrs. J. T. High was installed as first
vice president, MTS. L. M. Ware as
second vice-president; Mrs. T. A.
Sims as secretary, and Mrs. E. L.
Rauber as treasurer.
The association held a reception for
the faculty after the business session.
Mr. Lawrence Barnett directed a
musical program.
The next meeting will be on Friday,
October 9, at the school auditorium.
At this time Dr. R. L. Johns, on leave
from A. P. I., will speak on the sub­ject
of "School Finance". There will
also be a health round-up of children
and blue ribbons will be presented to
the students who merit them.
Patronize Plainsmen advertisers.
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George Hairston, Ira Grimes, and
Vernie Holloway attended the Delta
Sigma Phi rush banquet at Georgia
Tech last, week-end.
* * *
Miss Elizabeth Henry, of Oneonta,
spent last week-end in Auburn as the
guest of Pearle Rudulph.
* * *
Ike Parker, graduate of 1933 and
quarterback during Chet Wynne's re
gime, has been named football coach
at Tuskegee High School. Parker
succeeds George Holcroft, who re­signed
two months ago.
* * *
Joe Bob Mitchell, former Auburn
student, was here for a brief visit at
the first of the week. At present, he
is living in Norfolk, Virginia.
* * *
John Rush, a graduate of last year,
spent a few days in Auburn.
* * *
Anna Morris spent last week-end
at her home in Oakman, Alabama.
*, * *
Ed Prewett, head cheerleader for
the year '34-'35, was here for the "A"
Club dance Saturday night.
* * *
Doris and Margaret Shellnut spent
last week-end at their home in La­fayette.
* * *
Billy Radney, former Auburn stu­dent,
was in town last week-end. Billy
is now in business for himself in
Alexander City.
* * *
Among the former Auburn students
who attended the "A" Club dance Sat­urday
night were Rudy Martin, Mer-win,
and Yank Friedman.
* * *
Mrs. Marcus Bryan and Mrs. W. M.
Fleming, of Brundidge, are guests of
Elizabeth Bryan.
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Return Limit Monday, Sept. 28
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Literature Club
Has Session Thursday
The Literature Club, one of the five
departments of Auburn Woman's
Club, will meet Thursday afternoon,
September 24, at three o'clock with
Mrs. J. G. Kudierna in Cedar Crest.
Mrs. John Ivey and Prof. J. A. Kirt-ley
are in charge of the afternoon's
program and will have as their torSc,
"Greek Epie Poetry|\
Members of the Woman's Club in­terested
in "World Literature—Greek
and Roman" are invited to become ac­tive
members of the Literature Club.
Subjects to be discussed later will be:
October—"Greek Drama"
November—"Greek Lyric Poetry"
January—"Greek Philosophy"
February—"Latin Poetry"
March—"Latin Letters"
April—"Greek and Roman" Moral­ists."
Elizabeth Wood Weds
Mr. James DeVaughn
A marriage of much interest to
their many friends in Auburn is that
of Miss Chalice Elizabeth Wood to
Mr. James Everette DeVaughn. The
marriage was quietly solemnized in
Hayneville on December 14, 1935.
Mrs. DeVaughn, formerly a student
of Auburn, has taught several years
in Elmore County, where she is widely
popular. Mr. DeVaughn is an Auburn
alumnus, having made a remarkable
record and being a member of Kappa
Delta Pi.
The couple will make their home in
Atlanta, Ga., where Mr. DeVaughn
holds a position as Literature Director
in the Atlanta School System.
Former Auburn Co-ed
Weds University Man
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walker of Dade-ville
announce the marriage of their
daughter Phelia Stone to Mr. John
Carnes Stephens. Mrs. Stephens at­tended
Randolph-Macon at Lynchburg,
Va., and graduated from Alabama
Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Stephens
graduated from the University of Ala­bama
and took a post-graduate course
at Stanford University at Palo Alto,
Calif.
The weddipg took place Thursday
with the Rev. W. Williams, pastor of
the Baptist Church, officiating.
Mr. Stephens is now connected with
the Soil Erosion Project of Tallapoosa
County. The couple will make their
home in Dadeville.
Davis-Sellers Marriage
Takes Place Last Friday
Lieut. Charles Edward Sellers, who
graduated from Auburn in vocational
agriculture with the 1932 class, was
married to Miss Bernice Davis of Tal­ladega
last Friday. Mr. Sellers is a
member of the Alpha Gamma Rho,
agricultural fraternity.
Mrs. Sellers is a 1934 graduate of
Alabama College and taught last year
in Lynn High School.
After a short wedding trip the
newly-weds will make their home with
Mr. Sellers' parents at Ramer.
Woman's Club Holds
First Business Meet
The Auburn Woman's Chab held its
first business meeting of the year on,
Thursday, September 10, at the Meth­odist
Church . Mrs. Walter Schreiber,
chairman of the club, presided.
The various committees for the year
were appointed, and reports were
given by Miss Annie Heard, treas­urer,
and Mrs. J. B. Hanson, scholar­ship
chairman.
The Woman's Club functions
through five different departments
with meetings arranged so that mem­bers
can enter as many departments
as they wish. Chairmen of the de­partments
are: Mrs. Charles Ed­wards,
Art; Mrs. W. D. Solomon,
American Home; Mrs. Charles Floyd,
Music; Mrs. George Sargent, Gar­den;
and Miss Mary Martin, Litera­ture.
Chi Omega Plans Dance
For Pledges Saturday
The members of Chi Omega Soror­ity
will entertain their pledges with
a dance on Saturday night at the
Recreation Hall. The dance will be­gin
at nine o'clock, and the Auburn
Knights will furnish the music for the
occasion. During the evening the
pledges will be honored with a lead-out.
There will also be a Chi Omega
membership leadr.out and three no-breaks.
Pi Kappa Phi Is Host
At Weiner Roast Tuesday
The members of Pi Kappa Phi fra­ternity
were hosts to their pledges
and dates at a weiner roast Tuesday
night. Following the weiner roast,
there was an informal radio dance at
the chapter house. The affair was
chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. K. G.
Taylor.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Lucille Spangler, Austin Martin, and
Lynwood Poole, of Montgomery.
FOR SALE—Pedigreed Yellow Per­sian
Kittens. Phone 82-J, 118 N.
Gay St. * .
Roster of Auburn Football Team
Auburn Students Find
Church Magazine Good
Subscriptions to "the Baptist Stu­dent"
are being bought by many stu­dents,
as emphasis is placed on the
campaign for selling the magazine this
week. "The Baptist Student" is a
monthly publication that contains
news and pictures from campuses all
over the South, as well as inspiring
rnessages by leaders. Nor does the
magazine lack jokes! Subscription
rates are seventy-five cents for nine
issues. The number of students tak­ing
the magazine is mounting fast,
and at least fifty subscribers are ex­pected
by the end of the week.
A Freshman Reception, in the form
of a Political Party sponsored by the
B. S. U., was held at the Baptist
Church last Thursday night. Those
attending enjoyed playing donkeys or
elephants and m a k i n g political
speeches in behalf of themselves.
State Convention Report
Given At Garden Club
The Auburn Garden Club met last
Thursday afternoon at the Methodist
Church. Mr. E. W. McElwee, who
was speaker for the afternoon, used as
his subject, "Planting Rented Homes".
A report of the State Convention of
Federated Garden Clubs, which was
held in Eufaula last spring, was given
by Mrs. L. M. Sahag, who was Au­burn's
delegate to this convention
along with Mrs. George Sargent,
chairman of the Garden Club.
The meeting was open to all mem­bers
of the Auburn Woman's Club.
Yr. on
Centers Tm. Wt. Ht. Age
W. Gilbert (C)* 3 200 6-1 22
Lester Antley* 2 190 6 21
Milton Bagby 2 170 5-10 20
Malvern Morgan 1 175 5-11 20
Guards
F. Gantt (Alt.-C)* 3 175 5-8 24
Ralph Sivell* 2 185 5-7 22
Fred Gillam* 3 180 5-8 24
Sam McCroskey* 3 188 5-9 23
Wesley Loflin* 3 192 5-10 22
Everette Smith 1 175 5-9 22
Malcolm Crowder 1 175 5-9 22
Tackles
Herbert Roton* 3 188 5-11 23
Bo Russell 1 195 5-11 20
George Wolff 1 198 6-1 21
Hugh Rodgers* 3 200 6 22
Fred Holman* 2 190 6 22
Garth Thorpe 1 195 5-11 19
Bill Nichols 1 195 6 20
Vernon Burns 2 195 6-1 22
Ends
Joel Eaves* 3 177 6-3 22
Rex McKissick* 2 175, 5-9 21
Oscar Burford 1 178 5-11 21
Hamp Williams* 3 172 6 23
Milton Howell 1 178 5-10 20
Frank Hamm 2 180 6 21
Quarterbacks
Joe Stewart* 3 180 5-11 21
Sid Scarborough* 3 158 5-9 21
John Davis 2 150 5-9 20
Morris Cook 1 160 5-10 24
Marion Walker 1 165 5-8 19
Osmo Smith 1 165 5-8 22
Halfbacks
Billy Hitchcock* 2 158 6 20
Speck Kelly 1 160 5-9 20
Marion Walker 1 165 5-8 19
Tommie Edwards 1 160 6-2 19
Bobbie Blake 3 162 5-11 21
Francis Riddle 1 155 5-9 21
Jimmie Fenton* 2 162 5-10 20
John Tipper* 3 170 5-8 22
Ralph O'Gwynne 1 158 5-8 20
Bill Mims 1 168 5-9 21
Bill Ellis 1 155 5-8 20
James Karam* 3 167 5-9 23
Bob Coleman 3 160 5-8 29
Fullbacks
Wilton Kilgore* 3 175 6 22
Dutch Heath 2 163 5-9 21
Floyd McElroy 2 185 5-9 23
Pelham Sitz 1 175 5-9 21
Kermit Weaver 1 185 6 22
George Gerakitis 1 185 5-10 21
•Denotes letter winner in 1935
Home
Fairfield, Ala
Eloree, S. C.
Birmingham, Ala.
Lanett, Ala.
Lavonia, Ga.
Chipley, Ga.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Birmingham, Ala.
Athens, Ga.
Montgomery, Ala.
Ensley, Ala.
Montgomery, Ala.
Birmingham, Ala.
St. Louis, Mo.
Langdale, Ala.
Dothan, Ala.
Aiken, S. C.
Sylacauga, Ala.
Frisco City, Ala.
Atlanta, Ga.
Equality, Ala.
Marion, Ala.
Andalusia, Ala.
Bessemer, Ala.
Florence, Ala.
Montgomery, Ala.
Atlanta, Ga.
Birmingham, Ala.
Phenix City, Ala.
Dothan, Ala.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Union Springs, Ala.
Tarrant City, Ala.
Dothan, Ala.
Montgomery, Ala:
Auburn, Ala.
Talladega, Ala.
Lakeland, Fla.
Carbon Hill, Ala.
Selma, Ala.
Haynesville, Ala.
Atlanta, Ga.
Lake Village, Ark.
Tuscumbia
Wadley, Ala. •
Birmingham, Ala.
West Blocton, Ala.
Attalla, Ala.
Cullman, Ala.
Atlanta, Ga.
Prep School
Darlington, Ga.
Eloree
Woodlawn
Lanett
Ga. M. Col.
Monroe A. & M.
Chattanooga
Woodlawn
Ga. M. Col.
Riverside
Ensley
Lanier
Woodlawn
Ga. M. Col.
Langdale
Dothan
Aiken
Sylacauga
Frisco City
Tech Hi
Wetumpka
Perry Co. H. S.
Andalusia
Hueytown
Florence
Greenville
Tech Hi
Ramsey
Ga. M. Col.
Dothan
Chattanooga
Staunton M. A.
Jeffcohi
Dothan
Lanier
Lee Co. Hi
Talladega
Lakeland
Carbon Hill
Selma
Haynesville
Tech Hi
St. Bernard
Tuscumbia
Wadley
Phillips
West Blocton
Attalla
Cullman
Boys Hi
CONVOCATION FOR WOMEN ON
LAST WEDNESDAY IS SUCCESS
Several Women Officers Make Welcoming Speeches And Give
Outline Of Organizations To New Students; Miss Zoe Dobbs
And Dr. Duncan Are Guest Speakers For The Occasion
A large number of co-eds attended
the first convocation of the year called
by the Auburn Women Student's Gov­ernment
Association Wednesday morn­ing,
Sept. 16 in Broun Auditorium.
The first convocation was scheduled
for Sept. 9, but because of a conflict,
the meeting had to be postponed.
The meeting was opened with a
prayer and devotional. The W. S.
G. A. president, Albena Pierce, made
a short speech, announcing the pur­pose
of the meeting. Mrs. L. N. Dun­can
and Miss Zoe Dobbs were guest
speakers, each welcoming the new stu­dents
to Auburn.'
The W. S. G. A. officers were intro­duced
to the aggregation of students.
The officers are: Albena Pierce, presi­dent;
Virginia Holcombe, vice presi­dent;
Virgie Gunn, treasurer; Doris
White, secretary; Doris Northrop,
house president of Smith Hall; and
Helen Tigner, town representative. A
freshman representative to the coun­cil
will be elected in the fall.
The president of Cardinal Key,
Gretchen Talley, was introduced and
she, in turn, explained that Cardinal
Key promoted leadership and high
scholarship among the women students
and that it was the sister organization
of Blue Key.
Nettie Murphy, president of Sphinx,
was introduced and she explained that
members of that society were selected
on the basis of leadership, scholastic
ability, and personality.
The students were reminded that an
increase in girl activity was being
stressed this year. The organization
has planned several outings for the
year. Tea will be served in an in­formal
manner to women students and
their friends in Smith Hall every
Wednesday afternoon from 4:00 un­til
5:30 o'clock, beginning Oct. 7 and
lasting through May 12.
It was explained that this is the
first year that rat caps have been
provided for freshman girls. They
were asked to wear the caps to con­vocations
and mass meetings, but add­ed
that it was optional as to whether
they wore them at other times or
not.
The regular council meeting will be
held next Wednesday afternoon at
5:00 o'clock.
ROBERT L.BURKES
The Original Real Estate and Insurance Man
YOUR PATRONAGE APPRECIATED
Phone 264 -:- Auburn, Ala.
SEE US FOR YOUR COAL
Brilliant Egg
Brilliant Stoker
Boothton Furnace
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AH Mined In Alabama
WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS
AUBURN ICE & COAL COMPANY
Phone 118
TAILORING DISPLAY
Wednesday and Thursday
September 23 and 24
Stock Suits • • $17.50
Neckwear • 50c - $I.OO
Also All New Fall Accessories
G IBSON'
MEN'S WEAR s
Over-Night Service on Tennis Rackets
We Challenge You to Read
from
Our Rental Library
Margaret Mitchell's: Gone With The Wind
Walter Edmunds: Drums Along The Mohawk
Louise P. Huak: Whippowill House
. J. B. Priestley: They Walk In The City
Negley Farson: The Way Of A Transgresser
Rebecca West: The Thinking Reed
Ethel Bioleau: Clansmen
Emilie Loring: Give Me One Summer
Heiser: An American Doctor's Odyssey
Link: Return To Religion
Membership Fee $1, Refundable on withdrawal.
Rates 3c per day or a weekly rate of 15c plus 3c for
each day over the week.
Note 1. A third copy of Gone With the Wind has been
placed on our shelves for rental and an extra
special copy to go on the shelves for rental to
first come first served. Additional copies for sale.
Note 2. To all planning to attend the Southern Game we
wish to call your attention to the fact that the
Banks of Auburn close at 2 o'clock. Make any
financial arrangements Thursday or early Fri­day
morning.
BURTON'S BOOKSTORE
COURTESY SERVICE
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 TJU T E WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1936
DOG WITH RABIES *
IDENTIFIED HERE;
VACCINE REQUIRED
(Continued from Page 1)
any effect. A minimum fee has been
fixed at 50 cents for the vaccination.
According to Dr. Patterson, the
local disturbance in the canine realm
was a case of the furious type of
rabies. When a dog is affected this
way, he bites deeply near the head.
Another typical rabie infection which
is most dangerous because of its mis­leading
symptoms is called dumb cases.
When a dog has a dumb case, he may
act perfectly normal around its owner
except that the lower jaw drops. One
would probably think that the dog had
a bone in his throat. In such in­stances,
never touch the dog before a
diagnosis is made.
Dogs usually go mad between 18
and 30 days after being infected.
However, Dr. Patterson advises every
one to confine their dogs for 90 days.
Six persons in Auburn have been
exposed to the virus or saliva of in­fected
dogs; they are taking the anti­toxin
treatment.
CONCLUDING LIST
OF FRAT PLEDGES
BY GROUPS GIVEN
The F. F. A. Book Exchange saved
Auburn students over $250 the first
two weeks of this semester D. G. Mor­row,
general manager, has announced.
The policy of the exchange is to di­vide
the profits with its members. Any
student may become a.member of the
exchange by paying a small member­ship
fee.
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Thursday
THE LAST OF THE MOB-MEN
WHO RULED BY TERROR . . .
at death-grips with America's
under-cover men of steel!
36 Hours to Kill"
with
BRIAN DON LEVY
GLORIA STUART
Friday
A MARITAL LAUGH RIOT!
J BARBARA
» (
IN /
•T1H HE BRIDE WALKS OUT
with
ROBERT YOUNG
GENE RAYMOND
Saturday
MURDER OR COMPASSION?
Did he violate his sacred Doctor's oath
for a woman's love?
"THE CRIME OF DR. FORBES"
TIGER
THEATRE
(Continued from Page 1)
Brewton; Shelby Taylor, Huntsville;
Charles Haynesworth, Birmingham;
John West, Louisville; Walter Ess-linger,
Huntsville; Jimmy Slayghter,
Athens; Homer Carlyse, Alex City;
Darwin Dobbs, Alex City; Charles
Cotten, Alex City; Broughton Mc-
•Cord, Montgomery; Bill Hitchcock,
Union Springs; Alius Smith, Union
Springs; Henry Bailey, Euf aula; John
Ham, Auburn; John McDermot, Birm­ingham;
Otto Hodges, Birmingham;
Marion Lanier, Birmingham.
Sigma Chi
Leo Bidez, Mobile; Ernest Rouse,
Camden; Carl Woodall, Tallassee;
Bud Wendling, Birmingham; David
Walker, Mobile; Francis Newborn,
Mobile; Hamp Williams, Andalusia;
Mac Phillippi, Camden; Burt Knox,
Birmingham; Larry Caruthers, Birm­ingham;
Frank Cayce, Birmingham;
Alvin Proctor, Andalusia; Eugene
Scholze, Birmingham; John Hall, Ce­cil;
James Quimby, Mobile; Hill Stel-zemuller,
Birmingham; Carl Guy,
Montgomery; Madison Rainwater,
| Florence, S. C; Arthur Ousley, Mo­bile.
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Charles Gravely, Birmingham; J. H
Johnson, Georgiana; George McCord,
Goodwater; Frank Green, Fairfield;
Dan Martin, Birmingham; Lowell
Detamore, Birmingham; Franklin
Wilkes, Dothan; Wiley Sharpe, Wil­son
Dam; Norman McMullen, Birm­ingham;
Richard Watkins, Decatur;
John Davis Brooks, Fairfield; Harold
Cockrell, Fairfield; Jack Stevens,
Beaumont, Texas; William Dasher,
Moultrie, G&.; Carl Adamson, Birm­ingham;
Bubber McWhorter, Green­ville;
Joe Dean, Moultrie, Ga.; Lem
Edmondson, Montgomery.
Theta Kappa Nu
J. H. Livingston, Gadsden; Dykes
James, Birmingham.
Theta Upsilon Omega
Beverly Hallis, Winfleld; Thomas
Fennon, Thomasville, Ga.; Jack Mar­tin,
Gordo; Harold Jeffrey, Tower
Peach Tree; Eugene Hamner, Gordo;
Crawford Holmes, Goppa.
Lambda Chi Alpha
Bobby Jack Chapman, West Point,
Ga.; Charles Chitty, Ft. Gaines, Ga.;
Jean Batigne, Paris, France; Harvey
Hogan, Athens, Ga.; Ed Smith, At­lanta,
Ga.; Leon Picard, Birmingham;
Mason Young, Tarpon Springs, Fla.;
Byron Jordan, Montgomery; Roy
Fleming, Brundidge; David Manning,
Huntsville; John Lowery, Bessemer;
Robert Hurd, Bessemer; Byron Marsh,
Bessemer; Wallace Owens, Phenix
City; Doc Cooper, Opelika.
Kappa Sigma
Morris Popwell, Clanton; Forrester
Smith, Autaugaville; M. K. Johnson,
Montgomery; Carlton Montague,
Moultrie, Ga.; John Falk, Chipley,
Fla.; Jimmy Padgett, Pensacola, Fla
Emery Solomon, Headland; Robert
Ralston, Millbrook; W. H. Andrews,
Thomasville; Jack Wood, Headland;
Jack Simpson, Protland; Boiling Raw-lison,
Millbrook; John Orr, Atlanta,
Ga.; Sam Faire, Sylacauga; Bill
Campbell, Decatur, Ga.; Albert Pinks-ton,
Cottonwood; Fred Hepson, Syla­cauga;
C. A. Harris, Montgomery;
Bill Ward, Tuscaloosa.
Kappa Alpha
Temple Seibel, Montgomery; Earl
Calvin, Decatur; Fletcher Whatley,
Auburn; Billie Goode, Gastonburg;
Lucien 'Hix, Gastonburg; Marshall
Hooper, Selma; Billie Wible, Pike
Road; John Earle Atkinson, Auburn;
James Samford, Tampa, Fla.; William
Swift, Selma; Louie Crisman, Selma;
Frazer Rolen, Montgomery; Thomas
Nettles, Cuttle Springs; James Dow-ling,
Tampa, Fla.; Charles McCoy,
Barto, Fla.; Tom Farish, Camden;
Ed Davis, Prattville; Horace Weis-singer,
Selma; John Watkins, Selma;
George Melton, Atmore; Stephen
Dobb, Mobile.
Injuries To Handicap
High School Gridders
With serious injuries to two first
string players, Coach "Bully" Hitch­cock
has slowed practice down consid­erably
for his Auburn high gridsters
in preparation for the opening battle
tomorrow night against Troy.
Paul Duggar, veteran guard, is al­most
definitely out of the game at
Troy with a sprained knee. Duggar's
loss will severely handicap the local
eleven as he is the most experienced
player on the team. Abb Chrietzberg,
rangy center, is in the injured class
with a bad shoulder that may keep
him out of the first game of the sea­son.
A regular last season, and a
valuable reserve in 1934, Chrietzberg's
loss would be keenly felt in the fore-wall.
Coach Hitchcock will probably start
Mitchell Wadkins and Charlie Ham at
ends, Tom- Edwards and John Hudson
at tackles, Ham Tippens and Bill Boyd
at guards, and Chrietzberg at center.
The backfield will have both weight
and speed. Rabbit Howard, 190 pound
husky, will do the kicking and passing
and a good part of the running from
left half, Allan Turner, who weighs
150 pounds, will hold down the full
back post, Bob Smyer, the 140 pounder
who won out over his kid brother,
will play right half, and "Preacher"
Preer, a good blocker, will call the
signals.
Auburn High will play two night
games this season and perhaps a third
will be added as the Memorial Sta­dium
officials are planning on light­ing
the bowl.
A fair season is expected of the
locals, even though a green and in­experienced
team will take the field
Thursday night. The line will aver­age
155 and the backfield will average
150.
SWIFTS ARE BANDED
AT AUBURN STATION
Auburn Grad Presents
Pistols To Roosevelt
Hugh G. Grant, formerly a profes­sor
of journalism at Auburn recently
presented President Roosevelt withi a
pair of old Albanian duelling pistols.
Grant, who is now U. S. Minister to
Albania said he bought the pistols in
Scutrai, Albania.
Mr. Grant visited Auburn this sum­mer
while on vacation in the South.
Coach Meagher Speaks
Before Kiwanis Club
Coach Jack Meagher made no pre­diction
as to the outcome of Auburn's
tough season ahead as .he spoke to the
Montgomery Kiwanis Club at their
annual football luncheon in the Jeffer­son
Davis Hotel last Wednesday.
"The going is bound to be tougher
for the Tigers this season because
they have been put on the spot", the
popular mentor told the Kiwanians.
Several of Auburn's opponents under­rated
them last season but this season
Auburn starts out in the Rose Bowl.
The coach lauded Wilbur Hutsell,
director of physical training, who was
also present and spoke briefly to the
Kiwanis Club.
During his speech Coach Meagher
mentioned Johnny Paterson as one of
last year's lettermen he would miss
this season.
Prowler Enters Local
Home Sunday Morning
The home of Mrs. H. M. Ellis, 342
South Gay was entered Sunday morn­ing
by some unknown prowler who
evidently was in search of food.
The burglars we're heard about
12:30 a. m. Sunday around on the
back porch. Mrs. Ellis heard the ice
box door open and close, but she
thought that it was some of the
roomers making ice water.
Mrs. Ellis turned on the light and
the prowlers made their escape
through the front door. Nothing was
taken from the house.
Herbert Benson Now
Officer In 3-C Camp
Lieutenant Herbert D. Benson, '36,
has been appointed Junior Officer of
Camp SP-11, a Civilian Conservation
unit at Lakeview, Georgia.
While at Auburn, Lt. Benson was
an active participant in several forms
of athletics. One of his duties at the
camp will be that of baseball coach.
In addition to his other camp duties,
he has been designated by the Educa­tional
Department as Instructor in
Typing, Bookkeeping, and Accounting.
FOUND—Ladies Blue Purse contain-taining
pencil and change. Owner
may have same by calling at The
Plainsman office and paying for
this ad.
(Continued from Page 1)
are studying these birds in an attempt
to learn some of the native habits of
the chimney sweeps and also to ascer­tain
the winter home of these inter­esting
and unusual birds. They are
also interesting to study because of
the huge number present in each flock
and the ease with which they may be
caught or trapped. The research be­ing
carried on at Auburn is particu­larly
interesting since this is the
Southern-most trapping station in the
United States carrying on similar
work.
The aluminum bands used in this
project are small and consist of two
parts; there is a number on the out­side
and on the inside of the band
there is the following inscription,
"Notify Biological Survey, Washing­ton,
D. C." In this manner all data
pertaining to the catch may be ob­tained
very readily. Such information
aids in determining the distances trav­eled
by the birds, the locations visited,
the winter quarters, the rate of travel,
and other beneficial and interesting
data.
The common American species of
bird is called chimney swift (some­times
incorrectly called chimney swal­low)
from its habit of nesting and
roosting in disused chimneys. The
bird is allied to hummingbirds and
goatsuckers but superficially much re­sembles
the swallow, having very long,
narrow wings, weak feet, and a short
bill with a wide gape. They spend
most of their time on wing, and prob­ably
never light during the day-time.
They usually cling to some vertical
surface when they do alight. They
are beneficial since they feed on in­sects,
particularly mosquitoes, taken
on the wing. Their nests are ce­mented
together with saliva and in
TO-DAY
LIONEL BARRYMORE
—In—
"Devil Doll"
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24
ROBERT MONTGOMERY
ROSALIND RUSSELL
—In—
"Trouble For Two"
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25
The Show With 200 or 20
Positive Reasons Why
You Should See It!
WARREN WILLIAMS
—In—
"The Case of the
Velvet Claw"
COMING
SUNDAY—MONDAY
"San Francisco"
OPELIKA
A MARTIN THEATRE
one genus consists almost wholly of
dried saliva. They are found chiefly
in the Eastern half of the U. S. and
in Southern Canada. During the Fall
the chimney swift migrates South,
probably across the Gulf of Mexico
and into South and Central America.
—No one knows exactly!
There are approximately two thou­sand
workers actively engaged in
trapping and banding birds in the
United States and Mr. Peters occupies
ninth place in banding the most birds.
Mr. Peters hopes that he may be able
to bring his total up to fifteen or
twenty thousand within the next
month, thus enabling him to occupy
second or third place.
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RATES $6.00 PER MONTH
Announcement
to the Public
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people in Auburn think that Tiger Motor
Company is connected with Opelika Motor
Company, we wish to rectify this by stating
that we are not connected with Opelika
Motor Company in any way, (other than
good friends). We have a direct contract
with Ford Motor Company, given us be­cause
of the large amount of Ford busi­ness
secured here in Auburn, for which we
are very thankful to you.
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