Osborne Engaged To Play For Junior Dances
Will Osborne, long a nationally known
orchestra for the best in dance music,
will bring his organization to Auburn
to play for the Mid-Term Dances which
will be held on January 27, 28, and 29.
Ed Duncan, Chairman of the Social Committee,
released this information to the
Plainsman this morning. He stated that
the last of the negotiations in signing the
orchestra was made by wire early this
morning.
This is the first time this famous orchestra
has appeared on this campus,
but the members of the Social Committee
expect that the students will enjoy
his type of music. Osborne was the originator
of the idea of featuring the slide
trombone in ah orchestra. There have
been numerous imitators of his style
but none of the followers could catch
Osborne's special way of arranging the
pieces.
Osborne brings his fourteen piece orchestra
and Dorothy Rodgers as vocalist
here from the Hotel New Yorker in New
York City. He played at the St. Francis
Hotel in San Francisco and the Black-hawk
Restaurant in Chicago before accepting
the job at the New Yorker. His
music has been widely heard over the
CBS and NBC networks on commercial
programs and as a featured orchestra.
Duncan announces that any organizations
wishing to buy one of the dances
see him before Tuesday so arrangements
can be made for planning the program.
Any student wishing to submit a bid for
decorating the W. P. A. Hall, where the
dances will be held, is urged to see the
chairman of the Social Committee tonight.
Indefinite plans have been formulated
for a bus service to Montevallo, Judson,
and Huntingdon. Plans include a proposed
free taxi service from town to the
hall where the dances are being held.
Fraternities who will hold house parties
for the visiting girls have not yet been
decided but will be announced in the
near future.
Tickets for the dances will go on sale
as soon as negotiations are finally completed
and the cost of season tickets may
be computed. The tickets will be sold for
the entire set of dances, single dances,
group of one day dances, and spectator
tickets. They may be purchased from
any member of the committee after the
prices are decided.
When all the plans for the dances are
completed and the fine brand of orchestra
that has been secured comes to Auburn,
it is expected that the students
will enjoy one of the most successful
set of dances ever to be conceived in the
Loveliest Village.
Osborne is engaged for his Southern
tour by Alabama, Auburn, Georgia,
Sewanee, and Tennessee. These schools
cooperate every year in bringing a leading
orchestra to play for the Mid-Term
and Final dances at the various schools.
The orchestra will play at Alabama first
and come to Auburn next.
=pS THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
VOL. LXI Z-I AUBURN, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1937. NUMBER 26
Interest Mounts In
Writing Contest;
Rules Reviewed.
Contestants Are Urged To
Submit Literary Material
As Soon As Possible
Interest in the Plainsman Literary
Contest is steadily showing
definite signs of mounting interest
on the part of the students.
Several manuscripts have already
been turned in to the editor. It is
expected that several more will
be on hand before the Christmas
^holidays. Of course, due to the
time element, the bulk of the contest
material will be submitted
after the holidays.
For the benefit of those who
failed to see a copy of the rules of
the contest which were published
in a former issue of the Plainsman,
a list of the rules are herein
attached. Any undergraduate of
Auburn may submit material. All
material must be entirely free of
any aspects of plagarism. As many
manuscripts as desired may be
submitted. And any subject matter
about which a short story, essay,
or a poem could be written may
be submitted.
The manuscripts must be submitted
upon white typewriting
paper, type-written and double
spaced. An original copy must be
turned in, though it is suggested
that the author retain either an
original or a carbon copy.
The short story should be of a
length ranging between 700 and
1500 words. It is entirely up to the
discretion of the writer as to what
type of story is written. The essays
should consist of material
of from 300 to 1500 words. The
essays may be of the formal or
informal type. The length of the
poems is not so much a matter of
conjecture.
Those who plan to enter the
contest should remember that it
closes at the end of this semester.
Material should be turned in as
soon as possible. Announcement
of winners will be made early in
the second semester.
Combined Meeting
Of Groups Held
A combined meeting of the Y.
M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. was
held Monday evening at 7 p. m.
in Student Hall. An audience of
approximately one hundred people
witnessed the presentation of
the special Christmas program
planned by the two groups. -
The two "Y" groups will again
combine their programs next Monday
night to stage, a Christmas
social to which all students are
invited. The time of the social has
been changed from the scheduled
hour of seven o'clock to eight
o'clock because of the Drake-Auburn
debate that is to be held at
7:00 p. m. in Langdon Hall.
All attending the Christmas social
in Student Hall are asked
to bring one toy. The toys are to
be turned over to the community
council Christmas committee who
will distribute them to the needy
children of Auburn and the neighboring
vicinity.
Davis Woolley, Baptist Student
Secretary, will act as master of
ceremonies of the social which
will have much Christmas gaiety
and the necessary Christmas tree.
Send the Plainsman Home
Mew Initiates Of
'A1 Club Will
Stage Show
Auburn Athletes will turn musical
entertainers Saturday night
when the "A" Club initiates put
on their grande-finale in the form
of a stage show at the Tiger Theatre
at 8:15. The first feature on
the program will be an introduction
by George Kenmore. Following
this bit of oratory will be
a crooning duet with Stancil What-ley
and Garth Thorpe vocalizing.
Next on the bill, Jack Adams
will offer his inimitable version of
Sally Rand's original Fan Dance.
Milton Howell will next imitate
the best imitators of stage screen
and radio. Comprising the next
act wil be George Wolff and Marion
Walker, with Wolff in the
feminine role, prancing through
the famed dance of Paris' underworld,
The Apache. Then Milton
Bagby will render one of his original
poems set to music.
In all probability one of the
most enjoyable acts on the program
will be Willie Nichols and
His Gang in hillbilly quartet fashion
singing songs of the hills. The
grande-finale will be the genuine
Old Fashioned Square Dance staged
by the entire company.
The most choice bit of entertainment
will come as an encore
when some of the local campus
queens will be impersonated by
members of the company, costumed
as females. Below is a list of
initiates of the Auburn "A" club.
In the boys role Ed Sprague,
Jack Adams, Marion Walker,
Johnny Davis, Bill Mims, Pelham
Sitz, Jeter Cantrell and Charles
Haynes worth.
In the girls role Max Harrison,
Stancil Whatley, George Wolff,
Vernon Burns, Willie Nichols, Milton
Howell, Milton Bagby, and
Garth Thorpe. George Kenmore
will act as master of ceremonies.
NOTICE
A picture of the glee-club for
the Glomerata will be taken Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 in the rear
of the Chemistry building. All
members be there with tuxedos
Snow!
FIU8UGH
Red Childers is the star center
on the Tiger cage team and
"shows promise of being one of
the most valuable men in the
coming season.
Local Agronimists Return
From Trip To Chicago
Seven men in the field of Agronomy
of Alabama Polytechnic
Institute returned this week from
Chicago, where they were representatives
at the American Society
of Agronomists.
Attending from Auburn were:
G. D. Scarseth, J. W. Tidmore, J.
R. Taylor, Jr., N. J. Volk, J. A.
Naftel, and J. C. Albrechdt.
With 14 representatives at this
meeting, Alabama was one of the
best represented states in the nation.
Auburn Churches To Begin Christmas
Season Programs On Sunday Night
Special Christmas programs at
the Auburn churches start Sunday
evening with plans completed
by the Baptist, Presbyterian and
Episcopal groups. The program in
celebration of Christmas is still
tentative at the Methodist church.
The annual Christmas musical
program will be presented at the
Baptist Church Sunday evening at
7:30. Mrs. Christine Tidwell, choir
director and organist, is in charge.
The Cantata, "The Holy Nativity,"
by Wildemere, is to be presented.
The Presbyterian Church will
present a program of Christmas
music on the night of December
19 at the church. The program is
to consist of a story and musical
numbers.
The following out of town singers
have been invited to appear on
the program: Mrs. Henry Mc-
Corkle, Union Springs; Mr. and
Mrs. N. W. Wilson, Dadeville,
formerly of Auburn; Miss Anne
McCree, Opelika. Mrs. Showalter's
sister, Miss Slack of Toledo, Ohio,
has been asked to give a story.
Miss Slack has taught here during
several summer school periods.
The children of the Sunday
School of the Episcopal Church
will have their annual Christmas
pageant this year at the church,
on Sunday, Dec. 19, under the direction
of Mrs. C. S. Yarbrough.
There Will be a Christmas tree,
but instead of giving gifts this
year the children will present a
candle light service because of the
various other programs they are
to participate in in which they
will give gifts.
Each child has been given a
passage in the Bible to memorize
for the pageant. As each one says
his passage he will light a candle.
After this is over the children will
then sing the songs they have
learned at Sunday School. The
scene of the pageant is to be one
of Bethlehem.
At the Baptist Church next
Sunday several special numbers
will add to the effectiveness of
the cantata. Soloists who will have
parts are Miss Ruth Frisbie, Mrs.
C. R. Meager and Thomas Jester.
Others having special numbers are
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Swirling flakes of snow creeping
stealthily to the ground
brought Auburn students shouting
from houses, stores, and theaters.
Many of the students were witnessing
their first snow and were
elated over the prospect of building
snow men, making snow ice
cream, and throwing snow balls.
The first arrivals on the scene
took advantage of their opportunity
to lay in a supply of snow balls
and cast them at the unfortunates
cautiously poking their heads out
of doors in an effort to get into
the melee unscathed. It was snow
alright and the students were in
their second childhood.
As the air became full of flying
snow balls, the more timid
among the warriors withdrew to
their castles and took no further
part in the histilities. Soon armies
began to form skirmishes broke
out on every corner. At a lull in
the fighting, peace was declared
and the groups united to find a
common foe.
Charging on, they took fraternity
after fraternity, each time
enlisting the vanquished soldiers,
until there was no longer any opponent
to be found. The student
army filled the streets and hunted
desperately for someone to subdue.
Finally, in the increasing
cold, they began to break up and
dash for home. Each deserter was
duly punished by the firing squad
as he ran for cover.
At length, the streets and lawns,
their snow blankets used as ammunition,
were left to catch he
remaining flakes of snow that
came stealthily down.
First Net Game Is
Set For Next Week
Any attempt at predicting the
status of the Auburn basketball
team during the coming campaign
is futile at this early date. However,
hard work and a tough schedule
are in order for the team
from now on. There is a tentative
game next week.
At present there are about four
complete teams working out in the
gym every day. The only absentee
from the fold thus far is Capt. Rex
McKissick, who has not recovered
fully from a broken nose suffered
in a football scrimmage.
Practice thus far has been devoted
to getting the men in shape.
Usually two scrimmage sessions
are held daily, with no man assigned
to any one position regularly.
In the first group the teams
line Up somtehing like this: team
no. 1—Edwards and Morgan, forwards,
Childers, center, Pappas
and Ginter, guards. Team no. 2—
Dudley and Dickinson, forwards,
Karge, center, Rogers and Bee-land,
guards. •
Included among the other aspirants
are Holmes, Gibson, Ren-froe,
O'Reilly, Huff, Streetman,
Thomas, Martin, Brown, Gossett,
and Wallace.
Coach Jordan states that the usual
preliminary games with the
Valley clubs, such as Lanett and
Pepperell Mills, will be played
There is a possibiity of a combat
with one of these teams on the
Friday night before the holidays.
No definite dates for the games
have been set, but the same teams
wilj De played that were played
last year.
We dearly Ipve our paper, don't
you?
TRsX M<Ut/ssi<yt .
•GoeatzH
Rex McKissick, end on the
football team, is captain of the
basketball team. He is temporarily
out of practice because of
a broken nose.
Ag and Vet Clubs Exchange
Speakers On Programs
"How to lose Friends and Alienate
People," was the subject of
Robert Cargill's talk before a joint
meeting of Junior A. V. M. A. and
Ag Club Wednesday night, December
8, in Broun Auditorium.
A crowd of about 75 attended
the meeting which was held while
it was raining and snowing. Robert
Richman represented the A. V. M.
A. with a very interesting talk on
the "Antidotes of Agriculture and
Veterinary Medicine."
TP Groups Stage
Meeting Here
In January
Between 300 and 400 boys and
girls in high school Y. M. C. A.
and Y. W. C. A. organizations
throughout the state are expected
to gather here at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute for the annual
Leadership Conference during
the Christmas Holidays Dec.
31 to January 2.
Among the principal speakers
will be Dr. J. W. Frazer, presiding
elder of the Mobile district;
Dr. J. E. Bryan, Jefferson County
superintendent of schools; Dr. L.
N. Duncan, president of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute; Dr.
Harry Denman, Birmingham, lay
leader for the North Alabama
Conference; and Dr. Zebulon Judd,
education school dean at Auburn
'and general chairman for the
Leadership Conference. Assisting
with arrangements is James T.
Hardwick, Tuscaloosa, state secretary
of the State Y. M. C. A.
At the opening session Friday
morning, December 31, one of the
featured speakers will be Billy
Hitchcock, Union Springs, football
star at Auburn who will talk on
"Adventures on the Gridiron." In
charge of music and recreation
throughout the three-day conference,
which will be held in the
auditorium at the State Camp on
the South Campus, will be Prof.
Ernest B. Smith, of the Auburn
department of physical education,
and Prof. L. L. Stookey, of the
Mobile public schools.
Following the vocational symposium
Saturday afternoon, Jan.
1, students will be conducted on a
tour of the Auburn campus in order
to see first hand many of the
facilities, research projects, and
experiments related to various occupations.
Students and councillors
attending the conference will
be entertained in the cottages at
the State Camp,
Chairman of the various committees
are Prof. A. L. Thomas,
promotion; housing, Robert Duncan;
meal service, L. L. Self.
Drake University To
Come Here Monday
In Debating Meet
Critic Finds Roles In'Oliver, Oliver'
Played Very Well Before Audience
Langdon Hall played host last
evening to a group of well over
seven hundred enthusiastic students
and faculty members, who
turned out for the first semester's
climaxing presentation of Osborn's
light comedy "Oliver, Oliver," by
the Auburn Players under the capable
direction of Telfair B. Peet
and his assistant, Miss Mjargaret
Mullins.
Although not to be classed with
the former and more polished and
finished presentation of the drama
"Hedda Gabler," last night's
preformance nevertheless in indicative
of the abilities of the members
of the dramatic organization
to present in only a short period
of rehearsal a play that comes up
to the accepted standards of college
dramatic productions.
Unconsciously stealing most of
the scenes from her colleagues was
Miss Eleanor Scott, who by making
this, her first appearance on
the stage, has won her place as
one of the leading comedians in the
organization. Miss Scott's active
presentation of the doting mother
of worthless Oliver combined
such naturalness and sincerity as
to place her before the others in
dramatjc ability. The movement
of her hands and the quaint mannerisms
seemed more from real life
than stage performance.
Frank Samford, another newcomer
to the campus stage, in our
opinion portrayed the role of Oliver
in a manner second only to Miss
Scott. Again naturalness in stage
action wins this position.
Arthur Elsberry was not up to
his usual standard. It is held by
us that he fits more into the heavier
dramatic roles as evidenced
by his winning the cup for the
best piece of individual acting
last year in "Wings over Europe."
Elsberry was too tense and rigid
to really give his best to the performance.
Rivaling Miss Scott in humorous
portrayal of her role was
Mary Elizabeth Peagler as the
irritable Mrs. Tiverton. Her handling
of the part did not bespeak
a neophyte to the stage, as indeed
she is, although she has
worked with the players for some
time.
Mary Carmack regained in the
last two acts the ground she lost
in the first by her tenseness in the
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Debate Next Monday Night
Second For Auburn Team;
Drake Team On Tour
Auburn varsity debaters will
face their second opponent of the
season when they meet the Drake
University team at 7 p. m. in Langdon
Hall on Monday night. Edwin
and John Godbold who dropped a
doubtful 2-1 decision to Dartmouth
on December 1, will represent
Auburn while Sol Yarowsky and
Sidney Levine will represent
Drake.
The question will be the national
Pi Kappa Delta c(u($tion, jthe
same one which was debated in
the Auburn-Dartmouth contest:
Resolved: That the National Labor
Relations Board should be empowered
to enforce arbitration of all
industrial disputes." Auburn will
uphold the affirmative and Drake
the negative,
Drake University, which is in
Des Moines, Iowa, has long been
noted for its. excellent debate
teams,- consistently turning out
some of the best in the country.
The team which Godbold and God-bold
will face on Monday is expected
to be of the usual Drake
quality, and should prove to be
even tougher than Dartmouth.
This year is Edwin Godbold's
second year of varsity debate and
John Godbold's first year. Against
Dartmouth this unique team of
brothers proved that they are capable
of debating the best which
any school can offer, so the Monday
night contest should be a close
one all the way.
Des Moines, la. Dec. 11 (Special)
—Drake university debate team
will arrive in Auburn Monday
for the seventh debate of its
3200 mile southern debate tour.
Only the man's team will participate
in the debate against Alabama
Polytechnic Institute.
The Drake, team will come to
Auburn from Gainesville, Fla.,
I where it debated against the University
of Florida. Also scheduled
for the tour are debaters with
University of Illinois, Earham College,
Transylvania college, University
of the South, Emory university,
Alabama College, Southwestern
university, Arkansas State
Teachers College, College of the
Ozarks and Southwest Baptist
college.
Members of the team are Miss
Kathleen Shanahan, Miss Ruth
Frisby, Sol Yarowsky, Sidney Levine
and William Wisdom. They
are traveling by automobile and
are accompanied by Miss Leona
Anderson, assistant dean of women
at Drake. Gainesville is the southernmost
point on the tour. The
team will return to Des Moines
Dec. 18.
Radio Salute To Auburn Is
Slated For Saturday
A salute to Auburn over a nation-
wide hook-up will be made
Saturday evening over the Columbia
Broadcasting Company
during the Philip Morris program
because of the Institution's Invitation
to play on New Year's Day
in the Orange Bowl game in Miami,
according to information received
here Thursday.
By the time you are reading
this you have already read the
gossip column.
PAGE TWO
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Sing Up Your Spirit
There're only fifteen more shopping,
studying, loafing, or what have you days
before Christmas. Soon something will
have to be done about arousing something
of a Christmas spirit so as to enhance the
Yuletide holidays. The Society of Aids and
Incentives for Occasions are working upon
this problem.
One very concrete example is the Blue
Key and Cardinal Key Christmas Sing
which should prove to be a strong whipping
agency for arousing the proper Christmas
spirit. It is so designed to deal with
Incentives that are relative to the occasion.
It is intended to cover the whole campus
in interest attraction. It is scheduled at a
time which seemed most appropriate for
such an occasion. The idea had its birth
from the same source that bears the correct
Christmas attitudes. Hence, we are not
afraid to speculate upon its probable success.
'
The affair will be held in Langdon Hall
so as to accomodate a large number of
students. Too, it was decided to use this
building because of its serving as a common
meeting place for all students. And
should the party been held in any other
place the factor of preference would have
been involved. But as it is arranged any
and every student may come with the complete
feeling that he is going to a function
that was especially designed for him.
A great deal of care is being taken in
arranging a program that will be suitable
in every manner. It will certainly suffice
to add that the matter of celebrating
Christmas does involve a definite technique.
It is common knowledge to all of what
pertains to the significance of Christmas
celebrating. Maybe the misunderstanding
comes about in the celebrating factor. Possibly,
an affair that was given to a dance
and prom party might have had more universal
appeal among some of our more
hair-brained students. But that sort of celebrating
was not exactly intended for
Christmas. It is entirely a more sober occasion.
Hard to believe as it may seem to some
individuals, a definite good comes- from
soberness. The organizations sponsoring
the Sing are putting forth some sober efforts
to make it worthy of the occasion.
Therefore, we say it is the duty of every
student, duty to himself if the selfish motive
be considered, to attend the affair
in a sober frame of mind, fully conscious
of the nature of the occasion and its purpose.
Auburn, Third Choice
The third rate honor of playing Michigan
in the Orange Bowl on New Year's
Day seems to us to be little more than a
second-hand consolation.
The only logical reason that Auburn
should play a post season game is for national
publicity, but when the fact that
Auburn is the third team to be invited to
play is made public, the effectiveness of
the publicity we will receive is nullified.
Auburn could well use more national
advertising, but when we resort to taking
third rate bids to get this, it looks like
we're desperate.
Our schedule was one of the hardest in
the nation, and our games every week
were regarded by the sports writers and
commentators as being top-notch games.
We got our share of publicity for one season.
Our games were given good space on
sports pages all over the country.
A post season game will require several
weeks of hard work for the players, and
will mean a "football Christmas" for them.
These men have had more than plenty of
football for one year, and they deserve a
rest. With spring training coming on in
early January, a post season game makes
the year just one long grind for the football
men.
Being invited to play in the Miami
Orange Bowl is a distinct honor, but Auburn's
playing this year.would not pay
dividends, according to our way of thinking.
The publicity that we would get is
not the kind that would help us, because
it is known everywhere that we are a
"pickover team."
For Better Relations
Last year a noble gesture was made toward
establishing better relations between
the University of Alabama and Auburn—
the 'Bama Pi Kappa Alphas and the Auburn
Kappa Alphas played a championship
touch football game at the University. Other
events took place that did their part in
stilling the animosity between the two
schools, but nothing will do more for that
cause than an athletic contest, which was
the root of the trouble.
It is our hope that another such contest
take place again this year and, in time,
become an annual event. Several members
of the leading fraternity teams have already
expressed themselves as being in
favor of a game with the interfraternity
champions at our sister institution. Let
the game be played and, being played,
bring the University and Auburn closer
together.
The Jack-Pot Dies
Last Wednesday night heralded the
death of Jack-Pot Night in Auburn. With
its passing, one loses one of the public attractions
that was ever close to the public's
interest. It served to satisfy the minor
speculation element which lives in most
people.
A fitting epitaph should be given the
dead member. We will miss it, and so will
the management of the local theatre, we
rather imagine. Similar action took place
all over the State of Alabama. So we can
have consolation in the realization that we
are not the only town which has been so
hard hit. Maybe, the state officials will decide
to set aside a day of observance of
its passing.
But the problem confronting us has not
yet been solved. There is a problem, and
that problem is the providing of some
similar agency to provide similar entertainment.
Someone may start fooling a-round
with numbers, start a date raffle, or
even start tree sitting contests again. Anyway,
something has to be done, done quick
too, before the people run out of patience.
The sane spirit and support of the kids
in and around Auburn is appreciated, but
when they interfere with mass meetings
by shooting spit-balls and hinder runners
in the Cake Race by riding in front of
them on bicycles they are a nuisance. If
their parents can't teach them any better,
it may become the duty of the students
to give them a few painful instructions.
Many people lose the spirit of Christmas
in the giving of gifts. They have a "I'll
give him this and hope he gives me that"
or "I've been running around with her so
I'll have to give her something" spirit.
Gifts of that sort are better left off as it
spoils one's attitude of "Peace on earth,
Good will toward men."
With all your holiday spirit, don't lose
sight of the fact that the end of the semester
and final exams are near.
THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
PLAINSMAN FORUM
Editor,
Plainsman,
Dear Sir:
I would like to say a few words to Mr. Porter
who wrote a treatise on. Communism in
last week's Plainsman, and who seems to be
a victim of relapsed prejudice.
In the first place if the freedom of speech
clause has all of these limitations it is a freedom
of speech clause in name only. In the
second place the Communist was not an army
man and consequently under no such oath as
they are. The freedom of speech clause was
made for just such occasions.
If communism is so definitely bad and obviously
so then why not let its hellaciousness
be revealed and be done with it. Or if it is
bad and yet the majority of the people want
it why in the name of common sense not be
democratic and let them have it. Who is Mr.
Porter to say what is good and what is not for
his fellow man.
Don't blame Communism for "250 being
shot down at one time"; that is where Communism
left off and dictatorship stepped in.
Surely one so well versed in Communism as
Mr. Porter can see that.
Just to make sure that Mr. Porter knows
some points of Communism, I will give two
examples; When Alabama State Health Department
goes to rural school houses and to
country stores and poor areas in cities giving
typhoid vaccinations to those people unable
to pay for them—that is Communism, at least
that is what Russia is doing. When the Works
Project Administration teaches illiterate adults
to read and write—that is Communism. That
is how Russia does it.
Why do we scowl on every thing Russia
does regardless of its merit and yell to high
Heaven "Communism." If there are reasons,
and I'll even grant that there are some, why
we should not "be gathered to Communism's
rotten bosom" then give them to us rather
than let us listen to the "braying of a jack-
Sixteen Ems
BY SPACER OUTER
As it is our desire to be a good chef, we
will try to give you a balanced diet. That is
why we include this
Stuff Of A Personal Nature
Wiley Sharp wishes his three stooges would
quit playing tricks on him at the "Cabin of
Dreams."
Has Chile Allen forgotten his "Brucie" and
taken up with one of the Cary Castle inmates?
The love bug buzzes around Eloise Brown
again.
What complications with the out-of-town
cream sent Billy McGehee back to stomp in
Auburn ground?
Bill Lee just can't be satisfied with the
local tomatoes.
And that will be enough for you scandal
mongers today. You can join the Spacer Outer
Club. All you have to do is send in your
Contributions
Vivian's mad and I am glad
For I know what will please her,
A bottle of corn to make her forlorn
And Big Bo Russell to squeeze her.
—Anonymous
Susanna Throckmorton intercepted and sent
us the Christmas letter of one of the boys at
the Fire House. It says, "Santa Claus: I want
a big box of candy, some fire crackers, a quart
of rye whiskey, and be sure to send my girl
a present as I'm broke as hxxx. Bye, bye, I'll
be waiting for you to come down that old
smutty chimney."
Random Thoughts
If the old times were days of the cave man,
these times are days of the crave man.
It has got to the place where people won't
talk around us for fear that they will say
something fit for publication.
Batty Co-ed says "I heard about somebody
being crazy enough to walk a mile for a camel,
but I really didn't think our freshmen were
fools enough to run three miles for a cake.
Why, you can buy them at the store for fifteen
cents."
Our best hat suffered an untimely death
at the hands of an assasin armed to the teeth
with snow balls.
We have seen "No Smoking" signs in lots of
places but one in the living room of a private
home takes the fur-lined syrup pitcher.
The reason Scotchnten have a sense of humor
is that it is a gift.
- Voice of the Students
Editor,
The Auburn Plainsman
Dear Sir:
"On speaking terms" with each fellow
schoolmate is a point of distinction of Auburn
men. It is not implied that men on other campuses
hold some malice toward each other.
They just don't know the value of a friendly
greeting as well as we do.
I have followed with interest those comments
published which concern "Auburn
Spirit." Some of my fellow students seem to
think that a noisy, boisterous, staggering fellow
has instilled within him something called
college spirit. With such an uncouth, unmannerly
student as a model the Auburn Man
would go into oblivion.
It is much better to be spoken of as a
gentleman and to be one than to be spoken
of as a "Wild Maniac" and be one. Therefore,
I believe that we as Auburn men may better
our present status by being truly Auburn
men and not boisterous maniacs.
A friendly greeting as we meet with do no
damage and it may again develop that "Great
Auburn Spirit" that we truly do believe in.
I hardly think that the flame has died so low
that we, here at Auburn at the present time,
migh no fan he slow dying embers into a
glowing flame.
I challenge you to say "Hello" to just three
people each day whose names you do not
know. It really isn't so hard to do, is it?
Sincerely yours,
A Senior
ass" who says Communism is bad and does
not even give any reasons. If Communism is
good then woe to him who is the last to go
to its rotten bosom.
Give us facts rather than a few worn out
prejudices.
Grady L. Randolph
Talk About The Town
by JACK STEPPE
The weather man slipped up one time and
let winter wander too far South and at present
it looks like we might have a real Xmas
at that. Interesting part of it however, is to
watch those students from more southern
states who have never seen any snow before
having the time of their lives throwing snowballs.
Quite an occasion for them! But just
between you and us we would much prefer
the sunny south as it is advertised. It takes
tpo much effort to keep warm these cold days
and we haven't that much ambition.
The bid to the Orange Bowl game has not
been accepted as yet and if some of the rumors
floating arqund town are correct a little
more than half of the players don't want to
accept the bid—for which they can hardly be
blamed. You would raise merry ned yourself
if in.some manner you weren't able to have
your Xmas vacation. But you can be sure
that if the game is accepted the players will
not let their reluctance now affect the game
they will play. But we still think that the
matter should be wholly decided after an
official vote by the members of the team.
After all, they are the ones who will be affected
most.
The last of the jack-pots has gone the way
of all flesh. The courts have ruled that it
comprised a lottery and thus was naughty
and oughtn't be done. One good point however,
is that you will no longer spend stray
two-bit pieces sitting through rotten excuses
for photo-plays merely because of the mortal
fear that your name would be called and you
wouldn't be there. And if you think bright
ideas don't pay once in a while you should
read the article on the founding of the jackpot
idea in the Satevepost of last week.
One of our sources of info who claims he has
the inside track and is very sure whereof he
speaks tells us that even though Duncan is
holding out on us all the news is that Hal
Kemp and his band will play here for the
mid-terms. This is vouched for by this department
but we are letting you have it for
what it is worth. If it is true it should mean
the best set of dances in many a moon. Hal
Kemp is one of the favorite collegiate orchestras
and his aggregation puts on a swell show.
The Sigma Chi's Drake is to be congratulated
on the very excellent piece of running
he did in the cake race of yesterday eve and
that also goes for Mitchell of the Sigma Nu's
who had the misfortune to have to follow a
record breaker. His performance would have
won it any other year. After a lapse of a few
years it would seem that Coach Hutsell has
inherited a good crop of distance men from
this year's rat class.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1937.
News and Views
BY JOHN GODBOLD
THIS TIME: THE 1937 PSALM;
LUCK TO 'BAMA; HISTORY'S BIGGEST
BRIBE.
THE 1937 PSALM—Yea, a time of great
famine and want fell upon the land. The
people cried out in their need and they knew
not whither to go for their leaders could no
longer lead them. So from all corners of the
land the people cast their ballots for a new
leader, yea, they cast them till verily the land
did slide, and they said unto him, "Save us
for we know not whither to go."
Wherefore, the new leader led them from
the paths of distruction and suffering. But
when he had guided them out of their wilderness,
they turned upon him and cast stones
i at him saying, "Thou squandered too many
of our shekels in saving us. Thou shoul have
saved us without spending any our substance.
Surely we will not repay." Each man whispered
to his representative in the council,
"Surely this unworthy man might have saved
us without wasting our gold and silver. You
must not make us repay." And the council
gave heed, but all over the land the wise men
smiled at the foolhardiness of the people.
ALL OVER te nation fans seem to be blaming
Alabama for being invited to the Rose
Bowl, instead of giving her credit. That is
sheer nonsense. Next to Auburn we will support
Alabama any day. We believe that the
Tide will be stopped on New Year's Day, but
we hope that 'Bama will fool us and the other
million who believe the same way by casting
those Bears all the way into hibernation.
Admiral Byrd has nothing on those students
who have early-morning classes on the
fourth floor of Broun.
THE NATIONAL association of manufacturers,
the nation's largest millionaire's club,
is now holding its annual conclave in New
York. On Tuesday, Lammot Du Pont, head
man of the Du Pont clan—which in itself i s*
quite a large millionaire's club—made a
speech in which he advocated a program of
expansion of industry over the next few
years. He proposed the investment of .twenty-five
billion dollars of capital in the program,
which he said would create three million new
jobs. However, in so many words, Du Pont
added that the program would not work unless
the government keeps its hands off of
and out of business. In plain English, the
manufacturers of America propose to entice
the government into accepting the largest
bribe in history. Du Pont spoke wtih one eye
on Washington and one eye on his pocket-book.
If there is a profit to be made by expanding
industry, American manufacturers
will expand anyhow. If it will not be profitable,
the manufacturers will not expand no
matter how many promises the government
• makes about letting business do as it pleases.
Du Pont and his colleagues have taken advantage
of the situation by graciously attempting
to bargain with the government. And
just figure out for yourself the potential
moves which each side can make; it is easy to-see
that no matter whether the government
says "Yes," or "No," it will be left holding
the sack and the manufacturers holding the
credit.
Calendar Of Events
Friday, 4 p. m. — Sigma Alpha Epsilon tea
dance in Recreation Hall.
Friday, 9:30 p. m. — Alpha Psi informal
dance in Recreation Hall.
Saturday, 9 p. m. — Beta Kappa formal
dance in Recreation Hall. Phi Delta Theta
formal dance in W. P. A. Hall.
Monday, 7 p. m. — Y. M. C." A. meeting in
Recreation Hall. Auburn-Drake debate in
Langdon Hall.
Tuesday, 5 p. m. — Tau Kappa Alpha meeting
in Room 4 "L" Building.
Only two more issues until we knock off
for Xmas—aren't you glad? That isn't the
«
half of it where we are concerned.
The eds wish to enter a plea that' some misguided
female apply at the offices and thereupon
become our society editor. The requirements
are few and the headaches many, but
at least you can get your name in the paper
every week and thus achieve a mild sort of
fame. First one here is it—excluding Fruitcake—
who ought to know better.
Some women are red-headed—others think
they know how to mug, too.
Snow is just like whiskey—a little bit makes
you act like a kid.
Life's a bowl of cherries. Football's just one
bowl after the other.
RIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1937. THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN PAGE THREE
SPORTS
BILL TROUP, Editor
CONTRIBUTORS
L. E. Foster
Roy Powell
Huey Ford
J. B. Thomas
etfers Are Given
o 31 Footballers
Coach Meagher announced thir-
-one football lettermen for the
ast campaign. The honor was ex-
;nded to eleven sophomores, ten
iniors, and eight seniors. Of the
ital thirty-one, fifteen received
eir first varsity football mono-ram.
Those football players receiving
rtters are: Seniors Antley, Mc-issick,
Holman, Sivell, Gillam,
enton, Hitchcock, and Heath;
uniors Burford, Russell, Burns,
iagby, Walker, Smith, Davis, O'-
twynn, Kelly, Sitz; Sophomores
larrison, Whatley, Nichols, Wolff,
lowell, Thorpe, Morgan, Mims,
;enmore, Cantrell, and Hayns-irorth.
Ed Sprague and Jack Adams al-o
received a letter for their work.
"he former was very efficient as
he football manager and the lat-r
was head cheerleader.
Auburn Scorers Set
Good Mark For Year
Never relinquishing the leading
scoring position he gained early
in the season, Jimmie Fenton, senior
from Lakeland, Fla., and an
outstanding all-around halfback,
accumulated 33 points this season
to lead Auburn's 1937 gridders
in scoring. Outscored by only 10
players in the Southeastern Conference,
Fenton, who has speed,
versatility, deceptiveness and is
mighty dependable, racked up four
touchdowns and booted 1.000 in
place-kicking for nine extra points.
Pelham Sitz, fullback, gained
second place in the Tigers' scoring
column, scoring four touchodwns.
Happy Sivell, a senior guard, was
next in line to Fenton and Sitz.
The aggressive Sivell registered
a pair of tallies in falling on one
blocked punt in the end zone, and
"stealing" the ball from a Georgia
Tech halfback to race 18 yards to
score.
This trio of the Bengal leading
scorers were trailed by Quarterback
Pig Walker, halfbacks Billy
Hitchcock, George Kenmore, Speck
Kelly and Ralph O'Gwynne; fullbacks
Dutch Heath and Charlie
Haynsworth, and end Stancil
Whatley, each with one touchdown
apiece; guard Garth Thorpe,
two, and tackle Bo Russell and
quarterback Osmo Smith, one
each.
Send the Plainsman Home
Final Conference
Standings Given
As far as regular schedules are
concerned, ifs all over in the S.
E. C. except for the post season
games. King Football has hibernated
for the winter.
The Vol-Rebel game was played
before a crowd of 7,000 at Memphis.
Tennessee's star halfback,
George Cafego, and Mississippi's
Ail-American tackle and captain,
Brusier Kinard, were the individual
stars of the day.
At Gainesville, Florida cashed in
on a 59-yard run by Ed Manning
to the Kentucky 16. Two plays
later Delaney smashed over guard
to score the marker that gave the
Gators a 6 to 0 victory.
Florida's brilliant captain, Walter
Mayberry, closed out his college
career by outgaining Bob
Davis, Kentucky star, 153 yards
to 123.
The final conference standings:
w. 1. t. tp. op.
Alabama 6 0 0 145 20
Louisiana State 5 1 0 108 21
Auburn 4 1 2 95 23
Vanderbilt 4 2 0 80 36
Mississippi State 3 2 0 42 94
Georgia Tech 3 2 1 64 34
Tennessee 4 3 0 130 47
Florida 3 4 0 46. 59
Tulane 2 3 1 66 50
Georgia 1 2 2 13 50
Mississippi 0 4 0 14 68
Kentucky 0 5 0 0 104
Sewanee 0*6 0 7 204
Snorts Chatter
By BILL TROUP
Although Auburn has not yet
officially accepted the Orange
Bowl invitation, it is quite certain
that they will do so in the near
future . . . Auburn vs. Michigan
State will make the Orange Bowl
game a mighty interesting one to
the fans, and Ted Husing, the announcer,
should go to town broadcasting
the game, a game in which
both teams will be using the colorful
Notre Dame system . . . The
Michigan State game will be the
Tiger's sixth intercoastal game in
two years, Villanova twice, Detroit,
-lice and Santa Clara . . . -Tl
game should be a fitting climax
to the team and to the coaches
who have given all and emerged
from their strenuous schedule with
flying colors . . . .
Here are a few notes on the
teams in the Southeastern Conference
this year—nominations for
the most improved team go to
Vanderbilt, who, after winning
but one game in five conference
starts a year, came back this season
to win four out of six; Jack
Meagher of Auburn, Frank Thomas
of Alabama and Ray Morrison
of Vanderbilt have been nominated
as turning in the best coaching
jobs of the campaign; Tennessee
was considered the biggest
disappointment of the season, with
Mississippi State and Mississippi
also showing up poorly; Georgia
staged the greatest comeback this
year, with Florida also being listed
as one of the "comeback teams";
and it is believed that Alabama,
L. S. U. and Vanderbilt should
be the toughest teams in 1938 . . .
Bob McNamara, Perm guard,
started his fifty-ninth consecutive
game against Cornell Thanksgiving
Day . . . Clint Frank, Yale's
All-America back and 1937 Captain
gained more than one and one-fourth
miles for the'Eli's football
teams during the past three seasons
. . . However, the modern record
remained in the possession
of Albie Booth, now in the ice
cream business, who compiled a
three-year mark of 2,826 yards to
Frank's 2,135 yards . . . Alabama's
Crimson Tide has a slightly harder
schedule for 19i8, but is playing
only nine games . . . They open
up against Southern California on
September 24 . . . Michigan and
Notre Dame have renewed athletic
relations after a break of
28 years . . . Failure of Kentucky
Bob Davis to get loose for a touchdown
against Florida left the individual
scoring honors of the
Southeastern Conference in a triple
tie . . . Davis and Stell and Rohm,
both L. S. U. backs, wound up
with 48 points . . . Auburn's all-opponents
eleven for 1937 follows:
ends, Wysocki, Villanova, and
Stein, Rice; tackles, Kirchem, Tulane,
and Melus, Villanova; guards,
Buckner, Tulane, and Smith, L.
S. U.; center, D. Gormley, L. S. U.
quarterback, Booth, L. S. U.; halfbacks,
Stopper, Villanova, and
Sims, Georgia Tech; fullback,
Hartman, Georgia . . .
> . \,* across \*aT I
Copyright 1937. LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO CO,
National Intercollegiate Sports Writers
Pick Ail-American Team For 1937
Announcing the 1937 All-Amer-ican
football team, selected by
The National Intercollegiate Sport
Writers' Association, this gridiron
array lines up with three
stalwarts from Pittsburb, two each
from Alabama and Fordham, and
one each from Texas A. & M.,
North Carolina, Yale and Colorado.
This Ail-American team was. selected
by sports writers of 83
colleges and universities, of which
your correspondent took part, in
40 states and the District of Columbia
through the fourth annual
poll of the writers. This compilation
is conducted on a purely
mathematical basis and there are
no concessions made any player
because of personal preferences.
Any player who received mention
from two schools, or a first team
position from one school, ranked
at least honorable mention. Players
whose total was no more
than nomination from their own
school or a second team choice
of one writer were included on the'
nomination list.
It is pointed to the fact that the
duplications of teams on this roster
indicates the fallacies of other
All-America selections which attempt
to pass the honors around
to more schools and thereby pile
up the recognition for one player
on a team at the expense of others.
Other All-America teams can
be expected to have a California
man on the first team because California's
record warrants one. This
team has none on the first team
because no one man of California
is all-America first team calibre
in the opinion of the 81 writers
outside of California. But on the
whole, the California team gains
more recognition than any other,
with thee men on the second team
and two on the third.
In this poll of the 83 sports
writers, Ralph Sivell, Auburn's
flashy guard, was placed on the
fourth team. Bo Russell, tackle,
Jimmie Fenton and Billy Hitchcock,
halfbacks, received honorable
mention, while Rex McKis-sick,
end, and Milton Howell,
guard, were placed on the nomination
list.
William Daddio
Edmund Franco
Joe Routt
FIRST TEAM
'. Pitt
Alex Wojciechowicz
Leroy Monsky
Tony Matisi
Andy Bershak
Byron White
Clint Frank
Joe Kilgrow
Marshall Goldberg
Second Team
King, Minnesota
Kinard, Mississippi
Stockton, California _
Herwig, California
Twedell, Minnesota _
Toll, Princeton
End
-Fordham Tackle
-Texas A. & M. Guard
-Fordham Center
..Alabama .. : - Guard
-Pitt -L Tackle
-North Carolina End
-Colorado Back
_Yale Back
-Alabama Back
..Pitt Back
Sweeney, Notre Dame
Luckman, Columbia
Bottari, California
Isbell, Purdue
Davis, Indinan -*
Pos.
. B__
_ T__
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_ T__
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. B ._
. B ...
B ...
_ B -
Third Team
Wysocki, Villanova
Shirey, Nebraska
Dubois, Navy
Brock, Nebraska
_ Kuharick, Notre Dame
— Beinor, Notre Dame
Holland, Cornell
Heap Northwestern
Chapman, California
Meek, California
Puplis, Notre Dame
All-Frat Team Selected By Players
First Team
Huggins, A. G. R.
Knight, K. A
Rogers, S. N.
Davis, A. G. R. _
Ed Taylor, P. K. ^f_
H. Johnston, S. A..E.
Fleming, P. D. T. —
Gissendaner, A. G. R.
Hurd, L. C. A.
Pos.
. E -
. G~.
. C_
. G_
. E...
. B -
B._
. B...
. B...
Second Team
Garth, P. D. T.
_ McNulty, S. P. E.
Benton, D. S. P.
__ Waddell, P. K. T.
._. Nichols, S. P. E.
McGhee, P. K. A.
B. Turner, A. G. R.
F. Turner, A. G. R.
Lowrey, L. C. A.
Honorable mention: Ends, Williams, T. C; Roberts, S. C; Haygood,
P. K. A.; Milbourne, K. S.; Montgomery, P. D. T.; Huff, P. K. P.;
Guards, Brooks, S. P. E.; Ginner, T. C; White, P. D. T.; Mclntyre,
L. C. A.; Centers, Guy, S. C ; Luce, P. D. T.; Backs, Fletcher, P. K. A.;
Cockrekk, S. P. E.; Martin, K. A.; Black, T. U. O.; Allen, B. K ; Base-more,
A. G. R.; Clements, P. D. T.; Butlor, S. C.
This team was selected by the players of the fraternities who had
teams entered in the tournament.
With a few games still un-played,
both leagues in the inter-fraternity
football competition
have been clinched. Alpha Gamma
Rho has taken an unapproachable
lead in the Chinese league,
and the Lambda Chi Alphas in the
Japanese conference.
Not far behind the Lambda
Chis in their league are the Sigma
Alpha Epsilons, who have been
playing fine ball after an early
defeat. Theta Chi is in third place
and Pi Kappa Alpha in fourth.
The Chinese league is not so
well advanced as the Japanese,
and only the top rank is definitely
decided. Sigma Nu and Phi
Delta Theta are fighting it out for
the second place, and the Beta
Kappas and Kappa Alphas are
competing for the fourth place.
Due to the failure of team captains
to turn in game reports the
actual standings in games won
and lost can not be published at
present. However, these standings
will be compiled as soon as more
complete information is obtained
from the teams.
Interfraternity football has had
an unusually good year. There
have been several mentionable injuries
to mar a perfect year, but
excepting these casualties, the season
has been a fine one. Equality
of competing teams has been responsible
for a great deal of interest
in the outcome of each
game, and as a whole, fraternities
displayed far more interest than
usual.
Orange Bowl Game
Decided Tomorrow
Executives of the Southeastern
Conference are meeting today and
tomorrow to decide whether or not
Auburn will be allowed to play
her tentatively scheduled game
with Michigan in the Miami Orange
Bowl.
In order to grant Auburn the
privilege of playing this post season
game, conference heads will
have to repeat a ruling made last
year. This ruling forbade conference
teams playing in "bowl"
games other than the Sugar Bowl
and the Rose Bowl.
Members of the Auburn coaching
staff and numerous Southern
sports writers have expressed belief
that Auburn will be allowed
to play, but their predictions are
without foundation.
The prospect of getting the nod
from the S. E. C. officials is not
so bright, because the conference
aims to carry out its formulated
plans to do away with the super-flous
bowls that are springing up
all over the country. However, the
attitude of the executives may be
changed.
PAGE FOUR THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1937
'Stage Door' Drama
Is Tiger Feature
One of the strongest and most
significant star combinations of
recent years comes to the screen
with Katherine Hepburn, Ginger
Rogers and Adolphe Menjou, in
"Stage Door" which opens at the
Tiger Sunday. All three stars are
ideally cast—Miss Hepburn as a
stage-struck society girl, Menjou
as a smart Broadway impressario,
while Miss Rogers hangs up her
dancing shoes (except for one
scene) in favor of a sparkling
comedy role—that of a wise-cracking
night club entertainer.
"Stage Door" is the screen adaption
of the New York stage success
by George Kaufman and Edna
Ferber. Pandro S. Berman selected
as director Gregory La Cava, who
directed the smash hit "My Man
Godfrey." The action of "Stage
Door" takes place in a typical New
York theatrical boarding house, in
a smart night club, in the offices
of a Broadway producer, in the
palatial home of a society leader,
and in a New York theatre on the
opening night of a show.
Fifteen newcomers to the screen
are given unusual opportunities in
"Stage Door," in the roles of the
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Urbana, 111.—ACP—Maybe recovery
has had something to do
with it, but Prof. Paul Young of
the University of Illinois psychology
department announces that
this world is, at least for college
students, far from a vale of tears.
Research conducted among students
at Illinois indicate that
laughter is 400 times more prevalent
than weeping.
Professor Young's conclusions
were that collegians take down
their hair and cry less than once
in every 20 days but laught more
than 20 times every day.
Women weep three times as often
as men but their funny bones
are not tickled as often.
Weeping is caused 80 to 90 per
cent of the time by enviroment.
Laughter is caused 98 per cent
of the time by social contacts.
The chief cause of joy or gloom
among students is class grades.
Letters—received or not received—
ranked second. Especially letters
containing checks from home.
Dafes, however, were relegated
to tenth place among the sources
of cheer.
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struggling aspirants for fame who
live in the boarding house. Each
girl was carefully chosen by La
Cava and each "bit" role was as
carefully developed as if it were
a stellar part. It is believed by
Berman and La Cava that several
stars may emerge from the group.
Gail Patrick has the top supporting
role. Other featured players
are Constance Collier, Andrea
Leeds, Lucille Ball, Samuel Hinds,
Ralph Forbes, Pierre Watkin, Ann
Miller and Franklin Pangborn.
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OWL SHOW SATURDAY
Sunday and Monday, Dec. 12-13
FEMININE
INTRIGUE!
A MARTIN THEATER
Oliver, Oliver
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portrayal of the role of Phyllis.
The fact that she did cast off this
hindrance speaks, well of her ability
as a veteran actress.
Undermining our great expectations
was William Hall, who turn
ed in such a brilliant performance
last year as TPatiomkin in the
"Great Catherine." however, we
do feel that the showing, relatively
poor for him, was due to the
role, not his ability.
Playing minor roles were Helen
Jordan and Lem Edmondson, Jr.,
former president of the Players.
Miss Jordan's ability could not
be ascertained in the short time
she was on the stage. Edmondson,
who has always been a hit with
the student body, has been unable
to fill major roles this year because
of other work.
Taking the play as a whole, we
believe it to have been slightly
slow in action, and appearing to
be quite "stagy" at times of long
discourse between the characters;
however, too much cannot be expected
from the group with such
a short period of preparation.
The production staff is to be
congratulated on the beauty of
the set, which was made by the
play production class. Appreciation
should be shown stage manager
John Redmon and his efficient
crew of electricians, carpenters,
technicians, and property men.
These men have put in many hours
of hard work for the successful
presentation of the play and deserve
recognition: Paul McCor-mack,
Vivian Pryor, Phillip Lank-ford,
Robert Wilson, Edna Wilson,
Hilda Pope, Lenora Patridge, Fred
Barkalow," J. Wheeler, Miriam
Denton and House Manager Dawson
Mullen.
Pi Kappa Phi Holds
Founders Day Meet
Members of Pi Kappa Phi national
fraternity in Auburn are
celebrating the 33rd anniversary
of their fratenrity on national
Founder's Day. Founded at the
College of Chaleston, in Charleston,
South Carolina, on December
10, 1904, the organization has
grown from the, nucleus of the
three founders to a large national
fraternity. Pi Kappa Phi reaches
from coast-to-coast with 7,000
members, and 23 alumni chapters
in the principal cities of the
United States.
Only two of the founders are
now living. They are Simon For-garty,
Jr„ and Lawrence H. Dix-son,
both of Charleston. The other
founder, Andrew A. Kroe'g, died
in 1922.
Founder's Day is observed by
Pi Kappa Phis all over the country,
and members in Auburn will
observe it by a banquet and smoker
at the chapter house.
Dean Judd Returns From
Birmingham Address
Dr. Zebulon Judd, Dean of The
School of Education, has returned
from Birmingham where he
made the principal address before
the American Association of University
Women held at the South-side
Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon
at 3:00 o'clock. The subject
of Dr. Judd's address was
"Popular Education as a Factor
in Social Progress."
Dr. Judd will leave today for
Roanoke where he will address
the Roanoke Rotary Club on "Rotary
International and Nationalism."
This address will be given
at the Flag Day exercises held
at the Roanoke High School.
Sigma Chi Entertains With
Dance and Buffet Supper
Gamma Sigma of Sigma Chi
entertained with a dance in
the W. P. A. Hall on Friday evening
Dee. 3, from nine until one
o'clock. The music for the occasion
was furnished by the Auburn
Knights. The hall was attractively
decorated and lighted for the evening.
Four no-breaks and a Sigma
Chi lead-out were enjoyed. Later
in the evening guests, members,
pledges and dates enjoyed a delightful
buffet supper. The affair
was chaperoned by Mrs. Janie
Owen Reid and Mrs. Lena B.
Zeigler.
Guests of the fraterntiy were
Capt. and Mrs. L. E. Jacoby, Lieut,
and Mrs. B. M. Cornell, Mrs. Lilly
White, Major and Mrs. Robert A.
Laird, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Wend-ling,
Mr. and Mrs. Don Wendling,
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Dibble,
Bud Drake, Muriel Bayne and Bill
I Stucky.
Opelika Theatre To
Show 'First Lad\'
"First Lady," a film version of
the Broadway stage hit of the
same name, is scheduled to have
its local premiere next Sunday at
the Opelika Theatre.
Kay Francis is the star of this
Warner Bros, comedy of society-and-
politics at the national capital.
Supporting her are Preston
Foster, Verree Teasdale, Anita
Louise, Victor Jory, Walter Connolly,
Louise Fazenda, Marjorie
Rambeau and a dozen other notables.
"First Lady" is a polite treatise
on the Washington society, as seen
from the corner of a merry observer's
eye. It has no mission. It
preaches nothing more serious
than the gospel of good humor.
Lucy is a woman whose grandfather
had been President several
years >before. She is the wife of a
government official and is very
ambitious for him. She wants to
live in the White House and is
not above playing any political
game to further this desire.
Clever, sophisticated and resourceful,
she manages to pull
strings in drawing rooms, conference
chambers and even in the
stately halls of Congress. Lucy is
as successful in influencing women
as in using men. She wields her
power with incredible grace.
According to Robert Roos, a
well-known Hollywood production
man, there are only 80 players in
Hollywood who work from 40 to
52 weeks a year. They are featured
players of first calibre and constantly
in demand. Even stars,
who may be paid for more weeks,
actually work less than these 80
favored actors. Of this list, 14 were
in the cast of "First Lady."
Schedule Of Dr. Walston's
Speeches Is Released
Dr. Rosa Lee Walston, Academic
Adviser of Women, will fill
the following speaking engagements
during the next few days:
On Saturday she will address the
Limestone County Council of home
demonstration clubs at Athens; on
Monday she is to be the principal
speaker before the Federated Women's
clubs at Russellville; and
on Tuesday Dr. Walston will appear
on the State U. D. C. program
which will be broadcast .over station
WSFA in Montgomery.
Dr. Walston spoke before the
combined women's clubs of Geor-giana
and Chapman on Thursday
at which time the annual reciprocity
day program was given.
Auburn District F. F. A. Has
Interesting Meeting
Regular meeting of the Auburn
District F. F. A. was held the
first Wednesday of December at
Camp Hill. The program was featured
by a talk by Prof.. Owen
Deese, principal at Camp Hill, and
music by John Smith of the Camp
Hill chapter. Refreshments were
enjoyed after the meeting. Auburn
Beauregard, Camp Hill, Notasul-ga,
Smith's Station and Auburn
Collegiate chapters were represented
at the meeting.
The January meeting will be
held at Beauregard,, with a demonstration
of proper parliamentary
procedure for chapter meetings,
a musical number by each
chapter, and baskettball games
after the meeting to be the highlights
of the program.
R. O. T. C. Seniors Are Asked
To Wear Dress Uniforms
All seniors in the Engineering
unit of R. O. T. C. are requested
to wear the uniform consisting
of white shirts and blouses at the
regular drill Tuesday, December
14. Glomeiata pictures will be
made at this time. This information
was released from the
office of Col. F. C. Wallace yesterday.
The Field Artillary unit will
wear the regular grey shirts and
blouses at drill. Seniors are included
in this group, Col. Wallace
said.
Church Singing
(Continued From Pace One)
Miss Ruth Newman, Burton
Brooks, Malcolm Edwards, Mrs.
Harry Campbell, and Hilding Hol-berg,
who will render a special
offertory number on the vibraphone.
Dr. James R. Edwards, pastor
of the local church, will read the
scripture passages concerning the
Christmas story, and will lead
in the opening and closing prayers.
Personnel of the choir follows:
Sopranos, Mesdames Harriet B.
Ellis, M. P. Fox, W. M. Fuller, W.
W. Hill, J. B. Jackson, C. R. Meager,
D. G. Sturkie, Misses Ruth
Frisbie, Rubye Long and Frances
Wilson; Altos, Mesdames, B. C.
Pope, J. B. Wilson, D. Z. Woolley,
Reba Tarver, Misses Ruth Newman,
Mary Lydia Williams;
Tenors, Burton Brooks, Charles
Kelley, Malcolm Edwards, F. E.
Guyton, Eugene Knight, C. L. Is-bell
and Davis Woolley; Basses,
Harry Campbell, Benny Edwards,
Thomas Jester, Ralph Moody, Dennis
Newton, and B. C. Pope.
Lions Club Sponsors
Toy Matinee Here
"Pepper," starring Jane Withers
and Irvine S. Cobb, is the feature
selected by Manager Gus Coats
for the Toy Matinee Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock sponsored
by the Auburn Lions Club. In addition
several shorts will be presented.
Admission to the show is one
toy, which may be new or used.
A picture has been chosen which
will appeal to adults and children
alike, and grownups are reminded
by the committee handling the
affair that it is not intended as
strictly a children's project.
Toys submitted will be taken
care of by members of the Lions
Club. Those that need paint or
repairs will be worked over next
week. Others will be taken immediately
to the office of Miss
Mildred Moore. Lee County welfare
director.
All of the toys will be distributed
by the welfare department to
needy children in Lee County or
distributed directly in Auburn.
Pictures With Compositions
Is New Way of Teaching
Morgantown, W. Va.—ACP—A
new way to illustrate the structural
principles of writing has been
put into use at the University of
West Virgina. Composition is mixed
with photography.
The freshmen taking courses in
composition for pictures that prove
some of the fine points of composition.
The person who can get
the proper perspective with a camera
turns out to be the one who
finds it easier to get the correct
slant on his stories.
For example, one student found
that a scene of a high mountain
peak in the distance could be marred
by a disfiguring wire fence in
the foreground, indicating that
non-essential details can ruin any
manuscript.
The students bring their illustrative
snapshots to school and
find that the grades on their
themes go up as they apply the
nice points of photography to English
composition.
Economics Club To Be Guest
Of Ag Club On Picnic
The Ag Club is giving the Home
Economics Club a weiner roast
Saturday night, December 11, at
7 o'clock stated N. R. Crawford,
president of the Ag Club.
The Home Economics girls are
invited to attend with or without
dates. The boys are to bring
dates if they are "lucky." To help
the boys obtain dates, a list of
the dames of all Home Ec. Club
girls was placed on the bulletin
board in Comer Hall. This was
done to be sure that all of the
boys will know who are members
of the Home Ec. Club.
WANTED — Boarders. 281 E.
Thatch. Call by or phone 32-R. 3
meals $20.00 per month. Mrs. T. J.
Jordan.
If you students didn't lap up
these silly fillers, we would write
some of a more informative nature.
'
There comes a time in the life
of every newspaper editor when
he has to resort to the use of fillers.
Isn't the Plainsman fine?
Rules For "Prim" Co-ed
Are Dug Out of Past
Austin, Texas—ACP—"Prim"
was the adjective applied to coeds
back in the 1890's—at least by the
masculine contingents at the University
of Texas.
Coeds now, with their impatience
with the 11 p^ m. curfew in
force on the campus, are a far cry
from earlier sisters who were bold
even to attend a coeducational
school.
Here are a few of the regulations
concerning that incredible creature,
the "prim" coed:
(1) It was extremely improper
to be seen walking, on an afternoon,
in the park with a masculine
fellow-student.
(2) The height in refined entertainment
consisted in getting together
a few guitars and mandolins,
some member of the girls
glee-club, a few—very few—sterling
young men, plenty of chape-rones
including the dean of women,
chartering a boat and going for an
afternoon cruise up the river. And
it meant home by sunset!
(3) Girls who were invited to
eat at the "ladies table" in the
men's dining hall were accompanied
by the dean of women.
(4) Young men and women were
kept apart except on a few gala
occasions, when the chaperons took
their duties seriously.
Students of Two Schools
Stage Class Cut Strike
Galesburg, 111.—ACP—Not satisfied*
with a promised half-holiday,
students at Knox and Monmouth
colleges went on strike preliminary
to the 53rd football game
between the two schools.
College officials said it was a
"trumped up" strike, as similar
picketing tactics were noticed at
each institution.
Students objected to the schools'
decision to hold short classes to
allow them to attend classes.
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