1925-05-18 The Plainsman

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TO FOS/TER THE AUBURN SPIRIT
Vol. XXVIII
AUBURN, ALABAMA, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1925 No. 32
Fifty-Third Commencement Formally Opened Sunday
Honorable Josephus
Daniels to Deliver
Baccalaureate Address
-TfWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE
WILL RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS
SENIOR BANQUET
TUESDAY NIGHT
Auburn's fifty-third commence­ment
was formally opened yester­day
when Dr. Ghas. E. Woodcock,
.<-. Episcopal Bishop of Kentucky, de­livered
the annual baccalaureate
sermon in Langdon Hall, the col­lege,
chapel.
It-was previously announced that
the semi-annual meeting of the
- Board of Trustees would be held
today, but due to some unfortunate
circumstances, this meeting has
been postponed. Cyrus W. Ash-craft,
of Florence, a member of the
class of 1888, will be the alumni
* speaker. Thej Alumni address will
be delivered this morniji^at ^11
o'clock. Immediately following the
address the alumni will go in a
bo^iB-Smrartffefl where they will
"* hoW their annual session and
luncheon.
In honor of Governor Brandon,
the Board of Trustees, and all
guests, the R. O. T. C. units head­ed
by Major John E. Hatch, will
« stage their military review this af­ternoon
at two o'clock. At this
time the seniors will receive their
commissions in the Regular Army
from Governor Brandon. After they
have received their commissions
the seniors will take their places in
the reviewing stand and witness
the last retreat of the year, the
\L Junior officers taking charge of
the posts vacated by the Seniors.
Tonight at 7 o'clock the Historic"
Festival of Lights will illuminate
the campus, and at 7:30, the An-
, nual Senior Class Exercises will be
held in Langdon Hall. Immediate­ly
following the Exercises the Sen­iors
and their IfWends will be guests
' at a reception given by President
and Mrs. Dowell at the President's
home.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock,
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy in President Wilson's war
- time cabinet, will deliver the an­nual
baccalaureate address. Then
» two hundred and forty-one mem­bers
of the class of 1925, one of
the largest graduating classes in
the history of Auburn, will be
v awarded their diplomas by Dr.
Dowell.
The last official meeting of the
^class of '25 will be held tomorrow
nif|tit, when the commencement
program will be concluded with
the Senior Banquet.
VOTES CAST FOR
ENTRANTS IN ALA.
HALL OF FAME
THOSE RECEIVING HIGHEST
NUMBER OF VOTES HON­ORED
AT ALABAMA
DAY BANQUET
WILL BE HELD AT SOUTHERN
EXPOSITION IN NEW YORK
•Vaaaahus Daniels
Prof .Underwood Wins Prize
Prof. R. S. Underwood, of the
Mathematics Department, was
awarded the fifty dollar prize" by
the Life Publishing Company for
the best essay on "Is Religion on
the Wane?" appearing in the April
Siib issue of "Life.
Prof. Underwood came t..> Au­burn
from the University of Minne­sota
at which institution his Lit­erary
work created favorable com­ment
from a number of eminent
ru'hers.
Dr. Allison
Honored At
~) Univ. of Va.
Dr. Fred Allison, Head Profes­sor
of Physics at Auburn, has been
awarded the "President and Vis­itors
Research Prize" at the Univer­sity
of Virginia for his paper on
"The Effective Wave Length of
White Light."
Entirely unknown to Dr. Allison
the faculty of the Department of
Physics at the University of Vir­ginia,
his Alma Mater, entered his
paper in competition for this prize,
and although there were many very
excellent papers submitted, yet the
unanimous decision of the judges
awarded the prize to Dr. Allison.
This paper which was published
in the "Astro Physical Journal"
about a year ago is of great im­portance
in connection with the
measurements 'of the diameter
of the stars which are now
being made at Mount Wilson
n California, where observa­tions
do not give directly the star
djiameters but give data from which <
to calculate them. In this calcu­lation
the effective wave length of
the light enters, and the diameter
will come out differently accordi­ng
to the value assumed as the
effective wave length. Dr. Allison
investigated and determined these
effective wave lengths for light
sources under different conditions
and by the use of his results the
determination of stellar diameters
assumes a much more definite and
trustworthy character, it was stat­ed.
The subject is a difficult
one, demanding a combination of
mathematical talent with experi­mental
ability. The fact that Dr.
Allison has been able to carry this
investigation to a successful issue
and to obtain such interesting and
important results is splendid evi­dence
of unusual ability in scien­tific
research.
At the request of the officers of
the Sigma Xi chapter at the Uni­versity
of Virginia, Dr. Allison was
present in person to receive the
honor which was conferred by
President Alderman at the public
meeting of the society on the night
of May 4th.
The students were given the
privilege the past week of casting
their votes for entrants in Alaba­ma's
Living Hall of Fame. The
names receiving the highest num­ber
of votes are to be honored at
the "Alabama Day Banquet" to be
held at the Birmingham Junior
Chamber of Commerce meeting in
the Hotel Astor in New York City
tomorrow. J.
Each student was at liberty to
vote for their favorite in each, the
following suggestions having been
made by the faculty.
Alabama's greatest living writ­er:
Dr. George Petrie, Maud Lind­say,
Octavus Roy Cohen, and Helen
Keller.
Greatest living soldier: General
Robert Lee Bullard.
Greatest living business or indus­trial
leader; Erskine Ramsay;
Gearge Gordan Crawford, Victor H.
Hansen.
Greatest living professional lead­er;
George Stewart and J. J. May-field.
Greatest living statesman; Oscar
Underwood, Thomas Heflin, B. B.
Comer, Thomas E. Kilby.
• Greatest living actor or actress;
Lois Wilson, Henry Walthall, Talu-1
lah Bankhead.
Greatest living artist; Matilda
Bilbro, Mildred White Wallace, and
Florence Gholson.
Greatest living athlete; W. W.
Williams, R. J. Ducote, E. C. Sher-ling.
Most distinguished citizen; Os­car
Underwood, R. R. Comer, and
General Rullard.
AUBURN ENGINEER
TO BE PUBLISHED
HERE NEXT YEAR
NEW PUBLICATION TO MAKE
CAMPUS DEBUT IN FALL
ADDITIONAL MEN
ADDED TO MILITA­RY
DEPARTMENT
SUMMER SCHOOL
OPENING SET FOR
IfJUNE EIGHTH
A publication of the engineers,
by the engineers, and, for the engi­neers
will make its initial appear­ance
on the campus next fall, when
the "Auburn Engineer" comes
forth to make its best bow to the
admiring and breathless public.
This periodical will be issued
monthly and will contain news of
general interest to engineers, both
of the student and alumni varieties.
While the credit for , this idea
belongs to the A. I. E. E., the "Lees"
will by no means have a monopoly
on the publication as each depart­ment
in the College of Engineering
will have their editor to give forth
news of interest to the world at
large.
The complete staff has not been
named as yet. Each department
will have an associate editor, aU
under the head of W. A. Garrett,
who has been chese.n editor-in-chief.
There will also be of course'
the usual advertising and circula­tion
and other managers who at­tend
to the business end of the
game.
It is expected that the first is­sue
will come forth on Homecom­ing
Day when the Village will be
thronged with visiting alumni.
Eight copies will be put out during
the year, weather and tide permit­ting,
and it is expected that the
staff of each succeeding year will
improve on the paper, both in vol­ume
and quantity.
An added feature of the publica­tion
will be the issuing of free new
bulletins during the summer. These
bulletins will tell of things of in­terest
to the engineers and in a
way will show the type of news
to be' put out in the regular paper.
All those who desire these bulletins
can receive them by clipping out
the coupon in this paper and, send­ing
in their name.
TEN INSTRUCTORS ASSIGNED
TO LOCAL UNIT
CAPT. GROVES AND LIEUT.
BEERS COMPLETE FOUR-YEAR
TERM
One additional United States
army officer has been assigned to
the Auburn R. O. T. C. unit accord­ing
to orders received Saturday
from the war department. Increas­ed
enrollment at Auburn resulted
in the assignment, it is understood.
This will result in the as­signment
of ten army officers here
next year as compared with the
nine officers stationed here during
the present collegiate year which
ends the latter part of this month.
Three of the present staff are as­signed
to infantry, two to engi­neers
and four field artillery.
The new officers ordered to re­port
to Auburn for duty are Cap­tain
R. C. Anderson, Lieuts. W. B.
ketch and C. E. Pease, field artil­lery,
a^dlife^uL^r-BT^iSinsreh-"
gineers.'
i
Army officers who have com­pleted
theip four-year terms at Au­burn
and who have been assigned
to other posts are Captain L. J.
Compton, field artillery, who will
go to Ft. Sill, Okla.; Captain J.M.
Groves, infantry, who has been as­signed
to Ft. Benjamin Harrison,
Ind., and Lieut. V. A. Beer^ engi­neers,
to Fort Humphreys, Va.
Officers who will remain at Au­burn
include Major John E. Hatch,
commander; Captain George H.
Cushman and Lieut. Chas. P. Jones,
field artillery; Captain K. G. Al­liums,
infantry, and Captain L. A.
Pick, engineers. <
R. 0. T. C. JUNIORS MAY EN­TER
SECOND SESSION
JULY 24
STRONG FACULTY ENGAGED
Infantry J u n i o r s Visit Benning
Twenty-nine members of the
Junior Infantry class of the R. O.
T. C. department spent Saturday
and Sunday at Fort Benning. They
went over to fire on the rifle range
as the local range at( Auburn is in­adequate
for long ranges. Differ­ent
ranges and positions of firing
were used. Quite a number of
preliminaries in marksmanship
were used, in preparation for sum­mer
camp.
Auburn's summer school will be
inaugurated on June 8, the first
term continuing until July 17, and
the second term beginning July 20
and running through August 28,
or two terms of six weeks each.
Announcement to this effect was
made here today by Prof. Zebu-
Ion Judd, director of the summer
school. Prof. Judd said >all so-called
full line regular college
courses, as well as numerous spe­cial
credit courses for primary
and elementary teachers, supervis­ors
and administrators will be of­fered.
In addition there will be
a fully organized high school in
which stcdents, may earn two high
school units by attending the full
session of twelve weeks, it was
sTatedr-wliilf teaf.tipR^eHtfSpar^-
ed to do college work may extend)
(Continued on Page 8)
Major J. Fred
Johnson Speaks
At Convocation
"The Subsoil" was the topic of
Major J. Fred Johnson, President of
the Affiliated Exchange Clubs of
Alabama, State Department Com­mander
of the American Legion,
and assistant Attorney General of
Alabama, who addressed the stu­dents
at the last convocation for
upperclassmen this year.
Major Johnson made a very in­spiring
address on the above sub­ject
and related several practical
observations that he had made.
"Human lives are made or wreck­ed
through the subconsciousness
where thought habits are furnish­ed
and good habit formation is
sure to give rise" to civic virtue.
A banquet was held in honor of
Major Johnson by the local chapter
of the American Legion. He was
also guest of honor at the Villagers
Luncheon.
BISHOP WOODCOCK
The Commencement Pro­gram
For Class of 1925
MAY FOURTEENTH, FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH
Senior promenade.
SUNDAY, MAY SEVENTEENTH
Baccalaureate sermon (Langdon Hall) 11:00 A. M. by Rev.
Charles E. Woodcock of Louisville, Ky.
MONDAY, MAY EIGHTEENTH
Alumni Day
Annual Alumni address (Langdon Hall) 10:00 A. M. by Hon.
Cyrus W. Ashcraft of Florence, Ala.
Annual Festival of lights (College Campus) 7:00 P. M.
Annual Class exercises ( Langdon Hall) 7:30 P. M.
Annual reception to senior class (President's home) 9:00
P. M.
TUESDAY, MAY NINETEENTH
Graduation Day
Address to graduating class (Langdon Hall) 10:00 A. M. by
Hon. Josephus Daniels, Ex-Secretary of Navy.
Presentation of diplomas (Langdon Hall) 11:00 A. M. by
Dr. Dowell, President of college.
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FACULTY WHO'S WHO
DR. SPRIGHT DOWELL
Fashion Show Included
Commencement Program
A new and interesting inovation
is being placed on this year's Com­mencement
Program which, if suc­cessful,
may prove to be an annual
affair. This is in the nature of a
Fashion Walk which will be stroll­ed
by the members of the Junior
Clothing Class under the supervi­sion
of Miss Henrietta Thompson,
this afternoon.
The Revue proper will consist
of the best creations of the Junior
and Sophomore classes. The model
for each dress will be the girl who
made the garment. This feature
will start at 4:30, but the produc­tions
of the Millinery Class will
be on display after three o'clock
at the Agricultural Building, the
Fashion Show will be in the Main
Auditorium on the first floor and
the millinery exhibit in the Cloth­ing
Department on the second floor.
Every visitor and all towsnpeople
are urged to be present at the
event I
Home Coming Lambda
Chi Alpha Fraternity
The Annual Homecoming of the
Omega Zeta of the Lambda Chi
Alpha Fraternity here on Saturday
will be the best ever staged in the
history of the local chapter, ac­cording
to officials in charge. The
event will last through Saturday
and will close with a banquet for
the alumni that night. Twenty of
their alumni have already written
their intention to be here and
many more are expected. Among
the ones to enjoy the occasion will
be R. G. Hetzler, H. A. Milliken, and
Carl Petersen, of Chattanooga; H.
W. Chaddick, of Nashville; Leon
Gladdish, of St. Elmo, Tenn.; Jim-mie
Fullan, H. M. Smith, and Blu-cher
Cooper, of Birmingham;
George W. "Doc" Penton and Pel-ham
Anderson, of Montgomery;
Posey Sharp, of Eufaula; and the
local alumni, C. R. Hixon, M. T.
Fullan, andj J. H. Trapp.
WIRT SOCIETY
The Wirt Literary Society held
its annual feed ands election of of­ficers
at the home of Miss Cathrine
Nunn on the evening of May 12.
The following officers were elect­ed:
President, Julius Beard; Vice-
President, Floyd L. Brown; Secre­tary,
W. H. Garrett, and Treasurer,
Miss Cathrine Nunn.
After the election the social
events followed.. The Guest of
Honor, our old friend Dr. B. B.
Ross, told of how the Literary so­cieties
were conducted in the lat­ter
'80's. Mrs. Ross then told us
of the lost (?) art of lovemaking.
After a quizz on Shakespere, and a-
Lying contest the social events
were suspended in favor of the re­freshments.
All present had a
good time, and there is high re­solve
to make the Wirt better next
year than it has been this year.
NOTE:—As is well and proper,
the best has been saved until the
last. We have now come to the
most prominent and beloved mem­ber
of the faculty.
A new era has spread over Au­burn
during the last four years.
The students, the faculty, and even
the buildings have taken on a new
vitality, new vigor and we might
say new life. This has. been l:irge-
4y-flUe to'the struggling., persistent
and triumphant efforts of our
President, Dr. Spright Dowell.
Four years agp the Board of
Trustees appointed a new personal­ity
to fill the position left vacant
because of the illness of Dr. Thach.
Several days later, he, with part of
his family, arrived in Auburn to be­gin
his new duties. In a surpris­ingly
short time "business began
to pick up" and by the time school
started, things were again in "full
swing" and almost in perfect run­ning
order. However, our new
president was not content with
letting things run smoothly; he
wanted improvements and expan­sion.
A keen realization of the
lack of space, scarcity of equip-ment^
and need of a larger faculty
brought to light the dream of a
.'.Greater Auburn" and placed
throughout the state the well known
slogan "A Greater Auburn Means A
Greater Alabama."
This campaign^ which was
launched in January, 1922, has
meant great things to Auburn,
things little dreamed of by those
who have come and gone in the
years before. The size of the stu­dent
body has increased, the fac­ulty
has been added to and
strengthened, and equipment has
become much more adequate. There
are many concrete examples espe­cially
of the latter, on the campus
today which show what has been
accomplished through the coopera­tion
of te Alumni and the kindness
and generosity of the friends of
the institution.
Dr. Dowell is not an Alabamian,
but is a native of North Carolina,
having been born at Cary in Wake
County. His early education was
received in the public schools of
North Carolina. In 1896 he gradu­ated
from Wake Forest College,
North Carolina, but continued his
education in the summer schools
of Southern University of Tennes­see
and Columbia University. The
latter gave him the degree of A. M.
in 1911 and in 1920 the honorary
degree of LL. D. was bestowed on
him by the University of Alabama.
The whole life and interest of
Dr. Dowell has been taken up with
educational work. He started in
Alabama as principal of the ele­mentary
school at Shelby. Steadi­ly
advancing year by year he was
principal of the high school at
Columbiana, superintendent of
schools at East Lake, principal of
the Barret school, Birmingham,
Chief Clerk and Director of Insti­tutes
of the Department of Educa­tion
and then finally by appoint­ment
of Governor Henderson, State
Superintendent of Education. From
that position he came to Auburn.
During his term as Superintendent
of Education he published a book,
"The Alabama School, Code."
Dr. Dowell, the man is not very
different from that which one
would expect a man in his position
to be. Besides this h& has a char­acter
and personality that has en­deared
him to all of the large stu­dent
body who come in contact
with him. Did the ^reader ever
sit on his porch or in his home
and converse with him or his wife,
even for a few minutes? If not,
it is an opportunity not to be
slighted. If so, can you remember
the feeling experienced on leaving?
It cannot be other than a very dis­tinct
recollection of having been
in the presence of a man who was
full of power, personality and vim.
The mind, of the man is quick but
thorough and "as broad as a house."
His kind straightforward eyes
vouch for the friendliness that is
V
in his heart and the tones of his
voice, unconsciously before the
words are spoken, invite you to
come again.
Not only has Auburn changed in
the material way but also in the
spiritual outlook. Our famous "Au­burn
Spirit" without losing its
squareness, is slowly evolving in­to
a more ideal and more broad-
"minded thoughtfulness. And to be
sure ,it is a democratic spirit, ex­celled
by that of no other insti­tution
in the Southland. The
spirit has been builded thru the
students and the traditions of the
institutions. And to our chief exe­cutive
much credit is due for this
great forward step.
Alabama and Auburn
Well Advertised At
Southern Exposition
L. T. Wells in Opelika Daily News
New York City, May 15.— (Spe­cial
to the Daily News)—The South­ern
Exposition opened Monday af­ternoon
with a rush. New York is
turning out to see the story of the
new south and they are finding that.
Alabama is a big part of the great
empire south of the Mason-Dixon
line. Exclamations of wonder at
the tremendous developments that
have taken place in the state are
heard on every hand. It is good to
be an Alabaman in New York this
week.
New Yorkers are learning, some
of them for the first 'time, that Ala­bama
is a place where white people
live and prosper. They are learning
that we all haven't malaria, and
hookworm, and some at least can
read and write well eno\igh to de­sign
and build giant industries, and
operate successful farms. Oh, the
story of Alabama that is told in
thundering tones is marvelous to
some people who have never before
had an opportunity to see what the
south has to offer in the way of in­dustrial
and agricultural opportun­ity.
To see the Alabamans wno have
lived in New York for years as they
swell with pride, and show their
friends what Alabama is today is a
sight to make the native of Alabama
feel proud of his nativity.
Among the visitors to the Alaba­ma
section today, who might ibe of
interest to Opelikans were two
daughters and a grandson of the
late Dr. Leroy Broun, who was for
years president of Aliburn; Mrs.
Sands, of the Alabama Society of
New York; Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Kil-duff,
of Port Washington, Long Is­land,
who were known to numbers
of Opelika boys in the 167th infant.
ry during the war. Mrs. Kildufi
sends best wishes to all of her Ope­lika
friends. In addition to th6 dis­tinguished
visitors just mentioned,
numbers of old Auburn men are
having their hearts gladdened at the
sight of A. P. I. written across tb.3
big Auburn exhibit. Every few
minutes some one who has a friend
living in Auburn or Opelika, or some
other part of Alabama, stops to in­quire
about them. To a southerner
a long ways from home it is pleas­ant
to see these people who hav
a vital love for Alabama, and CI
them it is a 'Pleasure to see peopis
from home. Every Auburn man ha.<
the Auburn spirit, even though hi
may have lived in New Yor* for
many years.
Big financiers, manufacturers
and merchants of the east are inter­ested
in Alabama and her resources.
One minute we may be talking to ar-old
Alabaman who has come to the
metropolis and made good, an« the
next we may meet a big busmes:
man who is getting a glimpse of the
marvelous possibilities of the south.
To one Alabama is always home vo
matter where he may live. To the
other it is a land of opportunliy
that awaits the magic touch ol capi­tal
and brains to make it blossom
into the great industrial empire that
is being developed so rapidly
When the doors of the exposition
close, thousands of people will
know more about the story jf our
resources and how they are beiLg
developed.
Commencement
Bring Many
Visitors to1
THETA CHI DANCE
One of the most brilliant social
events of the college year was the
Theta Chi house warming dance
given at their new1 home on frater­nity
row on the evening of May
1st. The affair was a formal one
with the wonderful light scheme
and beautiful decorations. The
dance was one of the prettiest
ever, seen in the Village. Many of
their prominent alumni were here
for the occasion and approximate­ly
twenty visiting girls from the
nearby towns enjoyed the occasion
together with a large representa­tion
from the student body.
Alburn's pre-comtnencel
tivities were ushered in he
day evening with the first fKhce"
the annual senior prom, senior ex
animations having been completed
late that afternoon. The dances will
be continued thru Saturday, May 16,
the formal commencement exercises'
being inaugurated Sunday morning.
A seven-piece orchestra, headed
by Jack Linx, of Birmingham, form­er
member of Auburn's student or­chestra,
sounded the first chord for
the merry dances Thursday night.
Linx's outfit, known ui-^]ie society
serenaders, has appeared on tine
Keith circuit.
An advance g\iard of more thfti
100 young society women from ail
over Alabama, as well as other
states, arrived here late this after­noon
for the dances. Many of the
visitors will be entertained in fra­ternity
houses, which have been va­cated
by the boys. Miss Zoe Dobbs,
faculty society director, is in gener­al
charge of this featuce of the dan­ces,
cooperating with student social
committee. Fraternity houses turn­ed
over the the young women in- ..
elude Phf Delta Theta, Alpha Tan
Omega and Kappa Sigma.
The dances are being held in the
alumni gymnasium 'from 11 to 1
o'clock, 4 to 6, and 9 to 12. Ofticla'.
chaperons selected from townspeo- -
pie of Auburn, will be present at
each dance.
•Friday afternoon the Scarajs,
honorary fraternity, will put on the
dance, t h e newly elected cand dates
appearing in special cost*ume, wh.ie »
Saturday .afternoon the "A" club
will stage the dance, the closing
dance being held Saturday evening.
The Auburn dance*are sp**§ored
by the student social committee,^o-operating
with Miss Zoe D»bb*/ so­cial
director. The committee con- .
sists of four seniors, three juniors,
two sophomores, one freshman, as
follows: seniors, li. C. Pattiilo,
chairman, Hartselle; J. C. Glen, .
Sheffield; C. D. Ebersole, Birming­ham;
C. A. Pruitt, Pine Hi;'; jun­iors,
C. B. Burgoyne, Mobile; J. F.
Thompson, Centerville; S. F'V. Eu­faula;
sophomores, J. M. Booth, Co-lumtfus,
Ga.; W. L. Meadows'. Jr.,
Columbus; freshman, J. J. Pieroe.
Montgomery.
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COTTON CONSUMPTION
Washington, May 15.—Cotton
consumed during April aggregated
597,104 bales of lint and 59,136 of
linters, compared wjtfi 582,684 of
lint and 58,845 of linters during
March of this year and 478,583 of
lint and 42,080 of linters during Ap­ril
of last year, the census bureau
announced.
Stocks of cotton on hand April 30
were held as follows:
In consuming establishments 1 -
514,514 bales of lint and 162,861 ot
linters compared with 1,644,793 at
lint and 157,872 of linters on March
31 this year, and 1,329,901, of liar.
and 129,456 of linters on April 30
last year.
In public storage and at compress­es
1,666,157 bales of lint and 49,663
of linters compared with 2,2-37.^15
of lint and 622,256 of linters on
March 31 this year and 1,510,619 of
lint and 81,533 of linters on April
30 last year.
Imports during April totaled 22,-
409 'bales compared with 33,8^5 in
March this year and 40,435 in April
last year.
Exports during April totaled 472,-
555 bales including 32,377 bales of
linters compared with 734,697 iH'yjf
eluding 37,061 of linters in March"
this year and 320,774 including 9,-
561 of linters in April last year.
Cotton spindles active during Ap­ril
totaled 33,412,650 compared with
33,225,182 in March this year and
31,363,454 In April last year.
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THE PLAINSMAN 1
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W. R ABBOTT
Photographer
Opelika and Auburn
IN AUBURN TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
KAMPUS KICKOFFS
You are cordially invited to visit the New Var­sity
Barber Shop—the shop around the corner.
Quality and Service Guaranteed
New Varsity Barber Shop
Motto—"Service"
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COMPLETE LINE OF FURNISHINGS
FOR AUBURN STUDENTS
1VEXT TO THE POSTOFFICE
Auburn, Alabama
FOOLISH QUESTIONS
Where can a man buy a cap for
his knee?
Or a key to the lock of his hair?
Can his eyes be called an academy
Because there are pupils there?
In the crown of his head what
jewels are found?
Who travels the bridge of his
nose?
Can he use, when shingling the
roof of his mouth,
The nails on the ends of his toes?
Can the crook in his elbow be sent
to jail?
If so, what did he do?
How does he sharpen his shoulder
blades?
I'll be hanged if I know, do you?
Can he sit in the shade of the
palm of his hand?
Or beat the drum of his ear?
Does the calf of his leg eat the
corn on his toes?
If so, why not grow corn on the
ear?
How finding—Because you for­get
to finding Musa-Shiya Shop fol­lowing
directions. King street Ewa
go until flish market. When flish
Market, pass away, for river, but
not on river. This shop closely
between this place nice sign say
so. Pass away inside for shirt.
B. J. JONES
Shoe repairing neatly done with Goodyear machine! 14
years' service for the students. All kinds ©Ufe** ™?**S~S
Led, including PANCO, SAFE-TAPS and KORRY KROME.
•-m Qur^«otto*is: If We please you $gll others; if not tell us.
* ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Auburn, Alabama
Avery's Pressing Shop
PRESSING SPECIAL.
Four Tickets, (good for four suits) $1.00
10 per cent Discount on a few college
books. All New.
Advertisement of a Japanese
Firm in a Honolulu Paper:
SHIRTS FOR SALE
Kinely observe my boy must be
having good shirt as prepare of
school clothe. Boy not say so but
desire for shirt all same. All boy
do so. Mu-sa-Shiya rising son all
require. I think so just now time
to break out onnounce of.
MUSA-SHIYA THE SHIRTMAKER
(also shirtsing clothe sell also)
Shirt
Spose you like buying shirtsing
for skirt—make yourself alite.
Many kines got English—Airplanes
—Madrasses—Pongee—all k i n e.
This by yards.
More better Musa-Shiya shirt-maker
because long time know
how. You get shirt you see.
We don't see why the baseball
team wouldn't be pretty good at
track. Surely they get as much
running practice.
Mucha was sent to gather the
eggs and when he returned his
mother asked him if he had gotten
them all.
"All 'cept" one for the hens to
measure by," says Mucha.
Well it's not near as long as it
his been, so just like the man said
when he got to the end of the road
—let's go back.
Sox Dixon pulled a duplicate of
the flying chitchman the other
night. We are wondering if it has
become a fad and who the next
one will be?
Jerrry Reeves says that school
would be a grand place if one
could spend as much time at the
boarding' house table as he does in
the class. Stumpy "Wallace em­phatically
agrees with him.
• Why wouldn't a waiter make a
good tennis player? Surely he
ought to know how to serve.
Heezaliar says that he is going
to join the Swiss Navy and learn
a few things. He is evidently go­ing
to sea for himself. He can
also throw as far as the rest of
them.
| Homer Wright
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FRATERNITY HOUSE
BUY YOUR
Groceries Wholesale
THRU
Hudson & Thompson
Montgomery, Alabama
CHEMICAL SOCIETY
HOLDS LAST MEETING
On the night of April 29th, the
Auburn Chemical Society held its
last meeting for 1925. This meet­ing
marked the close of a most suc­cessful
year for the Chemical So­ciety.
The meeting was opened by the
President. Several members made
talks on what they considered
would be helpful to the members
and officers of next year. All these
talks were of interest and many
valuable suggestions were brought
forward).
The meeting was then opened
for the election of officers. The
following officers were elected:
R. Wilson, President; R. H. El­der,
Vice-President; R. R. Burns,
Secretary; B. R. Wigington, Treas­urer;
J. F. Collins, Plainsman Re­porter.
| The new officers were given a
talk by the out-going President in
regard to their duties and on the
prospects for the next year. This
closed the meeting and the work
for this year. As we look back
over the year we see much accom­plished
and on this we plan still
greater things for the future.
We owe much to the help and
coogeration rendered us by the
faculty, and we are especially in­debted
to Dr. B. B. Ross and Prof.
P. P. Powell.
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The Tiger Inn
FOR SALE
Or Rent
Apply to
MRS.CH RIST
Ag. ClubfJpcts Officers
For Next Semester
APRIL 29
As this meeting was called pri­marily
for the election of officers,
the program was somewhat abbre­viated.
Mr. P. M. West, in his
speech on "Muscle Shoals as a
White Elephant," clearly enumer­ated
several very substantial rea­sons
why large sums of money
should not be invested at Muscle
Shoals.
"Importance of Farm Bookkeep­ing"
was the subject chosen by the
next speaker, Rowe Johnson. Mr.
Johnson presented the main rea­sons
why farmers fail to keep a
complete record of their expendi­tures
and receipts. The speaker
also told of the advantages of
keeping such records.
"Shine" Bright spoke on "Texas
Potash Better than Gold," stress­ing
the importance of potash as a
plant food.
"Rat" Jones gave a brief but in­teresting
discourse on "The Life
and Achievements of Luther Bur-bank."
The following officers were
chosen to serve for the first sem­ester
of next year:
F. S. Arant, President; L. L^AU-dridge,
Vice-President; H. R. Bai­ley,
Secretary; O. C. Helms, Treas­urer;
J. B. Beard, Librarian;. Coy
Ling, Critic; C. M. Kearns, Sergt.-
at-Arms; Mr. Esslinger, Manager
Ag. Fair; O. F. Wise, Assistant
Manager Ag. Fair; K. R. Elliott,
Cheer Leader; J. C. Pritchett, As­sistant
Cheer Leader; Marvin Guin,
Reporter.
Students Lunch and Recreation Room
M O N T E I T H ' S
Where Friends Meet
Auburn _ _ _ _ Alabama
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MILLINERY, NOTIONS AND DRY GOODS
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pAR more strongly than most churches, this great tower of com- x merce bespeaks the real spirit of Gothic architecture—aspiring,
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today. Contradicting the antiquarian, this great tower declares that
the spirit of Gothic architecture is a living, organic thing, adaptable
*—-*^*jfc modern problems .of accommodation and engineering, and en-dowed~
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Certainly modern invention—modern engineering skill and or£an-ization,
will prove more than equal to the demands of the atchitec-ture
of the future.
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Offices in all Principal Cities of the World
Bell and Spigot Joint
THE Bell and Spigot Joint for Cast Iron
Pipe adopted over one hundred yean
ago, is the preferred joint today.
It is tight, flexible, easily made and non-corrodible—
there are no bolts to rust out
—it makes changes of alignment or inser­tion
of special fittings a simple matter—it
can be taken apart and the pipe used over
again, without any injury—it is not subject
to damage in transit—in fact, it embodies
practically all of the desirable qualities in
an underground joint.
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Our turn booklet, "Plan­ning
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which covers the
problem of water /or the
small town, will be sent
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installations to meet
special problems
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1 J
THE PLAINSMAN
WM< asp
The Auburn Band, one of the most loyal and essential student organizations on the campus. The
above picture is the first to be taken with the band men in the ne w uniforms and capes bought this
year, with funds donated by the student body.
Last Meeting of Auburn
Players for This Year
The Auburn Players held, the
last meeting of the year in the At­tic
Theatre last Monday night. The.
meeting was strictly a business one
and policies for next year were
decided on and the new officers
were elected.
As Prof. Jones is not to be back
next year he made his last appear­ance
before the club in the capacity
of director. In recognition of his
splendid, service the Players gave
him a rising vote of thanks.
As the Players come to the close
of the year they feel that it has
been a very successful one. With
the ice broken in regard to road
trips they feel safe in making the
road trip a yearly event.
The officers for next year are:
President, R. J. Leary; Vice-Presi-rydfcn
BaugitlgaTfrSecretary,'
Sudie Dowell; Treasurer, R. E.
Johnson; Business Manager and
Stage Manager, 0^ T. Ivey; Proper­ty
Man, Phil Tippin, Publicity Man,
Red Roberts, Mistress of the WaroV
robe Alma Bentley; Historian, Dor­othy
Duggar, and Electrician, L. P.
White.
Wil-
Miss
Spades Initiate
10 New Members
pitched
smeared
concoc-
"The Covered Wagon," with all
of the familiar trappings, drawn
by two army mules and under the
escort of two heavily armed mount­ed
cowobys, made its appearance
in Auburn creating a sensation
among the 3,000 natives of the Vil­lage
of the Plains.
The big wagon, with a cow trail­ing
behind, lumbered into view
during the Mayday celebration,
circling the drill field while the
gay dancers tripped the light fan­tastic,
and then rolled off down
town to Main street where ten
fierce looking pioneers emerged
from the interior, and
camp.
Beneath faces badly
with blacking and other
tions, unknown to the modern flap­per,
the familiar features of sev­eral
prominent young men of Au­burn
college were revealed.
These young men, ten in num­ber,
it was discovered, were being
initiated into Auburn's famous so­ciety
of "Spades," which each year
seeks to gather together the most
prominent and influential men
of the following year's senior class.
The purpose is to establish a goal
for underclassmen which may be
attained only thru concentration
on those things which make men
of the highest calibre.
The men who were initiated in­to
"Spades" were: L. L. Aldridge,
J T ^ j : . Phillips, A. T. Kendrick, F.
P. Jones, C. B. Burgoyne, J. F.
Thompson, C. C. Belcher, F. S.
Arant, J. B. Carter, C. J. Snook.
Freshman Society Holds
Election At Last Meeting
At the last regular meeting of
the Freshman Literary Society, an
election of officers for the next
year was held. The following
were elected:
President, Sikes.
Vice-President, George S.
liams.
Secretary and Treasurer,
Gibbs.
Critic, Root.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Sankey.
Plainsman Reporter, Kurtz.
Program Committee, Cargile and
Tucker.
After the election, a rousing vote
was given for the retiring officers
which naturally called for speech­es
from themand jydlich'weie de­lightfully
given both as to quality
and quantity. This was followed by
a speech from Prof. Evans, for
whom the society was named, in
which he warned us of the things
to beware of and the things of
which we should take care to ob­serve
in our policy for the next
year. The society unanimously
voted to give Prof. Evans a new
Evans Literary Society Pin as soon
as these pins arrived.
At this point the plans for the
social to be held Friday night were
brought up and perfected). The
social is to be held in the form of
a hike about 2 miles out, after
which refreshments will be served.
The meeting place is to be in front
of Langdon Hall at 6:00 P M.,
promptly. No delay for tardy
ones, so come early and avoid the
rush.
A motion for adjournment was
then brought up before the house
and unanimously passed since the
time was nearly 9 P. M. Thus
closed the last meeting of the
Freshman Literary Society, but
as the old was shown the door out,
the new Evans Literary Society,
the perfection of the dreams of
Prof. Evans, was ushered in and
officially recognized,. Long live
the New King.
Auburn Men To Sell
RealJSilk Hosiery
Phi Delta Gamma
Holds Annual Election
Phi Delta Gamma, Honorary
forensic fraternity, held its annual
election of officers at their meet­i
n g Tuesday night. The following
officers were elected: R. Y.
Brown,, president; S. H. Lynne,
vice-president; H. G. Wingate, sec­retary;
C*. C. Helms, treasurer;
O. F. Wise, social scribe; and, L.
L. Aldridge, chaplain.
The Real Silk Hosiery Mills of
Indianapolis, Indiana, will give
jobs to 5,000 college men this sum­mer.
Of that 5,000, Auburn will
have fourteen proud Real Silk Ser­vice
Representatives. For the past
two months these men have been
given the basic training for their
summer work and have now reach­ed,
the point where they can be
turned over to the expert Branch
Managers of the largest and best
organized sales force in the world.
There, is a head organizer a. the
school and two sub-organizers and
there has been an interesting wag­er
and challenge. l;c?»Tjcji the sub-
Pf-gainzers. Mr. F. A. Smith, one
of the sub-organizers, has chal­lenged
Mr. John H. Rumbley and,
his crew to have the highest week­ly
average of sales throughout the
summer. Mr. Rumbley with full
confidence in his men- and equally
as enthusiastic over the prospects
of summer work with such a wide­ly
known and equally widely
widely worn product, has accepted
the challenge. The stakes for the
winning side will be $25.00. There
is also another pot of $25.00 to go
to the highest individual weekly
average for the summer months.
This is contributed by the men
themselves and the Head-Organizer.
The organization for this year is
as follows with the territories as­signed
to the various men. These
territories were picked by the men
themselves and accepted by the
Branch Managers of the Real Silk
Organization. Only a portion of
the assignments have come back
and they will therefore be given
in part:
Shelby C. Patton, Head Organiz­er,
Auburn, Alabama, and vicinity.
A. F. Smith, Sub-Organizer,
Greensboro, N. C.
John H. Rumbley, Sub-Organizer,
Unassigned as yet.
R. B. Sledge, Greensboro, N. C.
Dryden Baughman, Pascagoula,
Miss.
H. T. Wingate, Dallas and Autau­ga
Counties.
F. W. Williams, Dallas and Au­tauga
Counties.
James R. Price, Charlotte, N. C.
R. E. Smith, unassigned as yet.
W. C. Hurt, Jr., unassigned as
yet.
A. C. Gill, unassigned as yet.
O. G. Quenelle, unassigned as yet.
C. W. Trapp, unassigned, as yet.
J. E. Moody, unassigned as yet.
Watch these boys put Real Silk
Hosiery on every man, woman and,
child in their territory and as a
result come back to school next
year with a bank roll in their pock­ets
and enough to go through
school next year. "That Tiger Team
from Auburn I"
Mother's Day Program
At Y. W. Hut Sunday
The services held in the "Y. W."
Hut Sunday afternoon left every­one
with a greater reverence for
and a deeper feeling of the signi­ficance
of Mother's Day. The pro­gram
as follows:
Scripture, The story of Naomi
and Ruth by Beth SeibolcL
History of the Origin of Mother's
Day by Alma Bently.
My Mother by Annie Laura Penn.
Sentiments of Famous men about
Mother by Eula Hester.
Reading by Lucile Totty.
After the program the Blue Ridge
delegates were elected. They are to
be: Gace Gardner, Alma Bently
and Mvrlee Fuelner.
Y. M. C. A. Handbook
To Be Best Ever Issued
The Y. M. C. A. Handbook or the
"Rat Bible" is to be one of the
best handbooks that has ever been
published by the Y M. C. A. Sev­eral
new features are being added
and a complete set of questions and
answers with new material has
been added. The book will con­tain
a map of Auburn showing in
detail the town and college.
A number of other handbooks
from various colleges of U. S. have
been consulted, and with the ad­ded
experiences from last year,
the editors expect to make the
book better than ever. The book
is in keeping with the progress of
Auburn and will be out on time
this year if it has to be given out
without cover. The best cover
possible, one similar to the book
published last year, is to be used.
Mr. R. G. Staton, is editor in
chief and Mr. W. B. Lanicca is bus­iness
manager. Several other stu­dents
are coop^fltirfj -="**•" these
men by contributing 'their part to
make the book a success.
LISTEN
You know you've got
to have summer clothes
Buy them here where
the prices are lower and
the selection is greater
than you'll find elsewhere.
We have all the newer
and authentic things in
summer wear.
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BOWLING & MYERS
Representing
CASH STORE BIRMINGHAM
P. S. If you find out when you get
home that your local stores can't sup­ply
your wants in smart haberdashery
your mail orders to us will be prompt­ly
filled. r
Where do you go
from here?
Alton Brick Company
Alton, III.
Biughamton Brick Company
Binghamton, N. Y.
Central Clay Products Co.
(Distributors MACK Paving Brick)
Wilkes-Barrc. Pa.
Cleveland Brick & Clay Company
Cleveland, Ohio
Clydesdale Brick & Stone Co.
Pittsburgh ,Pa.
Coffey ville V itrifi(-d Brick& Tile Co.
Coffeyville, Kans.
Collinwood Shale Brick Company
Cleveland. Ohio
Francis Vitric Brick Company
Boynton.Okla.
Georgia Vitrified Brick & Clay Co.
Augusta. Ga.
Globe Brick Company
East Liverpool, Ohio
Hisylvania CoalCo.
Columbus, Ohio
Hocking Valley Brick Company
Columbus,Ohio
Independence Paving Brick Co.
Independence, Kans.
Metropolis Paving Brick Co.
Pittsburg, Kansas
Metropolitan Paving Brick Co.
Canton, Ohio
Mineral Wells Brick Co.
Mineral Wells. Texas
Moberly Paving Brick Company
Moberly, Mo.
Murphysboro Paving Brick Co.
MurphyBboro, 111.
Nelsonville Brick Co.
Nelsonville, Ohio
Peebles Paving Brick Company
Portsmouth, Ohio
Purington Paving Brick Company
Galcsburg, III.
Southern Clay Mfg. Company
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Springfield Paving Brick Company
Springfield, III.
Sterling Brick Company
Olean, N. Y.
Streator Clay Mfg. Company
Streator, 111.
Thornton Fire Brick Co.
Clarksburg, W. Va.
Thurber Brick Company
Ft. Worth, Texas
Toronto Fire Clay Company
Toronto, Ohio
Trinidad Brick & Tile Company
Trinidad, Colo.
Veedersburg Paver Company
Veedersburg. Ind.
Western Shale Products Company
Fort Scott, Kans.
Westport Paving Brick Company
Baltimore, Md.
FIVE YEARS from now
Bill will be in a state
highway department, Tom
will- be with some great
industrial corporation, Jim
will be in government serv­ice,
Jack in the maintenance
department of a railroad,
Ted will be working for his
county engineer and Larry
will be climbing the ladder
to engineering prominence
in his home city. Here's the
full measure of the success
you hope for to each and
every one of you.
Pave your way of prog­ress
solidly and permanently
with work well done—no
skimping in materials and
no shoddy workmanship.
Make your own path a
vitrified brick highway, a
permanent advertisement of
wise judgment and sound
foresight, which no critics
can later assail.
VITREFESJf
PAVEMENTS
The
Qood Paving
ASPHALT for Filler be-i
cause it makes the traffic-bearing
surface a water-proof,
flexible armor not subject to
the cracks which follow rigid
slab construction, and because
repair costs are insignificant
where each brick is an easily
removable unit »kICK for Surface because
it furnishes the best sur­face
for traffic; hard, but not
brittle — tough, but not rough
—dense, and non-absorbent
— smooth, but not "slick";
because i t s fire-hardened
toughness resists wear and
tear so sturdily that upkeep
expense is squeezed to a min­imum
and because any margin
of higher first-cost is speedily
offset by low maintenance,
long life and uninterrupted
service.
CONCRETE, CRUSHED
ROCK, C R U S H ED
SLAG OR GRAVEL for Base
because some one of these
bases meets any conceivable
sub-soil condition, and with a
bedding course of sand or
screenings makes the best
sub-structure yet developed
for modern street or highway
traffic.
Send for frea
handbook, "THE
CONSTRUC­TION
OF VITRI­FIED
BRICK
PAVEMENTS."
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O U T L A S T T H E O N D S
BRICK MANUK'VG-rb''R'r;R? ASSOCIATION^
V
m
THE PLAINSMAN
iburn To Send Big
[Delegation to Blue Ridge
l The Auburn Y. M. C. A. is pre­y
i n g to send the biggest delega-i
of students in its history to
Southern Student Conference to
held at Blue Ridge, N. C. June
t-25. A number of men have al-signedi
up and others are
iking arrangements to attend. Au-irn
is expecting to have a total
[representation of fifteen to twen-fy
men among the five or six hun-
Ired from every other Southern
College, numbering about a hun-i
r ed represented.
These men are the outstanding
campus leaders of their respective
lolleges, who come together in the
['Land) of the Sky" in the spirit of
service and good fellowship to ex­change
ideas and work out com­mon
problems.
The men who go to Blue Ridge
lire vitally interested in the cam-bus
problems of their respective
Ichools and meet oh a common lev-to
exchange ideas and unite in
definite purpose of making col­lege
life contribute to the building
pf christian manhood. •
Any Auburn Student who is in­vested'
in going to Blue Ridge for
lis conference should make appli-at
the "Y" and get full in-lation.
Men are signing up
day to go and; others are
wanted to finish up a big dele-jn.
Origin and Purpose of
The Southern Student
Conference at Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge
•What is Blue Ridge? The cur-lus
minded desire a single expres-p
n to form a concrete image of
what Blue Ridge is and what
lone there. But one cannot do
Ridge justice by making a
;rete thing, just as one has not
bribed a college when he says
a place to get professional
ining.
Slue Ridge is the summer home
-Celiege Y M. C. A.,
located during the win-
|Nashville, Tenn. The young
who attend Southern Col-re
as fine as one could se-lom
the land of Dixie and
re the true hosts of the hun-
'of young people who flock
every year.
Ridge is also the home of
Conference, for it standi out
respect. The word confer-
[iounds formidable to the un­fed,
but it is, in the main,
a great get-together of stu-
Ifrom all southern colleges
The Southern Student Confer­ence,
which meets at Blue Ridge,
N. C, each year originated some
fifteen years ago. At the begin­ning
it was very much smaller
Ihan it is now and did not meet
at what is now Blue Ridge, but
met over near Asheville. This con­ference
like the other Y. M. C. A.
student conferences came into be­ing
because there was a demand
back on the local campus for more
and better trained leadership in
the Christian Association. The
leaders in student life and student
thought felt that if moral and re­ligious
work on the campus is to
continue to grow there should be
a time and' place (hiring the year
when students can do what Jesus
often did, "go up into the moun­tain
and pray." Hence many a
college man has gone to the Stu­dent
Conference without any defi­nite
purpose in mind ,for his life
and come away with an enlarged)
vision of what it means to. be a
Christian.
In brief can we not say that the
purpose of the Student Conference
is to give to the Christian students
of our colleges an opportunity to
receive training, to exchange ideas,
and to unite in a common purpose
of making college life contribute
to the building of Christian man­hood?
"There are three great moral
blemishes in the Church today,
Hypocricy, Cowardice, Sloth of
word, thought and, deed. Many
men see only these and despair.
"But over against these there are
in the Church also the ideals of
who desire to know each other
and their common problems.
Blue Ridge is a summer resort.
It is not professional and is not
purposed, to make money, but
charge is made to give the best of
entertainment. Those in charge
there know that mountain air and
the circuit of Turkey Ridge, includ­ing
Brown's pasture, Webb's Tow­er,
and High Top are keen appe­tizers.
We have called Blue Ridge
all these terms which concretely
express what it is. But the most
adequate description of Blue Ridge
is to say that in the heart of the
Blue Ridge Mountains near such
famous scenery as Chimney Rock
and, Mt. Mitchell is the place to
find one's heart and soul.
sfci
m*:
Good Will, Purity, Love. Perhaps
these too are there only imper­fectly.
The significant thing is
that the Church is the only place
where these ideals exist."—Robert
E. Speer.
If you are not aware of this you
have perhaps not thought . very
deeply about it. Would you not be
tremendously heartened if you
could, become convinced that our
society contains the elements
which, properly availed of, will
make Good Will, Purity and Love
become the governing forces.
Every student should take the
ten days of the Blue Ridge Student
Conference, under the guidance of
great leaders, to get to the bottom
of this matter. What other time
will you have to devote to this task?
You cannot continue in uncertain­ty
in this important matter.
FEATURES OF THE CONFER­ENCE
I. Practical Essential Training:
1. Forums, addresses, personal
conferences, on the job, which you,
as a Christian leader on your cam­pus
face day day by day.
2. Demonstrations, in such vital
matters as Bible Study, Vespers,
Religious meetings.
Robert E. Lee Hall, at Blue Ridge, the center of activities during the Auburn students'stay here.
WHAT A GREAT COACH
THIHKS OF BLOE RIDGE
By H. J. Stegeman
I have attended but one Students'
Conference at Blue Ridge, but I
still consider those ten days as ten
of the most valuable I have ever
spent. The combination of beau­tiful
scenery and, inspiring friends
is one that can be found in very
few places in this world. The
scenery is as fine as I have seen
One of the many sports enjoyed at Blue Ridge
during the summer months.
jney Rock, near Blue Ridge, is one of the wonders to be
>m the top of Chimney Rock, one can command a view of
ry for miles around.
II. Addresses by World Leaders, on
1. The Underlying Verities of
Religion:
a. Who is God and how can I
know Him?
b. What is Prayer? How does
sit work?
c. Why does a good God permit
suffering in the world?
d. The place and value of the
Bible.
2. The necessary personal atti­tudes
of living a life of dominant
victory
3. How to find a job in which
there will be continual satisfaction.
III. The World Task of Christen­dom
Discussed:
1. By denominations, under their
own leadership.
2. Interdenominational by the
churches.
3. Through the Church and the
Association:
a. In Personal life.
b. On the college campus andi
in the community.
c. In relation to National Life,
in Society, in Business, in Politics.
d. In relation to other nations—
Heathen (so-called) other nation­alities,
white, yellow, black, brown-
IV. Opportunity for Prolonged Con­ferences:
concerning
1. Student Government.
2. College Publications:
3. The Honor System.
4. Coordinating College Activi­ties.
V. Nature Study Under the Guid­ance
of an Expert:
VI. Fellowship—in hikes, athletics,
etc., with choice students from
all the principal colleges of
ten states, and with 30 wide­awake
student secretaries, your
own Church Board Secretaries,
and many other leaders of
college men.
this side of the Rockies and the
people representing their institu­tions
seem to be the pick of each
college. Being in charge of the
athletic, activities of the Conference
I was thrown into quite intimate
contact with nearly every student
there. The spirit of rivalry in all
the athletic events and leagues and
tournaments' was as keen as I have
seen anywhere and the athletic tra­ditions
of every college in the South
were reflected very clearly in the
actions of the contestants. The
outstanding athletes of nearly every
institution in this section except
Georgia were present, and made
the conference as representative a
group of American students as
could be assembled anywhere.
The athletic activities however,
are only incidental to the main
program; they are purely recrea­tional.
I am certain that a student
can receive more stimulus from
the classes, lectures and programs
at Blue Ridge in ten dpys.than from
many a month of academic work
under less inspiring conditions. If
a student who has graduated seeks
an inspiration for his life's work,
or if an undergraduate seeks stim­ulus
for further study, I recom­mend
a trip to Blue Bidge at the
time of the Students' Conference.
I have never been more enthusias­tic
about any spot in my life.
BROADCASTING PLDS
As the sun slowly rose over Au-l'urn
one fair morning, a very tir­ed
but extremey happy voice slow­ly
intoned into the black mouth of
a microphone these words, "This
is 5XA, testing. We rigged up a
little five watt set here the other
night and we are trying it out. If
you hear us, old man, please drop
us a card and tell us how we are
coming in. This is 5XA, Auburn,
Ala., testing. If you can, old man,
please call us on the CW; we. have
an operator in constant attendance
waiting to pick you up. This is
5XA, testing. The station where
the ops never sleep. We cover the
south like prohibition, and a darn
sight more popular. 5XA, Auburn,
Ala., testing."
Not especially striking words, to
be sure, but of extreme importance
to those people who were directly
connected with them. Some en­terprising
rats had rigged up a
ffrVev-W3tt»J£ansniitter in the radio
station thedayH^fpriU.•SPflTlteym
having no license, were forced to
wait until midnight before they
could begin to broadcast on the
experimental license grante.d to
station 5XA. So they started at
twelve, midnight, and at six the
next morning they were still going
strong. One man operated, the set,
another announced, and a third
sat at the low wave receiver in
readiness to pick up any of the
hams who might be of a mind to
fire back; in CW and tell him how
the broadcasting was being receiv­ed.
So far everything seems to be
very easy but there were things
which made this performance not
so simple as it appears oh the sur­face.
To begin with there was a great
deal of experimenting to be done
before the set could be made to
operate at all efficiently, so that
it was fully three o'clock before
5XA went on the air. Then at
three-thirty or thereabouts the or­chestra
departed and the program
was trusted to the tender mercies
of the phonograph. Further the
operator who was on duty listen­ing
for the reply of the hams who
heard the phone set was not able
to receive more than ten words a
minute and, although he heard sev­eral
stations calling 5XA was not
able to receive a single one of
them. Yet, although everything
seems to be wrong it is a great life
as those fellows who stayed up all
night will tell you. It gives most
anyone a thrill to speak into that
little round mouthpiece and rea­lize
that he is speaking into thou­sands
of ears, and it gives one an
even greater thrill to hear the re­ceiving
operator call on the phone
that some station in Florida is fran­tically
calling 5XA but that he re­grets
that he cannot read them as
they are going too fast. Oh yes,
it gives you a thrill allright, and
next year when Auburn has her
high power broadcasting station,
and some of you uninitiated, speak
before the "mike" you will realize
the full thrill of that moment, just
as those rats did when they said
"5XA, Auburn, Ala., testing."
Seat Placed On Campus By
Vocational Women's Club
Perhaps there are those who
have wondered the origin of the
circular seat around one of the
trees in front of the Main Building
and), bearing the inscription, sfr»
sented to Greater Auburn by the
Vocational Women's Club, 1924."
The Vocational Women's Club
was formed of about twenty wo-.
men, wives of men who are taking
rehabilitation work at Auburn.
The club was organized solely for
social purposes and functioned as
such for two seasons, 1922-231 and
1923-24. However, these women
wished to leave a gift behind to
show. their love for the college,
hence, the seat mentioned above.
It was given with the hope that in
the years to come many passing
this way will pause and "Rest
'neath the shade of the tree."
Musical Tea Given
By Woman's Club
A musical tea was given by the
Woman's Club Friday afternoon at
Smith Hall. The entire program
was rendered by four visiting
girls from Womans College. The
concert given by these charming
visitors was very pleasing and en­tertaining.
They were: Miss Th'el-ma
Lee Williams, violinist, and
Miss Rutledge accompanist; Miss
Vinston, soloist, and Miss Pinks-ton,
solo pianist.
Following the concert there was
a social hour in which refresh­ments
were served.
Wilsonian Literary So­ciety
Elects Officers
The Wilsonian Literary Society
elected the following officers for
first semester of next year, at
their regular meeting Tuesday
night: J. M. Edwards president; G.
B. Phillips, vice-president; Sudie
Dowdell secretary; W. H. Phipps,
treasurer; O. F. Wise, critic; and
Ruby Powell, reporter.
Waterfalls in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina,
one of the several picturesque scenes around Blue Ridge.
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for the entertainment of the
student body
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booked promptly after
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Ten piece STUDENT OR­CHESTRA
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Regular program begins
at 6:15 P. M. and runs con­tinuously
until 9:30.
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Success! What is success? It
is either concrete or abstract, just
what you make it. The road that
leads to success is the hard road,
the straight and narrow, but the
right road. Don't pick the easy
road because it will always lead
the other way. To win success
you must pick out the hardest,
roughest road and follow that.
To the outside world a man or
woman may be successful, but to
them, success should be like the
horizon, always a step ahead, be­cause
in this world there is
always something more left to do
or to learn, and to do it or learn it
always pick the rough way and
the hard way. The successful man
is the honest man, the straight man
and the courageous man, who al­ways
has something big and great
in view. Be successful!
—The Blue Stocking
Every girl wants to play, and
when playing, she wants to be tak­en
seriously. But when she is tak­en
seriously, she dosen't want to
play any more.
Ella—what color dress are you
going to wear to the Pan-Hel?"
Stella—"I'm going to wear black
to match my date's hair. What
color will you wear?"
Ella—"I—I don't think I"H go,
my date's bald-headpd."—Tulane
Hullabaloo.
Here is one from '"way down
south where the trains run slow."
There is a rooster in the city of
Auburn, Alabama, raising to per­fection
a brood of twenty4hree
chicks, having adopted them when
they were two days old. The bird
may be seen almost any time lead­ing
his brigade from place to place,
or calling to them as an old' hen
would.
This phenomenon was brought
about Joe Young, sometimes known
as "Country," and is being carried)
on as a source of material for
thesis work at the ALABAMA
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. From
all indications he will get plenty
Of material.
—Polytechnic Reporter.
Prof: "I'll not go on with the
lecture until the room settles
down."
Stude (whispering from the front
row): "Better go home and sleep
it off, old man."—Octopus.
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS/MAY 19,1925
A. M. Examinations from 8:30
A. M. to 12 M.; P. M. Examinations
begin at 1:30 P. M.
1. Examinations will be given
only on dates scheduled below.
2. Instructors will report
grades on class cards and give
dates of absences.
3. Class work for undpr class­men
will continue tiirough Satur­day,
May 16. Classes will not
meet on Monday £„u luesday,
Ma>~ lS-19 (Commencement Exer­cises)
.
4. Seniors, juniors, sophomores
and freshmen are expected to at­tend
commencement exercises in
Langdon Hall, as follows:
Commencement sermon, Sunday
morning, May 17—Dr. Chas. E.
Woodcock.
Alumni address, Monday morn­ing,
May 18—Hon C W. Ashcraft.
Commencement address, Tues­day
morning, May 19—Hon. Jose-phus
Daniels. After upper class­men
have been seated freshmen
will be admitted.
SCHEDULE
Professors concerned will select
period for subjects not arranged
for below. This applies particu­larly
to one-hour subjects and to j
those which meet on Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
TUESDAY, MAY 19
1:30 P. M. Sophomore and Jun­ior
Chemical laboratories, Theory
of Coaching, Graphic Statics, Clin­ics,
Historical Laboratory, Mineral­ogy
and Freshman Descriptive
Geometry.
7:00 P. M. Current Events.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
(First hour subjects, 8-9)
A. M. FIRST HOUR subjects
which meet daily, or on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday.
P. M. FIRST HOUR subjects not
scheduled Wednesday morning.
THURSDAY, MAY 21
(Second hour subjects, 9-10)
A. M. SECOND HOUR subjects
which mee*-daily, or on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday.
P. M. SECOND HOUR subjects
not scheduled Thursday morning.
FRIDAY, MAY 22
(Third, hour subjects, 10-11)
A. M. THIRD HOUR subjects
which meet daily, or on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday.
P. M. THIRD HOUR subjects
not scheduled Friday morning.
SATURDAY, MAY 23
(Fourth hour subjects, 11-12)
A. M. FOURTH HOUR subjects
which meet daily or on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday.
P. M. Freshman Chemistry Lab­oratory
104. Certain subjects which
conflict may be placed here also.
MONDAY, MAY 25
(Fifth hour subjects, 1-2)
A. M. FIFTH HOUR subjects
which meet daily, or on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday.
P. M. FIFTH HOUR subjects
not scheduled Monday morning.
TUESDAY, MAY 26
(Sixth hour subjects, 2-3)
A. M. SIXTH HOUR subjects
which meet daily, or on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday. .
P. M. SIXTH HOUR subjects not
scheduled Tuesday morning.
B. L. SHI, Registrar.
Phi Delta Rho Soro­rity
Entertains
The Phi Delta Rho sorority en­tertained
at a Tea on Friday after­noon
at a local Tea Room. The
color scheme was carried out with
the sorority colors green and white,
and, a small bouquet of sweet peas
were placed at each plate. '
Misses Sudie Dowell and Kathe-ririe
Nunn received at the door.
Tea was poured by other members
of the sorority. Sandwiches, ice­cream
and, cake were also served.
Miss Lottie Story, Mesdames
Kirk Newell and Connie Wright
rendered a number of musical se­lections.
Music was also furnish­ed
by the Freshman Orchestra.
New Commerce Club
For Next Year
At a meeting of the Business stu­dents
Monday night plans were
formulated for a new Commerce
Club for next year. G. L. Scott
was elected president; J. B. Love­lace
vice-president; and Murray
Hoffman secretary-treasurer.
The club was named by a unan­imous
vote "The Lindjsey Com­merce
Club." Prof. Lindsey was in­strumental
in founding the club
and was elected to be the faculty
advisor.
Although no definite qualifica­tions
for membership were decid­ed
on, a minimum number of re­quired
hours in the commerce
course were fixed, before a student
would be eligible for membership.
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TIGERS DROP
• QUARTET ON ROAD
Georgia Bulldogs Win
First' Game of Series
The Georgia Bulldogs emerged
victorious for the third straight
occasion when Chambers, Athen­ian
hurler gave the Auburn Tigers
a.coat of whitewash, whiffing ten
men during the process. The Ben­gal
aggregation collected half a
dozen scattered blows, while the
Georgians connectedi with the pill
nine times for eight runs, five of
which came over in the third
round.
Five hits linked with a fielder's
choice and a pass sewed the con­test
up for the Geoagians in the
third.
The Tigers filled the sacks in
the fourth but the necessary punch
was not forthcoming. Allen and
Wallis singled Griffin popped to
second. Market was safe on a
fielder's choice, Allen being caught
at second. At this stage Steen was
pinked and the sacks were filled.
Chambers tightened and whiffed
Self to end the inning.
Georgia countered three more in
the eighth frame, on hits by Mid-dlebrook
and Arnowitz, coupled
I with errors by Wallis and Steen.
i Ed Allen was the lone performer
L ^ ^ to register more than one blow,
I the Tiger shortsmith bagging two
Wf out of four trips. The nine Bull­s
' dog hits were evenly divided, each
V Georgian getting one.
R. H. E.
Auburn 000 000 000—0 6 4
jorgia 005 000 030—8 8 0
Batteries: Sheridan and Maury;
Chambers and Johnhon.
[Second Game With Georgia
Bill Munday demonstrated that
his twirling ability is not confined
to that day alone as the Tigers
gather but three blows off
r* of his delivery. Incidently the Red
and Black made it a clean sweep
over the Orange and Blue, captur­ing
the fourth and final game, 4-1.
Though he allowed but three hits,
Munday was a bit wild and gave
up seven free trips to the initial
sack. Sitz, who did the moundi
duty for the Bengals, turned back
his opponents in all but two frames.
;Only two blows were instrumental
in producing Bulldog tallies.
. Two Georgians scored in the first
round. Richardson went safe on
Steen's muff and Thomason crack­ed
out a double. Moore was safe
on Griffin's error, and Thomason
tallied. Frain rolled out.
The lone Tiger marker was
sent acros in the third. Stewart
singled and took second when Mun­day
threw out Wallis. Sitz singled
sending Stewart around/ a peg. Red
Griffin forced Sitz and Stewart
crossed the platter. Market ended
by popping to second.
Two passes, a like number of in-
•ield outs, and a timely wallop fur-ished
the impetus for the two
thenian runs which came in the
Sixth.
Frain, Georgia sunfieldjer, fur­nished
the feature when he execut­ed
a spectular running catch of
Griffin's drive near the left field
foul line.
R H E
AUWirn 001 000 000—1 3 3
Georgia 200 002 OOx—4 8 0
Batteries: Sitz and Maury; Mun-ay
and Johnson.
•SELLERS COPS
1 ~ IN NET TOURNEY
After leaving Georgia, the Tigers
next jumped to Anderson, S. C^
where they again suffered defeat,-
this time by the roaring Tiger of
Clemson, 7 to 5. Costly miscues
provided the margin of victory.
McGill, Clemson receiver was the
clubbing king of the day with
three singles and a double in four
attempts. Wallis and Herron came
next with two each.
Auburn scored first in the second
inning when Market slapped out a
three base blow, and counted when
Maury flew to center. A hit a pass
and an error brought in two for
Clemson in' their half of the round
and gave them a lead that the
Plainsmen were never able to over­come.
The Clemsonites scored twice
in each of the next two frames.
Herron's single, followed by Aus­tin's
miscue, put two men on the
sacks in the third. Austin fanned
Jones, but De Fay spanked out a
single and two runs came over.
An error by Wallis followed by
hits by McGill, Harmon, and Her­ron,
brought in two more in the
fourth.
The final run for the Orange and
Blue Tiger came in the eighth. Wal­lis
singled. Griffin got on as a re­sult
of a fielder's choice. Market
was safe at first when Wallis, at­tempting
to come in on his roller,
was nabbed at the plate. Dick Mau­ry
singled, scoring Griffin. Steen
hit to price who threw him out at
first.
R. H. E,
Auburn 010 021 010—5 8 5
Clemson 022 210 OOx—7 9 1
Batteries: Auburn, Austin, Hines
*4*IK1" Maury; Clemson, Harman and
McGill.
I h a s l l
miJp>E
ChaJP* Sellers won the net
chamijpnship i n the singles de-4
Lpartment, defeating J. L. Carter in
(the finals of the open singles tour­nament,
Thursday afternoon. Score
[—6-8, 14-12, 6-3, 6-2. All of the
Igames were hotly contested.
At a recent meeting of the Ten-
[nis Club, John W. "Flash" McEl-'
[dery was elected president and
)dley Traywick was chosen to
prve as vice-president.
SPORTS
Clemson Tigers Win
Furman's Purple
Hurricane Victorious
The Purple Hurricane of Fur-man
overcame a two run lead in
the fifth session, and won the last
game of the Tiger road schedule,
4 to 2. The Tigers played jam up
ball throughout, but were unable
to fathom the delivery of Minnick
during the crucial moments. "Dog
Face" Sheridan was touched for
ten hits, five of which were
concentrated in the fatal fifth
when the Furmanites made all of
their tallies.
The Tigers had not registered a
hit until the fifth when two, swats
netted them as many runs. Maury
started the frame by walking, but
was nipped stealing a moment lat:
er. Steen was passed. "Jelly" Self
and Sheridan singled. Stewart was
safe on a fielder's choice, Steen be­ing
caught at the plate. Wallis
took first on McGee's bobble, Self
and Sheridan scoring. McGee toss­ed
Griffin out at first.
Tilghman started the fifth for
the Hurricane outfit with a two-baser.
Thomas was thrown out,
but successive hits by the four Fur-man
clubbers that followed result­ed
in four men denting the rubber.
The Tigers made an unsuccess­ful
attempt to rally in the sixth,
but with two Bengals on the paths,
"Minnick tightened up and forced
Self to fly out.
Williams led the Tiger hitters
with two timely blows in four
trips. The fielding of Griffin and
the backstopping of Maury were
the outstanding1 features.
Score by innings:
R H. E.
Auburn 000 020 000—2 6 2
Clemson 000 040 OOx—4 16 2
Batteries: Auburn, Sheridan andi
Maury; Clemson, Minnick and
Riley.
"Pea Green" Voted
Best All Around Athlete
Mr. Carson Edmon Green, other­wise
known as "Pea," was voted
the best all-round athlete of the
term by the "A" Club, Tuesday
evening and will be awarded the
Porter silver loving cup.
"Pea" hails from Bellwood arid
won his laurels on the football
field and the cinder path. He
received his prep training at En­terprise.
Duing\ the past two years he has
cavorted in the backfield on the
football squad, stepping back oc­casionally
to boot the oval in case
of need.
Green holds the college record
for the century run having nego­tiated
that distance in 9 and four-fifths
seconds. He has the broad
jump tucked away also, with a rec­ord
of 21 feet 6 inches made dur­ing
the recent meet with Tulane,
and ranks with the leaders in total
number of points scored during
the season.*
Chas. W. "Red" Roberts was
elected cheer leader, for next sea­son.
"Red", a sophomore in Elec­trical
engineering, is from Wadley,
Alabama, and propped at Simpson
Tech. He has had considerable
experience, having been assistant
cheer leader during the past year.
"Jack" Hamilton and "Peeley"
Grant were elected as assistant
baseball managers, while Jack Sitz
and "Diz" Pruitt were chosen for
similar positions in the grid de­partment.
TRACK SQUAD
VICTORIOUS IN
TWO DUAL MEETS
Tigers Swamp Georgians
at Athens.
Coach Hutsell and his aggrega­tion
of runners, jumpers, pole
vaulters, et cetera, have brought
home the bacon. In the two re­cent
dual affairs they accumulated
a total of 145 points to their op­ponents'
combined total of 79. Tu­lane
was the first victim, the
Greenies falling under a 65 to 47
score, while the Georgia Bulldog
was humbled the following week
by the lopsided score of 80 to 32.
In the clash with the New Or­leans
school the Plainsmen emerge
ed first on seven occasions while
the Doctors won a like number.
The difference in the score, how­ever,
is due to the fact that the
Bengals captured ten second places.
The Auburnites jumped away to a
big lead in the Georgia event and
there never was any doubt as to
the result.
"Big Boy" White smashed local
records for the shot put, discus,
and javelin. He was first in the
shot put with 39 feet 11 3-4 inches,
and in the javelin tossing depart­ment
with 177 feet to his credit.
Mr. White also copped the honors
in these two events at Athens.
Bobby Lock established a new
Auburn record when he passed
over the horizontal at the dizzy
height of 12 feet, 7 3-4 inches. Mar­quis
finished second. These two
lads again finished first and sec­ond
respectively in the Athens
meet.
"Pea^TrreeffTtavahced tfcr rec­ord
for the broad jump when he
travelled 21 feet and 6 inches
against Tulane. He also won the
two-twenty. "Pea" won three firsts
in the affair with the Red and
Black, these being the century, the
two-twenty, and the broad jump.
The two Morrow brothers had
things to themselves in the two-miler
against. Tulane. Cliff came
WITH THE RATS
Mr. Hitchcock, rodent third
sacker and fence buster extraordi­narily,
seems to be quite bashful
before the home fans. The said
gentleman hit safely on sixteen oc­casions
on foreign fields for a nifty
average of .696, while on the home
lot he is credited with one blow
in fourteen trips for an average of
.071.
Nevertheless he leads his mates
with the willow with a clubbing
average of .459 to date.
Coach Newell deserves world's
of credit for the excellent showing
the frosh aggregation has made this
year. Only two games were lost,
these going to the Tech Rats. The
baby Tigers made up for that, how­ever,
when they handed the little
Jackets a double drubbing on their
home lot. .
"Hammer Man" Ellis got a late
start, but he came to the fore quick­ly.
Thus far he boasts of a club­bing
average of .435, and has field­ed
the apple perfectly around the
keystone.
The team as a whole is in the
charmed circle with a batting av­erage
of .368, which isn't a mark
to be sneered at.
To date the rodents have compil­ed
sixty tallies against twenty-sev­en
for the opposing forces.
Speaking Of Sports
Coach Cole is going to leave us
after the close of the current sea­son,
the Tiger diamond mentor hav­ing
decided to move to the Alligat­or
State, where he/is going into
business with his father-in-law as
a civil engineer.
As Captain Red Griffin walks
from the field after the final game
of the season, Saturday, his career
as a Tiger diamond perfomer comes
to a close, "Red" has kept the
keystone sack covered for the past
four seasons. He intends to follow
the pastime for several years. We
wish him great success.
Captain "Red" Harkins announ­ces
that the whole gang will be
ready to trot on the field when
Coaches Pitts and Maury issue the
first call in September. Every
moleskin warrior has announced
his intention of returning to the
fold to help put the Orange and
Blue Tiger over the top.
Well we certainly walloped those
Georgians in track if we did lose
out in some of the other varieties of
sport.
There probably will be a merry
scrap on the old ball field next
spring when some of these rats
are given a chance to display their
wares as varsity candidates.
The Tiger swatting average took
a decided fall during the recent
road trip, the failure to swat cost­ing
them several games. The Mer­cer
engagements are the last on the
Bengal roster.
in first with his brother, "Shorty,"
second.
Summary—Auburn vs. Tulane.
Auburn 65, Tulane 47.
100-yard dash—Nelson (Auburn)
first; Green (Auburn) second.
Time, 10 1-5 seconds.
One Mile Run—De Garmo (Tu­lane),
first; Reeves (Auburn), sec­ond.
Time, 4:38.
Shot Put— M. V. White (Au­burn),
first; Phillips (Tulane),
second. 39 feet 11 3-4 inches.
220-Yard Dash—Green (Auburn),
first; Killeen (Tulane), second.
Time, 23 1-5 seconds.
440-Yard Dash—Kileen (Tulane),
first; Martin (Tulane), second.
Time, 53 seconds.
880-Yard Dash—De Garmo (Tu­lane),
first; Reeves (Auburn), sec­ond.
Time, 2:04.
2 Mile—C. Morrow (Auburn),
first; "Shorty" Morrow (Auburn),
second. Time, 10:34.
High Hurdles—Roy (Tulane),
first; Baskin (Auburn), second.
Time, 15 2-5.
Low Hurdles—
Pole Vault—Lock (Auburn),
first; Marquis (Auburn) second.
11 feet 6 inches.
High Jump—Hay (Tulane), first;
Marquis (Auburn), second. 6 feet.
Broad Jump—Green (Auburn),
first; Allan (Tulane), second. 21
feet 6 inches.
Shot Put—M. V. White (Auburn),
first; Phillips (Tulane), second. 39
feet 11 3-4 inches.
Discus Throw—Phillips (Tulane)
first; M. V. White (Auburn), sec­ond.
126 feet.
Javelin Throw—M. V. White (Au­burn),
first; Phillips (Tulane), sec­ond;
177 feet.
Auburn 80; Georgia 32.
100-Yard Dash—Green (Auburn),
first; Nelson (Auburn), second.
Time, 9.4 second^.
One-Mile Run—Morrow (Auburn)
first; Reeves (Auburn), second:
Time, 4.34 and 4 minutes.
Shot Put—White (Auburn), first,
38.61-2 fe'et; Baskin (Auburn),
second, 38 2-10 feet.
220-Yard Dash—Green (Auburn),
first; Nelson (Auburn), second.
Time, 23 2-10 seconds.
440-Yard Dash—Kilpatrick (Geor­gia),
first; Veal (Georgia), second.
Time, 50 4-5 seconds. (New state
record.)
Pole Vault—Locke (Auburn),
first, 12 feet; Marquis (Auburn),
second- 11 feet 6 inches.
High Hurdles—Marquis (Au­burn),
first; Lankford (Georgia),
second. Time, 10 18 4-5.
Discus Throw—Baskin (Auburn),
first, 119.1; White, (Auburn), sec­ond,
116.10.
Low Hurdles—Baskin (Auburn),
first; Morton (Georgia), second.
Time, 26 2-0.
High Jump—Marquis (Auburn),
and Kelly (Georgia), tied. 5 feet
10 inches.
Javelin Throw—White (Auburn),
first; Frye (Georgia), second. 165
feet 3 inches.
Broad Jump—Green, (Auburn),
first; Richardson (Georgia), sec­ond.
21 feet 3 1-2 inches.
One-half Mile—Griffin (Georgia),
first; Evitt (Georgia), second.
Time, 2:00 4-5.
FROSH EVEN
TECH SERIES
The Tiger Rats, assisted by
Hitchcock and his mighty war
club, nosed out the Tech boys, 5
to 4, in the first battle staged in
the Cracker City.
The Plainsmen got away with an
early lead in the third round, when
hits by Ellis1 and Hitchcock, coupl­ed
with a sacrifice fly and a field­er's
choice brought two Tiggers
around. Another run came over
in the fifth when Hitchcock past­ed
one out for the circuit. The Tig­ers
tallied again in the seventh and
ninth stanzas, Mr. Hitchcock being
Ithe lad to amble over on both oc­casions.
The Junior Jackets scored twice
in the eighth on hits by Robbins
and Brewer. A short rally in the
final frame netted them one run.
Hitchcock/ was the walloping he­ro
of the occasion, the Tiger third
sacker connecting for half of his
team's hits and scoring four of the
five Tiger runs. The Jackets hit
safely in every inning except the
first two but they couldn't swat in
the pinches.
R. H. E.
Auburn Rats.002 010 101—5 8 4
Tech Rats.-.000 000 121—4 10 1
Batteries: Auburn, Hardwick and
James; Tech, Miles, Chaisson and
Cooper.
New Honor System
Constitution Adopted
The results of the recent ballot
on the Honor System constitution
show that it passed the vote of the
student body by an 88 percent fa­vorable
vote. The constitution was
put before the student body by a
committee representing the Senior
class.
The new constitution will go in­to
effect at the beginning of next
term. It is hoped that the faculty,
student body, and the college as a
whole will cooperate with the Hon­or
Committee in making the Honor
System a great success in Auburn
during the next term.
SECOND GAME
The Tiger barabinos made it two
straight over the ancient and hon­orable
foemen from Georgia Tech,
by spanking the Jackets to the tune
of 10 to 1, in the second of a duo
of tilts staged at Grant Field.
Potter, who did the chunking for
the Newell crowd, was in fine fet­tle,
and as a result the Tech lads
were forced to content themselves
with two measley smacks while the
Tigers helped themselves to a
round, dozen.
The Tornado boys scored their
a result of an error, a sacrifice,
and one of their two swats which
t
happened along about that time.
Potter had them eating from his
paw thereafter and goose egged
them the rest of the route.
The Tigers put over a run in the
fourth, four in the fifth, two in the
sixth, and climaxed the occasion
by ringing up three more in the
ninth.
Hitchcock was the batting hero
of the day with a homer, and a trio
of singles in five trips. Fobb James
also poled out a homer. Ellis land­ed
three hits, including two for
three cushions.
R. H. E.
Auburn R...000 142 003—10 12 2
Tech R 010 000 000— 1 2 2
Batteries: Auburn, Potter and E.
James; Tech, Moore and McNeely.
1
How Tigers Are Batting
All of the Tiger swatting aver­ages
took a tumble as a result of the
recent road trip, except that of
Rough Ed Allen who participated
in only one battle. Allen leads the
Colemen with an average of .370
and is the only performer on the
squad who is in the charmed circle
after playing in more than ten con­tests.
"Swede" Sitz is next with .307
in seven games. Williams is the
actual leader of the team with .600,
but he has only appeared in three
games to date.
G. AB. R. H. Pet.
Williams 3 5 0 3 .600
Allen 15 62 15 23 .370
Sitz 7 13 3 4 .307
Moulton 6 23 1 7 .304
Wallis .-18 67 12 20 .298
Steen 14 44 4 11 .298
Market 17 63 8 17 .269
Maury 12 42 2 11 .261
Hines -4 4 0 1 .250
Stewart 18 78 10 17" .217
Griffin 18 66 14 16 .242
Strong 7 18 1 4 .222
Self - 14 45 4 9 .200
Sheridan . . . . 8 24 3 4 .166
Booth 3 6 2 1 .166
Hughes 9 18 1 3 .166
Austin 5 9 0 1 .111
MI
8 THE PLAINSMAN n SUMMER SCHOOL OPENING
SET FOR JUNE EIGHTH
(Continued from Page 1)
and renew certificates by pursu­ing
high school studies.
Those students who attend R. O.
T. C. Camps during the first sum­mer
school may enter the second
summer school on July twenty-fourth.
R. O. T. C. Camp will be­gin
June 12 and will continue
through July twenty-third. The
second summer session begins on
the twentieth, which will cause
these students to enter three days
late.
The faculty of the summer school
will be the strongest ever engaged
at Auburn, including in addition to
the regular college faculty, a large
^number of professors, educational
experts and outstanding lecturers
from a number of the leading col­leges
and universities of the coun­try,
it was stated.
"The summer session program of
studies is also formulated with full
recognition of the needs of the
teachers of the state. All grades
and, classes of teachers may have
their certificates extended by at­tending
six weeks of the Auburn
summer session. These certificates
may be renewed for the period of
the original issue by twelve weeks'
attendance.
"The summer session will offer
also a strong program of training
for elementary teachers, a number
observe the latest and best meth­ods."
Prof. Judd said the expenses of
the summer school this year prob­ably
will be lower than any simi­lar
institution in or outside of the
state, total tuition and registr
fee not exceeding $15.00 per
board and) lodging for the full pe­riod
of six weeks, or period of
forty days being $35.00 in Smith
Hall, $36.00 in Alumni Hall, while
prices in private boarding houses
will range from $28.50 to $40.00.
ratjpn
teflfii,
DORMITORY DANCE
In the last dance of the season
before the Commencement dances,
the Dormitory Club scored a dis­tinct
success in the first of their
annual dances. A galaxy of beau­tiful
girls swinging to and fro to
the incomparable strains of Tom­my
Jones' orchestra gave an air to
the affair that has seldom beeir ac­complished
before. Then too, men­tion
must be made of the struggling
young Valentino's who aided ma­terially
in the beautiful effect giv­en
off by the dance.
One of the most' gratifying re­sults
achieved by the dance was
the utter absence of intoxicated
dancers, or at least if there were
any present they conducted them­selves
as only real ladies and gen­tlemen
can. Then addt to this re-
1
suit the wonderful effect caused
of experts in this field, both rural i by the introduction of confetti, etc.,
and city, having been engaged from which addiS to a dance what noth-within
the state, as well as from ing else can, and the answer is a
universities outside of the state. A most highly successful dance
primary school will be conducted)! which reflects great credit on Ali­as
a model in which teachers may | burn and the Dormitory Club.
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farewell
class of '25—
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thereof.
and you underclassmen-
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