The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
AUBURN HOLDStTS
WELCOME NIGHT
IN LANGDON HALL
Inspiring Occasion and Well
Calculated to Build Up
Esprit de Corps and
auburn Spirit"

Auburn, September 14.-(Spe-/
ciaI.) -Iangdon hall was crowded
to the doors Friday night as, ac-
cording to an annual ccstOnn of the
college, "welcome night was
staged for the student body. II
was an inspiring occasion and
well calculated to, build up the
esprit de corps and "Auburn
spirit, for which the institotion is
so celebrated. te -
DR.. George Petrie, dean of the coli
lege faculty, presided and in his de-
lightfully humorous way introduced
the various speakers. The fir&t word
of welcome was from DIR. Charles Cole
man Thach of the class of ~, who
ment of all that the word college"
mears--to the campus, the gymnasium,
the athletic sports, the literary so
cieties, the faculty-"that reservoir OF
human Asympathy"-to the friendships
that college comradeship inspires
each with the other, and lastly to the
priceless heritage of a noble history
and a record of highest ideals and
achievement for over half a century.
Coach M. j. Donahue, in talk on The
Gridiron and Diamond, welcomed the
boys 10 a participation in the work OF
making the football eleven of this yeae
the best in the college history. The game,
he stated, was often lost or won by the
spirit and support of the side lines, ana
there is no player but what is heartenec
by his comrades announcement. Auburn
stands for an athletic spirit that is pure
and undefiled The men play the game
for all there is in it, from start to the
very finish, and though they may ios5
their spirit is not defeated. He urged
all to get behind the team to win anc
his illusions to the great games ano
| players in Auburn's past history Gefe
cheered to On echo.
| , Major Isaac Spalding gave series Oh
/! word pictures indicating Where HaNe
| Met Auburn Men commencing IN the
far east the Philippines. going througF
| Montgomery, Atlanta. West Point, Chat'
teau Thierry, the Rhine and London, ano
I giving mention at each place of some mar
| whose individual ability had won MN
! success or fame and added ulster to VIC
Auburn" The list of names 1ncluueS
Bidez. Thomas j. Heflin, Tracey Lee
Major RUDE VIM, Lieut.. Carey Ropih
son. Gen, Robert e. Noble and Genera
Billiard.
A forward look was given IN the az
dress of Prof Zebulon Judd on th'
"c,olleges and the Twentieth Century
indicating the leadership accorded col
lege- bred men in all avenue of life
agriculture, manufacturing, industry
mining. commerce, literature and ar
He stressed the Importance OIL an at
mosphere of civic responsibility in lit
ting one out for life's work and con
graduated the students upon their op
portunity in standing at the ptnnaci
of the worlds achievement and lookin
down the avenue of the historic pas
from which to learn the lessons OF III
!, future. *~as.e - ~
college quartette composed of Bi
, tdex Nein Johnson, J IT. Frazier an
"Shindig" johnson rendered several sc
lections in which there was blendin
of mysterious and wonderful harmonic
, such as only college men can voice.
was fitting that the evening shout
close with such an evidence of colleg
harmony.
On Wednesday, September oath. fror
eight O'Clock until five. citizens of Au
burn will vote on the question of putin
on tax of one and one-half mills to pa
the interest and sinking fund on schot
{ bonds heretofire issued. Such is tn
purport of a notice posted by Sheriff "
A. Belts, appointing w. B. Frazier,
B. Johnson and A. 70. Wright to super
1 wise the election and making G.. p. Ed
wards the returning officer. Auburn hs
one of the most attractive high schoo
| in the state and the city treasury hs
< been cramped in the past to NY out
4 the general fund the interest on tt
bonds issued for its construction. Throug
e this method of special school tax, Il
interest will be easily met and gener