The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
COLLEGE NIGHT
 PROVES STIRRING EVENT AT AUBURN
President DoWeII And Other College Officials Greet
 Students

AUBURN. Ala. Sept. 15.-(SpeoiAl.) More than 1900 feather lunged boys. students here. gtormed the portals of L@ngdom Hall tonight in the first get-tog gether session of the new col legs year. It was the annual college Mite" Only about half of the crowd could get inside of Langdon HaM. the largest auditorium in this town.
 The fun started promptly at 7:30 o'clock when L. H. Tapscott, a mem- Der of the senior class and student secretary of the college Y. rapped for order amid college songs and Tiger yellS. Mir. TRpscott got the atten- ton of the students for few mo- ments. long enough to state the ob- ject of the meeting for tho benefit of the freshmen, and then the Tiger yells from a thousand throats broke forth again with Wheeler Chapman, cheerleader, in the front ranks.
 President spright Dowen greeted the students in his usual happy man ner; Roy Dimmitt, the new director of student activities, said some things which brought applause; Coach Will bur H. Hutsell, director of athletics, made some predictions about the team that brought the house down; R. | w. Miles, pastor of the Presbyterian church, brought an enthusiastic mes
 
 ! Auburn and Miss Zoe Dobbs. social director, made brief talk which met with a warm response. Other snappy speeches which were well received were made by W. D. Glenn, rep resenting the young peoples organ izations at Auburn, and B. s. Timber lake, representing the literary so- cieties.
 REV. MLEEoD LEAVES
 Rev. Norman Mcleod, who will round out this month his fourth con- secutive year as pastor of the Auburn Methodist church, left today for New York where he will undergo special treatment for his hearing.
 Rev. Mcleod will probably remain in New York for several weeks. and during his absence his pulpit will be filled by number of leading Meth odist ministers of the state. Among the number will be pr. W. D. Agnew, president Womans college, Mont gomery; Dr. w. M. Cox, presiding Elder of the Montgomery district; pr. o. s. Welch of Prattville, missionary secretary of the Alabama conference; pr. John C. James, pastor First Meth odist church, Opelika and pr. r. B. Wells. pastor of Trinity Methodist church, Opelika. Rev. Mcleod plans to return to Auburn in advance of the Alabama conference at Opelika on NOVelnDeT 1A-1Ss
 CHURCHES INVITE STUDENTS
 Simultaneous with the registration of students here this week pastors and leaders of the various church denominations cooperating with faculty and student committees launched a drive to enlist the student body in the various church activities in this town.
 At first convocation exercises in Langdon Hall pastors and represen- tatives of churches extended specia invitations to all students to join nj the various church meetings. Presi- dent Dowell also urged the students to participate in the church life or the town.
 Cooperating in this work is the Y. M. c. A organization which has been placed under the division of student activities. of which Roy Dim mitt Is director. l.. H. Tapscott' member of the senior class will act as student secretary succeeding J. w. Bergthold who has gone with the field forces of the Y working out or Atlanta.