The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, April 28, 1916 Page: 2 of 4
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THE THRESHER. APRIL 28, MM
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A fortniyhtty periodica) published by the
students of the Rice instttute at
Houcton, Texuo.
m nHf !tH-T!UN HATES
]'et' copy 18c
Six months ...... 50c
W'liJ, M. STAXDtStt Editor-in-Chief
Ht'HiJXK ,\) H.t.tS ^)ananinn Editor
)tt T)t st'].[,)\'.W \nsociate Editor
ASSISTANT EMTOitS.
f. u. wool'UN A. TOMFOHHDE
H. i:.\YM<.)NR EHOOKS. !tL*TH ttOMNSON
in.siurrn jifWE
!. [ \ii.ANiJ ..Circuiatiutt Matiattt-r
!. .\iAHKi! \^i. JR. Business Manager
EDITORIAL
'i'ite observance of the Shakespeare
[.n-i-enietiMry by the H. H. I.. S. brings
two facts to our notice. it demonstrates
without a doubt that there is some very
)' at dramatic taient among the girts,and
it is our opinion that this is hot con-
fnx-!] to the girls atone. Why not a dra-
matic club or at teas) more interest in
amateur performances? It wouid
. tiii sai iets and interest to our campus
!i!c ami might develop some of that real
t:)!i-tlt.
This f-tebration ity the girls is prac-
ticiiils tite onh notice taken itt Houston
of the tetcenteititiy wbif.lt is being so
'.snieiy ceieitrated eisewitere. At Texas
i'ttivtsity a witoie week is devoted to
lie' celebration, intituling a pageatit
svitit i.!"<! [tat'ti<-ip.-tnts, ;tnd iite open-air
!<ttxltu'tin]i of three Shakespearean
phiys itice mis fatten a tittle bebinti
itt interest along this tine. One of the
uhl:- even refused to take a [tart itt the
r'-.tdintt ttecattse Sttakespeati' wasn't
::todet'tt enottgit tor iter. He has with-
-moii t).t'<". centuries of criticism, and
is -titi popular.
- -)! —" '
i i: \in rnt\s
\ few <i;tys ago President Lovett. in
.etts' tsiiitott with a group of students,
remarked: "<.'n* of the best thitigs, in
im oiiintot't. tititt can be said of the Rice
h r iittttf is that we have gone four years
viihoni a discipitne comtttittee." Truty
i.tr " when -W#. CM!"
prevalent at the Rice Institute that it is
taken as a matter of course and never
mentioned. Every opportunity is given
the student to work his way, and that
student is most honored who takes ad-
vantage of one of these opportunities.
The action of the Junior Ciass (its in
weii.with this democratic spirit. Social
functions at a democratic coiiege should
be Himpie enough to be within the reach
of every student.
Four years ts a short time for the for-
mation of traditions. They can not be
either numerous or tron-bound in that
brief tntervat. We are oniy pioneers
breaking the way for future ctasses, and
as pioneers we are iiabte to make mis-
takes. but of the righteousness of these
two spirits we are assured. It is our
earnest hope that in a few years, when
the Rice institute has taken the unique
and tot'ty ptace destined for her in the
educational wortd, it. can stiii be said:
We have never needed a discipline
committee," and that the spirit of de-
mocracy wiii stiii be so common among
students as to be the rule and not the
exception.
i.ier thai" the freshman who enters cot-
l«: << rotnes directly frottt a high school
where evervUting is.done according t.0
rifle. Ife is graded as strictly in con-
d'H-t itt i.atin A teacher with de-
merit >iips ami blue pencil watches over
him daring study hours and recreation
,.etton Taintng itt class is prohibited
nude! severe penalty. The student
t news taut tie belongs in a certain room
it a '-..ftaitt time, and woe betide him it'
!e- is caught loafing in the hails or on
the stairs at that particular time..
t: this discipiine-tied student comes
n Uice a few months after his. gradu-
t;ei] he is plunged at once into an at-
m-'phere of absolute liberty. Conduct
does not iniluence his grades. The l'ac-
itty. itt their a-'ademic relations with
the -'indent.-, seem blissfully oblivious to
.ittything which does not. reiate directly
in da-is "tattdinn and attendance. Cour-
tesy is the only rule which prohibits
miking in the tibrary or creating dis-
turbances near rooms where ctasses are
in session, or blocking the passageways.
There have been few specified rules at
I he Rice institute, and fewer infringe-
ments. The Honor Council looks after
serious affairs rotating to student honor,
but in minor matters of conduct nobody
says "don't " to the student. The fact
that he "doesn't" we attribute not to
some remarkable individual character-
istic in him, but rather lo the dignified
atmosphere of the place set by the first
members of the university and main-
mi tied by the succeeding classes. Such
barbarous customs as carving initials
and other mementoes of one's person-
ality have not yet made their appear-
ance among us. Our buiidings are stitt
unscarred and wilt remain so until some
brave and enterprising student of the
future begins the devastation. After
that it wiil be easier for others to carve
walls and furniture, and rival names
will be emblazoned on alt sides. But
that first offender witt not appear as
long ;ts public opinion is strong against
him as it has been.
Thus the first tradition handed ^o us
by our tirst graduating ciass is that the
students are tadies and gentlemen, ca-
pable of conducting themselves as ladies
and g<*nttcmen, without interference
from facuity or student councit.
A second tradition might well grow
out of tin- recent praiseworthy action of
the Junior class in opposing the com-
pulsory wearing of fttil dress suits at the
fust Junior i'rotti. Democracy is so
OX XOTHiM-i
Kditorials as a rule are not very in-
teresting. But it jars on our aesthetic
feetings to see a newspaper without edi-
torials. hence we write them. And if
they are uninteresting to the reader,
think how awfttt they must, be to the
man who has to write then) week after
week and month after month. Of
course, the reader doesn't have to read
them if lie doesn't want to, and we have
come to beiieve that most of the Rice
students take advantage of the fact, but
the editor has to write them neverthe-
less. it isn't such a hard matter, of
cotLH^*, to fitt up this column, but aside
from the important function of iittiug
space. an editorial is supposed to sug-
gest. to revise, or to blame something.
To suggest presupposes constructive
thought, and since it is a good deal
easier to blame than it is to praise, an
editor is usually a person looking for
[trouble. And he generally finds it.
There are numerous subjects on which
editorials can be written, but since none
of litem occur to us just now. we have
nothing to write on, therefore we witl
write on nothing.
After all, our subject is not so infini-
tesimal as it migh( seem, for we fear a
!afg: pcrc&Atage at' studr.'s occupy
their time chiefly in doing nothing. AVo
do not suppose (hat anywhere else in the
broad range of human activities, or non-
activities. has the gentle art of loating
beet) more sedttously cultivated than it
has in cottege iii'e. Verily, we are led
lo believe that the college man can come
nearer actually doing nothing than can
any olber member of the human species,
it is appalling to lobk at the number of
men in the Institute who do nothing:
men who have abiiity but spend their
days in kiiling time—in doing nothing.
There are men, and there are tt targe
number of then), who fake tto part in
athletics, who belong to no literary so-
ciety, and who are members of no st.u-
dent. clubs. Their names will appear in
the college publications in case the class
rot! happens to be published, and then
oniy.
It may be that a certain number of
these students, if we could caii the ma-
jority of them such, are concentrating
all their energies on their studies. Far
he it front us to criticise anyone who
could do such a thing; we have nothing
but admiration for the fellow who is
usually called a "grind. " We are pain-
fttlty aware of the fact that a student
can scatter bis energies over too wide
a field, and we have no word of blame
for those who concentrate on a few
things. But we were not alluding to
those who either scatter or concentrate
energies; we had in mind those who do
neither, those who do—nothing. There
is pienty at Rice to give everyone some?
thing to do, yet you can count on your
fingers the number of students in each
class that do everything for their ciass,
the rest do nothing. -Tbey shuffle aiong
from term to term, traveling the easy
road that teads from Nothing to No-
where. As to what they accomplish and
what they amount to in the school, we
refrain front saying—in order to avoid
repetition.
We have been moved to make these
remarks in spite of the fact that we be-
lieve that. Rice has .succeeded better in
eliminating the loafer than has any
other schooi with which we are ac-
quainted. We have no desire to leave
the impression that Rice students do
tens than other students; in fact, we be-
lieve they do a good deai more-—they
have to but a few words on laziness
and iack of energy are never out of
ptace. in the meantime, we are won-
dering what we wi)i write on (he next
time we have nothing to write on.
M*A)«
"The Junior's Foxy Friends. "
Fttii many a quiet, modest man.
About this time of year,
Percieves by sudden evidence
His popuiarity's immense.
And he's a man of consequence.
With giris both far and near
Fiannigan brings htm varied styies
In ietter-writing fads;
Where once he found a ionesome
"snooze,"
He now sees dainty grays and biues,
And envelopes of other hues
(And they're not taiiors' ads).
What cordial notes from many maids.
Disdainful once, are his!
He's asked to visit Daniei B..
And Payne with flattering frequency.
With bids from Texas, too; dear me,
How popular he is!
Perhaps at first these things seem
strange,
But reaily it's quite ctear,
There is no cause for wonderment
About the goai of their intent.
The reason's very evident—-
The Junior Prom, is near.
—By One of the Victims.
First Senior:
shaii step into
per—."
Other Senior:
First Senior:
"When I graduate i
a position of $20,000
"Per what?'
"Perhaps.
-Ex.
The Straw That Breaks the Camel's
Hack.
We are getting so hardened we can
hear ourselves calied "Thrasher, or see
it speiied T-h-r-a-s-h-e-r without dis-
turbing our equanimity; but when they
spelt it T-r-n-s-h-e-r we can't repress a
rising sensation of peevishness.
An astute Senior has dictated that he
has found all the trouble in the wo: id
to exist under two heads: ta) biondes,
ib) brunettes.
Freshman t^ngTlsh Student: "I cer-
tainly do enjoy George Elliot's novels, i
.1. Newton Rayzor (who expects to]
take a Ph D in English ): "I never havej
read any of his books. Is he interest-i
ing?"
LJERE is this store's platform,
** day in and day out, toid in
three short sentences:
A:'gAer s&mJorJ o/ qua/M/.
<<4 s&zn&M? of t?o/ue.
<<4 Aijg^er sAgntfarJ o/ seru?ce.
Which is only another way of saying that we set!
the right merchandise at the right price, in the right
way. a
Sakowitz Clothes
$!5, $20, $25 to $35
M4/JV
vsrREEr RfOS.,
X-
WE APPRECIATE
Your according us the privi-
iege of decorating for the
JUNIOR PROM.
701 FANNtN
We
HATTERIE
607 Main Street
Come T^rom."
( a moan tie Wit.
Spectator at the basebait game:
"What's the matter with the band?"
E. F. K.: "Oh. they have dis-batided."
An Absurd Dream
Francis Underwood (excitedly):
Wake up. quick! I've had the awful-
est dream! I thought a girl looked at
me and that I toid her that if she did it
again i d swat her on the smacker."
Harry (his brother): "How couid
you be that brave! What did she do?"
Francis: "That's the awfui part. The
terrible thing asked whether I would do
it with my fist or my lips?"
Harry: "How horrible!"
Freshman, raving about the tobacco
habit: "When I was a boy, you know,
the doctor said if I didn't stop smoking
cigarettes I'd get feebleminded."
Bored Senior: "Weli, why didn't vou
stop?"
Dormitory Echoes.
Pressing this morning, clothes going
out!
Laundry!
Hoid that car!
Hey, Spacey! Come let me in, I'm
locked out! — — Splash!
Where's Flanagan's niece?
Have you got your program illled out
yet?
By d—n, shoot the spuds!
Hey! Look at the moon!
Residential Haii! For gentiemen
only! Goodnight, gentiemen!
Mr. Shakespeare wouid certainty turn
In his grave couid he hear his sublime
lines taken for common parlance as
they are among the girls just now. In
the cloisters, the rest room, the library
and on the campus: " 'Tis weii you offer
it behind her back;" "I am not bound
to please thee with my answer;"
"What, man! courage yet!" "You are
welcome, take your piace; " "And now,
methtnks I have a mind to it;" "Not on
thy soie, but on thy soui;" "Fare you
weii;" "t do," and many other ilke frag-
ments of the wonderful c,ourt Scene are
quoted.
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PRESSING
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610 Travis Street Phone Preston 569
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Are our basebaii boys "some birds,"
or are they trying out a new method of
piaying the game in airships? The last
issue of The Thresher contained this
statement: "Hripon then ilew over Far-
rington's head." Weil done. Butter, but
how ?
We Carry the Choicest Lines of
Traveling Goods in America.
Main and Rusk
^LOTHES with the "custom
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prices from
$15 to $35
Straw Hats from $2 up
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J (i. BGANHOtSK
Optometrist
It's time for "Glare Gtasses"
The brightness of the summer's sun
is responsible for a great deai of eye
weakness.
In this particular climate the rays of
the sun are blinding and so intense that
one ts obliged to protect them by wear-
ing "giare" glasses.
Now, the proper glasses do not mean
any coiored lenses; in fact, some colored
ienses are injurious.
The Bganhouse Optical Company,
1017 Texas avenue, by reason of their
long experience, can prescribe sun
ienses which wiil really lend aid to your
eyes.
"See them for better sight."
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