The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 23, 1917 Page: 2 of 4
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THE
MAY 23, 1917
THE THRESHER
A fortnightly periodica! published by the
student* of the Rice Institute at
Houston. Texas.
Hntered as second-ciass matter October 17,
l!Uti, at the postoffice at Houston. Texas,
under the Act of March 3. 18*9.
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HUTU SULUVAN
Editor-in-Chief
... .Mtmaeimt Mditor
..Associate Editor
' I'. ^tAHKHAM, Jr....Business Manager
i!. f'ATTEN.. Ass'tUusinest) Manager
!i WH1TAHHH Circulation Manager
.). 1'. TVS)'.\ Cir. Manager
it. M.
SiHitLHY SiMONS..
..Athletic Editor
Assistant
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[.. If. t.A^tAH ltUTH DAUGHEBTr
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EDITORIAL
\ \\!)A1.)SM WHJ. \()T m: TOhCH-
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!; has h^en tailed to the attention of
'it" Honor Council that the chairs in
tlx- physics tecture mnphitheatre are be-
it)R badly marked and scarred by stu-
dents. The Honor Council. justly, con-
it proper to impose penalties for
the demolishing of the buildings and
!uinilure. in taking any action against
il. tin y would be assured of the sup-
port of the majority of the student body.
<irt'a! sums of money have been spent
on the imiidings and equipment of the
It he Institute, and it has been almost a
matter of tradition for the students to
xealousiy protect them.
lite force of public opinion has so far
been enough to prevent marking the
buihiings and furniture, and to insure
a proper regard for the neatness of the
campus, study halts and library. It is
simply good taste to put books back in
their piace on the shelves instead of
leasing them on the tables for the li-
brarian to put up, or to throw paper and
remnants of lunches in the waste bas-
)<cts instead of on the ground. Carving
initials and other mementoes of one's
personality on the beautiful and costly
furniture is a form of vandalism that
will not be tolerated by the older stu-
dents. For four years the car slieds
have furnished a convenient, outiet for
the initial-carving energies of students
and visitors. As fast as they are covered
with names they are repainted, and
there is room for more, so that for sev-
eral years to come there will be no ne-
cessity of using Hie other buildings for
this purpose. O
Again, much damage is being done to
the hedge on Main Street by students
cutting through it on their way to the
Owl. Repeated notices have been sent
out by the office urging that this prac-
tice be discontinued. That they have
proved ineffective may be due to the
fact that they are only posted on the
girls' bulletin board, while a barbed
wire fence on the hetjge has already suc-
ceeded in accomplishing the purpose of
the notices, as far as the co-eds are
concerned. Weighed against pride in
the appearance of the campus, the few
extra feet that it is necessary to wait
to get to the gate should not Beem so
long to even an only moderateiy ener-
getic student.
The Rice Institute is one of the few
beauty spots in Houston, one of the few
places that visitors to Houston care to
sight see." It wouid be impossible to
maintain a sufficiently large corps of
janttol-s and gardeners to keep things in
trim, unless the students co-operated
with them to some extent. If natural
pride in the beauty of the buildings and
grounds fails to secure this co-opera-
tion, the Honor Councii is perfectly jus-
tide^ in demanding it.
THH WORST KIND OF HYSTERIA.
(Houston Post, May 14.)
Nows dispatches teii of the closing of
the State schools of Ohio by the gov-
ernor and the State Superintendent of
i'ubllc Instruction in order that the stu-
dents may go into the (lelds and assist
in the production of food crops.
The closing of these schools at this
time is little short of criminal.
if there be any good in education this
is the hour when the nation wiil need
all of it that the boys and giris can
possibly secure. This war is just be-
ginning. We look ahead to four and
possibly six years of it—and of the solu-
tion of those problems and of those oth-
er problems which peace will bring we
shall need men and women of the high-
est training.
If that training is being given in the
universities and normal schools of Ohio
the work of those institutions is more
necessary at this time than ever before,
if that training is not being given in
those schools, then it is time they were
discontinued for good and for all.
The policy of closing such institutions
at this time is the resuit of hysteria of
the very worst kind and the country and
its youth wiU suffer severely if the ex-
ample of Ohio be followed by other
States.
It is a source of satisfaction to Texas
and particularly to Houston that Presi-
dent Lovett of Rice Institute has recog-
nized the value to the Nation of the
training which that Institution is giving
and has stressed the fact that students
here will render their country far great-
er service by continuing their studies to
a completion of the courses and then
giving themselves and their heightened
ability to the Nation's work.
It is well enough, too, for the youth
of the United States in heeding the call,
"Your Country Needs You," to remem-
ber that the service of the country four,
six, ten or twenty years from now, will
demand just the training they are now
receiving in the schools, colleges and
universities.
We'd do our
?o gef Me Moon
for you yoH
wanted
Opposite the Campus
!n Our Young Mens Department
we are showing some wonderfuf doths and
patterns to be taitored into feather-weight
dothes for mid-summer wear. Priced at
$! 4.75, $! 7.50 and $20.00 the suit.
They are the best values in the city. Why wear "ready-
mades" when you can have clothes made for
you at the same price.
BAFRF3!t\!OEF3-NORTOt\! CD CD.
rm.MHS ! on YOtKG MEN " 410 MAIN ST.
fM4*t
POSITION
counts for a lot in photography,
but not for everything. A whole
lot more depends upon the
skill and artistic instinct of the
PHOTOGRAPHER.
If you have seen any of the portraits
produced at this studio you know that
we possess this artistic skit! in the
highest degree. Why don't you have
us exercise it on a portrait of yourself?
POTTS LEADS OWL SWATTERS FOR 1917—AVERAGE OF .400
Freshman Jim Potts leads the swat-
ters of the Owl nine for the 1!)17 sea-
son with an average of .400. In the
ten games, Potts, out of 45 trips to the
pan, hit H singles, 6 doubles, 1 triple and
2 homers, a total of 32 bases. Hardy
Jackson comes next with an average of
.361. Mathewson and Hathorn hit for
good averages, but did not participate
in ali games.
Captain Olney Chandler ranks first in
fielding with an average of .985, with
Punk Hodges following 8 points behind.
Heywood In left fleid went through the
entire season with only one error, field-
ing .969.
Owls vs. Opponents for 14 Games
Captain-elect Heywood ieads in stolen
bases with five, Jackson and Vance next
with four each.
Rice outpointed their opponents in
every respect for the season with the
exception of stolen bases, Rice men
stealing 21 to opponents' 41. The Owls
hit oftener and played a better game in
the Held.
o
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
TB
Bat. Av. PO
A
E
TC
Fld'g Av.
SB
SH
516
85
128
17
9
6
183
.227
406
201
40
646
.938
21
9
Opponents ....
491
64
89
14
6
3
124
.181
386
192
62
629
.916
41
7
Ow! Averages—Season 1917.
CP
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
TB
Bat. Av.
PO
A
E
TC
Fld'g Av.
SB
SH
Mathewson. . .
4
5
0
3
0
0
0
3
.600
6
1
0
6
1.000
1
0
Potts
10
45
9
18
6
1
2
32
.400
8
3
3
14
.786
1
0
Hathorn
16
1
6
1
0
0
8
.376
1
12
2
16
.867
0
0
Jackson
, , .14
61
15
22
2
1
1
29
.361
16
10
4
30
.867
4
1
Butler
21
2
6
1
0
0
8
.286
1
18
2
21
.906
0
0
Bradley
14
61
10
16
1
3
0
23
.262
30
27
6
63
.901
3
0
Chandler
.... 14
60
12
12
0
1
1
17
.240
101
26
2
129
.986
2
2
Hodges
... 14
55
8
13
2
1
0
17
.236
169
1
4
174
.977
1
1
Bonner
... 13
43
5
8
2
0
0
10
.186
17
26
7
60
.860
0
2
Va#ce
.12
48
8
9
2
0
1
14
.181
12
43
7
62
.887
4
2
Heywood
.... 14
62
9
10
0
1
1
16
.161
26
6
-1
32
.999
6
0
Atkinson
5
20
1
3
0
. 1
0
6
.160
1
10
1
12
.917
0
0
Bell
7
21
2
2
0
0
0
2
.096
2
2
1
5
.800
0
1
Blllups
.... 2
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
6
7
0
13
1.000
0
0
Pitchers' Record.
OP
IP w
L
T
SO BB HB
RO
HO
Pet.
Atkinson .
6
401 3
0
0
22
7 3
17
26
1.000
Butler . . . .
6
50i 3
1
1
23
11 1
14
28
.760
Hathorn . .
6
42i 2
4
0
48
11 4
32
36
.333
HE Young Man who want! "The Thing" in a
paw of Summer Shoes can satisfy his heart's
esire right here!
We've iines of Swagger Summer Shoes that are
the smartest production of—
The Bay? o/ MaAer-y
DuM, Bright or new Tan leathers—High or Low cut! The smart
toes and heek and every other detait of Artistic Shoe
Buitding worked to the very iimit of sty!e!
COME, SEE THEMI
Hov^3?o*i
Rice
THE BEST EDUCATED
Tire User wiil always be found using
and recommending
The Best Tires,
B8
Oi/r
/or yotM* accoMnf are CF fo
MMMre enf/re ygftF/acfion.
HOUSTON. TEXAS
No one ever did se!! better
hats than we do—and we
don't betieve any one ever
wi!!.
3hotweH's
showing the newest new in
Hatdom
Typica! Youn§
Men's Shapes
Leghorns
%4 and %5
Straws
$2 to $4
Bangkoks
$5
Panamas
%5to%!0
The Rea) Baiibuntat
HO
THE UP TOWN HOME Of THE MCE OWLS
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 23, 1917, newspaper, May 23, 1917; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229801/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.