The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 23, 1918 Page: 2 of 4
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THE THRESHER, MARCH 28, 1918
THE THRESHER
A fortniehtiy periodica! published by
the students of the Rice Institute
at Houston, Texas.
Entered as second-class matter October
17. 1916, at the postoifioe at Horns
ton, Texas, under the Act of March
3. 1879.
Subscription Mates.
I'er copy 10ti
Per Academic Year ..., .75c
Business Office, Room 101 Administra-
tion Building.
Roy E. Liiiard Editor-in-Chief
J. T. Itather, Jr Managing Editor
Camtiie Waggaman...Associate Editor
It. \V. Patten Business Manager
Phone Hadley 4803
Aibert Thomas. . . .Circulation Manager
Mary Ciark Weir..Asst. Cir. Manager
you never can get one; there will never
be a second edition of The Campanile
'18; you secure a copy now. or you
never have one. It is better to act now
than to regret for years.
The Campanile '18 is the first—and
may be the oniy—annual to the military
feature of Rice; conditions may prevent
the publication of another Campanile
during the war; after the war there will
be no military life at Rice. This is the
first year that you couid Cnd an indi-
vidual picture of every Rice student in
The Campanile—you will want some
day to refer to these pictures.
The Campanile '18 will be superior
in every respect. It is a permanent
record of ail activities during the most
momentous year Rice has ever known.
It is your record of the year's iife at
your university.
Subscribe during Campanile Week.
Hot OR the Pen! J nut W rotten!
There was an oid ladia from Anita,
I So ugiie, none couid be made meeta.
She visited a dentist and a beauty shop
in de cita,
i Now, at the dances, they aii step on her
feeta.
THHEMHHH POETRY PRIZE.
T. 8. Simons Athletic Editor
J. Hariyn Carson. .Asst. Athletic Editor
Dick Taiiaferro. . .Asst. Athletic Editor
Staff Reporters
J. F. Jungman Miss Sarah Lane
Sven Heiiand Miss Anna Ricketts
J. R. Shannon L. A. Reiber
E. H. Hathorn
THE THIRD TERM.
The final iap of the year is under
way. Sotne have dropped out; others
are feeling the pressure. But it is an
important race, and we must keep on.
The pout is within sight and it may be
our hist. Indeed, many of us wiil prob-
abiy MYt-r again have the opportunity
of keeping our piace in another year of
t-oliege. When this year's work is ac-
credited to our efforts, we must know
that for some of us it wiil be the iast.
Without realizing it we are in the last
moments before a <-ompiete transforma-
tion in our lives. Thus far we have
noue through our roHege work encour-
agingly blind of the future just ahead
of us. The iast period has foma.„ An-
other year wiii see but few of the reaii
ties of this year. Whether we go or
whether we stay, the change from the
present wiil be great. Our lives, our
surroundings, our endeavors, our asso-
ciations, our friends, and aii wiii be but
[ittie of the same. The difference wiii
range front here as we are to there as
in eternity; joy, pride, honor, but yet,
fataiity, sorrow and desolation, too.
Hut such is not disconsolation, but
inspiration; not a bromide, but a stim-
ulus, a reaiization and appreciation of
the preciousness of our iast few days
together, the importance of our work,
the meaning of our associations, the
gravity and promise of the future, an'*
a tiring of the determination and pa-
triotism within us. The present is
precious and dear to us, iet us not
waste it; the future is eventful and
new; iet us prepare for it.
The average coiiege student is not
reaiizing just how much he can get out
of his iife and work here. Lost oppor-
tunities are never recaiied, and this is
a rare one. Let us try to make these,
iast few days together, this third term,
of tasting benefit to each one, taking
our work seriousiy. widening our asso-
ciations and deepening our friendships.
Believing that he who writes poetry
thereby gains much benefit, and that
the writing of poetry should be fostered
and encouraged in every way possible,
The Thresher will give a cash prize of
ten dollars to the person who writes the
poem that in the opinion of the judges
is the best entered in this contest. The
contest will end May 1. From time to
time the best of the poems handed in
wiii be pubiished in The Thresher.
Messrs. Blanchard, Lingle and Whip-
pie of the English department have
consented to act as judges in the con-
test. The ability and fairness of these
men are unquestioned.
Conditions of the Contest.
1. The contest is open to any student
in the Rice Institute.
2. Poems must not be more than fifty
(50) lines in iength.
3. Competitors may contribute as
many articles as desired.
4. The form, meter, or subject matter
of the poem is a matter of
choice with the writer.
5. A writer wishing a contribution to
be anonymousiy pubiished or
judged, or both, shall make the
^ desire known on a separate sheet
of paper, giving the name and
address of the writer and the
name of the contribution.
6. Articies received after May 1 wiii
not be considered.
Put your contributions in the box at
The Thresher oitice, Room 104 Admin-
istration buiiding, or hand them to the
editor-in-chief or the managing editor
Of this paper. Write poetry.
Life Is A Gambol.
Once, in the cool of the evening,
Madame said to her date, "I bet u $10
that u would not dare grasp a girl in
your arms and kiss her."
The bet was made.
When that guy left, dontcherno, he
was worth four hundred sixty-one dol-
iars and fifty-three cents.
One Gets So Warm at a Dance.
Minny: "When Jack met Jorge and
me out walking I found it very hard to
conceal my dismay."
Nollle: "Horrible! It is so hard to
conceal anything with the present
styles."
An Invention—Patent Applied For.
Slim: "Pocket seems to be sitting
out a good many dances this evening."
Book: Yes; he drinks cream for
his health, and afraid of dancing it into
butter."
B. O. T. C.
R t A K-det—if so, Y?
There came a penny postal card,
Sent by R. O. T. C.
It read: "Y R U iate to drill?
P. S.: R. S. V. P."
I found a sergeant in Room X
(Headquarters of the War).
"I B an invalid," I cried.
He said: "I C U R . . .
"But C 2 drills, and do not cut;
So when the N M E
C U, U never, never B
2 E Z shot, U C."
"X Qs. I C I B A nut.
I'll cut my driils no more.
'T is better 2 cut other things
And get H from U 4!"
—Harvard Lampoon.
PERSONALS
A WORD I ROM THE CAMPANILE
STAFF.
Next week is Campanile Week. A
spring drive in securing subscriptions
wiii be put on, beginning Monday, the
2 5th, and closing Saturday, the 30th.
The circulation forces wiii go over the
top eariy Monday morning, and will be
attacked by an enthusiastic army of
students who want to get in their sub-
scriptions; the circuiation army wiil
stay in the fieid aii week; Saturday,
March 30th, they will withdraw, and
after that date the subscribers will
have to take the offensive and invade
Campanile trenches to huri their sub-
scriptions at the circuiation forces.
The coming week is the iast oppor-
tunity you wiii have to secure a copy
of The Campanite '18. No subscrip-
tions wiil be received after Saturday,
March 30th. By that date the final or-
der wiil be ready for the printer; no
extra copies wiil be ordered; persons
who do not subscribe within Campanile
Week wiil be absolute);* unable to se-
cure copies of this year's annual. Taik
to some coiiege man—from any college
—who failed to act in time to secure
a copy of some edition of his univer-
sity's annua!—when he teils you of the
regret he has had, of the hopeless wish
that he couid get that copy of his an-
nua!, you wi!l see fit to subscribe in
time. If you do not get a copy now,
After the exams Miss Carrie Hodges
visited her parents in Nacogdoches.
Severai coupies enjoyed an informal
dance at Miss Flirence McAiiister's iast
Friday.
Miss Mary Hannah Jones spent the
iatter part of iast week with reiatives
in Wichita Fa!!s.
* * %
Messrs. McKinney, Cason. Trigg and
Barnett spent a few days iast week at
their homes in Nacogdoches.
Messrs. Duggan, Carson, Alexander,
Morgan, Simons and others spent the
week in camping at Seabrook.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Stewart gave a
week-end house party at Buy Ridge for
their niece, Miss Rebecca Franks.
* * *
The following men returned to their
home in Texarkana for a few days:
Messrs. Vanston, Hoffman and Poweil.
* * *
Dick Butier and Homer Brown were
visitors this week. They have finished
the course at S. M. U. in Austin and
were on their way to concentration
camp at Dallas.
I To Josephine.
A hidden moon shone up above
And the sun's rays decked the sea;
; It was night and dark shadows crept
'Round about her and me.
She met me at the gate that night
In the twilight of the dawn;
Softly I stole my arms around her neck
As we wandered 'cross the !awn.
I knew she ioved me tho' she did not
speak,
For from her eyes it shone;
We wandered on o'er hills and vales;
We wandered all aione.
And often gentiy my hands she'd lick.
Oh! you can fancy how
As I ied her to the pastures green;
Oh, Josephine! my cow.
—W. E. Beii.
Patriots of Bice.
(To "The Men Who Have Gone.")
Ye warriors of Rice, we honor you!
Ye men who dare the future days to
view,
And gladiy give your ail in all, you life,
In an attempt to end the awful strife.
Because of men iike you who wouid be
free,
A!! Nations shaii enjoy true liberty.
Ye sotdiers of the air, the sea, the iand,
We pray the Omnipotent to guide your
hand;
To make you victor over the shot an
shell,
And things far worse that thrive in
War's dread hell;
To keep you true and noble as of yore;
And bring you safely home to us once
more.
—Leata Smith.
South Wing Stuff.
Last night 1 held a iittie hand
So dainty and so neat.
Methought my heart would burst with
joy
So wildly did it beat.
No other hand unto my soul
Could greater solace bring
Than the one I held last night which
was
Four aces and a king.
—W. E. Beil(Hsh).
A Big Mistake.
Last issue the editor wrote
For us to become poets.
We has not one skinny little 'scuses
That we ain't all Judd Mertlmer
Lewises.
True, we ain't got the shining dome,
But, at meals, we eat corn bread pone.
This is new, and I need the ten bucks.
Call him a liar, who said this was
copied from Puck:
"Someun toie me dat the bald pated
Major was in bad terribly so. I up and
ast wat's rong with ole Duggout? Den
he sayd that at a resent dinner, Dugg-
out was 'scusing spring styled skirts
with the ladys on ayther side of 'im;
then someun acrost the table sayd
somethin' to 'im for a moment; so
wen he was thru, he came back im-
fattcaiiy that he liked dem fuller and
ionger. Dar ain't nothln' rong in that,
I said. I no dar ain't,'but de conser-
vation had changed to stockings."
UNIFORMS MADE TO MEASURE
Military men are constantly under the
spot light. Your clothes must be perfect
—they must look the part of perfection
Uncle Sam demands it.
The answer—in your own mind and the eyes of
others—is ShotweH's made to measure miiitary ctothes.
—Excellent Serge %27.50 up
—Gaberdine #30.00
—Whipcord #40.00
-Khaki %l'/.50
Stock Suits made of Khaki $7.50 up to $16.50
Shirts, Stocks, Underwear, Hose, Neckwear
P
77:e M MjAaf
7R?ce Jen?s
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Phone Hadley 44. Fannin and Eagle Sts.
Texas Barber Shop
5!3 Main Street* In front of Rice Hotel
W/iere jfMce .SftMfenfjf -Fee/ or
Howe
OPEN AT N!GHT
Cap#o/ Bar&er ,5Aop
6/4 Mafn <Sf.
L. /V. 30MM0MS, Mgr.
Toasts.
Here's to the fish of Seventeen,
Here's to the boys called Slime,
For it's Freshman this and Freshman
that
And it's Freshman all the time.
And here's to the Owls of Eighteen,
Here's to the Biue and the Gray,
Here's to the boys and the whole Damn
Team,
And the champs that are on the way.
—W. E. Beli.
Jabbo (ending an elaborate speech):
"All down the untrodden paths of na-
ture you can find the footprints of an
unseen hand." (Applause.)
The K N t Enterprise Lumber Co.
Some say this life is character molding.
Most of use are here money planking
On board biils. In spare time, we frame
tip a story to tell to the gray blind—
parents.
Now and Then.
Mary had a little lamp,
'Twas Med with kerosene;
One day the lamp exploded—
Since then she's not benzine!
".SaMs/acRon Mm/ J3e Yours"
UNEFOHMK
FoB° JHmg Mem
The Leopold & Price military depart-
ment carries big stocks of Army Uni-
forms and dress accessories of the
better grade
Kuppenheimer O. D. Khaki
Uniform^ at $16.50
Kuppenheimer O. D. Serges
at $35.00 and up
O. D. Reefer Coats (Wool lined) regu-
tar $18 and $20 vatues reduced
to......$14.40 and $16.00
Army Shirts at $4.00 and up
Stetson Army Hats at $5.00 anH-up
Other Army Hats at $2.50
Spira; Puttees...— $2.50 and $4.50
Canvas Leggings $1.50
"The Kuppenheimer House"
of Houston
509 Main, Opposite Rice Hotel
Everything in line of Military
Equipment
JOKES & HOFFMAN
Tailors, Clothiers and Haberdashers
CajA and .Save Money
PHONE PRESTON t4M 4t3MA[N STREET
Houston, Texas
Uncle Sam Shoe Repairing Co.
M. D. MiSTRETTA. M. J. FALCONE
! 004 CongfMt Avenue. Around Comer from Mtin
/ILL WORK CtA4R,4/vrEED
Phone Preston 4) )8
T!fM* MftHf! R*fh#r Qhim
M. TiRAS. Proprietor
TAoae C/aMo CoMege Ha/rcnta
Open Nishtt. Strictty Stuittry
9t4 Texas Ave. Otp. Rfm MM Preston 1962
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