The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1919 Page: 4 of 4
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THE THRESHER, OCTOBER 16, 1919
THE COMMUMTY HOUSE.
(Continued from page 1)
House in London, it is hoped that Rice
students may carry their rich training
where it is needed and claim the iittie
green hut as part of their college train-
ing and happiness.
The Church has definitely promised
the city to put up a permanent house
there as soon as iegai arrangements will
aiiow. The National Church has put
on its budget for this purpose a sub-
stantia! sum which ought to make the
iirst unit ready for next faii'B work.
The house is free to ail students,
without tests or qualifications, and the
Church prides itself that it may offer
its hospitality in the spirit of the In-
stitute without rules and in the belief
in manhood and womanhood there to
carry on the activities which may he
found of interest or happiness or help
in the spirit of joy, co-operation and
service.
THU MAX!).
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Hut speculation is rife whether or not
it wiH accompany the team to Austin
three weeks hence. It is said by some,
and denied by others, that heretofore
the band was taken to Austin during
the past, but due to the impossibiiity of
obtaining rates it is feared that the blue
ami gray warriors may have to take this
momentous trip without musical sup-
port. However, every effort wiil be
made )o have the band "among those
present" at Austin on November 1st.
The band is again under the ieader-
ship oi Mr. H. C. Thayer, who has Hiied
this position for the past severai years.
Experienced as he is in handiing a col-
lege band, aii feel that the progress and
success that this organization enjoys is
due in no smail measure to his ability
and efforts. Although there is at pres-
ent a full quota of members enroiied,
Mr. Thayer announced that new men
are very welcome, and if interested, de-
sires anyone to notify hint or Mr. Bush.
The personne! of the band is as foi-
lows:
l.eader: H. O. Thayer.
Cornets: Supple. McCuilough, Garri-
son and Shrader.
Trombones: Mincey. Hushong, West
and Foster.
A t to: Dargan, Fielder (Nap) and
Cain.
Baritone: Nye and Mills.
Snare Drums: Yerrick, Yates and
Loveiace.
Bass Drum: Wall.
Saxophones: Hodges and Hagler.
Bass: Willatd, Moore and Cttnyus.
B-b Clarinets: Hatchford, Button
( Little"), Peterson (M. R.), Sewell,
Neyland and Bush.
E-b Clarinet: Skaggs.
HKHH !S THH ANSWER.
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int. we shall shortly have a song that
will surpass the renowned "Eyes of
Texas."
Contributions will be received in
sealed envelopes marked "Song," at
l ite Thresher office. This is not to be
;t contest — like those conducted by The
Thresher in past years. The offer to
submit lyrics is open to all students,
facuity members and friends of the In-
stitute. Some of the best contributions
may be published in these columns;
none, however, will be published con-
trary to the wishes of the author. Com-
petent judges—including the composer
hititsnlf—will be selected. In view of
the fact that the oniy songs that Rice
has at present are borrowed from other
schools, a great response should greet
this generous offer on the part of the
artist to give us a song realty and truly
our own.
now ABorr Yiu.s wim on:
I'M'.'
I suppose that every one who was at
the iootbali game last Saturday noticed
tiiat the Hice Institute had but very
few yells. Nearly every time Shorty
cailed for a yell, it. was "Give fifteen for
the team." or "Give fifteen for so-and-
so." There is nothing wrong with these
yells, but why can't we have some more
original ones to mix in with these?
1 have counted up the yells that were
given last Saturday and there weren't
over seven different ones. It is true that
we have about ten or eleven yeiis alto-
gether, but what are ten yells alone?
We have some very original and One
yells, in fact some that can't be beat or
duplicated, but we haven't enough. It
does Heem that from among all the
"poets" and "bull slingers" out here,
we can have some new and peppy yells
by the next game.
The next game here is only about ten
days off, so iet's get busy, get a little
pep, and show the town and State that
Hice Institute can have some yells be-
sides a few which sound like and are
yeils of high schools.
t XKXOWX ARTISTS.
The cartoon that appears on the front
page, and aiso the one that appeared
last week, were turned in to The
Thresher unsigned and with no ciue to
Identity the originators. The editor
desirMr to get acquainted with them so
that he may caii upon them in the
future and give credit where credit is
due.
HOLUSTER COMBINES
PLEASURE AND PROFIT
A gaia day in the Y. W. year is the
Hoiiister meeting, when the Rice dele-
gates bring a iiteral bit of the camp
spirit to the girls left at home. "Hoi-
iister" is the goai of every college girl
The word connotes great women, inspi-
ration, and a joily good time. Dorothy
Lee and Oscie Sanders were the joy
bringers this year.
The conference grounds are set in
the midst of the Ozarks. Girls from
five States assemble among the rocks
from day to day to discuss their inti-
mate college problems with women who
have advised several "generations" of
coiiege giris. There are discussion
groups without the restraint of officiais
where girls are frank with each other.
There are the quiet, eariy morning
watches and simple vesper services
There are tramps and sunrise break-
fasts, swimming parties, tennis and
"sings." Then, there are hours when
the girl may slip away from the others
and sit alone on the rocks in commun-
ion with herself and her God.
Miss Sanders calls the Hoiiister trip
"an adventure in friendship." The girls
who go are the finest of the colleges.
Knowing them gives one an impetus to
go on the way. The all-aroundness of
Hoiiister inspiration was well expressed
in a statement front one of the leaders
of the conference, who described the
full life as one of Truth, Purity, Self-
control, Earnestness, and Faith, cement
ed by Christianity.
MAX I'BOt'OSHS?
Well, I wasn't gonna tell
That 1 thought 1 loved her so,
But I couldn't keep my mouth shut
With them bloomin' lights so low.
Say, she was such a little thing
A-sittin' there by me,
And when the rain began to pour
She was frightened as could be.
She shivered and she trembled
And I know I heard her sigh;
And when G)<e lightning came so bright
1 thowift that she would cry.
And she really iooked just awful cold,
And with me about to roast;
1 put my arms around her tight,
So she'd be warm as toast.
And instantly she brightened up,
That's when I lost my head,
And I guess I didn't get it back
Till I was back in bed.
'Cause I don't know what I told her,
But out at school next day,
She said she was engaged to me,
So what could a fella' say?
So I'm in an awful pickle
With another girl back home.
But aftef this on rainy nights
I'tl leave the girls aione.
—An Oid 'Un.
!X BMiSKiX CAMPS.
It is said that "They read 'em and
wept;" that is, some?of then) did. Ah,
but not we!
The real beginning of the great
"comeback season" in Texas football
was ushered in with some of the great-
est surprises that have ever attended
the opening of any season.
To begin with, our own Owis did the
finest thing of them all, by attaining a
victory over the all-powerful Baylor
Bears, in such a wonderful way. To us
of olden days, this victory means more
than a victory, for it means that we
have "come back," even as we were of
yore. We are now, as never before, in
for highest honors. And yes—we won,
we outplayed them, outfought them—
we were, even as he said, "just better
than they."
In the camp of those high and mighty
and far-famed Philistines, the Long-
horns, from whose lair came such
"mighty tales," amazement and grief
were mingled in a shock when in their
first showdown combat of the season,
they bowed with ill grace before the on-
slaught of far iess famed opponents in
what alarmingly assumed the aspect of
an ignoble walkover, thereby losing at
the very beginning the chance of going
through an undefeated season. It fur-
ther appears that the awful walloping
that Oklahoma U. suffered at the hand
of Kendall did not serve to uphoister
the dazed spirits of the Austin cian.
And so there are cries and—smiles! It
should be borne in mind, however, that
this shutout by the Haymakers does not
eliminate Texas U. from the Southwest-
ern Conference, as the Oklahomans are
not members.
A. & M.'s eleven aiso encountered
considerable surprise in their first big
game, when the S. M. U. Mustangs heid
then) in a scrappy fight from start to
finish to only 16-0.
On October 4th the Longhorns won
their first game from Southwestern to
the tune of 33-0. Saturday's results
will give a basis for comparison of our
relative strength, when we meet the
Georgetown boys for the second game
on Rice Field.
Get Him a Cofftp. ,
The King—"t must have goid, you
imbecile! Cough up!"
Prime Minister—"But, your majes-
ty, the coffers are empty."—Michigan
Gargoyle.
MORE "HOOTS'
PHILANTHROPY 300.
When Does a Mendicant Mend?
Maid—"There's a mendicant at the
door, madam."
Mrs. Newrich—"Weii, tell him we
haven't anything to mend just at pres-
ent."—Boston Transcript.
S-s-Hh!
On the moonlit beach.
Daughter—"What are the wild waves
saying?"
Mother—"Don't listen, my dear. If
they're as wild as they look, I'm sure
it isn't anything very nice."—Dart-
mouth Jack 'o Lantern.
The Emergency.
Cantreli—"I think I'll go to the prom
as a stag."
Cochran—"Why do that?"
Cantreli—"I haven't any doe."—
Princeton Tiger.
Neutral.
"Cynthia is an awfully indifferent
dancer, isn't she?"
"Yes. I've noticed that—she is neith-
er with you nor against you."—Penn
State Froth.
HISTORY 800.
"I was surprised at your agreeing
with Binks' remarks about the League
of Nations."
"My dear feilow, you don't suppose
I was going to iet him explain it to me,
do you?"
MOST ANY NIGHT.
Which Way?
Fish (fondling arm of porch swing)
-"Won't you sit doryn?"
She—"Well, move over!"
Tick, Tock.
"Is your watch going, George?"
asked sweetiy, stifiing a yawn.
"Yep," answered George.
"How soon?"—Indianapolis Star.
she
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Many others at $35, $40, $50.
AT THE MAJESTIC.
Real Musical Criticism.
The Girl—"I admire that pianist's
finish. Don't you?"
The Man—"Yes, but I always dread
his beginning."—Boston Transcript.
Visitor—"How do you iike my sing-
ing, Tommy?"
"Pretty well—but ye oughta hear me
take a gargie."
"Why are the bells ringing?"
"I suppose somebody is pulling the
ropes."—Klod Hans (Copenhagen).
They Did Not.
"Remember, son, Garfield drove
muies on a cowpath and Lincoin split
raiis."
"I know, dad; but, say, did any of
these presidents ever crank a cold mo-
tor in a blizzard for half an hour be-
fore he discovered that he didn't have
any gasoline?"—Richmond Times-Dis-
patch.
IN LATER YEARS.
Her Opinion.
Mrs. Jones—"Are you going to bring
home any fish for dinner this evening?"
Mr. Jones—"Peneiope, I cannot have
you insulting my friends in this man-
ner!"—Columbia Jester.
Making & Living.
"What's that chap you went to col-
lege with doing now?"
"Oh, he's making a living with a
hand organ."
"With a hand organ? Gee whiz!"
"Yes; he's running a very successful
manicure journal."—Boston Transcript.
Quick Thinking.
"Say, can you let me have five or
ten-
''No-
minutes? I think I can show
you how to make some money."
" objection, old chap. You can
have twenty, if you want."—Boston
Transcript.
Proof.
"What did Coiumbus prove by stand-
ing an egg on end?"
"That eggs in his day were cheap
enough to be handled carelessly."—
Washington Evening Star.
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1919, newspaper, October 16, 1919; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229837/m1/4/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.