The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. [5], Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1920 Page: 2 of 4
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TWK THHKCHKR.
Editor-in-chief Jsck Bhelton
AMt<t*nt Editor... M. T. Hesde
Managing Editor..!. Orabbankle
Business Mgr O. I. Friskem
OUH THRMHCH.
Laat, but not ieaat, appeara
the Freahman Thresher. We
have endeavored to make it typ-
ical of Freahman effort in every
Mne. We had to have it printed
on paper that came off a roH,
but the printer aaaured us that
thia waa cuatomary, and con-
tained no hidden inau!t. We
are confident that you will find
framed copie8 of it in the
room* of '23 atudenta in future
yeara, proud mementoa of an
achievement unequalled by any
former ciasa.
DRE$$ REFORM OF
UPPERCLASSMEN.
We note with a!arm a de-
pressing tendency on the part
of the upper-classmen to turn
out to meals, under-dressed, to
aay the leaat of it. Back in
HickviHe a man waa looked up-
on with a good deal of distaate
if he ventured to make others
do aomething he would not do
himself. Itisuptotheclassof
'23 to show their erring broth-
ers the error of their ways. If
we go at it in the right manner
I am sure we can do this. Just
ask the sophomore besides you
tomorrow morning at breakfast,
in a respectful tone, ask him
where he went just after he
combed his hair.
Also the drpressing habit of
"pulling" on things or having
them "shot." Next time an up-
perclassman shouts, "Shoot the
lik." at you, quietly ask him.
"Did you say. 'pass the .syru-
p?' ' This policy will be sure
to bring the table manners of
Rice up to where we, the class
of '23, will not be disgusted at
table in the mess hall or embar-
rassed when we dine with any
of our high school friends.
ANEViL.
The editor of The Thresher is
in receipt of two letters deal-
ing with the same evil from
two separate angles. One of
them is a complaint from a
freshman boy. He says that the
freshmen girls go with the
Sophomore boys, and the juniors
and seniors, and pay absolutely
no attention to the men of their
own class. The Slimesses are
generally admitted, he said, to
be the most attractive set of
girls at the Institute, but they
ought to have enough class
spirit to save their charms for
the men of '23.
The other letter, from a girl
of the class, complains in the
same way of the boys. It claims
the Freshman boys are going
with the girls of Houston High
School, to the neglect of their
own classmates. There isn't a
high school function which is
not attended by about 30 Fresh-
men from the dorms, while the
Freshman girls stay at home or
go with the upper-classmen.
There is certainly grounds for
complaint ih both cases. And
there is no reason why this
condition should not be reform-
ed. The members of the class
of '23 should get acquainted
with each other.
Leave the low pastime of
cradle-robbing, men of '23!
Ruthlessly put aside your in-
fantile prediMcttona. Giria, it ia
ab*o!ute!y hopeieaa to make
eyea at theae veterana of many
a hard-vamped cioiater. They
can atili aee the high school
eggahel! ciinging to your rippie-
tailed aweatera. Grab off a
fe!!ow aiinie, himaelf not yet
dry behind the eara, and be
happy.
What we want ia to agree
with the iaat editor that what
he aaid waa right about that
thing of talking personality
in the column that they uae for
such aa thia.
We don't think that a fellow
^an make ua all look at his hot
temper and ge;t awav with it
like they did. We don't think
that they can use the space for
such aa thia and nut such as
that in the apace that was fur-
nished for these reasons that
they don't know their biziness
when they do that-a-way. And
then we don't want to know
what they say about earh oth-
er when they write it, but we
do when they say it and can
probably tie up where we can
see them do it cause what is
more inspiring to us than to see
them settle it like a man and
then quit, feeling good and
ready to do something else
that makes us feel better about
our school and its parts, etc.
We want to tell them all that
hetped us with these lines that
we liked their help so much. It
seems like this to us that there
are some men that can work
when thev want to. b it don't
moat of the time want to. But
this time, these that we are
about to name, did and the re-
sults you can see for yourself
that they are good. Nobody
ever got anything for nothing
and we didn't do nothing and
got something. We don't like
to write out the names for
modesty's sake, and their ini-
tials are: D. I. D., N. T., A. B..
I. T., and Felicite Beta.
The catalogue states that
physical training is given each
student during the year. The
men of '23 are beginning almost
to doubt the Divine inspiration
of the "Preliminary Announce-
ments." Not only have we not
been taught the manlv art of
self-defense but there has been
no training even in cross-coun-
try running. Thec!assof'22
Droduced Duggan. De Prato.
Eddie Dver and Alexander and
Heavy Underwood. Suppose the
class of '24 repeats this feat?
Great was the joy in the Mess
Hall (you don't know how that
name fits) last week when it
was reported that the caterer
had employed another hattfr.
Firing the "Mex" who was
such a bird on everything, the
only accomplishment was cinna
mon rolls, and with his demise,
we have a bird that can* neither
hake pie. cinnamon rolls or
bread. Things do progress and
the boys are glad that service is
improving. It is expected that
ting meals every day like we
in a few weeks we will be get-
were given at supper Easter
Sunday. How we do pray for
another!
What we want is not a grip-
er's institution, but a college,
where the girls and boys like to
do things that don't make their
foes any less friendly and
where big brothers keep their
little brothers from getting pad-
dled. We know we are young
and have got good ideas and we
won't hesitate to express such
thoughts aa we've had in thia
paper. We think that if ve
don't look out that Rice won't
have any very good baaebaH
team and track for 1921 becauae
thiB ia poaitiveiy the iaat time
Freahmen are going to be ai-
iowed to play before they have
been here over a year where
they wl!l be legitimately recog-
nized aa bone-fido playera rep-
resenting Rice. Think what a
calamity that meana and how
dreadfully dead everybody will
he when the Frefhmen can't
olay before they've been here a
vear or more. We think that
somebody at Rice who hasn't
too much to do ought to help
the registrar to locate the good
placers in the little towns and
not haw to fire a man because
he can't read and play at the
same ti vte. hut can plav and
**eadboth Then we believe
that we will have a school with
pep and there won't be so
much grlnlng and we can win
instead of losing a game be-
cause our good men what the
school depends on got jn pro-
bation and couldn't carry our
flag to victory.
What Rice needs Is some good
ideas. What will heln the men
and girls to feel like they are at
home when they leave their
regular home and go to school.
We think that if matches could
he furnished In all the nlacesat
Rice that are passed by a lot
that the fellows would fee!
more like they are being watch-
ed and interested in. And if the
people that run Rice would fur-
nish the boys and girls with au-
tomobiles to save some time
from traveling on the street
cars we might be able to pay
rtur bills that worry us so much
from th^ institution.
What we want, says the bard,
is not what we've got, but what
we need. Great men once said
that what the mind needs when
it works is to have a good cov-
er like a gasoline engine with
a top on it. That means this
that those tops keep the work-
ing parts .from exposing their-
selves to the cruel blasts of na-
ture and don't get rusty and cut
up. It strikes us kind of that
way too. that what we need on
our minds is not nothing at all.
but something that keeps out
the dust from getting all over it.
Of course what that means is
this, that you ought to take care
of your body that is around
vour mind that makes it more
arid then that won't make
neither one of them do more
work than what they are meant
to do. So what we want is to
have a gymnasium, so we can
help keep our covers on tight
so that in the long run our
minds will look just as good as
if they hadn't been used none.
FACULTY W!LL PUT ON
SHOW.
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hut her gold tooth, and that's
cemented in. When Evelyn
trips out in her neat-woven
gras suit and smiles at the au-
dience you will be filled with
a palpitating happiness, only a
trifle tempered by the regret
that you have no tale to wag in
appreciation.
This minstrel is going to be
a scream. Publicity Represent-
ative J. T. McCants is not let-
ting out much of the inside
dope, but hetellsus that much,
and the posters prove It. Mr.
Draper has charge of the chorus
singing and Dickinson's orcnes-
tra will furnish an accompani-
ment to Evelyn's jazzing feats.
tXCHAMOt COLUMN.
Musty Coiiea*-
The athietic director an-
nounced a course tn aesthetic
calisthenics for stenographer*
which Includes gum chewing In
several forms. It Is believed
want on the part of the gum-
chewers of Houston who realise
the Importance which 4hls train-
ing will have on their life work.
An enthusiastic squad promises
that this wiil fill a long felt
to turn out and develop this art.
Prairie View Norma).
A considerable flutter was
caused by the arrival of the
first contingent of tetters from
Rice Institute bnys. Acting up-
on the plan which the Rice
giris and A. and M. men hit
upon, a correspondence be-
tween the girts of Prairie View
and Rice freshmen has grown
raptdty and the arrivai of each
mail is greeted with suppress-
ed paipitationB on the part of
the fair (?) co-eds.
A. and M.
The championship stock judg-
ing team has received ieave to
participate In a caif judging
contest at Denton.
Texas Christian University.
A resolution is pending in the
honor council urging the adop-
tion of measures to give the co-
op a monopoly on the sale of
dice. Not oniywouid this im-
portant source of revenue be di-
verted to the coffers of the
students' association, but it
wouid be invaluable in breaking
up the pernicious use of loaded
dice as the student could look
for the trademark and know it
is not the product of a sharper.
Prosso.
The Freshman Thresher notes
with pride that such amicable
reiations exist between the pu-
piis of Prosso. especially the
giris, and the ciass of '23. The
many sociai functions which are
enjoyed in common show the
harmony of temperament exist-
ing between the ciass and pu-
pits of rrosso.
8U88CR)PT)ON8 SOUCtT-
*„ ED. HOUSTON PE8T.
We guarantee to kick out aii
profs not conforming to the
views of the Puritans. If you
want a new prof—give us the
dope.
Wet) git him for you.
GOOD BYE POPE.
KATHERINE
DUTTON
MINNIE
RICE
ANNA B.
FROST
JUHttofHI
up space.
Eve-enchantress-wonder eyed,
Said to Adam, by her side,
Teii me truiy, Eden's iamb.
Do you realty care, Adam?
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