The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1920 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume V.
Friday, May 7th, is the date set for
the Rice Engineers' fhow. From the
present prospects this wiii be a date to
be remembered in annais of Rice Engi-
neering students, as pians are being
made for an Engineering festivai of no
mean dimensions. All of Rice, as well
as the generai public, are to be guests,
the combined apartments of aii branches
of Engineering to be the hosts.
The Engineers' show is to be in the
nature of an exhibition. The Engineer-
ing iaboratories of the eiectricai, nte-
chanica), civii and chemicai departments
will be thrown open with aii equipment
on dispiay, and in operation. Aiso, a
great many stunts of either scientific or
freakish nature wiii be performed. Sev-
ern! hundred events are programed, and
the show offers something interesting
for every one, whether of scientific bent
or not. The show is to be continuous,
from 2untill0p. m., onthedateset,
and guides wiii be provided to see that
each person becomes acquainted with
the equipment and machinery as he de-
sires.
Aithough this is a new undertaking
for Rice Engineers, it is a stunt that
has met with great success in the iarge
engineering schools of the North and
East, where an engineers' show is as
nearly an annuai event as commence-
ment. At present much assistance is
being rendered by instructors who have
had previous, experience with such
shows, and the proper enthusiasm is in
evidence among students to make for
a rousing success. The movement is
under the auspices of the Engineering
Society. Manager of the show and va-
rious committees have been appointed
to care for at! details.
The object of the exhibition is pri-
marily to acquaint the students of Rice,
particularly undergraduate Engineers,
with the remarkable facilities of our
laboratories. This wiii give many stu-
dents an opportunity to see in opera-
tion many things that they would other-
wise never discover for themselves.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME — IT'S
FREE.
REMEMDER—MAY 7TH.
SW!MM!Kfi PARTY AT SOUTH EXt)
HIGH SCHOOL.
Did we have a good time? You said
it! Where? Why at the swimming party
April 1st at South End Junior High. We
donned our green, red. blue and pink
bathing suits and took to the water
about 8:30. About 10 we crawled out.
got dressed and motored to the hospi-
table home of Mrs. C. D. Oliphtnt. Here
a picnic supper was enjoyed. Next the
rugs were rolled up and the Victrola
was started, and the dance was on.
Everybody was sorry when the time
came to go home and everybody wants
to have another one. Mrs. Hodges made
a lovely chaperon at the pool and she
is willing to act In this capactiy again.
Now that summer is nearly here, swim-
ming parties are right in order.
RICE INSTITUTE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, APR!L 9. 1920
COACH MANN LEAVES
TO JOIN BOSTON TEAM
GREEN MASK PLAYERS
HAVE RICE TALENT
Prohaby Be Hack Next Year to Stay.
Has Athletic Program Outlined.
Splendid Dramatic Movement Becomes
Populat in Houston.
Leslie Mann, baseball coach, left Rice
Saturday last to join the Boston Braves,
The team is left in the hands of Dick
Williams, who< caught for the St. Louis
Browns three years. Mr. Mann deeply
regrets leaving Rice, and expressed his
desire to arrange his situation so that
he might stay here each year as iate as
May 1st, or later. He hopes next year
to introduce more athletics among the
student body in genera), such an soccer
and cage bait. This phase of athletics
is popular at other schoois and affords
physical training for those students who
do not go out for football, basketball,
etc. Soccer is a popular sport at A
M. College and Baylor, and H
pushbali contests at State
affairs. The introduction
of athletics at Rice is^
to be hoped for.
The baseball tj^^^^^]^^feel
loss, and Mr. Ma
for the entire b!
a valuable and it*
to the school.
RICE MEN JUD(
RICHMOND Ml
Coach Arbuclde, Dudley .larvis, Clee
Doweil and Clifton Shaw were in Rich-
mond, Texas. April 1st. acting as judges
in the Southbend County Interschoiaslic
meet. These Riceonians acted as judge;,
for the entire meet, judging everything
from the boys' track events to the Girls'
Choral Club. Atnong other things of
which they were in charge, were the
girls' track events, basket bail games,
debating and speiiing contests, and
declamation.
The editor has been informed that
"Coach" enjoyed the day immensely,
and intends going hack sometime soon.
RICE ENGINEERS TO
HAVE BIG EXHIBIT
The Green Mask Players and "Litiie
Theatre" have become synonymous to
Houston peopie. And Rice has an inti-
mate share in the pride of Houston for
this dramatic movement, for on the de-
lightful "first nights," March 24th and
25th, three of the Rife body appeared
it) rotes that smacked not of the ama
teur.
Of the piays presented, "Lima Bi
was the most fantastic -the
seemed a page from fait;
quaint bride and
parts in
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Y. M. C. A. CLUB ELECT
OFFICERS FOR 1920
Phtns tor .\cxt teat Outiincd and \ctv
I ea11) re s Introduced.
HiNKLE
2
BREAKS STATE BROADJUMP RECORD.
fSEY GRABS THREE FtRST PLACES.
;e Most Exciting of Events, Won by Goss, McGee,
;man and Hartan—Nepos Almost Reaches State
^ord in Half Mile—Texas Surprises
on Track Events.
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Yerna Benton!
self-confidence who cl)t
the name of the sender."
ons was fetching as the unifd*
Certainly there was nothings
cd about the couple who had
gaged fot fifteen years
"Mrs. Rat and the Law" was irislT
the bone. Miss Alary Waldo was "Mrs.
Pat;" she bandied the brogue iiite a na-
tive. Mr. Tidden turned Irish between
plays and was"Pat." The "Law" walk-
ed about in the form of Mr. Hubert
Evelyn Hray. "Rat" showed his Irish
in a diplomatic sort of way. Indeed his
diplomacy nave rise to the touching
reality of the little cripple's ringing
question, "Ma, what is a fool softy?"
Mr. Tidden is an art director for the
Players; Mr. Norman [ticker has charge
of the lighting, and J. Tom Rather Is
publicity man.
EASTER DANCE AT
COMMUNITY HOUSE
The post-Lenten season was formally
opened Monday evening, April 5th, at
the Community House with a dance,
sponsored by the Episcopal students of
the Institute.
After many days of deniai the stu-
dents greeted an evening of tuerry-
making with glad hearts and smiling
faces.
Green houghs of Texas ouisache, lad-
en with yellow blossoms, were used ef-
fectively in the decorative scheme. Dur-
ing an intermission, a delightful ice
cream course was served, after which
the dancing to the rhythm of Charlie
Dixon's Orchestra was resumed, and
continued until midnight.
Mrs. Eugene Blake and Rev. Harris
Masterson acted as chaperones, and a
number of visitors from town were
atnong those present.
dash:
Lindsey I It
Officers have been recently elected
for the year l.'i3<)-21 in the Y .\). C. A.
Club. Tin' reason for electing ofticcr-
at this time Is to give them plenty of
time to be making plans for next year.
A program is already under way to do
something of real value on the opening
of school in September. One of the tea
tores is the greeting of new studetic-
and heiping them gel settled in their
ttew surroundings. The following ofl'i
cers have been elected:
President. Robert Maddrey.
YicePrcsidett^HBnloy Carter
Treasurg^j^^^th Howe.
SesjjojHH^^HRrh Alcl\<an.
!E AND HU-
GO TO AUSUN
FOR RELAY RACE
(0\EEHEX(E AT NEW ORLEANS.
In New Orleans, La., from April 14th
to 21st, there will be one of the most
widely known conferences of the United
States, namely, the National Conference
of Social Workers, which exists to fa-
cilitate discussion of the problems and
methods of practical human improve-
ment, to increase the efficiency of agen-
cies and institutions devoted to this
cause, and to disseminate information.
This conference consists of seven per-
manent divisions, devoted to the follow-
ing subjects: Children, Delinquents and
Corrections, Health, Public Agencies
and Institutions, the Family Industrial
and Econotnic Problems, and the Local
Community, while special provision is
made for the consideration of subjects
not falling under any of these classifi-
cations. There are general sessions and
section meetings for each of the divi-
sions, and with such leaders as Owen
R. Lovejoy and Bernard Guleck. M. D.,
both of New York; Royal Meeker and
Dr. Thomas W. Salmon, the conference
annually attracts between three and
four thousand delegates.
Several organizations at Rice are in-
terested in this conference, and some of
of the students are anxious to go as
delegates. However, such an arrange-
ment is merely an "air castle" at pres-
ent, as the matter has not fully been
discussed, but the association with men
and women who have undertaken social
service as a life work, would be of in-
finite value to those interested. In view
of the excellent purpose of the confer-
ence, the realization of a Rice delegation
would be well worth the while of both
faculty and student body, and it is
hoped that the interest in the movement
already awakened will culminate in the
selection of such a body to represent the
Institute at New Orleans.
tefron
ck-and-tieck battle and
points alter 13 of the 15
led hail taken placc. Th<' wiili?
f both places in the javelin throw
leOwls aheinl five points, atid
lost her opportunity to tie the
score when the Itice quartette ran away
with the relay.
Among the outstanding features of
the day was thesmashingof the State's
record in the broad jump by "Aviator"
Hinkley, who broke ami made a new
State mark with each of his four trials,
finally slowing up at 22 feet 3 inches.
"Preacher" Littdseygalioped away with
the 100- and 220-yard dashes, besides
taking first place in the shotput, making
crack records in aii three. He was in-
eidentaiiy high point titan of the meet
with 15. Harlan came dangerously
close to, if he did not reach, the State
record in the half mile, running it in
2:1 4/5.
Foiiowing is the official record of the
meet:
120-yard high hurdles: First. Moss
(T); second. Latnar (It); 14 4/5.
I RESUMES. ATTEXTIOX!
The attendance of the Fresh-
men at their class meetings af-
fords opportunity for much discus-
sion. The attendance at these
meetings should be the first
indication of the spirit of the
class, but judging the Class of
'23 front this viewpoint, it has ab
soiutely no spirit to be proud of.
We are not complaining of the at-
tendance at the ciass elections,
though that might be improved,
but. the small per cent present at
other meetings is a disgrace to the
class. Those Freshmen who do
not attend the meetings regutarly
should awake to the fact that this
lack of class interest is a subject
of discussion among all four
ciasses, and those Freshmen who
are really interested should start
a "revival." This is an unpleas-
ant subject to publish to outsid-
ers, yes. but something need to be
done—something radbltl, it seems.
Ask some one who knows, what
happens to any Freshman at A. &
M. or State who is absent from
any class nteeting.
Hereafter, wts recommend the
bayou treatment for all tnaie mis-
creants, and something compara-
tively as severe for their wayward
sisters.
irs I, 11 aria'
<T); 2:1 4, 5.
n: first. Loop iT); si-c-
^Ti:ll:i)5 15.
relay race: Won bv Rice;
2 5.
ole vault. Tied, DePratoiltiand
)Ve]]li!l;]n feet fi inches.
gh jump: First, Wattman i'1't;
second, Hinkley (It) and Simmons iTi
tied; 5 feet!) inches.
Broad jump: First. Hinkley (Hi;
second. Smith (T<; 22 feet 3 inches.
Shotput: First, Lindsey tit); sec-
ond, Alexander (Ri: 41 feet 3 inches.
Discus throw : First, Alexander (R).i
117 feet; second, Hamilton (Tt, lit!
feet 2 inches.
Javelin throw: First, Klotz (It). 142
feet 1 inch; second. Pollard (It).
Point winners were as follows:
Texas: Moss, 10; Loop, 8; Stinnet.
8; Neeley. Wattman, 5; Doughy, Cray,
Waliittg. Cox, Smith. Hatnitton, 3; Sim-
mons, 1%. ltice: Lindsey, 15; Alex-
ander. S: Hinkley. Coleman. Har-
lan, Klotx. 5; DePrato, Powell, ]; La-
mar, Pollard, 3; Relay, 5.
Texas carried off the track events,
scoring 41 points in these to Rice's 2 8.
Had Hargis not been too ili to win
the mileor run the two-mile, it is quite
possible that a different tale would have
been toid here, and the defeat ma<le
more decisive. As it was, the team
more than made up iti the field events,
winning first [dace In all save the high
jtttnp and taking both first and second
in three other events.
Accurate timekeeping is not claimed
for some of the races, which were ap-
parently run in close record time. Mons
of Texas made an extra fast, run of the
high hurdles, while Lindsey shaved the
records in both his sprints. "Preach's"
shotput mark is also worthy of consid-
eration, and drew heavy applause frotn
the stands. Alexander, harkening to
the voice of his Grecian ancestor, cailed
"The Great," won at) uphill fight for
first position it) the discus throw. It
was not until his last attempt that he
was able to liurl the plate past the mark
set by his opponent, and he beat this
by ten inches. Kiotx. the javelin ex-
pert, contented himself with a throw
some 30 feet below the record made by j
him at the Baylor meet.
The rest of the team were doing hon- ;
or to the members of the relay aggre- !
gatlou at last reports. Goss, McGee, !
Coleman (Leslie) and Harian gave fine!
exhibitions of how the quarter should j
be run. The first Owl runner to start i
seem ed a healthy lead, which his com- ]
panlons were able to maintain through-
I out, although the Longhoru lads fought
gamely to overcome the handicap.
'['he next meet is to be held with A. &
M. at College Station on April 3(tth.
The Owls are hoping and expecting to
redeem their defeat inhasket hall at the
hands of A. &M.
th. Coach Arhuckle
Austintowiiera
ice, A. ,v \l .T
H—Tie- ..lueei
wnst^W^^^HHHB!# only. but p
ises fast and hotly cotitesteil sm<
teams will he fresit.tmiiker. lay
in most track meets. i]wiH)n )].'l
the same day as our second^;!.'!:
baseball with Stale, atui i^- mn)<'i
auspices of the Austin Carnival .s ;
ation.
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AXSON TO DELIVER
MEMORIAL ADDRESS
OnAiay lCth. i)r. j\xsonwii!deli\t-i
a memorial address at \Y'-sleyait t ni-
versityofMiddleton. Conn., in honor o!
l'rol'essorC.T. Winchester, iaielnadoi
the English Department at Wesb-yatt.
Professor Winchester, who di<d in
.\larcli, wasonetd' thet)io))eersit]])iit
ting the study of English iiteratme on
a high plitne in American colleges. It.,
^tegan his work as a teacher of Hngliult
systematic study, was practically unrec-
ognized in the America!) colleges. On
AlaylHtha memoriai service w!t)ln<
held in the coilege chapel, and Dr. Ax-
son, a)) old student of Professor Win-
chester's, will, at the request of Presi-
dent. Sltanklin lot Wesleya))) and.\lrs.
Winchester, deliver ihe memorial ad-
dress. Professor Winchester remained
at Wesleyan aii his teaching life, in
spite of constant pressure from Vale.
University of Chicago, and many other
universities, to draw him a^ay. When
President Woodrow Wilson wan a pro-
fessor at Wesleyan. he and I'roi'^ssor
Winchester were dose iriends and com
panions, and President Wilson always
considered hint the best teacher of Eng-
lish in America.
EVERYBODY OUT FOR
BAYLOR RICE GAME!
Baylor and Rice wltl meet, again on
April Dth and 10th, this time in base-
ball. Memories of the last nteeting In-
spire the team to better efforts, but a
little more interest on the part of the
student body would not be amiss. Help
spread the news and be there "with
horns."
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
MEET TO BE HELD HERE
On May 16th a high school track meet
will be held on the Rice field. Repre-
sentatives from Harris, Southbend and
other counties will compete.
Y. W. ( A.
A very pleasant trip to the bay is
looked forward to by the members of
the old and new cabinets of the Y. W.
C .A.; probably the latter part of this
week. MissHutclieson. of Dallas, State
Secretary of the Y. W. C. A., Is expected
for an advisory council with Rice Y. W..
and her visit is looked forward to with
much pleasure. The trip to the bay is
for the purpose of giving old and new
members a chance to become ac-
quainted.
Miss Grauinan, National Y. W. C. A.
Secretary, gave a delightful industrial
talk Tuesday, April 6th, in the girls'
club room.
t HCSHMAX BOAT HH'H st < i <n:
HAY DAY.
After much consideration of track
attd baseball schedules, etc., the date
for the Freshman boat ride has lii'et) set
1'ortlie afternoon of May 1st On a Sat-
urday, with no school on the morrow,
and with a big, round cheese of a moon
lighting the channel for the reiurt) trip.
what could be better thim spending tht '
May Day on the good ship Nicholas,
where there will be music a la jazz and
ice crean'n' everything for everybody?
Announcement of time of departure
and tickets wili be made later, so begin
saving your pennies and dimes. And
"everybody be there."
Are you interested in Mice? See out
Engineering Laboratories. It will Itc
worth while.
E. !!. L. S.
The E. B. L. S. has planned a series
of nieetings dealing with the sttidv of
modern short stories. Tlte first ot these
meetings was a pleasing sample of the
ones to follow. Miss Maurine Mills read
the opening chapters of the Club Serial
Xovei. The characters were pleasant,
the college atmosphere real, the bits of
liice color apt, and the fottndation for
the following complications well ground-
ed. The metttbers await with iittercst
the next contributions.
Miss Mary Clark Wler read "A Lick-
penny Lover," by O. Henry. Miss Wter'n
interpretation of the story of the small-
souted glove-seller added to the inter-
esting O. Henry story.
THE HAPTI3T OWLS.
The Baptist Owls are flying still If
your beaks should he httntbered there
you had better cottte join the flock. We
are planning a flight along with the
other Owls to Sylvan on the 24th of this
utonth. Come join your boat with ottrs
lnthe..SMnd:'!" service. Remctuher, we
roost titer? in the Y. M. C. A. assembh
roOtn.
Tel! thjjHtolks downtown Boost tin
Mice Engineers' Show.
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