The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1920 Page: 2 of 4
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THH THRESHER. APRIL M, 19M
THE THRESHER
A weekly periodica! published by the students of Rice Institute, at
Houston, Texas.
Entered as second-class tnatter Oetober 17. 1919. at the PoatoCiee at Houston,
Texas, under the Act of March 3. 1ST9.
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lor next yar. Let every
tni'miiei' of tin- Association slmw his in-
in iiicn )ty turning his vote. Tttns
l;it tin t!- )}as nut been vt-rymttch elec-
tmnet'iiimaeditisbotiedtitatitwil]
!-,ot reach t)n'nm<]-s)innii)Kn)asp.
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!ian']<'ft];:(Mit<)l)C';m<)i<!att;*fo]'\at'i;
«us ree^otts. lti at'oH^n'' assiitaHas;
!!ic<- Hit r<^i )<';i<fe]'s and bfst mill lands
wnnienti'm't'fti'eai'eiK'iasptetnifui
as at iitrn't' sr]tiH))n. Ho'.'.t'vet', ttiOst'j
(!tat t'cf'imdtontiifin' office probably)
itait Kooii reasons, witictttitt' majority'
do not know about.
('[ttisifieratiio interest is centering!
aitoitttlie office of l'ditur-in-Cliiefof'
T!te 'i'ttresiter. There are four catxii-l
dalts, otto.) tinier and HtreeSopliontores.!
Mayor Atnettnan said tltat ho did not,
wi!.h to stand in the way of anything
!)iat wuuld iuwer the hifih cost, of iiv-i
ittn.imt thai he did not approve of fa<)s.;
And the Mayor has the right idea. Vads
v.it!t)otti)wer the high cost <it'liv!nK.
and the o\eraititiea at present is ntore!
ot [ess a fat).
OVERALLS!!
Rice Hard Hit by Rage
The "overaii iduos"—and stripes—
hit Hice a mighty, wallop and arej
!ast becotnittgtite rage of t)te year, utt-i
h-..' ttosiity of the titiHK gets too nto-j
[mictions in tite near future. Theclois-j
l.tsoYinnowresetitbioHtcitsvitteonaj
Satu'.fiay afternoon, ^ititsitnpierttsticsj
i aniboiingnp and down in their hotneiyi
Ljarb, stty)yvim)])ingt]teginn)ianinini<is. j
Hsorytnaie student ;tt iiice, wdtois!
['inattciiilly aide, wit) be expected to don,
tli.'doniit)bei'or< th< week is tt[t. accord-
ing to tie- [ending tights ainottgthe
oset.i)] tiiettds, Alti:tonghlhi-))unish-
i!ienl forfaiittre f.ocontfdy with this
!i '.:ttiation has not yet been prescribe)).
itistiinterstoodthatthobayouisstiH
i'.iiatniyasever.
According to the agreement reached
by tite sariotts class presidents all
I'rohimtet!, Sopitotttores, and Juniors
sviliweat hltte, Seniors stripes, and post-
giafiuat'switite. Professors wiOfoHow
lic it o'sn inclinations. Girls will be ai-
lowed to wear overaiis if desired, ai-
tlinimh lite consensus of opinion atnong
'he men studettts is that, bathing suits
woultiltenmch more distinctive anti ef-
fective'.
Asatttatteroffact, "civiea' arebe-
<<)ntingi<s scarce arottnd the campus
ttow iistitev were during titeS. A. T.C.
Matty of. the members of the facility
have alrettdy succumbed to the suittie
attractions of the famotts garment as
i)iom;hwid!-otnitigbackano[(), fatniiiar
frienit. Former icemen, ditch diggers,
p;iitH< rsattd farmhands among the stu-
deni i)ody are coming back into their
own. As .toiniAnsiey says, the natural
beauty atone of tite itistitttteyottth will
heni'efotlhbeofvaiuotohim.
it is wholly natural that Mice shontd
iiaveatiopted this movement in toto;
probably visitors itave always wondered
why the boys who work on The Thresh-
er did not wear overalls to save their
good clothes. Seriously, however, col-
lege Htudents more, perhaps, than any
olher class of tnen, pay particular at-
tention to dress, and are aftected must
heavily by anything pettaining to cloth-
ing in general. High prices for suits
Itavt hitHicemenashard, if not hard-
er, titan tlte public at large, and there
is il logical reason forthewelcotne given
thenvernllcanipaign. At. thesametime,
thete is somewhat of a sacrifice in-
volved.
it is desired to ntake of this some
thing more than a fad of the moment,
howe ver, t'lans call for the continuous
wearing of the blue during the remain-
der of the school year and possibly dur-
ing the entire mttmner. The object is
not so ttmch to discard wool suits a!to-
gether as to save them :tnd obviate the
necessity for fte<[Uonl purchases, there-
by giving the supply a chance to catch
tip with the demand.
As far as Rice itself is concerned, the
humorous aspects of the situation are
titany. Overalis at best do not tnake an
immaculately neat form of wearing ap-
tiarel. Only a lad's mother could love
ititn in overalls, it Bcents the average
person. And as a rule, the garments
seen around the cloisters reflect the
A big ntajority of Hice students look
ttpon the wearing of overalls as a mere
novelty, as something "cute" to talk
iind laugh about. We can not derive any
financial benefit if we continue to wear
silk shirts, collars and sox with them.
Attd we will lose tnoney if we wear them
till the novelty wears off and then dis-
card them. The ovettiU ideas In itself
will not )<ncn the high cost of living,
but the system of economy which it
ptits into operation %vill lower the high
cost of living, provided the systetn is
carried on and not tnade a mere fad of.
With the signingof the armistice tlte
Americans redoubled their peace time
extravagances. The less on of thrift
taught by the War Savings Statnps re-
tnained in the hearts of the children
only. The rest of us have spent! spent!
spent! until a reaction toward economy
has had to take place. It appears final-
ly in overalis.
Therefore, since we have joined the
ratiks of overall wearers, let us enter
into the spirit of the thing whole-
heartedly. Let the fad be the beginning
of a gteat thrift society. Let our aim
bo the thoughtful, sensible buying of
everything we purchase, while our over
tills serve as nti-ntbership badges and as
a beginning in our tlnift campaign.
COLLEGE NEWS
tUtiahonm A. A M.
The three Aggie wrestlers succeeded
in getting to the semi-Hnals in the re
eent nation-wide contest at Birmingham.
These men are among the twenty-four
bestwrestiers in the United States.
Reaching the finals in this great ama-
teur meet is one of the greatest athletic
achievements that A. & M. can boast.
Oklahoma Agriculturai College won a
5 to 0 decision over Kaiantazoo in a re
cent debating contest at Sioux City.
French and McMillan were the men rep-
resenting Oklahoma.
The Kansas Aggies took Ihe first
game of the season by a score of 9 to 0.
The Thresher wishes to congratulate
the tnen of "23" on their good showing
in editing the Orange and Black.
Tulane University.
Mr. Thomas Mott Osborne, well
known prison reformer, told the stu-
dents of Newcomb of his experiences
while serving a sentence in order to
appreciate the point of view of the pris-
oners.
The 'Varsity tennis team will go to
Georgia Tech, May 14th, 15th and 16th
for a series of matches.
Freshmen, throughout the remainder
of the year, will not be required to wear
the regulation green cap, according to
a recent order of the Protective Coun-
cil.
Southern Methodist University.
Baylor walked away with the recent
baseball series last week.
Inter-Frat baseball games are to be
scheduled soon.
May Day is to be celebrated at S. M.
t*. this year; everything seents to be
planned to the last detaii.
general characteristics of their sex or
class or race, or whatever it is.
The situation is a ticklish one. Over-
ails that are too big for a man's frame
are a fearsome sight, folding over six or
eight times in the seat and sweeping
the ground with a careless, carefree
motion. But if you wear overalls that
fit you now. you can never get them
washed, nor can you rush out and dance
around in the delightful spring showers
which they have once in a while down
here. And a man whose overalls are
too tight to begin with is a disgrace to
the community now, and will be a men-
ace later.
Considerable dangef lies also in the
ease with which a man's overalls can
be unbuttoned by an unscrupulous sec-
ond party. It is the easiest thing in
the world to be walking down the clois-
ters with overalls on one second, and
be walking down with no overalls on
thenext. Ask any victim.
The only criticism The Thresher has
to offer is that some boys are not satis-
fied with what they have. Not content
with shedding pants, coats and vest, one
at least has seen fit to discard his shoes
and socks also. The practice is easy on
shoes but hard on the rest of us
MUlXtTH HtKMOS.
Practically all the Rice boys have pur-
chased new spring suits.
If wo could run as fast as Preacher
Lindseywewouidgouptoalotof
people we know and biff them on the
nose.
Xow that overalls are in great de-
mand Tony will soon be wearing silk
shirts and ali-wool suits to dig ditches
in.
Art Science Letters
Maeterlinck Pershing Taft
Three big ideals, and all for Rice.
Owls are ordinarily quiet, sedate old
birds. But. nevertheless, we know of
one who can jump 23 feei, 4 inches.
Ifinkley, here's to you.
In baseball the Mustangs are like
this: S. M. U. On the track and Held
they are like this; s. tn. u.
Some people will do anything for
money. We would consider the wear
on our tender toelets worth more than
two dollars.
The overall fad is but the voice of
public opinion. And public opinion can
stop the world from turning. Look out,
OldH. C. I,.
At last some definite dope is out
about that club house and gym. But we
prefer to remain skeptical until we can
see with our own eyes.
We can not print our opinion of Wil-
liam Howard Taft. He Is the kind of
fellow that appeals to the soul and the
only voice of the soul Is the emotions.
Texas A. At M.
The elaborate Junior banquet was
one of the most successful social events
of the year. The Juniors are congratu-
lating themselves upon having been
able to thwart the Sophs; the Toast-
master was safely escorted to the Mess
Hall.
The Baylor Girls' Glee Ciub appeared
ttndor the auspices of the Battalion on
the night of April 14th.
The staff for the Longhorn of '21 was
elected at a recent meeting of the
Juniors.
Jack Mahan will be the president of
the Senior Class for the coming year.
Trinity University.
The crack baseball team of Trinity
defeated the Longhorns in a recent
game at Austin.
Miss Myrtle Tullar, a reader of note
and of very great ability, presented
"The Lion and the Mouse" at the Uni-
versity Auditorium recently.
The Glee Club trip through North
Texas has been postponed until a later
date.
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Southwestern t niversity.
The Special Homecoming Edition of
the Megaphoue is especially good and
shows traces of earnest endeavor.
The soloists for the oratorio of the
Homecoming Musical Festival have
been secured.
All of the details of the May Fete
have been worked up, and the outlook
for a successful celebration fs promis-
ing.
Simmons College.
The Texas Intercollegiate Press Asso-
ciation held its annual meeting with
Simmons this year. Seven colleges and
universities were represented.
The track team is devoting every
spare moment to workouts; the Cow-
boys expect to make good records in the
coming events.
Officers for the Class of "21" were
elected In a recent election.
College of [ndnstrial Arts.
The New York Chamber Music So-
ciety is to appear under the auspices of
the Faculty Club this week.
C. I. A. expects to have one of the
most exciting baseball seasons seen In
many years; the inter-class games prom-
ise to be fast and snappy.
The heat of political campaigns has
broken out in the college.
Baylor University.
Madame Slavko Grouitch, wife of the
Serbian Ambassador to the United
States, gave a iecture In Carroll Chapel
on the subject of Serbia and its part in
the recent war.
Announcement is made that Baylor
will have a publicity director next year.
SPHtXG, 1830, MTYLK HOOK.
Spring Styles Seen on the Boulevard.
No. 897—Scott's Level Best.
No. 936—Ace High.
No. 1820—Big Sam.
No. 1904—Giit Edge.
No. 300—Carhartt's.
No. 897—A snappy spring model,
built for the discriminating young man.
No. 936—A mere conservative crea-
tion, but maintaining our high standard
style.
No. 1820—The Big Sam is our latest
gift to the clothes conneissieure—
something neat for the rotund.
No. 1904—Probably the keenest
looking sport model buiit—comes direct
from the farm.
No. 300—For men who care. Come
and see it.
Ted.
o/ Afen\y C%of%eF
Covering our entire stock of 3-Piece
Suits. Every garment guaranteed to
give satisfaction or money refunded.
#45. #39.25
#50. #43.50
#55. #4#. 75
#60. *R;R.y #52.25
$65. #56.50
#70. #6i.00
Landers Co.
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Hanks prosper onty as do the businesses which they serve. The better
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This [tank has devetoped its organization and its faciiities with the
idea of co-operating elYectiveiy in hetping the business of its depositors
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It speciatixes in service of this satisfying kind.
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HOUSTON'S BANK OF SERVICE
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HOUSTON, TEXAS
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OFF/CERS
S. F. CAMTER, President
GUY. M BRYAN. Active Vict-President R. F. NICHOLSON, Cashier
C.S.E.HOLLAND, Active Vice-President J. A. F1TE, Ass't Cushier
WM. D. CLEVELAND. JR., Vice-President H. J. BERNARD, Ass't Cashier
H. M. GARWOOD, Vice-President L. R. BRYAN. Jr., Ass't Cashier
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A WAN S STORE
"The Thought of tha Moment"
A New Straw!
All the new shafts, in-
cluding Splits, Sennits
and the new flexible
brim.
$3 to $6
And while we're on the
subject—.
PANAMAS
BANGKOKS
LEGHORNS
BALLI-LUX
and a host of other new
straws.
$3.00 to $12.3(1
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The
First National Bank
OF HOUSTON
Houston, Texas
CAPITAL
SURPLUS
DEPOS!TS
$ 2,000.000.00
S 500,000.00
$23,000,000.00
Carter Building Barber Shop
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