The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1920 Page: 3 of 4
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THE THRESHER, APB!L 3$, 1990
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Government Ownership of
Raihoads Subject of !nter-
achotastic Debaters
The Interseholasttc debutes and de-
ctaimers hetd their setnl-iinats Friday
afternoon. Five teams of debaters pre-
sented their credential and drew their
opponents. The subject discussed was
Government ownership of railroads, a
vttai question of today, with which the
nine men and one woman seemed thor-
oughly familiar, In the Hrat round
Houston Heights watched from the side-
lines while Bay City defeated Humble
and Alvin destroyed Galveston's hopes.
Bay City drew Houston Heights for the
second debate, but found their argu-
ments too weighty, so Houston Heights
met Atvin in the finals Saturday. From
these the Alvin team emerged trium-
phant.
The (leclaimers proved too few in
number to hold separate preliminaries
for two sections, so the contestants de-
livered their speeches Hrstrhand to the
well-iilled faculty chamber. Bursts of
applause punctuated the afternoon as
speaker after speaker arose to face hts
audience, gave to oratory and retired.
The Junior declamation was won by
Dorothy Green of Matagorda County and
the Senior declamation by Carrie Young
of Fort Bend County.
Perhaps the most interesting part was
the extemporaneous speeches. David
Winn of Bay City High School took first
place with Ester Carr front Humbie a
close second.
The spelling "match" took us back to
our chUdhood days. Bessie McGar of
Missouri City pfoved the best spelter.
The judges for the preliminaries were
chosen from the Junior and Senior
Classes of Rice. Misses Boxley and
Zimmer and Messrs. Klotz, Hebert,
Bobb and Paine judged the debates,
while Misses Foreman, Foote and Catnp-
beii and Messrs. E. A. Cain and Fruit
rendered decisions on the declaimers.
"Young Red" Tatum waa a viaitor to
hia Mrother Fern Red" during the in-
terscholastic meet here, white capturing
several ribbons—a good prospective
"Owlet."
OWL BASEBALL TEAM
LOSES TO MUSTANGS
(Continued from page 1)
garnering eight hits from Stokes, as
compared to five which Milton aliowed.
Milton has a world of stuff and knows
how to use it. Given a reasonable brand
of support, and he shouid be able to give
most any of 'em a run for the money.
One bad inning, the second, gave the
Mustangs their totai of four runs, itice
was unable to overcome this lead,
though a number of railies began to
look dangerous. One in the second, third
and fifth put the Owls within striking
distance, but the Mustang infieid, espe-
cially Pierce and Hensley. got on the
job and held the feathered crew score-
tess the remainder of the game:
First (-ante.
S. M. U. AB it
Kitts, If 4 0
Bishop. 3b 4 1
Otstott. lb 4
Pierce, ss 4
Renshaw, c 3
McKnight, cf 3
Adams, rf 3
Hensiey, 2b 3
Scott, p 3
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BHtTTAm F. PAYXH
Candidate for
KMTOH-!N-(mKF OF THH
THRESH KM.
Rice has taken on new life since the
war—The Thresher must keep pace!
The Thresher is the nucleus of our aca-
demic life. Outsiders know us by our
paper. Knowing that Mr. Payne has
pep, abitity and originality, we wish to
mention a few of the strong, pianks of
his platform:
.1. An issue each week, regardless of
examinations.
2. Conservation in maximum output
at minimum cost.
3. A Thresher in every High School
from which we have a, student.
4 Absolutely constructive editorial?
—100% Rice!
5. Pep, invigorating pep, the kind
that fights to make even a Greater Rice!
Your vote and influence solicited.
Campaign Committee.
George E. Cunyus.
Totai ....
Rice
Waters, ss 4
O. Heywood, lb. . . 4
Nash, 2b 4
Dyer, p 3
M. Heywood, If.. . . 3
Harlan, 3 b 3
Matthewson, c .... Jn
Hughes, cf
Thomas, rf
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! HHX( HY DROHt HHT ANNOUNCES
FOR EDiTOtt OF THRESHER.
The race for Editor-in-Chief of The
Thresher is the only hotly contested one
on the ballot. One Junior and three
Sophomores are the candidates. Ail
these men possess abitity and doubtless
each could put out a very good Thresher
if elected. The Junior, however, has the
odds against him as he has onty one
more year here, and should he be de-
feated, he would never have another
chance. -Of course, if he can not put
out a Thresher that would do credit to
Rice he is not to be considered, but the
point is, that he can put out as good a
paper and even a better one than any
of his opponents.
Frenchman Drouilhet is the man for
the position. He is a good worker and
should he be elected he would work in-
defatigably to make The Thresher the
best coliege newspaper in the State, and
as he only stops when he has secured
the prize, we may rest assured that he
would obtain the desired success. He
has a platform which is unassailable.
He strongly advocates a non-partisan
paper, thus giving to ait, even to those
whose reportorial ability is least
thought of, an equal chance to demon-
strate thetr powers. Again, he is con-
servative and woutd not endeavor to
make The Thresher extreme in any re-
spects. Hig backers are the conserva-
tive and progressive men of Rice, those
who do the big things in the school.
The question has been advanced.
"What has he ever done for Rice?" and
I shall try to answer it. In the spring
of 1918 he devoted many hours nightly
in assisting the Editor of the Campantte
to put out the year-book on time and
to keep too much work from accumu-
lating. Aside from the thanks of the
Editor he has never received any ac-
knowledgment of his work and very
few knew of his connection with the
Campanile. Not that he wanted thanks,
far from that, but now that such an
important race is being run this knowl-
edge will not be amiaa.
Should he be elected the whole atu-
dent body may expect a good, clean pa-
per, one which it will be proud to aend
home to their friends.
Therefore, for the beat intereata of
the school and of yourselves, cast your
vote for HENRY A DROUILHET (the
Frenchman), for EDITOR-IN-CHIEF of
THE THRESHER.
(Signed) Norrle A. West.
Total 29 0
Summary.
Bases on balls: Off Scott, 1; off Dy
er,„2. Struck out: By Scott, 10; b]
Dyer, 9. Left on bases: S. M. U., 3:
Rice, 3. Umpire: Rankin.
By Innings— R
S. M. U 000 100 300—3
Rice 000 000 00D—0
Second Game.
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Summary.
Sacrifice hits: Renshaw. 2; Cooper.
O. Heywood. Stolen bases: McKnight
Cooper. Bases on baits: Off Stokes, 1;
off Mitton, 1. Hit by pitcher: By Mil
ton, 2. Struck out: By Mitton, 2; by
Stokes, 6. Hits: Off Stokes, 8; oR
Milton, 5. Umpire: Gienn.
By Innings— R
S. M. U 040 000 000—4
Rice Oil 010 000—3
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PERSONAM.
Mr. Chaa. Hatlan, from Temple, a
Rice ex-student, waa a viaitor in the
cloistera Tuesday.
S. M. U. TRACK TEAM
GETS 87 TO 29 DEFEAT
(Continued from page 1)
first and second in any event, white the
Owts garnered both places in a haif
dozen events.
The relay was an easy event for the
Owls.
The Summary.
120 high hurdles—Lemon (S), Mc-
Gee (R) ; time, 16 seconds.
lOO-ytMd dash—Lindsey (R), Gosr
(R); time. 9:4.
One-mite run—Coteman fit), Hargis
(R1; time. 5:4.
440-yard dash—Goss (R), Coteman
(R)^time, 55:1.
225 low hurdles—Lemon (8). Dyer
(R); time, 26.
880-yard run—Harlan (R), Lamar
(R); time, 2:7-3.
220-yard dash—Lindsey (R), Lincoln
(S):time. :22.
Two-mile run—Winn (R), Brown
(S); time. 11:59.
Pole vault—McKnight (S), DePratc
(R) and Powell (R) tied for first place;
height, 10:6.
Shotput — Lindsey (R), Alexander
(R); distance, 41:3.
High jump—McKnight (S), Hinkley
(R); height, 5:8.
Discus throw—Alexander (R), Mc-
Knight (S); distance. 114.
Broad jump—Hinkley (R), Lemon
(S); distance, 23:4.
Javetin throw—Pollard (R), Alex-
ander (R); distance, 129%.
I'm juat too cute for anything,
I think it'a juat too awful,
That a girl aa aweet as I
Should have to make advances
When ao many men are by.
I'm juat too cute for anything,
If men would only see;
Alas! they flirt with other girla-
Why don't they nirt with me?
Gee whiz! (I could Bay a worse word
than that, something like "doggone it,"
'cept that I wouldn't, not for the world,
cause—well, juat cause it doesn't
sound pretty.) Now I got to be-
gin all over agin—gee whiz! I walked
up and down the cloistera for two solid
periods and do you know Hot a single
boy looked at me? Ain't it awful? I'm
ao down-hearted, for I do love to be ad-
mired. And I don't see why they
shouldn't admire me, for 1 dress hand-
someiy.
This morning I decided that I'd make
some of them Institoot fellers wake up.
so I dreaaed out in toy Sunday best. 1
wore my white-turkey red dreaa (the
one that h^-hatf a yard around the
ankles), my green hat, purple hose and
white baby dolls." I'm aure I looked
handsome, for the motorman stopped
the street car when he saw me. I smil-
ed at him knowingly, then got on the
car. Everyone on the car gazed at me.
It made me awfully self-conscious, but
I didn't mind, for I knew they were
praising my looks.
When I got out to the school I went
up to the rest room, powdered my nose,
then went downstairs, determined to do
my best to vamp a man.
As I tripped lightly aiong down the
marbte stairs I caught my heel in my
skirt and, zip! I fell head foremost.
But for the timely appearance of a
handsome young man I shouid have
broken my head. Luckily though he
caught me and as I steadied myseif on
my feet 1 looked up adortngiy into his
manly face, but he turned coldly away,
for he had "only one eye for women,"
or should 1 say, "he had eyes for onty
one woman?"
Atas! I could not vamp him, for he
was "bespoke," so I went on into the
ciojpters. Here 1 met "Punk," but he
safa he had sohte tibrary work fo do
and hurried on. I noticed he stilt stay-
ed in the cloisters, however.
I didn't give up. though, and so ask-
ed Mark if he wouldn't take me to the
Owl, and what do you know about tt,
he began singing in a wonderful tenor
voice, "I hear Margaret calling me."
"Oh, love! Love! Why doesn't
someone love me?" I wailed. I used
to have a lover that brought me red
stick candy, and once he brought me
a book bound in caif with the tale in-
side.
I had just about given up wnen I saw
"Little Mack" coming toward me. but
when he saw me he turned half around,
as though he were bashful. 1 didn't
give him time to run away, though, for
I went straight up to him, and remem-
bering it was Leap Year, I mustered
up all my courage and began:
"In the spring a young man's fan-
cies—"
When he heard these words he turned
and fled. I wondered what I had done
and I wanted to ask him, but my skirt
was too narrow to permit to catch up
with him.
I'm so despondent. Just don't know
what to do, 'cause I want to be loved
too.
PERCY POPHAM.
pursued Pippa Pope persistently. Per-
cy's passionate pursuit, previously pleas-
ant, progressively patted.
"Percy Popham practices perpetuai
persecution," pouted Pippa.
Prosperous Professor Pope, Pippa's
peppery papa, prescribed peremptory
prohibition, pronouncing Percy's perva-
sive presence pestilential. Pippa, pity-
ing, postponed prohibiting poor Percy,
preferring prevarication. Percy pres-
entiy proposed, presuming Pippa's pen-
sive pity promised pleasure. Pippa,
pulses palpitating, procrastinated. "Pro-
cure papa's permission primarily."
Percy prolonged persuasions, pro- j
tracted protestations, "Procure papa's I
permission." j
Percy pettishly penetrated Professor )
Pope's pamphlet-palisaded privacy, pro-
fessed profuse passion, presented peti-
tion.
"Percy Popham," Pippa's papa pro-
posed portentiousty, "Produce proper-
ty."
Per<y peevishly pleaded poverty,
praised poetic poverty.
"Petty persons prate pitiably," puffed
pithy Professor Pope. "Produce prop-
erty, Popham. Poverty Pippa's portion?
Pippa's petticoat penchant per-supposes
plump purse. Pippa purchases ptenti-
fully, paying pretty painfut prices. Pop-
ham, pledge Pippa pecuniary ptenti-
tude."
"Paltry Professor Pope," patlid Percy
perspired. "Pampered Pippa."
Percy Popham penned poems praising
poverty, pubiished poems pertodtcaily.
Pippa Pope perused Percy's poems, pon-
dering pensively. "Poor Percy, poetry
pays poorly."
Personally Pippa preferred petti-
coats.
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