The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1920 Page: 3 of 6
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THE THRESHER, MAT 13, MM
"R" BOOK TO BE READY
EARLY M JUNE
"H" BOOK.
The Hrat edition of the "R" Book will
appear early tn June. Thin, booktet ia
the pubiication of the "R" Association,
the tetter man's fraternity, and it ts to
be an annual affair from 1930. The
purpose of the bookiet is to present to
the students, friends and prospective
students a hand-book of the Institute
that wiii contain the facts concerning
the student !ife of the school, its organ-
izations, their functions and the manner
of conduct of the Hves of the students.
It is a smait collection of facts that are
to give the reader a more exact knowi-
edge of the school, to straighten any
of his preconceived notions that may
not be in accord with the strict truth
of the situation.
The book is pubiished by the "R"
Association, financed by the Athletic
Association, and edited by the secretary
of the "R" Association. It wiii be a
sma)i pamphiet, about 3x5 inches, 30 or
40 pages, containing some cuts of the
place, and some reading matter that
may be interesting to the friends of the
schooi. It wiii be sent on request to
any name and address that is furnished
by any member of the Institute. You
are encouraged to submit names of men
whom you wouid iike to have receive a
copy of the bookiet to the secretary of
the "R" Association.
OWLS LOSE LAST
GAMES OF SEASON
The Owis iost the last two games of
the basebaii season to the Farmers, who
cruised down from Coiiege Station to
piuck our feathers in One styie. The
first game was a neat pitcher's battie
between Henderson for the visitors and
Dyer of the home ctub. Henderson had
the horsehide weii under controi, and
sent ten of the Owl stickmen back to
the bench, white Eddie retired six of the
Aggies. Dyer's game was hindered by
a mashed finger that he got from a
fouled baii in the second, and untii the
tatter innings he dtd not have his usuat
stuff.
The Aggies garnered a total of eight
bingtes off Dyer in the nine periods,
while Henderson held the Owls to three
raps. Nash getting two and Heywood
one. The game was a nice contest, and
the visitors disptayed some neat bat!,
atthough the Ow^s seemed agatn trou-
bted by their tendency to error. The
score was: A. & M. 4, Rice 1.
The last game of the season was a
wild slug fest for both teams, featured
by numerous and rapid jerkings and
substitution of men on both sides. The
Farmers got twetve htts from the offer-
ings of the home team's twiriers, white
Rice pulled out with nine safe hits.
Lewis, on the third sack for A. & M..
was swatting them in nifty form, iand-
ing two two-baggers and a triple, taking
a double from Melton, a triple from
Ratchford and a double from Henry.
Heywood and Wittiams of the Owls each
nipped a two-sacker, Heywood off
Sprague in the fifth and Williams from
him in the ninth. The fietding was ex-
ceptionat on both sides with the excep-
tion of a brtef tapse in the eighth, when
the Aggies fetl apart three straight
times and the Owls tatlied thrice in that
period.
Rice opened with Meiton on the
mound, but the Aggie swatters tapped
out seven in five innings, and Ratchford
went in. In the sixth the Farmers took
four hits from Ratchford, scoring four
runs off them. Henry went in in the
seventh and held them $o one hit, but
gave four walks. Moore for the visitors
was put in for Crawford in the batting
haif of the seventh, but he failed to
make his usual hit. He finished the
game behind the bat. Henderson came
in from right in the last hatf of the
ninth to stop the rally that the Owls
started when Wittiams cracked out a
two-bagger the first batt over. Hender-
son hetd them close, and the game fin-
ished 9-5.
Thus ended what is apparency a dis-
astrous season for the Owl nine, and
from the standpoint of winning the
game tt was, undoubtedly. But Grant-
land Rice says that "it is not whether
you win or lose, it's how you play the
game," and the Owls have played it in
the same otd Biue-Gray manner all the
season. It takes better men to keep up
their spirits under a losing streak than
tt does to grin in victory, and the nine
has not lost heart though they have lost
games. They were handicapped in
many ways, but there are no alibis to
offer. The season has gone into his-
tory, and we have no desire to exhume
the dead to ease any injured pride, but
in the review of the race there still
shines the light that has always flick-
ered about the Owl teams, that in face
of any sort of fortunes they are gentle-
men, and they can play the game.
ST. PAUL RICE CLASS.
Sunday morning the St. Paul's Rice
Class will have charge of the opening
exercises at St. Paul's Methodist Church.
Among other things on the program
will be a talk by Mrs; Hodges, the teach-
er of the class, and a double quartette
by the Rice Club. This Sunday the class
hotds its farewell exercises for the Sen-
iors. The class was organized in 1916
by the members who are now leavtng,
and the teacher asks that all of these
members be present next Sunday by all
means. No excuses are accepted. Since
commencement is so near and the Sen-
tors will be busy, there will be but four
more meetings of the class and a cordial
invitation is extended to everyone to
attend these meetings.
CLASS ELECTIONS
HELD ON MONDAY
Member* to Student*' and Honor Coun-
cil Elected.
The Junior, Sophomore and Fresh-
man Classes held meetings on Monday,
in accordance with the ruling of the
constitution, to elect members for the
Student Councii and Honor Council for
the year 1920-21. Each of the classes
had to elect two members, the incoming
Seniors having already two representa-
tives on the Student Council and the in-
coming Juniors having one. From the
former James L. Autry and Van Brown
were selected to Oil out the quota on the
Student Councit and Matcolpt Lovett,
Joe Benson. Miss Norvetl and C. O. Pol-
lard were chosen as Senior members of
the Honor Council, the president of that
body to be chosen at the first meeting
of the body. The incoming Juniors se-
lected tn addition to Duggan, Fred Har-
gts and Louise Moore for the Student
Councii, and for some unknown reason,
did not elect their Honor Councii mem-
bers. of which they ate entitled to three.
The incoming Sophomores chose Witt
Hatr as thetr representative for a sec-
ond time, and for their second member
of the Student Councit, Schultz. Cash-
ion and Coleman were elected for the
Honor Council.
The Student Councti of the next year
wit! be composed of Jarvis, president;
Hogg, vice president; Duggan, treasur-
er; Autry, Drown, Moore, Hargis, Hatr,
Schuttz and Cason, Councilmen-at-
Large.
Y. M. C. A. CAMP TO
BE HELD fN MISSOURI
Delegates from Southwest States to Be
['resent—Hice May Have
Representatives.
Holiister, Missouri, ts again scheduled
to be a busy place for the ten days in-
tervening between the 11th and 21st of
of June. Here, tn the heart of the pic-
s turesque Ozarks, on the banks of Lake
Tannecomo, are annually assembled
student (and facutty) detegates from alt
the colleges and universities in Texas,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Okiahoma and
Missouri. The Southwestern Depart-
ment of the Young Men's Christian As-
sociation has established a permanent
camp in an idea) tocation about three-
quarters of a mite from the tittte town
of Holiister. The camp itsetf consists of
a dozen or fifteen littte brown huts scat-
tered over a vetvety campus of Missouri
blue grass. The mess hait and the audi-
torium are targe enough to accommo-
date several hundred students and are
the most important buitdings of at).
To the south of the camp, along Tur-
key Creek, noted for its ctear spring
water and abundant fish, ties Hottister,
the railroad base of supplies. To the
north, about a mile on the other side
of the White River, is the vittage of
Branson, btrthptace of Haroid Dei!
Wright. To the west, across the broad
expanse of the take, lies the famous
Shepherd of the Hills country. To the
east, immediatety behind the camp, rises
the Prince of the Ozarks, Presbyterian
Hilt, on whose summit are held various
conventions and assembties, tnctuding
the annual Student Conference of the
Young Women's Christian Association.
The purpose of the conference is not
only to have a good ttme, but at the
same time give an opportunity to see
what others are doing and exchange
ideas. The problems of campus tifc,
industrial, social and economic prob-
tems, are discussed by great men who
are leaders in their respective fietds.
Bible study, persona! tife work decisions
and world problems are alt considered
by the students as wet! as the teaders.
Last year Texas had the largest State
delegation, and Texas University the
most mileage for any one schoo!. They
are planning to repeat thetr record and
are counting on sending fifty represent-
atives.
Rice had two representatives last
year, and the toca! Y. M.' C. A. is in
hope of sending eight or ten this year.
Rice should be especialty interested in
this conference, inasmuch as the Gen-
era! Chairman is to be Mr. Burke Baker
of Houston, a member of the Interna-
tiona] Committee of the Y. M. C. A., and
wett known to Rice students.
MEETING OF COUNCIL
FOR STATE HERE
Delegates to Students' Episcopal Conn-
ell Visit Houston for Meeting.
Duggan Presides.
Representatives from several Texas
coHeges met in Houston last Tuesday
for the purpose of discussing and form-
ulating plans for the next general meet-
ing of the Student Episcopal Council,
which wit! meet In Houston with the
Episcopal Diocesan Council some time
ear!y in 19 21. Mr. E. R. Duggan, the
chairman of the State Counci!, presided
at the meetings. Talks were made by
the delegates on the work which the
Episcopal Church Is doing at the vari-
ous institutions of higher learntng in
Texas, and a definite procedure was
evolved for the conduct of future meet-
ings of the CouncH.
The delegates included Mtss Margaret
Carter, Messrs. Jones and Fetzer from
the University of Texas; Mr. Smith from
A. & M.; Misses Annie Duggan and
Privish of the Baylor Female College
at Be!ton, and Miss Va!erie Cash and
Mr. O'Brien from Sam Houston Normal
Instttute. Messrs. Duggan and Cald-
well McFaddtn attended the meetings as
representatives from Rice.
MINISTERS ENTER-
TAINED AT COM-
MUNITY HOUSE
Delegates to the Episcopal Diocesan
Convention, some Hfty ministers, which
met in Houston on May 4th and 5th.
were present at a luncheon prepared in
their honor at the Emanuel House last
Tuesday. The address of welcome was
made by Mr. H. A. Atkinson, president
of the Cranmer Club, the Episcopal stu-
dents' organization at Rice. He was in-
troduced by Rev. Harris Masterson.
Bishop Ctinton S. Quinn gave Grace,
after which an appetizing luncheon of
co!d meats, sandwiches, salad, coffee and
chocolate pie, prepared in the inimitable
Community House manner, was served.
Mrs. Blake was assisted in serving by
several young ladies of the Cranmer
Club. After !uncheon, cigars were pass-
ed, and the meeting was called to order
by E. R. Duggan. Mtss Margaret Carter
of State acted as secretary. Mr. Jones
of State spoke on the problem of student
employment, and several other problems
of a similar nature were discussed, after
which the meeting was adjourned.
We are indeed gtad of the opportunity
of entertaining these representatives,
for they come from ati parts of the
State, and wil! be quick to spread any
favorabte impression that Rice, as a coi-
tege and as a community, may have
made upon them.
A number of talkative facutty mem-
bers were present at tuncheon.
SOCIETY PERSONALS.
Miss Margaret Carter, from the Uni-
versity of Texas, secretary of the Stu-
dents" Episcopat Councit, was a visitor
at Rice Tuesday to attend the Episcopat
Conference at the Community House.
Messrs. Coulter Timpson and Mue!ier
Vanston. of Texas University, spent last
week-end in Houston to attend the
Freshman boat ride.
Mr. Ed. Fitch, who is now attending
the Medicat Schoo! of State U. at Gat-
veston, was a campus visitor Monday
and Tuesday. He came as a guest at
the Junior prom.
There's some
ctass to the—
Brogue Oxfords
that we are showing in
both The Edwin Ctapp
and Howard & Foster
tines.
Come in and See Them
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The Chronicle has TWO reportoria!
J] representatives at Rice, and is pre-
pared to handte ait news stories
available. Athletic contests v. il! be
written up in full.
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