The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1920 Page: 2 of 6
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THE THRESHER
A weekly periodica! pubiiahed by the students of
Rice Institute, at Houston, Texas.
Entered as second-class matter October 17,1916,
at the Postoffice at Houston, Texas, under
the Act of March 3,1879.
Subscription Rates. .$2.50 per year, 10c per copy
Thresher Office-Room 104, Administration Bidg.
HiH C. Gresham Editor-in-Chief
Fred Hargis Business Manager
R. B. Upshaw Managing Editor
OCTOBER 22, 1920.
OUR BIG CHANCE.
niCE HAS BEFORE HER just now a great op-
portunity. If one is familiar with the influ-
ence which the athletic reputation of a school ex-
erts over prospective students, it is needless to
stress what it would mean to Rice to win the
conference football championship. Why did most
of the boys you know who went to A. and M. to
study engineering go there instead of to Rice?
Was it because they thought that A. and M. had
the better courses in engineering, or because
they were especially anxious to get military
training? You know it was not. It was because
they thought that A. and M. had a greater school
spirit, because she has the reputation of having
one of the best teams in the state and of giving
it the best support.
The championship—won against all the odds
which greater age and larger student bodies give
t he older schools—would give Rice a standing, in
the eves oi' athletically inclined prospective stu-
RICE SPIRIT.
THE SPIRIT of the students has been better
1 demonstrated during the past several weeks
than at any other time in the history of the In-
stitute. And this SPIRIT is real. It is the re-
suit of a long development stunted by the war.
Last year this infant spirit was first able to
stand aione; this year marked progress is noted.
Each week wii! reveal heretofore unnoticed
growths.
It is this spirit which wii! insure athletic vic-
tories as we!! as the very success of the school.
Its effect on the footba!! team is already
noticeable. Without it we wou!d sure!y not have
won by such a margin from Baylor and defeat
in all probability would have stared .us in the
face at Tulane. It backs the team as nothing
else will. The individual player is able to develop
strength and knowledge of the game. But the
backing which wii! push him to victory, which
will make him use the last atom of his strength
to put the ball over the goa! line, can only be
given by the student body. And it is due to
this that our first games have been so success-
ful.
The spirit at this time is admirable; it is full
of punch and vigor and makes the team feel as
if they must battle harder to live up to the faith
reposed in them.
Captain Dain says, "It made a fellow feel
mighty good to see the long parade of students
which escorted us to the station Friday night;
and it made us feel even better to see the same
faces greet us early Sunday morning on our
return."
It is college spirit that gets a fellow out of bet) ^
Sunday morning at dawn; it is love for college i
and team that marches a fellow over the city lor!
hours; and it is the mark of a Rice student that
that same over-powering spirit and enthusiasm ;
never lessens though the train may be hours !
FALHTAHMS
WTKttMH
Such a spirit as is now amongst us, truly i
makes "those chills and ticklish sensations run !
up our back-bones."
It is the expression of love and pride for col-
lege, school-mates and the community.
dents, which all the distinguished faculty mem
bers in the world could not give it.
The prospects for that championship have
been growing brighter every day tor the last two
weeks. The team has been tested and has proved
itself more than worthy of all the support we
can give it. It would be hard to imagine a more
inspiring opening for a season than the Baylor
game. The Tulane game, in spite of its 0-0 score
and its one bad injury, was encouraging. After
a iong trip, in hostile territory, and against as
heavy a line as they will probably be called upon
f) face, the team proved its defensive strength
and its fighting backbone. Such a hard, ciose
game early in the season is invaluable for the
experience it yields, and for its tendency to
check any feeling of over-confidence, while it
gives firmer grounds for legitimate confidence.
The scores of our rivals, while they indicate a
hard fight ahead of us, are in the main encour-
aging. The greatest strength, unless Higgin-
botham's presence revolutionizes the A. and M.
team, is clearly with Texas, so it is most fortun-
ate that our trip is to CoIlege"*Station7 while
Texas comes here.
But the most encouraging factor in the situa-
tion. perhaps, is not the favorable results so far,
nor even the splendid spirit and strength of the
team: It is the new spirit that has manifested
itself during the past two weeks, first in the ^ ^ ^
student body, and responsively in the business our new day, and is a beacon light for what is to
men of Houston. follow.
Nothing like the pep meeting on the 7th, thej And to this step how has Houston responded?
first pep parade the next evening, the behavior They have organized a Rice Booster's Club and)
of the rooting section on Saturday, and the two [have reserved a section in the grand stand. They
escorting parades for the team on its Tulane trip, !are behind us to a man, and it is now up to us
have been seen here before during this genera- to merit this faith.
RI(35 DAY AT THE SALESMANSHIP CLUB.
THE MEANING of Rice Day at the Houston
* Salesmanship Club can not be properly in-
terpreted. Time alone can tell the tale, but the;
effects of that day are even now being reaiized.
Without doubt, it means the ctoser co-opera-!
tion and connection of Houston and Rice.
For eight years, both Houston and the Insti-i
tute have been laboring under delusions. Hous-
ton has considered Rice more of a curiosity, a
park in which to drive, and a beautiful sight to'
show her visitors. A large percentage of Rice
students, on the other hand, have thought of;
Houston as a big, cold city, a place to seek world-!
ly amusements when the tedium of study be-
comes oppressive. Both are to blame, and as
younger individuals it is our place to take the
first forward step. Both have been stubborn,
both have been determined, but both have at last
yielded.
That day was only the beginning of the new
birth, the first developments of the constructive!
spirit, now permeating Rice. It is the dawn of!
Owing to the great influx of letters
asking advice to the love torn, we are
compelled to establish a coiumn to ac-
commodate thoae thusly affMcted. The
Threaher staff considers itself very
fortunate in securing the services of
Mias 8a!!yport. formerly affiiiated ith
the Houston Press, to counset those
seeking such advice.
o——
I have been with a certain young
man neariy every night for the iaat
three weeka. His birthday is next
week: what would you advise me to
give him?—Geane.
Give him a rest.
o
Dear Miss Saiiyport: There is a
very pleasant looking young man who
piays the piano at the Community
House after lunch. How can I gain
his affections?
Dear Miss Cathrine D.: This par-
ticular young man is very fond of the
shimmy." Learn to dance it and 1
am sure you wiii win his heart;
Dear Miss Saityport: Several of the
young gentlemen with whotn 1'vq been
going out recently have asked me to
kiss them good-night. What would
you advise me to do about it?—Pender.
My Dear Miss Pender: An excessive
amount of oscuitation is liable to re-
sult in a serious case of lipatine.
o
Dear Miss Sallyport: A Mr. Atkin-
son has asked if he might caii and
bring with him the results of his dili-
gent tabors it) chem 300, i. e. his price-
tess 96 per cent dituted with Virginia
Hnre for which he claims a kick of "ye
old days." Do you think the kick,
wouid be too strenuous for my deii"ate
constitution?—Unsophisticated.
Please bring a generous sampte to
The Thresher office in order that we :
may render you a scientific opinion
on the quality of the said "kick."
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OUR LETTER COLUMN.
tion of students.
The Salesmanship Club gave Rice a chance to
show what she had last Friday, and every busi-
ness man there was more than satisfied with the
showing. The presence of their rooting section
at ait the games hereafter wii! be a great factor
in arousing rea) enthusiasm tor Rice's athletic
activities in Houston, and will in a measure take
the piace of the numbers of aiumni which we
tack as yet. Whet) the business men's rooting
section, the Rice rooting, section, a naturai born
yeli-ieader iike Shorty, and. the best band Rice
ever had ALL get into action, our visitors won't
know Rice field.
We have a great chance to make Rice history
this year. We have made the start, the spirit is
in the air, and things are moving our way. Let's
keep them moving. Let's put everything we
have in us behind that team and, with them,
make this a year that our successors will mark
with a red letter in the annals of Rice.
"NOW WATCH THESE OWLS."
PHYSICAL CULTURE.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT that classes in phvsi-
* cal culture will be begun with the completion
of the field house, under the direction of Physic,
ca) Director Leslie Mann, w?ts gladly received by
'Die Thresher, inasmuch as it has been advocat-
ing such a measure for quite a while, f
The announcement does not come any too
soon for the general good of the Institute.
Having failen prey to the lazy tropical sun and
climate of Houston, quite a number of "campus '
lizzards" and "weaklings" are developing. Stren-
uous physical drill for several weeks will soon
take the "kinks" out of all such unfortunates.
Drafting measures should not be necessary to
secure recruits for these classes and might fail
to work altogether. So attractive should the
work be made that the men will flock to enlist.
Midnite Memos.
N<-xt week is mid-term week. You
guys that want to fiunk out here's your
chance.
And finatly, Rice studes, alumni and
friends, come out and yell like h—i
tomorrow. And come out and yell
two h—)s a week from tomorrow.
Overconfidence is as fatal as under-
"ntidence. It has cost Rice several
championships. Believe in yourself,
yes. But remember that the other
team is believing in itself just as hard.
o
The coop is putting on a sate of
magnifying glasses,
to find their caps.
o
Siimes use them
If you missed Dr. Shipley's lec-
tures you missed hearing some man-
aged subjects bandied in a man sized
way.
The band is Rice's big fuH page ad-
grow tired dreaming of our girt we
tike to imagine we can.
o
"It takes a perfect woman to con-
ceai her imperfections." Yes, and it
takes perfect coiiege spirit to con-
ceal a lack of it.
o
Being a footbai) Siime has its ad-
vantages. Ask any footbalt Stime.
At least on.9 thing we haven't learn-
ed at Rice is why pharmacy isn't
studied on the farm.
o
Queer socia) appetites some people
have. Night before last we calied our
giri on the telephone and she had
maple syrup poured over her voice.
Last night we catted her and the same
voice had vinegar on it.
o
Freshman Green says he hopes to
be one of the "campus lights" in a
year or two.
! AH right, Stime. but just remember
I that the campus tights go out at 12
o'ctock.
soon
vertlsement. By a!) means set it up' ° ,
properly in appropriate costumes. ] Count that day tost whose tow de-
ta, o ) scending sun
We may not be able to play footbai! Sees in the library no new romance
as good as Josh Dain, but when we t begun
Wademan and Winsborough are
good salesmen. They "sold" Rice to
the Houston Salesmanship Ctub in a
creditable manner. And the beauty
of it is that their company is ready
to dettver the goods immediatety.
Atternating Thanksgiving and Mac-
SwiMy dinners in the mess hatt is
all right, but if we were doing it we
would combine the two and serve it
every day.
o
"A foot and his money are
parted."
Then it would seem that every one
j who goes to Rice is a fool.
j We wouldn't know whether to con-
sider it a compliment or an insult if
asked to be editor of the new comic
magazine.
The Slime dance bids fair to set a
new standard for class entertainments
at Rice. !f you haven't already made
your date it might not be too late
yet.
Hello, Southwestern; If you are very
observant you ought to be able to get
some good football pointers tomorrow.
To the Editor of The Thresher:
Atthough we have started our ath-
tetic season with a big victory to our
credit, I think that in the excitement
one of our greatest needs has been
overtooked. Upon looking back upon
the Baytor-Rice game, 1 believe that
this necessity will become apparent
to ait. It is the lack of co-operation
between the student body and our
cheer leader. Surely it was not the
fault of the cheer leader, and neither
wtte it the ftmit of the "footing" sec-
tion, so what can be done to get the
maximum amount of real "pep" and
noise out of the grandstands?
A simpte answer to the above ques-
tion, and one that 1 think would do a
great deai in eliminating this fault, is
as fottows: In the first place, our root-;
ing section has grown to such an ex-
tent that the voice of any one man is .
not sufficient to reach the ears of at)
of the rooters, and because of this, our i
student body cannot respond as they
shoutd. It is not that they do not want
to yett and do their part, but haif of
the time those in the rear and to the
sides of the stands do not know what
yetl is being given until it is well start-
ed. Hence, the effect is spoiied. Why
not etect or appoint two or three other
men—who ure ouatified—to help May-
er? t feet confident that not ontv
Mayer, hut the team, student body,
and everyone concerned woutd notice
mat appreciate the difference that the
unified efforts of these men woutd
make at our games. This is not a criti-
cism but a suggestion.
WALTER SHIP^AN.
o
RAVtNGS OF A ROUNDER.
I'emate society in Houston is divided
into two ctasses, high and low. High
tives in the southern end of the city,
and low tives on the rest of the city.
The Country Club and Security Hall
are quite different. You have a good
time at Security.
One-hatf of the city doesn't know
how the other half lives. It's a blamed
good thing.
Houston's buds are certainly blos-
soming. They are known as hardy
perennials.
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