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VOLUME VI
N, TEXAS, JANUARY 21, 1921
MCE INSTITUTE, HOUi
PART !N PAGEANT
The Majority of the institute
Took Part in Pageant—
Rare Lead AMNty.
Rice students, both by the student
body and the atumnae, was well rep-
resented in the Houston Pageant
which took ptace iast night at the
City Auditorium. This year the so-
ciety of Houston presented "Woman
Triumphant" or better realized as the
evolution of women from Eve up to
the present day.
The auditorium was converted into
a veritable Garden of Eden and cas-
cades of black onyx steps arose from
the bread side of the parquet utong
the length of the auditorium up to
the queen's dais where a magnificent
throne with black and gold canopy
surrounded it. Luxuriant costumes
were worn by all members of the
court and by those taking part in the
active scenes.
Miss Marie. Louise Hogg was grand
duchess for Rice whiie CaldwettMc-
Faddin was the grand duke. Misses
Sara McAshan and Katyruth Strieker
were duchesses and Robert Carson
and Willet Wilson were dukes. Miss
Bessie Smith was solo dancer in the
Queen's court Of the English. Miss
Marjorie North took the leading role
In the Grecian scene.
Maids to the various queens were
as follows:
Salome, Miss Kathryn Waugh;
maids Misses Mildred Miller and Mae
Hammersmith.
mases Catherine Dutton and Annie
6. Frost were maids for Delillah.
Misses Anah Marie Leetand, -Vir-
ginia Atweii, Mary MaceKnzie, Ellen
Farrar, and Katherine Moore were
maids for Helen of Troy.
Miss Rettie Warrall, maid of honor;
and Misses Laiu Shands, Lulu Higgins,
were maids for Claudia.
Misses Mary Clark Weir and Ber-
tha Downs were maids for Queen Isa-
bella.
A large number of male students
served in various capacities of the
fete, especially in the scenes of battle.
The two armies of Right and Wrong
were iead by their captains, Archie
Batjer and Graves -McGee, respect
iveiy.
Friday morning from 1 untit 4
o'ciock following the pageant, the
pageant masters entertained the queen
and her court with a bali, in which
many of the students participated dur-
ing the wee hours of morning.
LETTER
Association Ha* Mapped Out
Large PhuM.
CALENDAR.
Friday, January 21.
8:30-12:30—Coiieae Pay Day.
8:00—A. & M.-Rice basket ba!)
game, City Auditorium.
9:30—Oanee auditorium. Musie by
Rice orchestra.
Saturday, January 22.
—Episeopat Conference—
8:00—A. A M.-Riee game, City
Auditorium.
8unday, January 23.
9:30—A. M. Episeopat Conference.
Monday, January 24.
12:30 p. m.—E. B. L. 3. Ciub meet-
tng.
9:00 p.m.—Soph danee in com-
mon*.
6:30p. m.—Y. M. C. A. Cabinet
meeting.
Tutaday, January 29.
12:30 p.m.—P. A. L. 8. Ciub meet-
ing.
8:00 p.m.—Methodiat banquet.
"Why the Maaneto"—Motion
picture for engtneew.
6:30 p.m.—Dr. Taanoff speaks to
boya in Commons.
Wednesday, January 26.
12:30 p.m.—Y. W. C. A. cabinet
meetina-
4:30—Danee Community Houae.
7:00—Pfa-Med Society Meeting,
Debattna Room, South Hait.
Thursday, January 27.
12:30—Y. W. C. A. meetina-
"Why the Maaneto" engineer-
ing motion pteture in amph).
Team teaves for Auttin.
7:90—Moving pioture "The Story
of Petroieum."
% fWda&jdhtMyas.
12:3o-*TMnta Ciub meeting.
7:M—Kwttnwtwa SeotMy meet-
tnw. ^ -
Tax^a-Mo# aama at Auatin.
The Association of Rice Alumni,
feeling that their hosts were yet too
small to warrant an alumni publica-
tion and yet realising the advantages
of a ctoseiy knit organization, have
adopted, in addition to using The
Thresher as a semi-official organ, a
periodical news letter, issued by the
secretary, and containing aii the pro-
ceedings of the association.
In a very recent edition of the news-
letter the secretary has a brief resume
of the year's events. The resuits of
the annual election are announced as:
Ervin F. Kalb, president.
Verner Benton, vice president.
Sam G. McCann, secretary-treasurer.
The executive board is announced
as:
Elizabeth Rowe, E. H. McFariand, N.
H. Ricker, Albert Tomfohrde, Margue-
rite John, L. J. Woodruff.
The finances of the association are
expressed as being in fine shape, a
very neat balance being on hand.
The letter urges upon a)) alumni
the advlsabiiity of furnishing the In-
stitute with good ail-around students.
It is especially urged that they co-
operate with The Thresher in the plan
of sending copies of The Thresher to
desirabie students.
The Board of Directors express
vital interest in the formation of Rtce
Ciubs. They say "We hope that
wherever four of five of our number
are to be found, there we will soon
have a Rice club, a reai live organ-
ization which wiii be of benefit to
its members, the association and the
Institute."
A piea .is made to at) members to
*end ht their'anuuai dues ana aii in-
formation concerning themseives
which may be piaced in the associa-
tion's "Who's Who."
The letter concludes with three re-
quests:
1. "Help us keep our records com-
plete by keeping this office posted
as to all changes of address, etc.
2. Subscribe- to The Thresher if
you can—and keep the aiumni coi-
umn alive by sending in aii sorts of
information.
3. Go get that high schooi student
you want to see at Rice—and iet us
heipyou.
The under graduates wiii assist the
aiumni in obtaining good materia)
from the high schoois.
CAPT. SANER SPEAK!
TO RKE ENGINEERS
NUMBER 17
PnMic Invited te "The Story
of Petroleum," a Four-
Ree! Fi!m.
PEMX SECOND TERM
FRESHMAN PRENDE'T
Captain C. C. Saner, president of the
Houston Chapter of the American As-
sociation of Engineers and formerly
designing engineer of the water de-
partment of the city of Chicago. was
the principal speaker at the meeting
of Rice Engineers Society last week.
Capt. SauerB' address was In the
form of a chaik talk on "The Chicago
Water Supply. " Hia experience with
the same and his exceptional ability
with the chaik combined to fill an In-
teresting iecture. The speaker traiced
the development of the water supply
and indicated the projected piana for
the future, as well as giving a detailed
description of the present suppiy. He
gave the obstacles a designing en-
gineer meets with, mentioning espe-
cially the board of aidermen.
Following this address, Prof. J. H.
Pound of the Institute, offered a few
suggestions to the ciub which were
met with much applause.
The evening closed with a refresh-
ment course of chicken salad, hot
rolis and coffee. Whiie refreshments
were being served Captain Saner an-
swered the various questions concern-
ing his speech that the members of the
society had to askj.
It was announced that the society
has obtained from the Bureau of
Mines the exclusive right to show a
four-reel film, "The Story of Petroi-
eum," between the 20th and 28 of this
months This is the second ^iim ob-
tained for this week and severai show- j
ings will be made to which the pubiic j
wiii be especiaiiy invited.
h*
EPKCOPAL STUDENTS
OF TEXAS ARE WtlH
US THIS WEEK END
Cramner Club of Rice to Act
as Hosts to the Visitors;
Heavy Program.
OWLS TAKE TWO
FROM BAYLOR BEARS
The Episeopat Students Councii of
the South Texas Diocese wiii hold
its annual councii meeting in Houston
tomorrow and Sundays Some 200 stu-
dents are expected in attendance at
the councii, coming from Texas Uni-
versity, A. & M. Coilege at Bryan,
Bayior Coiiege for Women Bayior
University at Georgetown, the Medicai
Coilege at Gatveston, and Rice. The
out-of-town detegates are expected to
arrive in time for a council meeting
Saturday morning, some of them com-
ing a iittie eariy for the Rtce-A. & M.
basket bait game this evening.
The headquarters of the visiting
detegates wii) be at the Brazos Hotei,
and the meetings witt be heid at
Christ Church and at the Community
House. The visiting students witi
probably visit the Institute some time
Saturday or Sunday.
The Cramner Ctub, the organization
of the Episeopat students at Rice, wiii
act as hosts to the visitors, and aii
members of the t'ramner Ciub are
expected to attend the meetings of
the councii as deiegates from Rice.
Registration of the detegates wit] take
ptace at Christ Church parish house
Saturday morning. E. R. Duggan of
Rice, president of the council, witi
Both Games Are Fast—Sec-
ond Came Marred by
Many Fouis.
It was also announced that speak-.{preside.
ers have been obtained for ail
ceeding meetings. Their names
subjects wiii be announced iater.
MO
and
Fotiowing is a program for the coun-
cii meetings:
Saturday, January 22.
Rice advanced two more notches to-
ward a championship in basketball by
taking a pair of hard-fought games
from the Bayior Bears on the Y court
last Friday and Saturday night. The
first score was 29 to 21 and the second
28 to 17.
The first score was one-sided in
Rice's direction at the end of the first
haif. The Owi five iiteraiiy piayed
Bayior off its feet, showing an unex-
pected accuracy and speed and with
an improvement in teamwork over
that shown in the Simmons game.
Timmons andLovett were both at
their best and repeated)} threw goats
fromseemingtyimpossihte positions.
Brown worked as running guard and
piayed havoc with at) the ptays at-
tempted hy Baytor whiie McKean saw
to it that no bait ever got in the bas-
ket for the Bears except at tong dis-
tance. The hatf ended with the score
19 to 7 for Rice.
The Owis seemed to become a bit
over-confident when the second period
opened and Bayior rapidty took ad-
vantage of their stack-up in speed. Ly-
ons. Bayior's star center, suddenty de-
goais and kept the Rice rooters in fear
lest he turn the score in his favor.
Bayior made some substitutions and
STRONG 0PP0S!T!0N
EXPECTED FROM A&M
Forbs, Hartung, Ehiert and
WiMiams are Stars and
Are of Houston.
SOPH-KN DANCE TO
BE NOVEL AFFA!R
7:30a.m.-Ear)y Communion Service ^ 'heir
at Christ Church five had to fight
S:00a.m.-Counci) meeting at Christ maintain
Church parish house, E. R. Dug- *"'s' hatf.
pan (persident of Students Coun- Aiexander aimost equated Lyons in ac-
cif of this diocese), presiding.
Rompers and Buster Browns
In Commons, Monday.
12:30 p.m.—Lunch for students at
Christ Church parish house.
MiMer, Weidon and Dorsey
Other Officers.
Henry "Blue Eyes" Penix of Min-
eral Wells was elected president of
the Freshman class to succeed R. M.
Perry of Dallas, former class presi-
dent, at a meeting held Saturday. Pen-
ix was left end of the slimes gridiron
team, and Is Freshman representa-
tive on the student council.
Other officers elected were:
Mildred (Pep) Miller, vice president.
E. S. Weldon, secretary.
Henry Dorsey, treasurer.
The question of the Freshman dance
to be given in the term was not
brought up at that time, but will be
discussed at a later meeting.
The financial report was read by
former treasurer Ben Duggan, which
showed a baiance of (1.20 in the
treasury. This amount was turned
over to the Incoming treasurer.
Dr. Stokes !s Probably
the New Ya!e President
Dr. Anson Pheips Stokes will be the
next president of Yale, is the genera!
feeiing in New Haven. The successor
to President Hadiey wiii undoubtedly
be chosen when the corporation holds
its January meeting, and although the
committee appointed to suggest can-
didates has not yet announctd Its
decision, Dr/^ Stokes Is felt to be Its
choice as he has been one of President
Hadiey's ciosest friend for a long
time and has hetd Important executive
positions In the university for about
the same Itngth of time.
0.45 a.m.—Addresses by Rev. Paut
Mtcou and Miss Heten Hendricks
(both Nationai Student Secreta-
ries) and by Prof. Y.Y.Tsu of
St. John's University at Shang-
hai, China.
12:00 noon — Devotions in Christ
Rompers and socks only wttt be the ! Church ted by Rev. Halt of the
thing Monday evening when the, Inasmuch Mission of Phitadet-
ctass of '23 gives its "kid dance ' in phia.
the commons. The date is
the 24th, the time !) o'ctock, and the
price $1.50.
Ait the prim co-eds of the season
wiit be there, but instead of the usua!
affairs of squins and piumes, they
wiii don the proverbial "romper "; and
the stiff jointed men will lay aside
their tuxedos and "fuiis" and seek out
a "Buster Brown " or a much younger
creation, the "dutch suit." Formality
and the prosaic tone of the bali wiii
be cast aside, and in her stead wiii
reign the daughter, Pep, the princess
of good time, and the handmaid of
jottity.
curacy at this point. He threw two
goats from weii behind the center
ring that brought cheers front the
spectators and kept up the morate of
the Owt team. The game ended with
the bati in ptay and the score 29 to 21
in Rice's favor.
The game was not a particuiarty sen-
sationat one. but was marked by the
dashing speed and snappiness shown
by Rice the first period and by both
teams the second hatf. Timmons was
probably the best* individuat piayer
and Lyons, Lovett. Aiexander and
2:00 p.m.—Business meeting of coun- C'reasey ait did some exceiient p)ay-
cii.
4:00 to 7:00 p.m.—^Cramner Ciub of
Rice entertains with dinner I
dance at University Ctub for
students.
8:00 p.m.—Service in Christ Church,
led by Dr. Gardner, head of edu-
cational work of Episcopal
Church in the United States.
Dr. Lovett of Rice witt probabiy
address this meeting.
Sunday, January 23.
Aii sizes and aii buitds wiii appear! 11:00 a.m.—Service at. Christ Church.
on the floor that night, from Little
Winn in knickerbockers to Giant Dug-
gan in red socks and pink garterlets
(meaning of course the accessories);
from Tiny Letand in gingham rompers
to "Dut" in a charming "Mary Jane"
costume that she used to wear when
she was in her 'teens.
. Each coupie wiit enter the battroom
In a most novet manner, quite dif-
ferent from aii known or otherwise
conventional methods, but this feature
wiit be reserved as a surprise to the
merry makers and "tots," and so can-
not be divulged at this time.
A prize wiii be given to the coupie
who is acclaimed by popuiar battot the
"cutest".
Charlie Dixon, who can piay as weii
for "kids" as for the "upper 400" wiit
furnish music untii eariy in the morn-
ing of the foitowing day—at a time
when aii good iittie boys and giris
shouid be in bed. But these tots are
naughty iittie chiidren and wiit not
retire so eariy in the evening, rather
choosing the eariy part of the morn-
ing. Ices and punch wiii refresh the
kids, whenever they chance to become
fatigued, something unknown to the
reaim of the little folk, who, fortu-
nately for the pocketbook of the Soph
class will not require much refreshing.
A committee with Walter Sprlngail,
chairman, and composed of Messrs;
Goodwin, Cashion, Misses Bessie
Smith, Catherine Dutton, and Presi-
Sermon by Bishop T. F. Gaitor.
president of the presiding Bishop
and Councii of the Episeopat
Church, who detivered a sermon
at the Inaugura) services of the
Rice Institute.
4:30 p. m.—Service at Community
House for students. Ail Rice
students and faculty are invited
to attend. Bishop Gaitor witt
detiver an address
Batjer !s News Editor.
A. D. Batjer of Abiiene has been
appointed news editor of The Thresh-
er. Batjer is experienced in newspa-
per work, having fiiied reportoriai
and editoriai positions on the Abiiene
Reporter during the summer months.
He has taken charge of his duties
with The Thresher, having served on
the reportoriai staff last term. In him
The Thresher will find a valuabie ad
tlition.
dent Graves McGee has been at work
throughout the past week in an effort
to present something quite unique to
the society of Rice.
8o men! Write home for a pair of
rompers, and make your date eariy.
Yon can't see so we!! from the Rice
roof, so you'd better come to the
dance.
i"g.
Second Game 28 to 17.
The second game was atmost an ex-
act repetition of the first. Rice jump-
ed to the offensive when the first
whistie blew and ran the score up to
20 whiie Bayior made but 6 points.
The teamwork was perfect. The throw-
ing was accurate. Baytor seemed not
to know what to do with the bati when
they got it. The game was marred by
many fouis, mostiy persona), on both
sides, but Timmons was more accu'
rate at throwing the free goats than
was Lyons.
And with the opening of the second
haif Bayior again reversed the situa-
tion on the Owls and the period was
one of the hardest fought ever seen on
the Y court. The Bears made a des-
perate effort to come back strong
enough to turn the score their way
and for a time threatened to do so.
But Lovett saw the danger in time
and called his men out for a short
conference. They went back and out-
piayed the Bears for the remainder of
the game although the court resem-
bied a whirlwind of dashing forms for
a time. The Rice team was material-
ly weakened soon after the second
haif opened because Timmons being
put out for having made four person-
a! fouis. Baylor received a fuii quota
of fouis but made substitutions before
her men were disqualified. The game
ended with the score 28 to 17 for
Rice.
Timmons upheld his reputation by
piaying the best game on the court by
far. He seemed to be everywhere at
once and the man at whom Baylor di-
rected her strongest defense. Lyons
was in excellent form and scored 9
of Baylor's 17 point?. Lovett played
a good game at forward for Rice and
HIl! and Creasey were strong men on
the Baylor team. Kennedy on the
Owl team played an excellent game.
Baylor had hoped to win an easy
(Continued On Page 4. Col. 3.)
Texas A. and M. comes to Houston
for the next series of games with the
Rice Owis on the basketbati court. The
Aggie five has never yet failed to fiii
a top position among basketbaii teams
and this year's team is no exception to
the ruie. Coached by 1). X. Bibte they
have undergone a month of system
atic training and have the machine in
perfect running order. They meet Rice
in the Auditorium tonight and tomor
row night.
The Aggie squad consists of a dozen
ptayers from the bust high schooi
teams in the state and most of them
have atready won tetters for their rec-
ord on the court. Knur of the star
ptayers on the A. & team are Hous-
ton boys and any spt)rts fan can tet)
you of the exceptional abitity shown
by Forbes. Hartung. Hh)ert and Wil-
llants on local courts in the past. Rice;
students witt remember how they ted
in the victories they took from the
Owis tast year. )na<ii)ition to these
Coach Bib)e is bringing Atarch.tlwyer.
Roper. DeLee. furry. Jones and Ab:-
garity with him. a)) of whom have en-
viabte records. Hartung has been out
of the ptay because of ittness so fur
thtc Meson, bwts now eo)m,)et<-is- re-
covered ami wi)) )ike)y start the game
at guard tonight. Wittiams witt as-
sist, hint at guard. Pwver at Center
and Captain Forbes and Ehiert at for-
wards.
A. and At. has met but two teams
so far this season and has triumphed
over both, nametv Baytor Medics and
Simmons. They had iittte troubie
with the "Xear Docs" but met with
someserious, intact, aimost fatat. op-
position when they ptayed the Cow-
boys. They won the first Simmons
game hy a score of 32 to 20, but were
happy to see. the second game (-ml
with a score of 16 to 13 in their favor.
Judging from this it woutd seem that
Rice has the stronger team because
she heat Simmons with decisive
scores and piled up lairty largt'
scores against the stronger Baylor
Bears. t^oach Bibie is expecting the
hardest games of the seasou <0 b<<
those with Rice but he isexpettitig
Hartung'sptayingto offset ;hiv ad
vantage Rice may have.
Quite a number of cotnptiments
haw been paid the Rice student ttody
for the sptendid support shown the
team at the past three games. The
band has kept everybody in a rooting
mood and shows quite an improve-
ment, even over what they had ac-
comptished during the footba)) sea-
son. Coach Cawthon has expressed
his appreciation for the students' sup-
port and. is depending on it to stay
with the team throughout the season's
fight for a championship.
COLLEGE PAY DAY.
He Who Cuts His Cloister
Course Today !s a Dead-
Head.
Cottege Pay Day is a new institu-
tion in the cloister tlfe fostered by
the Y. W. C. A. and wi)t take ptace
In the cloister today. The purpose
of such a movement is to enabte the
overworked treasurers of the different
ctubs to ctear their books of dead
heads. At the desk on the cloister
representatives of the various ctubs
wiit take ctub dues and issue the
proper receipts. Btank checks and
other facilities are there to conven-
ience the payer.
Ctaas and other ctub treasurers may
wish to join with the organizers of
the idea In order to clean up the de-
ilnquents at) at one time. A unlveraat
reminder of debts and a concentration
of efforts witt !essen the strain on all.
Next year the Idea wilt be devel-
oped, perhaps, to include atl Institute
organizations. "Pay your club dues"
is a good slogan for aii.
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