The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 1921 Page: 3 of 4
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THE THRESHER. HOUSTON. TEXAS
PAGE THREE
134$ V
to Rice L&mry
The library ha< just received * ttMp-
meat of 1340 volumes of bound poriod-
ioal Me* containing titiea M follows:
Annals of the American Academy of
Political Solnece.
American Architect.
American Jouma! of Psychoiogy.
American Law Review.
American Naturalist.
American Statistical Association
Pubiications.
Anthropological Review.
Anti-Jacobin.
Bibitoteca Sacra.
CornhlU Magazine.
Deutsche Rundschau.
Edinburgh Review.
Forum.
Harvard Graduate Magazine.
Joumai of American Folf-lore.
Jouma! of American Hiatory.
Joumai of Morphology.
Magazine of American History.
Niiea Weekly Register.
Pennsylvania Magazine.
Philosophical Magazine.
Poiiticai Soience Quarterly.
Quarterly Review.
Retrospective Review.
Scrtbner'a Magazine.
Shaltespeariana.
Southern Quarterly Review.
These will be made ready for use as
rapidly as possible.
THERE ta A LAW ACA1N8T THIS
iN ARKANSAS.
At Physics 100—Six and two are
approximately nine, which is roughly
the answer.
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Stetson Hats
MaHory Hats
Both hats are of qual-
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Both carry the stamp
of approval of discrimin-
ating men who appreci-
ate Style, Quality and
Real Value in a Hat.
A!! the Spring Blocks
Shades
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(By M. E. JOHN, '19.)
R. M. Tilley is first engineer on
the American freighter "Epitacio
Pessoa" which is on the Philadelphia-
Rio de tine. He is located at
179 Fairvlew Avenue, Jersey City,
N. J.
J. P. Markham is a taw student in
the University of Chicago.
Miss Margaret Giilespie is teaching
[n the Simpsonvilie school. Her ad-
dress is Citrus Grove, Texas.
James Lee Bramlette, '16, is-assist-
ant chemist for the Crown Oil and
Refining Company, and is located in
Houston.
Announcements have been received
of the marriage of Miss Emma Alice
Covington to Mr. Henry Augustus Tii-
tett, Jr.. on Thursday. February the
tenth, 1921, at Dalias, Texas.
LtTTLE GIRL.
MISS MARJOR1E NORTH.
Miss North wiii take the part of
Raina in "Arms and the Man," Y. W.
C. A. piay to be staged at the South
End Junior High School auditorium,
Saturday (tomorrow) evening.
Miss North has won a great deal of
praise during rehearsals the past few
weeks.
Anton Kock left Tuesday evening
for Tampico, Mexico.
R. S. Bickford is much improved
after an illness which lasted during
the earlier part of the week.
The Blue Moon Club wilt entertain
with a tea from four to six next Mon-
day afternoon, at the home of Mrs.
G. S. King. The foilowing girls, who
are members of the club, will receive:
Misses Mary Shacklett, Mtldrew Dar-
gan, Geane King, Gessner Lane, Mar-
jorie Lewis, Frances Gilette, Roselle
Hurley, Tannie Lee Oliphant, Janice
Thibodeaux.
Miss Edina Hogan was a visitor at
the institute this week, returning to
State University last Wednesday.
rR -
George Powell spent last week end
at his home In Smithviile.
SAMURAI MAJESTIC PARTY.
The Samurai Club entertained with
a Majestic party last Tuesday night.
Following the performance the party
went to the Rice, where a lovely sup-
per course was enjoyed. Amon$ oth-
ers present were Paul Kin? and Fes-
tus Carroll, who are alumni of the
club. Only the membership of the
club with their dates attended.
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Samurai announces as pledges Gor
don White, Noel Willis and J. R. Davis.
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DANCE MONDAY, FEB. 21.
There wiil be an informal pay dance
In the Commons Monday, Feb. 21.
Charlie Dixon, always in favor at Rice
dances, wii) play, and a tax of $1.50
will be assessed. The foilowing day
wiii be a holiday at the institute, so
a large attendance is expected.
SCHRAMM-WEST.
M. A. West, a student at Rice until
a week ago. surprised his friends by
the announcement of his marriage to
Miss Eleanor Schramm of Harrisburg.
The wedding was solemnized at the
Central Presbyterian Church of Hous-
ton by Rev. James Thone on Sunday
afternoon last, at 6 o'clock. The wed-
ding was a quiet affair, oniy reiatives
and a few friends being present. The
only attendants were Miss Betty Wil-
der of Houston and Fred Lange of
Dallas, who was also a class-mate of
the groom. Mrs. West has been at-
tending school at San Marcos.
The bride and groom will make their
home In San Antonio at present, where
Mr. West has a positiop with ,the gov-
ernment. 'Mr. West plans to reaume
his studies at Rice next fall when he
and his wife will move to Houston.
You've a very narrow skirt,
Llttiegirl.
Are you sure it doesn't hurt,
Little giri?
That's a mincing iittle stride
Where the street Is wiid and wide,
Are you sure there s room inside,
Little girl?
What will happen if you siip.
Little girl?
Aren't you fearful it will rip.
Little girt?
You had better take a sack,
So if anything should crack,
it wouid serve you coming back.
Littiegir).
Let the bottom outabit,
Little girl.
It is much too tight to fit,
Little girl.
As the matter sadly stands,
You'll be walking on your hands,
And in that event—my lands.
Little girl!
—Critic. Buffalo Evening News.
SHE WONDER8 WHY SHE GOT 5 IN
ENGLISH.
instructor (English 100)—Give me
an example of a complex sentence.
Unsophisticated Siime—There were
six boys, six girls and six chairs.
it's simple.
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CORRECT, SIT DOWN.
Instructor (To Class in Woolley)—
The boy saw a dollar bill on the street.
What punctuation do you make after
it.
Broke Slime—A dash.
YOU CAN ALWAYS.
You can always tell a Senior, he is so
sedately dressed.
You can always tell a Junior by the
way he swells his chest;
You can always tell a Freshman by his
timid looks and such;
You can always tell a Sophomore, but
you can not tell him much.—
Mass. Ag. Squib.
AT THE MAJESTIC.
When girls come in
And take box seats,
! call it then
A Box of Sweets.
JUST SO.
Stewed: "When i found out how
late It was i went home like a streak
of light."
Stude: (maliciousiy) "Yes. from
lamp post to lamp post, as it were. "
TWO BASE HiTS.
The bass drummer daity
Goes pounding around,
i oft wonder if he
Gets paid by the pound.
And if he, white beating,
Shoutd die of the heat.
Would he be the fetiow
That's called a dead-beat?
THE BEAST.
She: "1 haven't a decent gowtt to
my name. "
He: "Atl right, wear one of those
indecent ones. 1 just tove you in those
tow-neck things without a back."
(Life.)
SPRING iS HEAH.
The tourist to the tramp once said,
"i've seen and done quite many things;
I've gone to many heaith resorts.
And bathed in many famous springs. "
"That's nothing," then the tramp re-
plied,
"I, too, have some eccentric tricks;
Twit) interest you to know that 1
Bathed in the spring of "S6."
)F.
If flies are flies
Because they fly,
And fleas are fleas
Because they fiee,
Then bees are bees
Because they be.
(Yale Record.)
If smacks are smacks
Because they smack,
And tracks are tracks
Because they track.
And stars are stars
Because they star,
Then Owls-R-Owls
Because they R.
Intra-Mwral Connfi!
At a meeting of the intramural
Council on Saturday afternoon iast at
the field house, important matters
concerning the completion of the con-
stitution were concluded. Eligibility
of the men who are to piay in the
games scheduled by the council was
settled after sufficient discussion.
Basket bail games were scheduled
by the council between several volun-
teer teams, the Freshman Engineer
team, the "Prof" team, Alpha Rho.
and the Samurai team. These games
are to take place this week and next,
the completion of the schedule being
hastened in order that sufficient time
might be given for baseball and track
men to start their work. Each of
these teams have had practice and in-
teresting contests are expected.
"The war was an engineer's war;
technical from start to finish. " So
said Major J. A. Rossiter to the En-
gineering Society Tuesday night.
Major Rossiter. present statf vice
commander of the American Legion
and former major of the H)8th En-
gineers gave an Illustrative talk to the
engineers at that time.
The slides which accompanied Maj.
Rossiter's taik covered the engineer s
part in the war from embarkation to
armistice. They showed in especiai
detail the part the engineer played in
locating enemy posts and gun etn
placements. He took up also in his
talk a detailed explanation of the use
of war maps.
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Members of the Tatler Ctub are
planning a boat ride to the bay this
Sunday. About sixteen couptes witt
teave Houston Sunday morning on the
"Vision," returning late Sunday night.
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LES H1BOUX.
The meeting of Feb. 8 was heid at
the home of Miss Heten Freyer. The
chief diversion of the evening was the
presentation of two scenes from "Les
Femmes Savantes." The actors were
Misses Campbell. Kennerly. Goodman
and Killingsworth, and Mr. Escher,
who aiso coached the play.
A short business session fotlowed
the program, during which two new
members were voted Into the society.
After the serving of a delightful
course of refreshments, the club song,
"Chanson dee Hiboux," and "La Mar-
seillaise" were sung, and the meeting
adjourned.
The next meeting will take place on
Feb. 23, with Miss Kennerly as hos-
tess, at 20 Courtland Place.
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 1921, newspaper, February 18, 1921; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229880/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.