The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, November 25, 1921 Page: 2 of 6
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THE THRESHER, HOUSTON. TEXAS
THE THRESHER
A weekly newspaper published by tho stu-
dents of iMce Institute nt Houston. Texas.
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THRESHER STAFF. IMI-Z2
A D Batjer. '23 .Editor-in-Chief
.!akt? Henry, Jr.. '22 Business Manager
it. S. Hickford, 23 Managing Editor
Editorial Department
Fanny Mack. '23 Associate Editor
W. M. Darting. '28 News Editor
H'-n MitcheH. '24. .. Asst. News Editor
Mar^ar^t B!ackw<*!!, *22 Asst. News Editor
H. B. C^Bey. '24 Sports Editor
E S Wv!don. 24 Feature Editor
Tannic OMphant, '23 Co-Ed Editor
B. M. Winnsboro, '23 Hoots Editor
B H Warn. '23 . Exchange Editor
BturH* Hurh-y, '21 Ex-Stude Editor
Business !)epartment
!)on Wa!kt!r. '23..........Circulation Manager
J H Fit Ms.,.. Asst. Circulation Manager
M N. Ai(km. '23. Advertising
Harry Copland, '23 Advertising
C. L. i)utlon, '22 Advertising
Reporters
Hi!! (^t-shnni A!nia Davidson C. H. Tarsons
i{. !)roui!h^t L K. Swinford Joe Ritter
H. ! Payne T A. Fiaxman iiaxe! Cannnn
! t)'t!^r!ck Boberts J. L. Moore
WEi.tOME HOME. ALUMNI.
\\ c ) t- o tii e home, Atumni! The
Thresher, the Students, the Faculty—
:tH td' Rite bi<)s you welcome. Rite
is yitut's again today; make yourself
at honte. Another year has passed
ami Rice opens wide her doors and
fetches fort)) her arms to weicome
her ex-students.
Thanksgiving Day is the day that,
a!! America has dedicated to the mem-
ory <d' her fore-fathers—Thanksgiving
lhtv is t he day tha't aii Rice has dedi-
cated to the memory of her depart-
ed Alumni ami to these Atumni who;
have returned to honor Rice with their!
presence.
Hice is young and her traditions are;
young, but you, our predecessors, have i
started Rice out on the right path and
have given us the traditions and cus-'
t'uns that we observe today. You,
have set high ideals for ps to tohots
and we realize' that those ideals arc
nuch easier to follow than they were
to establish. We are doing our part
to make Hice continue in the best of
paths and we realize, in doing that
part, the contributions made by the
Alumni. \V< are indeed thankful on
this day nf Thanksgiving.
It is must fortunate that we are
abb- to have a representative of every
class in the htatory of Rice with us
today. Hot the feeling that should
prevail among all of us is that we are
Hice and that we have that in com-
imm. I' tum the members of the first
class to the members of the class of
we are all one.
The Impe of all the present students
is that the Alumni will be pleased
with the work that has been carried
mi since their departure. We hope
that the Rice standards and ideals
have been preserve) the same as they
were handed (town to us.
A university is judged by its Alum-
ni. )f the atumni are successful in
the different lines of work that they
take up. the university is given high
nedit. )t is with pride that Rice
l-it.ks upon its Atumni and it gives
' ledit. fur much of its success to the
iiumtii. it is the hope of every one
intrre-ted in Rice that the Alumni
wiil keep in touch with their Alma
Hater and wi)) keep up the good work,
v. ith the students.
Let it be remembered that Rice i-
ne\er loses sight of its Alumni. Ev-!
<'ty step that you take is watched by;
your Alma Mater, and in all things,
Rice is for you, Alumni.
..,R
THE DECREASED FRESHMAN
SQUAD.
There has been Quite a bit of ta)k '
around the campus about the action of
the institute in decreasing the Fresh-
matt football squad, it is only right
that there he some explanation made
of this action, for the wrong impres-j
sion has been afloat about the matter.!
Some students have gone so far as to}
criticize the Institute office severely
for compelling some few of the best
men tin the Slime team to drop foot-
ball for this season. The Freshmen
have had the matter explained to them
hut not a)i of them understand it in
its true light.
Here it is: The action was not tak-
en by the registrar, the Institute of-
fice, or the dean, as some students
have imagined without just cause. It
was a recommendation of the Athietic
Council when the information came
to the office of the registrar that a
man on the Freshman football squad
had received two blue cards he should
immediately be called to the office of
the registrar, with the advice and
suggestion of the registrar and Coach
Arbuckle that he should not report
for footbal) practice. The Athietic
Council did not think it advisable
merely to prohibit the Freshman from
playing in games, but that he be pro-
hibited from any practice, for the
practice takes the majority of his
time. However, if the Freshman
shou)d improve in his work inter on
in the Reason to the extent that his
instructor should deem it wise that he
be permitted to return to football
practice, the Freshman would be al-
iowed to join his teammates again.
It is at once evident to a thinking
person that this sort of action is in-
deed a wise one. The motive is not
to put the man on probation or to
discourage him in schooi, thereby im-
proving the grade standing of the In-
stitute by weeding out the students
making the iowest grades. The in-
tended results of the ruling are that
there should be a smaller number of
football men flunking out at the end
of the first term. The two-foid mo-
tive is that the student himself wouid
have a greater chance of remaining in
schooi—a motive which is) of course
to the interest of the Freshman; and
that Rice would have a larger number
of men from which to pick the Varsity
each year, resulting from the fact
that Hot tnany Freshmen football men
flunked out during the year before.
It is a weil-known fact that much
good footbal! materia! is lost each
year, not only to Rice, but to every
school, by the path of the "flunk-out."
Anything which wouid tend to lessen
the percentage of those flunking out
is advisable.
This month some eight men on the
Freshman squad received two blue
cards. Some of these men are the
most promising for the Varsity of
next yaar. Two blue cards indicate
a pretty low standing. Although it
does scent hard to keep a good man
from playing in an important Slime
name, it is much more important that
he be kept eligible for Varsity games
to be played the next season. It is
to the advantage of the student, both
in his educational and football career,
that he be kept in good standing in
school. It is a)so certainly to the ad-
vantage of Rice that a good football
man be kept eligible.
The Athletic Council has made a
valuable ruling and every student
should give it mora) support. He)p
the Freshmen to see it in the right
way atitl then stop criticizing a wise
policy.
THE EXTENSION LECTURES.
The announcement of the program
of extension lectures for li)21-22 was
received with interest recently by
Houston people and students of the
Institute. The lectures for this year
will be on the most interesting of sub-
jects and the lecturers are among the
most popular that Rice affords.
Rice students are not aware of the
enough attention is given them by
the students. Most of the lectures are
on subjects that are not included in
the regular courses of the Institute
and those that are included in the
ordinary courses are treated with a
more general view. The student who
has taken every course that Rice of-
fers may find muc^ new material for
thought, in them. Some of the lectures
are given at the University Club while
the others are given in the Adminis-
tration Building.^a place very easy to
teach. The time spent in attending
these lectures will be time welt spent
by any student.
The following are among those who
are on the extension lecture program
for this year: John Willis Slaughter,
Albert Leon Cuerayd, Alan Dugal Mc-
Killop, Curtis Howe Walker, Baldwin
Maxwell, and Henry Ernest Conklin.
These men will all deliver a series of
lectures that are on subjects of vital
interest to people of understanding.
R
It is only three more weeks untii
the first exam day. That is not much
time in which to learn a whoie course,
but it might be enough time to brush
up on a course that you have been
tagging behind the others, sufficiently
to pass it. Better put in a little time.
It's a mighty queer feeling to get a
card from the Institute office (while
you are having a good time at home
during the ho)idays) telling you that
you will not be allowed to enter the
University for the second term.
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THE AUTRY HOUSE
Situated across Main Street from the Institute, is the scene of many social
and religious gatherings of the students. Autry Mouse was a gift of Mrs.
James L. Autry ami family as a memorial to the late Judge James L. Autry.
The house is under the auspices of the Episcopai Church, but is open to ail
students of any creed for use in whatever capacity that is provided for in
its structure. The house will be open ali Thanksgiving Day and evening, and
all Alumni are invited to visit and inspect it.
HOME-COMING DAY.
It is becoming a tradition at Rice
that Thanksgiving be a home-coming
day for a)l ex-students and especially
the Alumni. It is a tradition that
in ail probability, wilt he kept up.
This custom of having a speciai day
for home-coming of old students is
one that is followed at many Ameri-
can universities and there are fitting
ceiebrations at most of them. But
when Thanksgiving Day is set aside
for home-coming day, It has been the
tendency of most of the present stu-
dents to take it as a "home-going
day" for themselves, and they are not
in the university to greet the oid stu-
dents. At Rice, there has not been
such a marked tendency toward this
end, but students should be carefui
that such a thing does not occur.
Home-coming day i^ one of the
strongest links between Alumni and
the present student body. This con-
nection is valued by botn. But the
present students are not given the
opportunity of meeting the Alumni
unless they have known them before.
The Alumni of several years back are
not given the chance of meeting stu-
dents who have entered Rice since
their day. Why shoudn't there be an
entertainment arranged by the whole
student body for the Alumni? In
short, a general get-together party
that would make the ties between the
Atumni and the present student body
even stronger than they are? The
Alumni have a dance for themselves
but there should be another dance or
reception for a)). Why not make
p)ans for next year's home-coming to-
ward that end?
— n .
THE CAMPANILE PICTURES.
The time has been lengthened by
the Campanile staff for the taking of
pictures of students at the Fox studio.
All pictures, were supposed to have
been made by Thanksgiving Day, but
because of the fact that members of
the footbal] squad have not had a
chance to visit the studio, the time
was lengthened another week, to the
first of December. It is thought that
by that time all students will have had
a chance to spend a few minutes' time
and one dollar and a half, as the nec-
essary requirements of being patriotic
Students may visit the Fox Studio at
any time during the day and the
photographer will take only a few
minutes time in making the exposure.
It is another question of patriotism
as to whether you wil) have your pic-
ture taken for the annua). It is, on
the other hand, not patriotism. It is
a privilege to be allowed to occupy
the space in the Cantpaniie and it wiil
be merely a persona) regret by the
student who does not have his picture
taken, when the Campanile conies o t
without his picture on any page. The
staff is attempting to represent com-
pletely the students and their affairs
during the year, and they cannot do
this without the he)p and co-operation
of every student of Rice.
And for the payment of the one dol-
lar and a half is included a photo-
graph of the student who has the pic-
ture made. Do it for the Campanile,
for Rice, and for yoursetf.
LAWRENCE HASKELL
Captain, and the right end of the Ok-
lahoma team. Haskeii wiil play his
last game of collegiate football this
afternoon. He has played with the
Sooners for four years and is consid-
ered as one of the fastest ends in the
Missouri Vaiiey Conference. Haskell
made second selection for AH-Vaiiey
in 1920.
WIENER ROAST
BY ENGINEERS
A HAPPY EVENT
Party Goes to Green's Bayou
Musicai Instruments Add
Zest to Occasion
K
Last Wednesday, promptly at 7,
two trucks left Fannin and Eagle with
30 couples for Green's Bayou. The
Engineering Society provided the
trucks with pads, and, despite threat-
ened rain, both trucks were filled to
capacity. The road was exceHent,
and the time passed entirely too
quickiy, while the town was awakened
with Rice yeils and many a song, both
classical and popular.
When the camping grounds were
reached, the fires were already burn-
ing brightly, and the moon peeped
from behind the clouds and smiled on
the scene. All of the wieners were
ready to be roasted, the buns were
split and buttered, the piektes were
within easy reach. Due to the fore-
sight of the engineers, )ong steel rods
were provided for holding the wieners
over the fires, and no time was wasted
in starting the sausages sizz)ing.
The camp was pitched on the banks
of the bayou in a clearing. In front
was the bayou, a boat landing and a
swimming hole, back were the woods
[ of jungle-iike thickness. The chief
' woodsman was Jack Meyer, of strut-
! ting fame, who was ably assisted by
Francis Berleth and Blair Stuart.
After all had had their fill of wien-
i ers, great boxes of marshmallows
were discovered and forthwith toasted
over the coals. Then the groups gath-
ered together, guitars were brought
out, and many a sweet refrain was
wafted to the moon.
It was ably demonstrated that chap-
erones are more than mere ornaments
in this case, the ladies of the Faculty
showing exceilent ability in separat-
ing wieners and policing the "kitch-
en," white the men were not outshone
in cooking, and afterwards lighting a
pipe from a glowing ember. Those
of the Engineering Faculty so well
iHustrating their usefulness were Mr.
and Mrs. H. K. Humphrey, Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Waters, Jr.. Mr. and Mrs.
L. B. Ryon, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Pound. Mr. Orr, of the mechani-
cats was also present, though hardly
counted among the chaperones, for he
had two dates a)ong.
The camp was poiiced and the
trucks'started for home at 11, and
hardly less pep was present on the
return trip. The coup)es dropped off
one by one as their destinations were
reached, and a)i were home by 1. The
success of the party was so great that
it is certain more wili be given under
the auspices of the society in the en-
suing year.
E&3
Events of the Past
November, IMS.
E. B. L. 8. hold a very delightful
entertainment in the Commons.
Engineering Society enjoys talks by
prominent Houston engineers.
B
The Baii High School piayers are
guests of Bice for the Bice A. & M.
game.
B—
Munz is champion in tennis singies
at Rice.
B
November, 1917.
Cadets have a very interesting taik
by Y. M. C. A. secretary fresh from
France.
R
Rice is heard of in athletic circles
as far North as Chicago, according
to a letter from a former Rice stu-
dent.
—B
Owlets defeat the soldiers of Camp
Logan 41-7.
November, 1919.
Plans for a large reunion of Rice
Alumni and ex-studes on Thanksgiv-
ing Day are on foot.
Charles Ruud, former Rice athlete,
loses his life in a plane crash in Cali-
fornia.
November, 1920.
Samurai Club entertains with a
very beautiful dance at the Harris-
burg Gardens.
Misses Marguerite Wessendorf, Mil-
dred Miller, and Sydney Swett are
among the Tattler pledges for the
first term.
TAe HcMMHcapped
CM
In these days of keen competition
in business and society, a gM who
is physically and mentaUy behw par
is quickly counted out. You cant do
yourself justice when you've "got
your feet on your mind/' And lines
in the face do come from the pain
and nerve-strain caused by improper
shoes. .
The first step toward success is to
wear comfortable Cantilevers. It's
not as if you had to sacrifice styie
by wearing them. They're just the
sort of smart, weii-cut shoes that
the fashion magazines illustrate for
waiking, sport and business wear.
But they've got a lot of features
that ordinary shoes haven't. For in-
stance, a flexible shank that sup-
ports the arch of your foot, yet bends
with it, so that your foot muscies are
kept as elastic, supple and springy
as a dancer's. This does away with
any possibility of flat foot.
Cantilever Shoes are cut on natural
lines, so that your toes are free to
straighten out and wiggle luxuriously.
The heels are placed to give perfect
balance and enable you to step firmly
and gracefully. You may have
thought you had some comfortable
shoes before, but just treat your feet
to a pair of Cantilevers, and you'll
learn what comfort is!
Sold in Houston oniy by
CaniHcvcr Shoe Store
At Gorman's
803-07 Main St.
"Y"ANNOUNCES
COMING SPEAKER
R
The third speaker for the year un-
der the auspices of the Y. M. C. A.
of Rice Institute is Captain George
Irving of New York. Mr. Irving is a
World War veteran, having held a
commission first in the Canadian ar-
my and later when America went in,
in the United States army. Mr. Ir-
ving has seen the world, knows men,
and will be of great interest to the
men of the institute. He wii) speak
on Wednesday, November 30, right
after supper in the Rice Commons.
K
English teacher: What are the
three most significant letters of the
alphabet?
Abe (remembering last nite's
game): I O U.
npHE style line-up of Sakowitz
Bros. Clothes is as distinctive
as the characteristic of youth at a
football game.
Suits and Overcoats featured in
many weaves to please college
young men—
$35 $45
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