The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, November 25, 1921 Page: 3 of 6
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THE THRESHER. HOUSTON, TEXAS
The French Club will meet on De-
cember 1, the place to be announced
Men
Mr. Ma!co]m Stratford, '20, who is
now with the Texas Company at Port
Arthur, wiM be here for the reunion
Thanksgiving.
Mr. J. C. Saunders and wife wi!i be
among those attending the reunion
today. Mr. Saunders is now an in-
structor at A. & M.
This week is "pledge week" among
the giris' c!ubs, and interesting wii! be
next week's Thresher in which the
pledges wilt be announced
B—
A Spanish Club is in the process of
organization now under the direction
of Dr. Giasscock. The nominating
committee has been appointed by Dr.
Giasscock, and the club will soon be
a working unit. Meetings are planned
to be held every two weeks with oc-
casional social meetings at night.
B
Miss Marguerite John is coming for
Thanksgiving, but will return to her
duties at La Porte next day.
R
Miss Marguerite Wessendorf and
Mr. Buddy Rose, '21, will be among
those coming from the University of
Texas for the Oklahoma-Rice game
and the home-coming celebration.
H
This morning at 8:30 in the Brazos
Court, the Elizabeth Baldwin Literary
Society entertained its alumni mem-
bers with a breakfast. The long ta-
ble was beautifully appointed, and
each place wa#^tfiarked with the
guest's name on place cards of ap-
propriate Thanksgiving^design. After
the lovely repast, short talks were
made by the former members and by
the present ones.
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The Hoots Club entertained its
members with a very unique slumber
party last Tuesday night at the home
of Elizabeth Simpson. The house was
tastefully decorated with the club
colors and the dominating figure was
'"* RtPge ow!s-sitRT!g *
which was printed "HOOTS," repre-
senting the pin of the club.
The personnel of the party includ-
ed only members of the club.
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Axson Club to Give Party.
The Axson Club will give a card
party and dance at the Main Street
Auditorium, Monday, November 28,
for the benefit of the Rice Scholar-
ship fund. AdmissMm witl be $1.00.
Efforts are being made to secure a
representation from each of the cam-
pus clubs and organizations; that is,
to secure a foursome for some table.
The Axson Club is working toward
the endowment of a scholarship to-
ward which President Wilson has con-
tributed $500.
CO-EDS START IN
TO GYM WORK
The girls' gym classes started !a<A
Monday with a good representation of
the co-eds present for the iirs^Hjhts.
These classes are to meet every Mon-
day and Friday aftemons in the peri-
ods from 1 to 3. Lockers were as-
signed to the girls and other prelim-
inary matters were gone through
with. It is hoped that more girls will
report to the next meeting of the
class this afternoon (Friday) as there
is still sufficient locker room for
many more girls. It is entirely vol-
unteer work, however, and all girls
are welcome but none are urged to
join the class.
The girls will be given inside gym
work most of the time, but Director
Mann plans to give them some out-
side work on the athletic field, such
as the new game of passing rugby.
The indoor work will consist of bas-
ketball games, calisthenics, and a few
games that will give the co-eds a lit-
tle exercise.
Mr. Mann is now assigning the
periods in the evening to different
organizations for basketball practice.
There are still some hours at night
that have not been taken and all or-
ganizations that desire periods for
use of the gym floor are urged to see
Mr. Mann at once about the matter.
It is expected that there will be an
interesting intramural basketball
schedule this year, as several of the
teams have already begun their prac-
tice. --
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"Does your gir! know much about
automobiles?"
"H , no! She asked me if I
cooled off my car by stripping the
gears."
—Harvard Lampoon.
KIDNAPPERS ARE
KOMRADES OF
KOO KLUCKS
—*—
Another organization on the Camp-
us! Early last week an amateur "Koo
Kiucks" made its appearance on the
Campus and although no one knows
its membership, its effects have been
felt. Waiting until the still hours of
the night when all students had gone
to bed (?) somewhere about 10 p. m.,
the grand commander and his kom-
rades swept down upon the victims in
a whirlwind of vengeance and pro-
ceeded to deal out the most deadly
punishment that is in their kode of
laws.
Their victims were tried in their
hurried kourt. One was found guilty
in the first degree and the other two
were found only partially guilty of
the most just charges against them.
In vain did the despairing victims
prostrate themselves before the kom-
mander and piead for clemency. Cries
of "spare the guiity ones" were heard
outside the kourtroom, but strangely
enough no one of the awakened stu-
dents attempted to interrupt the pro-
ceedings. Stem and rapid justice pre-
vailed. Silently forcing the guilty
ones to assume the "angle theta," the
koldblooded komrades removed their
officiai belts and imprinted the royal
seal of the komrades upon that por-
tion of the body provided by nature
for such actions.
The komrades forced the other two
victims to witness the horrible punish-
ment and they stood aghast, palefaced
and hoping. After several fainting
speiis, the two were shoved into a
waiting closet and locked therein,
where they remained until released
later by pitying Slimes who had
heard their calls.
It was suggested by some of the
komrades that the offending victim
be taken to the scene of his crimes
and be strung up there, but the kom-
mander wisely replied that there were
two many scenes and that there was
not enough rope to use for each scene.
Thereupon the victim was led to the
Main street gate of the Institute and
there strung up with strong and re-
lentiess ropes, his toes barely touch-
ing the ground.
Before iong there were passers-by
who upon seeing the strange spectacle
hanging there upon .the dignified
gates of the Institute, stopped to in-
vestigate. But here it was noted by
reporter upon this ghastly crime
that there seemed to be many mem-
bers of the komrades of the Koo
Kiucks for the passers-by must have
seen a sign affixed upon the victim
which told them that their komrades
had done the work, and they merely
passed by without taking further
notice of the victim. The poor lad
was left to bite huge chunks out of
the gag and to fill the air with his
vociferous oaths which could not be
distinguished by the reporter because
of the thickness of the gag over the
mouth of the victim. Doubtless, the
komrades did this very thing to keep
passers-by from being shocked.
Let us here draw the curtain of
charity over the scene. Suffice it to
say that the poor victim was rescued
after weary hours spent in such a
conspicuous place. The reporter was
never able to gain a knowledge of the
identity of the victim because of pre-
cautions taken by either himself or
the komrades.
Oniy two nights iater at the same
hour, another peaceful lad was dis-
turbed in his thoughts by the entrance
of the komrades. Again the reporter
regrets his inability to gain the iden-
tity. Readers may know, however,
from the statement that the punish-
ment this time was to shave his beau-
tiful locks from the top of his head.
Now the iockz were either dark or
light. (You know, either brunette or
blond). The victim ztrangeiy reaem-
bles Jiggs now that hi* hair grows
only around his ears. He divides hie
time equally between applying hair
restorer and attempt* to join the kom
rades of the Koo Kiucks.
COMMITTEES ARE
NAMED FOR THE
JUNIOR PROM
N
Official announcement was made
this week of the committees for the
Junior Prom of 1922 by R. M. Winns-
boro, president of the Junior class
Winnsboro has made plans for a rec-
ord-breaking prom and wdrk has al-
ready been begun by the different
committees on the plans for their re-
spective work. The Junior Prom a!
ways cgmes in the third term and will
be the latter part of April or the first
part of May this year.
Following are the committees ap-
pointed by President Winnsboro:
Music—A. D. Batjer, chairman;
Rankin Kennedy, Fred Boettcher, W.
H. Winn.
Refreshments—Lyle Cashion, chair
man; Leslie Coleman, Catherine Dut-
ton, Fanny Black.
Chaperones—Mary Shacklett, Katie
Ruth Strieker.
Decorations—Ernest Shult, chair
man; T. A. Flaxman, Mary McKenzie,
Marjorie North. ' 4
Finance—E. G. White, chairman;
Reginald Kinnear, Bessie Smith.
R. M. Winnsboro wili act as gen-
eral chairman of all the committees
It is the pian of the committee and
the president, it is understood, that
the dance start about 10 o'clock and
that supper be served at 1 and break-
fast at 5 or 6. The Junior Prom is
traditionally the biggest dance of the
year, excepting the finai bail at the
end of the third term.
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VA^RIES OF STUDES SHOWN IN
DIRECTORY.
(From "The Daily Texan.").
Reiease of the students' directory
has reveaied many interesting and
strange facts concerning the student
body.
The Smith family ieads the list in
numbers present, having forty-two.
Following them are the Wiiiiams fam-
ily with thirty-four, the Jones with
thirty, Johnson with twenty-six, Har-
ris twenty-two, and many others hav-
ing fewer numbers.
Among the cities represented, Aus-
tin ieads with 791 students. Daiias
foiiows with 178, San Antonio 149,
Fort Worth 127, and Houston 102.
Many Nations Represented.
Many states have contributed stu-
dents, and several countries are rep-
resented. Mexipo has sent seventeen,
whereas Honduras, China, Serbia,
Venezuela, and New Zealand have
each given one.
There are students whose names
assume every shape, form and fash-
ion. For the Fishers there is a Lake,
a Pond and a Poole in which they
can catch Bass and Trout.
For the Hunters there are Cranes,
Crows, Martins, a Stark, a Poliy and
a Broussard. . .
Variety of Colors.
Colors are in abundance with Green,
Brown, White. Gray and Black, pre-
dominating.
For the lovers there is pienty of
Love, and they have Parks, Lanes and
Woods for their pleasure.
Among the nobility at the Univer-
sity are Kings, Nobles, Dukes, and a
Prince.
And while there is only one Street
several Rhodes are about the campus.
ART EXHIBITION
AT AUTRY HOUSE
FOR STUDENTS
—a-—
Following the general custom in the
larger cities of the North and East,
Mrs. Grace Spaulding John had her
private art exhibit on Sunday after-
noon at the Autry House. The ex-
hibit will be open during the week at
all hours of the day to the general
public.
There are 18 canvasses shown, in
eluding mantlepiece portraits and
iandscapes. This represents Mrs.
Johns' years' work done while in New
York and in the Pennsylvania hiiis in
and around Valiey Forge. She will
be remembered as the painter of
homes and gardens, her exhibit of lo-
cal places at the Carnegie Library
last year attracting much attention
The paintings were very enthusias-
tically received Sunday afternoon at
Autry House by Houston's art lovers,
including many members of the facul-
ty and student body of the Institute.
The beautiful scenes of the Pennsyl-
vania country were presented in a
beautifui way to the Houston people.
Autry House will be open each day
and evening this week for anyone who
cares to look over the paintings.
DATE EXTENDED
FOR CAMPANILE
PHOTOS TO DEC. 1
AH Campanile pictures must be
taken by the first) of December, ac-
cording to a statement handed out to
the Thresher yesterday. The reason
for this announcement, it is stated, is
that the football men so far have not
been able to find time to have their
photographs made, due to the exact-
ing nature of the football practices,
which demanded their presence on
Rice field early each afternoon.
The Campanile had requested that
the pictures be taken by today, t^yt
the time has been extended until the
first of December in order to co-op-
erate with the footbaii men. Alt men
and women who have so far neglected
to have their pictures taken must do
so before the first of December, and
take advantage of this offer.
Pictures are being taken at the Fox
Studio, for the price of $1.30. Quite
a deal of favorabie comment has been
heard from a number of students, it
is stated, who have already had their
work done.
HO\y HE SAID IT.
—R—
Bill knew he adored her, but didn't
know how
To tell her the facts in the case;
To put it quite plainly—he lost a!) his
nerve
The moment he iooked in her'face.
But soon in his reading he found these
few words,
That chased off the doubts that had
teased;
Just "Say it with flowers"—his prob-
lem was solved,
He'd teil her as much as he pleased.
So he told her with ftowers and fast
did he talk,
And she listened and all went well,
till—
He said it in English, and next
thing he knew
Poor William was saying "I wii)."
Then after the wedding his kind
friends observed
The dear chap was iooking per-
plexed ;
And William informed them, "I've
just found out
That after marriage—you say it
with checks!"
—Johnnie Louise Folse.
WE CASH YOUR CHECKS CHEERFULLY
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