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EMTMH
SENIOR
E0!T!M
VOLUME IX
RICE INSTITUTE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, APRIL 18, 1924
NUMBER
Rice Topics
HfELL. here we are! We submit for
*' your approval the Senior Edition
oi The Thresher. We hope you iike it;
we've enjoyed doing it. And in giv-
ing the regular Thresher staff a iittle
vacation—if they go through each
week with all we have for the past
week, they certainty deserve it! To
say the least, we know quite a bit
more than we did about editing a
paper. And we've added not a few
words (which won't do to publish
here) to our vocabulary.
QOMETHING appeared in the Chron-
^ icle about a week ago which has
caused us to wonder. We all appre-
ciated Mefo's visit to Rice, but we
wonder what he meant when he wrote
"Discovered lots of things. Saw Dr.
Iipvett, a tapeworm 14 feet long,"
etc. Which reminds us that we saw
Dr. Lovett once last fall. But he
looked differentia us!
—0—o—o—
W^ORD comes from President Mc-
" Vey, of the Freshman class, that
there may be a Freshman Boatride,
after all. Heretofore this event has
always been one of the most pleasant
of the year. The boatride is a tradi-
tion we'd hate to see broken.
—o—o—o—
npODAY is the day" of the Engi-
-*- neering Show. This event is one
that is fast becoming famous through-
out the State. What other gchool in
the State, or in several states for that
matter, has equipment comparable to
ours? Think how many miles you
wouid have to go to find another such
exhibit! Last year some people came
out who were mildly interested, and
they went away not only tremendously
impressed, but extremely enthusias-
ms—people whom we should say were
not even interested in Engineering.
* * *
If this were the effect on people
who weren't even interested, does it
*' h.AMh.W that the 3h9w Reserves the
full support of every student of Rice ?
Boost the show! Call all your friends
and issue them a special invitation!
Let's show the thousands of people
in Houston who don't know it, that
Rice has something besides beautiful
grounds!
* * *
And you men of the academic de-
partment: The Engineers as a body
are busy with the exhibits; they are
running the show. But they need your
help. They are depending on you to
show our guests through the exhibits.
Go over and offer your assistance!
Let's show them that the academs as
a whole are behind any movement for
the advancement of Rice.
f^NE of the greatest duties today of
" every Rice man and woman—par-
ticularly the men—is to entertain the
visiting athletes who are with us.
These men have come here from va-
rious places in Texas to participate
in the Track Meet today and tomor-
row, and they are our invited guests.
Let's treat them as such. Let's show
them our school; let's show them our
coach; let's show then our Engineer-
ing Show! and above all, let's take
pains to introduce them to all the Rice
men and women we can. In all, let's
make them feel at home, and show
them we're glad to have them.
* * *
And we ca^i show them we're glad
to have them in no better way than by
inviting them to come to Rice next
year. They've got something in the
line of athletics that we need, and
we've got something in the line of edu-
cation that they need. We know what
they've got; let's" show them what
we've got. And let's exchange!
ANOTHER thing we are going to
take the privilege of mentioning
in "Topics" this week is the band.
We have seen greater improvement in
the band this year that) ever before.
But it is still lacking sufficient sup-
port on the part of the student body.
How about it? The band is as much
a deserving organization of Rice as
any other. Let's support it as such!
And let's-show our support by bring-
ing more high school musicians to
Rice next year. Talk it up! Let's put
the band oh-the .map!
r]1HE next issue of The Thresher to
* come out will be the Junior issue.
Cheerio, Juniors,, cheerio! We hope
you will have as much fun putting
out your edition as we have with
ours. (If you have as much work,
you'll deserve the fun.) Here's to the
next itaue!
Eng&teeWng fo
a? TVoon Tbday;
iMce "L# Ujp"
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This afternoon at 2:00 o'clock wiH mark the opening of the
Third Biennial Engineering Show given by the engineering stu-
dents and faculty of the Institute, and from the arrangements
made, this show promises fair to exce! the two preceding exhibi-
tions in both size and completeness.
For the past month the engineering
students thru their organization, the
Rice Chapter of the American Asso-
ciation of Engineers, have been hard
at work planning and developing the
exhibits of which the show is com-
posed so as to present to the visiting
public an exhibition which gives com-
plete expression of the character of
work in the various engineering de-
partments. So during the afternoons
and evenings of today and tomorrow,
these Rice Engineers take great pleas-
ure in showing the guests of Rice the
fruits of their labors.
Large Crowd Expected.
But not all the work expended by
the Engineers has been put to plan-
ning the exhibits. Plans have been
made to take care of the large crowds
expected to pass thru the several
buildings in which the show is held.
It was estimated that ten thousand
thronged thru the displays during the
two days of the Second Biennial Show;
and a crowd of even larger propor-
tions is expected on these next two
days. A systen^f providing guides
to conduct the guests thru the exhib-
its has been worked out, and the dis-
continued on Page 3)
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CMMNKLE W!LL
G!VE P1MZE FOR
FEATURE STORY
In spite of the fact that a lack of
interest in the journalistic competi-
tion for Chronicle and Post prizes last
year resulted in no prizes being
awarded, the Houston Chronicle is
again offering a prize of one hun-
dred doilars for the best feature ar-
ticle turned in by Rice students by
May 24.
Any Rice student is eligible to try
for the prize. The movement is being
sponsored by^ the R. and Quill As-
sociation, of which E. H. Millis is
president.
It is said that should the contest
prove successful this year that more
prizes will be awarded in the future.
But if the contest should fail through
lack of interest, then it will be a hard
matter to get Houston newspapers in-
terested again, it is claimed.
The rules governing the contest fol-
low. It is asked that they be carefully
read and followed. No distinction will
be made as to who gets their article
in first. It is only required that they
be in by May 24.
(Continued on Page 6.)
Wednesday Chapel
Service Led By
Mary Louise Ford
Miss Mary Louise Ford gave an
instructive as well as interesting talk
on "Work" at the chapel services held
in the Faculty chamber, Wednesday
morning.
Work for the time cometh when no
man can work was the theme which
Miss Ford built her talk around.
After the services a picturc of the
regular Wednesday morning groups
was taken for the Campanile.
Engineer? TTtrM/ed
*******
AiFound
*******
in Betygre/
Many romantically inclined students
will be shocked to learn that the large,
iron-topped man-holes placed at in-
tervals along the gravel walks about
Rice lead not to the sewer, but to a
long tunnel. The chief engineer states
that he gets much quiet satisfaction
from strolling along this tunnei and
picking up from its floor many heart-
rending tove letters and affectionate
notes whieh young lovers fondly be-
lieved they had consigned to the ever-
lasting oblivion of the sewer by way
of the openings in the man-hole
covers.
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THE SENIOR.
HjEOR-FnCAL . P[? ACT) COL.
(NOT aCCOKD)N& TO HOVLB)
.if?
WW/
R/ce Co-Op Fa/%;
A. L. Rroww
Official announcement has been
made that Mr. Bert Hitson, of Carls-
bad, New Mexico, has been selected to
operate the Co-op next year. ^Ir. Hit-
son is a man of experience and has
been working in the Co-op since Rice
opened last September. He will take
the place of Mr. Arthur Brown, who
graduates this year. Mr. Hitson is
a member of the Sopohomore class at
the present time.
MS*. Emmettt K. Goodrich of
Brownsville will succeed Mr. Allison
Dryden as student member of the
board of control. The other student
member is Mr. "Ike" Sigter.
It wii!" be of interest to the student
body to know that the Student' Coun-
cil has recommended that in case of
the declaration of a dividend, ail the
dividend up i$500 go to the R.
Book. It is supposed that $500 of
the dividend of this year will be used
in this way, and will be added to the
$000 of the Alumni Association for
the purpose of buying more of the
books to be sent to Texas athletes.
The R. Book is to be smaller this
year than last, due to the fact that
in this way more copies can be ob-
tained. The edition of these is in the
hands of Bob Morris, and the books
are to come out about May 1.
MCE OWLS MEET
SOUTHWESTERN U.
ON C!N0ERS SAT.
RICE STUDENT IS CATS-MEOW SAYS WERLIN;
* *********** ************
"ALL HAH. TO THE MODERN COLLEGE MAN!"
300 ATHLETES HERE
FOR RICE CARNIVAL
STAGE SET FOR HEATED
CONTEST-PRELIMINARY
EVENTS AT 2:00 TODAY
Rice today is host to approximately 300 athletes'from high<
schools and academies all over the State. The third Anuuak Ketay
Carnivai which occurs this afternoon and aH day Saturday, ts ex-
pected to surpass the previous contests in both sixe and quality of
performance.
The preliminaries and semi-finals
wit] be disposed of this afternoon,
starting at 2:30, and the final field
events tomorrow morning. The track
trials ssil) he held Saturday aftertuxm
in t'onnc tion with the track meet be-
tween Southwestern and Rice.
Only the best athlete-prndueing
schools in the State have been invited
to engage in this meet. Tins, together
with the fact that eneh man must, have
passed a high test of perfoi'manc
this season iti order to qualify, means
that only excellent contestants will
compete. An unprecedented n-psonse
has brought the best speed-men hants
and huskiest field )n-!'i'mnie)s in the
State together. WiH the high records
set up last year he shattered in this
contest ?
Prizes Will He Given.
Many prizes are to be awarded the
winners. Individuals wii) receive gold,
silver and hronxe medals. The win-
ning Relay Team wii! he awarded a
handsome trophy to carry hack home
A Student ('tirnmitt.ee for eaeh ha!i
has been selected to supervise the
eating for the visitors. Every Rice
man and woman, however, is an in-
dividual host to tile youths, and every
courtesy will be extended then!.
Entertainment Provided.
—An -<4t!4opat&h^;' ar-
ranged for the entertainment <t' the
visitors Friday and Saturday. A!
Friday, shortly after the preliminary
[and semi-final contests, thty wilt t*«-
ibanquettcd in the Mess Hall. At the
(Continued on Page tt)
ouEsmoEoro
PERFECf SENiOR
ENfERTAiNMENTS
Seniors! It is most important that
you pay vodT dues at .just an early a
date as possible. The sueee-.- .tf our
"Finals" depends upon yuu. st< unless
your dues are paid see eannot t xpeei
to make, these events what they
should be.
The"dues are nine dottars (?h.0e)
and they cover the Senior American,
Senior Banquet ant] the Final Bait.
It will be necessary t'or you to j ay the
full amount of the dues in order to
attend any of these events. Xo bid
for just one of these events will be is-
sued or sold to Seniors.
Each committee is, given so much
frum the total amount of dues paid it!,
so in order for these committees to
(Continued on Page 11
Rice is expected to come cut on the
long end of the seore in the track
meet with Southwestern tomorrow.
Although we failed to win the Baylor
meet, such an improvement, was shown
over the previous week that a win
seems a safe bet. Webb is going
strong and should be able to kiek oft'
a 52 quarter. Tadlock will probably
be his running mate, Hlotidy looking
mighty good on the relay rate with
Baylor last Saturday. Fitch will take
care of the dashes while Calvin should
wit) the mile run.
The Owls will be handicapped in
the hurdles, Eiser having sprained his
ankle this week and it is doubtful if
he will be in Uniform tomorrow. In
the field events, Captain Stanclil'fe
will enter the discus, shot put and
broad jump, while Thomas and Hop-
kins will toss the spear. Goodrich,
Watts, Hopkins, and Baker are all
high jumping about the same, so it is
evu^ffti,) that 'i*" thum wilt tatter
this event.
It seems the two teams are pretty
well balanced and a hot ( "litest will
be staged.
—r--— - -
Studes to Hear
Good Orchestra
At Reduced Rate
Rice students can hear the Minne-
apolis Symphony Orchestra .at the
City Auditorium May 3, for the re-
duced price of $ .55.
E. B. L, girls who attended in a
body the other symphony concert can
testify to its genuine worth. AH Ricc
students who wish to attend the Min-
neapolis Symphony Orchestra concert
are requested to notify Mrs. Strat-
ford without delay.
Students will sit in groups of ten
and the seats offered at. this price
of $. 55 will be very good seats.
By J. 8. Werlin.
What fools, what pessimists, what
unjustified croakers these people are
who see the end of civilization in the
modern dance, the joyride, the irre-
ligious attitude, the softenness, sen-
suousness and excitement-loving oi
the present-day youth! How unrea-
sonable their fears! How blind they
are! Can they not see that all this is
the inevitable reaction following a
great war, the periodic rebellion of
people against the strictures of a
stern moral code, the child in people
that longs for its fan again ? Besides,
can they not see in $hp blackness of
the present night a ray of light that
betokens the coming of fair day ? Let
them look more closely, they cannot
fail to see it; it burns strongly and
steadily; it is the beacon of hope; it
is the college student.
Safeguard of Humanity.
Serene in his worth, confident in
his abilities, stalwart in his chatwplon-
ship ,ot virtue, earnest in his defense
of free inquiry and intelligent action,
the college student stands today the
surest refutation of gloomy forebod-
ings. He is the leader of tomorrow,
the trust of the nation. Parent and
friend, idealistic individual and op-
pressed laborer, unfortunate and
needy, all are aware and welcome this
future force in human welfare. AH
know and admire the character, the
qualities, the mental depth of this
benefactor of the future, the pride
and safeguard of humanity and civi-
lization.
Student Is Serious.
To the despairing one, the pessi-
mist and the skeptic, I only wish to
say this Go to any modern college—
Rice, for example—and judge for
yourself. See if the faith of mankind
is not justified in the college student.
Observe how bitterly and strenuously
is argued the problems and perplexi-
ties that ever confront man—his or-
igin and destination, his society, his
government, his welfare. How heat-
edly the modern student cries out for
reform and change, hew fervent in
his denunciation of evils and abuses,
how furrowed his brow, how profound
his thoughts, how firm his convic-
tions! Everywhere on campus and in
halls, in cloisters and on streets, you
will ever find him in a group talking
of the latest discovery, the most re-
cent tyranny, the newest idea. Ob-
serve how confidently he speaks, i%itH
what facility he frames the most
weighty thoughts, with what elegance
and depth of language he expresses
himself. Go into the classroom. Ob-
serve the respectful demeanor, the
courteous quiet, the expectant air, the
intelligent look with which he faces
his professor; how critically he lis-
tens, what care he exercises in jot-
ting down the relevant thought and
pithy explanation. Watch him as the
lecture is concluded. See him lean
over and excitedly tell his neighbor:
"A great talk!" "A false view!" "A
wrong attitude!" depending on how the
lecture appealed to him. Notice him
rush to the professor and ask for ad-
ditional enlightenment, further cita-
tion, another reference. Then observe
how he hurries down to the library,
consults the reference and seeks the
answer. What anxiety, what'burning
zeal here to learn and know!
Profound Contemplation. ^
And at night in the stillness of his
study-room you find him pondering
over immense volumes of forbidding
appearance, thinking the thoughts of
great men, agreeing and disagreeing
with them, joying in their discoveries,
sympathizing, pitying and denouncing
us they sympathized, pitied and de-
nounced. Note the flush of righteous
pride as the student masters the
thoughts of the author, observe the
shake of the head as he disagrees, see
the lips compress, the breast heave,
the hands clench as there is revealed
to him teh act of injustice; wath him
pace the floor in profoundest medita-
tion over the enigmas of life and
death, of space and time, of God and
immortality. Open the door and look
about you in the dormitory. Does not
the deepest siience reign ? Hear you
the slightest sound to disturb th& med-
iation of the student? Find you here
the rough gathering, card-p!aying, re-
cital of longshoremen jokes or laugh-
ter that reveals the soul of the stolid
ox? No, nothing but utter calm, pro-
foundest contemplation.
You are satisfied now? L was
right? Then go back to your people.
Bring them the message of hope. Tell
them that in the modern college stu-
dent they ipdeed have the leader of
tomorrow, the savior of mankind, the
bu!wark of civilization. Again: All
hail to the modern coHege student!
<&
A FEW days ago the members of
the College Woman's Club held an
affair of some sort. In its course it
was announced that "Flaming Youth"
was to be played. But the tune turned
out to he "For Rice's Honor." We
wonder! We wonder!
' 1 ) LiJLIJJJJJ'LEEt t.lJt-LQ
WEEK'S CALENDAR
Friday, Aprit tS, Engineering
Show.
12:00-3:00—Three Hour Service
*) Saturday, April 19, Engineering
Show.
Baptisms at Atury House
Sunday, April 20, Easter
7:.'10—Holy Communion at A. H.
Bishop Quinn
Breakfast
Monday, April 2),
H:00-!2—Easter German at A.
H.
7:30—Dramatic Club Rehears-
als.
0:00—Scutlions Ball in Cem-
niens.
Tuesday, April 22.
12:30—P. A. L. S. Upstairs.
7:30-Y. W. Rehearsal Up-
stairs.
^00—Fr. Clqb Play Downstairs.
Wednesday. April 23.
7:30—Dramatic Club.
Thursday, April 2t.
I2:30-Y. W. C. A.
7-8:30—Dramatic Club —Upt.
8:30—Rice-Houston Club —
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