The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, April 18, 1924 Page: 4 of 6
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THE THRESHER :: HOUSTON, TEXAS
If. W. GIRLS HEAR TALK
ON INDUSTRIAL WORK
REPORTER LISTENS IN
HEiSMM WRtTES
SECON!) LETTER
TO STME BOBY
Dtat' Undergrads:
The iast of this week we wilt have
with u> scores of visiting High Sehoo)
atldetes, andatthe same time our
Kngineering Exhibit. Of the impor-
tmne of ttie latter I have already
spoken to you, concerning our duties
and our opportunities in connection
with the big Interschoiastic track
meet] have said nothing.
White we shouid and must use our
best efforts to interest Houston fo!k
in our Engineering show, it is even
more important that we make right
use of this show was one method of
getting the visiting athletes interest-,
niintln'cotlegeasawhole.
After having spent a month now
about the campus 1 make the com-
ment that it seems to me one of your
liiu'diftiruttics in the way of achiev-
ing athletic success in the past hps
been that you, AS A WHOLE, halfe
made i it tie or no effort to persuade
athletic talent to enter the Institute.
Apparently few or ttonc of you have
any conception of how hard and
earnestly they work at other colleges
'<< get in athletic talent from year to
\ear, and "they" means everybody
in any way connected with the college.
Some folks think tbut only boys of
' xceptionai mentality need be sought
f'ir as prosjiective collegians. Others
will take an interest in a young chap
because In' h)g musical talent, or de-
bating ability, etc. And that's all
l ight -as far as it goes. But when it
routes right down to cold, hard facts
you may all as well understand that
an athletic coach can no more turn
<mt a crack athletic team, unless he
;ia- some good tiaturai materia] with
s-.hii'ii to work, than can a, musician
['reduce a fine glee club uniess among
the student body he can find men with
gO"d voices. Sinking instruction and
-coaching may help immensely, bat-in
both cases the pupil must have been
born with talent the one with a voic^
ai d a love for music, the other with
tin right physique and an athletic in-
stinct.
At most places the foregoing seems
' ' b: pretty well understood. Not so
'-<-re. And sol beg that you get the
new peint of view without further
:oss of time. Your coaches wi!i be
able to nccom)dish little now or in the
future if you sit idly by and watch
representatives of other colleges
httstliug "like a house-afire" to dis-
cover and iand athletic material while
you sit iilly by, content or indifferent,
i have aiready told you, real down-
right WORK for EACH of you be-
'. .Miwitenl arrived at Rice, not play
or loafing. If you permit others to
tiiectallthe cream an hundred
.'aches of repute could do nothing
!,it the skim miik that is left you
; your portion. And you will deserve
."better portion. The coach helps
the c.ilege that helps itself.
And SO let EVERYBODY decide to
do his levei best to get acquainted
with our guests, to show them a good
time, help them to any information
they may desire, assist them in ail
ways AND SELL THEM RICE AND
DIE ASSURED FUTURE OF RICE
ATHLETICS. So only may we hope
to convince these young chaps that
'here is no institution so fit for them
to .attend as Rice. Don't be stiff and
stand-offish with these fine lads. Get
dose to them in a whole-hearted way
ami convince them that they are gen-
uinely welcome to our campus, and
that we are TRULY glad to have
them with us. Show them our beau-
tifid campus, our spiendid buildings,
talk of our excellent courses of study,
eur exceptionally able facutty, the
advantages of being in a fine big city
like Houston, of the worth-whileness
of such newspaper backing as Hous-
ton papers wiii give us, of our awak-
ened spirit and high hopes, and assure
them that we are assembling for next
year as able a staff of athletic coach-
es as is to be found in America. Show
them My your personal attitude of
concentrated ENTHUSIASM that you
yoursetf believe what you say, and it
won't be long til] you find the chap
thawing out. Prove to him by your
own manner that we have a new spir-
it and a new determination beyond
peradventure of doubt and that if he
decides to cast his fortune with ours
he will never regret the decision.
And don't )et htm say, or go away
believing, that Rice is a place for
mere "slaves of scholasticism." True
we do aim to stand high in the world
of learning—and that's what a col-
lege is for—but we stand for other
things as well, and we want also to
take our rightfu) position in the ath-
letic world. Our faculty docs not ask
too much of our students in the mat
Miss Kathleen Gemmer, a Y. W. sec-
retary who works with the industrial
girls, spoke at the regular Y. W.
meeting on Thursday. .
Miss Gemmcr, in Speaking of the
conditions found among the factory
girls in Houston and elsewhere, said,
"We do not realize that girlB and
women in the factories have the de-
sires and longings that we do. When
we examine their conditions, we see
that they have much tess than we
could be contented with, and that
there is a great deal lacking in their
lives. Their work is mere drudgery.
We often wonder what they think
about all day long." One girl, whom
Miss Gemmer encountered, had been
sewing pockets on men's shirts for
eight years.
"The Y. M. is doing more indus-
trially than the Y. W." she acknowl-
edged, "but they are not having so
much for the business men as we are
'doing for the business girls."
Miss Gemmer pointed out that the
industrial girl, from the point of view
of experience, and the coilege girl,
from the point of view of theory,
could come together for discussions
of the problems of the industrial girl,
which wouid be beneficial to both
She toid of such conferences which
have been held in Boston, Beriin,
Cteveland, Washington, and New
York. At these meetings many prob
iems have been discussed relating to
the welfare of the industria) girt.
Some typical subjects are the follow-
ing:
1. Legislation from a Christian
point of view.
2. A workers education.
3. Status olf the industriai work
the Y. W. C. A,
Miss Gemmer told of the first Y.
W. C. A. which was organized in
1866 in Boston. The purpose of this
organization was "to better the tem-
poral, ntorai, and religious welfare of
all women who are dependent on their
own exertions for support of them-
selves and their families." This was
a wonderfui purpose, and neediess to
say the Y. W. hasaccompiisheda
great work." n
Miss Gemmer pointed out that it is
more necesary to work with people
than for them. She told of a branch
industrial center to be opened soon,
which wiii contain a cafeteria, shower
baths, rest rooms, laundry rooms, and
lackerg. There wilt be some kind of
recreation provided once a week. The
Y. W. is expecting ail Rice girls to
co-operate in this work, which wiii
be started soon.
hSOC
Miss Julia Pleasants
Rice Saturday morning.
visited at
Miss Lydia Smith, who formerly at-
tended Rice, is now a student at the
Southern branch of the University of
California, in Los Angeles. Mrs.
Smith recently left to join her daugh-
ter there.
The one-act play of "Yes Hiboux"
will be presented April 22nd, at the
Autry House.
A party of Rice girls will take sun-
rise breakfast at Clear Lake on April
21st, and lunch at Galveston where
swimming will be enjoyed. They may
go on to Mexico for supper but in all
probability they will be back in Hous-
ton as the day draws to a close.
Work on the Campanile is going
forward at a rapid pace. It is the
intention of the editors to put the
year-book out on scheduled time, and
no effort is being wasted to do this.
Work on the book is further advanced
than ever before.
The entire book goes to press next
week, and a great deai of it is on the
press at the present time. Practically
all of the cuts are made.
A number of new feature depart-
ments are being added this year and
readers are promised no few sur-
prises. The Horrorscope is better
than ever.
Only a few days are left for snap-
shots. These are needed badly, and
must all be in this week.
Miss Dorothy Sherrod is now a
student at Southwestern University.
Mrs. Frank Brogniez, formerly Miss
Jean King, of the class of '23, was a
visitor in the cloisters Saturday.
There will be a dansant Monday
morning, April 21, at Autry House
from 9 to 12. The Troubadors will
furnish the music. Aii Rice students
are invited to attend.
A swimming party will be given by
the Ciris Tennis Ciub at Galveston,
Aprii 2(i, to be folowed by a picnic,
lunch, and games on the beach.
The girls wiii leave the Institute at
12:30, going down in cars. Ail mem-
bers going^ shouid report to Miss An-
dre Failigant, chairman of the trans-
portation committee.
ter of studies, and you shouid make it
clear to your guest that if an ath-
iete should happen to get behind a bit
every professor and instructor, and
every other student will help him to
catch up. AND THAT IS LITER-
ALLY TRUE—provided always, of
course, that the fellow is reaiiy try-
ing to heip himself.
And what I have said should go
with you to your homes this summer.
Please keep a sharp lookout for young
feiiows of athletic ability in your sec-
tion who pian to go to coliege, and
make it the big job of your summer
to meet that fellow and persuade him
to come to Rice. That's how each of
you can help even if you yourseif have
no grain of athletic ability of your
own. Future victories will taste all
the sweeter to you if you can know
and say that that victory was in part
achieved by a chap whom YOU work-
ed on and brought to Rice.
And be sure to let either Coach
Ashcraft or myself know all about the
promising lads of this kind that you
know about; we'll be glad to do all
we can to help you iand him. Come
on, Rice; everybody in it. THIS is
ollege spirit; TpiS is loyalty; THIS
is what counts—more than wishing
more than grumbling. MORE THAN
COACHING.
"If you can ^fill the unforgiving
minute
With sixty seconds worth of dis-
tance run—
Yours is the EARTH—and every
thing that's in it;
And—which is more—you'li be A
MAN my son." '
Yours fot**"Pepp' (spell it with 3
"ps" and a capital)
J. W. Heisman,
Director of A thirties.
— (&—^—
Figuratively Speaking
If you care to search you will find
plenty of unintentional humor on
tombstones in some cemeteries. One
graveyard is celebrated for this:
"Captain Ralph White
"Weight 3QP pounds.
"Open wide ye, golden gates."
—The; Columbian Crew.
AFTERNOON
L*
Mrs. Biake, of Autry House an-
nounces that the regutar Wednesday
afternoon dances from four to six
wiii begin the Wednesday after East-
er, April 23rd.
This is the first afternoon dance
since the beginning of .Lent, and the
students are looking forward to it
with a great deai of enthusiasm, as
Mrs. Blake's affairs are always de-
iightfui.
The Wednesday afternoon dances
were originated by Mrs. Blake, and
have been given by her ever since
the establishment of Autry House
for the pleasure and recreation of
the Rice students. They are unique
in the fact that the students just
sauntfer over from lab. in their school
clothes; dates are totaliy unnecessary.
—g, .
Class of 1924
To Have Unique
Invite for June
Something entirely new is promised
in the way of invitations to Com
menment exercises by the invitation
committee of the class of '24. A de-
sign has been worked out by a French
engraver, according to Mr. Walter Se-
well, chairman of the committee
which surpasses anything that has
been seen. at the Rice so far.
On the front of the invitations will
appear a beautiful sketch of one of
the popular scenes about the campus
which wiii lend attractiveness to the
invitation as a whole.
Both leather and cardboard invita-
tions are to be procured; the leather
invitations being done in the custom-
ary blue leather.
& —
Dea Bailey Calvin, '23 is to marry
Miss Novella Vaughn of Miami, Flor
ida on June 3rd. They will pass the
summer at the University of Colo
rado. Mr. Calvin is at present teach
ing in the Medical School at Galvest-
ton.
There was a detective so dumb that
he thought Sherlock Holmes was a
summer resort.
Reginald Bic-kfot^i is working in
Oak Park, 111., with the Western
Electric Company.
The Owls are Wise
Birds. They send their
clothes to the
Peart Laundry
"Go thou and do like-
wise."
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Phone Hadlty 7060
333233
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East Hall, theoretically the home
of sober and sophisticated Juniors
and Seniors, has seen many quaint
and curious visitors in its day. Late-
ly the variety has been more in qaul-
ity than qauntity. Some of the vis-
itors have had four legs, some two
legs, some with no legs at al!, and a
few with wheels have found their way
into this sacred sanctuary.
One bright young student returned
home the other night, after a date
withjtis best girl, to find his bed oc-
cupied by a homeless canine, and his
oom HH'ther adorned with an Indian
motorcycle. After this the dog slept
in a different bed each night for a
week. The motorcycle hasn't since
been heard of.
Another visitor that received
warm welcome in a number of rooms
was a tiveiy colored snake, which, ac-
cording to the first student who en
tertained it, was at least four feet
long. Other, however, claim that this
same student was in no condition to
judge, when he made his entrance
(shortly followed by a speedy exit).
But the poor snake had hardly a
chance to be amiable; he was found
later wandering about the haiis by
some member of the Reciamation de
partment of the "Bugs" Lab., where
he'il remain from now on.
As yet no caives (Bovine variety)
have appeared on the scene.
PARKE
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hand and
orchestra
instruments
Doe-p Needed-
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begin definite wont an estimate of
their aHotment mmt be given as man
as possible. This cannot be done un-
til your dues are paid. Please heip the
committee in this work by paying
your dae* at once.
The nine dollars paid entities each
Senior to:
1. A couple bid and a complinten-
tary stag bid to the Senior American.
2. A bid to the Senior Banquet.
3. A couple bid to the Final Bali.
The Finance Committee wiii greatly
appreciate the prompt attention of all
the Seniors to this matter. Aii per-
sons concerned in making our "Fin-
als" a success will be greatly assisted
if you will pay your dues ($9.00) im-
mediately to Alice Gray Sears or A.
F. Heard.
R. T. WHbanks
Elected Editor
Soph Thresher
Work is being begun by the Soph-
omore class on their Thresher, which
i sto appear two weeks from today.
The folowing staff has been elected.
Editor . R. T. Wilbanks
Bus. Manager John Jameson
Assistant Editor Martha F. Hill
Sports Editor 1. Westheimer
Society Editor Fanny Bess Emery
Ex-Studes Editor Sarah Lane
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