The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 10, 1924 Page: 3 of 6
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THE TH8HER
COACHJOHN W. HEISMAN WRITES
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FOURTH OPEN LETTER TO STUDES
^ HOUSTON, TEXAS
me the never wanted to tee my face
again. I iove her dearly, but the toid
Dear Bice
It is with far more than
regret that I ieave you and our beau-
tifui campus for other work, after
spending a very happy and worth-
whiie six weeks among you. And now
I want to sum up, for two minutes,
what we did, you and I, to heip im-
prove the athletic situation. This is
the way things look to me:
We have squarely faced the diffi-
culties of our situation and recognized
them.
We have come to a thorough real-
ization that on!y by team work wii)
we be abie to overcome them.
We have grasped the idea that on!y
through understanding can we expect
to achieve good team work, and that
understanding is brought about by
frequent conferences, by iistening to
what the other feHow has to say, by
giving fuil attention and serious con
sideration, by iistening with an open
and impartial attitude, by allowing
one's common sense and full facui-
ties to operate on the information im-
parted and by squarely admitting ob
vious deductions. In a word we have
all admitted that we must be FAIR
with ourselves and with each other.
I have tried to make you see clearly
what it takes from EVERYBODY to
bring about athletic success) and by
far the greater number of you have,
apparently, seen and have responded
in no uncertain tone. Your attitude
convinces men you mean.
(a) As a candidate to try your
hardest IN EVERY WAY.
(b) As a student to be LOYAL at
all times and to help in every worthy
way.*
And that's about all there is to the
whole problem—so far as you are*
concerned. Others of us have other
things to do, perhaps; but if you will
just do the two things stated about
it will make all the difference in the
world.
But:
(a) Means that you will not only
work this summer to get in shape and
improve yourself physically and ath-
letically; it also means that you will
keep training rules next fall to the
letter; that you will do your best to
keep up with your studies, and so „
keep yourself eligible for all athletic
participation; that you wit! report
daily and promptly for practice, and
that you will practice without shirk-
ing, without grumbling and without
evasions of any kind.
And (b) means that yop will do
your best to persuade good men to
come to Rice; you will keep up with
your own studies and also offer to
help any athletes who may be in trou-
ble; that you will leam the songs and
cheers and sing and yell them with a
will; that you will give your full mor-
al support to such plans and policies
as the coaches and management de-
cide are correct or necessary, and that
you will do considerable original
thinking on your own account, trying
to figure out ways and means to heip
Rice and Rice athletics.
„Well, if you ALL subscribe to thj3
above we at least start out with the
PROPER UNDERSTANDING, and
with fair intentions. That, at least,
is marked the right kind of a start.
After that it's still up to both of us
to see that we CONTINUE to under-
stand each other, and continue our ex-
cellent intentions.
As far as the spring football squad
is concerned, I cheerfuliy testify that
the men have worked hard and very
faith fully — also uncomplainingly.
They have been snappy and fuil of
pep in their response to orders and
have clearly tried hard to please me.
AND BY TRYING THEY HAVE
PLEASED ME. And they should re-
member that they will always please
everybody when they TRY HARD,
no matter whether they v in or not.
The baseball boys have come thru
with a couple of nice victories. No
one rejoices more over their victories
than do I. They should now see that
there is no iane without its turning-
provided you continue tofoliowupthat
lane. They are buckling down to their
work in better shape and they are
learning some baseball. The more
they try the more they will learn—
and the oftener victories will reward
their efforts.
Next year we Want more, many
STATIONERS
PRINTERS
ENGRAVERS
LITHOGRAPHERS
409-411 Fannin St.
more, candidates for the nine. Let
us heip them out by at least giving
them competition for piaces. That's
what it takes to make a successful
team in any sport.
The track men have tried pretty
hard all season. They, too, are forg-
ing ahead, and next year we will have
a resulting better team.
Men of Rice, I want to say to you
that I have not only become interest-
ed in the work here with you, but that
i have become positively enthusiastic
over it. I want you to get the same
way—if you are not; and I want,
from each one of you, that same en-
thusiasm and whole-heart that I pro-
pose to put into out athietiai. What
say?
And then there are our songs. Now
I don't know whether I have heard
all your best songs or not. If I
haven't then I will still hope for the
best. But if those I have heard are
our best I want to say that, while
they are all right for certain purpos-
es and occasions, they will hardly do
AS FOOTBALL SONGS. They just
haven't the swing—see? And so, if
any of you happen to agree with me
on this point let's ali who feel that
way about it hustle up what we think
woutd be better football songs and
have them ready for next fall. I'll
make myself answerable for one new
one at least that I wii! cheerfully sub-
mit for general inspection and criti-
cism.
Don't forget you're all to try to
bring back at least one good athlete
with you next fail. Bring him right
straight to me when we all get back.
. And—lest we forget—let's not have
a single football man on probation
^when next month's exams are over
*with.
I wish you all a most happy sum-
mer—and let's ail hit the line hard in
the fail.
Faithful!y yours,
J. W. HEISMAN,
Dir. of Athietics.
Sign on the back of an oid-gcntie-
man who had chronic fainting spells:
"If I fall on the street and am taken
to the hospita! do not operate. My
appendices have been 'removed twice
Flamingo.
We Cater to the
young men's trade
and
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me she never wanted to see my face
again. What shali I do?
(Signed) 0. U. SAPP.
Answer—Raise a beard, and then go
back.—Sun
Class of '27—Why, you are Jack
Glenn. I met you 12 years ago in
Houston.
Glenn—My, what a remarkable
memory. How did you remember me ?
'27—I mereiy recognize you by that
egg spot on your shirt coitar.
Calied Him Names.
One of these big, strong men waiked
into a ladies' store and said, "I want
to get a set of ladies' furs. That
brown set in the window will do."
To which the salesman said, "Oh,
you mean skunk?"
And the salesman is stili in the
hospital.—Moonshine.
"No, Genevieve, a bridal party has
nothing to do with horses."—Reei.
"I have a chance for the track
team."
"Why, are they going to raffie it
off?"—Octopus.
"You're a Great Help."
My dear Miss Barebax—After my
giri and I had our last quarrel, she
kicked me out of the house, teiling
IF, when buying shoes,
STYLE, COMFORT, SERV-
ICE, REASONABLE PRICE
and EXPERT FITTING
mean anything to you—
Our offering of BOSTON-
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you here FIRST!
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Rice Mote!
Marie—I hear Jack doesn't drink
any more.
Georges—He couldn't.—Gobiin.
"Can you keep a secret, uncle?"
"Yes."
"Well, auntie has eloped with the
chauffeur, and they've borrowed your
motor."
"It's been a trying day," said the
judge as he iocked up the courtroom
for the night.—Widow.
Harked the circus fire-eater as h
suffered a touch of heartburn.
—Coionei.
A Chicago gunman who was a dead
shot is dead, shot.—Siren.
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Rubb—Ever hear that one about the
Jew going off and leaving his change
on the counter?
Dubb—Never heard about it.
Rubb—Neither have I.—Ranger.
"What are you doing?"
"Reading the want ads."
"But you are looking in the female
column."
"Weli, ain't my wife a female?"
—Cracker.
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"electrical industry"
The electrical industry must have trained engineers,
but its needs have broadened out beyond one group.
Today this industry oSers opportunity to men or
virtually all professions. *
Whatever the course you are now pursuing, what-
ever the degree you take and whether you go on to
graduate study, you will find a market for your
training in this Held with its vast manufacturing
and commercial activities.
But what will impress you even more than this
diversity of opportunity is the golden promise for
the future of electricity. Great now, it will be
greater tomorrow—as great as you men choose to
make it.
Think of this as still an industry for young men,
with much of its potential development uncharted.
If you like to build, electricity is your Held. From
now till graduation we suggest it will be worth your
while to investigate its possibilities.
Mat**?
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 10, 1924, newspaper, May 10, 1924; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229986/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.