The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1925 Page: 2 of 4
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THE THRESHER HOUSTON , TEXA8
THE
HER
Member Texas IntercoUegiat* Press Association
A weekly newspaper published by the students of Uice Institute at Houston, Texas
Entered as second class matter October 17 I916 at the postoffice in Houston, Texas under tht
Act of March 3. 187'J.
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JACK GLENN
HUBERT V ADEN LOGBUON.
T. B. Stubbs
Tom Kici
Gordon Turrentine
. Editor-in-Chief
Business Manager
Managing Editor
Literary
Sports
EDITORIAL ASSISTA NTH
Donald ii. Flint
Bernard St'gal
MiUe U-ub>
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REPORTERS this ISSI e
Lura Duff, Donald iJarthflme, Thomas 1*. ,l;i<k-son, <!• n«< KhotU^. Martha France Hill,
Ruth Elizabeth Calhfart. Pi m\ ruy l-h-min*;, Will Ki\*- v Smj; h. lta el Can nan, Jack Bridg-
water, J. M. FarL->, Sadie Mi-L an. b-nt- KultU.'i, J ark Shannon, James Porter, Katherine
Thompson. Andrw Fall igaht, 1>. 1'.. lit* vv • -i, SI inn.- Bell, M arm ad like Wigglesworth.
CREDIT WHERE
CREDIT IS DUE
We cannot help but laud the work of the Elizabeth Baldwin Lit-
erary Society this year. It lias been uiie of the few really active
organizations on the campus,
Activities of the club are corning to a grand and glorious climax
in the making of handsome awards to members of last season's
football team. A silver football (natural .size) is to be dedicated
to the first Rice Southwestern C<inference championship gi'id
team in honor of Herman's first Owl team. In addition individual
awards in the form of silver loving cups will be made members
of last fall's eleven.
There you have an action of real merit from the student body's
point of view.
There art- many other organizations on the campus .just as
worthy as the E. B. L. S. Some of them need to be pushed, some
of them are working silently and faithfully in their respective
fields, but all of them could lie improved by little closer co-oper-
ation and a little broader outlook.
Some of the organizations are mining to become individualistic,
with the officer.-' directing activities to their o\v ninterests. As
mi.hi as M'lfslmes* mul the idea o1 personal gain creeps into an
organization, there is going to he -dissatisfaction and discord in the
ranks. Members will beg n finding fault and will accuse the of-
f.cers of various things to such an extent that soon there is a dis-
ruption And a permanent dissolution of the club.
This use of their powers for selfish purposes by the officers of
an organization is te> bo regretted. It is one of the worst enemies
of campus activities. *
if there is any such condition existing among Rice student or-
ganization?!. let us hoi e tin re will be a general awakening and an
immediate correction •.! the nos• ake.
"GAWD! WHAT A
LiNE O' GAB!"
Every university in tin country seems m Ik suddenly waking
up to the fact that the English language is being ruthlessly butch-
ered bv American students.
As a result we see diff rent forms of reaction here and there,
the most popular being a mere aiialys;. of the situation, with no
definite action whatever.
Finally 11. 1,. Ai.encken. the i aimn saint ot most of our present-
ed college radicals, has come to the front with a summary ot it
all and he paints in glowing terms the sad drama m which the
American language is gradually growing away from its mother
tongue. . , , , ■,
Slang expressions com® a'nd go- come and go, but tne mum
remains. As seme have put it. college students are ever trying to
be original in their trick expressions, v.ith the result that we aie
constantly being presented With new phrases ot such nature that
poor ola Noah Webster must be fairly rolling in his grave. _
The "Wyoming Branding Iron" recently took inventory ot some
of the university terms found in YVc stern colleges, and here in part
i- the result- "fussing, ijueenmg, rotten-logging, gvrafting, lolly-
ing, berry picking, mugging, mooching, peaching, grappling, jelly
Leaning, co-editing, night work, necking, ad infinitum.'
Foreigners halve long sine* learned how to tret at the exceeding
e fficultv of learning the English language. What must they
tiiutk <if 1 hie new American code that is springing up among the
s-udents who are supposed to be the intellectual leaders Of the
dav ?
V-i
Political Bosses
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Slyly Plan For
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Spring Elections
Bv Donald Itarthelmc
Little .lid Ca) Cnolidjiu think wIk-u
in' teppwd up to the rail (!) and placet!
his hand on the Hitile that ut Bice ln-j
■ litutc only a short time later sote
siu'h similar occur re ttce would eotne tii
pass. The occasion is the foriheom
iiU' student elections to be held, ac-
cording to the Student Constitution,
April 27.
Such an election will neces.-aril.v
change the entire face of affairs a
Rice, as the important officers (stu
dents of course) will be put in offict
supposedly by the voice of the stu
dents. The officers to be replaced in
the Student Association proper are
the presiden t, vice-president, and
treasurer.
Publications
The publications of Rice will also
pass under new management, The
Thresher will have its edttw-in-ehief,
managing editor, and business man-
ager voted upon while similar treat-
ment will be administered the Cam
panile staff: editor-in-chief, assistant
editor and business manager.
The member at large of the Student
Council will also be elected, as well
as the yell leader. This election ex
cepts the members of the Honor Cotin
eil, an election for which will be held
■ on May 11.
Pick your candidates now; get 2fi
names to your petition—for such if:
the ruling ;turn them in; and let's
watch this pot boil over. Dark horses
will not be kept out, nor will light
Stud2iits Revolt;
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Dema nd More
•jf -H- *6 -$r ¥: *
k B tigs' -1 ess Ode r
The Institute was shaken during
the past week by a revolt so terrify-
ing in its nature that Dr. Hall and
hi- biology department are drinknis
nerve tonic by the tubsfuil.
It was all caused by dead raiibits.
it -ee.ns there is just one thing
t i-auseating than a glue factory
a ii : thai is dead rabbits. At any rate,
*11■ lliology MliU class has di.;eovt*! «-(i
that dissecting week-old rabbit
corpses is not such pleasant sport as
one would imagine from reading a
text book.
Monday afternoon came the crisis.
It was lab time. The campus was
perfumed by the combined odor of a
hundred deceased bunnies. Class as-
sembled. Class dwindled. Class grew
sick. White faces changed to green,
arid a revolt was suggested.
But Dr. Hall was firm: "Experi-
ment must be performed or you get a
flunk!"
An hour of griping followed. Fem-
inine faces were streaked with tears;
masculine faces weren't streaked at
all. Little work was done. Odors
didn't change.
Dr. Hall weakened: "Those physi-
cally unfit may skip the work on the
lieesitve tract."
"Hooray for Dr. Hall!" ,,
But the rabbits are still dead.
neat. A good, stiff election with the
best man winning will do more to
jut Rice on top than anything each
student can do in more ways than
many. Let's go!
BLINKUS RIGIDLY OPPOSES THE
By Dr. Theo Bald BUakua
TEACHING OF EVOLUTION AT RICE
manual training,
A special delivery letter from Wil-
**liam Jennings Bryan the other day
informed me that the teaching of evo-
lution had been barred from the pub-
lic schools of Tennessee.
I am enthused. Astronomy will now
be allowed to come into its own. At
last—after all these years.
The state bill against evolution will
mean that History, English, Sociology
and all such foolish courses will per-
force be abandoned, since evolution is
like a cancer growing through all
lines of academic study.
A way will now
be left open for
the study of pure
science. And the
only true sciences
are astronomy and
phrenology.
In place of Dar-
winism in Tennes-
see they are going
to substitute t h e
studies of mysti-
cism, theology,
hotne-n u r s i n g,
phrenology, astron-
omy and a course in the world-scope
of thetSalvation Army.
Jennings is enthused. He has ° a
habit of biting his lip when he
pleased, and I'll bet he has a bloody
mouth by now. He never used to bite
his lip when he was in politics. (He
ran for president once, you know.)
I'm voing to see Dr. Lovett about
the matter at once. 1 think we should
have an astronomy building at the In-
stitute. They plan to erect a biology
building in a few years, but 1 think
dial can be avoided since Tennessee
has blazed the trail.
As for Dr. Altenburg, we can give
him a job teaching the -science of the
cross-word puzzle and allow him to
coach the co-ed sewing class as a side-
line.
Besides, look at all the frogs who
will escape death or serious injury if
.ve abolish our Biology 100 course.
Yes, looking at it from every angle,
I think it is very necessary that we
ibolish the teaching of evolution at
.lice at once. There is _too much red
.ape and hokem ti*> all the courses,
lnyway. V
By such action room would be madu
for other courses—courses vital to
he welfare of our future generations
and the combating of the present
spiritual famine which is now starv-
.ng student souls everywhere.
The co-eds should be taught to sew.
I'he microscopes in the' biology lab
.•ould be converted into sewing ma-
chines by the addition of a couple of
spools and a phonograph needle. And
nstead of studying the history of the
monkey's family tKee the students
.•ould be taught the art of brewing
rrape juice.
Room would also be made for an-
jlhrr important course that Institute
authorities have sadly neglected dur-
inif the thirteen years of Rice's ex-
istence—that is the art of scientif-
ically brushing the teeth.
The need of a teeth-brushing course
has long been felt at Rice. It is a
known fact that some students brush
upwards instead of downwards, and
a great many do not brush diagon-
ally at all. Think of it.
J. Frank Norris of Fort Worth will
no doubt be furious when he learns
that I have taken a firm stand against
the teaching of evolution at Rice. But
let him be; there's no reason why he
should hog all the spot light. Besides,
1 have not erected a tabernacle yet.
My business is astronomy and it does
not include biographical sketches of
biology professors.
In giving a convincing argument
against the theory of evolution, Wil-
liam Jennings once described to me
in a clear manner the fallacy of evo-
lution. "Blinkus," he said, "when you
place a Ford cylinder out in the
weather and it evolutes into two Ford
cylinders, then you will have evolu-
tion."
I thought that was pretty good. But
here's the final bit of evidence, which
he revealed on another occasion:
"When you plant a lilly-of-the-val-
ley by the side of an onion and the
lily-of-the-valley usurps the flavor of
that onion, then you have what biol-
ogists say is evolution."
I cannot make myself any clearer.
My conviction* are stated above. I
seldom take such a rigid stand on any
question, but I am acting now in what
I believe to be the best interests of
our young boys and girls, and it re-
mains for every similar-minded per-
son at Rice to fall behind me in this
great undertaking.
Hooray for Tennessee.
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Students Hear—
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ganization intended to better social
relations. This organization he said
already has over three hundred thou-
sand members of all creeds and races.
He likened t.he social organization
to a mountain climbing expedition in
which everyone is linked together for
mutual benefit and a common good.
"For success in either, hearty co-op-
eration is needed. If one of the climb-
ers grows carleess an dslips, he falls
not alone but drags the rest of the
party down with him. So it is in
human relations, when one man neg
lects his duty toward society he drags
others with him In his fall down-
ward."
"The honor system as practised at
the Institute is a wonderful thing,"
said Mr. Miller, "but to lae entirely
successful it should have a more far-
reaching scope than mere studies ami
examinations. Such a system should
be extended to all our relations with
our fellow men."
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