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VOLUME XI
RICE INSTITUTE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCTOBER 30, 1925
NUMBER 7
JOHN CLARK TIDDEN LEAVES RICE
Owls Bow Down Before Longhorns 27-6
RESIGNS FROM C. I. A.
Rice Topics
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Ii. Tidden is leaving Rice.
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It is hard to believe. But it is so.
And we are sorry—extremely sorry.
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Tidden, who has meant so much to
art at Rioe; Tidden, who is a widely
recognized teacher of the line arts;
Tidden, who is the student's friend,
who has learned his art by (lint of
liis own aggressiveness—a man who
knows and appreciates the dark as
well as the bright side of life; Tid-
den, who is known and admired by
hundreds as a friends as well as an
artist—we sincerely regret his depar-
ture.
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In his position as instructor of ar-
chitectural drawing and painting, Mr.
Tidden has taught his pupils more
than merely how to draw lines. He
has given them an appreciation of
beauty that is not available at every
corner.
• * *
Ever willing to co-operate with stu-
dent undertakings, drawing this and
planting that without remuneration,
Mr. Tidden has stepped into the stu-
dent heart as professors seldom do.
The Campanile, the Rice Owl, the Dra-
matic Club, the Archi-Arts and other
student organizations are deeply in-
debted to him. They will suffer when
he leaves.
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And so will we all.
—O—O—O—
RICE students who attend the Gal-
veston club dance at the QaJvez
on December 26 will feel at home with
Lee's Owls spreading the harmony and
the Blue and Grey decorating the ball-
room.
The standard Rice orchestra has
been engaged to help show the Island-
ers the sort of spirit we have up here
at the dear old Institute.
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The Galveston club has decided that
Rice music for Rice students, and Rice
students for R|ce music is the proper
co-operation for the school.
An annual dance by a town club
does a lot to advertise Rice in the
right way. The recently formed Tex-
arkana club has much the same idea
as the older Galveston club.
The formation of more of these Rice
organizations in cities will help a lot
in bringing Rice to the attention of
prospective college men.
—O—O—O—
THE Rally Club put over its first
public stunt at Austin last Sat-
—O—O—O—
urday when about twenty of the mem-
bers, dressed in paper chaps and yaller
shirts, burlesqued the TU formed by
the Texas Cowboys.
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They raised a laugh at the expense
of the State boys. Nothing insulting
about the performance, but a clever
takeoff nevertheless.
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The Rally Club, however, is not pri-
marily interested in field stunts like
this. They have a much broader scope
of operation. The little posters with
"RICE FIGHT NEVER DIES" on
them, which were scattered all over
Austin, did much to spur on the ad-
mirable spirit of the Rice Rooters,
They were the work of the Rally men.
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And this is just a start. It indi-
cates much bigger things to come in
the future.
—o—0—O—
fONDAY night the Rice Dramatic
Club admitted several new pro'
bationers. These will work with the
club during the year and if at that
time they seem to have the right stuff
they will be taken In as members.
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On them rests the future prestige of
Rice as to the Thespian art. They
will carry on in the path of the old
members.
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And it will take an enormous amount
of carrjrins on to offset the loss of
Mr. Tidden, who has been the main-
'■ir May and guiding light of the organita-
tion since It was first formed.
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DR. LINDSAY BLAYNEY.
The acceptance Wednesday of the
resignation of Dr. Lindsey Blayney as
president of College of Industrial Arts
brings to a close a chapter in col-
legiate politics that has been watched
with interest by Rice students since
Dr. Blayney's appointment last year.
Dr. Blayney was professor of Ger-
manic languages in the Institute at the
time of his appointment and, except
for the time he spent in the A. E. P.,
where he attained the rank of .colonel
and many decorations for bravery, had
been closely connected with the af-
fairs of the Institute since the time of
its foundation.
His resignation is to become effec-
tive June 1. His plans for the future
have not Bteen announced.
} "TIDDEN INVALUABLE" |
| SAY STUDENT LEADERS *
Here is the response of two
loaders 4n Institute student are
circles when told of the resigna-
tion of John Clarke Tidden:
J. ii. Earthman, manager of
the Rice Dramatic Club:
can't imagine the Dramatic Club ^
without Mr. Tidden as its guid- +
ing light. The loss of our ad- 4.
visor is a serious matter for us £
in every way. U would be need- ❖
less to say that there is no more *
esteemed and loved faculty- mem-
her among us. Mr. Tidden is an ❖
atrist of the world—a man who ^
knows and can deal. with peo-
pie, artistic and otherwise, and %
a man whose place at Rice it is £
almost impossible to fill. 1 am
still hoping that he will recon *
aider and stay with us."
Edward Arrants, president of
the Architectural Society: "Mr. t
Tidden has been invaluable to us
in advice and service. He fills .j.
a place peculiar in itself that *•*
would be hard to fill readily. As
long as there exists for him at 3*
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Rice no department of fine arts. ❖
1 can't say that I blame him for
his decision, but that is not con- *
solation for the very deep regret^*
which ensues." *£
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LEE'S OWLS TO PLAY
XMAS
RICE - GALVESTON CLUB
GETS LEE FOR CHRIST-
MAS DANCE.
Lee's Owls will furnish the music
for the Christmas dance of the Rice-
Galveston Club, according to Sam J.
Williams, Jr., president of the organ-
ization.
"The dance this year will be a strict-
ly Rice affair," says Williams. "Rice
music, Rice decorations, and a Rice
gang."
"Chuck" Keenan, chairman of the
dance committee, has secured the ball-
room of the Hotel Galvez for the eve-
ning of December 26.
The Galveston CJJub this year is
larger than it has ever been before and
plans are being completed for one of
the snappiest affairs of the holidays.
A considerable number of students
are expected to come down to the
Island City for the blowout.
Bids should be procured from Jack
Henderson, secretary-treasurer.
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GRAYS WIN FIRST WEEK
Canterbury Men Overcame Hamllton-
ians in Ad-Selllng Contest.
The Gray team of the Campanile
advertising contest, managed by C. W.
Canterbury are the winners for last
week. Both teams were slow in get-
ting started due to inexperienced
salesmen, but now the contest waxes
heft.
The Blue team is managed by
Charles Hamilton, a capable leader
who promises to make Canterbury and
his team hustle to win.
The contest closes the first of De-
cember, and the team that haB won
for the most number of weeks gets
a chicken dinner at the expense of
the losers.
WATCH THEIR SMOKE.
PALS POW WOW AGAIN
The P. A. L. S. held their regular
weekly meeting at the Autry House
Tuesday, October 27.
Margaret Lyttleton reported inter-
estingly on the difference existent be-
tween an essay ar^ a shortP*story,
taking as her subject an essay from
Masey—The American Literature.
Prom the announcement .of the com-
ing program, Mary Jo Inkiey is to
speak on The Increasing Popularity of
the Short Story and Lady Jack Dies
.1* to review Her Pavorlts Short Story.
B. S. U. MEET TO BE
AT RICE
1700 STUDENTS TO HOLD
ANNUAL CONVEN-
TION HERE.
The 1926 convention of the State
Baptist Students' Union will convene
at Rice. A delegation of forty Rice
students and Dr. Arrowood, Rice pro-
fessor, returned Mo'uday morning from
Waco, where the 1925 state convention
had been held, with the news that Rice
Institute and Houston had been select-
ed unanimously as the next meeting
place of the B. S. U.
Approximately 1500 delegates were
present, including students from all
the Baptist schools, Texas U., Texas
A. and M„ all normals, Rice, John
Tarleton, and other Southern colleges.
Mr. John Caylor of Dallas was in
charge. Speakers on the three-day
program included Dr. Geo. W. Triiett,
Dr. Eugene Sallee, Dr. W. A. Hancock
and others.
The convention was invited to Rice
by Irene Ward '27, a member of the
delegation and president of the Rice
B. S. U. , Dallas also bid for the meet,
but the sentiment was totally toward
Rice.
About 1700 delegates are expected in
October, 1926, at Rice for the conven-
tion.
RICE MEETS DEFEAT
AT AUSTIN
LACK OF SUBSTITUTES
HURTS BLUE AND
GREY.
Fighting gamely from the opening to
the closing whistle, but with the odds
visibly on the Texas University Long-
horns, the Rice Owls lost the encount-
er last Saturday in Austin to the
vSt.eers by a 27 to 6 tally. It was the
first conference game which the insti-
tute eleven has lost this season.
A lack of substitutes caused the
downfall to the Heismen, as the tired
regulars were relieved by men who
did not possess the necessary weight
or ability to hold in check the fresh
ranks "of Texas, made so by many sub-
stitutions by Coach Stewart of the
Austinites.
Rice was defeated only after put-
ting up a great game. The superior
strength of Texas, plainly lacking in
the first half when Rice was out-
playing the Longhorns from every
angle of the game, showed up in the
later portion of the contest, and was
sufficient to sweep the fighting flock
into defeat, physically, but not men-
tally. ,
A play by play account of the con-
test will verify the valiant fight
waged by the Owls. It follows:
First Quarter.
Wright kicked off to Herting. who
put the ball on Rice's 31-yard line.
Herting made two over left end. Rice
is using the huddle system. Underwood
(Continued on Page 5)
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Dramatic Club
Holds Tryout and
Business Meeting
On Monday evening, October 27 at
7:45 the Rice Dramatic Club held a
combined business meeting and try-
out for applicants. In the business
meeting, which was held first, Edward
Arrants was chosen art director and
Hazel Cannan and Mary Trammel,
properties, for the fall productions of
three one-act plays. These plays,
"The Girl" By Peple, "Everybody's
Husband" by Cannan and another to
be selected by the committee will be
directed by Mrs. Arrowood, Adele
Roench, and Pred Shelton and will be
presented first on Thanksgiving night
for the Alumni Convention. The pub-
lic presentation will be on the nights
of December 3 and 4.
In the latter part of the meeting
a strenuous and exacting tryont was
given 13 Aspirants and according to
the gefteral feeling of the members of
the club these tests uncovered a
wealth of talent and dramatic ability.
Of the applicants 8 were selected as
probationers because of their marked
excellence they were, Maxlne Jeanes,
Florence Brown, Emily Hutson, Mary
Margaret Brown, Frank Goodrich,
George Rolan, John Rose, and Lloyd
Hill.
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Owls And Pirates
Will Play In Non-
Conference Game
Rice and Houston will be treated to
a rare dish ot delectable football Sat-
urday afternoon when the Owls en-
gage Southwestern University, and the
Freshmen tangle with Schreiner Insti-
tute in a double attraction of the grid
game on Rice Field.
The Freshmen eleven is scheduled
to commence play at 1:30 p. m.. with
the Varsity encounter coming on its
heels, which means that the major
game will start in the neighborhood of
3:30 p. m.
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The Varsity aggregation is running
up against a stubborn bunch of
buccanneers. The Pirates, smarting
under successive defeats by the Owls,
are coming to Houston to pull a few
feathers from the Owl's tail.
Practice sessions through which the
Heismen went through during the past
week indicate that the varsity is ready
for the affray, and is fully recovered
from'the effects of the fight staged
against Texas University last week in
Austin.
Coach Heisman has indicated that
there will be no important change in
the starting backfield and ends, while
Smiling Joe Bedenk has not announced
any shifts in his starting forward wall.
Rice's probable lineup is: Ends.
Winston and Joseph; tackles, Rey-
nolds and McVey; guards, Williams
and Heyck; center. Underwood; quar-
ter, Ogg; halfbacks, Hoculi and Hert-
ing; fullback. Murray.
During the past week Coach Bedenk
has spent much time with the slime
line, grooming it for the game with
Schreiner. It is thought that the men
have benefitted to a great extent, and
will show a marked improvement over
the performance in the past two con-
flicts.
Schreiner is bringing a heavy and
experienced aggregation to Houston to
engage the Slimes, and a reirt battle
is in sight.
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Architecture Prof. Will
Leave Dec. 1; Well
Known as Actor-Artist
John Clark Tidden, for eleven years instructor in architectural
drawing and painting at Rice, will sever his connections with the
Institute December 1, it has been learned.
Tidden recently tendered his resignation and it has been accept-
ed at his request. He plans to go to New York soon after his
withdrawal from the Institute. In the East he will continue his
work in landscape, figure and portrait painting.
Mrs. John Clark Tidden, his wife, who is also a well-known art-
ist, will remain in Houston for the present.
Tidden is widely known. His resignation will no doubt cause
widespread regret on the campus and in Houston. He has a large
following of admirers, both in and out of the world of art.
- ~ —— I Student Clubs Jolted.
E. B. L S. TO FROLIC
AT THE RICE
CARD PARTY WILL BE WELL
ATTENDED 1^ SEEMS.
The thirteen E. B. L. S. pledges,
garbed In fitting costumes, will serve
at the E. B. L. S. annual card party,
to be held Tuesday, November 10, at
Rice tfotei ball room, at 2:30 p. m.
The pledges last year were dressed
in Hallowe'en costumes.
Ticket sales are progressing rapidly,
and according to all indications, a
record crowd will be in attendance.
LEAVES RICE
FRESHMEN BATTLE
SCHREINER
SLIMES HAVE HARD GAME
AHEAD FOR COMING
SATURDAY.
One of the best games to be played
this season is predicted for Saturday !
when the Rice Slimes tangle with the
crack eleven from Schrenier Insti-
tute of Kerrville. The game is toj
precede the varsity battle and willj
start at 1:30. The price of admission I
to the varsity game will allow the j
buyer to view both games or the
student will be admitted upon show-
ing his or her blanket tax.
Schrenier Undefeated.
Schrenier has not lost a game this .
season and advance dope gives them |
a even break with the Freshmen. They
are touted to have one of the best
teams in their history, being made!
up of a heavy line and a. lightning-
like backfield. and with this com-:
bination they have let it be known
that they do not expect to have their |
line of unbroken victories punctured i
by the Freshmen.
Coaches Ashcraft and Gammill,
have been working their men until
twilight in preparation for the coming
tussle, realizing that in order to an-
nex this week's game they must go
about their work incessantly. The
Slimes themselves, anxious to avenge
the stinging defeat handed them by
Terrell are determined to beat the!
boys from the health resort. In this ,
game the Freshmen will not be force j
to cope with the handicap that helped j
defeat them in Dallas. They were!
unaccustomed to both the brilliant |
lights that were focused on them "and I
to the enormous crowd which jammed
its way into the bowl.
Slimes Imporve.
The Freshmen have been steadily
improving since their defeat and have
a team that would give any squad in
the conference a good tussle. The
heavy men holding down the line
coupled with an exceedingly fast back-
field should next year give to the vars- j
lty a wealth of material that few
teams will be able to boast of.
Material Promising.
Connant at center seems to be the
logical successor to 'Heavy" Under-
wood an with a year' of Reserve ex-
perience should come into his own
the following year. Other men who
are showing great promts on the line
are: Williams, San Giovanni and Car-
michael. Hyde with either Newton or
Castle as his running mate will make
a typical pair ot "Heisman" wtngmen.
A large number of campus organ-
isations w ill suffer by Tidden's depar-
ture. lie is connected with seven
student organization^ Two of these,
the Rice Dramatic Club and the Archi-
Arts, are strongly dependant on his
services, while two others, the Cam-
panile and Hice Owl. student publica-
tions. have for a long time profited
by his advice and experience. In ad-
dition. lie is honorary member of the
ii" Association, the It and Quill As-
sociation. and the Architectural So-
<'.( tv. Me is the only faculty member
belonging to the "R" Association.
Famed in Art.
Tidden came to Rice in I!il4 from
the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Arts, where lie made quite a reputa
tion. His studies he had pursued also
in Paris and at the National Academy
in New York.
During his stay at Rice. Tidden has
I sent into the world of art a number
of students who are now making names
for themselves.
Chief among these now well-known
artists who began .study under Tidden
are: Watson -Neyland. Margaret Uris
bine, Evelyn livers. Mrs, Cleveland
Sewall, Ivan Clede, and Bertha Louise
Hellman.
Of these. Clede won the Ste.wardsoii
prize at the Pennsylvania Academy in
one year against men who had- been
trying for it for seven years He is a
sculptor. Watson Neyland and Mar-
garet Hrisbine. who took their first
training under Tidden at Rice, went
to the Pennsylvania Academy ami
each of them won the Cresson Euro-
pean scholarship two years in succes-
sion. which is as many times as it can
be won by a single person.
"No Finer Teacher."
On a recent occasion. Miss Hrisbine
was told by one of the professors, at
Pennsylvania Academy that, judging
from the class of students turned out
by Tidden. there was probably no finer
instructor of fine arts in America now
teaching.
As a dramatist Tidden is also well
known. Tfe was a founder of the Green
Mask Players, well-known Houston
group, and later w.fts instrumental In'
organizing the Rice Dramatic Club, of
which he has been and is still chief ad
visor. He has delighted Houston "lit-
tle theater" audiences for a number
of years with his versatility.
It is understood that another in-
structor has been secured to fill the
place left vacant by Tidden. An-
nouncement of the new instructor will
be forthcoming shortly from William
Ward Wat kin, professor of architec-
ture.
"Y" TO HOLD FIRE SALE
The Y. W. C. A. will hold a rummage
sale oil November the 17th. Irene
Ward is in charge, while Dorothy Sea-
man will handle the car committee.
The committee will call for rum-
mage, provided it is notified of the
whereabouts—and we don't mean your
B. V. D.'s.
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