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VOLUME XI
RICE INSTITUTE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, JANUARY 8, 1926
NUMBER 15
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Rice Topics
IN observance of the three hundredth
anniversary of the death of Fran-
cis Bacon, the programme of the Uni-
versity Extension Lectures for 1920
provides for five lectures on Bacon.
* « *
As a philosopher, as a man in pub-
lic life, as a sociologer, as a scientist,
and as a man of letters—these are
the roles in which he is to be dis-
cussed.
* * *
The first of these discourses has
already been delivered. Dr. Tsanoff
spoke on January 3, on the subject
of "Francis Bacon and Philosophic
Thought." Coming as it did before
the end of the holidays many stu-
dents missed the talk.
* * *
For the many students who pro-
fess to enjoy learning that which is
not required of them, this series of
Sunday lectures presents an oppor-
tunity of acquiring the abstract polish
and general erudition that they claim
is so desirable.
* ♦
Of the fourteen lectures on the
programme, the first five treat of a
man with whom, by virtue of the re-
quirements of Freshman English, we
are all more or less familiar.
<% .
n: *
In the past, these lectures have re- j
ceived quite a bit of attention from i
Rice students.
* * *
And, judging from the attractive- j
ness of the programme, this year will j
find an even greater number of under- j
graduates in the Sunday afternoon |
audiences.
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THE newest exhibition of paintings
which is to open at the Art:
Museum in the next few days is a,
display that should to some extent
satisfy the artistic cravings of Rice
students who happen to drop in on
the collection of paintings. - [
* * *
Mr. Chillman of the Architecturej
Department commends the exhibition
as being the best to strike Houston j
since the trees were cleared off Main 1
Street. !
* * *
The student body of Rice has been j
criticised at one time and another fori
its, general lack of interest in things (
artistic.
* * *
Some say that at Rice Letters and
Art have always been subordinated
to Science; and there is reasonably!
good ground for the assertion.
sfc * *
It*is «>rtain that estheti^ develop-
ment has never been seriously con-;
sidered by more than a few Rice un-
dergraduates.
# * *
Not that the pictures by Coles I
Phillips fail to ' receive recognition |
among the students, for they do. But'
a somewhat more extensive view^ of
art works would be highly desirable'
and would hardly detract appreciably
from the intellectual attainments of j
those who are going throgh college.
* * *
It will be fairly safe, therefore, for
Rice students to attend the exhibition!
and inspect the paintings without be- i
ing exposed to criticism for the ac- j
tion.
sjt * *
There is nothing inherently wrong
in viewing works of art. There will
be nothing criminal, therefore, in
visiting the museum and giving this
worthwhile exhibit the once over.
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THIS, the first part of the new year,
is the time generally noteworthy
for the scarcity of cigarettes on the
campus and the comparatively good
attendance at classes.
♦ * *
Evidently some have sworn off
buying smokes and some have sworn
off cutting classes. This high moral
standards appears to be especially
pleasing to those who have, the in-
terests of undergraduate deportment
at heart.
* *
It is rather more than likely, how-
ever, that these worthwhile resolu-
tions will be observed less and less
as the newness of the year wears
away.
* ♦ *
As the guardian of the school's be-
haviour the Thresher cannot help com-
menting favorably on the absence of
nicotine and truancy and similar
vices.
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A wife and children
Mourn John Kidd,
He thought he wouldn't skid-
but did.
(Moral: USE STRIBLING CORDS.)
QUESTIONNAIRES ARE
RETURNED
Rice's Policy Toward Ath-
letes Is Not Exactly As It
Is Pictured
A week or so before the Christmas •
holidays, circulars in the form ofi
Questionnaires for Prospective Col- ]
lege Athletes were being issued in the ■
Sallyport. If you received one of;
these questionaires and had it proper- j
ly filled out by one of your home:
town athletes, please turn it in as soon !
as possible to Coach Bedenk, Jack
Glenn, or any member of the Rally!
Club.
The issuance of the questionnaires
was inspired by Coach Heisman in j
line with his policy of putting Rice
Institute before the minds of high
school students who are prospective
college athletes. The Rally Club has
charge of the distribution of these
circulars.
It was the plan of the Rally Club
to have every out-of-town student
take one or more of these question-
aires home during the Christmas holi-
days and have it filled out by athlete
friends who are soon to decide on a
college. However, if any students
neglected to get the questionnaires be-
fore Christmas and are desirous of
putting the institute in touch with
athletes, they may obtain said slips
from Jack Glenn.
Rice's policy towards athletics is
pretty well known throughout the
conference, and has perhaps been de-
fined better by Coach Heisman in his
frequent talks before the student body
than by anyone else. Rice offers
many inducements to athletes who are
seriously interested in receiving a col-
lege education, but lets none of these
prospective athletes labor under the
impression'that they wHl'fee Reused
from the regular scholastic require-
ments of the school. Some universi-
ties offer many unfair inducements
to brilliant athletes, excusing their
scholastic deficiencies, exempting
them from examinations, and1* at
times making the college athlete vir-
tually paid performers by offering
free scholarships to them.
No such condition exists at Rice.
An athlete is not wanted at Rice un-
less he considers his studies of first
importance. He must make many
sacrifices. He must devote his after-
noons to faithful practice and his
evenings to serious study. He must
not expect to be a social lion and a
gridiron hero at the same time.
Men who can meet these require-
ments are welcomed to Rice by the
faculty, the coaches, and the student
body. They will have the assurance
that they are receiving an education
from a college tff&t has few peers in
the South, and they will have oppor-
tunity of playing under coaches that
are the best that can be secured.
Athletic "bums" will not be tolerated.
Finally those who have occasion to
know high school athletes who can
meet these requirements, will be ren-
dering a great service to the institute
by mailing them one of these question-
aires and may feel assure of doing the
right thing toward securing champion-
ship teams for Rice.
NEW EXAM SYSTEM
IS VALUABLE
Only 4 Athletes Bust Out:
Four Come Off Pro
The new system of examinations
has already proved its value to the
Athletics of Rice. A record of the
Christmas casualties among athletes
shows only two bustees and a third
so discouraged over his record that
he has not yet returned to school.
As opposed to this there were four
men to come off probation. Nick Hyde,
J. D. Watson, Emmett Brunson and
Fred Canant were those thus enabled
to regain scholastic standing 'and take
their places among the "he" men of
the field house.
Only those that had lost interest
to such an extent that they possibly
would not regain standard scholas-
tic rating before the February exam-
inations were dropped. All others
both Freshmen and probationers will
be on good behavior until they are
either dropped or taken off probation.
For this reason the percentage of
those dropped decreased, and with the
workings of the Rally Club being di-
rected toward probationers, coaching
will be given where coaching is most
needed, an£ the athletic association as
well as the Academic side of Rice
benefits by the new system.
ju R
Let's buy a wreath for Willianj
Snell—
Who never saw the whistle
Nor heard the bell.
^ THRESHER NOTICE.
DRY AGENTS FAILED
XMAS IS WET
There is to be an important
staff meeting of staff numbers *
and all those interested in $
Thresher work Fridny in 105 t
A. II, Fridny at 12:30. I
This meeting is called for the *
reorganization and systematic j
It will be with great joy and eele-
| bration that the student body of Rice;
Unusual Substance Falls On
City; Causes Surprise
and Excitement
Invitations To Rice Relays
Have Already Been Mailed
zation of the staff for the re-
mainder of the current year.
SCULLION'S HOP TO
At fhp first nf the vear ther« * 1 ulal ule nmuoin """J >" *v«:c ! FEB# 11
is a hesitancy on the part of * i Williams and Madden Made
Officers at Meeting
Tuesday
newcomers to offer their serv
ices on account of bashfulness
or other ailments and this is
an opportunity to make up for
this.
Be there!
i
that the great drought which has for
such a long time held Houston and
surrounding territory helpless in its;
sway was at last broken on Monday,1
* I January 4, 1920, This statement is
.*. | official, coming from the mouth of
J I Houston's weather prophet, Lawrence j
I H. Daingerfield1; at least he made a!
(public announcement that it rained]
! on that day.
' Even though the precipitation was'
| exceedingly light it was sufficient to!
; moisten the ground rather well. Com-j
ing at the time that it did, after Rice j
j and Houston had almost completely j
i forgotten what rain looked like due |
j to the very long time since the last j
, rainfall, it was necessary for Houston j
I mothers and Rice Institute profes-
| sors to tell their children what the
strange looking fluid was. Evidently
many of the grownups were also a
wee bit scared of the unusual sub-
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ENGINEERING SHOW
PROGRESSING
Publicity Manager Is Need-
ed; Committee Heads
Appointed
If present plans work out, the En-
gineering Show, which is to be held
next April, ought, to not only egual
. . , „ stance themselves as many were
surpnss the shows of Pilous afraid to venture out in the
years in both interest and magnitude.
Under the direction of Lyle Cushion,
to venture out
shower.
The rainfall came as
light
a distinct sur-
who, as manager, is in general charge prise to many as the prohibition
and of F. H. Puvne, J. S. Robertson, "fnts had promised a bone-dry
Christmas. The writer of course does
C. <>. krause, and Joe Pasternaclc, who not wish to jnfer that these honored
are acting as group managers, rapid
progress is being made in practically
and revered men did not enforce the
law to the latter, for that would bo i
all the departments. These leaders ; treason. But the rain did seem moist
are endeavoring to recruit all the
talent possible to make the show a
success. They have already engaged
the assistance of various members of
the faculty,, who are helping to ar-
range appropriate experiments. They
are -also in communication with a
number of alumni and engineers, who
are furnishing useful suggestions) of
different sorts.
So far the only serious problem
which has been encountered lias 'opn
that of securing a capable publicity
manager. Negotiations to obtain one
are under way hut their satisfactory
conclusion is not assured and anyone
who feels himself equal to the task
is urged to get in touch with I.yle
Cashion, who declares he has an at-
tractive offer for the right man. He
will not he asked to donate his serv-
ices as is usually the case in student
activities, but he will he well paid
for both his time and effort.
The exact nature of the* exhibits
which will make up the show-has not
yet been disclosed, hut it is under-
stood that they will include some
novel and interesting experiments.
GLENN STARS ON
STAGE ONCE MORE
Will Be Puerile Member of
Cast for Y. W. C. A. Play
This Spring.
to the casual observer.
When you go home tonight take |
time to knock at your neighbor's i
door until you receive a response.!
Then take a deep breath and shout i
into his ear, 'The great drought, is
broken!"
FRESHMAN ELECTION
1 IS MYSTERY
New Two-term System Works
Hardship on Freshman
Voters
With the inauguration of the two
term system at Rice another grave
problem arises which calls for eare-
settlement. When will the Freshmen
; hold their annual election and ball? j
If the election is held immediately,
1 there is a possibility of having to!
hold another one soon after the Feb-
ruary exams. Still if the election is '
not held until the middle of February,'
much time will be lost; thus making
all of the Freshmen activities, in-
cluding their annual ball, much later j
than usual.
Some few are busy endeavoring to j
settle this question now. Freshmen!
what are ytfur views? Make them
known. Public opinion may rule.
: Speak now or forever hold your peace.
: Herting, president of the Sophomore
| class, is endeavoring to find out what
! the public opinion on the question is. i
Jack Glenn has been chosen to take —,---. - __- . ■!', ninnninn
the part of the boy in "The White I TpY A DI( ANA THROWS
Headed Boy," a play to be given by! 1 llA/lIllY/lim IlllUMf
the Y. W. C. A. some time early in!
March. The other members of the
cast are Helen Clarke, Chauncy Stew-:
art, Patterson Lilliard, Florence The newly organized Rice-Texar-;
Brown, Martha Campbell Scott, Dor- kana f-lub came forward with a
othy Ethel Seaman, J. I. Campbell Christmas Dance held in Texarkana j
Bill Grace, Celeste .Tones, Betty: during the holidays. This was the
Moody, and Beatrice Harrison. Some P"'dic affair held by the club
of thd people were chosen in a tryout slnce organization early last fall,
and others were cast. ' The dance was staged complimen-j
| tary to the Seniors of Arkansas and j
he beauties of I
Sam J. Williams, Jr., was elected
president of the Scullions for the rest
of the year at an assembly of all
waiters last Tuesday night. As treas-
urer of the organization the messhall
men named Jesse Madden.
The Annual Scullions' Ball will be
held this year on the evening of Feb-
ruary 11, in the Commons, most prob- j
ably. A scheme of decoration that is
altogether new will be carried out in j
adorning the hall for the struggle.
Since the scheme is intended for a !
surprise the Scullions are keeping the j
plan secret and refuse to divulge any j
information at all as regards deco-;
rations. They are unanimous, how- :
ever, in declaring that the idea is !
novel in the extreme.
Arrangements for the music have ;
not yet been announced but JessS^
Madden has been placed at the head .
of the committee to procure the or- 1
ehestra.
Decorations will be made under the
direction of L. S. MeWhorter, present
head waiter of the messhall system.
Ralph Nevinger is the chairman of
the program committee while invita-
tions are allotted to Bob Abies and
his committee. Willie Wood Ken-
driek, in his capacity as chief bo^t'er,
will attend personally to all cases of
disorderly conduct and it is expected
by the Scullions that he 'will be highly
efficient in preserving decorum at the
dance.
A limited number of bids may be
procured from the individual waiters
and scullions. Coming as it does be-
tween terms the Scullions predict that
the affair will be a memorable one.
BIG DANCE
Monday night and rehearsals will be
held three nights a week until exami-
nations start
Mrs. C. F. Arrowood is directing:., ... , c. , i -t.
the play. The first rehearsal was last! CXJS 1 *ii TW ■ 11 i i
' the spacious Hotel Grim added much
to its success, marking the affair as
one of the truly outstanding of the
I Christmas season.
The proceeds will be used to send: A pl-0gram of blue and gray de-
delegates to the National Y. W. C. A.! sign rea(js "Order of Dance:
Conference to be held in Estes Park j Martha Owen—Roy Webb.;
next summer. j Freshmen; 2. Sophomore; ■>. Junior;
The exact date and place will be! 4, Senior; 5. For Rice's Honor; 6.
DANCE ON ISLAND IS
HOT SHOT
Rice-Galveston Club Puts on
Good Dance During
Holidays
The Rice-Galveston Club toted over
the top a really good dance during the
holidays. This, perhaps, because of
the number of bona fide Rice students
that attended, but surely aided by the
high school students and visitors in
the city at the time.
Advertised as a purely Rice dance,
put on by an organization of Rice;
students, staged in a town just about
ready to be labled Rice, the affair!
was a success from all points of view.
The decorations carried out a clever
motif of blue and grey in streamers
and garlands. The huge til-foot owl
that decorated the balcony of Turn-
verein at the Rally Club Dance held
sway behind the platform of Lee's,
Owls, while balloons, confetti and.
other favors were thrown from the
balcony when the affair reached its
height. The spacious halls of the:
Hotel Galvez were used as promenades!
during the int&rmissjpns.
ConiTnents heard on the dance were •
favorable to the point of flattery, the
playing of Lee's Owls being especial-
ly well liked. Starting promptly at
ni*je and continuing until two Sunday
morning, at which time the revellers
departed each according to their own
whim, the struggle topped the ex-
pectations of club members with suc-
cess.
Rice students who were forced to
remain in the dormitories over the
holidays were everywhere in evidence,
while dresses of Rice girls consider-
ably disturbed the eyes and hearts of
the not-so-collegiate onlookers.
Although the Rice Relay Games,
which are to be held in Houston on
March 27, are still a couple of months
off, preliminary arrangements are
well under way, Doctor Gaylord John-
son, direction of the games, announced
this week.
Joint invitations to the Texas Relay
Games and to the Southwest Relay
Games at Rice, to be held on March
26, were mailed from Austin last
Monday and replies will probably be-
gin coming in soon. Five hundred
invitations were sent out to high
schools, junior colleges, and univer-
sities in all parts of the country and
if even a fraction of the schools ac-
cept, the games will be an athletic
event of truly outstanding interest.
Special rates will be offered on all
railroads to athletes attending the
games. These special rates will do
miifh to encourage the more distant
institutions to send representatives,
it is believed.
Preliminary announcements regard-
ing the games are being printed row
and will be mailed to the various
schools on the tenth of this month.
PRELAW ASSN. WILL
MEET JAN. II
Constitution to Be Present-
ed; Faculty Members to
Criticise.
The new Pro-Law Association
hold their second meeting Monday
evoiiing, January 11. I'hr meeting
will be held at sevi :: u'elwk :C- the
Autry House.
At this time the constitution which
is now in the process of preparation
will be presented for the approval of
the society. Ample opportunity will
be offered to debate the various pro-
visions as well as to prupovj amend
ments but it is sincerely hoped by
the committee who is working on the
constitution that it will be adopted
in the form which it is presented; as
they are carefully considering ever.'-' *
clause and before k ! ova v.; up
in its final form tl>,> •vh.i!.- doct;-
ment will be submit!ed to vi'ine mem-
ber of the faculty for eritU"sm:.
All students who desire to he en-
rolled $(■ charter members of ths<
association are urged to niian>] the
meeting as those "who are net pres-
ent will have to comply with such re-
quire ments as may be laid down for
the ndmission of new members, and
according to the committee «rh<i is
framing the constitution the-'' wi'd
probably be extremely strict.
RECORDS DISAPPEARING
Campus Ali Baba Is Rather Busy
Autry House
Report collies from Rev. Harris
Maslej'&oti, Jr., that Ali Babi and iv-
famous Forty have made a visit to the
Autry House.
As a result the notorious Autry
House. vietrola is "record!-- ami
dorm students are in tears.
Campus sleuths have advanced the
theory that Ali Babi is a resident of
the dorm*, and the Autry House ;ui
ministration is in hearty accord.
Says Mr. Masterson: "All 1 want
is that the person who took them re-
turn new ones in their place. We do
not care* about getting the old ones
back, but we do want some new rec-
ords, and the person who took the
others should respond immediately."
Dorm residents are aroused at the
thief who sneaked off with the music
producers, and terrible threats are
being made against the unknown cul-
prit- -or culprits.
announced later.
DAILY DOZEN FOR GIRLS
Gym Practice Resumed by Girls This j
Year
The first meeting of the co-ed gym
class was held Thursday at the gym.
Lockers were assigned, but no actual
work was begun.
The days on which the classes will
be held will be decided later. Days
which will not conflict with lab must
be chosen.
Last year a great deal of interest
was manifested in the class, which
had a membership of about 50. An
exhibition was given during the last
part of the term, which aroused con-
siderable interest among the dorm
men.
The 'College Spirit*: T. The 'Sally
Port' Breeze; 8. The Mess Hall Serarfi-
ble."
On the final page the officers of the
club are given as follows: Roy Webb,
I president; J. W. Dodson, vice presi-
dent; R. L. Abies, secretary treasurer.
FIRST DANCE OF YEAR
SATURDAY NIGHT
The first dance of the new year
will be held Saturday night at the
Autry House when Lee's Owls func-
tion for the first time since the holi-
days.
Dancers will have the opportunity
to turn loose the new steps of the
Charleston they learned during the
holidays and perhaps pick up a few
new ones.
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MATH REVIEW TO START
Freshmen Will Review Math Two
Afternoons a Week
Take notice, all Freshmen and other
Math 100 students:
A systematic review in the course
will be given, starting Tuesday. The
review will be in the form of a reg-
ular course, with two one-hour classes
meeting twice a week, and one three-
hour period just before the exam.
The review will be systematized,
with the first half of each hour de-
voted to theory, and the last half to
application. Tuesday will be the last
chance to get into it.
It will be held Tuesday and Thurs-
day from 2 p. m. to 3 p. £n„ in a
room yet to be decided upon. The
idea has the fun approVal of the
Math department.
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TURN IN
QUESTIONNAIRES «
IMMEDIATELY %
Jack Glenn, president of the *>
Rally Club, requests that any- £
one having questionaires filled <•
out turn them in at once, if he .•!
has not done so already. *5"
❖
They should be turned in to ❖
Coach Bedenk, any member of £
the Rally Club, or to Jack +
Glenn. *
These questionaires are the .j.
ones that were issued just prior j
to Christmas, and are for the
purpose of establishing rela-
tions between Rice and high
school athletes. Thus, it is
hoped that serious minded ath-
letes will be induced to choose
Rice as their college.
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