The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1926 Page: 2 of 6
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THE THBESft&BHOUSTON, TEXAS
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THE STAFF
T. O. WOOD News Editor
MENTON J. Ml'RKAY Assistant News Editor
H. S. MeCONNELI. V. Sports Editor
W. TOM BAKU STEVE BEAM WALTER McKINNON
VAUGHN ALBERTSON Features Editor
JACK BR1DGEWATER Editorial Assistant
MAKGIE THIEL Society Editor
REPORTERS
Annie Oms Jacob)* Beverly Fonvllle R. C. Whinery
Kathrvn Wilson Cherry Schwarts Chariine I.aiiier
Alzira Gunman Douglas Scott Katherine Thompson
Edwin P. Neilan P. A. Roney S. Ross Pond
Mildred Portiii Orrien R. Smith Grace Felder
Elda iIM'(U'rirh Feiide O'Brien Jack Shannon
Guy Webb Dr. Theo Bald Blinkus
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MEASURING
SUCCESS.
Elbert Hubbard once said, "It's not so much what a man gets
in money wages, but it's what he gets in terms of life and living
that counts."
"Money-mad America"—that's what foreign countries are in-
clined to think of our country. To a certain extent America is
money-mad; and yet, in many ways, she is not money-mad.
Many men go out into the world intent only on ope thing: get-
ting money. In their zeal for acquiring fortunes they lose sight
of the fact that there are other things to gain in life. Theirs is
a monetary standard.
They lose much when they forsake a life of service and good-
will towards other human beings for that life of a more material
nature. Of course, every man should make an effort to attain a
fortune. And every man should make it a point to be of service
to others.
Probably in being of service to others they sacrifice much of
their time and energy. But that time and energy is not lost, not
by a long shot. It goes for a good, material and spiritual.
The other clay we heard a prominent business man say if he
had his life to live over again he would certainly lead a life of
service to others, just as he has done all his life. This man has
on many, many occasions left his business in order to be of service
to someone, His has been a life of good-will towards other men.
"1 most certainly do not regret having sacrificed my own inter-
ests." he says. "Probably I could have built up a fortune had I
devoted every bit of my time to my business. To other business
men, in a business way, I am but an average success. But if I
can but be of some service to someone at some time, then I con-
sider myself a greater success."
Money does not spell success. It is but a sham} and .success is
not to be considered externally only. Go to the inside of a man
to find his qualifies. Many millionaires have piled dollar upon
dollar by being shrewd, by outguessing the other fellow. From
a money standpoint they are successful. From the point of service
they are absolute failures.
Why are most millionaires philanthropists? If the true facts
were known, probably it would be found out that, while they were
making their money, they forgot about the other fellow. '"^-Aad,
having found out all but too late that money does not measure
success, they repent by giving to this, that, and the other. They
feel ashamed of themselves; they realize that they have missed
o,ut in the greatest good that could possibly have been theirs.
They have not lived life properly. In their zeal for the almighty
dollar, they thought only of themselves. They learn later that
the dollar is success, but that service is the greater success and of
a more substantial nature.
In every walk of life we have opportunity to be of service. It
may be only a triviality; it may be more momentous. And with
each little act of service there comes a certain feeling of satis-
faction and accomplishment. A man's life is not happy unless
he is satisfied. Why not gain that satisfaction through service?
Attain for that happy medium between "money-mad" and serv-
ice and live a life of happiness and good-will.
R
FOOTBALL
WORSHIP.
The
Melting Pof
BY SAM BENNETT.
The beat thing that ever happened
to a football squad was experienced
on Rice field last Saturday. Trinity
not on'v has a real football team, but
.i..B l.ght to go with it The Owls, aft-
er experiencing such glorious success
in the two affrays preceding the Trin-
ity game, received a set-back.
No, we were not beaten, thanks to
their goal kicker, and they were not
either, thanks to our goal kicker. It
simply proves Mr. Heisman's state-
ment in regard to Experience, which
all of you no doubt have heard, is true,
also, it is evident that the incident
WILL put more fight into the team
than it would have done had we beat-
en them fifty points. The fight the
team has now will more than make
up for the experience that is lacking,
and it is up to the student body to
put three-fourths of that fight into the
Owls.
No better backing was ever expert
enced at Rice or anywhere else than
was displayed last Saturday by you
students. The team and everyone else
iB proud of you. You had nearly per-
fect coordination, discipline, fight, and
everything else that goes to make up
a REAL ROOTING SECTION.
Texas comes here Saturday a week,
just as we want them to, as cocky as
a prize fighter, with overconfidence,
and all that goes to precede a good,
sound thrashing. We'll leave it to the
Owls to administer it, at the same
time giving them all the support pos-
sible from the side lines.
St. Edwards is coming next, and
we'll have to be primed more than we
have been yet. There is no doubt that
Et. Edwards will give the Owls a
good game and that they will show
more than any of our opponents thus
far.
"Rice's Honor," following the games,
seems to have a good effect. There is
something more, after all, that is es-
sential to a rooting section besides
FIGHT, and that thing is sentiment.
The song following the game furnishes
that, and leaves the individual looking
to the next contest with more senti-
ment than would otherwise.
There were a few faculty members
who failed to take their hats off, and
show the proper attitude toward our
official song. Whether faculty member
or student, if you are connected in any
way with Rice please show the proper
respect to "Rice's Honor."
Three-thirty is the hour set for the
St. Eds game. Be there by 3 o'clock,
and give the same support as you did
against Trinity last Saturday, then
BEAT TEXAS!
Beat Texas———
HAMMERS
WONDERFULLY
Rally Club members are, among
other things, handy with the ham.
mer, according to Franklin Miller, in
charge of concessions at the football
field.
Miller last week issued an appeal
for at least six would-be carpenters to
put a roof on tbe "sodey" stand.
This week the new roof is resting
shakily in place.
GONE?
Tht Artkt
▲U things considered, tbe m~t me-
easeful interior decorator to a good
Where, oh where, have the Lea
Hiboux gone? That is the present
question of the campus "parlais vous>
ers".
Last year a meeting of the club was
called to elect new officers for the
coming year, but the conflab failed
to show up. There matters still rest.
Shotwell's
We find it hard to believe it necessary—this worship of the
great god Football with filth.
It may be funny, It may be necessary. But to our mind, this
constant shower of filth—torn paper, peanut hulls, paper wads—
that floats above the stands on Saturday afternoon, looks like
the puerile trick of a high school mind.
Football is a great god, a god of emotion and vigor. Worship
him, if you will; but worship him with your hearts, your emotions,
your minds.
But, lay off the filth. It's unhygenic, it's nauseating, and, fur-
thermore, worse for the college mind, it's puerile.
Be clean, anyway.
LettersFrom
Students
St Edwards-
(Continlled From Page One.)
rump indicate that he has finally hit
the right combination for that import-
ant job, and the Owl coaches are ex-
pecting dangerous opposition in the
game Saturday.
The Owls are in good shape for the
game. Injuries have been few dur-
ing the week, and nearly the whole
squad will be available for tho game
Saturday.
Grandpa Wood has been out in uni-
form this week, but he Is not now ex-
pected to be uble to play Saturday,
llochuil and Comstock, who were both
hurt last Saturday, no doubt will ap-
pear in the lineup. Knipple is also
getting along well, and may get in
the game, although he Is not expected
to be in the starting lineup.
Coach John W. Helsman and his
staff expect a hard game, and it is
very likely that they will be called
upon to show all their stuff, in spite
ST. EDWARDS
Jewett
Mooney and Klein
Vojtt and Krnuse
of the coming contest with Texas.
As gentlemen, they want to do the
Saints up in a nice little package and
send them back to Austin—a fair
warning as to what the Longhorns
may expect the coming week.
The opening lineup for the game
probably will be as follows:
RICE
Underwood leapt.)
Center
Cnrmtehaol and Cannant
Guards
Hyde and Berber
Tackles
Mucke & Crain Durrenbertter (c.) & Lennon
* Ends
Comstock & Hochuli Erspamer & Dyer
Halves
Davis Kilday
Full
Ailnoch Deatran
Quarter
As a curtain raiser to the game, the
Slimes will take on St. Mary'R Semi-
nary from La Porte. The Slime game
will start at 1:30, and should give a
good opportunity to see just what, we
have in the way of Slime material this
year—with an eye, of course, on the
prospects for next year.
The Slimes ofinally sched-
uled to play Allen Academy on Satur-
day afternoon, but the game had to be
cancelled on account of an unlnten-
To The Editor: r
At the game last Saturday there oc-
curred in the rooting section an event
which has caused some comment in
the student body. It appears that cer-
tain members of the school have taken
it upon themselves to decide just who
is not blessed with "that fightin' Rice
spirit." Urged on by a strong sense
of duty to what is intrinsically a glo-
rious idea, worthy men have shown
an overweening interest in what are
the private affairs of the individual;
and in executing that duty have been
guilty of a breach of taste that is not
far from insulting.
Evidences q| this- ljck of tact have
appeared at various times since the
beginning of the school year, and one
can but wonder whether this patriotic
body—undoubtedly possessed of the
ability and determination necessary
to reach a worth-while goal—is not
slightly on the wrong track.
It is voiced from more than one
quarter that Rice is being split into
two factions, the "rah-rah boys" and
the slackers. Why Bhould such a di-
vision be necessary? Is not a balanced
enthusiasm for all that Rice stands
for a far greater thing than a blatant
embrace of one or the other of the
above extremes? Other qualities be-
ing equal, is it rationally probable
that one who is finishing his fourth
year here should have a less deep-
seated and whole-hearted appreciation
of his alma mater than a comparative
new-comer in the ranks?
Let us answer these questions with
an acknowledgment of the. fact that
we each have the privilege of mani-
festing as much of our feelings as we
care to in a manner that we see fit;
and that inspirational leadership has
done more towards developing and or-
ganizing the expression of these feel-
ings than can ever hope to be accom-
plished by misguided disciplinary
measures.
—W. F. B.
tlonal mixup In the schedule of Allen
Academy. ,.f
St. Mary's Academy is said to have
a very pood team this year and have
always rated quite a bit above the
local high school teams.
Both of the schools with the Owl
teams meet Saturday are Catholic,
and the prospects are that there will
be a large turnout of the local Catho-
lics to sefe the two teams play.
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