The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, November 5, 1926 Page: 2 of 6
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THE THRESHER HOUSTON, TEXAS
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Entered u second clan matter October IT, 1818. at the poetoffiee In Houiton, Texas, under
the Act of March t. 1879.
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THE STAFF
T. O. WOOD. News Editor
MENTON 1. MURRAY Assistant News Editor
H. S. McCONNELL Sports Editor
W. TOM BARR WALTER McKINNON
VAUGHN ALBERTSON , Features Editor
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MARGIE THIEL . .....Society Editor
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THE HONOR
SYSTEM
It is just as impossible, of course, to make a dishonest man hon-
est by a word as it is to make an honest man dishonest.
So naturally the collegiate cynics look with disfavor upon a
diatribe upon the honor system of the Institute.
But. nevertheless, the honor system is still being practiced and
a reminder to all, but especially Freshmen, is timely.
"I have neither given nor received aid on this exam," is the
oficial form of; the pledge used in all Rice Institute examinations."
Under this pledge the student signs his name. This is the equiva-
lent of a sworn oath and the violation of the pledge is perjury.
The form used does not require the student to state that he has
not seen others cheating. This, however, is expected. Rice does
not adopt a system of spying, nor do we ask that all students be-
come "tattle-tales." But Rice will not tolerate liars, cheaters and
perjurers and this is the only system of purging the student body
of such undesirables.
Vaccination against dishonesty is not possible. The only alter-
native is quarantine.
Students at Rice are supposed to have outgrown their kinder-
garten ways. In grammar school anyone who reported minor in-
fractions of the rules earned the hatred of his fellow s&Wents. *
How far can we carry our childhood code of honor? Ad in-
finitum? If we cling to our childhood superstitions we would not
report a murder. Perjury is a crime and the offender is liable to
a penitentiary sentence.
In the mind of a Freshman there may be no distinction between
reporting„spit-balling and murder or perjury, but notwithstanding
this puerile ethical abstinence a distinction exists.
Rice has in the past graduated honest and honorable men. If
they could not meet this standard they were dropped from the
rolls of the Institute.
The honor council, composed of two student representatives
fro meach class, receives all reports of dishonesty behind closed
doors. No names are revealed in the trial.
If the honor system is to remain at Rice it must receive the
whole-hearted support of the students. Think it over.
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COURTESY TO
VISITING SCHOOLS
The first unsportsmanlike incident to happen at Rice Institute
this year cropped up last Saturday when a few freshmen, taking
advantage of their own numbers, confiscated a few South Park
"fish" caps at the Slime-South Park game. %
These freshmen, laboring under mistaken ideas as to what is
fair in war. committed a breach of etiquette that Rice Institute
will not stand for. First, last, and always Rice treats her visi-
tors in a courteous manner.
Graduates of South Park will enter various universities later.
Should they have any ill-feeling towards Rice, it is likely they will
turn to other schools. This holds true in nearly every case. This
is only one aspect of the case. o
The main thing is that visitors to Rice and Houston should be
received with every courtesy. They should be made to feel that
Rice is a school of sportsmen, because Rice is.
The best t4i'ing far the freshmen to do is to seftd those caps
back to South Park with due apology. And don't let it happen
again—for the Honor and Glory of Rice.
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Student Au'n
Constitution
4* presentation thl* fall of a three-act
play Instead of the customary three
one-act ones, A second is a reorgan-
isation of committee work with a view
LOS BUHOS TO SHUFFLE
_ Los Buhos held a meeting last Tuea-
to systematise the" VarioiIT de^ dny t the Antry House. A very ln-
meats of play production and relieving
ArtieU V.—Election mt Manum.
Section I. Tha Student Association shall
have the power to determine the method of
•election and election of all manager* of
dramatic, debating and musical organisations;
of managers and captains of athletic teams*
and of all managers of Association activi-
t'Vi: n •'! « empowered to remove the same by
a two-th.nl* vote of the entire Association.
Article VI.—Elections.
Section 1. All elections be under the di-
rection of the Student Council.
Sec. 2. All editors of college publications,
members of student and honor councils, with
the exception of the Freshman member of the
Student Council, yell leaders, and class of*
fleers for the following year shall be elected
on the first Monday in May of each year.
Sec. 8. Nominations for the officers listed
in Section 2 shall be made at regular class
meetings, and shall be presented to the
Secretary of the 8tudent Association, not
later than ten days before the date of elec-
tion.
Sec. 4. The member at larire of the Stu-
dent Council, yell leaders, athletic managers,
and editors of college publications shall be
nominated by a written petition signed by at
least twenty-five members of the Association,
and said petition must be in the hands of
the Secretary of the Association at least ten
days before the date of election.
Sec. 5. The editors of all publications, who
must be either Juniors or Seniors, the Coun-
cilman at large, and yell leaders shall be
elected by general vote of the Association.
All other nominees Shall be voted on only by
the members of the class to which he be-
longs.
Sec. 6. In case no nominations for any
office are made by the Association the Coun-
cil shall have power to nominate a member
or members for such office.
Sec. 7. There shall be a regular autumn
election on the first Monday in October, to
fill such vacancies as may occur after the
spring election.
Sec. 8. No Freshman shall vote until after
the beginning of the second term.
Sec. 9. Vacancies occurring after the au-
tumn election shall be filled by the vote of
the Council.
Sec. 10. As soon as possible after its or-
ganization, the Student Council, in consulta-
tion with the President of the Institute, shall
appoint a faculty advisor who may meet with
the Council whenever it is deemed best by
the President of the Council. He shall assist
and advise the Council when possible but will I
have no vote.
Article VII.—Meetings.
Section 1. Meetings of the Association may
be called by the President of the Association
at any time.
Sec. 2. Meetings must be called on the
receipt by the Secretary of a written petition
signed by a least twenty-five members of the
Association.
Article VIII.—Quorum.
Section 1. Two-thirds of the entire asso-
ciation shall constitute a quorum, but no as-
sessmen may be made unless passed upon by
two-thirds majority of the entire Association.
Article IX.—A mend mens.
Section 1. Amendments to the constituion
may be made by a two-thirds vote of the en-
tire Associaion.
Sec. 2. Any decision of he Student Coun-
cil may be over-ruled by a two-thirds vote
of the entire Association.
Article X.—Cups, Letters and Medals.
Section 1. A Committee shall be appointed
by the President of he Association which
shall in conjunction with the athletic direc-
tor award all letters, cups, and medals in
athletics.
Sec. 2. This Committee shall decide all
matters 'pertaining to the constituion for
medals and cups donated by patrons of the
Insitute.
Note: The following statement is taken
from the minutes of a faculty meeting held
April 25, 1918:
"The Faculty of Rice Institute approves the
proposed constitution of the Student Asso-
ciation, wih the understanding that he meas-
ures passed by the Association which affect
the accademic or general policy of the Insti-
tute shall be regarded as petitions and recom-
mendations to the proper authorities."
(To Be Continued Next Week.)
THESPIANS HONOR
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
Dramatic Club Begins Sixth
Year of Activity
November third marked the fifth
anniversary in an organiaztion which
has contributed more to the cultural
and artistic life of the Institute than
most students realize, the Rice Dra-
matic Club.
Prior to 1921 there was dramatic
talent at Rice but it was unorganized !
and found expression only through the I
Little Theater productions of the nowj
extenct Green Mask Players, a non-1
student organization. In the fall of
that year, however, a group of stu-
dents under the leadership of John
Clark Tidden, Dr. J. W. Slaughter and
R. N. Lawrence resolved to form a
distinctly student organization, and
out of this resolve was born the Rice
Dramatic Club.
Among this group was JMarjorie
North, Lawrence Humason,, Dale
Shepherd, Stayton Nunn, Joe Benson,
Reginald Bickford. Jean Sproule, Tom
Rather, H. C. Nichols, and a number
of others still remembered on ^he
campus.
Soon after its establishment, the
club presented its first bill, consist-
ing of the "Very Naked Boy<" "The
Rising of the Moon," and "Miss Civi-
lization.'' In this very first offering,
it set the precedent which with one
or two exceptions it has consistently
followed, of including in its program
three representative one act plays.
The aim has never been to make
money but to selg,ct plays of varied
appeal suited to the histrionic ability
of the club members.
The first year only two bills were
presented but thereafter three a year
were offered, one each term. This
plan was continued up until last year
when the changes made in the term
system at Rice necessitated a reduc-
tion of the number of bills to two.
During: the five years of its exist-
ence, the Dramatic Club has acquired
among the Little Theater circles of
Houston a reputation for intelligent
acting and careful staging rarely
equalled. A recent article in the
Chronicle, indeed, accords it first place
among the play-production groups of
the city.
It has, moreover, in addition to its
own achievements, contributed most
of the casts for the productions pre-
sented by other student organizations.
The Y. W. C. A. in particular has been
its debtor, the talent for the annual
Y. W. plays being furnished almost
exclusively by the Dramatic Club.
This year the club is Mfting'sev-
eral experiments. The first of these
the manager of unnecessary respon-
sibility. A third, and perhaps the
moat important, Is abandonment of
its time honored system of tryouts and
the substitution of a new plan where-
by candidates for membership are
judged on the basis of thoroughly pre-
pared parte.
The officers of the club this year
are: J. I. Campbell, manager, Ruth
Blackwell, secretary, and Florence
Brown, treasurer. They represent to-
gether an unusually capable executive
staff and under their leadership every-
thing indicates one of the most suc-
cessful years in the history of tho
club.
The play selected as a fall term of-
fering is "The Romantic Age" and re-
hearsals are at present in progress un-
der the direction of P. B. Gove. It is
to be presented at the Autry House
the first week In December.
tereating program of Spanish songs
and Spanish poetry was enjoyed by
approximately forty members. At the
conclusion of the meeting punch waa
served. Several of the new member*
were initiated.
A meeting of Los Buhos will be held
November 10, at the Autry House. Dr.
Caldwell will be the guest of the club.
Mr. Arratia, club sponsor, will speak
on the importance of Spanish and on
the purpose of the club. A number
of musical selections will also be
given.
This is a very active Rice club. Lec-
tures on the best of Spanish literature
have been arranged for future meet-
ings. A dance later on is to be given
and many plans are being formed.
The officers of Los Buhos are:
Allen Dunning, president; Inga Schup-
pan, vice president; Nancy Bridges,
secretary; Chas. Bell, treasurer; Ches-
ter Griffin, reporter.
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