The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, November 12, 1926 Page: 2 of 6
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THE THRESHER
HOUSTON. TEXAS
THE
A Weekly Paper Published by the StudenU of Eiee Institute.
Entered as second class matter October 17. 1916, at the postoffice in Houston, Texas, under
the Act of March 3, 1879.
Subscription Rates
$2.50 per Year. 10c per Copy.
MEMBER HOUSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CORDON TURRENT1NE Editor-in-chief
SAM BENNETT Business Maaagor
J. C. McNEILL J Managing Editor
T. O. WOOD
MENTON J. MURRAY
H. S. McCONNELL
W. TOM BAKU
V AIT,UN ALBKHTSOX
JACK BHIDGEWATER
MARGIE THIKL .4,.
An trie On a Jacobs
Knthryn Wilson
A!?ira Clusman
Edwin I*. Neilan
Mildred Porlis
ft Ida Olederifh
(J«y Webb
THE STAFF
REPORTERS
Beverly Fonville
Cherry Schwartz
Dousrlas Scott
P. A. Roney
Feljde O'Brien
Dr. Theo Baid Biinkus
News Editor
Assistant News Editor
Sports Editor
WALTER McKINNON
Features Editor
Editorial Assistant
......... Society Editor
lone Spence
Madelin Jacohe
R. C. Whinery
Charline Lallier
S. Ross Pond
Grace Felder
Windle Hamrick
ARE YOU BUILDING UP
OR TEARING DOWN?
"Rice Fight Never Dies!" No, never! But at the present time
H looks pretty wick. Why? Because you will not take the time
to give that vital spark which means life or death to it. You, not
the team, but the coaches, not the men, but you, are responsible
for this slow death. Don't you see it? Be honest with yourself
and Rice, What do you do to keep that fight alive? What are
you doing to build up that tradition?
Do you put your heart and soul into this process of building?
Will you face the world and say, "This is my school, my team, my
heritage and, win or lose, 1 believe in Rice and ray team. 1 have
no alibi in defeat other than the best won, but I shall fight for
victory in the future." Or would you turn away and say, "I have
no pride in defeat." If you would say this, hang your head in
shame. For you have lost. Lost without fighting. Lost victory!
Your victory which lies in making that phrase "Rice Fight Never
Dies" an actual fact.
What are you doing to achieve that victory? Will you throw
Rice down in the face of the jeers of the multitude? Who are they
that they may vent their splean on your mighty Alma Matter?
Would you put her away because of them?
We ourselves are our own worst enemies. We must fight
against our petty selfishness if we are to gain our goal. We would
deny Rice, the birthplace of our manhood and our womanhood, be-
cause we haven't the "guts," nor the stamina, nor the moral cour-
age to withstand the jeers and the criticism of those whose hearts
do not beat faster at the strains of "For Rice's Honor."
When the will to build up this fight and this tradition becomes
an integral part of you, then, and not until then, will that phrase,
Rice Fight Never Dies, become a realtity.
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win at any cost, but rather merely courage and utmost effort
toward victory.
That is all any student body should request of any team.
The greater the odds, the greater the glory.
The Thresher takes this opportunity of congratulating the Rice
Institute football team for its performance against the superior
S. M. U. team in Saturday's defeat.
FRENCH STUDENTS AND
PROFS ORGANIZE CLUB;
hEXT MEETING DEC 9
A small group of French students
and professors gathered at Autry
House Tuesday night, Nov. 9, for the
purpose of organizing a French Club
for this scholastic year. Mr. Mo-
raud acted as chairman for the meet-
int. Conversation and games in
French started the year out right.
Heretofore, the French Club lias
been rather neglected at Rice, but it j
is hoped that the organization will i
become both a permanent and popular j
one from now on. The meetings fur-'
ni:h excellent opportunities for im-1
provement in pronunciation and in
understanding conversational French.
All students who take French and are
interested in tlw club, are urged to
co-operate with the professors in the j
organization of it.
The French Club will next meet on
the night of Thursday. December 9,
at Autry House. There will be an
interesting program and, as an added
attraction, refreshments, also.
MISS MINA SEIVERT
TO SPEAK NEXT WEEK
Member of Collegiate Bureau to Arrive
In Houston Sunday
Miss Mina Sievert, a member "of the
Chicago Collegiate Bureau of Occupa-
tions. will arrive in Houston Sunday.
November 14.
Miss Sievert's object in coming to
Houston is to see if through. the Col-
legiate Bureau she may be able to as-
sist tine young women of Houston In
planning their post-college careers.
She will make an adress to the young
women of the Institute one day next"
week.
Miss Sievert. a graduate of the Uni-
versity of Michigan, is a woman of su-
perior ability, of wide acquaintance
with business and professional ac-
tivities, and is in every way admirably
suited for the work which- she Is do-
ing.
AUTRY HOUSE CALENDAR
LAWSON TALKS BEFORE
MEETING OF THRESHER
STAFF AT AUTRY HOUSE
T. S. Lawson of Ike English depart-
ment addressed the first monthly
meeting of the entire Thresher staff,
held in the Autry House last Thurs-
day evening.
Practically the whole staff was
present, with the exception of a few
on the reportorial staff. Evidence of
•uch enthusiasm as was displayed by
the staff lends proof to the fact that
The Thresher is functioning to per-
fection this year.
A practical newspaper man was to
have addressed the staff, but was un-
able to attend. However, the editor
has assured the staff of a speech by
a well known newspaper man for the
next meeting, which will be held in
the Autry House the first Thursday
in December.
SHARRAR SPEAKS TO
ECO CLUB WEDNESDAY
AT SECOND MEETING
The Economics Club held its sec-
ond meeting of the year at Autry
House Wednesday evening with a
large attendance. Following a short j
business meeting, new members were '
elected and Messrs. Sherrar and Ger-
gen were voted honorary membership
in the organization.
Mr. Sherrar, as principal speaker,
of the evening, discussed the compre-
hensive possibilities of the study of
regional comparisons of geographical
divisions as to their principal indus-!
tries, natural resources, population, |
financial organizations and exchange, I
and the standard of living in various |
regions—Japan, England, United
States, Germany, India, and the Ar-
gentine.
The value of this study for the
economists lies in the substantiating
or refuting of economical theory; it
is also of practical value to the busi-
ness man. Among other facts, Mr.
Sherrar pointed out the increased em-
phasis placed on the quantative rather
than the qualitative analysis and the
greater importance of statistics by
the use of the former method.
E.B.L.S. FEATURES
HUMOROUS DRAMATICS
Gene Rhodes and Margie Thiol Present
Novel Program In Club Meeting
A very novel program was given by
Gene Rhodes and Margie Thiol at the
meeting Monday, November 8, of the
Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society.
They first gave two chapters from
Don Herrel's book, "Bigger and Bet-
ter" on "Keep the Railroads Crooked"
and "Meeting my Daughter Socially."
It was vey humorous and extremely in-
teresting.
They next enacted a scene from the
"Parody Outline of History" by Donald
O. Stewart. This scene was a parody
on Sinclair Lewis' "Mala Street." The
scene of the little episode was laid on
the Main Street in Plymouth, Mass.,
at,the arrival of one of the first ships.
The aetlmrfeas very realistic especial-
ly when the fair heroine (Miaa Thiol)
was rescued, after having slipped Into
the toy waters of Cape Cod, by her
handsome and brave husband (Miss
Rhodes).
Michael—You remind me of the wild
sea waves.
Maggie—Ohh—because I'm so rest-
less and unconquered?
Michael—Naw. Because you're all
wet and make me sick.
K
Pat—Give me a sentence with the
word "Asteroid."
Mike—If I asteroid get slapped.
WE WOULD WELCOME
MORE STUFF LIKE THIS.
A certain member of the faculty has extended to the male stu-
dents in his classes an invitation to drop in at his room any after-
noon and take tea with him. It is a fine and democratic act, in
itself deserving of commendation, but, more than that, it is a
breach in the barrier between students and instructors.
Probably both are in a measure responsible for the existence of;
this barrier, but the blame rests chiefly on the students. Too
many of us regard our instructors as a race of aloof and hostile!
beings who dwell in the splendid isolation of the "prof's tower,"
contriving devilish schemes to flunk us. If we should only get ac-
quainted with them, however, we should find that they are human
J ike ourselves and as much inclined ,|x> laughter and good fellow-
ship.
If they do not mingle with the students socially, it is in most
cases because they are not encouraged to do so. It is inevitable
i hat, we should stand a little in awe of their greater knowledge, but!
when opportunities such as the one cited occurs, we should take
advantage of them. Opportunities for contacts outside the class-;
room are all too few at best. 0
They may be called professors and we undergraduates, but in the;
last analysis we are all of us students united in a common pursuit'
of truth. Let us not refuse the hand of friendship when it is ex-'
tended to us.
R
Friday, November 12—
Girls' Glee Club—-1: :50, upstairs.
Dramatic flub—8:00, downstairs.
Alliance Francais—8:00, upstairs.
Saturday, November 14—
Dance—9:00. «
Sunday, November 14—
Bible Discussion Group— 9:30.
Service—10:00.
Monday, November IS—
E. B. h. S.—1:00, upstairs.
Band—4:30, big hall.
Glee Club—7:15, downstairs.
Writing Club—8:00, upstairs.
Dramatic Club—8:00, downstairs.
Tuesday, November 16—
Dramatic Club—7:30, downstairs.
Pre-Law Society—T:45, large room
upstairs, *
Wednesday, November 17—
O.-W. I. s.—upstairs.
Dramatic T'lub—8:90. downstairs.
Tiiiirsd. v. November IS—
I lolv Communion - 7: tic.
Y. \\ c. A — 1.00. upstairs
Band 1:30, bia hall.
Dramatic Club—7:.'Jo, downstairs,
Friday, November 19—
Girls' Glee Club-■•■1:30. upstairs.
Dramatic Club— 8:00, downstairs
Saturday, November 20—
Dance—9:00.
Let Us Reel Off
"Some of Oftr Hose
For your inspection! You've
never seen a more attractive
selection of fancy Hose than the
Men's Shop is now showing.
And they're picked from the best
imported and domestic wool,
silk, lisle and mixtures.
The new patterns are here in
many tones—the prices range
from 49c to 98c a pair.
Just Ingldp the Pieaton Avenue Fntrancg
KME ( ANNOT
HE BEATEN
Friday at Kyle fi«tftl. the Blue and Grey bucks up against her
third conference opponent, the Aggies. We mean to win, and we
believe we have an even chance to win. We may lose, but win j
or lose we cannot be beaten. The spirit to win can never be van-j
qui shed, and that spirit is expressed at Rice. Rice Fight Never |
DiciJ
It is true we have lost twice to conference teams. Texas beat
us in a sea of mud; S. M. U. passed over us, but neither team out-
fought us. Perhaps in the disappointment immediately following
those games some of us washed our hands of the squad. That was
only natural, but still we were back in the stands cheering as en-
thusiastically as ever the next week. Only rats desert a sinking
ship, and ugly as that simile may seem, there are no rats at the
Institute. Good sportsmanship allows no defeats to rankle and no
victories to affect spirits, and we hope we are sportsmen.
Let us adopt the old pledge of the D'Artagan's:
"United we stand; divided we fall;
All for one; one for all."
And go out to prove to the world that the spirit of Rice in the
hearts of Rice never dies.
R
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THE SPIRIT OF
THERMOPYLAE
The Spartans fought, and lost or won the battle—but regardless
of loss or victory the Spartans always fought and fought with
their whole soul. And although they often did not win the vic-
tory, they never failed to gain glory for the Spartan race. And so
the term Spartan has grown to mean courage and not ambition.
Spartan spirit is an admirable attitude to inculcate in the minds
of football players. Such is all that the students of Rice Institute
require of their football team. Victory is sweet, but is not always
necessary for the respect of fellow men. The Thresher believes
th«t the prevailing sentiment of Rice Institute students is not to
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$3.95
We have received another shipment of Men's Hats
—styles with roll brims—snap brims with both
plain and fancy bands—6% to 71/2—regular $5
values—specially priced at
$3.95
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All very hew and exactly what college men want.
Box-coats and Raglan coats.
FANCY WOOL
HOSE
75c $1.00
Real collage plaids and
wide awake checks to
wear with your low
shoes.
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