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VOLUME XII
RICE INSTITUTE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, JANUARY 21, 1927
NUMBER 15
3
DUAL PERSONALITY
OF SHAKESPEARE!
CLUB PROBATIONERS
TO GET EXPERIENCE
IN SERIES OF PLAYS
I The principal topic of discussion at
the meeting of the Dramatic Club
Tuesday night, January 18, wan the
bill of short one-act plays to be pre
sented by the probationers of the club
about the first of March.
The purpose of these plays will be
to give the probationers experience
—~ , , , i and to determine what they can do.
In the second of his series of s.xj They win |}f; (lfrected u Huth njack.
Shakespearean lectures Sunday, Doc-; we„ ^ Cmfm a|1|J J)t)mUa Mul._
tor Stockton Axson portrayed William Rfl whQ wm als() M, the ,
Shakespeare as a versatile
English Professor Talks to a
Full House on
Sunday
man of j
unusual personality. According to Dr. j
Axson, Shakespeare was artist, poet;
and dreamer but a practical, ambi-|
tious business man, as well. He was I
a keen observer of human nature,'
showing accuracy in portraying mad-
ness, far beyond any science in his
day. Psychiatrists have written books
on madmen of Shakespeare's creation.
Shakespeare exercised as much
care in dealing with minor characters
as with most important major char-
acters. As an example of this minute
accuracy, Dr. Axson cites King Claud-
ius in Hamlet. Shakespeare does not
make him wholly a villian, nor does
he make Claudius simply weak. The!
great author has, instead, created a!
complex creature, honest, kind, pleas- j
ant, at the same time he is villain-
ous. "It was the artist in Shakes- j
peare that made him draw minor
characters with us much care as
Rehearsals will be begun immediately
I after examinations.
| The Dramatic Club's regular spring
j bill was also discussed but no defi-
I nite arrangements were made other
1 than deciding that it would consist of
I three one-act plays, and appointing a
casting committee composed of J. I.
Campbell, Chauncey Stewart, and
Helen Clark.
-R-
ENGINEERS' GROUP
SET FORELECTION
Wallis, Austin, Yeatts and
Stine Go Out
Officers for the second term will
; be. elected at the meeting Wednesday
successful story without the complex-j Engineering Society. Because
ities, but the artist compelled him to of the long list of old business and
draw them true to life, even "if the de- proposed new topics of discussion,
tail nevePgot over to the audience. j t)iere wm be no town speaker at this
Dr. Axson told of Shakespeare's sue-j . , , „
meeting, but a full program is prom-
cessful effort to secure recognition of
his coat or arms, «f suing to col-j
leet debts, no matter how small, of
his delight in success in finances asj
well as in literature. For Shakes-;
peare was thrifty, ambitious, and:
worldly. He had a reputation lor;
generosiity and gentleness, however,
and was loved and honored even by j
liis rival and critic, Ben Johnson, |
"this side of idolatry as much as any.";
Dr. Axson's popularity as a lec-
Ised.
All members who are interested in
having an Engineers' night at the ice
rink should come and put I he idea
across; it has not developed oil ac-
count of the lack of enthusiasm shown
in the matter in the past.
Present officers of the society are:
II. C. Wallis, Denison, president; Ed.
i H. Austin. San Antonio, vice presi-
turer was manifested by the large dent; E. B. Yeatts, Abilene, secretary,
S and W. D. Stine, treasurer. The rec-
ord of all these men for the past
term has been such that a hot elec-
tion will be necessary to bring forth
officers for the next term who will
do as well.
The selection of speakers for the
hi weekly meetings has been the duty
of E. Austin, to whom the society is
indebted for the quality and general
interest of the speakers' program,
'Jfe speaker for the last meeting
was detained by a conflict in dates,
so the program was ended with a
thrilling thre-reel mystery, "The Cable
with the Single Ridge," depicting the
manufacture of insulated wire and
cable from the gathering of the rub-
ber to the reel of the finished product.
The mystery lay in the whereabouts
of one in the entire plot.
ANDER TALKVONFISH
TO CLUB AT LIBRARY
crowd which was in attendance Sun
day. Several hundred people were
unable to gain admittance, since every
available space was taken by eager
listeners.
CHEMFRATERNITY
TO BE INSTALLED
HERE ON SATURDAY
Rice Chapter of Phi Lambda
Upsilon Will Get
Charter
Seven graduate students in the
chemistry department, composing a
chapter of Phi Lambda Upsilon, hon-
orary chemistry fraternity, will be,
initiated and installed at 3 p. rn. Sat-
urday in the faculty chamber. Pro-1
fessor W. A. Felsing, of the Univer-
sity of Texas chemistry department,1;
and Harris Pruitt, also of Texas, will
install the chapter.
The men being initiated into the
organization are P. K. Davis, '26; Joe
Pasternack, '26; Julius E. Errickson,
'22; Holmes Richter, '26; T. V. Moore,
V. M. I. '25, and Rice '26; J. W.
Metzler, '26; and R. S. Radcliffe, La-
fayette, '23. This group were the pe-
titioners for the chapter.
Following the installation cere-
(Continued on Page Three.)
ADVISORYCOMMITTEE
OF AUTRY HOUSE ADDS
TWO MEMBERS JAN. 13
Biology Instructor Addresses Outdoor
Nature Club
Dr. H. F. Ander, instructor in Biol-
ogy, Rice Institute, addressed the
Houston Outdoor Nature Club yester-
day evening at their meeting held in
the Public Library.
Dr. Ander spoke on "The Feeding
and Breeding Habits of Fishes;" "The
Best Icing for Codfish Cakes", and
"Approved Methods of Catching Sar-
dines With a Can Opener." He is
a recognized authority on this sub-
ject.
WHAT IS WRONG?
An Editorial
(This is the first of a series of editorials dealing with Rice and her
athletics—Editor's Note.)
The question has been asked, "What is wrong with Rice
and her athletics?" This question has been asked for a
number of years, during which time the Institute has fared
badly in the Southwestern conference.
It has been renewed with much vigor this year, following
the failure of the football team to win at least one of four
conference games.
So-called critics point out the fact that Coach John W.
Heisman had ample material with which to put out a winning
grid aggregation the past season. They also state that other
sports have the coaches and the men.
But there are no victories, no outstanding achievements.
The cross-country team won the Southwestern conference
title last fall, and last spring Coach Ernie Hjertberg's track-
sters took third place in the conference meet.
Outside of these achievements Rice has done practically
nothing in the sport world.
Surely there is something wrong somewhere, something
that is holding Rice back.
What it is we do not know. There may be several tilings
wrong; there may be only one. But the fact remains that
Rice has practically no standing in the Southwestern confer-
ence.
Without a doubt Rice has coaches of ability; they have ac-
complished things elsewhere. JFliee gets a nice bunch of
freshmen each year, men of ability. Rice has one of the finest
athletic plants in the conference.
But there are no results. Something is wrong.
The Thresher, in this series of articles, will attempt to
analyze the situation. We will first consider the problem
from the coaches' point of view.
In the first place, the coaches are willing to give the whole
of their time to the athletes. They have provided tutors for
them, and given them every opportunity 10 pass their school
work. They are sympathetic and understanding, and are
eager to be of service to every athlete, and for that matter
every student, in Rice.
They are working faithfully to give Riee winning athletic
teams. No one can deny that fact. They have their hearts
and souls in their work, and it hurts them to the core to lose.
But they take the losses philosophically, always hoping for the
best, but, at that, always prepared for the worst.
The coaches have faith in tneir men. It cannot be denied.
The coaches are working, not for any individual gain, but for
Rice, and they must be commended for their fine attitude.
But there are no wins. Rice is the conference "underdog."
The coaches cannot be blamed for the present standing of
Rice athletics.
Winning teams cannot be built in one year; Rome wa- not
built in a single day. For a winner to be produced, it takes
experience, and experience cannot be gained in only one year.
The coaches have to plan for the next year, and the follow-
ing one, if there are hopes for placing teams at the top in the
conference races.
And therein lies one thing that is vital--—one thing that is
holding Rice back. . *
Rice coaches are not able to plan for the next year, and
the one following. Much too often their plans are interrupted
by the athletes themselves, men who take their classroom
work lightly and meet the fate of those who do.
For instance, Coach H.jertberg lost practically one-half his
track squad last February, after he had worked with them for
a year. He had his plans set. and almost at the last hour
some of his men failed to keep themselves on the eligible
list. Had the coach had these men in the conference meet,
it is highly probable that the Owls would have finished much
higher than they did.
The coaches cannot be blamed when the men themselves
fail to pass in their college work. They cannot build for the
future when it is uncertain that there is a future.
In other words, the coaches must take what they get each
season, and pray that not too many men have marked on
their cards the fatal, "scholastic insufficiency."
There is something wrong, but the Thresher is convinced
that the fault does not lie with the coaches.
Next week the situation will be viewed from the athletes'
standpoint.
ITSANOFF SPEAKS TO
Y-W AT AUTRY HOUSE I
THURSDAY, JAN. 13TH
S Dr. Tsanofl' gave his yearly talk to
' the Y. W. C. A. on January 1:; at 1 !
j o'clock at the Auirv House to an in-j
: tt'i'osted group of girls. The iKuiri-to-j
| heart talk which Dr. Tsannt'f gives is i
intended to assist in shaping their re-
ligious ideas. , i
The points particularly brought out
by Dr. Tsanoff were that among tie'
priillative |ieo;ples, rituals Wert* consid-
ered the most important functions of
religion. The different postures,
w hether one used, two or three fingers j
to make the sign of the cross—these i
were stressed later. A mental atti-
tude toward prayer is to be placed far ;
i above the physical attitude., said Dr.
: Tsanoff. Prayer is of no value unless
!. an uplifted feeling results. And, fur-
thermore. iellgion is essentially an
! every day affair, not simply a Sunday
j occurrence.
CAMPANILE STAFF
ELECTS25 BEAUTS
Final Seledtion To Be Made
By W. H. Steadman
Tw' nty fiv beauties have beenj
chosen as caitdtdaies for the Vanity:
Fair section of the tflii? Campanile,;
Hanm Moore, editor, has anieinncd
From this group of tw lit1, the
or seven wilt be ehoseu by W H
Kl"adman, who is handling 'he an
work for the Campanile. The twenty-
five candidates have been chosen by:
tile elected members of ttie staff.
Since Mr. Sieadman lias no con-:
neetifm with the students of the lit -
[ stiltite, the plan ihnised will climb:
I nate all eimsidevutions in ?li" selection
i ■■\ec()i: hi'.ittli and pit a toe ipMo quail
i tiesi From this point oil . the sVleo-
i lion is entirely out of I he fcamls of rh,e
staff,
\Vhttttfjj# timil selections. have tfejptf,
in oh: photographs will a- Mkuft of
j tin m with novel Iifcii!ill- eiftii-
; nili<jin• backgrounds, anil a general
! photo-Jraiihic sebeme in keeping, with
| the 'prevailing (heme of the hook '■
• The itoJlowing aiv ' the twenty-five:
| co-eds which have been chosen by
i tin* ekicred members of the sniff: :
Sally \rram«. DeimrJiy Bnniis, l.wv
1 Hinvoji, Dorothy I'oetti In >, 1 Ion no
} Cari'iO;. Maty Carroll. Vera Dmmher-
u. St flair I Avails, C41 in ri'ie Fmi-i
j <fen, XalseV Forhe:-: i lo!ii<li> - ile 1 {.< -.
I den Suit r;<:y!-k...'Doris jltifron, Uol
! lie I if ■« KltU', M,'i\ Doll's Ledu id,.\!
1 i:i%hetli &{.>-! r-oii. Frastce* P.ilim v.
fat i| n I 11 t'.W: si oi f, lu> / Terry. Mar-
garet i ii.>u k.ithryii Warren,
Kb/.ibt; i SViishbnrn, Btiytlio W"SN-r
v.i Id. Charlotte \\.iU,j,rtl>. Mary MUi-ai-i
beffi Withers
t'iiris eiiutuenu-iui :i;is, first arotiie
11,a> Iv euj'ed nil 'or ieiotos' soon, i,t
order .that phoftjirmpille (jualil ,--s of
each may l .a '•■rmliti'd.'
i'ietures o| t:e final ^ronp of fa an i
M'e.i Mill litobabiy oe .maile Willllt,
: a month,
PALS' COUNTRY DANCE
TO OCCUR MARCH 31
Report Is That Hop Will Be Better :
Than Last Year
OWL QUINT MEETS
PONY MACHINE AT
DALLAS TONIGHT
Rice Squad in Good Shape;
Teams Very Evenly
Matched
With four defeats, and an earnest\
desln;; to win. the Owl rpiiutef meets
the 8. M. (J. ponies at Dallas to-
niKhi lit their fifth Colib rem e luttlt*.
The Owl sfpuid is in gooil shape
with the exeoption of Davis although
reportin« back for practice is still
hampered by a weakaneil, knee Thai
nmj4'h and tumble affair with the
honghorns left only minor Tirlisif « and
so ratios s, sa> thai tHr condition of tin?
s<imul la tll'te bost for a Sprupprtp ba• •
tb'.
The Owls joi.irney over to F U'orth
to play the Texas Cltri-ii.tti t ' ij'i-
sitv Morne.l Fro^s Montis;. fiij;iji;j !
S. M. C has it power! u! t.e'a'^i|!HH||
year, and were only tie:''cited ijy the
Agiii'-s Iftitt tin ex'ra. ni'ti a! ;- aiol
beeii made necessary. T'.e Paruiers
niatiaftfcl to no.se nut a Will ay rhfee:
points in tills stanza so that ro)n;>ari-
tively Die. OwN and the Punies ,ir
on about an evvri -basis
Tl>« Owls forced tile Aa'tti. nn ; iiine
to iis utmost to will ami oa ,iu
of .these two eam«'.~, iiio b,ii:(:}j|
niybt .should be a clofeeTy ante
one. The ri. M. I". baa- a hav
slitjhi udvantH-'- by being- o t
iioiile floor, bill'. i.lwl net l p wid t:
f'y this. The ijuim i- mi, ai wtli
night.
til
RICE INSTITUTE
TO PLAY HOST TO
B. S. U. DELEGATES
Over One Thousand Texas
College Students to
Gather Here
Riee Institute in ten-a -. . mi JVaa
.list. Rttnieni's ol Vie- Instil tn''p t
ftcillar, -s ill'. pb-iy host to iv i
Texan i eofiese stlidertt■ .i.o.
gstrlc'i' fit^ Houston .ifi-Fe".! - , i
amtWiit "st hi up*, I tit.on ■ ■•- .fVle.
fist .-tind-aa i ns'o'ii,
1 i* adffaa 17ers for lip, - a.'-a-ef ir e.
Milk"!, bfil, e
W i 11 be -a,
I ...aiar ;Hr
Wila !!ic-' ..ad The <trul<a
stile, e f 'ii utt> I1,
to tile eaiiya-aiea. i.la.'
st'ty'. 'Jitifef y'ar" :-.ea a
Hice TOprjstfl 11n . fa,
tcrtr.in i t; t'ue
;a| 'nU';',pro;ift:i.i;a i?|| hnasrv
ii'.' S. C. ill for tdilr* -
of-natiotia: aoie, but .stmlt
will play by far Oa'. sn -
Pari.'-iftr the pteiura na K1-
Will be III-ai over le. i
t.e st ndeh.S, itui a. .it id-
sptiijji
upod
n.i-H
v a.s
The loiintry dance, sponsored bv I'.
A. 1,., S. attain this year, will be given
on March 31. it will be. even better
than ii was last year, according to
reports.
Hire students have another, irnotl
dance in store, a.eoordins to members
of the society.
The Advisory Committee of Autry
House met Thursday, Jiftuary 13, at
Autry House to discuss the general
policies of administration. To the for-
mer committee, consisting of Mrs. J.
L. Autry, Dr. Lovett, and Rev. James
S. Allen, were added Mr. Gaylord
Johnson and Judge W. W. Moore.
At present no decisions have been
reached but the committee plans to
meet again soon in an effort to decide
on the policies in question.
LIBRARY TO BE OPEN
Will Offer Place for Study During
the Exams
Tlie Main Library, tjie Chemistry
Libraries, arid the Reserve Library
will be open from 7 to 10 p. m. on
week nights from January 24 to Feb-
ruary 9 for the convenience of those
studying for exams.
There will be an important business
meeting of the Spanish Club Wednes-
day, January 2$, at 8 p. m. In th«
Autry Home.
Is It Penn State Or State Pen?
y
Joseph Bedenk, line coach at
Rice Institute, formerly of Penn
State, now State pen. . . Such was
the way our hero's mail would
have to be addressed -by now if
he hadn't decided to compromise
and sign his way to freedom last
Wednesday.
It all happened because Joe re-
fused to autograph a "ticket"
granting him admission to the
next matinee at the police court
after one of the speed Sherlocks
on Main Street demonstrated that
a motorbike could do 41 and a lit-
tle better. Bedenk was sailing
merrily down the boulevard When
he became suddenly aware of that
disagreeable popping sound which
every motorist recognlies an be-
ing caused by a stuck accelerator.
"All right, Mr. Milton, you won
the race. If you'll pull up here
just a moment I'll give you your
prize."
"You've got the wrong feller,
officer. My name's Bedenk, foot-
ball coach out at the Institute. We
all make mis—"
"Bedank? Sure it's not De
Paolo?" asked the cop, who by
this time was setting down some
data on a card held in his hand.
"Now, Mr. Bedenk, If you'll be
so good as to sign your name here
I'll give you this little Invitation."
For a mnment the veteran of
the gridiron was dumbfounded.
He must do something quick. No,
he didn't have a courtesy card,
nor could he think of any cronies
in the police department. Pie
upon such hackneyed devices! Me
would be original.
"Sign h-11! As far as I'm con-
eeraeil you ain't nothing but a big
old overgrown messenger boy.
only about half as innocent and
twice as ugly. Sign my name to
something that Will be used
against me? You bet not!"
After a lengthly and rather
warm conversation, the recalcit-
rant prisoner was persuaded to
accompany the discourteous po-
liceman to headquarters. Joe's
determination was yet unshaken.
He was taken on a tour of inspec-
tion of what the judge promised
him would be his future residence
unless he would sign his name to
the ticket. He would be a martyr
to the cause of persecuted motor-
ists. The Jailbirds— his compan-
ions soon—no, not a bit worse
than East Hall. And the grab?
Excellent to one who had be-
come hardened to mess ball fare.
But alas! all of the brave coach's
resolutions were in vain. He
stopped suddenly In his tracks.
A shudder passed over Ills mas-
sive frame. Pulling a pencil from
ills pocket, he snatched tile ticket
from the officers fist., and with
trembling hand scratched his
flowing signature on the much dis-
puted cardboard A strong man's
will had been broken.
Shielding his vision from the
hateful sight the stalwart hero
of many fierce bridge games
rushed from the dining room of
the jail inmates, moaning over
nnd over "Is it possible! My God,
can It be possible! A tablecloth
dirtier than that in the Com-
mons!"
will il liver an atkll'eirh ' .ry-.>e.-.
-KtfH!". ■- -
Itice I". S. 1\ ill• -iiii. ; - have as-
astRScd tin' responsibility f iiti-rvai'i-
inp tlie delegates ijnring i-.eir stay
In Houston, ami oil > of the biggest
tanks before the Ril e Stud 'Ills is til.
reserving of rooms in private liOHies
for t.hi' visitors, it j« planned: to en-
tertain the rtrteg.ltI S accortiillc to Uie
"Harvard plan," bed and breakfast be
Ins furnished in private home®, fre*
o| charge
The Houston Cham ber of ("nisimerce
(Continued on Page Three)
MEETING OF DIOCESAN
STUDENTS' C OU N C IL
ON JANUARY 22 AND 23
The eighth annual meeting of the
Diocesan Students' Council will con-
vene in Houston .January 22 and 38.
The theme of the meeting is For
Christ Through the Church,"
While in Houston the'delegates are
to enjoy the hospitality of the; t ran
tiler Club, which lias provided num-
erous entertainments and banquets at
which various questions will lie dis-
cussed.
The opetiiing devotional service Will
he conducted by Rev. \\ \V. Da up,
student pastor at A, and M. College
Addresses are to be given by Rev.
.Tames 8. Allen of Christ Church: Rev.
Claude W. S pro use of Trinity Church;
Rev. Elmore MeKee. rector of St;.
Paul's Church. New Haven, ("onm;
Rev, Francis Osborne of the Autry
House; nnd Bishop Clinton S. Quiiin
The Stimuli dinner will be held at
the Bender Hotel Saturday at fi: d
p. m„ following a sight-seeing tour of
..the-cllx. —-— I
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