The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, November 4, 1927 Page: 2 of 6
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TWO
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TEXAS
THE
A weakly paper published by the Students of Rioe Institute during the months of October, November, Deoember,
January, February, March, April, May, and the last two weeks In September.
Entered ag aeeond class matter October 17, 101a, at the poetoffiea In Houston, Texas, under the Aet of March S,
1878.
j. c. mcneill
GAYLORD HART
MENTON J. MURRAY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
BUSINESS MANAGER
. . MANAGING EDITOR
THE STAFF
EDWIN P. NEILAN Sports Editor
KATHRYN WILSON Featuree Editor
MARGIE THIEL j Society Editor
GORDON TURRENTINE Associate Editor
VAUGHN ALBERTSON Associate Editor
TED STRONG News Editor
BEVERLY FONVILLE News Editor
WALLACE FRANKLIN Advertising
WALTER HALL Advertising
LAWRENCE HAMILTON Advertising
CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE
Jack Baehr, Charline I.aliier, Tom Phillips, Packard Barton, Rowena
McLaughlin, Marjory Riley, and Evelyn Eply
A REPLY
Elsie Robinson, authoress of "Listen World,"
is sometimes the purveyor of very hard and
wholesome common sense, at others of senti-
mental and superficial sophistries. In the latter
c lass belongs a recent product of her pen en-
titled "Is College a Dead Loss?"
This little article purports to be a student's
indictment of our college system and typical of
the views ol' a number of .Miss Robinson's col-
lege acquaintances, all of whom she declares
are popular, intelligent, successful and well to
do. All these young gentlemen, it appears, have
answered the question "Is College a Dead Loss?"
in the affirmative and are leaving it without a
degree to seek more profitable employment.
Her implication is that when such a thing oc-
curs, there must be something radically wrong.
She may be right, but the questions which we
wish to ask are, first, whether such views as
those quoted are typical of the more intelligent
portion of our student bodies and, second,
whether they have any justification. The views
expressed may be briefly summarized as fol-
lows: that tne young men that are out making
their way in the world have something that col-
lege men lack, that the men who do not go to
college get ahead faster than those who do by
virtue of their four years' start, that they do not
have a lot of things to unlearn, that for many
students life is one long party and that a col-
lege education is a waste of time generally if
one does not intend to enter a profession. These
conclusions profess to be founded 011 the con-
tact of the writer, referred to by ^liss Robinson
as Myron, with the laborers in a highway camp,
among whom he worked during his vacation.
Taking our two questions in reverse order, let
us see how sound these conclusions are in the
light of facts. They all indicate superficial ob-
servation. The young man who goes to work as
soon as he gets out of grammar or high school
does have something that the college man lacks
■a hard, shrewd, self-seeking practicality—but
the college man has something much more de-
sirable both individually and socially, a broad
tolerance, a fearlessness in the face of new
ideas, a knack of looking at things as they are,
uncolored by iiis own inherited prejudices and
emotional reactions. The men who do not go
to college do get: ahead faster for a little while
ami are generally making more money at the
same age than college men, but it is merely a
case of their reaching the summit first because
it. is a lower peak than they have set out to
scale. When the college man is at the height of
his career, the non-college man is often fighting
desperately to hold on to his job, haunted by
visions of a dependent and poverty stricken old
age. This is a matter of cold statistics that it is
useless to deny. The college student does often
have difficulty in applying his generalizations
to concrete problems, but when he once does,
their solution is much easier for him than for
those who have to solve them by costly guess-
work and tedious experiment. Finally, a college
education is decidedly not a waste of time for
the young man going into business. In a past
generation, men without even the rudiments of
education did frequently gain success and quite
a few of this old school of business men linger
on, but in this age of great corporations and
keen competition, technical training is demand-
ed, the technical training that only a university
or technological school can give. These are
commonplaces almost too obvious to mention.
Now let us see how representative such a
state of mind as that which leads to those erron-
eous conclusions is among students at large.
All of us or at least most of us, it is safe to say,
have our moments of disillusionment, moments
when a sense of futility is almost overpowering.
Many yield to the allurements of a good job
and ready money. If these were to be inter-
viewed, at the time they would no doubt express
much the same sentiments as Miss Robinson's
acquaintances, but let them be interviewed five,
ten years afterward, when their choice has be-
come irrevocable. It is often a different story
then. And those who have stood firm, how
little regret do we find among them after a
similar period has elapsed!
Dissatisfaction there is on our campuses, but
Miss Robinson has not diagnosed it aright, we
believe. It does not signify that the university
of to-day—an invidious and misleading compar-
ison to the small college of yesterday is sug-
gested has nothing to offer, but that there are
many who go there either incapable of appre-
ciating its gifts or who do so only after it is too
late. Whether its gifts, above all its gift of gifts,
a free and discerning spirit, might be made more
desirable in the eyes of the students is another
question.
PROCRASTINATION AMONG
UPPERCLASSMEN
. The professor of history walked into the class-
room. Juniors and seniors were awaiting the day's
work.
"There will be an hour examination at the next
meeting of the class," the professor announced. A
howl of protest went up.
"Make it Saturday," these juniors and seniors
wailed. And so Saturday was the day set.
Perhaps those juniors and seniors in that history
course are so burdened with work that they could
not prepare adequately for an examination at the
next hour. The chances are, however, that they
Were merely putting off to tomorrow what they
should do today, so to speak. It is a distinct effort
to spar for time; and such practices at Rice are not
uncommon by any means.
Had it been a class of freshmen or even sopho-
mores, it would not be so bad, for such may be ex-
pected from them. Under normal circumstances
they have not had the «©pportunity to learn some of
the big lessons of university training and of condi-
tions as they actually exist outside the portals of
the school. But juniors and seniors have had this
opportunity, and there is every reason to expect
them to use their intelligence when the occasion
arises.
Out in the business world, time is a big thing. A
thing is either done now, or else discarded as an an-
tique. There, is no shoving off to the "tomorrows."
It is do it now, or don't do it at all.
Juniors and seniors, through their study of busi-
ness administration, economics, and kindred sub-
jects, have had the lesson driven home to them of
the importance of time in the modern business and
economic organization of the world. This classroom
tendency' to spar for time, however, indicates one of
two things: that either these students arc not pos-
sessed with normal intelligence, or that the work of
the university in training men and women to cope
with the problems of the business world is faulty.
Something should be done to rectify such conditions,
or else the leaders of tomorrow will be handicapped
and poorly prepared to carry on the work attendant
upon the organization of society.
aatWuaj MgRl
By PAMOJO JR.
Having been places and seen things
last week end, we have decided that
it's better to be shushed with the
Owls than tramped by the Steers.
Owls are at least discriminating.
• • •
Or, It you prefer plain Anglo-Saxon
-—there's no place like home. Every
body had a swell time, and we're
jubilant because we only bet a few
dimes
• • •
The joke of It all is that every fel-
low iu the Institute with a girl named
Norma is sore at the editor—notwith-
standing the act that the editor has
nothing whatsoever to do with this
column other than to print it, and the
particular Norma in question is not
even a Houston girl.
* *
We wonder if every Eleanor in the
state has a guilty conscience too?
♦ « *
Another "little brother" has rlnen
to the crest despite the handicap—
meaning Charlie Branard, the boy who
used to get accused of being Ben
Madero.
• • *
There's old Pamojo himself—trying
to make the rounds but falling cop-
iously short, seeing as how he knows
every cute girl on the floor. We won-
der, does he tell them all the same
sweet tale?
* * *
And Edith Leavens, just back from
a tour of Europe. How does it feel,
E,, to have the boys ganging around
again? Better than Paris' best, we'd
wager.
* ♦
Joe Luckie says he'll reward any-
one who can tell him where he went
and what he did last Saturday night
in Austin—he will also crown anyone
who mentions it to him again.
• * •
We couldn't stay for refreshments
this intermission, having just time to
make our late date.
R
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A tennis racquet was found on the
courts behind West Hall some time
ago. It is a good racquet, in good
condition, and the owner may obtain
it fly describing same to Walter Hall,
317 South Hall.
Unbreakable crystals. B. O. Krie-
ter, Kress Bldg. Lobby.
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SOCIETY
ATTENTION
Affluent? What a foolish question!
Look at all the autos out in front.
Yu'll notice Henry's product is far
from predominant too.
Rice, a school with 1302 students
and 650 cars in parking space every
day during class hours.
The large space in front of the Sally
Port wouldn't hold them, so a new
space in front of the Chemistry build-
ing was provided. Even it overflows
under the present strain of surging
gasoline buggies.
Humble Fords, rebuilt to owner's
taste chatter noisly to each other in
the early morning conclave. Haughty
Lincolns, and Stately Cadillacs nod to
each other and glide majestically to
ja. stop. Rebuilt? Oh, my no. Built
to order. „
And that isn't the only parking
trouble.
Congestion necessitated a traffic of-
ficer who is on duty each day among
the main buildings, and at night sees
that the some 30 dormitory wrecks
are parked in their proper positions
back of West Hall.
A car for every two students with
two cars available.
That's Rice, a school of student
chauffeurs. Affluent, O my yes.
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HmiHtimlans now residing in Rice students and a'umnae are
The following is the list of Rice^ner Houstniiians now
co-eds who appeared as models in j Aust in, have announced the marriage playing Important parts in the Little
Theater production of November 3," 4,
the annual style show sponsored byjof their daughter, Lpuise, to William
the Ladies Parish Association of'L,. Reeves, whieh'took place last year,
Christ Church, which took place the and was a member of E. B. L. S. Mr.
evening of November 1 at the City'and Mrs. Reeves will be at home after
Auditorium: Mary Carroll, Dorothy j November 15, at Branard, Hous-
rtoett.cher, Mary Tallichet, Homoiselle j ton.
! laden, Charlotte Williams, Anita| * * •
Stewart, Marjorie Locktnan, Edith
Westerfieldj and Matilda Hood.
« •
Miss Marie Logan entertained last.
Saturday afternoon with a bridge tea,
honoring Miss Allene Walker, bride-
elect of November. Both the hostess
and honoree are former Rice stu-
dents, having finished in '26.
• • •
Miss Susie Fondren returned this
week from Norman, Oklahoma, where
she visited her brother and his wife,
Mr. a d Mrs. W. W. Fondren Jr., who
art* students at the University of
Oklahoma.
«
Miss Florence May Powers, a bride-
elect of November 15, is being com-
plimented with a series of hospitali-
ties preceding her wedding. Miss
Marian Spencer entertained for her
with a bridge party October 27, and
Mary Powers' bridge luncheon was an
affair of November 3. Miss Dorothy
Ethel Seaman will be hostess for a
bridge tea at home the afternoon of
November 9. for a bridge party.
♦ •
R T. Wilbanks had as his guest
until after his marriage to Miss Mil-
dred Hames, November 1, Fred Har-
gis of North Texas, who was a mem-
Mr. and Mrs; Frank Taylor, for- her trf the bridal party.
and 5, which is to Be "Alice in Won-
derland". Mrs. R. W. Montgomery,
the former Marion Hubbell, will be
the "White Queen"; Miss Jacqueline
Prescott will be the "Red Queen";
Miss Rowena McLaughlin will play
the role of "Humpty-Dumpty"; and
Miss Fay Etta Hutton will be the
mouse. J. I. Cambell is the architect
of the Little Theater.
♦ * •
Mrs. J. W. Evans chaperoned a
party to Waco last Monday to at-
tend the Cotton Palace. Mrs. Evans
daughter, St. Clair, was one of the
duchenses of the Cotton Palace fes-
tivities, and Miss Llla Godwin was
her maid.
•
Among the debutante affairs will
be Mrs. J. W. Evans' tea for Miss St.
Clair Era s on November US, md
Mrs. William Doherty's afternoon tea
and; evening dance for Miss Vara
Doherty, November 18.
* ♦ «
The date for the marriage of Miss
Elizabeth Masterson to Franklin De-
vine has been set for November 14.
The wedding will take place at Christ
Church.
♦ ♦ «
A large student affair of last Wed-
nesday afternoon was the annual card
party given by the Elizabeth Bald-
win Literary Society at River Oaks
Country Club. About one hundred and
ten tables of players gathered in the
club-rooms for the games. During the
afternoon prizes were raffled off, and
'candy was sold by the pledges. The
proceeds of htls party will go toward
the annual $300.00 scholarship fund
maintained by E. B. L. S.
* • •
Miss Elolse Nobel has chosen Nov-
ember 14 as the date for a luncheon
for a group of debutantes.
The P. A. L. S. alumnae will give
a card party on November 12 at the
Rice Ho el. Mrs! V. P. Ringer, Mrs.
James Daln, and Miss Mary Louise
Embry may e telephoned for table
reservations. —————— - ~™-.—
OWLS FLEDGE PARTY
DATE CHANGED FROM
NOVEMBER ITS TO 8TH
The date of the O. W. L. 8. pledge
party has been changed from Novem-
ber 4, to November 8. at 7:30 P. M. at
Autry House, The Mother Ooose
theme will be carried out In very da-
tail.
Decorations, costumes and the pro-
gram will all lend a nursery
atmosphere totha occasion. A
will be awarded to the member :
niii | the most characters.
Ruth Waples la chairman of the
committee la charge and the thirteen
pledges of the club are the honor
guests. '
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