The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1928 Page: 2 of 4
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A weekly paper published by the Students of Rlea Inatltuta during tha month* ef Oatobar, November,
January. February. Marah, April, " *
1170.
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Entered as aaeond alaaa matter Ootober 17, 1916, at tha paatofflea In Houston, Taxaa, undar tha Aat of March Si
j. c. McNeill editor-in-chief
gavlord hart bu8ine88 manager
menton j. murray managing editor
THE STAFF
EDWIN P. NEILAN Sport* Editor
kathryn wilson Feature. Editor
MARGIE THIEL - Society Editor
GORDON TURRENTINE - Aseociate Editor
VAUGHN ALBERTSON Aaaooiata Editor
TED STRONG Newa Editor
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REPORTERS
Evelyn Epley, T, O. Wood, Jeanette Gorski, Rowena McLaughlin, Elda
Diederich, Luke Osborn, Grace Felder, CHarline Lalller, Packard Barton and
Cherry Swartz.
THE DULL (?) SPRINGTIME
The interest manifested by the student body
in the recent campaign to raise funds with
which to send the relay team to the Indoor Re-
lay Carnival at Illinois University is an indica-
tion that the general spirit on the campus may
not be so lagging at this time of the year as is
generally claimed.
Spring is a season generally supposed to turn
the thoughts of college youth from class room
and student problems to golf, love, and other
common pastimes of the normal collegiate life.
But the experience of organizers of the recent
movement to interest the students in putting
over an enterprise the successful ending of
which 'seemed at first rather doubtful was so
gratifying that The Thresher is led to believe
a dearth of interesting activities at this time of
the year plays as targe a part in Spring dullness
gn the campus as does general laziness.
At, certain times of the year, the Fall months
being the outstanding example, certain student
movements are more or less forced on the at-
tention of everyone, and a greater-than-usual
display of spirit is generally manifest. If inter-
esting and beneficial enterprises were proposed
at the dull times of the school year, we have
no doubt but that the response would be as en-
thusiastic as it is during the football season.
The devotion of students to their studies in
the latter week of January is no indication that
the season is right for study; it merely means
that the February examinations will soon be on
them. The general neglect of classes in March
does not mean that the weather prevents book-
ishness at this season; it means that June ex-
ams are a long way off.
So it is with student spirit. Save your enter-
prises until the dull months of Spring, if they
can't be crowded in somewhere else on the cal-
endar, and see if you don't get plenty of as-
sistance.
MODERN POETRY IS
PARNASSUS TOPIC
Estelle Myers Shows Growth
of American Verse
Kstelte Mverw gave a very interest-
ing talk before the Parnassus Club
on Wednesday, March 7. on Modern
American Poetry. She sketched, at
title first of the talk, the influences
urtdtrr which modern day poetry' has
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progressed. Miss Myers said that |
Whitmans exerted great influence j
over poets in America anil also over I
vxieis in Kurojie. '
Whitman- did not reject the past,I
i 'lppreciated it, used it as a foun-.i
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fiitiU'ii, ;11i<I was keenly aware of the
livitu' l> sit iidh of his own country and
im« • ' The new poetry showed va-
liety. range, and vigor.
M.ki-: Myers said that poems need
olie in oiih'i to appre-
imliviilual tastes vary
persons
DR. STARR TO SPEAK
AT FORUM ON "CHINA,
TODAY AND TOMORROW"
Dr. Frederick Starr, the "jolly old
fellow" who last year made such a
lingering impression in his first ap-
pearance before a Houston Open Fo-
rum audience is scheduled to make
his second appearance in Houston
Tuesday night .speaking before the
Forum on "China. Today and Tomor-
row."
Starr will be remembered by his
last year's audience for liis likeable
portrayal of life and customs of the
Mexican people.
The last meeting of the Houston
Open Forum for this season, March
30, will consist of a debate between
Rice and Baylor on the subject of
Protection of American Capital In-
vested in Foreign Lands.
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Ui i>;e read by
s'-aty Uiem. for
,i t: i i -ar deal. Poem may be
r thvy may !>e mood." Some will
in-' it response in us and others
' i.'iv ! nd no responsive chord in us
a!, ail.
Th'-ii APss Myers told of the School
) ini:ii;r-is of which Amy Lowell is
Sh> rend a selection of this
il.n ei| writer, "A Lady." Several
fii«r .-Itttrmine selections were read.
. • t I'iiiii." I'lie Skater*,." by John
nit! Fletcher; "A Vagabond." by
Hli t'.irmun to illustrate the beauty
ini'! ilivthm of moderij poetry. "Sun-
i < by (bias. H. S. Wood, was read
"S--,, This -election was taken from
"The Ptjgi in the Desert." "F.scape."
i>> Audrey Wiindemanli. a beautiful
)i « m a ltd a favorite of Miss Myers,
and ■"lii.. Carillon.'' by Chamberlain,
i ailed lii" perfect lyric, were also
"It is a Wise Bird
That Really Knows"
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styled and created for discriminating Freshmen,
Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors on campus and
elsewhere.
Learbury Fabrics present an amazing array of
colors skillfully worked into patterns which bear
the unmistakeable mark of distinction.
HAMILTON AND ILLIG
ADDRESS PRE - LAWS;
NEW MEMBER VOTED IN
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AND
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Membership in the Pre Law Society
was .iicreased to twenty with the ad-
me- ion nt" Wilbur Cleaves as a mem-
ber of the club., at. a recent meeting,
Monday night,. Five additional irjtm-
b ri are to lie secured within the
10 VI two weeks.
Feature of ihe Monday me ting was
lie initiatinn talks by twu of the
memlHi-i, Charles Hamilton and Carl
Hto. Jr. Hamilton presented a very
vivid picture of lawyers, their work,
and their relation to other fields of
endeavor. Illig reviewed records of
the Sueeo Vanzetll case which have
but recently been
showing obviously
made as a result
dice in the case.
A town speaker is assured for the
next meeting of the Association. Mem-
bers are urged to be present and
bring visitors with them, if they so
desire.
in these days of abbreviated skirls,
the dimples that were at one time
supposed to be present, on a young
lady'a. knees are fast giving way to
freckTr
Including Extra Trousers
brought, to light
unjust decisions
of judicial preju-
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(With apologias to no one and regrets
tor the reader)
TO M-'— ON Hilt BIRTH DAY
There's a mystical garden
With gates all of gold,
Where the flowers are visions
Of beauty untold.
Where wind silver streams
In the light of the moon,
And the night is scented
With watted perfume.
'Tls the Garden of Dreams
That grows ever fair
As the years pass away,
For youth's ever there.
—Rioe.
My footsteps turn, for they we led:
Although my heart would not this
freedom give
If it but knew, but I must on
About the house where I know you
live.
To pass the window of your room,
Perchance you will be there, to see
IM
have
In all probability,
light of the oil investigation, 'will get
seoreed before it's over.
It not, to see the chair where you sit,
I go on by, 'tis all I ask.
LIFE j
A man comes into this world with- J
out his consent, and leaves It against
his will. During his stay on earth |
his time is spent in one continuous!.
round of contraries and mlsunder-;
standings. In his infancy he is an
angel; in his boyhood he is a devil; :
in his manhood he is anything from
a lizard up; in his duties, he is a ;
tool; if he raises a family, he Is a j
chump; if he raises a check, he is ,
a thief; and the law raises trouble
with him; if he is a poor man, he is
a poor manager, and has no sense;
if he is rich, he is dishonest, but is
considered smart; if he is in politics,
he is a grafter and a crook; if he is
out of politics, you can't place him
as he is an "undersirable citizen;" if
he goes to church, he is a hypocrite;
if he stays away from church, he is
a sinner; if he donates to foreign
missions, he does it for show; if he
doesn't, he is stingy and a "tight
wad." When he comes Into the
world, everybody wants to kiBs him;
before he goes out, they all want to
kick him. If he dies young, there was
a great future before him; if he lives
to a ripe old age, he is in the way,—
only living to save funeral expenses.
LIFE is a funny proposition after
all, so what's the use?
MORAL,—listen to no one's harp-
ings, be master of your own destiny.
Use discretion and llsterine.
Ed; It's hard to see how even a
groundhog could predict the kind of
weather we're having now.
Auto says: Washington was the
father of our country, but if it hadn't
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from old antiques will be duly re-
ceived and considered. Address con-
tributions to The Antique Editor of
The Thresher, Howston.
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Bldg. Lobby.
Residents of the dormitories who
saw Joe Knipple riding in the rear
seat of a Ford sedan on Main street
Tuesday afternoon wondered at the
sudden shrinkage In the fellow's slse.
His head was barely visible above the
side panels of the car.
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WANDERING
The clouds above obscure the stars,
The grass beneath my feet is wet
with dew;
Far into the misty night
I walk alone and think of you.
I ramble on, about my form
Descends a heavy veil of chill, damp
air,
And afar I hear a call
TO urge me go, I know not where.
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1928, newspaper, March 16, 1928; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230103/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.