The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, December 13, 1929 Page: 3 of 6
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Miss Hobs Alma Hancock of El
Campo, Texas, wan a visitor on the
campus during the past weekend.
Miss Hancock was a former member
of tlie Institute.
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The weekly meeting of the J2. B,
L. S. was held at the Autry House
Monday. No program was presented,
but important bust nets matters were
discussed. The correct date of the
annual bridge party to be given ut the
llice Hotel is January 12.
It wag decided that members of tin-
club would furnish a busket of foot!
and gifts for a poor family at Christ-
mas. A committee was appointed to
look after the arrangements.
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Mr. Dick .lamerson hud as his guest
for the week-end, Mr. George Willis.
a student at the University of 'l'exus.
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Misses Marjorle Nicks und Tazel
Held and Messrs. Harvey Tanner and
Tommy Dyers will motor to Beaumont.
Saturday for the Kice Dramatic Club
production in that city.
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The cast of tlie French Club pro-
duction. "Les Fenitnes Fortes," were
delightfully honored at tho home of
Miss Agnes Culleu, a member of tlie
club, with buffet supper after the pre-
sentation of the play, Tuesday ovo
ning,
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Miss LUlie Kayser will entertain
with a bridge luucheon on Saturday,
December 11, at Sleepy Hollow Farm,
naming as honorees Mlssos Catln-yn
Walker and Ella Decker.
A group of 25 will form the ; erson
nel, tho guests motoring out to the
iarm Saturday morning.
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In the late hours of last Sunday
afternoon Mr. ui'.J Mrs. Hen Talbot
and son, Harry, entertained ftt their
home with a beautifully appointed tea
In honor of the Rica Dramatic Club.
Receiving with I'.if? I' i.'U nnd bus-
less were Miss Helfi.i V 'lliums, pr- si-
dent of the club, nod Mi'. Charles
Keece Taylor, vkM-prelidant. in tlie
reception room were large clusters of
orchid chrysanthemums.
The tea table, which was presided j
over by Mrs. W. H. Vidor, held a
lovely centerpiece of yellow chrysan- |
I hem urns, pointed off by soft glowing j
tapers.
The party included Mr. and Mrs ;
W. II. Vidor, Mr. J. H. Smith, direc-
tor of the club, Mi's. It. E, Williams,
Messrs. Rhodes Dunlap, Hill Piath.
Misses Corrinne Crawford. Morlunn
Seaman, Anne Moreno, ()ra Clemens,
Margaret High. Carmen Moreno, Mary
Han-ell and Evelyn Goldman.
Approximately one hundred guests
called during the receiving hours.
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Miss Corrinne Crawford and Althea
Illll and Messrs. ltiil Lee, Jack Scott .
and J. H. Smith formed u group mo- j
toring over to Deauniont Teusday jeve- j
uing for the Utile Tneater play. !
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The Rice Dramatic, ("lull will open at !
The Town Hall In Heaumotll, T'-vas.
on Saturday, December It. Two per-,
formances will be presetiftd.
Tho cast will go over Satin day
morning on a special Pullman on the i
Missouri Pacific l.ines. They are re-
turning Sunday morning.
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Pauline Sternenberg. Frances Ov-
ercast), Helen Williams, Dill Lee, and
Pat Lilliard will motor over to Mean
mont on Friday lo do advance tech-
nical work for tlie presentation of
"The Royal Family."
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Miss LJllle Kayser was a recent vis-
itor in Dallas, golnsr over for one of
the important football games ot the
season.
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Dr and Mrs. J. W. Slaughter are
entertaining December 30 with a buf-
fet. supper at the Faculty Club.
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Mrs. H. B. Welser is to give a tea
at Cohen House during the holidays.
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At their weekly meeting on Decem-
ber II, the members of the O. W.
1.. S. completed their plans for the
Christmas activities of the club. Each
year the society provides food and
gifts for some deserving family.
Following the business meeting, Ut-
ile Dlake gave the fourth of a series
of discussions on the Dronte sisters.
Agnes Grey by A tine, the yoiijpest of
the Bronte's, Is scarcely worth to the 1
critic, of comparison with Jane Eyre '
and Weathering Heights. The Bronte ;
hooks and the discussion of them are 1
being received with Interest by the
club.
Next week the club will hear a dis-
cussion of the Bronte poems.
HISTORY OF GOETHE
VEREINRECALLED
German Club Organized in
1914 Failed to Survive
War Animosities
The recently organized (ioetlte
Verein Is not the first campus organ-
ization of that name. Early In the,
spring of 1!I14 a group of Rice students
in German organized "Der Goethe1
Verein."
An ardent group it must have been. 1
thai first German club, for It had as i
a goal the formation of a German
seminar. Because of Its very nature ;
Its membership needed to be limited; !
twenty-five was the maximum number
of the group. New members were
elected by unanimous vote of the ac-
tive membership.
"Der Goethe Verein" met on Thurs-
day afternoons, at. first in the Resi-
dential Hall Commons, later In vari-
ous rooms in the Administration
Building. The first leader of the
group was Miss Nell Grimes.
When the first Thresher went to
press In January, 191*1, "Der Goethe
Verein" was an active, interesting
and interested group. Miss Fay Dun-
setli was president. In the Interval,
1915, Miss Verner Benton, now a
teacher in the Houston High chools,
presided.
In May, 11116, the club reorganized
Into a departmental and semi-honors
society. The offices In "Der Goethe
Verein" were declared rewards of
merit, and an Honors Council per-
tornied the duties of a nominating
committee. May II was the first,
meeting ol' the club In Its new form.
At the time of Its reorganization, the
membership of "Der Goethe Verein"
was composed of the following;
Misses Bankhead, Bennett, Bonttrt,
Duhseth, Joliu, I.eesemaiin. Mlehaux,
lied. Robinson, and Schultz. and
Messrs. Blayney, Bunting, Kisehlolfr,
Glascock. Grlpon, Imhoff, Mtlard,
i.ongley, Meharg. Middlelon (Ed).
Middleton (Errol), Parkinson, Rudd,
Super, I'nderwood )F. J.), Under-
wood (P, H.), Webster, and Wheeler.
After tills time Miss Bessie Batlk-
head, Mr. R. L. Bunting, and Miss
Maud Mlehaux served as presidents of
the club. In llll". when America en-
tered the world war and even the uni-
versities of this country were hotbeds
of anti-German propaganda, "Der
Goethe Verein" disappeared. I ld It
fall victim to the prejudices of nar-
row-minded patriots? At least, it Is
not mentioned again In the Threshers
that followed, N(*v, twelve years
later. "Her Goethe Verein" again
grace* Thresher pages, a new organ-
ization, but with the activity of the
old, promising an interesting campus
group for students Interested In Ger-
man study.
MRS. UN TALKS ON
MISSIONARY TOPIC
Famous Korean Woman Tells
Of Condition In
China
"The Missionary Problems of To-
day" was the kubjt-ct of tho talk
Mrs. Induk Kim, native Korean, gave
last night ut Palmer chapel.
Mrs. Kim is traveling secretary of
the Student Volunteer Movement. In
whose behalf she spoke. The Rice
Institute Inter religious Council as
sponsoring her appearance here.
In her talk Mrs. Kim considered
the problems of the missionary, the
benefits accruing und the hope of the
future. She has had In her varied
career many exciting and Interesting
adventures,
In Korea. In Mrs, Kiln's childhood,
girls were not allowed to attend the
schools and receive an education.
Mrs. Kim's parents dressed her as a
hoy. and tor years she atteuded the
Rice Man Proves Another
Point to Old Contention
Tho*. O. Hey wood, '19, proves an-
other point to the old contention that
a college man can if ho will.
Only nine years now since his grad-
uation from Rice Institue, lley wood
has advanced to the prominent posi-
tion of district traffic chief or the
Western Kansas State district of the
Southwestern Dell Telephone Com-
pany, at Hutchinson, Kan,
Although given the honor of being
of the class of '19, Hey wood in reality
graduated in 1920. When a bigger I
scrap came along In the year I )> 17, i
Hey wood bled himself away and en- j
listed in the fatuous Suicide Club of I
the Texas-Oklahoma division.
He served over 12 month* la lie; !
closing campaign that sank (he Ger-
mans on the western front, lie tic
ured in the St. Mthiol offensive, helped !
clear the Argonne, missed out in the:
scrap at Chateau Thierry by the mat- 1
ter of just a few hours, und was be-
fore Metz when tlie Armistice was
signed.
At. the time Heywood enlisted, 1"' i
Rev. Robinson Addresses j Seventy-Five Baptists
Methodists at- Banquet j Gather At Annwd Feed
The Methodist Dice classes held ; In spite of rainy weather about 75
with the local branch of this orguhi- j
zution.
Hoy wood's success furnishes just
an indication of tho fut ure that awaits
Rice men in the ranks of nationwide
companies.
Korean schools sharing the riugh und j was baseball captain or the Kin; nine,
rowdv life of the school boy. He is one of the few four loiieiwij in
She is one of the kennest critics . Rice athletic history, bavin-.-, earned
of the modern eastern social system, ! his It for lour successive years in
and Is well Informed on International
relations in the far east. At one time
Mrs. Kim incurred the wrath und op-
position of the Japanese government
in Korea, being gent to prison for her
humanising activities. On her release
baseball.
Returning to Houston uri-r spend- 1
lug over half a year ill the \merlctin
army of occupation of the liblneiaiid,
Heywood took tip his stude- . at Itii-e !
once more. He graduated with a
from prson she taught for five years B. S. in Chemical Knglneerirt
in the schools of Seoul, Korea
Mrs. Kim was, for two years, a stu-
dent In this country at Georgia Wes-
leyati, receiving her B. A. degree from
there in 192S.
Iu the course of her talk Mrs. Kim
explained fully the Student Volunteer
Movement, for Foreign Missions. It. is
a distinctively student organization In
administration and spirt. In colleges
and universities throughout, the United
States and Canada it Interprets Chris-
thin Missions and enlists students for
Missionary service abroad. It Is inter-
denominational and helps to relate
properly qualified candidates to the
various sending agencies.
Thursday at noon Mrs. Kim
cou,pcil. This afternoon at u meeting
sponsored by the V. W. t'. A. at Autry
House, she will speiik to all the It Ice
co-eds.
Forum Program To Start
Again Early In February
Ills rise thereafter was reniarkabl*1 j
for Its rapidity. Entering the Holts |
ton office of the Southwc.-ii i tt Ht-tl
Telephone Company, Heyw-.od soon
earned a promotion to tie Dallas
branch.
A few months later he ;e (ran? 1
ferred back to Houston and advanced
to the position of district traffic chief
for Houston and vicinity.
A year or so and he bad received 1
another advancement In ti'ait'ic wiirk. j
the head of the central T"\us dis- ,
tt-'ict. With headquarters at Amin.
Froru there It was but a brief jump
to San Antonio, where he served as !
■ head of the dslirlct traffic depart-j
j men., of that. city. His re nt (rails
i fer lo Hutchinson ,Kun., m, io lie
i lust one of a series lie i-. lindi-rKu i
j lug in his rapid rise in the ranks of ,
the Southwestern Bell <n'ganl/..itioti. ;
| It Is interesting to note that each j
year many Rice Institute boys enter (
j the''employ of the SoutllweMe- n Bell
I Telephone Company. Larry' lla.mil-'
i ton, among others, is now working'
The Open Forum program for 102f
closed Tuesday evening, December ,
when Norman Thomas, the socialist _ _ t v ~
leader, spoke on "Why Freedom Mat- vUrVey f\eV€QlS YOUttg€St
ters." The tall program has been I T f It ant n 1 S Year.Old
characterized by great variety and not I ' 'L'U' „
the occasion ol each lecture, the ail-j j,'„rt Worth. *Dec! 12. Miss Kstelle
ditorfum* have been packed. : Kngler, 1", years old. is the younwest.
I he spring program books three | slll(|(,nl j,. Texas Christian University,
speakers. It Is lamented by many that !a rt,«.f;,lU of official records
the Open Forum will not present an-
other speaker until February. Oil
February II. Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes,
eminent sociologist and educator, will
speak on "Whit is Wrong With Our
Kducntional System." On February
23, Royal Dixon. Houston naturalist,
showed. MiSs Engler will not be !ti
until March III/1.' She is the i.osgh- i
ter of Mr. nn-1 Jj's. A. I'imler of Fort !
Worth.
T. C. U.'s*youngest student com- j
pletod her high school course at Cen-
tral High, Fort. Worth in three years.
Judy's Jingle
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Mexican Program Goes
Over Big With Los Buhos
Los Buhos scored a big success last
night, December 12, with their "Noche I
l.attno Espanola" which was present-
ed at. Autry House.
The affair began promptly at S:00
o'clock with a dinner which featured
tamales and other Mexican dishes,
The dinner lasted until about 9:0(1
o'clock,
A program of Mexleon music, fea-
turing tlie Albino Torres Tipica or-
chestra, followed the dinner. This
orchestra has gained great popularity
through its broadcasting over KPRC.
Guests of honor Included member
of the faculty of the Rice Institute
und the city high school'lis welt as a
number of prominent Mexicans, among
them Coronel Felipe de eJsus Santan-
der.
The dinner and program was fol-
lowed by general dancing.
I sometimes hear folks talk about the
things that they can't stand,
'Bout seeing snakes out in the grass,
or sailing far from land,
'Bout skidding on a slippery street,
'bout catch flu In full,
And lots of other things besides, thAt
I don't mind at all.
I've had the mumps and measles, and
I've skidded thrice around.
I've seen long snakes a-creeplng, and
I've heard the thunder sound,
I've sailed a boat in summer, and I've
caught the flu In fall,
But there's nothing worse to stand,
dear, than to have the School
Bore call.
My flesh starts in to creeping from
the time I hear him speak,
And my hair beglt s a-rislng as I put
him off a week;
I get all cold and clammy, and I've
hardly strength to bawl.
And my folks, who know the symp-
toms, say, "He'c coining out to
call."
Then all week long I sit around and
mope, and fall to see.
With all the other fair Co-eds, why he
should pick on me.
I get all weak and nervous, and I can
not eat at, all,
And strange to say Dad don't ask why
— he knows about the cali.
At. last the time will come around, It's
Sunday half-past three.
And all the folks, 'cept grown up ones,
are feeling blue for me;
And there we sit alone downstairs,
with the clook just looking on,
Hut it seems to say, as it ticks away,
"I soon will get him gone."
And just before the sun goes down
he wishes me good day,
will speak on "Man, the Great Copv- ..... ,
1st." On Match Hi, Dr. II. II God- IUM' KriiUunteH "Macna cum LaiWe.
dard, famous psychologist, will evplain 11,1 T- r'- ' • s,lf' is
"The Newer Aspects of Heredity." all advanced student in violin.
According to .1. J. Carroll, president ! slle an !li,n f" debating. I
of the ' ipen Forum, the speakers ! dramatics, girls' athletics, music and j
brought to Houston through this Moratory.
Prof. South Averages 31
Boohs Read In 30 Years
Fort Worth. Dec. 12.- -Tl|e reading:
of nearly 31 books a year for the past
thirty years Is tho reading record of.
Prof. Raymond A. Smith, head of the]
School of Education of Texas Chris-
tian University.
Prof. Smith has kept n written rce< I
onl of all his rending during the past
111 years, and III that length of lime!
he has completed 919 volumes contain- ,
lug total of ;i2ii,:w;i pages.
"In litoo 1 hit upon tho Idea of keep- 1
Intr a record of the books I read, In
order to remember their content bet- 1
ter," Prof. Smith says "By referring ,
to the record of title, author, date,
number of words, etc., 1 can recall
much of what each book contains."
All types of boks are represented, '
in this reading record sociological,
historical, biographical, reliuious, fie- ,
lion, etc. Most of the books are now
in bis own private library.
Prof. Smith has summarized his ,
reading by live year periods as fol-
lows: lime Oi, a total of ni.Sfis pages;
lltofeiej, total of 11.121 pages; IKI ti-
lt, a total of ill,till pages; 1915-19, a
total of 27,109 panes; I!i2u-2I, a total
• it «i.r,si; pages; 1925-29, a total of
•N2.20S pages,
Aug. 16 Is Most Popular
Birthday Date at T. C. U.
Fort Worth, Dee. 12 Am: It. I~
the most popular day of the year lor
birthdays ot students of Texas Chris'
thin University; a survey Of the ree
ords In the office of Registrar E. It
Tucker show*. August leads all oti,
er mont.fix in the number of birthdays.
The average age of I". c. I stu-
dents is 19 years, the niirvey show.
Ages range from 15 to 81. there being
2> students who are I." years old and
two who are :iI years old.
More student* are IN years old than
any other age. there being |s7. of
thuso. Those who have just, reached
tlie legal age of 21 number 91
Birthday* ,01' several students tall
• •n holidays. Miss .h>sripj> llarmley «it"
El Paso -tarted le-r first sear ot'j:
right by being born on New Year's
day. Miss Isabel Sharp and Mis*
Mary Mar lint both of l-'orl Worth,
and Chester Crowi Austin, were born
on the Fourth af July,
Lincoln was born on Feb. 12. arid so
were Poster llowel. Etiuls, and lliilalle
Luna, \giiascalleii|es. Mexico Miss
Evii, Blanche Craig. Ilamlse. ,«hai-e-
the honors of Feb. ,22 with George
Was lilirgtofi.
This yeat; John Davis, Fort Wopli,
will celebrate his birthday oil Easier
April I: Chesles \'t>rv\O'Vl llietl.
\rllngton, cciebl'afeil • ii> Idithday mi
Athilist'ice] I lay.
their first annual banquet ut the
First Methodist Church on Main and
Clay. Thursday, December 5. 1929. at
7:ilo o'clock. The purpose of this ban-
quel was to gather all the Methodist
students of the Rice Institute for a
social hour.
The banquet room was decorated
In various colored autumn leaves. The
mn. cups which marked each place
were ol blue alid silver and the table
was adorned lie re and there vvltll blue
tapers In crystal holders.
Besides the delicious three cmirse
chicken dinner, the Interesting a.-; well
as inspiring program held the atten-
tion .of all who vvero present.
The blessing was given liv Dr. Bar
cus, pastor of the Btilua Memorial
Church of Houston.
Saxapliotte duels received many ap-
plauses Margaret. White accompanied
the two saxajdione enlerialners, Mur-
phy Stevenson and T M Poole.
The Harmony Singers, A Hewn Lit
teiest a ltd Catherine Westbrook, add
i-d much attraction to the wet,! cart'lejl-
i.ut pruptam.
Rev. Bobinsoti of lire Woodland
Methodist Church spoke on the Put
pose and Benefits ol the Methoith'
Cfnint-.il. after 'whi< h annoiitieenieut.s
Svere made-.
FIRST FOND ILLUSIONS
The Sister; "Capiaiu Handall phi-
poses In this letter. I wniiilv" it lilf
really lines me lieonly kteeMi me
a wei-k."
The Ill-other: "Mil, liien. [jeriiup,--
lie does' HumorM
\ tea')),.)- VV;).S • \ 11 tu i III..- to Me
class that brides iln.iys whiut
be' aIIsi;- the vvedtlirig fhi,.ts the llajj-
Pltist of it man's'life."
i;f«or.f:e intscher I'-ben w!-y do tan-
men .ill wear lidte'-S
Baptist students ami friends attended
the annual banquet of the 11. S .U.
ot Rice <m the ev ening of December (i.
Baptist, students and guests entered
the banquet room at IS:29, and ware
surprised to find tie- room lighted en-
tirely with «,-undies. Oh each table
was a miniature Christinas tree, hung
| vvllh tinsel and with a tiny favor tor
■each guest. At each plate was a tiny
; red or green sai l, filled with, candy
| and mints
I .Mr. Spurgcon Bell, last ,vear's presf
' dfi.it of,the B, S. If, of Texas, was in-
) t rod need by Keel'ton liobb, and then
I acted, lis timstniaster for the evening,
i Miss .Lucille Willsoi.i and Miss Mary
l.tyiiise llauihtirg-cr gave special.-nltjs--
I i'ftl nlnnbers.
Among the guests wei-i; Dr. and Mrs
j M. M. Wolf, Mrs; J II Lcav-lle. Mr
1 ,1 W I.'. Stejdien. Mr and Mrs. Horih'e ,
'Watts, Miss \niiie iiiiiti .l«cohs, Mr.
j Cllfloi'd, lieigland and Mr. Harvey
l-'hiiuiitg.
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tranization have never before been so j Miss Eneler vtas [ireeeded at T. C.
enthusiastically received and appro- j U. by two sisters, one brother and
elated. | two cousins. Tlie sisters. Eva and
Dr. Norrls. lilee professor of plill- 'Minnie, are seniors in T. C. I", this
osophy, Is also entliuslastic about the year.
spring program, lie Intends to pro- j
vide Rice students for ushering at till !
future progrnuis as he has in the past. 1
And then he thanks me for the.call,
and as lie walks awiiy,
I wonder why fond parents think it j
strange that girls should bawl, J
And would rather have the measles I
than to have the School Bore
call!
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