The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, November 7, 1930 Page: 1 of 6
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STUDENT WEEKLY PUBLICATION
RICE INSTITUTE
Plana for an alght-paga
Thankagiving laaua of tha
Thraahar will ba discutaad
Monday at a ataff moat-
ing. All ataff writara of
tho Thrasher are urged to
be present.
VOL 16
HOUSTON. TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1930
NO. 8 I
"SetUp thfcTeHpins,"fawl.t JvJVelegram
ENGINEERS TO OPEN
SOCIAL SEASON AT
RIVER OAKS FRIDAY
Decorations, Orchestra Are
Kept Secret Until
Tonight
KU'h'h first social function of tins
1930-31 wen hoik the uiiuual lCuBinoers' ;
Hall will be held tonl«hI from 10 uiilil
2:30 o'clock at the River Oaks Conn- '
try club.
I31d for academic students will he
$3, arid for members of the Kngliieer-
iiiK society, $2 has boeii the amount
an reed upon.
Featured with train modernistic
decorations. uccomimnied by Lee's!
Owls and another orchestra which will ;
not he named before the ball, this
event gives promise of being as usual j
one of the most colorful social af--
fairs of the year.
At 12 o'clock, there will be a half !
hour intermission at which time lunch
will he Berved, and then Rtcoontuns
will continue the evening's merrymak-
ing until the wee smu' hours Inter-
vene.
President Fred Craig appointed
Mark Hopkins general chairman of
the dunce. Mason Harron, George
Kitchell. and George Hawley are
working under him.
Chairman of the decoration com-
mittee, Clovis Harkrider, has as his
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Interesting Origin of 'Rice's Honor'
Traced to Famous Marching Song
BY BARRY TALBOT
I *ii11 back the proverbial curtains
of time and gaze seven years Into the
past. Picture an undergraduate strol-
ling along the boulevard, whistling
old tunes and attempting to fit words
to tho music. Then feature the words
completed: from sucli an humble he-
.fitlllUlHllUMHIIIItlll'ilMlliitllMI^I^MHlilllHUMIIIIIilllilllMillilllllli
Faculty Club Head
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DRAMATISTS NAME
CAST FOR CLUB PLAY
Seven Students Get Parts in
Somerset Maugham's,
"The Circle"
The Rice Dramatic Club lias an-
nounced a tentative cast for the com-
ing production, "The Circle." Follow-
ing is the cast:
Bill Clai'k, Cllve Champion Cheney:
Julian Kertltla, Arnold Champion
Cheney; James Parker, Lord Porteous;
Herman Lloyd, Edward Luton; Ruth
Wheelan, Lady Catherine Champion
Cheney; Lyda Arnold, Elizubeth; Ju-
lienne Sakowitz, Mrs. Shenston.
The action takes place at Aston-
Adey, Arnold Champ'on's house In
Dorset.
The scene Is a stately drawing-
room at Aston-Adey, with fine pic-
tures on the walls and containing
Georgian furniture.
The technical director, James Par-
ker. has at his command the power
to express the deepest sympathy In
his facial mot'ons. He also deserves
the utmost credit for his knowledge
in handling the cast.
The following persons have been
chosen the respective positions in the
first productions: Reglsseur, Mr.
James Ch'llman: technical director.
James Parker; assistant technical di-
rector, Ruth Sorreils; scenic direc-
tor. Corrlne Crawford; assistant
scenic director, John Hannon; assis-
tants, Scott. Lee Hild, Charles Far-
rington: stage manager, Jack Bring-
hurst: electrical director. P. W. Mer-
cer; stage carpenter, Klip Calhoun;
properties, Dorothy Dreaper: cos-
tumer, Marian Seaman; make-up,
Scott llee Hild.
Rally Club Committee List
For Year of '30-31 Issued by
WATKIN IS NAMED
FACULTY PRESIDENT
Board of Directors Chooses
Complete Club
Cabinet
ginning was born "For Rice's Honor.''
in li l«i, Paul F. Bobb was editor o!
The Thresher, lie struck the happy
idea that Rice should have a school
song and accordingly published a
short story on the front page of the
paper asking the songsters of the In-
stitute to get down to business and
"produce."
However, nothing was done about
it and the years rolled by until one
musically inclined Ben Mitchell step-
ped In Hie way. It was In 1923 that
Hen was coaching a grade school hoy
who lived in Mou(rose. This necessi-
tated his walking from the dormitor-
ies to the hoy's house, and there was
no better way to pass away his walk-
ing time than to whistle. 11 is favorite
tune was the Harvard "Ma rcliing
Song,"
Tlie question had been raised at
tlic schol as lo why there wasn't a
school song. Naturally, Ben tried to
piece together some suitable words
bill let Bell tell about It:
"Since the Harvard Marching Song
had such a good rhythm, I Used to
whistle and sing that tune more tlutn
any others and gradually word b>
word the song look shape. At a pep
meeting in the mess hall, some eight
or ten songs were sung but the ion-
census of opinion seemed to he for
my song. The Thresher then printed
the words and music and by common
consent, it became the official song."
Mr. Mitchell is now employed by
the Texas Security Life Insurance
company, located in Dallas.
In his letter to Tile Thresher. Mr.
Mitchell closes witli this statement:
"1 was denied the privilege during
the four years 1 was In school of see-
ing our name placed ahead of Texas,
but last Saturday I certainly did get.
a kick out of hearing the news over
the radio. I am firmly convinced that
I am going to hear some more good
news over the radio before the year
is out."
William 'Ward Watklus, professor of
architecture, has ben elected president !
of the Rice Institute Faculty club. The |
cabinet elected with him Includes Wll- |
Hani Gordon Zeeveld as secretary, j
Lewis B. Ityon, Jr., as treasurer, and \
Leo V. I'lirig as club manager.
The officers were selected by the
board of directors, composed of Wll-,
liani W. Watkins, Lewis B. ftyon, Jr.. i
Stockton Ax son. a n d Herbert Kay I
Humphreys.
The faculty club this year Is spoil- i
soring a comprehensive athletic pro-1
gram, including a tennis, golf, chess, I
handball and checker tournament.
STUDENTS ATTEND
B A P TIST^ MEETING
Ten Envoys Represent Rice
At Religious
Conference
INVITATION LIST NAMED
BY LITERARY SOCIETIES
Thirty-five girls have been extended
Invitations by the three literary so-
cieties to become pledges. This was
announced Thursday morning when
a list of those chosen was posted on
the girl's bulletin board.
A list of the girls follows:
La Vert Weiss, DaiiesI Mummcit,
Letiora Bowen, Lyda Arnold, Cary
Baker, Dorothy Duley. Anna Louise
Perl'tz, Dorothy Fields, Margaret
Moss, Ara Virginia Smith, Marguerite
Gillette, Dorothy Henderson, Hazel j
Glover, Louise. Bryson, Julia Vinson, J
Maudie Frost, Ida Dell Lacy, Awilda
Steves, Enillie TalJichet, Mary Calder
Rice, Dorothy Qualles, Lenora Heych,
j Luvone Dickensheets, Mndelitio Wul-
• ton, Leota Myer, Stella McNelr, Hal-
! lie Beth Talley, Dorothy Learned,
New President, Mason Barron \ Elizabeth Logan, Virginia nicks, ah™
! Jane Wall, Marjorle Worrall, Mary
Harrell, and Mary Helen Reynolds.
Mason Barron, president, has an-
nounced tho Rally club committees
for the present year. H. L. Hensley
will be general chairman of the dance
committee. Other committees for the
dance will be as follows:
Music and hall: Norman Schwarz,
chairman: Ralph Shaffer and John
Halley; refreshments', Philip Renn,
chairman; Nathan Miller and Pat
Quitin; bids, Bill Hudspeth, chairman;
Clovis Harkrider and BUI Murphy;
decorations, Jack Turner, chairman;
Marlon Smith and George Kitchell.
Packard Barton is chairman and
Billy Russell, Joe Owens, and Frank
Power are members of the committee
on athletics.
These units will get under way
as soon as possible to arrange plans
for the Rally club dance on Friday,
January 0, and to get the team up
for the really big game of the year
around the Institute, the Rally club-
Band game.
Ten Rice students returned to the
campus Monday from a trip to At-
lanta, Ga., where they attended the
second All-Southern Baptist student
conference, held from October 30 to
November 2, Those attending were
Lee H. Johnson, B. S. U. president,
Mary Rust, Nelda Relchert, Sanders
Lyles, Bill Coleman, Lulu Lawtou
Leavell, Corralyn Leavel!, Hudson
Edge, Tennyson Moses, Peggy Hal),
and Miss Mildred Wheeler, studeut
secretary.
Mary Rust spoke on "The Student.
Secretary at the Student's Side."
Irene Ward, Rice '27, spoke on "Pres-
ent. Day Resources and Power of Stu-
dents." Ethel (Dick) McConnell. also
a Rico graduate, gave an address on
"The Baptist Student Union As a
Spiritual Factor In the South." Stu-
dents from China, Russia, South Amer-
ica, and from among Amerfcau In-
dians also appeared on the program.
Southern bospituliay was extended
by Atlanta to the visiting delegates.
TRACK SCHEME OF
COACH HJERTBERG
GOES BEFORE A.A.U.
Washington Convention Well
Hear of Neighborhood
Athletic Clubs
The neighborhood athletic club
plan of Coach Ernie Hjertberg, track
mentor at Rice Institute, will go be-
fore the Nutioual Amateur Athletic
Union at the Washington convention
In November.
Dan Ferris, secretary of the organ
ization, promised Jack Rnfferty that
lie, Rafferty, would be given an op
portunity to present It on the floor
of the meeting.
Major Hronson, J. 1, Campbell. ('
It. Smith, Jesse Madden, W. G. Sin!
ley, Cap Harding. Weldon Cabaniss.
Dale Shepherd, and Nelson Greer are
prominent local supporters of Hjert
berg's scheme.
Coach Hjertberg believes that the
future success of American Olympic
teams rests on the development of
athletes that do not attend college.
In an address to the first annual a.
and M. coaching school Coach Hjert-
berg outlined his track plan.
Tho clubs tffrovlded tor In the
Hjertberg plan will give men and
hoys not attending school an oppor-
tunity to further their' track ambl-
(Coutlnued on page
BROADCAST HONORS
INSTITUTE ELEVEN
Bruce Layer Arranges Sport
Program Over Local *
Station KTLC
Rice institute's football team was
honored with a broadcast over Radio
Station KTLC from 10 to II p.m.
Thursday, under the direction of j
Bruce 10. Layer. Post-Dispatch sport
writer and an anient admirer of col-
lege athletics.
Among those who spoke on the pro-
gram were: Jack Meagher, head
coach: Lou Heitenberger, Hue coach:
John Niemlev, backdeld coach, and
Marvin Durrenberger, freshman coach.;
Captain Hilly Morgan, who lias lead
the team,through u series of brilliant
and hard-fought victories, was one of
the student speakers on the piogratn, j
as well as a number of other proml- |
nent members of tin* team. 1
The staff orchestra of KTLC played •
a number of college songs diiCIng the i
program, Including "For Rice's Hon-1
or." "Yale Boola Song." and "On Wis-
consin."
One of the sensations of the eve- j
nlng was the sinking of "For Rice's ,
Honor" in German
Klaerner.
He Must Be Stopped
lien' is t'y Lelaud, the Flying Frog from T. 1'.. who is liable
lo find it timgli going Saturday against the like owls I,olund may
not lie the best hack In the conference, but lie is the fastest.
THE
Fl-Y«
FROG
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RICE ENROLLMENT FRESHMEN OPPOSE
LISTS MANY STATES T E R RIL L TUESDAY
Mexico Is Only Foreign Land Slime Gridsters Await Tilt
Represented at With Strong Dallas
Institute Aggregation
by "S :okey"
INDUSTRY DISCUSSION
GROUP TO BE ORGANIZED
Members of the student body inter-
ested In forming an Industrial il'xe-us-
slotl group oil the camws will meet
at Autry House Sunday afternoon,
November Hi. at 3:00 o'clock, accord-
ing to an announcement made this
morning, Information relative to the
group may be had from Mildred
Wheeler at Auir.v House, Atmar Har-
nett or Ross I'ond.
Eggs Supplant Spuds as Big
Favorite of Rice Grub Hounds
NERVE SPECIALIST TALKS
BEFORE 'GERMAN CLUB
Dr. Otto l"feck, nerve specialist of
Nunberg, Germany, delivered an in-
formal lecture on German sanitarium
work before the Goethe.Vereln, Rice
German club, at Autry House, Satur-
day, November 1.
Dr. Keck discussed modern therpeu-
tlc methods, giving a vivid descrip-
tion of modern German sanatarla. His
direct contact and experiments with
Inmates of a sanatartum made his
lecture, which was sprinkled with an-
ecdotes, all the more Interesting.
Dr. Broelcer teas elected a member
to the organization committee. After
a short musical program, the meeting
was adjourned. There were several
new members, including Misses Will,
Saft, Huymann. and Mr. Jauckens.
A survey which has recently been
completed by an enterprising Thresh-
er reporter proves conclusively that
the food which 1s served most fre-
quently in the Rice Institute com-
mons ts not, us Is commonly sup
posed, Irish potatoes, but eggs.
The reporter reached this con-
clusion atter a close inspection^ the
ta'blecloths in the mess hall, and the
vests and shirt fronts of the dorm
men.
An attempt to determine which
was tho favorite food served In the
commons had to be abandoned be-
cause no agreement could be reacted.
Smokey Klaerner said saur-kraut,
John TinereUo vowed it was spa-
%nettl, while® T. N. Taubenhaus in-
sisted the honora should go to his
favorite, bam.
Under the headwaltership of Ralph
Jones, a new regime has been Inau-
gurated in t lio commons. Town men
are not going to put anything over |
Ion Ralph. Rumor Iras It that be bus
i asked one student nine times whether
or not he lives in the dorms.
Students are not allowed to sit in
the mess hall and wait for the first i
noon shift, any more. The doors are 1
not opened until twelve-thirty, by !
which t'me all those who are not In i
class are congregated just outside the
door.
The mess hull has n lovely-new- I
red-rubber-tlle lloor. It Is perfectly |
skid proof: not even a chair willi
slide on It. Tills fact can only be
appreciated by those who thoroughly
enjoy tilting back In their chairs
while waiting for a "waiter to bring
on the food.
There's more to say and perhaps
it should be said, but What's the use?
Besides, It's time to go eat.
There are 1.350 undergraduates and
post-graduates running about tlie Rice
campus in pursuit of knowledge, stu-
dent enrollment cards show.
Represented in tile llice enrollment
are lit American states, and one for-
eign country. There are six students
registered from various cities in Mex-
ico. these being the only "foreign"
students on the campus.
Texas leads the enrolled students
from the Lone Star state, with 1217
listed. Houston leads in the state, hav-
ing more students in Rice than any
other Texus city.
Dallas ranks second in sending stu-
dents to Rice, and the towns of the
Rio Grande valley are third.
The following list shows the 111
states represented at Rice. Texas,
1272: Oklahoma, 11: Louisiana. 21:
Iowa. 4; New York. 4, Arkansas, S:
Illinois, 7; Pennsylvania. 2, Missouri,
3; Mississippi, I. New Jersey, 2: Kan-
sas. 2;' Connecticut. 1; Florida. 2:
Minnesota. 1: Oregon, :t: Maryland,
I: Michigan, 1: Georgia: 1.
Of tho ],;>|m> students at Hie, l.:!22
are undergraduates, with tit register:
ed iu tile graduate school.
OWL FOOTBALL EDITION
WILL APPEAR NEXT WEEK
Die football Issue of tin- Rice OvvI
wll he Off the press iu time for ill"
T. C. I'. game. Satui'da v 'I'liis issue
will be dedicated to t'oacli Jack Men
gli.er. Illce students will receive their
copies Monday.
Contributors are 1dm Daley, form-
er editor, Bertrand (lit hards, Mch-
iiI'd Pel it tils, Harry Talbot. Carl Crof-
ford. Homer Mattltes, Mill McKay
and Margaret McCarthy Mart ba III
len Williams, assistant editor, and
Harry Tunstall, art editor, are both
doing tine work, according to Sidney
Wilson, editor-in-chief.
Comr!i Marvin Durrenburger's pow-
erful freshman eleven will swing into
action next Tuesday against Couch
Harry FalkneFs warriors from Ter-
rill Prep. 'I he game vvill he played
on Rice field and is scheduled to be
gin at 2:3ol
Tile Rico slimes this year have a
strong team with something over to
men out. and should make it hard on
the I'rep eleven.
With such stellar ball carriers as
Jack Fyro, Jack Modlsette, Kell)
Scott, and Frank Terrenello, the
green Owls offer a nifty offensive
combination that should give the boys
from Ten-Ill something to wort)'
about.
The slimes, under the aide coach-
ing of Coaches Marvin Durrenberger
and s.utility Oyer, have been training
b ii d since their last game with Kdin-
(iContlnued oil page 3)
CONFERENCE IS "AGIN"
GALS APPEARING ON GRID
Hecansc the Southwest conference
has a rilling against co-eds appearing
on tlie gridiron at the half-time inter,
mission, the liice Owl band, Hall)
club, and freshmen, will co-operate in
forming the letters. "If-I.('l-i . and
"T C Ihere Saturday,
rile occasion vvill be the long
awaited liiceTexas Christian inilvcis •
ty football game, the result of which'
will materially help decide the confer-
ence championship.
it had bech planned to use freshiiinii
co-eds at liice to make 1 wo of tie'
letters, bin tlie project was cancelled
when it was found that there was ,i
conference ruling against co-eds ap
pea ring on the field during the halt
of any conference game.
Ibis rule has been in effect wince
l!!2a, 'u, which year the llaylov-A. and
M. misunderstanding occurred.
OWLS FIGHTING MAD
OVER FROG MESSAGE
WIRED YESTERDAY
Meagher Says Team Is Set
To Make Its Reply
Here Saturday
\ telegram i^ecivi,( i,v , t)., editor
ot The Thrcsliei Thurs'd'a.V■ Wnn Fw'.'t
Worth read
"Set up the tenp ns. Tilt ie>
roller is ready.
Siftned. Flatter Out "
S'hoivn IU) I he Hife looih.'ill ":t,<i:ii!;!i .
Thursday u'.t'N'i'jWjidl t.v 1!,..,! t.y.i,ic'h
•lac'i Meagher she •.•!> .-.lam niuiii lh.
owi grid-tfr-' lighting ui.'ui. ..mil
to vow ib',it I' c iv- -team T(;ili'er
wonld be ,t sorry l t lafion el.'-n --iirii
• V-i cpi i Saturday .dlei'lntofifi • ' '."J
Com. i, .',e Mf ui'lji-i a d I li'fii 11->i- j
■ .lowlpg: ' ji'J
"tbc was1 vi-i-j ei'eia.ir.a
reading : matll") 1 in i- a.' sfiiii'.i! -w
tit.Vi.s-'fH: .-.i i <':§§jjs1 vvlil
bill's' tl • ft p!v -id' tnli alt* I ttouti
on (be I• -I■tii.!11 fe'Sd - 1. ; lie goi^l'
one;" - :
The Wi'oi i.l five, l!-, 'i. C. I . tiaml
'rtPi|'.sda;;. i "Ciii.h; -1 - hi-- Tj. i,uui.u' U-i-i
<S>g™ i" rei ejveif i.irl'ei;"" to ihii? lib-c
Texas Vane • here vv., .-K - ago. -II
nee Hi ed >fint li'.- (..tuigborn-s
doormats and anil the < >WU, t lutt; ail-,
<■) nnou
lli1 mail'. J': 11 t o!-!!v- -1'; i'l : I :; 1I. I i.
tin I nation is: to bei'-.-v .• 1 bat i i.-.,
tory of Ku-.b ttvjtsii il'exa- iir-re
merely a. "Iluk« ." ■' 1
An As -i'u iafed l';-i s- .|! -;..,I--b Weii-
nesilny from I "nlio , u ri;t ten, bv t'iay-ii
Tulltei.' ,fr , sta'c.-l -that, th" Ih'eS trie
Uliipb ov ei- Texa - vv a - ;' 11. v " ;
Ric.- spirit, \tiati tlaai.ini. Thin mlay, ;
' evening, yt I.nt kfiowl- dge of lie- FCui
Worltl teiegrsiiti te-. an, Mi to,
hers of the lootliitil leani, ayini' l-il-t-
tie. Weie aritnly detci n.Uo-.l thai il.cv'
would change a tew opinions abO'.l'.
. "iepplns" here Saturday
Tho Owls engaue Coaell" FmtlCiS
Schmidt's Horned Frogs- at llice field
tomorrow at 2::t« hi what piornlses to
In- a. lively buttle,
T. i'. C. by virtue of its impres-
sive record rolled up tbi; season; and
Cy l.ebnni, have been made the bel-
ting favorites: however, tip' Kte.-s
will not find tlie going any too eusy
In Houston, Whether tliey know it
or not. they are in tor a tough battle.
Fans Saturday will have an oppor
tunity to see tlie great t'y I,eland in
action, t'y may not be the best back
.in the conference, but no one will
deny the tact that he is the fastest
I( the owls succeed in stopping be-
laud,. Uie> stand a good chance of
again upsetting the dope and down
iilg the Frogs.
Tl.ere is no reason to believe th.tt.
| tho Toads will not he In a lighting
mood Saturday, for If thoy lose they
will have a'merry* time ntim-tfing their
second conference rSt]>■
Couch Schmidt, realising llhat the
Owls would not lie a el up. scouted
t'oacli Meagher's team lis: S,itmday,.
1111(1 saw Kir. down Sewanee, 12 to b,
At the same time, however, his own
team was smothering the AiioUue
Christian college eh-ven, f.2 to 0.
The Owls have undergone a stiff
Week of workout- and • <■<- imillalM !-
w-ith the fienlinn-ii at,i.i should lie
ready to en tomorrow. Tip v have also
I.i no tlced on tip ir pio-iio: od'uumi and
defense jj|id tbe IMIl). touloi row
(Cn-'llfiillied (1(1 )ia.:e 'iJj.Vji
CO-ED CORA SAYS
ARMISTICE DAY IS NAMED OYSTER ROAST TO BE
HOLIDAY AT INSTITUTE HELD BY METHODISTS
Next Tuesday, November 11, will
be a holiday at Rice. A notice pouted
on the bulletin board Thursday morn-
ing stated that no classes would .meet
on that date.
This notice caused liice students
us a whole to breathe much easier.
II having been Indicated that any
such announcement would be posted
on the bulletin board next Monday
morning.
Tuesday. November 11, hus been
-set as Hie date for an oyster" roast
which will be given by the Methodist
student I'nion.
Students will meet at St. Paul's
Church at order that the
i trucks may leave by 2:30. The oys-
; ter roast will be held at the bay.
All Methodist students are Invited
to attend. The price will be 25 cents.
This includes the ride and the eats.
Ap"'.
" ' , ^
'A co-«d I* known by the car* she
can let others drive around."
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