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TWO—THE RICE THRESHER—FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1832
THE RICE THRESHER
at (tud-
•nti at ttu Rice Institute. Houiton, U pub-
Uahed every Friday morning throughout the
scholastic yaar except during the Christmas
vacation and during examination period!.
Campul office. 104 Administration build-
ing. Downtown office. 607 Franklin avenue.
telephone Preston 2902.
Entered as second class matter. October
IT, lStt. at the postofflce In Houston, Texas,
under the act of March 3. 1879 Subscrip-
tion price: By mall, one year
82 04. Payable In advance. 'Gt>'3o
Rdltor-ln-Chlef
Business Manager
Managing Editor
Asst. Bus. Mgr.
GARDNER SOULE
WALTER 8TEWART
THOMAS GBEADY
ALVJN MOODY
Associate Editors
J Lawrence Courtney Jo Beth GrltTIn
Rutli Shirley
Department lUnds
Spurt* Joe Artliur Kiuiirck
KiujitH'trritiy Kills A. Turner
N«ws Mildred O'Uffuy
News HaUlf Beth Tntley
FY,Hunts Kathcrlne Hornof
Features Kenneth Phillips
Copy Ernestine Cimtrell
City Editor Alberta Hlesen
Columnist Helen Butte
Hook Reviews Margaret Wright
Hopurtonal si iiT
I LISTEN, Mr. Editor.
Carl Crofford
Editor of The Thresher:
Realizing that the president of the
students' association must know the
procedure of the office, sincc he is the
chairman of the student council, I
hereby announce my candidacy for
that position.
Experience is absolutely necessary!
Having served on the council both as
a sophomore and a junior representa-
tive. I am familiar with the workings
of that assembly, Having familiarized
myself with the constitution of the
students' association, I realize the sig-
nificance of self government on the
part of the student body, and feel
that this side of student life should
be emphasized more in the future.
Naturally, it will necessitate an ex-
perienced co-worker,
In the above manner 1 feel that I
Sports Peter Maiilm-iilcn New*. Helen shall be able to give to the students
Miirv llk'key. Mn-iien Knmlel. Andrew W. . . ., . • it i
I .twiner, Ha/el Pace, Lois Patrick. Ruth; what they want tn the coming pr b-
Shirley. Metba Sllirtfliti, Blanche Taylor, i |tms guCh as dances, publications,
I'Vaturun • Kiity Bit'wky Raymond Lee, Lois . . , . . . c . . ,
ivters, IlUgan, Elizabeth Itaney, | blanket tax. etc.. of our next school
year. Since the incoming council is
usually composed of new members
who.know very tittle about its func-
tions. powers, and limitations, it is a
wise idea for the thinking minds of
| i ur student body to place at its head
at least one member who will not only
endeavor thoughtfully to guide its ac-
Yituli'iJi foim when suritH!ijtyWn but who also will pledge his all
Knumeepnr
Ctrcu
Paul Rogers.
Business
Hon Eil McClanahan
i; KM UP
Many < stucfett Ims become fed up
u 11h tllisr InKinr-.s of uoilig to
jtcHpol,. TV"' •(HmenMiytmlly appears in
Its inert.
is m the .wr. Afu'.-t all I'ittoen years
is a long iitii" to.ipeud at aifty task, and
the job of, le. riitnj' Is always as
jiH'asant a., it p.iUiht (:><-.
Tho ail.ir.uk' 'it ;t fed 'up -'n<icril i:-;
l.i lally lvl'lt i tori in i i,4 I'oC-
: I H• ',<-si."t, interest 'in his studies.
ma net inte:- with disastrous . results,
n it i-.'li i'.i '.(hit .■!.".l..'twut:t ut his | an r; l
Vein, i aiaa.'ti ■ ' uudei.statu! 'wli.v a. Oil!!•
I i.csidvtt.l 4 ouMj: m#$, v. irfrt'imiiniritis"
11ow ti i< Tins JilW of intpi"e'-;t , may
not really fuudimu-niiil; 'it may few
ruiuco.i t'hio'iwli ilys^'-te <->f the eternal
which iraM lie done in ordei
tn .n' iairi: a cull'cge iU.'Sjrey, ' !"
Ii ic.av bo In-cause of tins tlial Victi
wlaise srhi.las.tte cufi'ifrt'. tt'ti'r never
my thing fstti'am d'mat y haw had bril
!< r the advancement of student life at
the Rice Institute. Sincerely. CARL
f CHOI-TORI)
I aia an independent candidate, lined
up' with rio particular clique
♦ ♦ ♦
Gordon Nicholson
In 11 lining ideas lor student lead-
ership; for next year, it is first neccs-
•arv to call to your mind* importance
ot Hie,- fiances Social activities .seem
remon t'runi student welfare, but the
dance* reality constitute a vital tac-
lor to every undergraduate. While
affect frig the senior class direct ly
thi'f.tush their financial aid, they are ot
even Kreater importance to the rest
of tlie students in that they serve tn
unify (he student body
The 1 dance situation has reached a
crisis. The dances can not continue as
STAND FOB EDITORIAL POSITIONS IN ELECTION
■Nlll ®
ward in solicitation of your vote and
support..
First, I have served a year as rep-
resentative from the senior claas to
the Student eouncil and I am there-
fore thoroughly acquainted with the
duties of the office. This qualification
is essential to help weld the council
into a unified body-
Second, I will he a postgraduate stu-
dent next year. This means four
years of Rice tradition behind me and
a fairly accurate knowledge of what
the student expects of the council. I
have lived in the dorms for three years
and in town for one year, so I do not
hold a one-sided opinion of matters.
Further, the position of ceuncilman-at-
large is open to a student returning to
Rice for an extra year, Since a uni-
versity is classed as such when it has
a postgraduate school, why deny Rice
postgraduates any participation in
school affairs? Postgraduate partici-
pation helps to diminish the breach
between the student body and the
alumni and it is a truism that co-oper-
Spectator, Founded $fll,
Ancestor of Thresher
The modern daily newspaper that you
receive every morning and afternoon,
carrying full local and national news
reports, and the copy of The Thresher
that is always on hand for you Friday
morning, would not have been pos-
sible in the first days of colleges and
universities.
The Spectator, founded in 1711, was
one of the first daily newspapers
in the world. Joseph Addison and
Richard Steele, its founders, previously
had collaborated on The Tatler, a paper
appearing tri-weekly starting in 1709.
The Tatler originally contained news,
dramatic criticism, an essay, and ad-
vertisements; the essay later became
the chief feature.
One other writer, however, had
, ... , .i i paved the way for Addison and Steele
;l,i°n,bctW^.th^' tW" Kr0nP!JU.l-! This was Daniel Defo,, a pamphle-
teer, who wrote The Review, a four
one thing that can and will advance
Rice.
Third, the councilman-at-large auto-
matically becomes a member of the
dance committee when elected. Ob-
viously, the position should be filled
by a man familiar with the dances and
the dance situation. I have supported
the Rice dances ever since my senior
page tri-weekly political periodical of
first rate importance in the history of
the newspaper from 1704 to 1713. De-
foe here initiated the editorial and
special article; he gained the reputa-
tion of being one of the greatest of
journalists and the most convincing
liar in literature. The Review under
Rice Owl Band
Was Nat Always
What It Is Now
year at San Jacinto high school and ! him had few interruptions and some
realize that our dance situation is crit- j changes.
ical. It elected, I will do my best to j That famous character, Sir Roger de
bring back REAL Rice dances. Coverley, was developed in The Spec-
On the above qualifications, seek tntori wherein Addison had a free hand
my re-election to the Student council j to vyj jtj, those comments on the gentle
tor next year.—BARRY W. TALBOT.
♦ ♦
Joe Arthur Kocurck
Believing that actual experience and
personal interest in the workings of a
art of living that form the basis of his
literary frame.
In 1713 The Guardian followed The
Spectator.
The first newspaper in America had
liant careers on leavlm; eolli-w. The
that a man may have lost'interest
• his scholastic work does not imply j they are. and definite action must hi1
de taste t'"i
may be a'
u;u> systen.
to absorb ;
newspaper are the best qualifications appear<jd jn 1690. Benjamin Harris'
for the office, I offer my candidacy for j public Occurrences was to be a month-
assistant editor of The Thresher, sub- |y_ hut it was suppressed after the first
ject to the approval of Rice students | jssue
in the general election of May 2. The first magazine was catted the
My actual experience includes six Gentlemen's Journal; it was a monthly
years of work on weekly, daily, high j jn London and commenced publication
school, and college newspapers. From j ,n 1662.
a cub reporter in November, 1930, to
sports editor in 1932 completes my '
rccord on The Thresher to date. In
his choseil pi i (tension. It
eaction to the dreary lec-
Nttuients are uften forced
!ol of what they consider
taken This action is not possible
through efforts ot a single individual.
Co-operation is the one solution, arid
i this is possible only through selection
irrelevant knowledge, badly presented ; f I> 11- leaders.
The association of. the dis'Uisiefui with i Another issue that confronts us Is
!>•• leMiabi' it unfair to the latter. ^ limitation of voting power to blan-
A11< a 'lecjde and n .hull "1 ihis one 1 kct tajj, holders, recently brought to
likely to become dUeoorageil.
Allot T Yin It "SLANGUAGE"
Americans e'v< 'rywhere
are "oppos-:
rdly recognized by their "slanguage,"
as (be Daily iowun Ciill.-> it. What «
blow a will l. to all those wbci sneer-
itiglv look down and.say "such erude-
ne- overj time an American opens
hi., n.oiith when they learn that "slan-
guage" is ,not an American develop-i e<--operatinr
meet, but v. ;e hot ii'aire the European j JR.
. caiiinent ab.iu|, the t rue < 'ohnobVU was
buss discovering Ameiaca, Tom Thagard J
'Slanguage'' iual i vi > disreputable I 1 present my activities as my quail-*'
ong'iii ionong i"v,n:! gvp .y tribes on : ficatlons for the position of president,
H
the attention of the present adminis-
tration. It will be possible to alleviate
this condition without discriminating
against blanket tax owners
There are other minor issues to be
considered, but the above ate problems
that wil' demand the immediate at-
tention pf the council for next year.
Attention can best, be given to them bv
one capable .,.f securing the necessary i
GORDON NICHOLSON
.nlliiwd and n w;e perpetuated
by gangs i f thiiives and wot Be in Eng-
laod The Englixh .porting vls sK fmind
such pleasure m tin new and tasly
flavor that it imparled to lb" langu.ige,
d-agerly adopted 'it forfaited own utst',
in.) : tutu d i peril'i.ti lit place
eve ry ne\. s;-.|*er
1'be lies' to lalv: II 'up Wi'i e I he
.•rimioals and .,;poi t ; ol Amcnc.i (irad-
lally it Hat id'corni1 uiort
Top, left to right, Joe
Arthur Kocurek and Ken-
neth Phillips, candidates
for assistant editor ot The
Thresher Second row,
Ruth Shirley, candidate
for assistant editor of the
Owl; Peter Maniscalco,
candidate for assistant
business manager of the
Owl. Below. Elliott G.
Flowers, who wants, to be
the next assistant editor
of the Owl.
In 1693 appeared the first women's
newspaper —- the Ladies' Mercury of
London.
Some believe the first daily in Eng-
land was the Daily Courant, 1702.
This, however, is questioned.
The first regular newspaper in Amer- j
It was the Bos-
,1c
I th
refined and |
,, i.lu t he ,.ii ■ ■ ailed loWCt j
,1' ):• iiWhI b\ the;
!)■ ... any, .''ami j
I..'when omeonc blurts |
"( h buy. frhat a lie.uier'" ;
, i, ),y pa i! i I. J,h:e I'.uife or |
Ii . MnHltcihgdlll I'ldgri' thai, 1 is slati-i j
ttoage ' !/.;( [j|S &;l ■£ | glllilji I
I'ei tiaj . Uu' tiling, iiin, b( t,)oi]-h
ed down l.o tbe Jinj^i.:-,;,:).!'uth fhjit : the j
voi.abuiiu.', .it, i.fie i•11 ■:ii. |}eh on today I
.,, 1,. en d :,11.1 1 .ii kiui! lit ('ai'ii'ty
ih.«t he .imply has 'to jajecl 'jaiiin kirid
..r lile
of the students' association. I make
on rash promises l>eforehand, but I
promise to meet each problem logi-
cally and carefully as they come up.
t was secretary "treasurer of the
sophomore -class last year, and junior
,fl i member of the students' council this To the Rice Institute Student Body
yeai 1 am a junior chemical engi-
nt-ei, and a member of the Rally club.
Surely these activities show me ea-
1930-31, I served as reporter, co-sports
editor with "Lindy" Gready, and
freshman editor after successive pro-
motions. This year, 1931-32, I have
acted as sports editor on the regular I i"L "r5L rf .
staff, edited the Sophomore Thresher, j 'ca aPIJear® ■
land served as sports editor for all spe- I ^.^ews-Letter and was headed by
... K Nicholas Boone. This paper lived
ciai issues save one. ! , r *
, , , . . i seventy-two years.
Knowing which stents working !
j . il u * The first penny paper came out in
under them are best qualified for the * £ \ mu «
*U rrn_ ul. ^Ur%xrek 1706—"the Orange Postman. The first
position, three Thresher editors have I ° .
endorsed me. Elbert Turner, 1931 edi- J epvc,""« London Evening
tor; Gardner Soule, present head-of ! Post' the same year'
the publication; and Thomas "Lindy" - In 1737 came a remarkable invention
Gready, editor for 1932-33; have all ! that has been to printing what the
placed their stamp of approval on my ! alphabet has been to the English
campaign. Yours sincerely, JOF AR- language. This was the invention of
THUR KOCUREK, i P°'nt system, which was worked
4.4. ♦ out by Pierre S. Founder, a French
Kenneth Phillips ! typefounder.
"Dad frequently says," stated Ken- By 1775 there were thirty-seven
neth Phillips in regard to his Thresher ! newspapers in America.
platform, "that 'there are many poli- ! In 1777 came out the first daily in
ticians, but few statesmen.' I'want to Paris, the Journal de Paris au Poste
be the latter type. Formulation of a an Soir.
platform, though impossible, is dem- 1 In 1785 appeared the second daily in
onstrated by my life at Rice. Those , America—the New York Daily Adver-
who know me must be quick to spread tlser
Barry W. Talbot
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SOCIETY
I.I mi.I lIi.:,-.1 i Johnt,o.i .•'nil
Fliek ill . i.hii't ■ I- liti;'i' • 'ft' | a
be at MiSft Mick's home
H. I'arkei.Mr. i'" I. Scnt'|t(
T It Mall. .Ill vilJ eilli i lain
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lL'. *11 Hi-1 M I'-'.s
He
Bait ii
Ml Mil,111 ,I I) f,t ary will emcitain
with i luiiclieor.i April ISO at the l.a-
iiiai hotel m.bonof of .Miss Matg.'irol
Allerttm
t t 41
Miss Ruth Campbell will be hoTiored
with a tea given- by her mother, Mrs.
h'rod C'arnpbelli,, May 12
, "W *
Mitems Lucile Lancaster and Chris-
tine Pope will be coinpliniented with
a luncheon given by Miss Hazel Ciood-
rtittn May 14.
* • «
Mis. Rows A. Maralsons and Mrs
Charles A Reichert, wdl entertain with
a tea May 10, honoring Miss Nelda
Reichert
• «
Miss Henrietta Cargill will compli-
ment Miss Cornelia Pearce with a tea
May TO from fi to 7 p.m
pablt of being a compctetjL president
| of the Students' council.- TOM THA-,
j CARD.
♦ ♦ ♦
, , |ij , ■■ 1 ili'll r i,|'; , -i, 1 I
Clifton I- Bond
April 29i tM:t
| I'.'ii i'" if I) li Tliresh'.'t:
j CI if toil I. Bond, candidate for treas-
urer </(, the student, council, is honest,
.experienced, efficient. He is capable
; of floating a, bund i.-,:-ue, as well as a
' blanket: la,x sale Kit* per cent for Rice
! tradition.
♦ ♦ ♦
Inn llelciie Boyd
lp iiniioiincitig my titpfididaey lor
ebt.nu-ilman-at-larce. j feel that 1 am
i)Ualilieil tor this position. My ex-
| pel a m i ori the council and my knowl- j
! edge t,if -tudetil conditions lit me for
! tin.- job 1. promise lo tin my best for
i dle niti■ i •-,i-, cut every sludrtit
i eh'eied eouncilmnii-at -largfe.
| HELENF. BOYD
♦ ♦ ♦•
Jack Beeves
Friends <if Jack Reeves, in
Ins candidacy for councilman -at - I.a rue.
say he lias been prominent on the
i aitipu::. ever since he first enrolled
at I-bee m ltll'tl Reeves is a Junior
acadetn,
Reeves hiis been an ardent sup-
poitei of Rice dances, and his close
connection with the Campanile, he
having served as assistant business
manager this year,, makes him espe-
cially qualified to help work out the
publications* question, his friends
point out.
♦ ♦ ♦
Koy Sewell
Roy So well, candidate for council-
man-at-large. is a a junior academic
student at Rice. He has been promi-
nent in pre-law and rally club ac-
tivities.
Sewell Friday said he believed the
oouncilman-at,-large should have no
definite platform, but should eo-op-
erate in every way with the student
president. This he pledges himself to
do, if elected.
position of councilman-at-large of the
Students' association, there are, three
In announcing my candidacy for the j logical reasons I would like to put for-
TMEY WELL PROBABLY WIN IN RHONDAY VOTING
In 1803 appeared the first daily in
New Orleans—the Moniteur.
The first cylinder press was invented
in 1812; the first stereotyped book come
off the press in 1813; lithographic print-
ing came in 1820; wood engraving in
1835.
The first illustrated daily in America
if I am
IN A
pressing
at?
' it- Si
Edwin McClanahan, Thresher assis-
tant business rnanageV.
In 1500, the two major tribes of
North Texas met in their first annual
Thanksgiving skirmish! The Ionies
from now Fort Worth defeated the
Tawakcns from now Dallas by a
touchdown with three Tomahawks to
go.
The Lanston monotype was placed
#n the market in 1899.
Practically every one of the inven-
tions mentioned here has played an
important part in the development of
your newspaper; if it was. not for them,
students; of Rico would not receive The
Thresher every Friday morning, nor
would they receive Houston
papers every day.
A Swedish doctor claims to l^i the
only one who can provide a person
with a permanent blush. We are a-
fraid that, this will sting our young
authors and playwrights into redoubled
activity.
Inasmuch as they are unopposed,
these students are expected to be re-
turned victorious in the general stu-
dent election Monday. Top, Gerald
"Bud" Richardson, Campanile assistant j hard headed that he could read clear
editor; Wiley George, head yell leader through the patent medicine almanac
again. and never feel a symptom.
Charity used to begin at home, but
nowadays there's nobody at home to
start anything.
Then there was the bird who was «o
their impressions!"
j In his one year at Rice Phillips has
kept the feature corner booming and
contributed a great deal of news. Con-
sistent results in an inconsistent field
, are to his credit. Herein lies his
greatest handicap; he is relatively un-
known to the student body, and his
greatest asset is universal friendliness, was the New York Graphic (1873).
4 ♦ 4- * 1 The Mergenthaler linotype w a •
Elliott G. Flowers ; placed on the market in 1886. Three-
I will give the students the best color engraving came in 1892.
collegiate jckes as well as help put Rembrandt photogravure was started
out one of the best humor magazines 'n I895: it was that year William
in college circles. ; Randolph Hearst bought the New York
Of course I will help maintain the ] Journal and began sensational journal-
usual high standards already found in ls^
the Rice Owl, as well as do my best
to improve its policies.
Another idea that I will fulfill will
be that of co-operation with the stu-
dent body, the faculty, and the staff,
so that the Owl will always be classed
as one of the best.—-ELLIOTT G.
FLOWERS.
♦ ♦ ♦
Ruth Shirley
The student body must realize, be-
fore electing an assistant editor of the
Owl, that putting out a first class col-
lege comic is a real task, requiring
much experience and natural skill.
Because of our close connection with
the Owl, and other campus publica-
tions, we are really in a position to
know who is capable of holding Such
a position.
Believing sincerely that we are help-
ing to insure the quality of your fu-
ture Owl, we recommend for assistant
editor. MISS RUTH "SHIRLEY.
Signed: J. B. Hanks, Bill Plalh.
♦ ♦ ♦
Edward T. Goddard
The Rice student body wants, and
deserves a good Owl. A good Owl
implies many cuts and other mate-
rial which make for stiff engraving and
printing bills. If you want a good
magazine why not elect a man to
manage it who is capable of getting
enough advertising to really afford the
quality which you desire In your
school publication?
first-class college publication.
Furthermore he is the only man
who has had enough initiative and
energy to devote some time to work
on the Owl before filing a petition.
During this time he has shown that
he is both capable and dependable and
has- familiarized himself enough with
the publication to be the ONLY logi-
cal succcssor of the business manager.
For assistant business manager the
Owl sincerely recommends Edward T.
(Ed) Goddard—PAUL RICHTER, Bus.
Mgr.. '32-'33.
♦ ♦♦
Peter Maniscalco
Friends ef Peter Maniscalco, In urg-
ing his candidacy for assistant business
manager of the Owl, wish to call at-
tention to the fact that he has been
connected with newspapers since high
school days. He worked for two years
or* Ahe Daily Texan at Texas univer-
sity, and also on the Longhorn Ranger
at the university. He is at present on
the sports staff of The Thresher, and
In view of the fact that most of you 'has been a Houston Chronicle staff
are too busy to really investigate the
matter I have taken the liberty to rec-
ommend to you a man who, In the
light of his past experience and his
work this year on the Owl, is thor-
oughly capable of financing the Owl
in such a way that you will get a
worker and Chronicle correspondent.
He edited an independent publication
known as The Furnace, and sold all
the ads for that magazine.
He has been In the printing business
for the past five years, selling ads and
printing.
Rice's eighty-piece band has not al-
ways been what it is todav.
First Plans la 1913
Plans for an Owl band were formu-
lated during the spring of the first
school year of Rice's existence. Then
plans were not forgotten in the fall of
1913; fifteen instruments were ordered
by the Institute to give a start toward
the development of a real band.
Throughout the first year of its ex-
istence, the greatest hindrance in the
way of the band was the fact that
there were not enough men wiio had
musical talents in school. With the
opening of the 1914-15 school year,
enough new material was brought in
to take over every horn. Though the
band was small, each member was able
to handle his part. After the holidays
some of the members failed to return
and the band struggled on as best as
it could.
In January, 1916, prospects were seen
for getting a professional director. Be-
fore then the band had done splendidly
under its student director. Rice au*-
thorities were assured that it was the
wish of every student that the band
be given an opportunity for improve-
ment.
A Mr. Thayer was employed as band
director in January, 1916. The band
was able to appear at all basketball
and baseball games, and to give a con-
cert commencement week. The school
year ending in 1916 brought a larger
reed section, while the bass and concert
sections were augmented to give better
balance. With plenty of new instru-
ments and bi-weekly practice, the year
brought a splendid band into being.
The problem of uniforms was acute
for some time. In October, 1920, it
was decided to wear dark blue trous-
ers, gray shirts, blue ties, with the
specially designed sailor caps.
In November, 1920, the band went
to Dallas for the S. M. U. football
game. The band here made such a
good showing that many recruits were
added.
Uniforms Bought in 1921
In October, 1921, it was decided to
buy uniforms of blue coat, gray trous-
ers, and overseas caps.
By September, 1922, the Owl strut
of the Rice drum major had become
famous in every university of the state.
At this time, fifteen freshmen reported
for the band. A trombone player
named Lee Chatham was elected presi-
dent.
One year later, in September, 1923,
Chatham was elected president again.
Thirty-three members were in the
band at that time; it was the aim of
Owl musicians to have the best band
in the South.
In November, 1923, it was decided
that Owl bandsmen would get sweaters
of the same quality as the athletes'.
At this time there were only two
other college bands in Texas that
ranked as high as the Rice band, it
was said.
Activities for the spring of 192i con-
sisted of its appearing in the Houston
Millionth Bale parade, and in appear-
ance at baseball games and track
meets.
Fifty men reported for the band in
the fall of 1924, and Lee Chatham was
this time elected director. A brand
new Sousaphone was bought for the
band.
On May 8. 1925, Rice co-eds raised
$1,000 for band suits at a big Rice
hotel card party.
In the fall of 1926, fifty-three mem-
bers were in it. A bassoon and an
oboe were added to the band; there
were five piccolo players in contrast to
one of former years. More popular
music was to be played; the band
planned entertainments and concerts
similar to those held at Miller memori-
news- j al the year before.
In November, 1926, the band planned
j a tour of Texas between terms. It was
j to last five days; a special car was to
j be chartered; forty or forty-five of the
sixty bandsmen were to be taken
along; selection was to be made on the
basis of ability, attendance, and atti-
tude, The band, however, was unable
to make this tour due to lack of funds.
At that time the band was being run
on a strictly military basis -an execu-
tive committee was the chief function-
ing body, and was working well—abso-
lute discipline prevailed at all times.
Freshmen Initiated
Twenty freshmen were to be initiated
into the band on the trip to A. and M.
in the fall of 1926; these freshmen
missed a lot of torture before by be-
ing in the band, but that was to be
made up to them.
On May 7, 1927, 3,000 people saw
the Owl band get a loving cup for
being the best band in Harris county.
The Chatham men won this contest
over the D. O. K. K., Southern Pacific,
and Humble bands, and others.
On May 7,1930, the band took secotld
place in the county contest to the
Southern Pacific band of professional
musicians.
On May 15, 1931, the Owl band
again won the county contest, with the
D. O. K. K. band placing second.
Not only "the best", but "the best-
dressed" band has been the boast of
Rice students.
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