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THE BICE TKBBSHBS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1936
The Rice Thresher
ESTABLISHED 1916
The Thresh:"r, official newspaper of students at the Rice
Institute, Houston, is published every Friday rooming
throughout the scholastic year except during the Christmas
vacation and during examination periods.
Vernon Wilson
Although unassuming and of a personality not
likely to make himself conspicuous, Vernon Wilson
by his simple charm and modest unobstrusiveness
had attracted to himself many friends. He was a
boy of qualities which, though not glittering, were
Seminar
Entered as second class matter,. October 17,!_J01G, at the! a. „•
postoffice in Houston, Texas, under the act of March 3, 1879.. solid, enduung, and genuine. As it fiiend states,
Subscription pnt-e: By mail, one year, $2.00. Payable in wasn't up in the clouds; he had his feet on the
®CanTpu.s Office 10-1 Administration building. Downtown ground. He didn't accept a man for the sake of his
office: 007Fianklin avenue. Phone Prestou 2902. :} social renown, but for his inside worth." jj
lp *935 | Member
Ptssocialed Golleejiate Press
Distributor of
JOHN J COSTLEY
Editor
CLYDE IIANK.S
Busin ss Mgr.
EUGENE SISK
Ass't Editor
HANDALL BROOKS
Ass't Bus. Mgr.
(Editor's note: TMi is the third of o
series of summaries of paper# read be-
fore the Engineering Seminar. The
paper to be published is selected by the
senior engineering class.)
SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT AND
SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION
- JM M J— „„ , ,' jjv; i
Mr. Emmett Brunson. his track coach, says, "He .. ■ T, '"'ft, ■. , , ,>
Km,,Ku uo.-> um.iv Most engineers are concerned only
had determined to go after a record this year, ggfc lhe || production ()f |n.
I believe he could have made it. I have never known machinery, and do not realize
him to overrate himself, and I always felt that his that the increasing use of machinery
abilities were greater than he himself believed! must have a profound effect on the
. i ., social, economic, and political relations
111" of men. At this crisis in human af-
Mr. J. T. McCur-ts, under whom Wilson worked
to support his college expenses, expresses admira-
EDITOB
I'. 2579
PHONES .3'-"
Downtown Officc
1'rcs. 2902 HIP
BUSINESS. MANAGER
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fact's, it seems appropriate that we
should turn for a short time from the
consideration of technical scientific
progress and dwell on the reaction
that progress es having upon the life
STAFF
Miss Eiko Aral, Rice senior major-
ing in modern languages, is an official
delegate to the Methodist Youth Con-
ference now in session in Memphis,
Tennessee.
Miss Aral is the doughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Arai of the Japanese Nursey,
Genoa. The Southern Methodist Church
of Genoa, where she is treasurer of
the Epworth League, sent Miss Arai to
Memphis.
expansion Aspects. This would sug-
gest that in the engineering courses of
the future, engineers should be giyen
a chance to really enrich their minds
with imaginative, non-mathematical
studies such as philosophy, literature,
metaphysics, drama, and poetry. Of
course so long as the engineer is
burdened with the necessity of putting
in 18 hours a day mastering calculus,
mechanics and the complex theories
of electricity he simply can not give
Aswh'isiUj Bd.itW
flaipoi: Iithper
Pauline LiK'lietSger
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J m hn. £*iei vn ■ e s^r..
(■!t'lj.i'-ti■ l; Killh Wf
iV£ i .,'nc! MitNap 15i
fe' -■itfej- t&vfc Mit'l'y.
iolvo-Tnbf.3:-
lu * LlurdctL ' " ;t^e afte,noon he was progregs. fend dwi.M on lh(!, taction metaphysics, drania, and poetry. Of ^ p.|llas Athene Literary Society
.accustomed to attend to the downtown business of that progress is having upon the life course so long as the engineer is ^ February 27 as the date for the
the university office. Mr. McCants says that he of mankind arid upon the relation of burdened with the necessity of putting club-s annual banquet, with the in-
has had many young men attending to this business the scientist arid engineer to that re- in 18 hours a day mastering calculus, formal initiation to be held on the
| for him since 1912. and that Wilson proved him- action. mechanics and the complex theories aftemoon of the same day. Judy
T- ~"r~ self to be one of the best men he has ever had, i During the period of activity in °* electricity he simply can not give Tebbs was appointed general chair-
Ze'lda Keeper capable, agreeable, dependable. He had made him- wMd* we And ourselves at the present I «to(y effective attention to the cultural man Under her on various commit-
Cn, ' TMi,,,,. self much liked bv citv business men with whom ma^ experiments are being con- | spect& of hie; and it by accident an f m,e Frances Heyck, Olive Home,
Sports Editor *ui nium uwia u> ui> oumiic.v. imn wun wnom , 80tiul svstPms nre being engineer, exposed to studies of this Dorothv N..„k, „„a BeUv Brown
M„v C -.« ho n.rae u, mnlact m A. "I km work (ort« ■£*.«j£l w b, ,h,m. h, Wil£* l
Editorials 'no umvotsity. .. are being tried. A corporate state un-i niight for the tiine being become j g,ven b Migg Nag,e( wft# ^ T,w Sev6n j
Features ,U'U Vi univ *u ^ to lum many times, _ cjt,r a fascjst dictatorship and a eoipo- j somewhat less effee lve as an engi- j ^rmSt by L, A. Strong, a eharacteriza-
Engineering'"Nows; ays Mr, McCants. "iu personal conversation in no ,..1te stat0 under a communist dictator- eel- This problem is easily solved tion of young glrt. giving her ex_;
ntx'iu, Henry Jackson, Vulleo Adams, wtiy related to courses and work and I was always ship are only two of the more strik- because no great harm would be done perienCes from childhood to woman-'
|)r, Floyd S. Lear, at the fourth
meeting of the Historical Society of
Rice Institute last night at the Cohen
House, delivered a paper discussing
the "The Idea of Majesty in Roman
Thought."
In his discussion Dr. Lear revealed
the evolution of the conception of
Roman constitutional sovereignty from
a power granted to the Caesars by the'
people of the Roman nation, to the ef-i
fects of the Eastern god-king idea, and
its bearing upon the Christian divine
right-of-kings doctrine.
were partly paid for by the proceeds
of the hook review last month.
_ worry when you break your
Fountain Pen or Pencil? Just take It
to the Fountain Pen Hospital) they re-
pel* all makes. 601 Kress Bid*, F, 7918,
! " ■■■ ■■ 1 "
P. A. L. S.
ANNUAL BANQUET
Iih-miIa ^athlfcn Curt-, impressed by his sincerity, earnestness, and high ing cxporiinsaits that, are being con- !■ £
t i, litivd Fvclvn' Fink, Lewis llall, . ideals, ducted at the present time with man- «icncy
"All who have been associated with him feels kind at large as the subject of the.,m' !1 s<'
. if a certain amount of technical cf- ; )J00tj
in engineering were traded the same mooting the. organize-
Ills lo>S."
Concerninv; Today, Tomorrow
and Yesterday
if:'.-:fe'i©Ijfe'.-i'S
fr-Wi,
y,pnuV r'l1 *Uiy 'a
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experiment and the happiness and
lives of mankind dependent upon the
Addendum—The Literary Magazine
The prop'jsal lor a literary magazind- met enough froin, these vast- political and social
iavpr to 'tMH'ourage us .1.01 carry the: -idea i'ut.'ther. Wxperimerifs and ignore them, restrict-
Only .i few stu<l;tlt> and members of the facility ins their interests merely to protests: moiseless discipline ot highei mat he- According to a report by Margaret
hav:e spoken to us about it, but all those who did wh*n slK'h c.-.periments are likely to matk^ physics, and mechanics. No Dudley at the E. B. L. S. meeting, the
i i t i- Ji ' i 41 i ■, tn^ct thfl ii'v Thf r"an 111 colloge has to work as hard
speak, tar riiiiSpUi aging, agreed thcit a genuine ' ptisonai murosis. ine . .
litcra,f\' rna^aziUi' is a need here, and that one is . cond.tum. that made necessary
•mewhat broader base in gen- | tion decided t0 begin basketball prac-
, , tice after the February exams.
1 here is something about engineer- r ^
ing that tends to lay stress on logical, | iiT|7fj,f\v UAIWIIT V ^CTTC
cold, hard, lifeless facts. Nearly all f AlwU* * lit 15
engineers have suffered the common; MILK FROM E. B. L. S.
puni-sament resulting from the re- •.
atj. ' a« the engineer. As a result, the on-
it jrw-'i., . p. g „ ,, !"- ..-, . -1 ■ ,:r ; : ; . „„u the social i WW sometimes; imputes a value to
ptissiljle. Besides, ..tiering an. outlet for as much .u.ose from ,h,, „rovv(h ()f sci. precise mathematical reasoning that it
, ail'.stic ability !,s i-- now developed nn the canipus. , .jiu) s.'ii'iititic i!H'ii""musi feci that does, not always have. There isi such
1 -mh ,1 wtnild eneoiirage lilt! development tl<"\ have a special responsibility for a ,(hing as life, and the mathematics
of much nuirc than rehiains latent without sufficient 'the lonvct orientation of the social 'ift> is as ^at' beyond calculus as
ilatiun Or traininj; to express itself. sv.siein toward those conditions. More- 1 calculus is beyond arithmetic, It
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^ I \ I'l iS'Ql'O The proposed tJiagazine should be .economically,. <>wr there is a technique 'of tSxperi- ' st'l'ms that stress on both engineering
II. , 1,|.,. '(U-I;;.,.- \vh;rh sia-ri Suiiuav are though not cheaplv printed, would contain from' ""--nt and that technique must he science in the tuture must be
■ ii I I tifteon to Iw('iil\ th'oiiVnd words of rVadinu matter leaned. It h hot a natural gift of sh,ftod mol<? :lnd ,OWi"'d the
i eour-i• ■ o;; a larger ami more libera! M ale iin< i.n i« ni\ inou.s,,nu \uucis oi n aumj, matiti . . . „r u... —i.s <
, ■ ,- " i ..... ci'iyer
laaUr1 oVoi'.e;; '.spt-'t.jiali/.eCi p/RMil
^ W"Ul" ,h° WUle"St P0S'Sl bl0 "eki 01 lnfel'" hi the methods of science will know '"^«1 production. The
■ "lii.:>'ij tj11r\ would by no other means have si
"lit .lime oi Technical ability. 1 bese lyctuios an • .standards. It's adminisration would get no profits; iceon.structiou is to be undertaken as Tlu'y merely increase the speed of life
. ..t .n'tended to hy. and shouh, no.t >< . i "in '•>< < o< - ,|ny t,xe(.ss furit|s whicli may ever accrue should be a series of vast experiments it is de- without increasing the quality. That is
m.: m i t he'. oj;U\ erO.d: b.n the enl'-j t,iii|Xiu..lit o n. dist'Hbuted among contributors as prizes. • sirnhle at anv rate that those who con- "ur increased productive power does
popular. ;.H special and inore or less pro- This program off..-rs for artistic self-expression an #t the experiments will have been not increase total human happiness
trained in the technique of experi
needy family selected to receive the
Christmas basket of the club will be
furnished with milk until the end of
March. The clothing and food given
MAIN AT
s
CAPITOL
ENTIRE STOCK
SUITS AND
OVERCOATS
That Were Originally
$25.00
75
Wc advise you to take ad-
vantage of the occasion
while the selection of mod-
els, fabrics and patterns is
at its best.
—
|thousant.t wprcts ot fading
ring any sort of writing which may meet the '
mankind. understanding of the complexities of
more iiarf-w glil/up. v'?/' """ y- ",v Anv otie who has watched experi- life as contrasted with simple mathe-
tn v.ha h numbers CM,U''11 " gt>°d hteiatuie Such a maga- nj li( c;in.icd ^ b ^ untrained . niaticai. mechanical understanding of
, ,H.,„e in fN'endin" thcr' h.owledgo VV,,,uU hl,V" ,htf Wld^X f R#le;'fl? d,°f l teV' in ,he methods of sdence will know material production. The quantity,
' ^VV.U. ; ' ^ 4 ^ .est and subject ma(hef. the only limits be 1,11" those how xiostly nml wasteful such experi-''answers produce*/ by science in the •
uiu- Ml- - sl,t j)V ju^j1 an|j fonseienliously upheld artistic nients are likely to be. and if social Past hundred years are not enough.
•xpo.iiioii,. o e"itene : '.ib|ecis in whien a : ideal sufficientIv comprehensive to admit t.nv work. tr:'ined
' . ot.::i:>v^plc:j;nti>l.A;;|%^.o' of'wiiatever hi^h quality. Instead of the restrictions'i ""-;fatk. , , ,
inlcW: ' '. ' , i imposed on writers and the condescension required, hi-hew th^t, il ^he engineers managed
|.)!aee o! tin iim\'er.sit\' t<^ pionni - fonn prt,si,nl publications, complete freedom both W°' U> w,ud ma c a gie.iei
ToUI'.C
It :is 1'iot
The increase in physical output in ,
ton. This has caused many to J.thw'e generations is so extxaordinary
..... I I I h >1 t ... ■ . .> 1 .. u rl.. 1 — iL ■ 1 . ill. .. 1 4 t. •
ik! ;
iV-jr.i^''mii'st qihne
!rr>tti I'ndjvidua!. :iI'i'.'i'<■!|i!e>i! i.hmluTs. who have a
1 -.-;[; 1 r.o oi'l'.T jj:11:! 1 ilaraaiiversily ran
11I fil.i toi (•- ,\nii 1 xi^anatj'i'ti--, ot jeUiiions !je-
1r -.-1'i. those hii."', mie; : : lo ay,.- (i'l.).s,t,t'iu'| ' aiifj.1
■_;«■ 11.■ 1; 1 i inferences 'to U";in.s. "i.;ht? un:-. ei>uy |S ■'.ijio.t|i
1 il'iiiiis .M.bil ijs Ir>.Tiv!:M'a.re..re-', e;>;pi.iC;tf:'tll!t(f
'l'i> man wlvr, i.- a 'spoemjist,' lor evaiiij)Li'
that we have tended to think that this
is what man is meant for. It seems
fpanmwilllWtWIWra^W¥im3ffVWf?l . t>W* /i«®SW8H«3 auiSt iSllaWB >mii'' Rhi Ij£i -.it a .terribly "inadequate yardstick of
.).(•<yri.ei?rl;Ot. i)w|';:~qlutii;in U " i:" yertiea 11>- and hprizontaHjV1, is before the person wlio :t.,iKi,leer ^rry on his own tivi!'zation. A man has food, cloth-
has sufficient intellect and artistry to write for this work it is not wise that he should at- IlnKl and shelter: wherein does he dif- .
magazine. It is a project worth trying. tempi to take up the burdens of the : 'he leasts in the field. These
— I K politician rind statesm.m The special 1 nlc not t'1'* l'lln"s 'hat distinguish the
——t——■—r—4————~ work of the engineer, is thi' creation civililfed Irohi. the uncivilized. Food
ol ordered knowledge Which is then sheltei and the like ought to go with-
.; ,,. , ,i , " .1 l / "L. ' 1 riiadCii ava'ilalile for the u<te iif nil man- ■ t saying. Thc^ ought, to be as ail-
X!ie presideTit: ot the Southwest Athlifcirtlc Confer- j||^v in., jt),' ,hls special"vvork he em- : ,nnuiiil' !"id universal in this day oi
'eritit lias ;iusl''lrvun'clH'>tl a circular letter appealinu [j'c.ys. a special method and he
Razzin' the Referee
i i:.'
■tiediev;-;! religion to it.'t<!'.■' ii.ir .i!m; |)i:ijlie reason ■ J'''' j
''vh v Ont'y! '<;■ i:i'U'.',' '
.'for better behavior on the part of spectators whp', pffaiches.: his problem ir,
'••t>
,. I . , , ,.jSp|fc'M|
attend conference basketball games during the spirit which: when applied to our
wl^iirdttv antlat the sarne ti'mo presuppose;, super- ,. Uiilike- fe.«>tV>all. basketball brings spec tat :ors and .
.ii: ; ivct>l<^M)r-s ruiitrirv to plavers together. fn.stc*ad of being hundreds of feet tiiar must
p..b, ',i|Ji!iio,i. tin not, i iiiini pnini. en.iK.e ..iini i..,in ( j 1 a ■medieval .monk, hut should make
nature of ycitntilii
i.■ o o.i: (mjioioh. in., :i'ii ■ .uj■ . .... - ,, I- . , . ii merlievHl i
undertake to solve prol.lems oulside close ei,ouSh that even facial expressions |W na|
: | ie|i'i:- lio. above' ol 1 ti lev ran not in an> senso,' n';^; Whlil' iootbal1 Pavers agree „n(i studv jt
•:-f|l:vV;
fcbt.'i i.i l -1,
.ti
ihiiught
sew; isji'-i r..i;.i i;.-,i>vi 'iiWiVi'-a'ciSW'rtiHiffS! i;!i'UTOSIWfi|w,vci i"n'riu-it1 ;.:scy-:|
that lln \ seldom pay any attention lo sounds Ifom .^j , ,d politllpal piohhm, /.'
the stands, basketballiplayers. under one rool with riiO,e ovaiht ti> be a little- f&e in
, a thousand oilier people, so that sounds cannot es- ihe fact 'hat engineers have demon-
..., ,..... . j ,|., ,.. .,; .., .... ...?i H;ha rill I i?sis ly,.. ■. into the sky. ; lie.!, ■ >i waVo':; of, j,!. ,i rfit cd-' ';iw s u< cessf u II y their skill in'
Lvil'^ u-" '\!" ''""oa;, 1.111 lliooii ieeti.it is-ate spt .(>t;tti ,]• :ind eannot hel|.> corresponding emu- plahninii. In a great 'many industries
t'utut'es., ii witiiild be wf'dl tor sonie ol tlnMi tional reaetions The contrast is the same V>et.ween 'lie. engineers' have been able to make
malier to deal* .with', current! topics of ,pub- r^filvr(.:es (d ihe lw<i ganies. '" the contour of .expansion and de-
Vyhen a spectator does his utmost to distract a x 1 l"P'i« it ten to twenty years, ahead.
plaVt'r making, a free throw, he is ribviouslv de-'11,1" ,ht" **? 'hey seemed to be guid-
' ' Hiterpret u,nnmo(| thf„ h|s silk, j1}l|] win hv [air nleans OJ. -d by purely material and mechanic,!
eeononne i \ , ., , , ,. ,, . ccllsutc rations that doubtless has been
, , Vhb iSr? ' nn ' lhC" U,-TnSmg.pl0^r^T'tUaCy la!I«"VK';!'htieausi- such consideration, were
'• pol.i.Ut.dl j/oo .vioi :l,lu. oc.ni tit mi trii. .unrlet ,rrn )U.|.volljs •md emotional lntcrlercfnce produced
111tuii 1, 11111 \i,i'ed■■ ,1'a i)ja n U' hft tIt(•(>11li tli'^Jin
;; '.anii.;:'.sliUly', lij)V«-' . bebuiin1.'' ipepalfefs' ifj;i tlM'Se
.;i;e.!')es. of tlifeoy'lil... :;'i,nii:in. .a,nh;lyze';ai)('l
ir' ;i'ixtriv:'a'i.:i.i."S ■' isvlflSfti:
technological achievement as the air
we breathe. It is from this point on
: that life bc-gins.
A characteristic, of the, engineer is
his willingness to face the cold truth
about the task to which he addresses
himself Engineers have brought to
heir jobs a more fully developed in-
tellect than an.v other class of our
people, Sloppy thinking is inexcusable
j in the engineering world, and it is no:
.suggested that the engineer abandon
the precision of his thinking and his
honesty in facing facts but that the
sainc 'Qualities, be brought to bear in
so far as possible on 'the more com-
plex situations which have to do with
our social and economic life.
Names engraved free it you buy a
Pen or Peneil from the Fountain Pen
Hospital, (1(11 Kress Bldg., F. 7918.
fit adiiate and : UKi il.iufj&MS
by booing and iatin'ing. our zealous rooter accepts
''.haS the, .ii a certain type ol that, as Miflicien! proof of ih.e home team's super-
<'io/'e'''iJinent o| rjie euituraf pliaseS <d iority, , When ..pee'-ator iintaiionizes -a-referee for '.ev
, I,, ,i e do nut iiiKocate the abolititji^ of decisions which do not See fair to his side, he im
ir" . i ri.iri .vliich no . material ' benefit can be plies that he did no' employ the referee as an au~
f !h'i lifii'i'otfiei- bande i here is a definite'ii.^isd tiio.-i: v or, t lie giime, IVut as a nincompoop with
The neither judgment .'nor' spirit who would be willing
r ih< via'i'i.i'lii'alion -oi'' present-day problems,
ii.'alay l'-i.■:ures1 afford ;,u'i eNCi'llenl ojjporjunUy' f<ir: to court
. 11 I.tl ifn .itiou Tito dien wlio deliVer the lec-
re favor of an ass.
iK.ci.i;.sarily tlvo chief ones as long as:
we were conquering a continent. j
Today ii, is hcooming increasingly ,
idtnl that we must take into account
tlii cjiialitative. as well as quatitltive
Fountain Pen Hospital repairs all]
makes of Pens and Pencils, 001 Kress
Bids. F. 7918.
HEBERT'S BARBER
AND
BEAUTY SHOP
2 Blocks North of M. L. Bldg.
on Bissonett ph. H. 04117
The Woftii^iTs"National Republican Club has an-
nounced an "anti-New Deal school of political sci-
ence''' for young women of New; York.
Yule students earned a total of $432,132 last year.
Nineteen deaths attributable to football directly
or1 indirectly have occurred this season. College
school
t ira s are''qualified I.j.v tl'ieir. spotiialvAbilittes iifijj rerr^:
'Ti;'iV.:'fiUcbj;i: service.'''.^''v ;■ :■
U hrd indiMihiaU at ( besl''" 'fitted"today bare':the
i ■; ■ ',..ie■ v. i'lieh euidront us today'.' 'Where: i<V;i.ll we
lua! nn;;', li'ss; f.ubjiic'!. to economic pressure, to mas-
h■ s■ i;:;V Wtidijc;it;i be more ojien-minderl llian tie s,e'
'In baM devour! their entire lives to the search
for reason .and truth? Shall they be limited to the
d" a ion < f ihmgs that happened within tin past football produced onlV one fatality."
iiine.l.<i|<:?i:i centuries(nir needs are jiressing needs, p|;,y 14
an'd .if We are to continue tie progress, it is impera- ;; . ; -
live that we have leadership We do not propose „u Ane 1 4 ,
,, . ,, , , r ,,' V. Almost all American colleges have now estab-
tba' '..these ';m,e.u: :prornulgid'<:*'''',t'heories '''Kit,-',the'':Sol,fti - ■'"■''■■■ ■
tidri ol a.nv popular proiaen. but we need them lo
esiii'es ■ the problem itself. ' . . , . , .,
,, i , ot 1 r 1 ei . 1 1 .1 Doshisha University, known as the Amherst of
Only h> (.he inclusion of subjects that deal with ,j ari. w;,s f^imded 1^ Joseph Hardy Neesima, Am-
".u'i'i at issiio- can the university retain lis position }le,,S| '70
()i 1 li;;iders,hip ,in; the ihtelleciual life of1 the com- 'iiyi . ■ ■■ ':■' ■ ■ ■■ ■
mi.inity.1, ,v;
I'he ''(!fo;tv''!V'Cj!m no longer be apart from the Town.
Il iinr t assiune its natural role, or both will perish.
' 1 , The Krlitor.
I'rophecy-. One of the: big foundations with head-
quarters in New York soori will make announce-
ments of an outlay of hundreds of thousands of dol-
lars for radio education,'
SaxetIce <
Cream
2118 Center
Anderson & Co.
/A
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dancing as a regular part of their curricula.
Three Massachusetts schools. Holy Cross. Wil- I
limns and Harvard have declined' NYA assistance.: j
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Jn 20 minutes lie re-established communication. Next
morning, the rescued switchboard was installed in new
quarters i . . telephone service was resumed as usual.
That telephone man received the Vail Medal... one of
several awarded each year to Bell System employees for
outstanding public service. Devotion to duty . . . day by
>S/m^ day «s well as in emergencies ... has given
W A America the world's finest telephone system.
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, January 10, 1936, newspaper, January 10, 1936; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230347/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.