The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, January 10, 1936 Page: 4 of 4
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10,193#
KITTS' BASKETEERS
Jimmy Kitts' Rice basketeers blast-
ed the lit) of:' the conference rocj
Tuesday and Wedrr.sdiiy nights by tak-
ing a thriller from tee Baylor Bears
" «ind • losing i to an ui^JpjWd' Texas :,,'W:rii;-
versity five.
,:!l.Th■} ,Buyi<ii: till rcquiud ■ two extra
periods before th. Owls imn^|J eniprg- 1
i.'ec! victorifiij- 35-33,. After the Bears
:-hud :ov*eft ine' an .'iiarly- Vail built up
by tb • Owls, t:'i> fartfi.* ahead with only
>-n neciinds to {rloy. there piiiiil* the ;
most thrilling ploy of • the wiine. Gpr-
naiid. Baylor guard, uncorked «: wild
throw , was. grabbed by "Tight-
.v.'i.ti" Lodjz/1 .wlfii parsed, l:o "Spot" i
Owen who tn uj.Hj pissed to , Mike !
■&-ale. Mike whit'let'l" j^nri' shot tile j
through ih' bw>|) just tit! fh« nun
Gel your watches, clerks, bracelets,
chains, etc.. from IS. 0. Kreiter, Kress;
Bl.dg. I.ohljy ,
By
"HARPO" LEIPER
SPORTS EDITOR
PENN STATE BROTHERS
* « m ♦
THE 1936 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE OF THE BICE OWLS
January 14 and 15: University of Arkansas at Houston
January 18: T. C. U. at Ft, Worth
January 20: S. M. U. at Dallas ,
January 22 and 23: L. S. U. at Baton Rouge
February 6: Bay lot-at Houston
February 12: University of Texas at Houston
February 1.4: Texas A. and M. at College Station
February 19: Long Island University at New York
February 21: Duquesne University at Pittsburgh
February 25: Texas A. and M. at Houston
February 29: M. U. at Houston
March 2: T. C. U. at Houston
LAWSON DRUG
Plate Lunches & Sandwiches
One block north of !\t, 1,.
ICE SKATING
'■sbf'WJ
POLAR WAVE
ICE PALACE
Hull hins at Mt-< low an
Afternoons end
evenings:
Mornings on Saturdays
and H olid civs
The bam owl is a wise old bird,
He'i often seen, but seldom
heard.
And we bet if he wore ihoes,
He'd greet this fact as
welcorrm news
That prices are cut for a
short while
On Florsheim Quality and Style,
SALE
FLORSHEIM
SHOES
$ #65
SOME SJPl.ES S06
The Florsheim
Shoe Shop
713 Main St.
Houston. Texas
J. W. "Pete" Fester. Mgr.
The '•JMgf's ijifi". ! "it ball history., for
have inch tilled and hied awa.\
limy hold the M'Cerd nf one of the
most meteoric rises- of a section of; fhe I
! ceniljiti y, ^ Irv -;g||clijrptt
: history. While the Southwest: cham-
pion', and. the! runner,-.up: were only
ubli- to bileiik eyen in the win column,
iIn y at least added greatly to- the pres-
tige of this section of tlie country., Also
| for the first time u,rie section of the
ccut.vt.ry. '■ iivm'. Ortf!',',state y-- furnished
)epreseotalives for bdth ol the big
pusE-sea--' in uanies., <
While liifceV sesison ended nearly : a
month ago.: two Rice Owls have
;carried live honor of their team to still
hijiher tilories Bill Wallace and LechO
: Sylvester wen both stars on the West
! l^atn. in the ijinoual East-West game iii
Sao Knaiciseo uii New Year's,
Around the
The New Year has seen the irtaugu- [
ration of numerous, new tournaments •
' at the field house. The P. T.'s are in :
the midst of Hicir annua! basketball
, struggle, A team from each class will i
; meet the opposing teams and will be
eliminated until the champion is
crowned. A departmental tournament
has also been announced with next
Monday : as : the deadline for entries. |
The annual Ping Pong ladder tour-
SPORT-AST OF FALCONRY
State College, Pa.—Eievotees of one
of the most unusual of all sports, the
ancient art of falconry, are Frank and
John Craighead, freshman twin broth-
ers at Penn State, They have been
training and hunting falcons since boy-
hood, and they brought Ulysses, ipe]!#'?.
grine hawk who is their present star
pei former, to school with them this
fall.
Ulysses, although now living in
comparative domesticity, litis the same
blood in his veins as the falcons oi
four and Jive centuries ago. whtin the
birds were so highly prized that only
;t noble could own ope. The brothers
modestly admit that they would match
hittj against any falcon that ever lived.
"We feed him meat," they said, "it
makes him strong." It isn't merely a
matter of putting the meat in the bird-
house, either. Ulysses has to worlt for
|iis food. One of the boys stands
seine distance from the pertSi. holding
(he meat in a gloved hand, and Ulysses
takes to the air to make a dash for it.
He Must practice every time he's fed.
It's good training f'of the business of
"coming to' the lure" when ho goes
afield., :
Ulysses does his hunting at a speed
that would take him past a let of air-
planes, Beginning to drop or "stoop"
ori his prey from several hundred feet
above, the hawk may be moving 180
miles an hour when be strikes, send-
ing the victim tumbling dead to the
ground with a blow from his balled
talons. The game down, he flies back
to his gloved master for his reward,
a bit of meat, The twins have had
hawks trained to take rabbits and
other game larger than themselves.
raiment is now under way with en-
gvj! tries piling up speedily. The t^prna-
,... , iii .ii .. u;.. i ihent will be split this year with a
vester kicked a held goal tor nis teams . . • , i ■ .
w'mter |:tourna|nen.t and a 'spring • t<feur- i
were •«, impressed by the playing of' ,nsU'ad «f <irf h'\
Wallace that he iWivcd .several pro- ^e person on <& .top of the ladder
JutMonal offers, tie has dedmed (hrti'l ®" 24 ' 5 P 111 w'" bt dt"
liJw, e, : Both of these, Rice Owls glared the winner. I
.have- aceepti'd invitations., jo play with i The heretofore , .small, group of
III AH-Stai's' iii'Hawaii- >w< il break 'marksmen: who were determua d to
i(,ii' the liie'iij1 b<i\.s te ,say nofiiing ol' a 1 carry on their hobby has fivwn into
swell in:,ip. Wilson. Sluiioid'. njid Spain ! a large , club. At the reeent meeting |
S ,M. f. luminal ie;...' wer.- also , in-: on Deceniber Ii) there', were some thirty ■
vi|:,tii^i th, irip. odd students present. ATler a talk by
Ha la 'b.-.l! did not wait for .tin
Engineering
Personalties
u'rind linai< ol fdci'biill. bill was away
t. , fjy'it-,!' larl e.ii'ly in December
t: k-ii,'! di'iis1 piifi llit- yeal b«t|.|«
*• I j- i-.t.V'en Arkansas and. Kide.■; ci i- :
i ;i til ; ■ ":li: S M !.' .jI tile litle last
Hu h have I,ill. e\'p rieiir.'il
lear.:' Ark.-'i -a ; altointiM.-d to jiirow
. ..ii« intii i'..'-. i ;,).'i.neni bj i-.-tiinc
"ii ••• •>• f'i j ic':,i;i:« • r;ti 1Ui:iu' friim-
i,' r (,'i;S .tlw st 1:41:1 •--! '! 11 -i-i.-. '-lie.
a: 1 i.-'i'i;ie:i ie'.'(i
S\ M. !T,. "!', 1,'..' and Texas''';irii.
n ii i ra 11,T". rnneli I' t!W6
I ' : ! . : :' 'i.l.li I l>.l' Ci-..' !:
• X- ; Jetiiii(i;>. ha. ;i! :apiad ol Vi i-
,'hi.ca ui'i^jiH .'eive die re|g of,
Clone i'arren on the fine, points of
rillc marksmanship, ollicers of the
club Were elei ted.
Th'e1 1 ilk range has been st'l up on
five liayou ixliind To'ay'.s buuse and
(jinciice will be held V : 'i'ue.s'lay..
'fhnr.sday. and Salniday alternoon..
Wt at her pOniiutini: The shooling will
lie l.npervisi'd I'V '-t. fi iitiici i> (.1 the
i'fysieal Kifucation Dtpaitmeiit and
1;. die officers oi i jf clUb. Stricj rules
■ I satl'jj w.dl I.'I el;--.:!"',-I'd al ;:!! limes.
Any ai:diap will ' v.< . = 11 tll« disband-
n-.etj'! ..j the \ lob.,;
new 'buiie'in .b, aTdsi'h.ite' ap-i
paafled ;.'.ifi th'- .tii'.ld 'hi. isv' ■: ■ aid, die
>::eaiialj.- in l;i/0pins up waTi <111 rent
l.at)).if nines. The old i.uiie; in ■■! :!■ ■
in ithe sludents ilnxsltig i vir.ai A m-v.
loi,:i) 101 !>. E. lnaiors . ■ ■■ 11- ■ 1
in die .itlico it is reai.i.j' a si.'h..;ihe v
nit the majors to 1 coiiie al'e'itit] naa
• a loiip.h llijilf:.
j; ttaininv in 1 rnel; bremi .ihis.
i; ■ wit!i p 1,spec's ol an esTepdi'.l'n-
*ei, ! .'••air,. Aliiui l.w<'iit\- men
1 ■■ ,-ieil for I'egiilar workouts.
■I iV:: (ill !n the dislar.ee event.- t<n 1
. i;.''1.'Iteeiily felt, .Eaily ireHi.:a,iinii,s
that ('.iptain iStiiokey Bro'lier.-i i>v:ij
i' file fireer,!1, 1 ..eris, Ii iivmt 'he
; Ii i iaees til Tile romillB
-■ A iniai'ter-njile i:fcliS\' th.it will .. .. ..,, ,•
, „ ... ... two expel leueed ,(:?) haildballists. Me-
place., .-cents to l.n; lh^, jgjgfc With ,, Vuvr.:;,, r.-
■1:1'. Caldwell, (aoiidcll, and Carr.
■ 1 pi:.', I'larKying. die bafoir. Paiter-
!ool;;s It.k.e he, v.'ill pusM VVatlacc1
the Inn riles , amd the lort^i.iHigecIi
Ijdiiiij.li 1 , if t ie' ti i ):!,iye,,Sriii!iki.:y a" lol '
[■niripi-litioiT1: :in t lie diistanCij.t; '
Those' Wit if the i iearnihg Static [M
handball Will be interested ;<) kridiy
that ri new haiidliiipk1 On hijricibull: iitu.i
how it is played has been written (ft-
is,,y and I)live If, has .been 'htifig if",
the -iiffl.ee.. Where all may derive die
:benefits ol its merits. We have heard
1 hut it is tl neai duplication of ,lo!im
Doc's book on All I K uoic A boat
'AV'eltlMife
BY- ESKIMO
C. J. Brooks. Jr., manager of the
engineering show, chairman of the A.
S. M, E., ramrod (by choice) of the
Engineering Society—Called C. J. and
sometimes Jack but most frequently
Puppy because lie sits at the head bl
his senior tables—this indicates, and
col'i'eijtlyj that he Is ai senior, and lives
in the dorins his fifth year with the
M. E. Departmentr-his home town is|
Bositil1 in ; Go^huila, wliich in,: turn is
iii old Mexico- he is, nevertheless, ii
rnliM ol", these . United Slates and a
Citi/.< ii therbijilf-li'^ i< girl friend there
ol whom ho says but little usk him
about Toots, ithe Galveston tial says
that lie is 1101 interested iu these
"liniiston women" -and isn't drives a
Y-K called Josephine Bonaparte is
griped il you call him Brooks - is a
rial bill. ..hot but he knows il-ought
a, make a eood hiKband for some
lucky gal further inhumation can be
obtained'by Writing Joe' (jootch. South
Had. The Rice Institut",
Dunald E. Nnrgaard secrctiiry A. 1.
K E senior elec 1 ical engineer and
1 Mpccis tn gradiiiite in his fourth year
which 1 his is -calhd Butch and cidls
yo'u Guy entries tn us from Dallas
■■■iii'ie W maintains an amateur radio
bi.oacleast: stfUds ;i hug oil television
:,'.irid r< .illy knows his stuff has charge
oi die .'.'television exhibit in the engi-
neering ; show .and it'll be a good one-.
New Shaggy Sweaters
Si .05 to $11.45
Hart & Nusshaum, Inc., 410 Main
By LEWIS HALL
"Chain lightning," was the comment
recently made by research scientists
at Stanford University when referring
to the tremendous voltage that will
be carried by a super highline soon to
connect the city of Los Angeles with
the power plant under construction at
the Boulder Dam. '"Chain Lightning,
285,000 volts of living electricity: The
two are synonymous. Such a ctirrehi
is useful when tamed; erratic and
highly destructive when otherwise."
Small wonder that engineers work-
ing cm the project were aghast some
months ago when they found that due
to Los Angeles being over 17r> miles
distant from Boulder Dam an elec-
trical current at 285,000 volts pressure
would have to pass'.over the wires be-
fore the meti'opblis would be assured
an adequate and steady supply oi'
electricity. Such la voltage would top
by some 05.000 volts the largest lead
which at any time in the past has been
successfully carried on a high-power
tiansinission line fot? commercial pur-
poses,
But, 25.000 it had to be or the juice
generated at the dam would have
escaped to the ground or disintegrated
into the air long ere it reached its desti-
nation.
The scientists at Stanford were con-
sulted:, and after long and painstaking
experiments the conclusion was "Yes!
It can be done!" A current that here-
tofore would have been "virtually
chain lightning" is going to be har-
nessed and made to help bear the bur-
dens of mankind, or. at least, it will
give some of the boys just trying to
get along a chance to amass tha'
hundredth million. Having succeeded
in doing that, they can buy in some-
where and give all of us a second op-
portunity to "save the world for de-
mocracy".
copy at the speed of 130 words per
minute, which ic pretty good typing.
After astounding her audience with
that exhibition, Miss Poulsen got down
to serious business and reached the
amazing gait of 288 words per minute,
which IS typing. At that speed, the
talented young lady would be able to
turn out an errorless standard double
spaced typewritten page in less than
60 seconds, which, pardon me if I am
repeating myself, is still pretty fair
typing, iilt BWMMI
Nelson und Aiwon in Istanbul
Two male students of Purdue Uni-
versity, while in Istanbul. Turkey dur-
ing the past summer, decided to pay
a visit to a harem or two. They hailed
a taxi to take them to one, but to
their disgust the driver couldn't speak
lE^glirshr-biit, lelfs jet them tell the
story.
"Nelson, with his hands, outlined an
imaginary form of a harem dancer and
raised his eyebrows.
"We thought spre that, had turned
the trick when the driver, beaming with
understanding, bowed and exclaimed,
'Yecs, Meester, Mae West'."
" 'My God.' Nelson laughed, 'You
show him Anson.' So I put my hands
on my hips and wiggled while Nelson
Shoes, Latest Styles
$11.00 and $5.00
Mart & Nussbaum, Inc., 410 Main
sang 'And the dance they do'—"
The cab driver was impressed but
not enlightened so the boya had to
search out an interpreter. Once know-
their desires the driver lwife.no time
In taking them to none other than the
Sultan's private establishment!
"At last we did arrive. We were
searched1 at the gates for cameras and
to my joy they missed the Vollunda
Kodak in my hip pocket. 1
"We entered and ran upon the Sul-
tan's bed chamber- it had a bed that
could sleep five persons—but the
place was empty so we hurried hasti-
ly on.
"The next room was tenantless also
as was the next and the next. Every-
where we turned was empty silk drap-
ed rooms. We began to get papicky
and looked up an attendant, only to be
depressed by the information that now
a Turk has to get along with a lone
spouse. The Sultan had been banished
and there were no hootchie cootchie
dancers in white veils-—our harem was
noting twore than a museum."
So the two young men, sadded but
much wiser, caught the next ship for
the good old U. S. A. (if they ever left
1 the good old U, S. A., which I seriously
doubt),
Why worry when you break your
Fountain Pen or Pencil? Just take it
' to the Fountain Pen Hospital, they re-
pair all makes, 601 Kress Bldg., F. 7918.
Released on bail of $250 each, John \
Blair, senior in the College of Arts!
i and Science at Tulane University, and !
! several other fellow college students j
planned to press charges against the
police officer who arrested them for
passing out handbills protesting the ■
ishmVing of "Red Salute",1 alleged i
propaganda picture, 1 at the Tudor
Theatre in Nc|v Orleans.
i Asked to comment on the incident.
Blair said, ".the picture is one ol a
series t;t propaganda shows and sine;:
"Red Salute" attacked students it wa
only fitting thai students proles'
against it,"
' Miss Rt.mo Poulsen.. amateur typing
,e'hati)pipn! Of the world, sat down be-
; hind a typewriter a few weeks ago
at .Louisiana Tech. and while answer-
ing a barrage of questions, ground but
worked t!.is summer being stationed a!
Galveston: and recording little waves
and stuff oil a hunk of paper when
some other follows blew up son:.
I dynamite---in other words, helped out
i in a Monographic survey —drinks beer
I by the gallon and will bo found on any
night off at the Rathskeller writes ;
j iivos? little paragraphs which appear
in this'-' paper about, the A. I. E. E.
lives in town, is agin' women, and s i
. iw'ia! '.'
Fountain Pen Hospital repairs all
makes of Pens and Pencils. COI Kress
Bidg. F. 7918.
Advertisers Pay For The Paper
PATRONIZE THEM
Start the year right-
Look your best!
Second National Barber
and Beauty Shop
Basement Second National Bank Building
"We've Always Been the Shop for Rice Students"
PHONE B. 32655 MAIN AT RUSK
.iiit111<If , 1 As this tied ihe; score, an'
i ,r p"i aid w,'e. necessary. When Ihe
nil'!,ri,s were, still deadlock d at tile erj«|
ii,f th'j: extra,, period, .another..was call-
,<id. I;ii i , iliade sevi n' pdint.s in die s,-e-
I evfra ''p .riod. find' h1 ■; 1 Baiyl'iir. :li;i
On v.'- dmhdnv night tlio Owls 5,m
"in'... 'jlfrij: iVric^p'rcteri^siiiig iii :th<;, fortn
.' .jii iti<) in d Texas'' five who , wore
i hiitiije (he bask"1 Iron-, .-ill tfi)gl| ■< Tlw
-"i'li'vi'.rri! Owis1-tied the score ;it. 4■-4 in
'■tla " f 11'1 :ti0 seconds hut 'Were ill the
I", 'let! ,e rest ofi I la', game. The final
ii''itv:::vi'i;ik -li-:;)2,, Mik:1 Scide was .the
; en!" fJwl Who played up to usual fiirni.
i Kelly , it,- jumped' at, r-ent< r- by
: Jaelt Collins, while. 1a,dee placed his
Ivr rt, out...! ry nig' to (guard Ihe elusive
.''vrael^.TiiiyVir.':'
1 :i 11i<i' t;i.re|iiiiiniii y gfilite th" Ti/'xas'
ivrrsb/iu n dofj-id'ed (lie Ifif.i• Sliii'a':.', Ijv
a: XJ-IH- score,' ' •
New Felt lints
$2.65—$.'1.45—$6.(10 <ifi 50
Hart & Niisshimm, Inc.. 410 Main
Houston ASME
irmaii r'
IV S
— Where RICE is welcome
TH
[E GABLES,
INC.
Ph.
We'll Men Von After The Gain
3100
II. 2101
Main
Niimes Hiicravcd free i( you buy a
Pen or Pencil from the Fountain Pen
HospHal. 601 Kress Bldg, F. 7918.
To Rioe Branch
is. At. the regular meeting ol the stu-
: deiit. .brarich; of the American Society
ef Mechanical Engineers .December 18
i in. .the Mechanical , 1 Laboratory, Mr.
j Robinson, chairman of the Houston
T,Rt(clion of ithe organization, gave a talk
on Ibi'i iiirivilegcs iirid du'ics ot iin en-
: i.';ni vr as n .member 'of the society.
Strii'ssijl].'! the iniporfanec of being
well ippslcd on subjects of curreni in-
: tores I. sui-h as. politics and community
problem,, {is well'us new ebgii'iee'rliv:!
dcvoIopiiK nts, Mr. Robinson urged all
j riicmbjirfl fo attend hieefings regularly
; iiiiid' syiirk for the- soeiety in oid r to
; receive its iiiiljdnutm benefits,
i :i "Mental ei,pi,city, interest is tlit; work,
. public speaking , ability, alerfiie.xs. rle-
| sire, to. lead I' and interest in comniim-
il\ life ar.d polities were p ants Mr
i Rbbiitaot), ciied as the qdiiliti s .'( suc-
cessful engineer imis'. possess.
A savings account is a mighty weapon
for the winning of greater success.
South Texas Commercial National Bank
HOUSTON. TEXAS
&
r months
to pay
US ROYALS
COMPLETE LINE
ruinous
Remington J-
GUNS
BUY ON-
EASY TERMS
A small down payment—hal-
unrc in small weekly or
mtnlhly ainounls.
Why take chances with aid - warn - dangernus tires—nvIich it's sa cost,'
tn own genuine - Super Safe - Tempered Rubber U. S. Royals. We
are now making exceptionnll> liberal allowances for old tires.
ISvo Big Houston-Owned and Operated Automotive Department Stores,
Mitchell-Hippard
TIRE COMPANY
No I: MILAM at LAMAR No. 2: WASHINGTON & HEIGHTS
ii
Regular S25
SUITS
q975
regular January clearnncc of
nu'u's and young men's clothing brings
some exceptional values in this group,
as well as in the higher priccd lines.
Typical young men's styles. Single or
double breastcds, plain or sport backs,
f'.'a'p colors, stripes and patterns. Out-
standing suits of the town at $25.00—
now reduce:! to - - 1 JfT!|g|jj
29.50 Suits and Overcoats
35.00 Suits and Overcoats
24.75
28.75
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