The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, May 21, 1937 Page: 2 of 4
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TBI RICS TBRESHE
ESTABLISHED 1916
The Thresher, official newspaper of students at the Rice Institute, Hous-
. Is published every Friday morning throughout the scholastic year except
ing the Christmas vacation and during examination periods,
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Entered as second class matter, October 17, 1916, at the postoSice in
Houston. Texas, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price: By mail,
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iy'ht.n 'Th-cjker" .id'-tttiters, phrase memum the "Thresher.'
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Functions
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no, Jack Lynn, Karl ten Brink, and
Dave Weichert.
Invitations have also been received
in the Co-op. On the Invitation Com-
mittee are Dorothy Weiser, chairman}
and Mary Ellen Trlpplett, Everett CoU
tier, Duncan Goodrich, William Ma-
guire, Dorothy Jewett, Henrietta Glas-
cock, and Dowlen Shelton.
General committees for the senior
functions are: Decorations, Mary Jane
Hale, chairman: Marian Ferrin, Mar-
garet Davis, Burke Haymes, Ed House,
Travis Redman, Roy Royall, Ruth
Hardy, and John Andrews; Music,
Ward Adkins, chairman, and Florence
Mai Albrecht, Jean Dorman, Carson
Williams, Joan Wilson, Davis Grant,
and Elizabeth Floeter.
The committee for the Senior Ban-
quet is Randall Brooks, chairman; Olive
Home, Elizabeth Hall, Harold Morris,
Joe Much, Elizabeth Lloyd, and David
Howard; for the Senior American,
Frank Smith, chairman; Malcolm Mc-
Cants, Doris Poole, Bob Illes, R. T.
Eaton, Bobby Forbes, John Frnnkie, and
Ellwood Stark; for the Final Ball, Paul
Farren, chairman; Marjorie Nitze, Jack
Sparks, King Sullivan, John Wallace,
Buck Friedman, and Bill Brown.
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FRIDAY, MAY 31,1«8T
"Flis .t Expectancy" of a passenger on
scheduled airlines five years ago was 10
years of flying at 1000 miles « day. At
that time scheduled airlines were flying
ptt passenger
fatality. Last year, this average was
m At this rate, the traveler
ftxndfit to :
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, . .You would give such old hands
as MARGARET and CARSON,
SUE and WILLIE credit for not
pulling such a moth eaten gag as the
one about not getting home from
Galveston till two thirty because they
were helplessly stuck in the sand for
several hours, Conscientious mothers
were burned to a nice crisp . . . Oth-
er picnic of the week was the one
that took MARY lANE and BY-
;RON, RAMIN and EUGENIA to the
bay, bringing litem back mosquito
bitten, and in the case of three out
of four,'Savagely persecuted by at-
tacks nf the lurve burg . . . BOYD
gave a swimming party for TRIP-
LETT with all the water bahies look-
•nt; umpli and BUTLER dishing out
isome extra fancy diving for them,
later in-triictin^ OLIVE in tin: fine
art of the half-frnincr. JOE lolled on
the brink medicating on tcritiis, MAR-
THA AN'X, .OLIVE. BRNTNETT in
ilejt* batliinc suit: . W'li.n I'd'
( HA'TllAM resigned a. Hand Leader
!:i uracixiiMv vicoiximendeil that Me-
:iillil.one Is I T .is his WCCessor.
and KIT vt.'jii B.I'.RT CARR has
In I 11 .i-knm t'lke -aitu- nue^tifitl in Stlj
t i• • Iov.\ f 'i t'B last -i\ weeks. Final
;iv SI .M.-r,irTI-.R had to request that
ifi i-haiiL-e his idea, 'This niiaht be flue
il,. fact tiiat IIT'.K'T'S mind is t"-
tall; ' lie t racking around RATI I
IAX I'llilS'tX and this i|tiestion is
the olli\ li.il of f' inscioUSliess that lie
lei.iin- . . The flnrrv i>f ELWOOD
I \'H'I| for M XRV'XELL CR')X
KK.l'rk. ii *: yc.?■su)'iK s(j«Hy >!ic is at
rt ailv in l"Yi , lvN( '(?U paying jU-
1 ;• n tiy I MiiJ« <;. o(Xi ft r the next fu\v
Mill:
bid for that deposit
SB
A whale of a sale, m'dears, for every size
9 to 15 ... in street modes which you'll
wear for travel and vacation ... in formula
time affairs.
C'mon up and ogle them
up to $2'
they're values
ten bucks
fourth floor
*IFc're pretumin' that you didn't
lulu a library book or didn't bri-ak
ii/> a lot of lab pqui/intent.
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60 years before it would be his turn
(statistically) for a fatal aerial accident.
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Prompt fWca — Quality (Tor*
4108 Main St. Hoiulon, Texas
srnoons and other tiineSi
Will be arranged to suit his
He must nave had some
experience selling shoes. If inter-
ested, see Mr. Mike Murphy, at
Krupp and Tuffly's.
on your trip
this summer
dan -
Ilotiieuard bound from
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tin I iis: iI in. iii ' no less than a iiiore
11.rn 1 iffl.fi lu t' ive state MACK tnatle
ii to IIK.wnON'S room and n«. fur-
tlier u-lici. he ir-llcd until rrtiiihiipi&i!
wli'tlo X ICK begped ELW'O"!' to
tale hreakiast wliilf lie gave !n~. U|;
. . DINKY MOOT)V Jiad Int. foml
Ii-.ijk- a|>i .tit 11F.DKICK raised altout
■ ini liimilred per eent when S'J'l'W-
AR'T TOWF.RS told DAN" ul ai LIT
ndd Kin)' what T'LORENt L ha-1 told
llvtr It lea- all ahe.nt wh.ti '.yoM.c
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wtail! Tjiis is really i|iiite. (fuitc
inn. H-eiit, and TLI''.DKICK m 1 dn't do
a li.uk-lli]' . And so goodliy.i thank
<"...11 and to hell with all . i yotl,
Swans..nuin^'lv, the D.i'.
S. P. Offers a Trip for Every Purse
Whether its "homeward hound1' or
lo America's Vucutionliinds, you'll
wunt l lie outstanding travel advantages
offered by Southern Pacific. Go with
us for u fast, safe, confortublo, yet
economical trip.
i'riiu'ipul S. P. Trains (Completely Air Conditioned
Cltj Ticket Office, 9H Te>M—Grand CanUal Station, Wuhlnrton Are.
Phone Capital 11
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ins.: talked alw.nl ffij not I'lnir talked
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It: aitiisfiil'. niliir.' wa- iii't.'itK ^iif'd
..<i iiir ■,fni.)l :-ti din sn'S ;nSi.fit any ti.ir.i-.
ui;!. h 111 m • i ■ -ii In re. MVRY ami
A Mill didn't eft to ,'it I en <1 due. to
llii T?. \'.' Id! -1 ie-1111 v split vt il
i-al 11.ill Ha dr.ol.oi' adyis.
and that - in t \thM MAIO ean t;i\o
hitji MtXiriir.LS and
Molsh'IS.. and Misse- 11YERS and
111 LI. litct-tllly ' tt'af-t. into 'theiri l.ath-
iiu: suit li.ir iniiiuti:-. they; :af,rivi'd and
hot fool ed it d-.wn to the water's
. difc vv I hi < tins- drew f. ith a gruh-
hily thnnilied dei'k of raid-, rind :pro.
Itedcd t'; I • 'litr.irt foi an hour or so
before thev dunki d the hodie - In-ail
tiful . . , 'Tin' Tl, iman Dam e played
for Iiv Adtdf and the Boys climaxed
tin: affair with the hijr Motid Teu-
tonic hone crushers toting the Rice
T. T. ari.im.d (iei man style, and the
K .i ■ ■■ 111. • i. - Tinp'iiie the Artan Iteef
'i I'M• t I'T/VETKR whs auardid a bar
I' .eel IToU>e e.mdv fnr heinu' the
tii liliii'liie to attrai t a Irotm man
(vl; \l .'SI'.U'S d M )R( I'TliS" 'I rUN' TlK
it:I. i..-ei! a : at k nf Hull I >urli;im for
lie.i ; Tt nt eve rolline, and XAXt'V
I'K'A'I I presenttd wilh an aspir-
in for dant:iiifr with it >(%ohd%at)(l
'ii nnk MORRIS, NICHOLS and
S.ISK tiu; l:i.d off to si.nie heer parlor
With their doll... 'The i r,.y| wi.re hlank-
i.t- all tlnriiiH: the evtMiinn (at the
Ida,-.-1 . . RAJAH T-'.LI RAM I NO.'
\\ I T/, i11-1 returned from the Coro-
nal i'.n, was much disgruntled to find
hi- iale . ei.ach, the I'ierce-Arrow
|. h. s\s';ti!ud with elongated pc-rfor-
aied iii -I .< >ii s tif i ii t i mat t tissue Mat-
anllv fuji'uiiliK eveO'one 'hilt tile K'AJ-
Atf . C'tirictit diversion of the ami-
able "rHlL.V ROl'GF.," new pilot of
tile T. II. i raft, is expert spit-halliiiK
in ALT EN HERO'S Genetics class . . .
Antrey T-Jotise nosinir: Kh'.LLKV and
MARfiARF.T DAVIS .searching • for
convt rsational topics; I.K'TSCIIER,
who appear-, lo be swtliKini; his lari-
at TAT MLY LR ward, ofjliiiK JER*
RV; NfARY BETH (who has a pleas-
ant surprisii toaJjirig') ami BRANDON
JUNIOR looking mutually beautiful
KRUPP & TUF,FLVS
"SCUFFERINO"
Styled in Brown, Gray or
While Buckerino leathers of
soft, nappy texture — and
with very fine quality pure
crepe soles. All the fellows
are wearing them
Set yours this weekl
(FIRST FLOOR)
Worn on the street
campus, beach, boat
court and board
walkl
♦ OOI MAIJV AT WAIikllR ««•
Visit us for relaxation during exams
MAIN "S3K3BL ' 9 30
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No.
"Ii.i-11'ffiiiiiiinn iiwhi .i.wwpsii
WHOOPS,
vacationeMrs..
Let staunch, dependable Railway Express ship your baggage, bundles
and boxes straight home. Top speed. Low cost. Real economy. Pick-
up and delivery without extra charge—in all cities and principal
towns—and send collect if you want to. Just phone the nearest Rail-
way Express office when to call. Easy as that, and believe u$,; you'll
relax contentedly In your Pullman.
820 Washington Ave.
'Phone Preston 5121
Houston, Texas
4i
jtp
Railw.
AGENCY
NATIONWIDE RAIL-AIR SERVICE
i r®|j|j
/. Must be B'bryr,ti arm!
2. Looking for Bert
'}. She just found John.
4, Sweet?
-l mm /i • rr ■ i
I lT (rive Him A
Packard
Lektro-Shaver
To start his career fas-
tidiously groomed, give
him a Lifetime Lektro
Shaver! No brush, no
cream, no lather, gentle
to tender skins yet
smoothly, closely snip-
ping off the toughest
heard I The gift he'll
simply dote on!
Levy'* Street Floor
fa
Livy BfcOS. DRY GOODS CO
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