The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1939 Page: 1 of 4
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PROGRAM
Posters and Blackboard
Signs In Classrooms
Not Permitted
Student Weekly Publication
The Rice Institute
Realizing the necessity of
drawing a definite line in order
to insure successful operation
of the new election rules, the
Student Council Monday decid-
ed strictly to enforce the rules
as they stand with a small
change to replace the impractical
plan for constructing special
bulletin for posters.
A request from a candidate for
permission to distribute sifts which
lie had already secured at consider-
able expense was denied by the coun-
cil.
Hob Cooke, chairman; speaking: for
According to the most recent de-
cision of the student council, candi-
dates may advertise in the following
ways;
1. By 18 by 21 inch posters on any
of the bulletin boards on the campus
or at Autry House.
2. By posters 3!4 by 5 feet against
the hedges in the academic court,
positions determined by lot.
,'i. By hand bills and blotters.
4, liiistudent publications.
5. With any type of sign or poster
at the political rally tonight.
the election committee, pointed out
that to grant the'request of one cand-
. idnte would bring a similar request
from every other candidate and would
result in a confusion that could
hardly be fair to anyone.
The council passed a resolution
concurring with a faculty regulation
which prohibits posters and black
board sighs in class rooms and any
w here else on the campus except the
bulletin boards.
The plan of providing bulletin
(Tvn n to Page 4, Number 0)
Volume XXIV
HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1939
Number 27
AMENDMENT IS
Plan Will Make Position
Appointive; Adds
To Duties
Nicholson
After a conference with Dr. Harry
A. Scott, director of athletics, a Stu-
dent Council committee composed of
Charles Dodd, Lida Pic ton, and Kelly
Reed has drafted a constitutional
amendment providing for the appoint- j
ing of yell leaders by a committee of i
three students and two faculty mem-J
hers. i
The proposed amendment will be j
posted on the bulletin board by Fri-
day, and will be voted on by the
entire student body at the class elec-
tions May 1. A three-fourths major-
ity of the votes cast is necessary for
the passage of the amendment.
The new plan, designed to provide
more experienced and capable yell
leaders, names a committee compos-
ed of the head y,ell leader of the
previous year, the president of the
Student Association, the chairman of
the committee on outdoor sports, the
president of the R Association, and
the director of athletics to select the
head yell leader for each year from
(Turnt o Page I, .Number 7)
Jockusch
STUDENTS WILL
PICK NEW HEADS
OF GOVERNMENT
I'at Nicholson, sports editor of the
Thresher, has been chosen staff nom-
inee for the position of assistant
editor in the coming election. His
experience, ability, and service to the
Thresher were considered by the
staff in making the choice.
Nicholson, who has had experience
on professional weeklies and metro-
politan dailies, has this year reor-
ganized the sports department, pro-
viding for adequate coverage and
traveling thousands of miles to get
first hand accounts «if events.
Jidin S, Jockusch, made staff nomi-j
nee for assistant business manager I
by Jack Hanks, present business'
manager, has worked energetically
during several months of this year
I on the advertising for this paper.
He lias proved his ability, accord-
I ihg to Hanks, on hard ground—lists
of doubtful prospects that have been
| almost abandoned by the regular de-j
I partment. j
I lie now has. Hanks believes, tfyej
! experience necessary to handle the'
I advertising of the Thresher, and he
has in addition business contacts
j which are invaluable to a salesman.
Voting Time Is 7:55 a. m.
To 1:05 P. M. In
Sallyport
At 7:55 a. m. Monday the polls
will open in the sallyport for stu-
dents to vote ,nil new officers of the
Student Association and new editors
and business managers of the stu-
dent newspaper and yearbook.
The closing time will be 1:05 p. in.,
a schedule allowing students to vote
mi the way to eight o'clock classes
and after leaving .12 o'clock classes.
All students,*'including freshmen
ami graduate students, are entitled
to vole in this election, aiycdrding , to
the -tudent constitution.
A plan to djvide the election into
precincts and hayti polls, in the En-
ir>- "i_r Building am- discussed bVit
ran as]■ 1 >y > the: Student Council.
it was found that during the class
'i' lion'-! thf >•. .were at'iualh not
'■hough (i.uncil meni'iaA's to niaintai/i.
tabic- at both places. -v.' .
A .■oieond difficulty' aio-e fhmi the
necessity of making two voting lists,
one of students to vote in the sally-
port ami one -for the Kngmeei iuji'
(Turtr to Page 4, Number 4)
Signs, Torches, Speeches, Cold Drinks
At Nominees' Expense To Feature
New Method Of Campaigning
FIELD HOUSE DANCE FOLLOWS
Candidates May Display Any Type Of Sign Or
Poster, But May Not Distribute Candy
Gum, Or Other Gifts To Voters
Designed aa an improvement on the gift-giving poster-stick--
ing type of campaigning, an old-time political rally, with signs,;
torches, speeches, and refreshments paid for by the candidates will
be held tonight at 8 o'clock at the Field House,
With nearly all ordinary forms of campaigning outlawed by
the new election rules, the Student Council Monday decided tu
hold the political rally as a democratic and efficient way to let the
candidates present their ideas and personalities tu the students..
r — 1 .. //-—; •. Following the rally, which will
D AMn rAWfPDT terminate about ii p. m.. a-sport :
MIND lUNlMl dance will lie held in the larue.
gynmnsium.:
Kacli f.:ti;i(l5(l;Vte for
SET SUNDAY IN
SWiilr
, P"'j;
HERMANN PARK
|—r* next Monday will he :>iuoihiee.i
.will -]Ih- (urniitivd rr.ak. ;t arief
•pooch, ii.bviU? oi i- two ii11:n111--■ n
.h-n'atb, ^ • i .hi- bi-ha'1'.
itiUi'ti'ls
Program of Modern and
Classical Pieces
Is Planned
A concert" will- be.^^ite-d
Kice Insl.itlite Hand at, <l::in p. ni. \viil • be dfjiiw u i. :
Sunday at the Miller Memorial i ho Vpcr-oiio-.
Theater in Heimtinn i'aik - ^ , .. .
Hl^)|fw| a,, representative pro- : i . ! :'- i
gram,, the band will play l'nodem""a.-i ! ,;ie.-,,i,I, - but. ''iVt'J I
■Widl as classical selection-. Inquest.-,' ' i,,-..) .V-iiJe;':., ,fill; i; O/jl.'i ■ .ra":
will l,„- -welcomed. 1 ' ,, . J ,,, i :> a.. y;,,;.Va
, Among tlie .nUnijiei^.io. ,UC |f$§i|i| i-'-,? ' ,to
.Sunday arc: ''Thunderer .Alairk," .^ Kaej', ..e.'a:.-
'•("jirriiViil i>j'
''(ab'rihatio:ri : Mijirch;',' aiffif .the .:, i:tr.ilh).,r''y.'i'i
?i.p'ii<; novelty Iiuiiibi-r "Miid;11" Ka.-y j y.■ ;,,ye,, ;
iTUrti to l'agc -I, Number 2) j iT;.i. ; I'ana i I I
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THE THRESHER
Editorial Staff: Francis Collins
Annie Laurie Hargis
Ethel Bloomfield
Bill Ballew
(irace Word
Lee Bell
Sports Department: Pat Nicholson
James Ray Russell, Jim Ferguson
Zelda Keeper
Business Staff: Jack Hanks
Claude Muer Assistant
Max LaGrone
Louise Ashley
John Jockusch
Editor
Managing Editor
Associate Editoi
Assistant Editor
Literary Editor
Copy Editor
Sports Editor
Staff Writers
Statistician
Business Manuger
Business Manager
Sales Promotion
Sales Promotion
Sales Promotion
Candidates Last week we expressed our belief
With Ideas that every candidate should have a plat-
form, a set of principles or ideas which
he intends to carry into office with him or at least an
argument against such principles and ideas.
That is, each candidate should have a platform or
tell the reason why.
Too often popular candidates get themselves into
office with no other object in view than making a thous-
and dollars or placing their names with the immortals on
the student government page in the Campanile. They are
not even aware of the existence of student government
problems.
We i'eel sure, on the other hand, that real student
problems exist on this campus. Wb can favor no candidate
who had not at least thought about such problems and
decided for himself whether they exist or not.
We read the platforms that have been presented.
That is all we know about the candidates unless we are
personally acquainted. Therefore we know nothing about
some candidates, A bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush. We should certainly vote for someone else.
The most notable case is that of the councilman-at-
large. Much as we hate to agree with Pete Burns, he has
presented an excellent platform indicating intelligent
thought on student government. From personal acquaint-
ance we believe that he is entirely sincere. In addition,
we agree with his platform in almost every particular,
None of his Opponents has submitted a platform.
In these circumstances we could hardly fail to give
him gun support.
We hope that in the future all candidates will see fit
to submit platforms. If candidates do not believe in plat-
forms, a minor statement to that effect will be sufficient.
Naturally we hove the right to criticlsse-all platforms
and beliefs.
' -0
but even more important, working on the Thresher itself.
As a staff member he has adapted himself to every
department, writing every possible kind of a story, learn-
ing much of the technicalities of printing. He has organ-
ized complete sports coverage for the first time in many
years, traveling thousands of miles during 'the -year to sen
and to report Rice athletics.
Pat believes, along with many another, that the
Thresher needs reorganization. To this end, he has sub-
mitted a definite platform, one outlining plainly the way
to a better Thresher.
Technically, Pat will build on the system established
this year—faster service for late news and prompt deliv-
ery of each issue. *
Nicholson is capable of producing a real student
newspaper on the Rice campus, His aims, his very quali-
fications make him, unmistakably the outstanding can-
didate, although he pointedly refrained from questioning
the qualifications of his opponents.
Show your approval of an intelligent, concrete pro-
posal to improve the Thresher by.giving him a ol^ar ma-
jority at the polls on Monday.
Statements From The Candidates
For Assistant Editor Of The Thresher
Students Keep
Losing On Athletics
Nicholson Offers
Experience, Ability
And Definite Plan
Students of the Institute will
go to the polls Monday in the
annual general elections, where
a bewildering array of candi-
dates seek office* in the association.
Of several major offices to be decided, perhaps the
most important is that of assistant editor of this paper.
Naturally it is the race with which we are most concerned.
The staff nominee for assistant editor is Pat Nichol-
son. He is the present sports editor of the Thresher, and
.^Surely one of the most competent ever to work upon a
Rice publication.
Nicholson knows journalism. In the past five years
he has been intimately connected with the newspaper
business, working on weeklies, on metropolitan dailies,
A well meant but in our
opinion undemocratic proposal
to get better yell leaders was
present^ Monday to the Student Council by Butler
Ferryman after a long talk with Dr. Harry A, Scbtt,
director of athletics. This plan will take the yell leaders
away from the students, having them selected by a com-
mittee of three students and two faculty members, one
of whom is the director of athletics.
The yell leader would also be invested with ureal
responsibility would be awarded a letter, and at the elid
of his term of office would become a member of the
R Association.
Thinking over this proposal, wa stumbled across this
question: "Is this the Rice Institute .of liberal and tech-
nical learning or the Rice Athletic Association?"
More specifically, "Do the yell leaders represent the
students or the athletic department V"
If the students themselves can not select and follow
good yell leaders, we should feel little pride if they fol-
lowed yell leaders selected for them.
If the ability and interest of the students are not suf-
ficient to obtain student performances at football games
satisfactory to the athletic department, we should feel
little pride even if the modern athletic department, with
its efficient, overpowering result-producing methods,
aroused more enthusiasm.
If the democratic method fails to please the cash
customers, let it fail. We are not working for anybody.
0 ! '
Council (lives.
Best Decision
On Election Rules
The vigorous policy of the
Student Council in enforcing
the new election rules is a
giant political stride.
While there may be some minor unpunished viola-
tions, such as posters in automobiles (which are not per-
mitted by the rules), the candidates in the main have real-
ized the rules must be obeyed, and the way has been
paved for enforcement to the letter in years to come.
Perhaps the present rules limit too greatly the cam-
paigning, but this year such defects will be apparent and
next year they may be corrected.
Politics may not be any cleaner than politics ever is,
but at least the council has sccured a considerably sweet-
er atmosphere and has laid the foundation for its main-
tenance and improvement in the future.
Platforms of candidates in the election Maul
must be submitted by 1 p. m. Wednesday, April 26
Pat Nicholson
First 1 wish -o express my, ap-
preciation of the'staff for selecting
nie as. its noiiiin.'c in the forthcom-
ing elections.
Since others hiive' shown such evi-
dent and varying response to the
proposal I outlined last \Veek for i"c-
o'rghniigiiig the financial and opera-
tiny structure (if the Thresher, 1
feel that my plan should be more
fully explained.
The Thresliei' normally sjhows an
annual profit of sortie ijiiiOpO, split
evenly between .editor and business
manag-ei'. : ,
I .propose a plan to hire four qual-
ified assistants, who will have defin-
ite duties to perform in return ,:fo,r
one-tenth of:the net profit. Business
managers, will .receive $7i>0, while
■i3fi<S'-i*-trt bei. set aside ..for. improve-
ments,, and spent for extra issues,
photou'.raphy, engraving', and for add-
ed pufies. Any balance in the ibi-
provements account will accrue.
A quite similar proposal is before
the council now, part ivf an incieas-
'ing movement to regulate' and im-
prove Rice publications. It has ob-
vious advantages that will allow
for a systematized, muchly improved
paper.
As many of you lealjze, there have
been several changes in the present
Thresher that deserve comment:
.Makeup: 1 am not convinced of
the worth of the split .front page.
Pi ilit and headline schedule is good.
-l'lelivery:1: Prompt delivery at 7
a. in. Friday at four places on the
camjius should certainly continue.
Coverage: Late Thursday oCcur-
ronces, especially sports events, must
continue to appear. There is a great
deal of work to be done on campus
features and sallyport life.
Stuff: Good, stuff is essential, but
the column should not be used vin-
dictively.
Polity: Now that another univer-
sity is rising rapidly So near the
Institute, more stress should be plac-
ed on Rice's physical progress. Rvery
editorial impetus possible must be
given to plans to continue delayed
construction.
The Thresher represents one of the
South's finest universities, and I am
eonfindent that foresight, planning,
and hard work can make that paper
ohe of the South's finest student pub-
lications.
Sincerely
Pat Nicholson
i
The "Senator" Says:
I, again want to thank the Thresh-
er for the opportunity to .tcll. the
Kice students about my plan, for:, a
new' and revitalized Thresher.
One point in connection witn the
campaign developments to date
•strikes me as having been grossly
<;iver exaggerated and piayed upon
entirely .too much.
i refer to .the.. Suggestion advanced
that the editorship be a profit sliar-
ipg (lostWith three other editors.
My;plan is apt. a •':!() eVery Thurs-
day plan" for a small personally
selected group of men, nor is it a
pension plan for some; ' of "my close
friends1. 1 believe that since the paper
is for the interest of the students
more money and m.^-e thought should
be spent in putting out a better 'pa-
per. I say that a portion of the paper
shpulvl contain some up-to-the-min-
ute Candid Ne\Vs-ot-the-wefek pic-
tures of you, the people of Kice, in
your better moments, 1 say that it
should contain a pertinent cartoon
on the editorial page. This paper
should also contain a few comics.
This, I consider tojbe a sound con-
structive plan to bring a new and
revitalized Thresher to you.
Sincerely,
Bob Wontmack
1 , -i ~-0 - - ■ - ' -
For President
Gene Fleweilen
Students should demand a repre-
soiitativo and impartial council-~-a
council that publishes its decisions
for the entire student body to know
What action is being taken by its
government; a council which acts
in accordance with opinions of the
students.
There are four definite stan^> that
I believe should be made by the
President of tin' Student Associa-
tion : ,
1. Any motion by the council to
change the by-laws of the Student
Association should be tabled for one
Week before vote is taken in the
council .'meeting.
2. Activities of the council should
be more publicized on the campus,
thus enabling the student body to
really know what is happening in its
school.
!{. The presentation Of Student
Council activities to the students a
week before a vote is taken would
make it possible for each and every-
one to contact his own class repre-
Bruce M. Smith
My hearty thanks to the Tbresh<j:i
for this opportunity to place bel'i.o
you the platform on which I an: ni':r-'
i ning for the position ■. 1 USfista..
editor of the Thresher.
I don't want to create any diss
lotions. 1 uin soHcitiijtig you/' votes .-i-.
that I may further my knowledge ot'
journalism, and because ol" the fi-
nancial end of the deal, as I am
placing- it in my platform. I iViso
want to,. ma,!<o the contacts I will iic
able to as. edit;<)r to, further my prog--:
ress after I am out of school. - ! 1
■My first necessity'- hi |tt:n!'i'b.u
these ,e'oot'af.vts amount, :to: siinb^thitig
would Jbe good 'rh:re,sh|:',r, ai'id,": a
good Thither., is/ wh:u everyone
wanm.1 I n niy estiiiiatjoti the : presjMit-
one - "stinks." It; is my1 piati - to have
several drastic!' ciianges in. -policy -and-
Whither Are
We Drifting?
— By F.A.I .
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preji'iiit paper hud.. .!>t!"f.5:i-.i-'1 Itc-t-p-'-'.-rrw ' ■
from nffioc. 1;
Tlie' 'Thresher' ..vunv '.g,fe .'ahb'kt,'- 6;f,,-
moie uh'ii;it;erest.ihg 'lews :tUiih! ,:;it
sepriis to me. pOssilile, 1 .1. ■n't1 !;:now
of ahOfher 'c.idleti'e lUtpeiV'iOlV;"-ii,'.'high-
school: for thai ,'matter, thai , isiVt
way aliove Rice's present, pub'lichr'
tioli. That should not be:: We i 11,
make our paper know n ib ivcll .i-
our scholastics and athletics. And
why not start, it ,now.
My platform fo;r these changes is
as follows
jt|is^i:oirjif!yv;Vfie .a. .
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t iai- Villi'..i -y"'
I Was in formed, "ilow '. c,o;,i!.,! y..„
if.jtjlect; lyiyy-fetis- i'i:ii! f: i ie.! :. .v - -,
I now iiiloi in tlui idalice « omnriti <
jind clasis id'i'iccrs :|:ba t the- press e.\ •
pedi'- lo lie not le^,- but inure pri\-
ibued lllau tliej.;
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ve,-!;-n.iV."M -Vol;! ■■i|i<>:-:;';f..b Ui::i'
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iri; i;l'jii;a1|?!1|l.U'. J.iS liM-md.1! i'tiKelarns :,
^.ive '.') j' si s i a.r-1' e iij
::t.he f factsjipul''-jlb.esi- ft!tisi■ t;n>.;
\V-c .ca-tv (not i'e-|iori- ttn-se i-upa'ss
\yip representative .piv-'.-t at
tin- functior,-.
IT DDKS Xi i'l matte to a wlietliei .
1 we hejp the eiaSs or iV.o. 1; . con';,']
siderable ti'oubic and .no profit to'..'
1. To keep my editorials on the j1,0 h h"UvVl'"
second page and ob.scurc. } u< !'•" >'"> < ^liich. indeed,
2. Four assistants, sharing alike in vu' ;l,v " I'crf-rn.
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Mjjjfttti and cxpGjrifn^
,'t. A (fof.iip column that will keep
all ears i,-ed.
4. Club news that will create an
Interest in their activities. , 1
5. EXTRAS, '
t>. The only thing 1 won't change
about the paper is the size.
7. If there is no news it will be
my papers policy to "make the news."
Anyone can read poems. I'm for big-
ger and better, murders.
1 Signed;
Bruce Mii Smith
► ECAVSJC OF the opposition «iiichl
IluI Me are not cuing, In pa\ the
(lass for the privilege <>f
helping it.
Ll we have met, we shall now ex-
peel a written guarantee from the
clas.s officers that a reporter from
this paper will he admitted to all the
senior functions.
This reporter's duties will be t" ob-
tain accounts of the speeches at the
senior banrpict, the mimes of the
permanent 'clas.- Officers, and any
other business transacted. He will
be ready to ,report on the instant
any tiiiusua] oecurience from a mouse
on the dance floor to an explosion
in the ballroom,
I'ntil we receive this assurance
from the class officers we will make
w-
seivtatiye (in the council and express
his | opinion. Thus current campus
feelings would be felt in decisions
of the students' representatives.
<1. Voting power should be left in
the hands of the student body and no further attempt to cover the sen
not vested in appointive committees
and boards,
Reflection of each and every idea
from each anil every student in the
(Turn to Page 2. Number 8)
lot functions.
Of course, the reporter need not be
the editor. As a special courtesy to
thi' members of the dance committee,
(Turn to Page 4, Number .'!)
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