The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1939 Page: 2 of 4
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PAGE TWO
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Intramurals
Highly commendable is the enthusiasm of the Rice student
body for the Institute's new deal intramural sports program. This
marks the first year in Rice history that the impetus for the
organization and administration of intramurals has come from
the students. In the past, the Health and Physical Education
Department has been forced to stimulate interest in the program
with neither the facilities nor the personnel to do so.
Through the formation of the Intramural Athletic Council,
soon to become a part of the Student Association, all campus and
town organization which are actively a part of the Rice student
body are guaranteed representation on this democratic adminis-
trative body.
It is sincerely hoped that student interest in such beneficial
activities as the intramural program will continue to flourish and
grow until the time that democratic undergraduate organizations
will naturally assume leadership in all functions calculated to lift
student welfare from its lethargic state of the past.
—Billy Wood.
Purge Student Section
The student section Was packed to the gunwales last Satur-
day night, but this time it wasn't the t'ault of Gaylord Johnson,
The reason or reasons an- clear. Either the section was too
small for the student body, or the section was large enough tor
the siudents but not for their friends.
It will he hard to convince some people, but there is a seat,
eighteen inches wide, fori every student in school. For a student,
liody kith .some thirteen, hundred and fifty students there are
thirty-eight rows of seats with thirty-six scats to the row in the
■stuftt'tii section. 'Il,hati'tsjthirteen hundred and, eighty-eight sweats,
ample room for the student body.
'■/ "Hut t his is not the whole story. Some thirty football players
are mi tin -ide !uie>, >l«-\<*n more- are on the field. Around ninety
11deiits'' are vsorking for concessions and can not use, their seats.
Thirl v. iBore.are; sd'llhgasr taking t iekets at the 'gates."' At:']l!;'';|>.''m.
' 'is tl!
1'11 ■ • • :• i> ill bi dv there remains hut eleven hundred students to
' ■ oi a section which will hold more than thirteen hun-
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tli'M t* d,IV Ul uml liy. I 11. a"v> ill I iH J^fcllvrs A l l J . ill, * ;'• 1 ' 'M'1" 1
Jaj in -allyport there were approximately one hundred tick- stn|' ?Nls f<"' 11 ™ 1-"
,t uilh'd lor Taking' these two hundred and fifty men from ! comluf " "UIst /^iuihly me
. , ' . ' . . . \ stnn^hx chair and loaning way
roup is tin-re. In all fairness; the blame can not In
placed on Mir Cusiin'ss' Manager.
The whole trouble iic - with the students themselves. If they
>;e to allow any Tom, l)ick, or Harry to move in with them, they 'BSjl: and make the paper
ihlist heat: to S(:ie part t he sf{.uient bml\' out. :
Late student arrivals last Saturday were told to move down
Mf'lhc end,zone; the student section : was filled, A tvv one present - tlu':■'1 fl'fjS !'u" tlu'
„ . . .. ..... , . , hi i! .; s ' oaiupii1'. Iliiurt infte; m, my interest
•mi! von,ih that: it was Idled,with students, Imt they were ol)- ^ you imu,,;m,
-iy I>1 :th<,- old, school.■ , ; . • • •. •• •. . •• • • r.:it. can U* to upend
,1'hi t roll I ile still lies svitti the student.-, There is not room.' th *. wlnrt* 'iJi-niiiiy '.dft,® a cow.
i ; ■ o i; •}. in sect ion I i tor the hand, the ninetv ooonle who tret m!1'"" t,u" l'uW \ u md
ttttimife ■: :l;l or "■:> iiaviiiir the Stu
Of Thresher
Vernon Baird
I am runtiiniir fpr office at the sug-
gestion of John .Joekti.sch, who was
elected last spring by a relatively
hirjye majority of the Student Asso-
ciation.
Munaifint* the business affairs of
the Thresher is not an easy task, and
I considered the difficulties involved
ai length before deciding to seek the
IkisiUOtt,' for a business manager is
moHt/eertuinly rei?|ionsibll to the stu-
dent body for the type of newspaper
they will receive. , „
I believe that business connections
in Houston together with many
month's experience with campus pub-
lications here (|uatify me f il office.
Your vote und support will be juis-
tified.
Bob Wommack
I have a dint recollection of hav-
ing' run for public office once l>c ~
foVc. I reiheinlier promising myself
that in the event I was elected, I
ivuuld buy niyself tin easy swivel
chair ami, a box of cigars and lean |
WitJ liflt'k and, think great thoughts
about editing and make great de-
cisions tif, terrific I'Mhlle importance.
Hill 1 expect business manager-
se of
flpBWtt
night chair an<i leaning way for-
wani ovci nii'tirtis^jiists JMf in-ospee-
live advertisers, and plans for mak-
ing a gi>od:paper pay. .„:i ■
(everybody running for office seems
to rounder it ni'cess.ny to make a
batch of |)ioiiii<e>. It. sounds silly to
promise that I'll,.be a good little tnisi-
- .
motyi t,o" its !e,i:ecut,iye than
M®-! ofiMK'! J®,, I'il promise thai
Biiiy mmck
"Silence in golden." The ideas that
I am going to try to jniI across to
you run exactly in the opposiU' di-
rection. Silence may be golden, but
what is blue and gley? You got
that right—it's yellin1; and further-
more, here is a fpllow that wants a
chance to help put that yelling prop-
osition over in a big way, First, I
will yell, and 1 do mean yell loud.
Second, I will try to match those
trucking steps of our blond yell-lead-
er. And, third, I will guarantee to
match the brightness of our head
yell-leader's hair.
As you notice, this platform is
just about the she of the platform in
the stadium' that the yell-leaders wish
they had to stand on.
Yours for upholding Hire's spirit
and honor.
si'Ctihti/tJ'Tdr tin- I-a mi. the ninety people vho get in
V'H.!i the bii/hd >>!itni<j^"tJ tiix, the; students, their date*, the people
.iTiO'gi;!. '.'Hi w;',!i tin- iiun U'anM'erable blanket taxes of the stu-
• -.t -' working on concessions and the Rally Club. The room is hot
'.tip're.lhr all. people, but there is; room for cs ery blanket, tax
Mi it's accompanying ticket".,' ''" ''. '■'' '■'
'rive Student Council is attempting to cori'tict: this error at
11 i n(:,x.t Saturday game. Only those people who have both blank-
i i,.; iax arid iiiikht, will be "admi'tteil into the student section.
||<|!1I 1 .-otii- ! cila-e you liot'h all over j interested in writing are urged to
Billy E. Ross
Help nie make the Rice cheering
section one of the best. If elected,
I'll do my best.
Robert Marshall
Elected President
Of French Group
Ro'bert, Marshall ;waa ejijcted pres-
ident of I.es Hiliiiiix at the club's
first meeting of the year held Tues-
day at Autry Hon-, l.aura Stone was
elected vice-president; and ;Dorothy
tlr!Vnger,Csk*retary:t:.i:ensurer. '
. Under the sponsorship of Andie
liourgeois, the elu)' will meet Tue|||
day, October1 17;,: iii' the lidlne of
Laura Stone, 80(! Ilrananl.
Writing Club To Hold
Meet Monday Night
.; The. Writing Club will meet: at 8
p m. Monday at ine home of Jean
Rote,, 72fij ■ W, Ki^bfeehth street.
Mcrnbers o,f: Mi. Williams' Ad-
vanced Writing ftjl and all others
the canij/ii^
l-'iiiaily j'fl like to ask that every-
body vote Monday. I figure that the
more people that vote the more Votes
I'll get even though .it don't neces-
sarily mea.il I win. • ;i "
coine.;
All makes repaired and sold, points
exchanged. Desk sets repuired. Foun-
tain I'en Hospital. 601 Kress titdg.,
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ii,-;tht, !><• room in the student, section to sfit down.
^akowitzj^ro^.
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MEN'S SHOES
For the Game!
.Mfttne men jirefer to ko, to football
names looking like the suave gentle-
inttti, vvhile others prefer to ^o dressed
in rn'jbfod, sporty clothes. Whatever
yotir preference, Sakovvitz is ready to
fit you out in smartly de.sij/ned, com-
fortable .shoes. Innumerable1 Styles in
hand-stained, natural, Kntin or pigskin
leathers . . . rubber or leather .soles.
By such fine makers as Crosby-Square,
.Squire, Smith-Smart and others.
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up
It ds necessary for the whole of the student body to co-oper-
Honu; !<io>j>le \viII haye-their toes ,stei.i)ied on, but there will lit ate, in tlii' council's phige of section U for it tcV become a student
sC.CtiVin.' '
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An Obligation
iMonday is the second Monday in Octol>er and according to
the constitution of the Student Association, it is the day set apart
for the election of positions left, vacant after the spring election.
The StudentCouncil will open the polls at 8 a. m. By*l p. m,,
® this year being the same, as the last threes years, some four hun-
dred students, far less than more, will drift around to the sally-
port and east a ballot.
In this man iter the student body' is assured of representative
governt^jsht, ■ 1 ' ■ ;
The autumn election is a hoax and it has been for three years
to our explicit knowledge. Last year a total student vote of 896
determined' the editor of the Campanile.
; This year, approximately the same number of votes will de-
; term ine the assistant business 'manager of the Thresher unless
the students, realizing that the offices to be filled in the autumn
jeleCtion are just as important; as the spring election, establish
precedent and turn out to vote in this Monday election.
To the general interest of all students, except new ones, will be
the election of a third cheerleader, Enough interest was shown in
the spring 'election to elect three genuine cheerleaders. One be-
jcame ineligible atid his position must be filled. Since the student
i body made such a good start, why not see it through?
| It; is high time that the students recognize these fall elections
as significant to their own interests and return to the polls Mon-
day to elect men to these .positions that are campus leaders and
not the favorites of a few clubs who can easily toss an election
i where four hundred votes determine the men.
SEHtB your laundry
home by convenient
Railway Express
Thrifty idea, this: It saves you bother, and cash too, tin
you can express it home "collect", you know. So phone
our agent today. He'll call for your weekly package,
speed it away by fast express train, and when ii
returns, deliver your laundry to' you —all with
out extra charge. Complete and handy, eh.'
Only Raii.way ExprbsS gives this service, and
it's the same with your vacation baggage. Pot
cither or both, just pick up a phone and call
H20 Washington Ave.
Houston, Texas
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till ...A Ctnlurf tf Strvlct.. . 193!
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A«KNC!Y, INC.
WIDE RAIl-AIR IERVICI
Someone once said "he who is on
the ball is bound to succeed." Even
after experiencing one defeat in run.
ning for this office, 1 am again roll-
ing the political 8 ball into the ring:.
Years ago a good peace pipe, a
Yogi squat, and a forceful "ugh"
were the necessary qualifications for
making a good councilor while today
one must be seen, heard, and have
a gootl backhand for back-slapping,
My hand is not so good and my poli-
tics are worse but 1 anv earnestly
seeking a place for my blanket in
the Student Council pow-wowa.
Dave jWnston
It seems to me that one man can
not huve enough voice in the Stu-
dent Council to propose a "platform"
with any intentions to carry it out
to the letter.
So all I can do is to promise you
that if I nm elected, I will do all
I can to promote the best interests
of the student body as a whole, be
it the student section at games, Rice
representatives to Balls and Bowls,
election rules, or anything else con-
cerning the students, whether they
are Sallypoitors Or book sweaters,
Engineers or Academs.
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Henry Gardiner
There is a vacancy in the Student
Council to be filled by a Senior. I
uin asking for your consideration as
candidate for the position,
To be qualified for the Office one
should have a knowledge of the af-
fairs,'of Rice and of the Senior Class,
and be in touch with alt phases of
student life on and off the campus
One should be interested in honest-
ly representing the students and their
points of view. One should be will-
in to devote effort toward achiev-
ing the ends desiled by the majority
iif students. I pledge sincere effort
ih the discharge of these duties if
given the opportunity to serve you
us Stfh'ibr Representative.
Eliot Ernst
The Student Council is a govern-
ing body whose members are stu
dents familiar, with the problems of
their fellow students and whose pur-
pose is to act as a representative
group in bettering not only the rela-
tionship among students but also the
relationship between the student body
and the faculty.
To qualify for membership, a rep-
resentative should be one who has
been interested und active in alt
phases of campus activity and who
is fnmilirtr with affairs of the stu-
dent, body as a whole.
As a "dorm boy" from Houston, I
believe I have thesequalifications' to
give the Senior Class a "Square deal"
as its representatives.,
Floyd Reitz
Platform:
1, 1 will not tend to express the
views of myself or of any small cli-
que, but rather of the senior class
as n whole.
2. Being fairly well acquainted
with all members of the student
council, I feet that t can cooperate
and work in harmony with all mem-
bers.
:t. My views correspond with those
as expressed by President Flewellen
in his platform of J4st year.
•1. Feelihg that the four senior rep-
ii'stintatii'es, should represent the
class and views of the class as a
whole, and recognizing the fact that
three of the serving representatives
live in the dorms, I believe it would
he advantageous to us to elect a town
boy would would inject the views of
the town members of the senior class
into the council.
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Tiie Ohio University football team
was undefeated in n home football
game from 1927 to 1937.
University of Wyoming students
last year spent $84,500 in member-
ship dues in student organizations.
|j|jfalg was for national dues,
pins and initiation fees.
ThTThresher
Established 1916
The Thresher, official newspaper
of students at the Rice Institute,
Houston, Texas, is published weekly
from registration day in September
to commencement in June, except
during holiday and examination pe-
riods, and when unusual circumstan-
ces warrant a special issue.
. Eh to red as second class matter, Oc-
tober 17, 1910, at the post office in
Houston, Texas, under the act of
March 1879. Subscription price: by
mail, one year $2, payable in advance.
Campus office, next to the periodi-
cal file library in the Administration
Building. Downtown office, 4312 Oar-
row Stree*.
Bill Ballew Editor
Pat Nicholson Assistant Editor
Claude Moer Business Manager
Annie Laurie Hargis Mgr. Editor
Townsend Miller Sports Editor
No dividend—no dance.
This wa* the verdict of the dance
committee when it met some day
or other to decide whether tii' have
regular Saturday night dances fol-
lowing the home football games.
Last week's dance, held for two
hours at the field house, and being
sort of test ease as to whether post-
game dances would be profitable, was
ultimately dedicated to the man who
wasn't there, according to Billy Bry-
ant, chairman of the committee.
When Treasurer Spaw finally got his
books to almost balance, Bryant said,
there was a deficit of one buck. This,
of course, hacked the committee no
end since there was no regular divi-
dend to be declared.
So—there will be no dance, that is,
no dance sponsored by the official
committee, until Saturday, Novem-
ber 4, when the team goes to New
York to play Fordham.
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cities. Write fully. The A. Nash
Company, 1921 Elm Street, Cin-
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Invited to present a forty-five min-
ute program at one of the regular
Sunday afternoon musicals at the Art
Museum in November, the Choral
Club is now working on a Cole Porter
arrangement of "Begin the Beguiue,"
under the direction of Edward Acton.
Officers of the club are Jack Cel-
tic rt, president; Lucy Love and Jim
Ferguson, vice presidents; Carolyn
Conway, secretary, and Allen Cleve-
land, treasurer.
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1939, newspaper, October 6, 1939; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230461/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.