The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 2, 1943 Page: 3 of 4
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Facts About Texas
Texas occupies all the continent of
North America except a small part
set aside for the United States,
Mexico, and Canada. Texas owns all
north of the Rio Grande, the only
dusty navigable river in the world;
also the only one, with the possible
exception of the Trinity, which is
navigable for mud cats and pedes,
trians.
Texas is so big that the people in
-Brownsville call the Dallas people
"yankees" and the citizens of El
Paso sneer at the citizens of Texar-
kana, Texas, as being snobs from
the effete East.
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Realizing that one of the most im-
portant things that a naval officer
should know how to do is to swim
well, the naval unit has instigated
an extensive swimming program to
teach those who do not know how
and to improve those who do. The
facilities of the YMCA dressing
room and swimming pool have been
engaged for one hour each day.
In order to give those who know
the least about swimming the great-
est amount of Instruction, the unit
is divided into non-swimmers, weak
swimmers and strong swimmers. The
non-swimmers go to the Y twice a
week, the weak swimmers once a
week, and the third group as often
as possible.
The men catch the Dus in front of
the Administration Building, are
taken down to the YMCA, and re-
turned to the dorms. The program is
an enjoyable as well as valuable one.
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To Loew's State
In Broadway Farce
Stuff—
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to have one date with a gal and she
falls in love with me." Come now,
Paul Allison—surely you don't mean
ALL the women.
Current events: Mike Tomforhde
filling in his vacant days since Lily
left with Madge West . . . Tom
Brownlee seen Sunday taking Mollie
Alexander to the show on a bus.
Why doesn't he stick to one gal?
. . . "Many" Pounds going all the
way to Galveston and Phi Chi house
to see Tom Hardy.
Saturday night's dance brought
some interesting things—but some
even more interesting things were
in darkness. Couple who had the
most fun before the dance: Ella Mc-
Ashan and Melvin Noack. Couple
who had the most fun during the
dance: Evelyn Nicholson and Walter
Bennett . . . But the kiss-off (and I
By Mildred McCall
The coming football season will
bring many changes, not only for us
here at Rice, but also for many large
colleges accustomed to playing
smaller schools as "breathers" or
virtually practice bcrimmages before
big games. The smaller schools, with
many football stars assigned to them
under navy and marine training pro-
grams, are preparing to rise up and
give their big brothers long due
thrashings. In the Southwest Con-
ference, schools which are planning
tc continue their usual football pro-
grams are to be congratulated on
their leady acceptance of South-
of that good mugging, she hardly
had time for the punch bowl.
I'd be the first one to regurgitate
at the thought of a "pat on the back"
in this column, but Carolyn Knapp
and Mary Joe McGinnis should real-
ly be congratulated for a swell job
on the first issue of The Owl. Watch
for it—it'll be something like you've
never seen. In fact, it may never be
seen.
Jim Bill Glanville is trying his
d-mndest to take Theo's (or Bill
Cummings', or whoever has the in-
side tract) place in Pat Trammel's
love life—but why doesn't he go back
to his books? He wasn't missed last
year.
Camille and Beall are doing all the
good, with the great Stoneface as c
mere spectator . . . And what's all
this about Bullard holding out for
more beer at the coming Rally Club
ain't kidding) was the couple who picnic ?—never can' teH who he has
had the most fun after the dance:
Betty Bills and Bill Broyles who fi-
nally parted at 4:30 . . . Tony Peter-
son and Betty Morrison were really
on the rocks Saturday night—rocks
—Roxie—get it? ... And that same
night Bryant Bradley was seen using
an extra black pencil to scratch a
name off his list.
Everybody at the Hoke-Guthrie
wedding had the big time. They
could tell at a glance that the punch
was pure fruit juice, because disher-
outer Hummel wasn't flat on her
face. In fact she was so busy trying
to make the receiving line for some
"Can't 1 jutt miff around a MHer
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a date with, but the oid saying still
goes, "candy is dandy, but liquor is
quicker." ... It looks like Marie Jo
Johnston has just about given Mac
May up as a hopeless field to con-
quer, but awnestly y'all, he nevah
did mean a dahn thing to lil of M.
J. . . . And as Absence makes the
heart grow fonder, A1 Poujol is be-
coming interested again in Sophia
Wheeler. Incidentally, Sophia has a
secret admirer in the person of the
Alabame Afterthought.
Fall Training—
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ahead of schedule. The test which
will be taken next week by the train-
ees was advanced a week for the
football team members so that they
could pi*oceed with fall training
without interruption. If strength and
endurance have anything to do with
a top notch team, then Rice has such
a team. The men took the tests with
a smile and in their stride, each
improving his previous record.
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THE THRESHER
Entered as second class matter,
October 17, 1916, at the post office
in Houston, Texas, under the act of
March 3, 1879. Subscription price:
by mail, one year 75 cent3 payable
in war stamps.
Editor Bettie Lou Johnson
Bus. Mgr. Margaret Morrison
Associate Editor Nell Ranaon
Sports Editor Mildred McCall
Society Editor Bobby Sahol
Music Editor Rosemary King
Mailing Editors Jean Greenman
Betsy Atkinson
Reporters Jean Brock, Joyce
Pounds, Betty Smith, AdSison Mc-
Elroy, Preston Frazier, Nelsie
Jayne Love, Nell Ranson, Dorothy
Marshall, Cecille Sass. Joan Logan,
Barbara Ewfctg, Frank King.
western as a worthy competitor and
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an opponent deserving of recogni-
tion. Rice and Texas both have the
Georgetown school on their sched-
ules. One Rice fan, upon hearing
about the coming Rice vs. South-
western game, commented that Rice
certainly is brave to take on Texas
U. twice in one season.
The picture in Louisiana is quite
different. The big schools, which in
the past have frequently used SLI
for stomping grounds (literally),
seem very, very reluctant indeed
about booking a game there this
year. Of course, such booking would
^e merely tentative, because the boys
at SLI are still awaiting permis-
sion to play intercollegiate football.
Athletic Director Brown, however, is
trying to line up some tilts just in
case the decision, expected this
week, is favorable. Well, what is the
matter with LSU and Tulane? Nei-
ther has more than six games sched-
uled to date. Are they afraid to play
a team which under normal condi-
tions they would have met on Rice
Field, minus the few members play-
ing on their own teams? Or are
they afraid of losing face by being
defeated by a smaller school? 1, for
one, sympathize heartily with that
Lucille Ball, star of "Dubarry Was
A Lady," has been brought back to
the Loew's State for another hit
run in the latest of George Abbot's
successful Broadway comedies, "Best
Foot Forward."
As a celebrated Hollywood actress,
Miss Ball is given a chance to cari-
cature the professional glamorites.
The role is apparently well-suited to
Miss Ball's fluttery beauty.
The plot consists of the events
which happen when the Hollywood
queen is invited by a cadet to pre-
side over the prom at his military
prep school, Winsocki. Urged on by
her press agent, the siren accepts
the invitation, and the fun begins.
The culprit cadet is properly
stunned when Miss Ball's arrival on
the campus is announced. He evi-
dently did not dream his request
would bring such results. As is al-
ways the case, complications set in.
First, the cadet has a girl of his
I own; second, the school frowns on
professional show-people. Obviously
the situation is an overworked one,
but, for some reason, remains amus-
ing to the average movie fan.
Following the vulture-like descent
of Miss Ball on the boys' school,
things begin to happen fast and
furious, culminating in a eatfight at
the dance, where the siren is pleas-
ingly stripped of her outer gar-
ments.
William Caxton, d e p e n d a b i e
football team of ours stranded over
at Lafayette wanting to knock heads
with LSU and Tulane just as usual.
Wednesday afternoon regular
football practice started hfere when
40 boys reported for a scrimmage
session under coaches Neely, Davis,
and Grigg, Because of navy claims
on some of the squad members, prac-
tice periods will be necessarily lim-
ited to one hour as in preliminary
practice earlier in the month. Let's
continue the final support of our
football team which will play on Rice
Field this fall. The splendid showing
in summer practice should be assur-
ance enough for us that we have a
team worthy of our support—and
we will give it to them
Broadway comedian, plays the press
agent who instigates the farce. Tom-
my Dbr, young starlet, is the cadet
involved. Virginia Weidler, Chill
Wills, and Sara Haden are among
the other performers.
To indicate that Winsocki is a
"reet" school, Harry James and hft
band are hired for the prom. Even
if the play in itself were no good,
the ardent admirers of Harry James
would still have a reason to see the
show.
The Girls' Club will entertain with
a card party Saturday, September
4, at 1:30 at the home of Betty
Hampton, 2219 Quenby.
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