The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1943 Page: 4 of 4
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In Victory Gardens
Berkeley, Calif. (ACP)—"Keep
your matched in your pockets when
you rake up the leaves this autumn."
This suggestion was made by
Ralph. M. Easson, University of Cal-
ifornia Agricultural Extension spe-
cialist, who is in charge of the Vic-
tory garden program.
"This year of all years, the au-
tumn leaves should not be burned,"
Esson declared. "Anyone who does
not have a Victory garden can find
a neighbor who will be glad to get
them and who can make good use
of them next spring."
Leaves make a quick-rotting com-
post and can be piled away, prefer-
ably in a pit dug in the back yard,
or garden, to be worked into the
soil next spring, Easson said.
A simple plan for composting the
leaves, he pointed out, is to pile them
into a small pit, cover them with a
layer of soil and let the winter rains
do the rest.
The leaves will rot better if a
small quantity of nitrogen fertilizer
is added, he said, but if the supply
is scarce goad results still will be ob-
tained from the natural decomposi-
tion.
Owls Seek—
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suffered so far this season, and an
opportunity to look over the Rice
store of plays. Consequently, when
the two tangle in Dallas Saturday it
will be with one of them slightly
handicapped by lack of information,
but with both eager for the first
win of the year.
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Hays, Kansas (ACP)—The best
college students finish their exami-
nations either first or last, says
Donald Bf. Johnson of the Fort Hays
Kansas State College psychology de-
partment. Mediocre students, he
says, usually complete their papers
in the middle third of the period.
It's Dr. Johnson's theory that the
first third of the students are
speedy because of superior intelli-
gence; the last third are the plod-
ders who get good grades by pains
and persistence; the middle third
are the students who aren't very
much interested in the subject.
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It has been suggested to
us that perhaps Dal Hawkins dyes
his scanty locks, and who has not
noticed the new coffee-like brilliance
of his tresses, to hide the grey hairs
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Looking the campus over week be-
fore last was Ox Colley, who's now
in the administration branch of the
army. He got to see the town over
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Then he left for Salt Lake City and
his orders. Ox has been down at
Y'ale, at the army's expense. Good
luck!
Peon Plumbly, Ralph Noble, Ted
Scruggs, Chet Palmer, Bert Selman,
Weldon Humble, Ike Eikenberg, Pete
Sultis, George Armstrong, and Per-
kins? graced the Rice bench at the
LSU game Saturday before last.
The Marines were back in their old
places, and wishin' and wishin' that
they were out in the game. But we
are sure that their support was of
the heart, anyway. We wish they
could make all the games, and give
the football players pointers and en-
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couragement, but as Marines, they
are in there pitching, too.
Ed Curry (Ph. M. 2nd class, T. E.
Curry, USNAS, Dispensery, Norfolk,
Va.) has been officiating over oxy-
gen indoctrination, taking fliers and
aerial gunners through the high
compression tank, and teachin them
how to use oxygen at high pres-
sures. A cheap drunk for nothing!
There's plenty of excitement going
on too—at least there was the other
day when 24 depth charges exploded
on the field! Ed was 75 yards from
the explosion. He was thrown to the
ground, but was not hurt.
Dick Jones (A/C Richard J. Jones,
18154644-86 Navigator Training
Sqd. Class 43-17-2, AAFNS, Hondo,
Texas) was in Houston, stationed at
Ellington Field about a month ago.
He's in Hondo now, and would ap-
preciate mail.
Kermit Dehan, a Rice hero, is
back from North Africa where he
has just recently been decorated for
his exploits. He has been in five
oash landings. He was enjoying the
Plantation the other night and didn't
look as if he had been in any crash
landings. Congratulations, Kei-mit!
Steve Dyer recently jumped the
gun on the draft and is in the Mer-
chant Marines. He expects to be
called soon. Rice will miss you,
Steve. Good luck!
Harry Ellison (Cpl. Harry Ellison,
372nd, TSS, Boca Raton Field, Boca
Raton, Florida) will soon leave radar
training for gunnery school. After
two months of being on the post, the
trip will prove a welcome diversion.
His main amusement consists of
reading the books that Shirley Dent
sends him.
We were glad, to see George Flint
in his ensign's uniform the other
day. He was at the PALS' Burlesque,
and enjoying it immensely, along
with all the other sailors.
Charles Crutchfield and Flora
Jean Thomas made a handsome cou-
ple on the campus week before last.
They certainly seemed happy about
everything. And scoop! Who was
seen coming out of Sweeney's Jew-
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1943, newspaper, October 14, 1943; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230590/m1/4/?rotate=270: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.