The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1945 Page: 2 of 4
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This business of painting the Founder's statue is getting
just a little bit old. Exactly what the occasion was for the
atrocity that greeted our eyes Saturday morning, we cannot
figure out. We don't even know for certain who did it—but the
only people interested in desecrating a grave before have been
our boorish friends from College Station. Up to now even they,
however, have managed to confine their activities to the foot-
ball season.
What too many people don't seem to realize is that Wil-
liam Marsh Rice is buried at the site of his statue. Not even
Aggies make a practice of going to cemeteries and painting up
the tombstones. We wonder if they understand that their con-
duct with regard to the statue is exactly comparable.
Any large group, we know, draws its bad lots, although
A. & M. seems to have exceptionally bad luck year after year.
It is not fair, then, to blame this affair on the corps as a whole.
But on the other hand, the undiminshing desire to paint the
statue each year certainly resulted in this instance of its ac-
complishment. Right or wrong, it reflects on the corp as a whole.
It may be odd, but to us even football rivalry does not give
license to deface a tomb.
The utter cowardliness of this particular action need not
be pointed out. No one was guarding the statue, of course. All
the brave boys had to do was walk over to the statue, slap on
some enamel, and leave quietly. Any feeble-minded, person could
have done it. Lack of the penetrating insight that comes from
attending A. & M. prevents our finding any honor, glory, or
prestige attached to such an action.
The Founder's tomb obviously cannot be guarded day and
night all year round. The Aggies are able at will to perpetrate
these disgraces. However, out of respect to the dead, we won-
der if they could not divert their feelings toward Rice into
newer, and perhaps more appropriate channels. It's just pos-
sible that the respect for the living might thereby be increased.
By Rosalie Meek
Mr. H. M. Penn announces
the engagement of his daughter,
Juanita, to Lt. R. C. Marsh, son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Marsh of New
Milford, Connecticut.
Miss Catherine Thompson
entertained 30 December from 3:00
to 5:00 p. m. with a small coke party
at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Sterling
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Elizabeth Anne, to Har-
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 cents.
Editor Charlie Meyers
Asst. Editor Mildred MeCall
Business Manager Estelle Walker
Ass't Bos. Mgr Jane Raubold
Circulation Manager
Pat Jarrard, Roberta NewHn
Sports Grover Noonan,
Woody Dryden, Glenn Bryan, Leo
Thomas
Music Ed Hartsook
Society Rosalie Meek
Clubs Beverly Taylor
Movies Margie Repass
News Bob Jaynes,
Bob Hindeman, Catherine Henry,
Mary Jane MeNair, Muriel Wicks
Beats Bob Klauschie,
Lore Merton, Sadie Gwin Allen,
Marie Virginia Barrett, Ellen Pic-
ton, Dewitt Redgrave, Mary Simp-
Bon, Mary Hay, Martha Nuiut,
Jane Farnsworth, Evelyn Camer-
on, Roy Goodearle, Bill Henry,
Tom Roach, Doug Maclay, Charles
Moody, Dorothy- McCleary, Eg-
mont Bugbane
Typists
Mary Jane MeNair, Jean Thomas
old Gordon Muchmore, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde E. Muchmore of
Ponca City, Oklahoma. The cere-
mony took place 27 December at
South Main Baptist Church. The
bride graduated from Rice where
she was a Phi Beta Kappa and a
member of P.A.L.S.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland V. Tracy
announce the. marriage of their
daughter, Cynthia Suzanne, to En-
sign Charles Mclntyre Haden, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Haden.
Captain and Mrs. Marvin Earl Croom
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Alison Campbell, to Vin-
cent Frederick Gowlmg, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Cowling of Mt. Car-
mel, Illinois. The ceremony was held
24 December at the First Presby-
terian Church. The bride was at-
tended 'by her sister, Miss Janet
Croom. The bride received her B. A.
degre in October from Rice. She
was a member of Phi Beta Kappa
and Pi Delta Phi. The groom re-
ceived his Ph. D, in Mathematics
from Rice. The couple will live in
Houston.
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Announcements
Maurice Studio will take last pic-
tures of Navy men for the Cam-
panile Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day afternoons of this week at their
studio, 3910 Main Street. This is ab-
solutely the last chance to have your
picture made, so ibe sure to go one
of these afternoons—special liberty
will be granted, said Lt. Davis. Price,
$1.76.
Maurice Studio will bring proofs
of Navy men who had pictures made
before Christmas out here in Room
314, Chem. Bldg., on Thursday and
Friday afternoons of f'this week.
Come get your proofs and make se-
lection on those days.
It May Concern (Particu-
larly the editor):
I just received a copy of the 14
December issue of the Thresher and
note with interest that Editor Mey-
era' sharp(?) wit hasn't dulled any
since his ascension to that exalted
position—Editor of the Thresher. I
refer to the notice on page 1, column
4. concerning the belated appearance
of the 1944 Campanile—II.
No doubt the editor thought the
notice was killingly humorous, and
perhaps some students who do not
know the facts of the case agreed
with him. Let me enlighten you on
a few points if you fall in the above
category. The company that prints
the Campanile set a deadline for all
copy and promised us that if that
deadline were met, our book would
appear by November 1. Both Miss
McAshan and I had our material in
by the designated time, and, I must
confess, were quite pleased to think
that this year the students would
have their yearbooks before the be-
ginning of the new term. But—not
only the students, but we, too, were
to be sadly disappointed on that
score. Repeated inquiries and pleas
on our part resulted in the usual
vague answers handed impatient
customers these days—"labor short-
age"—"war work goes through first"
—"by Nov. 15"—"by Dec. 1"—and
finally "by Dec. 15." There was
nothing we could do but wait—'but
my point is that we were on sched-
ule even if the printer wasn't.
As for the crack "Congratulations,
you snappy E.B.'is," I should like to
do a little enlightening on that sub-
ject, too. Any further criticisms of
any soit with regard to the 1944
Campanile—II may be directed to-
ward either the editor or business
manager, for the book is the result
of their efforts and those of their
staff members—and not the mem-
bers of the Elizabeth Baldwin Liter-
ary Society.
I hesitate to criticize you, Mr.
Meyers, for-apparently you are in-
fallible, but I'm going to be real
brave and suggest you confine your
witty criticisms to those subjects
about which you know all the facts
—the true facts. Theye may be stu-
dents at Rfce who read your sheet
and are influenced by what they see
there, and because of that possibility,
I have made this effort to clarify
a few matters, not only to you but
to them as well.
Mary Joe McGinnis,
Business Manager,
1944 Campanile—II.
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Ernest Hemingway's story, To
Have or Have Not" An innovation
in the Navy Recreation aad Welfare
Department's program was the pre-
sentation of 45 minutes of G. I.
and
The Navy boys who have
iwgakur natrons of
of first-run fceaters are now
forward to 10 January, ait
a galaxy of stars in the
musical, "Hollywood Canteen.
Don't hesitate, Miss McGinnis. Be
your old forward self—the McGin-
nis we all know and love.
Now, Miss McGinnis, to reply to
your reply, let me say that it's peo-
ple like you that make life miser-
able for a poor overworked editor.
You realize that you completely mis-
understood the significance of the
little notice we ran. "Congratula-
tions, you snappy E. B.'s" was in-
tended, of course, in the most lauda-
tory manner.
"Congratulations" means just
what it says. "Snappy" may be in-
terpreted not in a derogatory sense
at all, but in the old colloquial mean-
ing of "sharp, on-the-ball, etc."
"E. B.'s" is, as some may be aware
by now, tjje Elizabeth Baldwin Liter-
ary Society, of which we understand
you were a proud and militant mem-
ber. It was used merely as a term
of designation, quite properly, since
Miss McAshan also was privileged
to hold membership in this worthy
organization. Surely nothing can be
wrong in referring to you by your
club preference, particularly inas-
much as it is one of such universal
renown.
Let there be no misunderstanding,
Miss McGinnis. If for nothing else,
we appreciate your letter for the
fact that it demonstrates that there
ARE "students who read this sheet
and are influenced by what they see
there"—even enough to write us a
letter. Such a reception—such a cir-
culation^ including even high-minded,
clear-thinking alumnae of the rarest
tastes—exceed the fondest dreams
our inflated imagination has ever
conceived of. Clearly this revelation
is enough to sustain us through the
blackest depths yet to come..'
\ THE EDITOR.
To the Editor of the Thresher:
Your esteemed periodical, which
is a delight to all of its readers
whenever it makes its hebdomadal
appearance (would that it were
quotidian!), contains the following
statement in the pre-Cbristmas is-
sue: "This term, having four Christ-
mas holidays and none in March, we
will complete a 104-day term. These
approximate term estimates include
exam week.''
Passing over certain inelegances
of your reporter's style (such as the
tautologous "approximate est i -
mates"), may I direct, your
tion to the fact that no
are required to ascertain
ber of teaching days in this
It comes out, by a mer
counting, at 89, with 7 days for fi-
nal examinations, totaling 96 days
for the whole term. The term wfeteh
begins 1 March likewise consists of
89 teaching days and 7 days for ex-
aminations. Other errors are appar-
ent to the curious in your reporter's
"estimates," but there is no need to
bring them out here. £
Those who wish to auscultate the
boriborygimus of the great academic
organism and report thereupon ac-
curately should be careful and sub-
ject their writings to rigid scrutiny.
Yours sincerely,
Cathedraticus Innominatus.
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1945, newspaper, January 4, 1945; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230639/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.