The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1945 Page: 4 of 4
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I oertainly did enjoy the latest edi-
torial -written on the "lowest, vilest
things on earths-Slimes."
I happen to be one of these so-
called "Slimes." Of course I did not
participate in any of the "scandals"
in which the whole (I doubt it) of
■the freshmen class indulged. While
I think that the freshmen were very
unwise and childish in taking the
Agsgies' hat , I do not understand
why. the "saintly" seniors have not
made any effort whatsoever to teach
the Rice songs and rules of eti-
quette «to the (quote) "feeble-mind-
ad high school brats" — English
translation—'freshmen.
You admit quite boldly that the
fneshmen can sing. Why don't you
seniors make an effort to train the
freshmen voices iot a more "digni-
fied" selection of harmonies? (The
songs that I've heard the seniors
sing are so vulgar that, I think, they
would even shock the toughest street
urchin in the world.)
In all the large colleges, such as
the University of Pennsylvania and
Cornell, the seniors gather up the
defenseless freshmen and try to edu-
cate them in the campus life. Here
at Rice I have seen no such attempt.
Before you condemn fellow stu-
dents, you might inform them in a
much more brotherly manner—not
by sarcasm and insults in a paper
Battelstein*$
for true
distinction
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APPAREL
ACCESSORIES
and
SPORTSWEAR
with an accent
on youth
tally to
face that happens
in the open.
You say that you only kid people
who are big enough to take it I still
say that your jokes amount to noth-
ing but dirty, nasty, backhanded in-
sults. I refer you to the "Stuff"
column of the last two issues of the
"Thresher."
I remain critically yours,
Name Withheld.
P. S.—You have my permission to
print this in your paper if you are
big enough to .take one defendant'*
side of a controversy.
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Gems of Thought
From the World's Great
Woman-Haters
Selected by Prunella Bugbane
We are indebted to the Philadel-
phia Bureau for this most revealing
bit of English Law, with the cap-
tion, "Even in 1770 it paid to Inves-
tigate First!"
"A law against obtaining hus-
bands under false pretense passed
by the English Parliament in 1700
enacts: 'That all women of whatever
age, rank, profession or degree—
whether virgins, maids or widows—
who shall, after this act, impose
upon, or seduce and betray into mat-
rimony any of his Majesty's male
subjects, by viitue of scents, paints,
cosmetic washes, artificial teeth,
false hair, iSpanish wool, iron stays,
bolstered hips or high-heeled shoes,
shall incur the penalty of the law
now in force against witchcraft and
like misdemeanors; and the marriage
under such circumstances shall be
null and void.'"
99 and 44/100% of the girls in
the world are pure. The other
56/100% come to Rice.
—99 and 44/100% PUre Davenport.
Oh, a boy's will is the wind's will, so
says the poet.
But a girl's will is a won't, but not
until it doesn't do you any good
to know it.
—O. Nash.
When Eve brought woe to all man-
kind
Old Adam called her wo-rnan;
But wi]jen she wooed with love so
kind
He then pronounced her woo-man.
But now, with folly and with pride.
Their husband's pocket trimming,
The women are so full of whims
That men pronounce them wimmen!
—A. Non.
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This issue of your author's fasci-
iting magnum opus will be merci-
fully short, thanks to lack of mate-
rial. Since the Loew'a is giving
Meet Me in St. Louis still another
whirl,, and the torrid To Have and
Have Not will continue to sear the
Majestic screen, we will have but
one new feature on display this week.
Said pic, beginning today at the Met,
is entitled Experiment Perilous, and
stars George Brent and Hedy La-
marr as the couple in peril.
Mr. Brent plays the part of a
doctor with a curiosity which gets
him deeply involved in a psychologi-
cal intrigue before he is through.
En route to New York via choo-choo,
he meets a nice old lady who pro-
ceeds to get herself killed in a very
unusual way. The baffling circum-
stances of her death arouse his curi-
osity so much that he makes it his
business to look into the matter
more closely. He manages to meet
the sister-dn-law of the deceased
lady, and sensing that she is a beau-
ty in distress, he purposes to become
her pi'otector.
The lady, played by Miss Lamarr,
seems to have a hidden fear, and in
the process of finding out what it is,
the doctor finds himself hopelessly
enamoured of her—naturally. (What
else?) Complications, in the form of
Hedy's husband, appear, and the
lady and her new conquest are in-
volved in a fiendish trap no doubt
contrived by her jealous spouse. Go
see the picture to find out if they
are rescued—I don't know either.
Paul Lukas should be excellent as
the husband in view of his past per-
formances. Other support is fur-
nished by Albert Dekker, Carl Es-
mond, Olivia Blakeney and Margaret
Wycherly.
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The Ave Maria club will meet this
afternoon at A House at 1 p. m.
Father Nelson will be the speaker,
and a question box will follow.
The Disciples' Student Fellowship
will meet Friday at 1:00 at Autry
House for a short but very impor-
tant meeting. All Christian students
are urged to attend.
The Canterbury Club has changed
the day for meeting to Monday, 12
February, and will bn, held at 12:15
in Autry House. Beginning on Fri-
day the 16th, there will be a 7 o'clock
communion at Palmer Memorial
Chapel every Friday during Lent.
There will .be a* gathering of the
Pattie Admiration Society in Oh. L.
H. today at 10 o'clock, and all mem-
bers are urged to attend. The main
requisite for membership is the abil-
ity to laugh both loud and long at
the speaker's clever remarks, so come
one; come all.
The B. S. U. will gather for a spe-
cial prayer meeting on 8 February,
Thursday, at which the details will
be discussed about the Valentine
party to be held on the tenth at
South Main Baptist Church.
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Ens. Larry M, Hermes, Jr., UJ3.N. bis basic
The following navy men still owe
money for their pictures in the
Campanile. They are requested to
pay the amount credited them imme-
diately to Ellen Picton.
Emerson Cook, Joe Cook, Leonard
Farley, J. D. Goodrich, George How-
ard, Malhlen Kahler, Floyd McDon-
ald, Daniel Scherer, Arthur Schenck,
J. W. Scott, Quentin Wood, Bill Gris-
ham, Fred Edmondson, James Hol-
brook, John M. Lloyd.
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All snapshots for the CAMPA-
NILE must be turned in by Wednes-
day, 14 February, to Margie Stroup
or Alice Picton Craig.
• * *
Louise Loose wishes to announce
that she will , bash in the head of
R., class of '44, was in Houston re-
cently on a leave before
for overseas again. For
five months he served on an L. C. S.
in <the South Pacific after having
been commissioned last March at
Northwestern.
Lt. (j.g.) Tracy Parks, class of
'45, has returned to his destroyer
after a fifteen-day leave at home
here in Houston. Tracy received hds
commission from midshipmen school
in August, '43, and since then has
seen much action in the South Pa-
cific. Among the battles he partici-
pated in was the invasion of Leyte.
Ens. Bruce L. Moore, class of '48,
who received his commission from
Rice in March, '44, has been in the
South Pacific the last ten months
aboard a destroyer. During that
time overseas he has participated in
many battles and invasions.
A/C Claxton Rayzor was in Hous-
ton a short while the week-end of
the Junior Prom. He just completed
his primary training in the Naval
and is
Claxton left Rice
last March.
Pvt. Judy
on a fifteen-day
family dn Houston. He is
at Parris Island, where he rvponwa
in November after leaving Rice in
July.
RECORD HITS
Like Someone In Love,
Sleigh Ride in July—Bing Crosby
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
—Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
—Charlie Spivak Orchestra
I Dream of You
—Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
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Juniors who are still delinquent in
their class dues. To avoid this un-
pleasant fate, contact her and pay
right away.
* * *
Everybody that wants to see his
face among those on the Los Buhos
Campanile page, be sure to be pres-
ent in front of the Administration
at noon today. Bring your camera
smile and twenty-five cents. If you
haven't paid your dues, our treasur-
er hints, we would be delighted to
accept those also.
The Honor Council will jneet to-
day at 12:00 in A. B. 201.
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