The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 8, 1949 Page: 3 of 8
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUR CHEERLEADERS?
Iris Lawrence. "We should vote for ability, not for popularity. If we
have tryouts before the cheerleaders were elected, we would know what
we were getting before it is too late."
Pierre Carpenter. "The public address system, if used correctly, is
a great help in coordinating the students with the cheerleaders. But
the cheerleaders defeat this purpose by mumbling and slurring their
directions when they become excited."
The Eminent McGeever. "I don't think. . . ."
Jerry Etheridge. "The use of flash cards is a great boon to the
spirit and mood of the game. Even though our numbers may be small,
our display of spirit is magnified by our cooperation when we use the
cards."
/ Bill Jones. "I liked Ted Montz's acrobatics. . . . The new uniforms
j are also a great improvement over last year's."
\ Now, if there is nothing radically wrong with our cheerleaders or
-\heir methods of leading the yells, why is there not more cheering at the
games? Several reasons to explain the absence of any loud chering
were given.
Jerry Etheridge said, "The student body here is more matured than
at some other schools. We have a deeper feeling for Rice than can be
shown by yelling. Our spirit is not lacking, we all want the team to win,
but feel that loud yelling will not help matters any."
Nancy Ring's explanation was, "Some of us really don't know the
yells. It would help if pep rallies were given at more opportune times
for the entire student body instead of only for the dormitory students."
A few students said that it was not because the cheerleaders over-
worked the cheering section, and thus cause a paralysis of our vocal cords.
Farrell £jilton said, "The yells are not too frequent; the cheerleaders
- begin them jult at the best moment."
Possibly it can be traced to the fact that the students don't approve
of our yells. Bill Jones said, "I don't think some of the cheers are of a
college level in their quality."
"We can do better," said Jim Ellis, "It sounds as if only one half
of the students yell when we ask for a cheer. It is extremely dishearten-
ing to us to begin a cheer and then be the only ones yelling. The fresh-
men sitting in a unit were our chief source of support. But I do think
that our cheering is on a par with any other Southwest Conference school
—except A & M, that is."
Some feel that the entire fault lies with the students themselves.
"Our display of spirit at a game is pathetic. The cheerleaders try their
best and get poor results. We yell only at an important game, but we
need it just as much at an average game," Carolyn Stokes said.
All these reasons show that the fault of our weak cheering lies not
with the cheerleaders but with us, the students. If we want to be proud
•of our efforts of encouraging the team at the games we must put more
than our lungs into play; we should put also our spirits and hearts behind
the team and let them know it.
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to publish an accurate and responsible newspaper, and to stimulate student
thought by publishing editorials that represent an idealistic and high plane
of comment* upon happenings that concern all of us.
Question No. 2 (What method is used for selecting the Editor and Assistant
Editor of the Thresher?)
The Assistant Editor is elected by the Students, serves a year term,
and then automatically besomes Editor.
Question No. 3. (Would you be opposed to a Negro student of Rire dating
your best girl friend, sistor or other so-ed?)
This is the personal question, so I guess I'll have to answer it per-
sonally. I am not sure why the question was asked, but here goes.
I would definitely oppose, or at least feel very hurt, if a Negro, or
anybody else, tried to date my best girl friend, and got a date.
I have a sister, 17 years old, and a freshman in another college.
So the second part of this question is at least as pertinent as the first.
I have a personal and deep regard for my sister, but I have never attempted
to dictate to her the rules for her personal conduct. I hope that if she
does date a Negro she and the boy are fully aware of the possible con-
demnation they may face, and I further hope they do not fly in the
face of local opinion, and date each other only with the approval- of their
classmates.
It is-"hone of my business who co-eds date.
Question No. 4 (Would you be opposed to a Negro being assigned as
your room mate in the dormitories?)
No. -
Question No. 5 (Do you think the President and Board of Trustees
capable of determining the. policies of Rice Institute, or do they
need advice from the Thresher?)
I have advocated no action, nor have I offered any advice to the
Board of Trustees. It was a mere discussion of principles.
Sincerely,
BRADY TYSON
Editor, The Thresher
Two Rice Economics Profs Say
New Year Will Be Prosperous
By Abraham Nad
Ninteen-hundred and forty-nine
will be a prosperous year on the
whole, according to the general
opinions of economists who attended
the recent convention held in Cleve-
land, Ohio, December 28-30. Accord-
ing to Mr. James B. Giles and Mr.
John E. Hodges, members of the
Economics Department at Rice, the
large majority of the economists
shared this opinion, although there
were a few who were very pessimis-
tic.
The number one problem present-
ed at the convention was the pool-
ing of ideas on the outlook for 1949.
The economists were a long way
from agi'eement on the exact level
of prosperity which the U. S. will
maintain this year, but on the whole,
they believe that 1949 will be just
as good as 1948, and maybe just a
little better, in national income.
Furthermore, they believe that the
"high level of business activity will
continue in 1949."
Not Foolish Optimists
This does not mean that the eco-
nomists who gathered in Cleveland
are a bunch of foolish optimists, see-
ing nothing but good ahead for the
nation. They are also of the opinion
that the "soft spots" which appeared
in the economy of the U. S. last
year are not isolated cases. Weak-
nesses have been shown that may
show up more clearly in 1949, bqt
which might not show up until 1950.
While emphasizing the fact that it
is hard to look that far in advance,
Mr. Giles and Mr. Hodges declared
that it was the general opinion that
we are headed to a readjustment
within the next twelve to twenty-
four months.
The only question existing is how
serious this readjustment will be.
Most economists thinks that it will
be rather mild. The minor readjust-
ment which th£y foresee will mean
a cutback in production, downward
trend in prices, and some increase
in unemployment, although nothing
ev^n resembling 1933.
Some few of the economists pres-
ent, though, think that the read-
justment will resemble that of 1920-
21, which was short but of a sharp
nature. Some, furthermore, feel
that it may be slightly sharper.
However, the majority opinion i
that production will not drop more
than 10% in the next downturn. By
way of comparison, production drop-
ped about 50% in 1929.
Truman Proposals Help
With regard to the message on the
state of the Union delivered to Con-
gress Wednesday by President Tru-
man, Mr. Giles declared that "Most
every proposal made would bolster
prosperity rather than weaken it."
Mr. Hodges agreed, but he said that
he had not had time to study it
carefully at yet. Both men agreed
that the Republican charges that
Truman's proposals would overtax
the U.S. economy were too vague to
be more political in nature than
based on fcarefully thought out eco-
nomic considerations.
Going deeper into the speech,
they said that business still has
questions that were left unanswered.
First was the question of taxes.
Business still does not know exactly
what to expect from the Truman
Administration in this matter, but
it does feel relieved to some extent.
This feeling has come about as a
result of the lack of any mention of
an excess profits tax in the Presi-
dent's speech, although he did ask
for higher corporation taxes.
Another cause of relief among
businessmen is the labor policy set
out in the message. The President
recognized that conditions are'.not
row the same as when the Wagner
act was passed and consequently
did not ask for a blanket return to
the provisions of that law. This re-
lieved business's fears that it was
in for another period of what it calls
persecution. Of course, they never
had any doubts that the Taft-Hart-
ley Law would be repealed.
Anti-Monopoly Action
Perhaps one of the main ques-
tions still unanswered is that of
anti-monopoly action in the next
four years. In this connection, Mr.
Giles mentioned that the 1947 con-
vention of economists, held in Chi-
cago, was addressed by Estes Ke-
vaufer, formerly a member of the
House of Representatives from Ten-
nessee and now a Senator, defeating
the Crump machine of Memphis to
win the nomination. Kevaufer is an
ardent foe of monolopies and has
has declared that he will introduce
legislation designed to plug the
loopholes in the Sherman and Clay-
ton anti-trust acts. However, the
Rice instructors declared that they
believe that there is not much more
that can be done in the way of eco-
nomic legislation to prevent mergers
and other combinations in restraint
of trade. They do say, however, that
the laws could l|f strengthened
through better enforcement, and
that this could be accomplished by
appropriating more money for in-
vestigation of anti-trust law vio-
lations and for prosecution of such
cases.
Discussing the proposal made by
Mr. Truman that if private enter-
prise, with government loans, could
not or would not expand the steel-
production facilities sufficient to
meet our needs the government
should build steel mills, Mr. Hodges
said that he has heard very good
cases made for the steel industry's
position. He declared that 1949 will
probably bring supply of steel inl(>
balance with demand and that ex-
pansion would result in idle plants.
Commenting on the convention,
Mx*. Giles and Mr. Hodges said that
it was one of the best in recent
years. About 1500 people attended,
and 12 organizations met simul-
taneously. At each session, one or
two main papers were presented by
their authors, and two or three crit-
icisms were presented by other eco-
nomists who had been given copies
in advance.
Leading members of the organiza-
tions are active in government con-
sultation and occasionally pro on
record for or against certain pro-
posed action. The organizations,
however, maintain no offices; for
propoganda purposes. There are
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