The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1916 Page: 2 of 4
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THE THRESHER. MAY H MM
THE THRESHER
A rortnt)fhUy periodica] published by the
atudentH of the Mice Institute at
Houston. Texas.
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EDITORIAL
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litis issue of t he Thresiter bears the
Kood news that ])r. Axson wilt teutaitt
a; tite institute. A i it tie iess than a
year ago it wan announced that he
svottid he here only for the l!tl5-l!)lfi
.--ton, and after that would he con-
m rt- d with .an Eastern university. At
he '<!)!'* lite students of iiice i'eit that
i he institute was toning one of its great-
est if-Mt..-. that uo one couitt he found
to t<..tic)- till his position. and they were
. <;n hleraii';. astonished to think that
t;y eii er .-e]i(;ol toubl taite front us a
te.i: that w- reaiiy wanted to retain,
ft-. i- ltnown throughout the
iie i ! t'M'OXttixeti as otto of the iead-
"<'y i:ntii.-h w-hfiar:' of the nation, and
h .. D ime it! the h";td o!' the English de-
]a.''![. ent v. ill mean tuueh to the Insti-
!;! <r; -o it is !tol to be wondered at that
!)<e .n:<ii nts '.' ere ^tttfrised to bent' that
-n< !t a :: at) wits Hot to ret.inin wit it the
: ')i 'til Th'-y had iteett of the opinion
.i no thine was too ^ood for Rice and
! A.,- soinethitu- ot a biow to titeir
a liooi ;,r!<!e to titink titat Itr. Axson was
: t a '.inn-.
it v,a,- !e;nne(i ]ate!'. )towe\er, that the
ttistitule was atiet!t[.titlK to get Dr. Ax-
on to reconsider his action, attd {he stu-
itasp Iteett waiting to iearn what
w"ti)<) f'<<nt<r of tiie taattor. Einaiiy it is
: :;)ti<um:e<i that a!) difficulties have been
ne.iO'.'fd atid that the man who is prob-
.t't!) tin. bc.-t '..nowtt of the itiee profes-
.'t'i- - wit! contitiuc. his wotk at the tnsti-
! ate.
'i'iiis n< ws [f very trtatii'yinK, because
; !<newi in tts tite confidence that Htce
a), ays have whatever Is best. It
']; : ti.etts ottr pride in the high tiuai-
0 es. istttim; that is connected with
. tnstintte. so that when we ieave we
i!) a" fort!) feeiitu? titat we itave had
f'Pi'oriitttitles ef[tta! to titose offered any-
.'here.
-<nt i' is st it! tnore ttratil'ying to titose
;iai< ttts wito have known itr. Axsott and
wi;e wiii yt t b< under his instruction.
'I hi- is tt-tn.- in the first place because it
a.!t 'i.i'-restint;' thitt^ to take one of his
vat -t-f it tttay re<tttire work, hut work
!.' t ieaes a pieasure witen it is interest-
's; and itt tiie second piace because
'lie;, t-eaii-te <ite vattte of being ttnder the
ri tt ttf t ott o! a tttan so profoutidiy
-.. I. ti it) ail titat jiertains to EnKiish iit-
< tatatte itt tiii'iitioti to titis there is the
act atna) fetation. Notwithstanding his
.teat reptttatiou. itr. Axson fioes not de-
!te anyotte to statid in awe of him; he is
iite . t'ie'.tti of evety student and gives his
tiaie ttttt'esetvediy to aiding ifi* student
activities.
Can it ho any wonder, then, that the
student body viewed It is proposed ieav-
ing with extreme regret? He was indis-
pettsible to tite institute, and, of course,
ta inn ittdispett^ibie, had to he retained.
And because of the fact that, he was re-
tained the institute authorities, the in-
rtituto students, and the whoie citizen-
hip of the State of Texas, is to be con-
Krntuiated.
1 l\ THE ( ObhH^H
< ) A H.
itt our brief career as a cotiege stu-
detti we itave fre'tuentiy been asked,
"Whni goo<i do you expect ail that, ntath-
omaties to do you when you finish
schooi?" W e notice that we have never
been asked. What good do you expect
to get out of that iiterarv society?" Per-
haps the answer to this tast question is
loo obvious. Xobody doubts hut that
the interest in worid prohients and the
ahiiity in pubiic speaking which conies
with membership in a debating society,
for exampie, wiii prove usefui to the
student at some time. Any one wti!
admit that there are advantages to be
derived from meeting one's feiiow stu-
dents in the informai and intimate way
titat a ciuh affords and exchanging ideas
with them. Ciubs add greatly to the
enjoyment and interest that attaches to
coiiege life and are a benefit both to the
individual and to the coiiege com-
munity. Aiready, at Rice, there are re-
Hgious. literary, scientific, sociai. mu-
sical and athletic organisations—some-
thing for everybody's taste. Member-
ship in them requires little expenditure
of money or time and is not difficult
to obtain. We can find few valid excuses
for the student who does not affiliate
himself with some organization, formed
by tite students, for the students. Nor
does the obligation cease here. He must
make good in a ciub. Regular attend-
ance is the first step in that direction.
WHiingness to serve on the program
when called up on to do it and eagerness
to put forth one's best efforts in pre-
paring a subject are essentials. Ability
to forget one's personal prejudices when
the interest of the society is at stake is
important.
Xowhere eise can a student iearn how
to evaiuate his own opinions better
than in some of ttte student organiza-
tions. He is taught to distinguish be-
tween stubbornness and backbone. He
iearns how to co-operate, and—real es-
tate signs in Southntore to the contrary
...-"co-operation" is the greatest word in
tite Engiish ianguage. It is through
co-operation that human society has
evoived tite advantage of civiiization
now enjoyed. Co-operation is sometimes
caiied team work attd is as important
in the literary society as on the athietic
field. This lesson of co-operation, so
important in the making of a good citi-
zen, wiii be remembered when physics
and philosophy have been forgotten.
Kipiihg 1ms expressed ttii titis itt four
iines:
"Out of ait 'ia< live years' schooiin'
l\ don't remember much
iaxcept tite not retroatin'
The step and keeping touch."
OWLS ELECT 0FH( ERS
BAYLOR TAKES
TWO FROM OWLS
Team Not I n to Form—Errors and
Poor Pitching iloth Contribute
to Lottoes.
A business meeting of tite Owi Liter-
: -try Society was caiied to order Friday
nirht. Slay lain, with i'resident Cain:
; in the chair. A set of resoiutions con-
iiottiin:. the .work oi' tite next year's'
i'Tbrosher staff was read by Standish<ynd i
'.uanintously approved by the members.}
it was also voted to give tite ciub's con-
etn toward, ietting tite Thresher com-
! mittee dispose of their profits in any
iway that tiiev might see fit. Miiiis,
Brooks attd Rayxor were eiected to rep-
resent the society on the staff for next
} year.
Tite next number on tite program was
tiie eiection of officers for tiie coming
{term, which took pime with the foiiow-
^ ing resuits:
j {'resident—Cain (re-eie&eli.
Vice President—^Hunting.
! Secretary — - Ha thorn t J. H. t.
Corresponding secretary Parkinson.
Treasurer—-Woodruff.
A joint session of the program com-
mittees of tite Owi'and .iefi'ersonian so-
cieties at the V. M. C. A. last Satur-
day night resuited in definite arrange-
ments for a debate between these two
organizations, to be heid at the "Y" on
the 2 ith of this month. The question at
issue wiii be: "Resoived, That the
President of the United States Shouid
He Eiected for a Term of Six Years, and
Shouid Xot be Eiigibie for l!e-eiection
tconstitutionaiity waived)." The Owis
have the choice of side, but have not yet
formaiiy announced their decision, ai-
though tite opinion of the members
seems to be in favor of the affirmative.
Tite Jeffersonian Society has taken a
great deai of pains in pianning for this
meeting, as is evidenced by the fact that
invitations wiii bo issued and decora-
tions tnade.
Tite next meeting of the Owis wiii be
scheduled for Friday, tite 12th, at which
session a preiiminary contest will take
piace for the pairing of speakers to rep-
resent the ciub in their two big debates
titis spring. The question to be dis-
cussed on that evening wiii be the one
that wiii be used for the inter-society
contest with the IHceonians. The follow-
ing men wiii take part in the trial meet:
Miiiis, Standish, Hayzor and Hathorn
(J. H-).
McASHAN'S SUCCESSOR
APPOINTED SOON
No successor to the late James Ev-
erett McAshan has yet been appointed to
the Hoard of Trustees of the institute.
The appointment will be made by the
other members of the board, and will
probably taice piace at its next meeting.
Mr. McAshan was vice chairman of
the board, and wms one of the men most
vitaily interested in the future of the
institute.
On Aprii 36 and 27 the Baylor Bears
from Waco invaded the Owls' camp and
departed with two victories under their
belts.
The brand of baseball the Owis
showed was not up to the form displayed
in the games with A. and M. The intield,
which has rounded out as one of the
fastest in the state, put up an acceptable
fleiding game, but titeir work was coun-
teracted by indifferent pitching, coupled
with some slow outfielding Should the
Owis get together and display their best
form in each department every game
there wouid be no defeating them.
First Came.
The Owis lost a 12 to 8 decision in
one of the wierdest exhibitions of the
nationai game ever displayed on the
home iot, a game fuil of base hits, errors
and "boneheads," both teams suppiying
plenty of each variety.
Wooten heid the Wacoans scoreless
the first inning after a bad start, but
itt the second ihey ahnexed three runs
when Wooten hit Thompson. Crosslin
iitted out a three-bagger and Farrington
foiiowod with a home run.
The iocai coiiegians tied the score
the same inning, when F. Fonts, Hodges
attd McFariand ail singied and Ciossiin
tnade an error ott Wooten's roiier. The
next inning i'ice took the iead on a two-
bagger by Clyce and a single by Hoy-
wood.
in the fourth and fifth Bayior took
the iead on some good swatting and
some slow outfielding. a three-bagger
by Thompson, which was a misjudged
fiy, was the signai to jerk Wooten, Hat-
horn talking his piace.
The iatter got away for two innings,
when he biew up, hitting two, passing
one and aiiowing four hits, Hayior scor-
ing five runs.
Tite Ow ls tried a beiated raiiy in the
ninth, when a slight wavering of the
Hears' intieid gave the Owis three runs
on one hit.
Hayior— At) tt tilt PO A. B SHSH
Stanton, ss . . . . t t 1 3 1 t t) t)
Wilson. It' I ft t U tt 0 It It
itoach. ft I 2 1 r, tt tt ti 0
T. t''outs. t'f . . a 2 2 ti t) tt tt t)
Milter. 2b . .. : . i t I 1 1 t t t
Thompson, e . . 2 2 t t 1 0 tt tt
'"rossiin. :ih . . . ) 2 :f t 2 2 tt 0
KeUoi^g, lb ... I ft t I:} 0 it It 1
!'*ai ilM IOii. p . ] t I tt 1 0 tt "
Dtttn nti, p :t t t 0 H t ft 0
"Weeds t tt it it tt ti tt t'l
Totnts :{t; t2 13 21 it S 1 2
l:ict— AB ft HH PO A E SHSH
f 'hnndh-r. ss . . .1 1 t) t I 1 tt f'
<'i\ce. c i 2 t !i 3 tt it n
tiripon. 21) .... r. 1 t I 2 1 tt "
iteywood. ef . . a tt 1 t ft f ft f)
1-'. l-'oiits, ]f... t 1 t tt ft 1 t 1
Hodges. !h . . . . .*, 1 til 0 fi 0 It
Yeiverton. ri . . 3 it I t it It ft ft
Darting, rt' . , . . t ti ft fi ft a ft ft
.tlcEarland, .'it). :i 1 t 0 M tt tt ft
Wooten, [t 2 tt tt ft 2 tt ft ti
ilnthorti. n .... 2 t ft 0 1. (t it tt
Totals 39 X ? 37 IT 3 1 1
- Hit for Farrington in fourth.
Bay'ler"'.".'.^. .' 030 130 O'.O—12
Hits f 1)20 231 Ott—13
Rice 031 010 003— S
. Hits 031 Oil) 001— T
Nummary: Twohase Hit—-ftyee. Three-
base Hits—t'iosstin. Thompson. Home Run
t'*'irrinaten. Itmings t'itched—tty Ear-
by tlathorn !2-3. Hits—Off Earrlngton a,
o:'f la a itf.') tt '. eff Wootett T, off Hatiiorn ti.
Itiiits—tiff l-'arrinmoti 3, titT tJtuncan 3, off
Wooten 7, off Hathorn tt. Struck Out—Hy
l-'arrinmoti 3. tiv Duncan 2. hy Wonteti 3,
tsy Huthorn t. [ttt-ses on i'alis—Oft' Duncan
t. tdf Wooten 2, off Hathorn 2. Hit hy
i'itoher-—Thompson, by Wooten: Crosslin,
Hases-—Hay tor t;, nice 3. Time of Oame—
One hour nttd aft minutes, t'ntpire—-Ware.
Second (<atno.
Hayior took the second game through
some good huriing hy Sandeford and
timely bingles. The Bears got to
Whitesides for nine hits, ail pretty weii
scattered, hut scored enough earned
runs to win.
Bayior drew first blood in the second
inning, when Thompson scored a fluke
home run off of a fiy to center fieid
which Heywood misjudged miserably.
They registered again in the third when
Keliog singled over second and took sec-
ond on Sandeford's out at first, White-
sides to Hodges, and scored on Cross
iin's single to right.
The Bears added another in the sixth.
Poach getting a walk after two were
down. Fouts followed with a hit by
third, and Milier after McFarland
dropped an easy chance of his foul fiy,
drove one to right field, scoring Roach.
Bayior made it five in the ninth, get-
ting two runs on one hit. Miller first
up went out, Dariing to Hodges. White-
sides hit Thompson. Mundy drove a
hard one at McFarland, who made a
pre).ty stop, and attempted a double, but
Chandler dropped the ball. Kellogg
went out, Darling to Hodges, both men
advancing. Sandeford drove a hit to
right, scoring Thompson and Mundy.
In the Rice half of the ninth Hodges
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