The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1919 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume V.
BICE INSTITUTE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCTOBER 16, 1919
Number 4
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RARE OPPOKTUMTY G!VEN 8TU
DENTS OF THE M8T1TUTE.
Chamce to Get Glimpse of the Real
Orient, Interpreted by SkiUed
Native Artists—Actors, Stag-
ing and AU KeaJiatic.
After four attempts, in as many
years, the universities of the Southwest
have been abie to secure Mr. and Mrs.
Michitaro Ongawa, the famous Japa-
nese piayers, in a series of October en-
gagements. Rice is to be one of the
fortunate stopping piaces of this com-
pany, along with a number of other
Southern colleges. These players are
coming October 25th, under the au-
spices of the Elizabeth Baldwin and
Palias Athene Literary Societies. The
clubs have assumed the sponsorship of
this innovation, not for any financial
"benefit," but for the advancement of
the artistic and dramatic appreciation
of the Institute students. Rice's regard
for the beautiful and the musical wiil
f-t jse given its natural outlet in this high-
class entertainment.
The program includes a Japanese
playlet, "The Mirror," a comedy of
ancient Japanese life in characteristic
surroundings. The musical part will be
of special delight, presenting, as it does,
only genuine Japanese melodies. Some
are played on the native instruments
and others are sung with the Japanese
words. The Ongawas are real Japa-
nese folk and they give, not an amateur
description of Japan, but scenes and in-
cidents as actually lived. One program
includes a "Feminine Fashions" scene.
The costuming and setting, aiong
with the wierd melodies, carry the audi-
ence away from the commonplace of
every-day life into a land of poetry,
beauty and grace. The performance
embodies the very spirit of Japan.
These players have successfully tour-
ed the North and East and come with
the very highest commendation. Lorado
Taft, the great American sculptor, says,
"I shall always remember the entertain-
ment as one of the most artistic things
that I have ever seen. I am adding it
to my own choice art gallery,' where
are wonderful glimpses of Yellow
Jacket,' The Trojan Women and the
dear little Fullers.' "
Among a hundred other enthusiastic
patrons are Jane Addams, Francis Lit-
tie, Mr. Kahachi Abe, consui of Japan,
Mme. Jane Osborn-Hannah of Chicago
Grand Opera Company, and the Chicago
Little Theatre.
GIRLS GIVE "DANCE"
iK THE COMMONS
And Never Move a Foot—Bwt "Tongue
Dance" Has Plenty of Pep Without
Shaking a Single Sh—! This
Was Proper.
There are dances and dances and
dances. No two dances are just alike,
and the dance held Friday afternoon in
the commons was certainiy different
from the usual run of dances. To be-
gin with, the Heavens had literally
opened up and water streamed down by
the buckets. But one would never have
dreamed that the day was anything but
bright and sunny, judging from the size
of the crowd of girls attending this un-
usual tongue dance, given jointly by the
Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society and
the Pallas Athene Literary Society. The
party was given so that the giris could
get acquainted with the new giris who
were to be put up for membership in
the two societies. The two societies
wish to work co-operatively and each
give the other a fair chance to get good
workers.
The "commons" was beautifully dec-
orated with red flowers and green foli-
age on the mantles and pianos. Mrs.
Stratford acted as a charming chaper-
one.
The old girls had previously filled out
dainty little dance programs for the
new girls, and while beautiful, lively
pieces were rendered on the pianos, the
girls wandered about in groups of twos
and threes, and though their feet
were compelled to keep in the reg-
ular "pedestrian" steps, nevertheless,
tongues danced, waltzed and two-
stepped—stepped faster and more mer-
rily than feet could possibly do.
At about six o'clock dainty refresh-
ments of cream and little pink cakes
were served, and then the party broke
up, old girls declaring their fondness
for the new girls, and the latter wildly
wishing to become members of the so-
cieties.
EvenfMaMy
You will realize the value
of the beneRts from paying
your Btanket Tax and want
to pay it—
W%y No? Now?
Beany o/fer Ow/ Meaf;
Mud and FegfAer.?
Scarred Faces and Twisted Knees Testify to Roughness of
Game—Happy Smiles to Its Success—Southwestern Next
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ELLINGTON HOSTESS
HOUSE REFUSES SALE;
MAKES GIFT TO Y. W.
Did you ever receive an unsolicited,
unexpected check for $47.83, or there-
about, from a person of kind heart and
generous bank account? Monday's mail
brought such a check to the Institute
Y. W. C. A. from Miss Marion Aves,
director of American Hostess Houses.
This is how it came about: The Y. W.
Cabinet visited the Ellington Hostess
House to try to buy equipment for
the new cafeteria. The hostess had no
authority to sell anything, but com-
municated the request to headquarters.
In the final breaking up of the Hostess
House, Miss Aves acted in her capacity
of director. She found nothing that
could be sold to the Y. W. C. A., but
discovered a "gift fund" credited to the
Ellington House provided from time to
time by the visiting mothers of soldiers
in their appreciation of the Y. W. work.
Miss Aves, with her council of helpers,
decided to turn over this love money to
the Institute Y. W. C. A. "to buy some-
thing that could not be otherwise had."
With the $65 cleared from the Rice
Community vaudeville this $47.83 gives
the Y. W. a working capital of
$112.83. A vote of thanks to Miss
Aves!
COMMUNITY HOUSE
MAKES FINE PLANS
Expects to Become Useful Adjunct in
All Phases of Student Activity.
BAND LOOKS GOOD
AND SOUNDS BETTER
Practice Gives Synchronism and Confi-
dence—"Getting Together" Fine.
Recruits Still Welcome.
This year's band, taking an early
start, has progressed so quickly that it
is already a compact and efficient or-
ganization. With much new material at
hand to select from, the new recruits,
as well as the old, under the initiative
of William Bush, were soon assigned to
their respective places and practice be-
gun. It is expected that the band this
year will excel those of former years.
Out of the thirty or so members com-
prising the organization, eight members
belonged to the 1917-18 band; thirteen
to the 1918-19, while the remaining
ones are newcomers. Regular practice
hours are from 5 to 6 o'clock on Mon-
days and Thursdays, held in the third
floor debating room of the south dor-
mitory.
The new band has had only one
chance to display its worth—at the Owl-
Trinity game on the fourth of Octo-
ber—where, throughout the drizzling
rain its notes never wavered. Of course
it will be on hand full force for all
other games and other occasions where
It might be required here in Houston.
(Continued on page 4)
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas has
established opposite the entrance of the
Institute a Community House. In the
permit of the city the purpose of the
house is declared to be primarily for
Rice students, for the adjacent com-
munity as it grows and for work with
visitors to the park. Fortunately the
various groups will be in use of the
house at different times. The Rice stu-
dents during term time will use it as
at present arranged. The University
Y. W. C. A. will run the cafeteria,
where hot lunches and afternoon tea
will be had for a small cost, while the
auditorium and pianola may be used
for a little dansant after Ave o'clock
whenever desirable. The Co-op is go-
ing to open a branch for such things
as may not be soid at the headquarters.
It is the earnest hope of the manage-
ment that other societies of the Univer-
sity, especially those devoted to the re-
ligious and welfare affairs of the Insti-
tute, may Ond there a place for some
of their activities as may be arranged
to harmonize with the purpose of the
house-service to the student body. The
Episcopal students have formed a club
of all the Episcopal students in Rice
and wiil be in charge of the Episcopal
services held on Sunday and other
times. The Sunday services will be the
Communion service at nine o'clock and
a Vesper service at five each Sunday,
beginning next Sunday, while Sunday
evening will be held free for informal
religious gatherings and perhaps an
open forum a little later. Other church
societies are welcome to use the house
as a meeting place.
The management of the house is un-
der the Rev. Harris Masterson. Jr., B.
A. of Sewanee. B. D. of Epis. Theolog-
ical Seminary. Cambridge, Mass., for
some time missionary in China and wel-
fare worker in the Chinese Officers'
School for the army, in the American
Navy and in the American Army in the
Mexican border expedition under the Y.
M. C. A. and as Chaplain of Base Hos-
pital No. 66 with the Red Cross. Mrs.
Eugene Blake is the matron and all who
have shared the hospitality of the Wom-
an's Club Canteen know of her as the
hostess there who has made it a happy
place. There are several students who
are employed to help carry on the
house.
Gradually it is hoped that in summer
some of the students interested in So-
cial Service may find there a center in
which to spend the summer at practice
work with other agencies to make Her-
mann Park the happiest and best place
in the city. Just as the Settlement
Centers manned by Oxford men in Lon-
don, and even way out in India, have
drawn their inspiration from Oxford
(Continued on page 4)
Another red letter day has been
marked up on the Rice caiendar. On
October 10th the Owls kicked over tha
dope bucket and licked the Bayior
Bears to a standstill, deserving a much
better total than the points chaiked up,
though the Hears were forced to swal-
low the goose egg end of the 8-0 score.
It was a great game front the Rice
standpoint. Invading foreign territory,
facing a team that looked to be 15
pounds heavier to the man than the
light Owls, a team which was much bet-
ter on paper than the Rice aggrega-
tion. and forced to play against tactics
that were not at alt gentle, yet the
doughty ones cleanty outpiayed the big
Bruins. The Owls played a better game
: from the moral, physical and strategic
standpoints.
Baylor made but one first down un-
til the fourth quarter, when they com-
pieted passes for two or three first
downs. The ball was fought over al-
most in the shadow of Baylor's goal
posts for about three-fourths of the
game.
By this clear victory Rice looms up
as one of the most formidable teams
for the Southwest title. There yet re-
mains several hard clashes in front of
the Owts, but one of the big hiils has
been pulled, and the Owls have tight-
ened up their belts and are licking the
old chops for the next victim.
The team and an even half dozen
rooters left for Waco at u:lu Friday
evening, hitting Waco simultaneously
with a whooping Texas norther, the
cold winds sending shimmy shivers
around the shoulder blades of the Rice
delegation as the bunch made a^ dash
for the Raleigh Hotel, Waco's leading
hostelry, numerous legends, in and
about the house informed the Houston-
ians. A brief survey of the city, lunch,
and then to Carroll Field, almost under
the eaves of the main building at Bay-
lor University, where the game was to
be played.
Baylor's huskies trotted out and were
greeted with a great uproar from the
stands. The rooting section, by the by,
showed great support of their team,
winning or losing, although poor sports-
manship was displayed on several oc-
casions when the noise front the rooters
made it almost impossible for Rice to
hear the signals called by Quarterback
Nash. They believed in that team, and
they were behind it. It was not their
fault that the Bears lost the game. And
the Rice delegation was well treated,
except on the field, when the heat of
the fray caused the Bears to use axz
tactics that could hardly be called lady-
like. One Baylorite decided Nash need-
ed a trimming and started in to do it
up a la Marquis of Queensbury. but his
haymakers caused no serious damage.
Another impetuous young Cub got a
half-Nelson on Dudley Jarvis and pro-
ceeded to pummel a bit of seriousness
into that irrepressible young man via
the short rib route, for which ambition
the Baylorite was summariiy invited by
the referee to drag his hot coliar off the
fieid and warm up a wet spot on the
Bayior bench.
Dyer piayed u great game at halt',
dropping into this new position oil the
day before the game. Lindsey made some
good drives and Nash dispiayed master-
t'ut generalship of the team, lint that
Mice line was the most gratifying thing
to look upon. With a heavy line and a
back fieid (hat was both fast and heavy,
the Bruins thought it would be easy
enough to wade through that rat her
t.hin-iooking bunch matched against
them. Straight i'ootbali was used right
off by the Bears, it was some surprise.
Xot oniy did it seem utterly impossibtc
to break that line, but it was w^li nigh
out of the question to keep from ix^intr
thrown for a ioss. The tierce defense
of that line is shown hy the way in
which Bayior was buried hack of their
own goat for a safety, making up two
more points for the Owis. From etui
io end the Owls had the stuff, and that
fighting line won the game.
The touchdown came in tire first few
minutes of play, when an intercepted
kick was scooped up by one of the liice
men and piaced within easy striking dis-
tance of the Baylor goal. A few bucks,
two successfui attempts of the Owis'
beautiful quick opening ptay. ami Dyer
rushed the bait across for the tirsi
blood. Jarvis faiied to kick goai.
In the fourth quarter Bayior sent a
certain Nick Dodson into the backtieid.
This man had the most accurate pass-
ing arm that the Owis have seen in
many moons. He was a wonder a.H.d...his
passes netted several 20-yard gains. But
it was too late. At no time was the
Rice goai in real danger. Yet a weak-
ness was shown up in this last quarter.
The Owls did not break up the
passes as they should have done.
Intense driiiing in breaking up this
style of play should be the order of the
day for the next week or two.
The passing of the Owis was of good
quality. Dyer got his left arm into ptay
on the sending end of severai good
ones, and Nash deiivered a few into the
waiting arms of Rice ends and backs.
It was a happy gang that [net in the
Raieigh Hotel soon after the game and
lifted the rafters with yelis bearing the
Rice brand. Waco sat up and rubbed
its eyes, but the bacon was gone, safeiv
tucked under an Ow) wing it was speed-
ing toward Houston at 10:30 o'ciock
that evening.
Rice plays Southwestern here Satur-
day. Southwestern has a rather nasiy
habit of springing surprises on the
Owls. Xo walk-away is expected against,
the Pirates. They are reported to have
a mighty fast little team, hut ihey are
not expected to stop the Owis. From
now untii November 1st the battie crv
of Rice wil! be. "On to Texas." A spe-
ciai train wiil probably be secured and
pledges are now being taken from those
who agree to make the trip. The fare
is $10.68 for the round trip, and 125
fares is the minimum which may secure
a spet'iai train. It now appears that
more than that number are anxious to
make the trip.
WHY NOT HAVE A
REAL RICE SONG?
We need a song at Rice, a rousing,
cheering song that will set us afire with
love and patriotism. What student of
State U. does not pause thoughtfully
and think tenderly of his school when
"The Eyes of Texas" is played? Old
men of eighty or ninety years wipe
their eyes and grow reminiscent when
they hear a song to their dear old Alma
Mater, and the nearest a Rice student
ever comes to feeling that way over a
song is when "Hail, Hail, the Gang's
All Here" is played. And what a song
to grow sentimental over—why it isn't
even original with us. The thrills just
creep up and down our spines and
memories play hide-and-go-seek in our
cerebral hemispheres at "Rooty-ti-
Toot," but none of us even know a Rice
song to sing to our beaux and girls back
home in Hlckville — or Dallas — or
wherever we come from. So let's get
busy. Let's all try our hands at writ-
ing a Rice song. What if we can't even
make cat rhyme with rat, we can en-
thuse other people and perhaps give
them Ideas as to what they might say.
Write a poem about Rice and give it to
The Thresher. Give it a chance to get
HERE IS THE ANSWER.
POETS! GET BUSY AND
GIVE US THAT LYRIC!
An eminent musician, who wishes his
name to be withheld for the present,
has consented to write a distinctive col-
lege song for Rice. This decision of
the artist comes as the culmination of
weeks of combined efforts at persua-
sion on the part of several upperciass-
men.
The composer wiil do Rice this great
service gratuitousiy if he is supplied
with a suitable iyric for the song. Here
is opened the golden door of opportun-
ity for Rice's poets. Something really
worthy is desired; words that will be
commensurate with the talent of this
man who has studied under fatuous mu-
sicians at home and abroad. With a
stirring lyric in the hands of this pian-
(Continued on page 4)
published. Give some musician a chance
to put it to music and give ail of us a
chance to sing it.
We want a song, we need a song, and
we must have a song. It's up to you
and me to write it. Let's get busy.
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