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THE THRESHER
Vo!wme V.
BICE INSTITUTE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCTOBER 23, 1919
Number 5
GLEE CLUB HMMEO
MUCH MTEKST SHSWM
H!KaH!tM (?) GET TOGETHER UX-
PER LHADRRSHIP OF MR.
H. O. DRAPER.
"Team" May Re Selected to Go on Trips
to Various Cities—Ctwii May Help
in Musical Part of Thanks-
giving Jubilee.
At last the Glee Club is a reality.
After four weeks of talk and agi-
tation thirty or more boys met in the
commons Friday night and started the
ball rolling. Mr. Hal D. Draper, of the
chemistry department, made an explan-
atory talk, showing the purposes of
such an organization at Rice. He had
discussed the matter with both Presi-
dent Lovett and Dean Caldwell, and was
urged by them to organize a Giee Ciub.
He stated that it is to be for aii Rice
men who care anything about singing
and urged especiaiiy the old members
of the 1916-17 Club to help get the
thing started.
If plans work out, a 'varsity "team"
of sixteen men will be selected to go on
trips to the neighboring cities and
towns. It is desired to have the six-
teen best singers in Rice to make the
team in order to give Rice the best pos-
sible showing.
Mr. H. E. Bray, of the mathematic
department, who has been appointed
chairman of the music committee for
the big Thanksgiving reunion celebra^
tion, supplemented Mr. Draper's talk
by expressing his desire for the club to
be in shape to help with the music for
that great occasion, which, by the way,
includes a hymn in Latin. He stated
also that he hoped to have a chorus of
the Glee Club and the Girls' Choral
Club.
COMMUNITY HOUSE
HAS FIRST SERVICES
Although the Community House has
not been finished, holy communion was
celebrated there last Sunday morning.
In a short address Mr. Masterson traced
the origin of the communion from the
earliest times to the present day. He
showed how it has remained among
men, both civilized and uncivilized. In
the latter part of his talk he made clear
the beneRts one gets from it.
Plans ate being made to have good
music at all the services. Members from
the choirs of Christ and Trinity Chureh
will be asked to sing. Use will also be
made of all the talent in the Institute.
LITERARY SOCIETY
TAKES IN NEW GIRLS
H. R. L. 8. Initiates Members With
Ghostly Solemnity—Followed By
Fun Kelther Ghostly Not-
Solemn.
"Ooey-Gooey," spooks! White spooks,
tall spooks, short spooks, lean spooks,
fat spooks and lady spooks!
Saturday at 12:30, the girls' club
room was beautifully decorated in pur-
ple and white, the E. B. L. S. coiors,
with festoons of Spanish moss hanging
around. The windows were covered
with purple and the room was weird
and fantastic looking. And as If add-
ing still more ghostly charms, about
twenty white ghosts and one purple
were grouped about, waiting for un-
willing victims.
The closed door opened and one by
one the new girls, who were waiting to
be initiated into the Elizabeth Baldwin
Literary Society, were pulled In by icy
hands, which latter had for some mo-
ments been holding ice. Each girl was
given several commandments to be
obeyed and told to appear before the
chief high spirit when her Yiame was
called. Then she was seated on a cush-
ion in front of the ghosts. Cries of
"Whooe." "Thou shalt not giggle,"
"Thou shalt not look cross-eyed," and
flopping of ghostly wings were con-
stantly heard.
After the impressive Initiation cere-
mony, when the new members received
purple caps, the ghosts and the chief
high priest unsheeted and laughingly
congratulated the members. Refresh-
ments of little purple covered cakes and
purple and white brick Ice cream were
served, and after a few moments of
jolly fun, the club disbanded, very much
enthused by the promising new mem-
bers who have joined for four years
good work.
ENGINEERING SOCIETY
HAS BIG MEETING
MAKY NEW MEMBERS ADMITTED
AND IKHCRIBED ON "SA( RED"
ROLL.
Plans for Year Announced at Second
Meeting—Prominent Practicing
Engineers t*' Address Club.
Embryo engineers of Rice Institute
held their second regular meeting of
the session Thursday night In the com-
mons. The pep that has always char-
acterized the Engineering Society was
well in evidence. The program for the
evening was well planned and capably
managed by Mr. William H. Moler.
Plans for this meeting were developed
at the initial assembly on October 2nd,
when the club was reorganized for the
year.
With President Shaw in the chair the
routine business of the society was dis-
pensed with in short order, so that the
program for initiation of new members
could be carried out. This business con-
sisted for the most part in arrange-
ments for future meetings, when promi-
nent practicing engineers from Houston
and vicinity are to iecture before the
society in the interest of both technical
and social training. Further business
was the perfecting of the roll of the
ciub, which was materially augmented
by the addition of more than fifty new
members, mostly Freshmen and trans-
fers. The present enrollment is the
largest since the organization of the
society.
Initiation of the new members occu-
pied the remainder of the evening. The
policy of sparing the rod, but at the
same time not spoiling the sensation,
was adhered to In the case of the Fresh-
men. The mysterious ritual of admit-
tance to the club, being one of the most
guarded secrets of the society, has
never been allowed in print but is trans-
mitted from class to class as the or-
ganization grows older in Rice history.
However, some of the minor amuse-
ments which were staged for the benefit
of all were impromptu talks on such
subjects as Possibilities of the Which
and What, Miniature Bullfights, leading
up to the enrollment upon the sacred
roll. A very interesting talk was given
by Mr. Lockler, Instructor in E. E., on
personal experiences as an engineer.
A fine course of ice cream and cake
topped off the evening.
Great times are predicted for the
coming year as all the old members are
enthusiastic and there seems to be am-
bitions material among the new entries.
Officers for the society, which were
elected at the first meeting, are as fol-
lows: President, C. R. Shaw; vice
president, J. S. Ansiey; secretary, C. L.
Dowell; treasurer, D. K. Cain; report-
er, J. R. Shannon.
The regular meetings of the club are
held on alternate Thursday evenings in
the commons. The next meeting will
be October 30th at 7:30 p. m., and a
hearty Invitation is extended to all en-
gineering students at the Institute who
are not members to come out and see
for themselves that this is the livest
men's club on the campus.
The Thresher is made possible by its
advertisers. The subscription price of
this paper covers less than one-fourth
of its expenses.
Therefore, whatever you buy and
whenever you buy It, patronize Thresh-
er advertisers and help your paper
prosper.
THOSE ALIBIS.
We understand the Baylor Bears are
trying to assuage the pain of their de-
feat Saturday a week ago, by conveni-
ently attributing it to luck.
We quite agree—we admit freely
that we consider ourselves pretty lucky
to have the best team in these parts.
THAT SONG.
Where are the lyrics for that Rice
song? Songs without words are no
longer the thing at all.
Poets! Round up your muses and
put them to work.
Re Ou/ 7%ere
LIBRARY WILL KEEP
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An Innovation, which Is hoped to
prove popular with all students, has
been brought about by the co-operation
of The Thresher and the library. Here-
after all exchanges of The Thresher will
be placed in the newspaper rack in the
library. The Thresher is trying, at
present, to exchange with the newspa-
per of every college and university of
importance in America.
In the past, exchange papers coming
to The Thresher office have been often
lost or carried away by students tear-
ing the wrappers off of them before the
editor or exchange editor could get to
them. It is hoped, therefore, and re-
quested, that henceforth students wili
go to the library to read them and not
to The Thresher office.
The exchange editor will endeavor to
get them to the library as soon as pos-
sible after their arrival.
SOPHOMORE ARTIST
SELLS PAINTING
Southwestern Shut Out By
ComfortaMe Margin of 22-0
OWLS PLAYED FAST, AGGRESStVE FOOTBALL
ALL THE T!ME
Team Begins to Hit !ts Stride in Gridiron Championship
Race—With Field Drying, Prospects Good for
Speedy Game Next Friday,
Bertha L. Helhnan Makes Fine Begin*
nlng on Artistic Career By Dis-
posing of Picture to
Connoisseur.
An event of considerable interest
among the art students at the Institute
was the sate several weeks ago of
an oil painting done by Bertha Louise
Hellman, a Sophomore, and the first
pure art student to register here. The
work was done last summer at La
Grange. It was an out of doors scene,
full of sunshine and green trees.
Mrs. Cleveland Sewell, an art student
and connoisseur of importance, was
the buyer. People in the profession say
that it is unusual for one to sell work
as early as Miss Heiiman has. Rice In-
stitute is very proud of her first pure
art student and considers this first suc-
cess oniy an Index to what will foliow.
NOTICE.
The evening service at the Commun-
ity House will be at 6:45 instead of 5
on Sunday. Holy communion will be at
9 a. m.
MAGAZINE SHORTAGE
SEEMS IMMINENT
Printers' Strikes Hold Up Publication in
New York—Outlawed Locals
Refuse to Work.
The library is at present suffering
from lack of the latest current maga-
zines, the trouble being that many of
the iate periodical have not as yet
been published, because of the printers'
strike. Miss Dean is in receipt of many
letters from the publishing companies,
stating that the magazines will be de-
layed. Many of the letters are written
on plain white sheets of paper, because
the strike prevents paper headings from
being printed.
One magazine states that the edition
for October 11th is ready for the press;
later issues are planned and partiy pre-
pared, but no promise of delivery can
be made at this time. The printing
pressmen are forced to idleness because
of a factional union fight and there is
no telling when they will be permitted
to return.
The printers' strike is not a strike of
the strikers' union, it is a fight between
radicalism and conservatism within the
union itself. Certain locals of the press-
men and feeders' union, etc.. have brok-
en away front their national organiza-
tion and are making demands that re-
pudiate existing agreements. The na-
tional organization is backing the puh-
tiahers and has outlawed the offending
locals, but the effect has been to tie up
temporarily the publisher's industry in
many places.
"The strike is an effort on the part of
local unions to govern the heads' of
their international unions." The forty-
four-hour week law, with a raise of $14
per week, is supposedly to go into ef-
fect May 1, 1921, but the local unions
are not content with this agreement but
want this now, and in consequence,
have been declared outlawed organiza-
tions by the International unions. The
unions thus outlawed declare they are
still In good standing and will tight to
obtain their wishes. The publishers are
fighting by closing up and quitting busi-
ness until auch a time as new unions
are formed to take the place of the se-
ceders.
As a result of the strike, prices will
increase, advertising rates soar, and
many magazines will cease publication.
This week's "Literary Digest" Is
quite novel. Not to be daunted by the
strike, the publishers had the magazine
typewritten and plates made from the
typewritten copy and sent out as usual.
Rice's third scalp of the 191!) season
is safe within the Owl talons as a re-
suit of the 22 to 0 victory over South-
western University last Saturday. A
drop kick by Poweil started the scoring
in the first quarter and touchdowns by
Dyer, Brick and Lindsey augmented the
count. Dyer, Lindsey, Brick, McFar-
iand and Nash loom up as steiiar per-
formers, though the entire tine con-
ducted itself in an eificlent manner.
Though the field was very muddy,
little fumbling was done by either squad
as players are getting accustomed to a
soggy bail and slippery field. A num-
ber of sensational runs were made for
long gains, but the feature of the of-
fensive was the consistent gaining of
Dyer and Lindsey over the tackles ami
around ends. The Rice line permitted
only a limited number of Southwestern
backs to reach the secondary defense.
Most of the opposing piays were nipped
in the well known hud:
But here's the story in detaii:
First Quarter.
Dyer kicked to Southwestern, who
punted front her 20-yard line as soon as
the kickoff was received. Front the mid-
die of the grid Lindsey brushed left end
for 10 yards and Dyer made 10 around
the other extremity. Lindsey failed to
gain through lack of interference.
Southwestern, offside, was penalized 5
yards. Lindsey carried the bail 7 yards
over left end and Dyer made 2%
through left tackle. Nash pushed the
ball through center for first down. Lind-
sey plunged left guard for 5 yards, but
failed to gaip on his second buck. Two
more line trucks failed and the ball
went over on the 10-yard line. Tut-
wiler punted to mid-field, saving the
goal for the time being.
Nash failed to gain on a tackie play
and a moment later the Owls were pen-
alized 15 yards. Poweli punted to the
S. U. 15-yard line. Southwestern lost
the ball on the 28-yard line via the
fumble route and Powell, standing on
the 35-yard line dropkicked goai. The
rest of the quarter was a tame affair
and ended with the bait on the S. U.
25-yard line.
Second Quarter.
Hair, Rice right end, stopped Wilson,
right haif, around his end. but Hice was ;
penalized 5 yards for offside. Wiison
failed to gain through right tackie, but
made 5 yards on a cross buck, the third
down. Southwestern was penalized this
time, the loss being 15 yards. A 10-
yard punt got the ball in Rice's terri-
tory.
Powell made one yard in two bucks
and punted 30. The bail was returned
to mid-field. The Southwestern backs
butted into the Rice iine three times
and then punted to the Rice 20-yard
line. Dyer made 5 yards through ieft
tackle. He foliowed this up on the next
play with a pass to Poweil. who ran 60
yard^AB^l was finally downed by Camp-
bell on the 15-yard line. Dyer tore
through right tackie for the touchdown
and Brick kicked goal.
Dyer kicked off to the S. 1*. 20-yard
iine. It was on the next piay that
Southwestern made a lata) attempt to
forward pass, for Hrick intercepted tite
bail and raced it over for tite second
touchdown. Tite goai faiied.
Southwestern received ami returned
the baii to the 20-yard iine. Tutwiier
punted ami Xasii returned the bait to
tite center of the iietd. McGee went in
for Lindsey. Dyer advanced tite ball 5
yards through ieft tackie and Poweli
sent the baii to the 15-yard line with
a punt. Southwestern punted in turn,
sending the bail back 30 yards, i'rttut-
tttond went in for Xasli at quarter. A
fumble cost nice 15 yards and Pewit
booted a nice one tor 3 5 yards.
Southwestern reciprocated with an-
other 35 yards punt which was returned
10 yards. Southwestern was pem-.iized
five yards each for two offsides. Lind-
sey failed to gait) through left tackie.
Cetlach went, to right haif to reiievc
Dyer. Drummond brought the half to a
close with a britiiant mn to within one
yard of a touchdown after he had re-
ceived a pass from Poweli. He made it
across tite iine, but was crowded out of
bounds when aintost over for the score.
Score: Rice 16, S. U. 0.
Second Half. Third Quartet.
Southwestern kicked to the 25-yard
iine. Rice punted 30 yards. At this
point Heath was substituted for Pow-
eii. Drutumottd faiied to gain through
center, but made 20 yards around left
end tite next down. S. U. substituted
Osterguard for Cantpbeii. McGee fail-
ed to gain on a tackle play and a pass
from htm to Brick was nut completed.
Oerlach circled right end for eight
yards and McGee advanced one more
over guard.
Southwestern tttade ftrst down on two
plays over left tackle attd one through
left guard. Robinson, fuii, made one
yard over the left side of the iine. Rice
was set back five yards by the referee.
Two substitutions were made here: Wil-
liams for .larvis at Rice left ta-ckie. ami
Kennedy for Robittson, S. i faiied to
make first down on two bucks attd
punted to Rice's 22-yard line. Ceriaeh
got away with a sensational 60-yard
run, carrying the baii to the 18-yard
iine of tite enemy. Tite advantage was
tost, however, when a right etui run was
thrown for a 10-yard toss and two
passes failed to work.
Three tine plunges advanced S. 1".
two yards and Tutwiier sent a beauti-
ful spiral sailing down the iield
yards. Rice punted 40 yards also. Kin-
near went to quarterback to relieve
Drummond. S. U. made first down attd
tried passes, ait of which faiied. A 20-
yard punt gave the bail to ltice. Mc-
Gee made two yards around right end
and then made two more over ieft
guard. Geriach ptunged left tackie one
yard and the quarter was over.
Fourth Quarter.
Arbuckie sent in his original back-
field to [day the last quarter: Hash,
(Continued ou page 4)
!.
ONGAWA DESCRIBES Y. M. C. A. HAS
REALISM OP FLAY MEETING; MADDREY
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Japanese Actor ttives Outline of Meth-
ods to He Pursued in Presentation
of Oriental Drama to Occi-
dental Audience.
Micliitaro Ongawa. who is coming to
Rice October 25th. in An 1-lening in
Nippon," is a direct descendant of a
iong line of Samurai ancestry. He came
to the United States very eariy and was
educated in an American private schooi
Forced by circumstances to abandon his
books he entered a large business ex-
change.
In his wide association with men and
women of this country Mr. Ongawa re-
alized that his beloved people—the Jap-
anese—were misunderstood: that the
general impression of Americans came
through trashy novels and opera caric-
ature. So he. with his wife, determin-
ed to tell his friends, whether oppor-
tunity came, of the true Japanese spirit
of sincerity and of regard for music,
flowers, children and old age. But they
found that they could reach hut com-
paratively few—those who had read
and travelled. Then was worked out a
(Continued on page 3)
On Sunday afternoon. October 12,
1'jHt. ten maie students at ltice met ami
earnestly taiked about the formation of
a Rice Young Men's Christian Associa-
tion. There were, four Seniors, one
t'.tnlei' and the Sophomores. Haclt matt
shew-'d a desire to get some Y. M. C.
\ -n..'"}; started. On the foliowittg
two of them went to see Dr.
1 . .eit who said that he hoped there
"O'tsid he a Y. M. C. A. at Rice. He
asked that a number of men be gath-
ered together to start the work. That
evening R. K. Maddrey was elected to
lead them in their work. He has at-
ready been at work in the interest of
the Y. M. C. A. and we expect that a
regular program will be carried out by
Maddrey and those on the job with hint.
The Y. AT. C. A. will occupy the suite
of rooms beneath the debating hails of
the south wing dormitory. Meetings
will be held twice each month. Ex-
penses will be kept down in order that
no one will he inconvenienced by hav-
ing to pay dues. AH who are interest-
ed In (he work will talk to Maddrey or
Cain, and will try to be present at the
next meeting on Tuesday night.
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