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VOLUME V!
RICE INSTITUTE HOUSTON, TEXAS, MARCH 4, 1921
NUMBER 23
M'KEAN HADE MPT.
'22 BASKETBALL 5
On!y Six Letter# Awarded '21
Teem by Ceach
Cawthon.
Hugh Rateigh McKean. '22. was
aiected captain for the 1922 basket
inH team, at a meeting of the tetter
men in the Rice gym Tuesday after-
toon. Coach Cawthon awarded six
etters in basket baii, to the foilowing
nen: Lovett, Timmons, Brown. Mc-
Kean, Kennedy, and Todd.
McKean made a tetter in basket
hat I his freshman year at Rice, but
ist year he received a broken ankte
.1 a resuit of intramurat footbat), and
t was not abie to go on the court,
'tis year he has been one of the
: , st guards in the state.
t oach Cawthon has pianned a Ma-
stic party for the team Saturday,
..ith which he wttt finatty entertain
!em.
Mice loses this year three tetter
n: iTmmons, Lovett and Brown,
if team for '22 wit] be buitt around
Kean, Todd and Kennedy.
PLENT! PEP" AT
HSH BARN DANCE
MR. CRAM LECTURES
O N ARCHTIECTURE
OF MCE !NST!TCTE
Desires Library, Academic
Court end Chepe! as Next
Three Building*.
Fat Men Got Stuck, Light
One* in Luck; Red Pop
and Candy Were Fed
to the Dandies.
the Freshman barn dance in the
< muttons Tuesday evening was a great
success. The lightweights had it over
' e heavier men for admittance charge
as assessed according to weight. A
t of scates at the entrance correctly
eighed each escort, and the price
t one cent for each pound to 150 was
atiected. For every pound over 150
me-hatf cent was charged.
Girts in aprons and gingham dresses
'iid boys in overaits and other rurat
attire, enjoyed simpie country pas-
times. The commons was decorated
ith an abundance of hay. white the
t eshman color of green predominated,
pples hung from the ceiling and the
aidens and bumpkins had to bite
the apptes off without touching them
ith their hands. In artificial wells
.bout the room, apples floated, which
'kewise coutd be gotetn out onty by
tin* mouth.
Red soda pop and candy were serv-
t from a mammoth hay covered wet!,
tt one end of the commons. At the
"liter end there was a big hay stack
i nd the party busied themselves with
! tinting for a needte, which had been
ist in it. Sjjtgns about the room
warned the guests of being bit by the
<ws and other domestic animats. The
e een covered lights, shining from be
t'ind embankments of hay and strings
f apples lent a weird effect to the
stene.
The grand march was led by Presi
i nt of the class H. B. Penix of Min-
i rat Wells and Miss Lida Capel of
I'enver, Colo. Music was furnished
i y Charlie Dixon.
Raiph Adams Cram. Litt D.. LL. D..
lectured on "The Architecture of the
Rice Institute" in the physics amphi-
theatre Sunday afternoon. He is the
senior member of Cram & Ferguson
of Boston, one of the ieading archi
tectural firms in America. A targe
audience was present to heat Dr.
Cram speak on a subject which hotds
so much local interest.
Dr. Lovett introduced the speaker
with several witty remarks, mention-
ing that Dr. Cram's firm had in charge
the architecture of Rice, Princeton and
severat other equalty famous institu-
tions.
Dr. Cram opened his highty inter-
esting discourse by saying that before
a buitding can take material shape it
must have a sptrituat background,
there must be one dominating idea to
determine synchronised and hartnon-
ious devetopment.
In the building of the Institute there
are styles of almost every known kind
I with the possibte exception of the
Gothic which today has proved of iittte
popular favor. The highty ornament-
{al colorings of the East meet the mas-
sive substantialness of the Germanic
! or Teutonic inftuences. Thus the re-
I suit achieved is very similar to the
Spanish Romance, or more speciftcal
ly, Bizantine Romanesque.
The materiats are. in general, from
locai sources, marble, brick and gran-
ite, from Texas and Ozark regions.
However, in the administration bintd
ing there are to be found 19 different
kinds of foreign stones. This fact in
itsetf is symbolic. The carvings on
this buitding are probabty the best
since the 15th century. Dr. Cram says
the onty reason he qualified this state
ment was the fact that he himself had
to do with its fineness. The super-
iority of this work goes to show what
can be accomptished when men's in-
terest rather than their desire for
gain ts aroused.
Dr. Cram's ptan for the (tevetopment
of the buitding schedute woutd piace
the tibrary as the next buitding to be
erected. The compietion of the aca-
demic court he consideres essentia! to
the welt balanced expansion of the
university. To complete the court
would include the buitding of the wing
corresponding to the physics buitd-
ing. the open air theatre and the
garden of the oaks. He says the aca-
demic group is the keynote of the
whole plan and wit) determine the
tone of the campus.
Signs of Spring.
KEEP ofF
ALL STATE
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BASKET BALL TEAM
HCKED BY MANN
PREPARATMNSFOR
MTERSCHOLASTK
MEET, APRIL 14-16
RICE TEAM DEFEATS LS.U. TAKES HARD
TEXAS 24 TO 22 GAME FROM RICE
IN EXCITING GAME FNE-35 TO 23
ExceHent Teamwork and
Good Guarding Feature
the Came.
Last Conference Game the
Hardest and Prettiest of
Season.
FtRST TEAM
Forbes (A. and M.) Forward.
Timmons (Rice) Forward.
Lyons (Bayior) Center.
Dwyer (A. and M.) Guard.
. McCuttough (Texas) Guard.
SECOND TEAM.
Peyton (Texas) Forward.
Barrett (Texas) Forward.
Lovett (Rice) Center.
Van Brown (Rice) Guard.
Martung (A. and M.) Guard.
Invitations Mailed; Enter-
tainment Commitee
Elected.
12:
1:
8:
12
4:
4:
12:
4:
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CALENDAR.
FRtDAY, MARCH 4.
30 P. M.—Tennts Ctub.
30 P. M. —Girls' Gym Class.
00 P. M.—Green Mask Ptayers,
8outh End Junior.
8ATURDAY, MARCH 5.
00 P. M.—Green Mask Ptayers.
MONDAY, MARCH 7.
30P. M.—E. B. L. L. Meeting.
30 P. M.—Counett MeettnQ.
30 P.M.—Ttddsn's Lecture, Uni-
versity Ctub.
30 P. M.—Rice Forum.
TUESDAY, MARCH a.
30 P. M.—P. A. L. 8. Meeting.
00 P. M.-—Tattter's Meeting.
30 P.M.—Dr. Conhltn's Address,
Physics Amphttheatre.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9.
30 P. M.—Y. W. C. A. Cabinet
Meeting.
30 P. M.—Or. Conktin's Address.
30 P. M —Dr. Axson's Extension
Lecture.
THUH80AV, MARCH 10.
30 P. M.—Y. w. O. A. Masting.
30 P. M.—Or. Conhttn'a Lecture.
f*!OAY, MAMCM 11.
EDWIN G. C0NKL1N
LECTURE TUESDAY
Also Wednesday and Thurs-
day in Amphitheatre at
4:30 P. M. on Organic
Adaptation.
Rice Team Selection for AM
State Team.
FtRST TEAM.
Timmons (Rice) Forward.
Forbes (A. and M.) Forward.
Lyons (Baytor) Center.
Dwyer (A. and M.) Guard.
Brown (Rice) Guard.
SECOND TEAM.
Peyton (Texas) porward.
Barrett (Texas) Forward.
Lovett (Rice) Center.
McCutiough (Texas) Guard.
McKean (Rice) Guard.
! The above att state basket ball
teams for 1921 represent some of the
best material in Texas. The first se-
iection was picked by Lestte Mann,
physica! director of Rice, and outfieid-
er for the St. Louis Cardinats.
The tatter seiection is the men of
the picks chosen by each member of
the Rice basket ball squad. Timmons
of Rice has been picked on both tists
for att-state forward, white Brown of
Rice has been noTntnated on the tatter
setection.
Dr. Edwin G. Conkiin, professor of
biotogy at Princeton University, and
poputar^ecturer of that institution of
teaming, witl be giving a series of
tectures at Rice Institute, on March
8, 9 and 10. at 4:30 p. m. each day.
in the physics lecture amphttheatre.
Dr. Conktin wit) give discussions on
probtems of organic adaptation. One
of the following subjects witi be dis-
cussed each afternoon: "Fitness in
the Living World," "The Mechanism of
Adaptation," 'Mechanism and Theoto-
gy."
White in Texas Dr. Conkiin wiii also
speak before the Scientific Society of
San Antonio, at the Rosenberg Libra-
ry in Galveston, and at the University
of Texas.
JUDGE GARWOOD AND
MR. LANDSDALE ARE
GUESTS OF ENGINEERS
Sophs. Defeat Seniors
With 49 to IS TaUy—
C o! e m * n Stars
The Seniors were unable to stop
the speedy offense of the Sophs, who
romped away with the big end of a
49 tw M ecotw. - ;
Coleman. Soph forward, scored 97
points—17 Held goats and three foal
baskets.
Harlan played we!! far the Seniors
The Engineering Society of Rice had
as their guest iast Monday night Judge
H. M. Garwood and Mr. F. J. Lands-
daie. Judge Garwood is connected
with the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission. Mr. Landsdaie is the vaca-
tion engineer of the commission.
Judge Garwood reviewed the devet-
opment of raitroads in the U. S. and
presented the growing compiexity of
their buitding.
Mr. Lnadsdate then spoke on the
vaiuation of pubtic utiiittes and the
part the engineer ptays therein.
After the taik the two men answered
informai questions or the society and
gave the students the benefit of their
long years of experience and train-
ing.
invita^nn wore maited the earty
part of this week to the high schoots
which have been invited to participate
i in the first annual interschoiastic
! track meet on Rice Field Aprii 13 to
16. The program has been definite)}'
arranged and is as fottows:
Thursday. Aprii It. 4:30 p m -
Basebati. Bayior vs. Rice.
Friday, Aprit 15—8:00 a. m. to 2: Oil
p. m.—Registration. Assigning to
quarters and issuing of numbers and
tags. 12.00 m—Dinner at Rice Hotet,
given in honor of visiting contestants
by Houston business men (The Sales-
manship Ctub); 1:00 p. m.—Pretim-
inaries in track events: 4:30 p. m.—
Base bail. Baylor vs. Rice: 7:15 p.
m.—Tug of war. Rice Sophomores vs.
Freshmen; 8:00 p. m.—Cottege night.
Saturday. April 16—9:30 a. m.—In-
terschoiastic field championships;
2:30 p. m.,Interschiiastic track champ-
ionships. dual meet. Louisiana State
vs. Rice (Interschoiastic events witi
immediatety precede coliege events);
5:30 p. m.—Awarding of trophies;
6:30 p. m.—Dinner in Institute com-
mons.
A committee consisting of two mem-
bers from every ctass and the ctubs.
wilt have charge of the entertainment
of the men white here and wttt make
alt the necessary arrangements. The
high school men will be assigned to
quarters in the dormitories and the
Rice men witi entertain them in their
rooms, atlowing them to sleep in their
beds, white they will use temporary
cots Every opportunity witt be taken
to show the high schooiers the better
side of Rice and of college life in gen-
era)
tt is generaity admitted that a
greater number of athletes witl reg-
ister at Rice next year as a resuit, pro-
vided the expectations of the Athtettc
Committee are reaiized.
ARNOLD ELECTED TO
EDIT SOPH. THRESHER
j The Sophomore Ctass at a meeting
{on Thursday eiected E. (). Arnotd edi-
tor of the sophomore edition of The
Thresher. Othe members on the staff
eiected were Reginaid Bickford. man
aging editor, and W. H. Winn, business
manager. W. H. Winn and McGee
were eiected to serve on the commit-
tee for the entertainment of the high
schoo) athtetes in Aprt). A report
was made by the treasurer that the
ctass ts out of debt, with a batance
in the treasury.
Rice took the second game from the
Texas Longhoma Thursday night. The
score was 24 to 22 and the playing was
the hardest, the prettiest and most ex
citing ever seen on the Y. M. C. A
court, it was the iast conference
game of the season for Rice.
The score was neck and neck
throughout the game. It wavered from
a tie to Texas and then to Rice, but
never changing more than two or three
points either way. The triangutar play
of the Longhorns which on former oc-
casions had been so successful was
easitv broken up by Rice's four man
defense and Texas was forced to make
her points on the ionger shots. Then,
too. Rice fought harder because it was
the iast. chance three of the piayers
wouid ever have at Texas and they
were determined to break up the Tex-
as hoodoo at teast once before ieav
ing coHegiate basket bait.
Peyton of Texas opened the .scoring
I w ith a fieid goai. He threw another
{fieid and a foui goai before Rice scor-
ed on a foui. Then for two minutes
j the bait w ent back and forth on the
< court without going near either goal
i untii Rice tooped her first fie)d
goat. McKean tied the score a tttin-
; ute later by a running goai Xever
again was there as much as five
I points difference in the score. When
Texas scored Rice scored. When Tex
as fouied Rice fouled. Both Timmons
{and Peyton were in form at throwing
; free goais. Peyton was the man at
which Rice directed her strongest de-
fense. He was prohabiy the most
heady ptayer on the Longhorn team
and made the sensationai throw of
{the game when he topped a iong goai
i throwing backward over his head. The
[first period ended with the score 10
to 12 for Texas.
Rice had a habit of stacking up in
the second ha)f and rooters feared
that she might do it again Thursday
night. But Coach "Pete' had given
his men a taik on just that point and
instead they rushed hack and ptayed
. a better game than ever before. The
teamwork was exceiient. the passing
j fast and accurate. Both teams cen-
tered their force on the defense and
kept the score tow. The score went
{from 10 to 12 for Texas to 19 to 20
j for Rice. Rice threw a fietd goat and
Texas scored on a fietd and a tout
goat, making the score 22 to 22 After
three minutes fast piaying Rice threw
two foui ggats. bringing her score up
to 24. The Longhorns fought desper-
; atety to tie the score again, but when
I the gun shot the count was stitt 24 to
:22 for Rice
McKean was prohabiy the star of
the game. He took the tead in break-
ing up the Longhorn s ptay and in ad-
dition threw two difficUtt fietd goats.
Timmons and Lovett piayed up to !
standard on the Owt offensive white !
Brown gave some vatuabte support at !
guard. Stuart was hit in the nose !
earty in the game which impaired his
efficiency to some extent. He was !
taken out and Kennedy substituted.
Kennedy then gave the support which
probabty won the game for Rice. His
fighting spirit put new iife into the
Owt five and they ptayed first ctass
basketbati. Kennedy and McKean will
undoubtedty take the iead on next
year's varsity, judging from present
indications. Peyton tead the Long-
horns and any other Texas honors
were divided between Barrett. Russetl
and McCuttough
The tine up for the game foilpw s:
Rice.
Foul Fietd
tNSTRUCTORS L08E
TO FRESHMEN
The Instructors were badty out-
classed by the Freshmen at the gym
Friday afternoon. The final score was
4114. Mann. Nicholas and Rafferty
played well for the Instructors.
Mr.
Humphreys
Lectures CanceMed
On AdcouutSickness
The tecture on the Electrical Engl-
neer, which was to be given last Sat-
urday by Mr. H. K. Humphrey, was
Ptayer.
Fouts
Goats
Goats
to
2
Stuart F
Lovett. C ....
0
1
2
Brown. G
3
0
Kennedy. F. ..
1
2
Totat points:
24.
Texas.
10
3
g
1
9
1
Htti, G
1
0
McCutiough. G.
1
1
Totai points: 22
Referee: Henderson (Texas U.)
not given on account of Mr. Hum-
phrey s enforced absence, due to sick*
ness.
Louisiana State University took a
fast game from Rice, 35 to 23, on the
auditorium court Saturday night. The
game was ragged, due to the inac-
curate passing and throwing. The
first period was very ctose. Both sides
had numerous chances at the goat but
usuaMv faited to score. There was
practicaiiy no indtviduai starring but
both teams exhibited sonte excettent
teamwork When one side got the bail
it would otter be a minute or so before
the other side couid get hold of it.
During the iast five minntes i.ouis-
iana tightened up and ran away witi)
the score, iieim in particuiar did good
work for the Louisiana team. He was
the fastest matt on the court and but
for the determined guiding of Brown
and McKean the score wouid have
been much [arner.
The counting began with a fietd
goai by L. S t*. Then a tout on
Brown gave them another point Xex'
Rice looped two goals itt rapid suc-
cession. bringing the score up to 4
and 3. After that thf? score was ciose
throughout the halt'. Both teams
seemed to be playing n defensive
game and wouid play hardest when
away from their goai. Rice uttdoubt
edly otttplayttd i, S. U. during the
first half, but her men were inaccu
rate on throws and the count remained
tow. The period ended with tile score
15 to 12 for L. S. 1*.
The Rice students atui band plead
tou with its team lo eomf back with
the same fight in the second hatf.
attd for a time it seemed to do so
Timmons scored first attd then again
Rice took the iead for a few minutes
white the rooters went wiid. But sud
deniy L. S. U. began to ioop goals
and it seemed impossible to stop
them. Titey rapidiy ran the seore up
to 25 to 1" and Rice eailed for time
out. The short conference was in
vain. The Louisiana team was going
fuii force attd the guarding of the
Owls was hopeiess because Helm and
Havs threw goais from aintost any
position on the court, especiatly at dis
tances. There were wild throws on
both sides, many of thetu When a
baii went out it woutd be thrown the
length of the court and often go out
on the other side again. Rice had
numerous chances at the goal, but the
baii would neariy atways hit the rim
of the basket, rott around it a few
times and fatt out. keeping the stands
groaning in desperation. Kennedy had
been taken out in the first period
He was put back in the last eight
fhinutes and for the rest of the game
Rice tightened up and piayed excet
tent bati. although they were unable
to bring their score up to a safe point
There was tittle starring in the
game, although McKean and Timmons
ptayed a heady game. They were the
hardest fighters and broke up ptay
after piay of the Louisiana five. Some
sensational work by Heim boosted L
S. U.'s score but is was equated in
quatity by that of Kennedy and Brown
faptaip Lovett played an exceiient
game at center He took the iead in
the scoring for the Owts and threw
some pretty goats from difficult posi
tions. He was the most accurate
scorer on the Rice team Timmons
threw three out of four fonts caiied
on L. S. U. Stuart did good work
when in at forward.
The game was remarkably free
from fouis. Rice made but three,
white L. S. U. made four. The fight
ing was fierce but ctean. tt was the
iast game of the season for Rice and
she hoped to end up with a victory,
hut the fates had witied otherwise.
However, she ptayed a game that was
a credit to her coach and Rice can
be truty proud of the 192! Owl has
keteers.
Pout Field
Rice Fouis. goais. goats.
Kennedy, f 2
Timmons. f 3 2
Lovett. c 1 (
McKean. g
Brown, g 2 1
Stuart, f
L. S U.—
Hays. f. t 7
Hetrn. f 3 e
MeBMtand. c
Ms. g
-Hagne. g . . 6 "g
Refere*—Ktnney (Miss A A M.)
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