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STUDENT WEEKLY PUBLICATION
RICE INSTITUTE
ALUMNI
EDITION
VOL. 15
HOUSTON. TEXAS. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1929
NO. 10
WHY
Fourteen Rice Alumni Tell
Why They Contributed to
the Alumni Memorial
Building Fund
ARCHITECTS DRAWING OF ALUMNI MEMORIAL BUILDING
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homecoming next A&frfoe FavnrArl In
saturday to bring t?8'/8 avo„ ■"
back many alumni Conference Meet
A few months ago the secretary ot'
the Alumni Association wrote a note
to those who have signed pledge cards
and asked them to tell Just, why they
had contributed. Borrowing our so-
briquet for this column from a local
dally, the Thresher re-prlnts below
excerpts from sonic of the replies re-
ceived. Here are offered many sub-
stantial reasons why every graduate
of Itice should get his pledge card
into the mall right now if he has not
already attended to that matter.
* * *
Listen to Frank Miller: "The job j
of putting this first fund over is the j
hardest, and we must, have ll'i per j
cent co-operation of all alumni and |
ex-students to make it a success, j
Failure will mean disaster, not only to
future ventures of similar nature, but j
to our hopes ot endowment from other
sources us well, We must succeed!" •
Miller Alexander evidently reads his
Bible pretty closely. Miller had only
to be asked his reasons and he went
right straight to the good book and
picked out a few timely verses front
Saint Paul's epistle to the Corinthians.
Of coure, Miller changed a word here
or there, but just the same some
mighty good reasons why you and I
ought to contribute to the fund can
be found in the New Testament:
"My own pledge Inadequately ex-
presses the degree of my FAITH ill
Hice folk, for they have brought, me
no disappointments.
"1 have tried, and shall try to dis-
play my LOVE for Rice, and I shall
feel no regrets.
"By contributing to this monument,
I shall partly return to her people the
gifts they gave me. That, surely, Is
a fair thing to do."
1
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This magnificent half-million dollar structure is to lie erected on the campus by funds raised
through Individual subscriptions to the Alumni Endowment Find It Is to be known as the Alamui
Memorial Building, given by members of the first twenty-five classes of the Itice Institute as1 a:
memorial to William M. Itice, founder of the University; a ml it shall he so constructed a.-' to ad.
join, on the east; side, the Administration Building and face tin rhysics Building. Tin Alumni
Memorial Building Is expected to be erected by l!M8: it shall contain offices and lecture hail# and
be used generally as the Institute sees fit.
Concisely and plainly stated are the
reasons set forth by T. M. Keiller.
His pride in keeping Hie In a foremost
place among the South'® universities,
and his gratefulness for the education
received here, made the signing of a
pledge easy for him. We quote.
"First, I have obtained from Rice
Institute an excellent education at
practically no cost for tuition and feel
that they are entitled to call on me
for support now that I am more able
to give (Pthan before.
"Further, we all hope to see Hice
maintain its position as the foremost
school of the South, and the only way
it can be kept ahead of all the rest is
by having plenty of money to do the
things necessary. Before we ask out-
siders for support, we should have a
material evidence of alumni support of
the Institute."
* * *
For a long time before Buford Good-
win has been dreaming. But not an
ordinary dream, is this one of Bit-
ford's. Perhaps many others who feel
a deep attachment for Hice Institute
have dreamed the same dream. ^Let
Mr. Ooodwin tell you about it:
"I have long thought of giving sev-
eral large and beautiful buildings to
.. Illce, but jusvt at present am a little
short of bavin* the necessary millions
111 cash. There are probably several
others with the same dream auil the
same lack, but who can make a small
down payment on this dream, and who
WILL do so if shown that a lot of
such small payments will amount to
enough to turn their dream into a
reality?"
♦ ♦ *
A. It. Kennedy recites that he took
the hull by the horns last Thaiiksfflv-
Infe* Day at the alumni reunion and
dare to ask why a school so richly
endowed as Hice had to pester its
alumni for funds.
"I sat down In defeat," he continues,
"when I learned that due to changing
conditions the Income from the en-
dowment was barely enough to cover
current expenses.
"I returned home and subscribed to
the Endowment Fund in an effort to
do my share In making the old dream
of thirty-two buildings come true."
* * •
But'' suppose we give the ladles a
chance to show that they have their
reasons for signing pledges just as
good as any ole reasons the men can
put up. Mrs. W. B. Torrens wins the
lioonr of being the ladles champion.
Yes, Mrs. Torrous?
"Kvery degree which hits been given
an alumnus of Itice is the symbol of
four years' expensive education pre-
sented to each student gratis. Wo
should call onr building fund a thank-
offering, and the Alumni Building the
Hall of Gratitude!"
t H
Hice Institute sharing In Houston's
progress is the vision of Joseph G.
Heyck. A paragraph from his letter:
"Houston Is growing rapidly to be
, (Continued on Page 4)
Alumni Seeks $50,000 In
Pledges By November 30
An intensive campaign to secure brought the highest educational ad- itice Institute. Soni- 235 pledges to-
additional pledges from Hice alumni vantages within the reach of stu-1 titling $2ti,tiOO had been obtained up
tor the Alumni Memorial
program will be launched
building .
dents entirely free of tuition. A fund until November -1, l tu the first four-
Election of Officers and
Other Business to Come
In Morning
Scores nf Hice Alumni Inn e signt
tied their intention of rettiming to
tins campus Saturday, \'ov. :t<i, f'or
homecoming eolchrulloll.
Decision to hold tile meeting nil
tliis date was readied through tin-
medium of a questionuaire sent to
members of tile association.
\ business meeting will be held in
iIn- Physics Amphitheater, beginning
, at IV:IK!':a. Ill, .lust after the l.'icollay
or I o<It hit 11 name, open house Will lie
held at Autry House. Ai the business
• meeting report^ by the severar class 1
•hairitieii will lie jcf'Ven, as the, results ;
if tin i ,impaigu lor endowment in |
t heir respective classes. Order of
^business.■ fbr the meeting is as fol-
lows: I. Calling the association to or-
der. - IJi aditiK a ltd adopt Ion ol mill j
Hies, Election. I iieport of Up
secret a rv t reasurer, f>. Reports «f
1 ■ on1111i111■ cs li. Old business 7. New
business, v Adjournment.
Election will be held tor t tie follow ■
ing ■ it flees in the association: i'resi
lent. Vice president and iwn itn-m i
liet's Of tile execlll iv e bOHfli.
Alumni will be granted a special
price as regards tickets to the Itice
Baylor game and wilt lune a sipeclifO
sect ion.
RUSSELL ELECTED
TO BUSINESS STAFF
; Consideration of Proposed
Amendment Put Off
Until Spring
Hilly Rufwll. a junior from I'uk- i
I Huff. Ark., was oW'ted to tho l>osi
Over Rice Course
DISTANCE CAPTAIN
Seven Schools Expected to
Give Farmers Close
Competition
Willi, 111*rr'K'k of t)o .si.iM-t.int! uuii
S:il uriid v nftoi'noon ;u I o^'locrsoul^!.;■
!!.♦ harriers will jh** lui'lr ■ 1111-
i*vii ('oniY'niii ci'Oh?-' ..
lof vuu imVp# '*v i I! I ol 3' * w r t i- ilit r-
ttWI.hii, Pm-I'Iv " i'oui'Hr . inu! llaJ>'}i « u thrfo
frui'k, ' ' 1 1
Wilt hfii
in
tui ri< • t
men will turn i
lo r r«r^i\ j;|)f raiM
YV lilt> ti: (ii
rt'iiorti in, tIn
unit v
UtUlJ lllr.i t
til J ( Wit I
fit Ml1.!
let ween ^ for erection of ♦ lir Memo- j teen Hhhhpk. tion of assistant business manager of
>e %n rial building is to be raised by sub-! An easy method ot pay me in ban "Ww Tbresber, at a meeting: or the
now and Nov. 30, date of the annual | script ion front members of the first 'been arranged whereby thoHe sub- I student, council Monday of this week,
alumni reunion, according to Clarence i twenty-five graduating c'asses of 1 scribing to the fund make annual. An election for the purpose of fill
EX. Wademan, president of the r*""" ; ; or quarterly payments ,position was to have been
elation ot luce Alumni. Alumni offl- ' A^aILmw • m„L :0ver " mmiber of years. The usual twW Nov. 25 at which time Bice Mu-
ch™ hnva «„ A „0[1| „r inn nan tr. rWt Artnttr UttO pledge*; tore *50i; 125 juid * r your, dents were also to vote on an amend-
Contributes to Band Fmd\Mho"*b donations of any amount ment to the student constilntion. Mr.
digued pledges to be secured by " W W WWl r Bnfl I are acceptable. Russell was the only eligible candidate
A statement of the endowment re- to "nuke application for tlie office,
veals the surprising fact that the thus obviating tile necessity for an
election by the student body. Mr, litis-
sell will enter upon his duties at once,
Further consideration of the pro-
Tlianksglving, and expect little dif-
ficulty attaining their objective once
a direct appeal has ben made to every
graduate.
Plans for the proposed new build-
ing. which will complete the quadran-
Riee Band is soon to be the recipient
of a contribution to t'niforni Funti , „ , .
from I'ort Arthur-Hlce Cub. of 3' 'awwMn point ot nun.
i ber of any graduating c ass, had tin
It Is reported by an alumnus who . m.#f t(J |)0(llvst n tlg percent
s a tesidetit in I ort Arthur that the I of members pledged, and a'so posed amendment to tie* constitution
gle on the south end of the Admin- d-Inees'"^ "that citT whlph"'ha!^' m ' "'e s,,'"IIt,!it ftveraf« ««•«'" l''"dged wi'll he positioned until the spring
istratfou building have been drawn i ■ u which ha\e, to ,)H|. year. Only S.H per ceni of those ''lections.
rntwion Duiirting nave "e«l drawn ,jate ^een well attended. Profits from listed on the class of ';SS rosier leive
wni'lam ' " . "i 122 ™ 72
w." W«"Hsrs" e — • :««—<« >. « «
chitecture. Mr. Wat kin has gone • '* «itrlbut«l to the loss ot pledge
carefully over the preliminary de- 1 5? r '"'"'K profitable endeavors, ; cards originally mailed to class litem
signs aiid has seen to it that every- I l*1ei,p provide a wonderful op , hers iast, spring, a situhtion which
fiipCain Willi-,
looks at von from aiimi1, may
not; t.f |it.e prc'iuicr i-ro-s mi *ii-
try runui-r in tin- ^.lutlnuMr,
i iitil'erciKie, bill -it .lie'isn't, ihvt.
the t'esr nf his c'innp"i|i<lir~ want
tn «,jpow who is,
Willis won r lie \ <iru•• r ti' ■'
two-mile title lust spring, ami
finished fourth in tie- lii>1 aild
dale run. He has vanquished
all opposition this -i-usoii. and
Will rule a big favorite Safur
day for the conference cross
country championship tn lie
staged here
Bootleggers Have to
Advertise at Harvard
litiston. Federal authorities tool.
Houston Attorney to
Address Rice Pre-Laws
Cyrus S, (e'litrv. iitniiiiiicit" lion-tun
attorney, will addtesk. the l'i> Law
Socleiy Tuesiiav nlgiti at an open
Ilicetinti at the \lttry llmtse at "
O'clock Tllis if) title tirst ot n series
FROSH PLAY AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON
Prep and High School Grads
Will Battle Against
Each Other
,f* OI'Hl Ifl i I 711 11.4 vv li 1 ill- It rt'oj'ii.'h) |03j{;:
more epporlunil> i«. ifn.-'/s
ei'ful l'rcshinan |<iotliti'l ,ii) .i
lion tliis seafon. This aft'tTirtiin;, ■ e;"
lilt*e Held, t.'te slilncs « have it, i,
'for supreaia v h< r e i ti tin m-e|, •
; lii otjter vvoril-:, ;• nn of ffosli w
cattli'; to l.;i. c ■ ft'et.i d!tt'erii,t|lt , Jlttirei
do h,i"U •villi tliofji tfjijiju
■ •aiue direct from high school vlrehn.
I'ract ieftllv all sUiite p'iijo r • will
ftfoe action, and tin- t-aiue wra'start
at -".'in. An admiHshm ,pf!',,e >>t .
cents will lie I'liHrged
\ large crowd is ;e\pectedV a-: t.h;-
Is ( xpe'ted to 1m a i-i-ai lial.tle A,
lalnnt on eai.il: oi Site tiru nr I, . i
ing etevvus tS' preity evenly (II. ■'<I• • I,
,;iid as each tenm I.:v.•.% I'll.'" plaji- 'of
the otliet-, a wild, v cinl tital flFptdiy
crilitest is expt'cled to take |i|tl.e.
GOETHE VEREIN MEETS
AT AUTRY HOUSE
thing In the construction of the new .POTtnatty to sell liice to Port ArtljprJ should be remedied h.v the inai ing of ' notice of advertisements
edifice is in complete harmony with *SS| Sc',10°1 «t"dents. .additional pledge cards litis past in the Harvard Dartmouth edition ot
other buildings now on the campus. , ",e Port Art^uit aluuinl group hold : week. To the preceding class of "28 j the Harvard l.anipoon. tin Crimson
The Alumni Memorial building has i !TKU!ar meeliniM with President tlus goes the lionor of iiaving the largest comic sheet, and the Harvard Kailv
been conceived as n permanent monu- ,K.'U11"IWtt'' cha,rmun' Ml- '''• F; Percentage of members pledged.
I.ighthoust
ALUMNI LUNCHEON
Saturday, Nov. KU. being Mouieconi-
ing Day for the alumni of the Itice
Institute, it is planned t" serve a
ment lo William Marsh Hice, founder i secretary-treasurer of . ,u,r cent of those graduating in that
of the institute, whose generosiy r ' n,inriUets ure given l y the; year having contributed to the fund
" I club on special occasions. |
The local Uice clubs of San Antonio, i _ ,
with Mr. c. l. iioweii '21 as president, j Economics Students
and Dallas with Mr. t). H. fffkenlohr D_;__ i„ /if „
'lii as president, are reported active in OUng LOMeSt tO LlOS€
the Interest of the Institute. |
The Uniform Fund o ft he band has Considerable interest in liice eco-
Plate luncheon for 50 cents at Cohen Jlw, nH.„iv(,(1 u R|ll ot #50; frnl)l noinhs idasses. as posil.:.. contrihut
House to members of the Muh, alumni j^ton Rice Club, this amount being ors to tli<> art of advertising, litis been
and friends. The service will be quite J t.l>o residue from funds raised for the I urr),lfl(M| during the past few \vl|l(s
simple, and the meal will he ready at foot hit II banquet given by the club to , , . , ' , " j
11:30 a. m. the Freshmen Football lean, of I!i2«. "'• ="l^'''t.sing contest .„,st
> I ended. According to Mr, Kenneth i
; Dameron, instructor in economics, m-
t.mcjjMua inquiries from local business
men. concerning the pesslldlitv ol se
enuring the services of itice eec.nom
ics studeats. have been received.
Four advertising agencies, attract
Crimson, purporting to have been
If! written by local bootleggers calling,
attention to tlielr illicit waiva and giv-
ing telephone numbers where litjhor
might be (Villained
Assistant Federal Alton, cy Kliliu
ippearing ' ilKs by lloo.-toti /ntuntey.-; which
are to he given throughout ihc jeilj'
«*•
pftfort the I',]'! Law Societv
Mr lieptrt is a forlili. r Itlitidei
sclloUii ilt.ld a! the pre.-etil a llietiilief
e| tite faculty ol tic V M (', A
Scliooi n| l.avs. llii vi ir.- of the lie
tive pr.Kttce <vt law and hi- teaching visit ot Dr Ft h dru I. S
eyperietices have vfi'yti hini a tiior ''u" Atitcric.iii IiislJiut
'lite first tneetliu,; ot t'la.• . n.
gaiii/.i-d lib i c.enaan Clul. 111.
\ ercin. w ill (hi lie'iitl i Ills, ,iVi c
Alttrv Utilise a;t V n I 11>f-Js
Tlte .meet trig vv i ll In- iih'iiriiai
pi.ii'liosl-, will ..In; tor t ie mi'-'nttiei
iiequainted'. Plans for" the
Stone said the iichertisein.'iits migrtf j ougli grounding in the pi-nieiples. „f ' will ho dlsciissed. I'ndi i tfii.
have been joltes. biilii'tin y were bona law ;tn.| a emu pr, 11 • ■ u iv v • r;i'i ni n g1; in ef the Coetlie Vci.-jr., Dr.
; Legalities and Spaghetti Mix\
Around Pre-Law Banquet
The old order cliangeth! Such is
the trend of the Pre Law Society as
Indicated by the personnel of the bati-
queteers at. Ye Old College Inn on
Friday. An ensemble of new faces
both old and new on the Institute
campus—but at least new In the royal
and ancient, ranks of the Pre-Uiwyers
greets Ridley, the two term president.
An enthusiasm-characteristic of the
old---marks the vigor with which the
chicken is attacked scarcely stopping
short of a Saxon gluttony. Negro
waiters dart, hurriedly in and out ex-
citedly—More spaghetti—more coffee
— and rolls. Dormitory etiquette for
the time being is forgotten a legal
dignity, seasoned with chicken gravy,
fills the air.
' There is no negro problem to be
solved tonight, no letter front the
trustees of Rice entrusting the future
completion of the Institute to the Pre-
Law Society. Instead, an Impromptu
debate is in order—to decide the
quaint old Scotch (or Scott) question
of whether the waiters should be
tipped for their exce'lent service dttr-
I'idc. prosecutions miuht follow . '• its '.arioii> tu M,ti> lie-i
111 a statement the Fedi ra 1^11'i• • ej-1 ■, rii. open meeting, to whit''.!■' -veiy
said that he "had asked the' prohibition i3|i Hm-tc-tcil.Is fepfeat; is ro he tol-
ilepat'tllient to Investigati lie added lowed h\ ,-t t«111-i:i.-■ tn i lite.- ol i r> fil
that if tlie iidvertsiemetils vvero .jokes, i it i j .< u t ;i 11. >■ v.hicii ill ncuih.:^ n.
it was rather poor taste in ^-is opinion. urg(M in rtttaaid
Alumni Endowment Idea
Should be Accepted— Lovett
The idea of alumni endowment of , i lui'hni of lilec flthimnl is itieit a
make a bold stand for the affirmative ftp! ''-v "l,? excellence ot the work, be- ^ universities lif'au American idea, thut unique idea, and worthy of a I pratsi-.
Dan Stratton discourses briefly in lug done by the Rice writers, have j is to say, the idea of deliberate:.* en It meets an ordinary expectation in
behalf of tho negative, while the I made offers to the I2u economies class 'lowing universities and .colleges , tiu extraordinary way. lui).. one
judges are quite unable to decide just j (0 ()0 commercial work, fine of these ,lu'''Ugh the organized effort of their has but to mention tills Rl.'e APimnl
exactly which point of view Henry I _ _ ' Sown individual alumni is an American idea to leel its flame of appeal at
Holden is defending, in the end it. : 0 '''rs may accepted, it was *«id. j ln nk,.,,nt yoat s the idea litis once to reason, to imagination, 'to in
makes no difference, for Dykes runs ■ Mr. Hameron in commentihg on the j taken root in oilier countries, bin it torost, and to will a pernmnent. nn-tn
away with the honors and the Lawyers j type of copy written by the econoin ! still flourishes more' luxuriantly in lis ."oriul to the founder, for perpetual? use
dig down Into tlie'lr brimming coffers ; Btudenls said that although lie!«nvh native soli, where it embodies i bv the university, from designs of its
to finance the Issue ^Ji^ctedUlks.U ap^Wizlng in,1 ^""" Tft SS ^ « ;'
Cigars are passed by Harold Hell j , exhibits enthusiastic eo-operalion ill .bronze by Its tirst students and trad
1 ftuint) will i'iv.' a ler'ture
, tJermany, on lij-cemher I
All I iertiilati ispea > itu;
Invited to iiUend tin - un.
tfit
CO ED CORA SAYS
ing the evening. I.ykes and Sewall
Wright; each over-cautious lawyer
! advertlnlng, he had never seen a bet-
the service of. an ideal, exemplifies ; nates. I doubt If a better first step
looks twice before aceeyptlng and.'er class of work tban that, done In ;u,ve and loyalty, add eiinob'es the 1 were ever take ti. Pfr on a farther
then puffs hesitatingly ns If waiting! this contest. j pride and prejudice, of place. Its cul reaching trail.
for the explosion to occur. The Issues
of the day present themselves -the
campus beauties are selected and re-
selected according to various stand-
ards of legal nesthties. The pending
suit of Parks vs. The City of Houston
Is reviewed by the plaintiff and a
self-appointed committee or judges
take upon themselves the responsibil-
ity of rendering the verdict. And so
far into the night the Issues clash
until taps are sounded with tinkling
glassware.
For the final advertisement which ] "VII,lon be accepted by some as 1 therefore most respectfu'ly urge
.....o.„., I,,.* ......i, u. <- ,,! n duty, admitted by others as an obli- : all who are eligible to membership in
v as writ ten last week, Mr. Cecil . , , , ...
gallon, enjoyed by many more as a the Association ot Rice Alumni to Join
Keith won the first prize ol ♦Id. Oth- J-j,|.|V|tf np, but refused or ignored by them at the very beginning of this
erst whose work was given mefition , none. ; great undertaking. Kvery member ol
wore Mary Runt;, IWary Davis, Wi Ham . Now. what the sons of Harvard, the Association wo (Otifidetitlv expect
Path, Joe Garza, N. P. Ilarton, Clar- Vale, and Princeton, and the datlgh ! to contribute money and time, gen-
eiice Held, Ruth Hftlley, Clara. May ] ters of Widleslcy, Vassal', and Smith . erous'y anil regularly, to tin business
Smith, and Robert Rankin. These have done with tliis Idea for their col- 1 now In hand. And 1 earnestly hope
students will some time soon he the leges, that the sons and daughters of that nil who witness the start niav
guests of Mr. Carter of the I.amar ho- nice are setting out to do for their j also witness the completion of this
tel. who has been sponsoring the eon Institution. And the initial project of j high enterprise of faith and courage.
test,. this sort lately proposed by the Asso- Fdgar Ddell !,ovetl, !
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