The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 24, 1917 Page: 4 of 6
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THE THRESHER, MARCH M, !M7
THE THRESHER
A fortnight)).' periodica) published by the
Htudents of the Rice Institute at
Houstott, Texa.B.
):n!<[t-d Ms .st-< t'[n]-t.')aaH [nutter October 17,
M'tii. Ht the poHtoffice at Hounton, Texas,
under-the Act of March 3, ]S79.
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\t a tttfutinK of tht- Hentor
<)a^- the su{JK<'s!ii.m was txadt- that tlti?.
y-ar's K''X'iitiHH'- thfit' deposit:
wiii) Hie-' InsOttne to t'onn a tnnl^us fen
a Students' Loan t-'und, which couid bt'
.I'id'-d to yearly ny the Aittiiitti.
Tlii^ aciiot) on the part, of the class
ssoutd he truly praiseworthy. Theru b
tatu ii ta!i; of students' ioan funds thp.se
<iays, and nothing cou!d be morn appro-
priate titan that the graduates them-
i\es contribute to such a fund, even
tiifiuch lite amount is ttecessariiy smalt,
in no ntoto cnmtnt'iuK way could they
t-hms appreciation lor the many advant
tt^es that the college has offered them.
\.t one can tie expected to have a ):eenet
sympathy with the tinanchit struggles of
an ambitious student than "one who ha
been there."
in many colleger it is the custom tot
e.'t' h trradttnting class to leaver some
aietitorial a picture, a Kt.a,tue or a
dt ini-ing ftmntain- its proof of devotion
to their Aitim Alater. Mow much more
piactical it wouh] be to teave motie)
vchich would make possible a college
education for some man or woman to
" ht<nt H ttiight otherwise be denied.
l':-)".-f'iaity is this true at Rice, where
it s.ems ridiculous to even think of dq-
t. - titiK pictures or stone benches. They
at- not needed itt the architectural
'''hex"*! of things. Hut it is not ridicu-
'"u to plan in any way to help individ-
aal stmients. They need it. The be-
inning of nit alumni fund to be used as
a -indents' loan fund is the most ap-
propriate, ihe most practical and the
inosi desirable gift thai a class can ieave
to the college. <tt is sincerely to be
hoped tha.t the ctaiss of lift' wiil tarty
on! their good intentions in this respect
and that the future ctasses will follow
the precedent thus set for them.
THE STUmXTS' AMMfM HTtdX,
As we go to press there has been a
good deai of talk about a Student
Association. As there was a possibility
that such an organization would be
formed, or should be formed, The
Thresher took the trouble of obtaining
the views of various representative stu-
dents on ihe matter, and they are print-
ed in this issue on another page.
The views expressed by no means
show a unanimity of opinion, some op-
posing the proposition outright, and oth-
ers giving various reasons for their ap-
proval.
in view of the fact that the control
of The Thresher is one of the important
points at stake it is hardly our piare to
either approve or disapprove of such an
organization. We desire to he in a po-
sition to co-operate with next year's
staff, however it may be elected.
A few comments on some of the views
expressed, however, may not be out of
[dace, it seems to be generally agreed
that ail talk of a students' organization
assuming control of aihiettcs is at pres-
ent absurd, in fact, we do not beiiev
any one ever seriously proposed such a
step; the point has tnereiy been made
that in other older schoois the students
do iargely coniroi athletics. Financial
problems will prevent that for some
lime at the institute, however.
'lite plea that if all the students vote
for the managers of the various student
activities they will take a greater in-
terest in those activities, and wi!i more
readily co-operate with the managers, is
certainly worthy of consideration.
There can he no doubt a!so that a
spirit of greater unity should be en-
couraged at Rice, and that the students
should be ied to take advantage of their
democratic privileges to a greater ex-
tent than they do. Intelligent inter-
est in the affairs of the student body
as a whole should certainly be encour-
aged. The only question is, wiii this
proposed organization serve that pur-
pose, and is the time now ripe for it?
Mr. Fulweiier says the time is not
ripe; that while such an organization
wiii be necessary in the future, that the
time has not yet come. He proposes
greater power for the Honor Couucii.
it would seent, however, that the Honor
Council is more of a judicial body than
an executive one, and as far as its power
is concerned its constitution already
gives it blanket authority over every-
thing and everybody, either at or con-
ected with the Institute. If Mr. Ful-
weiier cares to elaborate his ideas fur-
ther we would be glad to hear from
him.
Air. Whitfield is also in opposition,
iie expresses the view that there is
nothing to be done except to "take
over" The Thresher, and that that can
be done without organization. We
would like to ask Air. Whitfield who,
then, would do the "taking over"? Ac-
cording lo our way of thinking it is use-
less talk of an unorganized body con-
trolling The Thresher, and in the in-
terest of the paper's welfare we wiii
do what we can to prevent any such
state of affairs. However, we will be
glad to ailow Air. Whittield to explain
himself further and hereby invite him
to elaborate on his views. We are in-
terested in them.
Hut. there is one thing certain, the
[dan for the controi of next year's
Thresher must be agreed upon, and that
immediately. However if. is done it is
xoing to take some time to elect con-
trolling committees and members of the
staff, and those who are to pilot the pa-
per next year should be getting ac-
'itiainted with their duties immediately.
t'nless some plan for a change in con-
troi is presented and approved in the
near future, the old plan of iiterary so-
ciety control must be retained—and for
the sake of The Thresher it must be
endorsed by the whoie school.
Consequently, if the students asso-
ciation is not organized, and there are
others, as Air. Whitfield's statement in-
dicates i here are. who have stiil other
plans for controlling The Tresher, we
beg them to iet themselves be heard at
once..
We are not biased in favor of the
present method, but unless a better is
proposed we wiil defend it; and, our si-
lence heretofore to the contrary not-
withstanding, it is perfectly capable of
being strongly defended.
THK THOU) THHM
Examinations are now over, the pa-
pers graded and the reports sent out.
1'hose who failed—and there were very
few who did not weather the storm—
have packed up their belongings and bid
a sad farewell to campus and cloisters,
and &'ith wondrous tales of sickness
and woe for alibies, have returned to
Podunkville to face the parental storm.
The showing made by the students
in all classes during the winter term
was most gratifying. Not only was the
per cent that failed insignificant in
numbers, but also there were a large
number fo get off probation. Especial-
ty was this true of the athletes, who
rose nohiy to the occasion and hit the
line hard.
So" much for the past months. But
it is well to say a word as to the future.
The spring term is perhaps the most
dangerous or ali three. !t is aiways
hard to work in the pleasant spring-
time when the whole out of doors is
calling. The long ramhttng road
through Hermann Park looks so invit-
ing for a ieisurely stroll, and there is
always refreshments and congenial
company over at the "Owl." In the air
is the bustle of preparation. The Sen-
iors are getting ready to depart. There
wiii be a number of dances, boatrides
and socia! events of all kinds. The base-
ball and track seasons are in fuil
swing.
Alt these things add materially to
coiiege life, but the students must be-
ware. for there is no making up a faii-
ure on the final examinations, and while
they are a iong way ofr now, they are
still approaching with incredible rapid-
ity.
(hMxto-o-h! ])a-a-ddy!
tt was a beautiful moonlight night ip
early spring, a night when love and ten-
der caresses reign supreme, and, since
it was their first evening together they
were making the most of it. Finally
the Sweet Young Thing raised her iluffy
head from his shoulder and looked con-
tritely at the big white splotch on his
coat. He patted her comfortingly and
said: "Never mind, dearie; it wiii
brush off." Great tears weiied up in
her eyes, and burying her face in his
coat she sobbed: "O-oh, Carlos, li-how
do you know?"
Heard in biology 200 Lab.:
Dr. Muller: "Now taste some benzo-
suiphidium, and after recovering from
that try strychnine."
(It is wondered if this is a course
in scientific self-demisation.)
It is reported that Alston If. Duggan
attempted to get by the guardsmen at
foot's Rest and in the fitght ran into a
wife fence with his nose. Bystanders
claim to have seen the bald spot on his
head enlarge by the loss of seven more
hairs.
Mount Olympus.
(Adam Fish.)
Scene I:
(Soph standing near bulletin board
"shooting snipe." Enter Fish.
Soph: "Whither goest thou, viie
Fish?"
Fish: I go to Bugs one hundred,
good Sophomore."
Soph (with hand to ear): "What
hast thou in thy pocket?"
Fish: "I have nothing."
Soph: "Ah! But, good Freshman,
where there is such a great rattling
there is sureiy some tin present. Fel-
low, is it not true?"
Fish: "There is a little tin present."
Soph: "Come, good friend; iet us
go forth to the Owl. Surely, with such
riches you can buy an old friend a
coak?' "
Fish: "But I must go to Bugs."
Soph: "Are thou on probation?"
Fish: "Oh, no! Never have I cut a
class or flunked a course."
Soph: "Then thou hast never been
on Mount Olympus in one hundred and
three?"
Fish: "Surely not."
Soph: "Then let thy fears be at end.
What thou hast heard of the gods is
surety hot air. I will attend to thy ab-
sence. Come." (Taking Fish's arm.)
Exeunt.
Scene II:
Mouf^ Olympus in 103 A. B.
.love Graustein seated on gilt throne.
Mars Wendt to right on simitar throne.
Mercury Hughes on smalier throne to
left.
Enter Fish, falling on face.
Jove Graustein: "Arise, Fish, and
state thy case. Hast thou cut a ciass
with maiintent?"
Fish (rising): "Oh, no, most notori-
ous Jove Graustein; I did not cut a
class with maiintent, but on yesterday
1 was overcome by a great sickness."
J. G. (aside): "Note these things
weii, Mercury Hughes."
Fish: "I went to my room and was
absent from Bugs 100."
J. Q.: "Then thou hast surely brought
an excuse from some learned doctor?"
Fish: "No, Most Noble, Sir."
J. G.: "What were the symptoms of
thy iilness?"
Fish: "I was affected with a great
giddyness of the head and a weakness
so great that I could go no farther in
the pursuit of knowledge without sus-
tenance."
J. G.: "Fish, thy reason is insuffi-
cient. Thou shall surely be put on pro-
bation. Go forth, and iet this be a les-
son to you and to other Fishes. Go!"
Curtain.
Collected Bits of Wisdom from Bufgeas.
"Now, of men who seek to under-
stand women, there are but two schools:
those who regard them as angeis, and
are deceived: and those who consider
them as devils, and are amused."
"What man can compete with a wo-
man when she serveth out honey; and
when she handeth qut the vinegar, who
can equal her?"
"When thou goest among women let
not thy left girl know what thy right
girl doeth."
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to show Aem to interested Men!
We've the sort of Shoes you'll see when Men
who know Good Shoes get together!
We've Shoes modest enough ana comfortabte enough for the Busi-
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goes to the very timit of Shoe Sty!e !
The moderate toe shapes and the new English receding toes-
Medium heets or the !ow broad heels; Gun Meta! Ca!f, Vici, and the new
Mahogany Tans.
We can't startie you with Prices, for Shoe Prices have had the same
sound for years, but we can surprise you with the exceHence of our Shoes
at any stated price!
UMae!t Rice Ho-ret..
Prepare for Easter
Our fu!! !ine of Spring Hats has arrived—aH shades
and shapes —prices %2, %4 and %5.
An attractive assortment of Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Spring Suits has begun to arrive and is ready for
your immediate inspection; a!so "Manhattan"
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