The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 28, 1925 Page: 1 of 4
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RICE INSTITUTE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, MARCH 28, 1925
NUMBER 24
RELAYS TAKE SPOTLIGHT
Rice Topics
WHEN the Relay Carnival is over
" Saturday afternoon Rice will
have accomplished a big thing for the
track sport in the Southwest.
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ANNUAL relay carnivals on ex-
tensive scales have been estab-
lished in the North, South, East, West
and Southeast. And now Rice is ere-
at ng a similar track ever.t 1'm the
Southwest. Such an annual affair
will mean much to Rice, Houston and
the entire Southwest.
tf THE Relay Carnival grows locally
as it has done in other parts of the
United States, it will be but a few
years until the annual Southwest Re-
lay Carnival at Rice takes its place
alongside those held yearly at Penn
State, Drake, Georgia Tech and other
famous athletic centers.
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/CREDIT is due Coaches John P.
^ Nicholson, Heisman and Rafferty
in putting over this pioneer move-
ment in Southwestern track circles.
Houston has co-operated splendidly in
the undertaking. The Lions Club has
been the moving spirit in the drive for
funds and underwrote tickets to the
extent of over two thousand dollars.
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TJ1CE students have not denied the
authorities their share of the sup-
port. Their co-operation has been
genuine and concrete, as evidenced by
the heavy student ticket sales during
the past week.
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TT HAS been hard work—extremely
-*• hard work—for Nicholson and his
assistants in arranging the affair,
and they have gone about it in an ad-
mirable way. No pioneer has ever
found a path of roses, and Nicholson
has certainly not found a "track of
roses"; but Rice and Houston—yes,
the Southwest—will appreciate in fu-
ture years more than now the diligent
efforts that are being pht forth to
build the Southwest relays on a firm
and solid-rock foundation.
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OT. PATRICK'S DAY was observed
^ recently', and we were reminded
that old Pat was originally an engi-
neer—the Patron Saint of the Hairy
Eared Fellows—and we wondered why
his slide rule ability is not celebrated
more than it is among our own engi-
neers.
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QOME one has said that' St. Patrick
" drove stakes in Ireland rather
than snakes out of Ireland—that the
error arose through a clerical mistake
of the historian. If he did, why don't
Rice engineers make more noise about
it each year on March 17—the day
when the Mickeys drag out the sham-
rock and kiss the blarney stone ?
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DT. PATRICK'S DAY is a big day at
^ most of our American colleges. On
the occasion of the birthday of the fa-
mous snake-chaser, college engineers
throughout the country celebrate in
grand style. Some of them dance;
'.some hold big parades; some have a
feast; some raise hell in a dozen ways,
—but all usually put in an entire day
celebrating.
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AT THE Universities of Colorado,
Oklahoma, Des Moines and many
others, Pat's recent birthday was en-
thusiastically observed by the engi-
neers. One of the features of the cel-
ebration at Oklahoma U. was the ed-
iting of the- March 17 issue of the
daily student newspaper by the engi-
neers.
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QUCH an annual celebration by Rice
^ engineers would afford opportuni-
ty for a good clean program of whole-
some fun each year and would serve
to liven up the usual dullness of this
.period of the year around the campus.
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llfHAT say, thou hairy-eared fel-
™ lows, thou hard-working descend-
ants of the gt*«t St. Pat?
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ted Champions Among Relay Carnival S
GIRLS TO |tBAR CONCERT
, A party of ft L. S. girls will at-
tend the afternoon concert to be given
:by the Kansas City Symphony Or-
jchestra, April 14, at the Scotti h Rite
Cathedral.
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Here are some nationally-known track stars who will participate in the
Southwest Relay Carnival 011 Rice Field, Saturday. At the top, reading from
light to left, are Guthrie of Ohio S'tate, McKinsey of Illinois, and Snyder of
(ihio. The individuals on the bottom are Joie Ray, left, Dean Brownell, Illi-
nois, center, and Ernie Ponger, Illinois, right.
These men are all holders of records, world or collegiate. At Rice Field
they will try to break rndfe records. (Cuts courtesy I'ost-Dispatch.)
LOVETT ARRIVES
BACK HOME
Prexy Returns After
Four Months in
Europe
Dr. Edgar Qdell Lovett, President (
of Rice, arrived at the Institute Wed- I
nesday of last week. He has spent
over four months in Europe and has
been absent from Rice for a period of j
five months. His European tour com- \
prised almost the whole of the Conti-'
nent and was also extended to the'
British Isles.
Dr. Lovett left Liverpool on Feb-
ruary 28 on the Caronia, a Cunard j
Line vessel, and arrived in Boston on j
March 7, eight days later. He came ;
iirect from New York to Houston.
During his European trip Dr. Lov- j
ett reports he saw many of Rice's old
friends, including Dr. H. A. Wilson, j
ormerly Professor of Physics at the
Institute, and now head of the Physics I
Department at the University of!
Glasgow.
No university which Dr. Lovett vis-
ed abroad can quite compare wi{h
Rice in architectural beauty, he
stated.
Relay Number of j
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Owl Appears on
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Campus Friday
The Relay Number of the Rice Owl;
appeared in the cloisters for distribu-
tion Friday afternoon. As the man-
agers were out when the reporter
called no direct information could be
obtained. But from the office boy,
was gleaned the knowledge that the
unusual cover design was executed i
by one McVey. Rather a fetching
thing it was—the harmony of the j
color combinations toned down with
a soothing white relief.
The office boy, expanding to a sub-
ject of which he seemed inordinately;
proud, confided three men by the
names of Stubbs, Davis, and Bridge-
water had done some work profession-
al in quality. A capable artist by the j
name of Heyck had again taken up\
illustrating, according to the young-;
ster, and whose work he spared no'
enthusaism. A writer whose name he j
mumbled—it sounded something like
Farias—had some remarkable contri-!
butions in this issue.
Slime Athletes
Receive the Ax
In March Exams
Second term finals took less this
year than last. Loafers rather than
the stragglers were left by the way
side. Freshmen were in the majority
of those dropped. The Slime foot
ball line lost another good man, and
the star backfield that promised so
well for next year dwindled to two
men. Varsity did not fare so badly
but still the reaper took those who
felt too sure of themselves. Most of
those on probation and others who
felt themselves slipping buckled down
and came out as good as the best.
Spring anA its accompanying urges
are to be blamed for most of the fail-
ures. Good students who had won-
derful records upon being admitted,
expecting to get by on their record
refused to put in the hard work, and
finals disillusioned them.
■
ALUMNAE TO ENTERTAIN
The alumnae organization of the
Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society
will entertain in honor of the present
members with a bridge tea April 18
at the home of Mrs. William B. Tor-
i-ens, (120 Branard Street.
"WRATH 0' GOD" SUCCUMBS tO WRATH OF LAW
Rice Host to
Many Famous
Track Stars
ir
Extensive Program Is Ready; Relays
Regarded as Epoch-Making in
Local Sport History
Hundreds of athletes are ready and thousands of sport fans are
waiting for the stupendous track program that is to be presented
on Rice Field Saturday afternoon. The eyes of the Southwest are
watching with eager interest the staging of one of the biggest
events in the history of this section.
The Southwest Relay Carnival is expected to create a new era
in the history of local track. Champions and aspiring champions,
university, college, academy, high school, and grammar school
athletes from many sections of the country are scheduled to ap-
pear in the flashy program that has been arranged by John !'.
Nicholson of Rice Institute.
All Set
Coach Nicholson announced Friday that the stage is set for the
events that will be run off during the afternoon. Weather pre-
dictions are favoring the Carnival.
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CHEANEY AGAIN
MEETS SCHOLZ
A race of more than passing
interest will be one of the many
brilliant features of the Relay
CarnivAl S a t. u r <1 a y on Rice
Field.
Joe Bailey Cheaney of How
art! Payne is to get another
chance at Jackson Scholz, note.I
t's the fastest dash mati in the
United States.
Last spring Cheaney created
a sensation in Boston by racing
his way into the semi-finals of
the Olympic trials. Over-eager
to win a berth on 1'ncle Sam's
Olympic team, the wing-footed
Howard Payne star jumped the
gun twice for two one-yard set-
hacks and was placed under a
handicap that was not easy to
overcome against such a man
as Jack Sholz.
In striving to eat up the lead
held by the mighty Seholz the
plucky little Texan pulled a ten-
don in his leg and raced in se-
vere pain.
Cheaney was silent as to his
misfortune, and it remained for
Coach John P. Nicholson of Rice
to tell the story of the nervy
race. |
And now Cheaney is to get i
another chance at the speedy |
champion. :
The eyes of the Southwest !
are fastened on this event with I
a special kind of interest. It j
will no doubt be a brilliant race, j
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By J. M. Farias, Jr.
On Fannin Avenue, a short distance
below Holman Street, rests the hulk
of a car. Passers-by give it a wide
berth and parents sharply call their
children away from it. The derelict
cants ovt* to one side, two wheels are
tireless, the hood is gone, as is the
top. One spring is broken, the other
is missing, while radius rods are an
unknown quantity.
This poor rust-eaten junk was once
the pride of Rice Institute Dorm men.
Before its abandonment it was fit-
tingly known far and wide as "The
Wrath of God." And therein lies a
story.
Hunger Is Motive
Tuesday night six members of the
East Hall elite Agreed that a bit of
food in the form of hot cakes would
not be amiss. Therewith they "took
off" in "The Wrath of God" for Mike
Genora's restaurant. The gentlemen
who participated in the following ad-
venture we will name Bob, Ed, Eric,
Dupuy, "Dutchy" and Clarence, which
is not all of their names.
The first mishap occurred when Bob
ran into the esplanade on a back
street, breaking both radius rods.
However, nothing daunted, the in-
trepid adventurers proceeded groggily
cityward. They reached the beanery
without further incident, and there
satisfied what appetites they had left.
On the return trip Dupuy was pilot-
ing the "Wrath" at a fair rate of
(Continued on Page 3.)
COACH APPEALS
TO STUDENTS
Asks Their Co-operation
for Salvaging
Athletics
An appeal that the student body
save next year's football team now
by getting behind the flunking ath-
letes was made by Coach John W.
Heisman Wednesday noon in the phy-
sics amphitheatre.
It was Heisman's first appearance
before the students since arrival back
at Rice from his European tour some
24 hours before.
"We will lose through graduation
and other things this year some 30
football men," Heisman stated, "and
in addition we now have ten good
men on probation. The Freshman
squad suffered heavily during the re-
cent examinations, but the situation
is not hopeless and we can have a
fairly good team next year if we will
start right now and make these foot-
ball men apply themselves academ-
ically."
The Owl coach was enthusiastically
received by a packed amphitheatre.
IntereM in thr- national attraction
is at a high pitch, and it is expi.cted
that the stands will be filled long be
fore the first event on the full pro-
gram is run off. Temporary fetu-es
have heeii put around the track t"
keep (lie spectators off the field
During' the past week or so tht
frack has been worked over carefully,
and on. Friday was given the finish
■ ing touches. As the actual cinder
S path stands now, it compares favor -
j ably with any its stteti in the country.
Man* Entrie>
| Individual entries and team enlrie-
I in the Carnival arrived Friday nigh:
and Saturday mornint; Fully 500 nth
letes will compete, whili more thai;
sixty teams are entered.
The firs' arrivals at the track w< re
Joe Bailey Cheaney and Grady. t\v.
sprinters from Howard Payne < 'o'leui
These two athletes have been nroctic
ing on t he Owl track.
By Saturday noon every psi'tk I pan'
(Continued on Page ill
CHOOSE A L L I E
MAY AUTRY
Fete to be Held Mav
12 During Ad
Allie May Autry was elected Queen
of ihe May by a decisive vote in the
contest Friday. She won over Jessie
Stevens and .Myrtle Perkins. Solitary
Sal received one vote,.
The May I*e'te is to be helrt May II?
this year, during the World Admen's
C onvention.
Duchesses of the respective classes
ivill he chosen at a meeting to be held
early next week, according to Ruth
Elizabeth Cathcart, president of the
Woman's Council.
A general invitation will be ex-
tended to the boys.
Dukes will be chosen by the duch-
esses.
SOLITARY SAL
do you know the
Difference epetween
a jficivflss and r
SflGCRSTIC PROF ?
•neither do i~—<
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