The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1928 Page: 4 of 8
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THE THRESHER—HOUtTON, TEXAS
THE
A weekly paper published by the Student* of Rice Institute during the
months of October, November, Oeeember, January, February, March, April,
May, and the last two weeks In September.
Entered as second class matter October 17, 1916, at the postoffice in
Houston, Texas, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
j. c. mcneill editor-in-chief
gaylord hart busines8 manager
menton J. murray managing editor
THE STAFF
edwin p. neilan Sports Editor
kathryn wilson Features Editor
MARGIE THIEL Society Editor
GORDON TURRENTINE Associate Editor
VAUGHN ALBERTSON - Associate Editor
TED STRONG News Editor
BEVERLY FONVILLE —News Editor
WALLACE FRANKLIN Advertising
WALTER HALL - Advertising
LAWRENCE HAMILTON —Advertising
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CO-ED STAFF
Beverly Fonville Editor
Lura Duff Managing Editor
Annie Oma Jacobs Business Manager
Marjorie Thiel News Editor
Evelyn Epley Feature Editor
.Madeline .JaVobe Society Editor
Lillian Horloek Humor Editor
Loraine Gammel Sports Editor
Elizabeth Ennis Art Editor
Contributors
Virginia Emerson, Nancy Riddle, Mary Chandler Lyman, Gor-
giana Bonner, Jeanette Gorski, Irene Schuppan, Elizabeth Van
Law. Ruth Waples, Clara Mae Mathews, Mary Sanford Camp-
bell, Margaret Saenger, Rachel Waples, Margaret Long, Mabel
Frazer, Alene Vandaveer, Anne Claire Byrne, Adele Torian, Ber-
nice Ludeau, Grace Felder, Dick McConnell, Helen Clarke, Kath-
ryn Wilson, Dorothy Barnes, Charlotte Steeger. Charlene Lallier,
Victoria Robertson, Cherry Schwartz, Audrey Hannon, Nancy
Baker, LaDelle Brandt, Jessie Jones, Janie Westmoreland, Fran-
ces Sarah Geiseki. Frances Hoffittan, Mary Catheryn Spencer,
Laurine Wade. Marjorie McCourcadale, Frances Cullum, Rowena
McLaughlin, Marion Rogers.
T radition
Traditions are an essential of a college. They are the things
we remember most strongly when we look back on our college
career: their observance is the bond that knits all graduated
classes into a common group instead of isolated units.
It has often been said of Rice that it is too young to have tra-
ditions. But if too young to already have them, that is the more
reason why Rice should begin now to mold them, or to carry on
thoie particular customs that through continued observance
through the four years of one class' stay are in a fair way to be-
come trad it ions.
Tradition more easily grows out of college life in a school
where the students form a more compact group than is possible
at Rice, where glxi students have no campus residence or meet-
ing place of their own, and where even a great number of boys
hoard or live in town.
But in spite of our youth and lack of coherence as a student
body, there are some few customs which have endured through
several years: College night, the Slime nightshirt parade; the
May Fete: Freshman Friday: this very co-ed Thresher; April
Fool's day as a holiday; they may come in time to be honored
and hoary traditions as typical of and sacred to Rice as the
<'ampanile tower. Vet wjthin thejnemory of this very Senior
class, two customs that some day would have been exalted to a
place among our traditions have been allowed to fall by the way-
side. They are t lie Freshman-Sophomore.war culminating in the
triumph of one class or the other at the just-a-memory Freshman
ball; and the scullions' ball the last night of mid-year exams. An-
other strictly feminine custom that died a sudden death was the
picturesque wedding of the old girls to the new.
Traditions are precious things. They are the material out of
which devotion to one's Alma Mater is made. Think well, under-
classmen, before you abandon any of our present feeble begin-
nings toward what might become a beloved and time-honored
custom whose observance would almost be a rite.
Co-ed Expression of School Spirit
Girls, your edition of the Thresher goes a long way towards
refuting the claims that there is little school spirit or co-opera-
tion among the Co-eds of Rice Institute. You have responded
admirably with rafts of copy and staunch support. Never before
has such interest and effort been given. But let's make this just
a starter in our co-operation, not a goal.
There seems to be plenty of detached interest and ambition
for Rice's welfare among the girls, but our united expression,
as shown by our presence at Co-ed mass meetings, has been
mighty poor. There is much shaking of heads over our scantily
attended meetings; but no steps have been taken to correct this.
The fault can not be laid to ignorance, for there are always
previous announcements on the bulletin boards; and strangest
of all, the freshman girls come in the greatest numbers. It really
lies with each one of us. To skip over an announcement of a
woman's meeting seems a small matter when there is something
else that might be done; but when we realize that so much de-
pends upon the individual, and that the reason our body of Co-
eds fall down is because all of the individuals fail, it becomes a
serious matter.
The only way we can begin to correct this glaring defect is to
see that number 1 is present at every assembly; atfd then we can
accomplish more significant ends for Rice.
what's wrong with this picture?
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DR. CHANDLER SAYS
FROG DIDN'T DO IT
Air, Moisture and Food
Would Be Necessary.
"Highly improbable," is the opinion
expressed by Dr. Asa Chandler, of the
Rice biology department, in regard to
the story of the horned frog that was
taken from the cornerstone of the
Eastland County court house alive,
after a hibernation of thirty-one
years.
"Such a hibernation that would be
a natural occurrence for a few
months, or a possibility for a few
years, could scarcely be stretched to
support a story that calls for thirty-
one years," continued Dr. Chandler.
"There is no authoritative record
of any animal existing that long with-
out a fresh supply of energy. For
a while this energy, ordinarily coming
from the food, can be supplied from
the store of fat in tli6 animal, or by
oxidation of the tissues, but this is
only for a limited time. The animal
is often left greatly emaciated by
this process.
"A tick has been known to live five
years in a test tube without replen-
ishment, but a tick can retain a
larger food stock in proportion to its
size, than can a frog.
"Thi> two most convincing argu-
ments against the plausibility of the
story are in regard to moisture and
temperature. A certain supply of
moisture would be necessary to a fro'g
for life and there is no possibility
of any moisture being in the stone.
"Furthermore, temperature cpndi-
tions are against it. A coolness of
at least forty degrees must be main-
tained to continue hibernation.
Warmth quickens the life processes.
The penetrating heat of the summer
sun would certainly have wanned up
the stone sufficiently to bring the
frog to life.
"Frogs that were kept intact in a
box at the Herman Zoo were found
dead after only several weeks.
"Various claims have been made
to having found frogs or lizards alive
after having been embedded In mar-
ble for hundreds of years. Hiberna-
tion reduces life processes to a min-
imum. but with very slow breathing,
and only an occasional heart beat, it
would be utterly impossible for an
animal to maintain itself throughout
such a great length of time.
"Besides, the absence of moisture
would not allow life. Frogs can dig
very effectively, but when" there is no
possibility of one being able to do so,
as such is the case when the sub-
stance is marble, such stories can
only be accepted as false."
More Lits
There has been a new Lit formed on the Rice campus, the Per-
nassus. This is a most favorable sign of growing activity among
the girls. It has been generally supposed that the existing Liter-
ary Clubs ftre a bit "high hat," and that there is a restriction of
their number on the campus. But with the formation of a new
club, we learn that the faculty encourages clubs of this type. A
number of Lits will be an asset to the spirit of Rice rather than
a liability.
If there are girls not already belonging to any of the societies
who are interested in literary pursuits, they should get busy and
-form-mere; —— — — ——-
PRE-MEDS RE-ELECT
BOELSCME AND
REORGANIZE
Ilice Pre-Med Society members re-
elected Leslie Boelsche president for
the rest of the year at a meeting of
the club at Autry House Tuesday
night. Boelsche was re-elected by ac-
clammation, without opposition.
Other officers named were T. J. Van-
zant, vicevlresident; Miss Mildred
Muery, secretary; Jack Sanderford,
treasurer; Wendell Hamrick, publicity
chairman; and J. W. Hillsman, com-
mitteeman at large.
The Pre-Meds tentatively agreed to
another hop soon, but this one is to
be a hop to the bay to which no bids
will be issued. A picnic and swim-
ming party for club members to be
held April 21 was favorably discussed.
Reorganization of the club along the
lines of the Harris County Medical
Society was suggested. It was decid-
ed to have a committee headed by
Vanzant made a report of the opera-
tion of the Harris county body at the
next meeting.
Mr. Davies, of the Biology Depart-
ment, is to be invited as first speaker
before the club for the new term.
The speakers at the following meet-
ings will include some of the out-
standing surgeons and others of the
medical profession practicing tn Hous-
ton. - — ——-]
PROM POINTERS
Dearest Sal:
The old saying that it was "the best
dance I ever went to" was, I am sure,
the pass word on the campus Satur-
day morning. Oh! sum a night, my
clear, if the gods had created it espe-
cially themselves they could not have
done better—what a moon, and all^hp
stars the heavens afforded out to «lo
their bit. Can you imagine a more
dignified setting even for the Junior
Prom?
Well, I know you would never guess
the plan of decorations, so I had bet-
ter tell you. It was a Colonial Gar-
den, yes, honest-to-goodness old-fash-
ioned Southern Colonial Garden. Can
you imagine anything more stately?—
and my dear, the Seniors beamed in
the reflected dignity. When I walked
through the little lattice arch-way I
had to pinch myself for it looked like
fairyland sure enough. This was cov-
ered (the arch-way) with the loveliest
pink cherry blossoms; honestly, any-
one looked pretty coming through that
gate. Now I realize why they strove
for picturesque settings in those good
old days. I looked up ana never did I
see such a heavenly baby-blue sky
with the most graceful white clouds
drifting by. On my right and left
were stately over-spreading oaks such
as only the South has. They stood
and lined the entry room like senti-
nels; Behind these were lovely scenes
—one an old-fashioned cotton-field
with the "colored folks" picKing cot-
tan. I shut my eyes and, Sal, the
lively tune they used to sing on the
plantation came floating out of the
distance—do you remember.... ?
Well, across from the cotton field
was a placed lake with just the smoke
of a steamship in the distance—it
might have been old Swanee River.
On the sloping terrace they placed
the orchestra. The boys were sitting
on lovely summer seats and all around
them were flowers, and in the back-
ground an old Colonial home with
massive white columns. They looked
like afternoon callers waiting for the
young ,ladies to take one last look In
the mirror and to have "mammy"
smooth down their ruffles for the last
time. It goes without saying that the
music was splendid, since it was fur-
nished by Lee and his Owls.
You should have heard the squeals
of delight; why, dear me, those girls
were just children again receiving a
new doll when they passed out the
favors. Indeed they had a right to get
excited, for they were surely differ-
ent. Old-fashioned nose-gays—yes!
Can you believe it? But, instead of
flowers they "we're needles, thread,
thimble, hooks and snaps, all sur-
rounded by a lacy dolley. Not only
that, Sal, they were tied with lovely
gray satin ribbon with "Junior Prom
'29 stamped in blue at each end. The
Rice colors, my, they' were effective!
Poor boys, they got left out—but they
had the pleasure of taking their best
girl—so that's that!
And eats—oh, yes—they were Co-
lonial, too—fried chicken, shoe string
potatoes, hot rolls and coffee. Every-
body was so sorry whefl two-thirty
came—'cause, why is it all good things
come to an end so quickly?
Well, you could say the usual thing
about all the beautiful dresses, it was
like a style show, or maybe, still bet-
ter, a doll shop coming to life. I sat
and dreamed on the side lines and
tried to guess, how I would have felt in
such a lovely creation when I was a
girl. How lucky they are, Sal, and
how little they realize their play time
—but, my, my, this Is too old, even for
me.
Well, the next time I am lucky
enough to be invited to "Chap" I do
hope that I will not have to sit alone
and dream all by myself. Please join
me, dear.
With all my love to you,
Dolores,
VOTERS f
TO HOLD SCHOOL
New Organization Is Active
In First Tear.
A citizenship school, to be held for
three days the last part of March,
will be the next undertaking of the
Rice Institute League of Women Vot,-.
ers. The school will consist of after-
noon and night lectures on various
topics of interest to citizens, includ-
ing an exposition of the machinery of
politics. More definite plans, and the
subjects of the lectures, will be de-
cided on by a committee composed of
Ruth Waples, Helen Livengood. and
Marjorie McCorquodale. The school
will be open to all Interested.
The league is a comparatively re-
cent campus organization. It was
started the first of the year, and the
officers elected were Rachel Waples,
president; Ruth Waples, vice presl
dent; and Helen Clarke, secretary-
treasurer. In February, under the
leadership of Miss Ruth Mcintosh,
traveling secretary for the Middle
West region, this college branch of
the League of Women Voters was or-
ganized, and a constitution adopted.
It is entirely non-partisan, and its
main object is to present all sides of
a question to its members through
means of lectures by representatives
of both parties, and local politicians.
The program committee consists of
Archa Flagg, Mary Jo Inkley, and Ma-
rian Rogers. «*,
It is primarily of service to first
voters. One of its first undertakings
was to volunteer its services at a poll
tax booth in the cloisters the last
week in January.
METHODISTS HAVE OF-
FICE AT AUTRY HOUSE
The Methodists of Rice have In-
stalled an office on the second floor
of Autry House. It is planned for this
office to be made the center of Meth-
odist student activities on the cam-
pus. Stationery ana a place for writ-
ing letters will be furnished.
The (office is under the supervision
of Rev.' H. J. Robinson, pastor of
Woodland Methodist Church. He is
well known and an experienced work-
er .with students.
COACH ASHCKAFT
PLANSEXHMIWN
Every Class in P. T. to Be
The department of physical educa-
tion will stage an exhibition at tBe
athletic field the night of March 23,
according to Coach Ashcraft. Light-
ing arrangements will be in charge of
Art Ellis, chief electrician at Rioe.
There will be powerful flood lights
over the grandstands and the boxing
ring.
The boxing bouts will consist ol
three three-minute rounds, and the
champs of each weight will receive
medals. Eliminations are being held
now.
Another feature will be the per-
formance of the girls' tumbling team.
Also there will be dances and stunts
by members of the girls' classes.
The boys' tumbling team Is sched-
uled to appear, as well as various
tight-rope walkers, acrobats and
clowns.
The affair will be in the nature of
an all-school fest. An additional idea
is to give the high school students
opportunity to view a little of the
activities at Rice.
DR. TSANOFF WILL SPEAK
AT 2ND PRESBYTERIAN
Dr. Tsanoff will speak at the Sec-
ond Presbyt^gan Rice Class next Sun-
day morning at ten o'clock—the regu-
lar Sunday school hour. All Rice stu-
dents are especially invited to attend.
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Compliments
-of—
MRS. ESPERSON
STEWART
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