The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1930 Page: 2 of 4
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THE THRS8HER
THE
FROM THE THRESHER FILES
A weekly paper publlehed by the Students of Rice Inetltute during the
month* of October, November, December, January, February, March, April,
May, and the last two weeks of September, j
Entered as second class matter Oetober 17, 1918, at the postofftoe In
Houston, Texas, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Ted Strong
Robert Hiatus
Elbert Turner
Row 0 S. Inula; „
Isaac Ciarrcfl ...
Gardiner Soule
Mary llallii: Hurry.. .,,
Althea Hill
Herbert Bollfrass .
Jo Hi'th (irttflH
Grace FbMcr —
THE STAFF
Editor
Business Manager
Managing Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Sports ;
... Society !
'M..: Society
....News
News I
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TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
The Senior Issue, with not a little class pride In Its columns, boasts that
the class of '20, the largest In Rice's history, has many ex-service men.
There are editorials about "The Thresher" about "Athletics at Rice," and
one ambitious writer wants to know why, after four years of Btorm and
stress, the seniors are not exempt from June final exams. A very good
Idea, It appears to us.
FIVE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Visitors to the campus are said to go uway with high praise of Rice's
messhall anil kltcbeu, and the food prepared therein. The Rice kitchen,
said to be the best of any college in the state, is modern and up-to-date in
every respect.
The old, old political pot Is starting once more to simmer, while the grt'iit
relay carnival, to come off March 28. Is rapidly under way.
ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK i
The engineers register I heir support of tlte Honor System.
"Creative Impulse heralds coming of springtime." Same old story.
RICE SOCIETY
Wlllettu Juluison
IU>K* Put! 11
(ilty H. Webb .....
Alice Seaborn
..._ Features
....... Engineering
Advertising
i.—. Features
TENNIS COURT TROUBLE
Several tiitVHM ouch year the tennis roach, or some other person In
Charge of ihe Institute court*, finds It nece sury to warn aspiring players
that tin viti>.ity courts behind West Hall are for the use of varsity players
(lily, 'riit -• i«ris in. full view of those courts, explicitly stating that fact,
dt; not appear tu be sufficient. The Thresher would advise those in authority
to .-.'alien at eae.h corner of these courts, one guard provided with a shot-
i in: hi' uttier heavy artillery, and furnished with orders to shoot at sight
at ion at each corner nf
in' other heavy artillery
(lie first, trespasser.
l oach Heckertbarh, will
deserves a fair eluttici
daily toward the same <
It
Is
Ddeuvoring to develop a winning tennis team,
Those i-Ight or nine players, who are practicing
ml, also deserve a fair chance. They don't get
as long as other students (ire permitted to usurp the varsity courts.
Tennis courts are expensive and difficult to maintain. They are con-
tinually "wearing out.' They frequently need resurfacing. Hike an auto
mobile or a pair ot shoe-, they are only good for a specified amount of use
before tli<•> need velmiidine or repairing. If the varsity courts become
"run down" through tin ".vesslvi- use of outsiders, the varsity practice is
I hereby iutei rupied while repairs are being made, and Rice students will
hav!,•-no one but themselves to blame tor n poor team.
li will li.' argued h\ some that they only resort to the varsity courts
when otliei , full thai ihe sis eouris provided for general use tire
overcrowded; I hat '!«• ■ authorities are overemphasising varsity sports tit,
tin t \|,i-nse of no' 'A el fa ft iii i b< ■ student iioiiy at large. All of which may
be in, ,-ome ti
coast met. men
They may
crowdeij r'uudition I
are waiting Ut, pla
The I• IIS tb.t'li of rH
:i - ii i • •■true. Hut until the Institute is financially al.ra
courts there are just two tilings for tennis aspirants to do
lit' ii turn for tlte use of the courts, or they may relieve the
hking outsiders tu leave me rutins when Rice students
occupying the; <
l ehlllf thi.-: v . ill'
"Use of liieitj'tffi
•t iliseotltl'-r* c
•"pie
op r'ts
t nan
ot
w ho ,are in in
When others
in. lonner times
way rounected with Rice Institute
lie waitibg to play is even more
rite Rice conns tire intended for
the Rice Institute and
each tennis player i<>
none others
see that tlusy
It will be no
are kept free
SALLYPORT
and Elsewhere
BY Ft, S. DRAKE
i n i o.-Ijci; m l ic is a congenial
11 ' i ii.■ I i h i • Hlii'li ;• not ice bail
a •>. lb loot of this ctiluiiin
... a .■ I'ljcia! invitu
11 '••• e il to all and sundry
III 11 onto ;.ial vtslt lis. Just as
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l -o il ■ , I;o i-i-yb.ii,i in i ll./ Thresher
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1 o lie ■■Mi raifiaO' an iitfa-
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0 "!b,u wholly m east , and
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. a oil" 1 \(, plioji to this:
;. lb iii -lie i iiiyrfiii i T'i'd !->i i ong
•III .a. . a ll|V' . I'l't ell • ■ U IV that
of aneka' eonv.-i-a'tljrb) in
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| l.ie reti; ".aai hi vera.I minute.•
.' tii'ii't ,.i no;:-.'- fi'oiii below
" . i i - -. io!i j.i.in'ly, oi:ii. whether
li,., ' feu ' k" 'f'ji!•■ lo'i ofl'ici' or
:o:' . r.y .'III "V.r, iiiyjn'i pal . -T to
I ' foia.bl J ;IIOI I'l.ilUJ' II ..-VOI'lei :Op.t I.
-i" • i- aaiinlber of t lr. a at f
.'■■'i a' r11■ i:o , iryipi" to nlasier the
i.i' i io;r iii nn . hunt -1r on ih. octo
ai'i.ariaii •; p.••Oiler, otlieri- lounged
about : a'.'- a i joe Ib-ienln^ io Ihiil
.Sirattiu," la'. ' p:iilov ,tC>h■ ■. Itnn is
a i ".'oiiO'-ii s111. b io. one seldom hears.
Man.1, aril In. acijun.irustiieos for fear
Ibat in (idliig him to l olh'l'e tils
jail' ins are liabb to ruin a ilaiu good
I l ayelitig . :!li -liia I. 'I'ln purt'iciilar
..lory of th;ii inoi'tiiiii: < 'incorned the
Aiio'iican jazn band wjiich went to
Muiope d'. termjie d Ir> piny before a
certain liinc liiiii wa- ju- f eettlng into
the story good hi' told how tlieli first
efforts were unsuccessful; hriw they
bad to be content with playing for the
first minister The minister, however,
was n jovial old boy «ltd liked the
music, lie ordered lltfit their instru-
ments be filled with wine The brass
drummer and the gentleman with the
bass horn were In luck, but sad was
the plight of the piccolo player. The
uncoil consented to boar the now fa-
mous band and she was so pleased
that she ordered each Instrument fill-
ed with gold. Once more the piccolo
player was the goat, Then through
sheer force of public opinion the king
found It necessary to hear the band.
"Alas!" said Dan, "he didn't like the
music." Just us everyone gathered
about linn so ns Hot tri miss the deo-
noii: iit•• 111, which was sill " Io involve
t,(ie 1111 iin:i11■ ..iiit i SN of ibo piccolo
i 1 layer, :« ho - hould come bouncing
in Inn tile junior (younger of the I wo) '
; feature- "ditjor all smiles and excite.
nieiit. over a i.ew dress, a new idea,;
i or perhaps the completion of her date
; : . In dill'- top llie iieadetnlc year !ll. i!0-'i]
1 -ii. no! iIt.- denouement had to wait,
Tho lb a lia gliig editor himself called a1
• li.i 11 itiiii) ih' gin liming could bo re-1
j .toil-if to its .original suite of complete I
masetilii.liy.
' I hire pate uijy w.ul back (o the be-1
i-'inhin'-! ot ih" band . audience Willi!
I lie king ami We all gathered once j
more and Just (is I lab ;-aid "And the |
king ordered thai wlin should
coiiie in but 'lie editor, himself, and
jibe girl irieht! 'jiisi bark' from li'-shc-j
j i ei.sitil loill' ol the zoo including even i
j the monkey house.
j The Mun.ii.ini. eiiiim alio b|i> bad'
, a lot of experience aroultd newspaper!
"I'llii'cs insi-ieti Hmt Han desitit. lem-
I I'l.o'arily until the feminine component
ooiil.l he eliminated, mid (lion we
wiiiV iii: i ;.,eiiiiig bai-k lo 111• - Inter. .
Mtsfjio; ; i iiit when none other but the
i lire: i.Ifi!I ot lie1 Woman's Council
1 dropped lr. Io see if everything was
filing well, .nut though II was, it had
tp be • lopp. i| again. Ttio class bell
iana, !. fere Itnn could gei under way
a iii. a In i ijiml1 to ibis day mu a meniber
of ihe staff knows what a piccolo J
full oi I,, worth more th;ih a bass,
dtuin i.ii*■hn-s born full ot
* * #
Now ibat tho bole tor Ihe I'ouuda- j
Hon of the campus statue Is being;
due. various geblusps who claimed to
iiiulei stand the location as given In
the first tiniioUncemenls are arguing:
about who wu.s right, An unliitorested
observer estimates that the nearest'
estimate was some two hundred I
yards in err r. Students await with
lireathless interest the statue's erec-
tion Strong is the opinion that the
plan should Include stone seats upon
which respectful students might sit
and sun themselves, thus not giving
ihe sole benefit to dlsre^pfictfiil birds.
Rice Delegates to All
Christian Conference
The Ail Christian Students' Con-
ference of the Southwest district will
meet nt the University of Texas In
Austin. March 21, 22, and 23. Th«
religious organization* of Rice ure
planning on sending a large delega-
tion. Among those making the trip
are Kllseibeth Smith, Aline Vantler-
vler, Frances Cullom, Helen Starkey,
Margaret Long, Margaret Martin,
Franklin Montgomery, Raymond
Moers, .! I). Motherat, and Beatrice
lantftcn.
The Owen W'lstcr Literary Society
entertained Wednesday evening with
a dinner ut River Oaks Country Club
to honor their new members, the
group including Misses (Jen rude
Heard, Charlotte Collins. Mary Lu-
cille Hoiicliitis, Mary Hutton, Lou In
Hess Johnson. Willettn Johnson. Mil-
dred Kelly, Mary Hello I'erklns, Ruth
Loughrhlgi). Dorothy McVVhlrter, Julia
Hurd Rlcker, Sue Elizabeth Sexton,
Elsie Schneider, lone Spetice, and
Martha Ellen Williams, Mesdanies
Frank Andrews, H. C. Kuldell, R. oL,
Dudley, Allen iluunay, John Towues,
Alan McKillop and Cleveland Sevvull,
sponsors of the club, also were pres-
cut and were extended a toast by
Miss Dorothy Betluiny. Miss Marcelie
King greeted the new- members and
Miss Lou la Hess Johnson gave their j
response. Miss Elizabeth Woods ren-
dered several vocal solos, accompa-
nied by Miss Bethany at the piano.
The long table was beautifully ap-
pointed with a large center basket of
spring flowers from which tulle rib-
bon was drawn to soft glowing can-
delabra at each end of the table.
Place cards were in the form of pas-
tel rosebuds, filled with mints. Kach
honorec was presented with a small
Rice calendar.
* i •
Misses Frances Foster and Mar-
garet Jeness attended the Aggie "T"
dances lust wei l< at College Station,
if *' * *
At the meeting of the o, W. L. S.
last Wednesday at Autry House the
regular program was dispensed with
and a business meeting was held
♦ ,1. -
Miss Madeline Jacohe entertained
last Wednesday with a bridge lunch-
eon honoring Miss Kalrina Smith,
former Rice student ami ttuoen of the
May in 1 t 2l ; Mrs. John R. Malty, for-
merly Miss l.ollle Dee King, who at-
tended Rice in 1927; and Miss Mary
Murphy, who is the guest of Miss
Anno Coii'lgan,
The color theiile was < loverly do
picteil in green and white, and was
carried out in the spring flowers that
graced the rooms in which the games
were played, Tallh s ami table covert*
farther carried out the theme. A
three-course IvmCweon was served nf
ter the morning games.
♦ *
The dirts' Tennis Club will sponsor
a benefit bridge party on April fith at
Autry House Table and door prizes
will lie given to the winners. An invi-
tation is extended lo all Rice students |
and their friends, and It is hoped that I
a, large number will attend. The price !
of admission is fifty cents per person, j
and tickets can lie obtained from Hub- j
otto Friedman, who is in charge of
tliem. or from any other member of;
the club. Lucille Davis is general ;
chairman of the affair.
♦ . *
Miss Dorothy Dunn was a vfflitorj
on the campus Inst Tuesday.
At the meeting of the I'. A. L. S.
last Tuesday, Homosello 1 laden gave
a book review of "Tho Woman from
Aiidros'i by Thornton Wilder. Wilder
Is a writer of note, the author of
"The Bridge of San .oilis Roy."
* %
Miss Vivian D. Vieweger went to
College Station last weekend to at.
tend the Aggie "T" dance, which is
tin annual spring affair in honor of
the football association. She waa also
u guest ut the Longhorn stuff ban-
uuet.
« ♦
A group of Rice students who mo-
tored to Beaumont lust week-end in-
cluded Misses Charlotte Collins and
I'atrlca Hamilton and Messrs Harvey
Nor veil, Joe Owens and C. E. Chap,
man.
Miss Jessie Robinson gave the
critic's report at. the weekly meet-
ing of the E. B. I.. S. last Monday.
She reviewed the talk given by Miss
Ella Greenwood the preceding week
on "The Man Inside" by Green. Miss
Kuy I vogue, chairman of the program
committee suggested tlijt the club
read one act of a current play at
each meeting. This action was voted
on and It was decided to start with a
popular play at the next meeting of
the club.
The E. B. h. S. have charge of the
ads for the May Fete program and
are busy with their work of assign-
lug territories to the club members.
♦ * *
Mr. "Turkey Reed, former member
of the institute, was a visitor In Hous-
ton and on the campus last week.
♦ «
Miss Katrina Smith is now back
in Houston for an Indefinite stay. She
has been located until recently In San
Antonio, after her return from a Kuro-
pean tour last summer.
* # *
Mr. James Harry Smith entertained
the principal members of the cast
of the "Admirable Criehton" at tea
at the Cohen House Monday after-
noon. Among the guests present were
Mr. Leslie Dufton, president of the
Houston Little Theater, and Mrs. Duf-
ton, and Mrs. Smitz, who has the
Olile English Shoppe. Miss Helen
Wllliums. president of the Rice Dra-
matic Club, poured tea and was as-
sisted by Miss Mary Belle Perkins.
* *
Miss Margaret Dunn and Lynn
Foster and Messrs. (Ins Crank and
.Morris Slack were week-end visitors
in Eagle Lake. Texas, where they
were th • guests of Miss Foster's
grandmother, Mrs, Vineyard.
* * *
Among ihe Rice co-eds who are
members of the cast of the "Revue of
Revues." which is showing all ibis
week at tho Palace Theater are Miss-
es Pauline Sternenberg and (Cather-
ine Dlonne.
• *
MIm Mary EUxabeth Tlsdale hag
reujrned from a vUlt to College Sta-
tion, where he attendedthe annual
"T" dance of the college.
• ♦ ♦
The announcement of the engage-
ment of Mian Cathryn Walker and
Mr. E. W. Jackuon was made at a
party tea, which wan given by Mrs,
'■ Walker last Frlduy afternoon.
Ihe Important news was revealed on
the refreshment plates in a cleverly
concealed rose. The color scheme
ol lavender and yellow was charm-
ingly carried out In the basin ts of
jonquils and laudanum which were
plucod about the rooms.
Among those serving the tea dain-
ties were Misses Maxlne Lightfoot,
AH hen Hill, Ella Becker, Lenore
Bland and Lillle Kavser ami
Mesdumes E. H. LuMalr. H. A. Aus-
tin, and P. R. Plumb, Jr.
* * *
The wedding of Miss Dorothy Dix-
on and Mr, Julian Welieler took place
hist Saturday morning at It o'c.ocli
at, Christ Church. After the ceremony
the bride a mi groom were honored at
a luncheon given by Mrs, J, J. Sette-
gust, The table from which the
courses were served was beautifully
decorated with spring flowers, snow
nig a pink unit white motif which was
further carried out in the decorations
of the other rooms.
Mrs. Welssler formerly attended
Rice Institue and was u member of
the 1922 class.
* « ,
Mr. "Sag" Robertson, a graduate of
the Institute with the class of 1927,
wus a visitor on the campus during
the early part of the week. Mr. Rob-
ertson was formerly prominent In
campus affairs, being a member of
the Rally Club during his stay oti the
campus.
♦ *
Mr. George Westerfield was seen
on the campus last week end. during
a short visit in Houston. Mr. Wester-
field took hla degree with the Engi-
neering Class of 1929, and is now lo-
cated in Port Arthur.
♦ * *
Miss Althea IIIll entertained lust
Saturday afternoon with a bridge par-
ty In honor of Mrs. S. W. Tlgner,
who Was formerly Miss Mildred
Heyne. The rooms were decorated
with spring blossoms, and the theme
was further carried out in the tallies
and table covers. A snlud and Ice
course was served at the conclusion
of the games. The honorec was pre-
sented with a beautiful gift of crys-
tal ware by her hostess. Miss 11111
was assisted by her mother and Mrs.
E. F. Heyne, the mother of the non-
oree.
Mrs. Tlgner is a member of the
class of 1930 at Rice Institute.
SATURDAY'S STEP
CHILDREN
Glorious night—glorious moon-
dance music, girls and a dozen or sj
happy Kappa Sign down from Austin.
• • •
Beautiful LUCILLE DAVIS, simply
devastating In flame and silver, rolls
those big htowu eyes ut JESSE.
• • •
After an absence of several weeks,
ELBERT appears with the cutest girl
on the floor. Jtfst try and keep her for
a minute,
| .
i A study in what the most charming
i college girl wears, gays, does and Is -
I Ll'LU BESS JOHNSON.
* * *
I TURKEY REED, In town for a visit
I shows up to give the girls u treat.
! • # *
Those eyelashes of lONE'S make
it hard on the rest of the girls,
* * *
MAC leans against the door and
disconsolately watches MARV HIJT.
TON'S prodigious rush. Know that
saying nliottt the faint heart, Mac?
* •
Speaking of tiueens--KATRINA
SMITH—getting more than her share
of attention from STITART.
* * *
ALDEN dunces Somebody way off
in a corner and four pairs of blue
eyes turn green.
Htm Books ti Interest An
Fosmd on Library Shelves
A new book, "Shakeapeare Music,"
edited by E. D. Naylor, now graces
the shelves of the Rice library. The
volume, In general, Is a synopsis of
the music ot that period. The feature
of this book Is the musical accompa-
niments of three of Shakespeare's
plays, "Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet"
and "Twelfth Night."
Other bookg recently added range
from the theater to applied Inorganic
analysis. Some of them are: "The
Theater," by Stark Young; "Govern-
ment of Japan," by Naoklchl Kltaz-
awa; "Richard 11," reprinted for the
Malone Society by the Oxford Press;
Volume I of an "Encyclopedia of the
Social Sciences," edited by great men
of the day; "America," by Hendrlk
Van Loon; "Design of Electrical Ap-
! pa rat us," by Kuhlmunn; "Natural
I History of Ants," by Reaumur;
"Handbook of Chemical Microscopy,"
j by Choniut and Mason; "The Pacific
I Area: An International Survey," by
Ulakcslee; "Social Psychology of In-
ternational Conduct," by Stratum;
I "Japan in the League of Nations," by
! Matsushita, and "Applied Inorgunlc
Analysis," by HHIebrnnd anil Lundell.
DAVE GARRISON and DICK BAL-
DRY. looking especially glum, spend
most of the evening In the gallery.
S'matter dears?
* • •
That swell spring «<iit over there
| has HORACE BARNES Inside. Just
j ask lilm about Dorothy.
We are glad to give Rice
Students advice on
financial problems—
The Public National Bank
and Trust Co.
MAIN AT PRESTON
COMPLETE BANKING SERVICE
Cdkowitz l\ro<.
ON' MAIN AT RUSK
Introducing---
"DUBLIN
NUBS"
Three-Piece Suits—Silk Lined
Sleeves and Silk Trimmed
Throughout
$40
"Dublin Nubs" lg an exolualve Importa-
tion and shown for the first time in
Houston—The fine tailoring, the distinc-
tive styling and the rich silk trimmings
would do credit to salts priced at con-
siderably more . . . The beautiful new
flake patterns reflect a moat decided de-
parture in new amartness.
A world-wide market place
Eighty-five per cent of ihe world's tele-
phones can be reached from any telephone
of the Bell System. This includes those of
Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and—by the new
.radio-telephone link spanning the Atlantic
—most of the countries of Europe.
Already many American business men are
using this service to expedite the transac-
tion of foreign business and are finding it
quick, convenient and profitable.
The future possibility of talking directly
with almost anyone in the world who has
access to a telephone is enough to stimulate
any man's thinking—not only from an
engineering standpoint, but because of its
significance to American industry.
BELL SYSTEM
«/f nttion'teidt sjitem f inter-conntcting te/tphtnt)
"OUR PIONEERING WORK HAS JUST BEGUN
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