The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1930 Page: 2 of 4
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THE THRESHER
THE
SALLYPORT
and Elsewhere
CRAMER WILL QVE
Ted Strong
Robert Himea
Elbert. Turner
A weekly paper published by the Studenta of Rice Institute during tM
month* of Oetober, November, December, January, February, March, April,
May, and the last two week* of September. i ft ' « outside appearances are
Entered as second claee matter October 17, 1916, tit the postofflce in j <10<MJWW<I it aeeutf thut haling ha*
Houston, Texas, under the Act of March 3. 1879. ulwlu disappeared tu Rke No seri-
ous iiilnilr<l person would object if
" 1* •"* " Kclitor! IiuzIhk had definitely and perma-
BuninesH Manager j n'-ntly disappeared, for of all thu
..p,iitnr j''liai'rifi(?riMti<'K of a jerk-water school
!8.._ ,h<' prticileo of lm*l„g I «)" .....at
: ■ ' 'pronounced if Hlf>' were permanently
dom. wiili HwaiMg in would bp a great
. H|e.R forward for the school, bin dp-
Assoeiate Editor split. <> 111Icl■ * nppearaJ.cus. it is very
... Associate! Editor doubtful thai wtr have ma<i-• my real
. Sports progress in this resdeiA).
Society If the prai'tic?k bad slumped this
«• ... Society year in cause of th attitude ami in-
News ' iit.utlv'e of upper classmen we might
News tor better things, but si wo
whatever idiangi's txrire come about
the staff
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'I bo naluif Kit camiitiiKiiiiVu in this
>i'.il''s I'li'itloli.s s'.fiins to bo wi-ii x-
prrfxi'il iti Hit- iidnionltion kI'• • • 11 by
•I. I!. Ilatilvs. <'a:iitlidatt> for assMiint
biislliesH rtiatiaui'r of tlio Owl. to mm
of bis Ktij'iiortors. "Don't run my op
iitiin'tit down," stiltl Hanks, "run nie
up "
TKN Vi'.AlliS Alio THIS .WKIOK limMrntSnn Hami
,ii a it11 ' • 1111' ot tin- iiii'iilty, hom - chanm'* wer>''' iiiatlf- In llir Entrance I l IOoe5
► • ■ I u i I't'nii 'ft l j to tin ln-iiliii« 'I'll,- m".\ rubs provido lliat tiion,' admitti'd * Engineering Show
"nil..- lf> hi^li Mi'b'iol unit--, a liMiti'tl;iiuniiiM' may bp aditifllt'd upon prt'sentinK
•ividt'iK'i; nl ' an liil pi'i'pal'ail'tii ai,d stutb'uts will m he required to make up TEXAS t,'., May 7. -Dedication of
<. a t ta ut i ■ di'fii i< in ■ , Hie mtently com plot «d EngineerliiR |
Ki-i'i't'Sidfiit Tail v\ a.- it*iciiilv Hie Kinst of Hie Inalltule. While lift re, ; Eaboraloflea Inst iiIkIii bronxlit to a
Mr. Taft L'tive a s-ti.-s of leeturea on inHirba.ltmal affalra. '" ,wo ,mn""> two"4«? Power how
M?lvt tt by the ColieRe of EnRineering j
iThuraday and Friday. All departmenta
eonibined to make this allow greater
than any show given in previous
years. The opening of fourteen aec
tions in the engineering laboratories
furnlahed apace and facilities for a
greater number of exhibits.
" Standard electrical equipment and
special laboratory machines were
shown in the electrical laboratoriea.
All typea of euginea. steps In the
manufacture of the telephone, and
airplane motors were shown In the
mechanical engineering laboratory.
fivk ve:\ks Ago this wkkk
About .ri(i. people played bridge at the Rice Hotel to the tune of $1,000
given for I In- luiid to be used In piin hiisinK new uniforms for the Hice
band Twenty-two prizes, ranging everywhere from a suit of clothes to a
ukelele were given The check for $1,000 to Mr. MeUants rates a picture
In fhe Thresher, meaning, "l.ook what the co-eds can do when they want
to!"
6nk year ago this wkrk
'B«* present Threfther. That school is going to wind up so soon in obvious.
Final senior activities, clubs elect officers. Campanile editor geta Interviewed
(for the first time), May fete has happened, and results of Spring elections
■re announced.
will have tutire hazing next, year thau
Engineering |n n^. past several years.
Advertising , Thjij yum,'* freshman class has been
'distinctive, lor Hie most part its
members are made tip of overgrown
boys who delight in their plivsleal
|. of iiitiM'esi Iii i a iii I'ii- poll! if*. :H t-videiie""! during < ho strength and aggressiveness. (Jnee-
bsi'i'VO,' to ask for Hie where. Hie,y beeame aei'tistomed to their
lf ,,, surroundinta and were no longer
An- th" mi v ways ot mailt.<*atlng it1 . , .. , . . . .. , ,
i awed by the greater sopliistieation of
.•itMftit: ;l>;11<:*~i.«. and castigatlnK unruly older students they begau to give
tin majority of the Rice studeut , Hndr superiority eotuplexes free rein,
with the result that the upper classes
loit heart and looked upon freshman
ii,:.-, 'or tli" eleven impt.rtant Student • prccoclouauess with utter apathy.
Iv ; tl.*!' i onidkii-alilc urging, and a three The situation beeame ridiculous re-
on Mondav ''''n,ly whH meeting of the upper
ciaasea was called tor the purpose
of organizing against the unruly
slimes. Some two hundred attended
■ . !ii-mi'>iii for etttididates.
:',if tin-ii- t weiiiy.five candidatea- If Jack
Hiii! in tlic .-.in i-i'ss of i,be eainpus publicti.
, . <indilton oil U|e .'ampua! the,, Rit e ■ «*" *; *1% ^
and the matter diseusseti However,
i: a dose ot riislor nil due to the small number taking an
[i.i dinu issties ai stake during the recent ; interest and lack of enthusiasm on
.... - rto i.artIt .1 lar animosities nianlffsted ,l"' P«" "r '".thing def
i luile u us done,
,i. ltd want clean studiMii government
All of this has added much to the
■ i■! pt'lir. tjiti■ y sliould etitietiv'pr to obtain t.xtreim* eorkiil *ss ot tilt* elass of 'ilii,
i:, a it* ill ti> V. a v i euii'itth uitei'i'st in eleetiofiB and it. Is inevitable that the elass
, . ,, . of fp1 is going to have a very unhappy
i jvaVloti of ..iiiibni-s ot She exeittl'lJiefit 1 , . , ' , , ,
tt«? absorblna the energy of sopho
iiiriit'iif.rived tl.e >,-It-t;iiiins .Unit )'eai mure i lass spirit and aoti'i feilow-
i| v >!>• in the run-off ship.
'I'M* siintti-stioii l(i the Co-ed
Tlnosbei' thai dormitory students he
allowed to |nv11f> Vvottieil students lo
lunch in 'the c.tiiiim<ms 'is a good one.
tif course there would have to bp
Honor Aflair Scheduled To
Precede Baccalaureate
Sermon June 8
The (,'ramner Club, Rice's Episcopal
student organization, will entertain
the entire senior class With a break-
fast on the morning of June S, just
proceeding' the llneealaureaate ser-
mon Tills breakfast is an annual at
fair sponsored by the Crumnev Club
in honor of the graduating class.
There will he one more meeting
of the Crannior Club during the pres-
ent year, this to take place on the
morning of luile int. Tile election of
i llicei's for next year will be deferred
until tin' beginning of activities in the
full.
"JUSTICE" REVIEWED
BY KATHRYN LOGUE
Nominations Announced lor
Elizabeth Baldwin
Election
At the last meeting of the Elizabeth
Baldwin Literary Society held May 5,
Katllryn l.ogue read a review of John
(la:sworthy'? "Justice."
After the cultural treat a short
business session w as held and nomi-
nations for the positions of the dif-
j ferent offices were held, the election
to take place at the next regular meet-
, Ing- The nominees are: for president,
1 Jessie Robinson, Virginia Reed, Katli-
| iyn I.ogue, Margaret Carter; for vice-
president, Margaret McCarthy, Jessie
Robinson, Klla Greenwoou, nnd Edna
Weissinan; for secretary, Catliryn
Culver, Catliryn Montgomery, and
Margaret Carter; lor treasurer; lvath-
ryn I.ogue, Virginia Reed, Margaret,
McCarthy, and Jessie Robinson.
The Klizabeth Haldwin Literary So-
ciety had charge of the printing and
distributing of the May Fete pro-
grams, and from a preliminary report
of Miss Margaret .vreCarthy who was
iti chaise of the programs, it. was a
financial success and a neat sum was
added to the society's scholarship
I il ud.
would hlivp to lie chunked oil Co ed
days and a ft i r breakfast at that. So
far as ihaperons afe concerned, if
lliel'e proved to be noil.' mailable, the
I.1IC.A. swimming party system
might tie used ,lpt all those attending
m) iha| I.dier, I-,,,.,!, thetnselM's in pairs, and each
member of a pair a-sunie responsl-
bliit> for the other member.
I,ast viiur there was t rumor that
Mr. Cieorge Williariw of the English
depa I'.' men I bad married. The rutnor
was never denied, and apparently
1 there is still some doubt as to Mr.
Wil'lams" present condition. Keeently
tliei'. ijiis been imiither rtitnor limit a
>oiiiii.-' iu.strlii'ior'i engaeenient will
lie antioiiliceil ,-iinl!. Most people,
heating tl.e rumor for lirsi tjine. will
I'het l- over tin- knmvn fljossibilIfie's,
i ir. Ill I I.V, . 11111 llifii burst nut with the
■iplos'i,io;!i. "Say, did tn oigt> Williams
'giM mari',1',ill lii-i v.-in m' didn't he'.'"
Arkansas Chooses Athletes
To Fill Class Presidencies
Kuyellevilie, Ark, May 7- -
Students at the University of Ar-
kansas prefer athletes as class presi-
dents, selection for the four c lass
presidencies of this year would Indi-
cate. Jake Sehoonover, Burton Bob-
bins. Dean Moriey and Tom Murphy
are ail athletes of note in tile state,
and Sehoonover ami Murphy have nc-
i|i.ireil national prominence in the
field of sport.
Sehoonover. president of the senior
class, is an all American end in foot-
bull and was given all-American men-
tion in basketball for the last two
years. Sehoonover made three letters
in lonibiill, twice making Hie all-
Southwest conference team, and three
iii basketball, making all-conference
title,;! times.
Tom .Murphy, frosh president. Is an
all-American high school basketball
performer, gaining a guard berth on
ilie team, of which lie was select-
ed captain. He made Hie ail-state
team two years in tills sport, and
while in'high school lettered in track
and foot ball In addition to basketball.
Tommy Lyon Will Manage
Rice Co-Op Again Next Year
Owing io the Uite arirval of some
special jewelry Hie big sale at the Co-
op will continue until Thursday, May
'Hi.
Most, ol Hie stationery was sold this
week at low prices.
The Co-op will be open for business
until June T. Mr. Lyons will be back
next year, lie plans to have an en-
tirely new stock and there will lie
more adoiiuale methods to handle the
rush next full. Regulation slime caps
will lie handled next year.
SENIOR PAtTIES—
(Continued from Page 1)
Frances Cuiiom, and Mrs. G. II. Mas-
terson were in the house party.
♦ *
Mrs. Milton McGlnty was hostesB
last Saturday afternoon at a bridge
party honoring Miss Evelyn McQInty,
ta June graduate.
| • *
Misses Marian Adklmt and Jose-
phine iierrytnan were honored Satur-
day uftoruoou at a luncheon at Col-
!l ge Inn, having Miss Aileeu Peck-
ham as hostess. Close friends of the
honorecs made up t:.e personnel of
j the group.
IffiffilW * * # , ,: \!:
Miss Awikia Sieves entertained on
May ti. with a a lea. complimenting a
group ol' graduates t'rolu San Jacinto
lligli Sellout.
* * *
A group of four Kice graduates
wore complimented with a lea last
Tuesday afternoon, having Mrs. Ed
Nellan as hostess, The honorees
; were Misses Mary Ilelaney, Sarall
McNeil, Charlotte Steeger, and Mar.
i km ret Long.
4*4
Mrs, T. L. Loughridge and Mis
Ruth Loughridge were hostesses last
Wednesday afternoon when they en-
tertained with tea tor Misg Dorothy
Bethany and Miss Mlldre4 Ogg at
2222 Dunstan Road.
4 4 4
Miiss Kuthryn Logue complimented
■ Misses Edna Gilmer, Fredrika Likes,
j Mario Lee, Carolyn Bryan, Eugenia
Howard and Alice Lauderdale of the
debutante group when she enter-
tained with a dinner dance at the
Houston Yacht Club last evening.
• 4 4
Miss Catherine Mitchell entertained
with a luncheon yesterday afternoon
at the Trinity (iuild Slioppe, honoring
Miss Lillian Horiock.
* *
Miss Margaret Tolar was honoree
Ht a bridge party yesterday afternoon
:inning Mrs. G. K. Masterson as hos-
tess.
• • «
Miss Bernice Harker Is entertain-
ing today with a bridge honoring
Misses Lucille Davis and Margaret
i (I ready.
4 4 *
Miss Marjory Bourne was the hou-
or.se yesterday at a pretty bridge
party given by her mother at the
Warwick Hotel.
fill 4 4 4
Miss Elizabeth Washburn will be
honored this afternoon at a tea that
her mother is giving her at lier home
on Falinlii Street.
• •
Miss Charlotte Collins entertained
with a bridge tea at the Plnza Hotel
yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss
Mary Elizabeth Tisdaje, a June grad-
uate. With the honoree and the hos
less In the receiving line were
Misses Willetta Johnson, Marian Ad-
1 kins, lone Spenee, Mary Hallie Berry,
Gertrude Heard, and Mary Hairel.
About firty guests formed the per-
sonnel. jt
* * *
Mr. and Mrs, Carl Galloway and Mr.
Henry Dew are completing the week's
round of compliments with a barbe-
euo and dance at their ranch home
near Stafford, Texas, for Miss Lily
Veal' Hew.
* * *
Mrs. Ida V. Sternenberg is enter-
taining for Miss Mary Hallie Berry
with a liutTet. luncheon on May l;i.
* * *
Miss Mae Fisher will entertain for
Miss Julia llurd It inker on May IS
with a bridge party.
* ii *
The bridge party announced for
May ^ii by Mrs. W. W. lliaml for her
daughter. Miss Leonore Bland, lias
been postponed until the afternoon of
ultine
4 4 4
Mrs. I. K. Palmer will honor her
daughter, Miss Frances Calmer, with'
a tea on May 22.
* + ♦
l-'lve Rice graduates will be hon-
nrees at a bridge party on May 21.
ha.lug as hostess Mrs, E W. Jackson,
the former Miss Catliryn Walker.
Tb" honorees will be Misses Frances
/.Iliter. Llllie Kayser, Ella Becker,
Lelioi-e Bland and Althed Hill.
* * ♦
Miss Charlotte Steeger will have
as a compliment on May 23 a bridge
party with Mies Alice Huweiler a«
hoateia.
« #
Mm. Harry Taylor la to entertain
on May 15 to r Miaaes Dorothy
Bethany and Ella Becker, the hos pi
tallty to be a tea at the home of the
hoste M. I * 'I-" ' ' i
* * *
Miss Roberta Brunet will entertain
with bridge on tho afternoon of May
jl3, honoring Miss Josephine Berry-
man, a settlor Student at Hie lusti-
j tue.
■4 4 4
j Miss Fill' Mary McRae will be hos-
j 'ess at a bridge party on May it} for
UMiss Frances Palmer.
4 4
Misses Shirley Robinson and Mar-
tha Ellen Williams are honoring
| Misses Evelyn Mttrrs, Lucille Davis
| and Margaret Gready with a tea to-
■ morrow aftenioou at Miss Williams'
I home.
* • •
May 15 brings Mrs. J. [C. Fisher's
and Mrs. A, F. Fisher's tea, honoring
iMiss Lillian Horiock.
! * * *
The announcement of the engage-
ment of Miss Catherine Williamson
and Mr, Thomas Lightfoot was re-
cently made. Miss Williamson is a
member of "the class of '2-1 at Rice
and is also a P.A.L.S. on the campus.
4 4 4
The murrlage of Miss Cleo Segrest
and Mrs. John Robert Logan Is an
event or Interest to most Rice stu-
dents. The wedding occurred Satur-
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Moore, with Bishop C. S. Quln
reading the ritual. The'bride was at-
tended by Miss Mary Louise Moore,
her cousin, as niuid of honor and Mr.
Sidney Wilson was the best man.
After the ceremony the bride and
groom left for Fort Worth, which is
to be their future home. Mrs. Logan
was ap romlnent member of the class
of '32 and was also a member of the
E.B.L.S. while on the campus. Mr.
Logan attended the Institute in 192ti
i^flid 1927. He was elected a member
jot the Rally Club during his second
| year.
* *
Miss Allele Wharton has recently
| returned from Texurkana, Texas,
I where she entered the tournament
11hat the Woman's Golf Association
was sponsoring there. Miss Wharton
: was runner-up In the flight and won
several trophies during her stay
there.
1 • •
Mrs. Lynn B. Garrison will be hos
| less on June (i. when she gives a
bridge at the Lamar Hotel, honoring
Misses Althea Hill and Ellzabetn
Smith, senior students at Rice and
two high school graduates.
4 4 4
Of interest to all ltlce students at
Rice are the performances of "The
Queen's Husband," the Rice Dramatic
Club play, which is now running at
the Palace Theater. Several student
parties are planned for the matinee
tomorrow afternoon. Other perform,-
ances will be given tonight and Sat-
urday night.
* * •
Mrs, Julian Jantzen lias chosen
(May 18 as Hie date on which to honor
! her daughter. Beatrice, a senior stu-
Jdent at Rice with six fables of bridge.
4 4 4
Miss May Louise Thotnsen is en-
tertaining with bridge for Miss Eliz-
abeth Smith ,a senior student, on
Juno 4 at 2:8u. On May 20, Mr. and
{Mrs. C. F. Jewett are honoring Miss
|Smith with, a dinner at the Texas
State Hotel.
* * *
SATURDAY'S
Stepchildren
Misses Tomie Grace Mansfield and
Lucile Scott are going to A. and M.
Friday to attend the annual Cot He-
men's bail of Hie Saddle and Sirloin
Club.
Not ao crowded tonight . .
woather coming on . . . Root
stands are doing a big buainea
. . . besides we're having quite a bit
of competition from Sylvan lately.
* O 0
We have royalty with ua tonight,
Queen Ilomoiselle leading the proces-
sion and getting a big rush as usual.
But where is King Tuubeuhaus?
* *
j Potite Judy Ricker, "mighty like a
, rose," dances by with that winning
| smile. You won our vote at tbe^ay
: Fete Judy.
4 4 4
And Margaret of the House ot Soph-
more . . . tall, stutely, beautiful . . ,
q,uebu two years from now,
* 4 •
Another sophomore, Carmen, Still full
( of pep despite Dramatic club rehear-.
I sals, May Fetes and gobs of other
j things,
• * •
Rube seems mighty Interested In
one or the Dlonne twInB tonight. Don't
ask which one It is. I never was much
good at puzzles.
• • *
All the girls are getting a big rush
tonight. Oh, well, this' is the last dance
the candidates will have to work so
hard. They can act natural again
next Saturday.
♦ * *
Blue-eyed, blond-haired Catherine
of the royal court seems mighty in-
j terested in what her good looking
j partner Is whispering away off in the
I corner.
* . .
College my! Saturday night dancea
j do accomplish something . . , they
; teach a co-ed to talk without stopping
for hours on end oil as many subjects
as there are partners.
• .* •
Johnny goes by as If dancing were
a painful duty. It is rumored that
i lie Is more interested in boats than
In co-eds. Girls, there's a challenge.
• ♦ «
There goes goodnight. Now to try
to get to the check room first—s'long.
Blankets in Sallyport—
(Continued from Page 1)
them, and smart enough to stay in
School in spite of t^pm, can ever
think of living in the suites.
By this time, the reader has been
sufficiently prepared for the realiza-
tion, which he is now going to have
to encounter. With the foregoing
background .historical derivation of
the problem, H.D.O.T.P.) he can very
easily see why the dorm students
wait in the sally port all night for
the .purpose of signing up Just right.
Whether he knows It or not he has
reached that stage In dormitory ltte
known as thtt Transition Period
(Cebertragung Perlode, see Zwlug-
ler, "Die t'nmassigkeitfoederung des
achtzehnten Jahrhunderts") when
students change from one room to an-
other. (Trans, across, plus ire, to go.)
Now to take up a particular caSe,
CASK (Jim; A, unknown In early child-
hood, but highly suspected, came to
Rice with notions tHat someone was
going to give him somethln. The
disillusion caused by his realization of
the true state of affairs, almost re-
sulted in a mental collapse. Fell in
love in freshman year with senior
co-ed who finally convinced him that
he was not going to get something
for nothing. Reaction sets in. We
now llnd him blanket spread out in
sallyport, with several other Intro-
verts fanning off mosquitoes and wait-
ing to sign up for a single room with
double lock.
ft
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The Public-National Bank
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COMPLETE BANKING SERVICE
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