The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1931 Page: 2 of 6
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PACE TWO
Thomas Says
Poverty Cure
Is in Socialism
Open Forum Hears Discussion
Of System Which Might End
Capitalistic Social Evils
Pn^unt economic conditions in
America formed the body of Norman
Thomas' spcech dciivt/i'ed to tin; Hous-
ton open forum Tuesday evening at
the City auditorium. Some two
thousand people crowded the lower
iloor and dress circle to listen and to
take part in the discussion which fol-
lowed the speech.
Mr. Thomas discussed Socialism
saying that if it is put into effect it
will fcir a salvation to the laboring
class of people in America and at the
same time will not abolish capitalism,
but will merely put si halter on graft
,:i ; ' ..ri1 nM-nt In the old days who!i
poverty was taken at face value, taken
I.v omethlng that would pass
<,vitli the next i-easou. people had
vety Iffltlo to: U'orry but at this
Mm. powr'j has deeper roots than
iivnm: ' . : imxiutjV;'. "When there are
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keiv x occur, and the iruu-
i; ehint \vliicjh could abolish
,ii'mij the wor' will bring us
sftifi;. I io" the livr-day week
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fiivor of public ownership
iiinicipai (oiivi iiiences. and is
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| YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE, IN BRIEF
For a time, we thought that we would not have to request The
Thresher to print an article ol this type, but existing conditions
necessitate its immediate publication, so today, your Dance com*
; rnittee asks you to read, consider, and "let your conscience be your
) guide,"
The two official Rice Saturday night dances yet to be given dur-
| ing this calendar year of 1931, one this Saturday night, December
12, and the other December 19, will be strictly "trial dances". The
attendance at these two dances will supply the information the
Dance committee will use in solving the problem it now faces, which
in .short is, "Do the students the Rice Institute want their dances to
; continue?"
Contracts made with Lee's Owls and the Houston club will ex-
pire on January 1, 1932, and we want to be reasonably sure of what
we are doing before we arrange for them to be renewed. In the
event that attendance is not sufficiently large to justify your Dance
committee, acting for the Rice Institute Students' association, sign-
ing a renewal of the above mentioned contracts, the official Rice
Saturday night dances, a student social function given for the en-
joyment of the Rice undergraduates, will be discontinued for the
remainder of the school year.
It has been proven that the cooperation we have received to
date on this dance situation has not been sufficient for them to con-
tinue. but we believe that when the facts are faced, something might
happen, and it is under this impression that we are making this
statement.
Bear in mind that your Saturday night dances are regarded as
one of the oldest traditions on the campus. We realize this fact and
have clone everything possible to provide the best music as well as
the finest floor and the most beautiful ballroom in the city of Hous-
ton for your pleasure and for preserving this tradition.
It seems to us that with a student body of oyer 1,400, Rice Insti-
tute should he able to support an enterprise of this character due
to the fact that it is given for and by the students as a whole and
not by any one individual or group. Will Rice Institute be known
as an institution not capable of making a success of something every
other school is proud of—Saturday night dances? That is your
question to answer. We are merely presenting it.
In thi! next issue of The Thresher, we will present facts and
figures regarding the dance to be held tomorrow night. December
12. at !' o'clock in the ballroom of the Houston club.
This is a serious situation and deserves I he careful consideration
of every student on the campus. Remember, too. what has been
said above—the next TWO official Rice Saturday night dances at
ihe Houston club will determine the fate of these weekly affairs.
Finally, please note that this article has a "by line" and the
writer, acting for your Dance committee, or any member of the
commit tee. will cheerfully welcome all criticisms, good or bad!
—N. P. BARTON, Jr.
THE BICE THKE8HEK
Students at
Chicago U in
'Secret Six'
PKTOAY
II, lttl
Special to The Rice Thresher.
EVANSTON, 111., Dec. ll.-Colleg-
iate co-operation with Chicago offi-
cials in combating the underworld is
being discussed on the Northwestern
university campus here this week fol-
lowing initiation of a large number
of students and faculty members into
the secrets of the "Secret Six".
A1 Capone and his gangster lieuten-
ants were vividly described to a stu-
dent-faculty luncheon gathering at the
Orrington hotel by Col. isham Ran-
dolph, chairman of the "hex" com-
mittee.
Professors as well as students be-
came wide-eyed as the anti-crime lead-
er described the manner in which in-
vestigators traced cashiers' checks and
other documents through Chicago's
financial institutions in procuring evi-
dence that has brought the notorious
vice king to grief in federal courts on
charges of falsifying his income tax
reports.
-The Secret Six, already famous in
the annals of journalism and in the
cinema world, was formed only a year
i ago bv industrial leaders of the city
in such a way that no one of them
knew who the other five were.
Current rates charged for "bumping
a guy off" range from $50 to $U00 in
Chicago, but if President Walter Dill
Scott of the university were the victim
it would cost more, because he is a
"big shots", the colonel said.
• lii the famous "pineapple primaries"
of 1928, Chicago university student?,
200 in number, voluntarily served
without pay as watchers at polling
Many of them, it was said, had en-
lightening as well as thrilling expe-
riences.
lamp, where he meets and falls in
love With a beautiful Prussian girl of
titled lineage.
The beautiful and fascinating Leila
Hvams enacts the role of the girl who
struggles between the fires of love
and Harries of hale, and who eventual-
ly surrenders to romance.
QUEEN,
Uornthy Jordan returns to the
seree'e in a Paramount picture. "The
Beloved Bachelor", appearing at the
Queen this week
The story Is that ol a sculptor who
' " '• • adopts the baby daughter of his late
inend. In1,so doing lie loses his
_ __ sweetheart. Ry the end of 12 years
I II |li I Wj || 3 in . ward I'.is grown tip and is very
* much' iu love with him. As he has
bcconii- ,i suiTeb::. his old sweetheart
wants liirn, iu. take hei back, After
many Hillii iilti.'s he linallv mat ries
hi-' waid.
U' .S' STATE
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.o ii iii o r, and
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That'.- "<:iirl
About Town"
with tIn- golti-
ll i g g g i n g
■ 11, mips Kay
l'"i a ni ls and
I.'iva: I .i.-hn.ari, and the dumb coun-
i i , Eucene Palleite and Joel
Met' 1 i They're, at , the Kit/by one
.. • 1- .online Friday, December II.
"r1111 About Town" is a human,
• on::* amusing and sometimes drarri-
11ii story ol two beautiful, gorgeously
'.'.owned girls, who ride in limousines
without paying the chauffeurs, rim up
bopping bill that would float, a trn-
lional dob', then pay off with a mar-
ried man's bad chock. But after they
flatter and flirt, dance and dig, they
meet a handsome boy who takes their
hearts.
METROPOLITAN
Warner Baxter is said to rise to new
dramatic heights in "Surrender," the
dynamic and romantic Fox picture
now playing at the Metropolitan
theater. He appears in the role of a
French prisoner in a German war
liavine ■ i, IIn role ta no!luted by
himself, Ten Thousand Dollai Dean.'
fii.i.y Bale.' jffuisl lniiu:: to the Palace
tihiiiitgr iieM week' hi- i.'irill'iant drama.
"Ti.i l',iii;< 1 of Paradise."
Alll.u Ca-ey ' pla.yi liavi heen
ijo ■.! i! ! Hi-, .in Mr. iPoftt lilaymg
.''■ '(lie tii,.Ii1; 'ol.i1! ol "The Masipioiader."
)!■ , ■ in bt.hic one of the
jv't'i'/.'''I i,?iE'l'igli-sl; speaking iietois.
'I'luu if nii jilhabtie oi his •.laying a
t.lii'.'l .', ,> llo'.tst .ii. Performances
oi ■'■Tll> Bit i "i Pm,ml'"" i-t.ul Sltli-
n.,\ I Ji • ' 1 ii In i' I.'., ;,: i ii eiil Saturday.
■ ifieeeraliil'r: lit.
no o k s
MAimillJQM Of MA&\ lln
llfinty, Diillun iiiid Co., l'.l'ij SH.jll
11 i . fiisl becoming a fad for pub-
lishers io reach hack into the past and
iliij up books which did not receive
much notoriety in their day. The book,
Martyrdom of Man," by Winwood
h'eade, has 11ist boon released for the
reading publa , In 1872. when the book
last appeared, Mr. lieade was Without
i. doubt boycotted even though he was
i lie nephew of Su Charles Reade. His
bonk, nevertheless, in this day of radi-
i ill and agnostic ideas, is destined for
,i long siege of popularity.
Mr, Reade begins with a resume of
the religious doctrines and their begin-
nings from pre-historic times up to the
absurdities of it in the modern age. The
book is also valuable for its vivid ac-
counts of life and class under reigns
of different emperors. For example,
a realistic view of Alexander's time is
spread out before us telling how non-
chalantly he would stiver the thumbs
from the hands of his slaves in order
to suppress rebellion. It is- realism that
we moderns are afraid to face, and it
is just that the author is successful
m presenting
The author's ideas of Cod and the
universe are so radical and absurd that
one finds pleasure in reading his mar-
velous deductions. "We must judge of
the tree by its fruits; we must judge
of the maker by that which he made.
The Author of the world invented not
only the good but also the evil in the
world; he invented cruelty; he invent-
ed sin. If he invented sin, how can he
be otherwise than sinful? And if he
invented cruelty, how cBn ho be other-
wise than cruel? From this inexorable
logic we can only escape by giving up
the hypothesis of a personal Creator.
Those who believe in a God of love
must close their eyes to the phenomena
of life, or garble the universe to suit
their theory."—-C. H. R.
MODERN CIVILIZATION ON TRIAL.
C. Delists Burns, MucMillnn ami
Company. 1931.
The serious condition in which mod-
ern civilization finds itself at this pe-
riod of history has caused works by
economists and authors all over the
world, C. Delisle Burns, in his book,
"Modern Civilization on Trial" (Mae-
Millan), endeavors to solve the prob-
lem of offering various solutions, some
of which are obvious to the average
reader, iu many cases he gives a brief
history of countries and their in-
dustries.
The civilization that began with the
nineteenth century was entirely dif-
ferent from that previous and was said
to be an advancement of man and a
Godsend to labor As a matter of fact,
it wa a Ciod-send for a particular few
and iin enormous financial advance-
ment for that same few Since America
ha:; become the cenlcr of industry. Mr
Burns! chooses this country as a foun-
dation for quite a few of his arguments.
, This civilization, suvs Mr. Burns, "has
merely become the victim of an age
that began about, 1811(1 and which has
since then developed into the famous
machine At this lime man be-
came ,'livirt. enough to apply natural
forces t" displace manpower, thus leav-
ing common laborers in a state of
hopeless" ("A'city. and if the situation
does not change no hope can he had
fin then;
Modern civilizations is swiftly lead-
ing back into the primitive. Nations
rfnnd communities arc growing farther
and farther apart in feeling and devo-
tion in this period than in any other
time in civilized history; these same
nations and communities arc building
within themselves a certain devotion that
no derision or suppression can destroy.
Obviously, if a situation of this sort
continues to grow, inhabitants will
again begin to clan together in order
to protect themselves from an opposing
group and consequently leave us in a
state of hopeless primitivism.
South Carolina Recognized For
Initiative Through Article
That South Carolina is being recog-
nized. not only for her athletic prow-
ess, her musical talent, and her
scholarship, but also her initiative and
practicability is a fact shown by an
article which recently appeared in
Retailing, publication of Women's
Wear company, New York.
The article entitled, "Why Do Peo-
ple Buy in Your Store?" is the result
of extensive research made by 10
seniors. The report was based on
facts compiled after the students had
interviewed 800 customers and had
| obtained a total of 37,000 customer
reactions through questionnaires and
personal observation.
I can not understand why many
members of the house, who have voted
to make donations to foreign coun-
tries- with which to feed the starving
people, can hesitate to vote for a loan
to farmers in our own county who
are in a destitute and starving condi-
tion in the drought areas, and that
will enable them to buy food with
which to make a crop during the next
year. Representative Edward B Al-
lium of Alabama.
Any man may commit a mistake,
b«i|t none but a fool will continue in
it. Cicero
the cotter's
Saturday
night..
It started raining Saturday night. A
few couples who had forgotten their
slickers went into the Houston club.
Just to pass the time away, they had
what is commonly termed a "Saturday
night dance".
That cute little girl whom we know
as Miss GRAFF (pronounced just
like the Zeppelin) was getting quite a
rush. Wish she wouldn't sit in the
window so much—we like to dancc
with that gal
Paul KATRIBE was there making a
social debut. He did pretty well, too.
He met every woman on the dance
Hoor.
A number of the faithful enjoyed
themselves immensely at the dance. A
few were doubtful. They DID want
to see the basketball game played at
San Jacinto. They say this "Babe"
DIDRICKSON is SO athletic. But as
the attraction wus so much like the
dance, they just went to the dance
where they would be with friends.
Collier COOK was resplendent in
the luster of her freshly shined hair.
Of course she is an acadcm (short for
academic).
"Busier" LEWIS, that crooning head
usher, arrived with a big broad grin
upon his face. Escorting on his left,
or right, whichever is proper, Mary
Lueile HOUCHINS. What a profile!
What a girl! Congratulations. "Bus-
ter". You're batting .420 now.
Anna Margaret FOOSHEE really
should play basketball. She has that
grace of carriage. Grover GEISELMAN
enjoyed three rounds of the Swedish
jerka in a corner. Nice antics, Grover.
Another freshman athlete, "Red" Mel-
bert BALE! He's a nice boy. He'll
make some buxom country lass a nice
husband some day. He is sowing his
wild oats now, among the Rice girls.
So watch girls!
Harper BLACK and Tom THAG-
ARD come up because they saw Adele
Drenkle go in. They had intended
going down to Seymour's Orpheum
but the vaudeville couldn't compete.
The senior class made another two
dollars.
To complete the list, we can't leave
out our two collegians, Gilmore GWIN
and Jack POWER. We girls just can't
wait to see them come on the floor.
They're so cute when they start so-
bering up!
Well, good-bye everybody! We had
a nice time shooting at you and we'll
get the rest next week. We hate to
do this for we are afraid someone
might get mad at us. But it's all in
fun. Be seein' you next week!
Arms Ballot
Given Out by
College Body
The first step of the intercollegiate
Disarmament council, recently formed
by students representing colleges from
all parts of the country, is distribu-
tion of sample disarmament ballots. A
nation-wide poll of all college students
is to be taken on December 15. After
ail ballots have been tabulated in in-
dividual colleges and results have been
sent to the office of the council in
New York city, the results are to be
sent to President Hoover and publish-
ed in the papers.
A sample ballot runs as follows;
(1) If all nations join in similar re-
ductions in military and naval estab-
lishments intended for use against
each other, how much disarmament do
you favor? (Check approximate fig-
ure desired.) None—25 per cent—50
j per cent—75 per cent—-100 per cent.
(2) Do you favor the American del-
egation to the General Disarmament
conference taking the initiative in
, calling upon all the nations to join us
\ in reducing armaments? Yes—No,
(3), Do you favor our setting an ex-
ample for other nations by reducing
armaments? Yes—No.
(4) Do you favor the American ad-
: herence to the World court upon the
; basis of the Root protocol? Yes—No.
(5) Do you favor our joining the
League? Yes —No.
(6) Do you favor compulsory mili-
tary training in colleges? Yes—No.
(7) Do you favor dropping military
training entirely from the college cur-
riculum! Yes—No.
(8) Have you had military training?
How long—Where?
(9) If you had your choice, would
you fight in "the next war"? Yes-
Uncertain—No.
r (10) Name-Class.
Rex White Marries
Former HoustonGirl
The following clipping from the
Elkland Journal and the Wellaboro
Gazette will prove of Interest to Rice
students:
ELKLAND, Pa., Dec. ll.-A quiet
wedding was performed at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Pattison, of
Elkland, at 1 o'clock Saturday after-
noon, when Miss Bernice Kerlin Sto-
vall became the bride of Rex Harding
White, both of Houston, Texas. The
bride was dressed in a traveling suit<
of blue trimmed in eggshell and wore
yellow rosebuds. The Rev. Mr.
Muthard performed the ceremony.
They were attended by Miss Dorothea
Warren of Elkland and Mr. J. H. Mc-
Guire of Houston, Texas.
After the ceremony, a delightful
luncheon was served. The guests in-
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Rex White, Rev.
Mr. and Mrs. Muthard, Miss Dorothea
Warren, J. H. McGulre, and the host
and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Pattison.
After luncheon the bride and groom
left for Buffalo and Niagara Falls
where they will spend a few days.
Mr. White is a member of the seis-
mographic survey crew now working
in the Troga county gas field. He
graduated from Rice in 1931, and was
a member of the tennis team.
The making of friends is the best
i token of a man's success in life.—Ed-
! ward Everett Hale.
ELGIN
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M. M. (Jack) KYSER
Duke University
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Durham, N. C.
Applications for admtsiiion to the first
and third year medical classes entering
October 1, 1032, should be sent as soon as
possible, and will be considered in the or-
der of receipt. The entrance qualifications
arc intelligence, character, two years of
college work and the requirements for
grade A medical school. Catalogues and
application forms may be obtained from
the Dean.
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Marvelous prices on «ifts for him.
Ash Ira.vsM: athletic underwear 50c;
belt and buckle et $1: caps 81.Im:
clothes brush and shoe polisher Si;
flannel shirts $1.95; golf liose $1;
initial handkerchief sets 75c; hats
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jackets sweaters $2.35} ties
line; tie and handkerchief sets $1;
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polo shirts 81; raincoats 81.45.
20% reduction on all these prices.
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Frivolous little party pumps . . . strap slippers in lots of*noveity
styles . . . black, brown or. in moire, dyed to match your frocks. Such
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our new stock of Gifts—
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