The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1942 Page: 2 of 4
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A newspaper is an organ of many functions:
. It is a news gatherer; a recorder and a dispenser of information. Such
news as it records is read now as current events—in titer years it fttap he a
source of research and information of past events. ^
For these reasons the news it assimilates and prints should be complete,
comprehensive, unbiased, and unprejudiced, in order that both today's read-
ers and those of tomorrow may obtain a<lear and undistorted picture of the
situation.
A newspaper is also functional as the voice of its public and the instru-
ment of the government. It should be the thermometer of public opinion and
the amplifier of public officialdom. Thus the newspaper's second function is
that of an intermediary) between the people and their officials.
But in addition to this function and that of news-gathering, and over and
above them, the newspaper has another function.
It is that of the interpreter, the investigator, the promoter, the protago-
nist. In this is the newspaper made distinctively) an active, vital force in its
environment—in this lies the value or detriment of the newspaper to its
community.
All of these functions the 1942-43 Thresher proposes to exercise. It
will be reporter, spokesman, and champion; it will be gatherer, distributor,
protagonist.
In order that the Student Association may know the rules and princi-
ples by which its newspaper operates and by which it determines the cause to
champion, the Editor and Staff herewith set forth their policies:
(1) The Thresher will attempt a complete campus coverage by the
regular assignment of members of the Staff to certain departments, in order
that no phase of student or faculty life and no activities within that phase
may be overlooked. Such coverage will be presented in an unbiased, un-
prejudiced, and impartial manner. All editorial comment will be limited en-
tirely to the editorial page or for regular columnists.
(2) The Thresher will be progressive in its general tendencies. It will
looft with favor upon the introduction of new ideas and methods and will
actively sponsor those which it may deem beneficial to the interests of the
student body.
(3) In all controversial matters involving principle and not,mere taste
the Thresher will conduct investigations and throw the Weight of its influence
upon the side of the issue more nearly in accord with its principles.
(4) The Thresher will follow closely and record after each meeting
the proceedings of the Student Council, the governing body of the Associa-
tion. The Thresher ibelieves that this body should be one of respect and dig-
nity and should merit not only the attention and .interest of every student, but
also the exercise of his prerogative of expressions of approval or censures
through his representative.
(5) The Thresher welcomes and will print, insofar as the limitations
of space, relevancy, and decency permit, any letters, signed or unsigned, to
the Editor. Such expressions of public opinion are healthy exercise of a
democratic right and will receive every consideration from this publication.
(6) The Thresher will follow all elections and campaigns with full
coverage and will, where it sees fit, sponsor one candidate over another for
such reasons as may be given in the course of that sponsorship. The Thresher
sees no reason why it should, merely because it is a public organ, refrain
from political sponsorship. All paid political advertisements will be accepted
and printed impartially, regardless of whether or not the Thresher is sup-
porting the candidate editorially.
Iq pursuance of the above outlined course, the Thresher will attempt
to assume what it believes is its proper position in the Institute—that of an
active and formative force.
HEY! MEET YOU AT RICE'S
Favorite Night Spot
A Special Welcome To
All Rice Students
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MAIN AT BELLAIRE
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Well, well, well The war hasn't
everybody, has it? just look
around—every once in a while you'll
see a face you've seen before. No
foolin', what with the freshmen
coming in 400 strong and the upper-
classmen dropping weakly by the
wayside, looks like the Institute is
fast becoming a plaything of the
babes. Some of the babes, though,
look right spritely, so we don't mind
too much.
And don't ever get it in your head
that the old hands are any the less
handy. If the record of the summer
means anything, the year to come
holds promise of many novel and
unusual occurrences.
The summer Texans had quite a
gay time and it seems slowed
down only to gather momentum
again. Ralph Young and Wayne
Bowman had a pleasant, but un-
expected, journey to Dallas one
night in the wee small hours. Next
time, Ralph, maybe you'll believe
her. . . . The Brown twins were fav-
orites of the spots in the capital
city, with their retinue of Pat Ten-
ant and "Posh" (Frank Oltorf to
you). . . . And then there were the
Red River Boys—'nuff said. . . .
Arnold says he misses the tubs at
Scholz's but will settle for Joe's.
. . . Meredith will just settle at Joe's
. . . and why not?
Of course all the happenings
weren't in Austin, despite what the
Texas U. summerites will try to tell
you. Somewhere along the line
Cap'n Bob Tresch and Molly Alex-
ander decided to step it off for a
while . . . and Mary Boudreaux came
back from San Antonio last Sunday
wearing Bubber Zander's "R." . . .
Paxton says Lollie Peden and Fran-
cis Mowery are still being exclusive,
but seems to me we've noticed Bun-
ny with Lollie at times. But then
we've noticed him with Smitty, too
. . . and Dodie . .*. and Betty Ruth
. . . and others too numerous to
mention. Why not settle down, Pax-
ton? . . . Virgil is /back, and so is
Maybell, .and so are Maybell and
Virgil. . . . George Pierce and Betty
Jean Reistle are still hitting it off,
too . . . funny how times don't
change much. . . . Tex Bayless as
usual unperturbed Dave Han-
nah as usual all perturbed. . . . Look
for Hortense Manning, the Deacon,
and Glenda Bell on the campus this
fall—they won't be hard to find....
Incidentally, what is Nancy Allen
going to do now that A. & M. has
been moved to California ? Maybe
she'll join the Glenda Bell trio. . . .
Only one of the Brown twins will be
back, so now you can relax—it'll al-
ways be Joe. . . . Bessinger and Ful-
ler are still a steady pair. Seems
like they could stop studying just
once a while, doesn't it? ... Wally
Chappell and his gang were lucky
in that crack-up they had on the
way home. Nobody was hurt. . . .
How's Marietta getting along,
Advance information has it that
the new crop of rushees is the
'choicest in several years. Reckon
we'll have to look them over at the
rush dances this week end. Inciden-
tally, these are the only Rice dances
you'll ever get in free, so you'd bet-
ter make hay. . . . Mackey is sport-
ing a new suit and a new brand...
but the effect's the same. . . Ruge-
ley Livesay's back from a very quiet
and peaceful summer. . . . They say
the Editor's stag party was an af-
fair of note . . . but we can't find
any notes.
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The Rice Choral Club will hold
its first meeting of the year Wed-
nesday, September 23, at. 7:30 in
Autry House. All members and
anyone interested are invited. Plans
are being made now for recitals and
programs to be given late this fall
and early spring.
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will climax a week of pre-season
rushing with their annual rush
dances, to be held, this year on a
smaller seale because of the general
trend toward reduction of social
functions. The societies have ex-
tended an invitation to all men stu-
dents of the Institute to attend the
functions and they anticipate large
crowds. Johnny Dyson and his band,
the former Knight Owls, will play
for the two evening dances. The
social calendar for the week end
follows:
EB's: Rush dance, Cohen House,
Thursday, 9 till 12.
OWLS: Rush dance at Autry
House, Friday, 9 till 12.
PALS: Rushees' supper at River
Oaks Country Club, Saturday, 7 p.m.
Saturday night dance at Arabia
Temple, Saturday, 9 till 1.
marriages
were the vogue this summer.
Among the prominent affairs were
those of Marion Smith and Jim Har-
grove; Nell Poole and Billy Woods;
Joyce Rowell and Earl Wylie; Pady
Sue Whitcomb and Robert McCants;
Lucretia LaGarde and Leo Gravis;
Nancy Taylor and Quentin (Dub)
Barrow; and Betty Fulshear and
John Mooney. A:'
an important event
of September will be the mar-
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will take olace
on the 12th in Ferris, Texas. The
couple will make their home in
Houston.
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The first meeting of the Presby-
terian Student Association will be
held next Thursday at 12:15 in Au-
try House. All new Presbyterian
students are invited to attend and
get acquainted with the former
members. A reception will be held
after the meeting.
The Girls Club will hold its first
meeting of the year at 1:15 Tuesday
at Autry House, according to Myrtle
Lee McFarland, the club president.
Former members are urged to at-
tend.
The Baptist Student Union will
entertain all new students with
three parties next week. The first
will be a "Draftee Party" to be held
at Autry Hope Monday at 8 p.m.,
the second a buffet supper at 7:30
p.m. Thursday, and the third a hay
ride Saturday at 8 p.m. All new stu-
dents are cordially invited.
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1942, newspaper, September 10, 1942; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230548/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.