The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1916 Page: 4 of 6
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THE THRESHER. OCTOBER A MM
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EDITORIAL
BAVMQ HOMM.
Editor of The Thresher:
"!t has become fashionable to be in-
terested in saving soles." The desire to
save soles Is natural and laudable, but
when gratified at the expense of some-
thing more valuable becomes false econ-
omy.
We students of the Institute are daiiy
savtng our soies at the expense of one
of our most pleasing assets—our lawns.
We are covering our campus with a se-
ries of dusty trails that resembie the
cow-paths of a country village.
Is it fair? The architects and trus-
tees have combined to give us the most
beautiful grounds In this section of the
country. They have done their part;
have we done ours?
What are we going to do about it?
Legislate in the Honor Councii? Never!
Rice spirit cannot be produced by legis-
lation. it is time for us to reaiize that
Rice spirit means more and has a great-
er scope than honorabie conduct in
academic duty and loyai support of ath-
letics. It is spirit, and spirit atone that
wiii redeem our lawns from the biight
of the soie-saver.
Criticaster.
TO THK STLDMXTS.
itt tnking charge of The Thresher for
lite present academic year the new statt
t]j[,-s to express its appreciation of
what has been accompiished by its pre-
decessor. and to bespeak for itseif a
continuance of the Hherai support and
hearty co-operation of the student
body. The ^uaiity ol' the paper must
nctessariiy depend iargeiy upon the
nnaiity of support that it receives, and
that inciudes tnorai support as weii as
iinanciat support. Hence it is justiti-
i.bie for the staff to ask that every
suident appoint himseif a committee of
one to do anything that he or site may
have an opportunity to do in behaif ot
the paper, if this is done The Thresher
wiii be a more interesting and a more
saiuabie paper to every ytudent in the
institute titan it could otherwise pos-
sibly be.
in judging of the staff's work it
shouid be borne in mind that the edi-
tors cannot give all th. ir time to the
paper. They are expected to do a tittle
studying and to keep off probation, on
the side. It could not be expected that
no mistakes wiil be made, but the staff
wiii do its utmost to tnake the paper
sen better than it was iat$t year, and
beiieve that is saying a good deai.
t or most of the members of the staff
i he work that they are entering upon
is no novelty. Most of the editors were
on the staff in one capacity or another
last year, and the genera] appearance
and poiicy of the paper will not be nta-
tet iaiiy changed.
The Thresher will always uphold the
high ideals of honor and scholarship
that have from the beginning been as-
sociated with the tnstitute. The. editors
beiieve that the principles upon which
our organizations and customs are
rounded are basicly sound, and those
things that we wili stand for in the fu-
ture wiii be advocated on the grounds
ihat they tend toward the preservation
of our ideals or the development of our
student organizations.
There are some things that The
Thresher desires to see accomplished
this year. For instance, one is the or-
ganization of a Students' Association,
and another is a strengthening of the
Honor System, or al least the bringing
about of a better understanding of and
appreciation for our student self-gov-
ernment system. We do not. expect
these things to be done soleiy because
we want them done, but we hope to en-
courage more interest in the things that
have to do with the common welfare,
and by giving publicity to all views im-
partialiy, to serve toward the better-
ment of our school.
To this end the columns of The
Thresher will be open to al) communica-
tions of general interest. It is the stu-
dents' paper and the editors wish to em-
phasize the fact that it is here to serve
the students and their interests. It is
estabiished for no other purpose.
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<.)T CI.AHY TO ROOT ) OR THH
THAM.
Xow is the time for every student in
iiice to get behind athletics. Give your
support early in order that, we may start
off the present footbali season in good
form. It is as much the duty of stu-
dents to take part in the different form
of athletics as it is for hint to do his
level best in his studies. Athletics are
as much a part of college life as is the
most vital element to scholarship. The
man that takes interest only in his
books and pays no attention to the re-
mainder of college life is not the one
who wilt get the most good out of his
university training, and neither is he
the than that will make the most glo-
rious success in after life. One certain
form of material will not construct an
artistic edifice and neither wili the pur-
suit of one single and isolated branch
of college life develop a well educated
man.
The time for ail new students to fall
in line and the old men to re-enter is at
hand, and our spirit of loyalty can best
he manifested by buying your athletic
ticket now. The tickets can be secured
in the Study Hall most any time during
the day. or if not there you can get
them from Mr. Woodruff.
"THH CRITIC."
If the authors of the article called
"The Critic," secretly distributed at the
hall, will sign their names to the docu-
ment we will be gladtto publish It in
itft entirety and dignify it by a reply.
This also applies to any criticism any-
one may care to make In the future.
(ASMS AX!) t)*H (AI'H.
Oh, what pretty littie caps. Aren't
they cute? ! think they are just too
dear for anything. Are those boys Sen-
iors who wear them?"
"No, iittle sister, they're Freshmen.
They are forced to wear the caps in or-
der that they may be distinguished from
the bugs, insects and other character-
istic fauna of the campus. Merely a
precautionary measure to prevent ex-
termination."
"And who are the dignified looking
men with the iittle canes? I spose
they're teachers."
"They're Seniors, iittle one."
"And that impressive looking gentle-
man coining across the campus. Is that
Dr. Lovett?"
"No, dearie, that s Perry McFadden."
The foregoing conversation was heard
itt the cloisters of the Administration
buiiding. An upper classman was show-
ing his little sister through the Insti-
tute.
Yes. the caps of the Freshmen and
the canes of the Seniors are attracting
attention. Aiong Main Street at any
time during the afternoon and early
evening the iittle green and blue sky
pieces are very conspicuous, and every
once in a white a smartly dressed Sen-
ior, jauntily twitting his cane, saunters
by. Houston is slowly taking on the
aspects of a college town.
The Sophomore ciass ordered 150 of
the Freshman caps through Shotwell's
These proved insufficient for the large
ciass that matriculated, and it was nec-
essary to order six dozen more. So far
the upper ciassmen have experienced no
difficulty in making the first year men
'Ion the new headgear. The frosh seem
to think that, iike the laws of the Medes
and the Persians, the custom is ilxed
and immutable, and so take it phiio
sophically.
A chronicie of campus iife would be
incomplete without mention of "Emma."
the mild-eyed, pensive donkey who re-
cently came into the possession of the
student body. Emma was the prize at
a Jewish picnic held at Main Street
Park. A number of Rice students were
there, and although they were not for-
tunate enough to draw the prize them-
selves they did persuade the lucky man
to give the littie donkey to the student
body. Emma has a great future in
store for her. From now on no Rice
celebration will be complete without
her. The Freshmen have already be-
come very much attached to the diminu-
tive burro, and she is often seen am-
bling placidly across the campus with
one or more of them on her back.
CLASSES HOLD FIRST
MEETINGS OF YEAR
Oflio-rs Ate Elected ami Organization
Perfected. t
At a meeting of the junior class held
Monday, October 2, the following offi-
cers were elected to serve during the
first term:
Mr. Cunningham, president.
Miss Rowe, vice-president.
Miss McAllister, secretary.
Mr. Mc.Farlattd, treasurer.
Mr. Cabaniss. sergeant-at-arms.
Miss Barber and Mr. Coleman, mem-
bers of the honor council.
Mr. Eggers made some Campanile an-
nouncements.
Sophontorc Election.
The Sophomore class held its first
meeting of the year 1916-17 on Monday,
October 2. The following officers were
elected for the first term:
Otto Eisenlohr, president.
Hally Ruth Hall, vice-president.
Robert Landrutn, secretary.
F. P. Clark, treasurer.
The two Sophomore representatives
to the Honor Council, elected for the
year, are Miss May Speer and Mr. Fes-
tus Carroll. Appointed by the presi-
dent are: Sergeant-at-arms, Jeff Mitch-
ell; social committee, L. Carr, M. E.
Farthing, O. S. Evans, Margaret Giiles-
pie and Nola McCarty; constitutional
committee, F. H. Whitaker, L. M. La-
mar, Ed Sweeney, Olive Erkel, Jenny
Hail; athletic committee, S. E. Brick,
C. R. Darling, L. H. Gripon.
In addition to the election of officers,
several other matters were discussed,
mostly in connection with the welfare
and conduct of the Freshmen, with
which they will become acquainted in
the customary manner.
Did you ever try to fill up space with
thoughts alt made to order? With
words that land in just the right place
to make a rhyme—or "sorter"? Well,
we have tried this awful feat and we are
about disgusted, so if you write some
verses neat, don't iet your thinker get
rusted; just lend your wits to as. right
sweet, so's this colyum won't go busted.
We claim the above rightly deserves
the name of "prose poetry."
Vnhetud Of! ? ! ?
There was once a Fish, a young gink.
Who had a hunch he could think;
But the Prof, popped a quiz,
His biood it all friz.
And (sad!) his opinion did shrink.
"Get the Hook!"
Mr. Lingie—"What are you Senior
men going to do about this Freshman
girl who is usurping your prerogatives?"
Senior—"What's the idea?"
Mr. Lingie—"Why! There is a Fresh-
man girl named Carrie A. Cain!"
Since the above was handed in we
teamed that another Freshman girl
staged a charade on this name.
"Great Minds."
Scene: Campus, near residential
halls, two Sophs telling what they are
going to make the Freshman do.
Enter: A Fish about the size of Jack
Johnson.
1st Soph to 2nd Soph and 2nd Soph to
1st Soph, simultaneously, at the same
time, right together: "YOU say 'but-
ton. Fish'!"
Wisdom.
Once upon a midnight dreary,
As he pondered, weak and weary.
Over his breaks of a day or more,
Oft the Fish's eyes did wander
To the iamp whose bright light yonder
Never flickered, never wavered.
How he fain would lose in slumber
Mem'ries of a iong day's blunder
And the boasts he had made before.
But the Fish's eyes did wander
To the Sophs, who, watching yonder,
Never flickered, never wavered.
While upon the post he lingered
Many a time his belt he fingered,
His mind on tales of yore.
And the Fish whose eyes did wander
To the Sophs, thus armied yonder,
Never flickered, never wavered.
A Freshman's Soliloquy.
To fight, or not to tight. That is the
question:
Whether 'tis wiser to calntiy suffer
The taunts and lashes of unmerciful
Sophs,
Or to take arms against a seat of trou-
bles,
And temporarily end them. To oppose,
to fight,
No more; and by a fight to say we end
The strappings, and the thousand
vig'rous kicks
That a Fish is heir to, 'tis a consumma-
tion
Devoutly to be wished. To oppose, to
fight;
To fight, perchance to win; aye, there's
the rub;
For from that flglit for freedom, what
results may come
When we have thrown away these freak-
ish caps,
Must give us pause; there's the respect
That makes calamity of a Freshman's
life, .
For who would bear the stern com-
mands of Sophs?
The Junior's wrongs, the Senior's con-
tumely,
Mitchell's whimsical demands, Esty's
right arm,
The insolence of Crisp, and the spurns
That patient Fish of the unworthy take,
When they themselves might their sweet
freedom win
With but little effort? W[ho would clean
up rooms,
Make up their beds, their errands run,
But that the dread of the results of
force,
That tempting panacea for our ills,
Never sought before, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bear these ills
we have
Than to fly to others that we know not
of.
Thus conscience does make cowards of
us all;
And tints our seemingly effective cure
Is found of no avail when thoroughly
consider'd;
And so the thing for us to do is bear it
calmly
Until next year with its new men,
Then pay all back—with interest. Soft
you Fish.
We are reliably informed that con-
trary to the usual policy of the Institute
the new Residential Hall for women
"Chicken Wing" was not designed by
Messrs. Cram. Goodhue and Ferguson.
tmtKEM
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E ARE GLAD TO WELCOME
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your friends. < In each issue of the
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hope to secure a portion of your valued
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