The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 29, 1917 Page: 2 of 4
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THE THRESHER SEPTEMBER 29, iM7
THE THRESHER
A tortntghtty periodica) pubtiahed by the
students of the Rice institute at
Houaton, Texas.
Entered aa second-class matter October
17. 1918, at the poatofftce at Houston
Texaa, under the Act of March 8, 1879.
Subscription Rate*
Per copy H)c
Per Academic Year 75c
Business Office, Room 104 Administration
Building.
Hoy H. i,ittard Edttor-in-Chief
J. T. Rather Managing Editor
Camilte Waggatnan AaSociate Kditor
H.W. Patten Buaineaa Manager
h.O. Mutter Circulation Manager
M. A. Cain Asst. Circutatton Manager
't'S Simons VthteticKditor
Jack Carson Asst. Attttetic Editor
EDITOR!AL
A NEW LtFE.
As the present st:ttfot The Tlireslter
assttmes its duties it is ttttdet vastty ttitfi-
< ult conditions to thos<- which have here-
tofore surrottnded the life oltbestudents
i)t Mice institute. A tiewtielii;)! ett-
<t)*avor and an<Mttirt'ly< lmnK' d and mag-
nified duty has opetted up before us. The
^xcf-]]tsticy of the precedents and thfhigi)
quality ottheaccomptishnietttsofour
predecessors is futty appreciated and
ttever put from mind, tat! ttow a new
problem lies bet'twtts. Asctitt-rshave
madt- tttcpast;)paratncumtsn<cessin
!ttf < tinditii'!is surrounding tta'tu. so must
we now t'Hd'-avor to establish tu'W prece-
dents nhicit wiHbeeqtiallyeottsistent
with onr new tife and gtorifying to the
traditions o!Hic The spirit of moiiertt
titnes is t)tato) progress m)tt ttcltieve-
ment, Nothing nn.thl];matidnot)iitmt'aH
back Thisisthest^ritwiiieltttieehas
itlwa)ssl]own. and we fuei confident tltat
there is ^ttueiunlithit) which eottlddis-
todgeit. '['heexeeHeuiyreaehedinthe
short period of tite tife oi Kite tnstii.ite
anticipates a very speedy itdjustmentt j
ihe new eottditions it) wiiii'tsssefiml our-
selves. ,.
WereHtixetlnu the task is ))ot uneasy
<jtie, notottly for The Thresher, but for
all other ot'gattjxations and for every stu-
dent of Hire, but where tt]ere is no task
thereeanbettoaccotuplishmettt. Kothc
ureatertiietasti, ttte greater possiblesuc-
<essa;)d honor. Asi)r. t.ovettsaidin
his openittg address, 'W'ttile the coutttry
is at war. we Ituveno choice but to work."
Workwctntist.anditshaitnotbeftitile.
We have tuade the tauseOf the nation
mitca'ise.Hndworkforsuchanfnnobtcd
<ausennoneW()u)dbegrtidge.
The Thresher wishes to take its stund
futly in aero rd with the new military
regime, and it is the wish and hope of
the staff to make The Thresheratt organ
nt increasing service to the carryttt'^ out
<f the military plan. There witl, of
catrse, be some irksotnenesis in the be-
ginning because of the sudden revcrsibte
thnnne which the place ttas undergone,
but we hope that there shatt be no hitch
in the carrying out of the new platt, for
its acttievenient wit) mean much giory to
the minats of Htce traditions. We hope
tltat the students witt soon realize what
;t great attd momentotts achievement the
Hice institute authorities have matie to
be abte to offer to them such an oppor-
tunity as they have. Hicetstheonty
university or scttoot without arms which
has been made a unit of the ttnited States
tteserve Officers' Training Corps. The
training here ta to be of the same nature
a.s at the other reserve camps such as
l^-on Springs, and etigibitty to take the
examinations for comtnissioned officers
is ttkewise to be obtained.
!)eapite the radicatneas of the change
of conditions, we hope that some of the
good features of the otd tife ahait re-
main. !t is the earnest desire of The
Threaber to see the titerary societies
;md other organizations prevtousty estab-
lished here continue their activities and
make their meetings even more attrac-
tive and increase their memherahip much
beyond that of last year. We hope ea-
peciatiy that the students witi ati try to
avait themaetvea of the unuaua) advan-
tages of the work in the iiterary socte-
ties. ]n the present day it ia the man
who can defend himseif upon his feet in
the art of speech who is abie to sway the
minds of his associates in the business
worid or anywhere he finds himseif.
There is no better piace, and no more
opportune time in which a man can pre-
]<are himsetf in this art than white he is
tncoitege. The fact that MB feets that he
is incapable or has had no experience
it) speaking stumtd hold no man back
from joitting. for that is the purpose of
the societies—to enable him to become
accustomed to such conditions.
in taking up this work of the student
pubtication, the voicing of the student
opinion, the ataff of The Threaher be-j
apeak a for ltaetf the keen support of the;
facuity and student body, it ia our wish
to serve you in the best capacity possible,
and to do this we confess our inabitity,
unieaa we have a general support from
ait. The eoiutnns of The Thresher wiii
be open at aii times to anyone w ho wishes
to voice an opinion or contribute In any
other, way. We not oniy open our coiumna
but we urge that contributions be made
by ati. The Thresher ia yours. We are
endeavoring to the beat of our abitity to
manage and pubiish it for you so that
you wtti be interested in it.
Once more we ask for the support of
every member of the Rice institute and
of ita frienda. if such support is received
we cannot feet but that we ahait succeed
in making The Thresher ot this year a
creditabte one, for support witt tide over
the moat meager efforts.
GtRLSFiRSTDRH-i.
The girts enjoyed their first dritt tast
Monday afternoon at 4:40. The fottowing
commissions were granted: Christine
Schuttz. major; Mary Stratford, captain
Company A: Hazet Rtgtander. captain
Company B: Camiite Waggaman, captain
Company C: Etsbeth itowe, captain
Company t). and First Lieutenants Ettis.
Ricketts, McAttister and Barber.
Many of the girts seemed setf-conscious
and giggted rather foot^hty as they per-
formed M*e unaccustomed exercises. it
is to be hoped that they witt reatize just
how serious this work is and witt over-
come these defects. The mitttary train-
ing for women is not to be considered
tightly. Whitetiorreditiygivetiinit.it
forms a definite part ot the curricutum
and is computsory for every girl register-
ed atthe Institute. Absence from dritt
must be accounted for just as promptly
as absence from other ctasses. The work
should prove very interesting and the
good-natured rivalry between companies
striving for first ptace in the rompetittve
dritt to be hetd in June witl. no doubt,
arousemuch enthusiasm.
Training for the women vitt not be as
rigorous as that for the men. The first
dritts will be devoted largety tosimpte
marching tactics witt] the view to teach-
ing the nit-Is how to walk properly. Some
time also witt be devoted to sittittg up
exercises such as are in the dritt regula-
tions. Wooden wands will be ttseditt-
stead of guns, us these would be too
heavy for most of the co-eds to handle
with ease. A more elaborate program
witl be evotved as the need devetops.
tti addition to the "mititary eatas-
thenics" there wilt be regular classroom
work. In this course the Red Cross text
book will he used Among the subjects
studied witt he "Mititary Hygiene" (in-
eluding persona! hygiene) and "Camp and
Kitchen Satiitation." Classroom work
will not begin for a month or mote, how
evt r, except tn caseof inclement wettthcr
POOTBALL DANCE.
The first hop of the season was given
) on Satttrday evening. September for
the footbatt tnen now- itt training. Each
of the candidates was given the privitege
of inviting a friend, thus insuring the
necessary number for a futt program
and a good time for ait present.
The majority of those present were in
ch itian's dress, but the presence here and
there of the oiive-drab regutation uniform
mnrked the charge in system and achetl-
ute soon to be. inaugurated in the student}
! tife of the institute. The strains of "Over j
There," "Where Do We Go From Here?" j
and other martiat airs weer repeated))' !
encored. The poputarity of mititary
music was moat heartiiy evidenced,
j It was urged throughout that the Fresh-
j men be given the opportunity to meet ati
] the tadtes present. This request was
i most certainty carried out, for the fourth !
! ctassmen were hearttty received and wet
corned. Their introduction into the socia)
tife of the institute may be envied by the
abaent onea.
The music was quite good, the crowd j
waa mutuaity cougentat, and the encores ]
granted moat tiberatty. The oniy aad
objection waa the "Home, Sweet Home" i
at 12 p. m. if the other dancea of the
aeason are enjoyed as waa this initiat af '
fair, the sociat tife of the Rice institute i
Cadeta hotds much promise of gay diver-
sion.
Mr. and Mra. Oriffith C. Evana enjoy-
ed a delightful tour this aummer. At
Lynn. Mass., they visited in the homes of
Mr. and Mra. George W, Evana and Or.
' and Mrs. E. S. O'Keeae. in Massachuaetta
they were gueata of Mra. H. Q. Witson,)
j where a fine time waa reported. Other
! ptacea that hetd intereat for them were
the White Mountaina and New Y8rk Ctty.
Couch Arbuckte anent the summer
farming in tttinoia. Even though farm
work took up moat of his time. Coach i
found time to indulge in gotf twice a
: week. The footbatt teams dectare that [
i Coach ts in goott^trim. as he atwaya haai
ia good wotiup for the taggittg heavy-!
weigttt.
Heien Weinberg Is teaching; !n Atice.
Texas. ^ ;
Jeff MitObeti is lh the ^marine corps.
North Carolina.
Lewis J. Woodruff visited at the Insti-
tute tast Monday.
Vernon is working with the Texas Mo-
tor Car Association.
Ftoyd Pouts Ma&hed , his B. A. degree
this summer at Baytor.
Adeie Waggaman ia teaching in the
Houston pubtic sehoois.
Robert M. Ritey is principal in God
dard High 8chooi. Ooddard, Kan.
Mr. and Mrs. Radosiav A. Tsanoff en-
joyed their vacation in Colorado.
Ruth Robinson is head of the Engtish
department in Hilisboro High Schooi.
Ruth Suliivan is teaching mathematics
in Dubiin High School, Dublin, Texaa.
B. C. Harria is teaching history and
coaching footbatt in Hiltaboro High
Schoot.
Albert Tomfohrde ia taking post-grad-
uate work in phitoaophy at Cornetl Uni-
versity.
Raymond P. Hawea took advantage of
the summer work offered at Cornet) Uni-
veratty.
Verner Benton )a head of the Engtiah
department tn the Harrisburg High
&i;hoot.
Roy P. Lingte and G. F. Gattoway apent
the summer on a tive stock ranch in}
Cotorado.
S. H. Low rie is instructor tn economics
and education in ('tebarro Cotlege, Cte-
burne, Texaa. ,
Stantey D. Witson ia in the chemistry
department of Rockefettow inatitute, j
Pekia, China. ^ < \l
Mitton Farthington has entiated iny-the
aviation corpa. Ha teavea Saturday tnght;
for Waahington.
Michael Roach worked w ith the Turner
Construction Company in New York City
during the summer
Arthur R. Hitch is with the Nationat
Carbon Company, tn the storage battery
taboratory, Cleveland. Ohio.
Wttttam W. Watkin spent part of his
vacation in Ashevitle, N. C. Mrs. Wat-
kin spent most of Iter summer in Colo-
rado.
HantuetS. McCattn enjoyed sttmtner
schoo] work at the University of Chicago i
and a short visit w ith retatives in Drea-'
den. Ohio.
Charles F. Ward profitably spent his!
sttmtner doitig research work at the Uni-!
versity of Chicago and the University of I
Toronto.
H. 1). Futwiter ntade a brief viait to !
tlte tnstitute laat Saturday. Futwttder
is now with the Bett telephone Company.
Gatveston.
Atbert L. Guerat'd ltas votunteered his
services to the enjoin and is in training j
at the second offHers' training camp at
Camp Funston.
Nichotas Hiatnaut worked this sum-
mer tn protective taboratory apparatus
for the General Htectric Company at j
Schenectady, N. V
Geratd LaWendt is with the chemistry,
department itt the University of Chicago !
Mr. and Mrs. Weiaer spenf the summer !
ittCotumbus, Ohio
Hubert E. Hray enjoyed the pteasures
of Cambridge during his vacation. He
also found additionat time to make a
short visit to Cape Cod.
Major Joseph Frazier, stationed at San !
Antonio, came to Rice in the late sum- .
mer to arrange for military training there !
for the fottowing year.
H. A. Wilson did research work for
the government at Washington this sum- j
mer. His wife spent the summer at some ,
renowned summer resort in Maine.
Geratd F. Gattoway apent the greater ;
part of the summer doing research work
itt Boulder, Coto. He found time to ia-
dutge in ranch tife with a friend fn Hart- i
aet.
Ctyde C. Gtascock spent most of the !
summer with retatives in Vtrginia.
Among other ptacea he visited were
Washington, New York and Charteston.
S. C.
Kenneth Cunningham and .Alexander
George from Harris County have been
catted to the cotora at Leon Springs, tt
ia reported that Cunningham is tap ser-
geant.
James it. Chtttman spent the summer!
in teaching at the University of Pennsyt- j.
vania and [tainting. He made several
side trips to the New Jersey coaat and
New York.
Wttltam C. Grauatein and Rolf F. Web
er made an enjoyabte trip into the White
Mountaina this summer. They went up
by boat, but upon reaching their deatina
tion hiking waa the main s[lort.
Dr. Stockton Axson taught American ,
titerature in the University ot California,
atao Shakespeare and Modern Drama at
the Univeraity of Idaho. Dr. Axson ia a
very popular tecturer.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomaa F. Btanchard
apent the aummer in Caiifornia, where
Mr. Btanchard gave two courses at the
Univeraity of California. One of the j
couraea waa on "Nineteenth Century
Novetiata" and the other on "Narration.'
Robert Q. Catdwell spent most of hia!
aummer working in the library at New
York Ctty. But he mixed in a littte
pleaaure by a visit to CojutNbus, Ohio,
and an eteven-hundred-mire Ford trip;
with hia brother. , !,
The biotogy department, composed of;
Hermann J. Muiler, Edgar Attenbttrg, i
Thomas P. Frizzetl and Mr. Davies ,
apent a^pleaaant and profltabh- summer
at tts htotogtcat laboratory itt Wood! ;
Hatl. Mr. Altenburg atao made an outing i
trip into the White Mountains i
The foitwim men are tn ambulance
company at C(tmp Travia, San Antonio:
James' h. BhWlettp 1.916. Leonard Unbar
1916, Fletcher W. Hums 1917, Richard P.
Yeatman 1917., W. Edward Brown 1918.
Paut King 191W, Featua H. Carrot! 1919,
John C. Brooks (?) 1920. M. M. Kitkaey
192". 1
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 29, 1917, newspaper, September 29, 1917; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229803/m1/2/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.