The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 20, 1918 Page: 2 of 4
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THE THHE8HER, APH!L 90, 191$
THE THRESHER
A fortnightly periodica! published by
the students of the Rice Institute
at Houston. Texas.
Hntared as second-class matter October
17, 1916, at the postofftce at Hous
ton. Texts, under the Act of March
1, 1879.
Subscription Hates.
*' r copy . 10c j
nr Academic Year 75c
'.'usiness Office, Koont 10i Administra-
tiou Tluiidin^
*;<.)v H iJliitrd Hditor-in-ChiRl
' T. itathcr, ,)r Managing Editor
?:nttiHe AVaggama)) . . . Associate Kditor
W. Patten Business Manager
i'hone Hadley 4 80H
from the management will Inspire the
offclals with a greater energy for the
production of faultless work.
Elect the heads of the periodicals
with the understanding that their labor
is to be gratuitous for the sake of thelr
schoo], and then if any profit results
turn it Into the treasury of one of the
classes or of the Association. That is
the method used by the big schools of
the North and East, and there is no
reason why Rice shouid be unable to
put the same scheme into effect. Are
not the students of ltice as willing to
tabor for their Aima Mater as are the
students of other Institutions?
It is hoped that the' constitutionai
committee has already seen the wisdom
of this course, and has embodied in the
constitution sections that witt insure
this method being adopted. If not. The
Thresher beiieves that such sections
must be inserted before the final adop-
tion of the constitution.
Atbert Thomas. . . .Circulation Manager
*.!;<rv Ctark Weir.. Asst. Cir. Manager,
i n;: < ot xt n.
' S. Simons Athietic Editor
1 Hartyn Carson. Asst. Athietic Editor
*sick Taliaferro. . Asst. Athietic Editor
t.tii Importers
i', Junginan Miss Sarah Lane
Anton Km l]
.!. it. Shannon
Miss Anna iiicketts
W. S. Skiies
H. '!. Hathorn
})]t: Ttmt SH) <:. THE CAMt'ASH-H
\\n tut: to\s'HHTi<)\.
WIti)'- tin- coiupiiing of tt)e constitu-
tion of the Students' Association has
hrt-ii more or )ess sinou<i^d it) mystery,
l'!i<' Ttnesht-r ntidwstands th;tt it is
['.-idly in i'toc^ss ot formation. it is
a)so inidarstood that it witt he present-
ed some time.soon to the student body
for ratification incidentaliy. we might
say that the sootier it is presented tl -
better, for a certain if-ttgth of iinte must
in- taken for consideration of 'he differ
'-nl provision^ bef'^re it is definitely
nttitied. I.et us e^-t it before t)te stu-
;)< nis as soon as possible.
However, what we started out to say
that it is hoped that The Thresher
v. 'tt be pardoned for making a tew SUK-
n.-stiotts as to t)ie provisions of the con-
-titarion in repaid to the management
„! t)ie ^tud<*n' publications, particttiar-
is Thresher-attd The Campanile,
'['host- pubtii-ations simttid be and will
put in the hands of the students,
with the principal staff officers to be
i.y the members of the Associa-
tion This is inevitable and merits no
,ii-(-ussiot! here. Mut in connection with
the iiuanctai management of the two
journals. The Thresher would like to
:).s :i word.
!t has been the cuMom in the past, to
)i\!il" tip the net proceeds of each pub-
ti.-ittion among the members of the
-.talf. (hat is. if there be any net pro-
it is to our c-rtain knowledge
!i,:n tlte i<rotits going to each individ
;;,i iter ot Tite Thresiter stafi in
) years has been very small, and it
t- our understanding that no fortttne
has been made off The Campanile a'
,ny tittte in the past.
'['lie remuneration in each case was
;n' too tittle to repay the staff members
'or lite time spent, if a monetary value
wore )(, tie placed on this work. Hut
tiii- sort of labor should have no Con-
ner) inn with money. A sttt)^g!t should
-he freely, willingly, of himself and his
i;i]eut^ when tailed upon to do so by
his st hooimatos. This is an obligation
upon every student. And a. man or wo-
man who does not sense and observe
this obligation is not worthy of his
Alma Mater. Upon this The Thresher
believes we can all agree.
We hope that those who have been
ronnccted with The Campanile and The
Thresher wili not take these remarks
as persona), for they are not meant
in that way. As we said, we believe
that only very small sums have been
realised from the management of these
implications in the past.
Vet anything in which there is to ho
a division of profits, particularly it)
school iif'e. is always overhung by ihe
shadow of graft. Hegardiess of whether
or not the charge is true, there are al-
ways some who wilt insist that enor-
mous sums are being accrued by the
heads of any student profit-sharing or-
ganization. The finger of suspicion is
ever busy, and cries of graft are fre-
quent.
Surely this is a deplorable condition.
And just as surely can it be remedied.
This can be done hy changing the pres-
ent method of financial management of
the student puhiications. Deprive the
staff positions of any chance for re-
muneration. and suspicion wiil not b<-
cxistont. It is The Thresher's belief
that better periodicals will result, for
removing all taint of commercialism
It has been suggested by some one
that the members of the Council that is
to $<e the legislative body of the Stu-
dents' Association, shouid be self per-
petuating. In other words, when a cer-
tain member is forced, by probation or
other rules, to resign his seat in the
Council he should be allowed to name
his successor, which successor would
hold his seat only untii the original
member was abie to fake it back again.
The Thresher wishes to express its
emphatic disapproval of the adoption of
any such rule. The method savors en-
tirety too much of a monarchists- re-
gime. Besides this, the method would
undoubtedly prove to be most efficient.
A member of this Council should have a
full sense ot his duty and obligations.
This is hardiy possible if the member
gets ltis position only temporarily, and
through the action of but one of his
schoolmates. His duty to his school-
mates would thus rest very tightly, for
he would consider that he owed nothing
to them.
The other proposed met hod to deal
with vacancies on the Councii seems to
The Thresher to be much more tenable.
This is that the other members of the
Cduncii shall appoint councilnten to fi!
vacancies that occur during the year
Such a plan is not as representative as
it might be. yet. it is much nearer rep
resontatae ot: the student hotly to ttav:
ten or a dozen men seiect a man to
till a certain place than it is to have n
single man appoint the officeholder.
And it is probably as representative as
catt be had without the bother of nu
merotts elections throughout the year.
Hy all moans, let. us not. adopt the firs'
of these two plans.
(yOODQY& CtTS VOaRg-
V56).ess /vot/J." <; . f
With the passing of April 15 and alt
that the passing meant, civilian clothes
lose favor. In a few days our hook-
nosed friends down on Travis street
wiil be able to tay in a nice supply of
second-hand clothes that witt be strong-
ly suggestive of ltice Institute, and a
few more things, probabty, if the suits
were worn on the night of the 15th.
UtEXCH CHH ACTIVITIES.
77:e /Veu) Rice /ns/ruc/ors
nn. THOMA* tvtxt; wtm i't i:.
The Engtish Department in particu-
lar and Rice institute in general has
found in Dr. Whippte a most, valuable
and interesting addition to the faculty.
It is regretted that he is so soon to
leave us. He has enlisted in the Marine
Corps, and will report for duty at an
eary date. To the Thresher reporter,
whom he generously accorded an inter-
view, Dr. Whipple t'dnfessed a quiet,
studious life. 'He was born in the
shadow of the packing houses of Kan-
sas City, Mo., in 189$. He spent one
year at. the University of Kansas, but
is otherwise a Princeton man, B. A.,
1913, and Ph. D., 1917, the subject of
his doctor's thesis being "Martial's In-
tltience on the English Epigram, from
Sir Thomas Wyatt to Ben Jonson." He
is a Phi Beta Kappa, and was at one
time editor of the Xassau Literary
Magazine, generally considered one of
the best of its kind in the country. He
reported on the Kansas City Star one
summer,'"and taught at Union Coltege,
Schenectady, N. Y., for two years pre-
vious to his coming to Rice.
Dr. Whippte's popularity is wide-
spread among at! types of the student
body, for he possesses to a marked de-
gree the essential traits of the born
coitege instructor. An attractive lec
turer, with the charm of putting new
zest and a new viewpoint into old mat-
ter; he is atso a sympathetic listener,
whose interest gives his students an
adtled confidence and encouragement,
while his sense of humor is unfailingly
delightful.
This epigram of Johnson's is Dr.
Whipple's favorite:'* "Life is a condi-
tion in which much is to be endured
and little to be enjoyed," hut his good
humor emphasizes the "littie."
Dr. Whipple's impressions of Rice
are entirety pleasurable, and living at
the "dorm" he finds but one thing
lacking—"a cotander in the dining
halt." His usuat advice to his advlcees
in difficulty is of general application:
"Study hard—and buy Thrift Stamps."
: The first regular meeting of Les Hi-
j boux since the reorganization took place
on Friday, March 22, when the foilow-
ing program was rendered:
"Les Ecoles de France," Dr. Wood-
bridge.
Vocal Selections, Miss Bianche Foley.
Debate: On doit cultiver les barbes.
Affirmative, Miss Frances Fineman;
negative. Mr. Lasage.
"Marseillaise," A11.
Dr. Woodhridge's paper, read ay a
substitute for one by Mrs. Woodbridge,
who was unfortunately unabie to he
present, was much appreciated by all
who could understand it. Miss Foley's
mezzo soprano was charmingly adapted
to the varied French lyrics which she
sang. The debate was presented in
mock-serio fashion, much of the humor
of the occasion, however, being contrib-
uted by the apparently uncontrollable
appreciation of her own wit. by the af-
firmative. The "Marseillaise." led by
Miss Foley, was sung with a tine spirit.
On Friday. April 5, Les Hiboux,
largely attended, met in the ciub room
and. after roll call and minutes, en-
joyed the following program:
".Marseiltaise," Ail.
Le Drapeau franca is. Miss Stratford.
La derniere classe. Miss Atkinson.
Le Restaurant: Le pere, Mr. West;
La mere, M^ss Micheie; Charlotte, Miss
Timmons; Le gatcon, Mr. Whitaker.
The next meeting will take piace on
the 19th of Aprii. Members witt be
expected to answer roii cait with a tittie
French anecdote.
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Four .S?ore
PILLOT'S
409 Mam J&ree/
Le? (A Xnotf Your
Wcn;s-,W'e'H Do
fAe Resl.
OWL SUPPLY
J. A. KtlBLER, Proprietor
Opposite the Campus
SHOTWELL'S
/t'< an Aowo?
fo <Mpn
a
CoHege men atways have had a
reputation of being America's best
dressed men—and who are aiways
the first to down new styies.
MILITARY WEARING APPAREL
must be more exact in tit and style
than do civitan ciothes, and we
speciatize on miiitary ciothes.
$7.50 $16.50 $22.50 $27.50 $30
Cotton Khaki - - -
Cotton Khaki - - -
Cotton Khaki made to order
Cotton Whipcord, made I
Woo! Serge, nude to measure
Woo! Gaberdine, made to
Service Hats - - -
Athietic Union Suits
Cotton Khaki Shirts -
Miiitary Ties - - -
- % 7.00
- 16.50
- 17.50
o measure 22.50
- 27.50
measure 30.00
%5 and %6
- - %1 up
%1.50 to %2
- - 50c
The
Lumbermans National Bank
HOUSrON, TEX/IS
04P/7/1L, .SURPLUS onJ PROF/71S
OPTR ONE M/ZZ/ON DOLL^R5
OFFICERS
S. F. CARTER. President M. S. MURRAY, Cashier ,
HUY M. HKYAN, Active Vice President R. F. NlCHdI.SON, A^'tCasl.ier
H. M. GARWOOD, Vice-President J. A. F1TE, Ass't Cashier
WM. D. CLEVELAND, JR., Vice-President
Carter Building Barber Shop
JOE P. HEINRICH, Prop.
PHONE PRESTON 1833
Coma
%0 KS
yoar
Everything in tine of Miiitary
Equipment
JOKES & HOFFMAN
Taitors, Ciothiers and Haberdashers
Pay CotA ftnd Money
PHONE PRESTON t4V ^t2 MAtN STttET
Houston Texas
Mentis' Pharmacy
Phone Hadley 44, faonin and Eagle Sts,
Texas Barber Shop
313 Main Street !n front of Rice Hotet
WApre Rice -Sfudenfj Fcp? af
Home
OPEN AT NtGHT
".Sa?M/<3c#on Afus/ Be Kourg"
mnroRMK
The Leopold & Price miiitary depart-
ment carries big stocks of Army Uni-
forms and drAs accessories of the
better grade
Kuppenheimer O. D. Khaki
Uniforms at $17.50
Kuppenheimer O. D. Serges
at $35.00 and up
O. D. Reefer Coats (Woot fined) regu-
]ar $18 and $20 values reduced
to $14.40 and $16.00
Army Shirts at... $4.00 and up
Stetson Army Hats at $5.00 and up
Other Army Hats at $2.50
Spira) Puttees $2.50 and $4.50
Canvas Leggings $1.50
PHOMt,
MmAW^COMwiwj
'PRESTOM
Cop#o/ Bar&er *SAop
6/4 Ma/n 5;.
A /V. SOMMOAfS, Mgr.
"The Kuppenheimer House"
of Houston
509 Main, Opposite Rice Hotet
Uncte Sam Shoe Repairing Co.
M. D. MiSTRETTA. M. 1. FALCONE
!004 Ccturret* Avenue. Around Corner from Main
K'ORK C^/MA/rEED
Phone Preston 4) t8 *
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 20, 1918, newspaper, April 20, 1918; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229814/m1/2/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.