The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 4, 1918 Page: 2 of 4
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THE THRESHER, MAY 4, 1918
THE THRESHER
A fortnightly periodica! published by
the students of the Rice Institute
at Houston. Texas.
OUt T1MM.
Entered as second-class matter Oetober
17, 1816, at the postoKiee at Hous-
ton, Texas, under the Act of March
3, 1879.
Subscription Hates.
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Per Academic Year 75c
business Office, Hootn 104 Administra-
tion Building.
Roy H. Littard Kditor-in-Chtef
t. T. Rather, Jr Managing Kditor
CatuiDe W'aggaman...Associate Editor
W. Patten Business Manager
)'. A. Robinson. . Asst. Business Mgr.
Phone Hadiey 4 803
Albert Thomas. . . Cirfuiation Manager
'hity Ctnri! Weir. Asst. Cir. Manager
'' S. Sitnotts \tltietic Editor
i Hariyn Carson. Asst. Athletic Editor
' i^ii I'aiiafet to. . Asst. Athletic Editor
:.U!i Hcporters
F. Jungntan Hiss Sarah Lane
I. Anton Koch Miss Anna Hicketts
){. Sitannon \\*. S. Skiies
K. M. Hatbortt
<nn t)\\ci:s.
I'iie of 'Oiienc tiatices
ivt's them a high and unique place in
lai affaits, ;ttnl any reckless devia-
tion Moiit this feature would detract
lima dances thetnseives and their
is. ' Int'-.- Howe , er, tlx: hest ru) 3 ever
mad. )ty ' an woiild npcessariiy in sunte
in:!ance^ merit except inn. And t-spe-
< iaity !!0 rule of soci^-ty cati ite abso-
lutely immhul and at the same time
!.<- the tints) satisfactory and beneficial.
As a genera) rate, therefore, we would
ay titat the excittsion from itice insti-
itttf dances oi ali latt Mice institute
-indents. is good, for it is a protective
measure and necessars to keep the hat)
ttotn becoming overcrowded.
tint as to the arbi'va^y, donmntic
)<ar which has heretofore been placed
at the dance <ioor. we<#annot say thai
we se-' how any good can come from it
sviten it places the reputatioa of our
iiospitaiity on a minus basis over the
state, it is another argument in the
minds of those who might contemplate
coming 'o Rice, that there is no sem-
b!an<'<? of democracy here. Xotorious
cases have occurred this year where
former students, v,i)h as much as two
attd three years' residence at R.t-e, have
been put oft the floor and not aliowed to
dance. Students vising frieids are
regularly denied, ano visitors or ath-
btes trotu other colleges have been
asi ed to leave.
For these instances of iuhospitality
the students themscives do not assume
the blame or responsibiiity. and express
their recret that they have occurred,
t'iie dogmatic order is operated from
above under the pretense that it is a
tudont decision. One instance wilt
show the students' position. The par-
tit uiar class giving the dance had
through the mouths of its officers invit-
ed certain former members of the in-
stitute. f'oming in good faith upon the
invitation, the persons were surprised
attd naturaliy indignant at being or-
dered off the floor, and members of the
ptass were embarrassed by the position
in which they were placed.
tt is our idea that a ruie of excep-
tion to the ruie might be made on the
order of this—that there be a regular
form of invitation to outsiders to he
brought by their student friends to be
signed by the president of the class or
organization giving the dance; that
these invitations he given in such cases
as out-of-town visitors or relatives of
students, students or representatives of
other colieges, and the tike, and that
former students of Rice who have been
in residence here at least one year be
a i lowed to come at their own wiii.
it is one of the dark thoughts of the
future to think that if one, after ieav-
ing college, were to come back to visit
old friends, and happen to be here on
the night of a dance, he couid not at-
tend it. Aiso it is an embarrassment
when one's friends are in the city on
the night of a dance, and he is not able
to invite them. The whote arrange-
ment smacks of inhospitaiity and
shouid be remedied by giving the power
of invitation to the ciass or organiza-
tion giving the dance, it is a sociai
affair of students, and students shouid
have the control.
Physiologists claim that the human
body needs ordinarily eight hours of
sleap out of every twenty-four. If this
be true, the average Rice Institute stu-
dent falls about sixty hours behind on
sleep each month. It is absolutely
against eoilege human nature to start
the evening study before It becomes
dark, and at this time of the year by
the new time, it is bareiy dark by 9
o'clock. Since we rise at 6:10 a. m.,
it would be necessary, In order to get
the standard eight hours of sleep, for
us to retire at 10 p. m., or, in other
words, after one hour of study. One
hour, as everyone knows, is not suf-
ficient to keep up in the courses offered
at Rice Institute. Consequently, retir-
ing must be put off ordinariiy tiii about
12 midnight, or sometimes later.
Twelve o'clock is the customay coitege
bed hour, and this ieaves hut six hours
before reveille sounds.
If the Institute schedule were
changed so that first (iasses wouid come
at 9, no more eiectricity would be
burned and the students could get
about one hour more sleep. Drill could
then be put at 8 and breakfast ai 7:15
or 7.3b. Reveille itself is not at all a
military necessity with the It. O. T. C.
we have—it is not mentioned in the
Government requirements—and it is a
nuisance to coliege life and schedule,
it might be argued that the morning
caiisthenics are good, and indeed they
wouid be if preceded by suftcieient
sleep, but it is granted that sleep is
more essentia! than exercise where
there is any mental work to be done,
and furthermore, exercise is gotten out
of other pursuits throughout the day,
while sleep is not. in this instance,
therefore, it is reasonable to believe titat
the sleep wouid be more beneficial than
the exercises. Before this year no stu-
dent has been known to break down
physically from iack of exercise, but
now many a one iinds it impossible to
keep his eyes from (dosing after his iong
wait for the 11:30 class. If reveille
must he. it should not be before 7 a. m.,
and if done away with more strictness
could be carried out. for attendance at
driil, and less drowsiness throughout
the day wouid be experienced.
M/t/r,4Ry jvoras
Meart
Mow rue. mcesooxte. <=Eft-s
wsent owe of"MO'*tfieRs pgTs"
fttHS HIM
mn p(ottt\ i'itizi:.
The Thresher poetry ciosed on May
1. 'l ite judges are now considering the
poems submitted, and the award will
be announced in tha next issue. Many
contributed were received in the con-
test. It is likely that the judging wili
be no easy matter, for some of lite pro-
ductions were really of considerable
merit. The judges ate !-\ T. Hlanchard
attd R. P. i.ingle, both of the English
department. Their ability and fairness
are unquestioned.
.!. H. Potts, the once famous "Fresh-
man Jim." was circulating ahout the
campus for a while ten days ago. Potts
is in the medical corps, and is stationed
at San Antonio, He entered with Ed
Brown, Fast us Carroil, and the others
of the bunch of football players who
joined together last summer.
a?R:ce
Cap?. Afeti)/ o/ Co. /.
PKHMOXALS.
Festus Carrol! was recently seen at
^ Rice. He had just returned from the
training camp at Fort Worth, and he is
now awaiting his commission.
* * *
Kenneth Cunningham attended the
officers' camp at Fort Worth, and suc-
cessfully completed it. He came
through Houston for a short stay a
week ago.
Xeeessaty Aid.
Car (uptiftingly): "I can see good in
all things every place."
Bine (shooting): Can you see very;
good in a fog'.'"
And There Are \o Operas.
Score: And you say Jintmie is
rushing her very much here lately?"
Book: "Sure thing! The doctor has
advised her against chocoiates and the
movies hurt her eyes."
Ahout Forgotten.
Mr. Whitmore (Chem. 100): "Arse-
nic is used in making Paris Green' and
London Purple.' "
Jap. M.: "How about 'Memphis
! Blues'?"
* * *
Trouble Ht ewod.
Two co-eds were discussing mutual
happenings when they both dissented a
certain Loganite, and ilna!!y Robbie
said to Mabel, piously:
"You should heap coals of fire upon
his head!"
"I will," Mabel replied. "1 have
tried boiling once or twice."
By the Way.
The Hire boys have been treated late-
ly by some of the town janes, they are
practically offered dates on Monday,
Tuesday. Thursday and Fridays. So
, Charlie, an excellent student of gener-
alities, said: "That sure is easy for
i us."
When Jatthn said, "Charlie, that is ;
pretty good, but what about the day a
holiday is declared at Logan?"
* * N
The Laziest.
Drl: "Is Kiiand lazy?"
Zone: "So lazy he stood in the re-
volving door in the Carter building t^td
; then waited until Patten came along i
and pushed him out."
* * *
Particular Manners. I
! After the peopie had taken home a
Freshman for a so!dier he .^as very
! mannered whe nasked by his hostess
"What part of the chicken do you
wish?" for he answered:
"Some of the meat, piease."
* * *
Why has an elephant more sense
than John Ansiey?
Answer: Because an eiephant can
keep track of his trunk and John can't.
* * *
Patent Applied For.
Mr. Whitmore (in Chem. 100):
. "There are various kinds of matches,
j but the commonest matches made are
parlor matches."
Yam Thomas (interrupting : "Why,
Doctor, the commonest known today are
porch swing matches."
UNCLE SAM'S MEN -
are the world's best dressed men today—The spot light
is on him a!! the time, and it's pride that hails in the
true American Military Man that has made the
men in O. D. the world's best dressers.
Shotwell's Military Wears have a dis-
tinction all their own and every item
is moderately priced—
attractivelv so.
SHOTWELL'S
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H. M. GARWOOD, Vice-President J. A. FITE, Ass't Cashier
WM. D. CLEVELAND, JR.. Vice-President
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19!7 BaHs, 4 for $1.00
1913 BaHs, 3 for $1.35
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 4, 1918, newspaper, May 4, 1918; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229815/m1/2/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.