The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1940 Page: 3 of 4
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24-23 Thriller
Rice intramurals emerged
from the final exam cramp with
a vengeance as the final round
robin play-off got under way and
plans were laid for tournaments
in table tennis doubles, badmin-
ton doubles, hand ball singles,
bowling, fencing, and archery.
Thu best of tha two games reeled
off in the championship basketball
series was the 24-28 victory of the
Heights Bolos over the South Hall
quint. The games was a dog-flafot
from the utart, the score being tied
14-14 at the half. With but a few
seconds playing time remaining, the
Bolos were leading 88.81, but Taylor
sunk one for South Hall to send the
game into overtime. Neither team
was able to score a field goal but
Gleckler got a little over-anxious in
guarding Watson, and Watson got a
free shot on the foul. His try was
good, and the single point was enough
for the victory.
Watson rang up 13 points during
the evening to gain scoring honors.
Town Hall Wins Over Medical Archs
Jn the other game Town Hall over-
whelmed the Medical Archs 29-8.
Hardy and Tomfohrde of Town Hall
wore high scorers, each having eight
points to his credit.
, The playoff for the championship
continues Saturday with two games.
The Heights Bolos meet East Hall,
and Town Hall tackles South Hall.
Howling League To Start
Due to the interest shown in bowl-
ing, a league of four man teams is
being organized. Six organziations
have already indicated they would
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Basketball Is First Love
Of "Big Bob," Team's
6 ft-SH Center
Robert Paul "Big Bob'' Kinney,
born Septmber 10. 1020, in Kansas
City, plays basketball because he
likes to and plays it well for a num-
ber of reasons, Busier Brannon not
beiirg the least of these.
After preliminary schooling at San
Angclo and San Antonio, he came to
Rice in 1888. Kinney played only bas-
ketball in his freshman year. Tennis
is the only other sport that he's in-
terested in, and he plays it a lot be-
tween basketball: games.
Kinney's height and enthusiastic
playing make him perhaps the most
valuable player on the team. Bob is
(i feet I'/b inches tail and likes it.
He has grown about three inches a
year for the past four years,
Asked about his preference fop or
almost unknown in Rice circles, quite
popular with the regular Tuesday
nighters, is Lawrence Welk, featuring
his own creation, "Champagne Mu-
sic."
"Bubbles in the Wihe," the orches-
tra's theme song, shows off the
"Champagne Music" to best effect.
An accordian, a Novachord, and an
electric organ provide special effects
and the melody is carried by the rest
of the band.
Welk's brand of .chnmpagne.goes to
the feet instead of the head and
makes dancing a real pleasure. And
excellent dance music is riot all the
versatile,,director has to offer. Two
fine singeKs, an organist, ;"a clever
pianist1, and Weil: himself oh, the
accordian contribute some of the,
most enjoyable music ever heard in
the Empire Room.
in addition to the regular /program,
of dance music, the inventor of
"Champagne Music" offers, a floor
show which presents all his featured
performers in specialty tiumberst As
a special added attraction, the man-
agement offers the Arthur Murray
dancers as instructors for La -Conga,
and rhumba dance stops. After a
demonstration by the Murray danc-
ers, patrons are invited to try their
feet in competition for a 'prize...of
champagne.
type of basketball, Kinney said that
he did not like it because lie did not
get the advantage of tipping the ball
from the opposite center as be used
to, do. ' Mi v:
Bob lecalN thut ii*In-, rij(sL game
in front of a big cr6\v!d: In : vyks ;so
infatuated with the id* a of playing
in front of a big audience that he
kept looking into the -lands. Thai
was o.. k. until he was hit in the
face|.with the call during a pai.'t.icur
larly long glance. He hdU^hCHartr
ed the crowd since.
Future coaching, (if a basketball
team is Bob's ambition in iiiV.
, Afi't'or Rice's chanciis, with the !cVm-
ference, he says, "If Jtaylor run beat
Texas and wb get over , u last three
games all right, we will;|fein ;ilie con-
fei^nee. We will, be nut. there trying
hard for both Buster and ike,"
Frank Likes Baseball
And Basketball
Equally
A few weeks ago Bert Selnum told
us that he would rather watch Frunk
Cai'swell play basketball than any
one he knew. This week Carswel! re-
turps the compliment.
"When I was sick," he says "I used
to sit in the stands and watch the
boys practice. Salman is interesting,
ti watch above all others. I'd rather
watch him play than eat."
But on with the subject. Frank
CttJ'sweli was born in 1919 in Pales-
tine, Texas. Frank canie to Houston
ami atteniied Jeff l)avis, gra<luating,
in( 19.'17.' During his stay at Rice, be
has played Imth baseball and basket-
ball. Frank has no greater preference
for. one or the other of the game*.j
lie loves them both. j
Cat-swell is -majoring in Physical j
Education with ' the intention of'
eoaching for a living after be grad-J
nates from Rice, "i have had several!
offers to play professional baseball j
but, I'll probably coachi" he says.
; Aiked about h Is,' pei feet ch urcb at-1
tvndaiicif, the fact about Frank that!
astounded .Seimati, Frank replied,'
"I've _,;heeii attending , this1. Baptist.]
church every since I was very little.:
1 .enjoy going to church.;" ; j
Frank thinks that, Rice will give]
t.be enni'erenee title "a f'limr" and thai
.tljis 'fling will lie .hie mainly to Bus-1
tor Ui-iitiiioit atui Bobii.fy iiney,1 whom i
he Considers tin; ninst valuable play- I1
er o^ the team. ' ':
"Muster is a guy. All:; the
m§m wit: I'm' him," Frank
,said. "U'e svi.ll :Uuss,:^teakle.V. lie was;
av good captain alii} ilw rest of tlie
gjimes are going to Hb touglv without
hi 111. We will still giye that, title >"j
flmg though." :,i
Major Gilman-
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four-year enlistment, even during the
summer 'training, unless the country
be at war, request a' discharge. Dur-
ing the period of training the man
will receive pay ut tile ||||'t| of $3<jj
a ■ month, board, bed, uniforms, medi-
cal and ■ dental treatment, and trans-;
portation and Pullman berth.
At the summer camp, he will learn
all he can about military science, in-
eluding drill, rifle shooting, commu-
nications, tactics, and strategy. He
will have ample, time for recreation and
sight-seeing trips, and should he de-
sire jt( he may be .discharged and have
his fare paid to his home at. any!
time. j
Major Gilman Here Monday
'Next Monday Major' Frank S. Gil-'
[man ,0ie United States 'Marine j
Corps will :jije here to liiitei-view' any- i
one who is inti'iiested, and to supply'
ftirthor information on the subject.
He will be in the Commons at the
Residential Halls from •) to 5 p. in.
tuid from 7, to ,9 p. ni.
For fui'ther irtfoi'niiition see the
bulletin boa id of the' Admimsthvtkm
Building. ,
A 501).pound elephant skull •,«*>
been acquired by the University of
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Vtind Central Station, WMhintton Ave.
Phont Capitol Ult
enter and members of these organiza-
tions arc urged to see the following
men: Pre-Laws, Bill Ballew; West
Hall, Dick Morris; East Hall, Floyd
Mechler; South Hall, Hardy; Fowler;
Rally Club, Townsend Miller; Medi-
cal Archs, George Pierce. All others^
interested see Mr. Hermance at the
Field House.
Table Tennis. Handball
Entries for table tennis doubles,
badminton doubles, and handball
singles must be,. handed in to the
Field House office along with the
forfeit fee by 1 p. m. tomorrow. The
forfeit fee of fifty cents, will be re-
turned at the end of play if the en-
trant has not forfeited any game.
The first round , of these three
sports mtist be completed, by 5 p. in.
Thursday, February 29, or players
must forfeit; the second round: by
5 p. m. Saturday, March 9, or for-
feit.
Fencing and Archery
Fencing entries must be in by
Thursday, March 14. The first round
must be completed by Saturday,
March 36; the second round by Wed-
nesday, March 2(§| and the finals will
be held on Saturday, March 28.
An archery tournament will be held
on Saturday, March 2 at 3 p. m.
Entries must be in by March 1.
Softball and tennis tournaments
are also being planned and dates will
be announced later.
Mr. Hermance said that tourna-
ments would he planned in any sport
where there were as many as six
men interested.
Fountain Pen Hospital repair all
makes of fountain pens and pencils.
601 Kress Bldg., F-7918.
sit around and think."
Hutchins countered, "If he thinks
he won't just; sit around." He said
that when you object to a practical
education, you really mean that you
don't want to deceive the student into
thinking he is getting a pniet.ia! ed-
ucation when lie really is not. He cit-
ed the case of the engineer who, un-
der the orthodox system, took . two
years of basic sciences,, and then
specialized in turbines for the re-
maining two years, When he gradu-
ated, he was employed by General
Electric, to make light bulbs, and will
probably never see a turbine again.
Chicago's Hutchins
Continued irom page 1 "if a Mudent learn-, Ihy ibem. t.. .il
arc being.applied at 'Chicago, anil ex- j basis of all , eiigiiieeriiig thoroughly, j
plained the new theory of education J lie, can 'wtirk'out for himself the fi||f
u^« b-«i*teajiu|iiiiMiiHuiiiiiiiiiintes.-4 i.i'M ,ri w, 1 ;]tv|Vi;;!fl'|'jt|!ijiii;n iV:5j
that e,oitie;V lip "iii, h&^jvoi'k."
Huti,'hills p.,in!.ed ,nit that, (.'hie'ago
had been "the1 fii'st, midwsiSterii school |
to .'stand, up for academic freedom, j
setting a 'courageous, example for the 1
other mi.lwesterii colleges. It was'
;also the.fiI'st; to pay professors a liv-i
ing wage^-$7,i)()0 t< ' t()p; niBi, when;
Other colleges were paying I $.'!,<)( <>.
"When the Charge' of ('oniUiuni-'ii1
was mndt' iigabjst the l!niver.-ity re-
cently," he stated, "we i'eeeived $550,- j
j|M. I'm trying to 1'iiid .Htinii'bi.dy else j
tiiv accptfe us' of Communism." '
Describing the,..Uniyersjity as it is
today, Presidint Hutihui- declared1
that, every unit; seas engaged1 in pio-!
iveering in its'own field. The Medical;
■School- is iiot organized !;a| a pivtfess i
siom.fl school but includes) 'liotuny and
other sciences! uior.e sti'v'.s.s' hi'-ipg laid
on fitndajricnta! seietices j
than oir e('|uipui:cl'i,t, and, 'practical t'Si)
pcriencej, A noth.? new is . that.
which has inspired them.
"The best practical education is the
most theoretical i une,'' he suggested
as a paradox to illustrate the theory.
Turning to a' group of Houston
high school students, who had asked
why they should go to college; Dr.
Hutchins warned them not to hope
for prestige when SIS many thousands
of bachelor's degrees ate being given
all over; the country. He: remarked
that Gilbert ami Sullivan had ex-
pressed this point, neatly iri the quip,;
"When everybody is somebody,; then
nobody is anybody."
"Don't go rtiV college expecting to
learn how to make a livings" he: told
the students. "The purpose of College
is ty train students' minds so that,
they may intelligently confront, any
problem. If we cannot develop cit-
izens with si.ound character, ahd sound
inteiligenee, democracy will be a fat
are." il\ ,'
"To develop character arid infedli-1,jr, , ., , 1' ;
, ,, ■■ , it.eacni!! n:i,'t;, luediciu.- do niM ml'actk'e
genet', CodCgeS should stress mental , .. ■ , ,, ' , ,, ' .
• . ' « j , . ,' meoiciMe i.in Uie fide; thev are lull-1
discipline, pimply by means | ol the j ■,,,('.u.|wl.I.s;
thi-et" ICs^-rea.ling,writing, and 'rith-; ..-rV 'i ,„ i;t i r
! ;l he l.y w fet'liool atso has a. uniiHie
metic; and they should pass on to ... ' , ■ ,
, , i ff, . , s <>i'uniuUrti.M| and" eim-nndoiM- and 'a
the student the accumulated wisdom I,,, j ,, ■,
, , ,, , ... ! utiMue asni'i'-it i,s attempting to po-
of the race, be said. . . ', , - ,
,, , J dtice eciiU'iitedi- lawyers," Hutchins
Mrs. Williams, wife of Rices Eng-! . . , , • ,, , , .
,. ,'' Isard, '■If. s,, hiippens that, all ihe big .
ish instructor, objected to Dr. -Hut- 4. , ,
, . , v. ,T, „ . , ' gun? in tm> .aw faculty were ctoibotH.;
chins- -theory: "It college doesn't-pre-1,, , • • , • „ ,
, , , , . , the -same at!.', and all flfl* been re-,
pare a student to make a living, What | a of !
ts he going to do whim he graduates J},,,U!U, ■ ^ ch,11.,,e, h, ^
He can t just sit ai'ound and think. , ,, . •
' |uy thtS^jlthev jli;,CSeht ;
law'-.faculty is j the -best' iii mm iiistory'li
Twenty-five Years Ago at Rice
Basketball for Charity
The Thresher, February 12, till 0
Never before has Houston witness-
ed such a basketball game as that
staged at the City Auditorium last
Monday night. It was tlio fastest,
hardest fought, and consequently, the
most interesting game ever played in
Houston. An unusually large crowd
saw the game, unusually litrgc, be-
cause not only basketball fans were
attracted to see the game, but also
many philanthropists. It was a char-
ity benefit game which, according to
the door receipts, helped the cause
along to the amount of about $800.
The big auditorium was not crowded,
that could not bo expected, but it
was a record breaking crowd for a
basketball game in Houston. Every
box was occupied, and they were the
scene of many gay parties, much col-
lege spirit and a loyalty to Alma Ma-
ters being evidenced by the decora-
tions of the boxes in, various college
colors.
Dr. Hibben of Princeton Visits
Rice
The Thresher, February !$feiois'
The students of Rice were accorded
an uiiusiial pleasure and honor Fri-
day in the visit of Dr. John Crier
Hibben, president of Princeton Uni-
versity to thisoity and: to the Insti-
tute. 1 '
Editor Gets Bum Half
The Thresher, Febrlmry 12, 1910
If the stude who sneaked up to our
editor-in-chief and slipped him a bum
half dollar for a subscription to bo
mailed to a female friend doesn't re-
turn and make said counterfeit good,
we will be obliged to publish the
names of both parties.
of the vtWvvv1; School, although it will-;
proba'idv take ilie Bar ten years to'
recognise the fact." He said that the
law- curriculum included, in addition
to tlu usual law courses.! economies,
.psychology, and history,; in accord-
ance with-the university's emphasis
on theoiy. ■ '. '
Speaking of the new plan of mm-
compulsory attendance,. llUtchins said
that instead:. !M' "lying in the gtitfer"
as critics of tlii' plan had predicted,
the studettts " were actually attend-
ing classes more,! regularly than be-
fore. The plan of: giving final ex-
aminations whenever the student
j Wanted them is not having the pre-
dicted effect of rushing out gradu-
ates in iiiass production:;' only ten
]Kvr cent finish .in. less than .'fotjr.
years, whereas :15, pe;i* cent take more
than four years. "You remember
how we used to give' them, degrees
a'lid shove (Ih'cm out. whether they
wer ready or not." Hutchins re-
marked. .
Tlu( orgiinizatioii, of the |i 0i|:itj
proceeds from the assumption that
the university knows better than the
freshman himself what he should
take in his first two yent's. The uni-
versity is divided into the College,
which includes the first two years
for all students; the. "Divisions," in
which students specialize during their
third and fourth years; and the grad-
uate schools—Law, Medicine. Divini-
ty, anil Oriental Studies. The four
"Divisions" are the physical, Social;
and biological sciences, and the hu-
manities, The school of education has
been incorporated in the division of
social sciences.
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