Rice University - Campanile Yearbook (Houston, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 422 of the 1927 volume:

f fl (It •«u if.  9 1 «mv Campanile n k k xb jj 56 a x a x a Uolume twain CL nroote Qieldttor Clarence Che Business UTanaqcr tfbeuui the of the spirit of tUcc and a memorial to the fout ' ' VW.VJlu ' as a fitting record of her || 1 5 great achievements and atreasiire to those who have made those achieve I meiits possible vte of f erti I Ipj this wrtimift devoted effort, a work of ■ W. - - :• « ■ -••:::r:::rj-:-«;;:l;!t;:::: in the hope that it tttau hi I ra ■cit Dedication J To WtttiarotJtarsfcl ce, Junior. Itnottm for tns general go o d humor, sound Business integrity and UioU standards of s iTiilXl prtoaf c ttfo ; est eeme by fhelfnioersitti as one of if is life trusteed as the donor of its trophy case m 1%  L aTJiP p 1 BuflBdnVOMBPrll ( -Rll P Vx) 1 (T w ittmtty ]TJ 1 sswr i Administration Building Chemistry Building The Gravel Walk Academic Court ? The Campanile The Oak Profs ' Tower Physics Building Administration Cloister Dormitory Group Commons Eafl Hall Tower Physics Cloister Eaft Hall Corner of Academic Court The Gate Edgar Odell Lovett, Ph.D., LL.D. President of the Riee Institute Eo tce JJtneteen Ciaentp= eben One of my heroes among Greek philosophers said that he envied above all men the one who first stumbled on the idea that man has a mind. For four years every member of the Rice Class of 1927 has been engaged here in the discovery and cultivation of mind. For each of you this adventure in discipline and discovery has been a determining personal experience, emotional as well as intellectual in character. A striking thing about the cultivated mind in your day is that almost without exception it begins as an individual mind and ends as an international mind. Such mind thinks in terms of the planet, all the people of the planet, and seeks to survey the whole of time and existence in terms of civilizations and their history. It implies the national mind even as the national mind implies the provincial mind, but it would transform pa- triotism into a passion for humankind. It sees mankind the world over as one great family, its dominating idea being the essential unity of civilization. Its power is persuasion. Its appeal is to reason. Its purpose is harmony and peace, among men and among nations. With well-trained individual minds you are about to enter the larger world of men and nations. That world in our day seems destined to become more and more a dominion of some form or other of international mind, under a cosmopolitan spirit that shall mold, and in turn be molded of, world opinion. Of such mind and spirit the newer manifestations are full of promise as sunrise on mountain or prairie. They are, however, in their earliest stages and call for all the nurture our natures are capable of. Their planetary aspects doubly enhance the power of all educational enterprise, not only to educate the public opinion of a people, but to enlighten the public opinion of a planet on which no people longer lives alone. From their partial fulfillment among men we may well take heart, and towards their further promotion among nations we do well to press on, impelled by high hope for still larger conquests of righteous- ness, justice, and truth on the part alike of individual and of international mind. ■jMCtfiis- poarb of James Addison Baker Chairman William Marsh Rice, Jr Vice Chairman John Thaddeus Scott Vice Chairman Benjamin Botts Rice Secretary-Treasurer Edgar Odell Lovett Alexander Cleveland Edward Andrew Peden It is in the hands ot these men that the making of Rice Institute lies. It is through their wisdom that Rice is what it is today and through their foresight that Rice will fulfill its destiny as one of the finest educational institutions of the United States. James Addison Baker is the only one of the original board remaining, the others have been elected bv members of the board to fill vacancies occurring through death of any member. THE TRI MEMS MEET ON IHK CAM I ' 0it tcera of tfte gfomtnigtratton Edgar Odell Lovett President Robert Granville Caldwell Dean Samuel Glenn McCann Registrar John Thomas McCants Bursar The affairs of the Rice Institute are administered wisely and well bv these four men, who have served Rice since her founding. Thev have endeared themselves to the student bodv through their intense interest in student affairs, which has been untinged by the prohibitionary and prying attitude so often taken by school officials. Their fairness and firmness have earned the respect of every student, without, at the same time, reducing him to a feeling of tongue-tied inferiority in their presence. CALDWELL tubent Council Jesse Albert Madden President Etheldra Fraley Vice President Richard Reynolds Morris Secretary William Foster Bennett Treasurer Margaret Thompson Woman ' s Council Senior Representatives John Wise Sutton William Gilmore Smiley Brian Holden Junior Representatives Weldon Burk. Cabaniss James Harry Painter Baker White Armstrong Sophomore Representatives William Roy Davis Phillip Augustus Ables Freshman Representative Dan Rutledge Vining Councilman-at-Large Benjamin Frederick Bellows The Student Council, representative student organization, is the supreme court of student affairs which lie outside the realm of the Faculty or Honor Council. The members of the Council represent the members of the Student Association, and are elected bv them, the president, vice president, treasurer, and councilman-at-large being chosen at a general election in the spring, the others bv class elections at the end ot the spring term. pernor Council Harvin Cooper Moore Chairman Irene Ward Secretary Senior Representatives Gene Rhodes Henry Oliver Sophomore Representatives John Smith Irvin Beren Junior Representatives Jack. Ogg Roderick Kitchell Freshman Representative Rutledge Vining The Honor Council is, happily, finding itself with less and less to do each year. Under its jurisdiction fall all cases of cheating on examinations, or similar failures to comply with the Honor System. Unsupervised examinations must necessarily accom- pany student self-government, and the signing of the pledge after all tests must be something more than a meaningless formality. Any offenders are tried by the council and a punishment suggested which is ratified by the Faculty. Womm ' ti Council Margaret Thompson President Louise Rogers Secretary-Treasurer Beverly Fonville Secretary-Treasurer (2nd term) Senior Members Margaret Thompson Irene Ward Sophomore Members Annie Oma Jacobs Beverly Fonville Junior Members Louise Rogers Lura Duff Marjorie Lockman Freshman Member Tooley Williamson . lember-at-Large Margie Thiel Affairs pertaining to the welfare and interests of the women students at the Institute are in the hands of the Woman ' s Council, which also acts as a representative body in general for the girls. The election of the Best-Ail-Around girl is held annually under the auspices of this council. The annual May Fete, one of the most brilliant of Rice affairs, is also staged by the council, which receives the funds from a certain percent of each Student Association ticket sold. Sail Committee John Sutton. South Hall Roy Chambers Roy Barnes John Sutton East Hall Jesse Madden J. T. Billups William Bennett . Chairman West Hall Mercer Ingram Richard Morris J. R. Kitchell The Hall Committee is not a group of amateur detectives whose business it is to pry into what is not their business, but instead to act as a disciplinary bo dy when it shall be necessary. The members of the committee for each hall are elected by the hall residents at the beginning of the year, and a chairman, a Senior, as a rule, is chosen by general vote. The members serve throughout the year. Alumni iUsstoctatton Clarence E. Wademan President Loi.a Kennerlv Vice President Ervin F. Kai.b Secretary-Treasurer The Association of Rice Alumni is not the utterly dead organization that an Association can so easily become. Each Thanksgiving day is Home-coming day, when the Alumni meet in the morning to elect officers and make plans for the coming year, and spend the rest of the day being entertained by present students or clubs. The Association this year put on Rice Night, a general stunt night and entertainment originated last year, and which it is planned to have an annual affair. Jf acuity PROFESSORS Stockton Axson, Litt. D., L.H.D., I.L.D. {English) Robert Granville Caldwell, Ph.D., L.itt. D. {America?? History) Griffith Conrad Evans, Ph.D. {Pure Mathematics) Max Freund, Ph.D. {German) Edgar Odell Lovett, Ph.D., LL.D. {Mathematics ; President of the Institute) Marcel Moraud {French) Radoslav Andrea Tsanoff, Ph.D. {Philosophy) William Ward Watkin, M.A.I.A. {Architecture) Harry Bover Weiser, Ph.D. {Chemistry) Harold Albert Wilson, M.Sc. (Physics) ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Edgar Altenburg, Ph.D. {Biology) Charles Flinn Arrowood, Ph.D. {Education) Hubert Evelyn Bray, Ph.D. (Mathematics) James Chillman, Jr., F.A.A.R., M.A.I (Architecture) Allen Darnabv Garrison, Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry) A. Claude William Heaps, Ph.D. (Physics) Herbert Kav Humphrey, M.S. in E.E. (Electrical Engineering) Alan Dugald McKillop, Ph.D. (English) Joseph Horace Pound, B.S. in M.E. (Mechanical Engi neering) Lewis Babcock Ryon, Jr., C.E. (Civil Engineering) Jfacultp INSTRL Eugene Stanley Ault, M.M.E. ( Mechanical Engineering) Charles Lowman Browne, B. Arch. ( . Architectural Construction) Frederic William Browne {Architectural Drawing and Painting) Andrew Bonnell Bryan, Ph.D. {Physics) Arthur Herbert Copeland, B.A. ( Mathematics) Robert R. Crookston, B.S. in M.E. (Mechanical Engineering] Augusto Eyquem, B. Humanities ( Spanish ) Gaston Gille, B.S. (French) Stowell Coolidge Coding, B.A. (French) Philip Babcock Gove, M.A. (English) Richard Fairfax Hamill, B.A. (English) Arthur J. Hartsook, M.S. ( Industrial Chemistry) Ray Nelson Haskell, B.S. (Mathematics) CTORS John Fred Jost, M.A. {German ) Walter Raymond Kirner, Ph.D. {Organic Chemistry ) Thomas Strang Lawson, M.A. (English) Floyd Seywafd L.ear, Ph.D. {History) Samuel Glenn McCann, Ph.B., M.A. (Jurisprudence) John Thomas McCants, M.A. ( Business . Administration) F.dward W. Manchester, B.A. (English) Edward Roy Cecil Miles, M.A. (Mathematics) John Marshall Miller, B.S. in E.E. (Engineering Drawing) Charles William Morris, Jr., Ph.D. (Philosophy) Lewis Morton Mott-Smith, Ph.D. {Physics) Henry Oscar Nicholas, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Eugene Jean Oberle, M.A. {French) Jfacultp INSTRUCTORS— (Continued) Salomon A. Rhodes, Ph.D. {French and Spanish) Arthur Ferdinand Scott, Ph.D. (Analytical Chemistry) Lee M. Sharrar, M.A. {Economics) I.eo Vernon Uhrig, B.S. in C.E. {Civil Engineering) Patrick Henry Underwood, M.A. {Engineering) Howell Hubert Vines, M.A. (English) Hans Fredrich Ander, M.A. (Biology) Alejandro Arratia, B.A. (Spanish) Thomas Verner Moore, B.S. in C.E. (Chemistry) Edward Bowers Arrants, B.A. (Architecture) Ernest Eugene Blondeau, B.A. (Physics) Clark Abram Warburton, B.A. (Economics) James Stephen Waters, B.S. (Engineering) George Wesle y Whiting, Ph.D. (English) George Guion Williams, M.A. (English) Canio Zarilli, M.A. (Spanish) ASSISTANTS George Holmes Richter, B.A. (Chemistry) Allan Henry Stevenson, M.A. (English) FELLOWS Alice Crowell Dean, M.A. {Mathematics) Edward Josephi Durham, B.A. (Chemistry) Jf acuity FELLOWS— (Continued) Nat Edmonson, M.A. {Mathematics) William Maurice Evving, B.A. {Physics) John J. Gergen, M.A. {Mathematics) Joseph Calvin Henderson, B.A. {Biology) Deborah May Hiekev, B.A. {Mathematics) S. Mandelbrojt, D.Sc. {Mathematics) John Willis Slaughter, Ph.D. {Civics and Philanthropy) Franklin Durham Ashcraft, B.A. (Physical Education) F. Joe Bedenk {Baseball) Gordon Lee Locher, B.A. (Physics) Rudolph Stokes Nelson, M.S. (Chemistry) Everett Ellis Porter, M.S. (Chemistry) Robert Stanley Radcliffe, B.S. (Chemistry) LECTURERS Curtis Howe Walker, Ph.D. (European History) ATHLETICS John William Heisman, LL.B. {Director of Athletics) (Football) Ernest Wilfred Hjertberg (Track) CanbibateS for globancebBegreesi Bachelor of Science in Architecture Edward Bowers Arrants Clarence Alfred Johnson James Ira Campbell King Rhodes Ransom Claude Edgar Hooton Oliver Cooper Winston Master of Arts Ernest Eugene Blondeau Gordon Lee Locher Morgan Steele Carson Helen Louise McCullough William Maurice Ewing Jacob William Metzler Norma Ruth Greenhill Robert Stanley Radclifke Deborah May Hickey George Holmes Richter Doctor of Philosophy Paul Edward Boucher Rudolph Stokes Nelson Everett Ellis Porter ( rabuate i£ tubent£ Edward Bowers Arrants Dallas, Texas Sam Leon Bishkin Houston, Texas Ernest Eugene Bi.ondeau Houston, Texas James Ira Campbell Houston, Texas Mary Toweli. Carothers Houston, Texas Morgan Steele Carson Texarkana, Texas Ike Cohen Houston, Texas Della Margaret Cooper Houston, Texas Edward Josephi Durham Portland, Oregon William Maurice Ewing Lockney, Texas Ida Freeman Houston, Texas John Jay Gergen Minneapolis, Minnesota Norma Ruth Greenhill Houston, Texas Donald Vines Henderson Beaumont, Texas Joseph Calvin Henderson Beaumont, Texas Deborah May Hickey Houston, Texas Mercer Thomas Ingram Mart, Texas Clarence Alfred Johnson El Campo, Texas Aline Kingsland Houston, Texas Juvanta Harper Kirner Houston, Texas Margaret Lyttleton Houston, Texas Helen Louise McCullough Houston, Texas Meredith Vernon McDougal Houston, Texas Jacob William Metzler, Jr Houston, Texas Thomas Verner Moore Temple, Texas Rolland Winfield Phillips Houston, Texas Robert Stanley Radcliffe Dovlestown, Pennsylvania King Rhodes Ransom Port Arthur, Texas Mary Stokes Rather Houston, Texas George Holmes Richter Dallas, Texas Richard Louis Schwartz Houston, Texas John Wilson Shacklett Houston, Texas Cecil Jewel Watson Houston, Texas Oliver Cooper Winston Smithville, Texas i£ ct)olar£tf)tpsi The Graham Baker Student Kristine Carmen Mortenson, Class of 1927, of Houston, Texas. The Hohenthal Scholars Robert William Ashworth, Class of 1928, of Houston, Texas. Eugene Henry Banta, Class of 1927, of Electra, Texas. William Bridgwater, Class of 1928, of Houston, Texas. Dorothy Estill, Class of 1927, of Wharton, Texas. Richard Wilson Keeling, Class of 1929, of Houston, Texas. John Temple Maginnis, Class of 1927, of Houston, Texas. Vaughn S. Albertson, Class of 1928, of Dallas, Texas. The Sharp Scholars in Civics and Philanthropy Norma Ruth Greenhill, B.A. (Rice) 1921, of Houston, Texas. Oscie Alice Sanders, B.A. (Rice) 1920, MA. (Chicago) 1922, of Houston, Texas. Donald Vines Henderson, B.A. (Rice) 1925, of Beaumont, Texas. Scholar of the John McKnitt Alexander Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution Anita Del Stewart, Class of 1929, of Houston, Texas. 1 he Ellen Axson Wilson Scholarship Edith Evelyn McKean, Class of 1927, of Mvkawa, Texas. Scholarships Anonymously Donated, awarded to Herbert Stevenson McConnell, Class of 1928, of Houston, Texas. Elbert Jefferson Myers, Class of 1927, of Mansfield, Texas. Benjamin Chitwood, Class of 1928, of Lubbock, Texas. iki)olar£tf)tp£ JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP LIST Eugene Henry Bant.4 Katie Boxley Dorothy Estill Mildred Fulton Emily Hutson Susie Jackson Scholars with Special Mention Theodore Jahn Patterson Lillard Edith McKean Kristine Mortenson Walter Moore Henry Oliver Rosa Pomerantz Hortense Pye Gene Rhodes Richard T. Wilbanks Emile Zax Lovett Abercrombie Alberta Baines Philip Barber Benjamin Brewer Bernice Copeland William G. Copeland James Walker Dodson Pearl Hooker Dryden Gordon Duhig Lacoste Ellis Scholars Mary Louise Embry Claude T. Fuqua, Jr. Elizabeth Gomperts Jim Greenwood Brian Holden Mabel Florence Johnson Thomas Joseph Johnson Walter Banard Joseph Mildred May Kelly Virginia Kinard Kathryn King Elizabeth Lurie John Maginnis Eleanor Miller Archer Richard R. Morris Harvin C. Moore Mary Augusta Powars Shirley Thomas Irene Alice Ward Rachel Whiteley SOPHOMORE SCHOLARSHIP LIST Scholars with Special Mention Vaughn Albertson Elizabeth Badger Edwin F. Beckenbach William Bridgwater Frank Dawson Lura Duff Lloyd Friedman Maude Hickey Dora Iselt William M. Rust, Jr. Inga Schuppan Della Shapiro Eugene Westheimer Margaret W t oodward Robert Ashworth Ruth Blackwell Benjamin Chitwood Scholars Milton Eckert Ernest H. Folk Mary Helen Hibbler Mary Jo Inkley Edith James Mary Virginia Jett cf)olarsi|)tp£ SOPHOMORE SCHOLARSHIP LIST— (Continued) Leola Kreiter Bessie Melton- Dora Lee Montgomery Marie Nordmever Lola Parker Mary Jane Parker TlLLIE PoMERANTZ Elizabeth Reynolds Finley Robidoux Louise Rogers Bernard Segal Frances May Smith • Lillian Spann Annie Lucile Taggart Margie Thiel James M. Whiteley Gwendolyn Williamson Ella Frances Woodruff Arthur G. Wright, Jr. FRESHMAN SCHOLARSHIP LIST Esther Louise Brown Jeanette Gorski Alice Hovas Graham Kendall Char line Lallier Scholars with Special Mention James McCarthy George Montgomery Mildred Louise Muery Raymond Powers Irene Schuppan Irma Schuppan Edwin Joe Shimek John Henry Smith Frederick N. Wise Thomas Ogden Wood Lois May Adams Patti Jean Alsup W. Morris Appell isadore axelrod Maria Ana Barreda Henry M. Bf.issner Irvin B. Beren David Black Marguerite Durette Louise Gill John Edwin Gragg Wendell Hamrick Mildred Howze Scholars Madelin Jacobe Richard Keeling Lebbeus Kemp Stuart Lamkin Louise Lenoir James McNeill Iris Erne Metzler Dorothy Mobley Philip Morrill Felix Paquin Lyle Leroy Payne John Roos Beatrice Schwartz Cherry Schwartz Samuel Sikes Katrina Smith Ida South Anita Stewart Eleanor Trotter Francis Vesey J. L. Wagoner Halsted Warrick Rudolph Weichert Pierce Williamson Robert Henry Winans ' 27 OFFICERS OF THE SENIOR CLASS Ben Bellows President Gene Rhodes Vice President Harvin Moore Secretary Sue Robertson Treasurer COMMITTEES Ring Senior Banquet John Sutton Chairman Susie Fondren Chairman Cap and Gown Final Ball Harvin Moore Chairman John Sutton Chairman Invitations Decorations Sam Bennett Chairman William Morgan Chairman Finance Senior American Sue Robertson Chairman Richard Morris Chairman ROBERTSON ' 27 Lovett Anderson Abercrombie Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Business Manager Campanile ' 2j- ' 26; Treasurer Y.M.C.A. ' 25; Rally Club ' 26- ' 27, Treasurer ' 26; Eco Club ' 25- ' 27, Vice President ' 26; R and Quill Associa- tion ' 24- ' 27. Elenora Cecilia Alexander Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Joe Barkley Alexander Houston Candidate for B.S. in C.E.; Engineering So- ciety ' 23- 27; Student Chapter A.S.C.E. ' 24- ' 27, Vice President ' 27. Victor Barringer Andrew, Jr. Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Eleanor Miller Archer Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; E.B.L.S. ' 24- ' 27; Tennis Club ' l$-l$ Cranmer Club ' 24- ' 27, Vice President ' 26; Junior Prom Committee ' 26; May Fete ' 25. Whitfield Arrington Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Edward Hebert Austin San Antonio Candidate for B.S. in M.E. ; Track ' 24; Band ' 26; Engineering Society ' 24- ' 27, Secretary ' 25, Vice President ' 26, President ' 27; Rallv Club ' 26- ' 2 7 . Darrow Sublett Babcock. Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. ' 27 Alberta Mae Baines Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree: Y.W.C.A.; Girls Glee Club ' 27. Henry Eugene Banta Electro. Candidate for B.A. Degree with Honors in Physics; Hohenthal Scholar ' 2.5-Y]; Engineer- ing Society 7 24- ' 27. Friedarica Ellen Barbour Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Philip Ernest Barber, Jr. Dallas Candidate for B.S. in C.E. ; Engineering So- ciety; Student Chapter A.S.C.E.; Track ' 26. ' 27 Bernice Barker Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Tennis Club Madge Deering Barrick Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree; Class Vice Presi- dent ' 25; Tennis Club ' 27; Y.W.C.A.; Junior Prom Committee ' 26; Senior Sweater Commit- tee ' 27; Co-ed Thresher ' 27. Maurine Marie Bates Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Tennis Club ' 24- ' 25; Junior Prom Committee ' 26. Benjamin Frederick Bellows San Antonio Candidate for B.A. Degree; R and Quill; Business Manager Thresher ' 26; Treasurer Jun- ior Class ' 26; Junior Prom Committee ' 26; Stu- dent Council ' 27; Rally Club ' 27; Class President ' 27 William Franklin Black San Antonio Candidate for B.S. Degree; Engineering So- ciety ' 24- ' 27, Treasurer ' 25, Vice President ' 27; Junior Prom Committee ' 26. James F. Bobbitt Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Courtney Adine Booth Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A.; Tennis Club ' 24- ' 27, Treasurer ' 26, President ' 27; Cran- mer Club ' 24; Secretary Student Religious Council ' 27. James Leo Boswell Houston Candidate for B.S. in C.E.; Student Chapter A.S.C.E. ' 25- ' 27; Engineering Society ' 26. ' 27 James House Branard Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Benjamin Eddins Brewer Kenedy Candidate for B.A. Degree; International Dis- cussion Group ' 25- ' 27, President ' 27; Tennis ' 26; Thresher ' 25. John Chambers Bridgwater Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Owl ' 24- ' 26; Thresher ' i - ' tj; Editor Sophomore Issue ' 25; Rally Club ' 26- ' 27, Treasurer ' 26- ' 27; Campa- nile ' 26; Writing Club ' 24; Publicity Manager Rice Athletic Association and Engineering Show ' 26. Mary Louise Britton Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; E.B.L.S. ' 26- ' 27; Girls Glee Club Accompanist ' 27; Junior Prom Committee ' 26; May Fete Maid-of-Honor ' 24- ' 26; Princess ' 27; Senior Ring Committee. ' 27 Lloyd Joseph Broussard Lafayette, La. Candidate for B.A. Degree; Architectural Society ' 27; Glee Club ' 27. Forrest Edward Byrnes Houston Candidate for B.A .Degree; President Rice- St. Thomas Club ' 27; Golf Team ' 27. Natalie Alston Carlisle Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Cranmer Club ' 25- ' 27, Secretary ' 26; Dance Committee ' 25; Social Service Committee ' 27; Y.W.C.A. ' 26; Spanish Club ' 27; Glee Club ' 27. James Alston Clapp, Jr. Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Circulation Man- ager Rice Owl ' 26; Assistant Managing Editor ' 27; Y.M.C.A. Treasurer ' 26, President ' 27; Junior Prom Committee ' 26. ' 27 Hollis Windham Clark Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree; Economics Club 26- ' 27, Secretary-Treasurer ' 26; Dramatic Club 27; Campanile Staff ' 27. Myrtle Inez Cocke Liberty Candidate lor B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A.; Spar sh Club ' 26. Sallie Mildred Cook Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree. Edward Fenton Cooke, Jr. Houston Candidate for B.S. in M.E.; Student Chapter A.S.M.E. ' 27 Bernice Copeland Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree. William Glen Copeland DeQuincey, La. Candidate for B.S. in Ch.E.; Engineering Society; Rally Club. John William Cox Washington, D. C. Candidate tor B.A. Degree. Zelda Onesia Cox Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. ' 27 Wilbert Oscar Crain Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Managing Editor Sophomore Thresher ' 25; Freshman Football ' 24; Junior Prom Committee ' 26; R Association; Football ' 24- ' 26. William Edwin Daniels, Jr. Houston Candidate for B.S. in F..E.; Engineering So- ciety ' 26- ' 27. Irene Brewster Davidson Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree. James Lawrence Davis Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree. ' 27 Winnie Eileen Davis Taylor Candidate for B.A. Degree. Thomas K. Dixon, Jr. Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree; Economics Club. James Walker Dodson Texarkana Candidate for B.A. Degree; Economics Clut ' i6- ' 2j, Vice President ' 27; Rally Club ' 26- ' 27 Co-op ' 27. Pearl Hooker Dryden Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; P.A.L.S. ' i - ' i-. Treasurer ' 26, Vice President ' 27; May Fete ' 23- ' 24; Duchess ' 24; Junior Prom Committee •26. ' 27 William Gordon Duhig Lake Charles, La. Candidate tor B.A. Degree. Lacoste George Ellis Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Chairman Y.M.- C.A. Cabinet ' 27; Economics Club ' 26- ' 27; Pre- Law ' 27. Mary Louise Embry Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; P.A.L.S. ' 24- ' 27, Reporter ' 26;Councilman-at-large ' 27; Woman ' s Council ' 26; Cranmer Club ' 24- ' 2 ; Junior Prom Committee ' 26; Glee Club ' 26. Dorothy Estill Wharton Candidate tor B.A. Degree. ' 27 William Russell Feather Houston Candidate for B.S. in C.E.; Engineering So- ciety ' 23- ' 27; Student Chapter A.S.C.E. ' ±5- ' i i, President ' 26; Rally Club ' 27. Mary Louise Fitch Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Cranmer Club 23- ' 27; Tennis Club ' 24- ' 27, Vice President ' 27. Susie Ella Fondren Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Class Vice Presi- dent ' 24-V5; Rice Duchess at Dallas Fair ' 25; E.B.L.S. ' 24- ' 27, President ' 27; Sophomore Dance Committee ' 25; Junior Prom Committee ' 26; May Fete Maid-of-Honor ' 24; Duchess ' 26; Queen ' 27; Senior Banquet and Final Ball Committees; Glee Club ' 27. Edward William Fox Houston Candidate for B.S. in Ch.E.; Engineering Society; Baseball ' 2_ ;- ' 26; R Association. ' 27 Etheldra DeLoach Fraley New Orleans Candidate for B.A. Degree; P.A.L.S. ' y- ' iy, Treasurer ' 27; May Fete ' 24- ' 26, Princess ' 27; Junior Prom Committee ' 26; Class Vice Presi- dent ' 26; Vice President Student Association ' 27; Ring Committee ' 27; Final Ball Committee Lawrence Hiles Frazee Rock Island Candidate for B.A. Degree; Track ' 26- ' 27; Cross Country ' 26. Claude Taylor Fuqua, Jr. Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree. Mildred King Fulton Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. ' 27 Ranald MacDonald Garrison Corpus Christi Candidate for B.S. in E.E.; Engineering So- ciety ' 24- ' 27; Keeper of Sacred Roll ' 25; Band ' 24- ' 27; Director South Hall Band. Frank Waldman Godsev, Jr. Beaumont Candidate for B.S. in E.E. ; Engineering So- ciety ' 25- ' 27; Student Chapter A.I.E.E.; Assist- ant in E.E. ' 27. Dora Elizabeth Goeppinger Columbus Candidate for B.A. Degree; O.W.L.S. ' 25- ' 27, Treasurer ' 27; Spanish Club ' 25, Treasurer ' 25; Y.W.C.A. ' 2 5 - ' 2 7 ; Glee Club ' 27; Tennis Club ' 26. Rachel Goldofsky Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. ' 27 Elizabeth Dana Gomperts Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A.; Cran- mer Club. Hazel Goodwin Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; P.A.L.S. ' 24- Y.W.C.A. Frank Edmond Gordon Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Hazel Catherine Green Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A. ' 24- ' 27; Glee Club. ' 27 James Greenwood, Jr. Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Catherine Caroline Harbeck. Dayton Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A. Clara Malinda Harbeck. Dayton Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A. John Blythe Halton Henderson Galveston Candidate for B.S. in C.E.; Engineering So- ciety ' 25- ' 27; Student Chapter A.S.C.E. ' 16-27, Secretary-Treasurer ' 26; Drum Major ot Band ' 26- ' 27; Track ' 26; Rice-Galveston Club ' l - ' orj, Secretary-Treasurer ' 26, President ' 27. ' 27 Thomas Earl Hickey Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Bernice Ellen Hillyer Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree; Tennis Club ' 26. Paul Louis Hochuli Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree ; ' Football ' 26- ' 27; Freshman Football ' 24; Editor of Rice Owl ' 27; Senior American ' 27; Editor Senior Thresher ' 27. Henry S. Hoffman Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Band ' 25- ' 27; Architectural Society. ' 27 Brian Holden Mexico City, Mex. Candidate for B.S. in Ch.E.; Engineering Society ' 2a.- ' 2J; Rally Club ' 27; Student Council ' 26- 27; Hall Committee ' 27. Claude Edgar Hooton Houston Candidate tor B.S. in Arch.; Track ' 26; R Association; Band ' 24- ' 26; Art Editor of Owl ' 26; Les Hiboux; Dramatic Club, Publicity Manager ' 25; Architectural Society, Vice Presi- dent ' 27; Junior Prom Committee ' 26; Final Ball Committee ' 27; R and Quill. James H. Hunter Waxahachie Candidate tor B.S. in E.E.; Bachelor of Arts (T.C.U.) ' 25; A.I.E.E.; Engineering Society ' 27, Treasurer ' 27; Band ' ' lb- ' 27. Emily Hutson Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Writing Club ' 24- 27; Dramatic Club ' 26- ' 27; Assistant in English ' 27 Susie Jackson Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; E.B.L.S. ' 24- Theodore Louis Jahn Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Assistant in Biol- ogy ' 25- ' 27; French Club ' 25; Rally Club ' 27; Hre-Med ' 27; Economics Club ' 25. Joe Sherrill Jarrett Houston Candidate for B.A. in Arch.; Band ' i - ' ii Architectural Society; Archi-Arts Committee ' 26- ' 27; Lee ' s Owls ' 26- ' 27. Mabel Florence Johnson Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A. ' 25- ' 26; Dramatic Club ' 27. ' 27 Thomas Joseph Johnson Dallas Candidate for B.S. in E.E.; Engineering So- ciety ' l -i-j; Student Chapter A.I.E.E.; Glee Club ' 26-21, Secretary ' 27. Celeste Bedell Jones Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Dramatic Club ' 2 4 - ' 27; Y.W.C.A. Play ' 2 4 - ' 25; May Fete ' 25- ' 26; Duchess ' 25; E.B.L.S. ' i6- ' z ' ] Junior Prom Committee ' 26; Senior Invitations Committee ' 27; Cranmer Club ' 24- v 27. Walter Banard Joseph Houston Candidate for B.S. in C.E.; Football ' 25- ' 26; Basketball ' 26; R Association; Engineering So- ciety; Student Chapter A. S. C. E. Isaac Kaplan Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree. 27 Gertrude Elizabeth Kelly League City Candidate for B.A. Degree; Tennis Club Mildred May Kelly Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree. Margaret Leslie Kimball Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; P.A.L.S. ' i - ' i-j President ' 27; Cap and Gown Committee ' 27. Virginia Louise Kinard Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A.; Un- dergraduate Representative to Conference ' 24; Spanish Club ' 26; Cranmer Club ' 14-17, Secre- tary ' 27. ' 27 Arthur George King Gatesville Candidate for B.A. Degree; Glee Club; Archi- tectural Society. Kathryn M. King Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Writing Club ' 27; Cranmer Club ' 24- v 27. John Alvin Kirschke Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Anna Helen Koch Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Cranmer Club ' i$- ' tj; Junior Prom Committee ' 26. ' 27 I.F.ROY Eliphalet Lane Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Architectural So- ciety; Cranmer Club; Junior Prom Committee F.ugene Patterson Lillard Kaufman Candidate for B.A. Degree; Rally Club ' 26- ' 27; Dramatic Club ' id- ' Tj; Y.W.C.A. Play ' l$- ' Y] Dramatic Editor Campanile ' 27; Ring Committee ' 27; Biology Assistant ' 2-. William Edward Little Corpus Christi Candidate for B.A. Degree. Mason Groves Lock. wood Tioga Candidate for B.S. in E.E.; Student Chapter A.I.E.E.; Engineering Society. ' 27 Elizabeth Lurie Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Tennis Club ' 14; Thresher ' 25; Los Buhos ' 27; Owl ' 27. Lois Ella McGilvray Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A. Spanish Club ' 26. Milton Bowles McGinty Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Architectural Society ' 26- ' 27; Archi-Arts Committee ' 27; Ju- nior Prom Committee ' 26; Senior Final Ball Committee ' 27; Librarian Architectural Depart- ment ' 27. Glenn E. McKamey Port Lavaca Candidate for B.S. in E.E.; Cross Country ' 24- ' 26; Track ' lt ) -T] Tumbling Team ' 25; Engineering Society; Marathon ' 26. ' 27 Edith Evelyn McKean Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Ellen Axson Scholar ' iG- ' tj; Pre-Med ' 27. Jesse Albert Madden Dallas Candidate for B.A. Degree; Freshman Foot- hall ' 24; Class President ' 25; Track ' 25- ' 27; President Student Association ' 27; Secretary- Treasurer R Association ' 27; Junior Prom Com- mittee ' 26; Scullions ' Ball Committee ' 25- ' 26; Head Waiter ' 27; Final Ball Committee ' 27; Hall Committee ' 27; Cross Country ' 26; Board ot Regents ot Autry House. John Temple Maginnis Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; F.conomi ' 26- ' 27; Hohenthal Scholar ' 2 - . Anthony Joseph Maniscalco Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree ; Pre-Law ' 27; In- ternational Discussion Group, Secretary-Treas- urer ' 26, President ' 27. ' 27 Louis Henry Meyer Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Charter Member Debating Club. Maurice Joseph Meynier, Jr. Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Pre-Med ' 11-11, Vice President ' 27; Rally Club ' 27; International Discussion Group ' 27; Circulation Manager Owl C. Franklin Miller Gainesville Candidate tor B.A. Degree; Dramatic Club ' 2,3- ' 24; Engineering Society ' 23; Freshman Foot- ball ' 23; Rally Club ' 16-17; Executive Council ' 27; Manager ot Concessions ' 27; Senior Finance Committee. Harvin Cooper Moore Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Campanile ' 26, Editor-in-Chief ' 27; Honor Council ' l$- ' l6, Chairman ' 27; Band ' 24- ' 26, President ' 27; Sec- retary of Class ' 27; Hohenthal Scholar ' 26; R and Quill; Chairman Cap and Gown Com- mittee. Patrick Auspacious O ' Levy. 11 27 Walter Parker Moore Houston Candidate for B.S. in C.E. Virginia Livingston Morgan Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; O.W.L.S.; Cran- ner Club. William Byron Morgan Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Architectural Society ' 26- , 2 7 ; Rally Club ' 27; Glee Club ' 27. Richard Reynolds Morris Portland, 0n Candidate tor B.A. Degree. ' 27 Kristine Carmen Mortensen Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Martha Davis Morton Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Lloyd H. Murdock Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Pre-Med. Society. Max Werner Neuhaus Houston Candidate for B.S. in Ch.E.; Engineering Society; Phi Lambda Upsilon. , 27 Thomas John O ' Brif.x Houston idate for B.A. Degree. Henry Oliver Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Economics Club ' 15-17, Vice President ' 25, President ' 27; Honor Council ' 27; Treasurer of Cranmer Club ' i6- ' 27; Patrons Committee Senior Class ' 27. Mattie Lou Perry Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree. R.OLLAND WlNFIELD PHILLIPS Houston Candidate for B.S. in C.E.; Engineering So- letv ' 25- ' 2 _ , Secretary ' 2;, Parliamentarian :-; ' B.S] in M.E. (Rice) ' 2C. ' 27 Ruth Polk Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A. Assistant in Mathematics ' i6- ' ti. Rosa Helen Pomerantz Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Dramatic Club 17; Spanish Club ' 27. Florence May Powars Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Glee Club ' 27- Y.W.C.A. ' 25- ' 27, Cabinet ' 27; Tennis Club ' 25-. ' 27j Treasurer ' 27; Assistant in History ' 27. Mary Augusta Powars Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A. ' l - ' i ], Cabinet ' 27; Tennis Club ' 25- ' 27, President ' 26; Glee Club ' 27. ' 27 Hortense Selene Pve Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree; Spanish Club ' 26; President ' 26; May Fete Maid-of-Honor ' 26. Harry Page Redwine El Campo Candidate for B.A. Degree; Pre-Med ' l$-Tj; Glee Club ' 26- ' 27, President ' 27. Eugenia May Rhodes Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; E.B.L.S. ' l - ' i-j, Program Committee ' 26, Vice President ' 27; YAV.C.A. ' 24-27; Honor Council ' 27; Co-ed Thresher ' q.6- ' 2J, Feature Editor ' 27; Senior Sweater Committee ' 27; Class Vice President ' 27; Assistant in French ' 27; Society Editor Campanile ' 27. Andrew Sug Robertson Slaton Candidate for B.A. Degree; Rally Club ' 27; Class Treasurer ' 27. ' 27 Albert Christian Sauer Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Football ' 25- ' 27; R. Association; Senior Finance Committee ' 27. Leola Arabella Scharnberg Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Carolyn W. Seeger Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.YV.C.A. Ruth Belle Sell Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree. ' 27 Candidate tor 5and ' 14.-IK. Julian Lee Shapiro Houston . Degree: Pre-Law Societ} Zue Belle Shaw Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; E.B.L.S.; Pro- gram Committee ' 26, Treasurer ' 27; Junior Prom Committee ' 26; Y.W.C.A. ' 25; Glee Club ' 27. William Gilmore Smiley, Jr. Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Football ' 25; Track ' 16-21; Captain ' 27; Business Manager Owl ' 27; Student Council ' 27: Business Manager Senior Thresher ' 27; President Chess Club ' 27; Senior Banquet Committee ' 27. Annie Jo Smith Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; O.W.L.S. ' 27. ' 27 Homer Alvin Smith Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; American Chem- ical Society. Will Rivers Smith Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A. ' i - ' i;, Cabinet ' 25; Spanish Club ' l$- ' l6; Thresher ' 25: Writing Club ' 27. Mary Lynn Stevenson Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Writing Club ' 24- ' 27, Secretary-Treasurer ' 25; Glee Club ' 27; Cranmer Club ' 27; Assistant in English ' 15-16. Frank Wannall Stones Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. ' 27 Mary Virginia Street Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree. Russell Edward Stuart Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. John Wise Sutton Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree; Class Secretary ' 24; Class President ' 26; Pre-Med Society ' 2?; Hall Committee ' 26- ' 27, Chairman ' 27; Rally Club ' 26- ' 27, Secretary ' 27; Students ' Council ' 27; Chairman Ring and Final Ball Committees ' 2-; President Rally Club ' 27; Track Manager ' 27; Assistant in Biology ' 24- ' 26; Co-op Board of Control ' 2-. Shirley Cowen Thomas Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. ' 27 Katherine Otilla Thompson Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Thresher ' 25- ' 26. Margaret Thompson El Campo Candidate for B.A. Degree; Woman ' s Council ' 24- ' 27, President ' 27; Glee Club ' 26- ' 27, Presi- dent ' 27; E.B.L.S. ' 24- ' 27, Secretary ' 27; Stu- dent Council ' 27. Wash Underwood Honey Grove Candidate for B.A. Degree; Freshman Foot- ball and Basketball ' 24; Football ' 25- ' 27, Cap- tain ' 27; Basketball ' 25; Baseball ' i - ' ii. George Alfred Titterington, Jr. Dallas Candidate tor B.A. Decree. ' 27 Robert Clinton Wallis, Jr. Denison Candidate tor B.S. in E.E. ; Cross Country ' 25; Tumbling Team ' 23- ' 25; Engineering So- ciety ' 26- ' 27, President ' 26. Irene Alice Ward Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Y.W.C.A. ' 24- ' 27, Program Chairman ' 26, Vice President ' 27, Con- ference Delegate ' 27; O.W.L.S. ' i - ' tj, Secre- tary ' 26, Parliamentarian ' 27; Woman ' s Council ' 25- ' 27; Campanile ' 25- ' 26; Business Manager Co-ed Thresher ' 27; Secretary Honor Council ' 27; Glee Club ' 27; President ' B.S.U. Eugene Werlin Houston Candidate tor B.A. Degree; Architectural Society ' l - ' Y], Addlean Estella White Ennis Candidate for B.A. Degree; O.W.L.S., Treas- urer ' 25, Secretary ' 27; Tennis Club ' 26; Glee Club ' 27; Spanish Club ' 26; Y.W.C.A. ' 25- ' 27; B.S.U. Council ' 26- ' 27. ' 27 Rachel Sabra Whiteley Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree. Richard Thomas Wilbanks Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Band ' 24- ' 25; Thresher ' 14-2 , Sport Editor ' 25, Editor Fresh- man Issue ' 23, Sophomore Issue ' 24, Junior Issue ' 25; Writing Club ' 25; Lady Geddes Prize in Writing ' 26; Secretary R and Quill Associa- tion ' 25. Ernest Bailey Yeatts Abiline Candidate for B.S. in C.E.; Student Chapter A.S.C.E. ' 25- ' 27, Vice President ' 26, Secretary- Treasurer ' 27; Engineering Society ' 2 - ' ij, Sec- retary ' 27; Vice President of Rice Band ' 27. Emile Zax Houston Candidate for B.A. Degree; Pre-Medical So- ciety ' 25- ' 27, President ' 27; Biology Assistant 25- ' 27. ' K ■The chief function of zArt is to make gentle the life of the world — TABLET TO ART Speak to the earth and it shall teach thee — TABLET TO SCI ENCE , vx ' 28- BOONE BARNES OFFICERS OF THE JUNIOR CLASS Walter Boone President Dorothy Barnks Vice President Ed Duggan Secretary-Treasurer PROM COMMITTEES Jack Ogg General Chairman Finance Clarence Canterberry Chairman Patrons Jao_ueline Prescott Chairman Decorations Helen Clarke Chairman Music Harry Painter Chairman Refreshments Catherine Fondren Chairman ' 26 Gavle Scott Adams Houston Roy Trimble Barnes Fort Worth Vaughn Shaffer Albertson Dallas Tom William Barr Dallas Baker White Armstrong Houston Edwin Ford Beckenbach Dallas Isadore Avnet Houston Dorothy Ruth Barnes Houston William Bennett Arlington J. T. Billups, Jr. Winters ' 28 Iuth Van Pelt Blackavell Houston Charles Michael Buhler, Jr. ' ictoria Janet Blair Clarksville YYeldon Burk Cabaniss Lockhart Walter Goodrich Boone Navasola Adrian Bennett Cairns Houston Lynn Louis Bourdon Houston Clarence Wesley Canterberry Longview David Todd Briggs Houston William Richard Cashion Texarkana ' 28 John Hogan Clark Houston Marjorie Kimball Cooke El Paso Helen Cartland Clarke Houston Thomas Dillon Cronin Houston Josephine Pearl Cochran Houston Randolph Lawrence DaCamar Laredo Mildred Elizabeth Cole Houston Thomas Ellis Daley Houston Clara Frances Louise Cook Houston Arthur Bryan Denman Houston M ' 28 Lura Hannah Duff Houston Llovd Kling Friedman Beaumont Ed Barrett Duffie Sour Lake Herbert John Furman Houston Edmund Buchwalter Duggan Belton Murrv Jesse Gammill Houston Otis Rose Fischer Houston Marguerite Marie Louise Gehret Houston Mary Catherine Fondren Houston Edward William Gerke Fort Worth ' 28 Virginia Goodman Houston James Henry Grant Houston Walter Gardner Hall League City Charles David Hamilton Houston Richard Stephen Grant Pascagoula, Mississippi Ola Mae Green Houston Gay lord Anthony Hart Dallas Mary Helen Hibbler Houston Margaret Haggart Houston Avarilla Grace Hildebrand Houston ' 28 Percy Holt Kilgore Matilda Dale Hood Binn ingham , . ilabama William Fountain Jenkins Houston Mary Virginia Jett Houston Dora Alice Howard Houston Leola Jewell Jinks Houston Mary Josephine Inkley Houston Anna Rebecca La Denison Edith Moore James Houston Milton Oliver Liljestrand PVeslaco ' 28 Helen Livengood Bay City Hamlin Kendall McWilliams Eastland Herbert Stevenson McConnell Tampico, Mexico Pauline Dale McIntvre Houston Walter Lawrence McKinnon Houston Martha Effie Madsen Danevang Charles Wellington Mann Longview William Henry Means Houston Ruth Ester McLain Missouri City Bessie Melton Houston ' 28 Arthur Roger Meyer Houston Gale Erwin Nevill Houston Charles Arthur Miller Kempner Sam Miron Houston Marie Alma Nordmeyer Mc Allen Jack. McDonald Ogg Houston Dora Lee Montgomery Houston James Harry Painter, Jr. Houston Isabel Morris Houston Lola Annette Parker Harrisburg ' 28 Mary Jane Parker San Angelo Marian Rogers Houston Ethel Elizabeth Place Houston John Rose Houston TlLLIE POMERANTZ Houston Felix Anthony Runion Houston Jacqueline Campbell Prescott Houston James Anderson Ruth Houston Anne Elizabeth Reynolds Houston Margaret Sophie Saenger Beaumont ' 28 John Schaeier Houston R obert George Shoqltst Houston Inga Mae Schuppan Houston Frances May Smith Houston Gust ave Carl Schwedler Dallas Thomas Ligon Smith Houston B. M. Seward Knippa M arian Isabella Spencer Houston Della Shapiro Houston 1 heodore Francis Stack DeRidder, Louisiana - Mi i ' 28 Mary Geneva Stephens Bellaire John Clifford Tolle San Antonio Paul Stone Pearland Alice Adele Tryon Houston Mildred Stowe Houston Gordon Henry Turrentine Houston Joseph Henry Tabony Houston Thomas Win lock Van Cleave Ruston, Louisiana Margie Wilma Thiel Houston Willard Gordon Vaughan Houston ' 28 Olive Rachel Waples Houston Zemma Erwin Womack. Houston Ernest Augustus Weichert Welsh, Louisiana George Alexander Wood Houston Enid Isabel Wildma Bellaire Ella Frances Woodruff Houston Gwendolyn Williamson Goldthwaite Margaret Ruth Woodward Houston Kathrvn Wilson Houston Will Ellis Worlev Houston ' 29 ALLNOCH MASTERSON OFFICERS OF THE SOPHOMORE CLASS Dan Allnoch President Elizabeth Masterson Vice President Irvin Beren Secretary-Treasurer DANCE COMMITTEES Decorations Clarence McElreath Chairman John Carmichael, Philip Ables, Sally Arrants, Cecil Williams Refreshments Henry Beissner Chairman Anita Stewart, William San Giovanni, Frances Sarah Giesekf, Clara May Matthews, Joe Shimek. Music Anne Heyck. Chairman Ronald Roberts, Emil Mlcke, Dorothy Bof.ttcher ' 29 Philip A. Ables William S. Bailey Aaron Berger Paul A. Breyman Texarkana Houston New York, N. Y. Schulenburg Charles J. Aleo Terry A. Baker Charles Bertraxd James L. Britton Houston McAllen San Antonio Houston Patti J. Alsup Galveston Maria A. Barreda Dorothy Boettcher Laredo Houston Esther L. Brown Houston W. Morris Appell Waco Henry M. Beissner Mary E. Boone Galveston Houston Florence M. Brown Derry, New Hamp. Sara Arrants Dallas Malcolm Bennett Eleanor Branch Houston Houston Mary M. Brown Houston ' 29 I ' m ma 1.. Browne Noima ).. Clay Rate M. Con W. Roy Dayis Houston Houston Monroe, La. Texarkana Mary S. Campbell James L. Collier Winnie D. Crisp Tullie R. Deen 1 louston Houston Houston Cleburne [.01 is CAS PEL] INOS Ka i hleen Collins H. Graham Cell Louise Derrick Houston Houston Hi uston Houston Wai row M. Cates Evelyn L. Coulter Howell H. Cunyus Ri ni L. Dreaper Abilene Houston Longview Houston Milks W. Clark LADY G. Cowan Sidney B. Daily Hilda M. Dike Rosenberg Houston Richmond Lake Charles, L: ' 29 Fredika Evershade Guv H. Fox Houston Houston Olive Goetz Houston Patricia Hamilton Houston Nina O. Farrington Wallace Franklin John N. Greer Houston Tulsa, Okla. Texas City Wendell Hamricr Houston Cluff C. Filson Houston Mabel Frazer Alief Sayless Gullette Houston Wilbur Harless Gulfport, Miss. Beverly Fonville Lorene Gamill Houston Houston Alzira Gusman Houston Sterling Hatfield Houston Stephen A. Foote Joseph A. GILLE Houston Houston Lawrence Hamilton Houston Alice Hovas Houston ' 29 Edith E. Howze Houston Annie Oma Jacobs Houston Bernice King Houston Kenneth R. Kramer Dallas Mildred Howze Houston Maxine L. Jeanes Houston Floyd A. King Houston Dorothy F. Kuhlman Houston Fay Etta Hutton Houston Ralph Johnson El Campo Ruth J- King Houston Zelma Laird Houston Nick E. Hyde Port Arthur Clyde Keene Galveston Herman Klump Runge Charline E. Lallier Houston Madelin Jacobe Houston Lebbeus C. Kemp Houston Earl Koeppe Houston Sti ' Art L. Lamki: ' Fort Worth ' 29 Parvin La Tour Ruth B. McClov Elizabeth Masterson Iris Metzler Welsh, La. Houston Houston Houston J. Griffith Lawhon Edith M. McDonald Rose E. Matthaei Gerald Miller Houston Houston Houston Houston Louise Lenoir Clarence McElreath Homer C. Matthes Sam Mintz Houston Fort Worth Ganada Houston William Lovejov James C. McNeill Clara May Matthews Raymond Moers Houston Spur Houston Houston Charles R. McAfee Waldo F. McNeir Joe Mavnor John Mooney Amarillo Houston Texarkana Houston ' 29 George Montgomery Ernest M. Napier Leona Pelly Harry E. Rawlins Fort Worth Gulfport, Miss. Pelly Lancaster Anna B. Moreno Edwin P. Neilan Richard Peterson Robert Reeves Houston Houston Arlington Sherman Julia E. Motheral Felix Pa qui s Raymond Pitts Rachael Rich Houston Galveston Hubbard Houston Mildred L. Muery Curtis R. Patterson Raymond H. Powers Elbeth Richardson Brenham Frost Crockett Houston Menton J. Murray Albert O. Peckham Files N. Rainey Clyde Reinhardt Mercedes Port Arthur Houston Houston ' 29 Julian L. Rivers Elgin Irene Schuppan Houston Mary Shaw Galveston Dan C. Smith Houston John A. Roos Houston Irma Schuppan Houston Allen Sherrill Houston John H. Smith Lyons, Indiana Ernest 0. Ross Houston Cherry Schwartz Houston Joe Shimek Weimar Ida South Houston Bernice Schaefer Houston Margaret Scott Houston Samuel Sikes Houston John M. Sprague Houston William Schneck Beaumont Carmen L. Sellers Houston William Srelton Denison Lena Stanf ord Kickapoo ' 29 Charlotte Stephens James Swanson Francis Vesev Cecil Williams Houston Navasota Waco Thrall Juanita Stevens Robert Tai.lev J. T. Wagoner Charlotte Williams Houston Houston Arlington Houston Mary Striblinc Henry Townsend Cora Walker Wilbur Wright Rockdale Houston Port Arthur Waco Hf.xrv Studney Eleanor Trotter Mary E. Walker John Yancy Houston Houston Houston Sicily Island, La. Ola Lee Stulting Rosalie Underwood Henry Wilkens Wilbur Yates Houston Galveston Galveston Houston •l.L-l-l ' - ' M ' 30 OFFICERS OF THE FRESHMAN CLASS Aubrey Calvin President Mary Hallie Berry Vice President Yirden Thompson Secretary Evan Thomas Treasurer THOMPSON ' 30 Marian n Adkins Hope M. Bandera Josephine Berryma Houston Houston Wichita Falls Bonnie Boone Houston L. C. Badeaux, Jr. Wilson I. Battlestin Dorothy Bethany Houston Texas City Houston Graham B. Boone, Jr. Dallas Iris Isabelle Bailey Isabel Louise Becker Frances Black Houston Brenham Houston Marjorie Bourne Houston Mary Louise Baker Richard C. Bellamy Lillie Blake Houston Houston Floresville Claude O. Bracey Humble Kathryn Ball Houston Mary Hai.lie Berry Lenore Bland Houston Houston LaDelle Brandt Houston ' 30 D. Bretschneider Roberta Brunet James Vincent Carroll A. James Clugston Houston Houston Brenham Welsh, Lo David T. Briggs, Jr. Maude Amanda Bryan Mary Carroll Lampasas Houston Houston Dorothy Compton Houston Kathryn Brisbine Maurine Leola Bush Louise Cezeaux Houston Houston Humble Winston Connell Houston Katherine Brooks Ruth E. Campbell Philip Chavanne Palestine Houston Lake Charles, La. George Elmo Coon Fort Worth Howard F. Brown Durell Carothers Julia Christman Houston Houston Welsh, La. Carrie Lee Cox Humble Gus E. Cranz Fort Worth Elizabeth Curson Frances Delheih Houston Houston Edmond Doakl Taylor Corinne Crawford Elizabeth Davidson Merritt Denison Houston Waco Lexington, Okla. Evelyn Duke Lake Charles, La. Wynn L. Creekmore Francis Eugene Davis Lillie Veal Dew Houston Houston Houston Joe Eagle Houston Lillie Cullen Houston G. Charles Debney Elda Diederich Jasper Houston Winfred Eastham Huntsville Frances Cullom Mary Delaney Joe Dishroon Houston Ansleton Eellaire Frances J. Egan Houston ' 30 Virginia Emerson Houston Louise Estes Houston Margaret Evving Houston Norman W. Faust Houston Grace Felder Houston Louise Ethel Felder Nancy Forbes Houston Houston Vesta Fields Johnnie Frerichs Houston Houston Francis Alan Fischer Emma M. Firman Houston San Antonio Beatrice Flam John H. Gage Houston Dallas Al Grav Forbes Isaac Garrett Houston Wharton David Garrison Houston Vannah Girardev Houston Wilton Godfrey Welsh, La. Gladys Goldstein Houston Diana Gonzalez Houston ' 30 Marv Louise Goss James S. Gupton Clifford Hardy Therese Hebei. Houston West Columbia Corpus Christi Houston Zerilda Grant HOMOISELLE HADEN Kittie Harris Marguerite Herzik Houston Houston Houston Houston Marcaret Gready John H. Hailey, Jr. George Hawley Edward F. Heyne, Jr Houston Houston Houston Houston Walter Roy Griffin John David Hancock Paul Haynes Mildred Heyne Houston Houston Fort Worth Houston Katherine Griggs Audrey Hannon Bert Hazelwood Althea Hill Orange Houston Houston Houston v ' 30 Robert Himes Allen Hotinc Bessie Kaplan Evelyn Kl ' hn Monterey, Mexico Caldwell Houston Houston Gladys Holland Fleming Holxhins Lollie Dee King Roslyne Kuminir Houston Houston Houston Houston Margaret Hooks Doris Hutton Victoria King Barnes Lathrop Houston Houston Houston Las Vegas, New Mexico Ri ' th Hooks Hollis Jacobs William Kirkpatrick Grace Lawson Kountze Yoakum Houston Welsh, La. Lillian Horlock Beatrice Jantzen Ethel Koehler Mary D. Ledwidge Houston Houston York town Houston ' 30 a , j Jerome Levy Houston Margaret Long Houston Thomas Lyon McGregor Sarah McNeill Brazoria Johnny Lilly Houston Marjorie Long Houston James McClelland Goshen, Ohio Elizabeth Mackey Houston Elizabeth Logan Houston Olle Lorehn Houston Evelyn McGinty Houston Eenjamin Madero, Jr. Parras, Coahuila, Mex. John R. Logan, Jr. Fort Worth Bernice Ludeau Houston Mack McLeod West Columbia Alice Makeig Dumas Katie Loggins Houston Mary C. Lyman Houston Dorothy McMahan Houston Josephine Marchbanks San Benito ' 30 Evelyn Marrs Houston Catherine Mitchell Norman Mindy Houston Vincennes, Indiana Anna Ordinc Orange John Matise Port Arthur Eula Montgomery Azile Neelv Welsh, La. Houston Frances Palmer Houston Pauline Meadows Houston Ethel Morgan Houston Charles O ' Brien Houston Aileen Peckham Port Arthur Frank Mendell Houston Johnnie Mortimer Felide O ' Brien Smithville Houston Abel B. Pierce. Jr, Elessing Estelle Meyers Cold Springs Thais Mori Mildred Ogg Houston Houston Frank Power Edna ' 30 Cei.ia Reeder Houston Noelie Romero Houston Elga Schaeffer Houston Hazel Shepard Houston Elton F. Reid, Jr. Houston Virginia Ryman Houston Nolan Schulze New Brauntels John D Simpson, Jr. Waco Laurance Reid Fort Worth Jack Sanderford Ranger Norman Schwarz New Orleans, La. Lowell Sinderso Houston Julia H. Ricker Houston Ruth Sands Houston Spencer Scott Houston Clifford Skirvin Ada, Okla. Jessie Robinson Missouri Citv Oscar Schade Columbus Alice Seabor: Houston Dorothy Smith Houston ' 30 Elizabeth Smith John Spear Margaret Stuart Mary E. Tisdale Houston Liberty Houston Houston Lewis Edwin Smith Ione Spence Oscar Talbert Adele Torian Clemville Houston Waco Houston Russell Smith Catherine Spencer Udell Teague Alene Vandaveer Houston Marlin West Columbia Houston Paul Allen Smith Joe Standefer Nell Dean Teutsch RuTLEDGE VlNING Galveston Roscoe Houston Pine Bluff, Ark. Anthony Spampinato Edith Stevenson Inez Terry La urine Wade Mart Alvin Houston Houston ' 30 Frances Wadkins Houston Guy Webb Comanche Tooley Williamson Houston Mary E. Wright Houston Cathryn Walker Houston Edna Weismann Houston James Wilmoth Houston William Wynn, Jr. Edna Leslie Warburton Mart Edythe Westerfield Sidney J. Wilson, Jr. Houston Fort Worth Frank. Yeatman, Jr. Lake Charles, La. Elizabeth Washburn Genevieve White Mavis Wood Houston Houston Houston Frances Zilker Houston Madeline Watts Center Alice Williamson Christine Woodall Houston Houston Nicholas Zirbel Houston f . ' ■ ' ■ ' The thing that one says well goes forth with a voice everlasting ' ' TABLET TO LETTERS leather said Democritus, would I discover the cause of one fact than to become king of the Persians ' ' — CORNERSTONE Spring election Voting in the spring elec- tions was heavy but quiet. Sufficient interest, however, was aroused to make nec- essary a run-off election between the candidates for President of the Students ' Association. In this elec- tion, Jesse A. Madden of El Campo defeated John W. Sutton of Houston. Ethcldra Fralev and Bob Abies were chosen vice- president and treasurer, re- spectively, of the Associa- tion. In the fall, William Bennett was elected to suc- ceed Abies who was unable to hold office. The office of council- man-at-large was won by Ben Bellows. JESSE MADDEN For the Campanile , Harvin C. Moore was chosen editor; Clarence W. Canterberry, business manager; and Lura Duff, associate editor. Those elected to comprise the Thresher staff were Gordon Turrentine, editor; Sam Bennett, business manager; and J. C. McNeill, managing editor. Paul Hochuli and William G. Smiley were chosen respectively editor and business manager of the Owl. For the office of yell-leader one candidate appeared: Sam Bennett. No run-off was necessary in the case of his election. VOTING AT POLLS f)e 1926 jflap Jf ete On the afternoon of May eleventh. Queen Martha of the House of Scott was crowned Queen of the Rice May Fete of nineteen hundred twenty-six. The banks of the bayou were elaborately decorated to we ' come the royal family that was forced to delay its arrival tor so long because of inclement weather. No splen- dor was lost, however, because of the postponements. His Majesty the King, Emmette Goodrich, ascended the throne, after which the herald, Travis Calvin, an- nounced the attendants in order: Miss Mary Elizabeth Withers and Mr. Harold Hamilton of the House of Fresh- men attended by Misses Anita Stewart, Elizabeth Mas- terson, Mary Sanford Campbell, and Sarah Arrants; Miss Dorothy Barnes and Mr. Ed Duggan of the House of Soph- omore attended by Misses Catherine Fondre n, Marjorie Lockman, Mildred Stowe, and Matilda Hood; Miss Susie Fondren and Mr. John Sutton of the House of Junior attended by Misses Celeste Jones, Hortense Pve, Mary Lou Britton, and Etheldra Fraley; and Miss Marjorie Iltrey and Mr. Alsworth Calhoun of the House of Senior attended by Misses Catherine Jantzen, Mary Catherine Wright, Corinne Clark, and Flora Streetman. Princess Alice of the House of Michaux and Princess Margaret of the House of Lester preceded Her Highness, the Queen. After the coronation ceremonies, Miss Beatrice Harrison was awarded the cup given annually by the College Womens ' Club to the best all-round girl. EEX MARTHA SCOTT THE COURT fcel926 emor HctibitteS The first of the Senior festivities began on the morning of June fourth when several hundred gathered on the Rice Hotel Roof for the Senior American and breakfast. A cool breeze swept the roof and the gay colors of the summer frocks made more joyous the first of the social functions that would complete the history of the class of twenty-six. On the evening of the same day that L. C. Carter had so satisfactorily managed the Senior American, the class gathered in the Court of the Brazos Hotel for the final Banquet. Illustrious visitors were present, and the pro- gram was a memorable one, and especiallv amusing was the mock-baccalaureate sermon delivered by Jack Glenn. Miss Alice Michaux was in charge of arrangements for the Banquet. The Institute has alwavs been a colorful place in the spring and early summer, and the Senior Final Ball, immediately after Commencement, contributes its part to this riot of color. On the evening of June seventh was held the Final Ball of the Class of ' Twenty-Six, a true link in the chain of social events that helps to round out the student life of Rice. The Rice Hotel Ballroom was gaily clad for the occasion, the arrangements made under the direction of J. A. Russell had materialized, the evening was clear and pleasant — everything was right for this final gathering of the Seniors and their friends. — And the joyous evening was but a memory. GOODRICH FINAL BALL 1 ' RIK.I; AM Commencement 1926 Commencement at Rice has ever been a ceremony of great importance. Each year noted people are present, and each year, destined-to-be-noted people are graduated from the Rice Institute with all the rights, duties, and privileges thereunto apper- taining. Such has been the case at Rice since the first class was graduated from that institution in nineteen hundred fifteen. Certainly, the exercises of the eleventh annual Commencement were true to the tradi- tions of the great university that William Marsh Rice founded in nineteen hundred twelve. The ceremonies began on Sunday morn- ing, June sixth, with the Academic Pro- cession. The Rice Band prov.ded music for the cap and gown-clad seniors and professors who marched from behind the Physics Building to their places in the THE PROCESSION rr ■ . -, 1 1 University Quadrangle. The Baccalaureate sermon, after the Commencement music, was delivered by Rabbi Henry Barnston, Ph.D., of the Congregation Beth Israel, Houston, Texas. Dr. Barnston spoke on the subject of Our Debt to Rome, Greece, and Judea. With all the eloquence of a great orator, with all the eagerness of a great preacher, and with all the tact of a great statesman, Dr. Barnston delivered his message to the graduates of Rice — an address worthy of the occasion, and a storehouse of information worthy of the best memory. SENIORS GATHER FOR THEIR DEGREE Conferring of ©egreesi One hundred and sixty-seven candidates for degrees gathered in the Academic Court on the morning of June seventh to receive their final exhortation, to meet tor the last time as a class, and to receive the degrees that they had sought and earned. The procession led, as usual, from behind the Physics Building, along the walk to the cloister, from which it led to its several places on rostrum and in audience. Dean Joseph Sweetman Ames, Ph.D., Hc BjStLi ' f ' l i| I.L.D., professor of Physics at the Johns Hopkins University, delivered the Com- mencement Address. Dr. Ames spoke on The Recollections of a University Pro- fessor. ' ' After the usual address by President Lovett, one hundred and thirty-six can- didates received the degree of Bachelor of Arts, twenty-six candidates received the degree of Bachelor of Science, three re- ceived the degree of Master of Arts, one the degree of Master of Science, and one the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The announcement of scholarships, the reading ol the Hundredth Psalm, and America in chorus brought to a close the eleventh annual Commencement at Rice. On the afternoon of June seventh, Dr. and Mrs. E. O. Lovett gave in honor of the Senior Class, their annual Garden Party in the Academic Court. THE GARDEN PARTY (Opening Ceremonies; The Matriculation Address Dr. Edgar Odell Lovett delivered the fifteenth annual matriculation address on Wednesday morning, September twenty-second, before a large audience in the Phvsics Amphitheatre. In making this address, Dr. Lovett continued the custom begun on September twenty-third, nineteen twelve, the anniversary of the death of the founder of the Institute. This address is the President ' s official and annual welcome to the student body. His ' twenty-six address dealt with the purpose of The Rice Institute to preserve and re-enforce ideas of truth, beauty, justice and freedom through the advancement of letters, science, and art. College Nite Lights were strung over the lawn in front of the Commons to light up the event that stands along with the matriculation address of the President as one of the essential opening ceremonies of the Institute. College Nite is an affair of peculiar interest to dormitory men, although it is largely attended by both residents of the dormitories and men living in town. Reversing the proper order of things, Dr. Lovett spoke on athletics, and Coach John W. Heisman spoke on the necessity for studying. Addresses were also made by Dean Robert G. Caldwell, by Clarence Wademan, and by George Cohen. Jack Glenn made his farewell speech to Rice, and Sam Bennett led in his first yell of the year. College Nite is peculiarly a man ' s affair and launches the dormitories on their way for the year ' s quota of noise and work. COLLEGE NITE panquets. The Annual Football Banquet The annual football banquet was held at Ye Old College Inn on the night of Saturday, December eleventh. The banquet was featured by the election of Merle Comstock as captain of the ' twenty-seven football team. According to the custom established in the past few years, fourteen letters were awarded to members of the squad. C. E. Wademan served as toastmaster, and toasts were given by M. L. Lindsev, by Captain Underwood, and by F. M. Law. The program was concluded by a toast from Coach John W. Heisman. The College Inn Banquet Informal hilarity marked the annual banquet given to members of the football squad by George Martin, proprietor of Ye Old College Inn. The banquet was held on the evening of Tuesday, December fourteenth. A cup was presented by George Martin to Captain Underwood as the most valuable linesman on the squad. Captain Underwood also received a wrist watch presented by the dormitory men. Claude Belk presented a cup to Captain-elect Comstock for dis- tinguishing himself as the most valuable backfield man during the ' twenty-six season. Cross-Country Banquet A banquet honoring the 1926 Southwest Conference cross country champions was given by Coach Ernie Hert ' |berg at Ye Old College Inn on the evening of Januarv fifth. Ben Chitwood was elected captain of the ' twenty-seven cross-country squad. Informal talks were made by track Captain William Smiley and by Coach Hertjberg. THE R FOOTBALL BANQUET ftrabtttonsi The freshman is no sooner matriculated than the first Saturday night finds him in downtown Houston clothed in little or nothing. The procession winds and dashes its way through the heavy traffic. Straps pop. The parade takes on new life. Straps pop again, and anguished cries rise to the unsympathetic stars. The annual night shirt parade is the freshman ' s annual, informal, and traditional introduction to Houston. Deep mystery enshrouds the preparations for the next ceremony. The night is normal and quiet, when a consciousness of something unusual, fearsome penetrates to the sleep- ins; slime. A noisy procession is coming down the hall; doors are banging; cries arising. Suddenly thunder itself beats on his door, and little prickly chills run up and down his spine. Out he goes, more or less clad, into the foggy darkness. Under stimulus he scrubs until a blatant jo on the pavement is covered with brickdust. Brutally he is chased into the dark of Hermann Park, there to wander until dawn , when he comes in a trifle cold, disgruntled, certainly hungry. He has passed his first course — Forestry 100. An incredibly high pile of shoes in the middle of the football field. A line of restive freshmen eager to get to the pile. A signal. A rush. The air is filled with a rain of shoes. Shoes pop up from a huddled group like pyrotechnics, narrowly missing some questing slime, only to be eagerly claimed by some anxious owner. New shoes, old shoes, all sorts of shoes, seeding the gridiron. Wildly exotic — the shoe race. Friday costumes, suspenders and green ties, and things more rhapsodic. Girls in pigtails, with shiny noses. Brooms to sweep with, and brooms for other purposes, The traditional life of the freshman is hard, but tremendous fun. SLIMES ENGAGE IN THE SHOE RACE Slimes drilland dance while Campanile subscribers await their copies. Campus life begins anew : College Nite, the Angle Theta, and Cloister activities. ■ % IS WWM- r Daily pep meetings are held on the cam ' pus, but the pre ' season parade ends with a rally at the Rice Hotel. 7V Ji i Pe f Mc,- ( ,„ K The Owl Band an ' nounces the appear- ance of the team be- fore Governor Dan Moody kicks the first ball of the season. Ek U? - ii 4 JJt k Jf% IL I j HJik ' mil %-il m m K Mif MSI «k::P:::: : : ., A i-v.-v ■J ;:■: ,m m: . W - ■■■ : : : : ••: : : ' :J il WB P rffe • m t ' Anight parade greets the Longhorns while Sammy and a faith ' ful rooting section welcome S. M. U. Rice parades before leaving Houston and after arriving at Col- lege Station. Thanksgiving crowds collect! The band drill entertains almost as much as does a touchdown. The vicarious thrill of basketball is no match for nicke b pitching and outlaw Scullions 1 Balls. .--.:- .., . - ' : In the spring a young man ' s fancy tritely but annually turns to Tug-O ' War, or Golf, or classcut ' ting in the sunshine. And then the quar- antine made a prison of West Hall until all diphtheria car- riers were discover- ed and incarcerated. A fast game on the courts, or a stroll that leads by the Art Museum or through Hermann Park, and another spring afternoon has passed. The horror of classes and exams is for ' gotten in the excite- ment of the closing ceremonies : the May Fete and Com- mencement. And then the roads are scraped, the hedges trimmed, and everything settles down for its three months rest. engineers ' Pall The annual dance sponsored by the Rice Engineering Society was held at the River Oaks Country Club on the tenth of November and had the distinction of being the first large dance of the new term. The large crowd in attendance made evident the fact that Rice students had lost none of their enthusiasm for dancing during vacation. An enormous electric sign blazing across the front of the building could be seen from the very entrance of River Oaks Boulevard and proclaimed to the world at large that the Engineers were giving the dance. Inside, the setting for the dance was made attractive as well as appropriate by a large engineering shield at one end of the ball room and streamers of red and white, the colors of the Society, festooned from the chandeliers. Some unusual lighting effects, obtained through the clever use of spotlights, and a dance indicator made to represent an ammeter perfected the engineering theme. The grand march was led by Mr. R. C. Wallis of Denison and Miss Eloise Pardue of Houston to the music of the Houstonians. At midnight a salad course was served, and Lee ' s Owls arrived to furnish the music for the second half of the dance. Three o ' clock brought the affair to a close. Those responsible for such a delightful evening were Mr. K. K. Kreamer, general chairman of the dance committee; Mr. W. F. Black, decorations; Mr. F. W. Godsev, electrical effects; Mr. W. J. Grace, music; Mr. J. H. Hunter, programs; Mr. J. B. Alexander, refreshments. ftallp Club Bance The second annual dance given by the Rally Club took place on the twenty-fifth of November at the Turnverein. To honor the football men and celebrate the closing of the season was the real purpose of the dance. The general high spirits which pre- dominated left no doubt that the honorees joyfully took advantage of the first legiti- mate opportunity to break training which this Thanksgiving evening afforded. The same skill was shown in the decorations this year as last. An immense owl, measuring about eighteen feet from wing to wing, with lights gleaming from its eyes presided over the assembly from an advantageous position over the top of the stage. Letters reading Cross Country Champions were printed across the owl and honored the Rice track men who had gained the title. The entire ceiling was covered by a canopy of blue and grey streamers reaching from the balcony to the opposite end of the room, and, from this same balcony, were hanging the new football blankets. Goal posts were decorated in the colors of Rice and Baylor, Rice ' s Thanksgiving opponent. Lee ' s Owls played from nine until one-thirty, and lent an appropriate touch to the scene by wearing football helmets. Punch was served throughout an evening which ended entirely too soon for most of the participants. Mr. Sug Robertson was chairman of the dance committee, and serving on it were Mr. K. K. Kreamer, Mr. Jake Radoff, and Mr. William Morgan. opt)omore Pall The Sophomore Ball offered a welcome outlet for pent-up spirits after more than a week of nervous tension due to final examinations. The night of February the tenth found a lively crowd at the River Oaks Country Club eager to erase the memories of the preceding week by a good time. Music furnished by the Virginians gave the dancers able assistance in forgetting their troubles and accompanied the grand march led by the Sophomore president, Mr. Danny Allnoch, and the vice president, Miss Elizabeth Masterson. A breakfast, consisting of scrambled eggs with country sausages, rolls, marmalade, and coffee, was served at twelve o ' clock. Dancing continued until two:thirty. Arranged along the walls of the dance hall were the silhouettes of men and women. These figures of more than human size were made out of gold paper, but their painted costumes arrayed them for many different occasions. Sport dresses and afternoon frocks were in evidence, while the majority were dressed in a mode that was reflected in the many dancers and fitted in most suitably with the scene which they decorated. The chairman of the committee on decorations was Mr. C. R. McElreath; Mr. Henry Beissner was chairman of the committee on refreshments, and Miss Anne Heyck had charge of the arrangements for securing music. Valentine Bance The Cranmer Club offered a change in the usual Saturday night dances when its members gave a Valentine dance at the Autry House on February the nineteenth, the proceeds of which were to be used to give a breakfast in honor of the seniors. It was the first dance at the Autry House in several weeks, and that it met with general approval was shown by the evident enjoyment and enthusiasm of those who were present. Many visitors served to swell the number of the crowd which was of the usual Saturday night variety. Park ' s orchestra played, and the saxophonist ' s vocal rendition of Down Where the Watermelons Grow proved just as popular as ever, even to the point of stopping the dance. The Valentine decorations lent variety to a familiar scene and served to make every- one feel in a more festive frame of mind than usual. A huge transparent heart was placed across the front of the stage and the orchestra thus played in partial concealment. Red balloons in groups of six were floating gaily from each one of the lights, and hang- ing from the chandeliers were many red streamers from which dangled small hearts. Mr. Walter G. Boone had charge of the general arrangements for the dance, and assisting him with the decorations were Miss Virginia Lou Kinard, Miss Sherma Netherby, and Mr. William J. Grace. Pall Imagine a Parisian street during the carnival season, and one has the setting for the sixth annual ball of the Architectural Society of the Rice Institute given at Ye Olde College Inn on the twentv-first of February. The French carnival theme was developed skillfully and offered an opportunity for most elaborate decorations. The entrance to th e ball room represented a characteristic French cafe with its tables on the sidewalk under a brightly striped awning. Across the room, Al Johnson ' s Kensington orchestra played for the first part of the dance in a gaily decorated carnival float. In many rows across the street waved vari-colored flags of all nations, and rambling buildings, a carved fountain, and wrought iron street lights completed the scene. The street was crowded with gay masqueraders among whom could be found almost every type from ballet dancers and pirates to monks, artists, and belles of long ago. Mr. Oliver Winston and Miss Anne Heyck, both dressed in Louis XIV costumes, led the grand march at ten-thirty o ' clock. Quaint little French dolls were distributed as favors, while the hall was made still brighter by serpentine and confetti. At mdnight, supper was served and the Canadian Red Jackets took their place on the float. Oliver C. Winston had charge of the general arrangements; Mr. J. I. Campbell, finance; Mr. M. B. McGinty, decorations; Mr. C. E. Hooton, programs; Mr. Eugene Werlin, invitations; Mr. H. S. Hoffman, refreshments; and Mr. A. B. Harris, music. Junior $rom The Prom of the Class of Nineteen Twentv-eight proved this year, as formerly, to be one of the most outstanding events of the year. The decorative scheme was distinctive as well as most effective in its simplicity. The entire dance hall of the River Oaks Country Club was disguised by a wealth ot springtime blossoms which were placed in every available spot. At one end of the hall was a garden. On a mat of velvety grass with a banking of palms tor a background were tall pedestal baskets filled with pink and white carnations, Easter lilies, and ferns. Wall baskets filled with the pink and white blossoms were hung on the walls along the entire length of the ballroom, and every chandelier was graced bv clusters of pink carnations and ferns which were tied to it. The dance was given on the first of March, the hours being from ten o ' clock until three. Two orchestras furnished the music for the occasion. First, Lee ' s Owls played, and, later in the evening, Vaughn ' s Virginians. At midnight, Mr. Walter Boone, president of the class, led the grand march accom- panied by Miss Dorothy Barnes, vice president. Almost immediately after the grand march, supper was served. The committees for the Prom had for their general chairman Mr. Jack Ogg. Mr. C. W. Canterberrv had charge of the finance; Mr. Harry Painter of the music; Miss Catherine Fondren of the refreshments; and Miss Helen Clarke ot the decorations. ttSr m BSP I 1 3 ■WL. w ■T W A i juKb 1 W M Country Bance Variety was added to the dances by the Country Dance given by the Pallas Athene Literary Society on the thirty-first of March in the Commons. Gingham aprons and sunbonnets, overalls and big straw hats lent themselves to informality and a good time. The Commons was decorated to represent a farm yard. The supposedly unsophisti- cated lads and lassies of the country entered the yard by going over an old-fashioned stile placed at the door. A railed fence enclosed the yard so that none of the inhabitants of the farm could go astray. At one end of the room, the Kensington Hall Orchestra played in a separate little enclosure of their own. The barn furnished a background for the musicians, and some realistic specimens of live stock watched the activities from their stalls. A horse hitched to an old surrey and a coop of very live chickens made the surroundings still more true to life. A rustic well near the entrance and the back of the house which overlooked the farm yard, together with appropriate signs hung around the room completed the decorations. Some typical country girls refreshed the guests with root beer and hamburgers. A tin-type man came out during the evening to furnish likenesses of those who so desired. Much interest was taken in these pictures which were of the popular developed- while-vou-wait variety. The hours of the dance were from ten o ' clock until two. emor Commons At the first of the term, it was decided that the Senior Class should sponsor the weekly Rice dance the first Saturday of every month, these dances to be held in the Commons. The first Senior dance was given on October the second, and, from that time on, the chosen Saturday was looked forward to as furnishing a break in the usual weekly diversion. Somehow the dances in the Commons were to most people more completely characteristic of college life. The cloisters leading to South Hall awoke once more to the sound of feminine voices, and were filled with promenaders who went outside to cool off between dances. The dances were favored by the presence of some of the faculty as well as by the expected array of campus sheiks, frivolous minded co-eds, and a goodly number of representatives from among the more serious students who were indulging in their weekly recreation. A new feature was introduced this year in the advent of a bid system whose purpose was to limit the dances more exclusively to Rice students and their friends. Town boys could obtain bids only after being recommended by a Rice student. This idea was generally approved of and helped make the dances more enjoyable. The syncopation of Lee ' s Owls furnished a well known and approved accompaniment tor the dancing. Among those who chaperoned were Mesdames F. C. Smith, E. E. Stowe, M. G. Jones, George Armistead, J. R. Williamson, and J. W. Tucker. featurbap i?tgf)t Bance£ The weekly dances given on Saturday night at the Autrv House proved to be just as popular this vear as ever before. The crowd was consistently large; in fact, the pop- ularity ot the dances almost caused the attendance to become greater at times than the limited space of the dance hall could very well accommodate. The number of the stags was never on the decline, much to the delectation of the feminine portion of the dancers. Lee ' s Owls played for all of the dances, and among those who acted as chaperons were Mesdames Eugene C. Blake, W. W. Fondren, Lee Campbell, Robt. B. Lawrence, Alex Stewart, W. S. Bailev, and L. T. Hubbell. The spirit of informality which characterized these dances seemed to be an essential drawing card, for, when they were removed to the Warwick for a couple of weeks, the attendance fell off in a very noticeable manner. The complaint was voiced that the dances did not seem to be so completely belonging to Rice, so they returned to the Autrv House. The Saturday night dance seems to have become a vital part of Rice social life, and will undoubtedly live long in the memories of Rice students. And especially that last five or ten minutes when the hand ot the clock is approaching twelve entirely too rapidly and the shouts accompanying For Rice ' s Honor fill the room to die away only too soon as Lee ' s men start in on Home Sweet Home. i£ octal£ The twentv-second of October was the date chosen by the Elizabeth Baldwin Liter- ary Society to give their card party at the Warwick. It has become the annual custom to give this partv in order to raise money for the scholarship which is presented yearly. A record crowd was in attendance, filling the large ball room and the smaller rooms adjoining. Each table was given a prize, and larger prizes were donated by Houston merchants. Pledges sold candy and chances on some of the prizes during the afternoon. Tea, sandwiches, and wafers were served. The E.B.L.S. pledges were entertained with a box party at the Palace on the after- noon of November sixteenth. After the show, the members and pledges met at the Fondren home where the pledges were presented with silver vanities. An elaborate refreshment course was served. The annual E.B.L.S. Alumnae Breakfast was held at the Warwick on Thanksgiving morning. Mrs. E. O. Lovett said grace. Miss Sarah Lane spoke for the alumnae and Miss Gene Rhodes for the present organization. Dr. Stockton Axson gave one of his well known talks, which brought the breakfast to a close. An informal tea to which the Owen Wister and Pallas Athene Literary Societies were invited was given at the home of Miss Frances Sara Gieseke on the tenth of December. The pledges were initiated on March the ninth at the Fondren home. After an ex- citing but rather strenuous afternoon, the girls were welcomed into the Society as full- fledged members. donate The Pallas Athene Literary Society had as their first social event of the year a tea in honor of the pledges of E.B.L.S., O.W.L.S., and P.A.L.S. at the home of Mrs. E. G. Macla v. The house, in accordance with the autumn season was decorated with red, yellow, and purple flowers. The presidents of the three societies, Misses Margaret Kimball, Susie Fondren, and Frances May Smith, received. Misses Sara Katherine Arrants, Dorothy Boettcher, Anita Stewart, Rosalie O ' Brien, and Matilda Hood served, and Mrs. Stratford poured tea. The Thanksgiving Alumnae Breakfast was given at the Warwick Hotel. Miss Mar- garet Kimball talked on the history and purposes of P.A.L.S., Miss Jacqueline Prescott welcomed the alumnae and pledges in behalf of the active members, and Miss Nancy Forbes replied for the pledges. On the table were baskets filled with chrysanthemums and one of the flowers was at each place. The pledges were initiated at the home of Miss Anne Hevck. The date of the ini- tiation was March the third. The tasks assigned the pledges were begun that morning in the cloisters and completed in the afternoon. A card party given by the P.A.L.S. Alumnae was held at the University Club on the twenty-seventh of November. It was given in order to help raise money for the scholar- ship fund. Later in the year, a tea was given for the new members of the Society at the home of Mrs. Frank Brogniez. Spring flowers lent color and charm to the rooms. Socials? The Owen Wister Literary Society was hostess at a novel affair when the pledges were entertained at the Autry House on November the Fifth with an Alice in Won- derland party. The knave of hearts, the queen, and the rabbit, together with many other characters from the well known story, were present. There was dancing during the evening and the pledges were presented with pins in the form of little green and and silver owls. Fruit punch, sandwiches, and cake were the refreshments served. The O.W.L.S. Alumnae breakfast was held at the Houston Club on Thanksgiving morning. Miss Archa Flagg opened the breakfast with a toast to the Alumnae, and Miss Allene Waller responded, Miss Marjorie Kimball Cooke spoke for the pledges. On the afternoon of February the twenty-fifth, the Owen Wister Literary Society entertained with a tea at the home of Miss Virginia Morgan. The Pallas Athene and Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Societies and the Y.W.C.A. were the guests. The officers of the Society formed the receiving line. The initiation took place on the fourteenth of March. After going through many ordeals, the new members were welcomed into the Society. According to an annual custom, a morning bridge was given on the twenty-first of April, and, later in the year, a banquet was given in honor of the Seniors. i£ otialsi The Y.M.C.A. — Y.W.C.A. annual reception was held on the campus in front of the Commons on the twenty-fourth of September. The members of the cabinet stood in the receiving line to welcome all new students and to greet their old friends after a three month ' s separation. Members of the faculty and their wives called during the afternoon. Two tables decorated with coral vine held bowls of punch to refresh the guests after many lengthy introductions and greetings. The punch was served by Miss Margie Thiel and Miss Gene Rhodes during the hours of the reception from four until six. The Woman ' s Council tea was given this year to take the place of the annual stunt party. It was very informal and had no receiving line, Miss Margaret Thompson, president of the Council, welcoming the guests at the door of the Autry House. As the tea was given on the fifth of November, a Thanksgiving theme was carried out in the decorations. Sprays of autumn leaves added color to the room, and diminutive turkeys graced the refreshment table. Mrs. Sara Stratford and Mrs. E. O. Lovett poured tea. The Elizabeth Baldwin, Pallas Athene, and Owen Wister Literary Societies held their joint reception on the afternoon of October the first at the Autry House. The receiving line was composed of the officers of the three societies, who met the guests. This affair offered an admirable opportunity for the girls to become acquainted with new students and prospective pledges. A salad course was served and tea was presided over by Mrs. Stratford and Mrs. Blake. mm Bramattc Club Philip B. Gove, since his arrival at Rice, has shown a sincere inter- est in the Dramatic Club and its activities. When it was decided to change the system of organization, it was up- on his suggestions that the committees based their work, and to him great credit is due. Be- cause of his interest and his success as di- rector of The Girl, a production of the pre- vious season, the direc- tion of ' ' The Roman- tic Age was entrusted to him. The success of the play is a compli- ment both to Mr. Gove and to the cast. The Rice Dramatic Club began the sixth vear of its existence with the ' twentv-six — ' twenty-seven season. It was an organization which received its start relatively late. Seeing the need ot such a group, John Clark Tidden, Dr. J. W: Slaughter, and R. W. Lawrence with a small group of students brought about the formation ot the club in nineteen twenty- one. The first production was of a high standard, and subsequent years have brought forth productions of like merit with few exceptions. Under the guidance of John Clark Tidden, the Dramatic Club grew in importance until at his departure from Rice, he had placed the organization on a permanent foun- dation with an enviable reputation among the Houston Little Theatre groups. With the present season a radical change was effected in the executive and member- ship systems. Under the new plan, the Dramatic Club presented the most successful production of its history. B I.AC KW F.I.I. C ' AMI ' BEI.I. Hfyz Romantic ge The Dramatic Club in a successful attempt to begin the new year with a production of a quality above any of the preceding years presented The Romantic Age by A. A. Milne, a three act comedy. The theme — that of the search of a dreamer of a girl for romance in a materialistic world — offered a chance for a display of the Milne subtlety of humor and fantasy of thought. In every mannerism and turn of the voice Helen Clarke caught the character of Mrs. Knowle, giving what was undoubtedly the outstanding performance. Herbert McConnell as Mr. Knowle, interpreted the role with care. Ruth Blackwell as Ern and Patterson Lillard as Gentleman Susan brought notice to two unusual characters. Celeste Jones, Maxine Jeanes, J. I. Campbell, and Chauncey Stewart gave perform- ances of merit in the romantic leads. The contrast of the two feminine leads was par- ticularly ironic and effective. Florence Brown as the maid made a slight part interesting. lute Catherine the Great of Russia has been made the central character of many and varied types of dramatic and fictional writing and the one phase of that interesting queen ' s life treated at greatest length is her constant pursuit of interesting and hand- some men. Big Kate is no exception to this rule and furthermore this play is written in the same humorous vein as is found in the majority of those with the same theme. But Nirdhnger has placed in this version an element of suspense which made the play one of the best curtain-raisers the dramatic Club has produced in several seasons. The credit the play deserves is a result of both the careful direction by Philip B. Gove and the performances of a well balanced cast. Rosa Pomerantz was admirably placed in the role of the central character, Big Kate, Queen of Russia, at the time of the action extremely interested in the speaking of English — due to the presence of a new and fascinating Maitre d ' Anglais at the court. As Vaughn, the man in question, Holhs Clark made his first appearance an auspicious one. Another debut of note was that of Fay Etta Hutton as Princess Xenia, who was a deal more successful with the Maitre d ' Anglais than the Queen. Edwin Wolf made the most of a small but important part in KhitrofF, a brusque Russian officer, whose English vocabulary was slight but, to say the least, expressive. The remaining part that of Vlas, trusty servant of Cather- ine, was taken by Vaughn Albertson, who was seen more than heard — nevertheless with impressiveness. A Crtfles In the bills of three one act plays it has been the custom of the Dramatic Club to place a tragedy in the central position on each bill but the Spring Term Production deviated from the rule. In that place it was decided to place Trifles by Susan Glaspell. This play was fully heavy enough to balance the production and eliminated the danger found so often in amateur performances — that of overacting. Trifles is a subtle drama with an undernote of tragedy running throughout and is concerned with the murder of a New England farmer. The solution is worked out by two neighbor women who from a few simple facts bring to light the whole tragic life and by the concealing of these trifles prevent more unhappiness from entering that life. Florence Brown, who last season proved herself one of the finest actresses in the club ' s history, made her first important appearance of the year in a part that might have been written for her — that of Mrs. Hale. Marjorie Long as Mrs. Peters proved a capable actress. The splendid voices of this pair added much to the play. The principal male role was taken by Wilmot Everett who, as Mr. Hale, did a difficult role with skill. Scott Hild made his first appearance as the Sheriff while Patterson Lillard made his last as the officious County Attorney. Even though the roles were minor ones, both made the most possible of them and rounded out the well chosen cast. The direction by Philip B. Gove was of his usual high standard. Ctme Everyone at some time or other in his lite has a hobby and Ian was no exception but one must say that he was very original in his choice. Eloise, as a dutiful wife should, took up the idea of the sundial with all the enthusiasm that is due the pursuit ot truth. Eloise, of course, was a little hazy concerning the scientific principles involved but she could readily see that one must be rid of the lying clocks. When she found that the sundial was ruled by that snake on the correction chart, Eloise balked at the idea of tickless time. Thus another perfectly splendid hobby went the way of most others and lite settled back into the same rut for the young couple, especially in the way of keeping time. Chauncey Stewart and Celeste Jones as Ian and Eloise delighted the audiences. Anyone who has seen this couple together in previous productions knows well the clever quality of their work. Jack Shannon and Mabel Johnson took the parts of Eddy and Alice, young married friends of Ian and Eloise. Naturally they feel a little in- sulted that such a good cuckoo clock as they gave Ian and Eloise should be buried to make way for a sundial. The part of Mrs. Stubbs, the neighbor, was taken by Emily Hutson who was admirably cast in the role. Justine MacKenna was outstanding as Annie, the cook, who attempted to cook bv sun-time and finally, in desperation, quit until she was promised the possession of her alarm clock again. To augment the work of the cast there was the capable direction of Mrs. Gordon Jones, whose previous work is well remembered. J5ou anb 3 The Y.W.C.A. production of this vear had before it the problem of reproducing the success of the last year ' s play, and the possibilities of You and I bv Philip Barn- showed an extremely good solution tor this problem. If the selection of You and I was fortunate, the casting was more than fortunate. Under the direction of Mrs. C. F. Arrowood, director of the Y.W. productions of the two previous years, the play took on a smoothness rarely found in college performances. As a result, a large audience saw on the evening of March eighteenth a production of a quality above that of any presented before at Rice. Zoe McBride in the role of Etta, combination of maid and model, who desired to become a lady, was the surprise of the play. Her relatively small part was a high light of the production. William Grace and Helen Clarke as Maitland and Nancy White took the leads with seeming ease. Both gave almost flawless interpretations. Miss Clarke ' s voice failed to carry at times but her grace and ease made her an outstanding member of the cast. Two newcomers to Rice dramatic circles, Sam Bennett and Nancy Forbes, made their debut in glory. Both had moments of dramatic force and delightful comedy which were done in splendid style. In direct contrast were Morgan Carson as G. T. Warren, soap manufacturer, and Patterson Lillard as Geoffrey Nichols, novel- ist. Each caught the subtleties of his part and gave a careful characterization. Their pantomime was exceptional. The play in its entirety moved with a rapidity, a sparkle, and a power which give it a place of distinction in Rice dramatic history. 0t )tV LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME The well-known work of Moliere, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, was presented bv the French club on December seventeenth to a large and appreciative audience. In this play is found the most difficult work vet attempted bv the French students but by careful editing the seventeenth century comedy was fitted to the club ' s capabilities. The situations were of such a nature and the cast of such ability that the production was enjoyed by many who knew no French. Mr. Augusto Evquem as Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme displayed an amazing capability in comedy. As Nicole, the servant, Zelie Marie Diehl carried off feminine honors — her laughing scene was especially noteworthy. Frances Patton, Alice Hovas, Jasper Bour- geois, Ruth Blackwell, Helen Clarke, Lady Gertrude Cowan, Michael Spampinato, Morgan Carson, Elizabeth Masterson, Doris Hutton, and Florence Brown completed the cast. THE PROBATION BILL The Dramatic Club on March twenty-fourth presented a bill of one act plavs in which all new members were cast. The audience was composed of members and friends of the Dramatic Club, curious to see what the probationers could do. This bill was the means bv which casting for the Spring Production was made simpler. The directors for this bill were chosen from among the experienced personnel of the club. Thev were Emily Hutson, Jack Shannon, Donald MacRoberts, Jacqueline Pres- cott, and Patterson Lillard. The entire production was under the supervision of Pat- terson Lillard. «be 1927 Campanile In the building of the 1927 Campanile, the editors have endeavored to do the usual thing: to create a book, that represented all sides of the life of the Institute, to create a book that would be valuable to each student as soon as it should be completed, and to create a book that, most of all, would be priceless after a lapse of years. Although most yearbook staffs can claim the same purpose in editing their books, the interest in this book has been deeper, the work has been more pleasant. As long as Rice lives there will be great possibilities for themes tor such books. Moorish, Byzantine, Italian, Gothic, and a thousand motifs offer themselves for use. The 1927 Campanile made use of the Gothic idea in the whole volume. Color plates, borders, lay-outs, everything was planned from the Gothic standpoint. It was only fitting, not by way of apology but by way of explanation, that the opening pages should exhibit tapestries — woven in the style of the Middle Ages. Art glass windows tie up beautifully with the theme, statues in niches and bas-reliefs are thoroughly in accordance with the theme. The Sallyport section as begu n in the 1926 volume was continued this year with possibly a greater representation of the general affairs of the whole school. Greater emphasis was placed on the happenings of the scholastic year, 1926-7, than upon the affairs of the previous spring. It is hoped that this volume will fulfill its purpose. CANTKRHI ' .HIM Campanile g tatf Harvin C. Moore Clarence Canterbf.rrv Lura Duff W. H. Stf.dman . Editor-in-Chief business Manager . . Associate Editor Art Editor University Raymond Powers Editor Virginia Goodman Assistant Sports T. O. Wood Editor Tom Barr Tennis Joe Shimek Other Sports Rack Tom Daley Editor Herbert Ward Assistant Campus Herbert S. McConnell Editor Gene Rhodes Society Pat Lillard Dramatics Hollis Clark Organizations Photography Jack Foster, Don Henderson, Bill Grace, Mercer Ingram Business Associates Charles Mann, Percy Holt, Bill Cashion, Harry Painter STAFF Gordon Turrentine Editor Sam Bennett Business Manager J. C. McNeill Managing Editor T. O. Wood News Editor Vaughn Albertson Feature Editor Menton Murray Jack Bridgewater Editorial Asst. Edwin Neilan Sports Editor Margie Thiel Society Editor Tom Barr, Walter McKinnon Kathrvn Wilson Alzira Gusman Mildred Portis Elda Diederich Guv Webb Felide O ' Brien REPORTERS Beverly Fonville Cherry Schwartz Douglas Scott Paul Roney Ione Spence Madelin Jacobe Charline Lallier Grace Felder Wendell Hamrick. Annie Oma Jacobs II RRF.N ' TINK w Special The Class Threshers made their appearance during the four weeks of April, in the order of the seniority of classes. Their policies were directed by Paul Hochuli, editor of the Senior issue; Tom Daley, of the Junior; J. C. McNeill, of the Sophomore; and John Mortimer, of the Freshman issue. All journalistically inclined members of each class were allowed, even implored, to work on these issues. The idea of the class Threshers had its origin in an attempt to bring out talent in each of the classes that had hitherto had no chance to be revealed. Whatever success this idea may have had, it is certain that it has been a means of a much-enjoyed rest tor the members of the regular staff, and an invaluable chance of expression of class opinions. There was much rivalry this year between the respective staffs as to which could put out the best paper, and many novel ideas were worked out. The Co-ed editions of the Thresher, edited solelv by the girls, appeared on February 25. Its staff consisted of Lura Duff, editor; Irene Ward, Business Manager; Beverly Fonville, Managing Editor; Gene Rhodes, Features; Margie Thiel, Society; Rachel Waples, Humor; Betty Moody, Sports; fifteen other co-eds assisted in the work. The girls tried to stick as closely as possible to straight journalism from a feminine viewpoint, and made no attempt to put out a freak issue. tce M S T A F F Paul Hochuli William Smiley Merle Comstock.. . . .Managing Editor Editor Business Manager Tom Daley Art Editor Maurice Meynier . . Circulation Mgr. William Means. . Asst. Business Mgr. Alstox Clapp isst. Managing Editor Heavy Underwood Ai. Brashear Elizabeth Lurie CONTRIBUTORS Literary George Murray Ruth King Mrs. Charles Hairston Charles Hairston Sidney Van Ulm Harry Grebe Hollis McDaniel J. E. McCarthy Mary Trammel Art Harold McKellar Margarite Herzik Herman Lloyd Advertising T. Maginnis Francis Yesey Charlotte Williams Ed Duffie Milton Peine H«H HI I.I COMSTOCK DA LEV SMI LEV £«H k fcallp Club OFFICERS John W. Sutton President Sam Bennett Vice President Sue Robertson Secretary Jack. Bridgewater Treasurer MEMBERS V. S. Albertson Brian Holden G. E. Nevill B. W. Armstrong Percy Holt Harry Painter E. H. Austin Mercer Ingram R. Parrott Ben Bellows T. J. Jahn R. Powers Sam Bennett Patterson Lillard J. S. Radoff Jack Bridgewater K. K. Kreamer Holmes Richter C. W. Canterberry Salvador Madero Sug Robertson T. S. Chapman Charles Mann V. P. Rosheger Glenn Copeland Herbert McConnell J. K. Schaefer J. W. Dodson C. R. McElreath John Sutton E. K. Discher Ed. McNeil J. Swanson W. R. Feather Maurice Meynier Gordon Turrentine Harry Grebe Franklin Miller Ed. Wolf Gaylord Hart William Morgan T.O.Wood Fourth Row: McElreath, Painter, Sherrod, Bayless, Schaeffer, Dodson, Radoff, Meynier. Third Row: Kreamer, Powers, Robertson, Madero, Holden, Armstrong, Jahn, Turrentine, Albertson. Second Row: Copeland, McConnell, McNeil, Chapman, Holt, Wood, Lillard, Nevill, Mann. First Row: Robertson, Sutton, Bridgewater. ( toliianb Cornets L. C. Badeaux W. D. CoNNELI. J. L. Crawford J. H. Kreimeyer P. La Tour H. K. McWilliam J. G. Toland H. C. Tooley Altos H. C. Moore J. Rose T. F. Stack Baritone Wm. Bennett Bassoon D. T. Briggs Lee R. Chatham Director OFFICERS Harvin C. Moore President E. B. Yeatts Vice President Wm. J. Grace Secretary-Treasurer J. H. Hunter and L. C. Abercrombie Librarians J. Henderson Drum Major MEMBERS Saxophones Piccolos Clarinets J. H. Eagle Wm. J. Grack T. Abrahms A. Lewis S. Hatfield V. A. Achesom T. Lyon W. M. Rust T. M. Bond B. Manuel R. Tai.ley C. Buhler B. T. Masterson E. B. Yeatts D. M. Carothers F. M. Poole J. H. Clark W. J. Savage Basses F. L. Craig G. Womeldorf J. H. Hunter W. Franklin W. P. Moore R. M. Garrison Trombones S. T. Sikes Wm. J. Grace A. B. Cairns R. H. Winans W. R. Griffin A. J. Clugston G. C. Hardy M. Ewing Drums A. Harris W. Fields L. C. Abercrombie R. L. Lay ' H. J. Koehler H. F. Hoffman R. Miller R. Mitchell Wm. Jenkins M. Spampinato L. Stancliff R. Y. Rankin J. L. Sanderford Fifth Row: Briggs, Hunter, Sikes, Winans, W. Moore, Savage. Fourth Row: H. Moore, Rose, Stack, Cairns, Mitchell, Stancliff, Clugston, Koehler, Field, Ewing, Grace, Henderson. Third Row: Jenkins, Harris, Garrison, Spampinato, Clark, Buhler, Craig, Atcheson, Sanderford, Hardy, Bond, Miller, Griffin, Carothers, Franklin. Second Row: Toland, Eagle, Lewis, Womeldorf, Masterson, Manuel, Lyon, Poole, Rust, Hatfield, Yeatts. First Row: Badeaux, Connell, LaTour, Rankin, Abercrombie, Hoffman, Feather, Crawford, Tooley, Jarrett, Kreimeyer. Alberta Baines Mary Hallie Berry Mary Louise Britton Florence Brown Mary Margaret Brown- Anna Claire Byrne Bonnie Boone Mary Sanford Campbell Natalie Carlisle Gene Christie Catherine Cosgrove Mina Lee Farrington Catherine Fondren Slsie Fondren Beverly Fonville trl£ P|||Afk mn ciutj h M ITTON Director OMPSON President Lynn Foster Florence Powars Marguerite Gehret Mary Powars Dora Geoppinger Mildred Portis Frances Sara Gieseke Ella Nona Rainey Hazel Green Noelie Romero Patricia Hamilton Marian Rogers Althea Hill Zle Bell Shaw Alice Howard Alice Adele Tryon Mary Virginia Jett Dorothy Walker Leola Jinks Cathryn Walker Anna Helen Koch Mary Walker Helen McCullough Irene Ward Clara May Matthews Addlean White Carolyn Monroe Virginia Yundt Mary Jane Parker Frances Zilkers Fourth Row: Fonville, Hill, Hamilton, Green, Yundt, Cosgrove, M. Powars, Bains, Goeppinger, Ward, Parker, S. Fondren, Howard. Thin! Row: White, Carlyle, Zilkers, Portis, Tryon, Monroe, F. Brown, Jett, M. Brown, Jinks, U. Walker, Byrne, Gehret, Rogers. Second Row: Shaw, C. Fondren, Matthews, M. Britton, Thompson, M. L. Britton, Christie, Farrington First Row: Romero, Gieseke, Rainey, Koch, C. Walker, M. Walker, Berry, M. Powars. j)tn Wisttv Utterarp i§ orietp OFFICERS Frances Mae Smith President Archa Flagg Vice President Addlean White Recording Secretary Ruth McClov Corresponding Secretary Dora Goeppinger Treasurer Josephine Anderson Chairman of Programs Charline Lallier Critic Patricia Hamilton Sergeant-at-Arms Irene Ward Parliamentarian Pattie Jean Alsup Mary Hallie Berry Florence Bering Dorothy Bethany Noima Clay Marjorie Cook Marie Coughlin w MEMBERS Winnie Davis Annie Oma Jacobs Mary Virginia Jett Ruth King Dorothy Kuhlman Mary Chandler Lyman Virginia Morgan Dorothy Mobley Marion Rogers Margaret Saenger Margaret Schumacher Annie Joe Smith Ruth Sorrell Ruth Waples Mavis Wood §t i -sil Back Row: Waples, Cook, Clay , Jacobs, Mobley, Davis. Second Row: Morgan, Kuhlman, Lallier, Jett, Schumacher, Berry, Wood, Sorrell. First Row: Bethany, Anderson, Smith, White, Goeppinger, Ward. €li3afaeti) palbtoin Hiterarp i£ ocietp OFFICERS Susie Fondren President Gene Rhodes Vice President Zue Belle Shaw Treasurer Margaret Thompson Secretary Berenice Herberlin Member-at-Large Eleanor Archer Ella Becker Bonnie Boone Mary Lou Britton Mary Sanford Campbell Vara Doherty Lura Duff Catherine Fondren Lynn Foster Beverly Fonville MEMBERS Frances Sara Gieseke Mary Louise Goss Susie Jackson Celeste Jones Berenice Ludeau Mary Doris Ledwidge Clara Mae Matthews Elizabeth Masterson Louise Rogers Elizabeth Reynolds Noelie Romero Mildred Stowe Dorothy Stokes Katrina Smith Margie Thiel Nancy Tucker Louise Taylor Rachel Waples Katherine Walker Edna Weisman Third Row: Becker, Fonville, Doherty, Ledwidge, Boone, Romero, Foster, Stokes, Reynolds, Jacksoi Archer, Walker. Second Row: Jones, Britton, C. Fondren, Stbwe, Goss, Campbell, Duff, Taylor, Weisman, Waples. hirst Row: Gieseke, Herberlin, Thompson, Shaw, S. Fondren, Rhodes, Thiel, Matthews. Literary ocietp OFFICERS Margaret Kimball President Mrs. Pearl Dryden Vice President Matilda Hood Secretary Ethelda Fraley Treasurer Helen Clarke Chairman Program Committee Madelin Jacobe Critic Sara Katherine Arrants Reporter Dorothy Boettcher Sergeant-at-Arms Mary McAshan Sergeant-at-Arms Mary Louise Embry Councilman-at-Large Dorothy Barnes Ruth Blackwell Margaret Buchanan Mary Carroll St. Claire Evans Margaret Ewing Cluff Filson Nancy Forbes Hazel Goodwin Homoiselle Haden Anne Heyck Mary Jo Inkley Lollie Dee King Rosalie O ' Brien Jacqueline Prescott Anita Stewart Inez Terry Alice Adele Tryon Edythe Westerfield Mrs. Margaret Wilson Charlotte Williams Alice Williamson Tooley Williamson Fourth Row: Goodwin, McAshan, Evans, Williams, Westerfield, Haden, Forbes, Prescott, Barnes, Inkley, T. Williamson. Third Row: Carroll, Buchanan, Heyck, Tryon, Boettcher, O ' Brien, Stewart, Blackwell, Filson. Second Row: ArrantF, Embry, Fraley, Dryden, Kimball, Hood, Jacobe, Clarke. First Row: King, A. Williamson, Terry, Ewing. Bramattt Club OFFICERS James Ira Campbell Manager Ruth V. P. Blackwell Secretary Florence M. Brown Treasurer Vaughn Albertson Patti-Jean Alsup Dorothy Barnes Joe Bavless Charles Bell Ruth Blackwell Bonnie Boone Florence Brown James I. Campbell Morgan Carson Ho l lis Clark Helen Clarke William Cox Wilmot Everett Charles Filteau Nancy Forbes William Grace Edward Hertzberg Scott Hild Lillian Horlock Emily Hutson Fay Etta Hutton Maxine Jeanes Mabel Johnson Celeste Jones E. Patterson Lillard Marjorie Lockman Marjorie Long Jo Luckie Donald MacRoberts Clara Mae Matthews Zoe McBride Herbert McConnell Justine McKenna Betty Moody Rosa Pomerantz Jacqueline Prescott Jack Shannon Frances Mae Smith Rachel Waples Elizabeth Washburn Edwin Wolf Writing Club (?%_P _ -0- 9— -a -5 l_ CJL 4 It. lt u C tJLylJL ftuj csCl S JLaM- - jm __ gtestoctatton OFFICERS W. C. Franklin President A. S. Koehler Vice President S. P. Flukinger Secretary and Treasurer J. H. Painter Sergeant-at-Arms V. S. Albertson I. AVNET M. K. ECKERT L. G. Ellis W. C. Godfrey MEMBERS J. H. Grant G. W. Hart J. A. Maniscalco C. W. Mann M. J. Murray H. S. McConnell J. C. Ridley J. H. Shapiro J. G. Toland E. M. Wolf GRADUATE MEMBERS Joe Shaw Russell Thorstenberg Rack Row: Murray. Ellis, Maniscalco, Avnet, Porter, Fckert, Ridley, Shapiro First Row: Albertson, Flukinger, Franklin, Koehler, Painter, Mann. Snternattonal ©tsicugsitonss roup OFFICERS First Teri Second Tern Benjamin Brewer President Anthony Maniscalco President Anthony Maniscalco. . Sec ' v-Treasurer Charles Hamilton Sec ' v-Treasurer MEMBERS Thomas Benbury Benjamin Brewer Wendell Hamrick. Anthony Maniscalco John Rose John William Cox William Bridgwater Charles Hamilton Maurice Meynier J. Kennis Schaeffer Back Row: Rose, Schaeffer, Hamrick, Benbury, Meynier, Bridgwater. First Row: Cox, Brewer, Walker, Sharrar, Maniscalco, Hamilton. l£ octetp OFFICERS Emile Zax President Maurice Meynier Vice President E. Lee Coulter Secretary Leslie Boelsche Treasurer J. Kennis Schaeffer Publicity John Smith Executive Committee SPEAKERS Dr. P. R. Denman Dr. L. H. D. Kirkham Dr. Wallace Ralston Dr. M. L. Graves t t f J .-■?■■ fit ' I ' M Third Row: Lyon, Jahn, Rivers, McKellar, Crapitto, Davis. Second Row: Moore, Collier, Brown, Sloan, McKean, Muery, Dew, Banta, Hamrick. First Row: Bourdon, Rose, Meynier, Coulter, Zax, Schaeffer, Foote. Hamfcba Ci)t UpStlon Honorary Chemistry Fraternity FRATRES IN FACULTATE H. B. Weiser (Ohio State) W. R. Kirner (Illinois) FRATRES IN COLLEGIO R. S. Radcliffe (Lafayette ' 23) President T. V. Moore (V. M. I. ' 25) Secretary-Treasurer E. J. Durham (Read ' 24) E. E. Porter (Bavlor ' 16) R. S. Nelson (Illinois ' 20) Holmes Richter (Rice ' 26) J. W. Metzler, (Rice ' 26) Brian Holden Max Neuhaus Frank Dawson w. g. cope land Second Row: Neuhaus, Durham, Porter, Richter, Metzler, Moore. First Row: Copeland, Weiser, Radcliffe, Kirner, Holden. tce engineering H ocietp OFFICERS First Term R. Clinton Wallis President Ed. H. Austin Vice President E. B. Yeatts Secretary W. D. Stine Treasurer Felix Paquin Executive Committeeman Second Term Ed. H. Austin President W. F. Black Vice President E. B. Yeatts Secretary James H. Hunter Treasurer Felix Paquin Executive Committeeman Fourth Row: Mortimer, Banta, Nevill, Vogt, Worley, Denman, Lay, Van Cleave. Third Row: Fouts, Newton, Neuhaus, Hunter, Copeland, Fox, Grebe, B. Madero, Mahaffey, Alex- ander, Daniels, Faust. Second Row: Yancey, Garrison, Lockwood, Black, Feather, Johnson, Lilj est rand, Ruth, Miron, Ragland, Hodgson, Scott, Sturgis, Beaver. First Row: Henderson, Baehr, Paquin, Robertson, Holden, S. Madero, C. Wallis, Chun, Godsey, Lewis, Yeatts, Phillips, Austin, Talbert, Acheson, B. Wallis. American i octetp of Cibil engineers OFFICERS First Term W. R. Feather President W. P. Moore Vice President E. B. Yeatts Secretary-Treasurer Second Term W. P. Moore President J. B. Alexander Vice President E. B. Yeatts Secretary-Treasurer MEMBERS W. B. Joseph G. C. Schwedler W. J. Savage W. R. Feather P. E Barber J. R. Dawson W. P. Moore John Cain C. T. Fuqua G. S. Adams J. B. Alexander E. B. Yeatts hack Row: Schwedler, Henderson, Savage, Barber, Turrentine, Fuqua, Joseph. Front Row: Feather, Moore, Alexander, Yeatts. trl£ tEenntsi Cluti Courtney Booth President Mary Louise Fitch Vice President Rachel Waples Secretary Florence Powars Treasurer Arabella Scharnberg Bernice Copeland Bernice Barker Madge Barrick Roberta Brunet Inga Schuppan Lola Parker Josephine Cochran Gertrude Kelly Madolyn Bryan- Ola Mae Green Kathryn Wilson Mary Powars Marie Nordmeyer Ola Lee Stulting Ruth Waples Margaret Long Elga Schaeffer Mary Jane Parker Bessie Melton Edith James Helen Livengood Lillie Blake Margaret Woodward Cherry Schwartz Charline Lallier Annie Oma Jacobs Third Row: Kelly, Melton, Jacobs, Barrick, M. Powars, M. Parker, Cochran, L. Parker. Second Row: Lallier, Livingood, Green, Barker, Jenks, Long, Schaeffer, Woodward. First Row: Nordmeyer, Schwartz, F. Powars, Fitch, Booth, Waples, Brown, Scharnberg. HosPuijo OFFICERS Curtis Farrington President Inga Mae Schuppan Vice President Nancy Bridges Secretary Charles Bell Treasurer Diana Gonzales Chairman Program Committee Eleanor Branch Natalie Carlisle Edith James Mary Virginia Jett Ruth McLain Rose Mathaei MEMBERS Bessie Melton Caroline Monroe Julia Ellen Motheral E. P. Neilan P. R. Neilan Mary Jane Parker Elbeth Richardson Marian Rogers Arabella Scharnberg Irma Schuppan Ida South Gwendolyn Williamson Virden Thompson Back Row: Matthai, Richardson, McLain, Melton, Motheral, Carlisle, Branch, South, Schuppan, Williamson. Second Row: Rogers, Monroe, Jett, Thompson, Neilan, Nino, James, Scharnberg, Parker. First Row: Arratia, Gonzales, Bridges, Farrington, Schuppan, Eyquem. £ee ' s; ® ni Lee Chatham. DIRECTOR . Trombone PERSONNEL Jack. Grave Piano Tooker Abrahms Saxophone and Clarinet Floyd Maynard Saxophone and Clarinet Pat Austeel Saxophone and Clarinet Ed Austin Banjo Joe Jarrett Trumpet Arthur Vitasek Trumpet Pat Quinn Drums Red Mills Bass H. Walter Pye Manage) Vitasek, Jarrett, Mills, Chatham, Quinn, Austin, Graye, Abrahms, Austeel, Maynar filler Cabinet OFFICERS Lacoste Ellis Chairman Fred Rovce Vice Chairman Waldo McNeir Secretary Lawrence Hamilton Treasurer CABINET MEMBERS Stephen Zoneff Scott Hild Ross Pond Wayne Albritton Norman Mundy Graham Boone Bill Campbell Second Row: Zoneff, Albritton, Hild, Mundy. First Row: McNeir, Ellis, Royce, Hamilton. Cabinet OFFICERS Helen C. Clarke President Irene Ward Vice President Florence Brown Secretary Louise Rogers Treasurer Beverly Fonville Undergraduate Representative COMMITTEES Rachel Waples Programs Mary Jo Inkley Music Florence Brown Social Mildred Fulton Social Service Mary Powars Publicity Annie Oma Jacobs Finance Back Row: Bryan, White, McKenna, Howard, Branch, Goeppinger, Copeland. Second Rom: Polk, Blair, Hibbler, Woodward, Pelly, Blackwell, Walker, Gorski, Metzle r. Third Row: Jett, Barker, Barrick, Parker, Clarke, Ward, Waples, Sheppard, James. Bottom Row: M. Powars, Waples, Jacobs, Brown, Rogers, Fonville, Powars. Cranmer Club TEACHER Reverend Francis Osborne OFFICERS First Term Walter Boone President Eleanor Miller Archer Vice President Dorothy Barnes Secretary Henry Oliver Treasurer Second Term William Marmion President Madelin Jacobe Vice President Virginia Kinard Secretary Thomas Van Zandt Treasurer Jftr St baptist tce Class; TEACHER Judge Elbert Roberts OFFICERS Milton B. McGinty President Addlean White First Vice President Louise Rogers Second Vice President Edith James Third Vice President Will Rust Secretary Charles Filteau Treasurer g outi) Jflain baptist Bice Class TEACHER Mr. Rex Baker OFFICERS Lacoste Ellis President Mattie Lou Perry Vice President Marshall Heard Second Vice President Beverly Fonville Third Vice President Johx R. Dawson Secretary Fred Royce Assistant Secretary YYilmot Everett Treasurer Jf trSt Jfletfjobtet Kice Clastf TEACHER Ewing Werlein OFFICERS First Term James H. Hunter President Arabella Scharnberg Vice President Frieda Barbour Secretary Charles E. Duller, Jr Treasurer Willa May Garrison Social Committee Second Term James H. Hunter President Courtney Booth Vice President Arabella Scharnberg Secretary Gene Christie Treasurer Willa May Garrison Social Committee g t. $aul iffletfjobtst ice Class TEACHER Mrs. Dick K. Cason, Jr. OFFICERS Harvin C. Moore President Matilda Hood Vice President Margaret Thompson Secretary Alton Harris Treasurer Membership Sara Arrants HOMOISELLE HaDEN Wilbur Cleaves COMMITTEES Social Marv Sanford Campbell Elizabeth Reynolds Susie Fondren Service Roselle Hurley Berenice Wood Claude Hooton Jf trfit iPresbpterian ice Class TEACHER Mr. H. W. Carother OFFICERS Robert Clinton Wallis President Nancy Forbes Vice President Fay Etta Hutton Secretary William Berleth Treasurer Baker W. Armstrong, Jr Assistant Treasurer gtfjlettc Council The Committee on Out- door Sports, better known as the Athletic Council, was composed of three members of the faculty and two alumni repre- sentatives of the R Association during the past year. William Ward Watkin, H. K. Hum- phrey, and H. E. Bray were faculty members of the Council, and Dudley Jarvis and LeRoy Bell served as R Associa- tion representatives . Probably the chief work of the Committee is the awarding of the R to athletes who merit the letter. Coaches of the various teams make the recommendations for the awards, it is this body which makes the final decision. Another important function of the Athletic Council is the certifying of the eligibility of every athlete engaging in Conference competition. Any unusual expenditure for the purpose of athletics must be approved by the Com- mittee on Outdoor Sports. This group also makes recommendations when coaches are to be employed. Mr. Watkin was chairman of the Council in 1926-27, and Mr. Hum- phrey secretary. HUMPHREY Coacfjesi Y hatever the success of athletics has been at Rice the year gone by, it can never be said that any effort was spared to give the teams the best coaching talent available. i Coach John W. Heisman who r served as coach of the football team |  J k tor the third year is one of the ifl oldest men in the game. His stay , J at the Institute has been notable for the endeavors he has made to hjertberg make good football players good students. The 1926 season was more of a baptism of fire for the bulk of the squad, and in the face of present prospects the Owls should enjoy a good conference season next fall. The other coaches were Ernie Hjertberg, Track; F. D. Ashcraft, Basketball, Golf, and Tumbling; Joe Bedenk, Baseball; Bill Hale, Freshman Football; and H. O. Nicholas, Freshman Baseball. Though most of the track men either busted out or went on probation, Coach Hjertberg enjoyed a satisfactory season with the few eligible athletes, and by virtue of a victory in the Cross-Country Meet brought to Rice her only Conference Champion- ship of the year. ASHCRAFT jUanagement The task of giving the Blue anc Gray teams the fullest amount of student co-operation and moral sup- port fell to the hands of Sam Ben- nett as Yell Leader in 1926-1927. Sam possessed all of the attri- butes of a contortionist and a Chau- tauqua lecturer necessary for the successful performance of his duties. He never failed to impress upon the students the support owing to the team, and, throughout the foot- ball season, he kept school spirit at the highest pitch of enthusiasm bv means of stirring appeals at the weekly pep meetings. Harry McCormick lent material assistance to Bennett in the capacity of assistant Yell Leader. During Sam ' s confinement in the hospital, McCormick carried on and by his efforts prevented student spirit from ebbing. Credit is due Dr. Gavlord Johnson for the smoothness and dispatch with which all athletic contests were held at Rice Field. Coach Heisman assisted Dr. Johnson in this work. MCCORMICK THE MANAGEMENT FUNCTION ' S gtfjlettc gtoarbs; The Most Valuable Player Award was won by Wash Heavy Un- derwood at the close of the 1926 football season. Merle Comstock, captain-elect of the ' 27 eleven was awarded the Claude Belk Cup for the best backfield performer. The awards were made at the annual banquet tendered the team at Ye Olde College Inn by George Martin. Much commendation is due the student tutors for their efforts in keeping the athletes scholastically eligible for partici- pation in the several sports of the past year. This group of eight men, all experts in certain subjects, gave freely of their time and knowledge whenever called upon by athletes in difficulty. Dr. Curtis H. Walker of the History department directed the efforts of the tutors until his departure for Vanderbilt, when this work was taken over by Mr. Richard Hamill. Those who did their bit in this manner were Walker Dodson, Holmes Richter, Herbert McConnell, Patterson Lillard, Don Henderson, Eugene Banta, Brian Holden, L. K. Friedman, Maurice Ewing, Frank Godsev, and Morgan Carson. Aaron Berger and Rutledge Yining won the scholarship a vard. HAMILI.. BANTA, McCOX (ICHTER. GODSEV, l.II.LARD, CARS WEARERS OF THE R Baseball ' 26 Tennis ' 26 Ables Barr Barnes Beckenbach Bloxsom Sloan Borschow White S. DaCamara L. DaCamara Golf ' 26 Grant Greenwood Tolle Underwood Yell Leader Wood Bennett Football ' 26 Berger Blackstone comstock Crain Herting Hochuli Hyde Joseph Knipple Roberts Sauer schroeder Underwood Wood Cross-Country ' 26 Brunson Chitwood Frazee Greer Madden McKamey Basketball ' 27 Billups Davis Grant Herting Morris Schroeder Track ' 26 Barber Boone Cabaniss Cottingham Chitwood Frazee Goodrich Greer Madden Russell Smiley Stancliff Webb Weichert The i? Association is composed of all the men who have received a Varsity letter. During the past year, Marion ' Preacher Lindsey filled the presi- dent ' s chair, and Jesse Madden served, as Sec- retar -Treasurer. Each year the new R ' men are initiated into the organization at a banquet held at the end of the track season. At this time gold emblems are awarded to the new wearers of the i? . H outf)toe£t More than a thousand athletes, from all parts of the country and from Mexico as well, competed in a colorful spectacle at the third annual Rice Relays. The outstanding performance of the day was that of the Iowa State College team which broke the world ' s inter-collegiate record in the university medley relay. The old record was lowered six- tenths of a second by the new mark of 7:34.4. Fifteen Rice Relay records were broken and two others equalled as additional fea- tures of the meet. Seven of the new records were in the university class. White, crack pole vaulter of Illinois, made a new national inter-collegiate record when he skimmed over the bar at a height of 1 j feet, 2 l A inches. He had little trouble winning this event with a vault of 12 feet, S}4 inches, previous to setting the record. The four-mile relay was one of the hardest-fought races of the day. Three of the tour entries were closely bunched until the last lap when Rue of Illinois forged into the lead to win the race over Brunson of Rice. Michigan State runners lowered the record set at last year ' s relays considerably in the 440-vard university relay. Notre Dame and Kansas University finished third and fourth respectively in this race. Other new Rice Relay marks were made by Cockrell of Texas in the 100-yard dash and by Kennedy of the Texas Aggies in the 220-yard low hurdles. P=TT BRUNSON GETS LEAD IN 4-MII.F. REI.AV THE K1CKOFF On this year ' s Varsity Squad were to be found extremely tew Seniors and Juniors — fully eighty percent of the squad being Sophomores who were new to intercollegiate football. The team, like its two predecessors, won exactly one-half of all its games, a performance which, perhaps, failed to measure up to general expectations. In its earlier games the team showed Mashes of promise and power, but when it went up against the more seasoned and speedier teams of the Southwest Conference its lack of high class playing experience and of backfield speed became apparent. It still, at times, performed well, but apparently was unable to attain consistency. John II ' . Heisman, coach of the football team and Director of Athletics, is well known in grid circles for the teams hi ' turned out at the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania and at Georgia Tech. Never losing sight of the true purpose of a University, Mr. Heis- man has always empha- sized that football is sec- ondary to studies, and it is for this zee admire him. V Back Row: Watson, Myers, Herting, Sauer, Williams, Comstock, Powell, Carmichael, Calhoun. Third Row: Davis, Hamilton, Hyde, Roberts, Sikes, Berger, Merrick, Crain. Second Row: Hayter, Covin, Smith, Blackstone, Canant, Underwood, Loughridge, San Giovanni, Allnoch, Knippel. First Row: Hochuli, Schoenlield, Schroeder, Payne, Masterson, Ogg, Hill, Mucke, Bennett. To start the season of 1927 the team should be much better equipped to produce satisfying results. The men are heavy enough and, provided they maintain scholastic eligibility, there will be enough of them. They will in the main be a year older, and most of them will have had an invaluable vear of intercollegiate experience. In spring practice thev worked out with good spirit, and seemed to have found for themselves a new ambition. Certainly thev should not suffer either from their own over confidence or that of their friends. — J. IF. Heisman ' ' Heavy ' ' Underwood, for two years captain of the Rice eleven ,playedhis last season of college foot- ball in 1926. He was generally con- ceded to be one of the greatest defensive stars seen on Texas gridirons and will be sorely missed. Rice 25, S. F. Austin o Rice 20, Sam Houston o Rice 6, Trinity 6 Rice 19, St. Edwards o Rice o, Texas 20 Rice o, S.M.U. 20 Rice 7, Southwestern 6 Rice o, A.bfM. 20 Rice 7, Baylor 9 UNDERWOOD Stephen F. Austin With Governor-elect Dan Moody providing the kick-off, the Owls opened the 1926 football season with a decisive win over Stephen F. Austin Teachers ' College, September 25. Three complete Owl elevens on the field assured Rice supporters that reserve strength would not be lacking this year. To Rov Davis of the Varsity and Bridges of the visiting team go the honors for the best performances. Sam Houston Normal The Owls were victorious after a hard tussle with the Sam Houston Bearkats on Rice field, October 2. Straight football was employed by the Heismen to gain the victory. The hard charging of Herting and the elusive broken field running of Schroeder kept the ball constantly in a scoring position for the Owls. S. F. AUSTIN IS STOPPED EASILY LACKSTONE Trinity Playing a steady and well co-ordinated game, the Trinity Tigers battled the Owls to a standstill October 9. The poor showing of the Owls against a team that had been much trampled by other conference contenders is hard to explain. Rice put over a touchdown without any trouble soon after the game began, but after that she was powerless. Whether it was overconfidence or inexperience no one can say, but a tie score with the Tigers was, to the say the least, disappointing. St. Edwards Hochuli starred on the offense for Rice in the victory over St. Edwards. His good work was equalled by Underwood on defensive play. The Owls ' attack was noticeably stronger than it had appeared in the Trinity game. HOCHULI GAINS THROUGH ST. ED S LINE «i i Texas University The defeat sustained at the hands ot the Texas University Longhorns October 22, came as an unpleasant surprise to the Owls and to the entire student bod v. A week of feverish enthusiasm on the campus and too much back-slapping had nourished the belief in the minds ot the Rice plavers that thev were unbeatable. How- ever, Rufus King and his furiously charging teammates on the Texas eleven were not long in demonstrating their superiority over the Blue and Gray defense. Texas scored three touchdowns in the first half which proved an ample majority for victory. Good football was impossible in the second halt after a driving rainstorm had made the field treacherous. HERTING GAINS AROI l TEXAS ENt r i HOCHULI S outhwestern One point after touchdown was the margin by which the Owls defeated the South- western Pirates on Rice field October 15. Splendid work bv the Pirate ends and a bril- liant passing attack launched by the visitors were responsible for the small margin of victory. Southwestern made nine first downs to the Owls ' seven, this shows how hard Rice had to battle to win. Rice ' s touchdown was made bv Comstock who plaved a superb game at full. Roberts and Joseph, Owl ends, also plaved a consistently good game. The Pirates scored when Brannon caught a pass from Young. This pair formed an effective passing combination throughout the game, and it was only because of the missed try for point that the visitors failed to secure a tie score. C . ■ ' ) . ' , Southern Methodist University In the most spectacular game of the season, Rice went down in glorious defeat before the S. M. L T . Mustangs November 6. There were few that hoped the Owls might be able to give the powerful invaders any sort of battle, touted as they were as the coming conference champions. Throughout the first half, the Owls matched the attack of the Mustangs. In tact the Owl plav in this period was conceded to be the strongest. With a score imminent on two occasions, the Owls were deprived of a touchdown first by an unfortunate tumble and again when the timekeeper ' s heartbreaking whistle ended the half with the ball on the enemy ' s one-yard line. As the Owls weakened in the second half, the visitors scored two more touchdowns. COMSTOCK REACHES S. M. I . SECONDARY v A . and M. In the third conference game of the season, the Owls were defeated by the Aggies at College Station. The speed of Woodman and Hunt, A. and M. backs, was largely responsible for the Farmers ' victory. Time and again these two stars drove through the Rice line for substantial gains. The game was scoreless until late in the second quarter, when two passes from mid-field were grasped in quick succession by Aggie players. On each occasion the Owls ' defense was caught off its guard and touchdowns were scored. Rice threatened to score in the third quarter when Comstock made a long run after receiving a pass. Interception of a subsequent Rice pass, however, spoiled the Owls ' chance for a score. THE AGGIES FAIL TO BLOCK A KIC SCHROEDF.R Baylor Remaining consistent to the last, the Owls dropped the final game of the season to Bavlor on Rice Field Thanksgiving day. Until late in the fourth quarter it seemed that the Rice gridders might score a conference victory. Each team had scored once but Rice was leading by virtue of a point scored after touchdown when Weir Washam, Bavlor quarterback, cut through the Owls ' defense and was only downed on the two-yard line. The Owls fiercely resisted three assaults at the goal, but Morris kicked away Rice ' s chances with a well placed field goal on the fourth down. Merle Comstock made the lone touchdown for the Blue and Gray after Hochuli had snatched a pass from Schroeder that seemed impossible to catch. BAVLOR PI. AY GAINS r « nEI ' TKMBF.K io brings out all candidates THE LINE LIMBERS UP ITS BACKS THE TEAM TAKES THE FIELD FOR THE FIRST GAME THE OWLS FIND A HOLE IN SAM HOUSTON S LINE ST. EDS. FAIL TO STOP THE RICE BACKS UNITY STOPS AN OWL BUCK wfeflfc - i hbib .wr 1te jUJft . A Ji 1 It; ' - i 1 ML J V yV ' i f !$ - SCHROEDER MAKES FIRST DOWN AGAINST TRINITY SOUTHWESTERN FAILS TO BREAK UP A RICE PASS AN S. M. U. BACK IS SMOTHERED AT THE LIXE MSTOCk PLl ' XGES Ml ' STANG LINE A THRUST AT THE S. M. 1 . GOAL FAII V }fri i-lJMki H0CH1 I.I TAKES A PASS IN THE BAVI.OK GAME ( j j r - rJ I . Jj- i - .M] ij, 4 % Reason A FREE SHOT A review of the 1927 basketball season indicates that it was far from being a success. However, it would not be fair either to the players or to the coach to sav that they were to blame because both worked hard and did all that could have been done under the existing circumstances. There is no college sport which requires as much practice as basketball. Neither is there any intercollegiate sport which requires so much endurance, so much stamina, and such perfect phvsical condition as does basketball. Moreover, our squad started the season with a handicap the like of which was possessed bv no other Conference team, for Rice is the only member of the Conference that does not have a standard sized court on its campus. Frankly n D. Ash- craft, athlete and good fellow, served as Coach oj the Blue and Gray quintet for the ' 27 sea- son. In the face of many disappointments and handicaps which would have discouraged the average coach, Mr . Ish- craft carried on and kept the Owls fighting with an admirable spirit against much stronger rivals- from whom they could not expect to win. With a much larger a n d m ore versatile squad, the next season will undoubtedly show improvement. Second Row: Ashcraft, Billups, Schroeder. First Row: Herting, Grant, Morris, Davis. Notwithstanding these drawbacks, the spirit of the play was invariably good and Rice always played with excellent courage and determination even though fighting an up-hill battle most of the time. The spirit shown by the thirty or so men who worked out in spring training in order to get off to a good start next vear was indeed gratifying. From present indications the squad will be bolstered in 1928 by the addition of a number ot men who plaved with merit on the Freshman basketball team last season. To all appearances, the present squad is stronger than any we have had at Rice in many years. Should they all return next year and be scholastically eligible, we need have no fear in predicting a good team, even working under the handicaps we must endure. — F. D. Ashcraft. Richard ' ' Urch ' ' Mor- ris led the Rice basketeers from the guard position. His usually depend- able guarding and his goal-tossing abilities eas- ily ranked him as one of the best performers on the Institute squad. THE SEASON Rice 18, Arkansas 36 Rice 18, Arkansas 33 Rice 28, A. fir M. 2Q Rice 20, A. M. 40 Rice ig, Texas 28 Rice 24, Texas 30 Rice I5,S.M.U.44 Rice 20, S.M.U. 39 Rice 21, T.C.U.27 Arkar A. fir M. Opening the conference season with two games played against the future cham- pions, the Arkansas Razorbacks, gave the Rice supporters little to hope tor as far as score was concerned. For the first period ot the opening game, Rice fought on even terms with the Hogs, but, during the second half, superior teamwork left the Owls with the little end of the score. One disagreeable feature ot the game must not be over- looked, both Grant and Herting left the floor for personal fouls. Displaying the best teamwork of the whole season, Rice fought A. M. tor two whole periods only to lose bv one point at the final gun. Clark of the Aggies was largely responsible for the victory of his team, since he, himself, was given credit for nine field goals. The second game was far less gratifying to the Rice team; the Aggies had scored twelve points before Rice entered the game, figuratively speaking. MORRIS DRIBBLING Texas, Southern Methodist University Speedy passing, accurate shooting, and an air tight five-man defense, permitted Texas to gain such a lead that the Owls were unable to win the first game of the series. Despite the fact that the game was fast and remarkably well played, thirty fouls marred the records when the game was ended. In the second game, Rice took an early lead and held it until the second half. Texas reserve men entered the game, and their fresh- ness enabled them to take the lead and score a safe margin of points. Ragged indeed was the playing of the Rice team in the first game of the S. M. U. series, and the Ponies, against little organized resistance, were enabled to score almost at will. Schroeder played a great passing game for the Owls that was only overshadowed by the offensive work of the Pony center and right forward, each one scoring nineteen points. The other game with S.M.U. closed the Rice season. The Rice offense was again unable to function effectively. BILLUPS AND DAVIS SCHROEDER Texas Christian University, N on -Conference Teams In the only game of the season with the T.C.U. Horned Frogs, the Owls came out behind in a fast and interesting contest. To all appearances the teams were evenly matched. When the game reached the half-way mark, the score stood 13 to 13, but the presence of the two jinx-like figures had no effect on the Christians, and they came back alter the halt to play a cautious game that ended in their favor. Once obtaining the lead, the T. C. U. players skillfully stalled off any further Rice scoring and gave the Owls but few chances at the basket. Several non-conference teams were included on the Rice schedule, and these teams proved to be the bright spots of the season. An even break resulted from the two pre- season games with the Sam Houston Normal Bearkats; the Fort Worth Y.M.C.A. left with the little end of the score in their game; the Houston Triangles, a group of former university stars, managed to split a two game series with the Owls. HERTING AND SCHROEDER Reason U w-U f- vfo % r Tfr tt- THE SEASON GETS I Despite the tact that the Owls won but two of nine conference games during the 1926 baseball season, I consider the club one which represented Rice on the diamond quite well. The team was composed, for the most part, of Sophomores, but it was the very same men that instilled in the club a fight and determination to plav the game to the best of its ability. Throughout the year heads up baseball was played, and I am sure that the boys put their all into every play. Every game that we lost was only after Rice had put forth her best. I think we are all agreed on this point. Coach F. J. Bed en k, coach of the baseball team, gained his expe- rience at the University of Pennsylvania. Coining to Rice in the fall of iQ2j as line coach of the football team, Be- denk was assigned the task of coaching Rice ' s representative on the dia- mond in the spring. Though the record docs not show a very success- ful season for the Owls, it was to a great extent the lack of hitting strength which handicapped the team, not any lack of the spirit to win. Wbt H guab Standing: Coach Bedenk, Borschow, Underwood, Grant, Wood, Abies, L. DaCamara, S. DaCamara. Sitting: Barnes, Creekmore, Fox, Rogers, Bloxsom, Tolle, Bobbitt. The team started off very well and at mid-season had a very respectable average, but injuries later on proved too much to sustain the auspicious beginning. The loss of Abies first on account of a sore arm handicapped the performance of the club, while Wood was injured towards the close of the race. Had we had a number of reliable reserve hurlers, it is quite probable that Rice would have ended the season with a much higher average. We did not have a team of hitters, but we d ' id have one of the best fielding clubs in the Southwestern Conference,, and I am satisfied with the work of the team as a whole. -F. J. Bedenk. The 1926 Varsity nine was captained by Shirley DaCamara of Laredo, who played shortstop. It was his third year of intercollegiate baseball and Shirley ' s perform- ance was always of a high order. His hitting was de- pendable and his fielding almost perfect. 2, Centenary 3 3, Centenary 3 2, Texas 13 2, A. and M. 8 6, T. C. U. 3 3, Baylor 8 o, A. and M. 4 2, S. M. U. 8 Rice Rice T. C. U. S. M. U. 7 DA CAMARA ■ 1 Centei T. C. U. Two games with Centenary College furnished excellent tests for the Varsity nine before the Conference season opened. The first game, a warmly contested affair, went to Centenary after ten innings of plav. Rice won the second game rather easily. Boh Abies pitched shut-out ball in all but the sixth inning. The Owls also broke even in their two-game series with Texas Christian University. The first game played at Houston resulted in a victory for Rice. Wood pitched well, allowing only four hits, while Carson, star hurler for the Frogs, was hit frequently. Fielding perfectly behind Carson, the Frogs took the second game which was played at Fort Worth. Wood was touched for eleven hits, and was poorly supported by the Owl infielders. ROGERS AT BAT BORSCHOW Baylor Rice opened the Conference season in good style by winning a shut-out over the Baylor Bears on Rice Field. The playing of Bob Abies was easily the feature of the game. Besides pitching with consistent effectiveness, he fielded his position perfectly, handling eight chances without an error. Stalling had the Owl batters helpless after he succeeded Shelton on the mound for Baylor. Later in the season the Owls tasted defeat when they lost to the Bears at Waco. Bedenk pulled a surprise when he started DaCamara in the box for Rice. Stalling hurled an exceptionally fine brand of ball for Baylor, while DaCamara was given little support by the Owls on the field or at the plate. BORSCHOW GETS A HTT : . i- Texas A. and M. The Rice nine was twice defeated by the Aggie team during the 1926 season. The first game was played on Rice Field. Abies who pitched the greater part of the game tor the Owls was hit hard, especially in the early innings. The Owls fielded rag- gedly, making four errors. Wood held the Aggies at bay after he replaced Abies in the box. The Owls could not solve the brilliant pitching of Hillin and lost the second game to the Farmers at College Station. Two meagre hits were all that the Aggie ace gave up. Wood also pitched well for Rice, but a bad first inning in which a double play was messed up gave the opponents the game. Five hits were sufficient to enable A. and M. to win. t (aw • BI.OXSOM SCORES ON TEXAS L. DA CAMAR.A Southern Methodist University In two games with the S. M. U. Mustangs, Rice secured an even break. The Owls won the first game which was played at Houston and lost the final contest ot the season to the Mustangs at Dallas. The first game was the last of the season played on Rice Field. It was a loose affair wherein both teams secured many hits. The starting pitchers were forced to give way before the heavy bombardment of the opposing batsmen. Five three-base hits were made in the course of the game. The game played at Dallas was undoubtedly the prettiest battle witnessed in the Conference during the 1926 season. Woolridge, S.M. U. hurler, and Grandpa Wood, pride of the Rice pitching staff, engaged in a pitchers ' battle which went 15 innings before S. M. U. scored the winning run. TOLLE OCT AT PLATE - Texas Rice lost the only game of the season played against the Texas University nine. A regular two-game series was scheduled against the Longhorns, but the game that was to have been played in Houston was cancelled on account of rain. Playing the Longhorns at Austin, the Owls suffered the worst defeat of the year. It was one of those games in which the whole team suffers a letdown in all departments of play. The Rice pitchers, Wood and Abies, seemed to have lost all their cunning, while the Texas players enjoyed a big day at bat making fourteen hits. If the Rice boxmen were ineffective, Cox of Texas was just the opposite. The Owls could hit safely only four times, but Wood got his third home run in the last two games. jZA : — ■ DA I ' AMARA MURKS KIR RICK With a large squad working out faithfully and gaining much from consistent prac- tice, the chances for a good showing in 1926 Conference track competition seemed splendid indeed. But when the February examinations had passed on, so had our fine track squad — that is, the greater bulk of it — and all the pains of the coach and the training of the men who failed in their class work went for naught. Nevertheless, there were a few men left who had worked as faithfully at their studies as thev had at becoming better athletes, and it was up to this mere handful and the Coach Ernie W. Hjert- berg is a man who firmly believes in the philoso- phy of actions speaking hinder than words, and has always been loath to discuss the merits or de- merits 0 his squad. He has aroused more inter- est in track than ever be- fore at Rice, and is right- fully regarded here and elsewhere as the Swe- dish Wonder Coach. Standing: Cabaniss, Chitwood, Barber, Russell, Madden, Frazee, Greer, Boone, Weichert. Sitting: Smiley, Goodrich, Coach Hjertberg, Stancliff, Carter, Cottingham, Webb. coach to assemble a team that would make a decent showing. As everyone knows the team did have a very satisfactory season, considering this woeful handicap and I was well pleased with the efforts put forth by our small squad ot track men. The team was successful in only one of the four dual meets held before the big South- western Conference meet. The losses were, in most cases, by close majorities and were to be expected when the comparative strength of the opposing teams is considered. Our men did very well in the Conference meet at Fort Worth, and by finishing third and ahead of Baylor certainly exceeded our expectations. — E. W. Hjertberg. Fred Stancliff, cap- tain of the Rice track team for the second con- secutive time, is pre- eminently a Hurler of the discus. Fred handled the weights well and at times entered the broad jump as well. Rice jj, Baylor 62 Rice 4Q, Texas 68 Rice 39Y 2 , A. M.-jjyi Rice 92, T.C.U.25 Rice finished third in the annual Conference Meet. STAN ' CUFF Captain SMILEY Captain-Elect Baylor In the first dual meet of the season, the Owls were defeated 62 to 55 bv the Baylor track team at Waco, April 10. Coach Hjertberg ' s squad was handicapped by the loss of some of the most promising track men in the Institute through the February examinations, and by the failure of the Rice hurdlers to score. The Bears ' crack hurdler, Stovall, finished first in two events. Cabaniss was high point man for Rice with ten points. He won the 220 yard run and the pole vault. Walker, Stovall, and Young of Baylor divided honors with Cabaniss as the best scorers of the day. Although defeated, the Rice team showed promise. THE START OF A LONG RUN ■• Texas The Owls were conquered by the Longhorn track team of Texas University on Rice field, April 17. The score was 68 to 49, but the meet was harder contested than the figures indicate. Probably the most interesting feature of an afternoon crowded with thrills was Jesse Madden ' s victory over Connor of State in the mile run. Weichert of Rice and Landa of Texas were so evenly matched in the 100 yard dash that even the judges were forced to confer before awarding the race to the latter. Though the Rice men gave the Texas athletes a hard fight in every contest, the victory of the Longhorns in both hurdles and in the broad jump determined the issue in their favor. ML- y CABANISS VAULTING ,C CABAMSS CHITWOOD A.andM. The Owls were severely defeated in their dual meet with A. and M., the score being 77M to 39 2. The Aggie team, noted for its prowess on the track, outclassed the Rice runners from start to finish and never relinquished the lead which they took early in the afternoon. In the field events, however, Rice remained supreme. Fred Stancliff won the discus throw, while Emmette Goodrich demonstrated his ability to hurl primitive weapons by winning the javelin throw. Hooton pleasantly surprised the Owl supporters by winning his first victory in the high hurdles. His development has been rapid under Hjertberg ' s tutelage this season. WEBB RF.ADV TO PASS THE BATON COTTINGHAM T. C. U. Victory at last crowned the efforts of the Rice track men when they overwhelmed Texas Christian University 92 to 25 in the last dual meet of the season. The Owls ' score was the largest total recorded in the Southwestern Conference last year. Many members of the Rice squad were performing in their last dual meet under the Blue and Gray colors, and as the score shows, they celebrated the occasion fittingly. The Owls appeared more formidable than the Horned Frogs in nearly every event. Another feature of the meet was the fine showing made by Barber, Frazee, Russell, Boone, and Cottingham, all of whom won a first place for the first time last spring. l GOODRICH Conference Meet The Owls scored twenty-eight points to take third place in the annual Southwestern Conference track meet held at the Texas Christian University stadium, May 15. The Texas Longhorns won the meet by amassing a total of sixty-three and one-third points. A. and M. was second with thirty-four points, and Baylor, S. M. U., T. C. U. and Arkansas finished after Rice in the order named. When the last race had been run, the record showed that five marks of long standing in the Southwestern Conference had been broken. Texas University athletes made three of the new records, while men from Baylor and A. and M. made one each. By finishing ahead of Baylor, the Owls secured a measure of reveng e for the defeat sustained at the hands of the Bears earlier in the season. However, Taylor of the Bruins STANCLIFF SETS A RECORD Conference Meet {Continued) threw the discus 143 feet and 6 inches for a new Conference record, thus giving the Baylor fans something to brag about. Greer of Rice who won first place in the mile run was the only Institute man to achieve the honor of winning a first place. Cabiness, whose performance has been consistentlv good this year, took second place in the pole vault. Jesse Madden helped the Owls ' cause by finishing second in the 880 yard run. Fred StanclifF closed his notable athletic career at Rice bv taking second place in the discus throw and fourth place in the shot put. Fred was forced to finish behind Taylor, the Bear phenomenon in the discus throw. RICE TAKES A FIRST AND SECOND n Conference Meet (Continued) Goodrich and Boone finished third and fourth respectively in the javelin throw, an event in which a new mark was set bv Dietrich of the Aggies who hurled the spear 193 feet. Shepherd of Texas broke the record for the high jump, making a leap of 6 feet 2, X A inches. Bill Smiley of Rice won third place in this event. Baldwin, another Long- horn star, made another Conference record bv putting the shot 46 feet and 6 inches. Wright of Texas was the individual star of the day with ten points. He broke the Conference record for the 120 yard high hurdles and took first place in the other hur- dling event as well. Though the performance of the Owls in this meet was not brilliant, it was entirely satisf actory and gave great promise of what Coach Hjertberg will accomplish in the future. IHE FINISH OF THE 220 4% Ernie W. Hjertberg Mr. Hjertberg came to Rice in 1926 with a distinguished record made in Eastern track competition both as an athlete and a coach. His first professional connection was with the Knickerbocker Athletic Club. Previously he had served as captain and amateur coach of the New Jersey Athletic Club which later consolidated with the Knickerbocker Club. Mr. Hjertberg won much prominence as coach of the Irish-American Club of New York, which organization won everv national A. A. U. championship and was a great factor in the success of the American Olympic team in 1908. After winning the Conference Cross-Countrv Meet in the fall of 1926, there was every indication that Hjertberg ' s track team would rank high in the 1927 Southwestern Conference standing. ■rot :kg gives instructions SOL ' THWEST RELAYS MISSOURI BREAKS THE TAPE I V!f fw JtfUUBfj THE END OF THE 220 KANSAS LEADS IN HI RULES I ' HE COURT? The Rice Tennis Team consisting of the three Sophomores, Beckenbach (captain), Barr, and Buhler, with Brewer of the previous year ' s reserve squad, opened the season against the strong Baylor team on the home courts and were defeated tour matches to two. On the following Saturday a team from the University of Texas defeated Rice on the Houston Country Club courts. A redeeming feature of the meet was the victory of Captain Beckenbach over Brewster. In this meet White of the Rice ' 25 Varsity was back on the team. S. M. U. led by John Barr, now conference champion, defeated Rice on the next Saturday in Houston. Playing on foreign courts for the first time, Rice won three out of four singles matches against T.C.U. at Fort Worth, but failed to win either of the doubles matches. Barr, Beckenbach, It ' lulc and Brewer all played well in the con- cluding dual meet against . . M. The . Iggiei ■ A feated in all six matches. The Conference tour- nament was held at . !; ■ Al tin. Beckenbach, While and Barr advanced sev- eral rounds, tail were e- liminated by the ranking players of the Conference. The singles champion- ship was icon by John Barr of Southern Meth- odist. tEfje H quab BECKENBACH, BARR, WHITE. BRF.WBR The season ' s record, though not impressive, reflects credit upon the members of the squad, who, without the aid of a coach, and hampered by inadequate playing facilities, were able to play good tennis in every match. The year of stiff competition served to develop the men on the squad into valuable players and they will undoubtedly win many matches in their remaining years of competition. The 1927 season holds much of promise lor the Rice Tennis team. With a busy sched- ule of six dual meets in addition to the Conference meet, the Owls were being trained by Leslie Coleman, a former Rice star, and bid to be strong contenders for Conference honors. The return of Captain Sloan to the list of active plavers will do much to strength- en Rice ' s chances. Sloan did not participate in the play last year in order that he would be eligible the next two years. — H. E. Bray Though the Rice Ten- nis team had no official coach, a volunteer in the -person of Dr. Hu- bert Bray of the Math department served in that capacity . Dr. Bray was an ideal leader and proved that he is as capable a player with tennis as he is with tangents. CaptainEdwinBeck- enbach playing his first year on the team was the best player on the squad. His deceptive bound- ing service and his bul- let-like returns never failed to give his oppo- nents plenty of com- petition. BECKENBACH The Rice Tennis Team met with fair success in the season of 1926, winning one, tying one, and losing three dual meets with Conference teams. An easy victory was scored by the strong and seasoned Baylor netters over the younger Rice players in the first match of the vear. The next meet found the Texas University team opposing the Owls on the courts of the Houston Country Club. Rice was defeated, though not severely. The Rice Tennis team suffered its worst defeat at the hands of the S. M. U. team, the visitors from Dallas winning all six of the matches played. Showing marked improvement in singles play, the Owls came home from T. C. U. with a tie score. The Frogs proved superior in the doubles matches. BECKENBACH AND BREWER IN ' DOUBLES Doing unto others as others did unto them, the Rice netmen defeated the A. M. team six to nothing on the local courts. The Owls reached the peak of their performance in this meet and fully deserved the victory. Rice was represented by a team of four in the Conference meet held at Austin under the auspices of Texas University, but none of the Owls reached the semi-finals. Members of the Rice Tennis Team in ' 26 were Edwin Beckenbach, Ben Brewer, Tom Barr, Shorty White, and Charley Buhler. Captain Beckenbach was the outstanding player on the team. He won three of his singles matches, while Barr and White turned in two victories each. With most of the squad returning in 1927 with a vear of profitable experience to their credit, Rice will no doubt be capably represented on the Conference courts. m : .i ke xhach m i I. m X ' j_2f1 u Cross Country —4: «r. i 1. J | ji j|(h| ■ 7 i Si- ' 1 Ami iw B flk 18 A B  • fl F razee, Brunson, Greer, Coach Hjertberg, Chitwood, Madden, McKamey The second Cross-Country team to be coached by Ernie Hjertberg at Rice was a splendid success, easily outdistancing all rivals to win the Conference championship at College Station. Rice scored 29 points against 44 for A. M. and 60 for Texas. Considering that only Greer, Frazee, and McKamey had experience in cross-country work, the winning of a Conference Championship was nothing less than phenomenal. To sav that only Coach Hjertberg could have accomplished this teat with raw material is not extravagant. Captain Greer was the only letter mail on the squad. Reckoned as one of the most capable men on the Harriers line-up, Greer was han- dicapped at the begin- ning of the season by an especially severe at- tack of mumps. Brun- son and Chit-wood, un- der Hjertberg ' s coach- ing developed into the two best cross-country men in the Conference. The Squad: Brunson, Chitwood, McKamey, Greer, Frazee, Mad- den, and M Daniels. GREENWOOD BYRNES BRANARD The first Golf Team ever to represent Rice enjoyed a successful season in 1926, and, as a result, the future of golf at Rice is very bright. A team of six members was selected in the early spring. Those composing the team were Greenwood (captain), Byrnes, Branard, Watson, Hancock, and Scott. A dual meet with A. M. resulted in a victory for Rice by a total of six holes. Green- wood and Watson won four points while Hancock and Bvrnes won two making the total. The meet was held on the Hermann Park Links. The team was slightly altered in the Conference meet due to eliminations. Rice was represented by Greenwood, Branard, Hancock, and Byrnes in the matches which were played at the Houston Country Club. Teams from all members of the South- western Conference with the exception of S. M. U. and Arkansas were present. The Rice golfers were forced to yield first place to A. M. but finished second with little trouble. Green- wood placed second in the qualifying round, but was eliminated in the semifinal by Peek of Texas who won the championship. Sr Jim Greenwood has the distinction of being the recipient of the first R awarded for golf at Rice Institute. He plays a game of golf which equals that of many professionals. GREENWOOD Eeserbe Jfootball A CROUP INCLUDING RESERVE To add interest to the season as tar as the squad was concerned, a game was scheduled for those varsity players who through illness or other causes had been unable to see much service. This game, played well toward the close of the regular season, was staged on Rice Field with the Houston Athletic Club providing the opposition and Ashcratt the coaching. It seemed evident that many potential stars had been warming the Varsitv bench all season and probable that these same stars would get their big chance sooner, since they had an opportunity to play full a game. is the usual thing for the Reserve squad In bear the brunt of daily scrimmage during the season. They suffer quiet- ly, nursing broken bones, charley-horses, bruises, and hurl feelings, while they never receive any of the glory thai will always be linked with college football. The glory here was not in the u to a defeat of the 1 1. .l.C. but ' in the mere fad that a game was played. Cumbltng Back Row: Barr, Bertrand, Vesey, Liljestrand First Row: Davidson, Perry, Warwick. The best tumblers in the Southwest is the title claimed and deserved by the Rice Tumbling Team under the instruction of Paul Perry. Appearing between halves at the football games, the team did its stuff to the surprise and enjoyment of the stands. Agility, combined with daring and grace earned merited applause. The team did not confine its activities to football games alone but made several successful public appear- ances on various occasions. For the first time in the history of tumbling at the Institute, sweaters were awarded to members of the team. The following men received these handsome and distinctive sweaters: Davidson, Vesey, Liljestrand, Gunter, Warwick, Bertrand, and Perry. Paul Perry is a gym- nast of no mean abil- ity, hi addition to his faultless execution of difficult flips, Perry is able to imparl his lech- nic to others. During his career at Rice, Perry has assisted the Fresh- man P. T. class with the result that they can make eight-foot dives without mussing up their hair — much. Coeb Sports ASHCRAFT AND GIRLS fUMBLERS Gym Class Continuing the class started last year under the direction of Coach Franklin D. Ashcraft, the girls gvm class met earlv this year. Meetings were held in the Field House twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and instruction was given by Coach Ashcraft in tumbling, indoor baseball, setting up exercises, and occasionally hurdling. The tumbling classes aroused by far the most interest among the girls, and the resu lts attained were excellent. According to Coach Ashcraft the girls ' class tar excelled the boys ' in both grace and aptitude. Tennis The Girls ' Tenuis learn , one of the oldest ami mas I popular of the girls ' clubs on the campus af- fords another outlet for feminine energies. Last year a tennis tourna- ment was held in April. Miss Marx Louise Filch was winner of the trophy offered the singles cham- pion and with Miss Courtney Booth, bore off the doubles cup as well. The tourney was held a- gain in April of this rear. The trophies pre- sented were silver loving cups. intradural Sports SOUTH HALL BOLSHEVIKS The Thresher this year sponsored a set of intramural football games as well as basket- ball games. Under the agreement, the men of South and West Halls were to plav a game, and the winner was slated to meet a team made up of men living in town. In the first game of the contest, South Hall met West Hall to determine the dor- mitory championship. The game was contested with an alarming fierceness, but without serious injuries. South Hall emerged the victor by a score of 6 to o. The game was featured by the playing of Killough on the West Hall Rats, who was unfortunately hurt early in the contest. South Hall was cap- tained by Jimmy Hun- ter, who was a player of sterling merit for the champions. The ferocity and de- votion of the players, those of South to their war cry of Bolshevik and of West to that of Rats, was nothing short of amazing. It is hoped to make these games an annual feature, in development of the policy of the au- thorities of sports for everyone. After their victory over the West Hall Rats, the South Hall Bolsheviks trampled their way to victory over the town Riff-Raffs. The battle was even more tierce than that between the two dormitories. The town team was clearly the stronger ot the two teams, but the dogged fighting ot the Bolsheviki, and their readiness to take advan- tage of every opportunitv, gave them the one point lead in a 7 to 6 score. This victory gave the Bolsheviki the intramural championship. As an aftermath to the championship series from which South Hall emerged the victor, a post-series game was arranged between West Hall and the Riff-Raffs. Minus the services of several of their star players, the Rats did not give so good an account of themselves in this battle as in the previous one with the Bolsheviki and emerged at the lesser end of a top-heavy score. WEST-HALL HA I • SENIOR BASKETBALL With the passage of the football season, and the attendant interest in indoor sports, classes began their usual winter basketball campaign. Each Monday night in the Field House, the representatives of each class collected to play a scheduled game in the intramural championship race. The Seniors under Wilbanks played good ball. Little Bloxsom, and Bob Abies used their training to keep in trim for the forthcoming baseball season, and they found their random shots at the basket to be good nerve steadiers. Dodson was a consistent player. Battlestin led the Slimes in their games against the upper class teams; this group proved to be a fast one, and thev promised to win many games. Under the sponsorship of Coach Ashcratt, an intramural golf tournament was held on the Hermann Park course last fall. The tournament was won with comparative ease by the Sophomores with the Seniors second and the Freshmen third. The Juniors entered no team in the event. The members of the winning Sophomore team were Dan Smith, Donald Sturgis, Robert Taller, and Malcom Baker. The Seniors were Byrnes, Jim Greenwood, Branard, and Fondren; and the Freshmen, Illig, Davidson, Joe Greenwood, and Charles Barnard. The principal matches of the tourney were close; and in the finals, Dan Smith, Donald Sturgis, Sophomores, and Bvrnes, Senior, were tied with an 82. while Jim Greenwood haci an 84. SIII ' HCAIIIUK COI.F A A k ' i SLIME GOLF Under the expert coaching of Ernie Hjertberg, something new was tried at Rice this vear in the way of a Freshman Cross-Countrv team. One meet was arranged tor the team during the season, in which the Frosh easily triumphed over the Allen Academy team bv a score of 26 to 28. It is expected that this branch of Freshman athletics will develop in time to one of the most interesting of the Slime sports. Marshall Willis was appointed captain of the team this year bv Coach Hjertberg. The members of the team were Arnold, Fouts, Lathrop, Thompson, Wilmoth, and Battlestin. Since the Varsity Cross-Country team will be hard hit by graduation this year, it is hoped that the freshmen harriers will be of material assistance to next year ' s team. CROSS-COUNTRY Jfrestyman Jfootiiall Under the tutorship of the diminutive Coach Nicholas, the Green Owls romped through a highly successful season. The fact that the Freshman warriors piled u p a total of 91 points to their opponents ' 3 indicates the furious brand of college football plaved. The 180 pound line will do much to reinforce the Varsity line next season. In the backfield were men capable of either defensive work or line plunging. Captain Braden exhibited remarkably good headwork, his choice of plays and strategy evidencing former experience. However, it was in his sterling defensive play that Braden showed to best advantage. Braden is a transfer this year BRADEN - , . from South Park College and promises to be a very valuable man for the Yarsitv next year. Special mention, too, should be made of the performance of Vining at center. Al- though somewhat light as yet, Vining seems to be a natural born athlete and promises to give an excellent account of himself in the next few years. RECORD Freshmen 52 — St. Mary ' s o Freshmen o — Schreiner 3 Freshmen 27 — South Park o Freshmen 1 2 — Houston A. C. o m r THE SATUJ D IY EVEN1T OJ1S T Al Brass iere-Octapus RoyCohing-A. A.Stagnani -Ben Ames Williams - Will Doger — Ed. Britten Austin — Isaac F. Morcussin- Fuller Corn — Mary Mi t e THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST Published We ' iKly The Durtis Publish!) Company THE SATURDAY EVENING BOH ST Founded A 9 M S3 8 by Benj.Cranklin P. Auspoci ' ous O ' Levi EDITOR Volume .005 the copr GOOSE CREEK, TEXAS , APRIL 1,1776 s O° stif ? Nuniher Z MONEY Tl By WELL BOGEM I ain ' t much on anything; all I know- is what I get out of the papers. Lately I been readin ' where the Rice Institoot has taken up a new poli- cy; guess that ain ' t hard to do with the brains they has got connected with the bosses of that place. Papers have said something about a new method of check in ' all students ' ex- penses. Seems like there ' s been some graftin ' a-goin ' on somewhere. I ain ' t savin ' anything, but it seems to me like they was a long time a-noticin ' anything; specially when they got a man after their books. I saw in the papers the other day where some fellow in Galveston offered McCohen a chance to get a monopoly on a new scheme of his to number textbooks from the back end forward so as to keep the student posted about how many more pages he ' s got to read, and Mc refused it be- cause he said he didn ' t have any money to waste adver- tising the darn thing. Seems like he ' d rather spend his money to make committees turn in reports about how many hundred dollars each committeeman has cleared, first for himself and then for his family. And I saw in the papers where Rice committeemen were thoughtful enough lately to put their families first and themselves afterward ; they figgered they made more that way. Cartoon By Courtesy of COLLEGE RUMOR J. T. McCOHEN IX OFFICE ikeJ.T. McCohen to look Money does funny things when some people tamper with it; it can do all kinds of tricks — mostly that famous disap- pearing one. Anyway, the pa- pers say they had a funny thing happen out there the other day : the eminent bur- sar had had an arm amputated as a re- sult of a blow from a golf ball . I reckon he was kind-a peeved anyway, and he said he ' d rather play without any arms than to lose one pen- ny of insurance. The insurance company made some sorta of- fer about both arms being gone, and Mc took out his sword a«nd cut off his other arm. Now, I never disagree with the newspapers, and I ' ve seen the Scotch do some superhuman things in my nay. I heard not long ago that after he ' d used one of these new-fangled wash basins and read the big sign Please tip the basin after using that he turned around disgustedly and said, I ' m hanged if I will — I ' ll go dirty first! But that ' s what makes money do tricks. I don ' t reckon the old lucre ' d do a thing if there wasn ' t somebody like Mc to squeeze it, even to choke it. A whole lot of us do lots of things when we are getting choked. But I reckon we ' re all kind-a that way; anyway, we ought-a be more like him — especially if we were runnin ' a ten million dollar business. Football is big business. THE SATURDAY EVENING EO IST Mm T@M by (Editor ' s Note: This is the nth of a series of articles by A. A. Stagnant, the football coach at In- ternational Corre- spondence School, and former direc- tor of athletics at the Afro-American Female Seminary. In this article Mr. Stagnant discusses his experiences at the Herrin, III. School of Fine Arts.) One of the great- est tasks that con- front the football coach at an Amer- University is the winning of a suffi- cient number of moral victories. In the past. I can rec- ollect, this feature of the game was not so important; I remember the time when I was coach at Notre Femme University. Then intercollegiate foot- ball was in its infancy, and gridiron contests were hardly more than mere games, even in the eyes of students. Coaches were hired with the sole idea of ha ving them produce winning teams ; skill, art, diplomacy, ability to teach high ideals in public forum — none of these things was recognized for the es- sential parts of a coach that they are. It was a truly deplorable situation. Coaches of the most mediocre abil- itv were hired, and see what they taught. Men were not made men; men were made into machines to win- always to win. We must, of course, remember that there are two victo- ries in every contest; it is the duty of a coach to teach men to win one of these. Now, of course, conditions are dif- ferent; as I say. the greatrtask for us today is to win moral victories, and it is a well known fad that neither un- dergraduates nor alumni care for the final score of a game. Xor is it doubted that, were the outstanding moral vic- tors of some conferences offered tangi- ble successes for a few of their glorious A Center Rush defeats, they would indignantly re- fuse. I believe I can best show the met- amorphosis that intercollegiate foot- ball has undergone by referring the reader to my experiences at the Herrin School of Fine Arts. THE NEW FOOTBALL When I took up my duties as Head of Athletics at Herrin, it was a school known throughout the country for its athletic successes. Each fall Herrin would have ready for the other schools of the conference a team — or, rather, an aggregation of gridiron warriors, as the press prefers to term it — that had in view only one object — that of win- ning. And, as football hadn ' t been emasculated then, and such things were permitted, these boys had no particu- lar prejudice against maiming oppo- nents. Not out of any unsportsman- like instincts, but merely in a spirit of fun. I soon saw, however, after I arrived at Herrin, that this success was all false and superficial, and that the games of the past had been won merely ' on lucky breaks. I saw instantly that this school could never produce a great team — because the non-playing stu- dents did not Give All They Had to That Team. The first game at Her- rin 1 watched the students in the stand. And I saw an appalling thing: there was no yell leader. The one ac- tivity in the stands was giving sponta- neous yells for good plays. I saw that what this school needed was the spir- it of the New Foot- Reformation At the first op- portunity I called a mass meeting of the students and I spoke to them at length. The student body numbered some five thousand, and there were at this meeting at least two hundred people — even three members of the faculty were present. I want you all to remember, espe- cially you freshmen, I told them, that you arc here for two things: first. A. A. Stagnant for study; keep in mind that that comes first; and then last, but not least, you are here for football. You have here the finest school in the country at Ice- dale — er, I mean at Herrin, — Icedale was the school I had just left — and it ' s the duty of every man here to show his love for his Alma Mater. It ' s the duly of every man here to be out on the field for the game next Saturday and give his all for that Crimson and Gold Team. THE SATURDAY EVENING BOM ST And I talked for a little over an hour. The students were a little puzzled at my references to Crimson and Gold, I think; they were in the habit of regard- ing the school colors as red and yellow; but, on the whole, my teaching caused reactions that promised pleasing re- sults. I ended my talk in this manner: You have the material, although it is green; you have the school, al- though it is asleep; you have the money behind you, although it is idle. What will you have? We will be out there doing our best always. Will you? You have one of the finest Schools in the country here at Herrin, I told them, and it ' s the duty of every man here to show his love for Alma Mater. It ' s the duty of ever} ' man here to be out on the field next Satur- day and give his all for thatCrimson and Gold team, — I meanTeam I said. Joe Bull After that some members of the faculty took the floor and said some complimentary things about me. Yes, I always look back on that time with pleasure. I had changed then the trend of student thought. There was a skeptic present; a fifth year senior who criticised my use of the term Alma Mater. He objected that, so far as he was con- cerned, the school was not a mother, but in a period of anxious expectan- cy. But that was immaterial. I knew that the beautiful sentimentality of our American peo- ple, that objects to capital punishment would manifest it- self in an American University in a most maudlin and profitable manner. I saw a new era in Herrin football. THE NEW ERA After I had spent two years at Herrin the change was all but unbelievable. Now, instead of playing a strenuous game known as football, every fall the school would, with great ceremony and solemnity, send forth a Little Crimson Team to a series of Glorious Defeats. Now Herrin had one of the best rooting sections in the conference. Before every game mass meetings were held, with the purpose of throwing the students into a state of grace and sentimentality. And what a rooting section! The) ' were accustomed to moral victories, and they learned to cheer for them. They were accustomed to seeing their team go down to glorious defeat, but they had grown hardened to it. They had learned to yell for that old team till it hurt — not the team, the yellin g. They had learned to smile at adver- sity. At these great mass meetings, the Foul Band would appear with all its array of brass and cups won in contests, and play that stirring hymn, Hail, hail, or something of the sort — and all of this was due to me. I made it a point to develop tradi- tions at Herrin. One of the most suc- cessful ones I built up was the tradition of Good Losing. When we lost games — which we nearly always did — a corps of freshmen were sent on the field; their duty was to take the players and carry them off the field, in an awkward way that possibly irritated the men. Then the students would gather in a group and mournfully sing the school song. Then everybody would have a good, big, cry and declare that Herrin would win next time. It was all quite beautiful. The Foul Band The Huddle System WHAT OF THE FUTURE ? Of the future of football we can only guess. One thing is certain, however: football will never again hold the low standing of a mere game. In this article I have attempted to show what it real- ly is ; most sports writers tend to leave the impression that football is a sport, and consists of physical rivalry on the field. Football is, rather, the religion of our universities; in the stadium the college student seeks most humbly to find God. And our school needs a stadium. We must accommodate the great throngs of people that are sure to gather to celebrate our moral victories with us. If my men can pass in their scholastic efforts, and I trust that they will if YOU will do your part, we will be out there every minute of the game and we will fight to the limit. Once, while I coached at Prairie View, I raised a cry for a stadium, and we got it. Of late I have been considering dressing myself in robes and appear- ing at mass meet- ings to burn incense to School Spirit and the Alma Mater. I don ' t know; per- haps the time is not ripe yet. But as for the future, who knows? If only aca- demic work were taken out of Uni- versities — post- graduate courses (Continued on Page 1292) THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST N L Y My OCTjflPUB MOY COMSNQ As Abraham Abrahms stood on the vestibule of the great express train that almost daily passes through his own town, El Campo. he wiped a tear from his big, green e e with a dirty sock that had been hanging from his overcoat pocket. Why did he have to go to college? And to leave Rachel was unbearable; he knew that the next night she would be sitting in somebody else ' s lap, if they had any. How he loved the wax- she cooked ham — and flavored just right. Ah. she was a fine girl was his Rachel. But soon his home was forgotten in the thought of the great college to which he was going — he would be a freshman, but he ' d show ' em he wasn ' t so green. Anyway, all the big men at Price College were from El Campo. When the great terminal of the Southern Specific Lines at Houston was finally reached, Abe was extreme- ly nervous; he stood again on the ves- tibule of the last coach, this time not with a tear in his eye, but with a lump in his throat — he thought the lump must have been carrots that he had had for lunch, but he was not sure. Well, after Abe lipped the porter a dollar, he jumped down onto the board walk that was supposed to be used only during the wettest weather — and this was not the wettest weather; The hirst Night the station master told him that it had rained only a week this time. The massive station looked impres- sive in its serenity (good phrase) but the mind of Abe was not on stations; he spent money recklessly — his mind was not on means, although he was a man of means — little did he realize that his mind was soon to be on ends — one end in particular. Five thousand people bowed and scraped as he passed along Main Street as is the custom for the people of Houston to do when a new student arrives; but all such attention had little effect on Abe — he was immune to conceit, but some rranner of it did creep into his makeup when he first glanced at the huge buildings that were to house him until Christmas — that joyous time of easter eggs and gift-giving. He wandered about the monstrous three hundred acres that held the great fourteen million dollar college and listened to the guide with the strange accent tell him about this and that patron saint, about where and why this brick left home, about how many faculty members played tennis— and ten million other things that made Price College so rich in tradition. The excitement was loo much, and Abe nervously stretched his gum out to new lengths until its Orbit smell interfered with the piece of mind of a certain eminent visitor that was talking to a man in a black derby. She turned on Abe with indignation: How dare you trample on the rights of Mrs. William Howard Graft. Son, I will have you understand that I am one of the president ' s wives. Abe merely remarked that he did not care if she were the president ' s only wife, his excitement overcame him. Just then, he heard a great commo- tion at some distance. Faint yells reai lied his ears: High Price. Low Price. Yea Price. And, some girl asked if they were his Fight Price! And there came with this to Abe the greatest thrill that he had known since he had sold a second hand bottle of patent medicine to an osteopath. The Pricemen will win. Raw, raw, raw! By the end of the week. Abe had the true Price spirits— he had brought extra money for that purpose, and he entered himself in the great down- town Freshman race the first Satur- day night of school. The sophomores, he felt, did him a favor to let him enter, and he would graciously appear on time with their permission. Well, alter Abe won the race, he went back out to Goldstein Hall to put on some clothes — but something had happened to his clothes, so he had to borrow a few . . . He did, they did. and Abe went to bed ... in true Freshman fashion. Everything passed momentously un- til the next Friday when his appear- ance at class was demanded with suit- able costume. And then began lor Abe a round of society. In high school, he had been the idol of millions because of his yel- lowish-red hair that girls had said THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST curled so cutely over the ears. But it had made no difference to Abe; he was a man among men, and a he-man among women. And, oh, how they liked it. He would slip up behind them in the Sallyportal, clasp his hands over their eyes, and enjoy hearing them laugh, because they recognized the real garlic smell about those big, brawny, athletic, muscular, musical, yet manicured hands. Oh, was there ever a place like college. And the dances were things to write to Rachel about; lots of girls — and they loved to listen to his wise re- marks about the latest developments in football, about his capacity for liq- uor, especially limeades, about how difficult some courses ought to be, and so on with an endless spattering of just what they liked to hear. He certainly knew the ropes; he used to clerk in a cigar store. One little dream in particular — and he had learned to call all girls dreams. He would be a collitch man yet, Rah, rah! — had kissed him in the Cloisters one morning and Abe had immediate ly wired to see if Rachel had eaten ah of the candy that he had given he) just before he left El Campo — he nevei got a reply. But, anyway, this little girl had IT; so Abe could not get within speaking distance of her with- out holding his nose, but he could put up with that: she was the boss of the Sons and Daughters of I-Hope-to- Rate Sorority. Gawd, what prestige that gave her, and Gawd, how she needed it. Abe soon tired of all the Price co- eds; there were only forty-seven varie- ties, after all, and he had tired of forty-six of them, but it was great to be pawed over, to be told how cute he was, to be considered to rate. At the first big rub of the season, he made a big impression with the usual college avocation, or rather vo- cation — he had three and one-half swallows of something that had evi- dently been made out of God knows what. He saw lights, girls, horns, streamers, automobiles, lips, lips, lips! He had thought that he was pop- ular, he had thought that he was the ideal college man — but he came to the sudden realization that he had lost out some where, that he had lost some of his friends — it was not because he was drunk — that would make him popu- lar, it was not because he had tuber- culosis, nobody knew that; it was not because he made a mistake that morn- ing and brushed somebody else ' s teeth when he intended the loaded brush for his own; he hardly knew what it was . . . something had made him popular! Only a nose! (By leased wire from Patagonia) V- H- The Saturday Evening Roast 1284 THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST THE SATUIip lY EVENING BOAST X FOUNDED A: A. i?2 8 PUBLISHED ACCIDENTIA THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY P.AU5PACI0US O ' LEVY EDITOR GOOSE CHEEK, APR I.I77C WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS What this country needs is bigger and better filling-stations. There is a crying need for this, and our great political leaders seem to ignore this need. They pass on unmindful of it. They smoke their five-cent cigars. blow rings, stick their fingers in the shoulder straps of their vests and en- joy the art of living, while we, poor public that we are, suffer through a shortage of the greatest boon to mod- ern habits, the filling station. How can a sensible people permit such atrocities? How can a respectable nation hold up its face in the light of the accusation from other free, white nations that is bound to follow before we come to a halt? Twenty-three thousand Americans died last year as a result of this great abuse. Can we tolerate such things? Can we permit our children to be ruined by the greed, avarice, selfish- ness, and appetite of a few political leaders? Awake, ye people! SOCIETY PROFESSORS Once in even man :, lifetime there comes a time when he wants to be in society; the fairer sex appeals to him — for many things, and he believes that he could be lionized if he only had an opportunity to be in society. Once he has a taste of this sort of thing, he becomes tired of it, and it is usually customary for him to resort to natural living by the time that his age has attained that stage known as eighteen. It is either due to some flaw in development or to lack of oppor- tunity that makes this asinine desire hang to men after they reach the voting age. What a thrill attends the coming of the age of twenty-one! What a whale of a lot of difference just a few months make, and yet some men never grow up; they choose a profession, perhaps the teaching one. and they plug along attended by the same desire that we have mentioned just above. They teach on Monday, Wednesday, Fri- day mornings and on Saturday night, and the rest of the time they engage in their rather pitiful efforts to climb the social ladder, even if they are un- able to find some of the rungs. Our University is proud of its heroic society professors, but it would like to have this explained: are the young fellows too young t o know better so that they are even asked their age before they can play at the roulette wheels at the Hollywood Dinner Club, or are their natures only partly and pitifully developed in such a way that they have had no opportunity before they hid behind a cap and gown to break the thin icy crust of society. W r ell-bred people have little crust. (This, people, is a most clever pun!) But, nevertheless. Commencements come, and Commencements go. but the same old story will probably go on forever. Some professors will al- ways be boys, but, Gawd, what a thrill the women get. We ' ll all take apple Amen! THE PRUNE REBELION The hour was late, and the lad was very, very sleepy; he paused before a shop window to adjust his cravat for the last lap of the terrible struggle. He wondered what the hell was the matter with him. Could he support the new candidates for their offices, or should he go home and wind the clock? Ten thousand things passed through his mind — things always did pass through his mind, they never stopped there. At length, after a great struggle that must have lasted until the milk-wagon began its rounds, he stopped one of these things. He wrestled with it terribly, it shocked him, it surprised him, but he had been to a girls ' boarding school, he was used to shocks and surprises. New paragraph : A worthy defender of the great law passed him by; another shock: such men seldom did that. The brass buttons on the tall man ' s coat looked like full moons to him, and then he began grappling with that same thought again. Something itched down near the small of his back (He was a little man) and he wondered what it was, possibly his Sea Weed Ds were blooming again. He would notice when he got home. But he wondered if he should ever get home; that was an idea, but where did he live? What was he doing out this time of the morning; as a matter of fact, the last time that he was at home, he was eating a big dinner to celebrate the death of his rich uncle; no, it had not been his uncle; it was not anybody ' s uncle; it was just an uncle! That was it! How happy he suddenly became; he would go to the YMCA and read Jarnegan again; there was one page he had forgotten. But just as the clock struck thirteen he sank in the mud with the remark; ' ' Bismarck was right, Hurray! THE SATURDAY EVENING BOjJST w God bless Rice and all inferior in- stitutions! When the dull, gray June morning has passed and the smoke of battle has cleared, another herd of great men will leave the Sallyport with the same satisfied feeling. They were real college men, born fortunate, nurtured by Rice as some of God ' s chosen people, and given by Rice to the world in a benevolent spirit like one who wraps the draperies of his couch about him and lies down for a short slumber. Philanthropy! And how many of these men were representative? There will be sorry lawyers, mediocre doctors, atrocious engineers, and hopeless housewives in the herd, but what goes with the A.B? How well I remember the third bowl of milk that my mother located for me. She smiled and stroked me with her whiskers, admonishing me to get a college education, and not to study books alone. There are other things that go with an A.B. she said. Since that time, I have noticed just what does go with this degree — popu- larity, politics, women with wine and without song, graft; there are a thous- and things. But my mother smiled as she said, Daughter, we can ' t all get rich and be social successes like Avnet and Sam Bennett; we can ' t all attain ath- letic success like Blondy Roberts and Heavy — dear Heavy, how I love him! We must seek our niche; we must try to get what we can to go with our A.B.s, and with this Mother smiled again. I thought that was so sweet of her to smile then; she could have scowled, but that would not have been like Mother; she was always kind and thoughtful about us children. But remember this, my child, and my mother continued — she learned to do this at the movies. It is the usual thing for all pride, self-respect, and honor to go with an A.B. You can drive Pierce-Arrows, Buicks, even Fords without the slightest pangs of conscience because somebody else owns them. But you must learn to graft! And especially, little one, if you have an opportunity to associate yourself with some invitation committee do it at once. The possibilities are great; you can arrange to take the cheapest ones at the highest price, and sometimes you can do this without the consent of whatever group you represent. So much for your parting advice. College is a great place to learn things; just keep out of jail if you can. NOT THE ONLY LOAD 1286 THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST MORT CMUMNB MNB EMCOM, PROLOGUE It is hoped that this volume will al- ways be of va lue to someone; its cover makes it useful as a razor strop, it may even be used to put under a short leg of a table, it may be useful to hurl at serenading eats. and it is ideal to nail over a broken pane of glass. But. when some of our children ha vegrown up and are grouped about our feet to hear the stories of our own childhood. we maj take down this volume and saw look children at what papa has to show you. and they will read and en- joy it- First Slii it ; Hiram reports that tin- Egg in Creek City that Wrote on his first Wife ' s tomb That the light of His life had gone .ml Mr. and Mrs. Daddies 5| If VOU MUjT V ' f « ' ir l j Campani ' .e is well under way Ought to go back and add that He ' d struck another match. Second Stanza Have you ever watched a woman When she was trying to do Something in a hurry? •The other day, one of them (lot on a street car. Opened a bag. took out her purse. Closed the bag and opened the Purse Took out a dime Andciosedthepurse Opened the bag and Put in the purse Clave the dime to The motorman Andtookherchange She opened the bag And took out the purse Closed the bag and Opened the purse Put in the change and closed the purse Opened the bag and put in the purse Closed up the bag and lied it Took out her vanity and Powdered her nose It was all right and she was all right {Continued on Page ijqo) Bv Dickey-Bird. . ... V; X Mother sent you this with W ally, just look at this Well, Dot, here comes the • ' Par Mrs. Daddies, my her compliments, Mrs. Dad- woiml Not a thing on it. Now old girl herself. Perhaps she children are having a little sur- dles. She said I needn ' t tell why do you appose old Mrs. will be ahle to clear up the prise party, and as I don ' t you we couldn ' t use it Goosey-W oosey sent it lous? mystery. bake until tomorrow, I know you will lend me some of your delicious snakes. THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST h U U i 3 that nature panned! The boss was late again. As he entered the business-like of- fice, the prettiest girl smiled at him. He had had Camel ' s Soup for breakfast, delicious, whole- some, invigorating, health- giving, life-preserving, joy-re- storing, beauty-cultivating soup. How many mothers think e- nough of their children ' s health to give them this great, omni- scient, omnipotent, all-purpo- sive food for breakfast? Malt and raisins form the basis of this newly discovered food. Its value is unlimited; its possibilities unthought of. If served each morning in the messhall, it would reduce ma- terially the number of meals. It would improve the brains of those who withstand. It would give to this country the great stabilizer unthought since the first publication of the Ameri- can Mercurv. THE CAMEL SOUP AND HARNESS CO. PROVIDENCE, BY GOLLY I ' D WALK A MILE FOR A CAMEL ' S SOUP THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST ©M TY Miss Edythc Epithalameon at age of 22 — before taking During the past year at Rice, there has been a noticeable improvement in the society of the school. Dancing has become known, and the three lit- erary societies (so-called) have blos- somed into an unusual prominence; particularly, the Palace of Athene Literary Sorority, while the Elizabeth Baldwin Listerated Society shares some prominence, with the Owen W ' is- Miss Sadie Sagacious, n debutante oj the past season at Wine Center, dresses for a fat ulty tea {Photo by accident) teria Leftover Society following it a close third. Novel costumes were worn during the past year. All boys at the great social school made a practice of wear- ing trousers to classes — while this was not entirely an innovation, it did savor of a spark of refinement that would relegate the college lo the ranks of the elite. Professor I. Will Clime provided ample thrills for haughty co-eds who like men that parted their hair in the k Miss Epithalameon — after taking {Note improvement in teeth) middle. He was truly the mothers ' delight. Incident- ally, one of the mothers is shown first picture to the left — in costume. This picture may be obtained in full colors upon re- receipt of twenty-five cents in coin, stamps, currency, or beer-bottles. Send name and address; if a girl, send phone number. For the woman who golfs, if there are any, suitable dress isneeded. One of the so- cial leaders showsherehow ress. While Miss Susan Synthe- sis displays her wears in early morning attire This is just the thing for that morning stroll along the bayou. To cap the rushing social season, a swimming party was given on the Rice Roof by the incomparable Sally Soup- ladle. The latest bathing attire pre- dominated. Dancing was enjoyed be- tween decks. Plans were laid for the development of the bayou at this gathering and it was resolved to push the matter until something splashed. All waiters received tips. Mz ij gtf% VMt n j «% |gfv . ■ • ' i iM ' ? ■ B .„■ ' • ' « ir n 4 Hess ■■■s. 9H Zar A - v • m? r ' j| 1 iff u JBB Society will have Miss Anne Ilev ■k-up hades; posed and a paras by THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST u ' i ' uiVvv, 850 SHAFT DRIVE— ENGINE UNDER HOOD Recommended By More Than A Hundred Can you afford to run a car that is not up to date? See our latest WAYNE model. Engine unusually silent. Easy to crank. Solid tires. Makes less noise than the average lawn mower. Vibrationless be- yond belief. BEATS BOULEVARD SERVICE PUICK MOTOR COMPANY EL CAMPO, TEXAS F. O. B. ATTACHED ASK THE MAN WHO SELLS ONE PUICK THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST Watch This umn {Conlhui, ■ ' The Rape of the Yale Lock — the most touching epic of realism ever seen in America . . . can be duplicated in any college town. — Mv Own Idea. In this magnificent picture I have achieved a synthesis of college life all over the nation. It is a faithful, living portrait of that stark realism that features the everyday life of any col- lege in the U. S. Better than Gantry, more scaring than Dreiser, it shows the terrors of owning a new tie in any dormitory. Ten Thousand (10,000) people, only one new tie! Ten thousand dates, only one new tie! It is 42 reals in length. yet. rather than sacrifice any of my magnificent work in clirecting this magnificent artist above. I may show it in two parts. Won ' t you drop me a line and let me know how you like it? Send ioc for your favorite star in colors DEFERRED PICTURES That was a woman. L ' Envoi Remember, kind reader. That nothing in The rest of the book Has any value as truth; May you realize that only The Rack speaks truth; All that precedes It are lies. Five thousand facts were Tossed into a blanket And wet to provide this Great College-man ' s Bible; How many copies will you dfrom Page 1286) Have? Thank you. The Rack has ever been a Book that any two-by-four Non-entity could rate by a Mere acquaintance with the Ed or perhaps with the ed ' s Girl; Now, it has become exclusive — If you failed to rate it this Annum, there may be other times when this Great book will not be so Damned exclusive. You may get a chance, The Gods willing. If the shoe hurts, you have a corn. HRI.I.ZF. AT NIGHT THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST m3h You can fool some § l of the people some of the time : f And some of the people Jgj some of the time But you can ' t fool some of the people some of the time. FOR USE IN THE SALLY PORT Feel Slick Hosiery SOLD BY COLLEGE MEN They come higher and Run Longer BETTER AFTER THE DANCE THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST IT STOPPED The Sallyport at Noon The great motor car rumbled down the street with all its serene beauty and power. Its piercing horn warned careless pedestrians that the masterpiece of man ' s me- chanical genius was bearing down upon them. A long string of traffic followed behind it, and it led the grand procession like a conquering king returned from a con- quest. The driver of the great car was proud of her per- formance. And then the scream of a fire siren — the long string of traffic must pass over the hill to escape the onrushing truck — the great car lunged forward — a cough — a spit — she died at the foot of the hill. AND THEN SHE GOT HER PILLCO NO MORE BATTERY TROUBLE AFTER THE FIRST YEAR TOUCMMMCK (Continued from Page 12S1) could be made to satisfy those inter- ested in that — the wildest dreams of coaches and yell leaders might be- come realities. As old age creeps upon me, I realize more than ever my fitness for coach- ing this great game. I realize that I alone know the ropes; I realize that my men must realize my realization before they come to a realization of the great collegiate game; and they must remember that they fight full sixty minutes, and that they fight for God, for Country, and for Beer. It is my hope that with a new belief in the value of football material and with a new interest in the equip- ment that I sell that college football will reach a higher plane .... Amen. (In the near future. Coach A. A. Stagnant will write another article for this magazine in which he will tell how football has become big business. Coach Stagnant will, of course, fill the article with excerpts from his own autobiography which he wrote while warming the bench in his own college days. This article will not be censored.) THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST THE SATURDAY EVENING BOA ST FOR THE MAN WHO SWEARS POOR SHINE SHOES GO TO HELL SPECIAL CRUISE Murmur of rippling waves in your ears as you wake ... a dash into the tingling surf puts you on edge . . . how fresh and clean the air! ' lake this trip for the winter, lor only a week- end, or for the Scullions ' Ball. All the colors of the rainbow Hash in the crisp air . . . Eight thousand feet below the paths of mankind. Write for Booklet XXX. Them Dam Tours, Inc. HAMLET In three parts (A tragedy of the great open spaces and the American college.) Stage is set for a room in a fash- ionable dormitory; cards are scattered about on the floor, several tattered pennants adorn the wall, empty bot- tles are lying on the table, on the chairs, on the beds of which there are two, on the book case, on the window sill, and on the baby grand piano that fills one corner of the room. A large radio loud speaker on the table is belching forth something squeaky a- bout Uncle Wiggally and the Johnnie Walker man. In the front center is a boy of rather large dimensions who seems to be studying; a book is unfolded before his eyes, and the strained expression on his face indicates that he is in great mental agony — surely he is studying. A door to left in rear opens, and Hamlet enters. He is clad in a pair of track pants, a red bow tie, a pair of yellow socks, and a raccoon coat. He is singing, I ' m Forever Blowing Bubbles, as he expertly balances a cigaret on the end of his nose. Ham: Horatio, what think you of prospects for my father ' s recovery. You are conscious that he was fed only the most deadly of poisons; it was placed in his — in his — let me see. (He goes to bookcase, takes out a copy of William Shakespere, turns to page 99, and reads attentively.) Ah yes, Horatio how well I remember now — it was placed in his ear. Was that not a cruel stroke? Ilnr: U good sooth, my comrade Hamlet, were I not captain of the guards, I could well assist in the das- tardly proceedings of divorce that must follow such a crime; but, alas, poor Yorick, could he but be here now in our time of trial and trouble, sor- row and sadness, grief and — what the hell? tell me some word that begins with a gr to go with grief. Well, that ' s enough speech, I am: Good Horatio, I am prone to argue with you on that point; Mac- beth would be of far greater assist- ance to us now than would Yorick. Macbeth true was too full of the milk of human kindness; but human kind- ness needs milking again. He, in truth, would be a boon to us. How now, Horatio, who goes there? (Enter Santa Claus clad in red pa- jamas and smoking a corn cob pipe from which great black clouds of smoke are rising.) Hor: Courage, Hamlet, ' tis surely a ghost; such cannot be a human being. 1 will accost him with stout heart, (to Santa Claus) Good sir, what seek you at this hour of the eventide, know you not that all have retired except those who gamble and drink? Answer else I thrust thee through with yon weapon. (He indicates a rather ornately decorated hatpin that hangs in an angular position over the pennant bearing the inscription, Sing- Sing Agricultural and Agricultural College. ) Santa Clans: Children, I come on an errand of grave importance to you both. Friend Hamlet, you are now Thane of Corduroy, you will be Thane of Gloom and hence Governor of Texas — the building of an empire will rest upon you. (Exit.) Iliim: Air, air, give me air! What means this fool, Horatio? Why spake he after this description to one like me? liar: My dear Hamlet, you are thrice honored, may you prosper and enjoy your honors with all the relish of a schoolboy that plays hookey. (He vanishes.) Ham: To be or not to be — (Hamlet opens the same volume referred to in act one and reads) that is the question. Whether ' tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, comma, or to take up my arms against an ocean of trouble — to die, to sleep, to sleep, to sleep, to sleep, to sleep, to sleep, ah, perchance to dream — there ' s the massage — (Hamlet closes book, places it on piano and exits as piano automatically plays the Watch on the Rhine.) 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THE FLESHLESS COMPANY One year ago I was run down and had severe attacks of indigestion. I was thirty pounds un- derweight. A lady recommended this famous food. I am no longer troubled with gas nor R Books. (Signed) Maymee Ingramstein Deep Congress. THE SATURDAY EVENING BOM ST FOR THE CO-ED NO METAL CAN TOUCH YOU THE BATTLE OF THE MARM LIGHTS ON FENDERS You will not find outside the boudoirs of the elect such delicate mohairs as are used to upholster the Fierce-Arrow. Comfoit has been achieved for the masses. Plenty of leg and neck room. What more can anyone ask? ENDORSED BY THOSE WHO KNOW SAM BENNETT CARROLL LOVETT ABERCROMBIE LAWRENCE DAVIS MARY DORIS LEDWIDGE BEN BELLOWS IVAN AWFULITCH F I E R C E-A RROW TRY THIS OVER ON YOUR PIANO THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST FORGING ADDS Cast IRON! What a tragic Phrase The ounce of power where per- formance counts is needed— in fact there must be power to spare. There ' s a reason when 4 out of 5 choose Frit- tingham Forge Products for their family ' s sake. All the wives of great men endorse it. ENGTH Frittingham Forge Products WHERE QUALITY DISCOUNTS THE SATURDAY EVENING BOAST WETM THE ' BIT©. It is not the purpose of this last page to praise the Campanile, but to offer due credit to those who have made this book possible. With the ' 26 book this page was be- gun, and its good qualities have so out- numbered its bad features that the present staff has thought it advisable to continue it in the hope that it may become traditional. Little need be said about the gen- eral plan of the book. Mr. W. H. Sted- man may be given full credit for the splendid art work. He was given abso- lute freedom of design as long as he did not overstep the boundaries of the gen- eral theme, and his work has been prompt, willing, and excellent. It may safely be said that no Campanile in the history of the Institute has had such art work. At least, no Campanile has had a theme nearly as well worked out in detail and executed. Mr. Stedman made sacrifices to do this work; he let his business suffer in order that he might develop a work that would be fitting as a memorial and at the same time as a contribution to the evolu- tion of the yearbook. The color plates are all designed as art glass windows, the subdivision plates as windows and as statue-nich- es, and the opening pages as tapes- tries. Page borders and general deco- rations fit in perfectly with the scheme. The work is a memorial. It was hoped that the good [joints of the preceding book might be retained along with the newly added features. The feature Section, known as Sally- port, was changed slightly in design and in purpose. It was intended that this section tell more the high spots in the connected story of the school year; it was intended that this should be told in pictures with as little printed matter as possibli Emphasis was placed on the happen- ings of the present year with, of course. a necessary dimming of the occurren- ces of last spring. GENESIS OF THE BOOK The ' 27 Campanile was hatched out in idea before the last ' 26 book left the presses of The Rein Company. The art plan was in the process of being ex- ecuted before Commencement in ' 26, and the writing of spring sports was begun before the last baseball season was completed. It was because of these things that The Campanile was prom- ised to the students on time. These were not the only factors to be considered. The staff did its work promptly and effectively. THE STAFF Lura Duff, serving as associate edi- tor, was really the backbone of the staff. When work was to be done Lura did it; when typing was to be turned out. Lura turned it out; the failure of a member or two on the staff meant nothing to her — she took delight in pinch-hitting for undependables. Herbert McConnell, as Campus ed- itor, took under his wing the develop- ment of various sections of the Cam- pus department; his task was largely overseeing and rewriting objection- able copy. His experience as one of the bosses of this book may prove of value- to him in the future. Gene Rhodes worked rapidly and de- pendably in the preparation of the So- ciety section. Her writeups were good: well written and prompt. Due to the great detail involved in the collection and development of ma- terial for the ( Irganization section Hol- lis Clark is probably due most credit for pure drudgery . His work was quick- ly and accurately done, and the uni- form it v and beauty of the section is its own recommendation for Clark. T. (). Wood, serving his first year on the staff, handled with a well trained hand the book of Sports. It was the duty of Wood to get in all writeups for all sports, and to see that all action, group, and individual shots were in. Wood handled his job creditably. One of the smaller sections, that of Dramatics, was engineered by E. Pat- terson Lillard — gentleman, scholar, and actor- -also bugs assistant. Lillard knew the ropes before he started, and his experience shows all through his section. Without the assistance of the follow- ing, however, The ' 27 Campanile could never have appeared: Raymond Pow- ers, Virginia Goodman, Tom Daley, Herbert Ward, A. B. Pierce, Nancy Forbes, and Carroll Blanchard of The Rein Company. Bill Grace, Don Henderson, Mamie Ingram, and Jack Foster contribut- ed their share to the photography. Pages could be written about the business staff; the book itself is their recommendation. GROUP PICTURES Much adverse criticism arose as a re- sult of the call for group pictures. The idea was based on the great diversity of clubs — and the section was to be kept uniform at all costs. It was then decided to overlook the complaints of those whose personal vanity demand- ed individual pictures, and to use some- thing t hit would contribute to the beau- ty of the book as a whole. If there are many objections to this plan, the staff asks that the matter be considered fair- ly. It was all done for The Campanile. first, last, and always. . . I ' d walk a mile for a Campanile ' . AN APPRECIATION And let the last words of the editor of the 10:7 Campanile be given in praise of the work of Donald Vine Henderson, a graduate student, who offered his services to this book with- out qualification, who gave time and labor that can never be rewarded and who worked whole-heartedly on the book until a serious and untimely ill- ness cut short his work. All through the book his excellent photographic work may be found. As this book goes to press, the editor dedicates the Rack to Donald Vines Henderson. THE S tTVRDJIY EVENING BOAST 1303 iiXy KOI IS v ' GGl how rhcyrc kept tree from corns More women than men have corns, says Dr. Awful- feet. Maybe that statement isn ' t courteous, but it ' s true. And thus writes the man who has directed such famous stars as Ann Fennington in Evelyn within the Law. Four out of five young wo- men who come to the Awful- feet clinic for instruction in the finer arts have corns. I always try to influence such wayward young women to visit a specialist for treat- ment; those who prefer do their own doctoring at home, I sug- gest to them Dr. Tease-em- off ' s Corn Plasters. No time is lost from the work when these great plasters are applied. Their construction enables them to be used inside the shoe. All pain is relieved. For twenty-seven years these plasters have been employed by famous feet, and they have become big factors in fame and fortune. For active men and women they form the only bridge to success. After their application, the appetite im- proves, dandruff falls, and hal- itosis disappears. Improved manners result. Sold at all drug stores. Dr. TEASE-EM-OFF ' S CORN PLASTERS ANY VOICE SOUNDS HUMAN On The Awful Chronic Trictrola The cock crew . . . the alarm clock rang . . God! .... another day! As his wi te rolled over and sock- ed him in the jaw, he moaned, a high, squeaky moan, whereupon she told him gruffly to shut up. Lite was like that. It was hell to have a voice like his! Lite was not just to him. He was deprived ot that masculine pleasure — of tilling the bathroom with resounciing echoes while he shaved — and cut himself — or splashed about trying to find the damned soap. An idea! What was it? He could escape from his inferiority complex, and slip upon the confounded soap with impunity. He would drag the new Awful Chronic Trictrola into the bathroom while he shaved! There was justice . . . any voice sounds human on the Awful Chronic ' Trictrola. HIS MOTHKR ' S VOICE FINISHES MUSIC FOR THE HOME THE NEW AWFUL CHRONIC TRICTROLA THE CAMPANILE IS WELL UNDER WEIGHT RIVER OAKS Distinctive Through the Years In River Oaks all outdoors is yours ... in River Oaks you live where you play . . . golf, tennis, swimming, hiking, riding, . . . beguiling, recreating, ... all yours, and almost at your door. Plan now to make your future home in this delightful country club community. RIVER OAKS CORPORATION HUGH POTTER, President FAIRFAX 2106 Fannin at Capitol A Fine ' Place to ' Di ie DINING ROOM— CAR SERVICE— BRIDGE LUNCHEONS— CLUB LUNCHES— PICNICS BANQUETS— CATERING— ETC. MARTEL-MARKS CO. 4503 MAIN STREET HADLEY 7187 The Distributor Is Economically Necessary To zJYCodem Industry A DOZEN OF THE MANY REASONS FOR SUPPORTING THE JOBBER FOLLOW First, The Distributor ' s chief reason for being in Business is the Service he Renders. Second, The Distributor carries a di- versified stock peculiarly adapted to his community. Third, His stock is chosen from the offerings of manufacturers all over the country. Even though the man- ufacturer had a sales force large e- nough to call upon all industries, they in turn would not have time to in- terview them all and attend to their daily affairs. Fourth, The Distributor ' s stock saves rent. Fifth, It saves the Insurance. Sixth, It eliminates chance of dete- rioration. Seven th, The Distributor ' s stock saves payroll expense. Eighth, It saves the original invest- ment which makes possible the ad- vent of many into business who other- wise could not open their doors. Ninth, The Distributor ' s Salesmen see their customers often enough to iron out difficulties and become per- sonal friends. Tenth, The Distributor makes credit easier. Eleventh, The Distributor ' s stock makes possible quicker deliveries and reduces transportation charges. Twelfth, The Distributor, by his in- vestment, his payroll, by his tax pay- ments, is a big factor in local im- provements and prosperity. He de- serves local support. JOBBERS AS A WHOLE, AND WE IN PARTICULAR, ASK YOUR WHOLE-HEARTED SUPPORT PEDEN IRON STEEL CO. The Largest Supply House in the Southwest HOUSTON SAN ANTONIO Established 1866 An old emd ccwrVstiVe institution donated by a spirit of progress f NATIONAtiRAWK RESOURCES FORTY MILLION DOLLARS Compliments of South Texas Cotton Oil Company - Manufacturers of PLATO SALAD OIL PANCRUST SHORTENING : ' ]K$r :«? ' ? i - r: ' st r ' 8j- ' ' ? ' Sr- ' ' itSr ' ' itiSj: ' -iS ' ' l Sr ' ' t- V ' ' t?T ' t?S ' ' t?« ' ' i ' Sr ' ife T £ DIKING ROOM y ANY were the happv moments spent within I M I tne wa s °f fi Warwick . . . when alum- %?ii ;i5 ni, class and school societies, graduation parties, etc., gathered here to dine, dance, renew old acquaintances, and while away the hours. Perfect appointments, wonderful cuisine, unex- celled service . . . convenient location, plentv of parking space, all aid in making this the perfect place to hold those gatherings which mean so much in school life. The UTeu?uriclb The South ' s Finest Apartment Hotel WALLACE C. OTLEARY President and Manager COMFORT WITHOUT EXTRAVAGANCE Wqt Etce Hotel Houston, tEexa The University Student s Headquarters Francis I Dining Room Roof Garden — 200 foot elevation Cafeteria — Seating 700 Lunch Room and Coffee Shop Beauty Parlor ROOMS OF SOLID C O M F O R T WADDELL ' S WADDELL ' S righten the Corner where you are- A bright, happy life is best. So is a bright, cheery comfortable home. Both go together, and a home where enjoy- ment reigns has no dark corners. For over forty-six years WaddelTs have help- ed brighten corners in homes of Houston and South Texas with furnishings of individuality —of better quality priced well within sensi- ble limits. We know you will find it a pleasure to in- spect our stock as it will be a pleasure for us to show it to you. Come in at your earliest convenience. WADDELL ' S PRAIRIE AVENUE AND FANNIN STREET Qontact with Tear BookJMen Enjoyed From year to year this bank has served the management of the Rice Institute year book as the depository tor Campanile funds. The contact with a portion of the Rice student body in a business way has been most favorable. May we have the pleasure to con- tinue such relationship, tor — if we merit your good will while you are in college we shall more than likely retain that good will after you become a part of the work-a-day world. GTfce UARANTY RATIONAL Twenty Qar loads OF Kewaunee Laboratory Furniture Used at Rice KEWAUNEE EQUIPMENT, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY, CHEMISTRY BUILDING, RICE INSTITUTE BICKLEY BROTHERS FACTORY REPRESENTATIVES AND DISTRIBUTORS 710 Milam Street, Houston, Texas Telephones Preston 3423-3424 School, Theater, Church a?id Office Furniture Heywood-Wakefield Public Seating .;. National Line School and Auditorium Furniture .;. Kewaunee Labora- tory Furniture .;. Lyon Steel Lockers and Cabinets .J. Chicago Gymnasium Equipment Complete Office Furniture and Desk Accessories Texas Sales Division of the Kewaunee Manufacturing Co., Kewaunee, Wis. NIELS ESPERSON BUILDING— HOME OF Guardian Trust Company Capital $ 600,000 Surplus 600,000 Undivided Profits 300,000 Total Resources ----- 5,-50,000 Complete Ba?iki?i and ' Trust Facilities Baker, Botts, Parker and Garwood Attorneys at JPaw S£ (?$- ZZS ESPERSON BUILDING Houston, Texas Compliments of HOUSTON GULF GAS COMPANY HUGHES TOOL COMPANY 300 HUGHES STREET HOUSTON, TEXAS J ong and Short Leaf Tellozv Pine Southern Hardwoods LUMBER TIMBERS TIES Kirby Lumber Company HOUSTON, TEXAS Ask your retail dealer for KIRBY ' S STOCK Qompliments of JESSE H. JONES TEMPLE LUMBER CO. Tou zMust Be T eased ' W. S. BLACK, Manager C. A. DAVIS, Manager Main Yard Heights Yard ,4 : I ' nlk Avenue Preston j{68 2 42; V. ■ 8th Street Ta ylc Swiftsure Petroleum Company Second Rational Bank Building HOUSTON, TEXAS See.... Dudley C. (Hank) Jarvis, ' 21 for LIFE INSURANCE Seaboard Life Insurance Company HOUSTON, TEXAS [315 Post Dispatch Building Phone Preston [890 Things That Qost Nothing Are often more valuable than high priced commodities. Take courtesy tor instance. Cour- tesy does not cost a dime but cour- tesy, with a little dash of Instant Service has built this bank. We believe you will like courtesy. The National Bank of Commerce houston, texas „The Bank of Courtesy Wm. K. Grace, President Wm. J. Grace, Sec ' y and Treas. Wm. K. Grace Engineering Co. Electric— Radio ELECTRIC INSTALLATIONS Kirby Building Dallas, Texas Magnolia Fish and Oyster Co. Julius Genitempo and Son, Props. SEA FOODS OF ALL KINDS Wholesale and Retail FREE DELIVERY Preston 1054 Booth 35 City Market Compliments of SPENCER-SAUER LUMBER CO. 2320 McKinney Avenue A Service Institution ' THE SUNSHINE SPECIAL to St. Louis, Chicago and New York ; THE STAR to Waco, Fort Worth and North THE ORLEAN to New Orleans and East THE HOUSTONIAN to New Orleans and East THE PIONEER to Lower Rio Grande Valley SATISFACTORY and DEPENDABLE SERVICE CITY TICKET OFFICE RICE HOTEL G. S. BRUCE, D. P. A. C. E. LEWIS, C. T. A. D. W. MORRIS, C. P. A. E. A. FARR, Div. Pas. Agt. The BEN MILAM Texas and Crawford Opposite Union Station 25O ROOMS (ALL OUTSIDE) 2sO BATHS Cafe in Connection A GOOD PLACE TO STAY Real Service — Running Ice Water in every room — Ceiling Fans Ventilated Doors RATES $2.00 to $2.50 The SAM HOUSTON Prairie and San Jacinto 200 rooms (all outside) 200 BATHS Cafe in Hotel Located Right in Town — Close to Theatres, Shopping District, etc. RATES $2.00 to $2.50 OPERATED BY O ' LEARY-MICKELSON HALL Witherspoon : Company 489 Fifth Avenue, New York. Engraving, Printing and Book Binding, Fine Book Publication, and General Printing I niversity and School Work, Catalogues, Year Books, Diplomas, Invitations and Programs. Printing, Engraving and Stamping on Vellum Parchment. Also, specialists in the production of Editions De Luxe, Catalogues of Art Collections, Memorial Brochures. Highly Developed Photogravure Reproductions of Old Master Paintings, Portraits, Statuary, Tapestries and other Art Objects. I hinese anil Japanese Potteries and Porcelains reproduced in full Color. Expert photographers sent to any part of the country. Expertising, Research Work, Data and History of all works of Art. Attributions and Authentications by highest authorities and renowned art experts. COMPLETE PRINTING SERVICE (sT%S) AL THORSHI P TO DISTRIBUTION JOS. F. MEYER CO. 802-812 FRANKLIN AVENUE ' In Business over Fifty Tears under one Managemenf JOBBERS OF HEAVY HARDWARE AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT PHONE: PRESTON 3O97-3O98 W.A.SMITH Realtor BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL LOCATIONS LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 821-23 Post-Dispatch Building Phone Preston 207 Houston, Texas HOTEL BRAZOS rpHE note of genuine hospitality that exists between ■ ■ Hotel Brazos and its guests disproves the old theory that a man can have but one home. The Hotel Brazos is exquisitely appointed and favorable in price. Brazos Court is known throughout the South as one of the most beauti- ful outdoor dining places in the country. We cordially invite all Rice Students to make the Brazos their head- quarters. HOTEL BRAZOS Howard D. Hudson Managing Director For information concerning FARM IMPLEMENTS and CONTRACTOR ' S MACHINERY SEE US South Texas Implement Machinery Co. Show Rooms 601-7 Preston Avenue Office and Warehouse: Wood and North San Jacinto Sts. BALDWIN CARGILL WHOLESALE FRUITS AND PRODUCE HOUSTON, TEXAS DRINK (m IN BOTTLES Gowns - Hoods - Caps for all degrees We Guarantee: SELECTIVE MATERIALS CORRECTNESS IN DETAIL REASONABLE PRICES SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP Full Information Sent on Request. An Old and Reliable Firm, Established in 1832 COTRELL LEONARD COLLEGE DEPT. Albany, N. Y. CRAUSBAY-ALEXANDER CO. Distributors of TEXAS STAR FLOUR WHERE QUALITY IS APPRECIATED — . NEW WAY or TIDAL WAVE IS DEMANDED THE FOLLOWING JOBBERS ARE DISTRIBUTORS OF NEW WAY and TIDAL WAVE FLOUR GORDON SEW ALL CO. R. M. GORDON CO. HENKE PILLOT THEO. KELLER CO. Oils Trade Mark Registered U. S. Patent Office PRODUCING PIPE LINES Wherever you see this sign, you can be assured of — Better Oils-Better Service HUMBLE OILS -Refined in one of the most modern refineries in the world. -Have established a standard of high quality. REFINING MARKETING Humble Oil Refining Co. Houston, Texas With Compliments and BSSTJJlSHes from The Texarkana National Bank TEXARKANA, U. S. A. BROWN RICK CRAIG BELK FRANK CLARKE RICE BELK General Insurance CHRONICLE BUILDING HOUSTON, TEXAS Compliments of L. D. Garrison Lumber Co- corpus CHRISTI, TEXAS zOhCake Qorpus Qhristi Tour Home ' ' Tour Booh Store Teolin Pillot Company BOOKS, FINE STATIONERY Engraving ■♦« •+■ 1014 Texas Avenue Houston, Texas Sixty Steps from Main Street The Tennant Co. MYLES NATURE ' S PUREST SALT Consulting and Constructing Engineers ■♦■© +■ ■♦«:= +■ Complete Power Plant Design 1 ' our Qrocer Has It ! and Equipment ■oa  ■ •♦■BIK++- HOUSTON, TEXAS MYLES SALT CO., Ltd a = NEW ORLEANS, LA. n Every article we sell has our personal guarantee We have the right prices to Rice Students Qolf Supplies— Agents ' Bill T oak Qlo-ves Texas Sporting Goods Co., Inc. 807-809 Fannin Street Phone Fairfax 1700 Tenuis Rackets Res rung HAMILTON BROS. 510 Main Street Shirt -JMakers Tailors -JhCen s Furnishers THE WELL DRESSED MAN KNOWS HAMILTON QUALITY WHEN YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN RESOURCES MASURY PURE PAINTS VARNISHES ADD TO SANITATION, HEALTH AND APPEARANCE. c Remember— James Bute Company WALLPAPER Texas Avenue at Fannin Sixty years dependable service to the HOUSTON, TEXAS people of Houston and Texas EDWARD S. BOVLES I.. I). BROWN ' J. T. SCOTT, J R. RUSSELL SCOTT E. F. GIBBONS PAT N. FAHEY GAINER B. JONES FRANK C. DYER Boyles, Brown Scott Lawyers Eirst National Bank Building HOUSTON, TEXAS School Paper Printing Headquarters W 1? Print ' The ' Thresher Rice Institute The Raven Rice Institute The Thizorback, Jas. S. Hogg Junior High The Hamilton Echo Hamilton High The Student Echo Milby High (Harrisburg) Estimates cheerfully made on all kinds of publications, books, catalogs, etc. Western Newspaper Union 131 2 Walker Ave. C. F. Wadsworth, Mgr. Fairfax 201 1 Cash if you have it - Credit if you want it HJ.GOHN FURNITURE CO. I205-O7 CONGRESS AVENUE York Products Corporation York, Pa. York Engineering Supply Division 2201-2211 Texas Avenue Houston, Texas DALLAS NEW ORLEANS HOUSTON Visit our new building where we do our pipe bending and welding of coils and headers Everything for the Ice Plant Building Materials We are headquarters for nearly everything in the way of staple items and specialties in the building material line. Waterproof engineering is one of our main branches and we know we can serve you to your advantage. W. L. MACATEE SONS HOUSTON and DALLAS Tfellow Compliments of Perfecto Cleaning Dye Works Phone Hadley 1400 2819 Fannin Street Houston, Texas tc Only the Best This accurately descrihes every article in our complete line of— Drugs, Toilet Accessories Stationery, Candies and Periodicals See Our Rice Jewelry Henrich ' s Pharmacy SERVICE Eagle and Fannin Streets PHONE HADLEY 4443 BENDER HOTEL Houston s Homiest Hotel and zMost ' Popular Restaurant J. D. DALEY, Manager SHOES AND HOSIERY 310 Main Street Houston, Texas 1109 Market Street Galveston, Texas Qompliments of O. L. SCRIVNER PRINTING CO. ADVERTISING i£ PRINTING PRES. 0735 711 POLK AVE. HOUSTON READY-CUT HOUSE COMPANY SUCCESSOR TO CRAIN READY-CUT HOUSE COMPANY IN THE MANUFACTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF READY-CUT AND SECTIONAL HOUSES Largest Selling Brand or Coffee In The World Compliments of L. R. C. TOWLES COTTON BROKER COTTON EXCHANGE BLDG. HOUSTON, TEXAS The j and S Florists QUALITY SERVICE MEMBERS FLORISTS ' TELEGRAPH DELIVERY Say it with Flowers PHONE PRESTON 4177 1111 TRAVIS STREET HOUSTON, TEXAS GEO. S. KING A. C. WOOD KING WOOD LAWYERS H. G. BUTTS BINZ SETTEGAST 1827-32 POST-DISPATCH BI.DG. Lawrence DuMAR Qompliments of TEXAS ICE FUEL CO ESTABLISHED I 895 HOUSTON DRUG COMPANY Wholesale Druggists Importers and Jobbers u s t ' Dru p ? ists Si n d? ies Manufacturers of Pharmaceuticals HOUSTON, TEXAS Nothing But a Good Title Can Be Guaranteed by Houston Title Guaranty Co, Title Guaranty Building 2nd Floor Prairie Avenue at Main Street Same Offices we have occupied ' for past ten years ANDREWS, STREETMAN, LOGUE ? MOBLEY ATTORNEYS AT LAW FRANK ANDREWS M. E. KURTH PALMER BRADLEY SAM STREETMAN R. F. CAMPBELL J. R. ANDREWS JNO. G. LOGUE J. R. STONE HOWARD P. GREEN JNO. A. MOBLEY E. J. FOUNTAIN, JR. W. M. STREETMAN W. L. COOK J. L. LOCKETT, JR. RICHARD F. BURNS ROBERT H. KELLY S. J. THOMAS JAS. E. KILDAY UNION NATIONAL BANK BUILDING HOUSTON, TEXAS DEALY-ADEY-ELGIN CO. Printers — Manufacturing Stationers Fairfax 1143-1144 717 La Branch Street Hogan-Allnoch Dry Goods Co. WHOLESALE Dry Goods. Notions. Me?i s Furnishing- Goods a?id Ladies ' Ready to JVear Texas Avenue and Austin St. HOUSTON, TEXAS DRINK TRIPLE XXX ROOT BEER ■Makes Thirst a Joy W. T. PECKINPAUGH 807 McKinney Avenue Houston Territory Preston 2884 Compliments ot DR. E. L. FOX X-RAY LABORATORY AND SANITARIUM 13 10 McKinney Avenue HOUSTON, TEXAS Phones: Office, Fairfax 4281 ; Reiidence, Fairfax 4532 COMPLIMENTS Gribble Stamp and Stencil Co. 214 Fannin Street Levy Bros. Dry Goods Co. 11 For Nearly jo Years an Institution of Service Building Houston Homes 17 Years of home building and home financing — During which period 4800 Carterbilt homes have been provided tor Houston families. When Planning a Home Think of W. T. Carter Lumber Bldg. Co. 1 20 1 Capitol Avenue Phone Preston 07 Colorado Canned Vegetables PEAS, STRINGLESS BEANS, SAUERKRAUT, PUMPKIN, HOMINY, TOMATOES AND CHERRIES zJlre Used jTargely in the c Rice Institute Theo. Keller Co. HOUSTON, TEXAS Compliments J. H. HUTTON CO. COTTON Cotton Exchange Building Houston, Texas This Space CLEANED by Shepherd Laundries Co, KLASSY KLEANERS DYERS Phone Preston 4700 Formerly Pantitorium Laundry Radio — Klectrical Supplies and Lighting Fixtures Barden Electric Contracting Co, The House of Klectrical Service 1 1 1 Main Street Houston, Texas Compliments of W. H. CURTIN CO. Heavy Hardware and Mil] Supplies HOUSTON, TEXAS Compliments of sB PRICE QUALITY . SERVICE CAPITOL AVE AT MIL-JIM ST 700 Milam Preston 2043 TEXAS HOTEL SUPPLY CO 11 We Serve and Satisfy 1 1 1 1 Franklin Avenue Houston, Texas WE PAY RETURN CHARGES ON ALL PARCEL POST PACKAGES AMOUNTING TO ONE DOLLAR OR OVER We Treat Tour Clothes White ' ' BURKHART ' S LAUNDRY DYE WORKS HOUSTON, TEXAS ROBERTUS CHIROPRACTIC OFFICES Oldest in Houston 703-5-7 Mason Building Phone Fairfax 2027 Graduate of the Palmer School of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa INVESTMENT SECURITIES INQUIRIES INVITED -BOND T EPAR 7 M E N T Fidelity Trust Company Houston STAR ELECTRIC ENGINEERING CO. HOUSTON, TEXAS RADIOLA - FEDERAL ORTHOSONIC - ATirATER KENT- CROSLEYS Electric Refrigeration and Household Appliances Radio Sets and Parts. Electrical Contractors. EDMUND M. DUPREE, A. O. GREBER, J. B. LINDSAY 613 Fannin St. Pres. 4990 1914 Main St. E. R. MATHEWS MISS GUSSIE NORDHAUSEN MATHEWS HARDWARE CO 80C FANNIN STREET - HOUSTON TEXAS OPPOSITE COTTON HOTEL PHONE FAIRFAX 5620 Compliments of a Friend Ineeda Laundry and Cleaning Co. Cleaners and Pressers There is a Difference Phone Preston 311 712-720 Smith Street Houston, Texas Bonds for Investment GOVERNMENT RAILROAD MUNICIPAL INDUSTRIAL NEUHAUS CO. HOUSTON Compliments of R. W. Wier Lumber Co. Let us help you with your building and financing problems. SOUTH TEXAS LUMBER CO. Fairfax 1191 2800 McKinnev Avenue r. d. Mcdonald President C. J. ROBERTSON Vice-President and General Manager Wm. A. ROBERTSON Sec ' y and Treas. ROBKRTSON-M ACDONALD LUMBER Co. MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND EXPORTERS LUMBER f Preston 0537 PHONES Preston 1040 Long Distance NIELS ESPERSON BUILDINC HOUSTON, TEXAS B. E. Norvell Company REAL ESTATE, RENTALS LOANS and INSURANCE We Solicit Your Business 421-2;, West Bldg. Fairfax 2345 W. P. HAMBLEN ATTORNEY AT LAW FAIRFAX 5867 HADLEY 9978 A. S. KOEHLER General Material Broker and Agent 526 West Building Houston, Texas WM. A. VINSON J. A. EI.KINS CLYDE A. SWEETON C. M. HIGHTOWER WHARTON E. WEEMS FRED. R. SWITZER R. A. SHEPHERD VINSON ELKINS SWEETON WEEMS ATTORNEYS AT LAW NIELS ESPERSON BUILDING HOUSTON, TEXAS S. S. McCLENDON, JR. WARREN J. DALE GEO. E. B. PEDDY E. D. ADAMS J. VINCENT MARTIN JOEL H. BERRY HORACE D. GROGAN MACO STEWART ALBERT DE LANGE CLARENCE MILHEISER STEWART, DE LANGE MILHEISER LAWYERS STEWART BUILDING HOUSTON, TEXAS T AKfc WEEKLY TRIP HOME  OVER IHE TELEPHONt tm  - ? - -— k M « _ M hj athtr: -When Jim tele htmedfrom college lastu-ee said he u ' ould col 1 again ighlat nine o c x . ' can my wait for the telephoni ' ing. ' Dad. le She Can Hardly Wait ! SAY WHAT YOU WILL half the battles of life are won, half the college tests are passed and half trie big games are brought to a glorious victory tnrough the faith and the interest of the people at Home '  your Mother and Dad! I have been very busy 1 is a favorite excuse for de- lav in writing them a letter, but there isn t a man in college who is too busy to telephone Home once each week. Let the telephone connect you with Mother and Dad once every week of your college afe it is a habit you will nevei regret SOOmwtaiERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Compliments EVERITT-BUELOW CO. Women Clothiers Exclusive but Inexpensive 715 Main Street Houston, Texas To The Freshman ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT We have supplied INSTRUMENTS AND DRAFTING SUPPLIES At a Discount for the past ten years Why not let us supply yours? KODAK FINISHING TEXAS BLUE PRINT AND SUPPLY CO. 420 Fannin Street (.== - - AJfiG e L ?WP yv ?s jTfe ?srj U ' ov -i tfffye B£ erf f75 ? c -£ J ) J Ce p f ?££ is is a j ? rrt£5S£b G hts o ELECr f e u, paw£ z who follow Tf-f Wiles. or ooT c JfOHWffYs WtftCH „ S7 KETCH 7-rt£ l £HGTH A i ?£ ) ? •£ - c7ff : ' - V7 V ;5 A JC C or ? Alobe ftf bfff jtfe ?£ vrry 7a s r yoa f OC 5 7 0 , G T A G P0W£E7? Co A FA A 1 ) ' J. J. Settegast, Jr., President and General Manager A. J. Binz, Vice President H. G. GiLMORE.Secretarv-Treasurer TEL-ELECTRIC COMPANY Agents WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC MFG. CO. WHOLESALE ELECTRICAL, TELEPHONE AND RADIO SUPPLIES 602-604 Preston Avenue Houston, Texas EAT - HONEY BOY ICE CREAM The Cream of Quality DRINK PERFECTLY PASTEURIZED MILK •♦■♦asf - All Our Products are the Best LONE STAR CREAMERY CO HOUSTON, TEXAS Phone: Preston 1931 Mov c wg Qj pw BUTTER EGGS ' ARISTOCRATS OF THE DIN INC, TABLE R. B. SALTER Painter and Decorator QUALITY ' Distinctive Interior Decorating ' Durable (Commercial Tainting i i i 6 North Main Street Houston, Texas HOUSTON ' S FASTEST GROWING DEPARTMENT STORE VALUES BUILT IT — FACTS PROVE IT — EVERBODY KNOWS IT W. C. MUNN COMPANY Our Motto SERVICE DEPENDABILITY S. jfr c Rlchards C or P- SODA FOUNTAINS FOUNTAIN £r JANITOR SUPPLIES Phones: Preston 2060-06 1 1 110-112 Travis Street Houston, Texas Beard Stone Electric Co., Inc. Largest Automotive Electric House in the South Distributors of Bosch Radios HOUSTON WACO JNO. McCLELLAN, Presld W. C. PROWSK. Mana Syracuse China used at Rice Institute We Sell the most comprehensive line of China manufactured. The most distinctive, practical and beautiful designs created for INSTITUTIONS, CAFETERIAS HOTELS, CLUBS, RESTAURANTS DINING CARS, SHIP USE AND HOSPITALS The largest display of Dinnerware in the Southwest, including all good goods from low price to finest JNO. McCLELLAN CO., Inc. CHINA - GLASSWARE - SILVERWARE - ALUMINUMWARE CUTLERY - KITCHEN MACHINERY 41 7-4I 9 FANNIN ST. SOUTH TEXAS COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK, Houston s Bank ot Service $v $g te THE MEN ' S SHOP $2 to8s TWO PANTS SUMMER SUITS S2475 , W $3375 What is a Well Dressed Man? To he well dressed a man doesn ' t need the profile of a Barrymore, the hearing of a West Pointer, the income of a hank director. Good looks are not necessary as long as a man has good taste, and as far as income goes . . . well, manv of our hest dressed patrons are young men whose salaries must go a long ways. Foley Bros, clothes, though very moder- ately priced, possess the same elements to be found in custom tailored garments .... style that is clean cut, fabrics having true worth and pleasing pattern . . . tailoring that is perfect in every particular. . IF YOU WEAR FOLEY BROS. CLOTHKS YOU ARK A WELL DRESSED MAN Sincere students of accomplishment will find much to interest them at Sugar Land. Those of Texas ' schools and universi- ties are especially invited to come, as individuals or bodies, to acquaint themselves with this model industrial community and the processes of its several enterprises. Imperial Sugar Company First in Texas SUGAR LAND RICE INSTITUTE WANTED THE BEST So, they use Natural Qas for fuel Cjuardinir carefully the health and comfort of its hundreds of. students — Rice Institute chose Natural Gas — the superior fuel. . . because Natural (ias is Dependable — any hour Natural Gas is Controlable — exact tem- of the twenty-four, it is always ready to peratures may be maintained, because , f , the flow may be increased or diminished, serve you at the turn or a valve. Natural Gas is Clean — makes for ideal Natural Gas is Economical — it has the conditions in home or factory — No lowest final cost per unit of heat. smoke — No soot. HOUSTON GAS FUEL COMPANY Always at Your Service Office and Salesroom Telephone 607 San Jacinto St. Preston 4230 For Tour Storage Battery Demand Anchor Brand Electrolyte Texas Chemical Company The Southwest ' s Greatest Chemical Manufactory Offices-. Petroleum Building Factory at Manchester On the Chann A. D. SORT, President Brazos Valley Buick Company INCORPORATED Service Station and Parts Department Sales Room and Main Office Phone Fairfax 6131 1316-21 McKinney Ave. Compliments of OUSTON THREE STORES POST-DISPATCH BUILDING 511 MAIN STREET 807 MAIN STREET The c RJ£e Men ARE ESPECIALLY INVITED TO INSPECT OUR SHOWING OF READT-FOR-JFEAR-SUITS AS MADE BY LANROCK-NEIFHAFEN, CONN. ORIGINATORS OF THE STRAIT HANGING LOOSE FITTING CLOTHES NOW SO POPULAR WITH COL- LEGE MEN, AND FAMOUS AS TAILORS FOR STU- DENTS OF YALE AND OTHER EASTERN COLLEGES FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS SUITS FOR COLLEGE MEN $35 to $6 5 READY TO WEAR OR MADE TO ORDER Larimer jWZ Norton Co. TAILORS C CLOTHIERS 1 tattda f PLUMBING FBCIURES SUPPLIES AND TOOLS For water, gas, steam and oil plumbers, steam fitters, mills and factories McKINNEY and BROADWAY HOUSTON, TEXAS Compliments of Joseph S. Smith , General zAgent Aetna Life Insurance Company iioo Tons Daily Capacity Compliments of PORT CITY ICE DELIVERY 120 Wagons and Trucks to serve you Preston 5900 DEPENDABLE SERVICE Preston 5900 m m h 1 -s M m m §111 If 13 ririH T r r r rk MM 5 r OT Jri j30 03rf. The %? -fi j- ••• who have learned to de- pend on Harris- Hahlo for their clothes ••• have learn- ed an important lesson that they will carry with them all through their lives. ■ that style is the thing ■ • that quality is essential • • that correct dress plays an im- portant part in the cultural and social advancement of women ■ that this store sponsors noth- ing but what has the highest endorsement of Fashion! Harris-Hahlo Co. HEART O ' HOUSTON ' D. D. COOLEY L. F. SCHWEIKART VV. H. SEAMAN Home Phone Home Phone Home Phone Taylor 177 Hadley 1258 Hadley 1276 (Established 187S) COOLEY, SCHWEIKART SEAMAN GENERAL INSURANCE LOSSES GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION 621-622-623 Cotton Exchange Building Phones: Preston 4415 and 4427 Houston, Texas Southern Drug Company WHOLESALE DRU GGIST HOUSTON, TEXAS Officers and Directors B. B. GILMER, President J. W. LESTER, Secretary C. F. CARTER, Active Vice Pres. G. P. STONE, Treasurer W. C. BUSCHARDT, Mgr. Sundry Dept. J. W. CLEVELAND J. S. RICE THOS. H. BALL DR. O. L. NORSWORTHY DAVID RICE R. W. WIER A. L. CARTER WM. M. RICE Sunset Coffee Its Flavor Tells the W hole Story WM,D. CLEVELAND SONS HOUSTON, TEXAS WALK-OVER The College Man ' s Favorite SHOe WALK-OVER SHOE STORE 618 MAIN STREET Accounts Solicited W. T. GARTER BROS. Manufacturers of YELLOW PINE and HARDWOOD LUMBER HOUSTON, TEXAS Where Style is Right Where Quality is High THE HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER MARX CLOTHES Landers King Smith 505 MAIN STREET HOUSTON MCEVOY STRAINERS BACK PRESSURE VALVES BAILERS PACKERS LEAD SEALS OIL, GAS and WATER WELL SUPPLIES Correctly designed for Maximum Capacity Maximum Service No trouble of breakage in handling or setting any of our products J. H. McEvoy Co. PRESTON 14 9 PRESTON 4961 LOS ANGELES INVESTIGATE THE USATEX MATTRESS Improved, Patented, Sanitary and Tuftless Manufactured in Houston by USATEX MANUFACTURING CO. FREDERICK PARKER, Owner 1 1 10-12-14 North Main Street Just across the Viaduct ' Mattresses Renovated Right Call Preston 1 3 1 5 or 1 3 1 6 ENGRAVED CALLING CARDS COMMENCEMENT INVITATIONS INVITATIONS AND PROGRAMS EMBOSSED FOUNTAIN PENS MONOGRAM STATIONERY EVERSHARP PENCILS Stationers — Printers — Engravers — lithographers CAPITOL BRAZOS RUSK EDGETT-BURNHAM COMPANY PACKERS OF HIGH GRADE CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN TIN AND GLASS Newark., New York A Used by ' Tfice Institute) Distributed in Houston Territory By THEO. KELLER CO. HOUSTON, TEXAS The Second National Bank Houston, Texas a (growing with Houston ' ' MAIN AT RUSK v ■ W .-.- :-.. (• CakgwitzRro Cater to the particular clothing requirements of college men and are recognized center for university styles in SUITS — HATS— SHOES AND FURNISHINGS C. A. PACE, ' 25, Houston Manager L. R. CHATHAM, ex. ' 25, Salesman The Pianoforte SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY THE W. L. PACE PIANO CO. ' The House of Satisfied Customers ' ' 1 1707 Main St reet Expert Ampico and Piano Service Fairfax 3600 Compliments of Willie Owens Letter Shop Cotton Exchange Building Houston, Texas Preston 4930 109 Main Street Houston Bankers Mortgage Company Houston, Texas Capital and Surplus $2,600,000.00 Partners with the Community Street cars passing to and fro on the streets, carrying hundreds of thousands of passengers each week are really partners with the public. They bring customers to the merchant and shop-keepers, patrons to the theatre; thereby stimulating business activities. They build and maintain real estate values and supply the people with safe, conven- ient and dependable service. Houston Electric Go. JEFF L. ALEXANDER, Mgr. Preston 7300 For Cleaning Satisfaction Call QUEEN CLEANERS DYERS LESLIE E. HALL Main Office and Plant 4612 Main St. Hadley 0734-8065 W. D. HADEN COMPANY Largest Producers of Mud Shell in the World. SHKLL - - SAND - - GRAVEL Manufacturers of Stone Tile Fairfax 6 1 4 1 23 1 5 Polk Avenue JORDAN JORDAN The Little Custom Jordan is Positively the Car of the Future JORDAN-HOUSTON CO., Inc. R. I). RABON, Manager Mc Kinney at Caroline JORDAN JORDAN i Compliments of J. C. LEONARD COMPANY Mortgage Loans Niels Esperson Bldg. Houston, Texas e AN INSTITUTION OF PARIS MODES 913-15-17 Main St. Houston, Texas THE FARRAR LUMBER CO. 2401 Texas Avenue Phone Preston 0486 Chester H. Bryan, President A. E. Kerr, I ice Pres. Floyd Ikard, Vice Pres. • Cashier W. B. Roberts, Asst. Cashier R. S. Sterling, Chairman of the Board COMPLETE BANKING, TRUST AND REAL ESTATE SERVICE Federal Trust Company Capital 5400,000 Surplus $ 100,000 1 1 10 Texas Avenue — Post Dispatch Building Houston, Texas Vitamins in Bread Dixie Maid Milk Bread is Nature ' s own bal- anced food, combining as it does, wholesome milk, creamery butter and fine flour — it contains proteins and carbohydrates which furnish heat and energy, along with vitamins and mineral elements which protect and build the body. Eat it freelv. Dixie Maid Milk Bread Baked and guaranteed by TEXAS BREAD COMPANY A. LAWRENCE TOOMBS is: SONS Wholesale Poultry and Eggs Rice Boys Enjoy (Xir Poultry and Eggs Southern States Line Texas Star Line Regular Liner Service irom Houston, Galveston and other Texas ports to French, German, Holland, Belgium, Baltic and Scandinavian ports. Lykes Line to IV est Indies From Houston, Beaumont, Lake Charles, and Galveston to Porto Rico, and Haiti zJLgents for [American Pioneer J ine and Cjulf -West Mediterranean £ine — Service to Spain, D (orth lAfrica and Far East Lykes Bros. -Ripley S.S. Co., Inc. Daniel Ripley Co., Inc. Lykes Bros. S.S. Co., Inc. Phone Preston 2091 Cotton Exchange Building Houston, Texas Compliments of Sanders Company Qotton Dentists ' and Physicians ' Supplies Hospital and Office Equipment Elastic Hosiery, Trusses and Supporters Rubber, Leather and Electrical Goods Pendleton Arto (incorporated) Medical Arts Building HOUSTON, TEXAS Cat the Rest Irvin ' s Hy-Grade Ice Cream A FOOD NOT A FAD KIDDIES ' SUCKERS RUT PUNCH FRUIT PUNCH Preston 3630 Engineering skill ol the very highest type is required in the designing and manufacturing ot all Reed Rotary Drilling Tools. Year by year the requirements grow more exacting in the production oi oil and more dependent becomes the industry on the trained mind ol engineers. It is the high hope and ambition of the Reed Roller Bit Company that from Rice Institute may come many leaders in petroleum produc- tion and the necessary tools therefor. Reed Roller Bit Company HOUSTON, TEXAS LOS ANGEI ES, CAL. St 0lh College Inn Z2t It is more than an eating place It is part of oar college days Among the many things tor which this great jewelry store is famous, b no means the least in importance is the crea- tion of the official ring ofthe fc? gR DUATE L. LECHENGER, Jeweler POST-DISPATCH Bill. DING PRESTON OIO ! ' Jewels, Platinum andCjold Jewelry, Watches, Silver, Crystal, Qhina and Art Wares oyfsk your dealer for MATTRESS NONE BETTER MADE PHONE FAIRFAX 6336 Quality Supreme Houston ' s most modern and up-to-minute exclusive cleaning and dyeing establishment Cleaning thai appeals to the well dressed man or woman ' Phone Fairfax 3123 A. F. Barnes, Mech. Eng. Texas Engineering Company The zJXCechanical Equipment of building SALES 925 Electric Building ENGINEERING Houston, Texas We Hope You Appreciate THE CW ' ADDITION of BE H TIFl I, W ' jfSS HOMES As much as we appreciate RICE INSTITUTE G. E. SIMPSON REALTY SERVICE PRESTON 4560 REALTORS 3 i KEYSTONE BLDG. Kennerlv, Williams, Lee Hill LAWYERS T. M. KENNERLY IRL F. KENNERLY FRFD I.. WILLIAMS W. H. BLADES JESSE J. LEE ALAN B. CAMERON GEO. A. HILL, Jr. T. E. KENNERLY Scanlan Building Houston, Texas JAS. P. HOUSTOUN GEO. A. TYLER LOUIS A. STEVESON HOUSTOUN TYLER INSURANCE Complete Hartford Service P.iva ' e B an:h EKchan e: P e ton 1692 See Inside Back Cover of Telephone Directory i tfe£=4zTt (). HILL MUSIC HOUSE -JSdisical Instruments, String and Trimmings HIGH (iRADK R F. P A I R WO R K Special agents State of Texas for Robert Clarinets, King-Band Instruments Visit the Hills and view the scenery 310J 2 Main Street Houston, Te :as THE GOVERNMENT SAYS: Every person, young or old, should drink a quart of milk every day to keep in perfect health. Milk is the only food containing every element needed by the human body OH! Yes! Be sure it ' s PHENIX MILK Houston Car Wheel and Machine Company HOUSTON, TEXAS - Manufacturers of Gray Iron Castings Car Wheels Patterns Machine Works and Forging CONGRATULATIONS Wishing the class of ' 27 a Happy and Prosperous future Preston 3988 Q(J FTO IP S 9 1 4 Texas Ave. The UNION NATIONAL BANK OF HOUSTON, TEXAS y v Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits Over Two Million Dollars WALLIS DRUG STORE Phone Hadley 0220 Houston Packing Company Beef and Pork Products Edible Oils and Shortening The cover for this annual was created by The DAVID J. MOLLOY CO. 2857 N. Western Avenue Chicago, Illinois €vcry Moltoy SituU Covir bean ihii erode mark on the DISTRIBUTING PLANTS Houston Corpus Christi . Lufkin Brownsville 9°7 North San Jacinto Street Palestine Victoria Houston, Texas DESEL-BOETTCHER CO. INCORPORATED Importers and Wholesale Dealers in FRUIT, VEGETABLES, PRODUCE, SUNDRY GROCERIES, SPECIALTIES EGGS, LIVE and DRESSED POULTRY Great Southern Life Insurance Company HOUSTON, TEXAS •+4HE Insurance in force Si 62,828,433.00 Admitted Assets 19,990,934.19 Surplus Protection to Policyholders ... 2,151 ,068. 1 9 THE GABLES, Inc. A drug store with the atmosphere of home cordiality Featuring merchandise of the best quality THE GABLES, Inc. ' Drugs - Confections 3100 Main Street Phones Hadlev 2100-2 00 Character You will find character here at Nathan ' s — not only in the clothes we sell but in our personnel as well. You will find this store totally dif- ferent a highly specialized place where it is easy and pleasant to shop where attention is always to be had, and where clothing of unquestioned quality, in the very latest of styles, weaves and pat- terns can by purchased at modest prices. A visit will convince you. J fathcm •Clothe of Quality • Main 41 Capitol SAINT CO. Dowling at Walker Wholesale Hay, Grain, Feed, Poultry, and Eggs Soph: Hey, where you going with that bottle? Freshie: I got a date with my room mate ' s girl, and he told me that she ' s a cute baby, but you ' ve got to feed her. ' ' 1 Sylvan Beach Park Eat - Swim - ' Dance Port Houston ' s playground Mary: What are vou wearing to the Archi-Arts ? Lucy: The costume is to match vour date ' s hair. Mine is black. Mary: Gosh! What ' 11 I do, my date is bald. J ewis Fish and Ovster Parlor Compliments of SCHOENMANN PRODUCE COMPANY Fresh Frit its and J ' egetables BRING IT BY NINE GET IT AT SIX CLEANING AND PRESSING thai will please yon Eureka Laundry Dye Works Preston 565 610 Travis Preston 0S82 A. T. VICK COMPANY Construction Electrical Engineers SPECIALISTS IN Power and Industrial Engineering Power Transmission Illuminating Engineering 3 = = r. TEXACO Stands for Excellent and Uniform Quality of Petroleum Products J (ew and Better Texaco Qasoline Low End Point — High Volatility The Dry Gas— More Miles Per Gallon Texaco htotor Oil Clean, Clear, Golden Motor Oil. The Lubricating Film that Gives the Perfect Seal Texaco Home J ubricant Every Home has Use for a Can Texaco c Roofing Ready to Lay — Prepared to Stay TEXACO means expert service in the choice of lubricants to suit your particular work and conditions in shop or on rolling stock. Each Texaco Lubricant is designed to meet a certain set of mechanical conditions and each one is the right lubricant for the purpose. The Texas Company Agents Everywhere HENKE PILLOT (INCORPORATED) (J racers 302 to 10 Milam Street 2806 to 2 S 1 6 Travis Street -5000 Washington Avenue JVhere you get the JhCost of the Best for the Trice MACO STEWART President W. MORRIS Viee-Pres. and Sec ' J. H. LANGBEN Vice-President MACO STEWART Vice-President Stewart Title Guaranty Company Capital $1, 00,000 Insures jTand Titles and jTiens LARGEST TITLE COMPANY IN SOUTH Offices HOUSTON ' DALLAS GALVESTON SAN ANTONIO EL PASO FORT WORTH CORPUS CHRIST] Compliments of WEINGARTEN ' S 5 Big Markets BETTER food for LESS She met me — She necked me — She told me — That she loved me- She thrilled me — She damned me — She married me — -Roommate FUEL OIL For Industries. Office Buildings, Hotels, Laundries and Residences Spot and Contract Business Solicited Houston Oil Terminal Co. Chronicle Bklg. Phone Preston 3977 C. L. Bering, President F. G. Gardiner, Secret, J. Ross Wright. Vice-President T. H. Hill, Treasu Preston 0181 c. L. Bering Company , Inc. Es ahlished 1895, Incorporated 19 GOLF SUPPLIES 7 Archer Cc v, Caiile and Lockwood Out Board Moto woes, Racing Out Board Motor Boats Guns, Ammunition 709 Travis Street Houston, Texas Gulf Bitulithic Company Pavements -:- Highzvays 2820 Polk Avenue Houston, Texas I N C O R P O P A T E O GUAR. ANTE ED CLOTHES Tour Home Beyond These Crates Be it an English cottage with gabled roof, or a soft-hued Spanish house; your home nes- tled among moss-curtained oaks and towering pines, behind the gates of Temple Terrace will have that added touch . . . Distinction . . . sought by all. No homesites closer to the city ' s heart, yet so convenient to the country clubs, polo grounds, gun club, art museum and so- cial centers, too. Truly a home harbor; peaceful, secluded, distinctive; there high above the verdant banks of Buffalo River. Drive there today; see for your- self. Then you, too, will agree :the ideal place to buy, to build, to live. Owners TEMPLE LUMBER COMPANY HUGH WILKIN Exclusive Sales Agent 1708 Main Fairfax 4328 Field Office Cor. Stanford and W. Dallas Hadley 9810 Temple Terrace Damon Wells Co. Warehouses for jTease HOUSTON, TEXAS The sort oi a store men approve .... zAmple Stocks --Ample Service Prices that -JMake Your clothes budget ample The best of everything men wear including Kitppenheimer Good Clothes Leopold Price The House of Kuppenheimer Good Clothes for 20 years Better Clothes for Less Money on Credit at Cash Prices CHARGE IT at Shotwells 604 Main Street 6- 1C . XiSlfti PARKER MUSIC CO. HOLrON BAND INSTRUMENTS 90S CAPITOL AVENUE HOUSTON —TEXAS Patronize Campanile Advertisers Made in America For American Athle Touchdowns Next Fall For Rice Institute will be made by your fa- vorite stars equipped with the nationally famous Rawlings Foot- ball equipment devel- oped with the personal assistance of your versa- tile coach John W. Heisman Sold by Texas Sporting Goods Co. Made by Rawlings Mfg.Co.St.Louis,Mo. Specialists Athletic Knitted Wear for Every Sport O ' Shea Knitting Mills 24I4 Sacramento Ave. Chicago. Illinois IK ' ' 3 2 2 . ' , ' rj, , i ' ■■ ■«■ .u ,„, •;y,ri ' SL ' li - ' - 8 - — • :-- •■ ri frf !S ' 1 ! ' 1 ISi ISi {si Hi ill ■wa- ' M?. .r a C jjfcC J Home Office Building, Galveston, Te Life Insurance in Force (Ordinary and Industrial) December 31, 1926 $383,578,015.00 Surplus Security to ' Policyholders $3 8 74 5 14-37 Conservative Progress Every Year, Operating from Coast to Coast Canada to the Gulf, Cuba and Hawaiian Islands American National insurance Company GALVESTON, TEXAS W. I. MOODY, Jr., President SHEARN MOODY, Vice-President W. I.. MOODY, |rd Vice-President T. I.. CROSS, Vice President W. J. SHAW, Secretary Cjalveston s Super - ' Value ' ' Store Visitors, as well as our regular customers, are always pleased with the attentiveness of our personnel, and the ever present Newness ' ' of our apparel for men, women, and children. JR okt .I Pohen Galveston, Texas DINE AT BEACH LrAIDO S BEACH Famed Throughout America for Wonderful Sea Foods atop Murdoch ' s pavilion over glorious gulf of mexico Oldest Established Restaurant in Galveston CRABS SHRIMP OYSTERS FISH FRESH FROM THE GULF ONLY HENRY WILKENS COMPANY Qotton Factors GALVESTON Personal Service since 191 2. Prompt Returns. We Want Your Business KUTSCHBACH Florist Fine Floral Work Phone Preston 8443 2522 Washington Avenue V The Lure of Hertzberg Gifts , Here in this treasure shop are more beau- tiful and iascinating things than you ever dreamed could possibly be gathered under one root. Selecting gilts is not a question of cost, ot how much you have to spend, but, of know- ing where to make your selections. This is the secret of giving fascinating gitts, just suited to the one you would re- member. ' Birthday Gifts - Graduation Gifts engagement Gifts J I r edding Gifts Trophies - Jiving Qups U yelties for ' Bridge ' Prizes Showers and Favors ' Diamonds - Watches - Pearls - Jeice rv Silver - Qrystal - Tottery ' Perfumery HERTZBERG JEWELRY COMPANY . the Sign of the Clock ' HOUSTON STREET Corner ST. MARY ' S SAN ANTONIO CRAFTSMANSHIP Pride of quality, it has been said, is the stimulus of true craftsmanship. It is pride of quality that caused the Interna- tional Cement Corporation to develop the famous International Wet-Blending Process of manufacture — to make this extra effort to insure the super-quality of Lone Star Cement. The International Wet-Blending Process achieves a new degree of uniformity, made possible by the exact chemical control which this process affords. For every barrel of Lone Star Cement made by this process, 350 pounds of water are evaporated. This means that the mills of the International System evaporate 50,000,000 gallons of water daily. The extra fuel required to evaporate this quantity of water would generate enough electricity to light the homes of one million people. The added fuel cost is offset by the confidence of the user in Lone Star Cement. For the International Wet-Blending Process results in a super-quality cement because it (1) assures a perfect mechanical mixture of extreme intimacy, (2.) affords absolute uniformity and (3) makes possible complete control of chemical content. A NATION-WIDE SYMBOL OF SUPER-QUALITY CEMENT AND DEPENDABLE BUILDING MATERIAL SERVICE TEXAS PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY DALLAS HOUSTON SUBSIDIARY OF TH2 INTERNATIONAL CEMENT CORPORATION One of the World ' s Largest Cement Producers — 11 Mills — Annual Capacity i4,joo,ooo Barrels Hi tAn -.Apartment Hotel .ERE may be had all the conveniences of an apart- ment, plus all the accommo- dations of a high grade hotel — all at surprisingly moder- ate cost. Every thing furnished but your food — and that may be had in our Dining Room, if desired. Phone Hadley 4604 for details Montrose at Bar ' Jetl Compliments of Your Friends Thomas W. Hopkins, President, Treasurer and Manager, Charles Paggi, ' ice- President, John H. Crooker, Vice-President, M. C. Rutledge, Sec ' y 4sst-Mgr, BURGESS-WHISENANT CO. FUN ERAL DIRECTORS Louisiana at Hell Houston, Texas Wademari ' s Flowers Bring Happy Hours 1 1 06 Main Street Hadley 5555 iJewelru !g Aweeneijjeweiri) 4ig MAIN 5TREET con PRAIRIE AVENUE Need more be said of a gift than — 77 came from Sweeney ' s ? Master Fixture Builders Since igo6 Just as Rice builds a background tor the student, So does Burge build a background for the merchant THE BURGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY FIG ORCHARD LANDS AND BAY SHORE LOTS Ideally located at San Leon, Galveston County, bordered by Galveston, Trinity, and Dickinson Bays. Accessible from Houston and Galveston by hard surfaced roads or Southern Pacific Railroad. Climate particularly adapted to orchards, fig cultivation, and truck farm- ing. Land available in tracts of five acres. Several fig preserving plants in vicinity. Bay front lots, fifteen to twenty feet above water, suitable tor summer cottages. Prices and Terms reasonable SAN LEON COMPANY Apply to REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY Petroleum Building Houston Southern Pacific Jfynes 17,000 MILES OF RAILWAY SERVICE Fast, Dependable Schedules Between Principal Texas Cities. Last to Leave Night Trains 1 1 :jo p.m. between Houston and Dallas 1 1 :jo p.m. Houston to Ft. Worth 1 1 130 p.m. Houston to San Antonio 1 1 :jo p.m. Houston to Waco 1 1 : o p.m. Houston to Austin 1 1 :oo p.m. between San Antonio and Dallas Comfortable, Fast Night Trains to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The Famous Sunset Route to Cali- fornia. Luxurious, De Luxe equipment. No extra tare. Travel Information Always Gladly Given by Your S. P. Agent. Southern Pacific Jfines £|== ' Xy ll - C- tMcCormick, QeneralTassenger lAgent, Houston LINE! Franklin Air Cooled Motor Cars 7 V 1 V7 ' 1 1 Jp J 1 ' 1 1 pi° neerec l a i r cooled motors twenty- five years ago. J indbergh ' s and ChamberlirTs recent trans- Atlantic flights put the final stamp of approval on AIR cooling. Kelley-Trost Motor Company 2404-2406 Main Street Houston, Texas The Szvagger Individuality That Qollege Men J ook For! % xtcc cx louse CLOTHES These garments provide the College Man with Style that is studiously correct. Tailored from the finest fabrics these clothes are sure to suit men ofevey taste. Better yet, a perfect fit is assured. SaiMdeml Compliments of JONES LUMBER COMPANY Fro the Life of School to the School of Life. Linked inseparably with the successful business man is an office of re- finement and efficiency. And this applies not to furniture alone but to the multitude of record keeping devices that perpetuate business. Within the Wilson organization are office specialists who can help solve your problems when you emerge from the life of school to the school of life . And here at Wilson ' s you buy confidently, knowing the price is right, that years of constant growth in the stationery and office supply field is in itself proof positive of a progressive policy and plan A PLEASURE TO SHOW YOU ° 8 - 10 Aa h cmi ATIONERY V Houston FANNIN YllLMJN ANnPRINTINfALl TEXAS KEYSTONE STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR THE ' 25, ' 26, ' 27 Campaniles in t 0 M m In appreciation for the patronage of Rice students during the past year Ours is the only automatic cooled Kodak Finishing Plant in Houston TEXAS PHOTO SUPPLY COMPANY I o I 7 Texas Avenue Preston 3 i 6 5 Engravers for the 1(ice Qampanile Parke Engraving Company b Mbm-ib - bMribiMbMrm si T 4 £9 T ry. 7 z£ £ er r Each succeeding year brings to The Rein Company a broader and fuller appreciation of what Rice means to those who daily pass between its vine clad gates and hasten down the corridors of its stately buildings, to take their places in a bustling, busy world. To Ton To you, the memory of those four short years will be the most cherished, the most colorful, of all your after life. To Us To us, the interpretation and preservation of those memories, through printer ' s ink and subtle art treatment has been — and will be — one of our most important and pleas- ant duties — a duty growing more impor- tant and more pleasant with each succeed- ing year. Typographers tlf ' Printers of Rice Campanile Classes 2 2 2 5 ' 2 3 ' 26 ' 2 + 27 THE REIN COMPANY, Houston Advertising, Typography , ' Printing f ffl Jl