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Volume Forty, Number Twenty-two HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1952 PALS Sponsor First One-Act Play Group Varied Plays Make Evening's Program The Stronger by August Strind- Owls Play Kansans berg, Overtones by Alice Gersten- berg, William Butler Yeats's Pur- .gatory, Sweeney Agonistes by T. S. Tonight In Rice Gym Eliot, and Browning's "My Last By Ralph Williams Duchess" and "Sililoquy of a Span- ish Cloister" comprise the "Eve- The Rice Owls will oppose the ning of Theatre" to be presented by Kansas Jay hawkers tonight in Last Minute the Rice Players on Monday and their first home game of the 1952- Tuesday, December 15 and 16 at 53 season. Play will com- Business Occupies mence at 8:15 PM on Autry Court Autry House. Curtain time for the in the Rice Gym. production is 8:15. Tickets ($.75) Council Wednesday may be purchased at the door or This year the Blue and Gray cag- fro many member of the PALS, who ers are expected to finish high • There was little business Wednes- are sponsoring the presentation. in the Southwest Conference race. day night at the SC meeting. It -The team has more experience, was announced that Rondelet plans Patsy Lee and Anne Norris are speed, and height than any squad will be given in full next week. The cast in August Strindberg's The in recent Rice basketball history. bill for the football flash cards was Stronger as Mrs. Z and The Silent The Jayhawkers will provide am- approved. Lacy reported that the One, respectively. The play is one ple opposition against which the TV set would be moved as soon as of the great realist's experimental- Owls can display their abilities for drapery material came in at Fol- dramas in which he uses unsymet- the homefolks. From last year's ey's. The question of holding the rical dialogue to good advantage. National Intercollegiate Champion- Freshman election . runoff at the The situation involves a woman who ship squad Kansas has lost its star same time as the Favorite election meets her husband's ex-mistress at center, Ail-American and Olympic a cafe; they talk. What the woman performer and sev- was brought up. It seems that the Campanile does not feel there would says we believe you will find en- eral oher players.' Neverthe less, tertaining as well as stimulating. coach of Kansas has be a representative vote if the two seldom tutored a team which has w«re held in conjunction because Alice Gerstenberg's Overtones is sr not been high in the national rank- there would be a predominance of being directed by Mrs. James Rich- ings. Freshman Favorites. The fbuncil A scene from T. S. Eliot's "Sweeny Agonist.es," one of the ardson as is The Stronger. The play The game will renew a rivalry decided to hold the Freshman run- PALS-sponsored Rice Player productions which will be pre- was one of the first in the Ameri- begun last year in Lawrence, Kan- off as originally set on Friday, and sented Monday and Tuesday nights at the beautiful new can theatre to utilize Freudian psy- sas. On December 18 last year the the Favorite will be held Monday. chology consciously. Again two wo- Jayhawkers downed the Owls 68- Autry Theater at A-House. men, rivals for each-other's hus- 48. Kansas went on to win the In- The main topic of discussion at band's talents, meet; but in this tercollegiate tournament and sent last week's SC meeting concerned play the "other self" is personified several pfayers to represent Amer- the Religious Council. Their spokes- The Rice "Y" is having a Sock by another actress, and you hear ica in the . The star man (a member of the SC too) ask- Tuesday Slated Hop in the small gym following the thoughts of each of the sociable performer for Rice in that game ed that the SC pay for some ex- The Rice vs. Kansas U. game women. Eileen Reindl plays Harriet, was Leonard Childs who hit the penses yet to be incurred. The ques- Saturday night. Admission price while Georgia Hink is cast as Het- range in six out of nine field goal tion was brought up as to whether is S.50 per person. attempts. Childs and Ralph Gra- the SC was supposed to finance the For Annual Rice (Continued on Page 7) wunder are the only players grad- Religious Council. Most members uating from last year's squad. Sec- thought that the SC was not sup- Xmas Service STUDENT COUNCIL ond in scoring for Rice that even- posed to do this," as it would be a ing was the capable James "Pop- bad precedent to start financing The all-school Christmas Service * continued on Page 8) campus organizations. this year will be composed primarily of music and carol singing. It will Members Chafe As be held Tuesday at 12:15 in Palmer HONOR CONFERRED Memorial Church, and will last about 30 to 45 minutes. Business Plows Ahead The congregational singing will Due to numerous requests, this article did not appear last Gloom Pervades School; Dix include several of the most favor- week. However, because of an abundance of hot air and some- ite carols. "O Little Town of Beth- lehem" will be sung as a special one with nothing better to do than copy it down coupled with To Leave Rice For Princeton number by the choir, and David a shortage of advertising for this issue, we present here the Lewis will sing "The Lord's Pray- "facts" concerning last Wednesday's student council meeting. Dr. William S. Dix, head librarian of the Fondren Library er." The meeting was called to order since it was opened in early 1948, has been appointed Librarian promptly at 7:07 (scheduled start- Dr. Paul Pfeiffer will deliver a ing time was 7:00) by President of the Harvey S. Firestone Library of Princeton University. short Christmas meditation, "The John McLane. The roll was called As librarian of one of the four largest libraries in the US, Other Wise Man." Dr. Pfeiffer is Martin New Frosh with the usual response ("Here"), assistant porfessor of electrical en- Dr. Dix will replace Julian Boyd who resigned to devote his full topped off at the end by a short gineering. time to the editing of the Jef- Prexy; Runoff welcoming address ("Welcome") di- ferson Papers. rected at the new freshman repre- Dr. Dix expects to move to New For Veep Today sentatives. The roll call was dis- Jersey and assume his new position tinguished by the absence of both ,in February. Fines Martin was elected Presi- the class "B" graduate reps. It In 1946 Dr. Dix came to Rice Weinachtfest dent of the Freshman class defeat- seems these two gentlemen, known from Harvard where he had served ing Wendell Hamrick in the election affectionately as "Baldy" and "Bril- during World War II as assistant Celebration Set held Friday, December 5. Neither liant" were touring the Southwest personnel director of the radio re- Kay Carmichael nor Jonsey Jones in search of post-graduation em- search laboratory (headquarters for For Thursday received a majority; therefore the ployment and were not available for the radar research in the US). Dr. vice-president will be determined in comment either before, during, or Dix's first position at Rice was As- Der Eulenspiegel's annual Weihn- a run-off, as will the office of sec- after the meeting. achstfest, or Christmas party will retary-treasurer. Bob Buck and Sel- sistant Professor of English. Before Reports f the opening of Fondren Library Dr. be held next Thursday at the 63 by Sullivan are the contenders. Next on the agenda were the of- Dix was qiute active in both stu- Tiel Way home of Edward Ross at Ed Harris, Deedee Meek, and ficer and committee reports. Harold dent and faculty affairs, serving as 7:30. Dana Phillips were elected as Lacy informed the members that president of the Faculty Club and German carols, customs and tales Freshmen representatives to the the drapes for the lounge were not sponsor of the Rice Drama Club in will make up the program follow- Student Council in Friday's voting. in yet (Flour sales have declined 1947. - ed by German refreshments, songs, Bobby Stinebaugh defeated DeWitt steadily) but that when they did Dr. Dix graduated from the Uni- a caroling excursion in certain sec- Wolfe for the vacant Junior posi- arrive he would see that they were versity of Virginia and later re- tions of town. tion on the council. quickly installed and the television ceived his masters degree from the John Aronson and Gloria McDer- set moved. Florence Kessler an- same institution. He received his Transportation will be offered at mitt were unopposed in their elec- nounced that the Rondelet commit- s doctorate from the University of Dix has held positions at Harvard, Sallyport and the Girls' Dorms at tion to the positions of assistant tee had almost completed plans for Chicago. Western Reserve University, Cleve- 7:15. All Der Eulenspiegel mem- business manager of the Campanile a gala weekend next Spring and a As an English instructor, Dr. (Continued on Page 7) bers are invited. and the Thresher, respectively. (Continued on Page 8) Two THE THRESHER SATURDAY, DECEMBER IS, ttt| UNESCO... No Time Comedy 3 iyuAj Editor's Note: This discussion of UNESCO appeared in the Provi- Mellow Evenings dence, Rhode Island Evening Bulletin. In light of the misunderstanding in Houston and the United States regarding the function, aims and plans of /. 7^ UNESCO and the UN we feel it is of value to the students of Rice.—AMTC Entertainment (The author of the article below has been closely connected with 2. Tbr#*44 Ul By ALLYCE TINSLEY COLE UNESCO affairs, as a member of the executive committee of the United The warm glow produced by sher- J. jy* ? States National Commission for UNESCO and adviser to the U. S. dele- ry pervaded the Playhouse for the gation to the UNESCO conferences in Paris in 1946 and Mexico City opening Wednesday night of S. N. in 1947. Behrman's "No Time For Comedy." (Mr. Marshall is a graduate of Columbia, 1920; was admitted to the This frothy but slightly mellowed New York Bar the following year and to practice before the U. S. Supreme comedy of the 30's was viewed with Court in 1924. He was a member of the New York City Charter Com- pleasure we trust by all of Rice able mission in 1934 and has been a member of the New York Board of to attend Albus and Rozan kind in- Education since 1935, and its president from 1938 to 1942. He is a mem- vitation on Tuesday. Therefore we ber of the executive committee of the American Jewish Committee and the will dispense with the plot except American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.) to say for those unfortunates with While not quoted in the UNESCO Constitution, the philosophic bases labs that the vital question involved of UNESCO are to be found in the biblical injunction to "love thy neigh- is who will get the man, in this case bor as thyself" and in a statement by Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln said: a playwrite, the other woman who "From the first appearance of man upon the earth down to very receht inspires his "latent potential" or the times, the words 'stranger' and 'enemy' were quite or almost synonymous. wife who adores him builds his ego Even yet, this has not totally disappeared. The man of the highest moral where deserved and pricks holes in cultivation, in spite of all which abstract principle can do, likes him whom any grandoise ideas he may have. Vie does know much better than him whom he does not know. To correct Feeling the need of a paragraph the evils, great and small, which spring from want of sympathy and from after such a sentence we will pause positive enmity among strangers, as nations or as individuals, is one of before commenting upon the cast the highest functions of civilization." to say that the gorgeous robes worn UNESCO is dedicated to this "highest function of civilization," the by Miss Stewart and Miss Lenert function of reducing enmity by reducing the sense of strangeness of other and the Gregory Gaines setting of people and other lands and by increasing sympathy through improved rich modern furniture almost walk- knowledge of other people and other lands. The program of UNESCO ed off with the show. It ull| n«f neccs*3Mj to tl»e pledge can be summarized as a series of activities to stimulate and enrich the Not that the performers did not Jio*o>- communication of people and nations with one another. That is why so hold their own for they did and slide much emphasis has been placed by UNESCO on fundamental education,- through the Behrman Wildeian dia- iU\% examination. {riving people the opportunity to learn to read arfH write those things which logue with the ejfte of performers will improve their standards of living and open new avenues of spiritual well oiled with acting experience. Bonn Via Lindsay Calls and moral values. That, too, is why UNESCO has encouraged interna- One of our personal favorites of tional gatherings of teachers, scholars, scientists and artists, why it has Playhouse's many gentleman per- attempted to improve the dissemination of the world's knowledge among formers is back. James Field plays the nations and to increase tolerance. the fought over playwright with the For Positive Program UNESCO provides an international forum for the interchange of ideas air of a man who has had it all Editor's Note: Mr. George S. Bonn, Associate Librarian is well- among men and nations of good will. It has no power to impose its ideas happen to him before. Miss Stew- known to Rice as the inhabitant of the glass bowl in the Science reading upon any nation. National sovereignties are strictly preserved as the art, a newcomer to the ^Playhouse, room. Mr. Bonn, who teaches a Chem Engineering course when he sallies result of a provision of the UNESCO Constitution, which provides: sparkles through the part of his ac- forth from his glass rifenagerie, got his B.ChE and M. Sc. at Ohio State "With a view to preserving the independence, integrity and fruitful tress-wife with the verve of the University and his M.A. in Library Science at the University of Chicago. diversity of the cultures and educational systems of the States Members sherry imbibed by the play goers be- A partial list of this versatile man's affiliations includes Chairmanship of this Organization, the Organization is prohibited from intervening in fore the play. Robert Van Hooten of the Engineering Schools Library Committee of American Society for matters which are essentially within their domestic jurisdiction." an old familiar face received a well Engineering Education; Chairmanship of the Chemistry-Chemical En- Some of the arguments by the enemies of UNESCO suggest that deserved round of applause for his gineering Sub-Committee to select basic engineering periodicals, American UNESCO is somehow tainted with communism. This is pure rot. Soviet portrayal of the young«f6?m-about- Library Association; and Book Review Editor of "Serial Slants.' He is a Russia is not and never has been a member of the UNESCO. Three town which he played without a member of Publication Committee of the Texas Library Association, satellite nations belong—Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary—but since trace of effeteness. Houston's great Chapter Relations Committee of Special Libraries Association, American their communization they have played little part in the UNESCO councils. and good character actress Mar- Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Either they have not been present at UNESCO conferences or. they have guerite Lenert was beautiful in her Houston Philosophical Society and Associate in Sigma Xi. He was con- walked out when at each conference UNESCO refused to seat Communist trailing robe as the other woman. sultant last spring to National Science Foundation on international inter- China in place of Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government's representa- She was strikingly lovely in the change of scientific information. tives. This ought to dispose of all allegiations of a communist taint. third act in her suit and hat of Forty years ago in the same year that The Rice Institute burnt sherry but unfortunately that There are other people besides the Cominform governments, however, was founded a young, obscure, would-be poet left his home town was not Miss Lenert's dish. Her who want no part in UNESCO. Some of them really misunderstand its of Springfield, Illinois, to tramp westward through Missouri, mannerisms and grace fulfilled the purposes. Others are misled as to its purposes. A small persistent group requirements of the part but her Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico preaching what he always are, like the leaders of Soviet Russia, themselves intensely nationalist and clipped way with the lines cried referred to as "The Gospel of Beauty." He made his way on fiercely isolationist. To them all other peoples are enemies because tHey character actress not femme fatale. are strangers to them. foot, and he earned his way by ' ^ We have such people in this country. Sometimes they have been This, all told, we feel is one of passing out "Rhymes to be called the "new isolationists." They are people who are themselves too the better modern comedies. Its con- Traded for Bread," just like insecure to risk knowing about others and too full of hostility to be capable struction and dialogue blend into a the troubadours used to do. thoroughly enjoyable night's en- of sympathy toward others. To them communication between nations From the experiences of this trek tertainment. Tickets to the Play- offered through UNESCO is a threat. On the whole, you will find these and from the opportunity to think house ought to be included in your people to be the same ones who hate our schools because they too try clearly and to get to know the peo- Christmas plans. (Continued on Page 6) ple of the country emerged one of America's important modern writers, Vachel Lindsay. +|4|V|*|™»SAM Most of you know him from his Follies . . . "The Congo" ("Fat black bucks' in We of the Thresher Staff wish to congratulate the Senior ON BRIDGE a wine-barrel room. . ."), but it is/§f§ not about his writing but rather Class on their recent production, The Senior Follies of 1953. Howdy, Gang. Well, the series is about what he was trying to do It was obvious that much blood, sweat, and tears went into over and we have the results for with it that I want to use these the show which in our opinion unveiled some new, fresh, and you. Hank Cromwell, the new star few precious Thresher inches this - in the bridge heavens, pulled week. interesting talent. through last Sunday to have a Lindsay fought in both poetry and The dancing of Bub and Carolyn 58.261% average for his best four pfose for what lye thought was right. Thomas receives rave notices from games. I am afraid that some of the Threshing It Out| That he occasionally fought for dy- " . . 7 „ 77 7 777 this office as do the singing of To the Editor: old pros are going to be dethroned „„„„„„ .p try but to all the rest of the world! if they don't get to work and put mg causes, for contemporary tads, ' „ ,, .... , . Shelia Keating, Sally Ringer, Gre- May I add my congratulations to One of the basic ideas in his this upstart in his place. Second in and sometimes for unattainable goals „ , „ _ , „ _ . , tchen Ferris, Billye Littlepage and the cast and directors of the 1952 . . „ "The Gospel of Beauty" Lindsay the series was another aewcomer, is of no real consequence in com- ,, , _ _ _ ...... „ , FOLLIES? The show was the best ^ calle/.aliasd) "Th"TVien NeMmwu Localism.T.nna iom "» HITea fel-Polt* chorus, Dorothy McNeil, and David Bob Willcott. This boy is really roll- parison with the simple fact that of its type I've ever seen. It seemed that "the things most worthwhile Bybee. We also liked "Playmates" ing in the tournaments. Believe me, he fought positively for what he better planned, better cast, and con- are one's own hearth and neighbor- featuring Gus Schill, Cheryll Madi- after a hard battle, the old pros fin- thought needed to be done. tained the best talent of any RICE ,, , . ,, hood. We should make our own home son, Neil O'Brien, and Dorothy ally took over the last three out of It seems to me that one of the and „eli[hborh<)()d the m08{ demo. FOLLIES I've seen. Bud Cruse, Bob Nichol; Marilyn Webb's "Hard five places. They were Sutton, greatest needs of today is some ic the most beautiful and the . Lockwood, Dorothy Kelly, and Pat crat ( Smith, and Freeman in that order. Hearted Hannah;" Sharon Camp in Cunningham, as well as the many positive program which we both holiest in the world." I can think the satire, "Sorry, Wrong Number;" members of the cast are to be con- This Friday we started a could and would fight for whole- of no simpler and more cogent and Saturday night's finale includ- gratulated for a job well done. new four-out-of-five series. Let's heartedly. The newspapers, the ra- statement of a positive platform ing the Charleston number plus Sincerely, all get down and show Hank dio, political speeches, and just plain for international peace, progress, that he ain't the only one who can conversation tell us what we should and prosperity than this very simple Marge Addicks. Bruce Wallace win a series. do against some group or idea. How statement of Lindsay's. " Last Sunday we had a wonderful much more forceful, sane, and The more I hear and read about O THE THRESHER turn-out. With nine full tables in healthful would our thinking be if the efforts that are being made Entered as second class matter, October 17, 1916, at the Post Office, Houston, Texas, under the act of March 3, 1879. play, the winners over the entire we were to expend our force, energy, to "contain" certain "isms," about Subscription Hate $1.00 Per Year. Represented by National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Madison Ave., New York City. field were two strangers to the and effort in promoting democracy, the efforts certain groups are mak- Published every Wednesday and Friday of the regular school year except during holiday and Club, Steve Pace and Brice Green. for instance, and those ideals that ing to prevent subversive literature examination periods by the students of the Rice Institute. Editorial and Advertising offices are in the Fondren Library on the campus. The grape-vine has it that they are we ourselves believe in. And how from getting into the hands of Editor Allyce Tinsley Cole ex-Rice students, but don't quote much more beneficial it would be, those persons they assume won't Business Manager Roger Bonney (Continued on Page 8) not only to all of us in this coun- (Continued on Page 6) SATURDAY, DECEMBER It, 1HI THE THRESHER Three YOUNG GOP Christmas Service PARTIES RAMPANT Hudspeth Talks On Changing Sponsored By Rice Lits Literariness Religious Council By JO-ANNE HICKMAN Nature of US Government The all-school Christmas Service, Increases Boldly By Joe Watt sponsored by the Student Religious On Monday, December 1, Mary Ida Hubbard and Jayne Mr. C. M. Hudspeth, Lecturer in Government and Houston Council, will be held at 12:05 Tues- day, December 16, at Palmer Wunsch gave a book review of "A New Academy of Compli- attorney, spoke to the Rice Young Republican Club on the Church. ments," an eighteenth century report of manners and morals, Republican Party, Sunday at 2 PM in the Fondren Library at the OKLS literary meeting. The OKLS are having a Chili Lecture Lounge. Before Mr. Hudspeth's lecture, the club un- The Newman Club retreat which Supper Saturday, December 13, at the home of Nancy Boyd, animously voted to make him the first advisory member of was scheduled for last Sunday had 4913 Bellview, followed by a will have their Christmas party on the group. to be postponed to this coming Sun- slumber party, when the day, December 14. It will be held Friday, December 19, at the home The talk was divided into three appealing directly to the people, at the University of St. Thomas pledges will present a literary of Pam Riley, 10605 Memorial. The main sections: the nature of poli- patronage, appointing Federal judg- from 8:30 to 4:30. Breakfast and program for the senior mem- (Continued on Page 6) tical parties, the changing nature es, and serving as administrator of lunch will be served. The Newman of the Presidential office, and a a huge bureaucracy. bers. Club meets every Thursday at 12 "little crystal gazing as to what "No one should be so naive as to noon in the Fondren Library Exam will happen in the next four years." believe that taxes will actually be Dr. E. H. Phillips spoke to the reduced by any great amount," re- Room. The Christmas party of the Explaining that political parties VCLS, Tuesday, December 11, on marked Mr. Hudspeth, "but we may club will be on December 18. grew up outside of the law, Mr. "Broadening One's Education." He expect some relief from the severe offered several suggestions for pro- Hudspeth pointed out that the found- slap at the rich and big business. The Canterbury Club will meet ers of our country were definitely ducing better women graduates If all incomes over $10,000 were for Corporate Communion next through the literary societies. The opposed to any permanent political completely confiscated, the revenue Wednesday morning at 7 in Palmer alliances or groups. Washington be- VCLS are having a Christmas party would be only 3 billion dollars out Chapel. Members of the club will at a Shamrock penthouse on Satur- lieved that such groups would be of a needed total of 80 billion." also attend a service at St. Steph- destructive; Madison said there was day, December 13. At their next As to military men, Mr. Hudspeth en's Episcopal Church, 1805 West meeting, the VCLS will collect toys nothing he dreaded so much as wondered if the military man hasn't Alabama, this Sunday. Dinner will having two major factions, each for the Good Fellows. They are also changed. Both Eisenhower and Mac- be served afterwards. All who wish cooperating with the APO charity under its own leader. Madison hop- Arthur have served as emissaries to to attend should meet at Palmer at ed for temporary or ad hoc coali- drive by filling a basket for a needy foreign governments and have learn- 10:15. family. tions on each issue. ed about dealing with governments. Calhoun said that a numerical Mr. Hudspeth predicted that social There will be no meeting of the On Monday, December 15, the majority must be composed of many security will not be displaced, but Presbyterian Student Association on EBLS are having a dinner at the elements. Today this type of a situa- that the pace will probably slacken. Wednesday, December 17. home of Dana Phillips, 5896 Bayou tion exists. If the party in power He expects less government aid in Bend, followed by a White Ele- fails „to compromise, eventually it the fields of housing, health, and The Methodist Student Fellow- phant- party. The first tryouts for will alleniate enough groups to en- -education. "Perhaps we will re- ship will have a Christmas party to- the EBLS Melodrama have been "He's our oldest customer . . . able the opposing party to win an examine our system of government night at 7:30 at St. Paul's Metho- held, and the hero, the heroine ,and Keeps coming back for our election. and decide that federalism is not dist Church. There will be no meet- the villain have been selected. The Whisky Sours w5tli Angostura*" The Presidency is not what the bad after all." ing of the club next week. At the EBLS are sponsoring a Christmas founders envisioned, said Mr. Hud- Co-Chairman Margaret Hitson, meeting last Tuesday, several stu- party next week for the children in speth. Edmund Randolph and Patrick who presided at the meeting, an- dents gave summaries of the Rusk Settlement. Henry grimly predicted that the nounced that Fred Roehr had been speeches from the conference at President would become stronger appointed to the constitution com- S.M.U. Meredith Cravens summar- Last night the PALS had an than any king. Today this is a fait mittee of the Harris County Young ized "Faith Amid Confusion" by informal party at the home of Cor- AROMATIC BITTERS accompli. Even before Roosevelt, Republican Organization. Dr. Kelsey,* Carolyn Womack, "Re- nelia Cullen, 1805 Kirby. The PALS MAKES BETTER DRINKS President Wilson (a Democrat) stat- At their next meeting, January ligion as a Fear-Dispelling Agent" ed that the President of the United 11, 1953, the Young Republicans by Dr. Kelsey; Annot Millwee, *P.S. Without Angostura to marry the Hermann Professional flavors, it's not a Whisky Sour—arid that's States had more power than George will hear a discussion of back room "Thine Is The Power" by Dr. Stowe BARBER SHOP true of many another cocktail, too! III. politics on the state level by Co- at SMU, was summarized by Hazel PROFESSIONAL HAIRCUTS Angostura is the dash you put in — to Mr. Hudspeth then outlined the Chairman Paul Metzger, Fred Roehr, Owen. Barbara Irwin spoke on Hermann Professional Bldg. make the flavor come out! President's unusual powers such as and Mr. Lee Hodges, sponsor of "Meaning of Christian Love" by Dr. LESTER MAYES LY-5135 controlling his party's convention, the group. Kelsey.

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Opportunities crease. matics Department of the Institute. perior in most health-service accu- for employment this spring in most for jobs in private business estab- Many practicing physicians are Dr. Durst received his degrees from pations, now and over the long run. localities, according to a study by lishments are, however, more num- forming small groups, hiring a med- the California Institute of Technol- Even before the mobilization pro- the United States Department of erous than those in public account- ical laboratory technician and main- ogy, and joined the Rice faculty last Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. ing firms. gram began, there were shortages taining a laboratory to service the fall. His subject was "Mathematics: Industry is recruiting many ac- Factors which have increased em- of physicians, dentists, nurses, phy- group. Most specialists in internal the Search for a Solution, Ancient counting graduates to handle in- ployment of accountants in recent sical therapists, and occupational medicine employ a full-time techni- and Modern." creased industrial accounting work years, and which are expected to therapists. Expansion of the Armed cian because of the large number He began by saying that mathe- arising from change-overs from ci- continue, are complex tav systems Forces and extension of medical of routine and special laboratory matics has been defined as the most vilian to military production, as well and a growing emphasis on scien- services provided by the Govern- tests involved in the diagnosis and modern of sciences and the most an- as to fill junior administrative tific management in industry. The ment to vetei-ans and their families treatment of diseases of the intern- cient of humanities. He traced the posts. There has been a particularly defense program has greatly in- is intensifying these shortages. al organs. history of mathematics, covering rapid increase in the demand for creased the demand for account- For physicians, the outlook is ex- Industrial medical laboratories the Greeks of the fourth century cost accountants, and opportunities ing services in Government. Em- cellent. It is expected that competi- are also growing in number as a B.C. and before, mentioning Plato, for graduates with such training ployers in private industry are also tion for admission to medical result of the emphasis on industrial Pythagoras, and Exodus. To the should be good. The longrun outlook hiring more personnel to maintain schools will remain great for sever- hygiene. The growing use of pow- Greeks, arithmetic was the equiva- is for continued growth in the pro- production control systems, regu-/ al years and the net increase in the erful drugs requiring laboratory lent of what we call the theory of fession as a whole. lar auditing services, and a variety number of physicians will not equal checking, such as the sulfa group, numbers. of other accounting practices. the growing demand for their serv- also tends to increase the need for Applicants with a college degree There are some employment op- ices. the laboratory technician. Opportu- The school of the Pythagoreans and courses in business administra- were the first to deal knowingly portunities for accountants in every Dentists have an immediate out- nities in research are usually limit- tion as well as in accounting will with perfect numbers, abundant community and in nearly all indus- look that is excellent and the de- ed to those who have degrees in find jobs more easily than those numbers, and deficient numbers. tries. The greatest number of jobs, mand for dental services will con- science or medicine. whose training has been limited to They also were the first to discover as well as the keenest competition, tinue to grow. There is a trend to- that the square root of is an irra- the accounting field. The demand will continue to be in industrial cen- ward better oral healt hfor the Na- for certified public accountants and ters, such as New York and Chi- tion's growing population, particu- (Continued on Page 8) other highly qualified accountants1 cago. larly for school children. High lev- els of income and the development Merck Corporation of prepayment plans for dental care are making it possible for more Offers Natural 25 strands of steel wire start on their way to bo people to use dentists' services. The electrolytically coated with copper, lead and brass. Armed Forces and the Veterans Administration need an increasing Science Fellowships number of dentists. Nearly all parts The National Research Council, of the country will need dentists, Washington, D.C., has announced but the need is less in some sections the availability of the Merck Sen- than in others. In all States, dent- ior Postdoctoral Fellowships in the ists are concentrated to a great ex- Natural Sciences for 1953-54. All tent in and around highly popu- fields of physics, chemistry, and bi- lated sections; rural areas, tffere- ology, plus the preclinical medical fore, have fewer dentists in rela- sciences, are open to applicants for tion to population. Merck Fellowships. Occupation^ Therapists — The These Fellowships carry stipends outlook in this small but growing of $6,000 and traveling expenses, field is good for this year's gradu- and are offered to citizens of the ates and for a steady flow of new United States with a Ph.D. equiva- entrants during the next few years. lent in physics, chemistry, or biolo- Shortages, especiall yof therapists gy. Candidates must also have at qualified for administrative jobs, least three years of postdoctoral Part of the 600 foot long electroforming have been intensified by the mobili- professional experience in their ma- machines where wires go through successive zation program. There will continue jor field, only one of which may baths of plating solutions. to be good opportunities for new | have been fellowship work.This pro- entrants because of the expansion gram is supported by MERCK & of veterans' hospitals and of civil- CO., Inc., manufacturing chemists ian health programs, and the in- of Rahway, N.J., and administered creasing u«e of occupational thera- by the National Research Council. py for mental patients, crippled Applications filed with the Council children, the aged, tuberculosis pa- must be postmarked on or before tients, and convalescents. At pres- December 10, 1952. ent, most occupational therapists The purpose of the Merck Senior a re women, but more men are being Fellowships, according to the Re- attracted to the field which com- search Council'announcement, is to bines an interest in medicine and give "advanced education, training, manual skills. The job separation and development to individuals who of the many young women who have demonstrated marked ability marry will create additional job in research in the physical, chemi- Console of controls for entire process is readily openings. cal, or biological sciences and who operated when necessaiy, even though seldom wish to broaden their fields of in- In the field of physical therapy, used in the almost fully automatic operation. the acute shortage of trained phys- vestigation activity by acquiring ical therapists which existed dur- some familiarity with another ing World War II has continued, area." ENGINEERING and the demand is still greater than The Fellowships will be awarded ...with a pioneering twist the supply. It is estimated by the I in the late winter or early spring, American Physical Therapy Asso- j with the tenure of the one-year ap- ciation that altogether 15,000 phys- pointments beginning at any ap- ical therapists will be needed by ! proved date between July 1 and Oc- There'* a real incentive in working out ways to Engineers of varied skills—electrical, mechani- 1960. There are now an estimated j tober 1, 1953. A fellow may study do things that have never been done before. And cal, chemical, metallurgical, civil—went to work 6,200 active physical therapists. abroad only when his type of pro- problems in pioneering are constantly cropping its a team. After solving many problems, they Veterans' hospitals will continue posed training can be obtained more up at Western Electric—manufacturing unit of came up with a process that makes better, to ned many physical therapists. A effectively in a selected foreign in- the Bell Telephone System. stronger wire at lower cost—does it at the rate marked increase is expected in the stitution, and as a rule he is expect- For example: the revolutionary electroforming of 1% billion feet per year. number of veterans who need physi- ed to work in an institution rather process dreamed up and made a reality by West- Recent developments such as microwave radio cal therapy as outpatients but do than that at which he had most of ern Electric engineers for making copper coated relay networks for telephone calls and television his academic training. not l-equire hospitalization. Expand- steel wire. programs—operator and customer dialing of ing civilian rehabilitation and crip- The Merck Fellowships were es- The big idea was this: Could a process be devel- long distance calls—secret electronic equipment pled-children programs, in which tablished in 1946 with a grant of oped in which successive coats of copper, lead for the Armed Forces—promise an ever-widen- States are aided by Federal funds, $100,000, the original fund since and brass would be deposited on steel wire ing field for young engineers of varied training at also have encouraged the use of being supplemented by additional electrolytically in one continuous operation? Western Electric. physical therapy in the rehabilita- grants totalling $165,000. Last tion of both $dults and children. year's Fellowship winners are now The clinical and laboratory research studying at four institutions in the of the National Foundation for In- United States, one in Canada, and fantile Paralysis has found that one in England. prompt physical therapy treatment Further information and applica- is of great value in Poliomyelitis. tion blanks may be obtained from For medical laboratory technici- the Fellowship Office, National Re- ans, the demand for graduates from search Council, 2101 Constitution approved schools and all-round ex- Avenue, Washington 25, D.C. A UNIT OP THE BELL SYSTEM SINCE 1112 /

SATURDAY, DECEMBER IS, IMS THE THRESHER Five NRC PROGRAM Student Council Hie Favorite Election will be A P 0 Sponsors (Conthraed from Page 1) held Monday, December 15. At this time 20 girls will be chosen full report will be forthcoming at Library Xmas Tree, by an all school vote as campus Large Foundations the next meeting. For the benefit of favorites and their pictures will freshmen who may not have been appear in the Favorite Section Food Drive alerted, Rondelet is a remarkably of the 1953 Campanile. All un- beautiful pageant by which Rice Offer Scholarships This year the Alpha Phi Omega dergraduate women students are effectively proves that its girls are is sponsoring a campus Christmas eligible for this honor. Polls will The National Academy^of Sciences National Research no uglier than and random sample tree which, in addition to beautify- be open until 1:00 PM and vot- of ugly girls. This pulchitrudinous Council has announced several large national fellowship pro- ing the campus, will serve as a col- ers should bring their blanket pastime will be pursued sometime grams for the academic year 1953-54. Fellowship programs now lection center for food for needy tax with them. Everyone is around the first of May (even families during Christmas. The tree, urged to vote so that the election offered are sponsored by the National Science Foundation, though April 1 would perhaps be a 20-foot red cedar will be brought will result in a really represent- Merck and Company, Inc., the Lilly Research Laboratories, the more in keeping with the general in from Austin and located in front ative Favorite Section. Radio Corporation of America, i of the library. Decorations will con- theme). the Rockfeller Foundation, the sist of outdoor lights and ornaments New Biz . National Tuberculosis Associa- Much Money, Little made by members. Racing into "new business" the 'em four) freshman girls were made tion, the James Picker Foundation Literary societies and dormitory council approved two bills, one a favorites. Afer seeing what a hor- and the American Cancer Society. sections are among groups which Art Contributed phone bill and the other for the rible error had been committed the will provide food for baskets to be Applications for fellowships are flash cards purchased this year. council had no choice but to post- distributed to the Industrial Home, evaluated by boards appointed by There was a slight murmur over pone the favorite election. This they To Anthology an organization which takes care of the National Research Council. Fel- the number of telegrams sent to promptly did setting the balloting By BILL GORDAN children of families while parents lowships are offered in the agri- Fort Worth, but when it was point- for next Monday, December 15. cultural, b i o 1 o gical, engineering, "Attention all shy Shakespeares," are working. Students are asked to ed out that McLane is a native son mathematical, medical and physical "While monetary contributions to bring chiefly staples (canned and of that fair city the matter was Tuesday Next sciences at both the predoctoral and the forthcoming Rice Anthology are dried foods, etc.) Old clothes will dropped. The legislators next ap- Sensing the restless urge sweep- postdoctoral levels. No fellowships coming in steadily, Rice students also be put to good use. proved Dimitri George's motion to ing over the delegates McLane hast- covered in these announcements are have so far been shy on turning in hold the freshmen run-offs today. ily pointed out that next week's get awarded to individuals who wish to manuscripts for consideration," re- Upon the passage of this innocent together will be on Tuesday instead prepare themselves for the clinical marks Raymond O'Keefe a member must be submitted for consideration sounding motion, several of the of Wednesday. It seems another practice of medicine or dentistry. of the student-faculty committee by the committee before January 15. girls (freshmen excluded) pointed student organization has previously However, applicants will be ac- which is in charge of the publishing Included in the membership of the out that holding a freshmen elec- scheduled a crumpets and bourbon cepted from medical or dental stu- of the anthology. He adds, "Short committee' besides O'Keefe are, tion on the same day as the Cam- brawl and any conflict between the dents or holders of the M.D. or stories, poems, one-act plays, and James Korges, Betty McGeever, Mr. panile "favorite" election might two would pose an undue load on D.D.S. degrees who wish to pre- articles of general interest are to J. D. Thomas, Dr. Willard Thorpe, cause a repetition of last year's un- the non-drinking members of the pare4 themselves for careers in med- be included in the anthology and and Mr. George G. Williams. pardonable sin when four (count council. Meeting adjourned. ical or dental research. \ The large national program of predoctoral fellowships sponsored by the National Science Foundation .will be continued. Predoctoral fel- lowships in electronics are also ad- THE DU PONT ministered by the National Re- search Council and are available to students who have completed one year of graduate training. Postdoctoral fellowships were in- DIGEST itiated by the National Research Council in 1919 to give selected \ A * * scientists who had demonstrated a high order of ability in research Scale model of a part of the plant where adi- an opportunity for advanced edu- ponitrile is made from furfural. cation, training and development. timers were devised for operation of the Most of these fellowships are open Plant and Equipment valves controlling production and re- only to citizens of the United States generation cycles. who have completed all academic requirements for the Ph.D., Sc.D., 2. Design of high-pressure agitated autoclaves for the hydrogenation of or M. D. degrees. The James P. furan to tetrahydrofuran. Picker Fellowships in Radiological Research are not limited to citizens 3. Selection of corrosion-resistant equipment for the hydrochlorination of of the United States but the appli- tetrahydrofuran to dichlorobutane at cants must have the M. D. or Ph.D. high temperatures. Degree. Fellowships in all the nat- and the Engineer ural "sciences and inter-allied fields 4. Design of a unique five-step distil- lation train to obtain high-grade adi- are open and study may be pur-

Applications for the National Sci- Roger Jon**, B.S. in Chem., Haverford College'52 (right), and operator ence Foundation postdoctoral check temperature control in the conversion of furfural to furan. Awards must be received in the Fel- E. W. Griffin, B.S. in M.E., Duke; M.S. in lowship Office on or before January Among the most interesting fields for In this conversion, these steps are in- Ind. Mgt., Georgia Tech '52 (right), instructs engineers at Du Pont is the design of volved: operator in handling of vapor-tight horizontal 6, 1953. For all other postdoctoral vacuum filter used in separating adiponitrile fellowships, applications must be plants and equipment. from sodium chloride. It takes ingenuity of a high order C4H3OCHO Heat C4H4O postmarked not later than Decem- furfural furan ber 10, 1962. to translate a small-scale laboratory catalyst operation into all-out commerical 2H2 NEW BOOK. Send for "Chemical Engi- production. Design engineers cannot C4H8O neers at Du Pont," just off the press. Because the postdoctoral fellow- always use purchasable equipment tetrahydrofuran Explains opportunities in research, de- ships are available in a large range to scale up research findings, even 2HC1 C1(CH2)4 CI velopment, production, sales, adminis- of subjects and programs, poten- dichlorobutane tration and management. Address: 2521 with considerable adaption. About Nemours Bldg., Wilmington, Del. tial applicants are encouraged to half of the time at Du Pont, entirely 2NaCN NC(CH2)4 CN write to the National Research new equipment must be designed be- adiponitrile cause of the novelty of the process Council stating their field of spe- 4H2 H2N(CH2)6 NH2 cialization, age and study plans so developed by research. * hexamethyienediamine that appropriate informative mate- For example, a number of unusual Hill I problems were involved in designing Here are some of the special problems that *t«.w.s.*AT.orr. rial may be sent. were encountered: the equipment and plant for a process OSCDoOi /Hcaaa9v7

UNESCO. Not long ago, he said This is not an anti-religious record, UNESCO therefore. Quite the contrary, it Lite Bonn that "religion must take the leader- (Continued from Page 2) (Continued from Page 2) ship in pointing out that love among shows the close association of re- (Continued from Page 8) ligious men with UNESCO. PALS are sponsoring the Rice play- know it for what it really is, about to open the eyes and the minds of men is not only the purpose but the the efforts that are being made children so that they can learn to connective tissue of international ers the fifteenth and sixteenth of As UNESCO includes representa- December when they present their to stop infiltration of un-American think for themselves. They fight society" and he urged all religious tives from countries with differing ideas into schools and colleges, the our schools in this country for try- people to support UNESCO and four one-act placs at Autry House. cultures and histories — Christian, The PALS are also giving a tri- more I feel that these are. the ing to open the hearts of children to make their influence felt in its pro- Jewsh, Moslem, Hindu, Buddhist efforts of frightened men, insecure other people and other lands. gram. cycle and a wagon to the children and other faiths—it is to be expect- in Rusk Settlement. men, mdn with no faith in the Hostility may be forced upon us Non-Denominational ed that no people anywhere in the strength of democracy, men with by the actions of other nations but world will agree with all its deci- Protestant and Catholic clergy- On December 19, the CRLS pledg- no faith in the common sense of as a people, like Lincoln, we do not sions or all its activities. We are men have been delegates to UNES- es are giving a Christmas party for the American people, men with no •want enmity grown on ignorance. not in full agreement here at home. CO from other countries. In Flor- the upperclassmen at the home of faith in the power of American That is what UNESCO stands for ence in 1950 the writer sat two But we have learned that toler- Jane Warner, 6345 Belmont. The writers and religious leaders and when it says that "ignorance of each rows behind a cardinal at the Mass ance is necessary if society is not pledges are also making scrapbooks teachers and statesmen, men with other's ways and lives has been a held in Santa Croce at the opening to be autocratic or to be consumed to be given td underprivileged no faith in the homes and the neigh- common cause, throughout the his- of the UNESCO conference; and with hostility. Compromise in UN-. children this Christmas. borhoods and the towns of our tory of mankind, of that suspicion the Vatican sent its special observ- ESCO, as in our political life gen- country. In short, men with no and mistrust between the peoples er to sit in at the UNESCO Confer- erally, is frequently the way to Ann Strawn will be the hostess faith in America. These men, I of the world through which their ence there. progress. Nor can we always have am convinced, are the real un- differences have all too often brok- for the OWLS Christmas party De- Another great Catholic educator, persons appointed to serve UNES- cember 17, at 615 Fenwood Road. Americans among us. en into war." This is good Ameri- Father Edward B. Rooney, S.J., CO with whom we are always in Very little except a negative out- can teaching and it is the teaching The OWLS are furnishing food and himself an observer at several full agreement. To many people Christmas gifts for a needy family. look on life is to be gained by of the religious faiths of Ameri- UNESCO Conferences, speaking Professor Ralph Turner, for exam- expending all of our energies on cans. ple, is a splendid historian and a before the National Catholic Educa- The MELLS are planning to fill opposition efforts. But life itself man who loves his fellow men. Be- Not Godless tional Association in 1950 on "UN- two baskets of food in cooperation is to be gained, and, indeed, en- cause others do not share his views It is sometimes said that UNES- ESCO and the Catholic College" with the APO charity drive. riched, by a forthright espousal of CO is Godless. Nothing could be fur- made this statement: is scarcely a reason to damn an in- what we here in America call "the stitution such as UNESCO or to ther from the truth. Religious lead- "I sometimes wonder just how On Tuesday, December 10, Miss democratic way of life." forbid young people from discuss- ers and God-fearing men of many international minded, how world Iris Siff, a fashion coordinator from Instead of loyalty pledges, we ing and helping to forward the faiths have participated in the work minded, our students really are Sakowitz spoke to the girls in a can substitute a simple, straight- ideals and activities of UNESCO. of UNESCO. Jacques Maritain, the when they leave us with their A.B.'s joint-lit meeting on fashions in re- forward statement, "I am a mem- That would be intolerant. great French philosopher and lay and their B.S.'s. And I wonder, too, tail merchandising. ber of an American party whose Catholic leader, was one of the men how much of the real Catholic—in The aim of UNESCO is to achieve sole program is to make our own who formulated the UNESCO Con- the sense of universal—spirit they that day when "nation will not lift ESCO is big enough for all views homes and neighborhoods the most stitution and has represented have grasped while they sat at our up sword against nation, and they to find expression to the end that democratic, the most beautiful, and France at UNESCO conferences. feet. Are we not, partially at least, will learn no more the art of war." an international climate of good will the holiest in the world." I com- Reinhold Niebuhr, professor of responsible for the narrow outlook This certainly is a noble purpose. rather than hostility shall prevail. mend it to you for your considera- applied Christianity at the Union of their minds? These and similar It is worth striving to attain. UN- —James Marshall tion. Theological Seminary, was a mem- questions you can ask yourselves. ber of the United States Delegation The answers may be suggestive of to UNESCO in 1949 and one of the means for implementing the pro- principal speakers there. Monsignor grams of UNESCO and of the Frederick G. Hochwalt, Secretary. world's greatest Unescan, Pius General of the National Catholic XII." Education Association, was one of Ever since the organization of the early promoters of UNESCO the United States National Commis- and a United States delegate to sion for UNESCO its membership several of its conferences. In 1946 has included Protestant, Catholic, he delivered the sermon at the Mass and Jewish clergymen and others held in Notre Dame Cathedral for representative of religious groups.

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Week of Play may serve as an index to Mr. Dix' Rice Owl linebacker Don Rhoden The 1953 Rice grid schedule was One of William Butler Yeasts's The Men's Intramural basketball academic stature: added another honor to his long list announced early this week by Coach he brings poetry to an old legend tournament is now in its second "The appointment of Mr. Dix is of accomplishments this past week, Neely. The new slate presents four of a polluted Irish family and tells week of competition. Sixteen teams extremely gratifying. His unusual when he was selected on the All- top intersectional foes that should tfcp final stages in the redemption have entered the tournament and success at Rice Institute resulted Players AU-American defensive un- rival the past season's extraconfer- of this family... Terry Maltsberger ence opponents. The six usual are competing in four daily leagues. not merely from the fact that he is it. Previously, Rhoden had been plays the part of the Young Boy highly respected in professional li- chosen as the "Southwest's Defend- league teams round out the last. and The Old Man is James Korges In the Monday league, the B-Ball- brary circles. As a scholar and an er of the Year," had won the George Three of the schools; Kentucky, who is also the director. j ers are leading the pack with a 2-0 active teacher of American Litera- Martin Award, and had landed on Florida, and Cornell, are facing the Sweeney Agonistes is one of Eli- record. They have edged out the ture, he knows at ^irst hand the practically all of the All-Conference Owls for the first time. The fourth, ot's early experiments in the dra- BMB's 34-32 and out classed the problems of the student body and squads. Santa Clara, has seen action against mativ form and is a stepping stone Classy Clowns 43-31. faculty that a university library is The poll, the sixth of its kind, Rice on two previous occasions. to his great renown as a dramatist. set up to serve. . .1 am happy to was conducted by the Chicago Tri- With the exception of Cornell, these In it the poet combines the wit for Each of the teams in the other return to my teaching in the De- bune and is considered by many to squads will meet the Owls in Hous- which he was acclaimed in the Cock- leagues have only played one game partment of English, because I am be the most accurate method of ton. tail Party and the philosophy he at press time. The winners of those confident that I could not be turn- choosing such a team. The selec- All four of the intersectional op- held in the thirties. Mrs. Bartlett games have been the Redskins, ing over the library to a better tions are made .by the most capable ponents have been grid powers, is Doris; Marge Addicks, Dusty; Wildcats, Little Blue, Rally Club I, qualified man." judges of football talent—the play- either this past season or shortly Mr. Bartlett, Sam; Oliver Bour- before. Rice's opening contest on and the Tsetse Flies. ers themselves. geois, Klipstein; Neil O'Brien, Cathy Hill was elected "Miss Three linebackers were chosen: September 19 with Florida will pro- Krumpacker; Sweene^ (a recurrent In the intramural handball tour- the others being Oklahoma's Tom vide an early test for the '53 Flock. nament there are eighteen entrants. Jingle Belle" at the annual Jin- character in Eliot's poetry of this gle Ball held at A-House last Catlin and UCLA's Donn Moomaw. Coach Bob Woodruff, formerly a time) is played by Fred Woods; Those in the top six positions this Missing were linebackers from Baylor mentor, and his squad meet week are Dan Hart, Tom Frost, Ed night. Proceeds from the dance Bones by Terry Maltsberger; were presented to the Goodfel- Michigan State and Georgia Tech, Tulsa in the Gator Bowl on Janu- Swarts by Elwyn Simons. This pro- Groner, John Jays, and Billy Roe- who were picked on other All-Amer- ary 1. per. lows by the Canterbury Club, duction is being directed by Dr. Wil- sponsors of the event. ica teams. No doubt the 1-2 na- Rice travels to Ithaca, New York lard Thorp. Top players in the table tennis A tremendous white Christ- tional ranking of their teams aided for the encounter with The Big Red As an added attraction, Art Cole singles tournament are Bob Bailey, mas tree plus blue lights was them considerably, when sports- of Cornell. The Cayuga team was will present two dramatic mono- Harry Keir and Bill Berryman. The featured in the decorations. The writers were making the selections. disappointing this' season, but has logues. On Tuesday he will do "My table tennis doubles team of Berry- Club ha sdonated the tree to A- Owl tackle Bill Crockett received long been an Ivy League power. Last Duchess" and Tuesday, "Solil- man and Keir lead the tournament House for the remainder of the an Honorable Mention position. They took the '48 and '49 loop oquy of a Spanish Cloister." Both with McHenry and Richard in sec- Yuletide season. Last year, Rice's Bill Howton, al- crowns before Princeton began their are works of Browning. ond place. though not a concensus pick for present domination of that confer- All-America, received a first string ence. berth on the All-Players All-Amer- Santa Clara first played the Owls ica. in 1933, when they won, 13-0. Th$ Junior tackle and guard Dick Broncos were the first Owl foe in Chapman, a strong candidate for the new stadium in 1950, as Rice All-America honors next year, re- took that one 27-7. ceived recognitiorf this year. He was This year will be the first time CLT>e. named to a guard position on the in four years that Kentucky has not defensive unit of the teams picked been engaged in post-season activi- for having outstanding records not ty. In 1950 the Wildcats were de- only on the gridiron, but also in the feated by Santa Clara in the Or- classroom. (Continued on Page 8)

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Eight THE THRESHER SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1V1M1 Owls Play Speed, Height, Backboard Ability (Continued from Page 1) eye" Beavers who is expected to see Make Owlets Better Ball Club much service under coach Suman's The Rice Owlet basketball team enters this season with plan to use the break away offense prospects of a better ball club than that which Coach Charley more often. Moore was able to direct last year. The 1952-53 version hasn't The key man for the Owls to- got the "Hoosier Hotshots," Palmeier and Telligman, nor Wohn, night will be pivot man Gene Schwinger. If, however, the Jay- nor Robicheaux, but it is an all-around team. hawkers deplay two men to defend The Owlets possess both speed against Gene's hook Bhots, they will and height to go with plenty of ag- leave themselves open to one of the Don Lance ranks as another surprising agility and speed. Due to By DICK KARIG gressiveness under the backboards. other four Owl sharpshooters. Oth- starter. The Sudan product missed an uncanny sense of knowing where Big man of the crew is 6 foot 6 inch er probable starters besides Schwin- When the Rice Owl basketball five conference games last season to be and a good sense of timing, Joe Durrenburger from Reagan of ger are Maurice Teague, and Don five take the court tonight in but still finished high among the Rayburn manages to get many re- Houston, who appears to be another Lance. Rice Fieldhouse against Kansas, scorers. He came into his own with bounds from taller opponents. Ray- Gene Schwinger. In fact, he took the spectators will be witnessing 20 points against Baylor last sea- burn and Durrenburger also have a over Reagan's center position after Kansas coach Phog Allen receiv- the beginning of a new era in Owl son, and his 6-3 height will give op- wide variety of shots, so that they Schwinger left. The other backboard ed widespread publicity last week cage history. For three years now ponents trouble at forward post. power will come from six foot three are ever dangerous away from the when he denounced two of the recent the Owl quintet has been relegated inch 240 pound Eddy Rayburn from basket. rule changes, which he claims will to the depths of the Southwest Popeye Houston's Lamar. Big Ed, handles The rest of the probable first hurt the game. He was refering basketball picture, but this season, The other positions are wide open. his ponderous bulk with extremely starting team will be lanky six foot to the new rules whereby fouled prospects point to a change. James "Popeye" Beavers offers Clifford Bruce from Tulsa, Okla- players are given a second shot if Tom, Bill, Bob speed and experience at either homa, footballer Jack Roady from they miss the first and are not al- guard or forward. Buzzy Bryan, a San Marcos, and either John Fase- lowed to take the ball out of bounds Over that three year span, Rice supporters could only look back at transfer from Wharton Junior Col- ler of Hondo or either of two Illi- instead of shooting the foul shot. lege, is another double duty per- nois boys, Jin Norton from Herrin the 40-49 era and remember. Six Coach Allen's squad will be oper- former. Height and experience are or deminutive Dick Isenhardt from titles and national prominence came ating this year without five of the the attributes of seniors Bill Bail- Chicago. the way of the Owls during that seven players who particapated in period, with such court luminaries ey (6-6) and Bert Dickens (6-4). Isenhardt is the little man of the the '52 Olympics. Aside from Love- Experienced squadmen Dean team, standing 5 feet 8 inches and as Bob Kinney, Bill Henry, and Bill llette, forwards , Bill Tom Closs leading the way. Small, Stan Fulfer and Alfred Jo- weighing 140 pounds, an dis light- Lienhard, , and guard hec will see plenty of action. Also ning fast and a good shot. Faseler Actually, the picture began to have graduated. change last year, but the team was high on the list are last year's and Roady are both 180 pounders freshmen. Terry Telligman and fresh from the Owlet football team Back however, are young and made some costly mis- takes. The team is still young and Norman Pahmeier, from Indiana, along with Rayburn. Norton seems and grid halfback . could easily work into the starting to be the steady man—a real play Kelley was an all-NCAA tourna- may not duplicate the feats of past great teams, but they are contend- combination. Top candidates for the maker. ment team selection guard at Seat- guard spot vacated by Leonard Other outstanding prospects are tle, Washington last winter. Hoag ers and should be in the running all the way. Childs, are sophs Billy Wohn and G-3, 200 pound Bob Woolbright from will be a doubtful participant to- Monte Robicheaux. night, having received a knee San Benito, six foot Carl Reynolds « Rice and SMU Looking over the list, perhaps from Wharton, St. Thomas of Hous- injury on the football field. Associated Press picked Rice and Also to be sidelined with a grid in- Rice has enough material for two ton product, Louis Owen, and an- Southern Methodist as the top pos- conference contenders. All that is other "Hosier Hotshot" Fred Nick- jury, is Ail-American quarterback sibilities for the Southwest Confer- Gil Reich. necessary is the support of the stu- el from Blu/fton, Indiana. ence, but left themselves away out dent body. Remember that the open- The frosh played their first game Probable starter at center for the when they said that there was no ing home game is tonight, and Wednesday, December 10, at Whar- Jayhawks will be 6'-9" B. H. Born. clear cut leader in the league. A against the NCAA champs, the Take It From Us ton against the Wharton J. C. Pio- The Medicine Lodge, Kansas pro- jump from the bottom to the top is Kansas Jayhawkers. neers. They will perform for the duct understudied Lovellette last within reason, but like the Owl grid The Best Chinese home fans next Thursday and Sat- season an has shown a good deal team, the cagers may be a year urdan nights against Allen Acade- of promise. Promising '52 freshmen away from their peak performance. and Amercan Food my and Wharton J. C. respectively Larry Davenport, Bill Heitholt, and The Choice as preliminaries to the varsity Jerry Alberts are being heavily An idea of the change that has Sam games those evenings. is at the counted on in the Kansas rebuild- come over the Owls in the past two N( Continued from Page 2) ing project. years can best be illustrated thus: When it came time to choose the me. Anyhow, we were very glad to BAMBOO Probable Starters have them join us. Second were H. 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Neat, accur- any of the sciences, and a smodern I veloping into one of the great cen- a humanity as any. ange Bowl. Since then they have de- ters in Owl cage history. Scorer of ate work. Reasonable rates feated Oklahoma and TCU in bowl 301 points last season in his sopho- for all kinds of typing assign- games. more year, "The Swede" is a strong STEVENS The '53 schedule: September 19, candidate for all-SWC honors. He 8^ ment. Call Mrs. Lewis Records - Radios - TV Florida at Houston; September ranked fourth among conference scorers and the three ahead of him MA-8094, 4127 Milton. SALES & SERVICE 26, open d'ate; October 3, Cornell RALPH BELL—Owner at Ithaca; October 10, Santa have graduated. 6125 Kirby In The Village Clara at Houston; October 17, Ball Handler SMU at Dallas; October 24, Tex- Another sure starter is Maurice as at Austin; October 31, Ken- Teague, one of the three seniors, at tucky at Houston; November 7, one of the guard posts. 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