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MM - I Fj-.JqIs&T&p l rl 1 },': j| MM . ;*j • ilii, vr<'l J 1 •i'.' " •MEMIi " _ w< The Rice Institute j )N, TEXAS, 4 JANUARY. 1945 1 —_ For Saturday B grS m• 'I m MA ' Corsages Banned Aggies faint At Year's Opener lice Statue Mm On Rice Terrace f.

Last Friday night, 29 December, a The Engineer, which is always the most stupendous formal group of vandals, presumably Ag- W of the year, will be held on 6 January at the Rice Terrace. The gies, paid this campus an unexpected Navy Band will play for the occasion which promises to be not visit—unexpected in that as yet no occasion has been found for the trip. only the first but the best of the dances for the new year. The The center of attraction for our no- Rice Terrace will be suitably decorated in keeping with the gen- torious guests was the statue in the eral theme of the "Varga Girl." Corsages will be banned as 1SI middle of the campus. In true slip- . preserved by new dance shod Aggie fashion the anonymous committee ruling. The high- visitors smeared the statue in sev- a 1 light of the dance will come at eral places with * white enamel. Sat- Wallace Leaves urday several discontented and dis- the end of the usual floor show gusted janitors spent the morning when Miss Slipstick will be in- with special enamel remover, brushes For Job With troduced. and ladders — standard equipment The Navy Orchestra is well known since the first Aggie depredations to all Rice students. If played at of the Golden Age."* Dr. Pepper Co. the last Saturday night dance and FCI This was the second time the at A House orv Wednesday night. Share-croppers have displayed their On 1 January, 1945, Bill Wallace, This band is one of the newest and artistic talent on the statue which formerly of the department of Ath- most popular of all of Houston's marks the tomb of the founder of letics, left Rice to assume the posi- dance bands. They have a variety the school. The first time we were tion of Assistant Plant Manager of numbers which should please all * c&M front tihfese coura- with the Dr. Pepper Bottling Com- connoisseurs of popular music. geous operators, the statue's base pany in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Wal- The Rice Terrace is perhaps the was ornamented with a coat of flam- lace has been a member of the- Ath- best place in town to have a formal ing scarlet, traces of which can yet Miss Molly Barnes, pictured above,: Slipstick of 1945. The other three letic Department since July, 1937. dance. The South American Room is be seen on the chaste >stone. We are is one of four nominees for Miss ! are pictured on page four. His duties here have been varied. reserved for the evening and tables gratified to note the conversion of Starting out as Freshman football will be furnished for refreshments our dear neighbors to the ranks of coach, he took over mentorship of at intermissions. the Lily-Whiters. Happy New Year the track squad when Emmett Brun- Varga Girl Decorations At all other times when there son left for the Navy. With aboli- The backdrop behind the orchestra have been possibilities of the farm- tion of freshman football as separate will be decorated in true "Varga" ers indulging in their childish 1945 Staggered In Early from the varsity, Wallace joined fashion. The tables will be decorat- pranks, guards have been posted and Coach Neely's staff in handling the ed with lamps covered with "Varga successfully thwarted their puerile entire squad. Girls." The rest of the ballroom attempts. Wallace's career while a student will be decorated in accordance with As Navy Ignored Calendar at Rice was highlighted by his out- the general theme. Dr. Patbie, Professor of Abnormal standing work at halfback for the The midnight floor show will be Psychology, is investigating possi- By Muriel Wicks likeThirty Seconds Over Tokyo (Van great 1934 championship football one of the highlig-hts of the evening. ble motives for the uncalled-for but In contrast to last year's riotous Johnson . . . - ummmm!), they re- team. After' that season he was The big feature of the floor show- not unprecedented uprising. to all Rice students. It played^ at membered, too, to make a few good named on the Collier's first string will be the presentation of the "En- 0 cember, 1944, found every, well al- old New Year's Resolutions. All-America, thus becoming the first gineers' Varga Calendar.'^ Gary most every, Navy lad being safely e Rice star to receive that honor. Wal- Corbett, Doug McElree, and Roy War Bond Prizes tucked in by visions with hash- lace may perhaps be remembered Goodearle will be on hand to add a marks. Having conscientiously Plans Underway best as one of Rice's first pair of little variety to the program. studied for several hours, they pat- touchdown twins. The other was The climax of the evening will be For Best Design ted themselves on the back for their For Junior Prom John McCauley. the presentation of "Miss Slipstick." naive sobriety, as they scorned all Coach Wallace . will be missed by All of the Literary Societies and Plans are well under way for the thoughts of wine, women, and song. both students and faculty, as his (Continued on page 4) Of Food Store biggest formal of the year, the Jun- They willingly refused to be- resignation marks the departure of ior Prom, to take place 27 January 0 grudge the freedom of civilians on the fourth man from the Fieldhouse. The senior design class in archi- at the Rice Terrace. Make your this night of gaiety, for, dear read- As a result of Wallace's leaving, tecture has 'been offered the problem plans now to attend. er, they were all nursing headaches Jess Neely will c*ach baseball and of designing a post-war food' store. The following committees have and hangovers, results of much mer- Cecil Grigg will be forced to take City Auditorium The requirements have been set up been appointed to plan this gay af- ry-making the previous night. over the track squad. by Mr. Schubmacher who was a fair. General Chairman of Commit- 0 graduate of Rice. He is offering Hermann Park Popular tees, Bob Manning, will be in charge Scene of Navy prizes of war bonds for the winning The Plantation, the Hi-Hat, the of all plans with the following Com- Saturday Evening designs. For the best design a $60 Empire Room, and Hermann Park mittees working under him: Dance 13 January . War Bond is offered. For the two (ahem—I guess!) were especially Decoration Committee, Co-chair- Is Church 'Y' Night next best designs go prizes of $25 popular with the boys in blue on a man, Muriel Wicks and Lib Brown, The Navy Recreation Dance, to Saturday night to climax Saturday War Bonds. with Tom Connelly, Rosemary Hean- Church "Y" Nite, sponsored by be held at the City Auditorium 13 . i It is hoped that the winning de- nights. Perhaps intimate associates or Haden, Geane Brogniez, and Allen the Christian Youth Council of January, promises to be a most en- >• Js signs will be efficient'and practical of Henry and Goodearle were drown- James helping them. Houston, will be held next Saturday tertaining gathering. D. C. Red- in their planning, economical in cost, ing their sorrows 'cause the High- Publicity Committee, Co-chairman, evening at 6:30 p. m. in the assem- graves and Frank Lawrence ,in and attractive in appearance. Per- land Park' Scotties lost 20-7. On the Janet Croom and Mary Jane Ellis, bly hall of the central YMCA, 1600 charge of arrangements, promise, haps they may contribute to im- the other hand, many disgusted read- with the committee of Madge West, Louisiana. in addition to the melodious strains proved post-war planning of this ers of Improve Youse Mind were Lila Gordon, and Lida Kittrell. Besides the supper, for which a ; of the Navy orchestra, a delightful character. probably raising several roofs in Chairman of Ticket Sales, Louise charge of 50 cents is made, a pro- floor show with selections from the Certain desirable technical pamph- celebration of Port Arthur's victory. Loose, will have Evelyn Burke and gram of singing, stunts, swimming, University of Houston's Varsity Va- lets have been made available by A Bleary-Eyed "Old Lang Syne" Jane Raubold as her aides. volleyball, ping-pong, archery, dis- rieties. The theme will be, of all Schuhmacher Company for students' At the Plant, ibleary-eyed individ- Chairman in charge of obtaining cussions, and folk dancing has been things, a naval one. In addition to study in connection with this prob- uals were wandering around aim- an orchestra, Camille Dockery, has planned. All recreational facilities the entire student body of Rice, they lem. Also Mr.- M. C. Gaines will lessly crooning " Aulch'Lang Syne," a committee of Lore Merten and of the Y have been turned over to have extended invitations to Naval present by means of lantern slides, and promptly swooning—what amaz- Kayway Thompson. <>. the young people for use at this time students and faculties of Baylor detailed information as to arrange- ing effects music(?) has on one's Sara Nan Snoddy, Chairman of free of charge. Medical School, Texas University ment and fixtures most^newly de- constitution ^ the Entertainment Committee, will Rice students are cordially in- School of Dentistry, Texas Univer- veloped. . Yep, Riceites still celebrated New be assisted by Catherine Henry, vited to attend. If reservations for sity Medical School in Galveston, Several inspection tour* will be Year's Eve. Everyone had lots of Mary Dee Miller, and Anne Lan- the supper are desired, they may be and members of the visiting TCU on page 4) fun, but placed by calling Beth Vail, L. 6421. basketball team.

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IS l*'r- ifc £ ; -li wjth.u#A-1 •:> /. '' 8 and UAMU HviikkMliMaif wjf» vicwwi nuxxtpiuvjr oopBw w The Navy boys who have iwgakur natrons of : Ernest Hemingway's story, To Have or Have Not" An innovation of first-run fceaters are now It May Concern (Particu- in the Navy Recreation aad Welfare forward to 10 January, ait larly the editor): Department's program was the pre- a galaxy of stars in the I just received a copy of the 14 sentation of 45 minutes of G. I. musical, "Hollywood Canteen. «r December issue of the Thresher and This business of painting the Founder's statue is getting note with interest that Editor Mey- fact that it demonstrates that there mates"), may I direct, your ill just a little bit old. Exactly what the occasion was for the era' sharp(?) wit hasn't dulled any ARE "students who read this sheet tion to the fact that no atrocity that greeted our eyes Saturday morning, we cannot since his ascension to that exalted and are influenced by what they see are required to ascertain position—Editor of the Thresher. I there"—even enough to write us a ber of teaching days in this figure out. We don't even know for certain who did it—but the refer to the notice on page 1, column letter. Such a reception—such a cir- It comes out, by a mer only people interested in desecrating a grave before have been 4. concerning the belated appearance culation^ including even high-minded, counting, at 89, with 7 days for fi- our boorish friends from College Station. Up to now even they, of the 1944 Campanile—II. clear-thinking alumnae of the rarest nal examinations, totaling 96 days however, have managed to confine their activities to the foot- No doubt the editor thought the tastes—exceed the fondest dreams for the whole term. The term wfeteh ball season. notice was killingly humorous, and our inflated imagination has ever begins 1 March likewise consists of 89 teaching days and 7 days for ex- What too many people don't seem to realize is that Wil- perhaps some students who do not conceived of. Clearly this revelation know the facts of the case agreed is enough to sustain us through the aminations. Other errors are appar- liam Marsh Rice is buried at the site of his statue. Not even with him. Let me enlighten you on blackest depths yet to come..' ent to the curious in your reporter's Aggies make a practice of going to cemeteries and painting up a few points if you fall in the above \ THE EDITOR. "estimates," but there is no need to the tombstones. We wonder if they understand that their con- category. The company that prints bring them out here. £ . * duct with regard to the statue is exactly comparable. the Campanile set a deadline for all To the Editor of the Thresher: Those who wish to auscultate the Any large group, we know, draws its bad lots, although copy and promised us that if that Your esteemed periodical, which boriborygimus of the great academic deadline were met, our book would is a delight to all of its readers organism and report thereupon ac- A. & M. seems to have exceptionally bad luck year after year. appear by November 1. Both Miss curately should be careful and sub- It is not fair, then, to blame this affair on the corps as a whole. whenever it makes its hebdomadal McAshan and I had our material in appearance (would that it were ject their writings to rigid scrutiny. But on the other hand, the undiminshing desire to paint the by the designated time, and, I must quotidian!), contains the following Yours sincerely, \ statue each year certainly resulted in this instance of its ac- confess, were quite pleased to think statement in the pre-Cbristmas is- Cathedraticus Innominatus. complishment. Right or wrong, it reflects on the corp as a whole. that this year the students would sue: "This term, having four Christ- 0 "' I have their yearbooks before the be- mas holidays and none in March, we It may be odd, but to us even football rivalry does not give ginning of the new term. But—not license to deface a tomb. will complete a 104-day term. These 11 only the students, but we, too, were approximate term estimates include lltlp The utter cowardliness of this particular action need not to be sadly disappointed on that exam week.'' More score. Repeated inquiries and pleas be pointed out. No one was guarding the statue, of course. All Passing over certain inelegances on our part resulted in the usual War the brave boys had to do was walk over to the statue, slap on of your reporter's style (such as the vague answers handed impatient some enamel, and leave quietly. Any feeble-minded, person could tautologous "approximate est i - customers these days—"labor short- Bonds have done it. Lack of the penetrating insight that comes from age"—"war work goes through first" attending A. & M. prevents our finding any honor, glory, or —"by Nov. 15"—"by Dec. 1"—and prestige attached to such an action. finally "by Dec. 15." There was The Founder's tomb obviously cannot be guarded day and nothing we could do but wait—'but night all year round. The Aggies are able at will to perpetrate my point is that we were on schedule even if the printer wasn't. these disgraces. However, out of respect to the dead, we wonder if they could not divert their feelings toward Rice into As for the crack "Congratulations, you snappy E.B.'is," I should like to newer, and perhaps more appropriate channels. It's just pos- do a little enlightening on that sub- sible that the respect for the living might thereby be increased. ject, too. Any further criticisms of any soit with regard to the 1944 Campanile—II may be directed toward either the editor or business manager, for the book is the result of their efforts and those of their staff members—and not the mem- By Rosalie Meek old Gordon Muchmore, son of Mr. bers of the Elizabeth Baldwin Liter- ary Society. Mr. H. M. Penn announces and Mrs. Clyde E. Muchmore of the engagement of his daughter, Ponca City, Oklahoma. The cere- I hesitate to criticize you, Mr. Juanita, to Lt. R. C. Marsh, son of mony took place 27 December at Meyers, for-apparently you are in- Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Marsh of New South Main Baptist Church. The fallible, but I'm going to be real Milford, Connecticut. bride graduated from Rice where brave and suggest you confine your witty criticisms to those subjects Miss Catherine Thompson she was a Phi Beta Kappa and a member of P.A.L.S. about which you know all the facts i'.' entertained 30 December from 3:00 —the true facts. Theye may be stu- to 5:00 p. m. with a small coke party Mr. and Mrs. Roland V. Tracy dents at Rfce who read your sheet • V at her home. announce the. marriage of their and are influenced by what they see U; Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Sterling daughter, Cynthia Suzanne, to En- there, and because of that possibility, •*'' . announce the marriage of their sign Charles Mclntyre Haden, son I have made this effort to clarify *\m3- daughter, Elizabeth Anne, to Har- of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Haden. a few matters, not only to you but ' yn • Captain and Mrs. Marvin Earl Croom to them as well. announce the marriage of their Mary Joe McGinnis, U The Thresher daughter, Alison Campbell, to Vin- Business Manager, •IsV 1944 Campanile—II. Entered as second class matter, cent Frederick Gowlmg, son of Mr. m October 17, 1916, at the post office and Mrs. R. A. Cowling of Mt. Car- mel, Illinois. The ceremony was held Don't hesitate, Miss McGinnis. Be iiife in Houston, Texas, under the act of 24 December at the First Presby- your old forward self—the McGin- MC: March 3, 1879. Subscription price: terian Church. The bride was at- nis we all know and love. by mail, one year 75 cents. tended 'by her sister, Miss Janet Now, Miss McGinnis, to reply to Croom. The bride received her B. A. your reply, let me say that it's peo- A WELCOME HAND TO BELL m Editor Charlie Meyers degre in October from Rice. She ple like you that make life miser- Asst. Editor Mildred MeCall was a member of Phi Beta Kappa able for a poor overworked editor. and Pi Delta Phi. The groom re- Business Manager Estelle Walker You realize that you completely mis- SYSTEM WAR VETERANS ceived his Ph. D, in Mathematics understood the significance of the Ass't Bos. Mgr Jane Raubold from Rice. The couple will live in little notice we ran. "Congratula- Some day we shall have the pleasure of wel- Circulation Manager Houston. tions, you snappy E. B.'s" was in- Pat Jarrard, Roberta NewHn 0 tended, of course, in the most lauda- coming back to the Bell System the men and Sports Grover Noonan, tory manner. Woody Dryden, Glenn Bryan, Leo "Congratulations" means just women who are now in the armed forces. Thomas Announcements what it says. "Snappy" may be in- We shall be glad to see them personally, Music Ed Hartsook Maurice Studio will take last pic- terpreted not in a derogatory sense Society Rosalie Meek tures of Navy men for the Cam- at all, but in the old colloquial mean- glad of their skill and energy for the big tasks Clubs Beverly Taylor panile Thursday, Friday and Satur- ing of "sharp, on-the-ball, etc." Movies Margie Repass "E. B.'s" is, as some may be aware which face the Bell System in the future. day afternoons of this week at their News Bob Jaynes, by now, tjje Elizabeth Baldwin Liter- Trained men and women of vision and Bob Hindeman, Catherine Henry, studio, 3910 Main Street. This is ab- ary Society, of which we understand Mary Jane MeNair, Muriel Wicks solutely the last chance to have your you were a proud and militant mem- energy will always be required to build and Beats Bob Klauschie, picture made, so ibe sure to go one ber. It was used merely as a term Lore Merton, Sadie Gwin Allen, of these afternoons—special liberty of designation, quite properly, since maintain this country's nation-wide telephone Marie Virginia Barrett, Ellen Pic- will be granted, said Lt. Davis. Price, Miss McAshan also was privileged system —and to provide the best telephone to hold membership in this worthy ton, Dewitt Redgrave, Mary Simp- $1.76. I! Bon, Mary Hay, Martha Nuiut, organization. Surely nothing can be service in the world. 8 Jane Farnsworth, Evelyn Camer- Maurice Studio will bring proofs wrong in referring to you by your It lij V II ft® on, Roy Goodearle, Bill Henry, of Navy men who had pictures made club preference, particularly inas- '•Jk-Si' itS: before Christmas out here in Room Tom Roach, Doug Maclay, Charles much as it is one of such universal BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM Moody, Dorothy- McCleary, Eg- 314, Chem. Bldg., on Thursday and renown. mont Bugbane Friday afternoons of f'this week. Let there be no misunderstanding, M' Typists Come get your proofs and make se- Miss McGinnis. If for nothing else, Mary Jane MeNair, Jean Thomas lection on those days. we appreciate your letter for the "Service to the Nation in Peace and War" >mi '• • . •r;' - A- - **• §1 ... 11

By Woody Dryden cept for one upset over SMU, Ai This week-end marks the opening aas, or Texas. The Physical Education Depart- of the SWC basketball race and may , The Aggies arent out of the last ment, no v under the dynamic lead- the best team win (attention, TCU! place rut yet, and Manning Smith's ership of that intellectual giant, the footballers!). Texas plays the Frogs charges (footballers, baseballers, ev newly-created Assistant- Professor at Fort Worth Friday, and Saturday erything but basketballers) may win |of P. E., G. L. (Laughing Boy) Her- Texas plays at SMU and the Owls over Baylor once. mance, announces a completely re- play at A. & M. Baylor plays two All in all the SWC is the same as italized body-building program for games at Arkansas. it was last year. the Naval trainees. The program is In pre-season tilts the teams stack Texas will beat T. C. U. Friday, to consist of five-minute periods of up about like this: Rice should fin- and S. M. U. will beat Texas Satur- six activities ,including such en- ish first, but may be forced to share day. Arkansas will trounce Baylor thralling sports as boxing, tum- the No. 1 spot with Arkansas. The twice this week-end, and Rice should set another record at College Sta- By Glenn Bryan Oklahoma shows the two clubs about bling, rope-climbing, rope jumping, Owls figure to be a little better than last year when they were easily the tion. The Feathered Flock returned even. The Owls were defeated by bar work, and medicine ball work. best team in the conference and 0 Saturday night from Oklahoma fourteen points, while Arkansas Every five minutes the group (usu- when only a haircut made the one primed for their conference opener showed an eleven- point deficit. ally six to ten trainees in number) point loss to the Razorbacks. Ar- at College Station on the eorge Kok, the six-foot ten-inch switches activities, presumably on a kansas is second and easily out- Grunt and Groan After a highly successful practice Porker center, choked up with one short blast of the whistle from the class the rest of the runner-up field. schedule of seven wins and one de- point as compared with Henry's four. ever-present (for encouragement The Kok-Henry duel will be a hot feat the high flying Owls should be Arkansas has amafcing height with only, you understand) instructor. Society Now Led 1?^ time. Texas should tie with SMU ready for their finest effort of the a six-foot five-inch average, but This novel idea, the first of a long for third and fourth and neither season with the Aggies. Rice has a squad of classy ball han- series of changes (not to say im- By King M. J.Lucy dlers. Noonan, Roach, and Menden- provements) anticipated under the j team stands to figure in the confer- Early season comparisons make ence Rice and Arkansas once again co- hall form a trio of ball-hawks that new order, is expected to have great! title. The Mustangs have a lit- Shortly before the lengthy Christ- favorites in the Southwest with are hard to beat. Wehr takes part benefit. The mere rushing from ac- I tie stronger team than last year and mas holidays the Navy unit here S.M.U. due to be the runner-up. of the load off Henry's shoulders in tivity to activity will keep the! may be the quint to beat Rice or was subjected to the Standard Navy Baylor and A. & M. should make a controlling the backboards and is trainee awake and active, rather like Arkansas once. Although having Physical Fitness Test. This tortuous thrilling fight for the cellar this also one of the big point makers on a grasshopper. Indeed, you might lost several games already this sea- little diversion is a Navy require- year. With six losses the Bears Joe Davis' squad. "The Black Nu- say they are all fish-bait (sharks es- son, T. C. U. should finish ahead of ment, not a regular feature of the have yet to win a game. The luck- bian" Davenport has the potentiali- pecially) anyway. At any rate, Baylor and A. & M. Baylor is weak Rice P. T. program. and will win only over A. & M. ex- less Ags boast an equally enviable ties of a basketball player, but as "Professor" Hermance hopes to de- The test has five divisions, each record with one win and seven losses, an All-American's understudy he velop great skill in the men for the having a distinct and descriptively four of them coming the past week. doesn't see a terrible lot of service. various sports so that they will be- intriguing title: "Squat - Thrust," In Oklahoma the past two sea- Incidentally, Dan had a great time come better Naval Officers, and Dunkel Forecasts "Sit-Ups," "Push-Ups," "Squat- sons, the Owls have lost their first- on the Oklahoma trip. He provided "better boys." After all, as the good Jumps," and "Pulls-Ups." Given ev- round games by one point, only to the boys with an abundance of color, "Professor" himself says, between Basketball Ratings ery seven weeks, the test is to de- come back and take the Consolation dark color. As usual, "The Locket broad grins (and amidst loud laugh- termine the physical fitness of the play-off. Last week they defeated Kid" got his share . . . (of adven- ter), "You have to be smart to do j In Regular Feature men. A score of 50 points is re- West Texas in the first round of ture). This time it was with a pan- these things. I know—I've been in j quired to pass, while the maximum handling, drunk. this business for twenty years." play, but were knocked out of the A regular feature of the Thresher number possible is 100. race by a superior Oklahoma Aggie during basketball season will be the The following eager beavers led five in the second game. Turning Converse-Dunkel Basketball Fore- the unit: in a fine defensive performance in cast. The forecast was 80.9% accu- Score their defeat of Oklahoma U., the rate in 1943-44, and has been contin- Name Battalion Points hardboard champs annexed third Improve Your Mind uous since 1935. 1. Lucy, M. J. II 80.0 place in the tournament. For the Dick Dunkel's ratings and predic- 2. Klager, D. D I 74.4 I third' consecutive year the Oklahoma Editor's Note: This column was Why does "T" D. Scott treat all tions are based on past performance 3.5. Rich, H. M II 73.4 Aggies were in the driv^r's^eeat, written about the middle of last his girls with wine? Guess he wants only and show potential scoring dif- 3.5 Witte, G. C I 73.4 taking; three in a row to win thl month and has been held over be- a little port in every sweetheart. ference. between any two teams. 5. Bently, C. R I 73.0 crown. Their great center, seven- cause of the vagaries of space re- Love is one game that is never As of 25 December, 1944, Rice is 6. Kennedy, J. B... I 72.0 foot Bob Kurland, stopped the Rice quirements. A more recent column called off on account of darkness. rated 68.9, Arkansas at 65.9, Texas 7. Wilkins, G. E II 71,8 > offense cold when 'he bottled up Hen- by our authors, entitled "A Reply to A grave digger absorbed in his at 57.6, A. & M. at 40.0, and T. C. U. 8.5. Missimer, D. J... II 71.6 ry, holding the big boy scoreless in Messrs. Corbett and McElree, or thoughts, dug the grave so deep he at 45.3 A team's correct rating is 8.5. Gather, D. W I 71.6 the field goal department. Bill's Highland Park, What, Where, and couldn't get out. Came nightfall and neutral In predictions, 2.0 points 10. Woodham, J. E.. II 71.1 only points came from four free the evening chill, his predicament Why It Is," will appear next week. are added to the neutral rating of | But champions in various divisions tosses. became more and more uncomfort- Watch this space for it. each home team and 2.0 points are j __,titles without honor_are n<>t in- able. Hhe shouted for help and at Henry broke his own record of By Henry, Goodearle, and Roach subtracted from the neutral rating; c]uded in thfi aW Hst j G HoI_ forty-seven to take high scoring 'hon- last attracted the attention of a Definition: of each visiting team to adjust for j brook may be known as ohampion •ors for the ithree-day affair with drunk. A meteorologist is a man who can home team advantage. fifty-five points. Bob Kurland was j Squat-thi'uster by virtue of his 95 look into a girl's eyes and tell "Get me out of here," he shouted, Mr. Dunkel picks Texas, 59.6, over selected as "the mbst valuable play- j points in that activity, while W. D. whether "I'm cold." T. C. U., 43.3, in the sole confer- er." _ ., . , , Barton is best at the cheerful little To all you women War Workers The drunk looked into the grav e l ncc ame F d n, ht As we Rice didn't meet the Porkers, but . .. „ . . t, . ; S *> W * - game of Squat-jumping with a score at Rice: If your coveralls are too and finally d1stmpush«l the form . have receded no pred.cWons for Sat- j of M j. L in h. comparisons of their games with big, beware of the machines; if too of the uncomfortable grave: Agger urdsy, but on the basK of present ,„d pul!.ups with 80 tight, beware of the machinists. "No wonder you're cold," he said. | ratings, we may rate Rice 66.9 overi '• .. • ,,, We want to take this opportunity "You haven't any dirt on you." I A. & M., 42.4. j BUY MORE to present the kid of the week, 0 — i o * Sit-ups, recommended for the lazy George Douglas McElree: He has a I j loafer who has no better sense than grin you could use for a foot rule; "I came to America not expect- to try them, must have been easier, QluL New* ing to find any evidence of high since five men tied for first place WAR BONDS he's the kind of bore who's here to- \ achievement or ambit n day and here tomorrow; but last It is importan ,,t that al,. l member. s I i» in letters, | with perfect scores. The quintet of , , , . , , ,,, ji.b e present axt the meeting of the week-end he found out that a pink . * . . , , , ... science, and the arts. But shortly j industrious idiots is herewith named: Ave Maria Club today at one o'clock and STAMPS elephant is a beast of bourbon. after my arrival I heard of a small j H. E. Robards, H. J. Stone, D. W. in the Senior Commons. We overheard Garry Corbett say college in Texas Which had adopted j Scharlach, D. B. Trull, and G. C. of his date last weekend that to The Presbyterian Student Associ- and used since 1912 the British orth- Witte. dance with, her was like coming in ation will have Mr. O'Kane as speak- ography."—Lord Cronkite, Memoirs Do not be fooled into thinking of a Heart of British Oak, p. 1123. with the tide. er when the club convenes at 12:15 such high scores are by any means typical. With no further comments, Just a hint to the girls about Jim- in Autry House this Thursday. Mr. here are the battalion average my "Fireball" Moore—he's the kind O'Kane is one of the supervisors QUESTION OF THE WEEK scores: Battalion I, 58.7; Battalion of man that sits around and looks at the Y.M.C.A. II, 56.8; and Regiment, 57.7. at the women and they come unglued Don't miss the meeting of the Why did the Campanile come out? God save King Lucy! (how did you get such a nickname, Girls' Club on Friday at 12:45 in James?). Autry House, as it is most important We'd like to make an outright con- that plans for the forthcoming dance "EVERY MEAL A PLEASANT MEMORY" fession: Highland Park just lucked be completed immediately. Lehigh out on their game with Sunset; if The Methodist Student Union has 8484 Sunset hadn't been off stride, the planned to present Dr. Dawson C. 8545 Scotties would never have won. Bryan, of St. Paul's Methodist Main |Je(01(J College itrn Did you know that if all the hogs Church, as the speaker for Tuesday, in Texas were one big hog, he could the ninth of January, in Autry House dig the Panama Canal with three at 12:15. There will be a discussion roots and grunt? to plan for the club's January party For the benefit of some Indianans which will be about the 21st. Dr. who jare still skeptical, we quote Quillian will be a speaker in Feb- "Texas Brags"—Texas jackrabhits, ruary. EUROPEAN 'M with ears as big as sails, can stomp All students who speak Spanish WINKS - LIQUORS their hind feet so loud the echo are reminded of the gathering of FINE FOODS bounces back from three counties Los Buhos, to be held in Autry House off, can jump two mountains with- tonight at 7:30. An interesting pro- out a running start, and can run so gram has been planned, and there fast that they can travel in the op- will be refreshments afterward, so posite direction to the way the world do be there, if for no better reason is turning and actually stay in one than to find out what Los Buhos Ladies Ready to Wotr place all the time. means! ,Wwml&M % & Jssr* 1 kiTt&W*^iff ? 4 •>W •;••• - ' ' ' ' ' - . ?v -•' • rt *»> ™'< • ;• ••* I ef'l ;"f-,j *, . • e, 1 ,._^|^_^^|g^g|i|j| n ife I ffiPtst • mm ' ' n 'M , m . , '• rf ? f|

— ^..: • jggitt .A. ovies •A > I » By Margie Repass , gjmgi The major theatres will present for this week's amusement two hold- hJIfl i'! overs and a drama. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo at the Loew's and Frenchman's Creek at the Majestic will continue to pack 'em in for another week at their respective theatres, and the Met will show None But the Lonely Heart beginning today. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, need- less to say, is your best ibet for en- joyment this week if you haven't already seen it—and perhaps even if you have. Those who haven't been able to buck the crowds in order to get a seat at

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