,-V »• wumrtmn Entered as second class mailing matterM, Octobe r 17. 1916. at Jthe Posl t OfficeML, Houston jJmWWML, under the act of March 3, 1879. A VOLUME THIRTY-EIGHT — NUMBER TWENTY-SIX HOUSTON, TEXAS FRIDAY, APRIL 20. 1951 Vote on Amendments Today Rice Day Crowd 75% of Voters Of Twelve Hundred Must Approve Two proposed amendments to the Honor System will be Expected Tomorrow voted on by the students today. The poll will be open from 8-1. The poll is located at the Southwest corner of Anderson Hall. Saturday is Rice Day at the The first amendment would change the requirement for a Institute when an expected conviction by the Honor Council from a unanimous, or nine 1200 old grads will flock to the out of nine, vote to a seven new stadium for the annual out of nine vote. * spring gathering. Marines Announce The other amendment would abol- Over half a ton of prime heavy ish the minimum penalty of one year beef is being barbecued today over Three Officer suspension for violation of the Hon- a slow hickory fire to be ready or Code. Under the present Consti- for the alumni Saturday. They'll have barbecue and all the trimmings Training Programs from 3 p.m. on until the » last "I The US Marine Corps has an- For the text of the Honor remember when . . ." has been said. nounced three officer candidate pro- System amendments which are There'll be a mid-way atmosphere grams which are open to all col- being voted on today, see Page with the concession booths operated lege students who are in good aca- Three. Other information about by the various alumni groups, the demic standing and can meet the the amendments may be found literary societies, the R. Association physical requirements. in a story by three Honor Coun- and the Owl Club. For the alumni, For college seniors and graduate cil members on Page Two. the male ones, there'll be a taxi- students the Officer Candidate dance, 10 girls, 10, with a dime-a- Course Program offers a commis- dance gals from the active P.A.L.S. sion as a Second Lieutenant in the tution, no lighter penalty can be im- And for the alumnae at the taxi- U. S. Marine Corps Reserve after posed. The Honor Council feels that dance stand there'll be a few hand- successful completion of a ten weeks' leeway is desirable in case of exten- some men with placards around their training course. uating circumstances. neck: "I'm a taxi-dancer, too." Undergraduate, freshmen through Three-quarters of the students voting must approve the amend- Long-range forecasters call for a juniors, students may train for com- ments were brought up last year, sunny Saturday, but just to make missions while completing their were favored by 65% of the stu- sure all activities have been planned undergraduate work. Students in dents, but did not achieve the neces- on the first ramp under the top this category enrolled in the Pla- sary three-quarters majority and ft deck. ' toon Leaders Class Program will be so failed. Class duchesses in the Rondelet | olyn Coy, sophomore, Margaret Blau, deferred until receipt of a bacca- Spring Fete scheduled for April 28 j junior, and Alice Jan Flack, senior, laureate degree. will be Carol Smith, freshman, Car- I The military training for Pla- Rice Band Ends toon Leaders Class candidates will consist of two six-week summer Saroyan Play Year With Annutd at Fnmm training courses during which the expenses and pay of the candidate Banquet are provided by the Marine Corps. Opens Wednesday Profs, Students Will Further, there are no military re- by Allyce Tinsley Chuck Howe received the Mont- quirements for members of this gomery Award presented by the program during the course of the "The Beautiful People," by Wil- Rice Band to the most valuable Review Books academic year. liam Saroyan, which opens in Sally- bandsman of the year, at the annual A program leading to a commis- port Stage next Wednesday night award banquet at Kelley's Steak "My Favorite Book" will be the Forum topic on which sion similar to the Platoon Leaders at 8:30, is the most extensive dra- House, Thursday, April 12. This four speakers will talk in the weekly Forum Wednesday night. Class Program is available to un- matic venture which the Rice Play- award was originated in 1934 and Two faculty members, Miss Katherine Fischer of the History dergraduate and graduate women ers have produced. This Saroyan was presented by band director Kit Department, and t)r. Alan D. McKillop of the English Depart- students. comedy will have a two-story set Reid. Dean McBride was guest of including stained - glass windows. ment, will review their favorite books. Miss Fischer's choice All interested students are en- honor. „ John Rawling's original music is is "Everyman, His Own His- couraged to contact Major Shep- Billfolds were "presented to the scored for cello, clarinet, percus- herd in the Naval Science Building five junior lettermen while the 17 tories." Dr. McKillop will re- sion, flute, oboe and trumpet. Work- Senior Rings Will for the specific requirements, ap- underclassmen receiving awards view Boswell's "Life of John- ing on the production will be the plication forms, and informational were assured that the award sweat- son." largest cast and company in Rice Be Delivered Today literature relative to these three ers would be in by next fall. For drama history. Senior rings will be delivered Two students, a pre-law major officer candidate programs. the first time, the* band had fifth and an engineer, are also scheduled "This Saroyan comedy has con- from 8-1 today in the Student year lettermen who received hon- „ , . to spealc.' Bill Collins, the engineer, sistenly been one of the most pop- Lounge. Balances due on ring pay- . .. e orable mention for their loyalty. wi]] speak on GaIsworthy a Forsyt ular plays in the Linden Summer The following officers were elect- mSnts must be paid at that time. Saga." Jack Lapin, pre-law, will Ten Architects Stock company," said director Ger- ed for next year after the banquet: The balances due for the different review Tolstoy's monumental "Anna ry Hiken. Mr. Hiken has produced President, Chuck Howe; Vice-presi- weight rings are as follows: 4 dwt: Karenina." To Compete "The Beautiful People" twice be- ft dent, Paul Donoho; Business Man- The program will not be in the fore coming to Sallyport and will t ager, Neil Marshall; Librarian, Bob $13.84; 6 dwt: $15.58; 8 dwt: $18.64; For Fellowship 10 dwt: $20.44. form of four long book reviews. be remembered by Rice audiences Eggleston. _ , . . Each of the speakers will discuss Nine members of the fifth year for his successful production of Os- For engraving of a complete name ,, ...... , , . ., .i® . ® the peculiar qualities of the book architecture class and one former car Wilde's "The Importance of -0- inside the rings, there is an addi- . T . .. . . , .. , , ® that has made it his favorite. graduate are competing for the 1951 Being Earnest." tional charge of $.75. All the books are established fav- Architecture Traveling Fellowship. James Young and William Knight- Eleven Elected orites. The current revival of in- The ten-hour period for prelim- ley, members of the English faculty, terest in Boswell should make Dr. inary sketches was "held April 16 are cast as Mr. Prim and Father To Rally Club Engineers Banquet McKillop's review a particularly in- for the competition which calls for Hogan. Bud Cruse will play Owen f Eleven new members have ex- teresting one. the design of a Men's Club Build- Webster, the young writer whose cepted to the Rally Club and were To Be Wednesday Gail Mount will be moderator for ing for a small city. The students books consist of one word, and Mar- received at a meeting of the Club the evening. will be allowed approximately five ilyn Marrs will be seen as his sister Thursday, April 12. The annual Engineering Society weeks in which to complete their Agnes, or St. Agnes of the Mice The new members are Billy Burk- Banquet will be held next Wednes- designs, the final presentation of as she is affectionately called. As which will be held on May 18. halter, Bill Collins, Leonard Childs, day at Bill Williams. The dinner, Bulletin Board their father, Harry Schroeder will The designs will be judged by, a Karl Doerner, Ben Gantt, Charlie scheduled for 7 p.m., will be in the A bulletin board will soon be set play the role of Jonah. upstairs banquet room. jury composed of former fellow- Howe, Fred Hoffman, Bill Hobby, up in the student loiinge primarily Harmony Blueblossom. a little old ship winners, who will select the Allen Pierce, Bruce Wallace, and All members of the Engineering for the purpose of publicizing schol- lady in the summertime will be winning design and a second place. Bass Wallace. Society are invited, as are the fac- arship and fellowship offers for played by Allyce Tinsley and Dan The winner" will receive the annual Rally Club plans for the rest of ulty members of the Engineering liberal arts students. Hillbpy,,the philosophical drunk, will traveling fellowship for study in the year include an Open HouS$ at Department. The annual presenta- All liberal arts students are urg- be John Rawlings. Europe. the home of Dick Whitty on April tion of the faculty members with ed to watch this board for news of Members of the orchestra are Students who are entered in this % I 22, a picnic April 29, and the Rally "appropriate gifts" will be the high- positions and scholarships that may (Continued on Page 8) (Continued on Page 4) Club formal dance May 9. light of the banquet. interest them. Two THS THRESHER Student Deferments. . . . Faculty Show Constitutions, Mountain As surprising as it may seem, there is some opposition to the plan for deferring college students who rank high in their class. (See "Tri.1 by Jury" page 4.) Last week's Time Magazine reported: Streams Stagnate "Hardly had Selective Service brought out its new scheme to „ Great Success by Bruce Wallace, Finis Cowan, and Bill Hobby defer bright college students when everybody began talking at once. by Ruey Boone Constitutions, like mountain streams, stagnate quickljr In all the din, it was hard tql find anyone who was really for the From the Saturday night perform- idea. Presidents of the Ivy League's Big Three all declared against ance for faculty members which end- when denied natural change. The present Honor System Con* it; Harvard's Conant called it undemocratic; Princeton's Dodds said ed with shouts of "Do it again" stitution, in our opinion, needs a change. it was wrong for the nation; Yale's Griswold, less opposed to it, through the Sunday show for stu- During the years that Rice's Honor System has been in feared that the hubub would fan anti-intellectualism. dent spectators, the Rice faculty's operation, most students responsible for administering the sys- presentation of the Gilbert and Sul- tem have felt that some chang- "In the Senate, Massachusetts' Henry Cabot Lodge led the livan operetta "Trial by Jury" can es were necessary. Today the acquitted than one innocent person opposition to the plan. The Veterans of Foreign AVars and the Catho- only be described as a "howling" students will decide upon the convicted." These people are, in our lic War Veterans attacked it. A Grand Rapids, Michigan, draft success. The truth of this opinion future of two proposed changes in opinion, correct. We too would rath- is emphisized by the fact that cast board suspended operations in protest. One member, Robert J. Yonk- the method of administering the er see twenty guilty people acquit- members have been urged constant- man, Air Force major in World War II, said: The Government Honor System. ted than one innocent person "con- ly this week to make the faculty wants to . . . give tests to disclose whether a man is dumb enough to v c e ; 0 show an annual affair. The roots of these amendments ^ ' ^ kut ^he P ^ which we wish bear arms. Maybe they should put on the Unknown Soldier: I are deep. They have grown from to emphasize above all others is that Not only did the 26 faculty mem- no nnocen couldn't pass the aptitude test.' the thoughts and experiences of i t person could ever even bers and wives display fine musical many different individuals. This come close to being convicted. It Most of the protests against the plan do not, of course, deserve and dramatic abilities, but they put year's Honor Council, on the basis simply could not happen. to be dignified with an intelligent answer. However, the opinions of on as polished a show as any that of their experience with the Honor We are able to state this fact so has ever appeared on the campus. such eminent men as Conant of Harvard, Dodds of Princeton, and System, has unanimously recom- dogmatically because we have stud- This polish was due to a large part others, raise pertinent issues. mended that the students accept ied the problem carefully and we to the talent and patience of the these two proposed changes. have personally seen the workings Significantly, it was the military who originated the idea. The director, Arthur E. Hall, the choir The purpose of the first of these of the Honor Council trial proce- need for trained specialists in technical fields is clearly, from a mili- director of Christ Church and a mus- amendments is to allow a greater dure. tary point of view alone, essential. ic teacher at the University of Hous- degree of flexibility to the Council Remember that Honor Council ton. Government bulletins explaining the plan explain this important in recommending penalties for con- members are students elected by point clearly: we cannot hope to match Russia in manpower; therefore Comic elements were played to the victed violators. The present Con- their classes. Remember that in any we must surpass her in technological ability. A pool of technically hilt, especially by juryman J. I. Da- stitution requires the Council to given case most of the members of vies, with his agitated facial ex- trained men can only be assured by some sort of deferment plan which recommend a penalty of at least one the Council will be asquainted with pressions and ever-ready ear-trum- year's suspension from the Institute. the accused. Put yourself in the will provide for the training (as opposed to education) of those stu- pet; Carl R. Wischmeyer, the learn- Experience proves that extraordin- place of an Honor Council member, dents who show the greatest promise in scientific fields. ed judge, who provided a lot of hu- ary cases will sometimes arise in Can you imagine the overwhelming mor i naddition to excelling in his which a year's suspension would be nature of the evidence it would re- vocal interpretation; and (of course, unjust. This amendment will allow quire to convince you that one of V/omen, Always Practical the "gentle, simple-minded" usher the Council to make allowance for your acquaintances had cheated and •T. C. Morehead, whose intermittent exceptionally unusual cases in which should be suspended from school ? by Tim H. Weakley "Silence in the court" accompanied Better writers, Lord knows, than I have attempted to a year's suspension would be ex- To convince even one student serv- with thumpings of a massive staff cessive. ing on the Honor Council that an describe the shopping technique of women, their intention came close to bringing down the There have been cases in which accused student is guilty of cheating being to awaken men, who shop with a purposeful 'drive, for house. suspended sentence, failure in a requires a mass evidence that is a certain article, to an awareness of just how much shopping Wischmeyer and David Webb (the course, or disciplinary probation overwhelmingly obvious. can be a game with the other sex. And since, under the Christian Defendant) provided the best voices might be more just penalties than To get seven students to agree for the evening, and all the vocal- a year's suspension. on a conviction is even more diffi- system of marriage, it is a c,d by"H^^iic~pri„mril7t"o MtiBfy ists were accompanied very capably game usually played "with some- y jguch an article canncit be The present constitution makes it cult. e es by Gerald R. MacLane at the key- possible for on§ Council member to " The extreme difficulty one- en- one else's money, it is all the guaranteed for year or to retain board. "" thwart the will and hard work of counters in convincing himself that mor fun. But that point has been their appearance either by the man- Enthusiasm was the keynote of the other eight students serving one and another student has cheat- covered enough; I wish to note only ufacturer or the retailer." the entire performance, especially on "the Honor Council. The second of ed can be fully appreciated only by the wide range of values sought for if this is not alone impressive in the jurryman portrayals of Dei*- these amendments has been develop- someone who has been forced to by the different groups. Men, I am enough, apply the line of reasoning ek Lawford (who seemed awfully ed because experience has shown make that decision, but every stu- «afe in saying, look for wearability to other items, to wit: This automo- eager to do his best by this piece that justice is often thwarted by one dent can understand the certainty durability, efficiency, and such dull bile is designed primarily to please of British literature), and Ruben or two council members who refuse necessary before a person can be things, while women shop from the the eyes, and cannot therefore be Weltsch; and bv Bill Sharp, whose to consider the evidence and thwart convicted. sole standpoint of how many heads guaranteed to go anywhere. This plea for the plaintiff would have the will of the overwhelming ma- Some other conscientious students will it turn. man's suit is made solely for its ap- convinced a jury of dead men. jority of the Honor Council. The 1st add CONSTITUTION .... RICE An example, and a blood-chilling pearance* and cannot therefore be When the spurned bride, who was Honor Council has often been hog- compare the Honor Council to a civil one to me,' since the young woman worn in rain, high winds or tem- portrayed very prettily by Mrs. tied by individuals who, when faced jury and say "since a jury requires involved and I have an undei*stand- peratures over 72 degrees Fahren- Jack M. Daugherty, was clasped in with the necessity of making a de- unanimity, so should the Honor ing of sorts. Last Friday T looked heit. This cake mix produces a beau- the arms of the learned Judge at the cision, find themselves psycholog- Council." This comparison, is, in our >n while she purchased a pair of tiful devil's-food cake, which, un- final curtain, the audience was ically unfit to vote as they know opinion, unsound. . hoes, and was quite pleased when fortunately, will not be edible. And pleased as well as surprised, and no they should. Th? Honor Council, if it must be ,«ho managed to get the salesman to «0 on. amounts of curtain calls would sat- In addition, there have been cases compared to a civil body, is much ; bring her a pair in the price range j do not demand that women isfy the delighted spectators. in which., the will of the Council more similar to a board-of judges she had originally stipulated. But change; they are variable enough as and the interests of the Student like the Supreme Court, than it is my pleasure turi\ed to ashes when it is, and any more major adjust- Body have been thwarted by Coun- to a civil jury. 7. picked up a small slip of paper ments would cause a mad rush on cil members who Vere dishonest. Almost every board of judges, in- with the shoes; a notice written in the monasteries. I do not even ask Houston Artists' The second of these amendments has eluding the United. States Supremp a way to be ignored by women, and manufacturers to cease to cater to been designed to protect the Student Court and the superior courts of which is enough to send any man their tastes. All I ask is they do Show To Open Body from Council members who most of the states, make their de- screaming from the shop^ I quote in not haunt poor, defenseless over- are incapable of fulfilling their re- cisions on the basis of a simple nia- full: "Restricted Guarantee - This practical males with bits of mind- by R. J. H. sponsibility to the students. r jority vote. pair of shoes contains one of many shattering literature like the above The Museum of Fine Arts will Those of us who have served on If the Honor Council is thwarted materials which are today demand- example. open .the annual Houston Artists' the Honor Council for several years by the recalcitrance of one mem- Show, • on April 22, Sunday. The have seen too many people, guilty ber the damage is permanent. There exhibit, which is arranged to pre- beyond the shadow of a doubt, ac- ' is no recourse. If a civil jury, is. sent a cross-section of work being quitted because one solitary Honor thwarted by one or two or even MEXtCE |y 7HKESHE* done by the artists of this area, does Council member was willing to more of its members, a new, trial not always contain art of a uniform- Entered as second class matter, October 17, 1916, at the Post Office, thwart the will of eight other stu- can be ordered. In addition, a civil Houston, Texas, under the act of March 8, 1879. ly high calibre - no true cross-sec- dents serving on the Honor Council, jury is professionally selected for Subscription Rate $1.00 Per Year tion could. Many of the recognized If the Honor System is to continue every case in order to insurp an Represented by National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Madison Ave., New York City. artists of Houston are included, to be one of the traditions which impartial group. Published every Friday oi the regular school year except during holiday and however. As usual, much of the examination periods by the students of the Rice Institute. Editorial and have made Rice a great university, The Honor Council is a perman- ' * Advertising, offices are in the Fondren Library on the campus. work on exhibit (including sculp- this must. stop. _ ent group. No method is available to Editor j. Ruey Boone ture, ceramics, prints, and drawing Some conscientious students say, insure the disinterestedness, of all Business Manager Ernst Voss in addition to paintings) is for sale, "I would rather see ten guilty people the members. In short, it is*mislead- at relatively moderate prices. Assistant Business Manager Georgia Hink * * * ing to compare the Honor Coundil Assistant Editor Bill Hobby to a civil jury. Associate! Editor ,e Allyce Tinsley' The University of Houston will be purchased through local depart- In summary, we, the members of Advertising Assistant Dick Whitty present "an adaptation of "Liliohi" ment stores . Also on exhibit at the Honor Council, feel that these Feature Editor Betty McGeever for the third and last time tonight. the C.A.A. are modern fabrics and changes are necessary and expe- News Editors Shirley Armstrong, Bernice Davis Containing sorffething of the "Car- silk-scueen designs. dient. ousel" additions of dance and song, Society Editor Joan Bennett * * * We believe that the objections to the show has received friendly com- Make-up staff Harold Melnick, Julie Mai'tin, Charles Tapley The Museum of Fine Arts has re- them, although conscientious and in- ments from, local critics. Fine Arts Columnist R. J. Havers cently been given a very fine por- telligent, are unsound when con- Sports Editor P. Nick Athas # # * trait of a woman, painted by Franz sidered in the full light of exper- Sports Staff «... John Plumbley, Joey Horne The Contemporary Arts" Associa- Hals. This gift, along with the an- ience. * , Girls Sports Editor Nina Shannon tion is currently exhibiting the prize- nounced group to be presented by We hope that you will study these Reporters .* Marie Coyle, Marlin Cruse, Gay Guillory, winning designs of the Museum of the Kress Foundations/will greatly amendments carefully and see fit to JSfary Anne Mewhinney, Jean Cornelius, Julie Claire Walker, Modern Art's lamp design compe- increase the artists and schools of consider favorably our appeal te James Longino, Jerry Wiener, Catherine Drew, Tim Weak- tition. The models on display are art represented in teh collection of make the necessary changes la your Staff Photographers Eddie Soniat, Dan Daggett the commercial adaptations and may the museum. Honor System Constitution. JJ. THE THRESHER Thret Society Text of Amendments Closed Formats, • Present Constitution ' Article XV—Yerdict Immediately after the trial, the Council will render a verdict in secret session. A unanimous vote of the Council members present is Engagements Are necessary for a verdict of guilty. • As Amended, Article XV would read: &• ••. 7 Signs of Spring "Immediately after the trial, the Council will render a verdict in secret session. In order to render a verdict of guilty, seven out of nine, by Joan Bennett six out of eight, or six out of seven of the Council members present and voting must concur." inag-fiQ ^ m foundry [ Members of the MELLS held their • * * closed formal last night at the West- wood Country Club. Dinner at 7:30 • Article XVI—Penalties was followed by dancing from 9 to The minimum penalty, to be recommended by the Council, involving 12. first semester violations, will be suspension from the Institute until the The CRLS will have a cookie, cake beginning of the next academic year. The minimum penalty, to be rec- and candy sale at the weekly A- ommended by the Council, involving second semester violations, will be suspension from the Institute until mid-year of the academic year. House dance on Wednesday, April • As Amended, Article XVI would read: 25. "In recommending a penalty, the Council shall be bound by no mini- The OKLS formal dinner - dance mum. In all but the most unusual cases, however, the Council shall take was held at the Empire Room on cognizance of the precedent that violators of the Honor System be sus- April 19. pended for at least one academic year." ' - OWLS member, Marie Chandler, is engaged to Scott Dennison. The wedding is planned for June. —White button- Members of the VCLS held their down oxford, soft Entire Honor Council closed formal in the banquet room roll to the collar. of Guy Francis Restaurant last Popular as a holiday week with the fellows and Favors Amendments EBLS alumnae will honor senior the 2aIs. members with a tea on April 24 at Here are letters signed by all the members of both the Cohen House. incoming and outgoing Honor Councils in which they each give Two EB members have recently the reasons why they favor passage of the amendments to the become engaged, and the marriage Honor Council Constitution: of one has been announced. EB president Virginia Barber and Tully To the Students: To the Students: Westmoreland are planning a June wedding. Jacqueline Meyer and Dan We, the newly elected mem- We, the nine members of Kirkendahl have also scheduled a bers of next year's Honor this year's Honor Council, have June wedding. The marriage of Council, after a careful con- studied the proposed amend- Jeanne Hall and Pete Shannon took sideration of the proposed ments to the Honor System place on November 25, 1950. changes in the Honor System Constitution carefully. In the Members of the PALS will hon- Constitution have decided that these light of our experience with the hon- or their sponsors with a luncheon changes are necessary and desirable. or System, we have become con- on Tuesday, April 24 at Cohen We feel that these changes are es- vinced that the proposed changes House. sential if we are to fulfill our re- are necessary if Rice's Honor Sys- PALS member Nancy Markle is sponsibilities to the student body tem is to function as effectively as engaged to Jim Zwerneman, and will as adequately as we should like to it should. Thousands of tiny fulfill them. be married in September. We believe that these changes Windows in the We feel that by voting for the fabric invite every are necessary for the Honor Council breeze. Painstak- pi'oposed changes you will be giv- to fulfill adequately its responsibil- ingly tailored for ing Rice a better and more just ity to. the students. We feel that the extra semesters of Lovett's Birthday Honor System and will be aiding us amendments will strengthen the wear. Comfortable in our job of administering the present constitution, under which price, too Honor System. justice has too often been thwarted. Marked in Exhibit We, therefore, recommend to every Sincerely, Rice students will have until Sat- student that he go to the polls this The '51-'52 Honor Council urday" to see the exhibit on "The morning and vote in favor of the Beginnings of the Rice Institute" Lee Du.ggan proposed changes. now on display on the- second floor Sincerely, Shirley Snow of the Fondren library. The Honor Council Set up by Helen Chillman with Ulrich Wolff Charles Tighe assistance from Miss Ann Wheeler, Dewey Gonsoulin the exhibit marks the 80th birthday Margaret Blau Jim Jackson of Edgar Odell Lovett, first presi- Bruce Wallace Finis Cowan dent of the Rice Institute. Bill Hobby John Blakemore Everything from old newspaper Oliver Le Blanc Ulrich Wolff clippings to Dr. Lovett's Legion of Demitri George Martel Bryant Honor medal are featured. Many of Neil O'Brien Bruce Wallace The Manhattan Shirt. Company, makers oj Manhattan shirts, neck- the clippings are |rom the Houston Oliver Le Blanc tvear, undertvear, pajamas, sportsliirts, bcacluvear atul handkerchiefs. (Daily) Post of 1912 and vividly show just how much a college cam- pus can change in 39 years. The foreign Service Positions For a Complete Line of Legion of Honor (officer grade) was presented to Dr. Lovett in 1938 by the French government in recogni- Offered By State Department tion of his services. The State Department has an- exam which will be given in several Also on display is a. handsome "cities throughout the United States, silver inkstand (presented to Dr. nounced competitive examinations will be given a» oral and physical Lovett by the University Cottage for a foreign service post, paying examination early in 1952. The near- Shirts - Underwear - Pajamas club by Princeton) and the Associa- $3630 to $4730 a year. est examination to Houston is Dal- tion of Rice Alumni medal. Ties - Handkerchiefs The examination, open to Ameri- las. A large cabinet size portrait of can citizens between the ages of 21 Additional information can be ob- AND ... Dr. Lovett and parchments from and 31, will be held September 10- tained from Dr. W. H. Masterson^ various universities and college 13, 1951. Those who pass the written Assistant to the President. NATIONALLY ADVERTISED LINES groups line the back wall. * JARMAN (Shoes) • INTERWOVEN (Sox) • MARLBORO (Sportswear) V • HICKOK (Belts, Suspend- DON'T WORRY ABOUT ers & Jewelry) FINALS! and others too numerous to mention LICATIO* ! Let a Barnes & Noble College Open Thursday Evening Until 9 p.m. VW1ML, ti£W Outline Prepare You For: CHEMISTRY 100 & 120 - PHYSICS 100 - AMERICAN #EDl NIRKEN, B. A. '37, invites you to shop at his & ANCIENT HISTORY - BIOLOGY - BUSINESS ' LAW - CORPORATION FITfANCE- 7 BARBERS University CALCULUS MEN'S & BOYS' SHOP SHEARON ON STOCK AT THE 2402 UNIVERSITY BLVD. AT MORNINGSIDE BARBER SHOP "IN THE VILLAGE" Next Door To Rice COOP 6626 SOUTH MAIN Four THE THRESHER

roam, the Folger Shakespeare li- brary in Washington, D. C. is one Profs Hibernate in Library of his favorite hangouts. by James Longino Dr. Alan McKillop will go to Cal- That old question keeps popping up: "What do English ifornia this year to look over the professors do during the summer?" Quntington Library. At Colorado If The Rice Institute is at all typical a satisfactory answer last summer as a visiting professor of English, he taught a course in might be "Oh, about everything fro mvisiting relatives in Vir- eighteenth century literature . . . ginia to ranching in South Texas to writing about birds." Many wants to concentrate this summer professors will make the Fon- on research. dren library unofficial head- summer: Last summer he was teaching quarters for the summer . . . Dr. G. W. Whiting is interested English at Sul Ross college but this others will go off to school or for in doing research in the library this year W. S. Dowden will stay in summer . . . mostly in the micro* short visits to scenic spots in the Houston and catch up on his Byron. film room. United States. W. L. Sharp will be away at Stan- Not one of the eleven men in the Dr. Carroll Camden also plans to ford this year working on his Ph.D. department went on record as plan- do research but is afraid his sched- Ditto for Mr. Knightley (but at ning ^o teach elsewhere during the ule may be interrupted somewhat. Princeton.) three-month interim. He confides that "this summer my George Williams, the ornithologist Here are how the various mem- wife is going to take me on one of on the campus, spends most of his bers of the department plan to keep those 'once every ten years' trips spare time writing. In addition to themselves occupied during the to visit her relatives. When free to (Continued on Page 6)

In a s^ene from Saroyan's "The I Marilyn Marrs as Agnes, Harry Beautiful People," scheduled to open Schroeder as Jonah, and Bud Cruse Campus Interviews on Cigarette Tests Wednesday at Sallyport Stage, are | as Owen Webster.

Number 18...THE RACCOON Rice Players... (Continued from Page 1) Robert Bent, -Nick Davis, Jim Chris- topher, Willy Palmer and Douglas They can't trick an Sneed. Crew fo rthe set are Bill Six Students old grad like me! Perry and George Paine. Construction crew for the theatre Selected For is Dean Hill and Ray Morris. Pro- duction crew is R. Branan, Jim Heat- Forum Committee on, and Bill McMinn. Don Gaucher, Ben Edwards, and C. Henry form The Forum Committee has select- the lighting crew. ed two new faculty advisors and six new student members to serve on Reservations can be made by call- next year's committee. The two new ing JU-3482 after after 5. Tickets faculty advisers are Mr. James are $1.00. The audience will be re- Giles, assistant professor of econ- quested to limit the smoking to the omics, and Mr. Trenton Wann, as- balcony between intermissions. No sistant professor of psychology. New smoking will be permitted in the student members are as follows: Bud theatre except during intermissions Cruse, Fred Hagen, Georgia Hink, and then only on the balcony. Ed McCormick, Paula Meredith, and Elwyn Simons. Mr. Hardin Craig, Jr., professor of history, and Mr. George Williams, BSU Plans Picnic Assistant Professor of English, will continue to serve as advisers to the Tomorrow Forum Committee next year. Stu- Members of the BSU are plan- dent members who will also con- ning a picnic for tomorrow after- tinue next year are Gail Mount, noon at Milby Park. Students will Margaret Blau, Jack Lapin, Norma meet at A-House at 1:30 and free Gene Stein, Jerry O'Keefe, and Neal transportation will be provided to Garland. Another faculty member •the park. and three new student members will Softball, volleyball* horseshoes, be elected by the Committee next croquet, football, shuffleboard, hot fall. dogs, soft drinks, and potato salad The Forum Committee will meet are on the picnic agenda, plus 4a next Tuesday at noon in Anderson movie and roasted marshmallows Hall 103 at noon. All old and new after dark. members will meet together and Students are urged to bring along elect a new chairman and a secre- their friends, and the affair* is ab- tary for next year. solutely free.

s'hade, s of the roarin' Twenties! All duded up in 18 th Year A. "Anna Christie" Is his ancient benny — but he has modern ideas on testing cigarette Next Presentation mildness! He's tried every "quickie" cigarette test in Europ# Greta Garbo's first film having the book — and they're not fooling him one bit! He knows for dang-sure that a sound track will be shown by the 65-80 Day Bicycle Tours Film Society Tuesday. It is "Anna cigarette mildness can't be determined by a cursory sniff or a'single, quickly- from $465 Christie," based on a play by Eu- dispatched puff, He doesn't haye-to go back to school to know that 74 Day French Study gene O'Neill. Tour $775 The role was chosen by the fa- there is one real test — a test that dispels doubt, fixes fact. 56 Day Motor Tours - mous Swedish star for her first "talky" because her natural accent It's the sensible test... the 30-Day Camel Mildness Test, from $1090 would harmonize with the character Including Round Trip Steamship she played. which asks you to try Camels as your steady smoke—on a pack- from New York or Montreal. The showings will .be at 4 and 8 after-pack, day-after-day basis. No snap judgments needed. in the Lecture Lounge. After you've enjoyed Camels — and only Camels — for 30 (Jays in your "T-"Zone" (T for Throat, T for Taste), we Senior Girls believe you'll know why... 33 Day Adventure Tour • $295 Mr. Raymond Mauk, personnel di- 47 Day Study Tour $295 rector of the American General In- surance Company has asked senior More People Smoke Camels "America's Foremost Organization Rice girls to apply for stenographic f9 for Educational Travel." and secretarial positions in the com- than a»Jr other clgprmttml pany. 545 5th Avenue, Mr. Mauk may be reached at his SIT* New York, N. Y. office in the Rusk Building, AT- 2461.

•4T—— THE THRESHER Five Is The Word on Deferments: Standings, Test New Drum Majorettes Grades To Count by Bill Hobby An amazing amount of popular confusion among draft-age meen seems to exist about the specific terms of the govern- ment's program for deferring college students and particularly about the Selective Service College Qualification Test to be given later this spring. Painfully extracted from the reams of good government Test Scores mimeograph paper that have The «cutting gcoreg„ of 70 on been expended, here are the pertin- this test is supposed to be equal to ent details of the plan as they stand the average score that will be scored now and as they will probably be by college Freshmen' Only 16% of

put into practice. men jn the armed forces during the Two Standards last war scored at or above this point in a Comparable test, the Draft deferment for two college Army General Classification Test students as it is now planned will which was given to over nine mil- be granted on the basis of either lion men. one of two standards: The score of 75, required of grad- % The individual's scholastic uate students, represents a level performance as indicated by his which only 6% of those taking the Four-freshmen and a high school drum majorettes for the 1951-52 class standing, or Army test reached or surpassed. nette Colish, who will graduate from senior who will be a Rice freshman season. They are, left to right, Sue San Jacinto High School this June, % His ability to learn as indicat- Both these scores represent re- quirements well above those re- next year have been selected as Levinson, who served as a major- Sherrill Carmichael and Doris Neal. ed by his score on the selective ette last year, Virginia Easley, An- Service College Qualification Test. quired for admission to Officers Note that this is an "either/- Candidate School in World War II. or," not a "both/and" proposi- Test Eligibility tion. In other words, as the plan . is now set up, if you meet the Four eligibility requirements have class standing requirements, or if been set up for those who plan to you make the required grade on take the test. To take the test, a the test, you will be deferred." student must c & You do not have to do both. , • Be a registrant who intends Under present plans, deferment to request occupational deferment will be granted for satisfactory as a student. standing on either basis. This does Be under 26 years old at the not mean that college students will time of taking the test. be exempt from service. ^ , ,. „ The class standing and scholastic * faTe hla toIle*e <*>""»*• requirements for deferment vary . ® e ta^en the test pre- i with the classification Qf "the stu- V10us^" tG dent: 'Applications for the test and in- tou ! 0 For students in professional formation is available from your schools: A certificate from his school draft board now. A "Bulletin of In- that he is satisfactorily pursuing formation" is available which de- full-time course of instruction lead- scribes the test and includes 30 ing to his graduation. sample questions and gives general information. # Graduate students: Certificate that he is meeting degree require- The Test ment and expect to obtain his de- gree. The test does not cover specific CllOOSfc information on any subject, but is 9 Students seeking admission to rather an aptitude test whose pur- graduate school:* Standing in top pose is to measure "ability to learn." half of male members of his last un- The most important part of the dergraduate class, or score of 75 test is on ability to read and under- or better on Selective Service Col- stand the kinds of materials that lege Qualification Test (SSCQT). are studied in college. Typical ex- # Fifth-year engineers (next cerpts from materials in the social year): Upper three-fourths of male sciences, the natural sciences, and members of class, or score of 70 the humanities will be presented, or better on SSCQT. each followed by several multiple- <9 Seniors (next year): Upper choice questions on what the pass- three-fourths of male members of ages meant. COHl class, or 70 or better on SSCQT. Basic to this reading ability test # Juniors (next year): Upper is the ability to interpret data when two-thirds of male members of class, presented in' the form of tables, or 70 or better on SSCQT. charts, or diagrams. Such data will For'extra' money for 'extra' fun, the smart # Sophomores (next year): Up- be presented, followed by a number buy is Continental Trailways per half of male members of class, of questions on what the data* ofr 70 or better on SSCQT. . mean. These standings and required The only other major portion of test scores are variables which can the test will be an arithmetic reas- Compare These Costs Before Your Next Trip be moved up or down to control the oning, an ability that has been number of students in military found to be highly indicative of suc- „... Bay City $1.50 training. cess in scientific and mathematics I iiffein « OA No plans have been announced courses. All the formulae needed to THAN ORIVINO COrPUS Christi ' 4.25 so far for testing high school sen- solve the problems in this part of row cm Tyler 4.00 iors. The reasons given are that the the test will be given. The candidate deferment of college students who will be expected to display only V » Lake Charles 2.95 become eligible for induction in a quantitative reasoning, not advanced \ V San Antonio 4.20 few weeks is a more urgent matter, mathematical knowledge. \ Hot Springs 9.25 and no high school seniors this year In Houston, the*|e£t will be given l Los Angeles 27.25 are expected to be drafted before at Rice, the University of Houston, Birmingham13,15 they get to college. and Texas State University for Ne- plui M. Tarn The idea behind the deferment groes. program is that since we cannot (Editor'ir note: Sources for this hope to match Russia in manpower, article are "Defense Information we must be superior in technical Bulletins," issued by the Office of knowledge. The assurance of a sup- Education of the Federal Security ply of trained technical men is the Agency and "Emergency Supple- avowed purpose of the deferment ment No. 81," issued by the Ameri- plan. can Council on Higher Education.) FAirfax 2101 TERM100 Trtvb I AL

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Six THE THRESHER Owlfe/Baylor Hay fclBuff Stadium «i The only real cowboy in the de- English Profs... partment is Joseph S. Gallegly, As- (Continued from Page 4) sistant Professor of English. Most Turpin Leads Rice CM Leave SWC writing about 'our feathered friends' of the time he is stuck here in he contributes articles to such maga- Houston but whenever the opportun- Conference zines as the Writer's Digest ity presents itself he heads down James Young, instructor in Eng- South Texas way to do a little In Singles Play Cellar with Win Tonight lish, has not revealed his plans for ranching. When not roaming the the pmmer. open range he likes to read, write Rice net star Jack Turpin leads With a lot of that never say die spirit under their belts, Bdth J. D. Thomas and W. S. and swap cowboy yarns. AndLoh yes, the Southwest Conference in singles the battered and beleagured Rice baseball team will attempt to Dix have duties in addition to teach- he is the author of one rifriroaring play according to official SWC sta- battle its way out of the conference basement at the expense ing their English classes. Dr. Dix good book entitled The Adventures tistics covering matches through of the Bears from Baylorland in a SWC game under the lights April 14. The rest of the Owl net has the job of running the Fondren of Steve Waterhouse, published in Buff Stadium tonight at 8 p.m. library and Mr. Thomas, besides several years ago. Whether or not team, however, has not matched being an Assistant Professor of the adventures were based on his the performance of its number one por ^ bewildered but not English, is the Assistant Registrar summer time experiencs in South raqueteer. They rank fifth in a P||I0 'CI Faa§Ii£iII bothered Owls, this will be the of the Rice Institute. Texas he did not say. conference field of six. Arkansas is Wllvtr ^ • I Wiiill first game of the season against not competing. 1 QlfellAfflllA Cflt the second place Bears. Rice and As in golf, tennis standing are UvllvUllly Vvlj Baylor will also tangle on Rice * * > determined by the percentage of m U |j field tomorrow afternoon. match points won. Rice has garnered • 13Y navy VICrG Going into tonight's game the 11 out of a possible 24 points for - Baptists have a conference record a .458 average. The final 1951 schedules for of three wins against two losses and Racking up his impressive record, Southwest Conference football teams a season's score of six wins against Turpin has dropped but two sets in have been announced. Several not- three defeats. Last week the boys ALflvALOlNG, PITCMLO defeating the number one players able intersectional foes have been from Waco took it on the chin from *TH£ T'.RST RIG LIAGUE. \f 1 DlDWT know ONE HITTtR. JUNE41. of SMU, Texas, and TCU. Ken added to the SWC slate. Rice's out- Texas 5-1 and split a pair with the I'D 3Wt*B 1011 • "TOR. BOSTON Crawford, 1950 SWC singles cham- of-state opponents include Navy, SMU Mustangs, 8-1 for Baylor and TU*T BALL URVIP pion and ace of the Mustang team, Clemson, and Pittsburg, all of which 13-6 in favor of SMU. Early this pushed Turpin to three sets before games are played here. week Baylor ripped TCU 8-3, while bowing, 3-6, 8-6, 6-3. A&M plays in California and Ne- Texas took care of SMU, 12-3. The team championship in tennis vada in San Antonio. Idle since last Saturday when Arkansas plays Santa Clara, the A&M. nine handed them their ALBERT Q. is determined by round-robin play SPALDING. during the season. The individual" Rice's curtain-raiser last year, in fifth conference loss, the Rice Owls OM& OF BASTLBAJ-LS champions are crowned at a Con- Fayetteville. go into tonight's game as a terrific PIONEERS, Baylor meets Wake Forest at underdog. Some good home support STACTtD HIS ference tournament held May 10- CAREER IN ©65 Waco. High up on the list of next and a win would give the Rice team AT THE AGE.CT IS- 11-12. A GKE.AT PITCHER year's intersectional clashes next a lot of encouragement, which they HIS NAME HAS The standings to April 14: year will be SMU's clash with Notre need. BECOME SYNOMYJrtOS V/TTH £ FORTS Total possible Dame at South Bend. Around the conference Texas is" Points to Date Won Lost Pet. "Furrin" teams on TCU's sched- way out in front in the baseball Re I. A* Texas 12 11 1 .917 ule include, Kansas, Nebraska, and flag race with a 6-0 record. A&M XJU GUVS IT $ SMU 18 14 4 .778 ONIY we USC. Texas will warm up on three and Baylor are tied in second spot MiOOLC TCU 18 10 8 .556 out-of-state innocents: Kentucky, each with a 3-2 record. SMU is in Oil Ih V s'X' *' AuSuSl-' A&M 12 6 6 .500 Purdue, and North Carolina. third spot with a 4-4 score, TCU. CAMt Rice * 24 11 13 ".458 Rice's schedule: can claim only a 2-6 record. HE PITCHED ALL THE GAMES PLAYED BY BOSTON IN ©71 (SO GAMES) AND AGAiW IN Baylor .... 24 2 22 .083 *Sept. 29 - Clemson @ Houston There are no other games on the 1874 (71 GAMES) ... IH 1875 SffcUXHQ PITCHED , ""October 6 - LSU @ Baton schedule for today in the conference S6 WINNING dAMES T08.8Q3TCX. o Rouge but tomorow all th teams are busy. *Qctober 13 - Navy @ Houston Rice is host to Baylor again, SMU D/AMO/VD JUBUEZ FOR TWO/ *Oct. 20 - SMU @ Dallas plays TCU at Dallas, and Texas German Club Oct. 27 - Texas @ Austin A&M is the quest of Texas at Aus- The National League was founded 75 years ago Nov. 3 - Pittsburg @ Houston tin. (1876)—the year that Ai Spalding started the wmm Schedules Party *Nov. 10 - Arkansas @ Houston —o company that has always set the pace in fine OFFICIAL » Nov. 17 - A&M @ Houston *> sports equipment. The Spq/c/ing base ball has Members of Eulenspiegel will hold Nov. 24 - TCU @ Ft. Worth QuAFfc ftAlflltflflr always been the Official ball of the National a "Hausball" tomorrow night, be- Dec. 1 - Baylor @ Houston OpUliS 1*316111131 League. 195! marks the Golden ginning at 8 p.m., at 5003 Ashby. '<&»o«° "Night game. Today Anniversary of the American There will be German dances and League, which has used only German lieder. Tickets are 25 cents 0— Tennis - - River Oaks Tourna- the Spaldtng-made Reach ball nmm MA ment ail of its 50 years. ' O fficial per percon and may be obtained Rational from Hans-Dieter Meier. Students WAfllfPf ^tanflc Golf " SMU " Dallas m/Ms must bring their own refreshments. wvcavci Viaillld Baseball - Baylor - Buff Sta- or THE No stags will be allowed. SPALDING Sometime early in May a movie High In SWC » made in post-war Germany will be 4% mm mm Tennis - River Oaks Tourna- SETS THS PACE IN SPORTS MAdO&S sponsored by Eulenspiegel. Golf Rankings . n B . _ w Vy. Baseball - Baylor -- Houston WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND . . . Buddy Weaver, star Owl golfer, Fr. Baseball - Baylor - Waco is tied with Don Addington of SMU Track - A&M - Houston IF A TANK RUNS DRY, OR A TIRE GOES FLAT, and Guy Kukendall of Texas for Sunday, April 22 the number one position among Tennis - River Oaks Tourna- Conference golfers. All are unde- ment feated in two matches. Tuesday, April 24 Dave Snelling of Rice shares the Tennis - Tulane - New Orleans number two slot with Ray Moore of ' Fr. Baseball - Texas - Austin H We'll Come SMU and George Wagner of Baylor. Thursday, April 26 "H Wherever You're At All of these have won one and tied Tennis - Oklahoma U - Houston MOTOR REPAIRS • ROAD SERVICE one. : 0 —• MOTOR TUNE-UP Pick-Up and Delivery Snelling and Weaver pace the . __ _ If You Can't Drive I .£1 • COMPLETE Conference as a double pair, with a SlHCittlY bjlCCtCU It In—Call Us AUTOMOTIVE 2-0 record. Wagner and Barksdale J7!*|,_- fn SERVICE of Baylor are also undefeated in JT IIMl uOCl6ll| doubles competition. ¥) As a team Rice golfers rank sec- * I volUviH ond in the SWC, behind SMU. Golf At a recent meeting of the Film Ask About Our standings are determined, not by Society, officers and a Selection PROFIT SHARING YOU SPEND the percentage of matches won, but Board for the coming year were PLAN WITH US by "the percentage ..of match points elected^ Rolf Sinclair, Fellow, in. won in relation to the total possible Physics, was elected president. Ava number of points. On this basis, Jean McDaniel, Rice '49, is the new DON'T DRIVE BY Rice's average is , .542, with 6V2 secretary-treasurer. The Selection Drive In—Or Call In V y/ _ DRIVE IN! points won out of a possible 12. Board" members are Paul H. Pit- The stndings, through April 14: ' kanen, Physics Department, Edward Vi,,age School possible points W L pet. S., Lewis, Chemistry Department',. Chapped Gulf Service Gulf Service SMU 12 8% 3V2 .708 Helen Chillman, Library Staff, and vnu|»|fvii Will WW I Iivv Acrosg Froin GEORGE HUDEK, Rice 12 6Va 5Ys .542 Carol Wheeler, Class of '52. AND GARAftE Village Theatre Manager j A&M o 12 6 6 .500 Everyone is urged to make sug- 2407 UNIVERSITY - LY-2251 Texas 12 6 6 .500 gestions for next year's film pro- 1707 BISSONNET * KE-5091 . } Baylor 12 5 7 .417 gr®m which must be drawn up sbon Owned by Walter L. Chappell, who has been serving the motorists in their area for many years. * V TCU 12 4 8 .300 to insure bookihg dates. Any of the •- \ Arkansas is not competing in golf officers will gladly accept any sug- this year. gestions.

•i I-- I " * • «,1 TIB THBI8HIB Sevaa SIC Statistics Ikott Owls Swim and Dance The Party Planned At Bottom in Diamoid Race By Newman Club Owlook In the official Southwest Conference statistics covering A swimming and dancing party all conference games through April 14, the Rice Owls rate at is to be sponsored by the Newman the bottom of the stack in almost every statistical department. Club next Tuesday, April 24 at 7 BY NICK ATHAS In conference standings, the Owls trail the field "with a 1-5 p.m. in the gymnasium. The New- record, a percentage of .167, 41/2 games out. man Clubs from the University of In team batting averages, St. Thomas and the University of Houston have been invited. Re- Track returns to the Rice campus tomorrow afternoon Rice again trails with a .170 tistics, Rice did a little better. Catch- mark, while opponents have freshments will be served by the when the Rice Owl track team plays host to the powerful Texas er Bill Golibart, with 9 for 22, is the hit Rice pitching to the tune of .279. Club on the sun-deck where dancing fourth-ranking batter in the Con- Aggie trackmen in a dual meet. This will be the last appearance In six games, Rice players have had to the "Best Bands in The Land" ference. He was the only Rice man of the Rice track team on their home track for the 1951 season. 188 charged times at bat, have will take place. For Rice track fans who fol- pounded out 32 hits. Eight have been to rank in the Conference top 16. low the relative standings of with a jump of 6 feet five and three for extra bases: two home runs, The University of Texas placed no their track team in various fourts inches, Pete Dalferes from three doubles, and three triples, for less than six men in the charmed, Rice pitcher, with a .333 average meets and events won or placed New Orleans in the javelin, with a total of 47 bases. Owles have stol- over .300, circle. in the 19-1/3 innings that he has worked, he has struck out 6, issued in by their home team in last week's a throw of 171 feet and 6 inches, and en three bases and have been is- Golibart has scored two runs, bat- 12 walks, allowed 11 runs and nine- triangular meet up at College Sta- John Joiner of Houston (Lamar) in sued 21 walks. Rice batters have but ted in two more. Dick Leeder (1-2) is the leading teen hits. tion was very signigant. As the the 440 dash in a time of 52 sec- 10 RBI's to their credit. Thirty- Houston Post said in big headlines, onds. nine men have been left on base. A&M did bury Texas and Rice Seconds were made by the Rice Rice pitching has struck out 48 op- trackmen. But the signifigant event 440 relay team, James Beavers in posing batters. the 100 yard dash, Charlie Petkov- was the change in the total points Rice's fielding average is like- SOUTH Progressive of the respective teams since the sek in the half-mile run, Carl John- son in the 220 yard dash, Max wise lowest in the Conference. The TEXAS triangular meet between the three Schuebel in the shot put, and the Owls' .909 trails Baylor, the next NATIDNAL schools here in Houston. On March Banking Service Rice freshman mile relay team. lowest,, by three points. BANK 23rd the results in team points were SINCE 1886 as follows: A&M 87, Texas 65, and Beavers of the Rice frosh took Owl fielders have put out 153 run- O F Rice 18. third in the broad jump, Carl John- ners, made four double plays and HOUSTON 213 Main Street Last weekend the results were: son placed third in the 100 yard •23 errors. The catching staff is deb- A&M 88, Texas 54, and Rice 28. dash, and Porter of Rice placed ited with two passed balls. (Continued on Page 8) Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation It would seem the Owls took ten In individual performances sta- points at the expense of Texas, and that the Aggies stole one point from the Longhorns. The Owls took one first place last Saturday amidst the dust of the Farmers bowl. The Best of &etything! Rice's Bill Graf placed first in the half-mile run. Graf's time was a good 1:57:1. Close behind his No other state can match the teammate was Otha Byrd, who fin- ished third in this event for the unique history of Texas... Spanish province, Owls. independent republic, largest of the 48 The Rice cindermen took 5 sec- ond places. Jim Gerhardt got a sec- States. . . six flags in all. ond in the discus, J. E. Franks placed second in the mile run, Ron- - nie Berger won second spot in the shot put, Bill Howton took a second in the high hurdles, and the Rice mile relay team composed of Bill Graf, Otha Byrd, J. E. Franks, and * Billy Ed Daniels grabbed second behind A&M. The Owl varsity trackmen count- I ed four third places, Ralph Graw- under in the 220-yard dash, Henry Winston in the two-mile run, George Donaldson in the discuss, and Byrd in the half mile. ;« As I said earlier the signifigant thing about Saturday's track meet was the gain in points by the Owls since the meet held here in Houston HUMBLE a month ago which included the same three teams. Texas showed a loss and the Aggies stayed almost the same."That's a mighty big gain MOTOR OIL for a month's gain. With the odds ...no gasoline with of superior numbers of Aggie and Texas trackmen against them it is important to note that the small •tisol . Rice track team can show so much improvement. the -extra qualities A lot Of the credit should go to # ••• > that man who makes the Rice's This is the besf motor tracksters ^ work, Coach Emmett oil you can buy. Brunson. Through his ability as a Humble Esso Extra coach land some mighty good ma- of Texas own Motor Oil stands by itself terial in the past few years Mr. in quality — competes in price with others. It Branson has been able to draw na- HUMBLE cleans as it lubricates, tion wide attention to the Rice track ^Texans gee extra value every time fights . acid and sludge, keeps a film of protective team. Although Rice may not al- they fill up with Humble Esso Extra lubrication on moving ways have the quantity in numbers parts, has the highest vis- of.boys out fo^,track (approximate- gasoline. Esso Extra gives you extra cosity index (best test of motor oil quality) of any ly 26 at Rice and 200 at A&M and anti-knock performance; extra power motor'oil sold for auto- near that figure at Texas) the for quick starts, hard pulls; an £sso Extra motive use in Texas. school is always well represented by Your car's engine will exclusive patented solvent oil that run better, last longer, quality. need fewer repairs if you The Rice freshmen tracksters keeps your engine extra dean. It's G AS O LI use Esso Extra Motor Oil all the time. Change to made a great showing up at College the best gasoline yon can use—a gas- Btso Extra! Station for themselves last Satur- oline that gives you something extra day. In the frosh division A&M for your money. Fill up with Esso -.y 1 counted 72 team points, Texas had' 42 and . Rice 41. The Owlets of Rice Extra at any Humble sign ... You'll / , took three first places, six second find that Humble service is somatbing fafexans places, three third places, and two extra, too. fourth places. (Point scores on the basis of 5-3-2-1.) ike Best of cvetymmq Firsts were won, by R. C. Derry- NUMIli Oil « REFINING COMPANY w berry of Baytown in the high jump, Eight THE THRE8HSR

Owlook • • • (Continued from Page 7) Sample Test Questions third in the discus throw. Davis of the Rice frosh took fourth in the Below are sample test questions in earthquakes and volcanis erup- ogy is the most difficult of 2-machinate mile run, and Winship took fourth from the Seelctive Service College tions. the sciences 3-compensate in the shot put. Qualification Tests. These "ability Only during the last few decades 5-not given in the passage 4-immolate • * * to learn" aptitude tests will be one have a handful of men begun to 5. We may infer from the passage 5-mollify of the bases of draft deferment for fathom the mystery of earthquakes. that the theories of Anaxagoras, Since the sports staff of the college students. At present, a score With an ingenuity that has never Democritus, Anaximenes, and 11. CANDOR: Thresher was not honored with an of 70 or better on this test is suffi- been surpassed, they have blazed a Aristotle 1-heat invitation to the football squad post- cient to defer a student. trail of inductive thought into the 1-were outstanding examples 2-Brilliance season banquet held at San Jacinto very recesses of the nether world of inductive reasoning 3-sweetness Inn this week, we were forced to 4-frankness Sample Questions and have founded the science of seis- 2-inspired more terror than glean the following information mology. 5-beauty from the morning paper: Billy thought Directions: Read the pasasges be- Directions: Each of the two Burkhalter, Glenn Walls and Bill low and then answer the questions 3-were the foundation for the samples below consists of a word Howton have been named tri-cap- 4. The author's support for his modern science of seismol- following them. Each question con- claim that the ingenuity of seis- printed in capital letters, followed tains of the 1951 Ride football team. ogy by five words numbered 1 through sists of an incomplete statement mologists has never been sur- Not that we object to getting our 4-hindered rather than promot- 5. Select the numbered word which followed by five suggested comple- passed is news second hand . . . after all, who ed an u n d e r s ta n d i n g of has a meaning most nearly oppo- has ever known the Houston Post tions, only one of which is correct. 1-that the early philosophers earthquakes site to the meaning conveyed by to print mistaken information. It's After reading each passage, an- were very resourceful in de- 5-should be classified as un- the capitalized word and blacken probably safer for the Thresher to swer each of the questions follow- veloping theories which were imaginative conclusions the space beneath the correspond- copy the Post than for us to get ing it by choosing the correct com- almost poetic in conception ing number on the answer sheet. the on-the-spot news when it hap- Directions: Each of the two pens. pletion and blackening the space 2-that the early phiosophers, samples below consists of a word 12. COMPATIBLE: beneath the corresponding number by speculating on the origins printed in capital letters, followed 1-changeless on the answer sheet. of earthquakes, produced a by five words numbered 1 through 2-definite complicated system of induc- 5. Select the numbered word which 3-cruel A very common phenomenon, and Fellowship... tive reasoning has a meaning most nearly the same 4-irreconcilable one very familiar to the student of (Continued from Page 1) as the meaning conveyed by the 5-entire history, is this. The beliefs or needs 3-that the exploration of the capitalided word and blacken the 13. TERRESTRIAL: year's competition are Conrad Wal- of a primitive time establish a rule nether world required the space beneath the corresponding 1-thorough ton, Harry Hoover, Charles Lowe, or a formula. In the course of cen- development o f infinitely number on the answer sheet. 2-celestial Edward Jahn, Robert Bradbury, complex scientific instru- turies the belief or necessity dis- 3-obscure Kenneth Smith, Cecil Barfield, Lyn- ments appears, but the rule remains. The 10. SOOTHE: 4-residual don McKnight, Alsey Newton and reason which gave inse to the rule 4-that the science of seismol- 1-subjugate 5-estieric Gene Hines. has been forgotten, and ingenious minds set themselves to inquire how it is to be accounted for. Some J1 ground of policy is thought of which seems to explain it and to reconcile it with the present state of things; and then the rule adapts itself to the new reasons which have been found for it and enters a new career. The old form receives a new contnt and in time even the form modifies itself to fit the meaning which it has received. AH asK -for 1. According to the passage, rules fA'n2ritl oiU we M*1 LUCKIES TASTE BETTER often 1-have no reason for their Geotfr E. origin Boston Coll®#® THAN ANY OTHER CIGARETTE ! 2-have no function at all Fine tobacco—and only fine tobacco—can give you the 3-drop Out of use before their work is done perfect mildness and rich taste that make a cigarette com- 4-survive the reasons for their pletely enjoyable. And Lucky Strike means fine tobacco. establishment So if you're not happy with your present brand (and a 5-appear ridiculous to the 38-city survey shows that millions are not), switch to people Luckies. You'll find that Luckies taste better than any w 2. The passage is chiefly concerned other cigarette. Be Happy—Go Lucky today! with 1-the need for originality COPR., THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY 2-the persistence of tradition 3-the fact that human nature has ^ways been the same 4-the lack of common sense in human conduct 5-the purposelessness of human 1U was behavior When world's okay, J® < W, ,! h0ne511 3. Which one of the following offers ^h^s^' JE . * «kv the best contemporary example % of a "new career" for an "old form," in the sense described in the passage? 1-The atomic bomb 2-National armies 3-Agricultural methods 4-the United Nations 5-The British monarehy Although earthquakes have al- ways commanded the attention of men, their-significance in the econ- omy of nature has been slow in dawning on the human mind. They have always inspired more terror than thought, more assumptions than reasoned conclusions. The spec- ulations of the educated have been * £ almost as sterile as the superstitions of the ignorant. Long before the birth of Christ, earthquakes stirred the imagination of philosophers. T Anaxagoras thought them the re- G * sult of ether rushing into subterran- ean caverns. Democritus maintained that heavy rains caused them by rupturing the ground. Anaximenes believed that the drying rather than the bloating of the earth produced them. Aristotle held that a ming- W ling of "moist" and "'dry' made winds whose mad cavorting under- ground was reflected at the surface LS/IHt.F.T-luekyShrilce Means Fine Tohseeo