Pre-Med-Law Dance Slated Monday

SOPHOMORE EDITION

STUDENT WEEKLY PUBLICATION RICE INSTITUTE

VOL. 16 HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY. APRIL 17, 1931 NO. 27 PHI BETA KAPPA TOUOLD BANQUET Political Cannons Open Fire » * * » * * + Hi # * '.it i|: * -t- :ti IK * * * * * * * * * * * >i' 'H * « * lit * sT sir * sfi * >|t NEXT WEDNESDAY PETITIONS OF TEN Election of New Senate and PRE-MED-LAW DANCE SLATED MONDAY MORE STUDENTS ARE Governors' Board Scheduled RECEIVED IN R A C E WILEY GEORGE AS THE THRESHER SEES IT FRED GARDNER WILL T11P B411BT „„ r.„ 'itiitmuiii iiimuiiuti THE BALL0T so FAR: Election of a new Senate and a The Thresher has been questioned as to what policy it will have in PLAY FOR AFFAIR AT Between 600 and 700 Votes complete board of governors will be regard to the forthcoming spring elections. It is stated: i DIVED AAITC C| AAD held Wednesday, April 22, at 0 p.m. in For President of the Student Asso- Expected at Election The Thresher will support NO individual candidate. Being a AlvJuIY UfmlYu aLUUll ciation: Jack Scott, Packard Barton, the Faculty Chamber by the Rice Beta On May 4 newspaper of all the students, and not for any particular student, _rt- Reuben Albaugh. chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, it was an- For Vice President of the Student The Thresher feels it would be decidedly unfair to favor one student I Stiffness To Be Taboo at iipO >00 -vutvs Vx- nounced Friday. against another, when each student should have the right of equa ' Association: Helen Forester, Carmen A banquet for all members of Phi Last Big Dance of Season Lewis, Mary Hutton, Marian Mo)linger, pWlcd ti>. he :. i41 Jk ; v.-: ir i>ri?,)' representation in the columns of his student publication. Mary Barrel. Loiila Bess Johnson. Beta Kappa, not only at Rice, but in In justice to each candidate, The Thresher will present the simple j dfirt '.i'k'rtiov, im Houston as well, will follow at 7 p.m. Before Exams For Treasurer of the Student ASMI- Ull cjlTljii. lo HtAVro. if .} JiimU-'i . facts of his candidacy, without embellishing. ciation: George Dunk at the Cohen House. The guest of honor I"of SIu! A— R MM, A r.v.'n-^T will be Ernest William Brown, Sterling The Thresher will accept—rather, it invites—announcements from As climax ol the social :,i;ason For Councilman-at-La IKC: William I In • ijowi'i fj professor of mathematics at Yale uni- each candidate. i prior to tin.' graduation affairs in June. Plath, Jack Callaway, Walter Judd For Assistant Business Manager of yt'rsr JIUUI it-. 11KJU versity, who will deliver the Phi Beta The Thresher makes one requirement-—that the candidate limit • will be the Spring Dance given by 'I'hi, Campanile: Frank Turner. T< j. Mu'M| VI. 1 liv.ir: jnr tute, or at his home, phone Hudley dergraduate offices. The Thresher maintains that Rice is an under- I deerirations and formalities, the dance v-io*.' ptt'sutan!. I>viT!r; u,;' Ijmfe 8821. graduate and not a graduate school, and that until it becomes such, i will featuie a groon color scheme FOR FRESHMAN TRIP undergraduates should and must have complete conlrol of the stu- , fitting to the season, ibid the ilitl'O- (it>d .1 i M The subject of the oration by Dr : \ duct.ion of whit" linens and tin; lighter, man~.it • .>!«! J": Brown will not be announced until the dent government. : : : | 1 gay colored frocks worn by the belles TO BE MADE ON MAY 9 aw*h?tiiiiiH • ir. ii' '-Tii):"': > night of the banquet. The oration will The Thresher will not hesitate to point out any absurdities that ol the Institute when the weather be- be the first of its kind for 25 Phi might enter into the various campaigns for office, but in each ca.w I gins to him wanner. Formality, Other ' • .v'o • '" Beta Kappa initiates of the Rice Beta 'Nicholas' Will Leave Wharf it will limit itself strictly to facts. [tuxedos, and any stiffness will give .r mwnji ?;:• f and this March. They are: •with the attitude of a farewell fling to June, 1930: Margaret Jeannin Dix, i social life prior lo final examination*, For Sylvan Eleuterio de la Garza, Luke Osburn, SQUYRES IS NAMED j '1 he Dane" will be held next Tues- Lyle Leroy Payne, Mary Elizabeth Tis- day night, April 20. at, River Oaks With, the appointment ol a num- di'le, William JS^Van Zandt. JUNIORS TO ELECT : Only Five Weeks Remain 'Country Club. Fred Gardner's orches- iiuttc< . plans kit tin Fi, -.'iiiian Itijrttt ididiltes" petit ion;? at.n l E>t e-all-rd LfaiiV, BY WOMAN'S COUNCIL 1 October. 193t)r Howard Malcolm tra leom Textts University will furnish ride which will I i- held May !) ale 'iter stilted Fi a.;lu> tfi.a 1 ,.. sU rn ion a!-' Banner, Satnuel Rhodes Dunlap, Eliza- Until Students Squirm j the music from ton p.m.-until two a.m. the. deadline grVfin 1."uulesk' CLASS OFFICERS ON almost •(Complete, Henry 'Ms-a-low. beth Minerva Goodson, John Tom AS SOPHOMORE DUKE In Throes of Final Exams with only ;'i short intermission for tliirre were scrrn- <>f!i'.• I):n-'i president of die Freshman II'IRSS; ,m- Hurt. Edward Wister McCarthy, Hyman ietreshini rits irt midnie.ht. candidiite!-. won- i:ti'/11,i! 1 ( Dave Massin, Violet Madeline Mattson, MONDAY, APRIL 27 nouncfd at a ijrfx-tftij? M"nd;i; April Only five more weeks of school! In- The proceeds will be divided he- Pie ;dent 'Bat:'MM a-- iiai: tvi;i eiu't;. Marion Hubbell Montgomery, Thomas Anna O'Fiel To Participate ! cidentally, only five more weeks in • tween the two clubs, and those re- h lh« fact lit,-it jtjlfjrt'li'iJi' a caad'l.livte'is :ppt;i.^i Richard Meore. 1 1 "'ii does not neei ,ar:!y el.jljgo'l.t' d;1' In May Fete as which to try to pull those low grades Petitions for Candidates reived by the Pro-Mods will be used The 'Nicholas" will leave ili- harf March. 1931: Viva Buttery Andreas, to purchase science hooks for the signer to vote f.n.r lh<; (-..liaaiate at l;lie up to passing, Also only five more on Harrisburg Boulevard at V.'tO i> m Iris Isabella Bailey, Charles Melvin Senior Maid Must Be Submitted by I library. polls if he feels it .right, Ita.iuier sit-fited, weeks in which to come off "pro." for Syli'iin Bench when- a chicken 1 Blair, Babette Fancilc Friedman, Jose Those in charge of the arrangements R.un-ofl rii(?e>:' ."be belli -May I I. April 22 dinner will be served, Garza y de Garate, Walter Lehmann Seaman Squyres, popular Rice ath- | Really this could go on indefinitely. : are: Earl Amerman. Henry Trost, with the highest two-'candidal* s in the 1 Lenoir Bo wen. Louise R.igan Hazel 1 Judd, Joseph Meyer Lowewrtein, Juhn lete, has been chosen by the Woman's | But here's the catch. After these live I Murphy Stevenson, and Arthur Hamil- May 1 voting compelHr_- t- i . >1 Dfjl'i'.t MORRIS WILL LEAVE Charlotte Collins. i SENIOR AMERICAN ever, for Freshmen having dates nut- Simpsion, trea,surer:- In-k .e,-| Barton Dr. Griffith C. Evans, president: Dr. ties. Squyres was picked by the council side nf the Freshman class, the dues cot-tncilman-at-Uirge Alan Dugald MeKillop, vice-president; : after Malcolm Cummings, who had According to an announcement by Will he $4,50. This same price applies Of The Campanile,- J,„ k S, ti. edi- Dr. Floyd Seaward Lear, secretary; Dr. CAMPUS THIS SPRING SCHEDULED JUNE 6 previously been selected as duke, found Reuben Albaugh. president of the to upperclassmen who wish k> go un, tor Whitney Reader, t-u-i ies>. insn,i... Lester R. Ford, treasurer: Dr. Harold > that he could not accept the position junior class, the juniors will hold an the excursion ger; William Plath, . s-1 «mht -editor• Albert Wilson, Dr. Arthur Ferdinand v due to a track meet on that date in election of officers for the school year Tickets will In- on .sale in tin Sally- William Hudspeth, assistant buisinmo. Scott, and Samuel Glenn McCann, Unusual Opportunity Being Invitations Desk To Leave which he will take part. 1931 -'32 on Monday. April 27. port Spon, and all wishing to go are manager members-nt-large. Anna O'Fiel automatically succeeds Offered Philosophy Voting will be by secret ballot and Sallyport This urged to siun up at once sis .>jily 110 Of The Owl Sidney Wdsoo editor; Dr. Brown, who will deliver the ora- to the position of senior maid since nil juniors classified as such in the of- ' couples can he accommodated on the Josepli Allen, business mar; iger: Mar- Professor Saturday boat, tion, is the first of living authorities she received the next highest vote in fice will be eligible to vote. The poles j tha Ellen Williams assistant editor: on the motion of the moon, and is the ballot of the Woman's council. will be located in the Sallyport and John Blake Hank-, assistant bus-uvss Dr. Charles William Morris, Jr., Three dates have been set for seniot famous also for his works in celestial The Fete will be held on the campus • will be open from 8 o'clock until 1. manfiger and general mechanics. He is an in front of the Institute in the same , assistant professor of philosophy, will Offices to be filled are those of pres- activties. The Senior American will be CO-EDS TO VOTE ON Ol The Thro-xlier: Kibert 1 1,1 ne 1. --ri Englishman, and an alumnus of Cam- I place as last year, and activities will leave Rice Institute at the end of the ident, vice president, secretary-treas- held on the morning of June fi; the, tor: William KIISMO! ba-iues, mana- bridge university, the great scientific begin at five o'clock. present academic year to accept a urer, four student council representa- Banquet will be held on the evening ger. Qardot r Sfettle a.-si-,t,int editor: school. tives and three honor council repre- Mason Barron, president of the Rally j position with the University of Chi- of the same day, June ti; the Final Ball ALL-AROUND GIRL Walter StewiO'l. as-.-oOai.t but-ai • • club, has announced that the club sentatives. manager. cago. will be held June 8. members will act as ushers. All avail- i All candidates for office must have Assistants to publiciitic-n eJimrft -aiiiil able bleachers will be placed on the Dr. Morris has been on the Rice Submitted a petition bearing the signa- All other plans arc tentative. Nor- Winner Will Be Given Loving liusiness milto.uers will Mi.'eeeJ. t.'i.e lit- YALE PROFESSOR i grounds and "seats will be reserved for j faculty six years. He received his tures of at least 10 members of the man Sehwarz. chairman of the Seniot Cup at End of May Fete ter in office, with the sttrdint COtUKiS parents of those taking part in the ! master's degree from Northwestern class of '32 to Bill Plath, present sec- American committee, stated that in all to verify the automatic sucer-hionii.' and.did his graduate work at. Chicago retary, before noon April 22. Activities TALKS ON APRIL 22 affairs. " probability the American will be held The Woman's Council also stated where he also taught during the year on the Rice Roof as the majority of that children of the faculty would take ! 1925. Co-eds .o Rice will ballot Frakiy Four Members of Oivl Track DR. KIRNER HONORED BY seniors prefer that place. The com- Problems of Resonance Will part of the program. Dr. Stewart's Dr. Morris stated that he has en- April 24 lur the best all-aroifnd girl Squad Make Trip To Kansas daughter will act as crown bearer, i joyed his connection with the Insti- mittee is working oil securing tht BANQUET AT BLUEBELL tille Institute who is t,, lcgeiye the Be Topic of Lectures while the small daughters of Mr. Dix tute very much, but that such an un- orchestra. For Relay Games Saturday College Women's club fttv&rd. and Dr. Bray will be the flower girls. usual opportunity as offered him could The Rice Institute chapter of Phi This week oiler: the last; oppor- At Institute 1 Wiley George, yell leader at the not be rejected. Lambda Upsilon. national honorary tunity to older invitations according The girl .stleciti d must iiv a in. Conch Ernie Hj.erl „;Ui Institute, will announce the royalty as chemical fraternity, held a banquet last to William McKay, as the desk which Then' will in no oominain.i s iur, the The foremost living authority on the 1 -.-til e-onna IV , ... , ,| I- I-,- .1 - , t, they enter. Friday night at the Bluebell. has been maintained in the Sallypo)'! position, and the voting will all lie by 1 motion of the moon, Prof. Ernest 400 DIRECTORIES SOLD left TI in: sday 1 n r iv rv • • K.,'ir'i.v.- Dancing for the Fete will be directed The banquet was given in honor of for that purpose will he removed after secret ballot Kcidts will tie kept William Brown of Yale University, m. here ihc y tvll'i partg-ipn 1 i'l, the by Mr. Abel of the Abel School of Saturday. secret with ,hot even the i.ml -e'eend will deliver a series of three lectures BY MEMBERS OF O.W.L.S. Dr. Kirner. who, next year, is going Dancing. being notified until ihtt pivseiitaliim an.mi.n Karran- };, !,iy - Sat;,n .',.v here next week, starting April 22. to do reseat eh wui'k at Carnegie Tech. of tile award. iihyk' lloithy. «ii trunl ;; / Wednesday, on the topic, "The Theory Members of the Owen Wister Liter- and the two new initiates. R. M. Cole KENNEDY GIVES REVIEW and Treatment of Problems of Heso- ary Society have cold over >100 student and R. W. Wilson. Mis. \\, dgi.'. ol the College Wonn ;i ; .(a-id lila'i Wiii u pob GERMAN CLUB SEE LLOYD Club, will present tin- t op t• > !he nance Illustrated by the Pendulum." directories and have only a limited BEFORB A I EE MEETING girl 1. vailiil., i»t; the' lun wbiie i-iinr, link, being chOsen at the iom'hi:-io,n ei the'. All lectures will start at 4:30 p. m. SHIP IN VISIT TO HARBOR number to distribute in addition to M. E. STUDENTS INSPECT great i.a. nad j li.mpet a-a big!t a unpin these. According' to Mildred Kelly, The regular meeting of the Rice May Pete netiv11 in Room 210 of the Physics laboratory. wdl aid his man s . ,- tin tn [d eeatit,. The Goethe-Verein, German club, chairman of the committee in charge TEXAS CEMENT COMPANY Institute student branch ol the A.l.l' E. The cup may lie ke;it l>\ die wmavi Dr. Brown will speak on the same Percy Pink, fiowet-fc.t ••-b-'xt -puitct went to the harbor and visited the was -held Wednesday ultoruoon. April for one year. subject Thursday, April 23, and Fri- of the sale of. directories, they will lie tiliil ili-'ctts lb|-ei,v ' made 11 to 1 trip-'and' "Karlsruhe," recently. This is the larg- An inspection trip to the Ford Motor IV in room 21,Mi M. I.. Lost year the prize was aiv.nded to day, April 24. taken out of the Sallyport this week ill pfirtn- j .ite in \lic shot pnti a phase est steamer of the North German Lloyd, Company and to the Texas Portland F. R. Kennedy, ;i junior student in Francis Cnllom, nnd the pi'evira- year Though the lectures are of interest and the copies will thereafter be of track .' 1 n.'bit'b he ha.s few sup-a'aa- communicating the gulf coast with Cement Company was held by M. E. l.Tect • ical Engineering, cave an inter- to .Beverly Fonville. primarily to students of mathematics, available only through members of the The oilier Rice t:-,an lo traik'c , (Ije Bremen. After being shown around 430 students List Tuesday. esting review of rece nt developments engineering, physics, and chemistry, club, trip was Fe d Kl'osc! el. t- f'nrar btAjt'c:*- the ship, coffee and cakes were served. Those attending seemed quite im- m (he fields of television. the general public is invited to attend. STUDENTS ARE INVITED Icr and former San .1 aanto 'm'li scii,''i?i I The head steward had arranged every- The success of this unique and long- pressed by the modern methods of Attention was called to the fact thai Dr. Brown is a graduate of Christ')) star Kroschel vvill ttm lie 1 an ,-.it, - thing perfectly. After the refresh - needed featuie adds materially to the manufacture and assembly. It seems the dues for the fiscal year are now TO HOUSTON AIEE MEET College, Cambridge, a doctor of science tor the t>wl- a! the relay > .aid''shiia.'il | ments the crowd enjoyed an afternoon Owen Wister Library Fund and it is that there was some difficulty in some due and all members are requested to of the University of Cambridge, and make a good showm.a. • also of the University of Adelaide. in the salon. to be hoped that the sponsoring of the of the party reaching their destination, comply as soon as possible. The next All members of the Student branch During his visit in Houston, Dr. It is hoped that the German club will Rice Directory will be mode an annual but outside of lhat everything pro- regular meeting will be held on Wed- of the A. I, E, E. are invited to altcnd Brown will stop at the Warwick hotel have a similar gathering every year. project of the club, t gressed as per schedule. nesday, April 29 a meeting' ol the Houston branch of RICE BUYS NEW TRUCK TO as the guest of the Rice Institute. "His the A. I E. E. to be held at the AID LOCAL DEPRESSION itinery includes: Houston Club Monday. April 2(1 There will 1.x? a dinner at ti.'.lo p. m Sunday, April 19, supper at the Rict Institute is doing 0* best to The tall; will begin at 7:.'}0. The Houston country club; Monday, April banish, lilt.' business de^iressioii: ittdc- 20, lunch at Faculty club at Cohen "Tubby" Dee To Strut As May Fife Queen speaker will lie E. L. Manning of the ing ,by the bi'a.ml new Chevrolet truck '"House lit Macic" of the (.lanerai, House; Tuesday, April 21, visit to local which now hauls the mail back and Electric Research Laboratories industrial establishments; Wednesday, forth from the bit; city In spite of being pronounced dead I fessed their willingness to put on n | As no court is complete without n April 22, Phi Beta Kappa speaker at piccolo player from Little Mexico, will There is only one disadvantage in by many of Rice's prominent students May Kite this yenr. display of legs, Hairy "Bluff" Myers, Beta chapter banquet; Thursday, April be on hand to deal misery to any one the new arrangement, The did truck, and supporters, Rice Tradition still ! "Tubby" Doe, heavyweight dormi- 1 infant protegy.from Palestine, will be ASCE MEETING IS SLATED 23, speaker at Houston Philosophical who dares to commit any breach of being ol quite ancient style, had seems lo live on. Rumors have hit the f tory boxer, will be queen of the day. I the royal mattress carrier. society; Friday, April 24, dinner with etiquette in royal court. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 peculiar note of all of iis own to lis Yale university men of this city. campus that the May Fite will be held j Dressed in a most light spring attire, j The onions will be strewn by the fol- The "Boids" will he served in season starter and brake. So the fortunate agaln this year. 1 [he queen's 240 pounds of figure will , „_ Permission has been granted by Dr. owj m;lids of honor; MiUon w by Dan Webster. Elmore "Bat Roost" There will be a meeting of the A. S, hoys who live in South Hall were able After a long period of hibernation, be a sight for sore eyes, The king, i Hightower, dark eyed collegian from Brown to the Rice Institute to use 1 C. E. Wednesday night, April 22, at to discern its arrival without stirring the May Fite appeared lost year, due Jac- k• Clar- k Williams, n littl... e bu- t manl. y | hams, Julien "Pansy Muller. Kelly I his series of' lectures in a forthcoming Eastland, will bear the royal crown. the Autry House. from their customary position, i.e.. on to the desire of the class of '33 to keep man from Beaumont, will be glorified j Wynne, and Leroy Swift. 4 issue of the Rice pamphlet. During Slime Pforvick will be chief an- Lee E. Brolliet of the Reliance Clay their hack Now they will have to list his talks, he will be introduced by Pro- up Rice traditions. ] with Mr. Hardy's made to order crown. | Law and order will be strictly main- nouncer. Anyone wishing to have Products Company will speak to the and glance out of the window to sec fessor Griffith C. Evans, head of the The freshmen have at last decided to The royal spittoon will be borne by tained during the entire May Fite. any announcements made will be able members on "The History of Brick." if that letter from the favored one has mathematics department here. make a good showing and have pro- Henry Jacobs. Warner "Killer" Majewsky, two-gun to find him on the esplanade. The meeting will be called at 7:30. arrived. TWO THE RICE THRESHER

m^asw JHf IkASPM IhAJfcflF Screen's New Voice Makes Silence Silent; WORK ON rODI BOOK THE Films Can Now Whisper As Well As Shout IS COMPLETED BY A.S.ELTAI1 TOPIC

A weekly paper published by the Students of Rite Institute during the ; RICE WRITING CLUB Dr. Man Explains Different months ut October, November, December, January, February, March, April,1 Methods To Enfineers May, mid the last two weeks of September. Publications Committee Sells At Meeting Knit red as second class matter, October 17, llllti. at the postotficc in Houston. One Hundred Patrons' Texas, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Copies At their meeting held Monday morn, ELBERT TURNER, '32 Editor ' ing at 11 o'clock, the Rice A. S. M. E. Announcement wus made at the enjoyed a most interesting and in- WILLIAM G, RUSSELL. '32 Business Manager regular meeting of the Rice Writing structive talk by Dr. L. W. Blau who Club, held last Monday night upstairs mentioned about seven different meth- Assistant Business Manager WALTER STEWART, '32 nt Autry House, that the work on ods which might be used in prospecting work, but he explained that most of GARDNER SOULE, '33 Managing Editor the book of poems "Ourselves" has finally been completed by the elub. them were either too expensive or ( complicated for use in large scale work. THE SOPHOMORE THRESHER STAFF The committee on publications an- Dr. Blau illustrated the working of 1 J : | Editor nounced that over 100 persons had Thorn,,- d.mrfy) Gruady ,• .ll ! •••• •*> various methods and explained the been sold patrons' copies of the book., Rlld> H 00;: ' • • • l.< -itf! f» Managing Editor vauses of fallacious results obtained These copies were paid for in advance Business Manager with each method. He stated that one Alvin Moody and made the publication of the book 1 Associate Editor of the chief advantages of one system Mildred OLeitiy , possible. Many prominent Texans, in. 1 over another was the fact that where (iertrund Richards Features eluding such names as J. Frank Dobie, one system failed the other usually Sports Karle Wilson Baker, Mabel Major, and C'tarkis. Nathan , , worked. ,|; 1 Engineering others, are included in the patrons list. Jcirnen Reed •• •;;i ' : : The chapter will make an inspection ;1 1 Due to the time which was necessary Virginia IiKks '! ; V ,; ^ Society trip through the Humble Company's 1 Society to secure the first 100 subscriptions, Vivian. V!• uv.'ei / 1;j3;lj ®Sfi Baytown refinery, Wednesday, April 29, Copy Boy the books' appearance on the campus o.irdn# r Smile " 'j; V :-v will be delayed. The book will come afternoon. Anyone desiring to go on this trip should get in touch with Fritz CONTRI Ut IORS off the press sometime between the middle of May and the first of June., Volkmer or Dick Nosier as soon ns 1'klnrv. M:irj<»ri< Meyer, Leon TfRilxmhaus, Harold Wigrert, Anna possible. After the business meeting of the ....vi RnikLMghndge. club, a purely literary session was held. Bertrand Richards read a story In the days of Joseph the Egyptians gave refuse to the Israelites. BVYING OFFICES Silence in talking pictures will now entitled "Kitty," dealing with the troubles of a road show manager with urlae irniccii I hat a student should be allowed to spend $25 in. a he really silent. Fountain Pen Hospital—We carry all Less than five years ago science an actress of suicidal intent. George i . ,iii' tv tumor iry oiltee, in winch there- is no pecuniary reward G. Williams, club critic, read a story makes in stock. 001 Kress Building. gave the screen a voice and the nat- —Adv. ure* of sltadowland were enabled to by Martha Cottingham entitled "Lil." ! i>n;>uiv-v .u1 v,-Ik.n ih>.-iv is. n 'very nubslahUal compensation for speak. But that voice could never he It was the story of the generation :h,it i. . Ii .tin business inanaRer happens to bie capable, there entirely stilled. which has just passed. Miss Cotting- ham showed remarkable talent for - i i lor allowing live ex pet irifi fit re. 3stt in those where there is Even in the best systems ot recording and reproducing, certain me- character portrayal. J. W. Hendren, of "Car6" ".i."iv. it i. in-Jeiiii , iiai'ttw ol dispute that the candidates should be the English Department, read two [ 1 chanical sounds crept in. These have •i/d, 11J i'-hI' .of.'if'a'.'ll'H'.y, - • ' • «>"•! '-''I i I'.'Si'.': li'.'-'-'i I-.;.| become familiar to audiences as the poems, one in free verse entitled "Lake Your Appetite At -, ••,'ii ..".Hire '["Mri'-ln'r >bi(ik» 'tK«ri the Student Association should take taint humming or hissing that be- George," and another attempting to came audible the instant the film be- express three moods of the sea in • • itld w'W ;.lt-.tt!"-t"nif: m (••eHiitg 'oil there two elapses gun ot durinK parts of it when the rhythm. Elizabeth Nye read a short actors were silent. story entitled "Episode," which was Wallis Drug LACK OF TRADITION Now science has perfected the well received by the club. voice so that the screen cannot only The Writing Club has enjoyed one Store • ui -t .ii-r,lor.ji>!« c.jiidt '. ns at Rice Institute is the so-called lack talk but be utterly silent as well. This of its most successful years, with its od the. rapul nutnner hi 'vhi.-h tin present traditions are being achievement has for many years been venture in publication, which indicates 3700 MAIN ST. sought after by experts. The inven- Ruth Chatterton as the young girl, sits and ponders on life—and in Hiiwi".i r. lei ufc Mop a.»'il an.ihv.e (his statement in the light ol the theater there is gripping silence. that it will be successful, and from the tion conies as the result oi painstak- point of attendance and interest. • tacts. • i"' ing research hy scientists of Electn^J At Top: The quiet charm of country life is reflected in scenes charac- terized by stillness broken by moments of dialogue. lit place, tho.'.o !I'.i-I.uions • hi -h are Ming swept away should have cal Research Products, Inc., and the il'ii iioard long i:m i The r. 'if that is most frequently cited is hazing, Hell Telephone Laboratories. It is known as the "Western Electric New constantly present. Consequently, ing equipment in motion picture II the Sallypoi.t, ai-y fi.rii.e, •ny day, and von tan hear some one say Process Noiseless Recording." other sounds had to be made louder houses. Noises in theatres which KENON'S '••e •• i-ot U;filing, ihe hi'nen 1 ik«- they did when 1 was a slime, than this in order to be heard. formerly passed unnoticed now be- BECKMAN-WILLIS mikiv.iwb .rRi' :t is the very first reaction of the college Great Stride for Pictures With the ground noise eliminated, come audible. Electrical Research the faintest sounds can be recorded Products is bringing theatre equip- 'i,ii 'ii. oil , Ii.ii The Sophomore, Thresher believes (hat hazing The process, it is said by engineers, and brought naturally to the ears of ment up to the new standards re- Men's Wear of',the torture ehamix-t:.' ' ' . . ' marks the greatest improvement in the audience. A whisper, the rustle quired by the improved recording. motion picture entertainment since of a leaf, the call of a distant voice, The company has sent its staff of LAMAR HOTEL wtoi a«.,.v like • very oilier outgrown and childish idea today. the development ot talking pictures. will be heard as they are in real life. specially trained men throughout the iU«u:i -uid toojibU thai enllege men should have to entertain them- It brings a degree of reality to the The first picture to make use of country to visit theatres which use ALWAYS A RICE MAN TO SERVE YOU :i iii'.uiii I'liniMiiueiit on their iellow undergraduates. In fact, it screen that was not possible before. the new process noiseless recording its equipment and study the further elimination of projection noises. Rube Albaugh Earle Rawlins to their intelligence lii.it they should require such a brutal method Audiences will no longer be con- is "The Right to Love," a Para- mount production starring Ruth Dick Jamerson lin ii desin i'oi plea,.;ui'.' Today it seems that our state schools scious that the sound is mechanically Experts Solve Puzzle produced. Chatterton. In it the versatility of i i' 1 < ut mi t.'-ii .- v ide open prairies are the only ones that amust. the new t^rpe ol talking picurc be- A puzzle recently encountered by The ability to be dramatically si- lu i-i a run i' nia-linei ii is with pleasure that The Sophomore comes apparent. Dramatic silences these experts indicated the unusual lent is only one new talent which the are climaxed by a faint sob. The situations they meet. In a New York i i the toi.il .tjwilishinont >t hazing. There was a small amount invention gives to the screen. By country scenes shown in the picture theatre, a brand new noise sprang up I'-i ' iii-i in ihi: #af, but next year should see this antiquated cutting out all foreign noises, the speak from the film with the varied at six o'clock in the morning to up- elly 11:isii cu-t iii I'onfmed to the junk heap. process opens up a new range of voices of nature. set their study of the equipment in sound which has up to the present operation. Not being able to find the .»•; •, 11 1>- :iaditions which the school rightly cherishes, the been denied to the films. This is the Adopted by Hollywood cause of it in the theatre, one of the i (.• that il i. June the Institute will hold its sixteenth While Paramount was the first to men decided to take a walk around range ot softer sounds With these the block. eneenie! He i- still a very yoihiM college, comparatively, and now at its command, the voice of the make a picture with the new process, practically all the major producers of Nearby he discovered a power Summoning Ilwtjl'iili ' in h. b" iry and, loaded down with tradition. For the screen takes on a new subtlety. Hollywood are' adopting it. The in- station in the subway system that i i i tnav we cite The May Fete, a really beautiful Eliminates Ground Noise vention requires many changes in had a few minutes before heavily • di ill,h spring the beauty and chivalry of the recording apparatus and these loaded the power Iftie. The engineers According to sound engineers, the arc being rapidly made in the studios. changed the ground system in the 'i-,i •- pe'iret day.. The tradition that the school so-called "ground noises" were pre- The finer quality of recorded sound theatre and thus cleared the way for ..yi'ti e ii'i • 'p • •• i.(oit as po.-sible from the officer# of the viously inherent in the mechanism. is putting new problems up to the the proper enjoyment of the new a Ghost to your andV;! | ;ii- dfat'i -J'i m is : < ,j' ii i". fl, thai it be administered in the They set up a level of sound that was engineers who maintain the project- sound picture process. .V'fti'. lir.T. uiJ i' to wlio al'e concerned. Thij Sophomore the notJ't* |."-ti d on i ho bulletin board (his week requesting past week-end were: Misses Mary s t.'.f',j'.1,1!.11 the eaiiipus, insignificant in themselves, but OUTSTANDING SUCCESS IN BIG CITY Osteon Ball in Galveston and was the -vi: .It , tii |i, make up the real tradition. guest of Mr. an*d *Mrs ». Ike Kempner. ered an invisible substance, an emanation niiild i'. 'i'a.liti'iie veitli the passing of ycais, just like every from coal, that he named "geist," meaning Leon 'Pawnbroker' Taubcnhaus, Pride and Joy of South Miss Homoiselle Haden is leaving •v iiiita.; that is icqtiirod is the time, With a broad and (lall. Blossoms Forth with Springtime As April 22 for San Antonio to attend ghost, shortened in English to gas. v ''< • - .' i-l 5u on. quickly now. to build Its noble and iri- Song Composer of Note the annual Flower Fiesta and will be the guest of Miss Dorothy Thompson while thbrc. Only now do its miraculous possibilities • • * begin to be glimpsed. Only now can mod- AREN'T WE ALL? HOORAY! Give tin little boy a great whose wife it was it would be a fight Miss Mary Hutton was a visitor in j ern industry, like a latter-day Aladdin rub- 1 ..I: ,n !-: 1., I' In awake you, or your favorite rook neglects to call big hand. What little buy'.' Why don't song. Well, here it Is: Galveston, Sunday. you know'.' Haven't you heard the lat- # * * :iui', :s clock class, what dc vmi do'.' if you arc a student with Just a home with bubies crying bing his lamp to summon a vaporous genii, est'.' Another Rice boy lias Rome into Miss Virginia Vinson attended the [ : 1 ui"! : ofpinaiy phlldiiupliiy, y'dii proliibly will say something uneompli- And with midnight iullabying turn a valve and order this Ghost to any ; (he big city from the provinces and inter-fraternity dance in Galveston last ( | ' " ' "in ilic general iiiilclligtfnee el Iresiuncn or alarm clocks, roll out made good. Leon "Pawnbroker" Tau- And we call it yours and mine. week end. one of a hundred tasks. i i" ' in Iind your.sell a leisurely breakl'asl. and then proceed to your next benhatis, that clever boy li'otn College When the neighbors hold their meetings j * • * : ' ' '.'.iite iii« il.i.i the missed class, Was a dead one and that you probably Station, has busted into publicity 1 again. And my friends receive no greetings, Bertrand Richards wilt spend the From the beginning, the problem was onfc ' i.id . i>" .slept aiiywtn • Snirie night call it rationalized living, but we call it And we call it yours and mine. week end at his home in Newton, 1 ' oil. life,. • ;'f'!! ; ;ij ;s |.., i$|lj i , Now that you're all aroused I'll tell And the sun gets up, why I get up Illinois. of piping. When Crane Co., a half century you all about it. It seems Leon has \ri i d \..ti haupi-i, to lv caught unprepared hy a professor who believes in and I have to cook. a supressed desire to become a poet. Fountain Pen H.ispital — We match ago, set itself to develop and produce the ii .'innecd exams what do yon do'.' You guess with an accuracy that even And while you sleep on, why I work your nen or Dencil. 801 Kress Build- Down at the Methopolitan they're on, in our breakfast n#ok. right materials for every gas and oil purpose, ,,"iii • •• -uipi the msli uetors If you Hunk it, you conclude that you having a parody contest. Well the ing.—Adv. ,l And when I come home for kisses, it began an incalculably valuable contribu- tiettei luck next time. Do you feel bad about the failure and give pride and joy of South Hall entered Why, you make me wash the dishes. up- No. you don't. You are a philosopher in a school of thought that is it. What's more he won too, and hud And we call it yours and mine." tion to the solution of problems that had Known oni.v to tudents his song flashed on he screen to be seen and sung by literally millions 'Every Service held back the gas industry since the Chinese And it vt>ii Ji.wb your best girl, what do you do? Well, that depends on how Now girls, here's the real news. of fans in the cl(y of Houston. Here's ' Taubenhaus got four passes to the used hollow bamboo. ..I 'd a phil.. "piier you are. and how many times you have been in love, his parody. We hate to print this. I Met. Now, don't all rush, and don't You Expect of a tout usually you will lorgel about the girl and take up studying seriously, at Really we do, we're afraid the Rally 1 hold your breath till you get asked to Good Drug Store* 1' ast for awhile; Club will get hold of it and think it's ! accompany him to this popular picture So in the development of the natural and Hut d you find ii. your morning's Barometer a front page story in which a fight song. Personally if it was us ! palace. manufactured gas industry, as in practically the eopyreadci ha;: allowed a transposed letter or group of letters to go every other industry, the Crane line of through th" press, you will cry vour eyes out. pointing out the mistakes to i In Fort Worth. Both the bride and everybody near you. groom are Rice graduates, having been The Gables, Inc. valves, fittings, fabricated piping, and members of the class of "10 3100 MAIN HADLKY 2101 You can't undersi.tr <1 such dumbness and carelessness. You forget that the Rice Society • • » specialties have played an important part. copvrender is probably a philosopher also. Oregon State Barometer. Miss Mildred O'Leary is entertain- Motor Delivery No matter what branch of industry you ing in honor of Miss Maurine Brown, enter, you will find Crane materials playing 1 In faculty of the University of Rochester recently voted to do away with The wedding of Miss Frances lone a senior, with a luncheon April 25 at all H o clock classes, having decided it was better for the students to sleep in Spence, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. one o'clock in the Spanish dining a similarly important part. then own rooms instead of in the classrooms. I Julian O, Spence. to Robert Mnrshall room of the Lamar hotel. The person- Sanguinet, solemnized at Palmer nel will be limited to the close friends i A Store you'll like, Chapel, was an interesting event of last, of the honor guest. PANOBURN'8, WHITMAN'S, The oldest freshman in the world is 72 years old and obeys the frosh rules week. Dr. Peter Gray Sears read the # i» • at the University of Chicago. AND iAYLOR'8 OANOY service and Mrs. G. H. Raezer gave Miss Georgiana Bonner, senior at the bridal music at the organ. The Rice Institute, is being honored nt a SHEAFFER FOUNTAIN PENS The University of Colorado is waging a war to exterminate what they term bride's gown was a Grecian model of tea on May 14, given at home by her AND IMPORTID PERFUMES iCRAN Ea the "noisy library pest." bride's blush satin with a tulle veil of mother, Mrs. M. H. Bonner, mnNO MATERIALS TO GONVtV AND CONTROL the same shade. The ceremony was * • * STEAM, LIQUIDS. OIL. OAS, CHEMICAL! followed by a reception at the home The E.B.L.S. Alumnae met Wednes- Lamar Drug CRANE CO., 01NERAL OFFICES! Ill •. MICHIGAN AVI., CHICAM Williamette College lists date-making as one of the advantages of attending of Ihe bride's parents. Miss Mariann day afternoon at the home of Mrs. NEW YORK OFFICES 1 M W. 44TN STRUT Sunday chapel Adkins, Miss Clara Mae Smith, and Co. J. H. Pound, 1110 Autry. Brmckti tnj Salei Officii in Two Chief . Mrs. Monroe Clark assited in serving. • • * College boys in Georgia will have to go back to the old black ties and drab After a wedding trip to New Orleans, Among the Rice students who at- MAIN AT LAMAR socks of their fathers if Ihe Georgia legislature passes a bill now before it. Mr. and Mrs. Sanguinet will be at home tended the Osteon Ball in Galveston

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By CHARLES NATHAN We heard an interesting comment about our Institute Saturday, while RICE NINE SWAMPS REPTILES UNDER 9-0 SCORE watching Holden and Conneiley slam o; the Drake netters of £ the court; amus- IMftT C&LtRY Ralph Jones in a perfect day at the ing considering the source (a l'ai little track ,eam hfls defeated A. and M. in a dual meet, of the whitewashing was the fact; that make up: a six-run splurge which very carry on—Wiley and lus hat (.') Rice players found their bitting stride decisively citn hed the gW'ee Blackie says it's a good thing the i It was a very colorful and ex- weather is warm now, so he can get ; citing meet last Saturday after- the proper turn-over in his soda water i noon, and the Owls looked plenty stock: the depression was about to ruin \ FRESHMEN CINDER fast in every event. him—Ray Harbour breezing in on the j Holloway, Rice's star dash man, Pn Models 880; Emmett Brunson just about had had an off day when he took e-o)(\owir\o o hour! failure when he found thai Ray i MEN TO RUN SCHOOL tied his conference record of 1928 in ' third in the 100 and second in the (BODIESDR. PEPPER) that half-mile run—Dick Baldly gets | TEAM NEXT MONDAY 220 dashes. However, in the lat- the javelin off perfectly on his first j ter, he was pushing Emmons, of throw, for 180 feet 4 inches; then he the Aggies, mightly closely for ambles over to enter the broad jump, Coach Hjertberg's Slimes To first place. while the Aggie spear-men try for the C Race Houston Squad in Ray Harbour, a sophomore, gave the rest of the afternoon to reach his mark, r but without success. Baldry should be Dual Meet crowd a thrill when he breezed around • / '^ / W . nicknamed "H. P."—you know, "High the 880 in 1:57:5, tying the Conference : / .• ikt #A vV, record set by Brunson of Rice in 1928. Point" Dick! Entered in the pole vault, Coach Ernie Hjertberg's promising /! \ .ny-:. broad jump and javelin throw, Baldry Ray took the lead from the start und lAtrtOM «ifcW n1 '"T> \ "i ' ) ana javeun mrow, nwury treshman track d wi)1 meet a team will be one of the strongest contenders stayed well out in front throughout the race. Having two more years under for conference high point man. composed of athletes from the Houston College Station Saturday. If the the excellent tutelage of Coach Hjert- The 440-yard relay was truly a wow, high schools in a dual meet Monday, Disehmen survive this contest they berg, Harbour should win the national ]\\'\ > I OWL NINE TO MEET will probably be favored to again cap- and the mile relay was still better, if j April 20, at 3 p.m. collegiate half-mile before completing v ture the conference championship. that's possible. In the Rice relays of ] Th(; fre8hman team this year is one his college career. 15! March 28, the Owl relay teams stacked ; stl.ongest to represent the Owls, TCU FROGS FRIDAY [«*' up plenty high against the other South- favorably with the 1929 Dick Baldry was high point man, capturing 13 points, with a first in the HJERTBERG IS TO GIVE west conference entries; also, if we s ^ * * * * may take comparative timing into ac- < « Q Pearson, the slimes have a javelin throw, defeating the highly- Five Games Scheduled for touted Stiteler, of the Aggies, for first count, the Owls thus far have the edge , that „ hard to beat, and Southwest Conference on the other conference contenders. In ; ^ ^ welcomed by place in the pole Vault, and winning TROPHY WON 32 YEARS u * * * » a triangular meet last week with fay-; Coach Hjertberg on the varsity next second in the broadjump. This Week lor and S. M. U., the Texas mile relay pears0n will run the mile event Fred Kroschel showed splendid form team won in 3:25.2, and Baylor won j , M j v in the hurdle events, taking first in Coach Johnny Nierniee's Rice Owl AGO TO 4-MILE WINNER the 440 relay in 43.4. Compare these represent the Qwls in the dashes baseball team will take the road Fii- the 120 high hurdles with the gratify- Coach Ernie Hjertberg, Rice's track times with those of the Owl flyers Sat- will be Cashman, Schult, Williams and day and invade the stomping grounds urday: Mile relay, 3.22.2; 440 relay, ing time of 15.2 seconds, and finishing coach, will give a trophy he won 32 Jones. Jones is one of the fleetest dash a close second in the 220 low hurdles. of the T, C. U. Frogs, for their first years ago to the winner of the four 42.6. men on the squad and formerly ran on game on foreign ground. From Fort Mike Hale and Percy Burk gave fhe mile in the Houston Neighborhood This comparative timing and distance the San Angelo high school relay team Worth the Owls will fly over to Dallas, method shows Coach Hjertberg's thin- Owls a boost in the field events; Hale A, A. In their meet at the Rico field. AT lO-Q & 4 O'CLOCK which set a new high school record in where they tangle with the S. M. U. May lti. ly-clads superior in a number of other that event. Cashman and Williams are took first places in the hign jump Mustangs on Saturday. The trophy consists of a "Horn of events, both track and field. However, also sprinters of great promise and and in the broad jump—the later is There are four games scheduled lor Plenty" won by Hjertberg 32 years ago in the conference meet Texas prom- should show up well in the meet. Mike's specialty, and if he can over- ises strong competition to the Rice come his "game" leg he should set a this week end, and there is hound to at the Boston Athletic association In the high jump the freshmen have be quite a shake-up in Southwest games. This prize will be in add tion trackmen, and also we can expect some nifty performers In Aucoin, for- new conference record before the sea- FOR CAM ITS OU SPOUTS YYt.AI: greater strength from the Aggies with son is over. Burk captured first place Conference baseball standings. If the to the gold medal awarded for the mer San Jacinto star; Orran Hitt, for- Owls continue to hit as they did when championship given by the association. the return of Slocomb, championship mer Jeff Davis jumper; Adams and in the discus and shot put and bids trouncing T. C. U. they may he ex- Coach Hjertberg stated that he chose hurdler, "Bull" Floyd, holder of the Thompson. Both Aucoin and Hitt have fair to beat the present conference re- pected to boost their standing quite a the distance event for this special These New conference record in the javelin throw, cleared the bar at six feet in high cord in the shot event before complet- bit before returning. prize because he believed that distance and return of Stiteler to his usual school. ing his career. The conference record, The Texas Aggies have given notice events should be encouraged, and also good form in the pole vault. Representing the freshmen in the as established by Baldwin of Texas, is PU S « ANI) PLUS 8 LLXKN » • » 46 feet, 7% inches, and Burk has that they will be in the running, hav- because the American exhibitions in various events are as follows: 100 and the Olympic games in the longer dis- The Drake Relays 220-yard dashes, Cashman, Schult, Wil- missed this mark by just one or two ing won both of their games with tances have been terrible, When Coach Hjertberg enters May, liams, and Jones; 440-yard dash, Jones, inches a number of times. T. C. U. and Baylor. Tom Driscoll, Coffee, and Jamerson In Schult; 880-yard run, Schult, Bodln; A real test for Texas University will the special 440 football relay at Drake, one-mile run, Pearson, Moses, Boone; "Gigolo" Gene Chambers ran a headv come when they meet A. and M. at I race in the 440-yard dash, hanging be- E.B.L.S. HEARS REVIEW ON KNICKERS we will be able to see how our "prides two-mile run, Storey, Wise, Williamson, of the gridiron" stack up against out- Carson; hurdles, Dick Lauterback and hind until he reached the last stretch, EDUCATION OF PRINCESS' standing teams of the country. Teams Hitt: shot and discus, Fred Lauterback. then putting on the steam to win. 220-yard low hurdles—Harlan (Aggies) first; Kroschel (Rice) second; time, from Notre Dame and Alabama.. wil. l be H Reynolds; javelin, Stonecipher, and The Owls' 440 and mile relay teams At the meeting ot the Elizabeth -^OTirc" 24.1. continuing a grudge fight, as Alabama Lautcrback; high jump, Hitt, Adams, showed speed galore, and from all in- Baldwin Literary Society Edna Wein- dications they are sure cinchess to win 440-yard dash—Chambers (Rice) first; has contested the Supremacy of the Thompson; broad jump, Hitt, Adams, man lead a review from the New York r\ Irish in national collegiate football, Thonipson; pole vault, Weichert, Hole- both events in the Conference meet, Addicks (Aggies) second; time, 50.2. Times ou "The Education of a Prin- while Tulane has it in for Alabama as mjj although the Texas Longhorns 440 re- 880-yard run- -Harbour (Rice) first; cess" by Marie. Grand Duchess of regards the Southern conference. The lay team is due to give the Flock some Minis (Aggies) second; time, 1:57.5. Russia, a book giving an interesting wise old Owls haven't made muclj - stiff competition. The quarter-mile Mile run—Winders (Aggies) first; picture 011 the development of Russian noise so far in football, but just wait ; relay was the fastest, neatest relay ever Nance (Aggies) second; time, 4:32.1 life and discontent. till that crack relay team steps out RICE TENNIS TEAM seen in these parts. Rice had the in- Two-mile run—Smith (Aggies) first; in the football relay—with 'May start- [ side lane, which meant that the first Waring (Rice) second: time, 10:14. The equator is a menagerie lion ing, followed by Tom Di*iscoll and and second men were set back tho 440-yard relay- Won by Rice (Hollo- running round the earth and through Coffee, and with Jameson flying down DEFEATS DRAKE proper distances. Holloway led off for way, Tom Driscoll, Coffee, Jamer- Africa. the last stretch, the Rice team bids the Owls and closed up the gap quite son); time, 42.G. fair to run with the best of them. . BY 2-1 COUNT a bit. Neat passing of the baton gave Mile relay—Won by Rice (May. Har- Fountain Pen Hospital Names en- • » * Tom Driscoll, second man, a flying ] bour, Chambers. Jamerson); time. graved if purchased here. 601 Kress start and Tom burned up the cinders 3:22.2. Tennis i Rjcc's stock in the collegiate tennis Building.—Adv. With the strong four-man team of Saturd aft_ to gain considerable and take the lead Broad jump—Hale (Rice) first; Bal- Holden, Conneiley, Carter, and Owln, j wuliu , . in the last 10 yards. Coffee held the dry (Rice) second: 22 feet, (i14 inches. Rice should be able to end second only ! ernoon, when the two-man teami of lend and Jamerson finished like a, High jump—Hale (Rice) first: Jackson to Texas in conference s t a n d i n g ! Holden and Conneiley de ea e whirlwind, crossing the line at 42.6 (Rice) second: ' Cummings (Rice) TEXAS PHOTO this year. In winning decisively over ing team from Drake University on the seconds, which is scarcely a second third; Wingo < Audit's) fouith; 5 feet, Illinois, Drake, and the Texas Aggies, Institute courts. The Owl netters took more than the world's record. 8 inches. SUPPLY COMPANY two out of three matches, one singles You've been cry in' for them ... WAY the Owl netters have shown their Pole vault—Baldry (Rice) first; Hop- and the doubles event. The mile relay, last event of the after- mettle. Holden, ranking first, promises kins (Rice) second: Stiteler (Aggies) Four Hours Kodak Finish- . . . here they are! . . . And they're Quinn Conneiley showed some classy noon, was really the dramatic climax, to go far in the singles event, with lied for second; 12 feet, 6 inches. stroking in trouncing Janson of Drake and a fitting one, too. Dick Jamerson ing, Copying and Enlarging ms full and baggy as any man would his smashing service and crisp volley- Discus throw-Burk (Rice) first: in the first singles event, winning in was tho hero of the reel, cast as an- j ing. Quinn Conneiley is another sin- Klaerner (Rice) second; 128 feet, 3 straight sets, 6-1, 6-0. Brodie won chor-man for the Owls. The first j TRY US want... In solid colors, light pastel gles player of merit, relying mostly on three Aggie runners piled up some-: inches. a strong, steady back-court game, al- over Henry Holden, the Owls first shades of blue, tan and green and ranking player, in a hectic three-set thing like a 12-yard lead over May,! Shot put—Burk (Rice) first; Dawson though his overhead game is very Harbour and Chambers, but as Genei (Aggies) second; 46 feet, 5 Inches. Ask "Pack" Barton the new mixed color tweed weaves. good. Holden and Conneiley make a match, with the score of 0-6, 6-1, 6-4., In the doubles contest Holden and passed the baton to Dick he yelled Javelin throw—Baldry (Rice) first; 1019 Main St. Fairfax 8124 well-rounded doubles team, as seen "Git gone" and that Is precisely what Lightfoot (Aggies) second; 180 feet when they defeated Drake here Satur- Conneiley paired against Janson and Mr. Jamerson did. He allowed Bad- 4 inches. day. Carter, third ranking Rice player, Brodie, winning in straight sets 8-6, 95 ger of the Aggies to retain his 12- and Gwin, who is fourth, are both 6-3. Holden's smashing service and $3 and ^ yard lead until the last curve, and fairly steady from the base-line, and Connelley's steadiness and accurate then Dick let out, rapidly closing up work quite well together in doubles. placements made a well-rounded dou- BOOKS OF ALL PUBLISHERS bles team, which should go places in the gap and finishing like the thun- AND A PAIR OF Next year when Jake Hess is eligible Fine Stationery and kindred supplies—Gifts, Novelties the Southwest Conference meet this dering herd, three yards ahead of to play, Rice's chances of taking the and Games—-Greeting Card* for Every Occ'atlon. Southwest conference singles crown year. Badger. It was a great race and a VARSITY SPORT OXFORDS (and doubles, too, perhaps) will be very thrilling close to a very colorful track meet. greatly enhanced. CHAMPION OWL GOLFERS PILLOT'S • • • THE SUMMARY Will Cost You Only Five Bucks MEET SMV * HORSEMEN 100-yard dash—Jamerson (Rice) and 1014 Texas Avenue Milliard Announces BOOKSELLERS TO HOUSTON FOR OVER 35 Overheard at the track meet (acci- Emmons (Aggies) tied for first; Hol- YEARS dentally, on purpose); Fay Hilllard The Rice Owl llnkmen, present loway (Rice) third; time, 10.2 seconds. sporting a sick-orange sweater (sick- holders of the Southwest conference 2S0-yard dash—Emmons' (Aggies) first; LOU HASSEL, Rice Representativ e orange doesn't do justice to it) and a golf crown, meet their first competi- Holloway (Rice) second); time, 21.6. megaphone, bellows forth all the an- tion Monday at Dallas where they 120-yard high hurdles—Kroschel (Rice) nouncements, first calls, winners, etc., drive and putt against the Southern first; Harlan (Aggies) second; time, WE CAN'T CONTROL TIME. BUT BY of the meet—you know, a massacre of Methodist golfers. 15.2. STARTING A SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND ceremonies. After one of Fay's most Reuben Albaugh, Jack Cole, Ed Mc- PUTTING MONEY AWAY REGULARLY. eloquent haranges, Harold Bell Wright Carthy and Bob Morcom will probably, form the quartet representing Rice. OUR COMPOUND INTEREST ARRANGE- trips up lightly, and says in his most MENT WILL MAKE TIME WORK FOR SHOTWELL'S naive voice, "Mr. MacNamee, will you The match will be played over the autograph my album, please?" Brook Hollow course. A total of six YOU. RELIABILITY matches will be disputed. vti/i SOUTH TEXAS COMMERCIAL R04 MAIN Fountain Pen Hospital — Pencils re- S. M. U. boasts a powerful golf team paired, all makes. 601 Kress Building. this year, having disposed of Baylor NATIONAL BANK —Adv. 4-0 recently. S106 Main St. Hadlty S111 FOUR THE BICE THBEBHEB METHODIS'WINION HAS LARGE STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

GROUP ORGANIZED DOROTHY LEARNED GIRLS' TENNIS CLUB RICHARD SHANNON STRANGE RUTH L0UGHR1DGE APRIL METHODIST IN 1927 HAS SHOWN Dorothy Learned is vice-presi- TOURNEY COMPLETES Here is Richrrd Shannon, who •lis Ruth Loughridge is a promi- BREAKFAST WILL IE dent of the Sophomore class of is a Sophomore clarinet and nent member of the O.W.L.S. and STEADY PROGRESS '33 and prominent In Rice so- 2ND ROUND MATCHES saxophone player in Lee's Owls HOLD TACKY PARTY took an important part In com- GIVEN THIS SUNDAY cial affairs. and the Rice band, and who piling the new student direc- Many Events Sponsored by Taylor, Ceyanes, Schill Are served on the Sophomore bull tory. committee this year. Jimmie Reed, Mary Hutton Officers' Election Finds Two Union for Students at Favorites in Court Win Prizes at Dance Aspirants in Race for Institute Battles Begun on Time Presidency

By HAROLD WIG KEN By M/VKJOKIK MEYER Last Wednesday night the Engineers The monthly breakfast of the Metho- The annual tournament of tne Girls' Tin- spiritual mid social interest* of held their traditional Tacky Party. dist Student Union will be held Sun- Mi thud)st students on the Rice campus Tennis Club is still in full swing. The second round of matches is practically Things started with a bang and banged day morning, April 19, at eight at arc being aptl.v eared for by «' com- completed and the third begun. on into the night and early hours of Saint Paul's Methodist Church. paratively new organization at Rice, Margaret Taylor advances to the the morning. All types of costumes Reservations can be made with vari- known m. the Methodist Student front as winner of her match with were to be seen, from those that pre- ous Rice class representatives to the Union Mary Magai with a score of 7-5. 6-2, dominate Congress Avenue to those of Student Union Council or with the Mary Mayai won her second match in view of the ftict thai u recent president, Darwin Andrus, telephone over lna Boyd. Margaret Taylor will mid Victorian vogue, ranging from religious census showed thai there are Valentine 22533, not later than Friday, play the winner of the Lucille Lan- the ridiculous to the more ridiculous April 17. Election of officers is slated more Methodist students at the Insti- caster-Elizabeth Davis match and is a and even—well why mention that? for the meeting. The slate as present- tute than students nt any other denom- probable competitor for the finals. For once a Rice dance got started ed by the chairman of the nominating ination. the Methodist Student Union Lucille Lancaster is winner over on time. Believe it or not everyone committee, Marshall Hibbler, consists lv* an especially large field ,of activi- Elizabeth Mitchell with a score of 7-5, was on the floor by nine-thirty. The of the following: president, Alberta 10-X and is scheduled to play Eliza- orchestra produced some fine harmony Black, Harold Wigren; first vice-presi- 'Tl-fti' vear the Methodist Union has beth Davis who won her game with i:,mr>H'od many I fite resting ovonts lm and the crowd got started right. There dent, Frances Brandenberger, Hazel Mary Virginia Jarvis by a score of were not many stags present, yet Ludtke; second vice-president, Mary , j,hni and their friends, and has 0-3, 7-5. things did not drag at all. The few Coffman, Nancy Beth Weisinger; sec- „ ,-,4 a ready . response from those Gladys Schill. holding tennis honors unclaimed gentlemen present kept \ retary, Evelyn Bybee, Mary Louise • i riifc . ;,rnIcrci-le'f tr. .Methodist of the city and state, as well as honors things in a stir, and what a stir. Madden; treasurer, Claude Newberry. 1 : on the Rice campus, is winner over VV'ii^k .i V V/'/; | ' ,^ ;) (.'I ; Christine Atkinson with a score of As for personalities, well we won't The monthly Epworth League pro- Union («r«'\v> lt-0. 0-1, and is scheduled to play the go into that because we might em- gram, sponsored by the Methodist tin. Unittti h«s en.io.ted a sjijfe but barrass some people who seemed to be 1 winner of the Nell Austin - Katherin Union, is to be held on Sunday eve- v;r* wth m inembcv-diip and Hornor match. Site is expected to win loosing things, such as stockings and ::i :iK;'e work atrium; the Meth- ning. April 20, at 6:30 o'clock at the honors if not the championship, of well. The prizes for the tackiest Bering Memorial Church. Hazel ..t'tnleifi;- WHB l'lt^ti ! begun at I'flee costumes went to Mary Hutton and this year's tournament as she has done Ludtke will be the leader. . , the Rev !!• .•! of lac Wiodlaud Rosita. Ceyanes won her ; . eonil round NOT TO BE HELD TUESDAY to hold a picnic and swimming party IS EDWARDS TOPIC match over Etolle Banter with a score CRANMER CLUB HAS understood Mary got a bottle of Lister, : li .'iii -t Chunh ni. fluuKtou.'started inc and Jimmie got a cake of Life- at Clifton-by-the-Sea. All who desire 1 !i of (i-3, ti-2. and her third round match ',.,irk wV.h l'.-- -'I'"i 1- round mtach over Jo Beth Griffin. notice on the bulletin board Friday Rice Methodist students and their requesting that no athletic letters be Pre-Law-Pre.Med dance IVWrolay, The ,score wa,s,3.ti, (j-1, t>-3. She moves friends. ; V,.',- established • • . il'n.- Eneii'iet rine; seminar !..-t wtek was ! Members of the Ci'anmer Club and worn on the campus except those given April 20. | 1 f 'i'"!'!- rt A utry House. i||B|'ValflS to a match with Tomrnie Grace Mans- 1 lea lined by a talk, by A 1' Kdwards deld. their friends enjoyed a picnic Sunday by Rice. These Tuesday afternoon dances ( Weldon T. Baker, who was a prc- • il (I'm • 1ci riiii lair.: ii(,»i;tii.jted el i11 • and IS'1! em "The Elirct. ol Ultraviolet l.niht on The doubles tournament will begin afternoon at the San Jacinto battle It has been a tradition around the have proved very popular and have tned student at the Rice Institute last (lie if i in no i Body." Ivlwai'di- explained immediately after I he close of the grounds. campus that only Rice letters arc worn. been well attended. The Rally club is year, has been accepted for admission i.,i.,,e,. 'licei)li'i.e :"tl'c"' iU teli*; Within the last two years this has been ii* bmn-.' iti.iiii.!|»h ,-ii'S lla b that many cxpennivn!., have, been con- singles tournament which, it. is hoped, The party left Autry House at 2:30 well pleased with the dances and to the Medical school of Cornell Uni-, disregarded. The committee on out- ducted I" .1111 e i I he c*,n:t effect of these will hi concluded by the end of the plans to continue them next year if versity at Ithaca, New York. p. m. and remained at the grounds door sports is asking that this custom Set iet«r> \S>l> »>!»'-*<• week the plans prove feasible. Only 65 students are accented, out of radiatnins. but that the knowledge mt until about six. Baseball and other be respected. I .i• lijue: I* irtei.K't over 600 applicants for this honor. Sffiii! subject is : till ipom d to a small outdoor games provided diversion, and In case the owner of the sweater Miss Margaret Dunn is leaving this Baker transfcred frm Rice to Cornell Rest easier, boys, she is; removing it • : ,I, ; i 'ijn 1) j j iii. Mr FiM'hei | anaamt. lie explained that many an enjoyable supper was served. cares to use it, the letter should be week end for Austin where she is to University during the school term last, now, removed. be singularly honored as Rice repre- year. , ,i /' ,t,i (;.|fi'ii sjjl it • in kindled itetoiuee.il•!its have been made on the Those attending were Rex White. And look at Mary Hutton. Poor little sentative at the Round-Up of the Uni- .,,II • i11. Sftyjiri 1 'a• iaa11' fflfe artionui »| natural ultra-violel in .--uri- Bernice Stovall. Vincent Nealy, Marg- country girl. Wonder if she has been Fountain Pen Hospital — All makes versity of Texas. Sidney Wilson will Fountain Pen Hospital—Desk sets are : ,i,'i.tiaim • aid i' .tfiii d'ji- t" hi- work light, aret Allerton, James Beeley, Mildred streetcar riding yet? repaired. (101 Kress Building.—Adv. be her escort. complete. 601 Kress Building.—Adv. 11( i j *r|j..' w'• t , (a eai iz- a al. •Madden Works giive a talk on "Pow- Marcelle King all tackled up and— O'Leary, Marjory Riley, Clifford More- I II, Mr lln.'.iiiri' mfefip iScfit'ol;, >.a er From Tiupital Seas. Thisi'; was u Oh no she is not losing it. the point of head, Ruth Barry, Rev. Allen Person. di.scu.-sioti i'l the Claude plant at Mat- support is just a little low. Ruth Joost, Mrs. Eugene Blake, and tic Oil;. 1 : 'i ,j • ..'.a! iI.' r i work t.'a 1; i. in a a..'unzn! s Bay, Cuba, where a plan is now May Tuttle. tacky and then s'oknijt Mrs. Gordon Jones. !a:"i f'('!n.'Cstrr'.\vben in S» p- m uperation Preliminary tests were No, no we mean tonight. Members of the club will attend i i !!(MS Ml- '' Fianees Blai'k tool* made ni Europe before setting up this Can't figure out whether Jimnne Communion Sunday, April 19, at 8:00 i . ;,,t tin- -Uident work. I 'ridel One Thi' power is obtained front the Meed is trying to impersonate a hack a. m. in Palmer Chapel. Breakfast temporature ,iifIeicnci• between the . (.j- i(... ,.a'.ip, .1 student: euura'd was driver or the king of Slam, Maybe he will be served at Autry House follow- . I11 Oil,-w'lhji Mkf il.|t'ee mitt* surlr.ee and a depth of about 3000 knows. ing the service. At that time Mervin , . |>•,i'| tii, .:pi< .a'.ii'tit; of iia.'h Rj.C' feel. In attempting to sink a tube Sorry, folks, we can't expostulate L. Wanner, an Alaskan missionary,, ; to tin- depth about 1(1.000 tee of 3 1-4 ii,. :I ii„ fK'ai :i 'V,i- afliiiajeil rhm ehes. any further on the costumes. They will talk to the club. Reverend Wan- A '..inr.naa a, HgM i| \i.>vemoer, Rliiil, and li Ut feet diaineter tubuiK was lost look mighty spiffy. ner was a schoolmate of Reverend i ...J,!, |, uiiVuly) v.'"rV; h'lVUil'lld the -ea. Dr Claude has estimated Person's at Virginia Theological Sem- Just try them.. ( iiTintv Work thai >l commercial plant of 25,000 K W. inary in Alexander, Virginia. Thank-, giving atai Ciinsaiao of • ..pi.cily cult! bp built for the same cost Miss Virginia Vinson and Miss rHj,i ,itjii yt-,.1, tip L."u;'or: a,l.i;;l •' Sjj a steam plant of the satin- W b'U| Margaret Moss will spend the week- : n wotlid have the advantage of geijtinjjj j c show which was the main feature of ; , i Wit '. i charity '.v.a'k ',vi,• i it "'tut 11 ;e |,i.w< r without fuel. kets ill ,tnod, to the,.tVeedy aiirl ft®! the entertainment. then leuve them- The Other speaker on the program •he 'ir fhlkhen in "h'hodi-i Miss Ruth Joost will entertain with ' * ' t d Hermann Hospitals. • is Lester Stnncliff, whei spoke on a tea at her home, from four to six Miss Mary Marshall Ferguson left for ! Uontlilv l.neakla'ils held at the Amry 'Aiieri.ft Navigation." The, Various o'clock Tuesday. May ID. » College Station Thursday to serve as j -j ( vil li also iitai ted ill about No. met hods Used. Midi as use- oi radio Senior Duchess of the Ross Volunteers • • i ,:| ia, satue vear and werlc beacons and recognition of landmarks Miss Althca Klumpp, the sweetheart Festivities at A. & M. College. Edwin - I (Od nil, the -priiii; of wen- explained by StanClitf. of the Round-Up representing the Moore will be her escort. if you can j !•'. ivi oaiy. the oiinanl/cr of The speakers and the topinji for Ibis University of Texas, is a sister of Her- * • • i,, I.'njuri \\i • Ibinsi.ila eoneludi-d afternoon will be. Charles Miron, mann Parks Klumpp, who attended In the Texas Heroes Review at the iViioi.-lrv lit « Woodland Metlioili-I "Bidding Plans for I he Hoover Dam; the Institute year before last. City Auditorium on April 20, Miss # * m ( utih niirl' lonsen'tlently his wotk -at. Frit/ Vc.lkmcr, "Recent Locomotive Betsy Slaughter will take the role of ; Oevelbnients:" and K I « y <1 Willis, kevvisc i iifhnnatcd, He\'. The O W'.L.S. Alumnae Society spon- the Goddess of the Star. The BEST WAY to find out just just quit Camels if you can. 1 l '"Lii'ht. High speed Diesels." I . ; ; : , Dt, ' , 1.1, 1 f ' J iltil. C'.i > C ' tl' ~ sored a Children's Party at Autry : House Saturday atfornoon. Miss Dor. Shakespeare wrote tragedies, come- ; what the new Humidor Pack Remember, it's dust-dry ciga- jv.')i j'| no..-.n .1' iyf St I'.ail's i''ti«reli. 1 | othy Bethany conducted the Puppet I (a!:. 1 -11 >I .js i,M hi. vil,11<' in r ientalty'j dies and errors. does for Camel smokers is to rettes that have been robbed <-,,1 jia -ar:'." MJlli:,'. j Haiili nr.i.'deri'1. - }'i. , l.'i)| ,i i i., ,'i'll,' I'.a.li'M'il, uesdav switch over to this famous of their natural moisture by • j. ' Ainui i;. ()«itvm !. . • ,•«i;!»• •.»!•'.'*(<..') pi I• a,,f . ilia To e Stomp brand for an entire day. After evaporation or scorching that [' • i.,, ;;:i i.ii'i IS i I pl.'S.nl .lailplaiinv: a lj 1 ITnipp & Ttalilyc^c. i ! lao/i, • ,ik -I ai .. I '-a 11 l : IV; a i.. you have tasted the Camel sting the tongue and burn the i- Ja . d H live •jpaHt ••»«• »OJ M.llfV AT W/ULKKW ««• blend of choicest Turkish and throat. There are none of these Meinher-hip 1 nliiuiled The inimitable PA('KA-1,'D BARTON lushn, ANNA MARGARET FOOSHEE,' ; :.i;. r'nion. whilf 'tasdfair'il. i pVt:- mellowest Domestic tobaccos discomforts with Camels. Try , |,M IJi.i-ii';.,u,'i.|.M4t^'..'af^:.a•> nol.d'ijnii in the extent lh.it olu well, 'to,'quite I i rai aifia] ..lop a, |in'iiri, aI'ai ie. and ''.isi. ; an extent , , j kept in prime fresh condition, them and see for yourself. ia n a, '^atllip! 1i!^iM|im in dia a;.it;y is a • .iiltaf •.I'-a! Al |r« iSf'trt. da. MALI .IK BETH TALLKY ulelnnlinu I R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. i1 • a.-, i aia'iiijriitM''.: fti-a Jji'rtiljMp ol her l.Ul3th dance with none other than I WIntton-Salem, IS, C. lal • 11.11 ,.kf..'.i> Sf ®| .Hiod'- 'Ah. th- I'RANK TURNER by wearing a ft,'mi- \ int; icrl halt ,'iid coat'. [ ilia i' 11 ,i j-al i '.H. i i a a a: 111. la • v i ia an I 'I' '• »» , i . i!' 11 • ' ', y:, I ' I I IU;<- a'tten'd.;j;l.K]<. jii bel'.'.-n^n ia and itill ;/! c-a;:te.jah' -iri:iT*k't.j.iaj ' j v; Pride of tlie sophomore ebi»s. inci- j In , a I, i„ I !«.-!i to Ihi: n atuic.; {jie' linti'n ilenl.illv the hist cla-s Rit-i has ever | , i a. an tV|a.vorth.''L(.'i::i^,l'.,ie yl-i'v f: had a.i, CHARLES MONTGOMERY j ' .aa ,,ia 1,a 'a aa.a'l'h iff rari•'i . until . . LOUISK KAGAN eaui-ln Ie 'livii'jb'i".'daiiah''". U| dhi i tv hnji, §M like silt! ensnared WALTER CAMELS .S"! dloni' a a: fiold the' I'aaan' y i.,1." .HDD 111 e pi eri'-nta i a in mil , .laalioiii- at ifli: •'aiian. 'Of '.rile , tie'e'.1 «lff|ee!a . ,0'f the WILLIAM PLAT1I. and JACK CAL- (",a,ia.il. ' laai ate maii'iber: "I ihi1, LAWAY, both using the Sewanee ' iphotaM f i !a• The nfjjeers are, ':i(Sa Shuflle, or Princeton Pound, or what- fiillowi: ('resident. Darwin Andius: ever you call it. JAMES FITE™ one lira vita1 prokidi i.t. Ernst Klnppen^ reason why the girls will be hack for 11;a:Ii. i'ia olid''vice president, f'.elh t;ib- more next Tuesday 'a .little white HAVE YOU SEEN •orr: s' vredu'v, "lwi Irons'..: oni"'). in i 19 Kd'vin Han't •>

1 Engineers' It.A NO I'KACrlCEH in SW'TIOXS "FRIENDLY FIVE" The Kieo Owl Hand is practicing by Blowout . etions for the Harris County Bund Concert to take place the first W'-rk Zoom! arid- it s off with a bang. Most, SHOES FOR MEN? ,n May. Members of the clarinet sec- everybody on time. Unusual isn't it' tion practiced Wednesday sit 1 HO p.m. Look at those costumes. Then go see in the South Hall debating room. an oceulist. If your eyes are not bad They're the big-value, nationally advertised aft'-i thai, they should be. Factory-fresh CAMELS Hayk'tt O'Neil, alderman from the shoe selling at FIVE DOLLARS a pair. Lots are air-sealed .in the new RALLY t I.Ir» TO MEET $ Sanitary Package which gas house district. of styles—including sport types—to select Mason Barron, president of the Rally keeps the dust and germs Club, announces that, there will be it Jerry and Yeriger, Phenix twins, from here. Try a pair soon! short call meeting Monday ninth! nt j There conies Mamie Riley and -Whew out and keeps the flavor In. 7:15 at the Autry House Very im- thought that Minbonnet wouldn't go 5 © tilt. It. J. Reynold. T.fcam Cnfur portant. matters will be discussed. through the door but it just scraped, i