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Fumtfwlmfk RICE Emmett Mc Geever To Introduce Pogo's Pa / fUMtFWLMFk RICE Entered as second class mailing mattermm, Octobe rmUmK.KmammmWmL 17. 1916. at the Post Office, Houston, under the act of Marc h 3, 1879.A Volume Forty, Number Nine HOUSTON* TEXAS OCTOBER 17, 1952 GREAT DECISION I GO POGO Parking, Revenues Lits Choose Girls ~ On Council Agenda; Pogo's Rice Schedule Changed; Now Life Can Go Vn Live Owl Offered Kelly Will Speak Tomorrow On Wednesday, October 15, the great suspense of the Business at SC meeting last "We go Pogo and we will have Pogo in spite of everything," year was over. The following girls were selected for member- Tuesday began with a com- declared Editor Cole, speaking for the Thresher and Forum, ship in the literary societies. munication from a man in Red Thursday morning. Walt Kelly, creator off the incomparable EBLS Oaks, Texas, who caught an Pogo comic strips who was unable to speak as scheduled on Maurine Bell, Polly Benoit, Ann owl with a wingspread of 50". Thursday will speak tomorrow noon, in the Lecture lounge. Bordovsky, Ann Bown, Camilla Students Invited He is willing to give it to Rice for Kelly will be introduced by Em- Cloud, Eleanor Darragh, Helen a mascot; however, no action was mett McGeever, editor of the Rice Harris, Marjorie Jarboe, Juanita taken on it. SJVIU sent an announce- Slim Parade, alumni paper, Sallyport, and past Jones, Carolyn McKay, Cheryll To Seventh Annual ment that they intend to present editor of the Thresher. Madison, Dana Phillips, Carolyn us with a trophy on Saturday for The cartoonist was detained at Turner, Barbara Veyon, Marilyn AIChE Meeting bettering student relations. Skinny Girls Delight Texas A&M making his Houston Webb, Jean Youngblood. Four technical sessions and a ban- The Treasurer reported that the schedule set back by one day. He CRLS quet are expected to attract more Student Ass'n fund contained $457.36 SMU Festivities is still scheduled to speak at the Maxine Adair, Ann Bell, Anita than 500 chemical engineers, execu- :and the Student Properties fund, Walt Kelly, Froggie Williams, and Slime parade tonight. Blankinship, Jo Collier, Nancy tives, and students to the Seventh $1097.58. The councilman-at-large Tony will be the speakers at the "Mr. Kelly will be glad, I am Green, Shirley Holston, Barbara Annual Technical Meeting of the reported that there will probably annual Slime Parade tonight. Slimes sure, to autograph Pogo books and MegoW, Helene Olsen, Kathleen American Institute of Chemical En- be high school bands for our Home- will meet at 6 PM in front of Sally- answer questions from the audience Peterson, Joann. Pierce, Evelyn gineers, South Texas Section. This coming parade as well as 13 or 14 port, and proceed to Polk and Main regarding Pogo, his antics and his Powell, Jane Warner. year the meeting will be held in the floats from Rice organizations. The \j[here the parade will assemble and friends," said Wayne Thompson, MELLS Rice Hotel in Houston on October Social Chairman's motion to enter- start for the Rice Hotel at 7 PM. Chronicle Promotion department who Sally Abston, Jean Adams, 24. tain the SMU student council at a Sophomore girls will meet pajama is handling the arrangements of Merleen Arnold, Linna Jean The all-day program will be pack- luncheon on Saturday was approved, clad male slimes at Sallyport equip- Kelly's visit. Gibbs, Evelyn Hicks, Catherine ed with reports and papers from and later in the meeting a similar ped with decorative cosmetics. Smear Mr. Kennedy, business manager Merrell, Joan Poole, Betty Price, experts in the chemical and oil in- (Continued oh Page 4) SMU will be the facial theme. At of the Coop speaking of the popular- Geraldine Sp.eich, Lula Thomas, dustries on the latest developments 0 approximately 6:30 the Freshmen ity of Pogo with Rice students and Kay Todd, Darlene Williams, Pat in distillation equipment, the newest boys, forever under Sophomore's faculty, said that the first coop Williams. methods of recovering aromatic hy- guidance, will board buses and head order of Pogo books was gone in OKLS drocarbons, the -u&e" of radio-active Charity Drive for Polk and Main where they will a few days after it was received. Nancy Boyd, Freda Brooks, materials, and the manufacture of be met by green and white clad "The second," said Kennedy, "is al- Jean Chambers, Mae Jean C'Tol, acetylene. The daytime activities Starts Saturday; Freshmen girls riding in open con- most gone and we are hoping to Virgie Eng, Barbara Henrich, Es- will start at 9:30 AM and will con- vertibles. The girls will lead the have a new order in time for Kel- ter Hernandez, Barbara Irwin, tinue until 4:30 pM. parade starting at 7, followed by ly's appearance." % Full Week Planned snake dancing Slimes, destination The modern American cartoon sa- Virginia Lynn, Carol Morin, Bev- An afternoon session for students The fifth annual Charity Drive will be the Rice Hotel. tirist is sponsored jointly by Thresh- erly Motherspaw, Denda Slaugh- and recent graduates will feature will begin at Half-time of the Rice- Announcing Pogo's endorsement er and Forum. "The Thresher's spon- ter. talks on politics and civic activities, SMU game tomorrow. Miss Ronlee of the Rice Owl in tomorrow's con- sorship," said Editor Cole, "is just OWLS public speaking, and economics. Keener, eight year old Cerebral Pal- test will be his creator Walt Kelly. a part of the 'newspaper's attempt Pat Adelman, Betty Armand, The meeting will be concluded sey victim will be crowned queen of Froggie Williams, Rice's great ex- to bring an unbiased fair coverage Arline Baker, Harriet Calvin, with a banquet in the Ball Room of the campus for Charities Week. In All American, will address the ral- of national politics to the student Kay Carmichael, Mary Ann Ko- the Rice Hotel. Sidney D. Kirkpat- charge of these activities is Vice ly, as will Tony with his famous body." priva, Leah McCarthy, Deedee rick, past president of the American Chairman Bill Shepard. "Rice-a fight-a never die." This will be the second Forum of Meek, Judy Robey, Jane Ryba, Institute of Chemical Engineers and Jess Neely started the Charity Skinny Girls' Delight, sponsored the year. Joan Ryba, Barbara Simons, Nan- editorial director of "Chemical En- Drive rolling by donating the stad- by the Sextant, is scheduled as a O cy Sullivan, Carol Trammell, Jane gineering," will speak on "Double ium for the academic engineering post-game activity tomorrow night Vaughan. Jeopardy." football game to be held at 8 on in the Student Lounge. Drags will PALS Tuesday. This will be touch football Guests and members will be wel- be admitted Vac lb.; stags and bash- Metzger Urges Ann Alexander, Joan Britton, of eleven man teams, refereed by the comed to the technical sessions by ful girls for 75c. Music will be fur- Mary Ann Chisholm, Donna Con- (Continued on Page 6) C. L. Dickinson, Chairman of the nished by Wui.-litzer. ley, Nancy Cravens, Cornelia Cul- South Texas Section, and to the All Rice Students len, Janet Hopkins, Ann Krachy, banquet by John McKetta, Chairman The Faculty was polled Tues- NOTICE Josephine Muller, Anne Norris, of the meeting. day of this week while lunching Everyone please check your To Attend Meeting Joan Smith, Murry Wilkinson. Those interested in the daily pro- at the Cohen House. Of the forty notebooks to see if you have Rice's Young Republican Chapter SLLS gram should inquire at B45 Fon- faculty present at the club the taken the picture appointment Betty Anne Balfour, Rose Marie will meet in the Fondren Library dren. answer to the question "If you book of the CAMPANILE pho- Black, Natalee Frier, Katie Beth were to vote today for whom tographer. It was taken by mis- Exam Room Sunday at 3 PM. Chair- Hunter, Ginger Kleine, Carol Governor Stevenson will speak would you vote?" resulted in the take from the room in the man Paul Metzger urges all old Lane, Geraldine Lewis, Ellene i tomorrow at 4:45 at the Music following score: lounge where the pictures are members and all other interested Reindl, Florence Sloan, Nancy Hall. Any students wishing to Eisenhower: 23 being made and is very import- students to attend the meeting. Snow, Kathryn Timme, Virginia take an active part in his recep- Stevenson 16 ant to the photographer. If you Fred Roehr ha£ been appointed (Continued on Page 5) tion should contact Allyce Cole or Undecided: 1 have it, please return same to Eisenhower campaign chairman for 0 leave a note in the Thresher of- The poll will be conducted on the receptionist in the same the mock presidential election to be fice at oi)ce. Tuesday of next week. room. Thank you. held on October 24. He will be as- Der Eulenspiegel sisted by Forest Ralph and Clifford Whitehill. Ten members of the ccftn-- To Show 4 German OBSERVER SMILES mittee will be appointed. Metzger urged all students to vote Films At Low Cost in the mock election to show that Der. Eulenspiegel, the Rice Ger- the Thresher's support of Governor man Club, announces a series of Faced By Weighty [Problems SC Comes Out AheadStevenso n does not reflect the stu- four butstanding German films, all dent body's opinion. with English sub-titles, for the com- Want a live owl ? A new parking lot ? A candy machine ? trance to the shell road, the use of ing school year. The series opens All the above objects came under the consideration of the the Cohen House parking lot by stu- the evenings of November 11 and 12, dents and the erection of a new Tuesday and Wednesday, with show- Student Council last Tuesday.
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