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•• s MARCH 11. 1955 THE THRESHER Thret- PARISH, POLLARD ELECTED APO BEGINS OPEN MEETINGS NEXT WEEK Theta Lambda Chapter of Alpha supply several service projects. jects on the campus as a continua- Phi Omega next , week begins its Students who have been a member tion of Scout work, are invited tc attend the open meetings mentioned MEMBERS Of open meetings for the second se- of the B. S. A. and would like to BOARD above. take an active part in service pro- mester for the admission of new By Joe Watt Rieip in 1925 with a degree in elec- plerges. The first meeting will be Mr. W. Alvis Parish, President trical engineering. He worked for held on Thursday, March 17, at of the Houston Lighting and Power Huiible Oil and Refining Company 7:00 PM in room 108, Anderson Company, and Mr. Jack C. Pollard, untiA he established the Coastal Oil Hall. Another meeting will be held partner in the Robert H. Ray Com- Finding Company in 1928. pany, have been elected members of one week later, same time and same the Institute's Board of Governors, He Bold that company in 1933 and place. Mr. George R. Brown, chairman, an- becamfc head of the geological de- nounced Saturday. partment of the Magnolia Petro- The purpose of these meetings is "Rice is very fortunate in the se- leum Company in Dallas, where he to give non-members an insight lection of these two outstanding remained until 1942, when he be- into the workings of A. P. O., the men to its Board," Mr. Brown said. came a partner in Robert H. Ray only fraternity in existence devoted "Mr Parish will bring to the Board 100 percent to service. It is com- Company. a wealth of legal and business ex- posed of former Boy Scouts who Well-known as a geophysicist, Mr. perience which will prove invaluable want to continue their scouting Pollard is a member of the Society in handling the business affairs of while in college. the Institute. Mr. Pollard's wide of Exploration Geophysicists, the knowledge of the oil industry will American Society of Petroleum Ge- A. P. 0. is planning a stepped-up be especially helpful in view of the ologists, the American Institute of service program on the campus for various oil interests of the school." Mining and Metallurgical Engineers the Spring semester, and new mem- Succeed Whittington and Lockwood and an elder of the Episcopal bers will find a place waiting for Mr. Parish and Mr. Pollard will Church of Saint John the Divine. them. The program will be worked succeed Mr. Harmon Whittington Both Mr. Parish and Mr. Pollard out with the co-operation and coun- and Mr. Mason Lockwood, whose are members of the Rice Institute sel" of Dr. Masterson, Faculty Ad- The best ball for your game four-year terms have expired. They Associates. visor. Dean McBride has agreed to will continue to serve the board as has the exclusive emeritus members. j The Unique Mr. Parish is a former partner; DURA-THIN COVER in the Houston law firm of Baker, i Botts, Andrews, and Parish. He j (Ma/tQo&i Here's amazing new durability in a high-compression* first became the light company's le- BARBECUE SPECIALTY HOUSE ball. The DURA-THIN* cover provides this great new' gal counsel in 1914. j Spalding DOT® with real scuff resistance ... keeps the Born anjl reared in Huntsville, Featuring DOT uniform and , even on rugged high-iron shots. Texas, Mr. Parish attended Win-j 'WESTERN STYLE' Chester Normal College (Winches-' Beef — Ribs — Ham — Chicken The new DOT has a greater compactness for truer, more ter, Tennessee), Texas A&M Col- Bellaire Blvd. at Stella Link Rd. MO 5-6047 uniform flight. It's actually an economical ball for you iege, and the University of Texas,) to play. from which he received his law de-! And, with all this new durability, new DOTs still offer gree in 1910. . j CANDIDATES He is a director of the Houston the long, long carry every hard-hitter wants. Terminal Warehouse and Cold Stor- TO WIN At school, or on your home course, make your next 1 age Company and the Southwestern YOUR round a better one with this greatest of all golf bails, ELECTION Drug Corporation of Dallas. He is SIGNS Spalding DURA-THIN DOTS. n member of the American Bar As- ! sociation, State Bar of Texas, Hous- j PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL Campaign Counsei (At No.Additional Cost) ton Bar Association} and Phi Delta sets the pace Theta Fraternity. He is an elder of WOLF-AD AGENCY in sporte Houston's First Presbyterian 3932 SO. Church; 4 j DEWITT WOLFE PHIL DONISI, Rep. •Trade-marfe Rice Grad In 1925 j Advertising Consultant, B.A. '54 JA-2410 After 6 pm Mr. Pollard was graduated from

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Pour THE THRESHES MARCH 11, IMS Charity Drive The Other Ear leneral Election The collections from the student body raised a little/ ove r Even if the groundhog saw his shadow last February* we would be about through with Winter this week, and ready to $800 for the Charity Drive this year to place it about on an To The Ground start spring. Spring at Rice brings tests, beach parties, tests, even level with last year's drive. Last year the overwhelming John Urqutyirt and Bob Saldich Rondelet, tests, baseball, test*, and tests, but it also brings the success of the drive was accomplished due to the generosity This week wfe want to talk some General Elections. of the organizations who contributed about as much as the about the popular conception of girls. What reminded us of girls This all-school, election which selects the student council, direct student donations. * " * ]1 the honorees, and class officers for next year, should be one of was the following letter interested I' If this year's drive is to reach its goal it will have to do in which we are very: the most important events of the spring calander, and deserves I Dear John and Bob: so through the organizational donations. The collections for a little advance thought. Those who expect to be candidates for ! I I was just an average Rice Queen office give the elections though, but unfortunately, those who the Charity drive are' over, but the Charity Drive has only until three months ago when the have no political aspirations often do not. begun. It will only end when the goal is reached. * joys of the intellectual life were planted in my bosom by the reading Petitions for the general election are due March 18. Not only of Joyce Kilmer's poignant poem, should students planning to run for an office begin to think "Trees." This great poem, coupled about the election, but every member of the student body should with the meteoric appearance of begin to consider whom he *would like to represent him. Quiet PleaseI your great column, has convinced me that the intellectual life is for In proof reading last week's Thresher, (we do proof read me. Can I do this and still be a them) we discovered that the Student Council had asked that successful girl? Thwarted i 1 an editorial be run in the paper suggesting that noisy Library with Thwarted's problem is indeed put- M«§fralman sessions be conducted upstairs in the seminar rooms in order ting us in a puzzling pickle. But to eliminate some of the noise in the reading rooms. she must realize that First and (Author of "Barefoot Boy Wit* Cheek, etc.) Foremost, the woman's place is in With this in mind, we would like to ask all the students to the Home. Regarless of recent po please hold their noisy study sessions upstairs, and thus make iitical concessions to women (vot- THE BULL SESSION ing, driver's licenses), they must the reading rooms quieter. face the fact that their purpose in I wonder if they still make bull sessions the way they used The entire subject of the noise in the library is really al- life is domestic service. So, Thwart- to. Well do I remember the bull sessions of my own undergrad- ed, put those books away and re- uate days. How cogent they were! How informative! How the most a shame. Most of us on the Thresher practically live in the turn to your literal1^ society. good talk crackled and our young hearts leaped and the hours library. We work here, we eat here, we play here; in short, we Sirs: sped by as swiftly as minutes! Your reply to Thwarted was a do everything except study here. It's possible to at eat the li- Our discussions were always led by Jack Femur. (Good old revulsion—nay, a phantasmagoria— brary, it's possible to work at the library, it's possible to carry Jack! I hear he's in the extruded aluminum game now.) We indeed, a literary stillbirth. You would sit cross-legged in a circle around Jack and he would fill on social relations at the library, to hear the latest jokes and radical idiots should be supressed! his pipe with his own private blend — burley, latakia, and shred- Women are the world's hope, because local news, but it's usually impossible to study at the library. ded coconut. The rest of us preferred tobacco, so we would light men make mistakes. Domestic ser- up Philip Morris. This is a procedure I recommend without qual- There are little nooks and corners on the upper floors in vants indeed! I'm going to be ah ification to everyone who prefers tobacco because Philip Morris engineer! which students (mostly grads) do study, but the reading rooms has Jthe tobacco that tobacco-preferers prefer the most — mild NAME WITHHELD vintage leaf with a clean, cool flavor that soothes and steadies, are merely extensions of the loung.e When one really has any Dear NAME WITHELD: that gladdens and enlivens and refreshes. studying to do, he is never seen in these rooms, but if one goes That's what we like—women with Jack would puff on his pipe and we would puff on our vivid conceptions. We'd really like Philip Morris and the bull-session would beginM^meandering to the library to be "seen" the rooms become crowded. to meet you. journey. The talk would touch on every subject "known to man, It s nice to have a social club^on campus, and our library is John & Bob on every conceivable thing beneath the sun, but no matter hdW far the conversation wandered, it would always return to "Topic as nice as almost any student center, but it does seem a shame We wish to render an apology to A." I refer, of course, to gardening. to waste all those books. our JOHN; & BOB PUZZLE con- But, as I say, the discussion would cover many subjects before testants." We are forced to declare it came to the,inevitable gardening. Jack would open each session last week's puzzle invalid because with a provocative question of a general nature, like: "What's we couldn't agree on the solution. the most important thing a man can get out of college?" So, we are offering a BRAND NEW "Girls," Harold Clavicle would reply promptly. (Good old Rice And The Symphony JOHN & BOB PUZZLE CONTEST. Harold! I hear he's in the frozen lobster tail game now.) Here are the rules! Simply deduce The high-handed Houston Symphony Society has alienated "No, I don't think so," Ben Fibula would say. "I think edu- the word which best fits the follow> cation is the most important thing you get out of college." se\eral conductors this season by putting business ahead ing clues: (Good old Ben! He's still in school.) of artistry. On the other hand, it has put business first and (Continued on Page 9) "Listen, guys, I've got a question," Clyde Ilium would say. -O- alienated the Rice Student Body. Entrance to the Sudent Sec- "If you could spend a week either with Ava Gardner or with Albert Einstein, which would you choose?" (Good old Clyde! I ion is for some inexplicable reason denied to us. Surely we Laura Lou Coffee hear he's in the unclaimed freight game now.) •have less mony to spend on the arts than the typical Hous- Navy Ball Queen "Albert Einstein, of course," Will Mandible Would say. (Good old Will! I hear he's in the jack handle game now.) Miss Laura Lou Coffee, fresh- ton high school student! "What?" Cleanth Patella would cry, astonished. "You would man beauty at the University of St. That there is an interest in serious music at Rice is rather spend a week with Albert Einstein than with Ava Thomas from Bellaire, was elected Gardner?" (Good old Cleanth! I hear he's in the unclaimed evinced by the Rice attendance at the Symphony's Pops Con- rjueen of the Navy ball held last . freight game with Clyde Ilium.) Saturday at the Marine Room in certs. This reporter spotted 75 at a recent one. On the other "Natch!" Will Mandible would answer. "But why?" Sol Sacrum would ask. (Good old Sol! I hear he's hand, at the one subscription concert I cofuld afford to attend, a parking-meter in Deal, New Jersey.) I ran into only two Rice-ites. "Because," Will Mandible would cry, "if I spent a week with Albert Einstein, maybe I would'get so smart 4hat I would Sow that Beech am and Stokowski are coming (the past be able to figure out a way to spend more than a week with action of the Society makes one suspect that they were chosen Ava Gardner!" (or business reasons—they are ' names"), the Symphony is Well sir, we laughed until our little uvulas were sore and then inflicting on itself what it has gone to great lengths to avoid: we went on to a host of other topics. -"Do you think it's, im- artistry. Thus there is hope that the orchestra will improve— portant to join a fraternity?" Murray Tarsus would ask. (Good there is plenty of room for this. There is also hope that the old Murray! I hear he's in the mica game now.) Symphony Society will reconsider its anti-Rice edict. Let us "Only if you are a boy," Bob Turbinate would answer. (Good hope so. old Bob! I hear he's in the sheared raccoon game now. [The raccoon, incidentally, was invented by Milton Raccoon, whose Each Friday at four o'clock Arthur Hall discusses the Sym- career should be a source of guidance and inspiration to us all. phony's next subscription concert in the' lecture lounge. Since Mr. Raccoon arrived in this country in 1907, penniless and not Rice students are virtually economically banned from the con- speaking a word of English. Today he is the Mayor of four of our principal cities. 1) certs I find it difficult to recommend the lectures to you. However, we do have a chance to hear the works discussed But to get back to the bull session —"What's the best thing in the Music Room (by different orchestras) and on the to do when the girl you are dancing with insists on leading?" LAURA LOU COFFEE Eric Ulna would ask. (Good old Eric! I hear he's in the flutter radio at nine on Sundays. Galveston by the Rice Institute valve game noWj) Mr. Hall's knowledge of the field is extensive, and thus 'middies'. Laura Lou was crowned "Hit her with a folded newspaper," George Vertebra would far the lectures have proved extremely interesting, as well as by Captain Y. Y. Allen, USN, Com- answer. "Never hit a girl with your hand. They learn to associ- manding officer of the Rice navy ate the hand with food, and you must not confuse them." (Good broadening to one's appreciation of music. Portions* of the old George! I hear, he's in the folded newspaper game now.) works under discussion are played on the record player, and unit, and given the title: "Queen of the Smren Seas." She was escoi'ted And so it went — the talk ranging the worlds of the arts and themes are illustrated by Mr. Hall on the piano. by Mid'n W.' A. Musgrove, Rice the sciences and the social graces, until we would climb, spent The one lecture in the series by William Rice gave rise junior. but happy, into our little hammqpks ... I wonder if they still make bull sessions the way they used to. to the suspicion that the best man in the music field on Seven princesses, all Rice coeds, t ©Max Shulman. 1955 represented the seven seas of the campus is not in the Music Department. This column is brought to you by the makert of PHILIP MORRIS, world. They were Ann Alexander, who have been in the tobacco game for many long yeare and who If you're not busy today, or any Friday at four, drop by Penny Blackledge, Alice Cowan, Na- tell you now proudly that their product it better than ever. the Lecture Lounge. You may get to hear the music which is omi, Robbins, Joan and Jane Ryba, discussed—some time.—-mM. * and Patsy Spratling. O aw * '"C"'' \fifcv i' ''£<•'•

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The personal collections for the Joan Smith and Al Beerman for valuable* time making the collec- IJ'H 1054—*55 Chairty Drive are fin- tbedependability they show during tions; I wish I could recognize all THRE ished, and, although we could have the planning and execution of the of them here. The Rice Thresher, written and edited by students of The Rice Institute, to pub- done a lot better, I feel that the Drive. Credit must go also to Ben lished weekly in Houston, Texas, except during the summer. It to not published during I also want to praise all of you holidays and examination weeks. The views presented are those of the staff and do results were fairly good. It is now Brewer, Bob Lyne, and Annot Mill- of the student body and faculty of not necessarily reflect administrative policies of The Rice Institute. Represented for national advertising; by National Advertising Service, Inc., college up to the organizations of the cam- wee forv unselfishly giving their Rice who gave freely to help make publishers representative, 420 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y., Chicago, Boston, Lot pus. If their contributions do not time to work at almost every hour Angeles, San Francisco. . the Drive a success. If you saw any News contributions may be made by telephone (JU-4141, Ext. 220) or at the Pub- put-us over the goal, then we will that collections were made. Beh of the boys and girls who visited lications Office (B-45) located off the Student Lounge in the basement of the Fondren try something else. also organized the collectors from u? on the first day of collections, Library on the campu*. News deadline is 12 noon on Monday. Rally Club, as did Ronnie Flinn with MEMBER With the completion of personal you know that your contributions Associated Collegiate Press Intercollegiate Press collections, I want to give recogni- DeMolay. Many members of Alpha will serve a great purpose. I think Editor Bill Gordon tion to some people who did some Phi Omega, Rally Club, De Molay, that you will have satisfaction in Associate Editor Henry Johnson mighty fine jobs. I want to credit &nd the Drive Committee put in helping to make good people of Business Manager Tom Olcott these children who might otherwise Assistant Business Manager Herbert Simons be warped at this age by their Assistant Editor Al Beerman Have You Tried The New tragic environment. Managing Editor Joe Watt Sincerely, Society Dixie Sick and Carolyn Turner FULLER'S ALL-PURPOSE Eill Garrett Columnists Bob Saldich and John Urquhart Feature Editor Scott Clark To the Editor: ADHESIVE? Sports Editor Fred Duckett First let me explain that this let- Fine Arts Editors Mark Morris and Sandy Havens It Works Well on Any Surface And Will ter is directed only to the boys now Make-up Editor Libby Farrar Bond Paper, Wood, Cardboard, Leather, living in the dorms, so you other Copy Editor Jane Warner nice people can just pass this by China, Crockery and Other Surfaces Photographer Bill Musgrove without wasting your time. This is Packed in Plastic Squeeze Bottles the best way I know of for reaching In 2.-Ounce and 4-Ounce Sizes the dorm boys since I'm sure most placed in the Commons reminding sign was even torn down several of them read your fine paper, the students that they were respon- times. A week or so ago it dawned on sible for maintaing a home-like at- Home Like Atmosphere THE RICE INSTITUTE me that the attitude of most of these mosphere. Things like throwing food Now maybe some of those fel- fellows was not as it should have and beating on the table just flat lows don't know what home-like been, and I became angered in a wouldn't get it. The reaction to this atmosphere is like, but I can tell CO-OPERATIVE STORE mild sort of way. It all came about sign was disheartening because the them that our Commons is just like when a small typewritten sign was fellows took it as a joke, and the (Continued on Page 7)

Attend Donald C. Pote asks: Summer School for Engineers What bearing in Colorado's •Rocky Mountains Located in Boulder, with its mild would my field climate and cool nights, in view of snow-capped peaks, and within easy walking distance of mountain trails 4- of training have and streams, the Universify of Colorado offers an unusual program of summer on my assignments study and recreation . .. The College of Engineering provides excellent opportunities for . at Du Pont? study for undergraduate or graduate degrees, for satisfying prerequisites, for makeup, or refresher courses. Graduate and undergraduate courses in the College of Engineering are of- fered in the fields of— APPLIED MATHEMATICS ARCHITECTURE DONALD C. POTE will receive his B.S. degree in Mechanical ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING Engineering from Princeton University this June. He's been CHEMICAL ENGINEERING quite active in interclub athletics—football, basketball and CIVIL ENGINEERING baseball—and served a term as Club Athletic Director. He's ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ENGINEERING PHYSICS also found time to work on "The Princeton Engineer" as Asso- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ciate Editor. Right now, Don is making thorough plans for his Classroom, laboratory, library and employment after graduation-. other teaching facilities are unexcelled irt the Rocky Mountain region. Regu- lar teaching staffs are supplemented by visiting lecturers from other institu- "Chuck " Noren answers: tions and industry. Special research projects and seminars offer opportunity for creative work. The answer to that is easy, Don, if you mean initial assign- All courses offered by the College of ments. Generally speaking, a graduate's first assignment is Engineering run for ten weeks— influenced by his previous training and his expressed interest JUNE 17 to AUGUST 27 in a particular type of work. Whenever possible, Du Pont Other University courses are offered for five- assigns a man to the type of work he is trained for and wants week or ten-week terms. June 17-July 22; CHARLES H. NOREN received his B.S. in Min- —he'll do better in any field if he's highly interested. For July 25-August 27.) The University's own Recreation Depart- ing Engineering from the University of North example, my master's thesis was on the use of explosives, ment offers a planned program which sup- Dakota before he entered the U. S. Air Force. plements education. Students have ample and my first Du Pont assignment was a study of the effi- opportunity to see scenic Colorado. Drives Later he returned to school for an M.S. from the ciency of explosives. over spectacular mountain highways; week- Missouri School of Mines, received in 1948. Dur- end climbs to nearby peaks with experienced But experience on the job really constitutes new training. guides; easy hikes to adjacent mountain spots; ing the course of his Du Pont employmen t, Chuck steak fries and picnics, and campfire enter- Noren has# had a wide variety of job assign- You learn about other branches of science and engineering— tainment near mountain streams, are all part ments. At present he is engaged in a fundamen- you broaden your horizons through daily contacts with of the program. Typical tuitfbn and fees for the 10-week tal research project concerned with commercial men having other skills. The result is that arbitrary divi- Engineering program are $105. The charge is explosives at Du Pont's Eastern Laboratory in sions between technical branches gradually dissolve, and determined by the number of hours carried. Living accommodations are available in Gibbstown, N. J. you become ready for new assignments and new responsi- attractive and spacious University residence halls, private homes, fraternity and sorority bilities—even outside your original field. In my own case, I houses, and student rooming houses. Typical developed quite a bit of skill in mechanical and civil engi- room and board rates are $170 for 10-week term. neering techniques when I was called upon to supervise the Choose the University of Colorado this "shooting" of an experimental tunnel for the evaluation of summer. 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By Jo-Anne Hickman Church. Dinner will be served. Com- BEGINNING MARCH 20 IN EXAM ROOM By Mark Morris to realize the truth in the situation. besides Aiwa, whose head is in Lu- This Sunday the Methodist Stu- munion and Coffee Club will be next The Rice Players production of Lulu in the third act has become lu's lap. It appears that Lulu is also dent Fellowship will sponsor the Wednesday as usual. Frank Wedekinr's Earth-S p i r i t a dancer. Escerny (Bob Fri), a big having an affair with the coach- < second in a series of discussions of The Lutheran Student Associa- opens Sunday, March 20 in the game hunter, asks her to accompany man (James D. Young). "Religious Dimensions in The Arts", tion will meet at the usual time next Exam room of the Fondren Library. him to Africa, but when Schon com- Irrational Rage •beginning at 5 p.m. in the Meth- pletely surrenders himself to her Schon flies into an irrational rage week for a Bible Study and dis- The play will run three nights, with odist Hospital Staff Lounge, Prof. the curtain at eight for each per- Lulu decides to stay with him. and tries to force Lulu to shoot her- cussion. Thad Marsh will speak on "Re- formance. By the fourth act they have been self, which precipitates the more- ligious Dimensions in Drama." On The Church of Christ Club will Mark Morris is the director. He married and Lulu is having affairs or-less surprise ending. The spirit of the play is lost in a March 27, Prof. Theodore Greene have an open discussion on relig- will also deliver the prologue to the with Rodrigo (Dick Moore), an ac- rhort synopsis such as this, for will speak on "Religious Dimensions ious topics next Monday afternoon play. robat, and Schigoleh (Tom Moore), Lulu is charming and personable, al- in Art". A weekend at Camp Bagby at one oclock at Autry House. On Earth-Spirit, a tragedy in four her father. A young student (Wal- though scarcely the girl-next-door is planned for March 19 and 20, for March 21 the group will hear a talk acts and a prologue, tells the story ter Loewenstern) comes to have his type. She is somewhat demanding. a discussion of "The Inescapable by A. C. Pullins of Nashville, Ten- of Lulu, an enchantress who, first adventure with her, and Coun- Question: Where are You?" Mem- nessee and the next Monday, March through wit, luck, and ample use of tess Geishwitz (Helen Morris), an The play is told almost entirely bers will leave Saturday at noon 28, the group will have another open her physical charms, has risen from artist who wants to .paint Lulu's in comic terms. The tragedy is in- from Autry House. of the discussions. All interested the gutter. As the play opens she portrait, is hiding in the fireplace. ternal: Schon's character disinte- The Canterbury Club will meet students are invited to attend these is maried to Dr. Coll (David Wat- As Lulu is seducing Aiwa (Ernest grates as he fails to free himself kins); an aging millionaire. He is from the Earth-Spirit. Thus a good Sunday at 4 p.m. at Autry House. events which will all be held at the Shawyer), her husband's son, they of an excitable nature and dies of a are interrupted by Schon, the hus- time is had by all. They will visit the Greek Orthodox same time and place. heart attack when, he finds her on band. He is distraught, for various Others in the cast are Don Gib- an ottoman in the arms of Tom Sch- lovers are hidden about the room, Continued on Page 8) warz (Art Mouser), an artist. tijfe Second Act TEXAS NATIONAL As the second act opens Lulu has BANK. married Schwarz. Dr. Schon (San- tfy Havens), whom she loves, is try- ENGINEERING A MERGER OF ing to break off with her to marry SOUTH TEXAS NATIONAL BANK AND UNION NATIONAL BANK a j-espectable girl. She refuses to discontinue their affair, so he tells UMEEN FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP GRADUATES Schwarz how things stand. Schwarz '.vho is quite sensitive, slits his throat with a razor when he comes

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MARCH 11, IMS TBI THRESHER Seven threshing It Out.. Rondelet... (Continued from Page 6) (Continued from Page 1) Rice Men, Women Are Termed home to me, and I wouldn't want bey, Jane Ryba, Joan Ryba, Bar- to change it for the world. If they bara Simons, Joan Smith, Ann Conforming Non - Conformists had been raised on a farm like me Spears, Nancl Sullivan, Carolyn By Donna Paul Roy Rogers, Lassie, Ma and Pa if he feels socifBle, and chooses his they probably would have appre- Turner, Barbara Veyon, Jane War- Rice students can be divided into Kettle, and Francis the mule. He floor according to how sociable he ner, Jean Youngblood. ciated it more, but from their dis- two categories, men and women. usually complains about cinema- feels, the higher the less. Men graceful attitude it is plain that Sophomore Class: Patsy Botts, From these we can form various extravaganzas, but always sees date on Saturday night. Women Mary Lou Clark, Shirley Dittert, ,v none of them were. sub-categories such as chain smok- date on Friday and Saturday night. Libby Farrar, Barbara Forester, them. Basically, he's an Alec Guin- ers, lit presidents, Dean's Listers, It seems like only yesterday that Clara Gribble, Florence Gray,, Beth ness-Audrey Hepburn fan. No one seems to know who women golf pro's, and death pro's, but gen- I was a boy back home on the farm, Henderson, Erlene Hubly, Elaine His interest in art isn't. date on Friday night, for men just erally at Rice we find two categor- and iTemember the best part of the Illig, Lynne Koehler, Helen Leh- For lunch he eats blond cheese- date on Saturday night. ies, men and women. day was right around noontime. mann, Rita Miller, Janet Moran, burgers and chocolate malts. For Finally, no typical Rice student Donna Paul, Lannie Price, "Naomi Many Rice students pride them- Me and my 17 brothers and sisters variety he eats blond hamburgers thinks he is a typical Rice student. Robins, Betty Jane Russell, Elaine selves in their non-conformity. In and vanilla malts. For economy he He secretly believes himself to be would come trudging in from the Schwinger, Pat Sheehan, Dixie Sick, fact, so many Rice students pride eats soup. This is only in the Roost. more liberal, more intelligent, more corners of the farm, and we would Sally Stegall, La Nell Ueckert, themselves in their non-conformity, At the commons he can find nei- moral, or more industrious than the all get cleaned up at the old horse Anne Westerfield, Mary Wheeler. they are actually non - conformist ther variety nor economy. He stud- rest, and prides himself in the non- trough and get in line for dinner. Freshman Class: Shirley Baca, conformists. ies when he can't avoid it and usu- conformity to which he so readily Naturally all the older brothers Graeme Baker, Ruth Barnes, Patti Typical Rice N.C.C. ally can't. He studies at the library conforms. Blackledge, Penny Blackledge, Doris 1 and sisters were up at the head of Bowen, Gille Brooks, Sue Carroll, These JN. C. C.'s, as we shall call the line because they were the BrUgier, Joan Busby, Caty Caldwell, them, can generally be spotted on 66 99 strongest and my pop was first of Cody Caldwell, Corinna Carr, Janis the campus. The typical Rice N. C. C. reads Plato spiced with ONE'S A MEAL all because he could lick any of us. Cousins, Alice owan, Linda Davis, Carolyn Dearmond, Joan Field, An- Pogo, revised chemistry handbooks, BROOKS SYSTEM SANDWICH SHOPS Anyway about the time we're all nita Fite, Margaret Ford, Nancy and unrevised French novels. In in line my ma would throw open the Head, Joyce Hooper, Sandra Hunt, music, he prefers Eddie Fisher to big doors to the dining room, and Coryl Jones, Eleanor Mengden, Les- Curly Fox, and anything to Texas Ruby. Fine Food For Everyone then she would stand there with her lie Neal, Phyllis Phair, Maureen little home-like Japanese adding Polk, Luann Rice, Pat Sides, Patsy At the theater, his taste varies IN THE VILLAGE IN BRAESWOOD Spratling, Nancy Smith, Roberta from Academy "classics" to Martin machine counting us as we filed in. 2520 Amherst 2252 W. Holcombe Taylor, Sally Wheeler, Doris Win- and Lewis episodes (to get away It was really wonderful the way ans. from it all). He generally shuns 'VV/SAA/VVNAAAAAAAAAAA/VVNAAAAA^^VS^^VVS/VN/VVVV/VVNAA/S/VVVVVSAA^^SAAA^WVS^S she was worrying about us all the .time, and the way she wanted to make sure we were all there to eat. Each Picked Up A Tray STEP RIGHT UP FOR LUCKY DROODi.ES 2 We would each pick up a tray and start down the long row of shiny aluminum rails. As we passed along, the Indian girls (our farm was in Oklahoma) heaped our trays with WHAT7S THIS? For solution see all sorts of good wholesome food paragraph below. Droodle suggested like can be found on any farm (or by Robert Bardole, University of Florida; in our Commons). When we got to the end of the rails there was a special homelike mechanical device, which was connected by a hose to the bam, where, we got our milk., , Of course the food we had was always pretty wonderful. We had all the vegetables and meat you would expect to find on a farm, but mostly every meal we would have HAT SHELF IN CHINISI HABERDASHERY PYRAMID MILT »Y CRAZY MIXID-UP PHARAOH ham or pork chops since we mostly Roger Beach Pierson Wayne Edwards used our farm for hog raising. We University of Virginia Texas A. & M had other things once in a while though. a Fluffy White Biscuits Anyway we would take our trays and go back and sit at the long home-like tables and start to eat heartily as only farm folks can. nd I can tell you there wasn't any throwing of ma's fluffy white bis- cuits. Before I was born one of my ENJOY YOURSELF to the hilt whenever you smoke. _ older brothers did one time, and that's why" I only have 17 brothers Simply light up a Lucky and get Luckies' famous bet- and sisters instead of 18. We didn't & WOMAN WITH LAROE FEATHER ON HAT UPPER BUNK SEEN FROM LOWER BUNK ter "taste. Luckies taste better for good reasons. First FAILING INTO MANHOLE. . beat on -the tables with our knives e Nancy Collins Maxine Swarttz University of Vermont and forks either. We didn't want to University of Pennsylvania dull them because the hogs we rais- of all, Lucky Strike means fine tobacco. Then, that ed were mostly razorbacks. tobacco is toasted to taste better. "It's Toasted"—the When we got through eating- there was always more work to be done; famous Lucky Strike process—tones up Luckies' light, plowing the west 40, slopping the mild, good-tasting tobacco to make it taste even better] 7%' hog, etc.. So if we sat too long at Now for the Droodle above, titled: Better-tasting 9 o the tables after a long meal, my b^' STRIKE I sweet little mother had her own Lucky smoke puffed by modern sculptor. Make a sweet little home-like way. of tell- ing us to get back to the fields. monumental discovery. Next time you buy , She would back in the kitchen, raise 6 ^ her sweet voice to the top of her try the better-tasting cigarette ... Lucky Strike. home-like leather lungs and yell, DROODLES, Copyright 1953 by Roger Price "ALL RIGHT, DAMMIT. BRING NON-CONFORMIST RAINDROP EM IN." We did. J ana Haley Washington University Name Withheld

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Certainly life Forensic Society debaters will do During March 22, 23, 24, two Rice. The Navy Ball was a tremendous success; we know this, because the would be easier without the shack- their best to air the pros—and cons groups of Yest Point cadet debaters les of remorse. The benefactors of bus driver told us that the Juniors were the first group he ever drove to a r.f some of these Hot-Stove League will appear on the campus. One mankind, the good old engineers dance thai was drunk before they ever got there. issues. group will be here March 23, and have done it again. They have wired The Seniors whoopedJt up at a cocktail party and banquet at the Jack On March 18, at 8:00 in the Fon- will discuss, with A1 Beerman and up a machine that will do all your Tar Hotel before the brawl. The banquet was wonderful: 80 people and 40 dien Library Lecture Lounge, there Rex Martin, "The Resurgent Po- regretting. chairs. Everyone circled the table to the wonderful music coming out of the will be a Forum on "Smoking, Sin, sition of Asia in World Politics." More over it is estimated that it and Lung Cancer." Dr. Wann of the They will consider the possibili- can regret ten times as fast as a wall. (They wouldn't even turn it off for the speeches.) Psychology Dept. will act as mod- ties of world power shifting to Asia, human. So now you can do ten re- We just had a flash from the publicity agent of the "Wheels"; but it erator. and what bearing our foreign pol- grettable deeds for each one done turned out to be a false alarm after all. It seems that Louis Israel received Some expert scientific opinions icy has on this possibility. The other previously. By slight alteration in a call Monday in the S.A. office from Patterson's boarding house to the on the subject will be given by Dr. cadets will debate "Federal Aid to the wiring and with the furnished effect that a big "grab" was in progress. James Dailey, Houston lung spec- Higher Education". Brad Tompson accessories, the device will relieve ialist who has operated on cancer- and Joe Steele will represent Rice you of many other tiresome neces- He sounded the alarm to the proper authorities (guess who), and the ous lungs, and Dr. Davies of our in this debate. The date of this de- sities. Wheels rolled over in mass to avert disaster. A11 they found were a few fresh- Bilogy Dept. Dr. Hodges, of the hate is uncertain and will be an- This regrettor is about to be mass men cowering in the bushes laughing fit lo be tied. Who could have pulled Economics Dept. will examine sta- nounced later. produced so that everyone can have such a dirty trick? one, but its details are described Speaking of Hell Week, everyone seems lo have such rosy cheeks this in the next issue of The Rice Engin- eer for those who would like to week• It couldn't be the result of the most imaginative (and appropriate) dec• ENGINEERS, build thir own. Of course, The En- orations so thoughtfully provided in the lounge by the sophomores. John Ur~ gineer has many other articles of quhart and Bob Saldich are in their element rumming around with their ears lasting interest including an im- to the ground Under the red glow of the lights. SCIENCE MAJORS proved joke page. We understand that this period of destruction is to be climaxed with a Next Thursday, March the 17th, A representative of the Du Pont / dance at the Crystal Ballroom of the Rice Hotel, sponsored by those sophs Company will be on this campus St. Patrick's Day, is the date of publication. The editor, Thomas who make it/back from wherever the Freshmen carry them off to. * Maynard March 14 Murray Flynn says it is only a Gimbel will be playing beautiful music; we hope everyone isn't too tired out coincidence. Look for the Irish green from carrying people; around to make it onto the floor. It should be a good to interview Bachelor and Master cover; on sale everywhere on the dance, and we urge you to bring the family. (A sitter will be provided for campus. degree candidates majoring in the children.) 0 — The Hillel Society got together for a party last Saturday night at Beth Chemistry DELTA PHI ALPHA Jacob Auditorium. Everybody had dates with U. of H. girls, and we're so Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering INITIATES NINE mad we aren't going to put in any names. Coley Carlson, William K. Con- The culture majors Were out in force Tuesday night for the latest French Contact your placement office for an 1 or, Charles N. Cree, Elizabeth Par- movie, held in the Lecture Lounge. All the V.C.'s didn't make it because interview appointment ker Ellis, Barbara Hannsz, Norman they were attending a grand buffet supper given them by their pledges at the L. Lasser, Van B. Scott, Thomas G. home of Cathy Davis. They were probably the only people in school Wed- Smith, and Mary Eneed were in- itiated into the Rice Chapter of nesday that'didn't have headaohes from reading the sub-titles. Delta Phi Alpha, the national Ger- *Note; John and Bqb: How about this dangling preposition? S.PAT. Of' man Honorary Society last Friday BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING . , . THROUGH CHEMISTRY evening, March 4. Spirit and it's sequel, Pandora's Box. Officers named to head the new A recording of this opera will soon society^ are Thomas Smith, pres- BARBER SHOP be available in the Music Jtoom. ident, and Barbara Hannsz, Secre- Herman' Professional Building 50 million times a day tary. Don't miss Earth-Spirit. For their — Just across Main Street — 0 first full-length production the at home, Players have chosen a drama which 'Earth Spirit'... is both eminently worth doing and at work or enjoyable to all. If you like life, (Continued from Page 6) you'll love Lulu. As critic Frank while at play ?on, Elizabeth Barnett and Kenny Chandler says "In comparison (to Paul. 0" Earth-Spirit), Tolstoy's Power of Entr'acte music for the play will Darkness and Gorky's Lower Depths be taken from Alban Berg's atonal are pleasant little fairy stories." There's opera Lulu, which is based on Earth- nothing A THE RICE ENGINEER

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A solid 10,000 people turned out ond against entries from A&M, lor the Pan-Am-SWC track meet in learning to call crows. SUDWISCHER Texas, U. of H., and the U. S. Air There are five ranks of fencing, last night. This interest displayed Texas Senate Bill 140 Sec. 6 is the based upon experience and skill: The Village Jeweler considerably enhanced the chance result of enlightened thinking in Force. Sklar also took fourth place prep, novice, junior, intermediate, JEWELRY & WATCH REPAIR for world Olympics coming to Hous- game management. The killing of in sabre. Charles Reed, a junior and senior. One advances in rank 2524 Amherst Ph. LI-S561 ton. This meet was a kind of test- doe deer can be authorized by the ChiE., won first place in the sabre by winning or placing in competi- ing grounds of public interest and Texas Game and Fish Commission 3iow Houston's bid packs a lot more if the owner of the land agrees to ^authority. The best Rice perform- state supervision and to uphold the ance was Roy Thompson's 48.6 in stipulated regulations. However, the quarter mile. The Lamar grad the rid tape which the land own- •came in third behind Jim Lea. In er must go through to comply with the high hurdles Wes Hight ran a the law makes it practically use- 14.4. less. In the mile relay Rice placed Prospective scope buyers should third after James Peters terrific be glad to learn that the Stith Co. early season showing of 48.1 in the of San Antonio has announced a $25 opening quarter. James Peters price cut ontheir scopes. vaulted 13'6" which was 1" higher The Stith Co. enjoys the reputa- than his conference championship tion of being second to none in the last year. Emmet Brunson caught manufacture of quality scopes. > his fourth place finisher from Rice, Their hottest model is, the Stith 4X Dale Spence, in 1:5.2. Master which sold last month for The terriffic Wes Santee of Kan- $55. It can now be bought for $30., sas finished with a 5315 for a4:085, thus bringing a high quality scope the fastest mile ever run in Texas. within the price range of every rifle - Santee beat his closest challenger, owner. Fred Dwyer, by 30 yards. Only the U. T. Bobby Whilden and the U. H. sprint relay team saved the Southwest fro ma shut- St. Thomas Keglers out. The U. S. seems to be putting an entry in the Pan Olympics which Beat Owls Sunday promises to be one of the best ever The Rice Bowlers found the Rec- assembled; reation Bowling last Sunday, but * Harold Standish, a Rice ex, took that was about all they could find the lead in the Municipal Golf As- as they dropped a close decision £o sociation 72 hole tournament at Me- the University of St. Thomas 3639 morial Park Tuesday. The ex-Owl's to 3624. The two team match saw 74 was one stroke behind Spitz the first team of Zook, Burns, Klo- Berg. vis, and Dildy lose 1-2 while the ' The Texas Aggies who have dom- second team's O'Bryan, Merian, Wilson, and Chatham were winning inated the cellar ;in practically ev- ery sport ever since this writer can 2-1. With the match tied <3-3, total remember announced several months pins cfecided the victor, and the Owls " ago that their freshman football were 15 shy. team of last year is to be the na- O r— N tional champions of 1958. In an intra squad game the Maroon let- The Other Ear... termen let a 7-0 victory slip away (Continued from Page 4) in the waning minutes. The fresh- 1. It is a five letter word. man Whites showed great poise in • i* coming from behind to tie the Var- sity 7-7. Then A&M coaches thought Lemon Prizes next week! both teams were geting off slowly after the snap" and they singled Here" is the latest word on the out the play of Sophs Dennis Goeh- ADMINISTRATION COFFEE- Chiffon ring, Halfback Don Watson, and BREAK SCANDAL! A highly plac- fullback Roddy Osborne, a fresh- ed administrator tells us that our man. last wefck's expose is really rocking Our Rose-rama yellow in a textured rayon sports shirt, SMU, who last year sported' what the Administration. This highly black bar on collar side. Lightweight . . . washable, too! probably was their best team since placed cog declares: "The underly- 5.95 Doak Walker, is in desperate need ing reason for Lovett Hall forays of quarterbacks and is drooling at to the Roost is to enable us to more the surplus of QBs which Rice has Lemon Chiffon and black Argyle plaid nylon stretch accurately determine sudden shifts «* this year and will have for the next in student opinion. That way we hose. One size stretches to fit any foot 1.50 three years. Ryan, Hill, Phil Har- know to what to say No, "to". ris, and Pinky Nesbit show that + + • there will be no lack of signal call- Plans are underway for another Elastic sports belt . . Lemon Chiffon, yellow with black, ers baring injuries. Charity Drive—A JUAREZ WEEK- in hand braided imported elastic. Leather covered The two slick sophs Ryan and END FOR JOHN & BOB. Hill start their varsity careers at + + +' buckle. ^ . - 2.95 t]?e same tifne as Baylor's highly' Girls, don't be mad at US for touted Doyle Traylor who was held what we said about you up there, Men's Furnishings—Street Floor Out last year. The up and coming that's just the way things are. 'Bye team in the conference appears to how. be the Baylor Bears who have had two excellent freshman teams and are the hungriest of any save pos- ^fARLtJS^OJDICK BUT;CHIEF-I'M J YOUR I'M '—U Z9 CENTS ? KEEPS HAIR NEAT BUT, YOU ] sibly A&M. BEING HELD UP HEAD CUTTING JUST ENOUGH AND NATURAL ALWAYS by AL CAPP BY A IS MADE a YOUR. TO PURCHASE RELIEVES DRV NESS- CALLED ME Baylor hasn't won the conference -c "cr-K'-ESr F-ALL. R-LAI, STONE-HEARTED OF STONE# SALARY WILDROOT REMOVES LOOSE "MISS since 1924 and the Aggies haven't KILLER.'^ TO 7.91 CREAM-OLL.F- DANDRUFF GET PIMPLETON".? had a vgood or even fair team since PIMPLE TON.':'' PER WILDROOT the war. One reason might possibly BEHIND WEEK.V CREAHOIL, WITH A CHARLIE.// he that there has been a tendency GOHfr- to stay away from military schools since the^ war, and the Corps, has £ been hit hard. Monte Robicheaux and Louis Jackson came back last week with several bull frogs after a night's hunting. They taste like chicken I and among the datk folks are con- sidered second only to pdssum and ONLY CREAM-OIL collard greens. * * CONDITIONS HAIR THE NATURAL \M*!

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I Fall Semester Dean's Adair, Mildred Maxine; Adrian Elizabeth Mowbray; Hendricks, Ed ler, Mary Elizabeth; Mize, Charles ard Stanley, Jr. bara Lee; Wachtendorf, Ruth Ann; Erie Keys, Jr.; Alexander, Carolyn; Jerald; Hestwood, Marienne Adele; Edward; Montgomery, Bruce Ligon; Simons, Herbert David; Smith law, William Patterson; Watson, Wagner, Robert Harrison; Ward- I $ Alfie, Barbara Ann; Anderson, Hickman, Jo-Anne Marie; Hilde- Moore, Nancy Corinne; Mueller, Fleming Wood, Jr.; Smouse, Robert K W- Louis Wilmer; Anderson, Mary Ca- brandt, Melviri Leroy; Hill, Anne William Hodge; Mullendore, John James; Solcher, Dean Clarence; Barbara Gail; Weber, Lloyd Adolph; Iherine; Andrus, Sybil Katherine Hamilton; Hill, Catherine Sue; William; Muller, Josephine Anne. 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Rob- ert Alvin; Hannsz, Barbara Eliza- beth; Harper, Phyllis Clemmer; Hawkins, Jack Wade; Henderson, Student Council.. (Continued from Page 1) it is to get money out of the coun- cil. Charities Drive Put a SMILE in your SMOKING Bill Garrett, chairman of the Charities Drive, sent a request to the council for a contribution. The Council has already allocated around a hundred dollars to Ronde- Jet; they have also set aside about two hundred dollars so that the proup can go to San Antonio for the Annual TISA spring convention. i They are expecting around twenty to go, which would mean a largess of ten dollars a head. Apparently there just won't be enough money left to give the Charity Drive. The TISA convention is obviously more important. Ben Brewer reported Buy You'll SMILE your approval that "Freshman-sophomore" Week is progressing. 'Nuff said on that. of 's smoothness- When the tear gas question was jaised, Brewer answered that it was mildness—refreshing taste. an "unfortunate mistake." Murray wanted to know how you could CHESTERFIELD You'll SMILE your approval search a dorm without busting in- Largest selling cigarette to people's rooms. Th®» somewhat ( in America's colleges of Chesterfield's quality- unsatisfactory answer was that all today rooms except the one which the highest quality—low nicotine. president is in should be kept lock- ed. The president is forbidden to hide behind locked doors. About !N THE WHOLE ^ «J1 that the writer could observe is that for all practical purposes the W,deworld_ "hell" has been taken out of Hell NO CIGARETTE SATISFIES LIKE CHESTERFIELD Week. » CLncm * Mmi TMMOO CO.