By DICK PRETS champions, will give the Rice de- his man. Besides the total offense depart- Barring practice injuries the This week Bowden Wyatt's fenders all they can handle with The 190 pound senior, who was ment, McHan is second in tht con- Owls should be in the best physical giant-killers from the Ozarks will their smooth-functioning, Tennes- an all-conference performer as a ference in punting and punt re- condition in many weeks. Injuries attempt to do to the Rice Owls see-patterned single wing attack. sophomore, currently leads the con- turns, and is fifth in scoring with that slowed up Dan Hart and John just what they did to the Texas Against the Aggies they picked up ference in total offense, and ranks 28 points on four touchdowns and Hudson for the Kentucky game are Aggies—knock them out of the 25 first downs, completed 15 of 19 third nationally in the same de- four PAT's. healed, and Carl Johnson and Bob Southwest Conference picture — passes, and gained 445 total yards, partment. Actually McHan could be The chief target for McHan's Garbreeht should see much-awaited when the two teams collide tomor- in one of the most explosive at- classified as the second best since tosses is Floyd Sagely, a 180- action. row night at Rice Stadium. It will tacks seen this year. his immediate superior excels him pound, glue-fingered end who is Kos.se Johnson, Rice's new gol- be the first conference game on When Coach Wyatt brought by only scant yardage while having equally adept at hauling in his own den boy, could feel the effects of home soil for the Owls, as well as his new offensive formation to played an extra game. team's passes as well as the oppo- a back injury, but lately nothing their final ngiht appearance of the Arkansas from Tennessee, by After last week's performance, sition's. Sagely is first in the con- seems to be able to stop the sen- season. way of Wyoming, it was obvious during which he ran for 73 yards ference in pass receiving with 16 ior from Baytown. Dick Chap- The Razorbacks, who have not he would need a better-than-av- and passed for 184, McHan has a catches for 280 yards and two man was on the receiving end of won a conference, game in Texas erage tailback to guide the at- total of 325 yards rushing and touchdowns, and second in inter- a mild sprain of an elbow, but since 3946 when they were co- tack. In Lamar McHan he found 612 passing, for 937 yards. ceptions with three thefts. (Continued on Page 6) Art All Student '53 Homecoming To 77w2 Newspaper Honor Mc Cants By BILL GORDON TU1II? Homecoming '53, this year's major alumni celebration, which will honor John T. McCants, recently retired Bursar of 1 rlrvriy the Rice Institute and will feature the initial showings of the Rice film "Through the Sallyport," will begin next Thursday Volume Forty-One, Number Seven HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1953 evening and will continue through next Saturday. Mrs. Archie Hood is general Lit Pledges To Make chairman of Homecoming '53 and On Friday evening the annual Players To Present John McClintock, Councilman-at- alumni dinner will be held in the Debut Sunday Night Large of the Rice Student Council Commons following a reception The debut of literary societies' irs in charge of student homecom- on the lawn near the Commons; Three One Act Plays pledges will be held ths Sunday ing plans. the dinner will be dedicated to night. The introduction to Rice male Homecoming activities will be in- Mr. McCants who came to the The Rice Players have announced the Sonnets will include Fred society of new members will take itiated with a business meeting Institute in 1910 two years be- that they will present their first Woods, Jean Youngblood, Bob Fry, place in the form of the Open which will feature the first showing fore it opened and continued in production on Wednesday and and Barbara Alfie. Houses to be given from 7:30 to of "Through the Sallyport." The his position as Bursar until his Thursday, November 18 and 19. The Joel Erdwinn, whose staff is yet 10:30 November 8. An invitation is color-sound film depicts in 134 retirement this summer. scenes the progress of a Rice stu- program will consist of a collection to be announced, is in charge of the extended to all boys at Rice. Saturday morning's activities in- dent from entrance to graduation. of three one-act plays, by the mod- technical production. The make-up Below are listed the addresses of clude a reunion breakfast in the ern dramatist^ Wedekind, Williams will be done by Rose Marie Black the Open Houses: Commons, a wreath laying cere- and Shaw. and Doris Neal. Pat Moore is in CRLS 3465 Inwood Time and Location mony at the tomb of William Marsh This production will be the Play- charge of properties. EBLS 2331 Belfontaine Rice which will be conducted by the ers' most ambitious presentation to 0 MELLS 2210 Bolsover O f Rice Follies Set Class of 1928, and a Homecoming date, with the exception of their OKLS 5303 Doliver The Rice Follies of '54, will defi- coffee in the Weiss' Hall Lounge Shakespearian festival of last OWLS 618 Rocky River nitely be presented on Friday and sponsored by the EBLS. A pep ral- spring. Player advances claim the PALS 5616 Sugar Hill Saturday nights, December 11 and ly will be held in front of th£ Fon- present production will offer "dis- SLLS 3752 Harper 12, in Lamar High School auditor- dren Library at noon with campus tinctive settings, authentic costumes Schedule Speaker VCLS 2022 Swift ium, according to Follies Director, tours and showings of the Rice and talented acting." Neil O'Brien. film preceding it during the morn- Sunday afternoon the Young Re- 0 On December 3 an abridged ver- ing. Sandy Havens, director of The publicans will have their second sion of the Follies will be presented Tenor, by Wedekind, has announced meeting of the year at 2:00 in the Slime Parade Tonight The dormitories will hold their at Texas A&M. For the most part that his cast will include Duke Fondren Library Projection Room. annual open house beginning at Tonight the frosh pass another acts making the A&M trip will bt Howse, St. Claire Cook, Annot Mill- Mr. Monty Levine has been engaged noon. milestone in freshman guidance as solos. wee, Mike Horowitz, Jane Warner, to speak on the topic of "Youth's Homecoming football game will they participate in the annual slime Boasting a newspaper theme, the Fred Lux, Tom Olcott, and Mark Place in Political Parties." be the Rice-Tevas A&M game and parade through the streets of down- Follies will be presented iiv^three Morris. as usual kick-off time will be 2:00 This topic should be of- vital in- town Houston. Uniforms for the acts and eight scenes. Howara Mar- Tennessee Williams' The Long M. At half-time the student Home- terest to all Rice students for it evening are green dresses and white tin, a senior, will be master of cere Goodbye will feature Sandy Havens, fresh- comin£ Queen, who was selected by will stress why we young people pinafores for the girls and pajamas monies and Phil Shannon, a Helen Morris, Bob Civita, George secret ballot of the Student Associ- should interest ourselves in a pol- for the boys. The female conting- man, will be orchestra leader. Nyfeler, Marion Boone, Bill Hanley, ation Monday and the two Princess- itical party at this stage of our ent will be fortunate enough to ride Rehearsals began Wednesday for and Erwin Groner, according to di- es will be crowned. Following the lives. in convertibles. the approximately seventy students rector Mark Morris. game the 'traditional reception at The parade will culminate with selected in tryouts during October. Mr. Levine is well qualified to Cohen House will be held. Bill Hall has announced that the speak on this in the light of his own the Rice cheerleaders leading a pep Acts will be presented by the EB- cast of Shaw's The Dark Lady of experiences. After two tours of rally in front of the Rice Hotel at LS, SLLS, OWLS, PALS, and the .Ian Garber and his band will duty with the Air Force, he has the intersection of Main and Texas. modern dance group; Carolyn 1 play in the Homecoming Dance returned to Houston to take an ac- Freshmen will le^ve the school on Thomas will direct one complete j which will be held in the Crystal Tau Beta Pi Meets tive part in the Republican party.' chartered buses at 6:00 pm. dance act. i (Continued on Page 5) At the present time he is Precinct I At Clemson College Chairman of No. 221 and is a mem- «• » At its forty-eighth national con- ber of both the Public Relations Committee and the Nominating vention at Clemson College, South Committee. Carolina, during October Tau Beta 1 0 Pi admitted four new chapters, bringing its local chapter roster to McBride To Deliver 96, and took its first official step toward the admission of women to Next Faculty Talk membership in the organization. Dr. Guy T. McBride, dean of Rice After many years of discussion in students, will deliver the fifth ad- the organization the convention fin- dress iri*the Sunday afternoon ser- ally voted to admit women to mem- ies by Rice faculty members at 4 bership, subject to approval of lo- p.m.