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\ RICE mHKrnJttmmk Entered as second class mailing matter, October 17. 1916. at the Post Office, Houston, under the act of March 3, 1879. Volume Forty, Number Thirty-One HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1953 240 TISA Delegates CAMPANILE Throng Campus; Full TEXAS HIBHUEBflE Twenty-Eight Coeds Program Planned odh The fifth annual convention of the Texas Intercollegiate Chosen Favorites Students Association is being Eight freshmen were elected favorites in this year's Cam- held on the Rice Campus today panile favorite election barely edging out the other classes. and tomorrow, according to Seven favorites were elected from both the Junior and Sopho- Bass Wallace, executive Vice-Presi- more classes to tie for second place. The Seniors ran last with dent of the organization, who was six representatives. The girls, chosen by all-school vote whose in charge of planning the conven- tion with Dorothy Kelley, executive pictures will appear in the secretary. Favorite section of the Cam- The TISA is an organization of Noon Deadline panile are as follows: student associations of about one- Seniors third of the colleges and universi- For Election Ties Arnold, (Patti Ambrose, ties in Texas. V, J; -i/X-X P Carolyn Coy, Dorothy Kelly, Julia The convention began yesterday : j/N> •' 4 Petitions Today Picton and Beverly Ward were al- afternoon with registration of the T< v? i\ • so elected favorites, but their pic- approximately 240 delegates and Noon today is the deadline tures will appear as Outstanding conducted tours of the campus. I; for turning in petitions for the | Seniors.) This morning the group will hold Spring elections to be held Mon- 0 Juniors its first business meeting in the day, March 30. Petitions may Fondren Lecture Lounge where ad- 1 be handed to D. George, Mary Sherrill Carmichael, E 1 s i e dresses of welcome to the delegates Cr^ssman, Florence -Kessler, Dor- Coy, or Mac Caldwell, members of otbyle Nicholl, Jan Price, Carol by Rice President W. V. Houston HISTORY the Election Committee. Candidates and Dean G. T, McBride will be Smith, Carolyn Thomas. for all school offices must have featured. Following the business Sophomores petitions signed by 25 members of session the delegates will be di- Betty Belsher, Joan Cooley, vided into five panel discussion Rice Host To Fifth Mary Coy, Elsa Jean Holland, groups which will meet until noon. This is another reminder that Billye Littlepage, Peggy Mauk, Afternoon convention agenda in- all who wish to run their plat- Nancy Moore. cludes a short business meeting, TISA Convention forms in next Friday's Thresh- Freshmen (Continued on Page 7) er must turn them in to Mary Juanita Jones, Deedee Meek, By JONCE JOHNSON -o- Anne Mewhinney before Monday Jane Ryba, Joan Ryba, Carolyn This year, Rice Institute is very proud to be the host noon. This service is free of Turner. Baker, Wallace, school to the Fifth Annual Spring Convention of the Texas charge. Advertising will be Freshmen Kay*J&»rmichae 1, Cher- Intercollegiate Student Association. given at a reduced rate of $1.00 yll Madison and Marilyn Webb also per column inch for any candi- T.I.S.A. is a branch off of the National Student Associa- elected favorites will be pictured in Le Blanc Are Top date (note Co-op add size—it is the Beauty Section. tion. Its membership is comprised of thirty-four colleges in a 6 inch ad and would cost $6). Male Royalty Texas, and it has as its main All copy must be in the Thresher purpose the unification of stu- ings. office by Monday noon and ad- Walter Baker has been chosen The delegates to the spring con- King of Rondelet, escorting Queen dressed to Roger Bonney, Busi- dent government in Texas col- vention include all presidents of Seniors Plan To Beverly Ward. Bass Wallace and ness Manager. leges. the student government organiza- Oliver Le Blanc are Princes es- There are ten T.I.S.A. districts, tions on the various campuses, and the student body; class positions re- Order Caps, Gowns corting Princesses Julia Picton and with one school acting as chairman other delegates that these associa- quire 10 signatures. Carolyn Coy, respectively. of the district. The chairman school tions desire to send, particularly All expense accounts must be Deedee Meek, Nancy Moore, and Monday, Tuesday is responsible for calling district chairmen of committees concerned turned in by Wednesday noon to Elsie Grossman were elected Duch- The Senior Class Cap and Gown meeting's, informing member schools with problems to be discussed at any member of the Election Com- esses of the freshman, sophomore, Committee announces that meas- of T.I.S.A. objectives and projects, (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on Page 6) and junior classes, respectively. A urements for caps and gowns for and coordinating member schools' all those expecting bachelors' de- run-off is being held today for activities. Each district organizes Duchess of the senior class between grees in June, 1953, will be taken and carries out an annual T.I.S.A. TISA CONVENTION SCHEDULE in the student lounge on Monday Therese Arnold and Patti Ambrose. Friday, March 20 project. and Tuesday, March 23 and 24, be- Camilla Cloud, Kay Carmichael, 9:00 AM First general assembly, Fondren Lecture Lounge The Executive Council meets in tween 8 AM and 1 PM. Cheryll Madison, Jane Ryba, Joan 10:00 AM Panel discussions October, and again in January to Fifth year students expecting a Ryba, Barbara Veyon, Marilyn 2:00 PM Short business sessions, Fondren Lecture Lounge discuss and decide upon questions B.S. are reminded that they fall in Webb, and Jean Youngblood com- 3:00 PM Panel discussions concerning membership, individual this group with the B.A. degree prise the freshman court. Sopho- 4:30 PM Committee meetings school problems, district projects, seniors. more maids include Betty Belsher, and plans for the annual spring 8:00 PM Rice ^Spring follies," Texas Southern University Auditorium Everyone is urged to know his Jane Booker, Joan Cooley, Mary convention. The Executive Council Saturday, March 21 height, weight, and hat size to Coy, Gretchen Ferris, Elsa Jean sponsors several publications, among 9:00 AM General assembly: committee reports, Fondren Lecture Lnge speed up the process. Holland, Billye Littlepage, and Pam which are a quarterly newsletter 2:00 PM General assembly, Fondren Lecture Lounge Rental fee for the cap, gown, Riley. Juniors are Sherill Carmi- and the annual convention proceed- 7:00 PM Banquet, Varsity Room, College Inn chael, Fay Flower, Florence Kess- hood, and tassel is $5.00. ler, Barbara Madden, Dorthyle -O- Nicholl, Jan Price, Carol Smith, DEAN'S LIST and Julie Walker. Skipper Curson, Testing Society Janet Fite, Dorothy Kelly, Janet Lawson, Shirley Lockwood, Ann Prexy To Speak MacLaren, and Florence White are 206 Top Scholastic Roster Dr. Harold Lee Maxwell, presi- senior maids. resa; Coyle, George William, Jr.; dent of the American Society for Two hundred six Rice students were placed upon the testing materials and supervisor of Dean's List of Superior Students for the first semester. Thirty- Cree, Charles Malcolm Napier; INSIDE THE Crutchfield Jack Dean; C'Tol, mechanical engineering consultants, two freshmen, 62 sophomores, 47 juniors and 65 seniors were Mary. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., THRESHER accorded the honor. The following students were listed: Curl, Robert Floyd; Dailey, Rus- Inc., will speak in the Fondren Lec^ Adams, John Quincy II; Adams,* , . tut j t. sell Earl; Dalton, Nicholas McCall; ture Lounge on Thursday March 26 <> at 1:30 PM. Student invited to free Sunday Marjorie Jean Biggers, Agosta> | Edwma; Blum, Jerald Leonard; Bo- Dalton, Robert Lowry, Jr.; Darby, atto Dr. Maxwell will present some of performance of 'Iolanthe,' this year's William Carleton, Allen Ernest 8 » Richard Paul. Ronaid; Darden, Jack Lynn; Davis, the interesting aspects of materials hilarious faculty show.". .see page William; Ambrose, Patricia Ann; | Bonar, David Charles; Boswell, Edward Alex; Deans, Harry Alex- problems encountered in putting 2. Anderson, Louis Wilmer; Arm- John D.; Bower, Paul George; ander; Durham, Mary Ann; Dvor- new chemical processes into produc- strong, Clay Margrave; Arnold, Breazeale, Mary Lou; Brown, Betty etzky, Edward; Dvoretzky, Louis; ing plants. Shakespeare will come to life on Annice Compton; Arons, Howard Beall; Browne, Barbara Rhea; Bull, Dykes, Charlotte Jean; Eckel, campus as Rice Players plan scene Louis; Aronson, Arthur Adam; Att- John Sumter; Bybee, Joseph David; Katherine True; Erdwinn, Joel series. .tryouts announced. .see well, Joseph Evans; Baier, William ' Cameron, Robert Edwin; Canter, Dyne; Farrington, Dorothy Elaine; Les Hiboux announces the page 2. Ernest, Jr.; Ballard, Andrew Les-<$Charles Stephen; Carlson, Coldevin Fuess, Margaret Anne Hayden; fifth in its current series of lie, Jr.; Baron, Marvin Joseph; j Bruce; Carmichael, Sherrill Lee; George, Demitri John; Gibbs, Fred French films (with English sub- Rice Renaissance continues as de- Barragy, Catherine Theresa; Beall, \ Carpenter, Margaret Elizabeth; Ernest; Gimarc, Benjamin Maur- titles). "Escape from Yester- bate organization meets see Bobby Dragoo; Beck, James Solo- Chapman, David Frank; Chapman, ice; Goldstone, Harriette Allan; day" will be shown Monday at page 5. mon; Bendall, Florine Marie Sow- ' Erminie Clayton Chambers; Chvoj- Goodson, Jane Carolyn; Goodson, 8 in the Lecture Lounge. This is ar; Bendall, Lewis Kent; Berghane, I ka, Victor Edward; Cochran, Paul Suzanne; Graves, Joe> Hubert; an exciting story of the foreign Religious Emphasis week speech- Charles Albert, Jr.; Biggs, Thomas ] Wallace; Condon, Nancy Sue; Con- Greenfield, Lazar John; Griffith, legion. * es reported on page 2« Morgan, Jr.; Blankenship, Eunice ley, James Hugh; Cooley, Joan Te- "(Continued on Page 8) Two THE THRESHER MARCH 20, 1953 Variety Keynotes Irish Plays Shakespeare Scene Past Faculty Shows By MARILYN BARTHELME •11 u r s ^ote: **rs.