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SMiliiaBIMMlj I • '• '.• " :'f i'i".1 "' ' f • ifTi •: - Student Weekly Publication The Rice Institute VOLUME XXVII Z738 HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1941 L iJi i, ih I • 1 Number 11 Christmas Party Bob Brumley No Soap! Team and Coaches For Dormitories Holiday Change Impossible, To Be Honored Set December 19 ssociation
The Dormitory Social Board 300 Petitioners Are Told ThThe annua...... l R Associatio . n voted Tuesday to hold a dormi- ~ ~ . 7 " ~~ . j banquet, honoring the football tory Christmas party in the Petitions ask.,IK the administration to extend the Christ- team am, coachi staff wi„ Commons, Friday, December mas vacation trom r nday, January 2, to Monday, January 5 be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 19th at 7:30 p.m. were being circulated widely in the dormitories Thursday. A • the Houston Club. • survey indicated that more than 300 students had signed five Held first in 1939, the traditional petitions within the dormitories at noon, and others were re- H. Palmer Melton, president of party was cancelled last year be- the ex-Iettermen's group, is to pre- cause of a threatening influenza ported at Autry House and in other parts of the campus. side as a 1942 grit! captain for the epidemic that finally postponed the I An administrative spokesman said Owls is chosen and lettermen for reopening of school three days in Thursday afternoon that there was taken off the February examination ' the current season named, January. no way to change the holiday sched- period because exam schedules had lettermen Ballot Symonds to Preside , i ho'.-, n nv„n.i.-crl in,i thnt President. Lovett and all members Walter Symonds will be master i,l,. slu.rt „t simply ffivmif the stu- alitads ' T . , ; of the eoaehine' staff are scheduled of ceremonies, and an anonymous j dent hodythe extra d*ys asked for, more of the three apnne holt- jw ^ brf.)re a„ t.x),„t,d M(ii. Santa Claus will be present. John and that they cannot be arbitrarily '• days Riven regularly would require gnce'of 250. Leedom is chairman of the decorat- 'omitted because the Institute is re-!a complete investigation and change. Only lettermen will ballot in ing committee; Harvey Ammerman 1 ,,uired to hold classes a certain total j Adding two days at the end of the j choosing a 1942 football captain. heads the program committee; Fullback Brumley number of days per year. HTr e said], _ sctirinii|»Mn«* teitn|.,\m i woulwriii^/di necessitatn a t* f ^ s; i i* ti e^ 1 he entiie squad is to elect th• e* pel - Mickey Johnson is in charge of the i changing arrangements for com-; *~"rnuu' who oeen of greatest gifts committee; and Earl Wylie is that the problem of resuming mencement and baccalaureate exer-;>e! v'cc the 1941 team. He will he chairman of arrangements. Other Will Be Married classes on January 2 had been dis- I cises which have already been made,! Presented with the George Martin members of the Dorm Social Board cussed at length during the summer'the spokesman said. I trophy. cooperating with the committees are Monday at 8 p.m. , while the 1941-42 catalogue was in! Most of the documents were ad- Officers of the R Association George Pierce, Howard Taylor, Bill I preparation, and the opinion at the ; dressed either to Dean Weiser or to: charge oi the banquet include Mel- Kieschnick, George Neal, and Laur- I time was simply "that New Year's, the student council. Thev asked for tl,n> Gene Chambers, vice-president; Wedding bells ring Monday foi , , r, . _ . ence Judd. Bob Brumley, hard-hitting Owl full-1 Da-V camt> at the wron* tiim'" 'the added hoi id ay either on the btartdilt. sec.vtar>-tmis Residents of the three hall and | back whose final season with the ; Attem Chemists Convene Amusement Tax Debaters Meet, 90,000,000 Drama Club Calls May Strip Seniors Maximum On With University Of$150 Draft Plans For December Exams Off Second Play; Affiliate Tonight The price of Saturday night Year of Argument Freshman and transfer students Cards New Hit | dances was just before going up to need not worry about the possibility The student affiliate chapter of; $1.10 Thursday as John Moragne, In its initial meeting of the sea-! . . . , , ... Following news of the release of the American Chemical Society will j secretary-treasurer of the student iof being cramped for writing space son the Debate Club last Wednesday , „. ,„ New York's famed comedy-mystery, hold a joint meeting with the Uni-! association, heard from the adminis- |n ans er K quMtions durine "Mr. and Mrs. North," the Dramatic tration that the federal government organized for the year, discussing. th(j Decembel. examinatkm pcl.iod. versity of Houston chapter tonight may take amusement taxes totalling Mans and scheduling meets with] Jlir,it01,s finished Tuesday the task Club Thursday announced the can- at 6:15. $150 out of receipts from dances other schools in this area. e ...... cellation of its proposed second play The meeting will take the form of held since a new and higher federal of storing a new shipment of 50,000 of the year, "The Adding Machine," It was decided as a matter of gen- 12-page examination books, and the a Dutch supper and party and will take on amusements went into ef- cral policy that the club would meet average, student w rites approxi- in order to produce the thriller be held in the "Jinx" Room of the fect. on the second and fourth Wednes- mately 150 words per page, instruc- which has been playing to enthusias- Grand Prize Brewery. Moving pic- The bad news was from a tax of- days of each month and it was also tors report. tic metropolitan audiences for many tures will be shown. filial who visited the administrative proposed that a guest speaker be in- Festivities will start at 6:15 p.m. j offiees(«iudng the past week. ; vited once a month to discuss perti- That means that the janitors put months. away enough exam books to hold with a program sponsored by Grand! Moragne and other dance commit-1 nent problems of college students in "Mr. and Mrs. North" has been about 90.000,000 words of written Prize for the membership. The pro- ! tee members said that 10 per cent j relation to world affairs. The first allocated the third spot on the club's answers, which is a lot of words, gram, given bv the cast of Grand ' would probably be added to the price • of the guest speakers will be Com- schedule, it was reported, while the —0 .——— Prize's evening radio show, will last;0' dance tickets in the future mander Duple of the Institute racy Hollywoodized comedy "Glam- until their broadcast at 6:45. The -0- NROTC unit, who will speak Wed- our Preferred" will constitute the broadcast will be made from the nesday on the role of the Navy in Navigation Bureau second offering. Casting will begin ".iinx" room with the chemists as the Pacific in the event of a West- immediately on "G 1 a m our Pre- guests. Girls' Club Hears ion war. i ferred" following mid-term exami- All m e m b e r s and prospective // Debating Question Will Commission nations, it was stated, and the play will be presented four weeks after members are invited to attend. Of "Seeing Eye The debating question announced the beginning of the second term. Those interested are asked to con- by the N a t i o n a 1 Association of '42-43 Engineers tact .Juan Vina as soon as possible |Teachers of Speech for this year is: The club's fourth and final offer- to arrange for transportation and Training Program Resolved: That the federal govern- ing of the season will be the col- reservations. An assessment of 50 ment should control all labor unions. The Bureau of Navigation of the legiate musical comedy, "Too Many cents per person will be due at the Morris S. Frank of Morristown, This question, which is being de- United States Navy is offering com- Girls," which will be produced dur- meeting, Vina said. N. J„ vice-president of the Seeing bated throughout the nation by high missions to junior and senior engi-jing May. 0 —. Eye, spoke to the Girls' Club last school and college teams, will be neering students at recognized uni-1 The play originally scheduled for versifies, under a plan announced two weeks following Christmas hol- I uesday in Palmer Memorial Gym.'^|ie subject of debate with the Uni- He was in Houston investigating, versity of Houston and Sam Hous- here Monday by Captain Dallas D. l idays, "The Adding Machine," has Mexican Air Trip Dupre, naval ROTC commandant. I been shelved for this year. cases oi the blind who are deemed j^on state Teachers College in the Senior engineers after receiving -0- During Holidays worthy ot receiving a Seeing Eye: noar future, Tommy Stovall, presi- doji dent of the organizatimi'announced, theil' degree are eli«ible to,coramis- To Be Sponsored l< rank explained how he and Mrs. that the constitutional sanc- si on as ensigns in the naval reserve, Slaughter Presides Harrison Eustis founded the Seein tion of such a question is conceded.!with engineering service in either of Eye. In 1928, he said, Mrs. Eustis four d e s i g n a t ed classifications: Announcement of an educational Bavlor I ournament r> t-.,t a i a t> t As Valtin Lectures good-will air cruise from Austin to went to Switzerland and wrote a Ev-P or Ev-S, under the Bureau of Mexico City for the primary benefit magazine article about the guide The question of the national de-; ships; OV-P or OV-S, under the Bu- On European Scene ptiii%f% i A A tie In, Stylists Say TP APE MAP* C ~ PEOlSTEREO Standard evening wear is now ever. Ninety-nine put of 100 men — HSSW Connctlly Uncovers Subversion midnight blue, with the advance wear turned down soft or starched guard showing in twilight blue, collars with a soft or semi-starched John Lewis Quotes John Milton which is a shade lighter, style shirt. Most of the shirts have collars SHOES Arias Long on Hospitality hounds report on the eve of the for- attached and the fronts come in a mal season. In other words a com- variety of designs, the most popular By Drew Pearson and [quarters of two other Japanese or- Main at Walker plete blackout. The dinner jacket is j pique. Robert S. Allen Ionizations in Los Angeles produced double-breasted, and only the lower j Other high spots noted during the Washington!—Senator Tom Con-! »ecords showing that large amounts button is used. It has wide shoul-; evening include: The white jersey nally has not wanted to throw any. °* money had been sent to Tokyo ders and the lapels are satin. not|sHk scarfs, now considered part of monkey wrenches into the "peace"; * or the military forces. Rice Representatives grosgrain. The trousers carry one j the regular uniform of the RAF, negotiations with Japan, so has kept j Gillette also has evidence that stripe of braid. ' will probably lead the field this win- quiet the fact that his Foreign Re- j Japanese-Americans who refuse to The hats worn with evening ter in evening mufflers. The few VIRGINIA STEVENS lations Committee has some start- join the fifth column units are told clothes this season are also showing! tailored jackets or "tails" noticeable ling evidence on Japanese subver- that bodily harm will be done to the effects of the sartorial revolu- J at the stricter functions hit just be- sive activities. j their relatives in Japan. One method DORENDA HALE tion. Black is out. Midnight blue is'low the bend in the knee. The trou- Submitted by Senator Guy Gil-S used to get recruits for the secret in. The collapsible opera hat is ac-\sers are a little bit fuller than those lette of Iowa, author of the bill for army is to "register" men of mili- ccptable with either dinner clothes j of the dinner jacket, and to be com- a probe of these operations, the evi- tary age. Recently the Japanese or tails. I pletelv correct s h o u 1 d have two consu dence reveals that while Special En- * general in Honolulu sent a The hard boiled front and the! braid stripes. The vest, is single- m) voy Kurusu has been talking amity, tice to men of Japanese descent wing collar are seen about as often j breasted, and should never come lie- agents of his government have been; ordering them to register for de- as the shawl collar, which is hardly (low the front of the tail coat. organizing a secret pro-axis army ferment under the Japanese draft in the United States and Hawaii. *aw- Three Organizations The order warned that anyone According to Gillette, three or-; fa,linK tw register would be pun- ganizations are active in these un- |*hed as a "violator of the (Imper- dercover operations — the Japanese1'3') conscription law. Military Servicemen's League, the j Note: Prominent Japanese-Amer- National Citizens League, and the leans, 100 per cent loyal to the Japanese Imperial Comradeship So-1 United States, are fiercely opposing I ciety. ! these subversive activities. Shuji Gillette claims to have proof that Fugi, editor of a Pacific Coast Jap- two of these organizations have a I anese newspaper, urges "immediate group of 7200 adherents, chiefly in j action by the United States govern- California and Hawaii. They are ment to route out organizations and pledged to "die for Japan." Also he propagandists seeking to promote has evidence that all three organi- j the pro-Nazi elements among us, zations are carrying on activities | such as the Japanese Military Ser- ho'Stile to our national defense and j vieemen's League." have raised considerable sums for; JOHN L. LEWIS AND the Japanese army and navy. PARADISE LOST FBI Raid One of John L. Lewis reatest A recent FBI raid on the head- passions is dramatics. He loves to ! quote Shakespeare. Milton, other i famous masters. " : Declaiming before the United I Mine Workers' Policy Committee, I ; during the captive mine negot.ia- . tions, Lewis interlarded a blast at Eugence Grace of Bethlehem Steel with this excerpt from Milton's im- mortal Paradise Lost— "Whence and what are thou, exe- crable shape, that dare.it, though grim and terrible, advance thy mis- created front athwart my way to I yonder gates? Through them I mean to pass, that: be assured, with- out leave askt of thee." The quotation is from Book 2. j line fix 1, and thereafter. What Lewis j didn't tell his listeners was that the j "shape" is Death; the "gates" are those of Hell; and the speaker so | enthusiastically quoted by John L. is I —Satan. i CHAMPAGNE 'EM FOOL 'EM I The House Appropriations Sub-: j c o m m i 11 c e investigating Latin American will not soon forget their YOU THE SUBJECT I meeting with Dr. Arnulfo Arias, de- i posed pro-Nazi president of Pan- ! a ma. : Arias, who was then still in the OF ADMIRATION 1 saddle, flabbergasted the visiting' That will be you ... at the "Pal. Pre-Law" Formal ' congressmen by throwing a cham- ... if you're there in Battelstoin Formal Clothes. ! pagne party at 10 o'clock in the | morning. They attended, out of Tux, or Tails . . . these authentically styled ow- j courtesy, to ' find the entire Pana- ning clothes are the toast of well-dressed Univer- j manian Chamber of Deputies on sity men throughout the Southwest. Remember, hand. Forthright Representative you don't buy them often , . . so, when you buy Have fun-be friendly ! Jack Houston of Kansas made him- I Formal Clothes, be sure you're "rijrht" . . , j self right at home by thumbing MA TT E I.ST FIN I i A TT EI .ST EIN Treat yourself and J Arias on the back and demanding a j cigai ette. TUXEDOS TAILS i , , others to fresh-tasting | After a few drinks. Aria- became 39.50 37.50 | chummy. j "One of the great virtues of cham- Other Ratteistein Formals, $50 to 87"> Wrigley's Spearmint Gum | pagne. gentlemen." he beamed, "is mi r»| v , | that it takes people's minds off of. • J The rlavor Lasts ' problems and makes them happy. | Happy people don't start revolu • j tions. We have plenty of champagne •s | in Panama, sfr we have no fears of (BalleUlQuui ! it revolution." Ten days later, Arias was ousted 812 MAIN j by a bloodless revolt against his i pro-Nazi regime. ; •V , fp] • filial 'H tlllflf V" m stflftli &J JOtWQUA Tackle 1 1 Rice Thresh Page 4 DECEMBER 5, 1941 v«»;i -IV, fi.tjf| ;|:f|§; 5 • T€D ^RAMStr Guard Finale itj f |ii I V' Ten Owl Seniors Bow Out Against Ponies Tomorrow Winding up the Southwest Conference season for 1941, the Rice Owls meet the SMU Mustangs in Own by stadium in Dallas tomorrow at 2 p.m. * BULL/ Fresh from a 28-14 rout of Baylor in which the Bears were JOHNSON able to score only after Coach Neely had substituted an entirely Guard sophomore lineup, the Owls are j ——— —-—-r^ —~ being given the role of favorite, j i Last Saturday SMU lost a thriller | to a traditional rival, TCU, 13-15. Two weeks ago Rice roundly out- played the Frogs although neither team was able to score. Five Seniors Start f JAKE FAWCETT Coach Neely plans to start five Tackle seniors: Captain Buck Sloan at cen- P ter. Art Goforth at guard, Cal Mc- Dougle at blocking back, Joe Price at wingback, and Bob Bmraley atj fullback. Other seniors who will don j Afternoon* 3 to 5 :30 the blue and gray for the last time Nights are Billy Heard and Mitchell Sadler 8 to 10:30 Sot. Morning and at tackle. Whitloek Zander at full- Holidays St artmj; line-ups : 10 to 12 back, Jack Everett at blocking back, Special Ladies' Official Rice Band Special Train Baylor and Jim Deal at wingback. Sessions llice Pos. Thurs., Sun. I" res oh LE Russell The Owls are in excellent physi- Mornings 10 to 12 To Dallas—RICE vs.S. M. U. i Mrannon LT Harnett cal condition, with only Verlan Gotorth LG Self fritchard, who wrenched an elbow Saturday, December 6 Sloan C Gatewood llumljk RG Griffin in the Baylor fray, likely to be ham- ti68r( RT Godbold pered. Brumley seems to be fully Wednesday Nite Is Wells RE Hickman recovered from his shoulder injury ; McDougle QB Wilson and will again spark the backfield. RICE NIGHT LINES Uwel e LH Nelson iBigony SMU boasts an aerial attack RH Bring Your Blanket Tax Lv. HOUSVON 7:00 A.M. /.a nder FB Crain which garnered 286 yards against Ar. DALLAS 12:30 Noon Officials: Curtis (Texas) referee; Min- TCU. Tossing the passes was Red Lunch car and coaches ton tIndiana I, umpire; Allred (Austin Col- Maley, a sophomore sensation; his Special Price (Diner on return trip) lege!. head linesman; Haskins (Oklahoma i, most frequent receiver was Kelley field judge. Round Returning— Simpson, 190-pound end. The Mus- To Rice Students Score by quarters; Lv. DALLAS 6:00 P.M. tang line includes one of the most Ar. HOUSTON 11:30 P.M. Rice 21 0 promising sophomores in the con- In Coaches Baylor Purchase tickets carlr! 0 14 First downs liy quarters: ference. He is big Jim Wright, a Federal tax Rice 4 2 9 sterling center who has done yeo- not included Southern Pacific Baylor 1 6 11 man duty all season. City Ticket Office, 913 Texan Ave. Grand Central Station, 431 Franklin Ave. Scoring; Baylor Touchdowns. Nelson, a. Phone < apitol 1121 Crain. Conversions, Coleman 2. AMPLE FREE PARKING SPACE AT SP GRAND CENTRAL STATION-HOUSTON Scoring: Rice Touchdowns, Zimmerman. Dickson. Zander and Huff. Points after touchdown, Brum ley 4 (placements). Announcing... Baylor substitutions: Ends, Jeffrey, Hick- man ; tackles, Murka. R. Gandy, Stephens ; the appointment of guards, Bean. Robertson ; center, Runnels, Bland ; backs. Parks,. Robinson. Edimson. The Smile of Service Kittrell. Coleman, Lindley, Casey, Cook. Bob Brumley Rice substitutions; Ends, Zimmerman. Wells, Sf ru ft ft s, Chemlik, McLaughlin ; as H. H. HAVEMANN tackles. Heard, Sa 1 Bunts, number 12 L- ' . 10 Returned by 4 2 Try a Lunch or that Midnight Snack She'll like a Corsage from— Bunts, average 89.6 37.4 at the new Kickoffs, number 5 ,1 Returned by 2 6 Kickoffs. average 4<5 48 AVENUE FLORAL CO. Yards kicks returned 108 107 RECREATION ROWLING Bunts t>4 13 Lawrence Judd Rice Representative Kickoffs 44 94 Fumbles 4 1 PALACE RIIFFET 122 East Hall K-3-5160 Ball lost 3 1 Penalties 5 5 Yards lost penalties 45 50 •' i' • II It' 11 ',> >J \ Pll 1 ' ii IS '"i- . . v .' r' •• I - 1 ,.% j FRIDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1941 THE THRESHER PAGE FIVE inn '••in • . tmmmmmmmm - Volunteers Cagert Open Play Champs Ellis, Zimmerman, IChmelik With Huntsville Engineers Take Intramural Apply for Naval Air Force Te*cKt,,Tu"d,y Crown from Juniors78-2 Playing the most impressivej Barron Ellis, 147-pound wingbaek j pass here Saturday that save Rice schedule in the history of the In-1 By Jerry Dobelman '19 from Houston who has starred for a 7-0 lead over Baylor at the inter- stitute, the Rice basketball team! The Engineers climaxed a hard-fought season of [>la\ by the Owls in late-season play, applied mission, It was thrown by Ellis. I opens the 1941-42 campaign with j ^king the intramural football crown from the .Jazzv Juniors in Tuesday for enlistment in the naval the ham Houston State Teachers ml,, „. , ... . - , ... Speed and Shiftiness Huntsviil, Tuesday .%ht, jthe ilm,ls rhumlay *tt<-raoon. 18 to 2. The hustling .nwimw air corps. He had been ordered to Ellis, smallest man on Xeely'g Bustel liiiinnnii's 16-ma» squad, combine'. *ivcn sma" t'ha""' llt tlu' «f tlx- mi*®, report to Local Draft Board 1 Wed- squad, used b 1 i n d i n g speed and nesday for his physical examination. headed by All-American Bob Kin-! battled through the playoffs un shiftiness to break loose in the sec- Theo Chmelik, reserve end from liey, has been working out for seven; their Yogt-Kearny aerial at- j half. ! he play started, with Vogt ondary after getting through a hole !he ,)atl um Richmond, has also applied for serv- weeks, although official practice did i tack and finally toppled tile ' banding it oil to in the line. In a brilliant first-period not start until November 1. ! , , , . | , 1-'ay ton on a reverse around right, ice as a flying naval cadet. Ray rfavored Juniors in me |f t h Zimmerman, junior wingman, sign- exhibition against Arkansas the!s«ph» Ready Dayton cut inside l.uklc. re- | son s most sparkling games, \\ nh , twice and running" ed up during the Thanksgiving holi- black-thatched little back caught ai ' Although Brannon has not dec id* w ( jthe play being much closer than the through the entire .honor team for days. touchdown pass from Dick Dwelle 10(l on his sturling line-up us yet, The loss of Zimmerman and Elite!'""1 off taokle a fevv mo*! Gomez, Palmer, Lambert and Gloss, :-wore indicates. Stat i.-tii showed the t.>nfhdo$n, Ironically, • he in;-' will seriously hamper Xeely's plans • mt'nls later for 41 yards and the;.,]} lottermen, will probably join the Engine-' - naming five fii -i iu ed his ankle as he rrorsed the lut et T tne us U'o.al ;!!.•" and Wed t< i e moved for 1.942. Zimmerman, a 'standout our"''""' *' ' " H°. behind 14-0. j Kinney as sta r t e r s for the first ,](,wiis to tin Junior'.- four. The Kn- defense. caught the second-period | "'s 4-S-yard run in the closing period ya , with Harmon Walters, Guy I fro m the jt'fti; * the otS • I'l.ni!'te I iltpif iiiis jfov '• Honor System or Proctors? The Thresher 1941 Member 1942 H'fc The approach of the December examination period brings up again Hfcf the problem of the operation of the honor system, particularly since a top- Associated Collegiate Press 11 heavy proportion of repofied violations here have involved freshmen. Represented for National a winter carnival 'genie Gantt, Jimmie Coman, Patty ' • . : Advertising by is the theme chosen by PALS and.Gaston, Phil Hardy, Carolyn Knapp, A marked increase in the number of infractions of the institute exami~ ; National Advertising Service, Inc. Pre-Laws for their annual formal to| Charlie M o s e r, Elizabeth Knapp. I. '' nation code last year has caused the honor council to redouble its efforts | College Publisher Repi-esentatives be given on December 13. The dance | Daid Farnsworth, Sue Kurth, Blair in educating students to their moral responsibilities under the code. 1420 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. will be at the Houston Club from i Coleman, Elizabeth Land, Billy The next six months will tell a great deal about the honor system that j Chicago—Boston—Los Angeles 10 till 2, Smellage, Rosemary McKinney, De- I is in operation at the institute. San Francisco witt Gayle, Hortense Manning, Aus- fi! the rice ywea I If the council meets with success in its efforts to stamp out cheating tin Wilson, Elizabeth Philbrook, Da- Business Staff entertained with a games party T after a particularly bad record during the J940-41 term, the prevailing vid Hannah, Margaret Powell, Bob- yesterday at Weingarten's Game system will have won a significant victory at a critical time. Entered as second class matter, by Baldwin, Ann Quinn, Juan Vina. I Room on University Boulevard. Stu- ! October 17, 1916, at the post office Dody Richey, Charlie Bartley, Eve- I If another succession of honor council trials follows the coming ex- dents there met many of the faculty j in Houston, Texas, under the act of lyn Smith, John Sanders, Marion aminations, there will be serious grounds fr the introduction of a complete wives and played cards. proctoring system to replace the hypocritical half-guard that is maintained | March 1879. Subscription price: ; Smith, Jim H a r g r o v e, Maybeli a bridge party | Smith, Virgil Harris, Carolyn Wells, now in certain large classes where the honor system is an honor system in I by mail, one year 50c payable in i advance. ' for Stellouise Parker will be given ; Eldred Robinson, Tommy Hammond. name only. next Wednesday at the River Oaks | M a ftha Williford, Bob Wiggins. In an effort to reacquaint the student body with the code to which i Editorial Staff | Country Club by Carolyn and Eliza- Mary Sumners, Bob Tull, Katherine they pledge themselves on examinations, We will publish for the next two ; beth Knapp. The honoree was for- Editor Pat Nicholson j Wakefield, Bob Gay, Reba Bethea. j merly Stellouise Godbold. weel(s special articles by the honor council. Sports Editor Buck Wright j Henry Hogan, B e 11 y Bills, John o Asst. Sports Editor Easy Kegg the engineers I Rigor, Mary Ellis, Howard Taylor. Society Editors Rosemary will get together at another one i Betty Jo Justus, Starke Taylor, Ella McKinney, Elizabeth Knapp | of their parties tonight at Camp I McAshan, Sonny Bevans, Mary J«> Staff Photographer | Beaty. There will be dancing, and j McGinnis, Clinton Quinn, Evelyn Intramurals Booming Harvey Amraerman ' refreshments Will be served. i Nicholson, Jack Clemens, Myra Jean ' ebls Shimeall, Doug Steinman, Bobby 7 he student intramural program, remaugurated here in September, i Reporters Warren Simpson, ! Sahol. Wayne Bowman, Pat Ste- 1939 with the creation of an intramural council now within the association, Neil Brennan, David Farns- Wednesday evening gave a hay vengf johnny Graves, Betsy Tha.v- continues a steady growth with the completion of the third season of intra- worth, Jim Hargrove, Edd jnde which progressed slowly to-;ton> Bilj Tom cl()SSi Pat Xrammei;. mural football under the new set-up. Payne, Marjorie Paxson, Betty wards Memorial Park, where Hor- Red Anderson, and Ann Wallis. Early competition in basketball indicates that new records in number Lou Johnson, Sam Brock, Jess I tense's and Ann's lost fire was j found. Refreshments were served of entries and student interest will be established in this sport, which has suf- Bessinger, Charles Ratcliff, Na- talie Rogers, Dick Carnes, Betty J around the fire and singing fol-1 fered a bit heretofore in comparison with intramural touch football. Jo Jones, and Nell Ranson. ; lowed. Among those present were | GRAYS Student Director Jerry Dobelman and Gilbert Hermance of the De- •Halora Adams, Ray Skaggs, Betty j CREDIT JEWELERS Proofreader partment of Physical Education, already preparing for the spring intramural Jim Moody Anne Anderson, Edward Schulen-j Watches and Diamonds Business Mgr. Manro Oberwetter campaign, are due a great deal of credit for maintaining and increasing I berg, Jane Barnes, Bill Kieschnick, j Sales Promotion Joyce Waycott ; Dorothy Dayton, John Seilingsloh, I .C-0400 908 Preston Ave. Audcni participation in a worthwhile program left tn obscurity too long. Circ. Manager Francis Collins 'Margaret Freeman, Dick Bloss, Eu-1 _o i | A .4 History Squabble Ask Kathryn Stansbury I ying with the war participation issue on not a few college campuses j and Betty Ann Anderson these days is a new dispute centering around the teaching of American and (Shop Collegiate Repre- world history. Prof. Ralph .1. Burns of Dartmouth College touched off sentatives) about these the fireworks with the charge that American history boolfs arc "so provincial- slick new— ized by a dominant .school of Harvard historians" that millions of Americans are virtually ignorant of Russia, Canada and South America. Th ese Harvard authors. Dr. J3ums told the New Jersey Education Association, live in C ambridge in the Winter and Cape Cod m the summer j Junior and "look wistfully to the 'tight little island' (England) whence all culture cdtne." As a result, the Dartmouth education professor declared, school text- glad nfgs books make scant mention of other lands and "our youth know nothing even of Canada and Mcxico. let alone any land south or north of those boun- daiies. for holiday One authority on history at Harvard University. Pro). Arthur M. Schlesinger, responded to the Dartmouth educator's charges. rug-cutting "It is highly flattering to Harvard to think that it can dominate the history education of a country 3,000 miles long and containing a hundred and thirty million people," he commented. However, lie said, no history textbooks of high school level have been i 12.95 wntten by Harvard professors. Gals will go gay this Christ- mas time, so choose your fetchin' formala now . . . Quotable Quotes swishing taffeta, clinging Study words. I.eain words, especially short words. Study the Bible jersey, luscious crepe and and study Shakespeare for Words. If I learned one gieat lesson at the univer- net, all of fine rayon yarns, sity it lvas the lesson of research— where to find out what I wanted to know; and designed to do things to what to read, how to read. And I have spent a lifetime in research and j your figure and to the stag leading. Words arc the most wonderful things. Made up of just 26 letters— j yd they describe everything in the world, from the beginning of lime until j line. Sizes 9 to 15 . . . from now. I love words. 1 love to set reporters write. I love to see the printed • Houston's only exclusive page come up. To me it is/beautiful. '--A'/. E. Mcfo /* osier, founder of j junior shop. C'mon up! the Houston (Texas) Chronicle and editor emeritus of the Houston Press, j Qluh fy&upi The Student; Religious Council. _ There will be an open meeting of will, me (ft at Autry House. Tuesday j the Pre-Med Society at Autry House at 12 noon. Committees will discuss tonight at 8:.JO. Movies of the Pre- the rewriting of the council const!-, Med picnic will IH? shown. QM lotion. A luncheon for the Episcopal stu- A games- party was given at 2512 dents was held J hursday at Autry Shop Collegiate I Diversity Thursday, sponsored by. House at 12:15 p.m. I he Reverend fifth floor the YWCA. j J. T. Bagby was the guest speaker.! FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1941 THE THRESHEK PAGE SEVEN SiuU By Edd Payne Tiny, Morrison and Nancy Allen went to College Station together Thanksgiving, where the Long-Mor- better musicians—bad programs. Last Monday, they pulled out rison attempt backfired. Some of Igor Gorin and some songs and then proceeded to make the pro- the OWLS f o u n d themselves un- gram balance by adding Ros- escorted at the OWLS style show. Their dates were in the drug store sini, Weber, and Gold mark. .Story. A long and very interesting talking football over cokes (?) or Gorin Falters 'program was beautifully performed. something. A m o n g the deserters Rossini is a very good musician.! gong after song was given in the were Dobelman and Bob Wright. really. The little Italian turned out ,anu. pm,p U)ne^ al] a cappella> ai, Fulshear stalks OX in A House at more good tunes than anybody ex- . , , . , . . , 8 a.m. The usual 8 to y lack of com- «.pt Mvmn mi th«- w«W. hymn' ,'™1 mua,al1 ms'Eht petition is a big help. Kimball and writers. Consequently the program1'111 all-male chorus can not hope to Epson have more in common than started off with a bang—or rather i achieve all the effects that a mixed their first name. Oran steered Hap- a drum roll. But then we had to hear 1 group can. py c I e a r of the Saturday night Mr. Gorin run through "Eri tu" and Thjs (llMHOnstrat,d soni(> wolves, pleading bowling-muscle fa- we began to realize what was in , .. ... , . the iinest dynamic work possible, tigue. Lucy Ann made College Sta- store tor us. lhen we listened to 1 and made up in discipline and per- tion and Dallas during the holidays, Igor (by now I had lost my respect feet rhythm what it; lacked in tone leaving Tat disgruntled Conley with quality. a lull in his life. Don Morrison is Factotuni" in a most inexcusable eyeing an Atkinson not yet on the way. My candid opinion is that it ' am afraid to comment on the Rice campus. Uetta Louise (Cookie) was the poorest performance I have . '"dividual songs. 1 he selections i uni isn't losing any time easting her ever heard in Houston. The rest of ' Glinka s Lite oi the 1 sar w usl ; The Shirt Thai Sp eahs shadow ahead. his numbers were somewhat better.' J' d>out '•he most interesting The "Lord's Prayer" was really well ' things "h 'he program, out the au For Itself. . . The EBLS itayride was really done, but he encored with his re- j 'hence got its big kick out ol the "jam-up" as anyone who went in garbled version of the Rossini i humorous songs. one Of those 2-by-4' trucks will read- "Largo" amid happy applause. ; Program One look at the Arrow Sussex shirt tells you why it's ily tell you. They tell me that on a A lone, the orchestra was very; The Symphony will play again on- a "must' for the college man s wardrobe. Sussex is a clear day you could see down to the good, although it had nothing with j Monday evening and will give the handsome shirt with the new lower neckband and third layer consisting of De Witt which it' could really work. The pro- :following program: Dvorak's "Two Gayle, Howard Taylor, Katy Wake- the wide-spread collar that is flattering and comfort- gram was entirely too light, and' Slavic Dances" and "The Water field, and McKinney and Sniitty. able for any wearer. In whites, solids, or stripes. Trim- most of the audience was a little Witch." Rabaud's "Process oi. Xoc- ly tailored to fit the torso and Sanforized-shrunk (fab- Hob Gay was heard screaming at in- tervals, "Don't cut it off. Doc, don't disappointed. I believe. tunte." and Tschaikovsky's 1812 ric shrinkage less than 1% ). Get some today, §2 up. cut it off." Ed Sehulenberg's nice The Don Cossacks are anoihei 1 Overture and Sixth Symphony. fuzzy coat collected fog all the way from Memorial Park to the Knapps. Cinema Row It was wrung out with great cere- mony. Justus appeared with Stark. We hear that he and Dwelle both ARROW SN/RR like the gal. Awah! Ann Quia Tennessee Farmer Competes strummed her guitar t.o the Latin strain of Vina's eyes. We still can't understand how ( loss managed to get folded up enough to sit in his With Garbo for Spotlight allowed 6 inches. Two of the most publicized films does the entire cast, which im We hear that Harvey Amn\erman and Peggy Johnson are coke-dating of the year and a better-than-avef-j^alter Brennan and the new jcovery, Joan Leslie. these days. Also that Louie and age football musical will be dis jGarbo Again Hancel have decided to be not quite played at th< principal downtown! „ , , „ .. 1 ' ! Ttwo-race Tj d Woman,' the new .so steady. Looks like your chance, theaters this week The ballvhooed I , , , , Garbo tilm, has already been bom •- Joe. plays are "Sergeant York" starring i, , , . ., , ^akowitzj^rof. of Decem. v. How come Kugeley doesn't write Gar•y Cooper, at the Majestic, and" ! barde, d , b*y, the Legio» n , , • , ' prttebably because of the daring work this column? "Iwo-raced Woman with Greta .ON MAIN AT RUSK of S. X. Behraiann on the script. Garbo and Meivyn Douglas at! Miss Garbo is seen as a sober skiing Loew's State. The other attraction, coach at an Idaho resort, who mar lnsirilo, Glen Garr, "Rise and Shine," offers Jack Oakie j ries one of her pupils. Meivyn Doug- and Linda Darnel! in a musical com-1 NBl las. Mr. Douglas is forced to return George Wald Star ed;, of unusual brightness and ap- ; to Xew York, where he falls in with peal, opening at the Met. an unscrupulous old flame. 11 is At Local Hot Spots War Extra wife hears of it, appears as hot own "Sergeant York" is the story of; glamorous twin sister and reel ills Vic lnsirilo, appearing now at the Alvin C, York, the Tennessee farm- j him. Aragon Ballroom, features eight er whose exploits in the first World, The best 'recommendation for new pieces out of eleven, with a new- War, including a fabulous capture | "Rise and Shine" is the fact that it vocalist. Jewel Dean of Dallas, and of 1.'52 German prisoners, ranked is based on James Thurber's book, Jimmy Wyble, an electric guitarist. him as one of America's greatest; "My Life and Hard Times," A tra- enlisted heroes. The wildly enthusi-1 ditional tale of a dumb gridiron sil- A nangements by members of the astic reecption offered this film so cess, it displays Jack Oakie, Linda band are full of jive and rhythm, far is in sharp contrast to the gen-1 Darnell. George Murphy, and Wal the sort of danceable stuff appre- eral apathy produced by all pictures ter Brennan. The musical end is ciated by Aragon patrons. concerning the present war. Gary suggested by such songs as "I'm: Cooper, from all accounts, gives a Making a Play for You" and "Hail George Wahl, a West Coast band, most distinguished performance, as to Bolenciecwcz." arrived Thursday to replace Hal Howard at the Plantation. Wald will play for the Houston Symphony so- ciety ball to be held December 16. METROPOLITAN ARROW SHIRTS Nils and Nad.vne, billed as "dance thrills" are currently appearing NOW Mark Hellinger's Robert Benclilev with Glen Garr's band at the Rice The new Arrow Shirts are here in HILAKIOUS RIOT OF and Pluto Cartoon Empire Room, w h i c h features a FOOTBALL AND MUSIC good-looking s t r i p e s, flattering Wednesday rhumba night and spe- shades, and the last word in Arrow cial program for college students on collar styles Monday. $2.00 and up Campanile Proofs Due On Saturday JACK OAKIE • LINDA DARNELL GEO MURPHY • MILTON BERLE The last Campanile business staff; WALTER BRENNAN • DONALD MEEK meeting of the year will be held to-, day at 1:15 p.m. in A.B. 202, busi- •4^ ness manager Laurence Jitdd said Private instructions in ballroom Plate Lunches, Breakfast Thursday. dancing. and Sandwiches Campanile editor Robert Knox an- Day or evening Now Being Served nounced Thursday that proofs oft yearbook pictures would be selected Pauline Campbell LAWSON DRUG by the editorial staff unless stu- 1304 Chenevert C-7432 Free Delivery H-0085 dents indicated their own choice of] • pictures by Saturday. •'= fe, Hi' PAGE EIGHT THE THRESHER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1941 I News Five-Year Dance I At Beaty Tonight _0_ The Five-Year Club, organization for engineering students who have been at the Institute more than four 37c DECCA RECORDS years, will sponsor a dance at Camp Beaty tonight, beginning at 8:30. Intramural basketball got under Towerman, composed of the fellows at SEARS Record Shop way last Thursday as West Hall, from the Faculty Tower led by Long An admission charge of fifty Kally Club II, Fighting 42's and Se- John Marshall. Another new team cents, stag or couple, will be charg- ductive Sophs won opening games to be seen is Mr. Stoop Dickson's ed, officials of the club said. Re- DOWNSTAIRS FLOOR handily. No upsets were recorded, "Athletes," composed of himself, freshments will be served. TONIGHT WE LOVE YOU AND I with all favorites coming in on Mitchell Sadler, Barron Ellis, Dick General chairman for the affair (Tschaikowaky's Concerto No. BRAHMS' LULLABY schedule. j Dwelle, and several other star foot- is Lloyd Davis, president of the stu- 1, B Flat Minor) 3940 Bing Crosby In the feature game, the powerful' bailers. Mr. Dickson said they were dent association. He is being assist- I LOVE YOU MORE, MORE JIM West Hall sank the game and sur-. interested in the game and would j ed by Norvil Baker, head cheer- EVERY DAY A NEW SHADE OF BLUE prisingly strong Navy team 40-27.! endeavor to follow the prescribed | ptli leader. 3973 Woody Herman 3963 Jimmy Dorsey The Hallers were extended for the t rules; howeer, he asked for an ad-j I SHEPHERD'S SERENADE THIS LOVE OF MINE first half, pulling out in front with! vance pardon in case some of the! —... u..~—l|— THE ANNIVERSARY WALTZ JIM four minutes to play and finishing j men should start playing according 4065 Bing Crosby Ella Fitzgerald strong. Sparking the Westerners, to the gridiron. OWLS Directories ELMER'S TUNE CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO 1 were Rogers with twelve, Smith and' Collapse :v-' ' ANGELS COME THRU THE BOOGLIE WOOGLIE 1 To Remain on Sale McKenzie each with ten, and Dub j A major intramural upset was.the 3929 Bob Crosby PIGGY Banow with 8 points. For the Navy ,sudden collapse of the two football! I DON'T WANT TO SET THE Of a total of 000 copies of the 3905 Johnny Long it was all Sparks, who counted 14. ! teams rated to finish in the finals, WORLD ON FIRE TWO IN LOVE Owl Directory. 700 were sold as of Rally II Strong West Hall and the Seductive Sophs. CONCERTO A SINNER KISSED AN Wednesday night, Nell Poole, presi- The strong Rally Club II followed j]n the semi-final, the Hallers, play- 3999 Guv Lombardo ANGEL Its usual custom and overwhelmed illK without, their star. Bill Closs, dent of OWLS said. Priced at 25 4009 Bob Crosby the hard trying but impotent Super-.< couldn't do anything right and cents each, the directories went on men 16-16. For the Club Ben Smith j dropped the game to the hustling ' sale Monday morning at !), and 400 was high with 14. The rest of thejjazzy Juniors on penetrations. Ob- copies were sold in the first three points were divided between Colley, I viously. the cause of the breakdown t AfH, ROEBUCK AND hours. They will remain on sale at Taylor. Tomforhde, and Anderson.; Closs' being called to the baa-. was least through today in Sallyport, Don Leigh's defensive playing stood ketball team. The Engineers sur- Main and Fannin at Richmond out- prised everyone when they decisive- and then will be placed in the Co-op, Miss Poole said. ly the other two games played, jy upset the Seductive Sophs 18-2 ihe favored 42's blotted out the un-jand went on to win the title. No conditioned Rally Club I 41-15. Ihe.|credit can be taken away from the winners were sparked by Dick Jones hard-working* champions, composed with 1:8 points, with Dick Bloss scor-j for the most part of junior mechan- ing Hi for the losers. I he Clubbers, K.a] engineers. They fought their playing without respite, played well; v ay UJ) from an obscure spot in the •or the first half but were worn; bottom of the league standings down by the strong reserve strength! ,-ight up to the top. of the 42's. The Seductive Sophs With the return of good weathei lived up to advance predictions by j j more important, the fixing up oiling over the Unknowns .'17-5. The , of the tennis courts, the often-post- j Sophs bt hind Leahy with points, I p0nerj novice tennis matches are to and Sherwitz with 10. had no trou be resumed this week-end. All par-! ble w i t h the unpredictable Un- tir.ipants left in the tournament will i 1 known*. The losers, however, cave { hf? c.onUu.t(,ri and niatches wil! be! pvomise of developing into a fine Iranged ball club with a bit more experience,! .. , , ... * ; Next. Ihursdavs basketball sched-; N i'W teams ule: ¥ O New teams in action include the 1 Small Gj m | 7:•*>()—Supermen vs. Fighting 42's. | War— }S:15—Rally Club I vs. Athletes, j 0:00—Rally Club II vs. Engineers.! (Continued from page 2) Large Gym Vmeriea, England, China, and thej 7:30—Navy vs. Towermen. j Dutch Indies are strong enough to f 8:15—Unknowns vs. Pre-Meds. put an overwhelming ring around i 9:00—Sophs vs. West Hall. Nippon. Japan herself is disorgan-, iied and drained and war-weary; her air and naval strength could not Symonds— DOROTHY McGUIRE hope to last against the array of (Continued from page 1) powers mentioned above. On the . . . popular star of John 111her hand, if Germany is victorious ] rations, Mary Clark Jarvis, Estelle Golden's hit play "Claudia," in Russia and the Near East, then Lindsay. Francese Mo ran, Helen says Merry Christmas to Russia and England could no longer t Palmer, June Whittington. Hancel her many friends with tha tieip' us mop up in Greater East Langham, Dorenda Hale, and Ann cigarette that Satisfies. \>-ia, the commentator pointed out. j Tuck, chairman; patron bids, Ma I'- ll is answer, then, is "we need not! garet Ann Sullivan, Beth Hummel, fear Japan, unless we fear to take j Porky Jessup; orchestra, Grace Pic- advantage of our present chance to (ton. defeat her." Major Eliot's speech The Legals* committeemen have was extremely factual and prosaic; been designated as follows: patron he did not venture into philosophy bids, Buzzy Baird; publicity, John to furnish us squeamish ones with Graces; orchestra, Bill Arnold and spiritual justifications for erasing Box Knox; decorations, Warren Diir little brown brothers. His view- Woodward; general arrangements, point is that of a man sighting down "ftfanro Oberwetter, Bob Wommack, the barrel of a gun. Pat Nicholson and O. L. Colley. It 's Che sterfield The orchestra committees of the f two societies have decided that the ... it's his cigarette and mine music of Walter Symonds and the Knight Owls is hard to surpass, so This year they're saying jVTIONS that group will occupy the hand- stand and give forth from 10 till 2. Merry Christmas with Chesterfields. jm iipy fojj nA y: mi Bids will lie placed on sale in Sally- port. Monday. For your friends in the Service And for the folks at home A I « What better Christmas present STUDENTS NEW AND OLD WILL Than these beautiful gift cartons FIND A FRIENDLY WELCOME AT Of 10 packs, 3 packs, or 4 tins of 50. Milder Better-Tasting Nothing else you can buy Hebert's Barber & Beauty Shop ... that's why Will give more pleasure for the money. Buy Chesterfields THE DORMITORY'S SHOP FOR YEARS For your family and friends 1717 Biasonnet J-2-1868 Beautifully packed for Christmas. Copyright 1941, LICCETT & MYEM TOBACCO CO. U-