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Basketball Team Has 2 for 3 Three One-Act Plays to Be Presented 12 I If? 0 7HEX/CE VOLUME THIRTY-SEVEN NUMBER TWELVE HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1949 Entered as second class mailing matter, October 17, 1916, at the Post Office, Houston, under the act of March 3, 1879. Basketball Beauties and the Beast Senior Follies To Feature Team Has Variety of Rice Talent 2 for 3 Will Raise Funds to Finance With all the hullaballoo aroused Senior Prom at Shamrock by the football team, Cotton Bowl This Saturday night, a new tra- fund drive. It is two holid hours of tickets and the like, the Rice bas- dition is being born at the Rice In- the best amateur talent the Insti- ketball five, one of the three defend- stitute: "The Follies of '50, that tute has to offer. Squires has ex- ing co-champs of the Southwest, is, the Senior Class Follies, inaug- pressed surprise at the large num- slipped into the campus sports pic- urated this year under the able ber of students who have proved ture as they played three games in leadership of Bob Squires and Wal- sufficiently talented, and he has the past week, winning in two of ly Love joy. The "Follies" is not a made the most of the abliities of- their outings. Last Wednesday (No- fered. vember 31) the Owls opened their Under the able emceeing of Her- season against Sam Houston State, by Fred, the "Follies will contain all a perennial East Texas power, and, of the usual ingredients, and a few led by captain Warren Switzer and more. There will be a chorus line J. D. White, the Owls were victor- of twenty (count 'em) 20 beautiful lous 74-65. Rice was forced to come The Follies of '50 presents Riceites at their better mo- girls, and an auxiliary of a lesser from behind at half-time to take this ments. Harry Hoover, in Rice man's heaven and the girls— number of (Neanderthal) men. In victory. S w i t z e r dropped in 14 everyone knows them. addition, there "will be a SEXY points before he fouled out in the BABE. On the other hand, the EBLS third quarter, and this left White are presenting a skit entitled "Al- open for his 18 points and high ways A Bridesmaid, But Never A point man for the Blue and Gray. Three One-Act Plays Bride." However in the next game, in La- All of the "Follies," however, is fayette, Louisiana, the Owls were not so trivial; several of the acts struck a cruel blow by dame fate To Be Presented will be devoted exclusively to rais- as Tommy Hu&gens, a letterman ing the cultural level of the aud- forward from Lufkin, i-e-injured a Three one-act plays will be pre- analysis to the point of almost alien- ience. One skit will be devoted trick knee in the first quarter, and sented by the Bide Dramatics Club, ating both husband and sister. PAtiL HAYMES to a survey of the movie industry, Warren Switzer was hampered Friday, December 16 at 8 p.m. in the Tickets for the plays will be sold botlis domestic and foreign. in the Student Lounge next week throughout the time he was play- Fondren Lecture Lounge. The direc- This story was originally planed ing, and he ottyed only a little him- for $1.00, including tax. tors and cast of the plays have been to include a description of the acts, self, with a sprained ankle. Coupled Paper Announces announced by the president of the but at the last moment, it was de- with the fact that the Owls seemed The Rice Institute and the cided to omit this, because, in the to be able to do nothing right, club, Pat Lipscomb. Tuesday Music Club an- Letter to the Editor words of Director Love joy, 'We are these injuries were the main factors The first performance will be nounce that Sir Thomas Bee- afraid that Westerbrook Christian in a 42-26 loss to Southeastern Lou- Lawrence Langner's "Another Way Contest for Rice would take steps to prevent the per- isiana Institute. SLI has a fine cage Out". William Pilcher, graduate ar- cham's lecture on December formance." squad and took a decision from last chitecture student, is the director, 11, 194, will be held in the With this issue, the Thresher an- 0 -year's champs as well as this year's and members of the cast include Pat Auditorium of the San Jacin- nounces the inauguration of a week- squad. Cunningham, Bob Warren, Lynn to High School at the corner ly contest. Each week, the Thresher Unfortunately, one newspaper Buse, Dean Hill and Georgia Hink. will award a caron of Chesterfields Clayton Addresses was quick to draw the conclusion of Holman and San Jacinto The story portrays a painter, an to the author of the best letter to that, inasmuch as SLI had been author, a countess, a book-agent, Streets. Additional tickets the etitor. All letters must be in Rice Students rather soundly thumped by Loyola, and a maid who are tangled up in may be obtained by contact- a team that the University of Hous- an "amatory mess". ing the Tuesday Music Club by Tuesday noon; the contest will be judged by the editor, and all On Great Britain ton took into camp fairly easily, "First and Last" by John Gals- or the Rice Institute. Rice Institute has definitely a team worthy is directed by Henry Wal- entries are subject to publication. "Tubby" Clayton, chaplain to the playing second fiddle to the Cou- ters, senior academic student. This The Chesterfields, which will be English Royal family, talked of Lon- gars. A writer may live to rue the tragedy of two people involved in a Frosh, Constitution given away, are being donated by words since it is pretty early in the don to an audience of 3 Rice stu- murder, and of a brother who sells the Chesterfield Cigarette Company, dents Tuesday night, Anderson 108. season and most writers have the Vote on Tuesday through the efforts of Paul Haymes, his soul for the sake of material "22 million people live in Lon- sense not to rely to too great an ex- Freshmen elections will be held senior BA major from Houston, who gains is performed by Etta Colish, don," stated the Australian priest. tent on comparative scores. Tuesday, December 12. The entire was recently appointed Chesterfield Art Cole, and Paul Cupek. James Half the people of the British Em- It is feared that Hudgens will be representative to the Rice campus. Gorges is serving as assistant di- student body will vote at the same pire live in London. For 45 days (Continued on page 3) rector. time on the revised Constitution. Last year, in the same capacity, 0 these people were subjected to con- The final play will be "Suppress- A political rally sponsored by Paul won a portable radio for con- tinuous bombardment. "The darn- ed Desires" by Susan Glaspell, Forum Committee will be held in verting more students to Chester- age was appalling arid, now, piece Radio Audiences which is being directed by Lyndon the Chem Lecture Hall, Saturday fields than any othes campus repre- by precious piece of scarce wood, Can Order Bowl McKnight, senior architecture stu- noon. All candidates are requested sentative. This year Paul has sup- London is being rebuilt^" said Fath- dent. The cast includes Ruey Boone, to appear. plied Chesterfields for sale when er Clayton. the machine in the Lounge has been Programs Early Bob Bradbury and Barbara Roos. The candidates for Freshmen Father Clayton was visiting in the The plot revolves around a woman out of order, and has done general Radio and television football fans class offices are as the following: United States and Canada to talk who has gone all out for phycho- public relations work around the were promised a break today as president, James Baker, Fred Dur- with those young men and women rance, Bass Wallace; vice-president, campus. officials of the Cotton Bowl at Dal- —0 who had signed to spend the month las announced advance copies of the Shirley Armstrong, Therese Ar- of August in Britain, at their own Souvenir Program for the New Special Student Train nold, Lynn Buse, Martha Hodge; expense helping to rebuild the Year's game to be played January secretary-treasurer, Dave Chapman, APO Installation Health, Housin, Welfare, and Edu- 2nd will be mailed to sports en- To Go To Cotton Bowl Bob Hammert; student council rep- cation of the East End of London thusiasts anywhere in the United resentative, Dorothy Kelly, Wayne Banquet Planned as Winant Volunteers. A special train run by the Bur- Berrett, Bill Rapson, 'Julia Picton, States. At this regional convention of the Father Clayton left Houston Wed- lington-Rock Island Railroad will Erminie Chambers, Ann Lingenfel- Heretofore, official programs APO, the date was set for the for- nesday after making speeches to leave Houston at 6:30 a.m., January ter, Sarah Faulkner, Marlin Cruse, have been available to the public mal installation of the petitioning interested students at Rice and the 2, to take students and their guests Allen Pierce. only on the day of the game, he to the Cotton Bowl. chapter of Rice into the national University of Houston to go back pointed out. fraternity. The affair will be Sun- The train arrives in Dallas at to his work at All Hallows Barking, In announcing the innovation, Mr.- day, December 11 and will consist 12:01 p.m. where it will be met by There will be an important a small parish in the slums of East Stewart said programs would be of the installation ritual followed special buses.
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