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Volume XXXV Z7S8 HOUSTON, TEXAS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1#47 Number 9 lft '' Four Day Easter Holiday Med American Physical Dramatics Club and Student Council Present Society Has 280th By Jennings at Council Session Meet at Institute "The Importance of Being Earnest" Saturday Motion Made Proposes In Spite of Troubles... The Physics faculty at Rice Insti- Wilde Comedy About A Council Publication tute were the hosts Nov. 28 and 29 for tho American Physical society's Victorian Manners 280th meeting. The selection of by Alfred Chatham-Strode New RI Comes Out- Rice for a meeting place is a sign The student council passed two of the Institute's growing promi- An outstanding dramatic group, But Only 250 Copies the National Repertory T h e a t e i, outstanding measures the last two nence as a research and training will present Oscar Wilde's The Im- moetings. One of these sets up a center for American scientists. by Brady Tyson portance of Being Earnest at the council publication designed to keep Karl K. Darrow, physicist from After tho proverbial trials and tri- San .Jacinto high school auditorium the students informed on issues be- the Bell laboratories and secretary bulations RI, the Rice Institute Ma- Saturday at 8:15 p.m. fore their representatives. A resolu- gazine, hit the Rice newsstands last of the society, said "A contributing tion presented J>y Ed Jennings Tues- week. Unfortunately there were not reason for the selection of Rice is The National Repertory Thenar day put the council on record as enough to go around, only 250 copies the distinction of its physicist- company, part of the Radio Rfiffe urging that the administration were printed. But those Rice stu- president, Dr. William V. Houston." ing Artists, is composed chiefly of adopt, a four-day Easter holiday dents who were lucky enough to get This marked the first occasion of college graduates. Tin- company, plan. copies thoroughly enjoyed them. the organization holding a meeting striving to gain a phuv in the Ibe- in Texas, life of the nation, tourb-r The council publication was sug- RI Survey under, the auspices of uiilvu'^WJ1 gested by Joe Reilly last week. He The RI survey, "Why Go to Function of Meeting throughout tin' ecjuntr.v. The Ki.v set forth the plan and purpose of School?" suffered a great deal from The major function of this meet- Institute student council a'nd Dra- the bulletin as follows: "This bul- lack of space. Had the staff of the ing was the reading of papers to matic club is sponsoring .t.hf-:i fh*(|j||i| letin is to be published frequently publication been able to use a two the gathered scientists. Many of the Tanagra Kunellos as Cecily Cardew and Barbara Belden as Gwendolyn ton performance. and is designed to supplement the page spread it is quite sure that Rice faculty and graduate students Fairfax enjoy a moment of pleasant companionship in Oscar Wilde's play, articles appearing in the THRESH- (Continued on Page 6) of Physics presented reports of "The Importance of Being Earnest." A gay and wit.tv comedy of Vi .- ER and to devolop student interest 0 their independent research and as- torinn manners, the play takes plae'r in the council. Copies of bills and signed research problems. in London on a Mimnter week-end in amendments will also appear in full At the banquet held Friday night, The Importance of Being' in order to get more interested stu- Rice Delegates to Arthur H. Compton, president of Neil) Vet Organization That Sponsors EarnetK has been a favorite among dents to express their views and Washington university and a dele- theater-goers on two continents, ninf come to council meetings." NSA Convention in gate to the U. N. E. S. C. 0., struck Townhall Meetings May Come to Rice was produced with success last vent an optimistic note in his after din- by the Houston Little Theater. Reilly will act as chairman of the ner address. Dr. Compton stated Student loaders as well as faculty Directed by Cook committee which consists of Jimmy Dallas Offer Plans that he does not fear the use to members have been approached re- Meyers, Frank Sheldon, Nancy Watson, Magee Are The National Repertory group i which men will put scientific dis- cently to get their opinions toward directed by Michael Cook. Mi. Cool Hoot), Forbes Gord'in and Carolyn The Rice delegates will present coveries and projected a vision of Picked asAll-SWC establishing on the campus a chap- has appeared on Broadway and a! .> Groom. two definite plans to the Dallas hope. ter of a new organization called "The with the Pasadena playhouse in Holiday Proposal constitutional convention of the Two of the Owls football stars Unlike many of his pessimistic GI Congress." California, The Easter holiday proposal pre- Texas-Oklahoma NSA region it was colleagues, he said he believes the made the AP Ail-Southwest Confer- Ralph Newman of Washington, D. sented by Jennings provides for a disclosed Tuesday when Brady Ty- The east, many of whom ImVtt weapons physics has supplied are ence team. "Joltin' Joe" Watson and C., one of tlie founders of the or- four-day recess from the Thursday son submitted the reports of the appeared in New York product ions, now contributing and will continue "Ilawg Jaw" Magee were selected ganization, visited the Institute lie- preceding Easter to tho Tuesday campus NSA committees to the stu- includes William Browden, Tana- to contribute to the prevention of in the ccnter aod guard positions re- fore the holidays and talked to Dr. following- It is also resolved by the dent oouneil. gra Kanellos, Barbara Belden, Dean war. spectively on the first team. Houston and several students'. Thoir council that the students are will- Jimmy Meyers, Alfred Chatham- Nelson. Isabella Ward, Rockwell •,i¥*. Tho rest of the team lines up as reactions to fits outfit were favor- ing to have the holidays on Wash- Strode and Tysoti will ask the Dal- Stone, Mary Lewis, Richard GilhY- follows: backs: Lane, Walker, Scott, able. las convention to set up a regional py and Abbott; Lewis. ington's birthday, Texas Indepen- Campanile Election Stout; ends: Bumgardner, Halliday; sub-commission to collect the stu- The GI Congress, as Mr, Newman Tickets for the production may to dence day and San Jacinto day can- guards: Cook; tackles: Harris, dent government constitutions of explained it, is more than anything, obtained from the booth on the Hice celled to make up for the extra days Of Favorites Today Winkler, at Easter. schools in Texas and Oklahoma. a kind of a nation-wide townhall campus or by phoning I- II 11-ext-oiii Both Watson and Magee just meeting where well known speakers si on M. The council felt that such a plan This sub-commission will be re- Nominations of Rice girls for missed being unanimous choices by address a group on current national would give the out-of-town students quested to aid member schools in "Favorites" in tho 1948 Campanile a narrow margin. The reason that and international issues, then lead their only chance to get home dur- the organization of their student will bo made from 9-1 p.m. today. Joe missed being chosen by all the an Open forum, during which the ing the second term. Mimeographed governments when they request in- There will be a table in Sallyport Local Chapter of voters was that Dick Harris, who audience asks questions. sheets for signatures will be circu- formation. and one in the Engineering building played tackle on offense and cen- lated by the council members in the The Rice delegation will also where all students may nominate The Name Tau Beta Pi Adds ter on defense for Texas, was placed near future. present a plan whereby a regional girls for this honor. The GI Congress is so named* in at the pivot post on one of the bal- that veterans are desired to become 13 New Members Feelings Known survey of comparative Negro arid Each person may nominate as lots of the coaches. Magee lacked the nucleus of the organization. Oitee Students are requested to make white educational opportunities in many as six senior girls and up to only two votes of taking one of the local units are established, the vet- The Texas Gamma chapter of their feelyigs on this question Texas and Oklahoma will be made. four girls in each of the other guard spots uncontested. erans will invite their r.on-veteran Tau Beta Pi, national honorary en- known.by signing either the "for" This survey would be directed to- classes. There will be lists at the friends to join them in discussing lo- gineering society, initiated 18 new or "against" columns on these wards furnishing the students in tables of the classification of all of The word was released Tuesday cal, international and national issues. members into the organization at,'a sheets. this region of NSA with informa- all girls. that Magee will play pro football The rest of the name comes from meeting held last week at Cohen Don Anderson, chairman of the tion regarding the comparative Everyone is asked to vote in order next season with the Philadelphia the fact that it is patterned after bouse. committee for the purchase of a Negro and white schools. to make this election as represen- Eagles of the National league. the United States Congress 'itself. j Two graduate member.- were in typewriter and mimeograph ma- The convention will be held Sat- tative as possible. On the second team, the Owls i thus -group, Perm E, Mnllownc-y and (Continued on Pago 2) urday and Sunday. placed two more men. James (Frog- The basis of the GI Congress- | Paul E. Pfieffer. Mr. Mullowtioy, gie) Williams was barely nosed out individual freedom, voluntary action 1 a member of the faculty at A. & M.,. of a first team end position, and and community responsibility — is was elected by Vandei-bllt's ch&pter. Wookie Sinclair Is Huey Keeney was picked in tho that of our form of government and Mr. Pfieffer is a Rice faculty mem'-' batfkfield. Keeney was one of the economy. The purpose is to preserve ber elected into the society in 194ft' VFW Queen for Day strongest contenders for the fourth and extend those ideals. And tho - and initiated this year. slot in the first team backfield. best method of doing so, Mr. New- man decided, is to sponsor this town Leonard Attwell, Jr. was the only Miss Wookie Sinclair, senior aca- 0 — meeting affau; where individuals get- (junior member initiated. The rest demic major and THRESHER so- together and talk it over. j were seniors. They are L.> v. retire ciety editor, was chosen Queen for Many Students Join Chapman, ,Tr., Jack Hill, Jr., George a. Day recently in n contest spon- "We disclaim any intentions of I Kane, ff. Raymond Livingston. Wit-" sored by the Veterans of Foreign raiding the U. S. Treasury. We ac- Civic Music Ass'n. j Ham McNuir, .Tool McGregor, .lack Wars cept the present GI Bill as a gener- ous and expedient measure," he said. ; Mlxon, Daniel North, Louis Rubin Miss Sinclair, one of four Rice Rice students have been allowed "And we oppose state or federal and Recce Wyant. girls entering the contest as repre- in on the ground floor of the Hous- bonuses for veterans and other such sentatives of different campus or- ton Civic Music association. Six schemes now being advanced by most ganizations. represented the Owen concerts for a three dollar member- veterans organizations. Wister Literary society. ship in said organization can be Doctors of Physics "We are convinced that at least Among the gifts received by Miss obtained, which entitles the music one million veterans already agree Sinclair are a week-end trip to Mis- lover to at least six concerts, as yet Create New Award with most of our principles. We in- sion Valley ranch, a trip to tho unannounced. Cotton Bowl on New Year's, a gold vite those individual veterans to join The holders of advanced degrees 11 What artists can be obtained dur- watch, a modeling course, $100 us in the GI Congress. Then we will in physics from Rice Institute have ing the heavy December through worth of clothing from Levy's and begin the vital job of proving to completed plana for the establish- March culture traffic is another a Scheaffer's pen and pencil set. other veterans and non-veteran# that ment of "The Harold Albert Wilson question. But this organization, 'something for nothing' is a false Judges in the contest were Coun- Research Award in Physics" to lie though novel to Houston, has func- philosophy." conferred annually. Since Dr. Wil- cilman Griffith, mayor pro tem J. tioned successfully for twenty-five S. Phillips, Mary Beth McDonald 0 son became professor of Physics m years in many other large cities. and Polly Beelow, "Miss Texas" of tft.lfi, 2-1 students have been awarded 1945. Each Civic Music Association has the degree of Doctor of Philosophy the advantage of the nation wide Houston to Address in physics, and many of them have 0 experience of "the Civic Concert continued their scientific work with ATTENTION VETERANS Professors' Ass'n. Service. Each year an experienced distinction. Book and equipment requisitions organizer, in this case Mr. William for the spring term will be prepared At the annual meeting of the Professor Wilson's retirement H. Fabian, a Houston attorney, as- over the Christmas holidays. These American Association of University from active duty in September, sists In the direction of member- requisitions will be based on the Professors tonight at 8 p.m. in 10IT, led to the establishment of a ship week. courses in which you are enrolled Cohen house, President William V. committee, composed of Dr. Norman as of Dec. 20 on the registrar's A really imposing list of artists Houston will speak on "The Fac- Richter, chairman; Dr. Maurice records. are presented as possibilities, with ulty Member in the Community." Ewing and Dr. T. W. Bonner, to If you are contemplating any practically everybody who ,is any- The president plans to discuss carry out the plans of the group. changes in your schedule it will be body in the concert hall represented, among other things the engagement The award will be made to a Rice to your advantage to make sucfy including Kirsten Flagstad, whose by the faculty members in outside Institute graduate student in phy- changes before the Christmas re- appearance here or any where else activities for industrial organiza- sics for a piece of outstanding re- cess. in the U. S. is extremely doubtful. tions. This aspect of the discussion search done in the course of his study for on advanced degree. The 0 Students should note that admis- should be of special interest to the presentation will be mode annually . RI ADS sion to these concerts is through Science and Engineering depart- at commencement, and in addition Hal Saunders, the almost-bald gentleman in the canter, congratulates Anyone interested in selling ads the membership card only, and that ments. to recognition of the work, will in- Wookio Sinclair and Hal Landrum after they were named "King and for the RI magazine pleaae contact ducats to individual concerts will All members of the staff and fac- clude a cosh prize. Queen for a Day" at the V. F. W. function recently. Ted Workman. not be available. ulty are invited to the meeting. I|J|gjp^ •Sal hMSHRH MHHRHB^H frflPSi1111 1 ', i "•,. ' • ir v •If,, ,• „ ate A <* k'v.i Two THE T H 8 E & HIS — Siiliilll
Readers BOOKS . BIBLES FAIBCHILD ON THE PIKE Thursday, December 4th WiIon^ vliltow. wk$r§ CdifoUaUDear Sir, THRESHER Staff meeting, 12:00 |Ki heat lor loaa la —Thresher suites. and Scripture Noveltiea. Gifts for Mr. Fairehild seems to take the Presbyterian Student association, all age* and aeaaona. Write for fro* More Complete Council Coverage position that everyone else alio catalog. TABERNACLE BAPTIST scoffs at the entrance of God into The Reverend James Bullock, Pastor Music (he Every once in a while the student council produces a novel of the Second Preibyterian church, BOOK 8TORE — 608 So. 15th St* Danceable Way our everyday lives. Perhaps a Waco, Texas Phone 2728 and acceptable idea. A motion, introduced at a recent meeting closer ^inspection would disclose will epeak on "Philosophy (Secular- ism)) 12:15—A-house. by Joe Reilly would provide for a separate council publication. that a seeming sacrilege was actu- JOHN SULLIVAN Reilly makes it clear that the proposed bulletin would not ally an act of prayer to something Physic* colloquim, Mr. J. C. Har- ris will speak on "The Narrow Gam- Hia Trumpet conflict with or oppose any other campus publication. Rather greater than ourselves for protec- and Oreheatra tion from a malevolent spirit that ma—Ray Resonance in the Reaction it would serve as a supplement to the regular THRESHER Featuring has prevailed in times past. Logi- of Carbon plus Deutrons," 4:45 p.m. article reporting council meetings, as well as to the official —Physics amph. KATHY OWENS cally when one cannot understand JACK MEYRING minutes. the good he must be part of the bad. Free tutoring session in Physics 100, sponsored by Tau Beta Pi, con- The publication, sort of a "student council record," would As to the application to the win- print complete bills, synopses of arguments and a tabulation ducted by A. S. Badger, 7 p.m.— Teen Agera — Attend ning of football games, or any C. L. 104. of the votes on measures. A part of it would be devoted to other sport for that matter, history "MELODY-TEEN" Rice Institute Society of Chemical from remote antiquity can show relating what will take place at the next council session. Engineers, business meeting, 1 p.m. DANCES numerous instances of man's invo- This is an excellent move toward making the council more •2-C. L. 104. cation of God for the purpose of Rice Christian fellowship meeting, democratic. By being able to devote more space to an account aiding man in everything from the 7:30 p.m. at 1724 Sunset. J A M I S BUT! COMPANY of council meetings than the THRESHER is able to, this bul- planting of his crops to the fighting CAROL N C AT McKINNlY letin would afford the student body an opportunity to form of his battles. Friday, December 5th Corporate communion of the Can- opinions on bills, and after reading the bulletin's section devoted Why don't you say a little prayer terbury club, 7:00 a.m.—Palmer to tho next meeting students could inform their representa- before taking that next quiz Mr. Chapel. Mathematics colloquim. Dr. rvy!F"';'' tive how they wished him to vote on pending legislation. Fairehild? h-m-m-m! It just might Mandelbrojt will lecture, 4:30 p.m. heiji you know. The fact that student council members are not represen- —A. H. 101. ALEX'S RELIABLE TAILORS Wm —William L. Cherico. tative of their classes has been one of the main points of critic- Chemistry seminar, Mr. Wallace .0 S. Hay will speak on "The Addition A tailor shop catering to Rice eds, ism of the council. Usually when a member voices an opinion of Cartoxylic Acids to the CC Double and coeds. Suits, shirts, slacks, skirts on a bill, it represents his own feelings. He cannot be censured FOUR DAY HOLIDAY — (Continued from page 1) Bond Using Boron Trifluoride-Ether- Made to your measurements out of r. M tor this, since rarely does the student body, other than the ate as a Catalyst," 4:30 p.m.—C. L. 100'/ all wool sharkskins & worsteds. council, know what events will occur in the next meeting. chine, reported that he had located 104. The proposed measure will aid in alleviating the matter. a new typewriter at approximately Girls Club Meeting, 12:15 p.m.— — All year round wear — However, the space of the proposed bulletin will be limited. $125. The council authorized him to A-house. j purchase it at that price immediate- Sunday, December 7th Re weaving and Alteration Dept. N'o council member will be able to get up and say "I ask per- I ly. The committee is still investi- Canterbury club meeting, 4 p.m.— mission that the following editorial from the 'Gopher Holler I gntinfc mimeograph machines, A-house. RELIABLE TAILORS Gazette' be made a part of the Record." —rff j Members of the auditing commit- Monday, December 8th 908 CONGRESS Ph. C. 4-8363 0 tee were also elected Tuesday. It is Choral club meeting, 7 p.m.—A- the duty of this group to make house. Rice Representative—BOBBY GUNN periodic checks of the class funds Tuesday. December 9th An Appreciated "Thank You" and report to the school. Charles Pre-Med society meeting. Dr. Roy It is rare in any mad-rushing group these days to find an Lucky was elected senior member, Talmage will speak on endocrinology * pressed appreciation for a job well done. Most people ask with Bill Jones and Jim Kelly rep- 7:30 p.m.—P. L. 212. f-n* help time after time, and yet when the shooting is over they resenting the junior and sophomore Wednesday, December 10th •classes respectively, The first check Methodist Student fellowshop .•imply drop the matter with little hint of a "thank you." will lie made sometime before the meeting, 12:15 p.m.—A-house. ft is just this which makes us value such, as recently when end of the first term. I Van Cameron sent letters of commendation to those members Nominations for faculty members "I the student body who had helped formulate and carry out of the .discussion group formed two the highly successful plan for alleviating animosity between weeks ago were again opened. Mr. Oiraud was added to the list but no A i M and Rice. uCfcriqNF Not everyone received such a letter. It would not have vote was taken, Final action was SL postponed again until all the nomi- been possible to know of each student who aided in some way. nees could be contacted. £ The pdfct is that the gesture was made, sincerely, to extend thanks to the students for helping avoid serious trouble. Such practices, made more common, would go a long way DISCOVER AIR-CONDITIONED in consolidating inter-student, as well as student-faculty rela- BROWN BOOK SHOP tionships. —nw 1013 .Fannin Between McKinney and Lamar C. 7033 The INTERESTING Books are at Brown Book Shop CURRENT BOOKS OF ALL PUBLISHERS - GIFT EDITIONS • • • and Greyhound lares The Thresher TECHNICAL BOOKS every Thursday ffrin September to June owepl ilurinK holiday and •iiv,iTint ion i'ortndt hy the atiulents of Rice Eui'titutc- KiHtorinl :nIverti«in»T office* Largest Stock in the Southwest are mighty low, too i.'i' iu tin.1 AilminiwtriiLitin luiUillm: nri t,hc campus, Chemistry • Engineering - Electronics - Petroleum . 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' . "• 'I- •• ' »• . ••«J™y mm 'mm Six Wins for Three Defeats t • ^v;>, Gridsters To Play in Annual Clinch Third Place in SWC i |"f' * • •• North-South Game By David Miller mug A football season which began dismally came to a bril- The Owls' Harold Stoekbridge and liant climax here last Saturday as the bruising Rice Owls J. W. Magee, who have been two of the steadiest performers all year handed Baylor a 34-6 shellacking, for the Flock's fifth conse- long, proved to the coaches of the cutive victory. North-South (Blue-Gray) teams that The win, which was the Owls' sixth of the year against their services will be of great value three defeats and a tie, clinched | in that annual game on Dec. 27 in MB Montgomery, Alabama. third place in the conference 69 yard pass play. The final score came with about The North-South teams are select- race for Rice behind SMU and ed from the outstanding players Texas. a minute left to play and was set up by another pretty aerial. A Rice from the respective sections of the Career* End drive was about to bog down on country. After Saturday's game, it was announced that Stoekbridge and The* contest alfio rang down the the Bear 30 when Charlie Easter Magee had been selected to play on t iutaiii on the college careers of 11 faded and passed to Kelly, who the South team, which is a tribute seniors. However, fine as they were, made a leaping catch on the Baylor III1R to the brand of ball played by the (hey had to share the spotlight with 4 and was dragged to the earth Feathered Flock. a Siuneh of sophomore*, who bid fair immediately. After an incomplete mm in give the Owls a hustling squad pass, Fred Jacob circled wide, cut Stockbridge's defensive ball, rank- ed along with Scott's of Arkansas, fiext year. back, and sliced over right guard •F'l (Continued on Page 5) Prom his exhibition last Satur- untouched. •¥l >ls»y. II if quite apparent why Frog- 'WJ Baylor Coach Bob Woodruff came Williams was called the greatest up with a hustling ball club and a hiiih .-ehool player in Texas in 1945. flock of fine nlayers, but they Harold Stoekbridge (1!)), who seems to make a (55) who was a mountain on defense all Saturday fitso played a great game— couldn't match the Owls even habit of getting in the way of the THRESHER afternoon. Buddy Russ (30) and the student body '-it'll ih Ti'iisively and offensively— • though Rice was crippled from se- photographer, starts down the field as Magee (68) look on. ON YOUR • I t:h« passing combination of Rote vere lime burns suffered in the ti \i is about to take out the Baylor Center, Httebner CBS NITWORK DIAl : t' W:11 i.-ims is threatening to eclipse rugged T. 0. U. game of the week Photo by Jim Dain. : I! .hi the hallowed Lain to Cordill before. • !;i" which performed some 111 years T. C. IT. Tussle ii.jiji'i for ilice,. • That Horned Frog tussle, which Never Hehiml Crack Blue Bolts Led By Glass the Owls took by a 7-0 count, was ALBA For Flowers IT, Owls wu're never behind in Mmif H a masterpiece of strategy. The Fort ALBA KRUGER HURLOCK—B. A., '38 ti " gaww, hnt they were far from Worth battle was staged on a wet, ; l'!v*«ivt' until midway in the End Highly Successful Season muddy gridiron in a cold, driving 2512 RICE BLVD. L. 6489 ••wIS" third .'haptiM'. They had taken a rain. Whether you remember it or i •> lead in the second quarter HH Sfiffl not, the only two decisions Rico by Truett Peachy arm, His aerials figured in the other ; ; v; ^4 . If m IVm Anderson, who play- dropped last year were in the mud, one which was tallied by Sonny : I) u t c h Baumgarten's crackling ' i i i.. u . u a I heads-tip defensive Wyatt on a blast from the 7 yard so they decided to play this one Blue Bolts fed the Aggie B's and nijn the l-iii red head scooped up close to the vest. stripe, I'tinil'ilt oil lite Rear 17, and four Fish out of a glass in College Sta- They depended on n 20 mph north Wyatt, Joe Newbill, Coffer, Bra- jiliiiyv :»r,d oiv peiiitlcy later. Harold tion recently for their wind up game wind and the fine kicking toe of den and others did some capable kitey submarined over from one with a 33-6 triumph. Muey Keeney. Rice won the toss and lugging for the Blue Bolts. The fni'i Hilt, ' The glass was Vernon Glass, the ; won the ball game when they chose 170 pound all-stater from Corpus team, in racking up their third de- Oddly enough, the spark which to defend that north goal. They '«S '-ili Christi. who mainspringed a spec- cisive conquest in a row, had 165 i;;'lifted I he Owls was the Baylor punted on first down many times •••.ichdown itself. The Flock had tular aerial attack for which the Ag- yards net rushing, which added'-'to and played for a break. gie charges could find no bomb shel- their aerial gains gave them an am- " ' ' ' in ralhi'i: tdugglsh, but when they First Break •••:*«' I heir margin cut to 7-6 by a ter. The true throwing Glass fired azing total of 518 yards for the day. That break came after nine min- : -. aril touchdown plunge by Jack the pigskin 28 times. utes of the game had elapsed when (Continued on Page 6) IVi.'e. Bear quarterback, they He completed 17 of them to the S. J. Roberts fell on a fumble by "vf . ; aught fire. Rote loosened up his glue fingered ends Guy Warrell and Pete Stout, Frog star, on the T. 0. i ^ i.-ing arm and pitched the Owls Melvin Moody, who were his chief U. 27 yard line. The Owls worked ii! :M' j" l'"' ' to a very convincing triumph. battery partners. So effective was their way down to the Frog 14 be- HOUSTON •' I »l' The next T. D. hefopged to Har- the air show that the Bolts chalked fore Keeney slipped over his own l.f Stoekbridge as he climaxed a up 363 yards through the ozone. left tackle, cut toward the side- Business College r. iH o'i.illy engineered (54 yard drive Four TI) Passes lines, and out ran the Frog second- witi si 4 yard - smash over left Four of the touchdowns came di- 3708 Main St. — Houston ary to coffin corner for the game's •ai hie. But the fifth and most ex- rectly on passes from Glass's right No matter how little or how much time you have to get home only score. Froggie Williams con- cititig score went, hack to Rote and and back—Pioneer hat a fait, convenient flight to fit your verted to give the Owls a 7-0 lead '.yilliam*. need*. Spend the holidays where you most want tol Convenient to which they hung tenaciously for connections to all pointt in the nation. Call your lecal Pi.oneer I!iit.e To Williams the next 51 minutes. office for schedules and fares. The Owls had just taken over on A look at some figures reflects (:it'iK nwii :H after repulsing a Bay- Fine Foods the nature of the game pretty well. !• >• di'iv*. On (he first play, Rote •>»' I"li t HOKltd Out of 108 plays run (not counting •:I i.I iit-aui ifullv to Kelly, who Telephone W. 9-4691 U M punts or kick offs), T. C. U. handled Wines, Champagne, Liquors ~ ••i .i-lied at right tackle. The play the hall 06 times, and the Owls only an mi deceptive that not one of the 42 times. In the first quarter the ju.rmO spectators or the Baylor EUROPEAN IMPORT CO. Owls had only 8 plays, five of which . 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J territory, leum." The meeting will be held in What a day—a term theme due C.L 104. * tomorrow, this column has to be in, $ The Rice team started its second Dr. Leo is a chemist for the Pan Laugh of the Season post-war season this week with a a date in half an hour and two chap- American Refinim? company. He has (fame against the Sam Houston ters of history to read. If there were Out of every foothall season, degrees from St. Oluf's college in State Teachers college Bearkats. 96 hours in a day, 1 would just there comes one choice bit of humor. Minnesota and from the University Tuesday night. about pull through. That is, if I The one that receives my nomina- of Indiana. tion for this year's crown Is an The Owls dropped their opener didn't sleep. article by Hart Stilwell in "The Tuesday night against Sam Houston Well, everyone can sit back and Texas Spectator." To begin with, he SEASON STANDING by a close 56-54 score. relax now that the football season says that it will be necessary to W L T Pts Op Pet The Owls face a 24-game schedule is over. I think that the whole stu- change the method of scoring in S. M. U. 0 0 1 169 77 .950 this season with plenty of stiff com- dent body will join me in saying order to avoid the use of fractions. Texas 9 0 1 2115 07 .900 petition. Eleven of the games will "thanks" to the football team for Hi Hat Club Under his svstem. a touch down will be played at home, seven in the the fine job that they did this past Rice 0 3 1 202 74 .650 score 20 points, a field goal seven, Coliseum and four will be played in season. No, they didn't win every MAIN AT BELLAIRE Arkansas 5 4 1 170 126 .660 and a safetv five points. There will the public high school field house. game, but there wasn't one that Baylor 5 5 0 128 188 .500 be no trv for the point after touch- the outcome was a certainty until T. C. U. 4 4 2 105 86 .500 The team will play their first down. Stilwell says, "It is brutal to the final gun went off. Third place Texas A.&M. ... 3 6 1 109 185 .350 honle game Dec. 8 against the L. "hove a team which has been scored DANCING NIGHTLY H. 0116 in a conference with such teams as S. U. Tigers, and the following on still further in the hole by giv- SMU and Texas is pretty darn night they play the Red Raiders ing the scoring team a chance to CONFERENCE STANDING from Texas Tech. These two dates good. W L T Pts Op Pet make still another point." afford plenty of entertainment as Griddcrs Close Out Season S. M. IJ. 5 1 84 38 .917 1* is in the penalties that he two games will be played both Eleven members of our team pull- Texas 5 0 126 40 .833 renllv tears the game apart and he nights. Texas plays Texas Tech ed fn their blue and grey moleskins Rice ...... 0 108 39 .607 offers two solutions. The fii-'t i to Monday night and L. S. U. will play for the last time in their college "Everything Photographic" T. C. U. . 1 59 59 .417 "ennltr.« nil infractions of the rules Texas on Tuesday night. This will careers as Rice "tided its 1947 sea- Texas A.&M. 1 65 133 .250 by Fivinp the opposing team points. give the Rice team and the sup- son against the Baylor Bears. Miss- Arkansas . 1 48 99 .250 The penalty for offsides, back'ficld COTTRILL'S porters a good idea of what they ing from next year's lineup will be Baylor 0 37 119 .167 in motion, etc. would be one point. must face when Rice plays Texas Captain Virgil Eikopberg. Wiiiilell For tvovp serious infraction-- such later in the season. Williams, Henry Armstroiur. Kalpli , , ,. ,, ,, ... ., ...... ' ns holding, the penally would be i wo Experienced Squads Noble, Kd Parker, Novice Nichol- , , ,, _ .' , TEXAS PHOTO SUPPLY CO. pints, InfractionJ s such as roie'liing SEE US FOR: Coach Davis has a squad con- son, J. W, Mi.igee, Jim Spruill would be three points, sisting chiefly of experienced play- George Wnlmsley. Don Anderson 1818 MAIN STREET Preston 8000 0 Portable Typewriters His second offering is to take tit* ers, and with the aid of several and Fred Jacob—all lettermen from • Rebuilt Typewriters rtlnyer out of the game for v.-innuw newcomers he should have a greatly previous seasons. 0 Typewriter Rentals improved chili over last year's. He lengths of time denending »'i the I say 11, but there were only fen is still undecided :is to his starting seriousness of the crime epntmlityd • Typewriter Service of these men suited no. The elev- cv«v<\> • lineii)i hut will probably start a For c I i n o i n g tiud (inneee'-sjii'y 0 Anything that Has to Do enth, George ' Walm-'ley situs unable quintet of lettermen picked from roughness, he would have (lie rl.r, with Typewriters to play because of injuries. George the following seven: David Cook, or put. out for the remainder of llir.- will long be remembered in the an- i „,j ., , Willie Croucher, Boh Foley, Tom A if th r isn't enough mils of Rice football for his color- Hudgens, Warren Switzer, Bill Tom I Mine left. Stilwell -ays.-•«%••• it up HOUSTON ful brand of football so typical to and Hiram Walker. Tommy Roach : nrvl feajng if oil him file next, time the Southwest conf'eernee. Hi* long and Paul Vahldeck will he there to j ho plays. runs were the deljcht of the crowds TYPEWRITER lend able assistance, and Coach Da- and no matter how dark the out- ttusliet ball vis expects Harmon Carswell, Billy look, when "Gorgeous George'' took T.ntolv T'w hoard a lot of Riee- Taylor, Jim Spritvll and Jack Wol- the field, fans' hopes immediately I • wing "Well. I don't think we cott to report this week now that 1405 CAROLINE began to rise. 1 will have such a hot. basketball team P. 9129 J.B. BLEIKE, Mgr. the football season is over. 'this year. It's! too short." If isn't; Rivaling Wnlmsley for cnlorl'nl | all height that make a basketball The Bearkats are fielding an im- play was the "cyelone fence" pass- | elilb. Vou can, have the five tallest pressive team this season and have catch combination of Eilccnberg and 'lien in the country and if they considerable more height than the Williams. Remember that 1 it 16 Tex- don't have teamwork, vou may ay Owls. Leading them will be Mur- as game ? ray Mitchell, the big 6'6" 1947 all- •tell throw in the towel. Th« Owl Armstrong, Noble, Parker, Ppru- Lone Star conference center who team has plenty of good pro neetw, ill, Magcc and Nicholson are ring- established a new individual scoring and the.v should develop into a ing down the curtain on careers mark with 285 points last year. smooth working organization. Let's which have place among oui stand- POWDER CASE — 15.00 They also have two more tall men everybody jrttt out anil back tlmm in ing forward wall men in Owl his- IN THE VILLAGE in Norman Phillips and Donald their first home games on Dee, * CIGARETTE CASE —16.20 tory. 6127 KIRBY DRIVE Walker. They stand 6'5" and 6'6" and 9. Although Tied Anderson has an- LUXURIOUS SET — 31.20 Men and Boys' Shop respectively. other year of eligibility, graduation TWO OWL GRID — Compacts 2.00 up — Cigarette Cases 6.00 up. will bring his football career to tin end. Red, by the way, played one (Continued front Page 41 of the finest games in his four has been so outstanding that it has ; Prices include Federal Tax years (the Navy time didn't count) .•"•miewhat overshadowed his offen- at Rice lost Saturday, He played ajs,ve ability, but while Harold is not J. J. 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NEW RI — LOTTA SPACE — v (Continued from Pag# I) | //'I '' i'''- ' i" " !. HP Intramural Sports (Continued from Pagt 8) many more people would have taken the time to read the article. (Pre- •ee one of the fratty young "men," Start Basketball supposing a larger circulation, that with which the place is crawling, is.) leading to class, on a diamond-stud- TIC CLUB This Week The pro and con article "Should ded leash. I believe, a very sleek and Negroes Be Admitted to Rice?" was well-kept cocker spaniel. Apparently poorly correlated, often times It the young gentleman's professors Intramural basketball gets under seem* as if the two debators agreed have no objections to dogs (four- way this week with four frames and often it seemed as if they were legged) attending their lectures. PRESENT scheduled Thursday and Friday. debating different questions. Inci- I also have a dog, a beautiful lit- Thursday, the R. A. F. meets the dentally, very little was said by eith- tle chihuahua named Jo Jo, and ever RADIO RECORDING ARTISTS' Dubbs. imd the Mavericks encounter er side as the relative merits or de- since my trip to Austin, I've been the Shieks. Friday, the Fearsome merits of letting Negroes in Rice. filled with an almost uncontrollable NATIONAL REPERTORY THEATER I'-ive tackle the Kay Gees and the But most other articles you see of desire to bring her to my Jurispru- Rally club No. I takes on the Slip- this type suffer from the same thing, dence class (which I feel sure she'd — in pery Slimes No. 2. and practice will surely improve in enjoy at least as much as I do!) The 17 teams entered is a record, tho case of Rl. I've never heard of a school ruling "THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST" the largest number since 1941; No one in his right mind would prohibiting such guests. Could you The tennis :ire divided into have « thing to say about Dr. Tsa- advise me as to tho desirability of ALL SEATS RESERVED leagues, and a round robin tourna- noff's review of "The Meeting of bringing Jo Jo to class? fiti liiSM ment will played in each league, the East and West." Dr, Tsanoff knows A DOG LOVER. final winners meeting in u playoff TICKETS AVAILABLE IN SALLYPORT •Si t what he is talking about and said Dear DOG-LOVER: to determine the school champion. it so well that it was even enjoyable I think perhaps it would be wise LOWER FLOOR: 1.00, 1.40, 1.80 Handball and badminton also reading for those students who to get the permission of those in Mart this week with 12 entries in usually profess not to be interested authority before taking this flea- BALCONY: 1.00, 1.40 tho handball tournament and eight in such academic questions as the bitten guest of yours to class. entries in the badminton tourna- 8:15 P. M.—SAN JACINTO AUD. DEC. 6 book reviewed dealt with. Sincerely, ment. Obscure Conclusions Lotta Space. In I lie realm "f touch football, If every student had been able to Towi Hall, headed by big Tom Hop- get a copy of RI all should have li.iii;- >mu*IU'd their way to an 18-0 read the article "The Moral Respon- wb over the Flashes to put them sibility of the Scientist." Though way out in front in their league. A the article's conclusions are some- '' <> ion !•» vt.il! being awaited as to times obscure and confused there is t.'lio •luteome of t> protest game be- much truth and much food for ! (i n the Screaming Bote and the thought in the piece. Gray Foites. Those students who wanted a lit- Tlie way things stand now, it. tle lighter reading should have been bio-lvH us though Town Hall will well pleased with the two features hi--! year's champions', the and the short story that appeared in i i Six, in the final playoff. Roth this issue. All three articles were ' are undefeat ed and untied. of high quality and most enjoyable. • if| both teams still have to play It is hoped that RI will keep up its m "ne game in their respective announced goal of trying to tell its readers what Rice graduates do af- l"«guw. i :! : '<• ; V- ! j'V.i ,'j ter graduation. The well-written art- icle on Architecture was enlighten- ing, many of us were wondering ( H ACK BUTE BOLTS — what architects do after graduation. (Continued from Page 4) Worthy Gesture rite Bolts were s)ow starters?—but The article on the Art Museum they tallied first on a i*0 yard march was a worthy gesture towards a neg- featured by Glass's passing, runs by lected side of Houston's cultural life. •'mm Xcwbill a fill Coffer. A 7 yard plunge But the "Imbiber's Anthology," the Ky Wyatt made the six points. Billy other student poems and the sections \Vright's attempted conversion was entitled "The Rift in the Lute." oi i'le and the Owls led 0-t). 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