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IS,- • M k is 111 HIM , -.i '1 *iu (<*'!! > ^ * ! ! «w pi'''', llSlll illiifeliil i IwlivfyllPwwil.• a l 1 Wit 11 - • ^ Student Weekly Publication The Rice Institute 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.