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VOL. XX HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 19. 1935 Local Alumni To Celebrate Rice Phi Beta Glen King Spring Elections Will Rice Day On Saturday ects Be Held May Sixth Dr. Radoslav Tsanoff Will Be Guest Speaker; Exes will See Dollar Prize Final Spring Training Session as Guests Wednesday, May First, is Deadline for Petitions of atter Candidates To Be Entered 1HL of Coaches. Members Select Dr. Tsanoff "Motion Study as Applied to For Election. One week from tomorrow night, and In observance of Rice Day, the Houston group of Rice Alumni will For President of Machine Design" Is meet Saturday, April 20, at 1 p. m., for luncheon in the Lamar Hotel " 11' tht event of the year will be at our Society Winning Essay. The spring elections will be held Monday, May til, According to an doorsteps ... the E. B. L. S.-Pre- cafeteria. Dr. Radoslav Tsanoff will be the guest speaker. T announcement from Harry Journeay. president of the Students' Med Dance, April 27, at River Oaks After luncheon, as guests of Coaches Kitts and Hertenberger, the The sixth annual meeting of the The Rice delegation of the A. S- M. i Association. Country Club beginning at 10 bells. alumni will attend the final spring practice session of Rice's 1935 E. came back with first honors from The officers who wilJ be elected to serve for the year 1935-36 will Don't forget folks, that its a Linen football squad. Two teams will be Rice Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society was held for the election of the district meeting of that society held I fill the offices in the Students' Association of: President. vice-presi- Formal and you can keep cool in formed and the former Institute stu- and a large number of the members comfort and modesty (ahen!) officers in Room 307 of the adminis- in Dallas last week-end. Glenn King, dent. secretary, treasurer, councilman-at-Iarge. and class representa- dents as well as other friends of Rice of those clubs located within driving \ tives to the Student Council. Turning down offers from Ted Fio distance of Houston will attend the tration Building at 4:00 p. m. on Mon- senior M, E., won first place and a $50 Will be given a chance to see the 1935 j The offices that are to be filled on Rito, Ted Lewis, and Guy Lombardo, football show at Rice field. day, April IS. Previous to this mect- cash prize with his paper on "Motion the dance committee has picked what aggregation in action. j ing a nominating committee composed the publications are those of assistant The Campanile li is customary for Study as Applied to Machine Design.'' they consider to be the best darn or- It has become a tradition among i of Dr. H. A. Wilson, Dr. Alan D. Mc- editors and assistant business manag- • the assistant editors and assistant busi- A. S. Perrone from Texas University er* of The Thresher, The Owl, and : ness managers to automatically be-...- chestra in the South and its none Rice graduates to observe April 21 of j Killip, Dr. Lynn il. Case, and Miss other than our old friend , JIMMY ^ j..;...;. j )jt nd business.1 managers of each year*, as Rice Day. This year, Rice & Texas | Margaret Elkins had selected the fol- won second place with a paper on e( ars a SCOTT AND HIS COLLEGIANS. As "D J the publications upon ,haying served us however, that particular date fell on j lowing: "Steam-jet: Vacuum Refrigeration.'' an added attraction, Jimmy has signed Sunday, making it necessary to ob- ll/)nn I for one year; thus, there is up BUSTER DEES, formerly with ! President, Dr. R. A. Tsanoff. The contest was sponsored by the serve Rice Day on the 20. On that VJVtlt/Vl I ' n„ election for the head* of the va- Henry Busses' orchestra to do a little To Compete i Vice President, Mr. S. G. McCann. Dallas section of the A. S. M. EX rious publications Saturday. Rice Alumni Clubs in many entertaining on his own hook. What | Secretary, Dr. H. E, Bray. Schools represented in the contest There will be ei< ct.etl. fil.-a-f members:! towns and cities will hold meetings, I Treasurer, Dr. G. H. Richter. more could you ask? What? Re- were Oklahoma University, Oklahoma To Be Given from the various clai'sW tii, servo on i* | Members at Large, Dr. H. B. Weiser. freshments . . . the grill? Oke-Doke! In Boat Races the Honor Count i! ,:| A. & M, Rice. Texas University, Texas (anyone who reads this has a mental- 'Dr. F. S. Lear, and Dr. C. W. Heaps. The classes likewise, will elect oifpiiSjf ity of a ten-year old) Food! Laugh- A committee composed of the Presi- A. & M.. Texas Tech, and S. M. U Next Friday fieers to serve for the coming year. . ter! Friends! Music! Rhythm! Ah Rice Profs To Muller and Cash Will Lead dent, Vice President. Secretary, and The S. M: U. student branch acted .as It is necessary for petitions of cahdt- Zanzibar! Ah Constantinople! Ah Rice Tars in Events Tresaurer was appointed to arrange hostl to the visitors da'tes running for offices in the Stud- Los Angeles! Ah Nuts! This is no for a meeting of the society during A luncheon was given for the dele- Loving Cup Awarded to Owls ent! ' Association ni be signed by 25 mere dance ... its ... its ... an Attend Math at Shoreacres. the anticipated visit about May 25 of members, and tor the petitions of those j For Fine Showing in OCCASION (we outdid ourselves on Dr. William Allison Shinier, Secretary gation by the Dallas Gas Company running for class offices to lie signed that last word). But can you keep The Rice Institute Owls and the of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Friday and one 'jby the Dallas flower Jubilee Parade. by ten member i.f the class All pe- healthy until next Saturday night? Kappa. Convention Texas University Steers will tangle In and Light Company Saturday Friday titions must be presented to members Do you know how to come in out of Student members elected to the Rice j a dual sailing meet to be held over night a banquet, with private floor • The annual spring rotieen oi: the of the Student Council by Wed|hcsda\, the rain? This indeed is a prime re- j Chapter this year are: Margaret M. May 1 at otlyt'oVlock. •,!'.i;'.; : quisite of health! May I, with Stephen Texas Section of A. M. A. the Houston Yacht Club course at \ Elkins, Margaret >Rom{ Lodge, Deborah show, was held at the University Club. Rice Band will tx played on Fud.iv Leacock looking placidly over my Meets Saturday at Shoreacres. April 19 and 20 are the | Gertrude Goldofsky, Mildred Rosetta The winning papers* vVero the same • niuht May .'i at 7:30 p m. ,,11 Millet shoulder, tell you, dear paplitating dates set for this engagement which McDrfiid, Mildred Louise Selkirk. John two that won prizes in a contest spon- Memorial Theatre in Hermann Park reader, how to come in out of the I Willie Green, Jr., William Henry Mas- sored by the Houston section of the Lubbock. j will be sailed in the fish class boats In ani^ver to'' hianv requests • of the rain? terson. George Edward Pike, Fred A.'S. M. E. three weeks ago. This con- : Shows « i of the yacht club. band tans the 'program will contain a Terry Rogers, Jr., Helen Elizabeth test. held at Rice, included only Texas Picture if you will a photograph of Dr. H. E. Bray, Walter Scott, Floyd varied program which will include I strenuous schedule callin'g for one Johnston, Eby Nell McElrath, Clarence University. Texas A & M., and Rice. a muchly-bedampened youth, sodden- i Ulrich, and J. T. Hunt will represent . sijime classical sketches, popular tunes ; race on the afternoon of the nine- I Scheps, Willie Eunice Magee, Richard Grid Drills ly lying on his own doorstep, and j the mathematics department of Rice at arid rhythms. In the popular group tenth and one each during the morn- De Young, Jr., and John Henry water running in smaJl rivilets from the convention of the Texas section of , of numbers .he entertaining arrant:. - ing and afternoon of the following day Crooker, Jr. his pockets. The door is closed, and the American Mathematical Association me tit '|| 1 Saint Louis Blues' will In has been mapped out. Each school printed under the picture is the at Lubbock, Texas, Saturday. Commencement played. .Numerous requests have been Saturday will have three entries in each race, legend, HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO The purpose of this association, made for this old favorite since it 'was and the race will be governed by the COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN! And which convenes annually, is the pro- Faculty Golf ' featured durini! the lootball season. racing rules of the North American Site Is Changed Exhibition Will Begin at Five now, another picture, this time, of the motion of interest in collegiate mathe- There will be two solo nu,tul;KTs, On, same house, with rain beating down, Yacht Racing Union. A committee matics. It was originated mainly , Jay Contrary to the tradition which was will 'bring ' the versatile Kit He id n in the Afternoon. Public and another young man peering composed of "Boy" Streetman, "Si" Tournament the faculties of Rice and Texas Uni- established at the first commence- the front playing "Glen lyl.uid Walt/ cheerily and almost smugly out of the Simons, and Ivan Roder will hear and Is Invited versity. W. L. Porter, Rice graduate ment exercises of the Rice Institute, mid "The | Water Witch The other window. Over his shoulder, thru the rule on all protests. and head of the mathematics deport- j Monday morning at 7:30 a. in., the the graduation ceremony this year will ..soloist will ffiS Ballard Ji.red playing curtains, we see a fire burning bright- Oh dry land the Steers are the bet- ment at Texas A. & M., is president ! first twosome, will tee off at Hermann be held in the environs of the Chem- "Italian i 'Fantasia." Jj Co,,, b Jiuon. Kitts will svttd , bus ly, Under this picture, the legend HE ting favorites because of their experi- of the organization; Nat Edmunson, who Park in the Faculty Club golf tourna- istry Building near the rose garden. The election oi the o^ficeis o( tin bice football . K, l. through a j r: is being' Sft*0*J;rS ed with the government in the depart- morning until twelve 110011, come tax, cooking hors de ouvres, hit- who will assist the above skippers are test. and he and Hooten are fighting All orders may be placed with e :. '0^/ ' i 1. 1 • -1 a,. : ,. -msoie • e u v l.y \\J il1w • .(»!».Fn«-nii. a '- .«">• ' o» fv.I • iRjcr- • - the ment of chemical warfase. ting the side of a barn, or dodging Conrad Luckel, Bill McKay, Buddy it out for third jHace in the -ping-pong the Co-op on or Ix'fore the above Kit Held and his Ramblmr Ifagtina-,! ,,,/ fikni women drivers. If you can do all Dr. Weiser will return to his classes Robson, and David Red. I event. Lee Hodges won the ping-pong date. Kulxts. l-i-um the loothills of the Cteirks r (i i• \ pect of; the i - will render the ir.usica! 'enti.rtainmcht ! r these, you can surely keep healthy on April 29. The Owls will have to sail 'their ! tournament. if .the Iii- » (>\s l foot l.v't I] i.' for the big dance, which is on NEXT best to uphold the standard^ set by for the occasion. SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 27, and the other athletic teams of the insti- is a LINEN FORMAL AT RIVER Hall Committee For tution. According to early reports the « OAKS COUNTRY CLUB. Keep it in Steers are practicing hard in order to » Tennis Club mind constantly! 1935 - 36 Appointed overwhelm Captain Cash and his men. The Fault, Dear Brutus . . Wins Match The Office of the Dean announces Spanish Club To Give (A BRILLIANT EXPOSE OF SHAKESPEARE AND HIS VOCABULAbYl Tennis Team that the following men have been ap- pointed to the positions indicated be- Play at Jones School By Richard G. Scobee Tennis Group Entertained at low for the academic year 1035-36: Defeats A.&M. FORGIVE ME . . . if I tell you, 1 : Bridge by Kathryn Members of the Hall Committee will Qucicn Supiera EscrilK'r. by Ramon His. conversation i.s quite cryptic, iint!! !.'Ml .;-th<,ut>b'is- U( h,iv' ,j||p dear gullible reader, that the plots and be: Charles F. Ofner, Chairman: Campoamor, will be re-enacted by we may make much of it. kgiuli Pearson. characters of Shakespeare are so much In talking to Edgar, the King re- Lawience Boone, Randall Brooks, Zelda Keeper and Roy Greer, mem- I AiW'.tly-r example- ,.| tI,m--; jk'riiha; | Captain Hess Lost Only One debris; and that it is WORDS that plies to a remark with a good deal ;>f Richard Hudson. James Lee. Richard bers of the Rice Institute Spanish Club, : 'of this genius wfi«Vlnni wtvru (you l.i-y K y 1i.:'.- .it}a..isi/jijffilefc ()-l.ijfeii. f count. If you know your words, then sagacity and no less: brevity. - Set to Aggie Number Lilliott. John Sylvester. before the members of Jones School. !.-• !it every occasion. , 1 iki• tin?' th';: , t.in Teiiii), - ("lib defeatt d Ou sjit. you may form sentences, scenes, acts, Pass! Now. he could have meant Student Waiters will be: Kemp Dr. Johnson, professor of Spanish at Greeks, had a naiit.e ('Or cvorvthinL. Jacmti;,. Girl.-' u.uii in a dovtwes .itl.l One Contestant plays, et cetera, terra cbtta, and bon many things. If we KSolrin tin. diary Lewis, Head Waiter; Byron Johnson, the Rice Institute, will direct the pro- j we titid 111 MACBETH It is'/'u, the .-singles match I .si week. Miss Pearson homniie! The word has innumerable of the third cousin of Eric the Red. Mack Knowles, Walter Liljestrand, gram at Jones School in which the \ scim with the witches that we over- had little, difficulty w'itihing her Led by Captain Wilbur Hess the possibilities for punning, and Of this we find a phrase which is so deVustat- Malcolm McCnnts. sketch will be given. : Ileal the witch ! , (either Urthei match, t'.-O. fi-O. and the (earn Rice Owl Tennis team took a 4-2 vic- fact, we can be sure Shakespeare was ingly significant that.wo quote it ver- ; Verlandi, or, iSkuld) to mutter silently inmpostd of Misses Courtnev Taylo) tory from the Texas Aggie net team quite aware. batim. . . . "Laken ehre fjorde veldt to herself the ttii;Hble expletive of and Ruth Hewitt werrf victftrs wi!h the last Saturday afternoon. In KING LEAR, when Lear himself passe gefind!" The conclusion here "SyUOOMFTO!'' The word., in itself, scores 6-:). li-3, ' - The dynamic Hess won both of the remarks frantically, "Where is my is so obvious and so terrible that we Tony Discovers Rarest Of is blood-curdling Imagine youiself Tlie teurnami!!'. ivhicli got under matches he participated. He smashed piece of mind?", Shakespeare was ob- fear to mention it. : lost the wilds of Boreno, and hear- Way several weeks ago. is |Ji\^gressini.' through Warren Sorrels, Aggie No. 1 viously punning. This pun is really | Or again, Lear might have fancied ing „ sibilant whisper of SQUOOMF- very nicely Katherin© Pearson ehierg- player and lost only one game in the Horticultural Species exceedingly simple, and not as com- | himself as an intrepid quarter-back, • TO fhiating eerily thru the shadowy ed winner in the upper bracket, and two sets as he won 6-0, 6-1. plex as it will seem at "primum vidit" By OLMON DOBBS Tony became irritated. j calling for a particularly daring pass 'darkness, (If, .this does1 no! throw you those girls playing; in,; the linver Hess and Bill Lorimer then teamed or first glance. If you, dear reader, The latest horticultural discovery of "Wot, you never see a li-voka tree? while the crowd, singly and collective- into -a spasrn oharge of land- his set of encyclopedias, but could not h iesting to note that the Ehzalwthan Aggie combination, of Early and having read the whole thing, as a re- j And yet again, I,ear might haye scaping pn the Rice grounds, praised find the new specie. theory oi icebergs was quite and fur- sult of sly trickery. . Filbertigibbett! ] been a devotee of that great Amer- Crichton 6-2, 6-2. highly the gardener's "find," and pre- thermore, they were etitirttly- Cloini, v Mary Jane Weyrick will carr\ the "Tony, my man, you have made a King Lear was oft. overheard to be- i ican indoor sport of poker. Realizing Bill Francis, No. 2 player for the dicted numerous pilgrimages by na- I or clod. too. might have lieen a mis- ; femin ine lead in l .'Ablx> Constant in. startling discovery. Let me be the moan the fact that while many died i dimly, thru his condition, that the Owls, lost a tough match to Early 6-2, ture lovers to Rice Institute to see the understanding of the word 1 Clht" re-, for the coming French Little Theatre first to congratulate you. And now in poverty, he had to live in it. We j odds were adtiiinst him, and knowing 4-fi, 6-3. rare specimen of nature. f err iii g to blood, which touches on the production, tentatively set, for a two show me the trees," Mr. Watkin said. may imagine him in his madness, cut- . that he can't support a chip, even on George Brown of the Owls lost to The discovery of the new specie of supernatural, since the Elizabethans day run, Saturday. April 27. matinee But. Tony did not appear to- appre- ting what he thought to be a spritely his shoulder, he exclaims dully. "Pass!" Jack Crichton of the Aggies 6-2, 6-3. tree came about when Professor Wat- telieved in Beezlcbub as the devil of and evening, and Tuesday, April 30. cite the praise. figure, with flowers such as nux voin'- It may be mentioned here that the kin told Tony to set out more small sleep Tlie j.H.>int, however, is rela- ' evening performance only. Miss Wey- "Everybody knows what a 'li-voka' ica and others twined about his head, expression of "By me!" would havt? trees on the east side of the campus. tively unimportant, and frankly we ' rick is the only member of the cast SENIOR INVITATIONS tree is," he argued. and wearing a cleverly inverted gunny been much more applicable in this He left the choice of the type of tree are at a loss to Interpret it ) who is a Rice student. Harry Fouke, chairman of the up to Tony. Professor WatKin thought that the sack as a smock. A truly fetching situation. The title role is being dramatized Senior Invitation Committee, an- Soon Tony returned with a land- gardner was too modest. He still effect, he obtained by draping a bit of But here is the fact of research And so, fellow Seniors-, we close by Leslie Bowling as L'Abbo Con- nounces that Seniors may place scape plan for the new addition for wanted to see th trees. red twine over his left ear. On his which should positively bowl you with what we feel to be a kindred I slant in wilh Jim Lull lis Jean Rey- their orders for the invitations at the natural beauty of the campus and Tony led the architect out on the chest, we see pinned a somewhat over. It has been uncovered that in feeling of frustration ovr so Rreat a naud; Andre Bourgeois as Paul de La- the Co-op any time duripg the announced to Professor Watkin that campus and pointed to a large, spread- faded but valiant blue ribbon which a third folio of Shakespeares, hereto- man. We read him, we study him, vardens; Victor Gillingham as de tjir- week of April 22-27. Due to un- he had chosen "li-voka" trees. ing tree. he once won at a hog-calling contest. fore unknown, the word appears as we almost live him . bin that is nac; Mary Jane Weyrick as Mme. He imagines himself to be a secret op- not. what counts ... it was what the foreseen circumstances the invita- Professor Watkin assured Tony that "That is a 'li-voka' tree," he said. "Bass" instead of "Pass!" This, in- Scott; Madeleine Sehwecke as Count- erative, and goes. :about whispering Elizabethans did to him! Truly, op- tions were not on display ^his week, he felt sure the trees would add much "But Tony, that's a live oak tree," deed. lends a somewhat fishy atmos- ,.e»sc .jlc. LavjU'dens..- coyly to any and 'all who will listen, , portunity knocked but once! These bul ttiey may be seen- nt the Co-op to the beauty of the Campus, but ex- Mr. Watkin enlightened the gardner. phere to the whole thing, arid truly j Bettlna Percival; Margaret McCoy as "Don't look right now, but isn't that lines are but hollow echoes of those beginning Tuesday. pressed ignorance as to the appear- "Sure, a li-voka' tree," agreed opens up a realm of possibilities. We i Pauline and Armon Mabry as Ber- the Cliff of Dover," and like remarks. ; knocks. "There is no other way out!" 1 ance of a "ll-voka" tree. Tony. shall not de)Ve further Into this, altho nard. Illip^ Hill ifiiifiit .• km • w *H8 RICE THBEBHEB FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1135 PAGE TWO l i lMr*n '"!•' ^ •*"""" 'f#'

.stiii h"j., o) a; n:hh:m year- it'we but join. tj10 force and example of his presence and activi- ! PRINCE ALBERT t,]ji solemn :>r - i. i'-s-.tir-forefathers to the bat- tjcs helped to encourage all members of the insti- IS CRIMP CUT tie field -I.:'eh'r. 'itv. o'UxkI •>£ ..our own people. - in the new enterprise in which they were

taken hy v-l-:-c• tj t^j'uld |?^>t- be !'ehgUged. . Moreover, by his brilliant work as visit- !')(: till 'jnti..: iuK teacher in colleges in other parts of the coun- W. Wfl! :M>: . -..i ei.' I ii.iiiLi' ot attempting try, and especially as a public lecturer in Houston t,. !„ j>,• I > i' i • l.anti <«s men and women. ani:[ lfl n5any other places throughout the South-

We ' .i Vm „;t ihe heirs to a noble wc,j,t. he won friends for the young institution and 1 • inri pi i' it ii •, i 'j' ' 't t>• e- l»vt men who had ht Ipcd 'to confer • distinction upon its name and to vision:-. '>> an intelligent. ,..\t«>r.d Us influence. In the annals of the Rice In- Chr >'m!. , " ' a peaceful nation, .stitute Ins name will ever hold a high place. He "Most people judge men only >he . . Ijjn a » .it i to liljiltil a .nation;;.\yill. he ''remembered. • with, undying affection by his NU-WAY LAUNDRY & CLEANING CO., INC. by success or by fortune ot tin . >•' • i1 r: : "i i duty .i- heirs. Out of former students and by unnumbered fellow citizens thhP'i *>r t'e r .iJ».»tat!ff ol todaj, :u.b\ . , nUyai v ''he cherished as a precious possession. 1111 the '.'"'.Hifi .j,e.i:ieie.!iS;.:!j:;e eh'ittjra!..ql tf>Ll • :. |>e ;:J e < •...^.vt if' ',51 I •51 |, | : • > * n||| ui aiaiownctUK i;ti ® 1935. B. J. Reynolds Toh. Cn hi'.enli'it'! • 'fbr erttyfes , " r. »*d • out'i ni'iltfi organizations for •" HARD SESSION 11, >'71 ffilii"! A iiseriean ,'S't videl its 'I.O-. emelit- IP1* p-'-•• have ''.or- , '•poact^'-'ii'r, ' .,^J jnii),! "NtJ- j, 1 l' i •BHRhI if. which ; Ujifjliji'lwft s8# w;; - , m >\y;n, stnall I -• iiiiiiisiiiii W ci ft if rJ'ji! •

<;»'•<•»* *A. IP [)i(c0-ionn(urc 'I , •* . ,i .i niy. "M A NEWSPAPER WOMAN. It's absorbing work —but I have - no JH<(/...|.|.| , .V-oFieV lo put in tonK. irrvicular hours \ iji'i"(W ^ When I'm feelinn let down. I •Ye smoke a Camel to restore my en 1 ergy and interest. Camels are a il'jSK <;l th '!i.eo' tShiu-•• 'i.l;!.h.' Eiife:riii|' smoother smoke, too. They do it.: r-i ju tin'. I\t.-tfic a! earyr-s-'-Nv. taste better." (Signed) MARGARET E. NICHOLS '• I: •: I' 1 ;i:i' i.'nhe'.l S i ;:U , >rtMO |t I" j. i>p« n hour in-Chit a? Ye?.-N-' • 1 M NOT ONE of those 'natural born students' you f »!;»-. UiiHer! ft'a. .."'-. 'agV'/i.: 1o the M» . hear about," says Capers Smith. "I have to buckle down Iijiwin;; -ompromi-e with .Japan; fa) AijoIi- and study to get results. When I'm not hitting the books, I work in the college bookstore from 12 to 4 every day. tibh "t all aguiessive ,r»aVal aod airertti'. ITS A HARD, ACTIVE life- It's easy to see how full my time is I When I feel tired bridging the Golden Gate with (b) Suhsttitiillii'ih of inl(.'roatior;'a! peia.e foi or 'logy,' I know that I'm ncartng the end of my energy. the longest single span ever built. Then I always smoke a Camel. It revives me—restores my When I'm worn out, I light up a Japanese ^iitf^y?|h;t'ei Imertia- energy. And each Camel that follows seems to be even Camel. It quickly relieves me of t.ional |)ohcinj; of the Paeiiic oCean tf- pipi tiredness. I smoke steadily—have more chock-full of that mellow, rich flavor! I smoke for years. Camels never upset 1, teet thi? irade of all nations arid 'pre-i-r<.e Camels steadily. They never tire my taste. And Camels my nerves never make my nerves jumpy." (Signed) CAPERS SMITH.'38 (Signed) R. G. CONE, Engineer the opi/u diii.ii' in China ! Ye.— N'i.. a Should the United States insist, upon its neutral rights in tiitii;'. of..war?, Yei- N'o li. Should the United State?, forbid trade by its nationals in a certain war area in order §| to preserve neutrality? Yes—No. mm 7. Should the United States join the League of Nations? Yes—No. 8. Should the United States join the World CouVt? Yes—No. •t Should the United States accept tin- op- tional compulsory jiirisdi^iofi clause of the

World Court? Yes- No. x ' Cameh are niadf f 10. Should the United States as a rion-member of the League, co-operate in an ...ecqnomic r EXPENSIVE TOBACCO4 blockade against an aggressive nation if that aggressor is determined by the League of Nations? Yes—No (If you do not want to destroy the paper, write the number of and answer to each ques- ' tion on another piece of paper. Please put the answers in the Thresher box located in the Sal- lyport. fiDon ift nownow!! )I

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be at, say, noon tonight?" Our sym- at the quality of the star's voice and The story is by Bradford Ropes, au- universe, inter-cut with an artistic 100 girls, is led by Jolaon and Mis* pathies to an unsuspecting public THUmS- (Continued from Page 3) her expert footwork. Several new thor of "Forty-Second Street." Dance stairway crossing the globe in four Keeler, who sing "A Latin From Maa- when he is literally turned loose up- swigs are introduced, along with a ensembles were staged by Bobby Con- UNCLE on them. understand their own minds and directlons representing the • evolution hattan." , . • > jjfflMI new dance called the "Trocadera." In 1 And rumor has it (this, to avoid hearts. this she is assisted by Carl Randall, nolly, with scores of Hollywood's of the tango from the pampas of tfyi ' beautiful dancing girls. One of the •od ink in you* libel suite) that one EDNA LEAH Gregory LaCava directed "Private a famed Broadway dancer. Argentine to Park Avenue and the Fountaui Pen I tpital. Ml Kress ' ELSIE ROBINSON JACOBS has been Worlds," which was adapted from Much of the typical William Powell unique numbers is a replica of the rest of the world. The dance, with p. 7018, Wfcv 1 ^ trying to avoid Cupids Dart for the Phyllis Bottome's novel of the same wit, which served to make "The Thin past several months, but Anally hlush- name..' , Man" one of last year's best pictures, "We're No Daisy, We Tell" ingly stood stilt and let him score a . LOEW'S . ,f ;r is reported to be used effectively in hit. Nuff sed! Ask her for details! !| The coming week brings one of the "Reckftss." The story concerns the ipHtH KNOX HANDSOME (he paid well season's gayest programs to Loew's. adventures qf a bewitching dancing . w. for that nickname, we assure you) Opening Friday is Metro-Goidwyn- star who becomes the foil for a front Senior Thresher spells Settlor Dirt BANNER said, "I see no reason why Mayer's musical romance, "Reckless," page promoter of anything from train- and we present what the dignified we cannot have the Senior Banquet at starring Jean Harlow and William ed flea circuses to Broadway musicals. Seniors should wear on their week- the Yacht Club." He forgot, to men- Powell, with Franchot Tone, May Other features on Loew's master week ends . . . namely hats! And what day tion his commission. Maybe that's Robson, Rosalind Russell and Nat program include another issue of the did last Ffiday fall on? We fell on where he got the money to pay for Pendleton. "Maroh of Time," a technicolor film, Thursday. (Joke). this plug. Teaming two of the screen's out- and Easter songs led by Smilin' Ai wsrm There's that eyesore to the campus, LAURA WASHBURN takes the standing romantic stars has apparent- Evans. Loew's organist. one ESQUIRE OPPENHEIMER who torch in English 400 as being the only ly proved to be a happy thought for datas he gets his fashions direct from person called on but once, wjw an- Metro. For since they were cast to- KIRBY Paris, and not thru the style maga- gether in this musical, stories are ''' swered.' Most of them resort to that "Tlie White Cockatoo," the new 1 zines, on account of they wuz cen- time honored phrase of Seniors, which making the rounds that Miss Harlow Warner Bros, murder mystery drama, sored, for which we can't very well says, "I haven't given the matter any and Powell have found romance in opens at the Kirby Theater Saturday, blame them. consideration," or "I don't believe I real life. "Reckless" is said to be with Jean Muir and Ricardo Cortege I • •• v••• "Wake me early mother dear, for am quite familiar with that particular something of a counterpart to their in the featured roles. I'm to be Queen of the May!" says instance," instead of merely, "I actual romance off the Hollywood sets. The picture is based on the thrilling WsMIRMil i 1 M , our own petite BABY FACE WOODS, DON'T KNOW!", or "HUH?" That's The picture reveals new accomplish- novel of Mignon G. EberHart' ahd i and wonders what to wear. In fact, all for-!this week. Be seein' ya! Also ments of Miss Harlow's singing and said to be filled with hair raising situ dancing. Preview audiences are re- shes been wearing everyone out about . . . be senior! (pun!) ations that hold the suspense to an what to wear. We suggest a ... ported to have been greatly surprised unusual climax. There are three mur- DRESS and let it go at that. And ders, the kidnapping of an American We trade Pens and Pencils. Match Names engraved free if you buy a why can't we meet at your house? yonr pen or pencil, old style or new Pen or Pencil from the Fountain Pen heiress, and several other attempted Go teep! style. Fountain Pen Hospital, 801 Kress Hospital, 601 Kress Bldg. F. 7918. crimes, all committed in a spooky And who carries the torch for the hotel in the wind swept coast of whole mob but WILBUR COMMUN- France. IST BORSKEY? It seems that this The plot centers about thv attempt gay Lothario runs them on schedule, of two bands of criminals, Working in- and manages to keep them apart! dependently, to steal the fortune of This, in itself, is an accomplishment, j Danting Ij Hotthe heiressStuff. The crimes are commit- How do you do it? ' | """ ted in an effort to get hold of secret The week's surprise came with our papers. apparently quiet and reserved Senior, » unless you're one MARGARET ELK INS who re- » METROPOLITAN vealed, albeit inadvertently, that her Alice Joy, radio singer, comes to the Wear the dark coat with the light trousers. Or fol- knowledge of Love Life was pretty Metropolitan for a week's personal ap- thorough, and that she was not to be dressed for it/ » » pearance engagement beginning Fri- low style's say-so and wear the light coat with the trifled with. day. The theatre band, under the di- Don't Pass Up rection of Joseph Belle, also will lie i GEORGE WASHINGTON BROWN moved onto the stage for the. week, j dark trousers. Or wear the whole light suit or the makes his debutttttte with one EFFIE Lloyd Finlay will conduct th classical j HUNT, and puts another one on the whole dark suit. What a lot of swell clothes...a whole iP! overture, as usual. , train for Dallas one night last week, "Go Into Your Dance," the Al Jol- on the sly! In fact, could he raise ••rMk• son-Ruby Keeler co-starring picture, summer wardrobe...for $31,501 (That's $15.75 a suit). one, he would probably be twirling "A for the also opens Friday. While the picture his mustachios this very minute. i is a mammoth musical spectacle, it You'll like the new Palm Beach. Its fuzzless fibres While WHOOPS MY DEAR CRAW- P. A. L. S.—PRE-MED carries a well-defined plot and a ro- FORD says that each gesture of his mance with tense emotional scenes, I sleeve resembles nothing so much as DANCE interspersed with the comedy relief, j let air whizz in and perspiration sizz out. Palm Beach the flight of a swallow. But those —and other summer nights' muscular legs give the whole thing Get your watches, clocks, bracelets, j repels wrinkles, spurns dirt, and isn't afraid of away! Sink me, if they don't! pleasures. Slip into a cool, chains, etc., from B. O. Kreiter, Kress BEVERLY RUDD has the nerve to new Palm Beach Suit—- Bldg. Lobby. ' state that there is one professor whom repeated launderings. At your clothier's, tailored she has merely to appear interested in and take your place in the and he gives her a good grade. After fun. Curb Service smartly by Goodall, makers of Palm Beach cloth. this, we should say . . . both BEV- ERLY and her profs . . . BEWARE! WHITE — BANGKOK Refreshing Drinks And in the case of BUDDY DAU- NAVY and Sandwiches NOY, we say CAVEAT EMPTOR for various and sundry reasons. We also 75 A Specialty recommend that he go into business if ft doosn't show this labvl say as an OPTICIAN or OPHTHALMO- tir— it's the genuine I " # LOGIST since he even got cupids vi- sion up to some 12 feet! The , Inc. Here, indeed, is a choice bit. Picture "Every Service you Expect of a 11 lit our old friend AMPHOTERIC QJUS Good Drug Store" UOODAI.L (OMPlJiy. CISC I V \ V T I KENSCHEN, coming down to break- II MAIN CAPITOL 3100 Main St. Had. 2101 fast in red-striped black pajamas. IM' Gvis says, quote, I will fight for my breakfast, and for HER honor! un- j quote! He is also a pretty astute ; judge at the Girl's Tennis Matches! i Then, too, there is SUSIE PLAG-i IARISM BUFORD who is all the time stealing a famous authors stuff, and j doing it better than he does himself, j And is she a FLASH on the tennis i court! Urnmmmh hhh'hhh! (indescrib- I able sound!) i "Don't forget our Scholarship," says : ELIZABETH PERCENTAGE NEATH- ! ERY, Sweetheart of Rice (ballot box 1 stuffing somewhere) at the Texas ; Roundup. And she's in a furor right now about the E. B. L. S.-PRE MED DANCE at River Oaks Country Club on April 27, which is a Linen Formal, beginning! at ten o'clock? (this last we put in bv request of SCOBEE, the ] L publicity manager of same). 1 I f And speaking of DOCTOR DICK ! 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•wmt Owmai WiHea. Wshmtea Art. throat. I bring comfort, lam the Best of friends. "»«• Csvltsl till TBI BICE THBBSBER FRIDAY, APRIL 1», MS MfllVOW in the Dual Meet between Rice and Mm on top. Of course these are only L>. S. U. when he negotiated the yard- ping Pong Tournament rumors, and we try to helieve very age in 48.3 second* bettering the ex- Th© Rice ping-pong tournament be- little of what we hear, yet some cred- Brunson Takes Track Team isting Conference record of 48.6 sec- ing carried on at the field housei end- ulence can be given these theories in onds by six-tenths of a second* ed last Friday and the arm at Old Man the light of such a startling upset. But J. C. Petty is practically a cinch to Joe Mlchels (Mike to you) was raised To Drake And Kansas Meets maybe the secret is in the coaching of ; ; better his own record in the Discus in victory. At this statement some of ,, —, - V" • : • William (Red) McKay, the power be- Thur-dav 1' IMSM win' ! Wtnchert, who "has throw this year. In. the Texas Relays the better ping pong players (that's hind the throne according to some egg. _ ' i rwt tru-k cleared 13 feet three inches this year, a few weeks ago he tossed the pallet what they say) in this institute bow sperts, Branson and seven Hiee u\w II.IIK • 'VV4L..I« 5 mere 163 feet 3 inches just a inch |gi their heads in shame and wonder , . will enter the pole vault. 'Ixfjffifl two short of the Intercollegiate rec- dazedly how it all happened. Several stars left Hcu>ton on a ten-dav trip. Thls u,a„, wm give the Owls a ord. different reports have oome to the Mary Crain Review# "Blind 1 during' which' tjjiey'Wlli eWtir. tfce Kan^|^|i^p^f|li(tMniUition in the two rciijjiys David Welcheit bettered the exist- writer as to the "how come" of this .NW Belays and the Drake Relays. while Wallace. Weieherf. and Petty all ing conference record in the pole vault sensational victory. One report said Man Crossing a Bridge" Tlie seven men whom Brunson is have excellent chances to win their lit Baton Rouge when he sailed over that Mike, after a valiant fight against Hiking iirt; "SnK'key" Brothers, Bill specialty. at 13 feet 3 inches. wmm\ the opposition got to the top and then At the E. B. L. S. meeting last Mon- i€ WtyJad*, Jess Petty, David Weichcrt, • announced that the school was out of day night Mary Crain gave an enter- "DocVerno" n MtfzlerWilson. , ThBarnee Kansay Italeys Relays,,. arid ; Football fans flan get a treat if they ping-pong balls and no further match- taining review of the novel, "Blind will be held tomorrow at Lawrence. come out to Rice Field Saturday af- es could be held. Autry House balls Man Crossing a Bridge," by Susan Translating the symbols, the Tokyo Kansa*. from there the Owls will ternoon. Coach Kitts will send his were not regulation weight and were Miles. 1 Rice squad through a practice tilt in declared illegal for match play. An- telephone operator says, "The connection travel to De* Moines. Iowa, for the President Elizabeth Neathery an- the last practice of the Spring season. other theory was offered that all the Drakr Relays Saturday, Apnil: The EVRI B. MENDEL nounced that Jimmy Scott and his or- is made—-go ahead, please." Meaning other players in the tournament were intervening week will be spent, in Pes SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR chestra will play for the E. B. L, S,- struck down with pains in their arms. Moines with: the Owls working uiii Pre-Med. dance on April 27. Buster that now you can talk to Japan from any Some say that the old man's rheuma- daily in preparation • fjtf" the meet, Dees, formerly with Henry Busse's or- A glimpse at the record sheet of the tism et up just in time for the tourna- telephone in the Bell System. B p onn nB s uihw Rice Trails In chestra, will be the featured vocalist, ™ " ' ' ?rrvr;r " «tem Conference Track Field ment. An attack the last week kept in the 880-vitrei rtnay and in the mile . , , - Interestingly, Japanese was the first relay Brother, Haley, Wallace. antJ : c ents' sliow that Owls held records In Heavy water is being produced at Why worry when you break youi foreign language ever transmitted by tele- Met/ler will probably > comprise the '.five events. Owl performers have Fountain Pen or Pencil? Just take it the rate of five cubic centimeters a day TwUf mile team Wilson will replace shown up particularly well in the to the Fountain Pen Hospital, they re- at the Columbia University and is val- phone—when in the winter of 1876-77 Wiillatf) ih the mile relay event Field events holding three of the six pair all makes. 601 Kress Bid*., F. 7918. ued at five hundred dollars an ounce. Br side the re'liiv Wallace? will enter records. Track Meet three Japanese students at Harvard the high Ei.nd low hurdles. Petty, will The Southwestern Conference meet visited Alexander Graham Bell in Boston. - in his favorite event, the dis: in 1932 was a banner event far the i'lit- fijjti is tron ceded an excellent •' Owl entries as far as record breaking] Although the OwLs scored eight first These men have lived to see the day ls place victories in the Triangular Meet 4LEX SALTOHT ' . »" concerned. Rice, competitors set YOULP BETTER milhft i existing records that year. Mike | between Texas University, Abilene MAR6E- IM when they can talk with Boston from : lenpe 34 f r <30 HOME ANP 6ET weeks. It wilt B. O. K if trow B.'0.'i'^ ' j ***. ° .» | Christian College, and the Owls, they (SOING E>V their homeland! Kreitex. Kreas Bide Lobby, : ncw ,ecord In that event. Captain j finished in second place behind the 50ME SLEEP IF GREYHOUNP Dick Buldry cleared the bar at 13 feet ; Texas Steers although the Texas YOU'RE GOING TO THEY RUN PLENTY Seeking to put the whole world on such 2'a inches in the pole vault to shatter sCantycladg won only seven first the' old mark To top off record bust- HI-TOWN OVEF? easy speaking terms, Bell System service places. The! inability of the Owls to SCHEDULES 1 mg tactics ;.oi the Rice team in that THE WEEK 1 match the Steers in placing men in now enables you to reach more than 93% i /meet the 440 yard relay team of, John: END ' Coffee. Tunv Driscoll, D'ick Jaiuerson, , the lower sebring department cost of the world's 33,000,000 telephones. Coach Emmet Brunson s entries a vic- • • • i- and Ed Holloway ran that even; in 42 Easter I socqhfls Hat I foi a new intuk Inc.-. tory in this fast meet. This is- the dently with all this record breaking third time. this seasori that the Owls (liiV -iionltl look Vt.tl the Owls only took third place in the ! have been in runner up position be- conference meet. i»e>t hind the Long hoi ns. Texas scored HM The oldest record on the books held 77'; j joints to 59'. for the Owls, and by a Kice man is in the Mile run. The 2 present Owl mentor. Kmnn'ti Brunson, ; [33 lor A. C. C. i:i a co-holder ol tIti.s record with Smokie Brothers won his favorite Hooper of S. M. L*. They ran the dash of 440 yards in easy .vtyle in the e'vei'it in Hl'^7 to a plead heat in a time ot :48.7 seconds. Brothers has iM.-I iaii/i in nil lines til f terrilic race to se.t 'lif tinie at 4 ruin- j no1t hcen defeated in this distanc1e 1thi: s year. : , • • iv>i I '•i'ii.' i I'; .'-!'-'# , ' • :a.d beauty work. lltes 21. N sviot'.ds ,1 G Pettv. ,h . pi'M'Oi Owl Discus Jess Petty tossed the discus 157 feci Star, holds the record in that event1, | inches to win that event. Bull He made the record lit 1 IKiCJ with a Johnson wim >-econd place in tile loss of .1 54 feci 2 and.. 3-8 inches.' •;event . econd National Some [lertoi mers on Coach Bt'iin- , Bill Wallace scored a double victory BELL TELEPHONE son's Owl lealri this' >ear fiav.- a good j as he won Imth hurdle events in grand cliancc to .-,<•! new ipeiurds m the Con- style. Wallace went over the 120 yard Beauty & Barber k-renee. meet 'hi- \ear. high hurdles in 14.8 seconds, and SYSTEM Sinokii.' BVoihi is. that boy with the easily won the 220 yard low hurdles Shop Pepsodoiit s-rniI' . litis ix'cn iii'ttering in 123.4 seconds Bucket Oliver came the record m his iavoritc run of 440 in third in the low hurdles, and fourth (A i ,(i< I ,'i. I ill .Sfo yards pretty ronMi-iant iy ill meets this in the high. yiar. If is fastest iim<' this season was Vernon Wilson scored a great vic- i •( Si tory over Keagv ot A C. C. ill the All makes repaired and sold, Points mile run with the- tunc of 4 miniates exchanged. He»k sets repaired. Foun- • I MS, VI lit SK :tl seconds . tain Pen Hospital. 601 Kress Bid*. Bull Johnson' put the shot 4ti feet F. 7918. 5'v inches to win that event for (he Owls. Ill the Pole Vault Dave Weichert went over the Bar at 1U feet 1 inch to win that event;1 Kit. Re id tied Vance of Texai fi/r second place. Mice finished one two in the Javelin throw as Mays took first place with a toss of 188 feet 9 inches and Letts came close behind with a toss of 185 Do you want to feet. Ill the Broad jump Metzlcr won third place and Cashinan won fourth. Fountain Pen Hospital repairs all makes of Pens and Pencils. <01 Kress Bldg. F. 7918.

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