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Student Weekly Publication The Rice Institute Votaan XXXI Z7SI HOUSTON, TKKAfi, 26 APRIL, 1945 Number 22 • i- How They Got That Way '45 All-School Picnic -t" tflrVIS • i T. Mysteries of Campus Will Follow Little 11 | IC iWiIVliIIvV• w Societies Is Explained Conference Meet Notable Rodent Gets By Evelyn Burke In the good old days of the class Mil Many of the societies on the cam- of 1916, there were men and wom- Most Unique Slant pus have had varied and interesting en's literary societies, with the pur- Student Council Announces Dance On Campus Cuties foundations, but their origins have pose of sponsoring the then-popular been lost in the depths of the past. campus publication, the Thresher. After Affair Is To Begin at 8 p. m. We will now endeavor to enlighten The men's associations, the Owl Club The Architectural Society has re- the present student body about the and the Riceonians, were however In Field House Gym Saturday fused to divulge the very interesting activities and purposes of the very primarily concerned with public information that the whole school earliest classes, and no doubt in the speaking and debates and their pro- Spring is sprung, fall is fell, summer is almost here—and • has been awaiting for the last process will mildly surprise some grams centered around such activi- it's picnic time. The All-School Picnic has been announced, and month. We think the esteemed with our findings. ties. if you remember, it is THIS SATURDAY, So beginning at 4:30 architects are traitors, hypocrites, The first women's organization to or 5:00 o'clock immediately after the track meet, that will be- - and fb***$$XX!H because they are appear on the campus was the Eliza- beth Baldwin Literary Society, gin about one o'clock, all pinickers will gather behind Mr. Rice's playing coy and hoping a few suck- French Scholarship which dates from 1916. It was, lit- Statue to begin the battle of ers will be curious enough to come Will Be Offered erally, a literary society and mem- ants, food, and hungry men. to their dance(?) just to find out bers of the club as well as noted Straus Collection Each girl is responsible for food who the honorees (also . . . ?) are. By Pi Delta Phi speakers gave book reviews and talks for three people—two boys and her- With our traditional nose for on literary subjects. Powerful de- self. The numbers matching the news, we have interviewed that well- The Theta chapter of Pi Delta Phi, bates were held often. Margaret Currently Shown girls and lunches to the men will known authority on campus beauties, National Honorary French Society, Schultz Williams was the first presi- be drawn from a hat, and this draw- the haunter of the Thresher office, was founded in 1930 at the request dent. At Art M useum ing will take place on Tony's wagon Jarvis, the rat, because he sees our of students and alumni of a rapidly As the need for another such so- that will be set up for a platform. feminine population from such an growing French Department. Up ciety was pressing, six members of Cokes will be sold by the Rally Club. Many have asked why Mr. and interesting angle. until 1925 . there were no graduate the E.B.L.S. were elected to organ- This is the first All-School picnic HE has come to the conclusion students in Romance Languages at ize the Pallas Athene Literary So- Mrs. Straus, with their long to be held in the spring, as it is usu- that these eight unlucky girls have the Institute, but after that year a ciety in 1919. These young women, dence in New York, chose Houston, j ]iy held befox-e the first night foot- Oscie Sanders, Dorothy Lee, Caro- a been called upon to slink forward in number of excellent students took a relatively young city over seven- ball game. This academic year be- (Continued on page 3) those gorgeous, lavish, beautiful cos- their M.A. degrees in the depart- teen hundred miles away, as the gan when the football season was 0 tumes designed by his namesake, ment. custodian of a collection so carefully well, under way so that the first Helnrich Meyers, that illustrious and Pi Delta Phi, whose mother chap- and lovingly formed. Mr. and Mrs. night game had passed by the ti&e very famous ^costume designer, who ter is in Berkeley, California, is. a Hartsook, Arroyo Straus understood the powers inher- classes had begun for the new year. recently toured Hollywood, to lend university group jwhich 'Interests it- ent in great work of art and believed Now as there' is no game to come his services to clamoring motion pic- self in literature, art, history, drama, Lead in Early Part > that the opportunity to experience after all food is consumed, it was ture studios: and indeed everything pertaining to the works of the great masters decided by the Student Council and Madge West, Betty Lee Armbrus- French life and customs, while care- Of Bowling Meet Dance Committee to-open the Field should be distributed more widely ter, Ellen Picton, Barbara Hicks, fully avoiding any political affilia- House for a dance from 8 to 12 over our land. Lawrean Davis, Mstrion Holland, tions. Last week, amidst the din of after the picnic. The price is a Rosemai*y Glaviana and Josephine This desire to avoid all semblance crashing pins and the shouts of These convictions led to the wish mere nominal fee of 25 cents per Abercrombie. of propaganda and political collab- slightly inebriated navy personnel, to place their collection in a com- head to ba paid at the door. the recreation, department bowling All those throngs who wish to go oration has caused a drastic curtail- munity where the foundations of Tony and our cheerleaders gener- to a four-hour dance of which two ment of the society's activities dur- tournament got under way. All told, understanding and appreciation had there are ten teams made up of ally give us pep talks at All-School hours will be taken to present these ing the war, but with the approach already been laid, but where, because picnics before the big game, and unfortunate girls, be sure to buy of the end of hostilities in Europe, trainees and two teams made up of of its distance from present art cen- ship's company, officers and enlist- , this time cheerleader Jim Anthony your tickets from all those eager, the Rice chapter of Pi Delta Phi ters, the_opportunity to see original if. in charge of a program to he pre. hopes to resume its full schedule of ed personnel attached to the station, cooperating architects. works of other ages was relatively senj.ed on the wagon about the mid- activities. participating in the tourney. The 0 limited. dle of the picnic. This occasion may The chapter in the past has fre- tournament is to continue for two Mr. and Mrs. Straus anticipated more weeks with each man sched- show the Lits in skits plus other bits Capt. H. T. Heflin quently collaborated with Alliance the great future development of the of entertainment. Plans"for the en- Francaise and other French or uled to bowl six lines during the Southwest, and that one of their course of events. tire school affair, picnic and dance, Lectures to Navy Franco-American groups of the re- sons had already settled in Houston is under the chairmanship of Jack gion in bringing to Houston distin- As yet, the tournament has not with his family was undoubtedly a j Joplin; aided by Dorjs Depenbrockj On Amphibious War guished French lecturers. proceeded far enough to warrant contributing factor which resulted 1 predictions as to the future victors. Muriel Wicks, Mary Jane McNeir, To date the Theta Chapter has in the selection of this city. and Joe Leggett, all members of the Captain H. T. Heflin, U. S. Marine initiated 235 members, a group be- The high individual score so far is The collection is relatively not a a 192 posted by both Hartsook and Student Council. Corps*, who holds the Silver Star ing chosen each year from among large one. Its distinction lies not in There will be nothing elaborate medal for leading the successful the best students of French lan- Arroyo. its size or scope, but rather in the The tournament entry list is now at the dance or during the day. The charge up Grenade Hill in Bougain- guage and literature in the depart- care with which its varied units entire occasion will have an air of ville, reported to the Naval ROTC ment. closed as far as teams are concerned, were selected. Many well-known but navy trainees who are interested (Continued on Page 4) unit here at Rice 20 April to begin Formerly a number of honorary names are represented, including 0 a series of lectures on amphibious members were elected from among in bowling individually are advised Michealangelo, Fra Angelico, Lucca warfare before members of the interested friends of the club, but to contact either Hartsook or Sybert della Robbia, and Sir Joshua Rey-1 Three First-Rllll ShoWS ROTC and V-12 units. All ROTC this practice has been discontinued. during the week. In the same spirit nolds. There are wolks by English,! m p . * men were required to attend at least The future procedure will be to se- as last week, the welcome mat is Dutch, French, and American Amphitheatre out to any and all people who are one of the lectures. He will be here lect a limited number of sponsors, schools. Works of the Italian Renais- ' In Coming Weeks interested in watching the tourna- until 2 May. (Continued on page 4) sance form a major part of the col- j ment. The time is two o'clock Sat- A veteran of the third Marine di- 0 lection. It is, however, the power All but a hundred and two poor urday, and the place is the Recre- vision's invasions of Guam and Bou- to develop both mind and spirit that restricted souls are going to have WARNING ation Bowling Alley. gainville, Captain Heflin also wears gives it its true significance. a string of good first-run movies .0 the Purple Heart Medal and the Los Buhos will entertain with a Such an important gift will prob- offered them, plus humor of the Asiatic-Pacific theatre ribbon with rip-roaring picnic at the bay home ably add considerable impetus to Disney brand during the next three two battle stars. of Mr. Oberle, their genial sponsor- Margaret Elliott Gets building plans for tlu; Art Museum, weeks. During the taking of Grenade Hill well, one of them. This sedate af- Calif. Math Fellowship the progress of which has been dep- Last night, the Physics Amphi- in the battle of Five Forks on Bou- fair will take place Sunday, 6 May. loyed during wartime. A much larg- theater presented Spencer Tracy and gainville Thanksgiving Day in 1943, Transportation, that ever-present er building will be needed, with sep- Katherine Hepburn in Without Love Captain Heflin led the rifle platoon problem, will be furnished fi\?m A- Margaret Elliott, a senior at Rice, arate entrances, so that period work but it wasn't so. which took the hill. The platoon House, starting around 2 p. m., and and a member of the Phi Beta Kap- can be seen together. On 2 May, Judy Garland and Rob- killed 65 Japanese and lost only one an exact bus schedule will be an- pa, received a letter from the presi- Houston has unquestionably been ert Walker start the month off right Marine. nounced later. All suckers who wish dent of the University of California, put on the art map because of the in The Clock followed on the 9th In his series of four lectures be- to attend are asked, begged, and im- at Berkeley, recently, informing her important originals in the Straus with the technicolor Son of Lassie, fore the Rice naval students, Captain plored to sign their names and those that she had been awarded the collection. An article with pictures featuring Elsie Lancaster and Peter Heflin has stressed the close coordi- of their guests (this will not be con- Genevieve McEnerney Fellowship in and more detailed information will Crawford and evidently Lassie and mi nation and cooperation that exists sidered forgery) on the open bulle- mathematics. appear in the Art Digest soon. Per- offspring. C en tie Annie is scheduled ;il between the armed forces in am- tin board at Autry House. Once Margaret has taken six math haps Houston may become a leading for the 16th of May, bringing James phibious operations. Captain Heflin again let us remind you to be sure courses at Rice, and is also a mem- cultural center of its citizens con- Craig and Donna Reed and the is a resident of Birmingham, Ala- to have a previous engagement for ber of the Pi Delta Phi. She lives tinue to develop their taste for art fourth animated cartoon of this bama. 6 May, the date of Los Buhos' picnic. at 3423 Sunset Blvd. appreciation. series of pictures, ••

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Piece About Peace barkers was Margie Stroup, as Hezekiah, is a spineless sort of cre- Prunella never married and has Houseboat Hannah ... on seeing ature, showing signs of having in- Recently a man-on-the-street poll was compiled in down- passed her time since reaching the her, Dr. Davies commented, "What herited the complaint of his grand- age of reason in being bitter, espe- town Houston at the corner of Main and Texas to find out just is it?" in the words of a famous mother, the one who crawled under cially on the subjects of life, love, how much the average Houstonian knew and understood about old Greek philosopher. the furniture. In 1898 he inadver- men, women, and animals with the It was the first time anyone had tently married his half-first cousin, exception of cats. future world peace and America's part in the international seen what Ava Jean's legs looked Anastasia Wintagrine (the mad art- A sharp contrast to this Schopen- outlook. like above the knee. irt), whose father Jasper was the hauerian outlook is that of Cresta- The results were so unbelievably amazing that even the Walmsley and Bettye Phillips son of old Ananias by his fourth roma. Her father, after long years looked happy ... is Wilson giving wife, Josannah Bibbs. The madness most radical optimists have begun to wonder about the political of trying to cheer up Prunella, lure you the go-bye, Gorgeous? might be attributed to the McGuirck Aloysius out of closets, and prevent mentality of the American people, if we are to take Houston Bobby Martin and Slim battled it relation, or to Ananias' grandmother his wife from flavoring the pudding as a representative city, as well as the duration of the proposed out for piano-playing honors. who is said to have eaten garlic for with horseradish, was too discour- "lasting peace" for which we are fighting. Bayless, how long does it take to breakfast every day and stood on her aged to care what she did—and she walk around the track? head to dust the furniture. This Only one man out of ten could give enough of the terms did. Her education and upbringing The OWLS had much food and must not be looked upon too harshly, were left to the solicitude of her of the Atlantic Charter to show that he understood its purpose many girls at their picnic Sunday however; life was rather boring in sister and sister-in-law, who have and significance. The batting average of the next question re- . . . Jones and Mendenhall were the those days. been ably if not wisely assisted in vealed a much more well-informed citizen . . . you see, six out unbeatable combination in the base- Awrkwright's children were three, a destructive fashion by Chauncelot. of ten "contestants" knew no more about the Dumbarton Oaks ball game, while Garry and Leggett Aloysius (1900), Prunella (1905), Chauncy encourages her in her mad- Conference than that it was some sort of a national meeting. played bridge and hearts. and Crestaroma (1923). deest whimsies, and we suspect it is The "bug" insists she's true to he who introduced her to the Bur- One man thought that it was an American Legion Convention; Aloysius took after his father Kisling. What was that thing that i-ather than after his more energetic gundy clan that she seems so fond a lady thought that it was the name of a movie star; another escorted you, Marion, a man or a kinsmen, but retained his right to of. man thought it was an attempt by the Blume System to pro- "mouse"? the family respect by marrying Dru- (Concluded next week) mote conservation of trees! Such ignorance is utterly inexcus- Who is Virgie . . . and what is she able. Surely, if we, the American public, resort to such apa- on the verge of? thetic complacency about matters of the utmost importance, Nomination for Jarvis' substitute: Just any given architect. how can we expect to avoid a depression, and ultimately, World Dick Church is well escorted to Mest On Se/uUce War III ? calculus every day with Suzy Jonn- It is inexplicable to us how anyone could help absorbing son on his right side. Janet and Carroll have finally af- By Ellen Picton porarily to Oceanside, California, a little knowledge concerning this subject, particularly because ter all these weeks. Lt. Billy Heard, U. S. M. C. R„ before living for the Pacific. Both of all the recent publicity about the San Francisco World Se- Gene Smith and Kathleen Carter was reported killed in action at lieutenants recently married. They curity Conference, begun yesterday, in newspapers, magazines, have been elected chief mooners of Okinawa this month. Bob was well received their training in the ma- rines at Southwestern Louisiana In- motion pictures, and over the radio. Apparently, the "masses" A-House; tahat a heart game— known to football fans for his fine tough, Garrison. play at tackle when at Rice. stitute, Parris Island, Camp Lejeune, are placing the tremendous responsibility of growing the peace and Quantico. on the shoulders of those who are merely delegated to represent Question of the week: Lt. Bert Selman, class of '42, for- Who is the popular all-American mer basketball an$'football player Lt. Jack D. Clarke, Jr., U.S.N.R,. the United States at the conference. They must realize that the class of '37, is now stationed at the r basketball star who, according to his at Rice, was killed on Luzon on 24 destiny of the w orld will influence, rather, will determine their feminine admirers, is as handsome March, according to word received Georgia Navy Pre-Flight School as own destiny, and it is only every man's duty to himself to real- as he is tall? by his wife from the War Depart- an athletic officer. Former athletic coach of Connoc High School, Jack ize that he, individually, must put into peace plans what he, Dick Rhodes said that he met the ment. Graduating from Rice, Bert SPAR in church but she has a car, enlisted in the army in April, '42, served as athletic officer at Naval individually, expects to get out of them. Economic and social Air Station, Caleaniss Field. At Rice apartment, and home at the bay. as a private and received his com- barriers must be broken down, and the different types of po- he lettered in bbth football and WOW! mission at 'Ft. Benning, Ga., in De- track.' litical organizations must find their place in a system that rec- Dr„, Slaughter says to leave one's cember, '42. He had . been overseas ognizes the rights of each. •umbrella in the office means that since December, '43. A member of Ens. Bill Walker, class of '44, • Proposals of the Dumbarton Oaks Conference include these one wants to go back. Jo Ellice left the 38th Division of the Eighth commissioned at the Naval Research her theme in the car of handsome Army, he participated in the Leyte Lab in Washington, D. C., is remain- purposes for the establishmentof an international organization: Lt. Well, we know about her. and Luzon campaigns. ing there as a research chemist. Bill 1. To maintain international peace and security; and to A word to the wise (Marie Vir- Sgt. Alfred Compton, class of '46, was a Phi Beta Kappa and a mem- that end to take effective colective measures for the prevention ginia Barrett and other feminine ad- was reported killed in action with ber of the tennis team of Rice. and removal of threats to the peace and the suppression of acts mirers of Bill Scruggs) should.be the infantry in Germany last month. Murray G. Smyth, A.S. 1/c, class of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about sufficient; he's all Anne McCreight's. A trackman from Dallas, he left of '45, graduated 14 April, 1945, Squirrel rates, the girl's boy friend by peaceful means adjustment or settlement of international Rice for the army during his fresh- from the Naval Air Technical Train- now calls up and breaks the date. ing Center in Memphis, Tenn., as disputes which may lead to a breach of the peace; man year. Glad to see Joe Leggett and Kath- Lt. J. W. Magee and Lt. Doyle honor man of his class. 2. To develop friendly relations among nations and to take leen Carter back at the Rice dances. Andrews, class of '45, newly commis- Lt. Raymond Brogniez, class of other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace; Lida Kittrell is excessively wor- sioned officers in the Marines, have '41, is at Will Rogers Field, Okla- 3. To achieve international cooperation in the solution of ried about a lost high school ring. been on leave and visiting in Hous- homa, in the air Intelligence. An We wonder who the original owner international economic, social and other humanitarian problems; ton the past few days. From Quan- architectural student at Rice, he is was. tico, Va., they are being sent tem- now continuing architectural work and 0 in the Army Air Corp. 4. To afford a center for harmonizing the actions of nations have been held at the homes of the in the achievement of these common ends. different members. the party has not been announced yet. 0 The new members of P.A.L.S. | Society The Spanish Club is giving gave a swimming party Tuesday a bay party at the home of Mr. afternon at the Houston Tennis Club Oberle in League City on 6 May. Gratis By JRosalie Meek for the other members. Nancy Wren, Gladys Wallis is in charge of ar- who was pledge president, made all Mrs. William C. Repass announce rangements. This year the Student Council will sponsor the fifth annual arrangements. ( the marriage of her daughter, Misses Janet Croom and All-School Picnic. The tradition was established in 1941 by the Marjorie Ann, to Lt. (j.g.) Robert The O.W.L.S. are making Geane Brogniez are spending this Student Council president, Earl Wylie. The 1945 picnic will E. Tresch. The ceremony was sol- plans for a dinner party for mem- weekend in Austin. They will be the break precedent, however, for it has been customary to give the emnized 18 April in Miami, Florida. bers and their dates. The date for guests of Miss Carolyn Cheesman. picnic before the first footbal game in the fall. Both the bride and groom attended Rice, where Marjorie was a member * Here is a chance for all those who have been complaining of O.W.L.S. about the lack of school spirit at Rice to do something about it. Miss Sue Bone will be COLLEGE GIRLS The purpose of the picnic is to get everyone acquainted with hostess at an E.B.L.S. slumber ARE YOU INTERESTED everyone else, so the Council has requested that everyone draw party on 28 April. A food commit- tee will provide midnight refresh- names. ments. IN VITAL WAR WORK? It is the girls' responsibility to arrange to meet their dates Mr. and Mrs. John B. Durkee The Telephone company needs telephone operators who after the picnic. All the boys have to do is come . . . there'll be announce the engagement of their can work eyenjngs on a part time basis—a few hours each food, girls, and entertainment for all. daughter, Virginia Ann, to Ens. evening. Robert Lee Grinaker, U.S.N.R., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Grinaker of VITAL WAR WORK Circulation Manager Bill Lovejoy Oakland, California. The wedding GOOD PAY Sports Red Anderson, will take place in June. Miss Dur- The Thresher Doug McElree, Bill Scruggs, faar- INTERESTING WORK Entered as second class matter, kee and Ens. Grinaker attended Rice. vin Lewis, James Miller CLEAN, PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS October 17, 1916, at the post office The O.W.L.S. entertained in Houston, Texas, under the act of Society Rosalie Meek the P.A.L.S. and E.B.L.S. with a You can help the war effort and yourself by working a March 3, 1879. Subscription price: Music Ed Hartsook picnic last Sunday afternoon at few hours each evening in this vital war work. by mail, one year 75 cents. Movies Peg Monroe Memorial Park. The guests played Men in Service Ellen Picton Come in and discuss the matter with Miss White, our Editor Muriel Wicks baseball, badminton, and cards. Hot- Employment Supervisor at 202 Shell Building. Asst. Editor Mildrjd Mr.Call News Marie Virginia Barrett, dogs, cokes, and cake were served. Business Manager EstelfiTWalker Catherine Henry, Mary Jane Mc- The P.A.L.S. are planning Ass't. Bus. Mgr. Jane Raubold Nalr, Bob Jaynes a burlesque for 9 May. Practices Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. r 'isa W''T ,™ C^l!' • §&f «, W* 'V ' " '?#•' » Q* XiM -f . v.;>' o

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They have been taken The Navy swimmers chalked up of 69-53. Rice entered the meet with all three schools gunning for each first baseman, Keltys Powell. We in tow by Texas, T.C.U., and S.M.U. victories in all except two events, a 24-point deficit and could not quite other's blood. didn't, so we waited several minutes. The Rice team's batting average one of which was lost by the Navy catch up. They showed the improve- Sure enough the weather changed. battle is now well under way with team being disqualified. First place The summaries are as follows: ment of the last two weeks' work, five games past and seven yet to be was awarded to Austin in the 200- SHOT PUT: Tassos, A. A M.; Don- It got worse. As a result TU was however, and this week they should played. This includes only confer- yard relay when one of the trainees aldson, Rice; 44 feet 9 inches. saved. If this rained-out game does do even better in the Little C9nfer- ence games. At the moment the top failed to touch the end of the pool. HIGH JUMP: McBride, Rice; White not stand the chance of deciding the ence Meet. three guns are as follows: Austin's win, recorded at 2 min. 2 and Haws, A, & M., tied; 5 feet conference championship, it will not John Donaldson was the Owl star 1. Keltys Powell—6 hits for 13 sec., would have been second to 8M> inches. be played. If it does though, we will of the day, bringing home firsts in times at bat—average, .462. Rice's 1 min, 51.3 sec. This year POLE VAULT: Tate, A. & M.; Wil- have to pay the Teasippers' expenses both the discus, his specialty, and 2. Cbarlie Bailey—5 for 12—aver- finds Cather replacing Redgrave in liams, A. & M.; 11 feet 6 inches. for another trip to our wonderful the javelin, and getting a second in age, .416. last year's 250-yard relay champion- 100-Yard Dash: Walmsley, Rice; the shotput. It was the first time city. 3. George Wilkin—5 for 13—aver- ship combination of Redgrave, An- Wilson, A. & M.; 9.8. he has been entered in the javelin Saturday was a wonderful day: no age, .385. dacht, Squires and Jones. 140-YARD DASH: Holbrook, A. & event and shotput, and he really morning P. T. and the moon shone Other Navy victories were? An- M.; Groves, Rice; 50.3. These averages were noted and came through. and the sky was clear that night, compiled by one GDM with the slide dacht, 50-yard free style, 25.8 sec.; MILE RUN: McDowell, A. & M.; George Walmsley did almost equal- and still the ground looked like a l-ule of one WFS. Jones, 50-yard back stroke, 31.6 sec.; Harges, A. & M.; 4.47 ly as well by crossing the tape first bathmat after Saturday night in the Baseball Question of the Week: Barnstead, 100-yard free style; 220-YARD DASH: Walmsley, Rice; in both the 100-yard dash and the Smith household. The help at Buff Bubba Vilbig wants to know if "Run- Whittet, 75-yard individual medley, Wilson, A. & M.; 20.9. 220-yard dash, and running a leg on stadium did their best to whip the ning the Bases" is the same thing 49.6 sec.; Jones, Whittet, and DISCUS: Donaldson, Rice; Tassos, the winning sprint medley relay. He park into playing shape and almost as "Making the Rounds," HIC!? Squires, 150-yard medley relay, 1 A. ran the 100 in the beautiful time of & M.; 149 feet 1 inch. succeeded except for the last cloud- min 26 sec.; and Jaynes, first place 0 9.8 | BROAD JUMP: Zeitman, A. & M.; burst just as the game was to begin. in diving competition. The other j Mason, Rice; 21 feet 11% inches. The Owl relay teams kept up their The infield was in good shape, as it Austin win was made when the 50- 120-YARD HIGH H U R D L E S : good work by winning both relays is made up of a mixture of fine yard breast stroke was taken by White, A. & M.; Corley. Rice; Golf Squad Loses again. The team of Shelton, Missi- dirt, gravel and cinders, besides be- Allen in 35.3 sec. 15.2. mer, Sawamena, and Walmsley took ing well drained. Chief Alexander stated that meets 880-YARD RUN: McDowell. A. & 4-3 To 'Cropp ers the 440-yard relay easily, and the The pitchers' mound was high and would be scheduled with other high M.; Chapman, Rice; 2:08. team of Missimer, Goodrich, McKin- dry, but the catcher's spot and home schools if it could be arranged. The 440-YARD RELAY: Rice( Shelton, nis, and Groves didn't have too much plate were a sea of mud. Sawdust On Muddy Course team will probably enter the Y. M. Missimer, Sawamena, Walmsley); had been spread over the entire spot, C. A. meet to be held in July, and I 43.8. The Owl golf squad met their ter of Phi Beta Kappa was installed soaked with gasoline several times, will possibly challenge other teams Waterloo at College Station last in 1929. The society, originally ! JAVELIN: Donaldson, Rice; Mal- and left to burn in an attempt to to telegraphic meets. Monday by losing to the Aggies on founded in 1776 at the College of j seed, Rice; 158 feet 6 inches. hujry up the process of drying out. 0 William and Mary, was the first of TWO-MILE RUN: Jones, A. & M.;„ In several places, left field was a muddy, ill-kept course by a score of 4-3. MYSTERIES— its kind in this country. Its mem- | McFarlane, A. & M.; 11:01. ankle deep in water. In fact, George bers are chosen because of their ex- i 220-YARD LOW HURDLES: Wal- Tommy Burke was low man with (Continued from page 1) was trying to borrow water wings | lace, A. & M.; Iluesch, A. & M.; a 78, beating Tesberman of A. & M. cellence in the liberal arts and sci- after once looking at it. If it hadn't line Gemmer, Marguerite John, Ro- ences, and those seniors meeting the j 25.2. continued raining, a game could Rowe lost to his man, but Burke and selle Hurley, and Helen Barber thus Rowe and their team play won. requirement of high scholarship are | MILE RELAY": Rice( Missimer, have been played, but certainly not became the charter members. * annually elected and initiated into j Roy Moore, next low man shooting Goodrich, McKinnis, G r o v e s); under the most favorable conditions. In 1924, there was further need the society. a 79, lost to Stewart, but Dave 3:28.7. Our next games with T.U. will be on for another girls' society at Rice Adrian shot an 80 and beat his man, the 25 and 26 of May in Austin. They and a group of women students ob- Henry. Moore and Adrian lost to will be Rice's last scheduled games tained permission to organize the the team of Henry and Stewart, and of this ^ - $•»•- —«* - - • * i Owen Lister Literary. Society. This Shelton lost tp his man.' The Owls' next conference game was the last literary club to be Friday, the Owls play a return will be tomorrow afternoon at Col- formed on the campus. • match with the Texas Steers at Brae The Rally Club was begun in 1921 u Burn. It promises to be another top by men students who felt a need for match with the Owls holding a a service institution for the school. Glub J\!ew& slight edge, and of course, they Their main object was hospitality won't be playing in a mud-hole out r j Four HEK 11 1 PiiSfiiS Entertainment (Continued from page 1) ' lllp !> |J5 Iflfp ; to be appointed for a period of two M years. These sponsors are asked to U. S. S. Canteen help the group toward their goal, Ife By Peg Monroe which is to raise funds for a trav- Three new ones—barring hold- eling scholarship to be awarded an- Many Rice Navy men overs — Wednesday puts Between nually to a student of the Rice In- Two Women on the Marque at The Architectural Society has en- stitute French department. By 11m Usual Authors Saturdays and Sundays find many Loow's; Thursday brings Salome, gaged a negro orchestra for Guaya- It is the earnest desire of Pi Delta Prior to this issue, any feature Rice boys swamping the Canteen to Where She Danced to the Majestic. Guayere which will be held 5 May. Phi, that the first of these scholar- material which has been published get at the 88 beautiful women. Push- These are two interesting titles to It is one of the best negro orches- ships may be awarded to returned in this periodical has been mere tripe ing, shoving, lunging right out there say the least. What man wouldn't tras in Houston. Sammy Harris and veterans, who may thus be given the in our estimation. Our assignment in front we find Jimmy Kennedy, like to be between two women ? his orchestra, featuring Roy Miller, opportunity to see France under I- is one of general intei-est to every- H. A. Janicek, Bill "Glamour-Puss, And what woman wouldn't like to vocalist, plays regularly at the more favorable conditions than they one, that is, the Houston Stage Can- Still-Limping" Tanner, Bill "I'm share Van Johnson—even with an- Downtown Tavern, and will swing have ben able to enjoy in the past. teen, where you'll find wine, women, pushing and shoving, but that ball other cat? Dear Gillespie (Lionel out with those "way down Trinidad" and song. Wine, women, and song: and chain's gonna get me anyway" pieces as well as those "sweet low Barrymore) sends our hero out to pulsing, half-civilized atmosphere of that's French for pink lemonade, Gatts, and Bo Bo "I come down when ones." The negro orchestra will lend have some fun. Fun turns out to be the tropics. The major part of the r' • some babe that two-steps all over I haven't got any money, when no- itself well to the atmosphere that Marilyn Maxwell, an heiress who population is negro, brilliantly your bootees, and he wears a pair of body'll give me a date, and I haven't will be transplanted from the tropi- ignores the rules and tries to get dressed. Pictures in the National silver wings. got anything better to do, anyway" cal island of Trinidad to the Junior the man while he's down plus a Geographic and the latest Saturday Fifty beautiful girls—50! Count Abercrombie. League. The will be in gay calypso fatin-from-hunger chorus cutie, Evening Post are also recommended. 'em; step right up, take a good look, The room, though small, is attrac- namely Gloria De Haven. Miss Max- costumes. and count 'em again: Kiki Smith, tive. Covering the walls is a frieze well gets left at the post while Dr. Because of the small capacity of Jane Raubold, Cecile Sass, Leila of monkeys, tigers, monkeys, lions, Johnson analyzes Gloria—should be the Junior League, there will be a RECQRD HITS McConnell, M. K. Bayless, Rosalie trapeze artists, and monkeys. How- pretty good — analysis — Gloria De limited number of bids sold. Meek, Jean Garrison, Frances Sulli- ever, we are inclined to believe this Sweetheart of All My Dreams Haven. Oops, didn't mean to lapse Girls, are you worried about your van, Mary Ruth Omer, Jo Ruth Rus- Macacus rhesus theme is carried out Everytime —Benny Goodman into my own subconscious. Duh! costumes, hmmmm! If you are, sell, Annette Gano, and Muriel a trifle too far. There is no real When Your Lover Has Gone there will be a booth in Sallyport Wicks. (Ed. Note: Muriel Wicks, basis for our supposition; it's just "Salome was a dancer, she did . .." I Should Care —Frank Sinatra on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri- substitute, not regular. They're aw- that they keep giving you peanuts And where is your mind this morn- Chloe day, with a willing architect to as- fully strict about whom they let on and iron bars to swing on. And ing? But in this picture Salome is Serenade to a Jerk —Spike Jones sist you in planning it. For ideas on down there.) Well, 38 beautiful iight up there swinging, we see a dancing spy, working in Europe to I'm Beginning to See the Light designs, here is a brief description girls. Walker "Smoko" Johnston, Bill expose Germany's plot to attack That's the Way It Is of the kind of people to be found in Scruggs, Carl "it-seems-his-name- Austria. The Germans promise her —Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald The Canteen opens its doors to all the Caribbean. Creoles of English, has-caused-quite-a-little - difficulty - a trip to the happy hunting grounds, servicemen (yes, even Rice boys) at Spanish, and French origin with the before" Osterthaler, and Don "with- but our heroine escapes through the 5:30 on Saturday evening, and re- spice of the East Indians meet in the 2S GOGGAPfS mains open 'til 1. a. m. (One place my-red-hair-flapping-in-the - breeze- efforts of her employer, a newspa- left where you can jive after cur- and-thank-gawd- I'm - off - the - list" per man working for a scoop. The few, unless you're Ellen Hopkins Spoon. pair come to this country and head and Missouri and you care to swing Music is furnished either by juke for California which in them days out at Bill Williams' at 3 o'clock in box or local bands, among which the (post Civil War) was a safe place the morning.) The Sunday shift most popular is Herbie Brockstein's to hide, not the ideal spot for the wings on at 2 p. m., and lasts 'til 8 (even if he does lose four men each "lady" to sell her wares. Their ve- (but, then, that's sort of a touchy week to the Navy), with the Bar X hicle meets with disaster via a ban- subject with you fellers.) Moral: Cowboys running a close second. One dit;, but la bandit succumbs to Sa- Join the drum and bugle corps and of the vilest forms of entertainment lome's charm and offers to repay Clearance see the world . . . that is as much of the Canteen has to offer is jitter- her losses, if she will but dance for the world a.s one can see on a Sun- bugging, and right out there jitter- him. She does and is so charming day night with 11 o'clock liberty ing we observe Jorje (pronounced that, the village changes its name to Junior ... in Houston. har-hay), Eddie "and-this-time-we're Salome. This is a true story—there's gonna-get-it-right" Rogers, Bob a one-house town in Arizona called Foote, Jimmy Coates, Bob "Now I Salome, look and see. The party know Margeeeee" Devoe, and Bob moves along to San Francisco and "I-don't-know-why-I-go-down, Mar- to fame and fortune, also near mis- SUITS and COATS tha-doesn't-work-there" McKinnis.. fortune for Salome. She hooks a V * 4 producer and has a private theater, So keep in mind that next time is doing all the good, when those Willbourg with fiendish grin and mean ole Germans catch up with Were 29.95 and 35.(10 itching palm takes all that Navy her. She is saved by the bandit and pay, and you can't even afford a they live happily forever and ever beer at the Bowling Alley, come on —amen. Salome is luscious Yvonne down . . . you'll find your buddies De Carlo, David Bruce is the bandit, there (they couldn't afford a beer Now 25.00 and the newspaperman who started either), 38 beautiful girls, pink lem- this mess is Rod Cameron. Others onade, and cheese sandwiches. iii the cast of this technicolor west- 0 ern are Marorie Rainbrow, Abner ALL SCHOOL PICNIC— Biberman, Kurt Hatch and. Edward The Suits: (Continuea irom page 1) Bromberg. I'll see you there. informality as only picnics can have. Gabardine Disney's Three Caballeros has al- This is an all-school occasion and ready received notice. It is a musi- one that every student has looked Crepe cal, a good neighbor gesture, a me- forward to in the past as a chance chanical achievement. Whether or Novelties to meet new students, one and all, not it is also entertainment remains and it is up to everyone not to let to be seen. It's due Thursday at the this spirit diminish now. Again, it Met. is especially an opportunity for the The Coats: w PEYTON'S new Navy boys to meet campusites, and indeed, lots of fun. day and we know you'll say "what Fleeces a wonderful institution—this All- LADIES' READY TO WEAR Everyone is urged to come on out School affair." PICNIC—on a large Suedes and be with all Rice for the eve- scale is the theme. After the track 1007 Westheimer ning, eat, drink, and be merry. Girls meet all directions point to west of Shetlands and boys, turn out en masse Satur- Rice's statue, and at 8 to the Field House. Heavy rain will be the only condition that will call off the occa- Sizes 9-15. sion—dance and all. PERSONNEL [ Consultants Executive, Office Sales, Technical Help Shop Collegiate

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