c?> WE MCE tMESMXHOUSTON, TEXAS, AfRIL 21, 1950 VOLUME THIRTY-SEVEN NO. TWENTY-SIX Entered as second class mailing matter, October 17, 1916, at the Post Office, Houston, under the act of March 3, 1879. Choral Club Chem Show To Present Stands Out In Review Operetta by Betty McGeever by Dick Belt Rice held its traditional Re- Tonight at 8 the Rice Choral view of Arts and Sciences last Club will present an original Friday and Saturday after a operetta titled "Patchwork lapse of ten years. Students Playhouse," Graham Landrum who had worked all year on has directed the three act piece. their exhibits were rewarded by a The production is to be staged at large appreciative audience. A-House. Among the most interesting of The story concerns a struggling the exhibits were the Psychology light-opera company in its efforts Exhibit, the Electrical Engineering to produce a show sponsored by a Exhibit, the Chemistry Exhibit, and local socialite, Mrs. Covington Pal- the Biology Exhibit. mer. Mrs. C. P. who insists on noth- The Psychology Exhibit included ing less than grand opera in her a series of exhibits on visual per- town auditorium forms the motiva- ception. Especially amazing among tion for a series of humorous inci- these were WHAT IS IT? This con- dents. sisted of a common object partially The cast is headed by Barbara concealed in a box under brilliant Roos as the over-bearing Mrs. C.P. illumination. Carroll Camden's box She is aided by Lee Mary Parker, containing the piece of coal that John Eisenlohr, Herbie Peters, Shir- looked like a piece of tinfoil from ley Arnold and others in the light the outside, was one of the best of opera group. Rounding out the cast these. The Judgement of Character will be Louellen McBrayer, Alice from photographs stumped many of Spafford, Bob Warren, Eleanor Allen the visitors who were asked to pick and the perennial janitor, Jerry Above, center, is Alice Jan Flack, Rice's Miss Houston beautiful, inaugurating the new out three morons from a group of Stevens. clean-up policy in the Student Lounge. Alice Jan is assisted by Virginia Barber left, and six children's pictures and three The music for the operetta ranges Beverly Carter, right. j criminals from a group of six men's from operatic to popular with a few pictures. Hanover House, consisting purely original numbers from the of some of the research work done Rice composers, Herb Peters and at Hanover, was, however, the best Jerry Stevens. Lewis Garfield Dies Of Lukemia At Mayo's of the Psychology Exhibits. But the most amusing to the spectators and to the students was the Ball Spiral Engineer Group Eat Information On Garfield Was Rice OKLS to Sponsor which, as well as testing the techni- 9 cal ability of the contestants, served a l *0*11* t j Scntov Activities 01 e ec ure to reveal their individual character Tickets to the Senior Class Final Graduate, Member ^}Thhe OKL£ *S wil^l sponso^ r Mr5. As- At oills luesday s I HP (Ik I X will ctmncnv M traits to the audience. Next Tuesday night at 7:00 PM Ball and Banquet and to the Senior bury Parks in a lecture on "Spring in the Pioneer Room of Bill Wil- Picnic will go on sale next week, Board of Governors Flowers; Their Simple Arrange- The Engineers lured the visitors in April 27, 28, 29. They will be sold ment" on Tuesday, April 25 at 1:15 by dangling Hot Dogs (cooked in 45 liams, the Engineering Society will Mr. Lewis 'Garfield, Rice alumnus, hold its annual banquet. in the lounge only, between 8 and in the Fondren Lecture Lounge. seconds) and marshmellow cookies in 12 on Thursday and Friday, and be- died of lukemia at Mayo Clinic late The program of the evening will Movies on flower arrangement will front of their noses. Once inside, tween 8 and 1 on Saturday. include Bill's finest steak plate, Wednesday night. His sudden death complete the program. The OKLS they were greeted by the Welcome plenty of beer, presentation of soci- The Banquet and Ball tickets (50 ) •>t the age of forty-six followed a is sponsoring this noon meeting and Sign, a punched tape moving past available) cost $4.00 per person. The 350 individual contacts energizing ety keys to graduating, three year very short illness. lecture for the whole school. Every- affair will be held in the Emerald one interested in flower arrange-, the lamps necessary to spell out the members, and generous presents for An active member of the Rice en- the engineering faculty guests. Room, Shamrock Hotel, Tuesday, merit is cordially invited. visitors' welcome to the Department May 30th, 7 till 12 PM. Seniors only gineering alumni society and a mem- of Electrical Engineering. This was As in the past, the banquet is the can purchase these tickets; tickets the work of Jimmy Campise. students' chance to "get back" at ber of the Rice Institute Board of for others for the Ball only will be their instructors—with no holds bar- governors, Mr. Garfield is well Next, there was the Colored Light sold later. Forum Committee red. Complimentary, practical, or known around the campus. Fountain, the work of C harlie Cern- One dollar and fifty cents per useful gifts are frowned upon, and Mr. Garfield graduated from Rice nik and Art Beck. The Aircraft Gun person is the cost of picnic fares. Seeks Members Turret, a B-29 remotely-operated weak hearted instructors are expect- as an electrical engineer in the class ed to remain at home. May 7th is the date; H and H Ranee By Farrell Fulton gun turret provided a fine example the place; 1-11 PM the time; swim- of 1926. He is particularly noted The cost will be $1.75 per person The Forum Committee is scouting of control equipment. Bob Meury with the" society "making up the dif- f0od» dancinS> and cards the for his Participation in the Rice en- for new members for next year's was in charge of the Electronic De- fun. These tickets too will be sold ference. Members only will be allow- gineering alumni in which organiza- committee. Though thei*e are sev- flection Gauge, a steel beam which only on the three days specified. eral hold-overs, hang-overs, and left- ed to come. Engineering students tion he has held various offices. will deflect only a small amount un- 0 overs from this year's committee, may still join the Society by contact- Shortly after his garduation from der the weight of a person. However, there are at least six positions for if this ^deflection is electronically- ing Steve Siebenhausen, membership Houstonian to Back Rice Mr. Garfield went to work for dues are $.3.00 for this year. new members. The method of ad- amplified, a method of determining Hughes Tool Company where he New members of the Society are mittance is by means of a letter weights may be had. ASCE Delegate has been employed ever since. In handed to an old member; the let- instructed to wear red ties, no coats, An anonymous Houston business (Continued on Page 6) 1943 he was appointed to the posi- ters should state the applicant's in- and to serve beer to the active mem- man has donated $175 to cover the terest, qualifications, and ideas for bers. ^expenses of a delegate to the spring tion of Chief Engineer, in which future programs. Old members are meeting of the American Society of capacity he has served ever since. Joe Elkins, Don Eddy, Raymond Civil Engineers, with the stipulation Mr. McCann said: "We were ter- Rice Film Society O'Keefe, Finis Cowan, Dewey Gon- Juniors Will Pick that the man be a senior Chemical ribly shocked to hear of Mr. Gar- solin, Rtiey Boone, Jack Lapin, Wer- Engineer. field's death. We consider him as Shows "Man of Aran" ner Grunbaum, D.an Bloxsom, Far- Queen on Saturday T. S. Graham was selected to at- one of the main-stays of the Insti- The next film in the series pre- roll Fulton, Nancy Markle, Drs. tend the meeting which is to be held tute." Nominations for the queen of the sented by the Rice Film Society will Craig and Fulton, and Mr. Chap- in Los Angeles, on April 25-29. High- Funeral arrangements have not Junior Prom were held on Monday, be the Robert Flaherty movie "Man man. light of the convention will be a yet been announced. April 17. Virginia Barber, Joan Ben- of Aran." Flaharty is the producer The Forum Committee meets for field inspection trip to Morris Dam of "Louisiana Story" and many oth- about 40 minutes once a waek, so nett, Etta Colish, Camille Coulter, and the Underwater Ordinance Tor- er outstanding documentary * films. Mr. Fred Weiner of the Jewish will consume little of a person's Alice Jan Flack, Bertha Gray, and pedo Range at Morris Reservoir. Shown as short subjects will be a Vocational Service will speak to time. Yet it is an excellent way Gay Schneider are the nominees. Chaplin comedy and a film made by All women students on the the B'nai B'rith Hillel Councilor- to serve the student body by pre- On the night of the dance, April the Moscow Ballet Theater. campus are asked to attend a ship of Rice on Sunday afternoon senting interesting discussions, lec- 22. at the Crystal Ballroom, every- The films will be presented in the very important meeting in the April 16 at 2:00 in the lecture tures.