jp: m ; ,f 1 <1 mf ;il•ig M VOL. XIII. RICE INSTITUTE, HOUSTON. TEXAS, OCT. 7.1927 uT Im.. i g " i'TT I • , ,j, • , m ' " II 11 VIU HEADS ENGINEERING EXPOSITION If 'llillllUllllllUlllilllllllllllllllllllMIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllilllllllllllllllillHIIIIIIHIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllllllll||IIHIIIIIIIIItllllllll|||||ll|||||||||||||||||||||||l!||||||||||||||||||||||||!ifiuuil||||||||||||||t|||||||^ IHIIIIIIIIlillllllllHIIIIIIIlllllllllillfitillllllllllilli i«! TO NAME HEADS flim | Rice Topics Fighting Irish Here Saturday OF DEPARTMENTS mm 1llllllllllilllllllllllllilllllllltlllHlillllltllllllllllllll|lllll|||lii||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||IIIIIIIIIIIIilMlliltllHllllltMillllllllltlHlllllllHllllltlllllllllll"lltlllMI|l|lllllllllllllllII"IIHIIiHII"ll"lllll!!llllii! ^ L mm [TNUSUAL in the football schedules BY END OF WEEK -IHNK of the Institute, this year the Owls will play two conference games away RICE OWLS TANGLE from home. Bernreider Is Principal * • • Reverend Osborne Resigns Speaker On Instead of one trip with the foot- WITH ST. EDWARDS i ball team, students now have the op- Program. portunity to make either or both of ON LOCAL GRIDIRON Autry House Chaplain Leaves the excursions to Austin and Dallas. HOUSTON FORUM TO DRAMATIC CLUB TO E. Nevill, of Houston, was * t • Post November 1; Spend fleetihI general manager of the 11)28 The Austin trip, alternating with Second Home Tilt Promises Winter In Houston. Engineering Show at a meeting of the bi-annual journey to College Sta- To Be Well Fought; OPEN SECOND YEAR PRESENT PLAY FOR the Engineering Society Wednesday tion, Is fixed by tradition as the ma- Rev. Francis M. Osborne has ten- night Nevill is a senior in the V jor event of the football season, when Owls Strong. let the students of Rice Institute invade HERE NOVEMBER 1 dered his resignation as chaplain of TEACHERS MEETING school of mechanical engineering, and m as«a body the territory of the Long- St. Edwards crew of fighting Irish the Autry House to the Board of Re- was in charge of the gyroscopic dis- horns. will be at Rice next Saturday in gents, with resignation to take effect Rice Group Given Preference plays in the last show. » • » Ten Speakers Secured For an attempt to revenge the 20-to-0 November 1, according to statements Over Other "Little Appointments of department heads 'Discussion can now be heard all Season; Raymond made by Autry House officials the defeat of last season. The Owls will K Trom the various scientific schools m over the campus as to which trip In- Robins First. first of this week. Theatres." dividual students intend to make. face practically the same squad that will be made by Nevill during the Quite a number have expressed their fought so hard last year with the Rev. Osborne, who has been with week. The departments to be repre- The Houston Open Forum, a local The Rice Dramatic Club will pre- intention of being present at both exception of the ends. the Rice institution for the past year, sented are Electrical Engineering, Institution for the purpose of bring* sent a three-act play before a joint athletic contests. Coaches Heisman and Rothgeb are finds that personal business will keep Civil Engineering. Chemical Engi • • • session of the State Teachers' Con- lng noted lecturers here to speak on him out of Houston a great deal this neerlng, Mechanical Engineering. revamping the entire Rice line in an vention and the Speech-Arts Conven- The Thresher joins in urging all effort to eliminate the gaping weak- topics of general social interest, in- winter and his resignation is prompt- Biology, and Architecture. tion during the last week in Novem- persons who intend to make one trip; ness at end. Bush Jones, the scrap- augurates the second year of its ex- ed by fear that he would be unable but who are unable to make both, to ber. Two committees were appointed at ping guard, has been transferred to istence November 1, at which time to give as much time to his duties at the meeting. Bill Grace is chairman accompany the team to Austin rather The invitation to stage a play be- than to Dallas. a wing post, and if scrimmage is the first speaker of the year, Ray- the Autry House as he would wish to of the dance committee. Other mem- » t * any Indication of the manner in mond Robins, will address Interested do. fore this large group is considered bers are C. R. McElreath, Salvador quite an honor for the club, as it was It is essential that Rice be as well which he'll work, St. Edwards will Houstonians on the subject of "Out- The chaplain of the "Rice Fireside" Madero, and Wilbur Wright. represented as possible at the game have a tough row of beans to hoe. lawry of War—The Next Step in will make Houston his headquarters selected in preference to tjje Hous- The publicity committee Will be during the winter although he fpluns on October 22, and it is hoped that Captain Merle Comstock is show- Civilization." ton Little Theater and other local headed by Herbert Fouts. He will to leave soon for North Carolina and the number of students In the Owl ing remarkable ability at center. Big dramatic organizations, and furnishes be assisted by John Holland. Felix The Forum has increased the num- the East. rooting section on that day will not Merle who was a sterling ground- an unusual opportunity for the Rice Paquin, and Burjh Wallis. This be cut short because of the earlier ber of its speakers from six last year Rev. Osborne, before coming to group will have charge of all mat gainer as a back last season, re- Rice, was chaplain at the University club to establish its reputation more trip. minds the spectators of Heavy Un- to ten, and possibly several more, this ters of publicity for the show. # m » of Sewanee, in Tennessee. While widely in the circle of Little Thea- derwood when getting down the field year. The purpose of the organiza- John Robertson, a graduate ot 132B, here he has added a great deal to the ters. Only one day will be taken for the under punts in practice scrimmages. tion, as stated, is to provide a field fireside of Rice and through its glow- talked to the society on the Engi- journey to Austin. The trip will be The spectacle of a Most-valuable neering Show of two years ago. for conflict of ideas, with subjects ing flame has increased the realization Pat Iallftrd, manager of the club, made on a special train for Rice stu- back field man being metamorphosed that Autry House is open to all. The will direct the play under the general The spi-aker of the evening was dents only, which is something in the into an all-Conference center pros- chosen to be controversial. privileges of the house have been supervision of Mrs. Arrowwood. A William A. Rernre'der secretaiy to nature of a skylark itself. The ex- pect is very likely. Merle is lacking Officials of the Open Forum wish placed at the freer use of students, Mayor Holcomb'- Ifi? talk was ,n penses are light, $4.45 for transpor- committee composed of Chauncey only in physical condition to take the to have it clearly understood that any ana benefits from dances, parties and the United Stales navy and its pres- tation and very few other charges to job that Heavy filled and outdo him. H Stewart, Ruth Black well, Helen ope 'a a mijaAof who desires to at1- tlfv ke jvhich formerly went to the ent-day activities, and included an •< «•?> " be met by the individual. Dinty Ailnoch lias also shown a hoAise, now go student organisa- Clarke, aftd Fay Etta Ilutton is yov. account ol' the last nitval re vie .v. He • • » tend the meetings of the organization. 4 great deal of ability this past week. tions. engaged in the task of selected a play also described the new cruiser Hous- Membership carries with it no oblig- F The Dallas excursion will take A great punter, Dan was attacked by '•'his summer, the Autry House re- to be presented. ton, which, he said, is two blocks three days of the students' time. hobo malaria last season but has atory costs whatsoever. ceived its first complete renovation long and carries a civw of six hun Transportation must necessarily be shaken out of It and is one of the in six years, making possible addi- The place of presentation has not dred men. most promising of the Rice gridsters Lee M. Sharrar, instructor in Busi- made on the regular trains running tional rooms and additional equip- yet been selected, but it is definitely j About eighty members attended out of Houston. The expenses have at present. His neat work in block- ness Administration at Rice, has re- ment. During the past year, Mrs. known that Autry House will not be. the meeting, though only about half been conservatively estimated at $25 ing out ends on punts this past week cently been made member of the Blake has been relieved of all cafete- the location, alterations making that ' these are members in good stand- for each person, the possible $9.76 in practice marks him as a good all- council of the" Forum. ria work, so as to have more itme for ,nK the rest havlrl fare being a relatively small part of round player. other duties. Mrs. F. M. Walker de- place less usable and the siz< of the; ' * not vet paid their Officers of the organization for this dues. the charges on a trip of this length. The rest of the squad is scrapping votes her entire time to the cafeteria, crowd to be accommodated being * • * year are: J. J. Carroll, president; thereby increasing the efficiency of A. n. Denman was elected parlia- hard and the prospects in conference much too great.