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Student Weekly Publication
The Rice Institute
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HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY. MARCH 26. 1943
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H. B. Wilder Win.
District Debate
Hubert Boone Wilder, representa-
tive of the Institute in the annual
intercollegiate debate contest spon-
sored by the American Economic
Foundation, has been announced as
the winner in the district elimination
finals which were held at San An-
tonio on March 14. Four students
were chosen and among them was
Wilder who received first prize of
$50 for his affirmative speech. Par-
ticipating with him was Mary Fran-
ces Harris, from T.S.C.W., whom he
defeated. Those representing the
negative were Harold Katz, of Van-
derbilt University, and Carson Sea-
vey, from Rollins College in Florida,
who won second prize of $25.
Thirty-six students, two of whom
were chosen to present the affirma-
tive and two for the negative, par-
ticipated in this manner throughout
the nation at the nine district de-
bates. The 18 winners have filed
complete manuscripts of the opening
addresses of seven and one-half min-
utes with the American Economic
Foundation in New York City.
War Bond Prize
These students will participate in
the final debate there on April 18,
on the "Wake Up, America," Radio
Forum. From them four will be
chosen as winners. There is a first
prize d£ a $1000 War Bond, with
$250'*in cash, and-a second prize of
a $500 War Bond and $125 in cash.
The district debate in San Anton-
io was the last one held of the nine
which were conducted in various
parts of the country. The best speak-
er was chosen by a group of ten citi-
zens- from San Antonio, each of
whom listened lo the debate over the
radio in his own home. These judges
were unknown to the contestants
who spoke from the radio station
where recordings were made of the
addresses. These recordings will be
• used as one of the deciding points
along with the debates in New York.
Hubert Wilder is a sophomore at
Rice and is in the Naval R.O.T.C.
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Band Members
Receive Letters
The sweater awards to be given
those bandmembers who lettered in
band last year have arrived. In order
to receive an award, a member must
not miss more than one sixth of
the rehearsals, must attend every
football game and parade, and must
miss no more than one basketball
game.
Those who are receiving their first
award are as follows: Alcott, Boyd,
Collins, Dunnam, Eubanks, Hackney,
Langwith, Lewis,- Magness, Mazow,
Nutt, Pound, Walters, and Harles-
ton.
Those who are reciving coat swet-
ers are: Bradley, Caldwell, Crit-
tenden, Everett, Geller, Hacke, Jen-
nings, Kincheloe, Lehmberg, Nasch-
ke, Reynolds, Saye, Terrell, and
Wyant. Those who have received at
least two sweaters before and who
receive another coat sweater are: Dy-
son, Keeper, Perryman, Vice-Presi-
dent Rice, Rose, Shepherd, Business
Manager Kaufman, and Director
Prehn.
U. of T. Rounds Up Southwest Beauty
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These five young ladies will represent their Southwest* Conference
campuses at the University of Texas' 14th annual Round Up, April 2- and 3,
and will be honor guests for the occasion. Miss Lillian Hutchens of Fort
Worth, a student in Texas State College for Women at Denton, will repre-
sent Texas A. & M. College; Miss Mary Farrow of Dallas represents Baylor
University; Miss Maybelle Smith of Houston is Rice Institute's sweetheart;
Miss Louise Hemphill comes from Southern Methodist at Dallas, and Miss
Olga Atkinson of San Angelo is Texas Christian University's good will
envoy. Texas' own sweetheart will be elected by student vote, identity
revealed at the Round Up Ball, April 2.
Victory Garden
Fresh Vegetables Will Be Provided
For Dormitory Boys in the Fall
A giant victory garden, already
ploughed on the back campus and
ready for seed will provide the Din-
ing Hall with fresh vegetables next
fall, W. C. Hardy, manager of the
dormitories, announced recently.
Since the* recent shortage of can-
ned, frozen, and hydrated products,
the OPA regulations have cut the
dining hall ration of processed food
to twenty-five per cent of the
amount formerly used. The garden,
laid out on Rice Boulevard south of
Chemistry building, is intended to
supply the needed seventy-five per
cent and will provide as much as
possible of twelve to fifteen differ-
ent types of vegetables including
beans, turnips, carrots, tomatoes,
radishes and various kinds of greens.
The surplus may possibly be used
for canning.
Between five and ten acres of
ground will be under cultivation. At
present, it has been ploughed and
will be planted as soon as it is dry
enough.
Agricultural colleges all over
America are planting victory gar-
dens and other schools will .probably
feel the need of them now that pro-
cessed foods are almost disappear-
ing
"Not only colleges, but hotels and
private homes will have to begin
raising most of their own food," Mr.
Hardy declared.
The garden will be ready by June
in case the Institute holds summer
sessions. If not, it is expected to be
producing to the limit when the
dormitories open in the fall.
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Navy Sweetheart
Honored at Dance
Climaxing the annual Club dance
presented this year at the Houston
Country Club this Saturday night
will be the presentation of the Navy
Sweetheart. Six candidates for this
title were chosen from a list of ap-
proximately twenty girls presented
by the cadets; at a recent Navy Club
meeting.
The "Queen of the Ball" will be
elected at the dance by the cadets
and announced as the clock strikes
twelve. Candidates for this honor are
Misses Mary Clarke Jarvis, sopho-
more member of the PALS, Ann
Eckels, sophomore member of the
EBLS, Estelle Lindsey; sophomore
member of PALS, Marjorie Repass,
freshman member of the OWLS,
Fannie Kirkpatrick, freshman stu-
dent of the University of Houston
and Wilma Moody.
Election Scheduled for Monday;
Three Big Posts Not Contested
Several close and hard-fought contests, as well as a num-
ber of unchallenged campaigns will feature the general elections
to be held Monday morning. With nominations closed last Fri-
day at noon, candidates have begun their individual campaigns,
utilizing every known type of propaganda. All politicians were
reminded that the Student As-
sociation constitution requires
that none of them solicit votes
while the polls are open under the
penalty of disqualification.
Quite an unusual situation has
arisen for the first time in years as
three of the major officers on the
campus stand unopposed, having-
only to await the beginning of the
next school year to start their ac-
tivities. First, Bettie Lou Johnson,
member of the PALS, was left an
open field for the position of editor
of the Thresher, when Nell Ranson
withdrew from the running. The sec-
ond position was that of president
of the Student Council with only one
nominee, Ray Simpson, to be listed
on the ballots. Carolyn Wells is the
sole nominee for the post of editor
of the Campanile.
Due to fight a battle royal for the
vice-presidency of the Student Coun-
cil are Jane Barnes, member of the
EBLS, who is at present secretary
of the Council, and Nelsie .Jane Love,
present vice-president of the OWLS
and also vice-pi-esident of the junior-
class. Another epic struggle appears
due to take place for the office of
vice-president of the senior class
with Betty Lee Secor, EBLS mem-
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Senior Banquet
And Ball/ April 3
Final plans have been completed
for the senior banquet and ball to
be held at the Houston Club on April
3, according to John Leedom. George
Neal has announced that the banquet
will begin at 6:30 and the dancing
will be from 9 'til 1 with music by
the Knight Owls, under the direction
of Leslie D. Wareham, who is taking
over in place of John Dyson. All
under classmen are invited to at-
tend the dance for the admission
price $2.20.
Committees in charge of arrange-
ments for this function^ are, music
committee, Jack Word, chairman;
Don Stephens, vice-chairman; Bill
Vernor, Lawrence Prehn, Bill Schle-
ier, Andre de la Gaza, Gerda -Rosen-
stein, Pat Crady, and Leslie Ware-
ham.
Decoration Committee: Ann Tuck,
chairman; Evelyn Smith, Maybell
Smith, Opal Smith, Fred McDonald,
Ralph Anderson, Charles Barnes,
Dick O'Hare, June Riesenberg and
Dorenda Hale.
Ticket and bid committee: Sewall
McMahon, chairman; Tiny Long,
vice-chairman; Jimmy Winter, Jack
Staub, Willa Marie Burnham, Tom-
my Sullivan, Tom Hardy and Dick
Dwelle.
Senior Ball committee: Robert
Bonner and Curtis Johnson, co-chair-
men, Margo Sullivan, Bob Tresch,
Bob Norton, Tom Mings, Stephen
Buckley, Lewis Shackleford, Francis
Houlihan, Peggy Johnston and Rose-
mary McDonald.
Banquet Committee: George Neal
and Elizabeth Land, co-chairmen;
Lucy Craig Cavenaugh, Sue Kurth,
John Tomforhde, Jimmy Anderson,
Francese Moran, Eda Frank, Carl
Robertus, Bob Burleson, and Stone
Quillian.
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Lecture Sunday
Concludes Series
The last of a series of faculty
lectures on "Science and H u m a n
Welfare" will be delivered at the
Institute by Dr. Harold Albert Wil-
son, professor of physics, Sunday
afternoon at 4:30 in the Physics Am-
phitheater. He will talk on "Physics
and the Art of Communication,"
bringing out the connection of phys-
ics to modern means of transmission
of messages by electrical waves. He
will explain the way messages are
sent over the radios, wireless, and
telegraphs from the transmitter to
the receiver, and will use demonstra-
tions to explain various points.
Dr. Wilson was formerly scholar
in physics at London University, pro-
fessor of physics at iKng's College
and later professor natural philoso-
phy in the University of Glasgow.
Council States
Election Rules
Five minutes past one will be the
deadline for voting in the general
elections to be held Monday morning,
Harvey Ammerman, president of the
Student Council, announced follow-
ing the group's regular m eeting
Tuesday. After the closing of the
polls, members of the. Council will
retire to count the ballots immedi-
ately in order to post election results
on the bulletin board Monday after-
noon. In the event that a run-off
election is necessary, the Council de-
cided to hold it the next week, on
Monday, April 5.
The Council again stressed the
fact that the regulation requiring
candidates to turn in detailed ex*
pense accounts before the opening
of the poles at 8 on Monday morning
would be strictly enforced. If these
accounts are turned in on election
morning they can be handed to any
Student Council member, who will in
turn deliver them to the proper elec-
tion officials. In the event that they
are turned in on the election eve,
however, they must be handed di-
rectly to Harvey Ammerman o r
Lawrence Prehn, who is chairman of
the Election Committee. Any infrac-
tion of these rules, it was stated, will
lead "to the disqualification of the
nominee and a notice to that effect
will be posted at the election table.
As usual, Seniors will be allowed
to vote in all general elections, and
probationers will be allowed to vote
in their own class elections, as well
as in the general elections. <
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