The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 2, 1949 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME THIRTY-SIX — No. THIRTY-EIGHT HOUSTON, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1949
Meet New Tony
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Heavy Vote Elects Shockley As President
Ten Archi-Arts Honorees Named
At Special Reception Last Saturday
March 12, in the Archi-Arts dance, "Sargasso," one of
ARCHI-ARTS' ten Honorees will be chosen to reign as queen
throughout the pageantry and festivities of the evening.
The Ten Rice coeds who will be presented in the pageant
at ARCHI-ARTS were announced Saturday evening at a recep-
tion in the home of Don E. Wil-
When Toni Martini resigned this
fall, he left the care of the Rice
campus in capable hands. The New
Tony, Old Tony's nephew, is a Hous-
tonion and Rice supporter by birth
as well as inclination. He was borp
here in 1909, forty years ago and got
his start in gardening by following
his uncle around the campus. After
a short layoff in the early twenties,
he returned to the Institute in 1932
and has been working here steadily
for the last 17 years.
New Tony was introduced to the
students by his uncle at a pep-rally
early in the year and stated at that
he will do his best to fill the posi-
tion vacated by his uncle. In a re-
cent interview, he reaffirmed this
and said that he had nothing**to add
other than that he is enjoying the
job. New Tony said that he is plenti-
fully supplied with equipment and
all necessary materials.
With regard to the effect of this
winter's • severe freeze, New Tony
said that although it is still too
early to tell, he doesn't think that
many of the azaleas and cape jas-
mine bushes were seriously dam-
aged. However, he warned the girls
not to expect the blossoms until next
year.
Platoon Leaders Asked
By Marine Corps
Application for entrance into the
U. S. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders
Class are now being tken by Major
Cleland E. Early, USMC at the Navy
building on the campus. Members of
the Platoon Leaders Class are can-
didates for commission in the Ma-
rine Corps and Marine Corps Re-
serve. All Freshmen and Sophomore
male students at Rice are eligible
if they are between the ages of 17
and 21 years of age, and can meet
the scholastic and physical require-
ments. Especially desirable Juniors
will be accepted if they are veterans.
Freshmen and Sophomores selec-
ted for enrollment will be required
to complete two summer training
nerio^, of six weeks duration at
Quantico, Virginia. Upon successful
completion of summer training and
graduation, members of the Platoon
Leaders Class will be commissioned
Second Lieutenants in the Marine
Corps Reserve on inactive duty.
Students who are interested in
enrolling in the Platoon Leaders
Class should contact Major Early
at their earliest convenience. Rice
has a quota of five.
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Notice ^
The attention of the members is
called to the Los Buhos dinner on
Tuesday, March 8. Members should
register with Sr. Carrion by Monday,
March 7.
Waters 'Very Much In Favor9 of
Proposed All-School Exhibition
liams, 3420 Overbrook Lane.
The Honorees are Miss Margaret
Berry, Miss Yvonne Brimberry, Missv
Betty Dargan, Miss Joanne Harwell,
Miss Ellenita McNitt, Miss Roberta
Murfee, Miss Peggy Rester, Miss
Eleanor Sticelber, Miss Mary Kay
Stiles, and Miss Marie Zapalac.
Each of the girls was presented
flowers by the Society, and was in-
troduced to 150 guests. Mrs. Charles
B. Wilson, Miss Mary Lynn Thomp-
son, and Miss Leila McConnell as-
sisted in receiving and serving the
guests.
All arrangements for "Sargasso"
are fast being completed under the
direction of General Chairman
Charles Wilson. Committees hard at
work are: John Blanton, Bill Condon,
Boris Marks, and Bob Bradbury,
Decorations; William Pilcher, Cos-
tumes; Kenneth Smith, Conrad Wal-
ton, Herbert Hudler, Publicity; Clif-
ford Lawrence, Lyndon McKnight,
Mary Lynn Thompson, Leila Mc-
Connell, Pageant; Bob King, Ken-
neth Smith, Programs and Bids; Lee
Haberlie, John Larson, Orchestra;
Andy Guinn, Gene Hines, Bob Min-
chew, Hall and Food? Ernest Sand-
lin. Electrical.
The pageant will be presented at
9:30 P.M.. and the Honorees' cos-
tumes. more imaginative and start-
ling than students and patrons have
seen in some years, will be on pub-
lic displav in Foley's large vista
windcv during the week following
ARCHI-ARTS.
The number of student bits avail-
W. L. Shockley was elected fresh-
man president Monday in a heavy
vote. Two hundred and ninety-one
freshmen voted in the election.
The other two races for freshman
positions will require a runoff this
coming Monday. Vicki Schwarting
and Paula Meredith will face each
other; as will James Depenbrock and
Dick Wilson.
The complete results are as fol-
lows:
Freshman President
Lomonte—102
Shockley—189
Vice President
Markle—43
Johnson—55
Schwarting—107
Meredtih—85
Secretary-Treasurer
McCracken—22
Depenbrock—133
Wilson—135
All expense accounts of freshman
candidates in the run-off election
must be handed in by Saturday noon
to a member of the Student Council
Election committee. Candidates may
hand in their expense accounts as
soon as they know the sum of their
expenses. Expenses for all cam-
paigns may not exceed $25. Mem-
bers of the Election Committee are
Ben Hammond, Tempe Howze, and
Jim Kelley.
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by Orville Gaither
Mr. J. S. Waters, Professor of
Electrical Engineering and head of
that department, said Monday that
he was "very much in favor" of a
bi-annual all-school exhibition, the
old Engineering Show expanded to
include all departments of the
school.
He explained that he thought that
the increased student interest that
would be obtained would make par-
ticipation of all departments well
worthwhile. He said that the one
point that he wanted, to emphasize
most was "It's an awful lot t>f work
for the students."
He continued, saying, "Too often
the students wait until the last to
begin projects. Construction should
be started before Christmas, if pos-
sible sometimes in October. Students
should be assigned projects and the
leaders of the show should be ap-
pointed by the end of the year'pre-
ceding the show," Mr. Waters ad-
vised.
"There are many problems which,
will arise and must be met," he said.
"For instano often the baseboard
wall sockets, while sufficient for
ordinary purposes, will not carry the
added load of the exhibits and wir-
ing and sockets must be replaced
with heavier equipment." Mr. Wa-
ters said that the power require-
ments will be met, by the new trans-
formers which are to be delivered
this year.
Mr. Waters also stated that there
is always the tremendous job of
traffic control, back parking, and
"flow from and through the build-
ings. He recommended that a tho-
rough study be made so that traffic
will not pile up at particularly in-
A very busy man himself, Mr.
Waters said that in his experience
teresting exhibits.
the extra work thrown on the fac-
ulty was more than justified by the
opportunities and advantages af-
forded the students in meeting and
overcoming practical problems. He
added that much-of the lab work can
readily be correlated into exhibits
for the show and that the student
feallv learns more, from the exper-
ience because h<* is working, under
facultv supervision, on something
that he is really interested ii* rather
than on just another assigned prob-
lem.
Speaking for himself, Mr. Waters
said that he could decrease the size
of his lab groups from^five to three
students and leave two men free to
alternately work on the show and
three to run the experiments. Such
methods as these, he suggested,
would allow students to find time
for the show without seriously
harming their studies.
Mr. Waters said that if the show
is enlarged that the job of manager
would be too much work for one
student, and suggested that a man-
ager be picked from each depart-
ment, with a general manager over
all in the form of a chairman of a
committee composed of all the de-
partment managers. The job of this
committee and its chairman would
be to co-ordinate the activities of
the various departments and plan
the actual production of the show.
Professor Waters was very much
in favor of. various clubs and extra-
curricular groups participating in
the proposed all-school show. He
recalled the concerts presented by
the band in past years. He said that!
the band paid its expenses by spon-
soring the hot dog concessions on the
campus during the show.
Finally, Mr. Waters suggested
#thaf large concerns such as Westing-
housfe tind General Electric be con-
tacted for ideas. He cited the G.E.
House of Magic as an example of
a useful and interesting exhibit.
able will be 200. an;! will go on sale
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Forum Presents Bach
Cantatas Tomorrow
Vacancy Filling
Decided by Council
At Special Meeting
In a special meeting of the Stu-
dent Council at 1 p.m. Thursday, a
motion was passed concerning the
method of filling future vacancies
in the Honor Council. The motion,
proposed bv Jack Cooper, provided
for nominations for vacancies to
come from either the Student Coun-
cil or the Honor Council, and to be
The Forum will present a program
of Bach cantatas tomorrow night in
room 104 of Anderson Hall. Mr. Gi-
rard will preside and offer comment
on the various pieces played. Be-
sides the six cantatas to be present-
ed?1 a suite for Orchestra may also
be played. The meeting will begin
at 8 p.m., and will be over by 10 p.m.
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Speech Club Organizes
There will be an organizational
meeting at noon today in Anderson
Hall 105 of a speech club. The
meeting will primarily consider a
proposed constitution which has al-
ready been written and afford
the chance for people interested in
all types of speech activities to be-
come acquainted with each other.
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Dorm Construction
Mr. N. S. Willison said that the
official date for the beginning of
the new dormitary was March 1.
However, the proceedings depend
upon the weather. There has been no
official date set for its completion
because of the problem of steel de-
livery.
approved by the Student. Council
! alone. The motion was passed by a
J count of lf> to 2, the dissenting meni-
j hers being Tempe Howze and Wood-
Martin. who preferred a method of
filling vacancies wherein the no:ni-
I nations would come from the Honor
I Council alone, with T}><■ Student
■ Council .improving or disapproving
* the suggested Members. The idea
' of the motion will be incorporated in
| the revised Student Association eon-
i stitution.
E. B. Girls to Sponsor
A-House Dance Tonight
The no-date dances at A-House
will continue tonight as the E.B.L.S.
present the Rice Quartet. This is the
quartet composed of George Live-
say, John Eisenlohr, Jimmy Tipps,
and Eddie Sharp.
The dance begins at 7:30 and is
over at 10:30. All students are in-
vited, the E.B.'s declare, but no
dates. The S.L.L.S. will sponsor next
week's dance.
Picnic
The Rice Pre-Medical Society will
have a nicnic on Saturday, March
fi. leavincr at 1:30 from A-house.
Those members who have not been
co"tocfod nnd who want to go should
sf>e Bill Barnes or David Braden.
Members •!n'' their guests only are
invited. Food and drinks to be pro-
vided out of funds.
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