The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 1949 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME THIRTY-SEVEN Number 4 HHHHI HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 1949
Entered as second class mailing matter, October 17, 1916, at the Post Office, Houston, under the act of March 3, 1879.
Campanile Names
V.F. Candidates
The 1950 Campanile staff has selected a list of candidates
for positions in the Vanity Fair section of this year's book,
Gloria Wilson, editor, has announced.
Girls whose names appear below are urged to contact
Gloria, Lee Mary Parker, Jean Upshaw as soon as possible
in order to make their appoint-
ments. Girls whose names do
not appear below are not to
assume that they are ineligible to
run, unless they have appeared in
the beauty section in previous years.
In making the list, girls whom the
staff believes may win in the favor-
ite election on November 29 were
also included.
It is quite possible that some very
eligible persons have been overlook-
ed or missed in the typing; these
persons are urged to excuse the
staff's oversight and contact one
of the girls listed above or Eugenia
Harris, Betty Keyser, Colletta Ray,
or Casey Croom.
The list of possible candidates in-
State Observance
Will Honor Our
Native Poets
Allan Shivers, the Governor of
Texas, has designated October 15, as
Poetry Day, on which Texans will
honor her native poets.
The occasion can serve effectively
to focus attention on the literary
background of the state and to make
people generally more aware of
what our poets have done to cap-
ture the rich heritage of the South-
west.
Governor Shivers hopes that the
Owls Face Mustangs
At Dallas Tomorrow
elude: Pat Amsler, Maiguerite Ran- observance of Poetry Day can serve
dall, Lois Beck, Virginia Blaisdell,
Gloria Castello, Betty Edworthy,
Marilyn Krueger, Marty Gibson,
Margaret Frink, Eugenia Harris,
as an educational opportunity in the
lives of our students and as a vital
stimulating force in the literary life
of our state. He asks that the
Betty Joplin, Maxie Lehman*, Pat- schools> clubS) and citizens generally
sy Maher, Beverly Martin, Patsy
Maher, Lee Mary Parker, Pat Penn,
Connie Owens, Jo Roberts, Made-
leine Smith Downs, Mafy Kay Jax,
Jean Edquist, Jackie Terrill, Bunny
Wagner, Mimi Yates, Alice York,
and Marie Zapalac;
Lorraine Adams, Colleen Jennings,
Doris Amis, Joan Bennett, Patsy
Brady, Merle Byrne, Fofo Catsinas,
Camille Coulter, Nashia Cummings,
Virginia Drapela, Alice Flack, Ber-
tha Gray, Peggy Golden, Camilla
Grobe, Genie Hare, Jo Lynn Ingle-
hart, Doris Jaffe, Frances McCown,
Jackie Meyer, Clara Mohr, Lois Per-
ucca, Sara Puig, Colletta Ray, Mary
Schelewa, Gay Schneider, A 11 i c e
Spafford, and Jean Upshaw;
Martha Purifoy, Vicky Schwart-
ing, Betsy Belstrom, Margaret Blau,
Nancy Branan, Vera Camarda, Helen
Caddou, Nancy Condon, Carolyn
Douglas, Charlean Gajewsky, Elea-
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Horned Owl Given
To Cheerleaders
By Young Boy
A live owl was given to the Rice
cheerleaders by James Thrash, 13
years old, who'se hobby is trapping
animals. Young Thrash was thanked
by the cheerleaders at last night's
Houston Pep Rally. Last year the
University of Houston gave Rice
an owl, but the bird died.
The horned owl is eight inches
high and is dark grey. The owl
was trapped in the vicinity of
Houston.
Students will have another op-
portunity to see the owl at the
SMU game this week. According to
Teddy Montz, head cheerleader, the
owl is expected to add to Rice's
fine school spirit.
"James is* a hunter of the first
degree—he has traps all over the
neighborhood in which he catches
possums, rabbits, and birds. He is
continually begging for a new gun
and hunting equipment," said Mrs.
Thrash.
will take part in the observance,
and pay honor to writers who have
made, distinguished contributions to
the significant'literature of Texas.
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CAMPANILE SNAPSHOTS
The Sallyport section of the Cam-
panile is in great need of snapshots.
Anyone having a snapshot that they
would like to see in the Sallyport
section should drop them in the
snapshot box, which is situated out-
side the door to the examination
room in the L°unJ?e- Any kind of
snapshot will be acceptable.
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Notice
Petitions for the positions of edi-
tor of the Thresher and junior rep-
resentative to the Student Council
must be turned in, accompanied by
a fifty cent ballot fee, to Martin
Haest, Carolyn Douglas, or Ralph
Atmar, no later than noon on Mon-
day, October 17.
Attention
All students are reminded that
tickets for the Texas game will not
be sold after 5 p.m. today. The day
of the game, Saturday, October 22,
has been made a general holiday, so
that students will be able to attend
the game more readily.
Students must sit in assigned
seats at out of town games, oth-
erwise guest tickets may have
to be withdrawn.
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Faculty Lectures
To Be Delivered
The Rice Institute will present a
series of public lectures on various
topics by members of the faculty.
The lectures will take place in the
Fondren Library at 4:00 p.m. on
Sundays. The announced schedule is:
Oct. 23—Mr. Hudson: Psychologi-
cal Aspects of Economic De-
Doak Walker and Company in Night Game
Rice Opens Conference Schedule Against
Tomorrow night the 1949 edition of the Rice Institute
football squad meets the powerful S. M. U. Mustangs at the
Cotton Bowl in Dallas. S. M. U., with Doak Walker, Dick Mc-
Kissack, and Kyle Rote, three of the better backs in the
Southwest, will enter the game favorites. For the big Blue
team, this game is the tip-off
of what's to come. If the Owls
get past this one, they may go
all the way.
For many of the players and stu-
dents alike, this year will represent
the culmination of four years of
college activity. Twenty-two senior
Great Books Group
To Schedule Year
At Next Meeting
At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October
26, the Great Books Discussion footballers will have their last
Group will hold its first meeting
in the Lecture Lounge of the Fon-
dren Library. This first meeting
will be mainly for the purpose of
organization and discussion of plans
for the year.
The Great Books discussion group,
sponsored by some of the faculty
of the University of Chicago (but
not directly connected with the Uni-
pressions.
Oct. 30—Mr. Nicholas: The Chem- versity of Chicago), is being di
istiy of Breathing.
No. 6—Mr. Talmage: Radioactiv-
ity in a Biological Laboratory.
Nov. 13—Mr. Squire: Extreme
Low Temperature Physics.
Nov. 20—Mr. Dowden: The Con-
sistency, of Byron's Social Doc-
trine.
Nov. 27 — Mr. Dunaway: City
Planning.
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Regular Wednesday
Night Dances to Be
Held at A-House
The first of the regular Wednes-
day night dances was sponsored by
the A. P. O. The dances are held
at Autry House each Wednesday
night of the school year from 7:30
to 10:30 p.m.
Dates are not permitted at the
dance, and sport clothes are the sat-
isfactory attire.
Mrs. Cannon, the Autry House
hostess, said that there is a need
for other organizations to sponsor
dances throughout the year.
rected here by Mrs. Rodell and Mr.
Weltsch of the Fondren Library
staff. They stress the fact that the
discussions are not a regular course.
The directors are not going to at-
tend the meetings to teach, but
merely to keep the discussions stir-
red up. Membership is open to all
seriously interested in the discus-
sions of the great writings listed
below. Many outside members are
expected, but the membership is
expected to be composed of Rice
students and faculty members for
the majority. The meetings will be
serious discussions, but they are ex-
pected to be informal enough to be
interesting.
The group plans discussion of a
wide range of books, A partial list
of the material to be covered in-
cludes:
Declaration of Independence
Parts of the Old Testament
Saint Augustine
Plato
Aristotle
Machiavelli
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First Review of Science and Arts
Display Shown in Mech Lab Lobby
The first display of the Rice Institute Review of Science and Arts
is now on display in the lobby of the Mechanical Lab.
Monday afternoon the first display of the new Review was tenta-
tively set up in the E. E. lab. Jimmy Cijmpise, President of the campus
chapter of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and Charlie
Cernick, Secretary of the AIEE,
hooked up a capacity operated relay
which Campise built during the sum-
mer. This complex mechanism is
concealed in a cardboard box and
covered with a copper screen. When
one touches the screen, the relay
is actuated anl a li g h t flashes
"TILT." In addition, a bell bongs
with a resonant and nerve shatter-s
ing crash. This relay is not in its
final form but was primarily rig-
ged^to demonstrate the possibilities
of the Review. Moving the mechan-
ism to the Student Lounge is con-
templated by its makers.
In addition to this relay, Arthur
Beck and Jeff Campbell have been
investigating the possibilities of cre-
ating an exhibit with the aid of
rotating magnetic fields. Monday af-
The possibilities of an exhibit with
these rotating magnetic fields is
almost infinite. It will be relatively
easy to rig the fields so that a
coin tossed on top of an empty
table will begin to turn slowly, speed
up, and then stand on edge and
spin until removed from the table
top. Combinations of ideas are pos-
sible, for example, a beer can spin-
ning on top of a table, ball bearings
rolling around inside a glass, or a
ternoon with the help of a home-
made induction motor thqy succeeded shad o w apparently being wiped
in establishing the rotating field, around a circle of light bulbs.
The exhibit consists of a ball bear- Officers and department mana-1 of alcoholism, increase of drunken
chance at the great Doak Walker
and his team mates. The Southwest
Conference Champion would lie a
fitting prize for these seniors as
well as the rest of the student body.
Behind the team there will be
a school spirit that displays con-
fidence in the men who represent
them on the football field. This
school spirit is evidenced by the
1250 student tickets which have
been sold for the game.
Rice's 12,000 alumni will be be-
hind the Owls in their first big
Conference test of the year. The
Dallas Alumni Club is holding a
reception for all former students
tonight.
The team has a big job to do—
two losses to avenge, the last a 33-7
debacle on their home grounds.
Southern Methodist holds a two
game edge in the series, having
won 15 of the 28 games played be-
tween the schools, none ending in
ties. The series began with Rice
scoring about a 146-3 victory (there
is some doubt as to how many
points the Owls made) in 1916. Since
that time, the series has been rather
even, especially since 1932. Rice's
last win was the night game in 1946
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Last Chance
The Campanile photographers will
be at Rice until noon, Saturday, Oc-
tober 15, for retail's and broken ap-
pointments.
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Carassius Group Stands
Against Alky at Dances
Wednesday night, an informal
meeting at Sears parking lot, Wes-
terbrook Christian was elected Presi-
dent of the Rice Carassius Society.
In his acceptance address, Christian,
whose main qualification was his
thorough acquaintance with the car-
assius auratus, pledged himself to
promote interest in this extra-cur-
ricular activity, and to give the So-
ciety more prominence in campus
affairs.
Later, in the regular business
meeting, Christian proposed that
the Society take the forefront of
a campaign to;, abolish the use of
alcohol at Rice dances. Excerpts
from his speech include: ". . . di-
rectly responsible for the increase
ing rolling around inside a jar at gers of the Review are reminded
400 revolutions per minute while a that a meeting is to be held at one
silver dollar on top of the glass o'clock each Wednesday in the of-
rotated in the opposite direction at fice on the second floor of Lovett
3600 revolutions per minute. ! Hall.
ness. increase of the most violent
forms of crime, such as murder aiu|
rape." ". . . The spirit of success
is never found in bottles." "... the
alcohol custom bars the way to God."
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