The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, December 3, 1954 Page: 3 of 8
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FRIDAY.
St 1954
THE THRESHER
Three
MOEGLE—
(Continued from Pago 1)
gained 1,526 yards thiaf fall, and
^2,688 in two years.
He was sixth nationally in rush-
ing last year, though sharing duties
Vith the country's No. 2 rusher in
All-America teammate "Koss e"
Johnson. He'll probably be fourth
nationally this year and lead in punt
returns.
As much or even more than his
tremendous play on offense as a
runner, pass receiver, and occasion-
ally handling punting chores, Moegle
was great for his defensive ability.
Time and again he made tackles to
save touchdowns, as in the recent
Baylor game. He frequently came up
with key pass interceptions, and
often knocked down potential TD
passes. And his punt return record
speaks for itself.
Rice partisans realize there would
be protests from backers of other
great players of Southwest Confer-
ence history if they would try to
claim Dicky as the best ever. They
simply put it this way: Dicky Moe-
gle on his full season play of 1953
and 1954 deserves to be ranked with
such superior stars as Doak Walker,
Sammy Baugh, Davey O'Brien, John
Kimbrough, and a host of others
among the all-time players of SWC
history.
Only one SWC team really kept
Moegle in check in his two-year per-
iod of stardom. S.M.U. held him to
50 yards rushing in '53 and scoreless
(although he was wide open for a
sure TD on a pass play but was
overshot on the game's first play),
and in October kept him to 41 yards
rushing. For most backs, that is an
average performance, but it was way
sub-par for Moegle. There is no
claim that Dicky is better than the
Mustangs' mighty Doak Walker, but
if S.M.U. fans "wrote off" Moegle
on just those two games if that is
the only time they saw him play, it
can be noted that Arkansas once
held the Doaker to minus 8 yards.
The Pony star never hit the 700
mark in rushing while Dicky had
833 and 905, the latter to rank third
in all-time SWC history.
VOTE ,
. In Your
Class Elections
Support DON All The Way
COLE
FRESHMAN PRESIDENT
See
You At The
Rally Saturday
FINE ARTS
Importance
Features
of Being Earnest
Ernest Shawver
Ernest Shawver, Rice freshman,
is cast in a major role in the Play-
ers Anonymous production of Oscar
Wilde's The Importance of Being
Earnest. It is to be presented De-
cember 8, 9, 10, and 11 in the Cen-
tral YWCA Auditorium, Rusk at
Austin. Curtain time is eight p.m.
the first three nights, with a 3 p.m.
matinee on the last day.
Ernest first appeared with Play-
ers Anonymous last july in Blue
Shadows (written and directed by
Mark Morris). He has also ap-
peared in several other Players
Anonymous productions, as well as
appearing in the Rice Players'
Murder in the Cathedral and Venus
and Adonis.
Players Anonymous producer De-
Witt Wolfe, who received his BA
from Rice last spring, is directing.
He will be remembered as the
mighty Dr. Blinkus of last year's
Thresher. He has written and di-
rected several plays for the ama-
teur group in the past, and was a
prime factor in the group's organi-
zation.
On the bill with Earnest in a
short melodrama, Millie's Fatal
Weakness (or "A Working Girl's
Mistakes"), to be performed by the
YWCA Spotlighters.
Tickets for tfris duo-production
may be reserved by calling JU-
5185 or FA-4346. Rice students
may obtain tickets at a special dis-
count before the show opens.
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FORUM—
(Continued from Page 1)
since a university is for the stu-
dents and should be controlled by
them* have been expressed on this
subject, and the meeting tonight
hopes to bring all of these views
into focus.
During the question and answer
period following the speakers, mem-
bers of the audience will be given
the opportunity to pin-point speak-
ers as to specific problems or
grievances.
that Dean McBride has said that the
road would be torn up if the barrier
were tampered with continuously,
Bledsoe sal dthat even tearing up the
road would be better than not know-
ing whether or not the barrier is up
when one turns the corner.
Hartsfield reported that the com-
mittee studying the honor system
recommended that students be seat-
ed alphabetically for tests. Giving
special attention to underclassmen
including proctored tests is being
considered. Some committee mem-
bers thought the penalties for viola-
tion of the honor system so severe
that people hesitated to reoprt in-
fractions.
The Council defeated, by 10-8
vote, Fulkerson's motion to conduct
dates; council members will sound a propaganda campaign to keep stu-
out students on the subject and take ' dents off the grass and on the side-
STUDENT COUNCIL
(Continued from Page 1)
ed that Rice send ten candidates for
the contest which will bring the win-
ner a $400 or $500 cash scholarship.
Allen said the sponsors suggested
Rice send this year's Vanity Fair
beauties, but it was pointed out that
announcement of the beauties would
not be public until the Campanile's
publication in late spring. Later the
council agreed to set up a group
headed by Holland to select or de-
cide how to select possible candi-
action next week.
McMurtry reported the treasury
contained $1,965.04. The Council ap-
proved expenditures totaling $48.07,
and also a subscription to the Hous-
ton Press to be used by Judy Robey
walks. Some alternatives such as
more sidewalks and wetting the
ground were discussed, but no fur-
ther action was taken.
Allen reported the visit by Israeli
students a success though the audi-
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the TISA scrapbook. [thanked the architects who made
Griffin asked \f the roadblock | posters for the visit, and the Rally
were down for good. Allen said that!Club for making the lecture lounge
its removal was not by official ac- shipshape after another program
tion. Israel reminded the Council held earlier the same night.
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, December 3, 1954, newspaper, December 3, 1954; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230982/m1/3/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.