The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1957 Page: 3 of 12
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FRIDAY, MARCH IS, 1957
THtf THRESHER
Three
Student Council
JANITOR NEEDED,
NEW SALARY-S7.50
By ERLENE HUBLY
The bis question before a
rather active council meeting was
that of hiring a lounge janitor
... for Hank Qpors, in a sur-
prise move, resigned ... as the
present pay was inadequate and
he didn't have enough time to
do the job . . . here we would
like to sentimentally inject a
"sigh" as the passing of Hank
... an era is gone. . .
Here George Grimes asked
whether or not the hour spent
on cleaning up the lounge really
did any noticeable good . . . and
whether thd council was under
any obligation to furnish a lounge
janitor. Jack Holland pointed out
that we had made a gentleman's
agreement that in turn for the
, use of the lounge and S. A.
offices we would "provide proper
maintenance" for such.
Dramatic Question
Wes Pittman thought $1 hour
entirely inadequate for the job
—and asked the council in a
dramatic question: "How many
of you would do it for $1.00 an
hour?" (Sharon Jones half-rais6d
her hand). . . After three votes
—one an exciting call vote—in
fact the most singularly thrilling
event of the evening—a motion
for $1.75 failed. . . Steve Shapiro
then moved that we pay $7.50 a
week—passed. Anyone interested
can apply to the council, or Wes,
in person or by letter before next
Wednesday The person hired
would make around $270 per
school year, almost enough to
pay for rooms in the new dorms.
Meeting With Masters
Wes then reported to the coun-
cil on a meeting he had with
the college masters concerning
Tissue-thin Layer
Of 'Snow' Falls
It was almost like home for
Rice students from the north
Wednesday morning as unidenti-
fied but thoughtful persons whit-
ened the campus with a suitable
type of white paper.
The Thresher was curious about
Rice reaction to the early snow
fall and questioned a few of the
more lucid members of the stu -,
dent body. Here are sample re-
plies to the question, "How do!
you like the campus decora-
tions?"
Hank Coors—"I commend the
idea and think it should be done
more often in appreciation of our
beautiful campus and wonderful j
■faculty and administration."
Ken Peden—"Quite a snow
job." I
i Bob Schumacher—"It's pretty
—it looks like Christmas." |
Tom Evans—"Generally, it fits
the campus."
Alice Cowan—"White Christ-
mas!"
Don Coney—"Let's face it,, na-
ture called in the worst way."
Frank Dent—"It gets on my
shoes."
Bill Landfield—"It takes the
place of snow wq should be get-
ting. Things look nice and win-
try."
Don Bell—"Can't you be neat-
er?"
Neil Paine—"I wonder where
they got all the paper?"
Homer Spencer—"I refuse to
answer on the ground."
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the relationship of the new col-
leges to the council. As a result
of this meeting, Wes said that
there was really no fundamental
disagreement between the two
groups, although "we discussed
disagreements for 3 Vz hours."
The council (which has had much
experience in the field) extended
an offer of help to the colleges
in drawing up a constitution,
however it was remarked by one
of the masters that the council's
constitution was no "beauty"—to
this the answer: "this, is why
we've had so much experience"
was given. It seems the colleges
have established their independ-
ence, and the council, which once
thought it had much control over
them, will submit to a higher
authority. . .
The council voted to send an
honoree to the Berkeley, Calif.,
festival again . . . Sally Stegall
kept coughing as she had a "hy-
brid cold" ... In a surprise move,
Steve Shapiro got the jump on
Ever ready Grimes . . . and ad-
journed the meeting.
rondelet. • •
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poyalty will be honored at a
luncheon at noon on the same
day.
The queen and her court will be
formally presented to the school
and the general public at the
beautiful Rondelet pageant held
on the lawn near Cohen House
that afternoon, and Saturday will
end with, the formal dance at
Lakeside Country Club.
Pageant and Dance
The pageant and the dance will
conform to an as-yet-undisclosed
theme planned by the Rondelet
Committee. The remainder of the
Rice Court will be elected by the
respective classes on Monday,
March eighteenth. All candidates
must have turned in their peti-
tion and filing fee by March
eighth to be eligible to run. Be-
cause there will be no campaign-
ing for these elections, no ex-
pense accounts are required.
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Cinema Scoop
Two Tolerable Movies
Descend on Local Houses
BY HERBERT SIMONS
AND BILt! LANDFIELD
Last week we were graced with
two (count them) tolerable mov-
ies, concerning subjects which
rank immediately after Westerns
in the hearts of the American
moviegoers — war and science-
fiction. "Men in War" at Loew's
State is based on Van Praag's
novel "Day Without End," and a
more appropriate title for the
movie would have been "Picture
Without End."
In the first scene, the movie
takes a turn for the worse and
about midway becomes very te-
dious. It culminates in true Hol-
lywood fashion, with everyone
dead except the heroes—Robert
Ryan and Aldo Ray.
This inevitable turn of events
is effected by having the last
platoon which Ryan commands
PLAN LECTURE
ON BEETHOVEN
Sunday, March 22 at 3 p.m. Dr.
Donald W. MacArdle, author and
lecturer, will talk on Beethoven.! storm Hill 945, which is crawling
with gooks. It is never explained
why it is imperative to climb over
the only gook-infested hill in the
area (instead ✓ of going around
He has done extensive work on
biographical and bibliograpical
material concerning this com-
poser.
it), but it is. The platoon mem-
bers are all mowed down, but
Aldo and Robert get to the top
just as the rest of the Army re-
turns. They are, of course,
SAVED!
The Incredible Shrinking Man—
Metropolitan
"The Incredible Shrinking
Man" is the science-fiction thrill-
er for the week. It stars an" actor
who is most remembered for his
performance as Dorothy Malone's
filling-station boyfriend in "Writ-
ten on the Wind."
The crowning Achievement of
the movie is the ending, since the
incredible shrinking man is not
restored to normal by some mir-
acle drug to live happily ever
after. He at last accepts the fact
that he will shrink into nothing-
ness, but we are not too sad, for
before he decreases and decease?,
he convincingly presents us a
psuedo-Buddhist doctrine of self
abnegation and virtue. He soon is
firmly convinced that this pecul-
iar attainment of Nirvana will
lead him ultimately to God.
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WHAT IS A WEALTHY BIRD*
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WHAT IS AN AMBULANCE ATTENDANT I
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WHAT IS AN ABSENT-MINDED MOTORIST!
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Bumper Thumper
TRY THIS: put a pack of Luckies on a pedestal—under glass.
Observe closely for several days. What happens? Not a
thing. You've just learned the hard way that an unsmoked
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It's packed end to end with fine tobacco . . .
mild, good-tasting tobacco that's TOASTED
to taste even better. Don't just wait around-
light up a Lucky. You'll say it's the best-
tasting cigarette you ever smoked!
DON'T JUST STAND THERE
STICKLE!
MAKE *25
Sticklers are simple riddles with
two-word rhyming answers. Both
words must have the same number
of syllables. (No drawings, please!)
We'll shell out $25 for all we use—
end for hundreds that never see
print. So send stacks of 'em with
your name, address, college and
class to Happy-Joe-Lucky, Box
67A, Mount Vernon, N. Y.
Luckies
Taste Better
WHAT IS A PINT-SIZED GHOST
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WHAT IS A RADIO THAT RUNS All NIGHT?
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WHAT MAKES SHEEP RUN?
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1957, newspaper, March 15, 1957; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231052/m1/3/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.