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(Christmas
STUDENT WEEKLY PUBLICATION
RICE INSTITUTE
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VOL. 16
HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1930
NO. 14
RICE CACERS TO
PLAY FOUR GAMES
ON HOLIDAY TOUR
Owl Basketeers To Battle
Midwestern Foei This
Christmas
Dates of games to be played by the
Hiee Owl enite team on its Christmas
barnstorming lour were announced
Friday by Russell Daugherllv. head
•ouch. Tile schedule for the trip fol-
lows In (till:
Rice vs. Illinois Wesleyun college
ut, Bloomiufiton. 111., on December -•>'
Ulce vs. Bradley Tech ill 1'eorla. 111.,
on December 29; Rice vs. Bradley
Tech nt. St renter, 111., on December
110: Rice vs. Do Paul university at
Chicago on January 2.
Daughe.rlty stated thill the snuiid
may play Loyola university at Chicago
on January 1, but. the game lies not
been definitely scheduled.«4n speak-
Ins; of the team and the prospects
for the tour. Coach Daugliertty said:
"The hoys at present are coming
a 1mm line and are netting better and
better wilh each practice;. They are
showing up very well and have the
best competitive spirit L have ever
dee 11.
"The trip will give them some ex-
cellent. competition and set them
ready for their first Southwest con-
ference name which will bo played
January ! at Fort Worth with T, C. U,
"While we are away we will visit
the gyms, stadiums and campuses of
such universities as Northwestern and
University of Chicago."
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Sunday Extension Program
Sponsored By Rice In 1931
PLAYING AT PALACE
QUINN APPEARS AT
LITTLE THEATRE IN
CURRENT OFFERING
Junior at Rice Is Also Yell
Leader, Musician
Of Note
VARSITY LETTERS
AWARDED TO 38 OWL
FOOTBALL PLAYERS
Gridsters Delegate Meagher
Right of Choosing
Captain
Thirty-eight varsity letters were
awarded the ltPIO Rite football srjuii(1
at the annual "R" Association ban-
ciuet held last Saturday night at the
llice Hotel.
The 38 lettermeu, wnen mey names
had been read, got together to elect
a, captain for the ll 31 squad, but fin-
ally decided to postpone this proced-
ure and delegated to Coach Jack
Meagher the privilege of naming a
captain prior to each garnif during the
1031 season.
Captain Hilly Morgan, a graduating
member of the li 3" squad, was voted
ih« George Martin trophy as Hie most
outstanding player of the team. The
trophy was a handsome gold football.
Some 300 former Rice athletes,
Houston btudnpss men, coaches and
graduating players of Houston high
schools, several graduating players of
Kagle Lake High school, and several
members of the faculty were present
for the most successful "R" banquet
in the history of4lie oi%pization.
\V. H. (Duh) Winn, president of the
"K" Association, Introduced the mem-
bers of the squad. Captain Hilly Mor-
(Continned on Page 3)
Kdwin I'm rick tiuinn. junior stu-
dent al R ce institute Is appearing
through Saturday night of this week
In Kugene <('Nell's "Beyond the Horl-
: /.on," at llie Houston Little Theatre,
i Qii'lnn lias the leading role. Open-
ing performance of the play was
: g'ven Wednesday night.
The outside aci'vltles of IJtt I mi are
varied, as he is now serving us yell
leader at Rice besides taking part
| ill dramatic activities. Last year he
appeared n a 'one-act play, "Kyenitig
Press Indispensable." tnat received
special mention in the Kice Dramatic
Club's one-act play contest.
lie liwmerly attended Houston Jun
lor College, taking the lead ng role
In Anatoli- France's "The Man Who
Married a Dumb Wife." presenied by
tin- John R. Bender Dramatic Club at
tluit scllOOL He appeared currying
the juvenile rede In "The Squall" of
the Little Theatre,
Offered a position as manner of cer-
emon'es with the stupe show of a
leading ihcntrcul company. (Jiiiiiii had
lo refuse I Ills offer las! year in order
to remain al Kice.
Also a musician: (jii'nii lias been a
member of Lee's Owls, Klec da,nee
orehesirii. longer than tii>\ oih • rttem-
ber vvitli llie exception of Lee Chat-
ham, founder and director, tjtiinn
plays the drum and sings vith this
organization, and Juts dole M> • nee
11125,
CARTER TO INVESTIGATE
STATUS OF POOR FAMILY
AMERICAN SCHOOLS
SHOW BIG INCREASE
IN '30 ATTENDANCE
Swarthmore Dean Publishes
Interesting Figures About
Universities
\ 11 upward trend in al tendance
al American colleges is noted iu the
annual report of Raymond Walters,
dean of Swarthmore College, publish-
ed in llio current issue of School and
Society,
The trend exceeds that of the last
several years siud approached tile per-
centage increase of tin- post-war
period.
There wero 57K.U71 full-lime stu-
dents iu some 131 institutions of all
types in every state in the union on
November I. an Increase of 3'jj per
cent over the total on the same date
of l!i2!i. including purt-llme students
and the summer session of 11130, the
grand total Is 871,181.
According to Dean Walters tin per
cent of those colleges and universities
have more students than last year;
small colleges under 500, snowed 5tl.fi
per cent increases, and the large ones,
above 500, registered 71 per cent in-
creases in enrollment.
For the 226 schools of the approved
list, of the Association of American
Universities there was only an in-
crease ol' I'-; pel' cent over the past
year.
According lo iJean Walters, the ex-
planation for the increase of Vfa per
cent tills academic year "probably lies
In the continued faith of the American
people in higher educutlon and like-
wise in present economic conditions
"When business and industrial open-
inus are lacking for their children,'
(Continued on page l >
Rice Has Experienced
Three Snowfalls Since
Opening Doors In 1912
W'll the Rice campus receive
Its blanket of snow ill s year,
or was ilie light snowfall of
l!i-!i anything but the begin-
ning of an old lifce custom?
Til's question, agitating
undergraduates during the past
week, caused Thresher report-
ers lo delve into the tiles Fri-
day i« leai'n the why's and
wherefore's of snow at Rico
Institute.
The'first, snow tall here cane-
on .laiiuury 12. litis. The Sec
mid rattle in December. I!i2l. It
i an in HI2-I that Miss Sarah
Lube. Kice librarian, purchased
her model "T" Ford, The car,
lie li said, was not only snow
hound, but hem 11y iced, during
lie- precipitation.
FINAL SEMINAR IS
SLATED FOR FRIDAY
Byers, Forbes, Hailey Are
On Engineering
Program
Rica's last engineering seminar be.
tore the Christinas holidays will be
held toda> it 2 p.m. In Koom 20(1. M.
L, J, W. Byers will explain the con-
strhctio.il and operation of "Automatic
Substations": A. II. Forbes will di-
vulge the mysteries of "Loud Speak-
ers." John Haj'ey ci-nipleies the
grain with a discussion ot "Financing
Highways". Mi ssrs Humphrey. Wa-
ter. and White will be advisors for
the respective speakers, and Madden
i meet-
BRYAN TO TALK BEFORE
SCIENTIFIC GATHERING
When the American Association
for the Advancement of Science meets
in Cleveland, Dr. Andrew Bryan of
the Rice physics department, will pre-
sent a report before the American
Physical Society. This report, "Mag-
netosrlction of Crystals," was pre-
pared by Dr. Bryan and Dr. Claude
W. Heaps of the Physics department.
Dr. Walter R. Kirnter, ot' the Chem-
istry department, will spend the holi
days in Pittsburg conferring with ex.
perts on an Industrial project. Dr.
Harry B. Weiser and Dr. Arthur F.
Scott of the chemistry department
will remain in Houston.
Margaret Carter has been appoint
ed to investigate the poor family Works will be chairman for
which this year will be taken care of 1|li;
by 4ho hlizabelh Baldwin literarv so |,asi Friday tJeorge l\ltclieil spoke
ciety. it was decided at the meeting on Straight Holes," this he-
Monday. iiiK with respect to oil and gass well
The poor family was found through practice. The only other speaker was
tho aid of the Hrst Presbyterian i Con Untied on page 3)
ctiurch. Plans for the Christmas relief
will be fotmulated after the report _ _
10 be made by Miss carter. Barristers Battle Bwalves at
At the regular meeting Adele Botts fjomg Qf ^
reviewed Thornton Wilder s The:
Woman of Andros." giving a very
complete resume ot the philosophical; Kussel l.ee Jaeohe entertained the
ideas expressed by the young Amer- members of the Pre-Law society ai
lean author j 'l's bome with an oyster fry Thnrs
Club members expressed their ap- ('1IV "iglit.
i precision to Dr. Stockton Axson for Th" l'utlm' barristers did their duly
his contribution to the club treas- | ^
ury.
1 the nature of nn informal get-together.
No business was transacted.
EXCELLENT PROGRAM IS
GIVEN AT WRITING CLUB
GASTON GILLE WILL
RETURN TO HOUSTON
SUNDAY FOR SPEECH
Conferencier of Alliance
Francaise Meets With
Houston Group
tiastou (1111m, ex-professm of French
at Riee®lustitute, will return to Ilous-
tion this Sunday. As national conferen-
cier of i lie federation or tue Alliance
Francaise, M. (ililt? is to meet at 5
p.m. Sunday with member- of the
Houston Alliance at Mrs. I ley wood
Nelms' lionn- in Sleepy Hollow, ami
will speak In the croup.
Al present. ,\f (iUle is on a lour
in l lie capacity of national ootifei-
cucior The nfllcial national bulletin
of the federation states, iu pari;
"M. Otlle came to the United States
in l!i-1 on a scholarship Hum the
national office of universities ill
France. Since I hat time lie lias occu-
pied the chair as professor of French
in several universities, namely. Cor-
nell Univ«rsityp Rice Institute and the
Pennsylvania French Instiluie."
"His talent as conferencier lias also
been enjoyed in several groups of the
Alliance Francaise where he has been
especially invited, particularly in the
the East and South. He made a pro
longed staj in Ceneva at the office
of International Studies, and during
the past summer took part in the
del)Uten,at tip Instiluie of Politics at
Wllliamsiou ii. Mass."
RICE BAND HIBERNATES
FOR REMAINDER OF YEAR
Rice's >n-piece band, which has
done slid" • vellent work in uphold
InR the spirit mid pep around the
Institute this year, has packed away
its inctrunienis until next .litinutry.
The last public appearance of tin
band was a! fjte Rally club-Hand fool-
ball game Saturday afternoon, when
ilie mils cuius came off on top by a
lt-n score.
Highlights mi the Hand program
for ihe remainder ot the school year
,ir« : Playing at all conference basket-
ball games, rendering a radio broad-
cast. giving a concert at Miller Mem-
orial tilt atre and competing in the
annual Harris county band contest
next May,
FACULTY MEMBERS
CHOSEN TO DELIVER
WEEKLY ADDRESSES
Series of Three Talks Plan
Of Drs. Tsanoff, Pattie,
Scott, Stewart
A series of 12 public lectures, lie
glitiiing.iiinuiry .il with i-r. Kadosltiv
Andrea 'I s muff speaking on, "Tie-
Secularism of the Renaissance," and
extending through March s'- . arc
scheduled on tlie Sunday afternoon
extension lecture program of the Rice
Institute for lUSn, aceornmg to an an
iit.uiicement Friday fpoin the officii
of f'lesld -nt Kdgar oddl Loveti.
Admission to the lectures will be
free, and all Hoiistotnans, as well as
Rile Inst it tile students, aw- issued
coi'i.1 a 1 ilivitaiiuils lo attend.. l ie ieo-
Hires will In- !.'iven In tie- Pliysien
amphithentre at i:|- in., and nWII'1!
run ou 'onseciir m- Siindav aif^-rnee!,--
Four prominent metubers -of the
Rii c faculty. Dr. Hadoslav Andrea
Tsauoff, Hr, Frank A. Cattle. Dr.
Harry A. Scott, and I'r. Morris Al
binn Stewart. will de|l\. i • hi lei
lures, each giving three.
Hr. Tsanoff, professor of philosophy
al Rice, begins file extension series
wilh his group of three addi'esscs
under the general head of "The Be-1
finings of Modern lOthics." Oil Janu-
ary .11. lie will speak on ''The Secular-
"ism of the Renaissance"; on January
is, "Ktlilcs and Social I'hllivioptiy":
and on .lanuury 25, "The Problem of
tlie Moral Criterion."
Taking as his general toptc. "Hu-
man and Animal Psychology." I'r
Frank A. I'attie, instructor m psy
iContinued on paae
TEXAS FAILS TO WIN
1930 RHODES AWARD
Competition Held in Every
State of Union Under
New System
MORGAN TO JOIN
ALL-STAR ELEVEN
IN DALLAS TILT
Invitation To Perform for
Southwestern Squad
Is Accepted
Captain Hilly Morgan, luce's all-
Southwest conference irnanl, Tne^daj
in ( opt oil an in\ Hat iou to , play w it It
ihe ali-Southweslerii H.uuu, coached by
Mm ley Jennings of Baylor and Fl ed
Thomsen of \rkansas which will up
|iose lilt a It-Mid western jeam cnach'-d
l>> Robct'i 55ii|ipbi) of Illinois
las iin Xt w Vi'itr'u day
Iu, accenting the iiivitlitii',11,
-aid "Thin 1 li'- last me
ball l in eve 1 going to play
hop.- ,1 don't gel killed." si
Kit e's gri al guard said t
hlu-'esi thrill li, got out ot
fooibali1 lor Rice in the tliirc
ill; Dal
STUDENT PLAYS AT
HOUSTON THEATRE
IN POLLOCK S 'FOOL'
Rowena McLaughlin Veteran
Of Many Rice Dramatic
Club Offerings
been at ii
life, and 'then Wu
will over A. jju'Kl
w tie 11 li
tvil il
Field.
Motrin fou.Klii for i«
losing Ricit teams inc.' !
ttlie 1,(1 Hie Hv-j Senior-. t
I e d an iiiejiiiei ieticcd
:-'T,l.el' (tr Heiglil:- >ln.l• t
ioiit.
II.'.! I .itl I t'Oltl I ll'lllslltt. ,!
"iiii o;' the nit,.-' popnla;
caniptis, hut a'so i-t, I'esp
the. men oir !he: team; a
,'t Udell I
In a i'tliur
1 'ha puling
al the
iri,
is.
Roy. eiia Nr. Lif(iv liliti.
at liice. i- appearing w
Case.V IlIll^EN I s tins wei
I'ollock'-. drama 'The
I 'a lac 'I'll, ,. 11 c.
Ml-- Mi I ..HiithWn iliiei tie |t.i
hi |y (illliam. i.i SIX-it ! IV ^ iii The p.
aceordlni: lo Ml-- Mt'LailuflHn.
•liiiie -mall, bin in c,tn)ing to friend.-
who have seen tlnr plaj tiie snia,lilies#
of 1 lie jia 11 do« ' lioi. pi - en i
till ol acting.
llavins; ihUeii pi-'iu-lpal p'ii'r I
st \ era[ Rleit l iramafic ("ult plav
having a«tf>lsied t'-clinleiiriy in
Miss .VIel..nirli!:ii
1 liuii tied li'ol tlie
['if, VI
1. and
prat'-
iiifiirat
i'a r-
ileal!) all ol jlieiii
is 'inusttally wcK
Pill't Sill" liil'S ' II' . If
m.ltn I hill 1 irt:|e-
I.ered !Kit:e, (IV,el' T11)', e
Sci.irliif.' a hit ill' "Tie _ .
1'1 iciitoii las;| yc.tr. Miss Mi Lattniilin
also aPfiea). d in .fames I '.a 1 ri<
"lie- Old I.ittlv Shows ||.
I ha 1 tV'in tin 11: i i-ai,- r ijjlaj 11,11 rita -
motif giVcn b> il.e t,iea 111 ntii- dub at
A u try I Iou ;■ 1 , si'.i 1 I't es.-iii s-.-rx ,
ing .is t'ic -pi";.jdelit HI tltt I' A I,
S. a ml o! 1 In- ,\\',i,m. t. ■ 1 '1 iii iii'i I at
Rice
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M.i'did -
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM IS
PLAN OF GERMAN CLUB
The (iot'liiB-Vert'ln, Rice German
dub, will meet nt Autry House to-
night at right o'clock for a Chrlntrtias
celebration. An entertaining program
In the form of r mnsicalc is planned.
A quartette under Ihe direction of
Mr. Hugo llroeker will sing German
Christmas songs. There will also be
solos by Mrs. Frederick Kern and
Hoinr. RII zen. Several recitations and
n short play acted in pantonine are
to be Riven.
All members are urged to come and
each "Should bring a small present. He
freshiwents will be served.
I A few intrepid souls braved the
1 frosty air to attend tho meeting of
I the Writing Club last Monday night,
and were rewarded with an excellent
program.
Three short stories were read: "The
Kducatlon of a Prince, With Apologies
to Xenophon," by Lois Wright: "Poor
Little Hunaway," by Blanche Delarn-
bre; "Ellenachrenslsi" by Margaret
Wright. George Williams, club critic,
read a book review by Martha Cot-
tinghnni on Chamber's "The Rake and
tho Hussy."
Plans for the Christmas meeting
were discussed, and a program an*
nounced. President Rhodes Dunlap
will read the first chapter of his new
novel. Prospective members are
urged to attend,
THREE RICE PROFESSORS PICK WILLA CATHER AS
• Sinclair Lewis, Thornton Wilder Receive Mention
Despite the fact Sinclair Lewis re-
cently was awarded the famous Nobel
prlie, perhaps the highest honor that
can be given any author, three promi-
nent members of the Kice faculty
favor the writings of Willa Cather as
possessing more lasting qualities than
those of any other American writer.
The faculty members, when asked
' to give an opinion on the Ave mod.
em American books that wil^fte read
: 50 years from now, showert-tiigh re-
|gard for Miss Cather's work, while
also commenting very favorably on
| the work ot Sinclair Lewis and Thorn>
ton Wilder.
j Following are the professors who
have very kindly given an opinion, bill
insist It must, be remembered that It
is Just. 1111 opinion and that, no one
can really prophesy the lasting koojI
In literature.
"The best llmt can be given Is an
opinion." said Dr. Stockton A x s o n.
"That holds true for all of us that
express ourselves on this subject. Our
opinions may in the end he wrong
but we can only say what seemed to
us as Individuals that most outstand-
ing and permanent work of our time."
Further, Dr. Axson said that his
choice tor immortality would be
"Death Comes to the Arnhblshop" by
(Continued on Pago -l)
Texas failed to place a iiiKl' man
utuolig Ihe HI! Hlied I,':- scholarships
awarded for |y;tt, it became Known
this week. H. I. Shepherd, formerly
of Ti C. I', and now a la'atluate s'u-
dent at Princeton, and Hen ''onmilly,
of Texas I'niverslty. Were nominated
for tlie honor by the state committee
which nicl recently at Rice Institute
Hr Franl. \ydiffctte. president ol
Swariliiiinre coileki;.' and American sec-
reiary 10 the Rhodes trusiees, an-
nounced the names ui Rhodes Schol-
ars selected to represent their states
at Oxford this year
Tlie largest number of ' rnndldatPS
ever t" 11 y foi ihe Heard was examin-
ed (his year, there being ii2!l appli-
cants for the position*. Those i-elect
oil. wj!l eiiier the University ol Ox-
ford in October. l!>:'.l
A new plan was used llns year,
under which there was a competition
in evety state in tile union, instead
of in only two-ihirds ot the .stales as
heretofore,
FVLL HOUSE HEARS ABLE
DR. HUXLEY TALK AFRICA
Hr .luilan S. Huxley, Fulleriau pro
lessor of psychology at the Royal In-
stiluie, London, spoke at the Rice in-
stitute last Friday 011 ihe subject,
"Travels and Politics In Tropicul
Afrlcti."
The largest lecture audience of the
year, composed of more than 400 per-
son#. attended tlie address by tlie
brilliant, young English scientist, a,
grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, j
and a descendant of Dr. Arnold of j
Rugby, father of Matthew Arnold. 1
Dr. Huxley Illustrated his lecture]
With slides taken during his tour last 1
year through East Africa 011 business !
of the British government. He do-1
dared, significantly:
"The future contribution to he made
hy Africa will be made on the basis
of a civilization which is peculiar to
Its people, and which now, with the
beginning of an educational back-
ground, Is taking shape.
"Tho greatest good science can do
for the African is free him from dis-
ease."
SUNDAY SET AS DATE FOR
METHODIST BREAKFAST
St I'ulli's Mi Tilt til is' ('lull.!! will he
the scene oi'le1 llit'i.tliiy i.re.'t(i f;:st
of Ilie Ii 11 • Mi'thodist Student- I'll
ion, Sunday mornlim. lici emlicr -!.
at 1 or,lint! to the ttljj-sidout, Darwin
Aiuirus Or (Tovis ' i CKtpp' il. l as
tor of ihe First M.inn'list O.biiiyh.,
will speak.
In addition in Hie bi'eahfasi. at
Which firm Rice students met i olli'1
Meihodist youmtj peiij^/'. of. ciji., .
Christina- la aiae priikr.im is si iied-
tlled lor Sunday eieiiin- at.'Woodland
Methoilist ("hju 1 t h •; 011
RICE GIRLS' CAGE TEAM
TO MEET CHURCH SEXTET
M inb, i s .ti iii,, Kice y.W 1' A girl*1
bitslieibali loam will ph \ their first
fame of the year Friday night at
"icui o'clock at .Iannis S Hogg hltli
school I lie girls' it-am of West Mud
Itaptlsl church will furnish compel!
t ion.
Mis ctlbert Henna nee, wife of <; j p.
bell: Hermunce, inslruetor in physi-
cal education at. Rice, will lie coach
ol Hie team.
Tin.' sextet Is not, limited to Y.W.O |
A. members, any girl at Rice inter. !
ested iu athletics being invited to try
out for the tea.
Dr. Alan Dugahl McKillop, Knglish
professor at Kice. will make if talk
on "Kngland" at the next social meet-
ing which will bo held January S.
Hostesses for this meeting wlil be
Evelyn Ilybee, Margaret Taylor, and
Alice Hlazek,
GREAT GRID RECORD
MADE BY FIGHTING
RICE OWLS OF 1930
Meagher Proteges Compare
Favorably With Past
Institute Teams
; :te;iei-V' tKviji
erld seas.nt ;•! 1!, ! i;j, .,
;si rtlle Ivi-th III: , --'I.. init;? i 3„<r' j®
'.tillId, oviii liiuu S; 1 r'ito ifl.P* i'i:,
Ij'i'iirtt'; 1 mi p.« 1-1 •• 1 in. 11- \. ji it It I:
w ith that 01' I'itp; .tip ohi> oilier lini'
I, ell.tell e;v, 1 V,,Ml ('i.iriiP,:i'(;.ri
olio s'leiioi. Nile' .ail:'',--, i) ie itui ie;
flio 'il' 1.1,'iut.i win, were . ' 1 Ik''i 1 11
l 3o.
►V'tug 111 f.'-'iff' lO'-il ip;
"men fine le i t it" s" •- ■; w it li1 ft'i
imrcentaiii": till ere a tiwi- Vna;: e: 1,:
Ipltrii', 1 tll.e .I IIIi .ah.i'" 'Uti'i:;',':
t.reii'l jfirM. vi 1 ''liij'i '.'a iitily ll.-iit.
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1>
T I', 1 .find S M 1' -in Owls: sol
ihi.i.se le.uiii.s, fio.pcd,'tk> bp .h^dly
iit-'iife'ii '"bj1 'tlio Texii-' te'iiiniioriis i fp
Ou'Ih else in !i.-i 1 nti- : '11,,1 whip] i- i
tile Hevliies i'tupt'il 1,. V>sin tpp .\t
Biitsi ijiet iitisi? of the K>b'> fieht jji^s
the o.vle sfnVjd.N' jiitiriji >fil to Collet,-.;
Suitii'ili .mil pievved til •> wotill:
hav. 1 layei! t-,j, n,,y ,i[u,,
1 ■ 'eiiiH meii"fin pfrgr1
'fit
DR. MORRIS WILL ATTEND
PHILOSOPHICAL MEET
I'r ( 11 .11.,Mi,u ' 1 - it, assistant
professor of 'pbi]ii!-oi'h> will ieavc 1V11
Oecelliliet J-; ti aHerid 1 meeti'i:'
Hie Auieiaaii Ii!o .,,pbii-11 socio
■if w 1 mi I lie i. seer, ' ury,
111- Will Stop off' ill I. .. All- "I.
iisil liieiilis Till' Irip will lake aheap
I up weeks
CO ED CORA SAYS-
Rice Ex-Student Is Working
On Seaplane Testing Basin
John II. Dawsort, C. K. '29, has been
a visitor on the campus several times
this week. He is connected with the
government aeronautical testing lab-
oratory at Langley field, Virginia, and
is at present working on a seaplane
testing baaln; Ihe first of its kind in
this country.
Is
UUU Davi'i
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1930, newspaper, December 19, 1930; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230187/m1/1/?rotate=180: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.