The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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STUDENT WEEKLY PUBLICATION
RICE INSTITUTE
SENIOR CLASS
EDITION
VOL.16
HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1931
NO. 25
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PALS-EBLS Sport Dance Big Event Tuesday
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UNIVERSITY CLUB IS
SITE SELECTED FOR
GALA SOCIAL AFFAIR
Informality Is Prevailing
Note for First Spring
Function
The P. A. L. S.-E. B L. S. Sport
dance will be held at the University
Club Tuesday, April 7, from 10 till 2.
The dance has been an annual affair,
heretofore sponsored by P. A. L. S.
alone, but due to a scarcity of datet
the two clubs have decided to collab-
orate this year.
A general Spring and athletic motif
will be featured in the decorations,
and any sports costume is suitable.
Lee's Owls will supply the music.
Bids are $2.00 either for couples or
stags, and may be purchased from
members of either club or at the
door. .
The proceeds of the dance will go
to the individual scholarship fund^
of each society, both of which maintain
substantial scholarships, which are
awarded annually to some worthy
student attending the Institute.
The informality of costume and
atmosphere formerly has made this
dance one of the best attended of the
year, and with the combined talents of
both clubs, it is expected to be a gala
occasion.
P. A. L. S. and E. B. L. S. held a
joint meeting on March 31, at which
the E. B. L. S. president, Kathryn
Logue Hooper, and Mary Tallichet,
president of P. A. L. S., announced
the various committees and made plans
for immediate work to start. Ella
Greenwood and Betty Houx are in
charge of refreshments; Eula Goss and
Julienne Sakowitz, patrons; Marjories
Dunn and Leota Me.yer, music; and
Helen Scott, decorations. These girls
are being aided'"by all members of
both the clubs.
CHUROTwiTrGIVE
MEXICANJAMAICA
Annual Affair Will Include
One Act Play Directed
By Sorrels
The Palmer Memotial Guild is stag-
ing its annual Mexican "Jamaica on
the afternoon and evening of April 9.
The entertainment will include dinner
and dancing, as well as all manner of
features, among which will be one of
the one act plays presented in thr
Dramatic club tournament. The pla*'
"Finders Keepers," will be presented by
Ruth Sorrels, Stella McNeir, and
W. C. Brown.
In the past, the affair has proved
colorful and well attended; this year
Rice students are especially urged t<
come. The price of admission will be
fifty cents for the play and dancing,
and fifty cents for dinner.
The committees in charge of the
Jamaica include; Mcsdames B. B. Gil-
mer, Alice Baker, Jones, George Heyer.
A. S. Vandervoort, S. P.HFarish.Ceorge
Seaman, James Greenwood, Ralph
Conselyea, Craig Culinan, Horry Weiss.
D. C. Glenn, J. W. Link, W. B. Baker,
Rufus Cage, Leonard Hilty, A. R.
Hilty, A. R. Dearborn, H. B. Finch,
Edward Peden, John Cochran, E. A.
Peden, E L. Neville, Eugene Blake,
George Journeay, and Misses Nino
Cullinan, Elva Kalb and Lotlise Lind-
ley.
GLEE ~CLUB REHEARSING
LIGHT MUSICAL COMEDY
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All Fool's Day Observed
By Proper Classes Here;
Only Seniors Are Aloof
All Fools' Day, last Wednes-
day, was most appropriately ob-
served by three classes of fools
at the Institute. Those classes
are; the Fresh Fools, the Wise
Fools, and the Fools, Jr.
Since the Seniors are so far
above such triviality they escape
any such classification. Th'j
Seniors did not observe All Fools'
Day; they merely behaved as
wisely as usual. But the other
three classes probably did rtot
observe the day intentionally,
either—they merely behaved as
foolishly as ever.
In view of such a hopeless
situation we who are passing on
can only sigh. . . and drop a
tear.
PI DELTA HOLDS
INITIATION WITH
NINE RICE PLEDGES
CLASS COMMITTEES
PLAN ACTIVITIES
FOR 1931 SENIORS
Caps and Gowns To Be Fitted,
Invitations Ordered *
Within Week
Numerous committee meetings and '
reports evidence great activity among ;
the seniors. Norman Schwartz, chair- |
man of the committee for the Senior* j
American announces, that while j
nothing definite has been decided, the
morning tlance will probably be held
at the Rice Roof this year, and that
same orchestra which plays for the
Final Ball will probably play for the
American also.
William McKay, chairman of the
invitations committee stated that be-
ginning Monday, April 6, orders for
invitations will be taken. The Star
Engraving Company are engraving the
invitations this year.
A representative of C. E. Ward and
Company has been in the Sallyport
Thursday and Fridey, and will be
Saturday, April 4, to take measure-
ments and orders for caps jind gowns.
The prices will range from $4.00 to
$4.50.
Arrangements arc practically com-
pleted for the Senior Banquet and will,
be announced at an early date. Like-
wise. the committee in charge of the
Final Ball is making elaborate plans
for the dance. Efforts are being made
to secure a nationally famous orchestra
to furnish the music.
i .The senior dues will be Sft.OO, as
formerly, the payment of which en-
titles one to a date bid and a stag bid
to both the Senior American and the
Final Ball. and. also to a ticket tg
the Senior Banquet. All seniors are
expected to pay their dues, although it
is not compulsory to do so. An an-
nouncement concerning the tirfle at
which dues are payable will appear
soon.
PAPERS WRITTEN BY
THREE ENGINEERS
WIN PRIZE AWARDS
Atlas Work So Good Judges
Change Rules and Give
Extra Honor
Prizes for the best papers on "Con-
tractual Relations between Owner, En-
gineer and Contractor" were received
by Clovis Harkrider, E. K. Winkler, and
Jaco}} Atlas, senior electrical engineers
at Rice.
Some months ago the Texas Highway
Branch of the Associated Contractors
offered two prizes to students in five
Texas colleges on this subject. These
schools were A. and M., Rice, Texas,
S. M. U. and Texas Tech.
Clovis Harkrider and E. K. Winkler
were awarded first and second prizes
respectively. The judges considered an-
other paper offered to be of exception-
ally high quality and so a third prize
was given to Jacob Atlas.
Following Banquet, Members
Will Attend Play At
Autry House
Nine Rice French students having
exceptionally high averages will be
initiated into the Rice chapter of Pi
Delta Phi, National Honorary French i
Society, on Wednesday, April 8. The j
initiation ceremony will be followed by ;
the annual banquet after which the
members will adjourn to Autry Housa
to witness the French Club's presenta-
tion of four one net plays.
The pledges of Pi Delta Phi wore I
entertained at a tea, Monday, March
23, at Cohen House, Mrs. Ethel Arm-
strong presiding over the tea table.
The tea was given by way of recogniz-
ing and honoring the new pledges of j
the Society.
The pledges are: Edna Mae Vaughn, j
Claire Flood, Rowena McLaughlin,
Mary Belle Perkins, Mildred Kelley,
Rhodes Dunlap, George Von Johnson,
and Marvin Mickle. Mrs. Haywood
Nelms, president of the Alliance
Francais, Mrs. James Flynn, secretary-
treasurer of the Alliance Francais, both
of whom have been very active in
French literature circles, and Mr.
Walter Miksch, instructor on the Rice
Faculty will also be received into the
club as honorary members.
The Pi Delta Phi was brought to
Rice last year during the 1329-30
session through the efforts of Mr. Louis
(Continued on page 2)
Campanile Dedicated To
William W. Watkin,
Eminent Rice Architect
The 1931 Campanile will bo
dedicated to William Waul Wat-
kin, professor of architecture at
Rice, according to an announce-
ment made by Jack Scott, edi-
tor of the Rice yearbook.
Mr. Watkin was an a.ssoeiate
architect with Cram & Fergu-
son, supervising architects of the
Institute. He has maintained a
deep interest in the school from
the time the earliest plans wore
made and has been instrumental
in the planning of additions to
be made in the future.
As one of those who provided
for the Rice Institute Traveling
Scholarship in Architecture, he
has helped make it possible for
the graduates of the school of
architecture to receive further
training in Europe.
ELIZABETH LOGAN
MARGARET DUNN TO DOBIE, NOTED TEXAS
REPRESENT RICE AT AUTHOR, ASKS TO BE
TEXAS UNIVERSITY vERsE ROOK PATRON
Popular Beauty Is Selected
At Request of Boyd,
Cactus Editor
RALLY CLUB MAKES
CHANGE IN RULING
"Down in Old Louisiana," a light
musical comedy, to be produced lay
the Glee Club will go into rehearsal
immediately. The production if,
planned for May 7 and 8.
With the loss of this week's practice,
it will be necessary to rehearse Mon-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
at which time the casting will be con-
sidered. For this rearifen it ia impera-
tive that all members wishing to take,
part in the production must attend
next week.
A banquet, immediately following
the production, is being planned, to
terminate the club year.
CO-ED NETTERS START
SPRING TOURNAMENT
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The Spring tournament of the Girls i
Tennis Club has started. All of the
girls in the club have been divided up
into pairs and the list with telephone
numbers has been posted in the Girl's
room.
The first round is supposed to be
played by April 9th and the ranking
of the girls this far in the tournament
will be announced and then the second
round will begin. This will continue
until there remains only one, that one
being the best player of the club.
The result of the tournament will
determine the ten best tennis players.
TMs rating will be Kept until next
year. The ranking of the best are at
present: Gladys Schill, first, then in
order as follows; Rosita Ceyanes
Margaret Taylor; Tommie Mansfield;
Helen Batte; Roberta Brunet; Jo Beth
Griffin; Nell Austin, and Mary Virginia
Jarvis.
The doubles tournament will follow
the singles. Each girl is to choose her
partner and the pairs will be arranged
and posted in the Girls Room.
Hie next Tennis club meeting will be
held Tuesday, April 7, at 7 o'clock.
HENDREN AND RICHARDS
READ SHORT STORIES AT
WRITING CUJB MEETING
* Rice'Writing Club met Monday night
at the Autry House for the presenta-
tion of two short stories. Both stories :
of atmosphere received very favorable !
comment and some criticism from
George Williams, faculty sponsor of
the Writing Club.
J. W. Hendren, English instructor,
read his manuscript, Maritzn, which
had an Armenian setting. Members of
the club praised the exotic oriental
atmosphere which the author gave his
setting. The manuscript of Bertrand
Richards, Nolo, with a background o)
Old New Orleans, was also given
criticism.
In the absence of Rhodes Dunlap,
Blanche Dekmbre presided over the j
meeting and urged that the list of
patrons for the forthcoming publics-
tion, a book of verse, be completed at
once.
Tuesday Afternoon Dance To
Exclude All Non-Rice
Attendance
The Rally club reversed their ruling
on the attendance at Tuesday after-
noon dances at their meeting Monday
night, March 30.
Formerly attendance was restricted
only as applied to Rice men, no re-
strictions being placed upon the girls
attending. Under the new ruling the
attendance must bo strictly Rice men
and women. For reasons best known
to the Rally club the dance is to be
made strictly a Riity affair.
Any outsiders who attend or any
persons who bring outsiders lay them-
selves liable to the embarassment of
being asked by sonic of the committee
in charge to stay away in the future
The dances will be resumed on
Tuesday, April 7. and wilt continue
until the end of the year.
As representative of Rice Institute at
the annual Texas University Beauty
Round-up, Margaret Dunn, junior, will
be in Austin April 17-19.
Miss Dunn was selected for the
honor of representing the Institute by
Jack Scott, editor of the Campanile.
Roland Boyd, editor of the Cactus,
Texas yearbook, asked Scott to'make
the selection.
When a freshman, Margaret was one
of the ft'eshman maids in the May
Fete and was selected as one of the j
school beauties in the Vanity Fair 1
section of the Campanile. Margaret
was sophomore duchess in last Neat's
May Fete.
The Texas Round-Up Was inaugu-
rated last year in connection with their
homecoming celebration. Martha Stew-
art was the Institute's choice for this
position last year.
WIGREN DISCUSSES UFE
MATES AT COUNCIL MEET
"Choosing One's Life Mate" was the
topic of discussion which was led by i
Harold Wigren, sophomore at Rice, at j
thr Methodist Council meeting Thurs- ;
day, March 26 at Autry House.
"Marriage is an endurance test that i
proves all our poor as well as our !
sterling qualities," Mr. Wigren stated, j
"No person can have all the desired
qualities und perhaps if he or she did
have, then they would be branded
as "old-fashioned," "back-numbered,"
and the like, and would not be
wanted."
NEVILLE >28, VISITS LAB
HERE FOR TESTING WORK
G. S Neville, a mechanical engineer
of the year '28, was a visitor on the
Rice campus on Tuesday, March 31.
Neville is with the Beaumont Iron
Works and he came over ttf do some
testing in the Rice laboratory. Nutall
of the same firm accompanied Neville
on the trip.
APRIL 15 DEADLINE FOR
OWL FIGHT SONG ENTRIES
The Fight Song contest ends at mid-
night April 15th. All songs must lie
turned into Bill McKay by that time.
Songs muSt have words and at least
piano score. Selection of the winning
song is to be made by the Executive
Committee of the Rally Club, assisted
by Lee Chatham and Briggs Manuel.
The Executive Committee is composed
of Billy Murphy, Buster Lewis, Sid
Wilson, Joe Owens, Harvey Norvell,
Mark Hopkins, Phil Renn, Leroy Hens-
ley and Mason Barron. The Rally Club
will make this award of $50 cash as
soon as possible. They reserve the
right to reject any and all songs if
none are of winning quality.
RICE SENDS DELEGATION
TO B.S.U. MEET AT A.&M.
The B. S. U of Hice Institute will b,
represented by a delegation of fifteen
at the B. S, U. Regional Conference
at A. & M, on Saturday. April I The
first session of the conference will be-
gin at '.)::!() a. m. and the last, session
at 4 j). m. Delegations will be present
from Sam Houston State Teachers
College, Texas, Baylor College. Baylor
University, San Marcos, A. & M. ami
Rice.
Irene Ward, former Rice student
will be the guest of the B. S. U. April
12-17. Miss Ward will conduct discus-
sion groups oh the Reality of Religion
All Rice students are invited to attend
these discussion groups.
The B. S. U. Cabinet of A & M. will
be guests of the Rice B, S U. April 25
and 20. A party will be given in honor
of the guests at Casa del Mar on Sat-
urday night. The A. & M. students
will conduct services on Sunday eve-
ning at South Main Baptist Church
The Baptist Students' pastor at
A. it M.. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Brown
will accompany the students.
DRAMATIC CLUB TO HAVE
ONE ACt PLAYS APRIL 9
The Rice Dramatic club will meet on
April 9, at the Rice Playhouse on 808
Anita. Two one act plays will be pre-
sented. "A Very Naked Young Man"
will be directed by Hal Oakfield; the
cast is not yet complete.
Martha Ellen Williams will direct the
"Advantage of Being a Rough Neck"
and the east will Include Tom Browne,
Earle Rawlins, Carmen Lewis, and Mal-
colm Cummlngs. All interested per-
sons are invited to attend.
STUDENT AT TCU WOULD
TRAVEL MILES TO STORE
Fort Worth. April 3.-- A student
going from the Texas Christian Uni-
versity campus to the T. C. U. Drug
Store for an article " of merchandise
would have to travel 35 miles to reach
the store and 95 more miles to return
to his dormitory.
Which is to say that the T. C. U.
Drug Store is located in Waco, facing
the old campus in that city. The
store was run for many years by Dr.
R. P. Bell, who sold it some four
years ago. Even though the university
removed from Waco to Fort Worth 20
years ago, the store still operates as
the T. C. U. Drug Store.
Congratulates Rice Writing
Club on Interest
In Poetry
Thi distinguished writer. J. Frank
Dpbie, in a letter to Miss L.us Wright
of the Writing Club Publication com-
mittee, signified His desire to become
a patron for the club's forthcoming
book of verse, "Ourselves,"
Mr. Dobie, who is the author of
"Vunquero" and "Coronado's Chil-
dren" and professor > f English at the
University of Texas, congratulated 'he
club members on their interest in poe-
try as shown in the publication of the
volume.
Thi- ciimmitt.ee on publications ' an-
nounced today that about half the
patrons' list has been completed Or
Edgar Odell. Lovott, president of the
Rice Institute, will head the list Oilier
patrons will include members of the
Rice faculty, interested students, and
friends of the contributors
PHI LAMBDA UPSILON TO
ENTERTAIN MEMBERS
KTfiiis for !. bunriurt '!fS h utn'' <>i I *t>
if w members oi Phi Lambda Upsilon.
hoimf ary chemical society, I!. \V Wil-
on ,;i..d Hi.'bert C- li. find i'o ; l)r R \V
KJr>V«fif, .vh>. • V in'.; Tiii,1,. '' wv,i \
• made. at the la'st ?:in ••ting liiv Friday.
March 27
Som'eihhi;.' <>i a like riMuie' <o t.lv:
engineering seminar held in i
! each Friday, there arc two it talks
given, each .weekly mictinis on cur~
11 rtl. topics. At the new nieetiltg M. E
Taggart mid V. M Obimhans will In
'heard, (.'buries B'l.ai ind Aii>. •. !< i
, Green tree spoke at tie,' ait el" .
PROFH. K. HUMPHREY
ADDRESSES ENGINEERS
A talk on "Alignment Charts" by H
K Humphrey, professor of electrical
engineering made at the fast meeting
of the Rice branch of the A. 1 E E.
March 18. emphasized their application
to the electrical side of the manufactur-
ing industry, Mr. Humphrey cited
i many interesting instances of the use
of these charts.
There was a heavy attendance since
this was the first speaker heard since
; the branch was organized this term.
ELIZABETH LOGAN
ELECTED DUCHESS
BY RICE 1931 CLASS
Complete Feminine Court Is
Chosen at Co-ed
Meeting
At oik of tin largest i o-i'd ititst, '
meetings held at Rico in the last four
years, the girls of the lout classes
c lected their representatives to form tile
court ol Her Majesty. Queer. Hazel i f
the house of Reiil.
The Senior Duchess will be Eliaa'i
both Logan, and hei maids of honor!
Elsie Schneider Nannie Mac Giiylc.
Vannah Giraidev. Helen Williams:
Jessie Robinson, Marjory iiiloy. Mai i
aret McCarthy, and Maiy Tallichet.
Lmila Bess -Johnson will be Ouches.--,
of the House of Junior, with Marcelle
King, Madlyn Waltoi Willetta John-
son. Christine Pope. Charlotte Collins.
Mary llutton. Dor-•tie. MeWljirwr. and
Ruth Campbell, as her maids of honor,
Tlx. Sophomore class chose Mary
l.ucih Homhins for their Duchess,-':,
and as her maids, Mac Tuttlc. Bettu
Houx Aline Lucy. Eah. Go. Viy^ima
Vinson, Virginia Kick.- S-i, Sexton
and Ruth Loughridgo
I.ciioir Bower* will be Fm -hnu.n
Duchess, attended bv Anne Louise
Pe I'liiz. Hallie Beth Talley, Lj'da
Arnold,- Dorothy Field*. Emily TatJ;- "
diet, Ida De.il Laev. Ha.ei Glover, and
Cary Baker
Queer. Hawl , was prev.'r.ted ' to tlio-
assembled eo-eds with hnr princesses,
Virginal Reed and Rowena MncLaugh-
fin, Stella McNou- a member of the
Freshman elars. win w 'I be Jest,a
lor the court this year. a! intro-
duced. Mrs. W B Torrom
(Continued en p.ea 2
MEMBER-MOTHER
DAY IS PLAN OF OWLS
Library Fund Expenditure
Will Be Explained by
Miss Dean
CLASS CUT 43 CENTS IS
TCU STATISTICAL TALLY
Fort Worth. April 3.—It costs 43
cents to cut. a class at Texas Christian
University!
At least that is the way an enter- '
prising student mathematician has it
figured out. This student totaled the
cost of a year's schooling, computed j
the number of class periods in a school
year, and by the simple expedient of -
dividing the latter into the former 1
arrived at the cost per class hour.
Mothers >>f tin member,- and th*
sponsors of the club have be« e. invited
to attend the 6 VV. L S i,a-,.ling on,
Wod'H Mia\. April;.: 8,1 Thi spdtisnri
ate. ;v,lesdi:im--s 1-,-, -, Dud!-. \, John |
To-.vnes, Fro k An.i:'- o-s j.; (" l-Cahu ti,
Alle:- Haruid'y, :'!:-i A I) aicKi ilr.p
Al:- -Poii-ns, a;, , oi
'Ii'i,sti;it,uu IV,i, tie iir.iniidi-i ■■ d tej tte
ftitidiete. .'iiii'd-iiasse iwtt--itho'
already k.iow ho-r Ma-a: Dear, lyi'l;
f-ied lilt i-rc-eat and,w!:l| rrs^rt'feiv tfiii''1'
L.-ek* on- j-hiised ith :, , , r > luiiii,
Faeh year 'rhi'/'.O, \1,f "I,
library the ',-n h. W eh ' tihis
na'ir.ey Miss De,,ti; pi,r, a.,s> -. those
backs which -he v 11; v . a - ■ a naivt d'e-
sirah'c,. When the lieu- a'r.aai-y lni'i-,1-
Uli; a, cr-mpleteil this. Ooeks will be- '
placed !!': - a, ra.ni, didicalcd to the
o vv l. s
The nioet'fa.- wilt aye -.he IriOtlWiS'!!,
of die members an opportunity to be-
come acquainted with tin girls- in tin1
club and also with Pict Institute''.-
new dean. Mrs \Y B Torrcns,
EASTER CELEBRATION
FOR PALMER CHAPEL
Corporate Communion for the Cran-
rner Club will be held at Palmer
Chapter Easter tnorning at S o'clock,
followed by breakfast at Autry House.
At this service the annual student of-
fering will be presented, and all mem-
bers are urged to be present. It is
probaljlc that Bishop Quin will be able
to address the students nt this meeting,
as has been his custom at past Cran-
mer club Easter services.
Twilight services were held Mon-
day. Tuesday and Wednesday of this
past week at 7 p.m. In Palmer Chapel.
The services lasted only twenty min-
utes and were both beautiful and in-
spiring. On Thursday evening at 8
o'clock the anniversary of the first.
Lord's Supper was commemorated; and
the Good Friday service was held at
11 o'clock a.m. Friday.
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