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VOL. XVU
1
HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY. OCTOBER IB. 1931
TWO SECTIONS—EIGHT PAGES
NO. 5
RICE-S. M. U. TO PLAY FOR LEAD
All Freshmen Are Urged To Have Photographs Made for Campanile
HONOR SYSTEM IS EXPLAINED TO FIRST YEAR RICE STUDENTS
Council Will
Hold Meeting
On This Friday
Charles Herbs! Is Chairman— j
Margaret Lawson, Dan Webster [
Become Sophomore Members j
I
Margaret Lawson and Dan Webster
will represent the sophomore class on
the Honor council this year. By a bal-
lot vote held in the Sallyport Tuesduy,
Miss Lawson and Webster won from
Nell Barron and John Dore.
The council will hold its first meet-
ing Friday, according to Charles
Herbst, chairman.
This past week, Herbst has gone be-
fore each of the freshmen math classes
and the physical education classes to
explain by n talk the working prin-
ciples of the Honor system.
The speech follows in full:
As a representative of the Honor
council, I want to tell you .something
about its principles, its basis of opera-
tion and its significance here at Rice.
Tlie Honor system in schools is an
old and well established unit of self-
government. Its successful operation
has often been proved and at the same
time it has failed in many instances.
But we are interested primarily in its
operation and success on this campus.
Here at Rice it is based on faith,
trustworthiness and personal upright-
ness It arose through popular demand
and lias existed because of strong sup-
port; and we are asking the Class of
'35 to help us maintain it on its present,
high level.
The Honor council was created and
the system brought upon the campus
through an act of Rice Alumni. It is |
guided by a constitution with its by-
laws. Both are entirely and solely a
principle of student self-government.
The council is composed of a chair-
man, who must be a senior, three ,
senior representatives, three juniors,
two sophomores, and one freshman.
They are elected by their respective
(Continued on Page 3 Col. 2.)
Martha Stewart Chosen
As Rice Representative to
Texas All-College Fiesta
Picture Taking
to Last
- Plath
E q u a I
Year -
Societies Will
Hold Joint Tea
On October 19
Committees Are Selected for j
Affair To Be Held at Autry |
House—100 Receive Invitations
Martha Stewart, senior co-ed, will
represent ice at the All-College fiesta
at Dallas this week-end, according to
an announcement from Jo Beth Griffin,
president of the Woman's council after
a general co-ed meeting Tuesday. Miss
Stewart left lust night for the affair,
an annual feature of the state fail-
sponsored by the Dallas Junior league.
Hice's representative is also presi-
dent of the Pnllas Athene Literary so-
ciety. She has participated in Rice
Cabinet of Glee
Club Finished
With Elections
Miss Evelyn Flick Is Chosen as
President of Organization—
Welsehoff May Be Director
.Vacancies in the cabinet of the Rice ,
Glee club were filled at the election
held Tuesday, October 13. Officers are
as follows:
Evelyn Flick, president; Burton At-
kinson. vice president; Margaret Wil-
liams. secretary: Ina Melon* Boyd,
treasurer.
Efforts are ijeing made to secure
Walter Welschoff to act as musical
director. Mr. Welschoff has had many •
years of experience in music, both in
voice and orchestra work. At the
present time he is acting as assistant
director of Uriel Nespoli of the Hous-
ton Symphony orchestra. He is also
director of the Star Electric quintet
which is heard over KPRC.
Mr. Welschoff met with the club on
Tuesday, and if arrangements can be
made in view of his many activities,
he will continue his services.
Members of the organization definite-
ly decided to present a concert in the
near future.
May Fetes for three years, In the
spring of 1930 she represented Rice at
the Texas university Round-Up.
After a banquet to be tendered the
college representatives Friday night, an
All-College queen will be chosen from
the group. Rice received the honor of
this title four years ago when Miss
Marjorie Loekman, now Mrs. Edgar
Bodet, was declared queen of the
fiesta.
Any Further Unauthorized
Holidays Will Be Forbidden
must be generally apparent
that we cannot afford any further
unauthorized holidays this year.
Such a practice, if continued, will
react against the good name ol
the Rice Institute and against the
real interests of athletics. We all
rejoice in victories and hope to
have more of them, But to avoid
any possible misunderstanding, I
feel it my duty to state that
further unauthorized holidays
must be made up in some way
and that individuals involved will
be held strictly accountable. In
this policy, I ft el that 1 can
count, as in the past, on the
common sense of loyalty and co-
operation on the part of the
whole student body.
R. G. CALDWELL. Dean.
Spanish Club
Has Initiation
For Members
Olivia Gonzales Is in Charge
Of Programs for This Year—
Seventeen Students Sign Up
The inter-literary society tea given
every year by the Owen Wister Lit-
erary society, the Pallas Athene Lit-
erary society, and the Elizabeth Bald-
win Literary society, will be held this
year at Autry house on Monday after-
noon, October 19, from 4 to 6 o'clock.
Approximately 100 guests have receiv-
ed invitations.
Miss Sarah Lane, adviser to women,
and Mrs. Eugene Blake, hostess at
Autry house, will preside at. the tea
table while presidents and vice presi-
dents of the three societies, Misses
Loula Bess Johnson and Marcelle King
of the O. W. L. S., Misses Martha
Stewart and Lillie Rice of the P. A. L.
S., and Misses Catherine Montgomery
and Margaret Dunn of the E. B. L. S.,
will greet the guests.
The committees arranging the de-
tails of the affair are as follows: in-
vitation—Ruth Loughridge, Ida Dell
Lacy, Cary Baker; decorations—Char-
lotte Collins, LeVert Weiss, Lenoir
Heyck; refreshments—Mary Lucile
Houchins, Ruth Campbell, Lenoir
Bowen, Virginia Vinson, Dorothy
Fields, Eugenia Hamilton.
Rice Fails To Pick
Rhodes Competitor
As no Rhodes scholarship candidate
has been selected by the commjttee on
examinations and standing, Rice will
probably offer no competition to other
state universities in the race for dis-
trict candidates this fall.
According to an announcement re-
ceived from the registrar colleges and
universities should have selected can-
didates before October 10; applications
are due October 17; state elections will
be held December 5, and district com-
mittees will meet a few days later.
Competition for Rhodes scholarships
will be held in every state in the union
this year. The 48 states will be divided
into eight districts of six states each.
Howard M. Banner of the class of
1931 represented Rice in the state elec-
tion last year.
Hudspeth Announces Arrival
Of 125 Senior Rings Saturday
One hundred and twenty-five senior
class rings will be available in the
Sallyport Saturday, October 17, ac-
cording to an announcement: received
from the Star Engraving company.
William Hudspeth, chairman of the
ring committee, announced that the
desk would be In the Sallyport after
8 a.m. In order for a ring to be taken
out by a student, it is necessary for
the amount due to be paid in cash.
"Los Buhos", Rice Spanish club, has
| opened the year with the start of a
series of interesting programs under
I the direction of Olivia Gonzales, presi-
| <jent.
Musical renditions- of "Rosa" and
I "Divina Mujer" were pleasingly given
by a visitor, Anna Badelementi, and
various Spanish games were played, in-
cluding monton de harina y anillo, el
pitillo, los gemelos. y juegos de pala-
bras.
New members underwent a mild ini-
tiation. and have emerged, full-fledued
Buhos.
Albert M. Olsen, new instructor in
Spanish this year, has demonstrated
some remarkable and versatile pfhno
talent. He is an expert at both clas-
sical and popular numbers. His talent
assures him of a lasting welcome to
; the club as one of its sponsors.
The following students have signed
1 up for the Spanish club: Julia Green,
Donald Longcope. Helen Allnoch,
Eleanor Stanfield. Glen Bruner, Mil-
1 dred Stephenson. Pete Maniscalco. G
j W. Wilson, Yolanda Gonzales, Bertha
i Bell, Helen Bell, Annie Williams,
j Margaret Williams, Alberta Riesen,
Virginia Lawson, Russell Peterson, and
Olivia Gonzales.
Only Two Weeks Are Left Before
Deadline November 2 — Price
Is $2—Extra Cuts 25 Cents
Freslunen especially have been lai!-
liing in having their photos made for
the 1932 Campanile, Rice yearbook,
according to an announcement Friday
morning
All students are urged to have pic-
tures made 'luring the two weeks re-
maining The absolute deadline is No-
vember 2. Price is $2 for the first cut
and 25 Cents for each extra cut. !.o
appear on a club page or elsewhere
beside the class section
For extra cuts in different poses, 50
cents each will be charged.
Bill Plath, editor, said Friday rfhat
on a whole the number of picture.,
that have been taken Is on a par with
that ol last year at this time.
"Howyver". Plath said. ' there is an
idea among freshmen that it is a >t
so important that their picruic , appear
in the annual. But this is not theY.ise.
All Irishmen who have not had ufc-
tlures takei are urged to have :hem
mad" mu.ediately. aid in this way
can., ncii class to cc.<r,|> i'" favorably
with ether classes "
Work is progressing rapid';, in the
vaiious departments of the Can-pom!.'
especially on tin: editorial sale.
Rice Y. W.C.A.
Will Lunch at
P h r n i x Dai rv
p •
Margaret Taylor Will Serve
In Mexican Settlement Work.
President S c h i 11 Announces
Next Tuesday at 12:15 o'clock, the
Rice Y. W. C. A. cabaret luncheon will
be held at the Phenix dairy. Margaret
Taylor, chairman of the project, re-
ports that most of the tickets have
already been sold.
President Gladys Schill announces a
tentative program which includes mu-
sical novelty numbers by Esther Bemau
and Beloit Bruner. Miss Schill also an-
nounces that Miss Taylor has been ap-
pointed chairman of foreign relations,
a cabinet position which supervises
work with the Mexican settlement
here.
It was decided at the cabinet meet-
ing held yesterday in 302 A. B that
the Y. W. C. A. will again be repre-
sented in the Campanile, and all pic-
tures will be made within the next few
weeks.
Alberta Riesen, reporter, was ap-
pointee! Rice correspondent, for the
Latom, a Y. W.-Y. M. C. A. publica-
tion of tfie Southern conference, coin-
posed of Louisiana, Arkansas. Texas.
Oklahoma and Missouri.
Win Over Longhorns Merits Holiday
Slimes may rate as th% lowest phyla
in tho vegetable kingdom, but Sunday
night they left their slothful beds of
repose to challenge the world with a
blaring display of school spirit.
From "Tony", expert gardener, to
President Edgar Odell Lovett, every
would-be Monday morning intruder
underwent the critical Inspection of the
class of '35. So thorough was the ex-
amination that only a handful of li-
brary assistants, professors, and stu-
dents passed the bulwarks of the Rice
campus.
For did not the 1931 edition of Coach
Jack Meagher and Co., Inc., pull the
rawhide ' off the Texas university
Longhorns in Memorial stadium at
Austin last Saturday? Reports have
it they did!
Here's the low-down on our young
proteges (or prodigies): Several uppor-
| classmen rousted them out of bed in
: the wee hours Monday morning. While j
the enemy slept, these non-volunteers 1
wrapped garden hose, ropes, wire, and j
other impedimentia arount the bars of
the swinging gates.
When Dawn shook the dust off her
shoulder and visitors began to arrive, i
the Fish started in with a bit? horse-
laugh to tell them where not to head
(Continued on Page 3 Col. 3)
Wiley George May Attend
Rice - Southern Methodist
Grid Game Here Saturday
Bv GARDNER SOULE Wiley showed when lie 1 <■ <I Rice sti.i-
Wilcy George, head Rice yell leader, dents through tin* pep meeting in spin
Friday morning was reported to he J of his intense ugpn.v With the Rio-
"doing nicely." George was severely j football team and student bed-
burned on the face and left arm at the i trig that kind of (Vphl, nor eve
pep rally preceding the Texas foot- Dame could stop us
ball game, when lie volunteered to George had plam.rd ■ !!
light the ' bonfire. Flaming gasoline ())< W,|S } ,
splashed on him. ... "
. , , . ,, : We Are Here. At the I,,...; mi:
In spite ot his intense- pam, George
went ahead and led the rally and made f "■'(■'I"'" ' ;
an overwhelming success of it. Most earned on- - went •«, Am-rii, t
of the hundreds present; did hot evert 1 more to help Wiley than perhap-. any
know of the accident other tiling could do We beat Texas
George collapsed after the rally. And' so well hud Wiley trained his
It is probable that Wilej will l« root6% squad, that even Texas -up-
able to attend (hi Rice-S M V. game: porter:- weife forced tif admit (be de-
Saturday. but will not l able to work elded superiority of the . Rice group,
as yell leader about aioe-third the a;ii"e ■ 11. ' ■ 1
You can't beat the kind ot spirit Texas
show-
NVitte
IliU- jtllliS
« .pint
md did
Thresher Staff To
Meet Next Monday
w
There will lie an important meeting
of The Thresher staff Monday at I
p.m. in A.B. 307.
All editors and reporters are re-
quested to be present as matters of
interest to all will be discussed.
According to Gardner Soule, editor,
new staff appointments and promotions-
will be announced for the Thanksgiv-
ing issue in November. Appointments
will be based on quality of work turn-
ed in by the reporters as well as on
initiative shown in gathering news.
I ABOVt THIS GAMk— I
I Friday— |
1 p. m.~-Pep meeting In Physics am-
phitheater. Everyone urged to turn
out.
7:30 p. m.—Mass meeting on Autry
house lawn. All Rice students urged
to attend. Yell practice.
Saturday—
2:30 p. m.—Rice vs. S. M. U. on Rice
field In game that will probably de-
cide 1931 Southwest conference cham-
pion.
Co-ed Writers
iVIav Join Press
A s socialio n
Applications Should Be in by
October ill—Prizes Given for
Outstanding Literary W o r k
The Texas Woman's Press associa-
tion announces through the president,
of the organization, Mrs Rossie B.
Thomas, that all young women at Rice
who have done work on The Thresher
staff, or in the Writing club, or are
other.vise interested in writing, hav-
ing done creditable work along any
literary line, are eligible to apply for
membership in the press association
This Association each year offers
prizes both in money and in medals
for literary work submitted by associa-
tion members. Often, too, manuscripts
of young writers are given a hearing
more readily with publishers by virtue
of the fact that they are members of
this organization.
Each year the Texas Woman's Press
association holds a convention. Their
convention will be held next May in
Austin, when Governor and Mrs Ster-
ling will entertain the association
We are very anxious to help young
people of the south", said Mrs. Thomas
"We are very desirous of helping our
young women writers of the south to
get their start."
The association will hold a commit-
tee meeting on October 31 at which
time new members will be voted in
All applications for membership should
be in to Mrs. Thomas by this time.
All applications should be addressed to
Mrs. Rossie B. Thomas, 505 East Ala-
bama. Houston, Texas.
Kal j li (lonncr Loses
S.15 to Holdup Men
'A family affair" it was when Ralph
Conner. Rice Institute student who re-
sides in the dormitories, was robbed
of $15 by a man and a boy he believed
to be father and son last. Sunday night.
Conner was returning to his room
after having escorted a young lady
home, he told police. At Yoakum and
Bank streets* the daring robbers over-
took him
Punched in the ribs with a hard ob-
ject. ostensibly a pistol, Conner was
ordered by the older man not to move.
The young fellow, dressed in blue
overalls as was his cohort, went
through Conner's pockets, taking all
the money he could find.
The bandits got about $15.
Grid Squad Honor Guests
At Saturday Night Dance
The .regular Sabaitday niglu I;
dance will be hold :i- u.-.ria! the
Houston Cliib at, nitie o'clock 'tomorrow
evening: U-e ■, Owl:- will furnish Ihy
music ftii I lie offie al ntnili'iH hop
The dative1 committee announce-, pe
cilll .Jitn.ict iole lor the evchlet' ill the
presence of tile . n'tcheS .! £llv(,ba,U
squad. Also, the urctictfeija litis spirit
new novelties to oiler, lyell is har-
mony. of the moled i I win-, popular niil
singers.
Wells \antes
Managers For
Engineer Show
Heads Meet Next Wednesday in
Senior Commons for Discussion
Of Various Department Scopes
Manager.-, at' the various .departments'
of the engineerim.' show Were named
Wednesday by Benson Wells, show
manager.
Those announced were J H Howard
of Houston, mechanical engineering de-
partment manager, Paul Rogers of
Houston, assistant manager: electrical
engineering department. T F Dui'ont.
of Houston manager, and James K
Reed, of Houston, assistant: fivil engi-
neering department, Marvin Urkuilkc
of Houston, manager, and .John 11
Britighurst. assistant chemical engi-
neering department. George Gudenrath,
manager, and Carl S Kulut. assistant.
Other managers include, publicity.
Dick Nosier of Houston, financial.
Morgan .Tones of Abilene- pro;<r,.an,
Robert Bearman. of Houston; traffic,
Ewell Mitchell, of Mosheim: mid dis-
play1, Albert Fanesteil. of Cedar Bayoit
These men will meet next Wednes-
day at 7 p.m., in tin1 senior Com-
mons. for a brief discussion of the
scope of their various departments and
general principles to be followed for
the show Other managers will be
named as soon as more definite plans
are made on certain parts of the show
Carl lllis Asked To Serve as
Editor of Texas Law Publication
Carl lllig Jr. former honor student
at Rice, will serve as student editor
of the Texas Law Review, official pub-
lication of the Texas law school m the
University at Austin
Only students of high standing re-
ceive the honor of being asked to servo
as editor of the Law Review
Grid Fans W ill
See Two Triek v
Foes In Action
flattie nl Most Powerful Offenses
In Southwest To He Witnessed
|{\ Overflow (. mud Sattirtlay
Willi! fills": ,1,0 he llu i-ireiilliv V
football |t ill .(fie h-siory .
,-aij.y H" . .11.: footfall will l.H Mafieii l y
J.'iick M,., \ ifee
Mu.-t i.ng? a't R'v Held Saturday.
yc.:i(|tV ll.'nds the two fa'fi.H.ti'rit'liip lavm/-
ites to cop the coniVreii. < bUriting it.':
j-iji iiltV'i'iipt to f itiiSl t .H'h ' t'> .'trvjj'i'■ !j|
the lop t.
Platte h«v( ulrertdi g..«
to ilalie11- l.h' itttmei'iSi ' tvrj 1 ■
•iheuld i.ihO lii<;:e-"l"t -;c uiaii'i'Of.'1.-
'Jifslt V'tlfifi. Ad.vaoe, iidk'eii W.eie pl,4V
h-e.:,J:!y '"(.levoei '' hy'''
:bit|e'i, Hoi,i-.loo litre: hi ill
its 'i• 11ht* i \ I 1 . >i i l|f,y%f'|<«fi
t is-cli'd .at liwi'!'' ■,:sjii i1' :
' ' hl'ildl^ Chi V 't\ ,v '; . , (: ''.''jf-'.'-'iiift®ii|
1 With'"the „Ou'It-yvh' .i.f; ■ ' jilif
while Rje,':. |ii,!,]<•) (he , i . , ;c,i;K
ei'fih: VV'i:f, sd! +h/'- oi""':N:
, |e 11 score into . i I t
Dallas siftM ha the ..I,-. : ■eel,.', ■ d
team'in 'the i") '•Uth'vife.st,
The .Mus' will Suva','. MVii jit of
Sr.- Keatbet ■ -1 Flock with I', ■■ 'cei.e-e
Iron the K'vate.f teat: it; 'he ftl-.'oiv
U the;'' universalV Mar'ev,
I'aillback will at'oiujit J, ( , ;■ I-;
Rice line where Eit,i< K-v, -:l 'in;'
l„. milierns' faile.'i. : Mil c i,.' ?. u'n';l'aV
open tie.Id runnyt . h igoid.
a puulei •'! : ■ rit Boh t e..'.t,-ri fii.t
m-he- the u-arn slratcg-. friup lit)
ttuartcrhack ;:ios.t 1 fe i-, .... ...•c.otalo u
passer at the eoufeiei,,,i1 ' Uiovv
and doi'S'the Pony kickira:
Tw o hnesiiien who oa.ist hi a . -e :ie,|
y ilh 111 picking ail-cook.il nee Uraili-':
thif .fall will lead the forward wall-
lot the Mus'tani;." Ma a.. 'Sirai,e.
it'oo" Hamruon. ..I,-.Ar:.• i:.■.e > tackle ji)
l!t£).'j, probabh tin. e.re . linesmair
in tl>e conference and wii! he out to
stop tin1 powerful Kice at.aek. George
Koont/, rangy and , serapi ag cud.
a creiit adcfcTisice tloeat and r,-,e cw
tn inly nil b the pin-.km "wheri Cilhej;;
"and Moon Send it he. w,,y
The Riei. lineup is je;ill uuaettloi.t as
Co.'lcli M' .e-'he; 11' he'.,"; ii .tarliiiki the-
me d yvhci show (t <- sreutv st fight, aiwi
pep d'.ir.lriM th< veck Tin ends v. ii
be -elt'cled from He' Bohannon,, ,l"hr.
Coffee, .aid .Aldef. :;e The t.'iA-jes
Will In Calod ii> "Lea M .sscl!.' Hei ■
-man Coakjiti.'>a--Fred I. e.'erl'Midk The.
.uuard posts may see 'S.mokey" K,ia< • •
( ner. "Reo' Dit:ke.v of l-Vrcv Bni'k m
action "lit ate Harris will probatdv
, -.tart at tin:- piviot. althoiiyh
Ed Hattder - riuli' at hi- hecj-i
The wealth of back lie hi material
tliakes it futile to pick any: four as
stai-ters,' : The ha's-er- will Ixe solecte:
from r'at Wallace. " J ap" Th: ashe;, J re. H
l''rye. or Bc.rl Mueller Seaman Sqirvi e
or ,h.ie_ Nevcux Will direct the tearo
play from quarter Tom Dfiscol.l ot.
"(iallopitH! 'Dick '• Jatnerson will do t'u
ImO-efnckitiK from.'the fuiHiaek post
Grace Berlinn Is Teacher al
Schenectady, N. Y.. for This Yeai
Miss Grace Berlins, former president
of the French club, and a member of
Pi Delta Phi fraternity at Rice, is a
member of the faculty of Scotia high
school, Schenectady, N Y
Ruth Cross, Novelist, To Visit Houston
Miss Ruth Cross, noted Texas writer, I written several novels, as well as a This latest novel has its scene in
will visit Houston the first of next number of plays and short stories. Texas.
^ "The Golden Cocoonand "Enchant- Miss Cross is on her way to Mexlfo
During her stay in Houston, Miss nonl" were hcirtirst novel*, white "The £">'• following the Old Spanish Trail.
Cross and her husband will be guests j B'K R°"d" has jtisrt been released from J^^'novel"
of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Soule. ! « Pro**. Copies have just been re- Rho UMU',IIv mako8 hor honw in New
Miss Cross is known for having ceived by Houston bookstores York state.
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