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CO-ED
EDITION
CO-ED
EDITION
NO. 26
FRIDAY, APRIL 8. 1932
HOUSTON, TEXAS
RICE DEFEATS BAYLOR
Complete May Fete Court Listed
As Theme F or Gala Occasion May 7
Announced, Flower Girls Named
I TWO MAIN EXHIBITS IN THE EN GINEERING SHOW NEXT WEEK
Clad in White,
Band To Play
Royalty Music
Misses Jean Allen Garrison And
Martha Nunn, Daughters of
Faculty Members, Selected
With the announcement of flower
girla, theme, and awarding of the flow-
er contract, the Woman's council fur-
thers completion of plans for the an-
nual May fete May 7. Jean Allen Gar-
rison and Martha Nunn, both daughters
of Rice instructors, will be flower
girls.
At a meeting of the Woman's coun-
cil yesterday the contract for May
fete flowers was let to Jake Alexan-
der Flower shop. The council also
announced that the motif of the fete
would be an English garden theme.
The setting will provide a becoming
foil for the pastel net frocks of the
May court. Another additional an-
nouncement is that Donald Stewart,
son of M. A. Stewart of the biology
department, will serve as crown
bearer.
Wiley George, head yell leader,
will again be the official herald.
The little flower girls will be dressed
in white cotton net dresses to corres-
pond with dresses of maids and duch-
esses. The little crown bearer will
wear a white suit. The Rice band,
which will furnish the music for the
coronation and garden ceremony, will
also be in white.
The complete May court includes:
Queen Martha Stewart and King Da-
vid Garrison, their highnesses Prin-
cesses Loula Bess Johnson and Chris-
tine Pope; Marcelle King and Bill
Hudspeth, duchess and duke of the
senior class, and her maids of honor,
Madelene Walton, Maxine Tindall, Jo
Beth Griffin, Ruth Campbell, Helen
Forester, Marian Mellinger, Nelda
Roichart, and Carmen Lewis. Duchess
Mae Tuttle of the junior class, Duke
Percy Burk, Junior maids Jennie V.
Sweeney, Naomi Gulon, Anna Mar-
garet Fooshee, Ruth Loughridge, Mary
Lucille Houchins, Pauline McDonald,
Virginia Vinson, and Aline Lucy.
Sophomore representatives Duchess
Margaret Zenor, Duke Kelly Scott,
Maids Hallie Beth Talley, Awilda
Steves, Lenoir Bowen, Ida Dell Lacy,
Lyda Arnold, Anne Perlitz, Cary Bak-
er and Adele Drenkle. Freshman
duchess Sara Street, Duke Richard
Moers, Maids Winifred Freeman, Eliza-
beth Neathery, Becky Stover, Collier
Cooke, June Greer, Betty Roger, Mary
Hutchinson, and Dorothy Johnson.
Only one jester will furnish amuse-
ment instead of two as previously an-
nounced. Melba Slimpin will be jester.
The program also will include several
dance numbers. During the afternoon
refreshments will be served at booths
conducted by the Pallas Athene Liter-
ary society and the Y. W. C. A. Owen
Wister Literary society has charge of
programs for the fete.
University Club Formal
Dance Slated This Saturday
According to the number of
reservations that have been made,
a large crowd is expected to at-
tend the Post-Lenten "Nite Club
Formal Dance" to be held at the
University club this Saturday
night. A novel affair may be
expected as a floor show has
been booked for the affair. Din-
ner is to be served at midnight.
The entertainment committee has
arranged for twd orchestras—
Claude Blanchard and Wesley
Barry's Rice hotel orchestra—to
provide music for dancing dur-
ing the hours of 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Bernard J. Kalb, chairman of
the entertainment committee, will
be assisted by the following
members: Robert Talley, M.
Stokes Stude, Francis Vesey,
Eugene Werleln and John H.
Clark. Publicity for the affair is
being handled by Henry 0.
Morris.
Members of the club will be
charged $1.80 while bids for
guests will be $3.00 a couple.
Rice Girls May Join
Texas Press Group
Rice women students who have been
active on The Thresher staff or in
the Writing club are eligible for mem-
bership in the Texas Woman's Press
association, according to Mrs. Rosser
Thomas, president.
Rice girls who are interested in be-
coming members are urged to join be-
fore the annual state meeting, which
will be held In Austin Friday and Sat-
urday, May 6 and 7. Mrs. Thomas may
be reached at Jackson 21229.
Co-ea
6Jonesy' To Be
Drama Group's
Spring Play
Adcock Will Supervise Tryouts
Held April 12 at Playhouse-
Production Scheduled for May
Tryouts for the third major pro-
duction of the Dramatic club will be
held Tuesday, April 12, at 7:30 at the
Rice Playhouse. The spring produc-
tion will be "Jonesy," an entertaining
comedy written by Peter Toohey and
Anne Morrison. It is a recent Broad-
way hit.
All students interested in trying out
for this play are invited to be pres-
ent. Tryouts .will be conducted under
the direction of R. R. Adcock, Hous-
tonian, and director of the Dramatic
club; J. D. Thomas, English instruc-
tor, assistant director; J. W. Hendren
and W. G. Zeeveld, faculty advisers.
This final production will be pre-
sented at the Playhouse the early
part of May. v
Members and probationers of the
club are urged to pay their dues be-
tween now and the date for tryouts.
Dues may be paid to either Joe Aleo
or Helen Batte, treasurer.
SimdaySchools
Show Increases
In Attendance
Parties and Pleasure Trips
Planned by Churches For
Remainder of Spring Ter#t
Rice Sunday school classes show a
general rise in attendance with the
advent of spring. Many parties and
pleasure oulings are planned by the
groups.
At St. Paul's Methodist church the
attendance in the Rice class has been
averaging about 62 members. A party
has been planned for the near future.
On April 12 the class at the First
Methodist church will have a party.
| Attendance there has jumped to 35.
Edith Simpson of Central Presby-
terian was the winner of a recent con-
test. Members of the class at the
Second Presbyterian church report
an increase in attendance.
There are now 35 Rice students nt-
tending Central Baptist while other
Baptist churches report a slight in-
crease in numbers.
Co-ed
'Role of Government in
Medicine' Hutcheson's
Talk to Pre-Medicals
Dr. A. C. Hutcheson spoke to the
Pre-med society Tuesday night at
Autry house on "The> Role of Govern-
ment in Preventative Medicine."
Wilbur Green, president, announced
that Theta Kappa Psi, medical fra -
ternity at Galveston, will give the an-
nual beach party on April 28.
Gilbert McCullom will apeak on
"Social Hygiene" next Tuesday.
Co <
E. B. L. S. Hear Kathleen Wilson
Review Eugene OV«i Play
Kathleen Wilson gave an interesting
discussion of Eugene O'Neill's latest
and longest psychology monologue,
"Emperor Jones," at the meeting of.
Elisabeth Baldwin Literary society
Monday, at Autry house.
Co-eds To Wear
Cotton Dresses
Here April 18
Custom Inaugurated Last Year
At Rice and Texas U. Receives
Sanction of Woman's Council
The Woman's council announced this
morning that Rice's sccond annual !
Cotton Dress day will be Monday. |
April 18. Every co-ed is urged to ;
wear a cotton dress on that day.
The custom was inaugurated last
year by Motarboard, an organization
of senior co-eds at Texas university.
The Woman's council fell into line
with the project of using Texas cotton
products and so helping state farmers.
"Cotton dresses are both practical
and smart," stated the council presi-
dent, "and we hope all Rice girls will
wear cotton dresses, not only on April
18, but on many spring days."
Last year's observation of such a
day brought forth an interesting col-
lection of summer styles. The day
was regarded a successful innovation.
Co-ed
Six Subjects
In Lady Geddes
Essay Contest
Freshmen, Sophomores May
Compete For Prize Offered by
Former Godwin Lecturer
Dorm Students
Must Apply For!
Rooms May 2-5
But Present Occupants Have
Right To Retain Quarters
Signing Up Before April 30
Six subjects have been announced
on which freshmen and sophomores
may write this year in the annual
Lady Geddes contest for writing. Sub-
jects chosen are: American Opinion
and the Irish Question, Diplomatic Re-
lations Between Great Britain and the
United States from 1914 to 1917, Amer-
ican Talking Pictures in Great Britain,
Henry James, Ford Plants in Great
Britain and Ireland, Viscount Brice.
This contest was started in 1921 by
the Right Honorable Sir Auckland
Geddes when he was Godwin lecturer
at Rice. Sir Geddes established an
endowment of $1000, the interest of
which was to be used as a reward for
the best annual essay on some subject
pertaining to British-American rela-
tions. He called this the Lady Geddes
award in honor of his wife.
In this competition, open only to
sophomores and freshmen, all manu-
scripts must be between 2000 and 5000
words, they must be typed and must
bear an assumed name while the name
of the author is put in a sealed en-
velope and attached to the manuscript,
and all manuscripts must be handed
in at A. B. 310 on or before May 16,
1932.
Co-ed
Nelson Russell
Team Captain
Celebrating their 3-2 victory over
the Texas Longhorns, Coach Johnny
Niemiec's Rice Owls Tuesday after-
noon elected Nelson Russell, varsity
outfielder, captain of the team for the
1932 season. Nelson succeeds Ray
Hart, ace pitcher, elected last year,
but who turned professional last sum-
mer. Russell is a senior and hails
from Temple, also the home of Melton
Koch and Ken Lee. This is the final
season of college baseball for "Nellie"
and during his years at Rice he has
covered the centerfleld garden In
splendid fashion. Whenever a ball
sails In his direction, all Rice fans sit
back in their seats and remark "in a
well" with utmost confidence.
The election was held just before
the second game of the Texas series
Tuesday and was unanimous. Dr.
Harry A. Scott presided and only let-
termen were eligible to vote. If Rus-
sell adds a bit more batting punch to
his already classy fielding, there is
no reason why the new captain should
be kept off the all-conference nine
this spring.
Of interest to Rice men students is
the following announcement issued
from the office of the bursar this
week by the committee of executive
management.
Room reservation for the academic
year 1932-33 will be made at the office
of the bursar in accordance with the
following regulations:
1. No reservation will be made for
a student who has not arranged for
the payment of his residential hall
account to May 1, 1932.
2. If any students now living in
the residential halls are allowed to
change their rooms after this date, they
have claim only to the place of their
present residence.
3. Should a student reserve a room
and later decide to change his reser-
vation, he must wait until after May 5.
4. Students who know that they
will not live in the halls next year
are requested not to make reserva-
tions.
5 'Postgraduates and seniors may
choose their roommates only from men
now in residence in the halls and their
choice must be made when thcy( choose
their rooms. If a student speak for
a roommate in a class lower than his
own and does not return to the resi-
dential halls in September, the lease
of the roommate is void.
6. Payment of loom rental for the
first term must be made at the office
of the bursar before August 1. On
that dale unpaid reservations will he
cancelled.
7. Men living in the halls at pres-
ent have the right to retain their
present quarters if they maka applica-
tion on or before April 30.
8. On May 2, students who will be
pursuing postgraduate courses next
year will have choice of rooms in the
buildings.
9. On May 3. students classified as
juniors will choose their rooms.
10. On May 4. students classified as
sophomores will choose their rooms.
11. On May 5, students classified as
freshmen will choose their rooms.
Classification is based on the list of
students suplied by the registrar.
12. After May 5, all rooms will be
assigned to students in the order in
which their applications are received
at the office of the bursar.
Students living in the halls at pres-
ent who want to continue residence in
the same quarters next year are urged
to speak for their rooms immediately
in order that they may not find later
on that their quarters have been assign-
ed to other applicants.
Co-ed———
Rice Sweetheart Will Probably
Choose Escort From Texas V.
Cary Baker, sweetheart of Rice for
the University of Texas Roundup,
has announced that she will not choose
her escort from Rice. He probably
will be a student from Texas.
Writing Club Hears
Richards Poetry
Monday night the Writing club met
at Autry house Members and visi-
tors came well-armed with manu-
j scripts and the result was one of the
I most interesting meetings of the year
! A former member of the club, Ber-
i trand Richards, read poetry, The Black
| Prince Explain*, and The Vision of
| Gabriel, two short poems dealing with
: a Miltonic theme of the fall of Satan
from heaven. He also read a group of
sonnets, written in an original form
which he has devised.
J. B. Hanks read a shdtt sketch
in the Andersonian manner -about small
town houses and hatreds
Jo Beth Griffin presented two
lyrics, one personal, and one historical,
which were notable for a strongly
marked, stirring rhythm
Margaret Wright read a short story,
Retribution; a character skft c h
marked by its smooth sophistication
and keen character analysis.
Here's Old Man Robot about to take
;i spin ii his radio roadster
Night Work To
C haracte rize
"Show Week"
Ifar si ty-Freshmen
ScrimmageFiercely
At YWCA Retreat
However late in the year it may be
to boss freshmen around, something
is going to go off somewhere when
three freshmen and nit*? uppercliiss-
men get together on an overnight
party. And something did. Time:
March 31-April 1 Place: Casa del
Mar. Occasion: Y retreat.
At supper the freshmen were pre-
vailed upon gently to wait on the
table and dry dishes afterwards, at
which task they were left without a
guard by the dumb upperclassmen
Consequently the "suspense three"
(no, not Connie. Vet. and Martha) fin-
ished, rushed upstairs, and did all the
damage possible in the short time they
had. After knotting up all pajamas in
sight and hiding them, they calmly
dawned upon the others with com-
plaints about the number of dishes,
etc., etc., and proceeded to play bridge
most unconcernedly. When the rest
suggested preparing for the pajama
dance, said slimesses scrammed and
remained in hiding until the dance
was over.
The nine hunted very diligently for
the slimesses and then locked all the
doors to help them in case they hap-
pened to be outside. When the two
camps retired for the night, doors
were barricaded on both sides. AH
was quiet on the front till between
2:30 and 3 o'clock in the morning.
With the light finally out but the
most energetic of the three still going
strong, the door was pushed open, the
cots propped against the door de-
scended with all the racket of the
proverbial bolt of lightning, and there
flowed into the room in quick suc-
cession a waterfall and a pickle bottle.
Somebody let out a shriek, the light
went on, and beds were readjusted
for a possible second attack. In the
meantime the unfortunate slimess who
was on that side of the bed learned
to swear beautifully that all the water
went on the floor.
' Faculty Members Ease Up on
I Assignments — Rehearsal
j Staffed Wednesday Night
With the Engineering show but one
week hence, students at the institute
are temporarily forgetting their studies
! and putting their every effort to mak- '
| ing this, seventh biennial event a suc-
cess. They arc not only hoping and
requesting that profs "lay off" but are
! enlisting their services and advice as
much as possible. Not only are the
profs responding, but they themselves
are taking the initiative in planning.
Iti response to the request and also
because much of the laboratory equip-
ment is used in the show, professors
and instructors in most of the depart-
, mentis are dismissing "labs" next week
With this fact in view and also that
there is much preparation impossible
except in the few hours before the
show, it is probable that next week
will truly be "Show Week", Night
work will be resorted to liefore the
week is over.
Next Wednesday night, immediate!;.
, after Engineering society meeting,
there will be a "dress rehearsal'' At
, this time it is expected that every ex-
hibit will be completed and ready lor
operation in this "final review' before •
the general public sees all at the opeh-
i ing Friday afternoon at 2 p.rn. Though
many exhibits already are completed,
there are many which are not, and it
has been requested thai once you have
finished your exhibit, you move over
and help your neighbor
Everything has been carefully plan-
ned, from the operation of the smallest
electric train to the routing of traffic
Proceeding a siege of work on April
Fool's day department managers as-
signed every individual student who
turned out some particular job or ex-
hibit. On this day nearly every engi-
neer was present.
Placards have been placed in the
most conspicuous store windows and
stickers have been distributed through
the student body. If you haven't got-
ten yours, there are some in the co-op j
and also in the M. L.
It might be interesting to note some
of the more outstanding exhibits, diffi-
cult in their preparation and manipu-
lation, which have been perfected and
are actually in operation. First the
•radio ear; an aerial has been strung
in front of the M. L. Monday after-
noon the car was brought out In the
open and with the first transmitted im-
pulse it jumped forward, only to be
quickly stopped by a sccond "dot-dash
signal" from the transmitter inside the
Mechanical building. Complete tests
were run and the car was found per-
fect in every detail but one; the wheels
would not turn readily enough. M.
E. Kattmann remedied this difficulty
Tuesday and now mechanism is fault-
less. He Invites unbelievers to come
(Continued on Page 4, Col. 6)
Klaerner Shuts
Out Bears For
Owls To Lead
Big Righthander Pitches
No-Hit, No-Run Game as
Melton Koch Hits Home Run
By JOE ARTHUR KOCUREK,
Thresher Sports Editor.
That very effective combination of
no-hit pitching and a ten-hit batting
attack netted the Rice Owls their
third win in four starts as the Birds
jumped into the undisputed South-
west conference leadership by stop-
piny Baylor university 4-0 Thursday
afternoon at Rico field. Chester
"Smokey" Klearner was invincible
and did not allow the Bears anything
resembling a base-knock while Bubba
Koch, Henry Enck. and Ralph Jones
led swatting with two hits each.
Klaerner started like a house afire,
collecting two strikeout victims in the
first frame. He continued his pace
with eight at the end of the game,
In the fourth inning the husky twirler
tossed twelve balls for three strike-
outs. "Smokey" was a hit wild due
to the wet ball, walking five batters
| Besides his pitching. Klaerner added
a hit Up the Owl batting attack,
Running a close second for honors
was Rice's ace left fielder, Melton
Koch. Koch roamed all over the field
for four putouts, hit a long homerun
and a single in three times, at br.t,
scored two runs, and stole second and
third for a weH-nigh perfect after
noon.
Ralph Jones, first baseman, kept up
his sensational hitting with a double
and single in three jaunts to the plat
tor. Henry Enck came through with
two timely hits, a triple and single,
driving in two runs.
Riei greeted. Raymond "The Mighty'
Afford, chesty Bear twirler, rather
roughly in the first inning. Captain
Nelson Russell's single followed by a
triple off Enck's bat scored the first
tally. In the third Ken Lee singled,
and stole second "Blackspot" Enck
came through with his second succes-
sive hit to score the Rice shortstop
Koch singled in the fourth and then
proceeded to steal second arid third.
Kelly Scott, sophomore third-sackei ,
came up with a single, putting Melton
across the pay-station. In the eighth
Koch slapped one down the third-base
line for a homer as the pill rolled to
the shrubbery.
Rice takes a week of re.-t from con-
ference competition, the next games
being scheduled for April 15-lfi with
the Texas Aggies, conference champs,
in Houston for a two-game series.
Monday, April 11. Couch Niemiec will
send his charges against the Houston
Buffaloes iit Buff ' stadium with
"Smokey" Klaerner toeing the rabbet
against the professionals
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hit. Crick: tun base hit, Janes: run* batted
in, Knek 2. Nrott, t. Korh I; struck nut,
ti v Klaerner X, l>y AI ford 1 bases on ball*.
niV Klaerner 5; off Afford t: wild pitches.
Klaernrr !: double plav. Wells to Casey,
left on liases. Rice 4, Hay lor 8: earned
runs, Rice 4: umpire. Wares : time, 1:45
1 Co-cd 1
Phi Beta Kappa Chapter Senate
Election To Be Held This Month
Phi Beta Kappa membership elec-
tions will probably be held after final
examinations and before commence-
ment exercises.
The annual election of officers for
the chapter will be held about
April 20.
FRESHMEN.ATTENTION!
There .will be a very important
meeting of the freshman class today at
1 p.m. in the Physics amph; the pres-
ence of every freshman is requested.
Please be there promptly at 1 and
notify your friends. Plans for the
rest of the year will be discussed and
arrangements for the annual fresh-
man boat ride completed. — GEO.
ALLEN, president.
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