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VOL. XIX
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Student Weakly Publication
The Vice Institute
HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1934
NO. 24
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Phi Betas To Hold
Initiations Today
New Members Will Be Feted at Cohen House
With Informal Dinner and a Lecture by
Doctor Johnson of Columbia
Members of the Rice chapter of Phi
Beta Kappa will gather this afternoon
for their annual reunion. They will
attend the initiation of new members
at 5:15 o'clock in the Faculty' Cham-
ber, to be followed by an informal
dinner at 6:15 at Cohen House, and
the annual oration which will be de-
livered by Dr. Douglas Johnson, Pro-
Dnchesses and
Maids Elected
For '34 May Fete
King and Dukes To Be
Named By Woman's
Council Soon
In an election Monday, the maids
and duchesses for the May Fete were
chosen. Lois Schwartz was elected
senior duchess. Her maids are Mary
Cavitt, Madeline Freeman, Mary Hed-
ricfc, Leonora Heyck, Stella McNeir,
•Louise Ragari, fenilie Talliehet, and
Melba Slimpin. the Junior duchess is
Roberta Woods, and the maids are
Scotty Bender, Charlotfc Cammack,
Collier Cooke, Elizabeth Neathery,
Kate Ross Patton, Dorothy Quin, Eliz-
abeth Sullivan, and Marjorie Worrall.
The duchess for the sophomore class
is. Nanine Ferris, and her maids are
Harriet Allen, Virginia Barnes, Mar-
jorie Boyd, Grafton Calhoun, Mary
Crain, Harriet Malloy, Charlotte Mc-
Kinney, and Ruth Wright. Mary Jane
Hale was chosen freshman duchess,
and her maids are Jean Baldwin, Ber-
nice Brogdon, Virginia Davis, Ruth
Hardy, Olive Horn, Marjorie Nitze,
Mary Ellen Triplett, and Dorothy
Weiser.
On March 5, Lenoir Bowen was
elected, .queen,, apd Mae Tuttle and
Mary Hutcheson were elected princes-
ses. The king and dukes will be ap-
pointed by the Woman's Council.
Writing Club's
Reorganization
Meeting Is Held
Mr. George Williams To
Be Sponsor for
the Club
The Writing Club, which ' is** being
reorganized under the sponsorship of
Mr. George Williams, met for the first
time this year Monday evening at
Autry House. The following compo-
sitions were read: Rings on Her
Fingers, a story by Cherry Brunson;
Walking with. Dogs, an essay by Ber-
nice Neilan; and The Woman in the
Black Evening Dress, a ghost story,
by Ruth Henderson.
The next meeting of the club will
be held at Autrey House, Monday, the
nineteenth, at eight o'clock. Officers
will be elected and students' works
will be read and criticised. New mem-
bers will be welcomed.
Mr;- "
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WEEKS
the eighth • bi-annual Engineering
■ Show will open' its door to the
public.
s All the latest developments in
the many fields of science will be
on display at this time.
The exhibits will be in opera-
tion with competent students on
duty to explain the theory Jn*
eluded and answer questions con-
cerning the mechanisms.
fessor of Physiography at Columbia
University.
Having been organised on March 1,
1929, the Beta chapter of Texas is now
five years old, and is comprised of a
substantial membership. The Senate
this year includes: „ H. A. Wilson,
president; H. E. Bray, vice president;
F. S. Lear, secretary; G. H. Riohter,
treasurer; A. D. McKillop, J. T. Mc~
Cants, and S. G. McCann, members-
at-large.
Twenty members-in-Course have
been elected this year and will be
honored at this fifth annual reunion.
Those elected in the fall are: Martha
Jane Claypool, Ormand Dunlap, Wes-
ley Ekholm, Ralph Hallman, Leonora
Heyck, Wilson Higginbotham, Mary
Nagai, Mary Jacqueline Oliphint, Roy
Scott, Jack Williams, Milton Williams,
and' Margaret Zenor.
Those recently elected, and who will
be initiated include: Anthony Aucoin,
Elizabeth Duek^t, • Peggy Hall, Ray-
mond Hamill, Mary Elizabeth Loggins,
Doris Long, Alberta Riesen, and Joe
Williamson.
Evolution of U. S.
Geology Given
By Dr. D. Johnson
Series of Lectures Given
In Physics Amph
at Rice
Rice Team Wins
In Debate With
State Normal
Affirmative Held By
William Blanton and
Cornelius Ryan
Presenting a plan for increased
executive powers and showing resul-
tant national benefits, the Rice Insti-
tute Debate Club won in a public de-
bate with the Sam Houston State
Teachers' College of Hunlsville held at
the Autry House Saturday evening <at
7:45.
William Blanton and Cornelius Ry-
an, freshmen, upheld the affirmative
of the question: Resolved, That the
powers of the president be materially
increased as a settled policy.
Earl Huffor, coach of the visiting
team, presented W. E. Martin and
Martin McDonough to defend the
negative side of the question.
The judges, who rendered unani-
mous decision, were Judge Whit Boyd,
chairman; Lewis Fogle and J. P. Bar-
ter. President Billy Masterson called
the time. . • 4
The following proposal for securing
leadership and responsible government
was given by the Rice Team. The
president be given the right of leader-
ship over Congress; item approval; aftd
such powers' be given to him from
time to time as experience deems best.
A president must wait for a crisis
to give him the powers he should have
had all the time," Ryan said. "If
Hoover had had, at the beginning of
his term, the powers which Roosevelt
has, the depression would not have
been."
The negative attempted • to prove
that the powers as outlined by the
plan of the affirmative have been
abused in the past and that there is
nothing that indicates a change in the
future.
A return debate betjveen the teams
will be held in Huntsville in . the near
future, Mr. J. D. Thomas, faculty ad-
visor, said. Negotiations are being
made by Masterson. The speakers will
be James Scot and Masterson, tak-
ing the negative of the same question.
Millions of years will be relived in
one hour in physiographic travels in
the Grand Canyon District, along the
Atlantic shoreline, and other parts of
the United Slates in public lectures by
Dr. Douglas Johnson, distinguished
American scientist and professor of
physiography at Columbia University,
delievered in the Physics Ampitheatre
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings ut 8:15.
• The lectures were illustrated' by
beautifully colored slides of actual pic-
tures taken by Professor Johnson on
expeditions through the regions, The
addresses were in the form of tours,
with discussions on the geological his-
tory, the life, and vegetation of the
Various regions.
In the first lectiye on the Evolution
of the Grand Canyon t,he speaker
showed the geological history of the
region, and pointed out tjge events in
that history which are most clearly re-
flected in the scenery of the plateaus,
cliffs, canyons and volcanoes.
Grand Canyon District
'We will journey in the land of geo-
logical marvels, the Grand Canyon
District" Doctor Johnson said. in._lhe.
introduction. "Here everything is on
a tremendous scale. We must go back
millions of years when the region was
composed of contorted crystal rocks,
and trace the gradual development of
rivers."
Professor Johnson then conducted
the audience on • two journeys across
the region, in the course of which the
significance of the scenic features was
made clear. Starting from Echo Cliffs,
"where each ravine and gully resound
a shot as loud as thunder," the audi-
ence was conducted from E&st to West
across the great escarpments caused
by fracturing and folding of the earth's
crust.
Study of Canyon Possible
Later a trip from South to North af-
forded opportunity to study the Grand
Canyon itself, and the variety of its
scenic effects, as well as the great
(Continued on Page 4)"
Freshman Class
Plans Barn Dance
According to an announcement
by Bob Martin, president of the
freshman class, the freshman class
will give a Barn Dance on April 7.
The affair will take place at the
University Club. Further plans
have not been announced.
Martin announces that the Barno
Dance will be discussed at a meet-
'ing Tuesday, March 20, in the Phy-
sics Amph. Freshmen are urge to
come as the meeting Is important.
Cranmer C1 uh StudeiltS FaV O V Ne YV
1 oHear J opics tt i • 1 o i i i
Of Christianity * * * * * i < * & ) ^ * 1 6 w 11 *■*
Dr. Edwin P. Elliot Will!Vote Is 98 to 24 in Favor of the Four Days a
i Conclude Lecture Se- Thanksgiving Instead of the Armistice I >av
ries Sunday and April Bool \ acations
Last week the st udent body showBd . faci
j As a concluding lecture to the Cran- ) themselves in favor of getting four
! mer club Dr. Edwin P. Elliott will J days for Thanksgiving in the future, in -
! speak on The Idea of Christianity next i stt'*d "f tho April Fool holiday and tl ; ' i
Kice Sweetheart
Chosen For Roundup
At a meeting o the Student Council
Tuesday, Margaret Zenor was chosen
as the "Rice Sweetheart", to represent
Rice at the University of Texas
Roundup, which will take place the
latter part of April. Awilda Steves
was chosen as the Rice Duchess for a
similar affalr at A. and M., which will
take place joti April 1ft '
L. Dickensheets
Chooses Cast of
'The Blite Ghost'
Sunday evening March 17 at six thirty
j in the Guild room at Palmer Chapel.
1 In his talk on War Dr. Elliot said
| that the only way to end war was to
i find its causes. Some of the old ideas
as to, what caused wars included the
tice Day. Ninety-efel'
| official Ar
of the students wen.? in favor
change, while 24 opposed it.
The Thresher officials belie-
although the vote was small,
indicative of the student Lodv'.
the
with
mpu
the
theory that it was instinctive for man . ion, ar
j to tight, a theory basically wrong as are ;ii
| man is innately good, and il man is The
d that, a majority of
favor of the phange.
Students Council a:
Dramatic Club Presents
Play at Houston Lit-
tle Theatre
The cast for "Hie Blue Ghost",
which is to be presented by the Dra-
matic Club March 26, at the Little
Theatre, was announced by Lavonne
Dickensheets ^Tonday. Those who will
take part in the play are: Eldridge
Ryman, Gerald Riehardson, Ed Clark,
^Elliott Flowers, Dick Lilliott, and
Mamie Dickson. The play, which was
originally scheduled, to take place on
iMarch 16, will bosdirected by Mr. R.
R. A*dcock~
mas. ..1F
Mr. C. E. Hooten will have charge
of sets, and ticket sales will be head-
ed by Jane CannafEpc.
I not good or peaceful something is ministration have
! wrong with his environment; another
belief about war is that it is a visita-
j lion of God, a struggle between goot
| and evil, yet how are we going to ex-
plain the evil when both side
God is for them. War is nothing more
j or less than t+ie result of planning, the
! product of a highly organized group,
i Wars are started by the minorities.
[ then the majorities follow suit, the
j minority seeking profits makes their
will the desire of the majority
war is on.
such
.freen com
- several
Rice Debaters Are
JudgesstTry-Outs
Three debaters fi]om the Rice De-
bating Club are in Iiiberty today judg-
ing the try-outs for the state debate
meet. Hie boys, yftlliam Masterson,
William Jcssup, andl John Crooker, Jr.,
were invited by thj.' Liberty debaters
to judge this debate between speakers
from the entire distinct.
In addition to tHese plans, Rice is
negotiating with the University of
Missouri for a debate on March 25
with that school.
Wished to know whether or not the
students themselves favored the action.
Now that, their preference has been
say shown, the Council hopes to reach a
definite decision on the matter ir« the
near future.
Several of the officials expressed
their approval of the students" actions
in favoring this revision in the holi-
day schedule, which v. ill allow four
nd ■ a | dayn in the early part of the year in
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Wils<
English P
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Last
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The Sophomore
Class Edition
Freshmen tVould Have Less
Profs, More Fun in College
' place of scattering the vacation ? out in
There are other causes of wars as j one-day periods throughout the year. ;
love of excitement, fear, love of mas- Again, as in the freshman elections,
teryi People have a tendency to act j the dormitory votes wen more nu-
as ,k herd. They think their country t merous than those of the town stu
caii do no wrong, wfien nine times..out j dents. Officials attui
of ten it is mistaken and so follow its l 1-:—* —-
leaders blindly. ! r-i £> /• -* ■r • t-i
Economic causes for war include j olait IN 31116(1 V OI"
desire for expanding markets, desire |
to find new homes for overpopulation, j
and markets for investment of capital. ;
The one tiling that has brought more
wars than anything else is imperial-
ism, the encroachment of stronger
countries on weaker. As long as these j
is a profit motive back of all our in- ' Harriet MtillOV to I'ic'tli i
dustrial, economic, and social existence, A o-n-v, ,o- tiAn ,-•>? C-.r>K
there is going to be war. Until people 1 1 ^ 01 'V->
realize the actual causes of war ' StlteiilteS
I there will be struggles. Just before ._
the United States declared war on! Harriet M U,.y was appointed i
I Germany she almost fought Great .John Costlc, Sophomore Class Editor,
'Britain. We went into the great war,, to act as Associate Ediim . ! the Class
(not to make the world safe for do- i edition which will be p.: >' ■> rr next
| mocracy, not to help the mothers and j Friday. Miss Malloy will ); • in charge
babies of Belgium, but because J P. j of all assignments conc-rmng Co-ed
Morgan had underwritten $3,000,000,- . affairs.
000 worth of materials for war in! Virginia Barnes win < the Ad-
Paris- and Germany was at the doors j ministration News Mildred Malone
of that city. Until people arc willing : Will have charge of the Student Ac-
in
turc
day
•ctoi
the
bundav.
An
^pitheatre. Th
the fourth oC the series of Sun-
afternoon lectures on Woodrow
ifi«i thi^ to the jWllson: Man of Lctteia, was oaf Uie
j Academic Addresses of "theTate 'piX'-'-
ident. The
the topic, Re
iiauosopjiy ot
i 'Gradually.
j educational p
1 the annals of
• ducation," D
! referring to
! tivities.
j "Briefly, h
tion was: Tin
to release the student >• r
ties, to acquaint him wilt
' ence of the world ir; the
i him in touch with the pr
prt
next, lecture will be on
action and Progress
years Wilson's set pur-
be- a teacher, a lecturer,
Although he had tried lay,
te gave It up, partly be-
t practice, and partly be-
s more in-
than
isted
praci
the
WlM
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By JONNIE PACE
The- Rice faculty is not very popular
with the freshmen who were allowed
to express themselves freely in this
interview. .
It was suggested by some ill-treated
freshman that a "clearance sale of all
professors" be held immediately!
Others craved "more generous
teachers—more l's or at least less 5's."
"More classes taught by Dr. Alten-
burg" would also help, says one' of
these critical first year students.
Below are listed the "reforms" ad-
vocated by the class of '37, most of
(hem tend to create the rah-rah good
times of college as revealed in the
movies.
More time between classes.
A larger sally port.
Lounges in Girls nest room—signed
by all P. E's.
An elevator to the Co-op.
Trap doors to fall through when
embarrassed.
Abolition of Math 100 — signed all
Freshmen. 4
New cards at the Autry House.
More Gasserl And Better!
Literary societies'not to dominate all
elections (or is that a thing of the
past). '
Girls dorms with unlimited rules.
More good looking women, with
more money, more cars, and an an-
cestry of an extremely broad minded
calibre.'
A course on the "Method of Grow-
ing Hair" or "Retaining the Hair al-
ready Present on the Head"—signed
Just a "Bald Head!" V
New jokes in biology. (Sdme of Dr.
Altenburg's jokes are as fu
rubber crutch. Chuckle, chuckle.)
Hospitable attitude in clubs—not run j
by clicks so much.
More labs.
No labs.
Softer toned profs, and larger and j
softev • chairs so better sleep could be !
obtained.
Permit girls to remain on campus at j
all hours.
Chapel at least once a week.
Subway between buildings.
Serving of free "grub.
No courses at all except Autry
House 100. '
Walks (interpret either way.)
When asked "What have you accom-
plished thus far at the Rice Institute",
the light-hearted freshman refused to
be serious.
Perhaps the answers are not so
frivilous as they appear. Some of the
answers are listed below:
Sleep is a luxury.
Not to tell anything to a Thresher
reporter.
An altogether different view on life.
To smoke gracefully.
Not to tell everything I know.
My philosophy of life.
Not a d thing.
the paths of glory lead but to the
grave.
All that glitters is not gold.
Definitely learned tjwo things — to
skip fop^ and stand on my head.
To dislike blonds and redh^pds.
"Have almost hamed the graceful
.art of faintlng—i '• a technique, ffirU.
You must try it tome time.'
How a goat wt hout a nose smells.
Hell! I've gon. in the hole.
to recognize the terrific costs of war | tivities department, Mildred Fink will j present so as to with-. •...
all the nations will go on fighting; the j report the Social News, Patiline Lech- he will have the under;-:
speculation, the depression, the pollt- ' ehger u to handle the Club News, and | sympathy for the people, ,K
ical chaos, loss of idealism in man and Emmie Craddock has charge of the ing the lowest, to tram >
| ligent citizenship and, if
Sophomore equip hint for political lea
ho:
(Continued on Page 4)
M.E. Exhibit to
'ass Those
Of Past Years
Girl Sports
Bill Lorimer will be
I'Sports Editor, John Yeagher will give i D.--
J the latest developments for the Enjti- ! son's
: tieering Show. Arthur Epley and! Thes<
George Brindle.v will write the Fen- : plan t
Or Axson also discu.
projected Princeton
reforms were part o
) better conditions at
V* lis
Princ
Surpu 1 I1USC | turc-s, and William Sherrill is to b,} which he advanced after being tmani
-Scientific Editor. fmously elected as president in 1901.
All Sophomores are urged to con- ! Almost immediately upon h.s elec
tribute their literary efforts to the ■ tion Wilson began to put his plans into
' heads of these departments and make 1 practice, but he met with much opjx>-
Juniors of Denartment ,hcir thc bcst 'n lho Of sitioh over social reform. In discus-
^ ' 'he Institute. Anyone wishing a po- - sing the failure of Wilsons Princeton
sitlon on the staff will get in touch ! reforms and subsequent entrance into
with John Costley or call Fairfax, 2578 j polities, Doctor Axson said, "He was
• 1 • ' ~ j not the sort of man to be easily crushed
Freshmen Buy
Play Big- Part in Ex-
hibit Production
Green Ink For
Slime Edition
Exhibits that promise to surpass
those of past years are being planned
by members of the Mechanical Engi-
neering Department for their annual
show.
Many of the exhibits have been pre-
pared by the Mechanical Engineering
juniors. C. V. McKeen, in addition to j
having constructed two intricate I Students of the Freshman Cla.v
mechanisms for the show, has design-j raised a fund this week to pay for the
ed an engine that works on attnos- ! green ink that was used to publish
pheric pressure. At present he is en- | the slime edition of the paper.
gaged in the construction of this en- j East Hall in the dormitories, led by
gine. R. H. Nolley is at work perfect- Bob Martin, gave sixty cents to the i
but Princeton crushed something (in-
side him. He became the stern [nan
of the world. He was never the same
afterward. One must understand this
episode in order to understand Wood-
row Wilson the President.
"Princeton was his idol. If his pro-
gram had gone through, he would never
have left it:. He would have spent 25
or ,10 years, and then retired.''
ing a mechanism board.
The engineers are going to exhibit
sum, With Tinterow, Kobb, Brookner
Szafir, Howard, Oshman, Lynn, Gib-
mfflm
mechanisms such as elliptic gears, as son, Collins, and Schnitzer contribut
welli as square ones. C. J. Brooke is
going to show that a spiral can be cut
on a planer.
At the show all ladies attending will
be treated with popslcles that are to
be made with (he mechanical engi-
neering laboratory refrigerating unit.
Children will be presented with play
animals from Noah's Ark, a project of
R. F. Parker.
ing.
West Hall led by Robbing, supplied
one dollar to the cause.
Others donating so far are: Addison
Barnes, Frances Love, Beverly Parish,
Marguerite Moilliet, Arnold Smith,
Ralph Nichols, Mildred Fink, Tom
Britton, and Miss Sanders.
A group headeel by Eugene Sisk has
not reported yet.
Rally Club Elects
Six to Membership
At the meeting of the Rally Club,
Monday night the following were
elected to membership: Irving Morris.
Bob Midlets, Bill Ferguson, Johnny
Crooker, Laurence Boone, Clyde
Hanks, and Bob Clements.
Plans were made for the banquet
which was given at "the Rice Hotel,
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, Dr.
Weiser, Mr. McCann and Mr. Mc-
Cants as guests.
.
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