The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1934 Page: 1 of 4
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Dr. Buehrer of Arizona Will
Give Public Address in Chem
Lecture Hall Next Tuesday
lectures on "Heavy Water" Will Be Given Under Auspices
of Phi Lambda Upsilon and Local Section of e
American Chemical Society
On Tuesday evening, May 1, at 7:30
in the Chemistry Lecture Hall a pub-
lic lecture will be presented by Dr. T.
F. Buehrer, Professor of Chemistry at
the University of Arizona, and the
present National Secretary-Treasurer
of Phi Lambda Upsilon. The lecture
will be given under the joint auspices
of the Alpha-Alpha Chapter of Phi
Lambda Upsilon and the local section
of the American Chemical Society.
Dr, Buehrer will present his lecture
on "Heavy Water", a topic which is
attracting much attention at the pres-
ent time.
The visitation of Dr. Buehrer to
Rice Institute is part of a plan made
Date of Dramatic
Club's Next Play
Changed to May 9
Brown and Thomas Will Di-
rect Production of
"Penelope"
The Dramatic Club's next produc-
tion, "Penelope," by Somerset Maug-
ham, will be presented on May 9 in-
stead of April 27, as was previously
announced. The play will be directed
by Charles Brown, assisted by J. D.
Thomas.
The plot of the play is concerned
with the solution of the problem of a
woman who discovers that her hus-
band is not faithful. The character of
Mrs. Ferguson will be portrayed by
ffax^Mrs. Golightly by Bil-
_ _f?n!jWSnw
Scott, a patient by David Red, Mrs.
Watson by Ann Pohoney, and Peyton
by Joan Wilson.
Bob Clemens has charge of the sale
of tickets. After April 27 they may
be purchased in the sallyport or at the
Little Theatre.
Engineers to Name
Candidate on Wed.
On next Wednesday, May, 1934,
nominations for the officers for the fall
term will be held by the Engineering
Society. The election will take place
the following Wednesday, May 9, at
the final banquet.
Engineering DORG DAY will be the
morning of the banquet. All pledges
have to attend class in overalls and
be attended by a hound dog. Only
members of the Engineering Society
who are in good standing, or Engi-
neering Alumni who pay the $1.00
charge, are invited to the banquet.
Last Wednesday the Engineers held
their annual "Tacky Party" at Camp
Beaty.
Spanish Club to
Meet Wednesday
The Spanish Club will hold its next
meeting on Wednesday, May 2, at 8:00
p. m., at Autry House. An interesting
program is being arranged, and all
students* of Spanish are urged to at-
tend.
by Phi Lambda Upsilon for the pur-
pose of bringing about a desirable
contact between the National officers
and the various chapters. His itiner-
ary includes the Pi Chapter ut the
University of Texas and the Alpha-
Iota Chapter at the Alabama Poly-
technic Institute.
Dr. Buehrer is a native of Texas,
and received his B.S. degree at the
University of Texas, where he was a
teaching fellow and later (1927) ad-
junct professor of chemistry during
the summer session. During the World
War he was stationed with the De-
fense Division of the Chemical War-
fare Service at the National Carbon
Co., Cleveland, where he worked on
synthetic absorbents for gas masks.
At the end of the war he went to
the University of California as a
teaching fellow, and, in 1921, was
granted the degree of Doctor of Phil-
osophy in physical chemistry and
chemical thermo-dynamics. He went
to the University of Arizona in 1921
and was soon promoted to a profes-
sorship of chemistry.
The latter part of 1929 was spent on
sabbatical leave at Massachusetts In-
stitute of Technology and upon his re-
turn he was appointed professor of
agricultural chemistry and physical
chemist for the Arizona Agricultural
Experiment Station. For the past year
he has been acting head of the depart-
ment of Agricultural Chemistry, Dr,
Buehrer has written a number of ar-
ticles in the fields of analytical and
physical chemistry :vi more recently
has been working with roil 'problems—
especially movement of gases and
moisture in soil,, and also physico-
chemical studies of soil phosphates.
The recent problem of "Heavy
Water" has also attracted him, and it
ct that will deliver
suitable slides. He is a charter mem-
ber of Phi chapter of Phi Lambda Up-
silon and since 1930 has been Nation-
al , Secretary-Treasurer.
He is a Contributing Editor to the
Journal of Chemical Education, and a
member of Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi,
the American Chemical Society, Al-
pha Sigma, Beta Kappa, Western So-
ciety of Soil Science and the A. A,
A. S.
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Thresher will reach every
voter on the campus and save
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Be wise and advertise.
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Information, see Ed McClanahan,
Business Manager.
Rice Baptists
Will Install
Council Today
Officers of Organizations
To Be Initiated
Tonight
An entire Baptist Student Council
for 1934-35 will be installed at 7:45
tonight in the Second gaptist church,
Milam and McGowan. At the head of
the Council will be Floyd "Tree-Top"
Kelly, a very superior Rice athlete.
Kelly has at various times since his
matriculation been president of the B.
Y. P. U. or the -Rice class at First
Baptist.
Other officers-elect are: George Mil-
ler, first vice-presidnt; Kathlyn Glas-
son, second vice-president; Christine
Hall, third vice-prcsident; Ed Murphy,
fourth vice-president; Jack Sparks,
secretary; Earl Barnes, treasurer;
Jonnie Pace, reporter; Doris Poole,
posters; Charlotte Murdock, Baptist
Student Magazine reporter; Jessica
Lilly, Local Student editor; Charlotte
Cammack, librarian; Joy Page, small
church reporter; Y. W. A. president,
Elizabeth Lou Everett; faculty advisor,
H. L. Johnson. Mary Rust will con-
tinue as Student Secretary.
■ The following presidents of unit or-
ganizations will also bo installed: First
Rice class, Charles Ladner; Collegiate
B. Y. P. U., Dean Turner; Second Rice
class, Theo tiora Buvens; South Main
Rice Men, Graham Jackson; Gleaners
(girls), Mary Lucille Jackson .. Owl B.
Y. P. U., Rosanne Stephen; First
Heights Rice class, William Warren.
Bob Fling will preach tonight on
"How to know God's Will," and will
give the keynote address Saturday
night of his revival, "God's Will ana
My Life." The largest crowd Is an-
ticipated then.
Dorm Seniors
uetl|
Next Thursday
Graduating Students Will In-
vite Best Girl
Friends
On next Thursday, May 3, the 1934
candidates for degrees living in the
Residential Halls will hold their an-
nual banquet in the Senior Commons.
Only once during the years spent at
Rice are the men eprmilted to repay
their best girl for the many times
they have had Sunday dinner at her
home by inviting her to dine the
Dorms.
"Chef" Henry Sciba has spent many
hours planning tit-bits for the tables.
He will have a surprise in the way of
a gigantic cake representing all the
phases of college life of the assembled
Seniors. The entire kitchen force is
doing their best to give the graduates
the most enjoyable meal of their stay-
in the Dorms.
Mr. W. C. Hardy, as manager of the
Residential Halls, has appointed Ron-
ald Morrison, Dan Webster, Talbott
Wilson, and Hugo Osterman from the
four regular senior tables as a com-
mittee to arrange the program for the
evening.
Franklin Montgomery will have the
pick of the waiters dressed for the
occasion. While Jetty Hodges has se-
lected the best foods from the store-
room—for the tables.
This banquet is given strictly for
the senior men living in the Halls and
no others will be permitted to attend.
Years ago girls were invited to the
dining room several times each year
but this, proved unpopular with the
majority of the underclassmen , and
was discontinued. Since then ' the
Seniors are the only ones permitted j
to bring the girl friend, and this night
is usually the first Friday in May.
Shannon Plays
For Last Dance
Before Finals
The Rice Dance on Saturday April
28 marks the return of Richard Shan-
non and his Orchestra to the Univer-
sity Building, according to an an-
nouncement made by Bob Schulze.
In celebration of the return of
Rice's popular duncc- band, the dance
committee has decided to make this
dance a sport affair, allowing everyone
to come in comfortable, spring attire.
This will be the last of the regular
Saturday Night dances until just be-
fore the finals for the dance on the
following Saturday, May 5th will be
turned over to the Freshman Class for
their annual celerbation. A large
crowd is expected on both occasions.
Candidates File
For Positions
On May 7 Ballot
Students To Vote Upon
One Amendment to
Constitution
Stewart Denies
Church, Science
Are In Conflict
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Biology Instructor Will Speak
At Chapel Again
Chem Frat Will
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Initiate Three
Perkins, Harp and Appleby
Will Be Honored
Tuesday
The initiation of three Junior chem-
istry students into the Alpha-Alpha
Chapter of Phi Lambda Upsilon will
take place on Tuesday evening, May
1, immediately preceding the annual
Spring banquet of the society. The
recently elected candidates are Ro-
deric Bel Iron Perkins, William Myers
Harp, and Walter Goods Appleby.
The banquet will be given in honor
of the new members and a visiting
guest of Alpha-Alpha Chapter, Dr. T.
F. Buehrer, Professor of Chemistry at
the University of Arizona. Following
the banquet, Dr. Buehrer will deliver
j a lecture' on "Heavy Water," which
will be open to the public.
I The Alpha-Alpha Chapter of Phi
t Lambda Upsilon has twenty active
; members at the present time and four
associate members. The latter, who
are members of the Chemistry Fac-
ulty, are Dr. H. B. Weiser, Dr. G. H.
Richter, Dr. A. F Scott, and Mr. A.
J J. Hartsook. The officers of the chap-
| tor are; president, R. W. Wilson; vice-
president, Milton Williams; secretary,
Carl S. Kuhn, Jr.; and treasurer, R.
M. Cole.
Dr, M. A. Stewart in the first of his
two talks on Biology and Religion dis-
cussed the so-called conflict between
the two and why such an attitude
arose. Next Sunday night he will con-
tinue on this topic using the Moral
Problem of Evolution as the subject
for his discussion. The meeting will
be in the Guild Room at Palmer
Chapel, at. six-thirty p. m.
In his lecture Dr. Stewart brought
out the fact that sfeich a conflict, be-
tween Biology and (religion, was real;
only as it exists in|the minds of men,
both clerical and scientific, who make
it so. Really there fis no such conflict
as a straight scientific approach to
biology only strepjjthens one's belief
in the principlie||6jjf Christianity.
. Tta «-. tacom-
plete. There is nr> evidence of the
first living cell. Life is the manifesta-
tion of the mysterious power which
lives on earth. Man is in truth made
(Continued on Page 3)
Shofstall Will
Head Seminar
Visitors Invited To Hear En-
gineering Talks
Today
The Engineering Seminar will be
held this afternoon at 2 p. m., .in the
Mechanical Labs under chairman John
Shoftall, Visitors arc invited to hear
j any or all of the talks. Junior Engi-
i neers are urged to attend to observe
the routine, as they will be in charge
next September.
| tLe Roy Eddy, of Fredonia. New
j York, will present a paper on a su.b-
: jeet on his home grounds, "New York
j City Subway Constructor."
; M. Cecalek will discuss the rovolv-
! ing cylinder and photocell methods of
! "Transmission and Reception of Photo
, Radiograms".
W. B. James gives, the "Practical
Aspects of Heating Residences by
j Electricity" by the hot air and hot
I water methods.
Jack Warfield, treasurer of the Stu-
dent Council stated Thursday that
candidates had filed for all of the of-
fices to be decided by the May 7 elec-
tion. In this primary there will be
elected an assistant editor and an as-
sistant business manager for each of
the student publications. The Owl,
The Thresher, and The Campanile, a
president, a vice-president, and a
treasurer of the Student Council. At
this time also the student body will
vote upon an amendment to their con-
stitution.
Those who filed for positions on the
ballot when The Thresher went to
press are as follows: For president
of the Student Association: George
Allen, Joe Lagow, Harry Journeay: for
vice-president of the Student Associa-
tion: Beverly Rudd: for treasurer of
the Student Association: Ed. McClana-
han, Evri B. Mendel, Tom Jones,
Leonard Johnson, and Joe Shilling.
The publication candidates are as
follows: For 4 assistant editor of the
Owl: Flo Mason; for assistant busi-
ness manager of the Owl: Joe Arthur
Newsome, and Nelson Sears: for as-
sistant editor of the Campanile: Fred
Much; for assistant business manager
of the Campanile: Lawrence Boone,
and David Grant; for assistant editor
of The Thresher: Ted Sears, John
Costley, and AJmon C. Dobbs; for as-
sistant business manager of The
Thresher: Clyde Hanks and T. Paul
Jones.
Percy Arthur is running for coun-
cilman-at-large. Morris Patterson is
the candidate for yell leader.
Positions for the general election
must be signed by twenty-five stu-
dents and in the hands of the Student
Council by Thursday May 3 at one
o'clock. The run-off for this election
will be held on May 14, at which time
the. primary for class officers and rep-
resentatives to the Student and Honor
Councils will be run. The deadline
for petitions of candidates for the
class election is May 10. and these pe-
titions need be signed by only ten
students.
The amendment to be voted upon
involves a bit of explanation. The
Constitution of the Student Associa-
tion is now twenty years old and has
never been amended, simply because
the mode of amendment is too difti-
cut. At present, two-thirds of the
total membership — not of the votes
cast but of the student body -must
favor amendment before it can be
ratified. The council therefore sug-
gests' that the students vote to amend
the amending clause So that it is
three-fourths of the students voting
can favor and pass an amendment..
This is the1 only question which the
students will be asked to vote upon
in the May ejections!
Former Instructor
Heads Church Class
j Lee M Sharrar. former instructor
at Rice Institute, is to be the leader
I of the Rice class of the Second Pres-
byterian Church on April 2!) arid May
(?. James Wax announced Thursday.
1 He is to take charge of the el&ss in
j the absence of Mr. Baker. Last Sun-
day Miss Harriet Joekel presided,
Administration Gives Out
Rules and Regulations For
Rice Dormitory Students
Rental in Residentals Are Based on Classification List
Issued by the Office of the General
Registrar
The rules and regulations for those
who plan to live in the dormitories
next year have been announced by
the administration this week. The res-
ervations are to be made in the office
of the Bursar.
No reservation will be made for a
student who has not arranged for the
payment of his Residential hall ac-
count to May 1, 193-1 If any students
nqw living in the Residential Hails are
allowed to change their rooms after
this date they have claim only to
their present residence.
Should a student reserve a room and
later decide to change his reservation,
he must wait until after May 4th.
Students who know that they will riot
live in the Halls next year are re*
quested not to make reservations.
Postgraduates and men who will be
able to graduate next year may
choose their roommates only from men
new residents in the Halls and their
choice must be made when they choose
their room. If a student speaks for a
roommate in a class lower than his
own and docs not return to the Resi-
dence Halls in September, the lease of
the roommate is void.
The rental charge is S'JO for the
year, and the lease is binding for the
whole academic year if the lessee re-
mains a student. Payment' of a de-
posit of $25 on room rental must be
made at the office of the bursar be-
fore July 15th. On that date unpaid
reservations will be cancelled. This
deposit is not returnable unless 1 the
quarters are rented lo some <«her,.stu-
dent who has Mot made a. resprvatiori.'
An additional payment of $3:1 must be
made on or before registration.
Men living in the Hall-: at present
have the right to retain their present
quarters if they make application on
or before April 28. On May 1st stu-
dents who will be pursuing post-
graduate courses next year will have
choice of unassigned rboms. On May
2nd students classified as juniors will
choose their rooms On May 3rd all
students Classified as sophomores w,ill
choose their rooms On May 4th stu-,
Joe O'Iii Hi on
Elected to Head
Rice Glee Club
dents classified as freshmen will choose
their rooms.
Classification is based on the list of
students supplied by the Registrar. ' ■
After May 4th all rooms will be as4
signed to students in the order jik
which their applications are jiwdd iv .
the office of the burft.tr. Applications ;
from old students, not registered1:. ihjpl]
year,, will lie loceivcJ by itiail. Other
: applications are to be made in person!'!
; Students living in the Halls ;./■
lent: who want . to i ontima a il, nee
| in the same quarters, next ye;:;-
! urged to speak for then ;■■ in>
[ mediately in order that they :• iy not .
[find out later tli.it their quartei dive
i been assigned to another appli ■ .-.•
Student Candidates Planning^ Colorful
Campaigns to E-ntice Nonchalant V oters
Rice Institute is in the midst of an
orgy of congeniality and friendly at-
titudes. and the motivating reason is-
not the balmy spring weather, but the
annual spring elections that are just
one week off.
All over the campus handbills and
cards are changing hands, from the
hopeful candidate to the prospective
voter. Show card artists and printing
companies announce that they can not
supply the demand for "vote-for-
John-DOe" posters.
At a recent political meeting, oppos-
ing candidates for the different posi-
tions mounted the stump, and after an
eloquent tirade of campaign promises,
shook hands and backed into their
corners for the coming bout.
In every class can be heard the old,
but useful practice of "tarring" votes.
"If you will vote for John, I will vote
for Tom." Harried professors cast dis-
consolate glances toward little groups
all ovet the room who are too busy
discussing politics and politicians to
bother about an unimportant lesson or
lecture.
If all of the ambitious candidates
that are planning to donate cards to
Autry House with their political ad-
vertisements on the back really give
them, Mrs. Blake won't have lo worry
about securing cards for the eard-lov-
ing patrons, for the next couple of
years. And, too, the history depart-
ment got their examination papers
mimeographed free by an ingenius of-
fice-seeker who wished to have his
name before the public.
Of course, cigarettes, candy, gum.
and the like are literally flowing over
the campus. One very anxious youth
has even gone to the extreme of
promising cigars to his supporters if
he is elected, but no one seems to
have fallen for the old campaign-
promising gag yet.
But the writer thinks that these are
all far too conventional. Wouldn't it
be original and appealing to lead a
sweet little burro (sometimes known
as donkey) around with a big sign
that says: "Don't be an ass—Vote for
Bill Jones"?
Another of my sure-fire ideas wotjld
be to turn a rat loose in Autry House
and after the riot has subsided, the
candidate must get up on the stage
and yell "That's what happens when
you put a rat in office. Vote for me
and there won't bo any office."
If one wants to be sensational he
might blow up the Campanile and
while everyone is looking that Way
have about a dozen Paris Follies
beauties rush out in their working
clothes (or less) and solid! , votes for
the lucky candidate.
Another bright trick would I*. to
treat the qualified voters of Rice to
a chicken dinner at Schwartzbergs.
(The campaign expenses can't exceed
twenty-five dollars, but a good poli-
tician could persuade Mr. Schwariz-
berg to feed the 11500 voters for that
sum).
One might issue fags to a popular
young girl on the campus who is .'.very
fond of smoking (as all smokers on the
campus know) and thereby win her
support.
If you rate a handsome girl friend
you might walk with her in Herman
Park and when the sandal has sub-
sided you Will be famous.
! If these schemes fail you jusl aren't
1 popular and have no business trying
I to be a politician.
Poole, Henderson, Long and
Wilson Are Also
Named
live choi u.s of mixed voices i known
last week as the Rice f.llce Club) met
Tuesday night at the Autry House, at
During the business ■ .meeting
Hindi was,'conducted by Mr. Hundien
the following officer# \yeiv elected;
Joe OHillion president; Lucille Poole,
vice president: Kith Hendei.-on, so*-
rotary-t rdisuret- by aedaiVKdi.on; Mauls
: line • Long, publicity, manager; ajifi
Dorothy Wilson librarian. Torn ; Polk
Miller..will coiuinu, ; puonsi
! ..''The".gro.tt'p dniided afflajtyst trymgll|,v
i pte*oi)t it- program Vfore (Hi d<ise.';or
the school term for lack of time
i There will be three more meetings he -
' fore exiuniniition, but for those: who
remain in tewu durulg this Muiimei
the organization will continue to moot
under the direction of Mr Lodet, the
music leader. It was agreed "that the
dub would not organize officially
under the name of Glee Club until
next fall, because. • regular' Glee Club
! functions will begin at that time,
j There was a good turn-out for the1
meeting, and the 'membership is grow-
ing fast. The main purpose of the late
| beginning 'this term is to have some-
j thing to begin with next term. It is
| not too late to join ivow, and student*
i who are interested are urged to come
| out.. :
AI EE Will Hold
| Beach Party May 12
j Saturday, May 12, has been set, as!
i the date of the A. I. E. E. Galveston j
| Beach Party this year. All electrical j
engineers desiring to go should attend :
the next called meeting of the stu-
■ dent branch of the A. I. E. E. Watch
i the Mechanical Labs electric bulletin
i board for additional announcements as j
| to what ciu s will be available (or the
j trip, ■" ■'<■>:■ V . V S'J ;].
I Next Friday. May 4. a member of I
the Rice student branch of the A. I.
E. E. will present a paper at Austin
at the Southwest district convention
' of the national A 1 E. E.
Seniors Set D ues
Of Five Dollars;
For Functions
Several Places To Hold
Final Affairs Under
Consideration
IIk ■ J;u ■< , S
At ,,b meeting of the Senior Class
held in the Physics" Arnph. Wednesday,
the ctfst;,l:of dties" and graduation and
Jnoun^emtnis wti« determine^
A'ccording, to President Grover Gei-
j selman, this year dues will be five dol-
lars to cover both a date bid to the
: Awencan, and Final Ball, and a stag
bid to the Farewell Banquet At the
present time the exact locations of the
affairs have not been r'eciHoH, v>.,, tV-
j Rice Roof or River Oaks is under con-
sideration for the American, the Rice
; Ballroom for the Final Hop and th«
Houston Club or Yacht Club .for the
Banquet : ■ ■ ■■
'The :cdst of graduation arvrtcurtce-
, merits i.s to be eighteen cenu a "-c:tijSy
• hitt year. All seniors are. -urged t«
jplac;^: their order: in the' Co-op kmi-
ydiately, : because no orders for invita-
dions .will be accepted after Tuesday,
iMav'&i A deposit, of ^ dollar Will be
requireo en ;,!i oirlev.-
; fwrnor du- , . p.i.ntli i v.mt
■to the secret,;■> ,.t ih, - dasv
' oi during .tin . last, wvek oi' M.Tv
! 1-Mty indbe^&ilypoft ;
Owl Golfer.- lo
Plav Longhonis
ere Salunlav
Teams To Meet At Braebum
Country Club at
9 A. M.
ted; ;id.-u , .il';!
.til*, luijius it the Tr\,L. rslty
i,;golt to.on. the Rice Owl iv.d: ! ■ Wit!1]
'J:\ry to iedn m theniM Ue- a 1
j.teanv composed of , formev atld fresh-
Smbl 'Ipte jit xt Sun,dar. urn-
j ing at the Brjetnlrn Coun:tr\ Club.
The matches will being: at 9:00 a. in
The feature match will be U'Uveen
Cdpt.un h\-,letch Wl-.iv No 1; Owl
player, and Haloid Cotin. runner-up' i
j-in the State Amateur golf meet Chick
McCarthy. Denton \Vi>e and Bert
Mueller will be the other Owl pdy-
ers. They will oppose Forest Lt, An-
drews. I3ill Barton, and Willie Ma-
Ruire,
Dr. Goodrich Talks
Before M S V Meet
Dr. Robert E. Goodrich. Pastor of
the First iMethodist Church, was the
Speaker at this week's Methodist Stu-
dent Union meeting It w.isdi very
interesting, inspiring and uplifting
talk for the young people ,wh at-
tended , : '
■There wa> also short talk aiven by
Bob Fling, who is heading the Baptist
Student Revival, All the young peo-
ple art* invited to attend this revteat.
The next Council Meetmc will be
held at 7-00 p. m. this Friday night at
the First Methodist Church
The next devotional meeting will be
held next Tuesdav at Autrv House at
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