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Student Weekly Publication
The Rice Institute
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HOUSTON. TEXAS. FKIDAY. MAY 20, 1938
vol. xxm
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Rev. Dr. Joseph Richard Sizoo and Dr. George Norlin To
Make Baccalaureate and Commencement
Addresses On June 5 and 6.
The baccalaureate sermon of the twenty-third annual commence- j
ment of the Rice Institute will be delivered by the Rev, Dr. Joseph
Sizoo, Minister of the Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas, New York
City, Sunday morning, June 5th, at nine o'clock, in the Court of the
Chemistry Laboratories.
The commencement addresses will be delivered at the same place
and hour on Monday morning, June 6th, by Dr. George Norlin,
President of the University of Colorado. As usual, a very cordial
invitation is extended to the public to attend both the baccalaureate
and commencement exercises.
The clergyman, Dr. Sizosi, was born
in The Netherlands, May 15, 1884, unci
brought to the United States in 1831.
He graduated, Bachelor of Arts, from
Hope College, Holland, Michigan, in
1907, and received his Master's degree
there in 1910. In the same year lie re-
ceived the degree of Bachelor of Di-
vinity from the New Brunswick Thco-
iyglUil Ceminaiy. His honor ary de- j
grees include that of Doctor of Divinitv i
from Hope College in 1925 and from I
Rutgers in 1930, and Lilt. D., from'
Hastings (Neb.) College in 1932. He |
was ordained in the ministry of the j
Reformed Church in America in 1910. I
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WOLCOTT TO LEAD
SIX RICE STARS IN
INTERCOLLEGIATES
Patterson, Bell, Steakley
Sanders, Jones Will
Represent Rice.
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Drive Will Start With
Present Senior Class;
End Next Homecoming
Alumni and Senior Class Representatives Meet To Discuss
Policy in Dealing With Present and
Succeeding Senior Classes.
Starting with the graduating class uf this .June', u concc rtcd c!ri.vo''
lo raise the necessary funds t 'complete the ''Build a Building' prj-
g'ram of the Alumni Association will be held between now and the
' annual. Homecoming next October £>2. the date of the. Rice-Texas'
football game', it was 'announced this week alien: a meeting uf alumni
and student fepresentqtives. Weldon Cabaniss. eJtecuU.ve :M::ln;Karv
of the Alumni :Assiieiali,un. Clarence Waderiian. loiuitei'l president' of
the association and member c?f tlie cdass iif '2l, .Chris Alev'i'e. mcinWr
of the ','12 class and at present a member of the- executive' board of
tin' association, and eight senior representatives Sa:n Cruse, pre.-!-
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FRANK GUERNSEY
TO MAKE TOUR OF
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STAR RICE NETTER
WINS SINGLES BUT
LOSES IN DOUBLES
Frank Guernsey last Saturday in
Austin won the Southwest Conference
tennis singles title but the Owl net-
ttrs failed to break a 21-year record
of Texas University. Not since 1916
has Texas failed .to win either the sin-
gles or doubles title.
Bobby Kamrath, t h e defending
singles champion, and Edgar Weller,
the Texas doubles team, whipped
Guernsey and Joe Lucia in the doubles
final to keep the Owls from breaking
through for both titles as Oklahoma
University, then a conference member,
did in 1916. The score was 7-5. 4-6,
6-3, 6-1. Thus win reversed the tables
from a dual match earlier in the week
when Guernsey and Lucia scored over
the Texas team.
Guernsey, hitting the ball with his
customary accuracy and speed, wore
down Kamrath, winning 6-2. 6-2, 6-2.
The match was probably closer than
the score indicated although the in-
domitable Frank kept the match under
control throughout.
In the doubles Lucia foot-faulted
far too much to give the Texqs duo an
edge. Weller and Kamrath covered
up well and their volleying, although
not as good as Guernsey's, was suf-
ficiently sharn to keen the Owls at bav
Ebbie Holden and Max Campbell,
senior members of the Rice team,
met Kamrath and Weller in the semi-
finals Fridav afternoon and took a two
set to one lead before the match was
halted bv darkness. Saturday morn-
ing the Texas team came back to take
the last two sets quickly and reach the
finals. The score was 4-6. 10-12, (i-l!,
G-2. 6-0,
Guernsey and Lucia heft Warren
Christncr and Paschal Walthall. Te'rtris'
No. 2 doubles team in the semi-finals
Friday afternoon.
j Probably six Hie.' track men, aecom-
I pnnied by Coach Enimett Brut)son, will
j attend the National Intercollegiate
track meet in Minneapolis on June 17-
I IK and the National A. A. U. meet in
: New York on July 2-3.
I Captain Jack Patterson. Fred Wolcott.
E. Y: Steakley, Calvin Bell. Ivan Jones,
and Paul Sanders are the six men who
ptobably will make the trip to rep-
resent Rice in the national meets. This
lineup is not yet definite, said Brun-
This drawing is the architect's conception uf ihc huildin; to lie luiilt with the funds being raised by the Alumni
Association. It is hoped that this fund will be completed ' y MMS. 'I he building is the prototype of the Physics
Building. It will attach on the end of the Administration Building onposiie the Physics Building. The present drive
to interest all alumni will commence with the present scnio • class and wind up next fall at Homecoming.
INTELLIGENCE TESTS
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GIVEN TO BEAUMONT
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OFFICERS BY P ATT IE
Wolcott .is.expected to stick with the
hurdles alone in the interscholnstic
meet for the first time this season. In
every meet the record breaking sonho-
more has competed in at least tw«i
other events. He will be favored for
th titles in the Intercollegiate and in
the A. A. U. as well.
Steakley will run the 100-yard and
220-vard dashes, forsaking the 440-
yard dash entirely. Steakley last year
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PRE-MEDS CHOOSE
ELLIOTT SHARP AS
SOCIETY PRESIDENT
Friday night at the Autry House at
the year's last meeting the Pre-Med
Society elected Elliott Sharp presi-
dent for the 1938-39 academic year.
Dick Leigh was chosen vice presi-
dent; Frank Gooch was elected secre-
tary: and Jimmy Barnard is treasurer.
JAMES S. WATERS
SPEAKER AT TAU
BETA PI BANQUET
Professor J. S. Waters of the Depart-
ment of Electrical Engineering was the
main speaker at the Tau Beta Pi ban-
-itict honoring the engineering faculty
Friday night at Cohen House. The
banquet was the first social affair of
the newly-formed association.
In his talk. Professor Waters re-
counted some of his engineering ex-
periences as an army engineer. He
still holds the rank of major in the en-
gineering corps of the United States
Army. He was introduced at the ban-
quet by Carroll Karkalits, president of
the organization.
William Alvarez, treasurer, was in
charge of arrangements for the ban-
quet. which concludes the club's acti-
vities for this year. Only nineteen
mouthers wore elected to the honorary
engineering society this year. Mem-
bers Are chosen on the basis of scho-
larship and engineering ability from
'he junior and senbr classes.
Tho formation of the group, spon-
sored by Professor J. H. Pound, Was
unproved by Dr. Lovetl. Only two
-hartered chapters of Tau Beta Pi
have been ereatcd in Texas so far, one
M the University of Texas, the other at
Texas Tech. The Rice Chapter will
receive tis charter in March, 1940.
Officers of the grottn are Karkalits,
resident: John Martin, vice-president;
Bill Denbrock, secretary; and Alvarez,
treasurer.
Dr. Frank A; Pattic. Jr.. gave intel- j
Iigence tests to three Beaumont traffic
officers Monday afternoon in bis of- j
(ice. One of the three men will be |
awarded a year's scholarship to the
Traffic Safety Institute of Northwest-
ern University. ?'!
The men. W. H. Cook. O. D. Cobb and
C. R. Sutphen. were chosen by the
Beaumont chief of p.ilice. Dr. Pattie
gave the tests at the request of North-
western University.
The scholarship was awarded to a
member of the Beaumont force on the
safety record the city made last year.
Beaumont tied for first place with
Sacramento. Gal.
A reduction Of, 73 per cent in traf-
fic accidents and from 22 to ti in traffic
fatalities is Beaumont's 1937 safe ty
record, the officers said.
Several scholarships in addition to
those given Sacramento and Beaumont
were awarded. Scholarships were
given to the states with the best rec-
ords.
ROBERTA MONTGOMERY
PRESIDENT OF NEXT
YEAR'S TENNIS CLUB
ANNUAL BANQUET
STARTS ROUND OF
SENIOR FUNCTIONS
Seniors To Get Caps, Gowns
On June 2-3, Urged
To Pay Dues.
MALONE, MYERS SWIM
THROUGH FLOODS, GET
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ELECTED BY WRITERS
Roberta Montgomery, new president
of the- Tennis. Club, was installed last
weekend fit a party at Cninn Beat.v.
when she was introduced by Mary
Marshall Matthews, retiring president.
The party was the last meeting of the
club for the school year.
Other officers for next year are
Betty Fitch, vice president: Martha
Hersey, secretary; Annie Marie Joekel,
treasurer; ami Jessie Belle Schmidt.
reporter.
Martha Hersey won the pin offered
to the member who nlav^d tennis the
greatest number of hours. thp eblincj,. s,atcr| t[t)nt
Singles and doubles finals are to bo f representatives and the coimcilwoman-
finished this week and cups awarded
to the. winners. Those participating itj
the finals are Mary Marshall Matthews
Final arrangements for all senior af-
fairs were completed this 'wecsfcj. with
final exams starting Monday filling the
Swimming!
Sam Cruse announced Thursday
that following t h e dancing and
dinner on the Rice Roof at the
Senior American, all those attend-
ing would be invited to swim at
River Oaks Country Club during
(he afternoon.
preigram lor the
ceding all the
:iaduating class
ment
next two weeks pre-
femctions for the
The chief announce-
catne from Sam Cruse, senior
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WOMEN'S COUNCIL
REPRESENTATIVES
ELECTED MONDAY
Monday, the ever-persistent Kkfpi
• Writing Club swam thro'Uigb torrential
ains and floods to hold the last :Ten-
ia' meeting of the- semester. The mcet-
ng. due to the slow swimming of the
members, started at It! .o'clock, just two
hours late.
] The me" ting opined with Horry Molt
j reading. a poem witli direct bearing on
j he weather entitled "Dew Drops." His
I second poem was completely oversha-
dowed, since everyone seas busy iigur-
| I'm out bow tin y weiv roiim ! ■ svvini
through the "dew drops1' outside.
As if that weren't ironieal enough,
I George Evans read a' 'short satire. La-
voisier Lamar, host for. the evening.
I end twl more chapters i>t his novel.
Mr. Lamar has bt't-n working on his
novel about a college sophomore since
' 'act summer.
After the important part of the
'meeting was over, the club settled
| down to business and elected W. C.
Mai 'ne president: and Barbara Myers
vice-nresident of the club for next
year.
The Writing Club will continue to
'lie" t during the summer, 'Malone op-
timistically dceliiretl,' setting the date of
the next meeting as June 20. the sec-
ond Monday after
Plays In Intercollegiates
And Winds Up At
Forest Hills.
priVrik Gui-rij «• •' liiev:
who ,inst last; wei k woli tin Si mlhwe«t
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plans,.' Viialvillg. .Ills '.si fot tl.e' N;if ir.t.j!
int. teolK'^iatp',1,cfe;}|jn' ii'i'itil/.^'iiiding' uj.>:
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will 1.".' 'be Texas St;•;• louniey
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/tM.illeftiatviS : at ■ Dallas: Ki.;h( njeti evt!
qualify trnni this eiistiaet;
The ai'i'iu'ate, trick> Rice staV
plav in his fil'st meet of natioiia!
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2t!. This mi'.( I will brii)g togethei : llu- ' i-i'.o ' t,h<i.y bae
iitstandiiig players of tile nation. ihe'li: •! the
During the tnHuwing we! k loiern - pitcati •;,«< >'i <
sey will travel to the Tri-State tiair- 1'his on.-,
nanient in Ciiu.'ini'.ati. On Jui\' fi in-■: iiins-tt'jiti-■ is.
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Club, the Intercollegiate meet will take m'art.c to tl.t Marory aiui :;pi
place. Joe Lucia, another liiev not 'i 11". i sen i: ,. ;r.i , .
star, is i xpeetecl to' play in this meet oi'giinii1 >.:!«.;ao. i-
and compete with Frank in tin- dou-
bles. Guorusey and l.ueia Ilist tin
coiifi'i-eiico rlbul.los 11 iwn to tiobbj
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MATH CONTEST OF
NATIONAL SOCIETY
WON BY MACKEY
The litjM vijitliae. tSThe C:1 iitj'td.:. f.r-
'ii( ol... w.i-■ .;vii : .«!'<•.1 iii 1:'.",.!
iCenyernid inimari^v Wills tin method
•at torniauoii. priypi-nie- and apoliea-
tion- ..,t the element's m Hu ■ . iai
-tail .
"T!i' Kydri'as Oxides .ie.d 1 Iv -
rli'oxieips.'! the seeornl vohimr was
1 u:I tailed ill 1 and deal- with the
l'Olloidii.1 jjro.pt r'tii..- .cv.l .ipplieat'i"n> of
the oxide.-.
Dr Wtfiser's third viiltirij«.- b ie-
.ci-!\'i-d high praise ti iiii crities <•(
10.01)% |,Mli'!l..is
A valnahie conlributiiiii :■> tiei ni-
ei.l iit*, ratun\ the Cln n.u al and .VIv - .
and Mary Alice Coop-r. against Mary
Watkln nttd Sarah Catherine Evans,
in the doubles; and Mnrv Marshall
Matthews against Mary Alle-e Cooper,
Itl the singles.
Dorothy Zapp and James Alan
Shepherd wore elected to the senior
Positions of the Women's (' mneil in
the election held last Monday. They
defeated Floy King and, Harriet Netli-
ery.
Katherine Gav and . Elna Bii'.ith
sophomore candidal',-1 I'oi' junior rep-
risentative, were elected ever Mildred'
Dattner. Mary Margaret Raymond.
Wisslc Kelley, and IleliHi Noriis,
Fophoinore nominees Joanhi; Storni
and Betty Gartner', defeated
Williams end Jane Leb'h.
Nancy Nagcl. retinng president of. .s).t,H()onl. F!orcMr(. Hcdrick. secretary:
! Mary Margaret Raymond, treasurer:
j Betty Jane Cookenboo, cilrrespeinding
,, ,, '-ecretury: Katherine Gav. puhlk'lty
the' counell. The en««e.lwnrnan-at- |:cj'^|wul^. yaHna St -ne. program
M i tho j ehmrmmr, Mildred Hargrove, pari in-
Next years president Will be cither jm(.ntnrimi, Beltv c;ar,ner ;„ui Flora
ot the two senior representatives. *,
The Women's Council' conducts the | Jnclwun. sergeants-at-arms: Emorence
May Frt" elections and supervises all Heyne. historian, and Elizabeth Hall.
(Continued on Page 3) I tri-literary council member.
George W, Maeko;, of Rice Institute
coir.meiu'em' nt •'' Was antH'-.mecd tb.i- wook by Pimes ,
exercises. If everyone cotiiSi, the cluhlM'r W. D. Cairns of Oberlin ColicUe, taliiiriaieal Fni;iheei'iii.r tut.
will met Inn not \eiv often, | secretary-treasurei ot t!ie Mitln itiati- (\ ijl^t ion nu'M is mil
throughout the summer. Be there!
HARRIET NETHERY
NEW PRESIDENT OF
LITERARY SOCIETY
New president of the Owen ..Wistor,
Literary Socii'ty is Harriet Nethery.
! it has been announced since' the last
Evelyn n^cting of the organization last wook
Other officers are Floy King, vice
, sua'
the freshman;
'iiHn
at-large will bo chosen next year bv
"Hit ■MM
lare'e Is selected from the iuniiir class. \
■I ■„ 1 K 0>j!l
l id A.-sociatiein ot America, has won . Kr^icr iifthe lmTusteial ..• >1 I-Y- ;
.one ot fi vt • iiTilividual pri/.es lor tho „«jtKcrini.; Civ rmrtrv. "Wilh this \i>Uim«
1 highest grades in tb.c William Lowell \et.,.,.,. ;>...,ih omiehc.- American Col-
. I'lUnam Matheiuat'cal Conip: tition !. id in, ote.ie with a weU-eeritten '
Mackey will receive a. S50 cash m. eoernph. The work Hives a crineai
award and will be eligible, for a S1.0t)|l -::n > i of the coll 'idai l ehavi.ir the
yoar scholarship to Harvard University ' oh inei ts . \\ ith partiei'iia: refori-tuv to,C.
which will 1 o awarded to one of tbes. '.In i'ole they have plnyod in ;lcvelop-'
five who plaeod bigln s|. on the siiX- i'iicnt of the theories and apolications
hour examination of colloid science. in ebaractei i-tie
The four Other individual , winners h" hion Wei.-er has thoroughly survey-
are Hubert Gibson. Fort Hays Kansas e:l the literature and frpquer.tlv directs
Slate College. 1 Kaplansky. University attention to gaps in -our knowledge "
of Toronto: M .1. Norris. College ol Arthur A Vernon, of the Journal of
St Thomas: and Bernard Sherman. ■ (-h( Faction .writes "The aims
Brooklvn College. j|10 hu'/e be<'o very woll ac-
Tbe I't'iii of the departiifnit ot s cetnplishrd and a wealth of informa-
mathematics at the University ot Tor- ; ti< n is present -d in a clear manner,
•ijitn took first piize in the team com- TI r amount of material included in
Petition. The first prize money was tic biok should make it a valuable
$500. The second nrize of $200 went to reference work, while the literature
University of California at Berkeley, citations are complete, so that one lias
and the third prize, also $200. to at hand the starting point for the in-
Columhia University. vestigation of further details."
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