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HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1939
Number 5
Upholding Honoris
Responsibility Of
Individual Student
King, Ernst Lead
Race For Council
Student Council Run-off
Monday From 8 to 1
In Sallyport
Out of the 376 votes cast last
Monday in the sallyport at gen-
eral fall election, Robert "Sena-
tor" Wommack received 224 of
them to become assistant bus-
iness manager of the Thresher
for the year 1939-40, Wommack
will atomaticully become business
manager of the Thresher next year,
Vernon "Huzzy" Baird, the other can-
didate for this office, received 145
votes.
lions Elected Cheer Leader
In the race for cheer leader Billy
E. lioss was carried into office by
204 ballots, while Billy Halback re-
ceived 100. Ross will join head yell-
leader Norman "Red" Newsome and
Walter Bolton on the Owl cheering
staff for the first time at the Rice-
Louisiana game this Saturday night
at Baton Rouge.
Senior Class Klection
Carey King was first in the Senior
Class election for the senior , repre-
sentative position on the council with
thirty-eight of the 145 votes cast.
Eliot Ernst was second with thirty-
six, Floyd Reitz third with twenty-
five, and Henry Gardiner and Dave
Johnston split, fourth with twenty-
three votes apiece.
Since no one-candidate received a
majority of the total votes cast, a
i un off election between Carey King
and Eliot Ernst will be conducted
by the Senior Class Mojiday in sally-
port from 8 a. in, till 1 p. m.
Rice Band To Hold
Pep Rally In Baton
Rouge Before Tilt
The Rice Institute Band is com-
pleting its preparations for the trip
to LSIJ oil the special train, which
leaves at 7:45 a. m. Saturday from
the Union Station, located on the
corner of Texas Avenue and Craw-
ford. Tickets for eighty-three per-
sons have been arranged for. The
number includes the three cheer
leaders.
Pep Rally at Baton Rouge
The train arrives at Baton Rouge
at approximately 3:00. p. in., and
there will be a Rice pep rally in front
of the Heidelberg Hotel, as has been
the custom for several years.
The Band will come onto the field
at. the half with a flourish of trum-
pets, and inarch to the center of the
field where the letters L-S-U will
be formed diagonally across the field.
Coming out of this formation, the
band will proceed to the north goal
line and counter-march. ...Following
the counter-march, it will march to
the fifty-yard line and execute a
criss-cross, thus stationing the hand
in front of thte east stands, where
it will "block-out." "South Main
Blues" will be played in the blocks
out, and the LSU alma mater will
be played in the formation of the
letters L-S-U. "Them Basses" will
be used as the march while on the
field.
Band Has Train Concession
The concessions on the special
train are under the auspices of the
Band, and under the supervision of
See BAND, page 4
Zumwalt, Johnson, and
Wommack Explain
To Freshmen
Knowledge Gained
$ * s|s * *
Best While Lying
$ !)= * * * *
Down On the Job
Winners of Monday's Election
NEW YORK CITY (ACP)
Study in bed and get good grades!
That's the conclusion of. Columbia.
When each individual student takes j University's instructor in Irish cul-
| the responsibility of upholding the Uui'v, Collins floaty, ,after a long and
Hob "Senator" Wommack became
assistant business manager of the
Thresher and Billy Hoss (right) cheer
leader at Monday's election.
| honor .system, the Institute will bo
[able to do away with its modified
system and embrace a 100 per. cent
honor system, according to Frank
' Zumwalt, .Jr., Karl Johnson, and Bob
Wommack, who addressed the fresh-j "The vision
(■lasses Monday, and'with reclining
detailed study of Irish methods of
study, wliich tvvonled that thi- ,<tu-
dents of the Emerald Ule did their
studying while in, a lying! reclining,
til1 horizontal posture.
of schools ;W|liipped
and sleeping accom-'
Sullivan And Keel Outstanding
As Bill Wallace's Men Coast
To Win On Pass Interception
Coach Bill Wallace and his 1989 version of an Owl Slime
squad made their initial appearance last night under the Rice
arcs where they completely routed the invading Paris Junior
J |College Dragons to the tune
of 30-0. ; ' '
Sullivan, Keel, H'ml. Ilrowii weu- the'
outstanding men itt'ni the Ri'Ce line-
;; , : i j mod alio n> -may serin fantastic andji
introduced hy!| far removed from what we current
\ man scienci
: Tuesday. ;
j Each speaker was
Jack Wilson,; chairman of the llon-jiy eonsidei good educational prac-1
j oi ( ouiu 11, who, when each speakei , tiee, but p >i hological investigations
[had linished, answered any iiuostinnsj accredit the horizontal posture dur-'
that the students asked. , j ing -stucly as tound," Mr. (leafy say - <
J I be texts ot the speeches were I According to Edmund t'ampion,
! somewhat the same. Each define.! the wi„, u rote hi- history of Iridund
j honor system, explained that Kicc j i„ 1571, Mr. I leal.v continues, it. wa,
■has a modified part-student-supervis-1 a common sight to>ct students
| ed-part-proetor system, and emphu- j "groveling upon couches of - straw;
Elect Ten Seniors,
One Junior To Club
Honorary Engineering:
Fraternity Based
On Scholarship
up to take advantage ,of !h, lira.*
passing: - attack1. ,\ b'ri<>:
:,"|UaV(t;er| ,|re;p()li|.tl of.- the '' •
■'First (Juarlcr,
Jiune, IJ riff-in.
tuijla-d the ■ kick- off f... 1
tei tii-1 fuiiii.'iri'e on h<
ivvjiouart
'ntnet; ft
ii.n
anvn-
Eleven new members :■-were eh-,"ted i'the isrxt ploy, l'i'it-ehard; Si.rue
rec.'Vereil a t'uni.le on Die
t'resch iiVMtWtfil "■ Ai&Hivi
lo membership in the Rice Engine,1'- i end
piivte Society, -honorary tinginSH|iiHg^.|iL
(■<!:- af
10.: Or
h"
1-
jsi'/.ed the method by which the stu-;1 their tidjikiS at their noses, tlVe-iil^'v.-lvti.s ! fraternity,, at a meeting of the li'ieils un ,1 beautiful e1-
[dents could make the present system'I lying flat-to prostrate. jihsll';r>(|>: 'M.eu'ty held'"Jilt ..(-he .Aiijt'ify Hott.se Mdn- AV-ee.m^l .t-fijiijie'd - -:ih:l..!!,
Touch-Football To
Start Intramural
Activities At Rice
The versatile intramural program
will begin with the opening of com-
petition in touch-football, badminton,
and ping-pong Wednesady afternoon.
President Wood announced that
all organizations or individuals wish-
ing to participate in any sport what-
soever will be welcome. An appli-
cation card, obtainable from Billy
Wood or the field house, should be
filled ill and returned to become eligi-
ble for competition.
EliK>hility
Library Fund To
Be Established By
Rally Organization
At a meeting last, Monday evening
in Senior Commons, the Rally Club
voted to establish an annual fund
of fifty dollars toward building up
the Institute library. The fund will before Dr. Heap's Physics 100 ''lass,
;be administered by Miss Alice Dean, who contaminate the rest of thi stu-
| 100 per cent. .. J chattrite out their leisoits' liy .' (jt'eciil-
Quotes Survey meale, beii|g the mo-t part luetic
Speaking before Dr. Edgar Alten-j i't.|],,Wes of twiinty-five yeure?
burg's Biology 100 class in the uni-^.pu-ajVI.'1 j
; phi theatre Monday morning Karl
j Johnson emphasized the fact ■ jt.ha: ■
j a diplopia from, a. school with a.fep. f.t>);-; initK-;- aeBlutely
utation for allowing cheating on- ex-
aminations is. not worth much even
llelilil.yI.cited iuiother. psy
lay iiitrht.
i'ie-se seniors ' chosen on the 'ba-ii-: |
■ f sChoiasta- ul>ilkj| and ..ther i'liiar .
iicteristic.s. were Phillip Albanese.'
if the. graduate himself had not
cheated. It is the five per cent who
in e dishonest, according to all 'Hon-
or. Council Survey quoted I from ' by
Bob Woiiimack, who spoke Tuesday
-t, wh..:-aid: "l.:v.-tiga*.:-n- seem; .
|. (Ialiszeii, Louis Hirdler, David .lob/i-
. |-too, Kol.ert McCants. l'ul-
number ..I vtater.-,, men o) sc-imiee, , , ...
... . , ... , leu. Louis ■ S-paw, and A. red S HMS
ministers, statesmen, arid those who-:,,,,
1 he only junior elected .vas ( biniv's
MllttlieWsl
j-Eliot Ernst. Uejrw Klewellen, tn-in-
Train Time, 7:30
The special train bearing Rice
enthusiasts will leave Houston
at 7:45 a. m. Saturday morn-
ing from the Union Station.
Luck to the Owls in bringing
home the skins of the L. S. U.
Tigers.
David Enrnsworth, president of the
Junior Class, has announced a pic-
nic to be held October 22 at Lyon-
dale Park. Tickets are seventy-five
cents a couple or stag and may be
obtained from officers of the class.
The assessment includes entrance to
the park, food, and dancing.
•• o—
Campanile Business
Staff Asks For Aid
Albert Goodson, business manager
of the Campanile, announced a meet-
ing of all men interested in a con-
nection with the business staff of
the Campanile will be held in Room
201 Administration Building at 1
p. m. today.
'The Engineer' To
Be On November 4
At Houston Club
The first formal dance of the year,
the Engineer, will be held on Satur-jhe no esa.-.usi
day night, November 4, by tile Rice'simple rules
librarian. ,
After a commendation of the en-
thusiastic efforts of Walter Bolton
anil Norman Newsome in opening-
games, the organization also decided
to construct a yell-leader's platform
upon which they may operate with
more agility. Five dollars was do-
nated to the treasury of the newly
formed Intramural Athletic Council
At a meeting of the Council Wed-jas a gesture of approval and support.
nesday 'night, rules for eligibility weiO| 0
discussed. They provide that:
Players must be regularly regist-
ered students of the Rice Institute
and members of the department or
organization which they represent.
Students playing 011 a freshman or
varsity athletic squad of a sport, or
who have lettered in a Sport while
in college, are ineligible for intramu-
ral competition in that sport.
Students participating I11 intrumu-
rals must have a rating of A or B
on the health examination or secure
permission from the medical adviser
to participate.
Intramural certificates will be
awarded to first place team members.
In regard to a student playing for
an organization the Council ruled
that he must sign up to play for
that organization at the beginning of
the year and may not participate in
any event during the year for any
other group.
Will Start Wednesday
Touch-football, singles and doubles
in ping-pong, and badminton will lead
the parade starting next Wednesday,
October 18. Definite plans are mov-
ing forward to add tennis, basket-
ball, boxing, and track as the sea-
son demands and Mr. Hermance an-
nounced that any other sports for
which there was sufficient demand
among the students would be incor-
porated into the program.
H —0
Farnsworth Plans
Junior Class Picnic
dent body and must therefore be
weeded out. ,
Each speaker outlined the method
of accusing a student before the
Honor Council. The accusation should
be made in writing to any member of'
the5 council who in turn passes the
original to Dean Harry B. Weiser and
a copy which omits the names of the
accused and the accuser to the chair-
man of the council. Secret trials uye
held before the Council at which1 time
the accused miiy be called to de-
fend himself. A unanimous decision of
the council is necessary for convic-
tion. Minimum penalty is one year's
suspension from the Institute.
Honor Rules
Ignorance of the functions of the
Honor Council and the correct pro-
cedure for protecting oneself will
Jack Wilson said. The
of jirocedlire are the
Engineering Society.
• P. H. McElya, president of the so-
ciety, has appointed George Forris-
tull, Maurice C. Sullciider, and Ray
Munn Fitzgerald to make the. prep-
arations for the affair.
The committee, after considering
tlie popularity of the Houston Club
as a location for the Rice formals in
the past, has selected it for the Engi-
neer, feeling that the selection will
be generally approved.
following: (1) "All.-books and papers
must be left (.m table at front of
room during examination; (2) All
scratch work must be done in back
of exam booklets; (15) Students
should sit in alternate rows and al-
ternate seats whenever possible; (4)
A pledge readilVg, "Oil 'my honor, I
have neither given nor received aid j Refreshments
have become distinguished in vari-
ous lines, chose practically' the iiori-
.zontal position for their most care-
ful , intellectual work."
'His Children'To Be
Produced Thursday
By Menorah Group
lowing s-iirna! .jilii) trie -'i-yaid .-'(ip
>M<iOre.'i ei.li:.;. do',ciied.,-
A!!••!' ;Ivi-ec tinsiau'Chsdii;-'pla-y.-. lv• ->-
/••■pliii i-.l Wt ciiis and '■ ifjimedialW..
Jiii • 10 1'litclia' ■ I ; 11 i:h. left
•zoitt.-. -but lo1 wtijS (hilled dowv tl.
'! 11 :d s'he b-dl Went over i.'i I'aris
A : osh'ln.ii Slime line jut 1 >. I.r .
iiioejted The l'aiis pui-t. and f:-
r-.lled '.lit on the IT-'-'Mrd ; ;n
! Plans; for the formal an,: info,nia!' K"" hl1"' :",v
parts of the initiation of tiles,- neo-
phytes fire now under way.
TV- Rice Knghv.'-'phytc S.«-' ty
(was formed in the spring of ItlfiH j
1 with the ititentioJi of . becoming af-!
J filiated. 1, after a Acquired two-year j
'existence, with the Tau 1'eta Pi As
sociatioti, high i;anking nat-ionai hiili
nr fraternity fhr studeiits of- eiigi
(leering;
t#j?,Si|f .::;;.i!'-:;l''opt>oj:i..iii.'cly.
quane, orideil 1 'a 1'.--. ! ,v,
is i, 11 te|i.' 1; ill 1 jfiiii-: ■
an-1
Second Quarter, Rice ii, Pari- 11
The Menorah Society of Rice ln-j
stitute will present a play by Ruftis.'DUI I nmkiln r nnn
Lea, i titi d Hi Children." The Till LamBCM UfOUP
one-act-!-play • is' na ti-i'iftvl^y-kiii'iNvi, anil
has won a prize 111 New York for
depicting-- Jewish! history.
•lack Hammerman, dist'rr«ai.-hvti
for his work in the Little Theatre arvs
for (irodtic-ing piiry# -of sec'ial s.i-:':\;.-
fieaiice1, is -diret'tini,?' the pb'iy. Tilt;
cast is as follows: .Liie Livsarus, ijor-
'trayed by Hariy [''ogei; Davbi l-aw-ii-
rus. b,v M ilt-oii ■ Sdper; t laj'-a Laza-
rus. by .Sylvi'a Ba.sS;, Wallie I.ang-
ford, by Mortis S-iivei viian; Re.b-Lni.H-
er, by Gerald Reiss.
Scenery, flir the pllay ,has- been de-
signed by Misls Harriet liheii'igold.
The pliiy, which has been, presented,
previously in Houston, will be given
again by popular i.e>|uest at ,8:,15.
p. 111. Thursday evening, October 10,
at Aijti'y House. A " shortprogram
win' be ,'gi.y',i,,"fi"in"'iiidititiviit:io" thi;' .pliiy'.
will be served aftfer-
To Initiate Seven
Men In November
Rice'-- ol't'-sidi penalty (,;ave th.
i I'aris eleven ., .fir-1 iiowr. aii tii.-i;
! -'iO-yant line, A in- tSv'o ji'iayls U. ■
| illleree|,ted a pass -a l)„- I*:. • .
I Keel and .Miiis gained 1 yu.i dfi' ja;,,
; through tackle, l'ai i.-' off—i.ie
i al(y -,-l the ball back oti the jf> K-
i 'tariing behind :bei:uiti',fl.il k',,i;i; ,■
, and fitiisnin:' In iii; oj>en: t :<-Ki, 1 ' ,-i
j eight end f-o- a tOTeni.l.p.wn «
I Ii■ I :i. Hi,--- ua;, -',1, ,.-,.i : .
-.v,:r!';as i-in- blii I 'lo'aiie,-.:! .■:'!'
i'biitl In. Ric- Is farU u
during this examination," must be
signed by the student and appended
See HONOR SYSTEM, page 4
wards.
The public
program.
is invited tl, attend the
Tile KU •- V-lnhii A < 'haptet f
hi i'hi Lambda I'n-.'ion S--."ie.ty, ((• ■■
tuiiia! honorary chcmb'al sociility.
:his wa-.-k announeed its approval of
tin- candidacy fot: lueninership of
W
i ''
, k.;ek had,
ard 1
;a I'aris
Sell e,I I'liJ-O
ir,o. II,-.- t';1
I'lasls -aiid! ifjiif!
three -selliioi's.-
seven neophytes,-including two grad-;
;tnd|. twb i- l-i
. A -.siis'tnliied' d' <v
Those ajvptoved svere'-'SBce Bunb| v'"1 ' l'' 1,1
uate student
ju ni oris,
It' 1 kius ami James Holmes, ,graduate
i.biii:
,v.'i|i vvhi'-a Keel:
Ml'ij,. ifiiVi
!,.|';:'tl;'''ii'ili.!'!,'d',| (>v.
,;kv -'ii. 'iiiiis
Students "in Chemistry; Eliot Ernst.j'" ' «.= ^;l:aae: . who • -
Alfred Steit/.. Jr. and Louis Hirdle: , " V'"\'"V
senior chemical engineers; and Char-1 ' 11 ,s l
les S. Matthews and tleorgc E, Mar- ! A ortii :.hu h-i.e-va -\ a ;
tin. junior' chemical engineers.' mis-ed. ,!i:, i I', it.-n.i ■!
1 f(ion completion of the necessary ! punt im the I'uo- 's.ytird K-,
reiptiremtlits, the initiation of the; parses tadi',1 1«• :ck and the 1'.,:
neophytes will be held soiin4iuie |itfMreS!ri'i|eii took tjtiir' bail to e:
the early part of November.
Learn Real Thing At Beauty-Pickers' Meet
Two 'Go Up In Smoke' as Actresses
Learn How To Puff and Kiss
This business of acting is cer-
talnl.V |a' broadening experience. At
least that is the opinion 'of some
members of the cast of "Yes, My
Darling Daughter," current play un-
der rehearsal by the Dramatic Club.
Both Mary Olivia Fuller ami Nell
Poole started "learning" how to smoke
cigarettes (not reefers) at the first
complete reading of Mark White
Reed's comedy held Tuesday evening
at the home of Jimmy Terflinger,
director. According to an unimpeach-
able but for obvious reasons uni-
dentified source, Mary Olivia stood
up well until after the ordeal was
nil over. Nell,, however, just couldn't
take it.
Karl Johnson, president of the
Rice Debate Club who plays -the part
of Louisette Rose's father in the piny,
decided that the directions On page
two of the script must be wrong.
It seems that Johnson is supposed
to kiss Mary Olivia "perfunctorily."
Mary Olivia, being a freshman, read
the direction as: "passion,-iti'ly," and
Karl, being inexperienced and ex-
tremely but easily taught hand at
such mattei's, decided to renounce
the debater's code and refused to
argu e.
Another new . experience, accord-
ing to the still: unimpeachable source,
befell the lot of Ncnl Prince. Play-
ing the pikrt of the bewildered. Doug,
"wholesome;"' lover of Ellen (Louiset-
te Roser), Ncnl had trouble with the
"wholesome" part.
Francis Mowery says that ht* will
have to have his name changed to
Jay wood (as it is in the play) be-
cause the members of the cast whom
he picked up in his ultra-fancy car
found it so easy to say; "Home, Jay-
wood."
After the reading, which Director
Terflinger termed "one Of the best
first readings He had heard," the
cast adjourned to raid the icebox
for cokes, but found bottles of even
better, according to the u. b. f, o. r. u.
source.
Riot Squad Called When Committee
Chooses Comely Co-eds
The scene for this one-act playlet, freshmen and select only thirty,"
is' set in A. B. 202. The time is 1:01 j Emily: "Stellohnnse 11 oil Wold. Eve-
p. m.. Friday afternoon. A group ofjlyii Smith.
beautiful young ladies are seated im-
patiently awaiting the arrival of some
one of iiiestimnUlble importance. For
reasons which will be apparent far-
ther on in this opus, the girls seem
to be segregated into four distinct
groups. ,
All names and places mentioned
art- of course entirely fictitious and
any similarity to actual persons liv-
ing or dead is almOst entirely coin-
cidental. but such things do happen.
Emily; "Only two EB's were beau-
ties last year. Those darn Pals . . ."
Enter a jovial young lad, pad-
ded shoulders on his coat, and a sick-
ly smile on his face.
Hudspeth: "Ahem, er, nhy this
is supposed to be a meeting of the
Campanile staff. Sih'ce there is very
little to do at this time of the year'
We are to select the list of girls to
have their pictures made for the bea-
uty secion. We will start With the
Betty: We don't want alt EB's.
(iodbohl loo'k- like she belongs, in
a cradle and Evelyn plays a lousy
game of, bridge. How (ib^uf Barhapt
Clark- and Ma-ry Olivia Pti'lei '
Red Lib: '"Yeah, aiid Latira-IVdeii
and Nancy Ellen . '. ."
Emil>': "Mary Olivia looks like
she "vants to be alone" and she prob-
ably will be, and did you notice the
sill.v way that that Barbara Clark
does her hair up like a mop on the
top of her head. Beauties huh. they're
just Owls."
Hudspeth: "1 think we'd better try
some of the upper classes now."
Betty: "How about Margie Bogar
and Dorothy Burnham?"
Emily: "Huh, Hogtir couldn't stop
chasing Lain in that Buick of hers
long enough to have her picture made,
and Dorothy would have to quit a
bridge game."
See RIOT SQUAD, page 4
the threat.
Fourth tjunrler. Rue ,'fO. Paris u
After an evehain:, ■■! pua>. Zim-
merman forced Cascj to throw .,
• bad pass which was intercepted 1-..
Dickson on the, I'ai'iv and hi broke
loose for a touch,ioWll.
Keel iiiisM-,1 th«* point afte: to.uh-
dow n.
Paris made one piny afte: the
kick-off. NiVs pass wa> intercepted
by Jeff Brown of-Rice mi the Paris
and be ran Unmolested to the
murker.
Pill is threatened 'only once when
they took the ball and advanced 'ill
yard-, on three plays to the Rice
—«>. But here Uabitseh, Owl end,
caught Casey 10 yards behind the
liive; ;o| scrimmage and Paris was
forced' to kick out on '.heir own "it.
The final gun sounded with the
Owl Slimes M0 points ahead of their
season's first opponent.
Background For War
"The; Background for War."
sent to the Rice student body
bv courtesy of Time Magazine,
arrived on the campus Wed-
nesday afternoon too late for
rfi«t i ibutum,
They aty being distributed
tASiliiy at all Thresher news-
stands. Oct your copy of this
condensed article which de-
picts conditions leading up to
the World War II.
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