The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1941 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXVII
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HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 14, 1941
Number 9
Clipped Aggie
This Aggie, one of 15 clipped here j toAsorial work of freshman Edgar
early Thursday in a shearing spree ! Schmidt, right. Back of the victim is
that followed their capture on the Tommy Bratten. assistant t o
campus, is apparently enjoying the Schmidt. On the left is Head Cheer-
leader Walter Bolton, pouring on a
bit more shaving soap. Billy Smel-
lage looks on a bit askance, over
Schmidt's shoulder.
'I Killed the Count"
Murder of Count Motloni
Makes First Class Mystery
By Sam Brock
The Dramatic Club completes a
three-night run of Alec Cappel's "I
Killed the Count" tonight at 8:15 at
Autry House. A near-capacity house
saw the three-act thriller Thursday.
Briefly, the story concerns the
murder of Count Motloni in his flat
one November night. There are end-
less clues left: foot tracks, finger-
prints. bullets, notes, etc.; the in-
genious inspectors first overwhelm
one of the suspects with evidence
and he confesses to the murder.
Trouble Begins
The trouble begins when a stray
clue throws suspicion on another
character, who then becomes more
and more involved until he too con-
fesses. Later another suspect con-
fesses to the same crime. Still later
a young lady confesses. The only one
to suffer is wicked Count Motloni
who, being dead somehow or other
before the play opens, gets no sym-
pathy anyway. He is murdered, how-
ever, and he has a murderer—but
the play can still be seen tonight.
Creditably Done
The credit for putting the play
over so well must go to the entire
cast—and of course to the director,
Joe Smith, and to the warm audi-
ence. Jim Hargrove, as the inspec-
tor, has the central part in the play,
which he acts with complete dignity
and naturalness. Neal Prince is his
rookie assistant who flits along un-
til he fishes up the resolving clue.
Peggy Bentz. and Bob Lewis are
domestics at the apartment house
and both give good acting to their
small parts. Eldred Robinson, who
manages the apartments, is nervous
and nice. Lastie Vincent is an amus-
ing accent. Another accent is Peggy
Johnston, who plays Re nee la Lune,
an actress of richly varied talents.
her little realities and
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Marvin Moore Reelected
, Steel Expert to Speak
BSl* Collects Toys
Thanksgiving Program Set
I Award Given Dr. Lovett
November Grades Out
Directory Delayed
Defense Class Registers
Stuff
The Aggie Problem
Payne on Music
Shake Hands With the Dragon
Texas Tries Comeback
Slimes Toppled
I Sellout Here Saturday
Intramural Playoffs Near
j Conference Statistics
Deadline Saturday
Navy Marksmen Win
Goforth Stars
Distribution Major Problem
Group Initiated
| As Tau Beta Pi
Honors Scholars
lii formal and secret ritual, four
pledges were initiated into the Gam-
! ma of Texas, Rice chapter of Tau
! Beta Pi, national honorary engineer-
, ing fraternity. Wednesday night in
j the Senior Commons.
j Secret Motto
! David Knowles, Francis Collins,
, and Clarence Saunders, senior elec-
: trical engineers, and James B. Walk-
! er, junior chemical engineer, were
! the initiates. John L. Boyer, senior
j electrical engineering pledge, was
I unable to attend the initiation.
During the ceremony the new
j members were invested with the
I. badge of m e m b e i s h i p. the gold
"bent." on which appears the name
of the member and his class, to-
gether with initials of the motto of
j the society. This motto, revealed to
I the new members for the first time,
is not made public. The meeting was
presided over by Alfred 1). Reichle,
i president of the Rice chapter, as-
sisted by J. H. Pound, professor of
1 mechanical engineering, L. B. Ryon,
! professor of'.civil engineering, C. A.
1 Hall, instructor in mechanical engi-
neering. T. P. Weir, fellow in ehem-
| istry, and A. M. Johnson, instructor
in civil engineering.
I Smoker Follows
The five students were recently
elected to membership by the under-
graduate members of the society.
Scholastic ability, integrity, adapta-
bility, and unselfish activity are
considered among the qualifications
for membership.
Cost of Board
Rises Only Four
Cents In Commons
Dormitory board bills for Novom-
ber show a four cent rise, over those
for November, 1940, according to a
re port issued by the Bursar's office.
The daily rate of $1.02 per stu-
dent last November has been raised
to $1.06. The increase in the price
of such commodities as salad oils,
shortening and other vegetable
| compounds has been partly respon-
I si file for the rise, according to offi-
cials. Fresh meat, fresh vegetables,
and such taples as flour and sugar
have showed almost no change in
price. Chef R. L. Kelley stated re-
cently.
No Foods Dropped
In spite of the expected rise of
food costs no foods will be dropped
from the menus in the commons be-
cause of their price or scarcity,
Manager W. C. Hardy declared.
Costs incurred by the dormitory
from the beginning of school to No-
vember totaled 117,395.56.
Student Body
To Sit Tomorrow
In Section H
Students enter the stadium for the
Texas A. and M. game Saturday at they returned, and runners went
either gate 2, 3, 4, or 5 in the South through the dormitories spreading
Stands. The student section for this the alarm. The original four were
one game is in H, from the 20-yard caught immediately, and Rice stu-
line to the goal line. (Continued on page 8)
Aggieland Style
;
All Clear At 2 a. m.
As 200 Guard Bonfire
Against Aggie Threat
50-Foot Structure Scheduled to Be Lit
At 7:30 Tonight as Feature
Of Pep Rally
A picked squad of 200 students stood guard over a tower-
ing oO-foot bonfire at 2 a.m. Friday, as freshmen worked hur-
riedly under the threat of another Aggie invasion to complete
the huge structure, scheduled to be fired tonight at 7:30 at the
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Rally Club officials, patrolling the
grounds continually since an earlier
attack from College Station was
beaten off successfully at 4 a.m.
Thursday, said shortly after 1:30
this morning that they believed the
presence of ten cadet officers, sent;
I from College Station at 5 p.m., had
prevented any serious clash between
students here and an Aggie raiding
party. Three cadets were caught at
11 p.m. some 50 yards from the bon-
fire, but released unscathed.
Speakers Listed
Speakers at the pep rally tonight-
include Dr. H. E. Bray, professoi of
iv at hematics and chairman of the
Committee on Outdoor Sports;
alumnus Frank Carotthers; and Tony
Martino. The band will play before
and after the rally, at which the
coaching staff and members of the
football s q u a d are to be honor
guests.
The honor guard of high-ranking
cadet officials, sent here to prevent
a recurrence of Thursday's fight,
included Col. Thomas Gillis, Lt. Col.,
Howard Brians, Rufus Pearce, and
Joe Cibbs, Majors Rob Russell and
Lee Rice. Moak Rollins, and Fred
Smithen. and Captains Dick Hervey
and Alden Cathey. They reported to
Rally Club President Vernon Baird
shortly after 5 p.m.
Return at 4:30 a.m.
The first Aggie attack Thursday
night was reported at 12:30 a.m.,
but four invaders spotted outside
West Hall escaped. At 4:15 a.m.
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HoustonSinger, Aggie Band I
To Be Featured at Dance
The Aggieland Orchestra, famed
14-man band from College Station.
| will be featured at the Saturday
night (lance to be held at Arabia
Temple from 0 until 1. Appearing
with the band is Norma Jean Jahn,
blonde Houstouian, featured vocal-
' ist.
Tickets for this week's dance are
priced at St.50, couple or stag.
Cokes will be served in the balcony
: as after the Tulane game, dance
I committee members said Thursday,
and tables will be set in the balcony.
; ( (imposed entirely of Texas A.
and M. students, the Aggieland Or-
chestra is nationally famous among
collegiate bands, and has been in
existence for more than 20 years.
Members of the dance committee
who arranged the orchestra's first
appearance here this year are John
Moragne. chairman; Jack Clemens.
Johnny Boyd, and Dick Jones,
The committee, expecting a rec-
ord crowd a- more than 5,000 Ag-
gies invade the city on a corps trip,
arranged Thursday for special dee-
orations at Arabia Temple, scene of
Saturday's dance.
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