The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, January 9, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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Student Weekly Publication
The Rice Institute
HOUSTON, TEXAS,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9. 1912
Number 14
Speed-up!
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At Midterm
1942 Engineers May Be
Graduated Before June
1941 Football Captain
Back In School
On Furlough
Seniors can breathe a hit easier
now. Class rings, due here since De-
cember 15, will he ready for delivery
.in the Co-op at 9 a.m. January 17,
The possibility of early graduation for institute engineers, | Mumger Ben Hander said Thursday
needed immediately for defense work and technical commissions m*?ht.
j with the armed forces, loomed Thursday as engineers reported La,c; ,dehvtn'y 0,1 the r '"5 s Wi*,s
I ,, , . , , , , . . . caused by emergency conditions, ot-
[that instructors were doubling and tripling assignments andlficillU of t]u. glm. K„EI,lvin„. Com.
I members of the administration admitted that a general speed-11Jsinv 0vDiained to seniors earlv in
Buck Sloan, 1941 football captain, jng_Up was under consideration. I " ——— ! December.
Sorest meXndi6 Student engineers insisted Wed- Hander also said Thursday that
nn nwavrfinw m-Brlft ni, /W™ o<5 An administration spokesman em-'ne«day that they "would be out of tile next: deadline ,wl' •sc'ni°1' nn- or"
Mon on aw anting ci edit oi dcRices, .k-rs would be on February 25, aftei
to students leaving school for mill-;1 1 dtlimtc pt< gium , ]u;rt, i>y April, but authorities; _ • H ,, • ,
tary service. i'uu* oeen outl'net' ^or ^astei"nK ^1(i pointed out Thursday that even if a
. 1 graduation of technical students.,; .. ,
Sloan, lackmtc two course!, tor tlwt mom|M11.s #( ^ «!«■.'.taw-.,,, im.gB.rn nx adopted,
deRiee, enlisted in the army "UL^ faculty hail been called intofttrailoation before May 1 would lie
corps during the Christmas holidays, I .. r , , , rf;.. i
, , ; . ,c , iconference. Instructors are appar- extremely doubtful. Apparently ex-
and returned to classes Monday on; .... ... , , J .. .. , . i
, „ , , ... ... ' entlv still waiting tor some definite ara weeks would be saved by elinn- :
a 30-dav furlough which will allow , . . „ ,! ... , ... . , 1
. , . [decision from national educational j na ting part ot examination periods,
him time to complete midterm ex-1 . .. .... . . .. . . • .. ' I
j associations still debating the ques- spring holidays, and increasing the
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tion of speeding up courses and sim- tempo throughout the engineering
13on6 Bciorc i*i 11 i i
, , . I ilar problems. , department.
Sloan is taking four courses at ' ___ _____ _____
Snfor Rm0gmDenSvery School Ready
On January 17 fQf ^clcOUt
On Monday
A
World
a t
WAR
present. If given special credit \
counting f o u r half semesters of j Nerve Medicine
work as two full semester courses,
he will be eligible for a diploma. An |
administrative spokes m a n said j
Thursday this "had been done before j
in an emergency," but would make!
no definite commitment. •
Unofficial estimates show that
approximately 40 academic seniors
are facing the prospect of induction
before commencement, scheduled
here June 8. The administration has
Recorded Music Program
To Be Presented Sunday
Japs appoint military commander
in .Manila, enforce martial law.
name puppet mayor.
First navy communique in three
days credits U. S. subs in Asiatic
Fleet with sinking Nip transport,
jthree cargo ships 10,000 tons each,
j Further report on marine stand at
i Wake Island shows Jap loss of an-
tcry Social Board and the Thresher,
an informal program of recorded!3:H5
already indicated that the probable j music will be given at 3:30 Sunday |
practice will be to make individual: afternoon in the dining hall of the j 4 .()5
decisions in each case on the ques-j dormitories. All students, faculty!
tion of awarding a diploma or aca-1 members and their friends are in-
Sponsored jointly by the Dormi- 3:30 p.m.—Mozart: Overture, "The j other cruiser and gunboat in addi-
demic credit.
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jvited to attend; the invitation is ex-
| tended equally to women students.
| The first program, selected by
; Edd Payne, Thresher music editor,
will include:
4:35-
4:50-
A Bowl-of-Rice dinner for the
benefit of the World Student Service
Fund is being given by the YWCA
at the First Methodist Church Fri-
day. January 1(3, at 6:30 p.m. The
tickets sell for 40 cents, and are ob-
tainable from members of the Y or
through the various religious organ-
izations ami literary societies. The
meal will consist simply of a bowl
of ri«& as a symbolic sharing and
recognition of the stark deprivation
of those for Whom the money is be-
ing raised.
The World Student Service Fund
is a campus activity throughout the
nation under the sponsorship of the
National Intercollegiate Christian
Council. The money is raised by stu-
dents for students in war-stricken i
countries. The g o a 1 this year is
5)100,000, which will be equally dis
tributed between China and Europe
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Marriage of Figaro." I tion to five other warships.
Ts°haikovskv: Overture, Jan reconnaissance planes report-
meo and Juliet." j ert over Batavia. Quiet in Celebes—
Haydn: "Surprise" Symphony | *ew Guinea region bombed early
(Number 94). I Ihursday.
Grieg: "Peer Gynt Suite,' Anthony Eden te,ls H °11 s e ,,f
Number 1 " , Commons Germans suffering even
, more devastating losses in Russia
l afne!' i v" ' ° t U than those incurred bv Napoleon in
j Valkyries. 181*>
! A brief comment will be made on British defense lines weaker in
j each work. Use of a reproducing Malava; uneasy blouse Commons
| machine has been donated by Laur- flemands more information on Sin-
'ence Prehn. The concert is the first "a'K)re siU,ation-
.. ;i; House Representatives votes in
i ot series; programs in the future .... . .
effect to strip Fiorello LaGuardia
I will be prepared by a committee con- ()f powers as director of civilian de-
I suiting suggestions of listeners. fen.se. Control put in hands of army
The time that each selection will with 8100.000.000 appropriation.
1 j be heard is listed so that members, MacArthur faces prospect of
Charles A Wells noted r-irtnon i«t the audience may time their ar-:stronger Jap reinforcements as new
to hear any Pa,ti,-a!ar aolee- troop,hip. a„pear oft
y WCA Sponsors
"Bowl of Rice" p i. . I ,
Keligious Lecture
Here Next Friday, To Be |||ustrated
With Ca rtoons
| will give one of his illustrated lee-'*1011*
tures to the student b o d y in the! Sjxmsors said Thursday that ev-
main room of Autry House Tuesday j ery effort will be made to present
at 12:15 p.m. All students are invit-' well-balanced and interesting pro-
ed to attend. ! grams.
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Mr. Wells, whose appearance is j
being sponsored by the Student Re- \
ligious Council, is in Houston as the J
guest of the South Main Baptist j
Church, where he will speak next
Sunday at both services and each
evening during the week, Monday
through Friday, at 7:30 p.m. 32 Pass N'avv I'hvsical
I
Extensive Travel Medical Deferment
He has traveled extensively New Registration for 400
_, throughout the Old World, and is Meteorologists Needed
now a feature writer and artist for Sophs Eligible in V-5
several newspapers and religious | January Board Bill $31.80
publications. Wells has faced execu- Washington Merry Go Round
tion in China, been jailed in Russia, Payne on Music
lived through a typhoon off the Specialized Program May Develop
1 long Kong coast in a small boat, Faculty, Student War Record
and was in Germany when the pres- jjS Years Ago on Campus
j.ent war broke out. Students Favor Bombing
A meeting of the editorial and The lecturer, according to Student Stuff
business staffs of the Campanile Religious Council officials, is a Society
will be held today in rooms 201-2 of j Quaker, but his talk will be non- Editorials
the Administration Building at 1;denominational in nature. When he Owls Take Texas
p.m., Box Knox said Thursday.! speaks, he combines his artistic abil- j Palmer Scores
Proofs of work done to date on the j ity with his talks, illustrating each Wright Picks Owls, Arkansas
yearbook will be displayed, and fu-! presentation with an extemporan- [ Late Intramural Bulletin
ture policy on advertising discussed, j eous cartoon. Rice Plays Aggies Here Tuesday
Harold Ickes sees no immediate
rationing of gasoline, orders 10 mph
speed limit in national parks.
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Athletic Director
Urges Program
Of Conditioning
Campanile Session
Scheduled Today
~ Kmnie.tt Branson, business mati-
9 ager of athletics and varsity track
2 coach, urged male students Thurs-
2' day io report at -nice for regular
2 workouts and conditioning in track
7 and field sports.
7 ' Brutison, who has r e c e n 11 y at-
2 tended athletic conventions at which
3 athletic directors and army and navy
3 ; officials emphasized the value of •
6 physical conditioning in the defense.
0 effort, said that proper competition
6 would be p r o v i <1 e d for all men,
: 1
6 i whether they work for a regular.
4 place on the hack and field squad or
f> not.
•t j Brunsou may be e o n t a c t e d at
$ K-3-1601 or at the athletic office j
5 ihiwnstairs in the Field House.
W. W. Watkin
To Be In Charge
| For Institute
By Jim Hargrove
Rice Institute will co-operate
with the City of Houst&n to the
fullest extent in staging- a prac-
t ice blackout tentatively sched-
j tiled from 8 until 8:30 n. m.
! Moin'ay, William Ward Watkin, pro-
cessor of architecture and director
'of defense precautions at the Instis'
jtute, declared Thursday.
The college buildings and labora-
tories will be closed from 7 :'1U p.m.
until the all-clear signal in the coun-
ty's first test is heard. In case of in-
clement weather, it was stated, the
blackout will probably be postponed,
A Naval ROTC detachment in uni-
form will patrol the cloisters of the
j buildings and guards will be placed
: on duty at strategic locations to re-
!port any extraordinary occurrences.
! Street Rules
j Meanwhile «the dormitories will be
blacked out from a central switch
[at the first blast of the warning
| siren and will not be relit until the
all-clear, which will sound approxi-
1 Mate!/ one half hour after die warti-
| ing.
Any irregularity or violation of
blackout will necessitate the pro-
i longing of the. trial. Mr. Watkin
i stated, and the offender will be sub-
ject to the same fines and punish-
ments levied on private citizens of
j the City of Houston. "This is not an
(Continued on page 8)
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Council Accepts
Leedom By-laws;
Discusses Others
Studen: 'council met Thi:r-day n
its first meeting of the new year.
The meeting was attended by twelve
of its fourteen regula: members.
Senior- Wile Poole and Mildred
Cordill w e t' e absent and reported
still in California. Doubt was ex-
pressed as to whether Mrs. Cordill
intended to return to school; in the
• event she (toes not a new senior rep-
I resentative will be appointed by the
j council.
Aimless Discussion
Very little actioir'wa- taivn in the.
meeting a It hough-it hero wa- a super-:'
j fluity of rather aimless discussion
j < digressing at times into argument)
Cn othei' issues. The one decisive ac-
tion was the, adoption of a by daw ,
prepared by ,1 u n i u r John Leedom,
making jnovisum for n p.uliamen-
, tarian to organize and direct the
parliamentary procedure of the
council. The new by daw. if enforced,
provides for an espe't pailiamen-
tarian to ride on questions of proce-
dure and also to advise council as to
the constitutionality of any doubt-
ful laws or actions. The law will be
published on the bulletin board for
ten days, as required by the asso-
ciation constitution, before it be-
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, January 9, 1942, newspaper, January 9, 1942; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230531/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.