The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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Student Weekly Publication
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Number 25
VOLUME X^VII
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HOUSTON, TEXAS. FRIDAY, APRIL 17. 1942
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Naval Club j
Dance Set j
Tomorrow
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Knight Owls
To Play At
Houston Club i
Murder With A New Twist
Culminating its first year of j
activity, the Naval Club will en-;
tertain Saturday night at the j
Houston Club with a formal j
banquet and dance. Howard j
Sasseen announced Thursday that i
the banquet will be for club mem- !
bers only, but that the dance follow-1
in, ' will be open to the general pub-
lic. The cadets and their dates arc j
to dine at 7:30 p.m., with the dance I
beginning at 9:00.
An Institute coed will be elected i
Sweetheart of the Navy as the ca- j
(lets of the naval unit banquet. The !
election of the sweetheart will be
held during the dinner, and she will j
be presented with a locket later in
the evening, through the courtesy
of Lt. Col. S. H. Becker of Houston. I
Walter Symonds and his orches- j
i t a are to play for the evening, and
the ballroom is to be decorated in Two of the principals in "Night
the traditioanl Navy manner, with j Must Fall," Emelyn Williams' ten-
a blue backdrop and anchor. The j sion-packed drama of murder with
ban distend be transform* ^4 f<y,. dd t*'st, are ?u above
the evening into the good ship USSj
Rice, and halyards will be hung
from several points flying navy sig-
nal flags. The price for the dance
will be $1.65, and members of the
dub may receive a reduction. The
Dramatists
Score With
Psychology
"Night Must Fall"
Closes Run
Tonight
scene from the three-acl shocker, Dinctor Joe Smith, Jr., appearing
which closes a campus ruu tonight as Inspector IJelsize, and the testy
at Autry House at 8:15 p.m. jMrs. Terence, Laura Louise Peden
1 to Itfht are v llt v Kings? • !!, >. t.al !ifc.
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I who portrays a philanthropic victim.
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Senior Dues
Deadline On
April 29
Lovett Salutes
Dupre's Success
As Commandant
President Lovett expressed the
Institute's deep sense of regret upon
hearing of Captain Dallas D. Du-
pre's unconfirmed transfer to Notre
1 lame in a prep a r e d statement
Thursday, praising the comman-
dant's ability, his administrative
and technical skill, and his service
in launching the campus naval unit.
"We could hardly have hoped,"
the statement read, "to hold indefi-
nitely an officer of his rank, ability,
experience, and service, but this re-
flection tempers in no way our deep
sense of regret.
"Our great satisfaction in his
original appointment has been jus-
tified at eVery*. turn."
The complete statement follows:
A Salute to Captain Dupre, USN
Even in these days of one shock
after another, we were wholly un-
prepared for the news that Captain
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Billy Wood Made
First Lieutenant
Billy Wood, Class of '40, has been
promoted to the rank of first lieu-
tenant in the Marine Corps, it was
learned here Thursday. Lieutenant
Wood is on an observation mission
abroad.
Senior dues will remain on sale at
the table in Sallyport on Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday of next
week from 9 to 12. The following
week they will be sold only through
Wednesday, April 29. the deadline.
The senior class dues committee
urged all class members Thursday
to pay their dues as soon as possi-
ble.
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Midnight Raffle
Features OWLS
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Dance April 25
A midnight raffle of dance tickets
will provide the highlight for the
OWLS annual dance at the Junior
League April 25, Jackie Murphree,
chairman of the raffle committee,
announced Thursday. The holder of
the lucky ticket will receive a bid to
! the senior final ball, ten tickets to
j the Plantation and two tickets to
j the Empire Room. Tickets for the
! raffle are being sold for 10 cents
and may be purchased from any
OWLS member.
It has been announced by Mar-
garet Wilson that Walter Symonds'
Knight Owls will provide the music
for the evening with dancing from
9 until 1. Bids for the dance will go
on sale at $1.50 per couple, accord-
ing to Lucy Ann Webster, chairman
of the bid committee.
Owls, SMU
Meet Again
Here Today
Owls Lose 9-6
On Late SMU
Upsurge
Transferred
By Buck Wright
Rallying in the last two in-
nings to score six runs, the
SMU Mustangs bested the Owls
9-6 on the Rice diamond Thurs-
day. The two teams finish the
series here this afternoon at 5} p.m.
with Don Leigh opposing the
Ponies' Jim Taylor on the mound.
SMU was off to a flying start
Thursday as they put together three
hits to cross home plate twice in the
initial stanza. The Owls ran up their
total score in the third on three
safeties, five walks, and a pair of
errors. Collura was passed to start
it. Pendarvis bunted and Collura
went all the way home while the
Mustangs were juggling the ball.
Then Sheehan hit a hot liner down
the third base line which not even
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Senior Banquet Engineers Donate
Set For Tuesday $175 In War Bonds
j
The senior dormitory banquet, At a special meeting Tuesday eve-
originally scheduled for Wednesday.: ning. the Engineering Society voted
was moved to Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. | to purchase .$175 worth of war
last night by the Men's Dormitory | bonds. The bonds will be presented
Board. Graduating seniors who live to the Engineering Alumni Associa-
in the residential halls and their jtioti at that organization's banquet
guests will be honored. ! ir. Senior Commons tomorrow night.
(See story, page 2)
Captain Dallas D. Dupre. profes-
sor of naval science and tactics, will
be replaced about May 6 by Captain
T. A. Thomson, Jr., former acting
commandant of the Eighth Naval
District, according to an announce-
ment Wednesday by naval officials.
Captain Dupre came here from Tex-
as University July 15, 1911.
If the doctor has ordered a
little spine-tingling for your
particular case, catch the last
performance of Night Must
Fall, Emelyn Williams' psycho-
logical shocker, tonight at Aut-
ry House at 8:15.
Playing before the usual small
but select audience Wednesday eve-
ning and again Thursday. Franc:.-
Mowcry and Company overrode cer-
tain mechanical obstacles to give an
authentic version of this study in
human depravity. The play itself
lias an intensity of emotion and
horrible expectancy rarely attempt-
ed in Rice dramatic circles.
Vn effectively sombre mood per-
vades the whole drama from the be-
ginning, when Jess Bessinger, as
the chief justice is pronouncing the
death sentence on the jaunty killer
Danny in sepulchral tones not; un-
known in local broadcasting studios.
The F rnmatic C ? u b has taker,
f matters seriously in hand to offer
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Baker Addresses
Engineers Here
Today at 11 a.m.
Rex (.;. Baker, attorney for Hum-
ble Oil and Refining Company, will
speak to junior and senior engineer-
.this morning at 11 in ML 206. Bake:
: is to discuss the opportunities f->:
j young men during periods of wa
' and reconstruction.
The attorney, representing one e:'
; the largest employers of engineer-
1 in this area, is appearing under th-
I auspices of the Institute engineer-
ing alumni.
The alumni group has sponsor^
; since 1939 an annual series of lee
j Hires to acquaint junior and senior
|engineering students with the prob-
lems they will face after gradua-
t ion.
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R and Quill Honors Staff 2
Engineer Exes Will Meet 2
C ommandant to Leave 2
' Harry A. Scott Chosen 2
Class V-7 Deadline 2
iTomfohrde H-Cluh Head ... 2
June Siegert Queen :?
Prehn Band President !
I Track Exhibition Tomorrow l
| Golfers to Play Texas Tech <
! 12's Slaughter Pre-Meds .*>
Netters Will Play Aggies 5
H x Scores .. .*•
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Pavne on Music 7
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