The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 15, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME
HOUSTON, TEXAS
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1942
Number 29
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First Qlass
Campanile Business Manager
Lawrence Judd announced Thursday
that distribution of the yearbook
will begin today at 9 a.m. in Sally-
port
Distribution of the first 1000
books will begin at that time. It is
expected that by 1 p.m. all books
with names engraved on them will
be ready for distribution. The books
will be available any time from 9 j
i.m. today until 3 p.m. tomorrow.1
Books without names (which were
purchased by those people who did
not have their pictures taken) will
not be readv until Saturday morn
ing.
Judd emphasized the fact that
the books will be much more easih
secured today and tomorrow than
next week, although anyone not re
ceiving his book before that time
may contact him and pick it up
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The Thresher has been given first
class honor rating of "excellent" in
the annual national competition
sponsored by Collegiate Associated
Press officials in Minneapolis.
Minn., editors were informed Wed-
nesday
The rating is the highest of four
tegular critical judgments given
competing newspapers from hun-
dreds of American colleges and uni-
versities. Only eight campus publi-
cations in the division entered b.\
the Thresher were rated above it.
They were given special All-Ameri-
can mention. Other critical ratings
are second class or "good," third
and fourth class
Episcopal
Dignitary
To Speak
Dr. William Scarlett, D. D..
Episcopal bishop of Missouri,
will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon to the graduating- class
i Sunday, May 31, at 9 a.m., it
| was announced Thursday after-
noon from the office of President
^ovett.
i Harvard Graduate
Dr. Scarlett secured his Bachelor
| >it* Arts degree from Harvard Uni-
versity in 1905: in 1909 he received
his Bachelor of Divinity from the
I The Office of
announced that
class, "fair'
honors."
Total Points 750
Points scored in the contest by
the Thresher totalled 750, the high-
est counted by the newspaper to
date in the annual contest, now re-
vised to place more emphasis on
Continued on page 4
Jimmy Pendarvis, star sophomore
pitcher, died of cerebral meningitis
Thursday morning after a short ill-
ness. He was taken ill shortly after
pitching the final Aggie game on
April 25, and had been in a local
hospital since that time.
Pendarvis would have been 19
vears old next month.
Rt.-Rev. William Scarlett, Epis-
copal bishop of Missouri, will de-
the President has
there will be no
commencement speaker at the cere-
monies June 1.
R Association Banquet
Ralmer Wins Quin Award/
Christopher, Neath, Vogtf
GladmanDayton Honored
Chet Palmer, a three letterman in both baseball and basket-
ball, received the coveted Bob Quin Award Wednesday night at
the annual R association banquet at the Old College Inn.
The Quin Award is in the form of
Edward Jennings
Wins PL Award
For Sophomores
i liver the baccalaureate address here Episcopal
May 31, according to an announce-
| ment from the Office of the Presi-
dent.
Edward Johnson Jennings, Jr., of
Abilene, will be presented today
the ma l w- rd
of Phi Lambda Upsilon, honorary j morning
chemical society. The presentation | mon, all
will be made in the presence of his i assemble
classmates and members of the fra- 8:30. On
Instructions
To Graduating
Seniors
Theological School,
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of the baccalaureate ser-
graduating seniors are to
in the South Cloister at
Monday morning, June 1,
a medal endowed by a group of stu-
dents and friends in remembrance
of Bob Quin of the class of 1933.
The recipient is the outstanding
senior athlete, chosen on the basis
ot athletic ability, sportsmanship,
leadership and scholarship. The
(See picture, page 3)
Final Services
Tomo rrow For
Jim Pendarvis
ternity at the final meeting of the; the morning of the commencement
Chemistry 220 class by Dean Harry j exercises, all seniors are to assem-
ble in
The
B. Weiser, professor of chemistry
The handsome bronze plaque i
awarded each year to the
more student in chemistry
cal engineering who has the high-
est scholastic record in all subjects
during his career at Rice. After the
presentation the plaque will be hung May
under the seal of Phi Lambda Up-!
the South Cloister at 8:20.
charge for caps and gowns
sopho- for seniors will be $3.50, to be paid
or chemi- when they are issued. These caps
and gowns are to be distributed in
the Dean's office on Thursday, May
28, Friday, May 29. and Saturday,
30.
first of these medals was awarded
for the academic 'year 1930-31. The
medal, given to the man selected by
a committee composed of Dean
Weiser, the presidents of the senior
class, student association, and R As-
sociation, was awarded last spring
to Dick Morris, tennis captain.
Palmer, who was captain of the
baseball team this past season,
spoke briefly in acceptance of the
award, saying that it was the high-
est honor of his life, and giving all
the credit to his coaches, instruc-
tors and teammates.
Russel Lee Jacobe, local insur-
Continued on page 2
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Spanish Society
Makes $75 Award
The Spanish Club will donate $75,
proceeds from the Mexican film
"The League of Songs" sponsored
by the organization, to the Insti-
tute, officials said Wednesday. Mrs.
Coralie Durno McConnell, president,
said that the money will be used as
decided by the school.
[ silon now in the chemistry library.
Tuesday the honorary fraternity
elected officers for the 1942-43
term. Charles S. Matthews of Hous-
ton was named president: Alfred D.
Reichle of Port Arthur will be the
new vice-president; and Archie
Hood of Columbus, Kansas, will
serve as secretary-treasurer for the
next year.
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Texas Professor
Speaks Tonight
To Pi Delta Phi
Albert Schinz, visiting professor
of French at the University of
Texas, will speak before the mem-
bers of L'Alliance Francaise Inde-
pendante de Houston and the hon-
orary French society Pi Delta Phi
at 8 p.m. tonight at Cohen House.
His subject will be "Victor Hugo,
Prophete de PIdee des Etats Unis
de l'Europe et du Monde."
Mr. Schinz is one of the most dis-
Utilizing speed and fine control, tinguished critics in America today
Pendarvis was at his best this sea-'of French literature of the eight-
son against the Baylor Bears in j eenth and nineteenth centuries. He
Final services will be held tomor-
row at 10:45 a.m. at the home of
Jim Pendarvis, sophomore hurler on
Cecil Grigg's Owl baseball tea m
who died in a local hospital at 7:20
a.m. Thursday after a brief illness.
The Pendarvis home is at 1910
Walker. Church services will begin
at 11 a.m. at Annunciation Church,
Crawford and Texas.
Attending physicians said that j
Pendarvis' death was caused by i
cerebral meningitis. The young ath- j
lete, who had starred in four sports |
at St. Thomas before enrolling here j
as a freshman in 1940, became ill |
last week, and did not accompany j
the Owls on their final road trip'
into North Texas. i
Best Against Baylor
Waco, where he pitched Rice to a
six-hit 3-1 win over the Bears in the
season opener. A week later he set
the Bears down again, this time on
the local diamond, 6-2.
Athletic officials here paid trib-
ute yesterday to the young hurler.
Continued on page 4
is especially recognized as an au-
thority on the works and lives of
Jean - Jaques Rousseau and Victor
Hugo. For some time professor of
French at Smith College, Mr. Schinz
comes to Texas from the University
of Pennsylvania where he taught
the past year.
ROTC Sponsors
Rice Campaign
For Navy Relief
The Institute's part in a five-
million-dollar nation-wide Navy Re-
lief Drive was inaugurated Thurs-
day under the supervision of Lt.-
Cmdr. F. H. Newton, Jr., as orna-
mental pins, lapel buttons, and
brooches went on sale in Sallyport
in a booth maintained by NROTC
cadets.
Proceeds from the sale of the pins
and buttons, which cost $1.25. and
the brooches, costing $2.50, will go
to the Navy Relief Fund, a collec-
tion for the purpose of taking care
of and supporting temporarily des-
titude wives and children of navy
men killed in action. The program
as inaugurated here is one specifi- j
cally designed for colleges and '
schools throughout the country. Tho
general program marks the first
time in the history of the fund that
a national civilian appeal has been
made.
The pins, buttons, and brooches
will remain on sale in Sallyport to-
day and tomorrow. Personal solici-
tations will lie carried on from that
time to the end of school.
ana
in 1922 and 1932 received law de-
grees respectively from the Univer-
sity of Arizona and the University
of Washington. In 1932 he was
awarded the degree of Doctor of
Divinity from the University of the
South at Sewanee.
In 1909 he began his long clerical
career as assistant rector of St.
Continued on page 4
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Deadline Nears
On Du es Sales
For Last Affair
Today and Saturday are the last
days on which senior dues will be
sold, class officials said yesterday.
This set of senior dues is priced at
$1.50 per person, afld entitle- the
purchaser to admission to the senior
picnic on Friday, May 29, and th«i
Senior American on Saturday, May
30, The picnic is to be held at Lyon-
dell Park, beginning at 1 p.m. There :
will be swimming, boating, and lot.-
of other entertainment available, ae
cording to officials. The Senior
American will take place on the
Rice Roof from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m..
!with Kit Reid's orchestra providing
i the music,
I
| To get to L y o n d e 11 Park, go
1 straight out the Beaumont highway
about 17 miles to Sheldon, Texas,
and turn to the right. A sign on the
left side of this road will show you
where to turn into the park.
Tickets to thes e functions for
other students will be on sale at
the senior dues table in Sallyport
today and Saturday. It' not pur-
chased then, they will be available
down at Lyondell Park or at the
Rice Roof. This does not apply to
senior dues—they will not be soil
after 12 o'clock Saturday .Ticket!
Continued on page 2
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Graduation Issue
Scheduled June 1
The final issue for the year of
the Thresher will appear the morn-
ing of June 1 at the graduation ex-
ercises. The issue will honor Presi-
dent Lovett, retiring head of the In-
stitute.
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