The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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HOUSTON. TEXAS. THURSDAY. JULY 8. 1948
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Navy Registers
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Part of the 530 naval students are
shown here in the registration pen.
They were issued uniforms after
registration.
Active Duty
Now Status
Of NROTC
After only two years of existence
the Rice Institute NROTC has been
ordered to active duty. On July 1, ap-
proximately 175 cadets became ap-
prentice seamen in the Naval Re-
serve, placed on the government pay-
roll, and housed in the Rice Institute
dormitories. Here they will continue
their studies toward becoming of-
ficers in the U. S. Navy.
Easily recognized by their khaki
uniforms or when in whites by the
blue band around their hats, the
NROTC men are rapidly adapting
themselves to Navy life. Their full
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Religious Council
Horn Open Home
For Navy Students
The naval trainees and freshmen
of Rice will be entertained at an
open house sponsored by the Rice
Student Religious Council, Saturday
at Autry House. The open house is
an annual welcoming given in order
that the freshmen may become ac-
quainted with upper classmen. This
year the naval trainees are also be-
ing honored.
The open house will begin at 5
p.m. and end at 9 p.m. being followed
immediately by the first dance of the
year.
Refreshments, arranged by the
Student Religious Council, will be
served during the open house.
New and old students alike are re-
quested to attend this open house,
says Mrs. Cannon.
President Welcomes
Navy and Civilians/
Urges Cooperation
President Edgar Odell Lovett, who enters upon his 32nd
year as the head of the Institute, Wednesday issued a message
addressing all students, new and old, and especially the naval
trainees. This written communication will take the place of
President Lovett's usual matriculation address to the freshmen
class.
The statement indicates the role that the Navy will play
on the campus in the immediate future. It also brings to the
fore the fact that both the Navy and the Institute have high
standards and.that both sets of standards must be upheld.
The text reads as follows:
A MESSAGE TO THE STUDENTS
To all those who are coming to Rice for the first time, and
to those who are returning, we extend a warm welcome. In
particular, we hail the arrival of those who have been dispatch-
ed here by the United States Navy for further training as naval
officers and naval engineers. Our welcome to these men is en-
hanced by our two years of actual experience with the officers
and men of the Rice Naval R.O.T.C. Unit. We confidently hope
to do our part towards maintaining the standards of the Navy,
and we as confidently expect these new Navy men to keep step
with our standards.
It is to us a happy combination of circumstances that the
facilities of this institution could have been made available
for, and that they have been accepted by, the United States
Government. At the same time we have determined to carry on
a considerable part of our normal program. But even this car-
rying on will not be wholly business as usual for those so en-
gaged, because here again we have service to the country and to
the cause of the United Nations primarily in view.
We anticipate some inconvenience in the immediate mak-
ing of adjustments to the new regime. We none the less an-
ticipate an exercise of patience on the part of all concerned.
For all of us, it is a matter of cooperative effort from day to
day. All mean to do well. So I see no reason why we should not
be happy in the doing of it.
I earnestly hope that you may soon feel altogether at home
in this place. I shall be very glad to see you personally at any
time. Please give my office a ring any hour of the working
day.—EDGAR ODELL LOVETT.
Breaks Tradition
Of Rice Institute
530 Men from All States
Ordered to Rice July 1
As Trainees in Navy V-12
A life long precident was broken when Rice opened the
doors on its first summer session this week. This was due to the
fact that Rice was chosen from among other colleges and uni-
versities in the country to have a U. S. Naval Training Unit on
Autry House
Becomes
Service Club
Autry House will be used as a
.service club for naval cadets when-
ever they are g'i^n free time off
campus, Mrs. J. S. Cannon, Autry
House director, announced today.
The canteen, dining room and up-
stairs sitting rooms will be open on
whatever nights the cadets are al-
lowed liberty. The alcove at the east
end of the dining room will be con-
verted into a reading and writing
room, while the rooms upstairs may
be used by the cadets to entertain
their parents and friends.
Contributions of decks of cards,
dominoes, checkers, and current
magazines for the reading room are
requested by Mrs. Cannon for the
use of the navy men.
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July 17 Marks
Date for Dance
Honoring Navy
The first dance of the year to be
sponsored by the Dance Committee
has been set for July 17, at the
Arabia Temple from 9 until 12
o'clock in honor of the new naval
group and other freshmen entering
the Institute.
The Knight Owls will provide the
music. The price of admission will be
$1.10, couple or stag, tax included.
A table will be placed in sallyport
for the sale of tickets. A poster
showing directions and a schedule of
the buses to and from the Arabia
Temple will be posted on the cam-
pus to instruct the new students and
naval boys as to the best way to get
to town.
Senior girls will be appointed by
Charles Malm burg, president of the
senior class, to handle all decora-
tions since boys in the naval groups
"will not be able to leave the campus
to do this. Members of the dance
committee are: Billy Skipwith, head
and publicity director; Ray Simpson,
chairman of arrangements for the
orchestra and dance hall, as well as
the policemen who will be on hand.
Charles Malmburg, Bryant Bradley,
and Tommy Brownlee will be in
charge of concessions.
As the custom goes at Rice, there
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the campus.
On July if 530 boys from all cor-
ners of the United States and for-
eign war zones gathered to partici-
pate in this Navy Training Program.
Upon arrival, the traineees re-
ceived a complete physical examina-
tion, were registered at Rice, were
issued bedding and clothes, and were
assigned to rooms. They were then
confined to campus until Sunday.
V-12 Classification
Students formerly classified as
V-l or V-7 were eligible to transfer
into V-12. Civilian students \yere se-
lected by a process which included
the passing of a qualifying test de-
signed by the Navy Department, in-
terviews at nearest office of Naval
Officer Procurement, physical ex-
amination, and review of records by
a selection committee composed of
an educator, a representative civilian,
and a naval officer. Properly quali-
fied enlisted men who were on duty
in the Navy could enter the program
upon approval of applications by
their commanding officers and pas-
sing of general classification test.
The courses of study will be the
same as they have previously for
all engineers enrolled in college, with
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Mary Sumners
Chosen Associate
Yearbook Editor
,It was announced Tuesday by Caro-4
lyn Wells, editor-in-chief of the year-
book, that Mary Sumners has been
appointed associate-editor. Miss
Sumners served on the business staff
of the 1942-43 Campanile.
Clinton Quinn, business manager
for this year, has called a meeting
of all people who would be interested
in working on the staff of the Cam-
panile Friday at 12:10 in A. B. 202.
Quinn also announced that there
will be a Campanile table in Sally-
port for the purpose of securing pic-
ture receipts. Students who forgot
to go to Maurice's to have their class
pictures made may go anytime be-
tween now and July 17.
Publications Ruling
Bettie Lou Johnson, editor of
The Thresher, announced today
that she wished to emphasize the
ruling that candidates for head
positions on publications staff*
are required to, have a minimum
of 16 weeks experience. Position
for sports editor on the paper is as
yet unfilled. Anyone who is inter--
ested should notify the editor
soon.
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