The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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HOUSTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14. 1943
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First Win
Saturday
Conference Opener
In Dallas Is Renewal
of Long-Standing Feud
By Mildred McCall
Saturday afternoon, when
the Rice Institute Owls invade
Pony territory for a game
with Southern Methodist Uni-
versity at Dallas, will mark the
annual renewal of rivalry which
dates back to 1916.
This, the first conference go of
the season for both teams, pits two
as yet un-victorious squads against
each other. The Mustangs have lost
to both Tulsa and NTAC, and the
Owls have suffered defeat at the
hands of Randolph Field, LSU, and
Tulane.
Early Date Restored
This year finds the date of this
tilt in mid-October rather than early
December as in the last ejght sea-
sons because war conditions ..have
forced the participants to cancel in-
tersectional matches which other-
wise would have found them far
afield at this time. It was decided,
therefore, by the powers that be,
to schedule the Owl-Mustang game
at the point of the year it occupied
prior to 1935, when it was changed
to enable SMU to play a game on the
Pacific coast.
Coaches in Dark
Because of the cancellation of the
Memphis NATTC vs. SMU tilt last
week, Owl coaches have had no op-
portunity to scout the North Texas
team, and consequently must depend
on a speedy offense and a somewhat
sketchy defense to defeat SMU. On
the other hand, SMU has had a week
in which to recover from injuries
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Souvenir Booklets
Of Rice Institute
On Sale Next Week
Bo-bo Ski Wat'n Dottle
Johnston and Cohen
Winners in Yell Contest
The winners of the yell contest,
Marie Jo Johnston and Monroe Co-
hen, were announced yesterday by
Cheerleader Bryant Bradley. "Of
the 21 yells received," Bi-adley stat-
Souvenir booklets of Rice Insti-
tute will be on sale next week in the
Co-op and the ship store, officials
announced today.
The booklets will contain eight
photographs of buildings on the
campus, an aerial view of the cam-
pus, and pictures of battalion forma-
tions awaiting inspection. Scenes o
the campus were selected by Mr.
William Ward Watkin, Professor of
Architecture.
There will be two types of book-
lets—leather bound and paper bound.
The cove- wilt feature an embossed
design of the Campanile. All book-
lets will be the size of graduation
invitations, and will be furnished
with envelopes for mailing purposes.
"These booklets will be very ap-
propriate for trainees to send to
their families and friends or to keep
as a souvenir of their happy days
at .the Institute, says Photograph-
er Amerman.
Rice is fortunate to be included
in the nation-wide project in which
the outstanding universities and mil-
itary units are featured.
Recent Violation
Of Honor System
Acts As Warning
A hearing of the Honor Council
was held on receipt of an accusation
involving a violation of the Honor
Council rules on a Physics 200 exam-
ination. The accused upon hearing
the charges and the presentation of
the evidence pleaded guilty. The
minimum of punishment was i-ecom-
mended.
"This violation of the rules of the
Honor System probably would not
have occurred if the violator had
realized the full meaning of. the
rales and the seriousness of the con-
sequences of violating them," said
the Honor Council in a written
statement to the student body.
Further context of the message
is as follows:
"The Honor Council exists to gov-
ern and control matters* pertaining
to the welfare of the school, but
the student has a part to. play too.
It consists of signing the pledge in
full to all examination papers, sit-
ting a seat apart from his class-
mates during all examinations, and
reporting any cheating he may see
during exams.
"The majority of students abide
by these regulations. Those who do
not, those who falsely sign their
name to the pledge are guilty of
perjury of a most serious form. The
privileges and freedom enjoyed un-
der the Honor System are for all and
it is not right for a few individuals
to usurp these privileges to their
own advantage.
"It is hoped that there will be no
further violations of these rules
during the coming examination pe-
riod. This unfortunate incident
should serve as a warning for any
who, through ignorance, would vio-
late the rules of the Honor System.
"The members of the Council ap-
preciate the cooperation extended to
them by students and members of
the faculty. Only with this type of
full cooperation is our present Hon-
or System possible. Do your share,
and do not hesitate to offer sug-
gestions to the Council either
through the members or through
the Registrar's office."
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Next Thresher
On November 4
The next issue of The Thresher
will be distributed on November 4,
the first Thursday of the new term.
Publication will be continuous for
the remainder of the yearQgrith the
exception of the period allowed for
the Christmas holiday.
ed, "five will be added to the list of
Rice cheers."
The winning yell, submitted by
Marie Jo Johnston, is a combined
song and yell which reads as fol-
lows:
Come on there Sammy—Go!
Fight for the Blue and the Gray—
Yea team!
We're all behind you—So!
No team shall get in your way—
Let's Go, Rice!
Navy's a winner—Fight!
So we shout "Anchors Aweigh" —
With might!
Take the ball right through the goal
posts—Now!
Rice will show them how to play—
Yea, Rice.
The tune is "Beer Barrel Polka."
The second-place winner is Mon-
roe Cohen. "The yell cannot be un-
derstood," says Bradley," but nev-
ertheless it is a good yell."
Bo-bo ski wat'n dottle
VVa doht'n s-s-s-s-s
Bo-bo ski wat'n dottle
Wa doht'n s-s-s-s-s
Jtten bitten witsy dittle
Itsy bitsy do oten dottle
Bo-bo ski wat'n dottle
Wah dqht'n s-s-s-s-s
Yea Rice!
The first prize is two tickets to
the Texas-Tech game and the sec-
ond prize is one ticket. It is regret-
ted that these tickets could not be
given for the Tulane game, but the
complete list of yells was not in at
that time, according to Bradley.
Dupre Returns
COMMANDANT
Harry Gardiner
Elected Tuesday
To Head Engineers
The Engineering Society met
Tuesday, October 12, to elect offi-
cers for the next semester.
The new officers are as follows:
president, Harry Gardiner; vice-
president, Riki Kobayashi; secretary,
M. D. Francis; executive committee-
man, Jack McKenzie. The treasurer,
John Eckel, remains in office for the
entire year.
The Engineer Society wishes to
call attention to the fact that the
Engineer is scheduled for November
20 at the Rice Terrace.
Knit 1, Purl 2
Knitting Becomes Fad
For Many Men Students
By Cecille Sass
Now I have seen everything! Don't
let anybody tell you that Leonard
Kilgore, "Skinny" Boswell, and Leo
Lamprose don't sling a mean pair
of knitting needles. Those boys real-
ly can go! They are members of
"Mother Bayless' "Little Knitting
Class" which meets every Saturday
evening from 7 p.m. on. (You know,
there is something very peculiar
about those hours.)
Bayless is quite proud of her
"boys" who are so eager to learn.
Peck says, "It's a snap." Skinny
Boswell is the prize pupil and the
fast one in the bunch. Why, he can
knit in any position. Kilgore is
slowed down by a sore finger that
holds the other needle that he
doesn't even use. Surely, that isn't
an excuse, because between them
Kilgore and Skinny are going to
have a sweater finished by 1946.
Mary Katherine couldn't show
"Cotton" Simms a thing. After all,
a guy that's knitted two sleeveless
slipover sweaters for himself doesn't
need any instructions. The contor-
tions these guys go through to slip
d stitch off the needle are worth
the price of admission. Kilgore grits
his teeth, gets wrapped up in the
thread, and throws one shoulder out
of joint. Even Bill Sheehan can
knit. He frowns, looks like he's in
pain, holds the knitting about two
feet away from him, and "guns" it.
"Smut" Newnham thinks it's a
cinch! "I'm gonna make my living
out of it after the war's over." I can
see it now—"Morris Newnham's Ye
Ole Knit Shoppe."
I think these boys ought to knit
all us girls a sweater or two in their
spare time. (Did I say spare time?)
Charlie Haden watched Leo Lamp-
rose knit a couple of rows with that
"professional" gleam in his eye, and
then he had to tx-y his hand at it. He
is going to make some girl a good
housewife.
Could be that they all saw Carry
Grant knitting in "Mr. Lucky." Well,
if Cary Grant can knit, so can they!
Keep at it, boys, and soon "Mother"
Bayless will teach you how to purl
Heaven forbid!
NUMBER 13
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Commandant
Will Arrive
November 2
Captain D. Dupre,
Former NROTC Head,
Returns to Rice
It is announced from the Of-
fice of the President of the Rice
Institute that the Bureau of
Naval Personnel of the United
States Navy has assigned Cap-
tain Dallas D. Dupre, U.S.N.,
to this institution as Professor
of Naval Science and Tactics and
Commanding Officer of the Naval
Reserve Officers' Training Corps
anJ V-12 Units at Rice. Captain
Dupre expects to arrive on or about
November 2.
Native Texan
Captain Dupre was bora in Shel-
byville, Texas. He graduated from
the United States Naval Academy
in 1915, from the Navy Torpedo
School in 1917, and from the Naval
War College in 1932. He received the
Master of Science degree in Electric-
al Enginering from Columbia Uni-
versity in 1922.
Decoration
Captain Dupre held the Naval
Academy Wrestling championship
from 1912 to 1915. He received dec-
orations in the Haitian Campaign in
1015, Dominican Campaign in 1916,
Guantanamo Insurrection in 1917,
and was made Chevalier of the Le-
gion of Honor (France) in 1928. In
the first World War he served over-
seas in 1917-18.
Organized NROTC Here
Captain Dupre was Instructor at
the Naval War College from 19132 to
1933; and Associate Professor of
Naval Science and Tactics at the
University of Texas in 1941. In the
summer of 1941 he became the first
Professor of Naval Science and Tac-
tics at the Rice Institute and organ-
ized the Rice NROTC Unit. In the
late spring of 1942 he was trans-
ferred to Marquette University,
where he has remained until his re-
cent detachment for renewed service
in the Houston area. Since 1915 Cap-
tain Dupre has been a member of the
American Society of Naval Engin-
eers and of the United States Naval
Institute.
Captain Power
Inspects Navy
Captain Harry D. Power, from the
Commandant's Office, Eighth Naval
District of New Orleans, arrived
here at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning
on an inspection tour of the various
naval units at Rice.
Captain Power was accompanied
by Commander C. A. Whiteford. He
will continue inspection today.
At lunch formation, the battalions
formed as regiment for Captain
Power. Since the Rice V-12 unit and
NROTC is 100 per cent in bond sup-
scriptions and insurance, Captain
Power presented a flag and certifi-
cate of merit to the unit.
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