The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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HOUSTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1943
Number 18
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To Be Scene
Of "Snow Ball"
Movies of College Year
In Mid-Winter Setting
To Feature Program
Final arrangements are un-
der way for the "Snow Ball,"
which is to be presented Satur-
day night, December 4, by the
Owen Wister Literary Society.
The Houston Country Club will be
the scene of the festivities from 9
'til 1. Members and their dates will
be honored at a banquet before the
dance and the Navy Orchestra, un-
der the direction of Wayne Collins,
will be on hand to provide music for
the evening.
Of interest to all will be the mov-
ies of candid scenes around school,
to be presented at an intermission.
These pictures were taken by Nelsie
Jayne Love, president of the OWLS.
Another feature of the evening will
be the presentation of the club's new
members, who were initiated recent-
ly. .
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ed to represent a winter scene, and
this theme will be carried out at the
banquet also. Margaret Fultz is in
charge of flower arrangements,
while Peg Monroe, Mollie- Alexan-
der and Betsy Atkinson compose the
decoration committee.
Tickets will be $2.20 per couple
and $1.75 stag. They may be pur-
chased in Sallyport or from any
member of the Owen Wister Literary
Society.
"Claudia" Cast
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Resumes Plans
For Production
The Girls' Club is going ahead
with plans to present the play
"Claudia," according to Eunice John-
son, manager of the company. The
date for the presentation, which had
been originally scheduled for No-
vember, is now indefinite due to de-
lays.
The cast includes Jo Elece Branch
as -Claudia, Clinton Redgrave as
Jerry, Evelyn Karchmer as Bertha,
Kent Hayes as Fritz, and Mary Lou
Sharits as Daruschka. Three parts,
those of David Naughton, Mrs.
Brown, and Julia Naughton, have
not been filled; however, tryouts for
the parts will be held Saturday af-
ternoon.
Any potential actors or actresses
who wish to try out for the parts
not yet cast may call Eunice John-
son about the time and place of the
rehearsal. „ \
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Menorah Society
To Have Speaker
At Next Meeting
The Menorah Society presents
Raibbl Hynjan J. ,-Sehaehfcfll, nevriy-
inducted rabbi of Congregation Beth
Israel, who will speak on "Whither
Civilization?" on Sunday, December
5, at 3:15 p.m. at Autry House.
Rabbi Schachtel has recently ar-
rived from New York City and
brings many new and progressive
ideas to the community. He has had
much experience with youth groups,
as well as inter-faith activities.
The student body, faculty, and
friends are invited to attend.
Lecturer
Beard Turns Artist
Monty Wooley at Met
In Comedy Offering
Frosh Run-offs
And Re-Election
Slated Monday
Error In Scratching LeBreton
From Ballot Necessitates
Another Election Contest
I The first round of the freshmen elections was over this
j week with two of the officers requiring a run-off and the third
i a complete new election.
Ray Simpson, president of the Student Council announced
' that the election for the office of secretary-treasurer would
have to be held again. There
The only new show down town
this week opens at the Metropolitan
today. "Holy Matrimony," featuring
Monty Woolley and Gracie Fields in
the lead roles, and including Una
O'Connor, Laird Cregar, Alan Mow-
bray, and Melville Cooper in the sup-
porting cast, will move in, accom-
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Davis Joins Cagers
As Practice Begins
For First Contest
Basketball practice started in
earnest Monday when Coach Joe
Davis; freed from his. duties as line
coach of the football team, was able
to give the cagers his full attention.
The squad has already been cut to
about thirty players, in normal times
an overabundance of material.
The^ftrst scheduled game is on De-
cember 10, when the Owls travel to
San Antonio, there to meet the Ran-
dolph Field quintet. Coach Davis
hopes to line up some pre-season
tilts against Ellington Field also
before going to the annual tourna-
ment in, Oklahoma pity later this
month. • ;
panied by the Andrews Sisters and
Mitch Ayres and his orchestra on
the stage.
The screen show is a Hollywood
version of the Arnold Bennett novel,
"Buried Alive," which is filled with
real humor. It is the story of an anti-
social British artist who, after liv-
ing the life of a hermit in his peace-
ful jungle for many years, is sudden-
ly called to London to be knighted,
and it seems to him a ridiculous and
highly annoying business. When his
valet dies on their arrival in London
—yes, he had his valet in the jungle
—the artist saves himself much
bother and ceremony by switching
places with his servant and seeking
a life of obscurity. But he reckons
without the mail-order fiancee of
the valet, and also the deserted wife
and children of the man, all of whom
combine to make his life miserable.
The script offers the bearded come-
dian ample opportunity for use of
his talents, and the audience plenty
of laughs.
At the Majestic and the Loew's
"In Old Oklahoma," a wild west af-
fair with John Wayne and Martha
Scott in starring roles, and "Girl
Crazy," with Mickey Rooney and
Judy Garland, are held over.
DR. HARDIN CRAIG
Shakespearean
Authority Begins
Lectures Tuesday
Dr. Hardin Craig's three lectures
as a, memorial to the latoDr Stock-
ton Axson, scheduled for December
7, 8, and 9, promise to be very in-
teresting. They will be given at 8:15
p.m. in the Physics Amphitheatre.
Dr. Craig is one of the foremost
Shakespearean scholars in the- coun*
try. His lectures here will be under
the general topic "Shakespeare and
the Normal World," the subtopics
being "The Center of Probability,"
"The Range of/ Action," and "The.
Depths of Being." They will concern
Shakespeare's relationships to life
as we understand it, and as the
Elizabethans understood it, from a
normal viewpoint, according to Dr.
Camden."
Dr. Craig is said to be a remark-
able lecturer. His summer lectures
on Shakespeare a)t the University of
Iowa, since he was made professor
of English, emeritus, are so popu-
lar that they are broadcast over a
state-wide network.
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War Bond Sales Drop
To $30 In Last Total
f June Whittington, chairman of the
Bond Wagon Committee, announced
Monday that the receipts from the
week of the 15th totaled only $30.
This brings the total sale of bonds
and stamps to $5,983.45, most of
which came in during the early stage
of the Third War L0£m drive.
The showing of the week before
last was comparatively poor; how-
evex*, this week's receipts promise to
be much better. ,
The Bond Wagon will be set up
every other week for the duration of
the present semester, and it is hoped
that the sale of bonds and stamps
will continue to increase.
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„ . SENIORS
Senior activity slips for the
Campanile should be filled out and
returned to Editor Wells either
in person, or by mail to 3736 Del
Monte, by the end of this weejt.
Sabathier Leaves
For Naval Duty
In Eighth District
Lieutenant Commander F. J. Sab-
athier was detached from the navy
unit here Tuesday morning, the navy
department announced. He will be
sent to the Eighth Naval District
Headquarters in New Orleans for
duty there.
Lieutenant Commander Sabathier
came to Rice when the navy program
opened on July 1. His duties here in-
cluded Ordinance Instructor and bat-
talion officer of the first battalion
(NROTC).
• In appreciation of his work, the
NROTC presented him with a silver
cigarette case on which was en-
graved "To Lieut. Comdr. Sabathier
from the Rice NROTC Unit in token
of its friendship and esteem, Novem-
ber, 1943."
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Lieut. Florence
Named As NROTC
Battalion Officer
The Naval Unit announced this
week that Lieutenant (jg) G. E.
Florence will be the new battalion
officer of the NROTC replacing
Lieutenant Commander Sabathier,
who was transferred. Lieutenant
Florence has been an instructor in
navigation, and he will continue this
instruction along with his new du-
ties.
were three candidates whose
names appeared on the ballot,
John Kivlen, Robert W. Mau-
rice, and Guy LeBreton, Jr. The
latter's name was scratched because
it was alleged that he had not hand-
ed in his expense account.
Joint Expense Account
It was later discovered that Guy
LeBreton's expense account appeared
jointly with that of another candi-
date, and that the Student Council
had erred in scratching him from
the ballot. Consequently the Student
Council has ordered that the election
for secretary-treasurer of the fresh-
man cla^s be held next Monday along
with the run-offs for the other two
offices.
Presidential Run-Off
For the office of president no one
received a majority so the two can-
didates who polled the highest num-
ber of votes will enter in the run-
off Monday. They are C. A. Gunn,
who received 107 votes, and Phil
Robinson, who received 101 votes.
The other candidates were C. Ed-
win Murphey, who got 34 votes, and
Howard Cole, whose name was
scratched for failure to hand in his
expense account.
For the office of vice-president,
Sara Nan Snoddy, EBLS candidate,
and Ann Martin from the PALS will
enter the run-off. Sara Nan polled
61 votes to Ann's 81. Madge West,
OWLS candidate, received 54 votes,
and Janet Croom from the Inde-
pendents received 46.
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"The Quiz of Two Cities"
Rice and Tulane Match
V/its On Radio Broadcast
"The Quiz of Two Cities" program
Sunday evening, December 5, over
radio station KTRH will feature Rice
Institute vs. Tulane University of
New Orleans, Louisiana. The pro-
gram will be broadcast from 9:30 to
10 p.m.
The Tulane team will be com-
prised of two civilian and two „navy
students; the Rice team will be com-
posed of three navy members and
one civilian student. Captain Dupre
will appoint one cadet from the
NROTC Unit and one from the
Navy V-12 Unit. Ensign Williams,
of the WAVES, secretary to Captain
Dupre, was also appointed to repre-
sent Rice as the third of the navy
personnel. Bobby Sahol is the civil-
ian representative named.
This contest is not between the
naval units of the two schools, but
a contest between the students of
the two schools, it was announced
Tuesday by radio announcer Ted Na-
bors.
All Rice students are urged to at-
tend the broadcast Sunday."' Free
tickets will be available the rest of
this wegjfcat the Bond Wagon and in
the Thresher office, for those stu-
dents wishing to attend the program.
The broadcast will last 30 minutes,
and the winning team will receive
prizes of War Stamps. °
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