The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1943 Page: 2 of 4
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Give Us Liberty
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There has been a great deal of rumor (or scuttle-butt, as
the navy would say) concerning whether or not the navy train-
ees here will be granted liberty every night. Whether this is
true is not for us to say, but instead we offer some arguments
for this extra privilege.
We will attempt to give our viewpoints by presenting first,
the argument against nightly liberty and, second, our refuta-
tion of it.
1, Many trainees are failing to keep up their studies in the
Institute now. If liberty were granted, these men and many
more would probably be forceably separated from the school.
It is agreed that we would lose some trainees, but, the point
in question is, would we lose any more than we are going to lose
anyway? No! AH the trainees have been here five months or
more, and the majority had completed at least one term before
being called to active duty in July. If this group of men can't
recognize their study needs, they are not fit to become officers
in the navy.
2. "You're in the navy now." The men should be subject to
the strict discipline of the navy, along with its closely regulated
liberty.
This is perfectly true; but these men are in a special set-up,
the college program. Every man in the V-12 Unit realizes how
lucky he is to be able to continue his education, and his only com-
plaint is that many similar units throughout the country have
this extra privilege.
3. Liberty on Wednesday nights and week ends is enough.
Again that is true in most cases. But here is the exception:
with only one night during the week for liberty, the individual
feels that he must take advantage of it regardless of exams,
classes, et. cetera, scheduled for the following day. On the other
hand, if liberty were granted nightly, he could go out whenever
he could spare the time.
Another point closely related to this is that more liberty
would cause the dorms to "settle down." Those who had pre-
pared their lessons in advance would be free to go out, hence
leaving the dorms quiet for others to study.
In conclusion, we might add several more reasons why extra
liberty should be granted.
1. It would certainly increase the morale of the unit.
2. It would force the trainees to learn to take care of
themselves. They would eitjier learn to budget their time, or
prove wanting in naval officer qualifications.
3. It would encourage the men to utilize any spare time
during the day, in order to lighten their evening work.
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Society
(irate Ellen Mclntyre
fiancee of Lt. Verlan Prichard, will
he honored with a buffet supper
^Tuesday given by Mrs. William J.
Rodge. Mrs. Raymond Scott will en-
tertain in honor of the prospective
bride Wednesday.
The wedding
of Betty Jo Lackey, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Lackey, to Lt.
J. Boyd Best, Jr., took place last
Monday evening in Lake of the
Woods Chapel. The couple will live
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where
the groom is stationed. Both attend-
ed Rice.
The nuptial rites
of Betty Lou Steinbugler, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Stein-
bugler of Brooklyn, New York, to
Master Sgt. William L. Maguire, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Maguire of
Houston, were solemnized last Mon-
day at the Holy Cross Roman Cath-
olic Church in Brooklyn. Sergeant
Maguire is a graduate of Rice and
is stationed at Ohio State Univer-
sity.
Katherine Mayfield
was married to Lt. Samuel Wil-
liams Marshall III Thursday even-
ing at the Second Baptist Church.
The groom is stationed at Avon
Park, Florida. The bride attended
Rice where she was a member of the
Pallas Athene Literary Society and
the University of Texas where she
belonged to the Delta Gamma soror-
ity.
The marriage
of Margaret Powell, daughter of
Mrs. Corinne Powell of Bastrop, to
| Cadet W. S. Mackey, Jr., son of Mr.
i and Mrs. W. S. Mackey, occurred
Friday afternoon at 5:30 at the
Calvary Epispocal Church in Bas-
trop. The couple left Tuesday for
Chicago where they will live until
January when Cadet Mackey receives
his commission. Mrs. Mackey will
return to Rice at that time. The
bride is a senior and a member of
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THE THRESHER
Entered as second class matter,
October 17, 1916, at the post office
i:i Houston, Texas, under the act of
March 3, 1879. Subscription price:
by mail, one year 75 cents payable
in war stamps.
Bettie Lou Johnson
Editor
Bus. Mgr.
Sports Editor
Margaret Morrison
Mildred McCsIl
Society Editor Reba Bethea
Music Editor Rosemary King
Mailing* Editors Jean Greenman
Betsy Atkinson
Reporters Jean Brock, Joyce
Pounds, Addison McElroy, Preston
Frazier, Dorothy Marshall, Cecille
Sass, Joan Logan, Barbara Ewing,
Dallas Hawkins, Dorothy Me*
Cleary, Bobby Sahol.
there was no
to ted
to do. 8o it was merely a
week-end with all the boys enjoying
their liberty.
Many, many people were seen at
the Hat Saturday night. The list in-
eluded: Camille and Gilbert, Sara
Nan and Dal, and a party including
Pete and Maggie, Cohen and June
Kirkgard, Don Brett and one of his
many women. We also saw Jack Jop-
lin and someone. Jack MeCean,
Quinn Courtney, and Jimmy Beall
were there stag—as usual. And won-
der of wonders, Bert and Morris
were together. Mary Boudreaux, for-
merly of Rice, was also among those
partying in a group that included
Mary Ann Nolan too. Martha Shaw
was seen on the dance floor, but who
was her date ? Dick Parker and Rose-
mary McMillan were also having a
good time. Helen Sartwelle was with
an unidentified sailor. Betty Lou
Jarrell was escorted by the Army.
Ruthie French and date William
Cook were chaperoned by Carol
French and Jimmy Childs. Or were
they chaperoning? Margaret Fultz
had a date with her old flame George
Grininger.
Joe Ross doesn't have to be a cin- j
ema addict to like Betty Davis. Mil-.
dred McCall is attending a Phi Chi;
fraternity dance next weekend in!
Galveston. Seen these days, Dave
Parrish and his newest, Margee "the
grin," Dapper Dal the Wolf and al-
most any cute freshman girl; Bay-
less, Peck, and Keyser (how this trio,
got in we don't know). And then we
can quote Roxie on her vai-ious i
friends at the Med school—"I'm not:
ashamed of them, I even like them."
Seen very happy these days is Red-
grave, as his fiance is arriving soon
from up Yankee way.
We have many congratulations to
bffer. First to Elaine Allen on her
engagement. Next, to Maggie Pow-
ell and Billy Mackey, now Mr. and
Mrs. as of Friday. Good luck to both
of you.
Joyce Pounds was on top of the
world—Tom came in. Ruthie was
very happy too, the reason—Joe
managed to get another week-end
off. Mary Clarke wasn't exactly sad,
cause Ensign George makes her so
happy.
Helen Palmer seems to be going
to all her classes and taking notes
with the aid of someone in the air
corps. Just who is he? Charlie Ha-
den had a date with Ceci Gaston
Saturday night. Where was Su-
zanne? Clinton* Don aud Lt. Chuck j
Brown visited the Southern Dinner I
Club Saturday night with two worn-:
en—one of which was Chuck's sis-:
ter. Katy Wakefield was with her :
old flame, and we do mean old, atj
the Empire Room Saturday. Betty j
Bills seemed so happy with Bob Kin-.
ney, but where does Bill come in?
The ballet was so good that it was I
necessary to watch it instead of the i
audience. Noticeable, although, were j
Barbara Curtin and a boy, Marion j
Holland and Dal, Gladys and Diech-;
es. Caroline Bruce had a date with J
the star—she's really on her toes j
these days.
Lots of people are still Christmas
shopping. Mollie had the most pack-
ages and she claims only one is for
a girl. Loaded with packages, and
looking so happy, were Lusk, Fugate,
and Green. If you didn't find what
you wanted, it was probably because
Peck had bought it for his "Moth-
er."—-Le Breton had to help carry
all the packages. John Pounds was
searching frantically for a pair of
hose—for his mom no doubt. Betty
Keyser and Cecil Sass really had a
field day. Bobby Jones was seen
waiting for his pin-up girl. Those
voted as the best lookiiig were T. (as
in Tyrone) Hopkins, Bob Quimt,
"Dimples* ToSn, and Ellin Picton.
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It takes a hard pull to get there,
but the current "Porgy and Bess"
troupe and Yehudi Menuhin are
there, and the Ballet Russe is almost
there. These and sundry other eon
elusions have been drawn by these
observers after a week-end of more
or less continuous commuting be-
tween here and the Music Hall. It
was an extraordinary week-end, and
not the least responsible was Mon-
day night's performance of "Porgy
and Bess."
"Porgy and Bess"
It is not often that jthe powers that
be are inclined to send us companies
like that of "Porgy." Usually the
road shows have, at best, mediocre
supporting casts and one or possibly
two stars, slightly worn but still
plugging along. Such is far from
the case with the cast we viewed
last Monday. From Todd Duncan
down to the last alto in the Eva Jes-
sye Choir the voices are clear, ac-
curate, and understanding. And ev-
ery person on the stage was an actor
as well. The most insignificant play-
er completely subjugated himself to
his part—the
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nificent interpretation of some of
America's best music. Individual
plaudits should go to Todd Duncan
who was in splendid voice (it is hard
to imagine a cast of "Porgy" without
him) to Etta Moten, a very credible
Bess, and especially to Avon Long
as Sportin' Life. Mr. Long's voice
is not operatic, or even near it, but
his feeling for his part—that of the
high-living, "soot-suiter" from New
York—is something marvelous to be-
hold. The best scene of the entire
play was at the picnic where Sfeortin'
Life sings "It Ain't Necessarily So,"
and Long drew repeated ovations
with his sardonic inflection and ex-
cellent comic dancing. Contributing
also to the general, very pleasant^
effect was the Eva Jessye Choir,
whose ^olume and control (a rare
combination) coupled with perfect
tonal balance was little short of mi-
raculous. Mr. Smallens has gathered
together a remarkable ensemble with
considerable appreciation and un-
derstanding of Gershwin; he and
his musicians fully realized the dif-
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BEFORE the war Bell Laboratories' scientists put
quartz crystals to work in such a way that twelve
conversations are carried on tux? pairs of Long Distance
wires at one time.
Now with strategic metals so scarce, the Bell System is
using only 6,000 tons of new copper a year Instead of
90,000. And these tiny crystals are helping to provide more
communication for each pound used.
They serve on the battle fronts, too. Western Electric
has manufactured some eight million quarts crystals for
use in the dependable communications equipment Bell
System research is giving the armed forces,
In the better days ahead this experience will again be
directed toward keeping this country's telephone service
the best in the world.
BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1943, newspaper, December 16, 1943; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230597/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.