The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1944 Page: 1 of 4
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The Rice Institute
HOUSTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1944
Number 24
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Buddy Russ to Start
In Fullback Position
For Feathered Flock
By Mildred McCall
Their third game of the sea-
son pits the Rice Owls against
the Lousiana Tigers from Bat-
on Rouge. The Bayou Bengals
will probably come to town as
the favorites for several rea-
sons.
In the first place, last week the
Alabama Crimson Tide, which was
favored to clean up on the Tigers,
was - unable to do more than tie
them, allowing four touchdowns in
the melee. Also, the Tigers came out
of thier encounter in far better con-
dition than did the OWLS, who
took a severe pounding at the hands
of Randolph Field.
Some Ancient History
Out of the files comes the record
of the long Rice vs. L. S. U. series
which dates back to 1915. At that
time the OWLS eked out a 6-0 win,
but since then most of the scores
have not been so pleasant.
For instance, everybody remem-
bers how, in 1937, Ken Kavanaugh
neatly sank Rice hopes with a 99-
yard touchdown gallop after grab-
bing a bad pass from center which
bounced off Red Vickers' shoulder.
The final score that time was 13-0.
The following year found the
OWLS on the short end again, this
time 3-0. An again it was the great
Kavanaugh that. accomplished the
OWLS' downfall. A story-book fin-
ish place kick in the closing minutes
gave the Tigers that one.
Last year was not much" fun for
OWL fans either. The final score
of 20 to 7 found us in an all too
familiar position. And that is what
the OWLS are out to avenge Satur-
day afternoon.
The Line-Ups
At the present writing neither
Coach Bernie Moore of L. S. U. nor
Coach Jess C. Neely of Rice has
announced his complete starting
line-up. So here* is all the informa-
tion available now.
Several changes are likely to be
made among Rice starters, but the
only definite one now is Carl Russ,
who will start at fullback. Russ'
work in the past two weeks earned
him much praise from the coaching
staff. He is fast, alert, and aggres-
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Practice
Notice is extended as of now to
all inhabitants of the Rice Institute,
namely students, that a Yell Prac-
tice will be held TONIGHT at 7:30
(remember the time) back of South
Hall in the field. Come jjjn, students,
let's perfect this Twelfth Man busi-
ness. Drag everyone you know, and
here's your chance to learn each
-and every yell.
The feature attraction on the, formerly with Ted Fio' Kilo, who
Navy Dance's program will be "Por- j n-e well-known all over the coun-
trait of a Dance," starring the! try.
dance team of Landre and Verna,
V-12 Classroom Commandos
Capture Thieves Thursday
Just why Jack Puckett and T.
Don Scott happened to be wander-
ing around^the stadium about mid-
night last Thursday will never be
known ('Ha!), but it is certain that
these two adventurous salts defi-
nitely proved that this isn't such a
dull Institution after all.
It seems that during their noc-
PALS; Alice Picton
Craig, Vice-Pres.
At their meeting Tuesday, the
PALS elected their officers for the
coming year. The new president is
Ellen Picton; Vice-president, Alice
Picton Craig; Secretary, Kiki Smith;
Treasurer, Ruth French; Council-
man-at-large, Fran Hawkins;; Co-
Rush Captain, Sadie Gwin Allen;
Program chairman, Betty Mohr;
Tri-Lit. Representative, Louise
Loose; Sergeants-at-arms Mary Hay
and Kay way Thompson; Keeper-of-
the scraps, Jane Crow; Reporter,
Barbara Ewing.
The remaining officers of the
E®LS were elected Mondayr They
are as follows: Councilman-at-large
Mary Jane Ellis; Corresponding
Secret#^, Evelyn Surke; Reporter,
Camille „ Dockery; Tribunal, Rosalie
Meek; Keeper-of-Scraps, Margee
Scott; Program Chairman, Muriel
Wicks; Serjeants-at-arms, Sara
nan Snoddy and' Sue Bone.
turnal wanderings our two "Rover
Boys" heard a noise in the vicinity
of the rifle range. On investigating
the sleauths saw a shadowy figure
near the door of the range. Mr.
Puckett, being a member of Mr.
Cowling's Math 3-4 class, was able
to put 2 and 2 together and deduce
that they had stumbled on a band
of thieves. After carefully weighing
the odds against a frontal assault,
the boys decided that the wisest
thing to do would be to get help.
Jack took his shoes off, and with
the tremendous power^ of endur-
ance built up by our infamous P. T.
course, he managed to run to the O.
D.'s shack for reinforcements.
On passing West Hall, Puckett
called for the three most stalwart,
ovirageous men he could summon.
Seizing the nearest articles of
clothing at hand, Mackenzie, Swas-
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Bob Wheatley
Receives Tau
Beta Pi Award
Bob Wheatley, V-12 trainee here,
received the honorable Tau Beta Pi
award Monday afternoon at regi-
mental drill. He was presented with
a handbook in Electrical Engineer-
ing. This award is presented each
year to the highest ranking Sopho-
more Engineering Student.
Bob Wheatley is from Glendale,
California and came here with the
V-12 unit last year.
Nine to One After
Rice-L.SJJ. Game
All Rice Students Invited To Come;
Baylor Med., Texas Dental College,
L. S. U. To Be Guests of Rice
By Marie Jo Johnston
Lieutenant Greenwald today announced the program for
the informal Navy dance to be held on Saturday, October 7. at
the Coliseum, featuring Hank Hoffman's Ellington Field Or-
chestra and a large cast of entertainers. The dancing will last
from nine until one, and we will play host to the Baylor Medical
School, the Texas Dental Col-
Sherfy and McNair
Elected to Head
MSU Next Term
New officers of the Methodist
Student Union were elected last
Tuesday at meeting. These officers
will preside beginning in November
nnd will act for that year. They are
as follows: President, Elaine Sher-
fy; Vice-president?, Mary Jane Mc-
Nair; Secretary-treasurer, Anne
Crickenberger; Representatives to
the Religious Council, June Martin
and Don Stilson; Social Chairmen,
Florence Groce and Raymond Van
Why; Dormitory Representatives,
Terrell McNair and Daniel DeWitt
Compton. Next week the group will
convene for the final meeting of this
term.
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Club Honors
Graduates With Tea
Friday Afternoon
Tlfe College Women's Club of
Houston wishes to invite all girls
from the October and June gradu-
ation classes to a tea at Cohen
House October sixth from 4:00 to
6:00 o'clock. •
Mrs. A. Y. Wilson
Social Chairman
lege, and our football guests
from L.S.U. — following the
Rice-L.S.U. football game.
We have been asked to empha-
size the fact that all Rice students
with either student or non-student
dates are cordially invited to at-
tend. Every student at Rice in en-
couraged to come to the dance; one
hundred per cent attendance is our
goal.
During the intermission there will
be a fine floor show including Kit
Reid in a trumpet solo of "Star-
dust," a juggler extraordinary in the
person of Bob Blau, Vivien Altfeld
the Spanish dancer, a soldier solo-
ist Fred Barr, Tom Dowd the ma-
gician, Enid, the Tap Starlet and
the dance team Landre nd Verna in
"Portrait of a Dance," Bobby and
Bettie Jean Nelson in a hill-billy
comedy, and Sidney Halverton with
his accordion—not to mention a
Band Boogie and the Song Parade
introducing Houston's most beauti-
ful girls. The entertainment alone
promises a successful evening for
everyone, and the dance is expect-
ed to be one of the best of the year.
Lieutenant Greenwald has work-
ed hard to make this dance a suc-
cess, so the entire student body
should express their appreciation by
backing the Navy Dance. Bring
your date, your blanket tax, join
your friends, and a night of fun and
fx-olic is bound to ensue. Stags will c
be as heartily welcome as ever.
Picnic to Replace Banquet Friday
At R and Quill Annual Celebration
The annual celebration of the
three publications, The Owl, Thresh-
er, and Campanile, will take place
this Friday, Oct. 6, in the form of a
picnic at McGregor Park. Formerly
the Roll and Quill celebration has
been in the form of a banquet, but
this year it will be a picnic held for
all members of the staffs, honored
by the editors and business mana-
gers.
At 5:30 everyone will meet at
Autry House to make sure all will
nave transportation to the park.
Navy boys who will attend get
special liberty for the occasion. The
gerls are to supply lunches for
themselves and their -dates. Girls
who do not go with a date need
only bring food for themselves. All
drinks will be on hand at the park
for everyone.
The picnie will last until 7:30 or
8:00. Afterwards there will be a
meeting held in the club house. At
the meeting thanks will be given to
all the workers on the publications,
acknowledgement will be given to
the printers and engravers, and of-
ficers for the next year will be elect-
ed. If the R ahd Quill keys arrives,
they will be presented to the editors
and business managers. The pins
formerly given to the other staff
members will not be presented this
year. The entire .occasion of cele-
bration and business should be over
around 11:00 o'clock.
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GIRLS' CLUB NOTICE
Betty Landram, Girl's Club Pres-
ident, has announced a meeting this
Friday at Autry House at 12:45 in
order to elect the officers.
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