The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1946 Page: 1 of 4
four pages : ill. ; page 21 x 15 in.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Student Weekly Publication
The Rice Institute
voiuM xxxm
Z738
HOUSTON. TEXAS. THURSDAY. MAY SO. 1946
Number II
Senior Class Officers
■vrwv
p
'Phyllophaga' Theme
Of Ave Maria Club's
June 1 Semi - formal
Biology Department Thought it Up
For Final Open Formal of Year,
Just a June-Bug to the Uninitiate
Saturday night the Ave Maria club will sponsor a dance
vt the Light Guard Armory. This dance will be the final open
formal of the year, and will bring down the curtain of Rice's
social activities until next fall.
The name of the dance, "Phyllophaga," is a celebration of
the Biology department. It is very appropriately named Phyllo-
phaga being the name of a bug
The officers for the Senior Class i Dick Hunker, president; Jo Elecei
of June. 1916 are, left to right:
Branch, vice-president; and Arnan
Kasch, secretary-treasurer.
Ferns May Lead ifa?f™Jieports
Cheers, No Law
Against Them
Tuesday afternoon the Student
Council voted to hold an election of
cheerleaders on-June 14th. It was.
decided that in order for the cheer-
leaders to get organized for next
season's football games an election
should be held this short term.
Petitions will be due on June 7th.
Introductions of candidates for
cheerleaders will be made at Au-
trey House on the evening of June
12th.
' In a discussion held after the
meeting was adjourned, it was dis-
covered that there is no rule pre-
venting girls from running for
cheerleader. Thus, it seems that
should a girl be elected she would
be allowed to serve.
The Owl magazine was discussed
/ind it was voted that the chairman
of the council appoint three mem-
bers of the student association and
two members of the student coun-
cil on a committee to" investigate
' the situation. The Owl is now in
financial difficulty since the Alumni
Association has withdrawn its sup-
port. The discussion centered about
the reorganization of the Owl into
a magazine truly representative of
the student body.
As NROTC Damage
Control Officer
Rice V-5 Trainees
To Attend Various
Schools for Summer
Lieut. Christopher R. Masterson,
USNR has reported to the NROTC
Unit, Rice Institute and will instruct
in Damage Control and Communica-
tions. Collateral duties will include
Senior Watch Officer and head of
the Damage Control Department.
He is a native of New Jersey and
a graduate of Notre Damo§ Univer-
sity, Chemical Engineering, class
of 1938, After graduating from
Notre Dame Lieut. Masterson was
employed by Standard Oil of "New
Jersey as a Petroleum Engineer for
3 H years.
In November of 1941 Lt. Master-
son received his commission as En-
sign, USNR, and went to active
duty shortly after Pearl Harbor af-
ter completing Midshipman's School
at Northwestern University.
His next duty wpv with the new-
ly formed Amphibious Forces
aboard LST 359 serving in the Med-
iterranean area taking part in the
invasion of Sicily, Salerno, and An-
zio.
As Commanding officer of LST
359 Lieut. Masterson took his ship
into the invasion of Normandy in
May of 1944 and during this opera-
tion his ship struck a mine and was
then sent to Scotland. 20 December
1944 while enroute to the United
(Continued on page 4)
Is That Clear?
Inmates Awake When Bray
Barks Caustic Commentary
Not a day passes that Dr. Bray
does not impart some witticism to
his classes. His facial expressions,
caustic wit and subtlety keep his
students ("inmates," he calls them)
at attention.
He will walk into a class room
and close the door while making
some statement like "Don't want to
disturb the other inmates. Yester-
day someone wanted to know if
there was a revival meeting going
on in here."
At the blackboard Dr. Bray ex-
cells. He will sketch a figure on
the board, walk away to focus his
bifocals, and lecture on the sketch.
In case his students are confused
as to which sketch he is referring,
Dr. Bray will throw a piece of chalk
at the figure for emphasis. If he
misses the figure, he will flex his
right arm and exclaim "Arthritis,
y'know!"
Dr. Bray was born in Great Yar-
(Continued on page 4)
Freshman and first semester!
Sophomore V-5 Trainees in good j
standing have been authorized by
the Navy to enter a 1946 summer
session at any accredited college or
university. Thirty-four V-5 Trainees
at Rice have already received ac-
ceptances at various schools. Men
cnte;,!,ie the summer sessions will
wear civilian clothes at all times
during the period of their enroll-1
mont. Their tuition, normal fees and '
cost of books, in addition to u per- j
sonal allowance will be paid by the!
Navy.
The summer session for V-5
Trainees is a part of a temporary
plan for training future Naval Air
Corps Officers. A permanent plan,
now pending Congressional action,
will provide all V-5 students with
a two years college work prior to
their flight training.
i o •
Chief Aubry Kept
In Peacetime Navy
Chief Yeoman Louis Aubry, who
joined Ship's Company at Rice in
February, saw his first sea duty
nineteen years ago. He enlisted in
the Navy at the age of eighteen in
March, 1927, and in May shipped
out aboard the U.S.S. Arizona. Since
that time Chief Aubry has seen
duty aboard the famous battleships
Nevada, California, and New Mex-
ico. At the close of the war, he was
with Admiral Nimitz' Staff Flag
Allowance on Guam. Prior to that
time he had been stationed in vari-
ous parts of the States with STAG
(Special Aask Air Group) Three and
with Special Weapons Test and Tac-
tical Evaluation.
During his naval career, Chief
Aubry has spent seven years in the
Hawaiian Islands. He liked the cli-
mate there, and in 1928 he was mar-
ried to Miss Jansen of Honolulu.
It was learned last week that
Chief Aubry would be retained in
Ship's Company here for the peace
time NROTC Unit. He may, how-
ever retire from active service in
1947 when his 20-year period is
completed.
Vets Do Not Need
To Notify Gov't
Of Summer Holiday
i Any veteran now at Rice under
the G1 Bill, who plans to return in
September, will not have to notify
the Veterans' Administration of this
fact.
However, if a veteran desires to
attend «chool elsewhere this summer
or ,nlf he plans to attend another
school this fall, he must apply to
the Veterans' Administration for a
new Certificate of Eligibility.
The Bursar's Office in their regu-
lar statement to the government
will list the nany> of each veteran
that will return in the fall. There-
fore no time will be counted off
against the amount of school time
the veteran is due under the GI
Bill.
This information, received May
1(1, is the latest available.
that, makes its.debut June 1.
"Curley" Lewis ami his boys will
supply the music for dancing which
will lie from 9 till 1. Curley's hand
[ needs no introduction or recommen-
dations to any who have hoard him
play his sweet and swing music.
The following committees under
the able direction of General Chair-
man Paul Creegan are hard at work
attempting to make this the "dance
of the year:" A1 Beck and Jinj
Hoey, tickets; Ann Rifigeway and
Annette Gano, decorations; Mary
Ann Nolan and Catherine Schaub,
invitations; and Annette Gano and
Dan Kennedy, publicity.
Tickets may he purchased in Sal-
lyport for the remainder of the
week. Tickets will also he sold at
the door. The tariff is two bucks,
stag or drag. Remember the time—
9 till I Saturday, June 1st at the
Light Guard Armory.
A real live Phyllophaga will be
on display at intermission.
Jiett&i to- the. Zdit&i
LETHARGIC STUDENT COUNCIL
Dear Sir:
We would like to have you publish
this, not as a letter to the editor,
hut as a letter to the students.
Last Tuesday, we, as non-mem-
bers, attended the weekly meeting
of the student council. We went to
voice our opinions on the current
corsage question. After discussing
the matter, the council voted and
the opponents of the corsage ban
lost out, 5-6. One of the council
members did not vote and offered
as her reason the fact that she did
not consider herself representative
enough to vote. When part of our
governing body won't vote because
it considers itself unrepresentative,
things are in a sorry mess. She was
elected to the council as a repre-
sentative of the student body, and
because she did not vote those stu-
dents that elected her were not rep-
resented by her on the question of
corsages. This gets us underway
on the main idea of this letter, to
express our opinions on what a cor-
rupt organization the council is be-
coming.
There are about four people on
the council who are really conscien-
tious and want to correct problems
instead of banning them; but what
can this minority do to see that the
students get a square deal? We'll
give you an example of how the
council operates. The "Owl" was
under discussion Tuesday. The coun-
cil is actually thinking about discon-
tinuing the magazine. Sure, the
Owl isn't the best, darn magazine
that was ever printed, but its ours
and we aren't going to sit around
while a bunch of students take it
away from us and tell us what we
can the council proposing
to seize from the students one of
their fundamental American free
doms, that freedom of the press.
It's the council's duty to lead the
students and help them in student;
functions. Instead of discontinuing
the Owl, why couldn't the council
din in and help the Owl get reor-
ganized and back on its feet as a
I good magazine.
It. seems that a few of the mem-
bers let themselves be governed by
the fist of the council, its presi-
dent. On several questions taken
up at the meeting, pro and con
was discussed, Then Mr. President
would speak and the above men-
tioned few changed their minds and
agreed with Mr. President.
Thus far this semester have given
a dance, The Owls and Rally Club
have given a dance, and the Dance
Committee has given a dance, but
(Continued on page 2)
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1946, newspaper, May 30, 1946; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230694/m1/1/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.