The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1946 Page: 1 of 4
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Student weekly Publication
The Rice Institute
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HOUSTON, TEXAS. THURSDAY, 30 JUNE, IMS
Number 14
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Second Graduating Class of 1946
Photo by Bob Amerman.
Bruce Moore and Gone Mason
•were elected cheerleaders in an
election marked by very light vot-
ing. From the beginning of the tab-:
■ulation of the ballots it was obvious
that Moore would win by a land-
slide. The final results show that he
received better than 66% of all
ballots cast; 264 votes out of 395
ballots. Mason ran second with 155
Head Cheerleader
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votes. The others came in in this
order: • Holley Sheehan with 90
votes, Jack McKenzie with 78,
Roger Martin with 47, Harry Hage-
ncy, 46, Eddie Carter, 42, and But-
t4r Williams with 27 votes.
There will be no run-off since it
was specified in the law setting the
date of the election that a run-off
..would be held only in case of a tie
between the leading candidates.
In a • statement concerning his
plans Bruce Moore said, "There
should be more bonfires and the
. freshmen should be made to wear
slime caps." He also said, "Stronger
support for out of town games
should be obtained." Mr. Moore fa
* vored a pajama parade and out of
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Rice Graders Are
Not Without Humor
Rice graders have a sense of hu-
mor. Earl Coleman of Dr. Bray's
Math 100 class turned in the fol-
lowing home work paper:
"Dear Grader—
"The date indicated is Coleman's
birthday, a few year's removed.
"Therefore, in the sense that they
meant in the Islands—'There will be
no work in the pineapple fields to-
day.'
"However, will present today's
homework tomorrow. Hope you will
please consider them.
"E. W. Coleman."
Not to be outdone the grader
wrote a* note on the paper:
"Friend Coleman:
"My very best wishes to you on
your birthday,.
'.'—Grader."
And what's more Coleman made
a "10" on his 'homework' for that
day!
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Book Begun By
Bourgeois In'39
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'Teen' Magazine to
Be Out In August
The first issue of "TEEN" maga-
zine will be on the newstands Aug-
ust 1st. "TEEN" will be a slick
paper, 60 page, monthly magazine
catering to the younger set of
Houston.
There will be sections of general
news, fashions, sports and^ short
stories. To each school there will be
devoted a section dealing with its
Sports, scholastic and social activi-
ties. Bob Flagg, assistant editor of
the THRESHER, will represent
Rice on the staff of "TEEN."
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Notice
The following named men have
been suspended from membership
in the Rally Club for excessive .un-
excused absences. Jake Nail, David
Cook, Tommy Hudgens, Bill Cum-
mings, Lou LeFera, Arthur Zipper-
ley. Unless application for rein-
statement is made to the new presi-
dent, Jerry Dobelman immediately
the suspension will be permanent
and the above names dropped from
the club roll. .
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Dr. Andre Bourgeois, assistant
professor of French, has finally re-
ceived copies of the book he finished
in 1939. The book, "Rene Boylesve,
L'Homme, Le Peintre de la Tour-
aine," is a biography of Rene Boy-
lesve and a literary criticism of the
works of this French novelist of
the early 1900's.
The history of the writing and
publishing of Dr. Bourgeois' book
is interesting. The book was starred
10 years ago while he was working
on his doctorate degree at the'Uni-
versity of Paris. The subject was
suggested to Dr. Bourgeois for a
number of reasons. For one thing no
one had been authorized to write a
book about Boylesve. Boylesve and
Bourgeois came from nearby pro-
vinces, and Dr. Bourgeois was al-
ready familiar with the youth of
Boylesve.
The book was finished in 1939,
and the Dean of the School of Let-
ters of the University of Paris gave
the "Imprimatur" (permission to
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Graduates Schedule
Short Activities List
At Semester Close
Dance, Banquet, and Actual
Commencement Ceremonies Compete
With Finals For Attention
The schedule of activities for the graduating class of June,
1946 will include only a dance and banquet other than the actual
Commencement ceremony. The Senior Class Banquet and Dance
will be held on Saturday, 22 June at the Varsity Club behind
Ye Olde College Inn.
Program o f
Graduation
Exercises
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EXERCISES
Dinner for class members and
their dates will begin at 7:30 p.m.
and will be followed by dancing. A
program has been planned by the
Program committee, which consists
of Alice Stallings, Arnold Ferguson,
Aaron Rasch, and Don Ziemke.
Other committees of this class are
the King Committee with Robert
Amerman, Earl Fine, Herschel Ste-
wart, and Earl Walker; the Cap and
G6wn Committee with Annette
Gano, Jesse Sobotik, John Wells,
and Frank Wappler; the Entertain-
ment Committee with Arnold Fer-
gerson, Aaron Rasch, Alice Stall-
ings. and William Kimmo'r The His-
torical Committee with Raymond
Piute, Frank Barcus, Bradford Mc-
Ginty, and Charles Cooley; the Pub-
licity Committee with Dick Bunker,
Oliver Barnes, Elizabeth Eby, and
Donald Ziemke; and the Invitation
Committee with"Jo Elleece Branch,
Jack Pearson, Robert McDougal,
and James Cobb.
The Commencement E~x e r c i s es
! will be held Friday, June 28, at
of the
THIRTY-THIRD
COMMENCEMENT
1946
Friday Evening, June 28th,
Eight O'clock
Faculty Chamber, Administratiorf
Building
Houston, Texas
PROGRAMME
Minuet from Quartet in E Flat—
Mozart
Nocturne from Quartet in A Major
—Borodin
ACADEMIC PROCESSION Marche
Militaire—Schubert
Veni Creator Spiritus
Invocation
The Reverend
Hamilton Hyde Kellogg, D.D..S.T.D.'8:M , ni- in the Faculty Chamber
Rector of Christ Church, Houston '°^ 'he Administration Building.
Those attending will be admitted by
ADDRESS TO THE
GRADUATING CLASS
William Vermillion Houston, Ph.D.
President of The Rice Institute
Conferring of Degrees in Course
Announcements
America
Benediction >
The Reverend Dr. Kellogg
Scherzo Mendelssohn
Music by String Quartet from the '
Houston Symphony Orchestra,
Joseph Henkel,
Conducting
"From Hell To High Bottom
Title of Gallegly's Novel
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By Mary Davis
Joseph Stephen Gallegly who
grew up where Texas folklore origi-
nated, has written a book about his
native state.
The booki a novel with some tall
tales thrown in, is a narrative of
ranch life from the Civil War until
1900. Its hero is based upon the
life on an uncle of Mr. Galegly's,
who lived in San Antonio and who
rode the Western Trail to Dodge
City.
The title of the book is an old
Texas expression—"From Hell To
High Bottom."
It seems that when Texas was
first settled there was quite a
scramble for land near rivers, which
were the only source of water. The
idea was to get as close to the wa-
ter as possible without being in
danger during floods. This safe
land was called "high bottom."
In the first part of the book, the
cowboy is confronted by many ob-
stacles, but iri the end he overcomes
them all and reaches "high bottom."
Mr. Gallegly himself is a proto-
type of what New Yorkers expect
of nil Texansj and not without rea-
son, for a review of his life reads
like a good Western.
Born in Smithvllle, Bastrop coun-
ty (he said people would be disil-
lusioned if he told how long ago),
he lived in many West Texas towns
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ticket until 7:50 p.m. The candi-
dates, however, should be assembled
by 7:30 in AB 201 in their caps «
and gowns.
Those receiving degrees are as
follows:
Bachelor of Arts
Robert Able Amerman, Frank
Lindsey Barcus, Oliver Roderick-
Barnes, Jo Elleece Branch, James
Richard Bunker, Elizabeth Anne
Eby, Arnold Dewey Ferguson, Jr.,
Annette Gano, Bradford Burke Mc-
Ginty, Aaron Albert Rasch, Alice
Ray Stalling*, Frank Alvin Wapp-
ler.
Bachelor of Science in Naval Science
Paul Owen Bai'th, James Weldon
Cobb, Charles Norman Cooley,
Keith Caldwell Darby, Earl Martin
Fine, Paul Worth Gilkeson, Jr., Ar-
thur Aaron Green, Lloyd Allen
Hunke, William Lyman Kimmel,
Robert Lewis McDougal, Norman
Eugen Penfold, Kenneth Sydney
Martin, Jack Boggan Pearson, Ray-
mond Joseph Pluto, Jesse Frank So-
botik, Herschel Lee Stewart, Earl
Augene Walker, William Waller,
Jr., John Turner Wells, Roger Mil-
ton Wheeler, Donald Paul Ziemke,
Charles Milton Wordsworth.
Bachelor of Science in Physical
Education
Robert White Smith.
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Robert Weldon Maurice.
Master of Arts
Robert Gerald Marshall.
Doctor of Philosophy
Bob Everett Watt.
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