The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1946 Page: 4 of 4
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by ROBERT FLAGG
LAST THURSDAY NIGHT there was a contest on the radio
program "Quiz of Two Cities" between four Bice students
and four Tulane coaches. Since the program was originally
scheduled to be between Rice and Tulane coaehes, the questions
asked were largely those of a sporting nature. Edwin Lansford,
Ed Jennings, Joe Morlege, and Gilbert Tausch, all engineering
scholars, were the Rice contestants, who lost the contest since
they weren't able to identify the real names of such baseball
characters as "The People's
Cherce, the Georgia Peach, and
Rapid Robert."
We don't blame them—after all,
an engineer isn't upposed to know
everything! But
that isn't our
point. The pri-
zes they got (3
or 4 silver dol-
lars and a tube
o f toothpaste)
were infinitesi-
mal compared to
prizes given o n
other audience
p a T t i fc i ,pation
shows. They
should have appeared on some pro-
mam Where, for instance, after
singing "Bci Mir Bist' Du Schone"
with a mouthful of mush and pea-
nuts they would receive round trip
tickets to the Tu.j Mahal.
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up yaw copy with pan sad pirns*
es that Shakespeare wouldn't even
AIX this audience participation
jbus'ilti'ss goes hack to around
19.12 when Houstonian Parks (Vox
Pop) Johnson set up a microphone
in front <if the Rice Hotel and start-
ed to question passers-by while he
threw in plugs for a local clothing
store. Evidently the original idea
was good, for soon after audience
participation shows were blossom-
ing all over the networks. Then the
program* started a race to see
who could give the biggest prizes to
people for doing the silliest things.
We hope that some day there'll he
so many participation shows on the
Hey, Neighbor I Vote for . .
Sarah Nabors
Vtce-Prqpldent Student Aaa'n
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US the funniest things in radio
are the quips that slip by—the
ones that aren't written in the
script. To cite a few that we heard
or read about—
In London an announcer opened
his mouth to announce something
from BBC's respectable studio. Just
then a faulty signal light flashed—
"Off the Air." Listeners thereupon
heard in cultural tones "What the
hell!"
On a recent ABC program "Bride
and Groom", the emcee asked the
prospective groom how he proposed
to his prospective bride. Replied the
groom: "We were just lying down
on the—". Whereupon the emcee ra-
pidly interrupted: "You were sit-
ting this one out?"
Over a Chicago station there is
a program where "Uncle Billy" tells
bedtime stories to the kiddies. Af-
ter finishing the story for the day
Uncle Billy, thinking himself to be
off the air, said into a live ntike:
"That oughta hold the little blank-,
blanks!"
And then there was the never to
be forgotten newscaster who be-
came fed up with the silly commer-
cials that introduced his broadcast.
On his last program he began with
"The preceding tripe you just heard
has no relation to the following
sommentary." Although banished
forever from radio, the announcer
has been nominated as Man of the
Year.
Another good thing about radio
is related in the current "Time".
It seems that the .first new trans-
cribed Bing Crosby show featuring
Bob Hope as guest star ran two
minutes overtime. The producer
didn't know whose lines were cut
—Crosby's or Hope's. Finally spon-
sor Phileo said "Cut the commer-
cial."
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NROTC—
(Continued from page 1)
the American Theater, the Asiatic-
Pacific, and the Victory Medal. Lt.
Tatone has been awarded the
American Theater ribbon, the ETO
ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon,
and the Victory Medal.
Fiction and Fact From The Stuff
Almanac: (mostly fiction)
J. D. Sugg hat been trying hard
to meet Ann Durkee lately. A new
triangle has developed and its an-
gles are "Curly" Lewis, Betty Phil
ips, and "Jug" Thomas. Mary Hay
stumbles over Dick Hoerster every
day in Govt, class in hopes to get
an introduction. Jock Reiter has a
ELECT . . .
Walter D. Feinberg
Ass't Business Manager
of the Thresher
new and extreme interest in Sara
Nabors. Joanne Harwell and Joy
Vittitoe are tearing each other's
hair out over Dangerous Dan Bal-
lard. Marty Gibson is in for double
trouble when she dates first one
For a Great Junior Prom
Elleanor Graham
V. -P. JUNIOR CLASS
Pm the lack of tafonsatlea
furnished by us to the student or-
ganizations on the proper procedure
on turning in information on or*
ganiaations' activities, the Thresher
has been unable to maintain a.eom-
plete schedule of campus activities.
For this reason, it is requested that
the publicity chairman of each of
the student organisations please
stop by the Thresher office some-
time this morning between the
hours of nine and eleven or tomor-
row morning between nine and elev*
en.
The newly reorganised Choral
Club announced its officers for the
coming year, and they are as .fol-
lows; Martha Jameson, president;
Elisabeth Sharp, secretary: John
Donaldson, treasurer; "Muggy"
Gaston, reporter.
The only other musical organi-
zation other than the band, the
Choral Club limits its members to
those who like to sing. Mr. Pet-
tinga, choir director at the First
Presbyterian Church, meets with
the group every Tuesday night
from 7 until 8.
The Presbyterian Student Asso-
ciation will have a business meet-
ing to effect officers for the coming
year today at noon at Autry House.
Tau Beta Pi, the engineering
honor society, will hold a meeting
this evening at 7: IS in ML 207.
Friday evening the Baptist Stu-
dent , Union will have a party at
Autry House immediately following
the pep rally.
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There will be a business meeting
of the Pre-Med Society in the Phy-
sics building on Monday, October
21 at noon. The exact room number
will be announced on the bulletin
board. The discussion will concern
pins, the approaching Pre-Med
dance, and the induction of those
pledges having sophomore or high-
er academic standing.
The Rally Club will hold * meet'
ing in the Senior Commons at 1:00
p.m. Monday. This date also finds
a meeting of the EBLS at 1:30 in
the afternoon at Autry House, and
a meeting of the Veterans Organi-
sation in the Physics Amphitheatre
at 7:00 in the evening.
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Abercrombie twin and then the
other; or maybe she can't tell them
apart. Goonie Harris finally con-
sented to go out with Lloyd Skaggs,
but we the writers of this column
don't approve at all. Ralph Domin-
gi,-e sure got a big hand after his
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ELECT "HONEST BOB"
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Treasurer
of the STUDENT ASS'N
twirling exhibition at the half. Bob
Foote was seen chasing Martha
Jameson around the ML building.
Virgil Eikenberg is trying to com-
plete a long pass to Jane Farns-
worth, but so far no gain has been
made. Bonnie Bellamy pined away
this last week-end because Grover
Noonan went to New Orleans in-
stead of staying near home. Bill
Tom is seriously considering find-
ing more about Ruth Smith.
BRYAN'S
back and you can get him
for Sophomore President
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Quip of the Week: Seems like the
only girdle on the Rice campus is
a stretch of the imagination; how-
ever this is taking a broad view
of things. «'
Question of the Week: What boy
was seen with what girl, in what
city in Louisiana at four a.m. last
Sunday morning?
Elect the "Mess Hall Kid"
Forbes Gordon
for Junior Representative to the
STUDENT COUNCIL
Note to Rice Students: Please be
seen with somebody new this next
week so this column won't be a
mere repetition, it would also help
if it were someone you know. It
won't be such a surprise to you
then.
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