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Student Weekly Publication
The Rice Institute
Volume xxxiv
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HOUSTON. TEXAS. THURSDAY, APRIL 10. 1947
Number 22
Escorts of The Rice
Court Named By the
Women's Council
With plans fast developing for the Rondelet, the Women's
Council announced Tuesday'the names of the escorts for the
Rice Court. Sara Meredith's escort and King of the Rondelet
will be Charlie Malmberg. Bob Tull and Jack Patillo have
been named as Princes, with John Van De Mark of the Sen-
ior Class and Dick Roessler of
the Junior Class, -Miles Croom
of the Sophomore Class and
Jim Ellis of the Freshman
Class as Dukes of the four
classes. The escort were picked for
over-all representation in other re-
spective classes. The out-of-town
honorceR will bring their own es-
cortB.
With the Women's Council as nu-
cleus, the various committees are
at work developing the elaborate
plans. Committee chairmen are as
follows: Publicity: Jane Farns-
worth. Decorations: Betty Phillips.
Invttations and Entertainment:
Mary Simpson and Patty Radford.
Miscellaneous: Maidel Kittrel. Cos-
tumes: -Casey Croom and Marion
Merseberger.
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Picnic, Barn Dance
To Be Held Sat at
The picnic and barn dance, to'be
held Saturday at the Spring Branch
Gun club was planned by the Vet-
erans' organization to be one on the
outstanding events of the week-end.
Couples are requested to bring
their own food to the picnic, which
will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Free
Beer, and soft drinks will be in-
cluded in the admission price of,
/
$1.00. "However, free tickets will be
given to all veterans who have paid
their dues.
Following the outdoor fun, a
dance will take place inside the
club from 8 until 12 p.m. heedless
to say, formal or even informal
dress is* not required.
SENIOR PICNIC
AT TENNIS CLUB
APRIL 19th
The Senior Picnic will be helS
April 10 at the Houston Tennis
Club. The picnic will begin at 8
p.m. and last until everyone pres-
ent agrees that it should end. Re-
freshments will be served and the
elubroom will be available for danc-
ing.
The picnic is to be the first of
the Senior Functions. It will neces*
sarily be restricted to members of
the Senior Class and their dates.
Admission will be 75c per person.
Beginning today all Seniors are
requested to contact one of the
members of the Picnic Committee to
register and pay the admission fee.
Since it will be necessary to get a
fairly close estimate of th£ num-
ber of persons attending, Seniors
are requested to register with a
committeeman ,as soon as they de-
cide to go.
Members of the committee are:
jBill Odeneal, chairman, Parkes Van!
Horn, J. D. Thomas, Theo Chme-
lik, Harold Galloway, Bob Nowlin,
and George Podrebarac.
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Quinby Appointed
Senior Sec.-Treas.
Rodney Quinby, present treasurer
of the Student Association, was ap-
pointed as secretary-treasurer of
next year's Senior Class by the
Student Council last Tuesday. Mr.
Quinby is now a junior.
The vacancy was caused by no
candidates filing for the position
at the last general election. Quinby
will assume his position next Sep-
tember.
A True Wandering Reporter
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Tyson's Assignment Was
A Feature On Azaleas .
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By Brady Tyson
Sunday afternoon as your re-
porter settled himself for a mental
rest he suddenly caught the wander-
lust. Your reporter decided that he
wouldn't be able to indulge in his
usual Sunday pastime of sleeping,
but today that he must move about,
see the beautiful world.
Otuside the sun was shining
brightly j there wasn't a cloud in
the sky. Eventually your reporter
found himself wandering almlertsly
through beautiful Memorial Park.
He was enjoying the reawakening
of nature, that time of the year
when Mother Nature calls and all
her children respond. Theft time of
the year when flowers bloom again,
when, tress become green again.
But yet your reporter wasn't at
ease, something was wrong. Some-
thing was lacking*. Still puzzling,
your reporter noticed another seek,
er after the beautiful things of life
on the tree-lined trail ahead. But
this seeker was not gazing ab-
stractly at the whispering trees, or
looking wistfully at the budding
flowers. He had his note deeply in
a' book, and as. if in a trance he
trod heavily on down the trail oc-
casionally muttering to himself.
"Ah!" cried your reporter, "Here
is a true seeker after the real
In life, 111 bet he is reading
our t the worst Shelley."
g stealthily ydur re-
'in looking ova*
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the young man's shoulder, hoping lo
find what bit of the world's great
prose was offering inspiration to
another nature lover, another seek-
er after $>e real things in life.
Was it Keats? . . .. No! Was it
Shelley? ... No! Was it Spinoza,
or Plato, or even some of the works
of the Dewey boys, John and Tomi?
. . . No. * .
It was "Forever Amber"!
1 Bitterly disillusioned, your re-
porter hurried along his bitter way.
By now he was along the banks of
the bayou. (Bayou, that what a
Houstonian calls a creek that smells
bad.) But still it was beautiful.
Your reporter's disillusionment sof-
tened by the beauty of the moss-
covered pines overhanging the pic-
turesque (in any place but Hous-
ton they would be called "stinkingi
stagnant, ditches—here they're pic-
turesque) bayou. (H you can't fol-
low the sentence, read it, twice!
Up ahead on the other side of
the bayou your reporter noticed a
couple of young boys sitting peace-
fully under a large tree. They were
eating Rye Crispies and conversing
softly. Like Ireland, they looked so
peaceful there.
Your reporter, like the angels,
decided not to bother them—he ap-
proached quietly to as to see what
mode of conversation was pleasing
these young things, (This reporter,
like the one who has a column on
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SENIOR PREXY
NAMES FINAL
COMMITTEES
Senior president, Charley Malm-
berg, has named final senior cotii-
raittees to assist with the remain-
ing senior class activities. The com-
mittees are as follows:
Final Ball: Jack Moody, chair-
man; Elizabeth Schumacher, Mary
Hay, Vincent Buckley, Bobby Goff
and Emily Butler.
Senior American: John Vun de
Mark, chairman; Peggy Weather-
all, Ann Durkee," Tom Hammond
und Don Starkey.
Publicity: Bob Tull, chairman;
Shirley Nyberg, Joe Mclver, Ed
Klevlan, Jerry Dobleman and Rex
Fuller,
Tickets and Finance: Arthur
Kotch, chairman; Anne Barnes, Lu-
cille Kemp, Benton Cain and Joe
Morledge.
Decorations: J. R. Algood, chair-
man; Annette Gano, Betty Jo Best,
Stayton Nunn and Tommy Connelly,
Rings: Sara Nabors, chairman;
C. E. Sparks, Doris Scholl, Cath-
erine Coor and James M. Love.
Invitations: Margaret Grossman,
chairman; Shirley Cohen, John Sel-
lingsloh, J. W. Asltins ant) Jerry
Hamovit.
Cap and Gown: Hally Beth Wal-
ker Poindexter, chairman; Leslie
Cookenboo, Frank C. Bunker, Gor-
don Davenport and Wilson Green.
Historical: A. D. Scotty Jr.,
chairman; Mary Simpson.
Senior Picnic: Bill Odeneal, chair-
Parker Van Horn, Harold Galloway,
J. D. Thomas, George Podreharac,
Bob Nowlin and Theo Chmlelik,
Senior Banquet: Jane Farns-
worth, chairman; Anne Bray, Har-
old Alhart, Bill Kieschnick and
George Cook, Catherine Coor, John
Phonicie.
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New Rice Members
Of Phi Beta Kappa
Initiated at Dinner
The Beta Chapter of Texas of
the Phi Beta Kappa national hon-
orary society initiated seven new
Rice members into the organization
April 3 at the annual banquet held
at Cohen House.
The initiates wore Leslie Cooken-
boo, Irvine Farb, Constance .Tessen,
William Kieschnick, Jr., John Sel-
lingslosh, Stanley Young of the
class of '47 and Elizabeth Krause
Vondy of the class of '4(3.
Dr. Robert A. Law, professor of
English at the University of Texas,
delivered a speech entitled "Thirty-
Five Years After" in which he
made a survey of advances in the
study of the English language and
literature that have been made
since the opting of Rice in 1912.
Aslo at this time the Rice chap-
ter initiated Dr. F. Keith Bradford,
associate professor of neurosurgery
at the Baylor College of Medicine,
into alumni membership on behalf
of the Zeta Chapter of the Virginia
at Randolph-Macon College.
More than 40 members were pres-
ent at the banquet, over which Dr.
A. D. McKillop, president of the
Rice chapter, presided.
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Lit Societies May
Take in Freshmen
Girls Only in April
From the office of the advisor to
women:
Freshmen girls will not be taken
into the girls' literary societies at
The Rice Institute until about the
first week in April hereafter. •".<
This change from procedures
previously followed is made now in
order lo1 avoid conflict between
academic schedules and the cere-
monies attendant upon Joining these
societies, aitd in order to make it
possible for present and propose^
members to become better acquaint-
ed'before fiftal selections are made.
Another Literary
Society Is Being
Formed at Rice
A new literary society has been
organized at Rice. The new lit was
named the Sarah Lane Literary
Society in honor of Miss Sarah
Louise Lane, the adviser to women,
who has devoted her life to the in-
terests and problems of the Rice
students.
The constitution was completed
Monday and presented to the meet-
ing of the student council Tues-
day.
The society was organized after
the Student Activities committee,
headed by Mr. Hugh S. Cameron,
made a recommendation that there
was a need for other lits on the
campus. Mr. Cameron, assistant
dean in charge of student activities,
expressed his approval of the un-
dertaking and said that it showed
initiative and progress.
The first meeting of the charter
members will be held Saturday. The
purpose of the meeting will be to
select temporary officers and to
approve the constitution. The group
will consist of about 30 girls.
Some of the charter members
from the senior class are Shirley
Nyberg, Mike Scholl and Bonnie
Bellamy. From the junior class are
Doris Moellenberndt. Eugenie Mutt,
Jerry Howard, Elsie Taylor, Eileen
Broussard, Carolyn Hodge, Margar-
et Donaldson, Betty Underwood and
Mary Sue Fox.
The sophomore class girls are
Margie Metz, Nancy Helen Walters,
Pat Owens, Charlyn Garfield, Lois
Sellers, Le An Parrish and Barbara
Underwood. From the freshman
class are Bunny Wagner, Mary
Catherine Stills, Beverly Pfeii,
Phyllis Clemmer, Billy Ruth Buck-
ner, Mary Jo Roberts and Mary
Louise' Rousseau.
This does not include the entire
group, but there will be a limited
membership.
"We think that by knitting this
group of girls together in activity,
we will develop such qualities at
poise, charm and self-confidence to
build iu each girl a well rounded
personality," said Bunny Wagner
and Mary Catherine Stiles, charter
members. *
The purpose of the S.L.L.S. will
be to promote friendship, under-
standing and fellowship arfiong
their members by social activities
and literary study.
Graham, Sinclair Tie;
Five Other Officers
Elected In Light Vote
With the usual light vote cast, five officers were elected
in Monday's run-off. One position, that of student associa-
tion vice-president, held a tie between Elleanor Graham and
Wookie Sinclair.
According to student council officials, another balloting
election will be necessary for
this position. The date for this
re-election, set at Tuesday's
student council meeting, will be
April 14.
The all important corsage 'luxa-
tion Which has had quite a hi.-.tory
at Rice, since a corsage ban wh*
"Rice is small enough that democ-! imigurated during the war tm ali
settled in thiMj
Ed Jennings States
Goals of His Office
As Council Head
Rice Choral Club
Announces Plans of
Musical Program
The Rice Choral Club has an-
nounced plans for a spring musical
program to lie held April 16 at
Autry House. Mr. Paul Pettinga,
director of the First Presbyterian
Church choir will direct the group
and Miss Betty Stone will be the
pianist. The group will sing "Dedi-
cation," "The Cherubic Hymn,"
"Bendermeer's Stream," "Nocturne,"
and "Borter."
racy really may function in its pure
form" stated Ed Jennings, the able
and ambitious president <>f next
year's Student Council. "The de-
cisions to be made next year by the
Student Council should reflect the
opinions not only of the academs
but also of the engineers and the
P.E.'s. This may be accomplished
by the students contacting their
representatives or by actually com-
ing to council meetings and pres-
enting their opinions or grievances
in person."
Jennings outlined briefly some of
his goals for next year. "The first
thing on my list," Jennings said,
"will be to try and arrange with
the Administration for several Eas-
ter holidays instead of the one-
day spring holidays to which we
are accustomed. If this plan meets
with the approval of the student
council, I am in high hopes of see-
ing it become a reality next year."
He also stressed that he will ad-
here strictly to the new constitution
and by-laws of the student assem-
bly. Meetings will be conducted ac-
cording to parliamentary procedure.
Through the work of the Student
Activities Committee Council he
hopes to be able to draw the fac-
ulty and the students even closer
together.
Besides shouldering the respon-
sibilities of President of the Stu-
dent Association next year, Jen-
Rice dances, was settled >
election. In the future, cin's--u.yo.- ,vil
be allowed as specified by tin* spem •' •
coring organization. Although the
mechanics for this mating of h-o\v
a "corsage" dance will be chosoit
has not yet been worked oaf by
the council, it is believed i'\ offi-
cials that each organ izat ioi spon-
soring a dance will suhnii: their-
request to allow corsages at their
dances to the council. \ vote will
then be taken
The officers elected «iv. Frank
Sheldon, eouncihiiun-at-lftrget Don
Anderson, senki't class president's
Tenipe Hovze, junior eieo pief.i-
dent; Betty Jo , Jopliii, sophomore
vice president: and George Church,
sophomore secretary-treasure>.
N.S.A. Principles
Must Be Made to
Fit Other Campuses
By Kod Quinb\
This article U wriUmn to intra-
duce the methods which the Na-
tional Student Association hits Set.
up to bring to the varum,- cam-
puses the purposes of tin- e ioni-
zation, It. is fflt that, it" tie NS.A.
is to contribute anything of ri'-a!:"
value to the lives of the stu/i, -it; it;
nings, a chem engineer, finds him-1 the United States, the pre cipte;
self a member of the Engineering must, in some clear and iei'mire
Society. He has been elected to the i fashion, he translated into studeife
honorary fraternities of Tap Beta I activities on rite individual ram*
Pi. Sigma XI, and Phi Lambda! puses.
TJpsilon. | Many of the problems with which-
BUSINESS MGR.
OF RI RESIGNS
The Committee for the publica-
tion of RI, the Rice Institute Maga-
zine, has announced that the re-
lease date of its first issue has been
indefinitely postponed. Advertising
difficulties was given as the reason
for the postponement.
The committee has also an-
nounced the resignation of Clinton
Quin, Jr., as Business Manager of
"RI. The position will be filled before
the end of this week.
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Important Notice
The file of this year's Thresher
has been removed from the office
of The Thresher by someone. It is
very important that they be re-
turned, Anyone knowing the where-
abouts of the file please return it
or inform Donald L.1 Anderson, edi-
tor, where it may be found.
The twenty-four year old junior
from Abilene served in the Army
Air Corps. He left Rice in Febru-
ary 1043 to begin meteorology
study. Jennings completed this
training at U.C.L.A. at Los Angeles,
where he graduated with highest
honors. He was made instructor in
dynamic meteorol<jgy for three
months and then was sent to Radar
school at the Signal Corps school
at Camp Evans, Now Jersey. After
he served inPacific theater, and
was released from active duty in
time to attend the spring session
at Rice.
DORM BOARD TO
SPONSOR OPEN
HOUSE MAY 3
In a further effort to revive Rice
customs the Dorm Board is spon-
soring an open house of the dormi-
tories in conjunction with "The
Rondelet." All the residential halls
will he open to visitors from three
to five the afternoon of Saturday,
May 3.
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Women's Council
Election Today
It was announced by the Wo-
men's Council that the election for
the new Women's Council will be
held today in Sallyport from 8:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Only women stii*
dents will be allowed to vote.
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NOTICB
There will be a meeting of all
senior committees Friday noon in
the Physics Amphitheater,
the X.S.A. will deal will not affect?'
till of the students in the rniUid ,
States. However, the nuns of the.
X.S.A. must be to develop pro-
gram broad enough to serve , the
needs and arouse, the interests .of-
the two million students in the U.S.
In setting up this program, the-
student interests and needs htm',,
been divided into five sm a rate
headings, or commissions:
t. Educational standards, Edu-
cation Facilities and Teaching
Methods and Academic Free-
dom.
2. Inequalities in Educational
Opportunity, E d u c a t i o na !'
Scholarships, and Discrimina-
tion in Student Life.
3. The Academic, Cultural. So-
cial, and Physical Welfare of
Students.
4. Systems of Student tii'ivern-e
ment, Student Publications.
ami Student-Faculty Cooper-
ation and Student Rights.
5. International Student A c -
tivities.
It is felt that to have a function-
al organization, there should be five
corresponding student commissions
on each campus, working on the
various problems of the N.S.A. The
delegates from each of the commis-
sions should meet in regional com-
mission meetings to discuss the stu-
dent problems and interests under
each commission. The functional
core of the organization is the
graduation of the commissions from
the campus, through the regional
commissions, to the five national
commissions.
The United States is divided into
thirty regions. All delegates to the
Regional Assembly would he mofn- (i
hers of Regional Commissions, but
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