The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 1947 Page: 1 of 6
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HOUSTON, TEXAS. THURBDAT, OCTOBER 9, 1M7
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DOM MAM TO BE FRIDALHIfiNT
Downtown Pep Rally at Rice
Hotel Led By Croom and Davis
Will Climax Night's Events
Preliminary Report on Madison
Students' Convention Made To
Student Council By Tyson
"The National Student Association is like any other
democratic organization," said Brady Tyson, Rice delegate to
the N.S.A. constitutional convention, in a preliminary report
presented to the student council Tuesday.
"It can only succeed if its citizens, in this case the stu-
dents of America, take an ac-
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tive interest in its work. Cit-
izenship in this organization
implies the same thing that
citizenship always implies; an
honest shouldering of individual and
group responsibilities."
Three Phases
Their purpose at Madison was
to formulate the basic policies and
the constitution of. the proposed
N.S.A. The three-fold program of
action of N.S.A. that was decided
upon waa outlined to the Student
Council in the following form. One
of the phases of activities of this
organization will be to better and
encourage and improve student go-
vernments and to disseminate new
ideas about student activities.
A second phase of the program
adopted at Madison will be concern-
ed with Educational Standards and
Educational Opportunities. This
section of the National Student As-
sociation will be dedicated towards
giving students a chance to bettor
understand the new developments
in education, and the problems of
inequalities in education.
The third phase of the activities
will deal with cooperation with
students throughout the world. This
part of the program will try to
set up exchange agreements be-
tween the students of America and
the students of foreign countries.
Literature concerning student ac-
tivies in the United States will be
distributed on foreign campuses so
that foreign students might better
understand America, and informa-
tion concerning the activities of
students in other countries will be
made available to American stu-
dents.
Material Available
Mr. Tyson said that material
would he made available to mem-
bers of the student council and to
any interested members of the stu-
dent body. He stressed the cos-
mopolitan nature of this organiza-
ti6n and emphasized that no one
group was able to take back to
its campus exactly what it had
wanted and "that everyone at the
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Salute Owl Jleven
Before S.M.U. Game
The Texas State Network and
eight of its affiliated stations in-
cluding KXYZ will salute the Rice
foothill team on its broadcast of
the "ABC Roundup" on Oct IB at
0:30 p.m.
Zaek Hurt, well known sports
broadcaster, will emcee the broad-
cast nnd the voices of Coaches
Neely and Bell of Rice and SMU
will be henrd giving a preview of
what spectators at the game may
expect the following Saturday.
Some musical selections will be
played during the broadcast. These
will He selected from requests sent
in by students of both schools.
Cards to be used for making re-
quests will be found in Mm dormi-
tories and in the lobby of the Ad-
ministration building. Cards should
be mailed no later than Saturday in
order to be included on the broad-
cast. „
A representative of the network
will be nt Rico on Oct. 18 for the
purpose of making a tape recording
of Coach Neely's prognostications
regarding the forthcoming game.
The tape will then be rushed to Ft.
Worth in order to be used on the
show.
Zack Hurt, master of ceremonies,
has been for many years one of
Texas' outstanding sports broad-
casters. In 1937 he received the
previously unheard-of honor of
being voted a full players shart of
the Pt. Worth "Cats" Pennant win-
first time a broadcaster
hat honor.
Here're the Facts;
The Rice Libraries-
Where and Which
An unknown freshman was heard
to comment as he passed through
the library on the first floor of
A.B., "It looks like a nice library,
but it's awfully small." The truth
is, slime, there are no less than nine
libraries on the campus.
The main library is on the second
floor of the Administration build-
ing. Here the card catalogue and
reader's guide are kept. The His-
tory library is on the first floor
under the capable direction of Miss
Lane. Most of the bound periodicals,
are kept iti the north and south
basement libraries of the Adminis-
tration building. The Chemistry per-
iodicals. however, are in the Chem-
istry basement library. The keys to
the A. B. basement may be obtained
from Miss Lane's office on the first
floor. The Architecture library and
Chemistry library are on the second
and third floors of the Chemistry
building respectively, and the first
floor of the Physics building is the
home of the Physics library.
The student who wishes to check
a book out may find the call num-
ber in the catalogue. On top of the
catalogue are some cards which ex-
plain in which library the books are
located. In each library is a desk
where the hook may be checked out.
Each book, unless otherwise speci-
fied, may be kept for two weeks
or less.
Sometimes a professor may put
a book on resf.rve for use by his
students. The books will be found
in their respective libraries and may
be checked out for use in the li-
brary or overnight. The librarian
should be consulted for these books.
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Frosh Takes Post
On Student Council
The student council appointed
Ward Gregory to the post of fresh-
man representative at its regular
meeting: of Tuesday, September 30,
in room 201 A.B.
Although the constitution of the
council requires this appointment to
he made at the first regular meet-
ing of the year, action was post-
poned until the members could be-
come better acquainted with the
new freshmen.
Pour nominations were made by
the council members. Nancy Hood
nominated Ward Gregory, Jetta
Schumacher nominated Tom Eu-
banks, Frank Sheldon nominated
Gene Langworthy, and Wookie Sin-
clair nominated Tom Smite.
Miss Hood pointed out that Smite,
a veteran, would not be representa-
tive of the freshman class, and
after some further discussion on the
relative qualifications of the nomi-
nees, voting began.
Three votes were required to se-
cure a majority vote for Gregory,
who finally edged out Tom Eubanks
11 to 6.
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Engineers Usher at
ASME Convention
The American Society of Me-
chanical Engineers held its 1947 na-
tional conference on petroleum me-
chanical engineering at the Rice ho-
tel, Monday through Wednesday.
General topics presented to the
conference covered transportation,
refining and equipment. Field trips
were made on Tuesday to Hughes
Tool Co., Sinclair Refining Co., and
Cameron Iron Works.
Seniors of the Mechanical Engi-
neering department served as ush-
Tags Necessary
For Every Home
Football Game
It should be a well known fact to
the upper classmen that both blank-
et taxes and identification tags ure
necessary for admittance to home
football games. And if the slimes
aren't aware of this, the lines in
Sallyport Thursday, Friday and
Saturday will serve to remind them.
From 8 to 12 noon on these days
(here will be a table manned by
student council members in Sally-
port who will pass out these tags
to blanket tax holders. The tag will
have a number corresponding to
that on the blanket tax booklet.
At the stadium gate the booklet
and the tatr must be shown to the
usher. Then the tag should be hung
on a button to distinguish students
from the individuals not supposed
to be sitting in the student section.
Guest tickets to Rice home games
cannot be obtained from this booth
in Sallyport. Such ducats must be
obtained at the field house before
Saturday of the week preceding the
game. A tag will be issued with the
guest ticket so the holder will be
able to sit in the student section.
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HONOR COUNCIL SYSTEM
TO BE STATED TO FROSH
The latter part of this week mem-
bers of the Honor Council will
speak to the freshman English
classes to explain the function and
purpose of the honor system at Rice
and the part it plays in the stu-
dents' academic lives.
Members of the Honor Council
this year arc: Bill Davis, president;
Charles Lucky, vice president;
Tempe Howze, secretary; Rodney
Quimby; Elleanor Graham; Miles
Croom; Leonard Atwell; J. D.
Suggs; and Jim Ellis.
Choral Club Season
Includes Operettas
Plus Usual Fests
-Photo Courtesy Houston Post
You'll Hear About Steve Waterhouse - - -
Gallegly Has Something "Different
In Westerns in His Latest Novel
By Leslie Hogan
In "The Adventures of Steve Wa-
terhouse," Joseph Gallegly -has tried
to do more than just write another
western novel. He has projected a
rather unconventional character
into a conventional West Texas set-
ting at the turn of the century . , ,
and the results are both amusing
and unique.
Far from being an ignorant cow-
Second Year of N.R.O.T.C. Program Opens
With Greatly Increased Enrollment;
Over Eighty Students Sign Contracts
The Naval Reserve Officers
Training Corps Unit is embarked
on its second post-war year of op-
eration under the Holloway Plan
_ September 17.
Although classes
did not actually
start until Sep-
tember 22, en-
rollment in the
program was be-
gun e a r 1 y to
clear the way for
approximately 80
NROTC students
who will partici-
OLIVER pate jn tjle pro_
gram this year.
Several changes among the offi-
cers and men assigned to the
NROTC Unit were made during the
summer. Captain J. E. Cooper, U.
S. Navy will remain for his third
year as commanding officer of the
Unit and is head of the Department
of Naval Science; Commander J. A.
Boorman, Jr. who was attached to
the staff and faculty last year will
assume the duties of Executive Of-
ficer. Two new men who have re-
cently been assigned to the staff
by the Navy Department are Lt.
Comdr. James A. Oliver. U. S. Navy
of Houston, n submarine officer,
who will be in-
structor in the
Ordnance and
Gunnery Depart-
ment. an d Lt.
Leon B. Blair, U.
S. Navy of Lub-
bock, an aviator,
who will be In-
structor in Na-
v a I Orientation
nt a in a,ul Navigation,
KLA1K and communica-
tions. New enlisted instructors who
have reported for duty since the
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a
boy, Steve goes through his odyssey
the mental master of any situation
and the cultural equal of all. And
cowboys who can quote Shakespeare
were a rarity then and now.
Mr. Gallegly believes in straight-
forward delivery of a tale. Said he,
"Dialogue, with a minimum of ex-
position and description, is the best
method of presenting your subject."
Character development and depic-
tion i? stressed, and though the
events are of the usual type, the
characters who find themselves en-
meshed therein are not. In fact, all
the characters are, you will pardon
the expression, characters, which
elevates this novel far above the
Zane .Grey variety of equine epics.
To make this novel exceptionally
readable, Mr. Gallegly has hit
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Dannenbaum Guest
Speaker at Meet of
Engineering Group
The Rice Engineering Society
held Us first meeting of the new
year th§ night of Sept. 30. Guest
speaker was Mr. Dannenbaum. con-
sulting engineer, who talked of the
professional and social responsibil-
ities of the engineer.
Eleventh of Jan. was the date
selected for the Engineering So-
ciety's dance, ar.d it was decided to
hold an Engineer's Party the night
of Nov. 1, following the Texas Tech
game, at Spring' Branch Gun club.
Officers of the Society are Roy
Porter, president; Dean Weeke,
vice president; A. G. Badger, sect'y..
and James Wilhoit, treas.
The Rice Choral club, bigger and
better than ever before, is planning
a gala season. Over 50 members
are anticipated this year, and the
group, under the direction of presi-
dent, Bun Bobbin and Mrs. Eliza-
beth Hitchcock, are making plain
for the presentation of the Operetta
"The Gypsy Lover.''
Mrs. Hitchcock, the new director
this year, is the organist at St.
Mark's Church, and has been in the
past, organist and choir director
at many other churches around
Houston. She will be ably assisted
in the club's ambitious plans by
Martha Jameson, who headed the
group last year. Mary Jane Davis
was elected publicity agent and
George Llvesay will hold the posi-
tion of librarian. To round out the
offices, Margaret Donaldson is vice
president and Muggy Gaston is the
treasurer.
The usual program of song fests
at A-House and carols during the
Yuletide season will be presented,
and tentative ph.ns for a program
of choi uses from different operet-
tas lias been discussed. Tin' Chortil
club will he most happy to sing on
request, president Bun Bobbitt said
You do not have to have a voire
of operatic calibtv to join the Rice
Choral club. Anyohe who likes to
warble to himself or herself now
end then will have a good time with
this organization, The Choral elub
deserves the support of all Rico
students, and if you can't find time
to join the group, at least, plan to
be on hand for some of their con-
cert sr.
"Shoe Scramble" During Half of Saturday's
Game to End this Week's Freshman Activities
A pep-rally, preceded by the annual "sliine parade," will
be held on the corner of Texas and Main outside the Rice
hotel Friday at 8 p.m., Bill Davis, head cheerleader, an-
nounced early this week.
This year, as in prior years, the i'reslitnen boys will
lead the way to the rally from
the Humble Building up Main
to the hotel, zig-zajrging; bac.lc
and forth across the street,
clad in pajamas and led by
Sammy Owl. Of the 30(1 'Mimes"
■Who will Uia; part in the snake
dance. «nly ■■e\vri will1 ride while the
u 1 dash eagerly, under the super-
Viiiwp 'if the upper'classmen. from
one m Ii- of the street to the other,
The seven fWrfhwen who will lead
the parade !iav<; been selected from
among Ih most desorvi.iig of the
dorm "slimes" to art ^ *,hc hi.poi
guard, for Sammy.
Following Srnimy will be the Bice
hand nnder the direction of Kit Rein'
and "portiitsr, ,i|s Mioilidfiltop of ma-
jorette;,,
Pep liallv
After the Uufcnt body has
reached the Rice hotel, Bill Davis,
Miles Croom,. ami possibly the. new-
ly elected eli(.'erleader, will put the
students through their paces with
yells and songs. Two guest speakers
who have not, yet. been announced,
will give their messages of encour-
agement to the school while the stu-
dents rest their throats. After that
the ."slimes"; will shake their way
back to the Humble building, and
then to sebiiol.
S« t' de'ails of the pep-ridl.v and
parade will not, 1;H> revealed until
wridtty night. ''lit the freshman boys
v.fjl no1 il'ie,r,1 hist'i'urtions. that fif-
tern ida at from J. S. Bin,-
ford. t • ->f i'he sophomore
tl'lltfe'. i... fir ahaoi'Y of them for
the tilMiC Ifovvev., 1. In'-•rtiia'tlon al-
Active in Ultrasonics!
Dr. Woodburn Is New M. E. Prof.
Dr. James Woodburn, associate
professor of mechanical engineer-
ing, is one of the distinguished ad-
ditions to the Mechanical Engineer-
ing depnrtment this year.
Born at Dalton-in-Purness, Lan-
castershire, England in 1914, Dr.
Woodburn came to the U. S. in 1926.
He graduated from Purdue Univer-
sity in 10,18 with the degree of B.S
in M.E., nnd from Johns Hopkins
University in 1947 with the degree
of Doctor of Engineering. As as-
sistant professor of engineering, he
taught at Johns Hopkins from 1941
to 1947, instructing classes in ap-
plied mechanics and thermodynam-
ics. During the time he can spare
from shopping with his wife for a
new refrigerator, stove and putting
his new apftrtment at 2843 Wroxton
Road into shape, he will instruct
classes in thermodynamics (MB
300) and plant design (MB 480).
Dr. Woodburn is a member of
ASME, Sigma Zi, Newcomen Soda-
ty, and Amedrican Aeeoustical So-
ciety (a branch of the American
Physics Society). *
He has been quite active in the
field of research, having done re-
search in ultrasonics for determin-
ing ratio of specific heats for. su-
perheated steam and freon, both
P-ll and F-12. He will continue this
research while at Rice. During the
war he was associated with the
Armstrong Cork Corporation doing
research on friction of various ma-
terials.
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NOTICE
All organizations who plan to
give a dance either this or next
semester must turn in a tentative
date to any of the following: Frank
Shelden, Joe Reilly, Don Anderson,
Rod Quinby or Ed Jennings. These
dates must be turned in by Friday.
The Council to Give
A Two Buck Dance
A football victory, a beautiful girl
on your arm. the first semi-formal
of the year, and the daneeaMe
rhythms of Buddy Brock's orches-
tra—whit more could a fellow ask
for ?
You can find all this at the Elks
hall Saturday night.
The team has said that they'll do
th'-ir part by furnishing a victory
over the Tulane "Grecnies" in the
afternoon. The girls—well, brine:
your wives, friends, sweethearts, or,
if you don't have one, bring some-
body else's.
The dance, (riven by the student
council will be held at, the Klks hall
(which, by the way housed that
frroat dance after the Texas game
last year! from 9 till 1. It is to be
semi-formal and the price is two
bucV«—with or without.
And last, but not least, the or-
chestra. Buddy Brock will offer, for
your approval, his brand new eleven
piece band. Buddy has a lot of new-
est arrangements and features that
i-weet and danceable music that
Riceites seem to like.
ready, vt'lo'ir-e,.! in ;ki.: !lv "slimes"
will be in fn.fit 'if the Adminis-tra-
tioit building at 7 pr 1 tnia, where
they v/ifj le> (ait e.-nt i
ally chartered for the J rip ;i:id taken
down fowr, After the pep-railv the ,
will be picked up ft ml hi -ncht back
to school
Shoe Scramble
Saturday the
make a public
Kami;'
foothill! pMine,
1 Opijrtiroe
fresbu)!;;i will again
appearance in their
.;jit tie,- Rive-Tulnn.
They will aHH'mble
I or, Pit tit 16)
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Student ASME Has as
Speaker Dr. Woodburn
The first meeting of the Rice Stu-
dent branch of the A.S.M.E. was
held Sept. 27, with an attendance
of 40.
Dr. James Woodburn, associate
prof, of M, E. was recommended to
to the parent society to serve as
honoring chairman for the coming
year.
Officers are Dean Weeke, chair-
man, Hundley Rankin, vice chair-
man, George Kane, sec'y, and the
treasurer is to be elected because
of the resignation of Charles Lucky
from the
iEditor, Business
Mgr. of R.I. Picked
J With the pnblirations committee's
| appoint ment of Par.co Frank as eel-
I itor and Doris Moelionbcrtidt as
business manairer, the R. I.. The
Rice Institute Magiwi'tie, will begin
ft# second year.
Fance Frank, the new editor, an-
nounced ih'it she would dedicate the
mapazinc towards giving the stu-
dents of Rice, the alumni of Rice,
the faculty of Rice, and the general
P u b 1 I c articles of interest and
amusement. These stories will be
submitted by both the students and
faculty. The magazine will also fea-
ture stories about some of the out-
standing alumni and students.
News of various departments and
expressions of student opinions on
'.'ontroversial subjects will be print-
ed. There are also plans for car-
toons,
Mr, George C. Williams, execu-
tive secretary of the committee in
charge of R. I. announced that there
would be openings on both the edi-
torial and the business staff and
that applications should be turned
in to him, Fance Frank, or Doris
Moellenbemdt.
Malcolm Hemdon served as editor
and Hally Walker Poindexter, now
graduated, as business manager on
last year's R. I.
NOTICE «
The Rice telephone directory will
bp on sale the first of next week.
Students and faculty members may
buy their directories from the table
to be set up in Sallyport or from
an|; member of the O, W, U I
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