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VOLUME THIRTY-SIX — No. FIFTY-SEVEN .
7WXESHEX
HOUSTON, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1949
Senior Picnic to Be
Held Next Friday
The first of the social activities
of the class of '49 takes place this
week—the Senior Picnic.
It will be held Friday at the Hous-
ton Yacht Club. Starting at 2 p.m.,
seniors and their dates may swim,
dance, do almost anything they
■want until 10 p.m. Those with yachts
may yacht.
Drinks are included in the ticket
purchase price. They'll be a dollar
a person for couples, a dollar and a
half for stags. Since it is a senior
function, attendance is limited to
the class of '49 and their dates.
The dollar does not.include food;
couples are to bring their own.
Tickets are on sale in the Lounge.
The next event, the Senior Ban-
quet, will be held after finals—on
May 28 at the Houston Club. For
this function, a limited number of
tickets are available to undergradu-
ates. But only for the dance which
starts at 9 p.m. Tickets for this
formal dance are $2.50 a couple for
undergraduates.
Two days later, May" 30, the Sen-
ior American, a tea dance, will be
held at the Junior League. It's the
last social event.
Ex-Boy Scouts to
Elect APO Officers
There will be a meeting tonight
of the charter members of the APO
to elect officers for next year's or-
ganization. The meeting will start
at 7, and will be held in A.H. 108.
All students who are ex-Boy
Scouts and are interested in becom-
ing charter members of this organ-
ization should attend the meeting
tonight. Plans for next year's activi-
ties will be discussed, and probably
committees will be appointed to
carry them out.
APO is a* national ex-Boy Scout
service fraternity. Any ex-Boy Scout
is entitled to become a member of
this organization. Bill Malseed, tem-
porary chairman of the group, said
that probably the constitution of
the local group will be passed Thurs-
day at the Student Council meet-
ing. Students interested in obtain-
ing further information concerning
the group should contact Malseed,
or any of the members of his steer-
ing committee. Other members of
this committee are Leonard Attwell,
Frank Bryan, George Savage, Jerry
Jax, Orville Gaither, and Phil
Wright.
Officers of Proposed TISA
FIRST OFFICERS of the Texas
Intercollegiate Students Association
are pictured left to right at the
close of the organizing convention.
Tony Friloux, University of Hous-
ton, parliamentarian; Evelyn Bal-
car, Texas State College for Wo-
men, treasurer; Dick Barnebey,
North Texas State, president; Ros-
ine McFaddin, University of Texas,
secretary, and Dan Davis, Texas A
& M, vice-president.
Pierre Girard Translates Play
For Houston Little Theatre
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Bryan Asks Senior
Business Meeting
Seniors are requested to attend a
class business meeting Thursday in
Anderson Hall 110 at noon.
"Particularly, I'd like the com-
mittee chairmen to be there," said
Senior Class President Frank Bryan.
"Among the things we'll discuss are
the service awards. As you know,
nominations to the judging com-
mittee may come from the seniors."
The all important matter of how
much to charge for the events will
also he discussed. "Class funds are
not large enough to finance all the
functions, he said.
Junior Class Meeting
At noon Friday, there will be a
brief meeting of the Junior Class
for the planning of next year's sen-
ior activities and the appointment of
appropriate committees.
It is not the usual thing, generally
speaking, when a professor does
something of merit outside of his
scholarly, academic field. And it's
even rarer when a professor trans-
lates, co-directs and arranges for
the premier of a modern play.
Pierre Girard, assistant professor
of French at Rice, is such an individ-
ual. The American premier of the
20th century French play, "Sylvie
and the Ghost," is to be given at the
Houston Little Theatre on May 24.
Because of the wishes of the author,
a friend of M. Girard's, "Sylvie and
the Ghost" may be seen only in
Houston.
Alfred Adam, the author, has re-
fused offers from Hollywood for
his play. He didn't want its fantasy
"ruined" by an American movie. He
has not allowed its production on
Broadway, or anywhere else outside
of France.
"'Sylvie'," said M. Girard, "ran
over 600 straight performances in
Paris. After it opened in 1942 and
was such a success, every amateur
group in France wanted to try the
Intramurals Must
Be Played This Week
Intramurals must be played by
the end of this week or the middle
of next week. In the finals of the
Handball doubles Howe and Robin-
son meet Bishop and Tumlinson;
Roots and Moreno also meet Cy
Baird and Harris in the finals of
the Badminton Doubles.
In the tennis doubles tournament
Bowles and Haest play Lasof and
Meyers with the winners meeting
Carswell and Lee in the finals. This
game must be played by next Wed-
nesday. Lasof meets Walton while
Carswell challenges Hudspeth with
the winners playing each other in
the finals of the tennis singles.
Harris vs. Ezell and Murphey vs.
Finch are listed in the Table Tennis
Singles while the Field House Staff
meets the Dubbs and the P.E. 300
Class plays the Mighty Middies in
the Volley ball tournament.
play. At first, Adam allowed it. But
its production got out of hand. There
were too many changes made. So
Adam stopped it."
M. Girard has long been interested
in the Little Theatre. So when he
was in Paris last summer, he talked
Adam into letting the play be pro-
duced in Houston. "But for 12, and
12 only, performances and for no
one else" was the agreement. It
was a part of the bargain that M.
Girard was to do the translation.
Adam put extreme confidence in the
Rice prof and his familiarity with
both the French and English lan-
guages.
Nonetheless, the translation was
extremely difficult, M. Girard said.
So he asked another Rice teacher,
Joseph Pequigney, to help him put
the play into Americanese. "If we'd
Freshmen Ask Girls to
Pick Dance Boy-Friend
The Freshman Class will sponsor
the last Wednesday night A-House
dance of the term tonight, an-
nounced Bill ^Jhockley, class presi-
dent Monday. A short program has
been planned. The climax of the
evening will be the election of the
"Boy-Friend" of the dance. All the
girls will vote for some boy present
and the "Boy-Friend" will be an-
nounced at the close of' the program.
He can be any classification.
Emersonians Select
Next Year's Leaders
The Emerson Society closed the
year with a party at the Duprey
home Sunday night. The officers for
next year, as elected in a short busi-
ness meeting, are: Bob Lindsey,
President; Wilfred Palmer and Bill
Byi'nes, Co-Vice-Presidents; Jean
Upshaw, Secretary; and Konstantin
Kolenda, Treasurer. Barbara Hall
was chosen religious director of the
group, Lee Mary Parker was elected
repoi-ter, and Warner Mills was
picked as sponsor.
translated word for word, it would
have sounded inane," Girard said.
"Part of the dialogue is in formal
French, part in slang. We had to
try and keep the same ideas in Eng-
lish. Of course, the puns were im-
possible. Pequigney and I had to
think up jokes to fill in.
"Sylvie" is a fantasy, and care-
ful translation was necessary to pre-
serve its whimsy in English and still
keep its French touch.
It was first staged in 1942 during
the German occupation of Paris.
"Escapist plays, fantasies, were the
only kinds allowed by the Germans.
They had the idea that such things
at the theatre would keep our minds
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Fencers Participate
In Divisional Finals
Last Saturday and Sunday, May
7 and 8 at the state divisional fin-
als, Frank Leever (Rice) took first
place in the novice saber. Margar-
et Pack (Rice) finished third in
Women's novice foil. Leever and
Horace Flatt (Rice) took respectiv-
ely fourth and fifth place in the
men's novice foil.
In the team competition, Rice won
second place in both epee and sab-
er being edged out by teams from
John Tarleton. A&M took first place
in the foil team matches. Sunday
morning, the winners of school
team fought the winners of the
clubs with the Bucaneers of Gal-
veston winning in all three weapons.
Group Asks Vote
By All Students
Sunday afternoon Brady Tyson,
editor of the Thresher, and Woods
Martin, lame-duck Councilman-at-
Large of the Student Association,
submitted a petition concerning
freshman guidance and containing
the required fifty signatures to Ben
Hammond, new President of the
Student Association. The petition
read:
"We, the,: undersigned, wish to
express our objection to a Fresh-
man Guidance Program established
by our Student Council, that fails to
condemn physical hazing and physi-
cal humiliation in the name of the
Rice Student Association or any
group operating under its consti-
tution. We do further exercise our
rights as Rice Students and demand
a referendum vote on the by-law in
question before any further actions
on it are allowed."
Hammond said Monday that an
elections committee would be ap-
pointed immediately and that the
responsibility for the administration
of the mechanics of the referendum
would fall upon this group. The
Student Council itself will set the
date for the referendum upon the
suggestion of the elections commit-
tee. He added further that there is
a possibility that the referendum
will be held Monday.
Jimmy Meyers, President Emeri-
tus of the Student Association, said
when asked for comment, "I will
stand with the people."
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Pre-Meds Will Hear
V. T. Surgery Prof
Dr. A. O. Singleton, assistant Pro-
fessor of Surgery at Texas Medical
School will speak before the Pre-
Med Society on Thursday, May 12 at
7:30 p.m. in PL212. Dr. Singleton
will present his own movies on sple-
nectomy, pulmonary embolism and
some other work, accompanied by a
running commentary as the films
are shown. All members and those
i interested are urged to attend.
Officers Elected
By Dramatic Club
Pat Lipscomb was elected presi-
dent of the Dramatic club for next
year at a meeting of the club held
Saturday noon. Other officers of
the club will be Beverly Hawkins,
vice-president; Shirley Arnold, re-
cording secretary; Willie Pilcher,
corresponding secretary; and Car-
roll Camden, Treasurer.
The club will produce a play the
first of next year, but it has not
been decided which play will be
presented," Pat ^ Lipscomb said.
"However," he continued, "a com-
mittee will be named to work during
the summer."
It was also decided that the club
will have at least one meeting ev-
ery month next year.
The last meeting for this school
year will be held Saturday noon in
Anderson Hall 104.
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Lumis Will Compete
In Sailing Contest
The Rice Sailing Association will
send William Lummis as its rep-
resentative to the Intercollegiate
Corinthian Sailboat races to be
held at the Corinthian Sailing Club
June 4 and 5. Lummis will choose
his own crew to sail their Corinthian
class boat in a series of three races.
The races are held annually, ancf
this year Rice, Texas University,
T. C. U., S. M. U., the University of
Houston, and Texas Tech will com-
pete.
Roost Closes May 30
The Roost will remain open the
regular hours during the exam ses-
sion until May 30. Mr. Mackey an-
nounced Monday. However, the Co-op
will close two hours earlier, front
May 20 through May 30. inclusive.
It will he open from 8:00 a.m. until
2:00 p.m.
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 57, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 11, 1949, newspaper, May 11, 1949; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230812/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.