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Rice Fencing Team Wins
SWC Meet With Ags, Texas
The Southwest Conference Cham-
pionship was won by Rice swords-
men last Saturday in the final three-
way meet of the season between Tex-
as University, Texas A&M, and Rice.
The meet tested the ability of the
fencers in all three weapons, and
was hotly contested until the last
match.
At the outset of the foil competi-
tion Rice dropped a 6 to 3 decision
to the University of Texas, but won
over the Aggies by a similiar 6 to 3
score. The Longhorns defeated A&M,
five matches to four giving Texas
the Team Foil Championship. In-
dividual honors went to Horace
Flatt of Rice, John Garthman of
Texas, and H. Jones of A&M.
The first Duelling Sword compe-
tition was taken by a 5 to 4 Rice
victory over Texas. In spite of this
encouraging opener, however, A&M
did the honors by defeating Rice
and Texas by scores of 5 to 4. This
pave the Team Dueling Sword
Championship to the Aggies while
individual honors fell to Mayes and
Gottlob representing A&M, and
Owl's captain, Horace Flatt.
The Sabre Championship was tak-
en by Rice after the Owls defeated
Texas 8 to 1 and A&M 5 to 4. Un-
til the last match of the day the
Aggies weer tied with Rice for the
conference crown. The decisive
match was fought by the team cap-
tains Horace Flatt and John Gottlob
in a fifteen minute bout which went
to Flatt by a narrow 5 to 4 margin.
Again individual championships were
split between Flatt and Leopold
Ffrench.
In addition to the Conference
Championship, Rice fencers have
qualified to attend the state finals
to be held in Dallas this week end.
The team will represent the Gulf
Coast Division in Sabre Campetition
as well as placing candidates in the
individual bouts. Winners of these
meets will be qualified to fence in
the national competition at Detroit
at the end of this month. Represent-
atives of Rice to the finalsc arp:
Captain, Horace Flatt, Leopold THE RICE NROTC Drill Team,] great deal of attention during the
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the Rice-Texas football game.
The strictly voluntary group, un-
der the direction of Midshipman,
2nd class Dick Whitty, deserves com-
mendation for its outstanding per-
formances and original routines. An-
other such team next year is eagerly
awaited by those who viewed them
this year.
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Library To Remain
Open This Summer
Most facilities of the Fondren
Library will be open to faculty and
students during the summer months.
The one exception is the Music Room
which wilF\:lose down after examin-
ations to open again in September.
Beginning May 29, the summer
scheduled will go into effect with
the library being open 8-5 on week-
days. On Saturdays the hours will be
8-12; the library will not be open
on Sundays during the summer.
Students wishing to study in the
library Saturday afternoons will be
able to do so on both May 19 and
May 25. Special arrangements have
been made to keep the library open
until 5 p.m. on those days for the
benefit of late studiers.
Davis Is Regular
Status Appointee
Midshipman fourth class Richard
H. Davis of Waco, Texas, has recent-
ly been selected as the Professor of
Naval Science's appointee to Regu-
lar status in the Naval ROTC at The
Rice Institute.
Once each year the Professor of
Naval Science appoints an outstand-
ing Contract student to Regular sta-
tus, and Davis earned his appoint-
ment through outstanding academic
work in Naval Science and his other
Rice subjects. Davis' training will
lead to a commission in the regular
Navy.
We Thank You for Your
Patronage • and Look Forward
To Having You Again Next Fall.
LESTER MAYES
HERMANN PROFESSIONAL.
BARBER SHOP
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