The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1952 Page: 2 of 6
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THE THRESHER
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Another Parking Lot...
Three shell roads have been approved for student parking.
These are to take care, in part, of the cars which used'to park
in the Physics parking lot. We feel that this is far from a
workable solution to the student parking problem on Rice
campus.
The two shell roads around the dorm lot are inconvenient.
In rainy weather, these roads will bog down under cars and
students both. Shallow ditches line the narrow dorm roads,
which are bordered by soft shoulders. Both are potential mud
traps. The road in back of Abercrombie Laboratory is con-
venient to those working in the engineering buildings, but it
has two serious drawbacks. Parked cars there are in danger
of being damaged by delivery and loading trucks and this road
is too short to accommodate any large portion of the cars of
students working there.
The problem is summed up in the need for a convenient
parking lot. The ideal spot for this lot, the practical spot for
this lot, in our opinion, is to build the present dorm lot over
to the shell road near the Chem building. This would almost
double the present lot's capacity and provide convenient, mud-
less parking space for students whose center of campus life is
either the library or Anderson. This would allow more room
for engineering students in the Chem parking lot by providing
a more convenient place for the academs to park.
We wonder also, why no provision was made for student
parking when the physics lot was closed. Why weren't the
students and faculty notified that the lot was to be closed
and where they would be allowed to park? And since no
notification was given, and no parking instructions issued, why
should the tickets given to road parked cars be enforced?
The normally excellent regulations, were, we feel, super-
ceded by unusual circumstances. The students had nowhere
else to park that was convenient or practical, particularly in
view of the rainy weather of the past two weeks. We feel the
regulation was made obsolete by cutting down ,J;he normal park-
ing area and failing to instruct the students where to park
their cars.
Brotherhood Week . . .
By IRVING DILLIARD
Editor, Editorial Page, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
It may sound futile to talk about brotherhood when half
the world is doing its best to deny the meaning of the word.
On the contrary, this is precisely the time to begin talking about
brotherhood. That is, if we hope to retain a decent sanity in
this country and later to serve as an effective healing agent
for Europe.
The National Conference of Christians and Jews, founded
by Charles Evans Hughes among others, is now engaged in the
celebration of Brotherhood Week. It is an annual observance,
built around Washington's birthday. Surely it is more mean-
ingful this year than ever before.
The avowed purpose of the National Conference, which
looks after religious, racial and cultural relationships among
Protestants, Catholics and Jews, is to "make America safe for
differences." Is it overstressing the importance of Brother-
hood Week to say that America will be safe for democracy not
one moment longer than it remains safe for differences?
There's a Young Republican Club. Where are the Young
Democrats ?
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i+ports Editor Howard Martin
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News Editor Mary Ann Mewhinney
Feature Editor Mary Ann Johnson
Women's Editor Florence Kessler
Reporters: Betty Bess, Marlin Cruse, Jerry Logan, Jerry Weiner, Joe
Watt, Jo-Anne Hickman, Fred Duckett, Dick Karig, Neil O'Brien,
Tim Weakley, Jean Donaldson, C. T. MacAllister, Jr.
Staff Photographers Dan Daggett, Eddie Soniat, Bruce Vernor
Quo Vedis Epic u",e M" °" c,mp"
Which Out-Epics
Previous Epics
ky Hi bier
By Malvin Cruse
The long awaited film version of
Henryk Sienkiewiez' novel, "Quo
Vadis" has reached the local movie
screen. Filmed in dazzling techni-
color, the movie is the most expen-
sive production ever to come from
Hollywood costing $6,500,000. With
so much backing, it could not afford
to be anything but good. Though it
fails to provide any outstanding
acting or soul-stirring drama, it has
plenty of zest and fire to keep it
moving through some three hours
of interesting adventures.
The story is set against the epic
clash of Christianity and paganism
in Nero's Rome. It tells of a Roman
Commander and a Christian hos-
tage, how they meet, their many
struggles to find romance, and their
eventual fate. Working around this
background is the story of the fan-
atical Nero and his mad plot to
burn Rome and build it anew.
Robert Taylor as the Commander
appears to be powerful enough in
the part, but seems a little wooden
in his movements. Deborah Kerr is
delightfully attractive as the hos-
tage who refuses to relinquish her
Christian principles even for love.
Though billed as the leads in this
epic, the two aforementioned act-
ors are overshadowed by the per-
formances of two lesser known thes-
pians. Leo Genn in the role of Pe-
tronius, -the Roman satirist, lends
the brightest performance of all
with his deft handling of his char-
acter. British actor Peter Ustinov
does some expert hamming to cre-
ate the mad, spoiled emperor Nero.
Worth mentioning too, is Patri-
cia Laffan, in the role of the lasci-
vious Empress Poppaea who seems
to have little to do other than hold-
ing a pair of cheetahs on a leash
and providing one of the lhore vi-
brant sights of Rome.
The expense of the movie seems
to have fallen into the research and
cost of rebuilding Rome as it was
in Nero's day. Thousands of extras
have been employed with more
thousands of costumes.
The burning of Rome; the giant
Ursov's (Buddy Baer) fight with
the wild bull; and the feeding of the
Christians to the lions provide the
thrills expected from such a spec-
tacle.
Interest is held throughout by the
constant shifting of scene and ac-
tion. "Quo Vadis" is a colossal af-
fair, done on a grandiose scale, that
the motion picture industry will be
a long while in matching.
"Class, after glancing through the last test papers, I find that some
of you could well affordl to pay a little more attention to the lectures."
Lits 7o Hold Initiations
7 his Weekend-Pledges Eager
By FLORENCE KESSLER
If freshmen girls appear in rather unusual garb today
and Saturday, it is certainly not a sudden loss of taste on their
part. At least three lits have designated this week end for
the long-awaited initiations. Usually after this "well-executed"
event patient pledges receive their freedom from the constant
commands of the older mem- ij' • ■ '
Rice Film Society
Membership Is
Still Wide Open
"Membership in the Rice Film
Society is still open," said Helen
Chillamn, secretary, today. With
eleven films to be shown during the
remainder of this year, ^interested
students are urged to join before
March 1. Membership in this group
bers.
Starting things off, the MELLS
held their traditional "Rose Cere-
mony" and slumber party last night
at the home of Marie Coyle.
Scheduled to hold their formal
initiation tonight are the OKLS at
the home of Ann Gossman, 1919
Milford.
The SLLS pledges will take ad-
vantage of Saturday afternoon to
supply, as part of their mock initia-
tion, a picnic lunch for the rest of
the lit.
Turning away from initiations,
the EBLS will round out the agenda
for tonight by sponsoring a hay-
ride through Memorial Park fol-
lowed by a midnight snack at the
home of Mary Anne Davis.
Next Wednesday night the OWLS
promise to provide good entertain-
ment at their annual A House dance.
STUDENT COUNCIL
Rice Now Chairman
Of District TISA
By JERRY WIENER
Official notification has been received from TISA that
Rice is now chairman of the district TISA composed of The
University of Houston, Texas State University, Lamar College,
and the Rice Institute. First meeting of the regional TISA is
to be at Rice on February 28.
It was brought to the attention McClane, Ben Gantt, and Bill Mc-
of the council that a junior member Mahon are Rice's delegates to the
of the honor council had gone on stftte TISA convention in El Paso
probation, and a junior would have .
to be elected by the student council nex mon
to replace him. Jerry Wiener, Parke Since the editor of the Thresher
Davis, George Miron, Bob Strawn, went on probation, the council
and Walter Baker were nominated ruled that Allyce Tinsley Cole, for-
by the council. The council will mer Assistant Editor, is now editor
choose one from these nominations of the Thresher. No official action
or from any students the Hfinor was taken on this change since the
Council chooses to nominate. by-laws decree that in the absence
Hal De Moss, Paula Meredith, of the editor, the assistant editor
Julia Picton, Bass Wallace, John will assume the editorial duties.
"My Little Chickadee" pro-
duced in 1940 with W.C. Fields
and Mae West will be shown to
members of the Rice Film Cocie-
ty this Tuesday. The film will be
shown at 3:30 and 8:00 PM in the
Lecture Lounge of the Library.
Members are urged to bring their
dues at either performance.
is not limited to students. Their
families and friends are welcomed.
Elections for next year's direct-
ing board must soon be held so the
program for next year can be set
up. Only paid members will be able
to vote for the new officers.
"We are still thinking of forming
two film societies. There is a de-
mand for a comedy series and for a
seperate experimental series," Miss
Chillman said. "We hope to discuss
these demands when officers are
elected." Anyone particularly inter-
ested in either series should talk to
Miss Chillman in the Music Room.
Brotherhood is Common sense
saying; Get rid of your prejudices
in order to live peacefully with
yourself and your neighbor.
Due to a break in the ten pen*
ny weight dyes, Senior rjngs will
not be available until the first
week in March. There will be
notices on the bulletin boards
three days before the rings are
here. cr
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