The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1952 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume Forty, Number Bight
HOUSTON, TEXAS OCTOBER 15, 1952
VAN PER GRAF
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January Arrival Slated For
Van Der Graaf Accelerator
By Jean Donaldson
The Van der Graaf accelerator is nearing completion in
Boston. When it has been completed, an acceptance test will
be run, and the machine will be taken apart and sent here to
be reassembled in the new building on the campus. The build-
ing should be finished some time next month, but the accelera-
tor is not expected to arrive
until January. Its arrival on the
campus will cause great excite-
ment, both in the physics depart-
ment and among the students in
general. Dr. Bonner, of the Physics
Department, said that perhaps the
Department would hold "open
house" after the accelerator has
been installed, but before the steel
tank is lowered over it, so that in-
terested students could see it. This
would occur about February of next
year. I
The machine will be encased in a j
30-foot steel tank, and placed under
a high pressure of air or nitrogen.
It consists chiefly of a chrome-plat-
ed sphere capable of storing an elec-
tric charge eqijpal£Rt to that ob-
tained by connecting a battery of 6
7,000,000 volts to the sphere (a 5%
million volt capacity has been guar-
anteed). This sphere is mounted on
about twenty feet-of insulating ma-
terial, consisting of short glass cyl-
inders separated by metal plates.
Within this column of insulation are
a belt for carrying the' electric
charge to the sphere, and a tube
made of sections of highly-polished
alumninum. This is the vacuum
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New Literary
Supplement
Announced
The Rice Thresher Editorial
Staff has announced plans for a Lit-
erary Supplement to appear the
first Friday of each month, the first
appearing November 7. Students in-
terested in working on the supple-
ment, either as book reviewers, es-
sayists, or creative writers, are
asked to leave their names in the
Thresher Office, or to see James
Korges in the Office.
This supplement represents an in-
ovation in Thresher policy, inaugur-
ated to alleviate the desperate
straits of Rice, and to aid those at
Rice who wish to see their work in
print.
Members of the faculty are in-
vited to contribute and to suggest
students in their classes as contribu-
tors.
INSIDE THE
THRESHER
Pogo is the biggest news at
Rice this week. . .see ad on page 4.
• Sufferage for 18 year olds is
advocated by Thresher Staff in ed-
itorial on page 2.
• Sam on Bridge is found on
page 4.
• Letters continue to pour in re
everything from Republicans by a
noted faculty member to a defense
of wild life see page 2.
VAN DER GRAAF
Taylor Directs
52-53 Blood Drive
Wallace Announces
"Tom Taylor will be director of
this year's Blood Drive," announced
Bass Wallace this week.
The Red Cross Blood Mobile will
be at the Health Service on Wed-
nesday, November 5 from 8-12. Stu-
dents should make plans to donate
now.
This is a continuation of last
year's successful Blood drive. At
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I GO POGO
Thresher and Forum Sponsor Cartoonist's Lecture
More Follies
Tryouts Scheduled
For Tomorrow
Tryouts for the 1952 Rice Follies
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
4 PM in the Fondren Library Exam
Room. The tryouts began last week
and will continue into next week,
although rehearsals are tentatively
scheduled to begin next Monday.
"We will appreciate any kind and
all individual, specialty, and group
acts signing up at the follies booth
in the lounge, Bud Cruse, assistant
director, said.
Sponsored by the senior class, the
Follies is the one big college variety
show of the year at Rice. Proceeds
are used for the class's graduation
dance. Cruse emphasized that as al-
ways, the Follies will be composed
of members of all classes.
Members of the Senior Class' Fol-
lies Committee are Bob Lockwood,
director; Bass Wallace, coordinator;
Pat Cunningham and Bud Cruse,
assistant directors; Ronnie Bergen
tickets; Dorothy Kelly and Adrian
Rosenberg, publicity; and Martha
Hodge.
Lockwood will directly supervise
the music, orchestra, and sound
chairmen. Cunningham will handle
lights, props and makeup; and Cruse
will be responsible for sest, cos-
tumes, and choreography.
Campanile picture proofs can
be obtained in the RI office
(under the stairs to the
Lounge) this week. The photo-
grapher will return the week
of October 20 for retakes and
pictures of those missed. Per-
sons to be photographed should
see Bruce Wallace or George
Miron in the Campanile office.
The French Club's "soiree"
will be on October 20 at 8 PM
at the Armadillo Club, 2302
Danville. All members are in-
vited.
Students Discuss
Organization Of
SCA On Campus
"A group of about a dozen Rice
men have met to talk about organiz-
ing a 'College Y' or Student Chris-
tian Association on Rice campus,' re-
ported Bill Lee Wednesday. "They
have tried to lay the groundwork
so that those interested may be able
to work out a Y program at Rice."
Many other colleges in the South-
west conference, including Texas,
SMU and A&M have Y groups which
provide social activities and "en-
courage Christian ideals."
"Last year," said Lee, "Students
from A&M visited our campus just
in the interest of helping create a
similiar group here. Several students
have expressed a feeljjng .that they
would have missed a great deal in
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Drivers and
Salesmen Are
Needed by Thresher
"Drivers and salesmen are badly
needed by the Thresher," editor Cole
said today.
The Thresher will pay 75c per
round trip to the printers to some-
one able and willing to drive on
Tuesday mornings at 7. The print-
er's is eight miles from the campus,
and the driver will return by 9.
Ad salesmen can still be used. A
1*0% commission on every ad will
be paid to the salesmen.
"This is such an easy way to
make money," said Mrs. Cole, "that
I hope several students will take ad-
vantage of the opportunities."
Those interested in either job,
should contact Mrs. Cole or Roger
Bonney, Business Manager at once.
Walt Kelly, originator of the famed Pogo comic strip,
will address the students, faculty, and friends of Rice at 8 PM
tomorrow night in the Lecture Lounge. Mr. Kelly will speak
on the Political Background of Pogo. The meeting is sponsored
by the Thresher and Forum committee.
I Copies of his latest book I Go
Pogo can be bought in the Coop. Mr.
Kelly will autograph copies follow-
ing the talk.
Kelly has been touring the coun-
try addressing college audiences on
behalf of his candidate for presi-
dent, Pogo. He will speak at A&M
today and tomorrow and arrive in
Houston in time to appear at Rice.
Friday night Kelly will greet the
Slime Parade and plans are being
made for a Pogo Rally, in front of
the Rice Hotel.
The cartoonist will also visit the
University of Houston and appear
on radio station KTRH at 3:45.
Students and faculty are expected
to don their Pogo buttons which
last year were distributed by the
Campanile office, get out their Pogo
books and cram the Lecture Lounge
to create the modern American sa-
tirist.
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GUIDANCE
Sophs Claim Any Ten Can Yell Frosh
By Emil Bruger
The freshman cheering section, which started out so good,
has seemingly flopped. There have been complaints from all
quarters about the lack of cheering, and the sophomores claim
that any ten of them can outyell the entire freshman class—
and it might be added that this probably wouldn't take much
effort on the part of sopho-
mores. Also it has been noticed
that there has been an acute
shortage of school spirit among the
freshman class members. Surely a
class as large as this one can have
a better showing if they try, but af-
ter observing the results of the last
few weeks one begins to wonder If
they possess the ability to make
something out of their class.
This Friday the annual slime par-
ade takes place down Main Street.
The slime parade, for those unin-
formed, is a parade of slimes doing
what is called the snake dance. This
parade start? at 7:00 PM, about six
blocks from the Rice Hotel and con-
tinues to the Rice where a pep rally
will be held. (The slimes will be re-
quired to meet'With thejr sections at
6:00 PM this day) The slimes, boys
Kelly Will Speak
To Parading Rice
Slimes Friday
What might well be called the
Freshman event of the year will
take place on Friday, October 17;
that is, at six o'clock on that eve-
ning, the men of the Freshman
class will assemble to prepare for
their participation in The Slime
Parade. As usual, the Sallyport will
be the place for the meeting; and
there the ladies of the Sophomore
class will aid the "slimes" in get-
ting ready for the parade,
After being assisted aboard wait-
ing busses by helpful Sophomores,
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Army's Essay On
Organizing; SC
To Approve Tonight
Essayons, the new cadet organiza-
tion for members of the Rice A.R.O.
T.C. Engineer Corps announced a
meeting for its prospective members
Monday night. Plans for future ac-
tivities and for integrating future
members were made.
, , . « « . . Although the organization has no
only, will be dressed in their paja- ... f . ...
. , .. (constitution as yet, a copy of that
mas, and before they leave the j J JZ,
campus they will have their faces
well painted with lipstick by the
sophomore girls. (Dream on, the
preceding sentence doesn't mean
what you hope it does. . .) The
Freshman girls will be dressed in
their green dresses and their white
pinafores and will be driven in front
document was submitted for approv-
al to the Student Council Monday
afternoon. Election of officers will
take place as soon as the constitu-
tion has been accepted.
The charter members of Essayons
will be taken from the ranks of the
second and third year R.O.T.C. stu-
„ ,. , . . , dents. First year students will also
of the parade in various convertibles , , . , . , . . .
, ,.. , , ,. ... be admitted, but not as charter mem
that will have been confiscated for
that purpose. ers'
(As a hint to all freshman boys, I
might add that it is an unofficial
custom that after the pep rally the
freshman boys have the privilege
to kiss any freshman girl they can
find. (Rice girls only!)
Tickets for the French Film
Society are on sale in the Co-
Op from 9-10 and 12-1 this
week. Price is $1.50.
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