The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1953 Page: 5 of 8
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1C. IMS
THE THRESHER
Fivt
CONFUSION REIGNS;
DOC CLEARS IT UP
By DR. THEO BALD BLINKUS
I understand that following the appearance of my article
in last week's THRESHER, that a number of students, and
even one Rice professor, were puzzled. The number was even
larger of those who were completely bewildered. I began in-
vestigation immediately.
General
Announcements
Proofs for Campanile portraits
may be picked up in the APO of-
flee at the foot of the stairs
from the library to the lounge
from 9:00 until 5:00 Friday, Sat-
urday from 9:00 till 1:00, and
every day next week from 9:00
till 5:00.
Richard Karig, editor, was the
first suspect whom I summoned to
my office in the Chem Tower. He
obviously thought I was ready to
release a scoop on my investigation
of the Women's Dorm situation be-
cause he had that same look on his
face that I observed at the ^orum
the other night.
I couldn't help chuckling to my-
self a little when he realized that
I was about to give him the first
degree. I was able to lure him, with
a piece of bacon, to a chair I had
planted in the center of the room.
I trained all the telescopes on hiip:
"Why was my name excluded from
the Society column last week?"
"Why was my astrological estima-
tion that Rice would defeat Hardin-
Simmons 40-0 not printed?" "And
where was my picture?" I fired at
him. All I got was excuses and
puffs of smoke.
I knew I was wasting my time
when he began to make faces at me.
But "he who chastiseth one amend-
eth many," Grandpa Blinkus used
to say. When the smoke cleared, he
had slipped out on me.
My purpose, as in the past, will
be to write unfrivolous editorials
about things I see more clearly
than the Thresher staff, and to per-
iodically inform you of certain reve-
lations .which" come to me in gaz-
ing at the heavenly bodies. Al-
though in looking over the campus
I find many things in need of rem-
edy, can one mortal, be he ever so
wise, wipe out so much vice, corrup-
tion, and sin (Heaven forbid).
I will continue to exercise free-
dom of the press by allowing the
Thresher editor to include his ob-
noxious tripe outside my columns,
but there will be a strict dividing
line. I want to announce that my of-
fice is open for 2 hours each after-
noon for those in quest of self-dis-
cipline, legal advice, or patent med-
icine.
This "year I shall carry out my
policy of keeping strictly aloof
from all my pupils. They learn
< much more by being forced to look
up to their instructors after the
manner of demigods. It is a wise
saying that familiarity breeds con-
tempt, and this is not A & M.
It is dangerous for the students
to feel that they are licensed to im-
pose upon their instructors outside
O Qf the" Classroom by approaching
them and perhaps gaining an unfair
advantage over their classmates. I
am sure that my colleagues of the
faculty, especially those reputed to
be gifted with sarcasm, will agree
with me in thinking that the as-
sumption of a superior attitude in-
stills into the student body the
proper awe and admiration du,e to
a scholar much older and some-
times even wiser than themselves.
All students {preferably gradu-
ates) interested in organizing an
Astronomy Club at Rice should
leave their names and grade cards
in the Thresher office right away.
The first meeting will be held at
Bamboo Restaurant sometime next
week.
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FROSH POLL
Orientation Week
Favored By Most
By MARIE KRONBERGER
The campus is no longer a source of bewilderment for the
new freshmen who are being slowly assimilated into the regular
day-to-day living at Rice. One of the big factors in the trans-
formation of a high school senior into a college freshman is
the week of orientation which directly precedes the beginning
of classes.
Frosh Enroll Reluctantly
bi Short, Eventful Course
/if
By BILL FEURBR
Many a freshman Sunday morn-
ing suddenly found himself enrolled
in the short, eventful Forestry 100
course offered during freshman
guidance. About 1:00 AM, an exper-
ienced, loosely co-ordinated sopho-
more group proceeded to create
havoc among the Rice dorms. Slimes
were ejected , from their rooms
wearing pajamas and shoes and
were warned not to reappear on
the campus before 6:00 AM.
I Yearv enjoyed it all, particularly
This week the Thresher conduct- j the opportunity to meet so many of
ed a poll of some of these fresh- j <he Qther freshmen
men, asking them their opinions as j
to the value of Orientation Week, j
The replies ranged from "Just j
Wonderful!" to "Oh—that?" I
In general, the girls thought that j
it was great, while the boys were
inclined to dislike the long speech-1
es. Many thought that some of the j
speeches could have at least been |
shortened, if not eliminated all to-
gether. Mary Lou Clark made the
observation that while all of the
big items were thoroughly treated,
tips on how to save time and ef-
fort were not included. Helen Mor-
ris replied that the mimeographed
sheets and the speeches both were
unnecessary—either one or the oth-
er.
The big item of the week—the
picnic at H & H Ranch—drew
much comment. Clara Cook Grib-
ble bemoaned the fact that the
horses weren't free! Tom Brown,
Naomi Robins, Roberta McKen-
zie, and Tony Watkins thought
that it was superb.
Dixie Sick and Pat Sheehan both
agreed that the whole week was
"just great." They did suffer
slightly however in that Pat en-
joyed the dance the most while Dix-
Perhaps the most pointed reply
came from a freshman boy who
prefers to remain anonymous:
"Two weeks of math review and
three sophomores across the hall
from me had already thoroughly
oriented me!"
Still, Orientation Week was the
first step toward college life. The
freshmen's school and class spirit
has blossomed in the past weeks,
and now they are well on their way
toward taking their respective po-
sitions in their chosen college.
O
ROTC Drill Team
To Perform Again
In the next few weeks thousands
of people will see Rice's Army
Drill Team perform between halves
at several Rice football games :
Rice-Kentucky game and the Rice-
Arkansas game. These people en- j
joy this display of precision drill- :
ing, but few realize the work that
goes into these performances. The j
Drill Team has been practicing ev-'
i ery Monday and Tuesday after-
Hilarity Is Result
Of New Playhouse
Production
By MARK MORRIS
See How They Run, the current
attraction at the Playhouse, is bill-
ed as a farce. This is the under-
statement of the year, for the
play carries farce to its most ex-
treme limits. Every possibility of
the situation is explored, with, in
general, hilarious results.
The play revolves around the
antics of a rather sedate English
clergyman and his frivolous wife,
who was formerly an American ac-
tress. The plot is complicated by j
the local busybody and a dumb,
man-crazy maid. Mayhem breaks
loose upon the subsequent arrival
of an actor friend of the wife's
who is now a soldier, a bishop, and
an escaped Russian spy. A hope- j
lessly bewildered visiting clergyman
also wanders in, as does a ser- j
geant, who in the end restores as
much order as is possible to the
chaos.
The plot is relatively time-worn,
and has nothing much other than
a remarkably athletic chase to rec-
ommend it. Judged critically, the
play itself is nothfng more than
trash. But fortunately, Philip King,
the playwright, strove for only an
extended joke which would keep
an audience in stitches for two
Following what is rapidly becom-
ing a tradition, most of the luckless
frosh walked to the Shamrock Ho-
tel, where they were eagerly greet-
ed by the hotel detectives.
Thwarted in efforts to "sack
out" in the lobby and the famous
Emerald Room, Rice's versatile
newcomers finally gained admit-
tance in the Shamrock Room.
This was thought to be a reward
for their rendition of a well-
known school cl^eer in front of
the hotel. Popular demand seemed
to be the deciding factor (especi-
ally from those guests who
thought they had retired for the
night.)
The freshman spirit was some-
what dampened by the attempted
campus infiltrations of several of
their class. The self-designated
guerillas were last seen in the Her-
mann Park lake.
It was close to 5:00 AM when the
vigilant sophs returned to their
rooms and about 5:01 AM when the
first cautious freshman started to
straggle in. Some of the hardier in-
dividuals spent the night in the
Shamrock, cars, and Hermann Park.
hours, and, as here produced, he
succeeded remarkably well.
The Playhouse, located at -181.6
Main St.. welcomes Ricites to its
luxurious arena theater. Reduced
student rates of $1.90 for the Sun-
day and Monday evening perform-
ances, and $1.30 for the matinees
on Sundays and Wednesdays are
being extended. Regular rates are
$'2.60 for evening performances and
$1.95 for matinees.
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kins and Jim Abernathy felt that j the ruembers' own time.
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1953, newspaper, October 16, 1953; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230948/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.