The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1953 Page: 1 of 8
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'Daily Kaleidoscope* Issued Tonight
"We are the Rice Coeds, we've nothing but brains
in our heads,"
"Our virtue will not be misplaced,
'Still we think that we'd rather chase than be chaste."
MARY ANN MEWHINNEY AND SHARON "We Are the Rice Coeds," one of the many acts Iin the annual Senior Follies show at S pm in the
CAMP go through the paces of their comic number, that will go on review tonight and tomorrow night]Lamar High School Auditorium.
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Volume Forty-One Number Twelve
HOUSTON, TEXAS,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1953
Cotton Bowl New Year's
Eve Dance Is Listed
Dallas, Dec. 11—Students of all
Southwest Conference schools are
invited to attend the official Cotton
Bowl New Year's Eve party at the
Southern Methodist University Stu-
dent Center Bldg. Thursday night,
Dec. 31, it has been announced.
The Cotton Bowl is a project of
the entire Southwest Conference
and students of all seven confer-
ence schools are welcome at this
function the night before the New
Year's Day football game between
Rice and A 1 a b a m a," said Jack
Lowe, chairman of the Student
Participation Committee of the Cot-
ton Bowl Athletic Association.
Lowe represents Rice Institute on
The CBAA board of directors.
The student dance will feature
a floor show and music by the
Cell Block Seven, popular dixie-
land band featured on Columbia
recordings, Lowe said.
Participation of official student
groups in Cotton Bowl Week ac-
tivities has also been stepped up
this year, Lowe said. Members of
the SW Conference Sportsmanship
Committee — composed o f student
body presidents, campus newspaper
editors, head cheer leaders and
representative athletes from each
conference school—have been in-
vited to take part in social activi-
ties preceding the game.
Princesses from Arkansas, Bay-
lor, Rice, SMU, Texas A&M, TCU
and Texas will represent their
schools at Cotton Bowl Social
functions, Lowe said, with the Rice
princess being chosen as the Cotton
Bowl queen, since her school will
represent the conference in the
New Year's Day gridiron classic.
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Miss America To Visit
Miss Neva Jane Langley, twenty
year old Miss America of 1952, will
make a public appearance here at
Rice, Tuesday, December 15, from
12:10 to 12:30 in Fondren Library.
She is a talented pianist and will
play as well as speak. Watch for
further notices of the place on pos-
ters which will be posted in the
Lounge.
Miss Langley has been invited to
Houston under the sponsorship of
an inter-denominational committee
of about thirty ministers and lay-
men.
Debating Society.
To Attend Tourney
The Rice Institute Forensic So-
ciety, an organization formed at
Rice last spring, will attend its
first tournament December 11 and
j 12 at College Station. The Society,
■ for people interested in the field of
; speech and debate, will send several
j people to this tournament. They are
j as follows: A1 Beei-man, Rex Mar-
| tin, Duke Howze, Sara Lasser, Judy
| Robey, Walker Jordan, Brad Thomp-
j son, Joe Steele, and A1 Butler.
I The tournament at A&M consists
of 6 rounds of debate with no final
rounds; that is, the winners are
chosen on a point basis rating of
speaking ability and of coui'se
whether or not winning the debate.
There are two divisions in the de-
bate field at A&M: the junior divi-
sion for people with less than 60
hours of college credit and the sen-
ior division for seniors.
It is interesting to point out that
The Rice Institute Forensic Society
will be competing against the Uni-
versity of Houston, who took top
honors at the recent tournament at
Ada, Oklahoma.
Brad Thompson is president of
the organization: Mr. Gallegly is
.sponsor.
$2,250,001 Given Rice
By Rally Club For
Beating Baylor Bear*
At a closed meeting of the
Rally Club last week a motion
from the floor was moved, sec-
onded, and unanimously ap-
proved that the Rally Club of
the Rice Institute in recognition
of Rice's victory over Baylor do-
nate $2,250,001 to the Rice In-
stitute payable at. $l a year for
the next 2,250,001 years.
Follies To Parody A Newspaper;
Opens 8 PM Tonight At Lamar
By CHARLES TAPLEY
For the next two nights an 8 pm.
curtain time at the Lamar high
school auditorium will put on re-
view the 1953 edition of the Rice
Follies, the "Daily Kaleidoscope,"
a well-drilled, professional like per-
formance that is highlighted with
original music and girlies that al-
most wear costumes.
The whole show, which will prob-
ably play to capacity crowds on
both nights, is built around the daily
newspaper and parodies its various
sections. From the classified ads
and the song, "Nine out of Ten Sell
Theirs," to the society section and.
Mary Ann Mewhinney's "I Love to
Neck," the show flows from num-
ber to number taking stabs at
everything from the slime Parade
to Mrs. Hardy's dining hall.
The EBLS open the show with
the "Wfeather Section," and a fore-
New Geology Professor, Provost,
To Arrive At Institute Soon
Dr. Carey Croneis, newly ap-
pointed Professor of Geology and
Provost, is slated to come to the
Rice campus next month. As Pro-
vost, he will assume general admin-
isti tive duties as the president as-
signs them, be a member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the faculty or-
ganization, and relieve the speech-
burdened Dr. Houston.
In planning for Rice's new school
of geology, Rice administrators met
with leading geologists from all ov-
er the country, in both scholastic
and professional fields. The unani-
mous concensus was that the field
of geology in undergoing a meta-
morphasis: the attention of geolo-
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Representatives From
Lisle Fellowship Here
Miss Celeste McCollough, Lisle
Fellowship representative, will be
on ;|he Rice campus, Monday, De-
cember 14 to discuss with interested
students the Lisle program. Miss
McCollough will be in the projection
room of Fondren Library from 1:00-
2:00.
Lisle Fellowship, Incorporated,
awards intercultural scholarships
for summer study to advanced or
graduate students. These awards
are intended to foster international
understanding through human rela-
tionships 'and contacts.
Lamar Choralettes
Scheduled For
Rice Xmas Service
By JO-ANNE HICKMAN
The Lamar Choralettes will pre-
sent "An All-School Service; A
Christmas Chorale" for the Rice
Students at Palmer Chapel, Mon-
day, December 14, at 12:10. This is
the annual all-school Christmas
Service sponsored by the Religious
-Council. The Lamar Choralettes,
composed of 120 voices, and under
the direction of Mr. Lee S. Keding,
will include in their program: "Holy
City," "Hallelujah Chorus," "O
Holy Night," "Ava Maria," • and
Christmas Carols.
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j gists is turning from considerations
! of classification and history to the
i study of physical aspects of the
|earth.
j
j Geo-physics and geo-chemistry
are being substituted for paleon-
i thoiogy. Thus, this aspect will re-
ceive the majority of time of
j Rice geology courses. Rice should
j be a unique school in the field of
| geology, Dr. Masterson enthusi-
astically reported, as there will be
I little holdover from the "Old" into
| the "New." "It should be a geolo-
gist's dream," he said.
The appointment of Dr. Carey
Croneis as Provost and Harry Car-
others Wiess Professor of Geology
was announced June 26 by Dr. W. V.
Houston.
The Wiess Chair of Geology was
j established in January, 1952, on the
j basis of a gift by Mrs. Olga K.
Wiess in memory of her husband,
Harry Carothers Wiess, formerly
President of the Humble Oil Com-
pany and Vice Chairman of the
Rice Institute Board of Trustees.
In establishing the Chair, Mrs.
Wiess expressed the hope that, "in
accordance with the general princi-
ples of the Rice Institute, teaching
and research in geology by a few
men of the very highest quality will
be possible."
Dr. Croneis was born in Bucy-
rus, Ohio, in 1901. He holds the
degrees of B.S. from Denison Uni-
versity, M.S. from the University
of Kansas, Ph.D. from Harvard
University, as well as honorary
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! cast and pie slinging fracas spot-
lighting Jean Youngblood, and ;t
Kiddie Number, "If All of the Rair
Drops were Lemon Drops and Gum
Drops."
"Society," directed by Dorthyk
Nicholl, depicts the rich matrons of
the opera set enjoying a beer bust
! which unravels into a rejuvinated
! Can Can . . .
j "If in North Hall, all the dogs cat*
; If Mrs. Hardy and all her hogs can,
; If Mr. Davies and all his frogs can
| Baby you can can can."
| Show director Neil O'Brien comes,
j out of the wings long enough
shame eastern fashions with "Go
East, Young Man, Go East," before
the scene switches to the "Murder"
stories and a modern dance starring
j Nancy Wright.
In the comic section Camj> and *
Mewhinney stop the show with au
! original rocker, "We are the Rie*
! Coeds," and Marilyn Monroe and
| Jane Russell, depicted by Juanits
j Jones and Marilyn Webb, more or
j less, present "Rice Boys are a Girl'?
Best Friend."
A Foreign Affairs scene is we))
stocked with the dances of Hawaii.
: Spain, Russia, and the Continent.
: and another dance, "American ir
Paris," featuring Carolyn Thoma.-.
1 directed by Sharon Camp and pu"?
on by the SLLS highlights tl.-v
"Stroet Scene." Another O'Brien
! original. "Sit Down You're Rock-
; ing the Car," takes-off on thf slim-
parade., the entire scene cast i:-?
front o fthe Rice Hotel.
The OWLS close out .the show
i with a bop-filled "Night Club" scene.'
| featuring "Honey Hush" with
Marge Adicks and Baby, and "Night,
Train" by Linda Wooley.
| Tickets for the Follies are Si.2ft
and may be purchased at the door
i 0—
Frosh Run-off Vote
Scheduled Today
The Freshman class will today
select their president, vice presi-
dent, and secretary-treasurer in a-
runn-off following the election ot
December 7. The three freshman
student council representatives were
chosen in Monday's election.
The two contenders for the presi-
dency are Hank Coors and Kenneth
Peden. The vice president will be
either Freddie Frederick or Elaine
Schwinger. Bob Fri and J%ck Hol-
land are up for secretary-treasurer.
Dixie Sick. Kenneth Carter, and
Libby Farrar were elected to repre-
sent the freshmen in student coun-
cil. Libby had been serving as tem-
porary representative prior to the
election.
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