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Rice- Baylor Clash
1954 Gridiron Final
Follies Anticipate
Biggest Rice Riot
The years biggest Rice Riot is
By ALAN RINGOLD
The Owls close out the 1954 season with Saturday's game
against Baylor in Waco. The SWC representative has already
been decided with Arkansas earning the Cotton Bowl berth, but
Baylor could tie for the SWC champ by beating Rice. The Bears
expected at the Lamar High School j have jogt onjy one conference game and that was to Arkansas
auditorium as the senior class pre-
sents "Fifty-four Follies," Decem-
ber 10 and 11. This fast moving'---. m ■rv#
| extravaganza will present sixjJ<Onim lO DlSCUSS
streets of the world to a wide-eyed |
if not wide awake audiencc. "Well;gJudents' Role In
Administration
be watching this show," said Vice
Sophs and frosh mix it up at the annual greased pole attempt, j qua(j Chief McGoo.
as even the female members of the class gel with it (insets) in the unsuc- j With "Dry John" Urquhart as
"The Man in the Street," Accent J
Avenues can't help but be a real j Student roles and responsibili-
laugh riot. "I'll be walking the i ties in the administration of Rice"
cessful freshman effort . . . photo b\) Bill Musgrove.
Muddy Sunday
Slimes, Girls, Sophs
War In Flag Attempt
By LARRY McMURTRY
This year's Frosh Field Day proved to be the goriest, zani-
est, and muddiest to date. A record number of participants
(volunteer and otherwise) succeeded in letting off a remarkable
amount of steam without any apparent ill effects. A large
crowd of spectators, many of whom were happily equipped with
cameras, gleefully watched the ~ T~Z I
Songs and Speeches
Program Feature
Of Israeli Students
Last night in the Lecture Lounge
a program was presented by the
Israeli Student Organizations, an
organization of Israeli students now
in the United States, featuring
song and dance, speechmaking and
group discussion. The group who
appeared on the Rice campus is
under the sponsorship of the United
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fracas. -
Eager Frosh set in at once to in-
duce section leaders to test the
water, but they were curbed long
enough to watch the Freshman
girls trying to (literally) outstrip
each other in various events. Soph
prexy Pittman got in a plea for
the Marquis of Queerlsbury before
the Freshmen commenced their as-
sault on the greased pole. Any in-
hibitions which might have arisen
since the Slime Parade, the molas-
ses feed, etc., were soon dispensed
with, as the combatants proceeded
to become thoroughly bemired.
Failing to bring the flag to earth
in the allotted time, the Frosh cen-
tered their attention on the girls.
When a convenient firehose failed
to drech them sufficiently, more
satisfying results were obtained by
depositing some in the pit. This
d sated almost everyone, and the ma-
jority dispersed to remove multiple
layers of terra firma from their
persons.
A dozen or so determined Frosh
from ..sections Pat and Tram
launched a never-say-die attack on
the flag. Don Breisie, of Section
Tram, ably assisted by a tired but
triumphant human pyramid, finally
removed it. Everyone (even the
luckless mermaids) agreed that the
evening was a fitting climax to
Freshman Guidance.
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streets as usual," says Urquhart.
The first week's rehearsals pro-
duced a large showing of talent
and humor, both of which can be
seen for the token sum of only
$1.00 by the first four thousand
lucky people to get over to Lamar
High on that fateful Friday and
Saturday.
Standout acts will include Caro-
lyn Turner and David Bybee prom-
enading along the Champs, Ely-
sees, Douglas Milburn as the "Rus-
sian Liberaski," and "Arab" A1
Sampson, the hamonica virtuoso.
A number of the kiddies should
enjoy a dialog by Joan Field and
"friend." Several friends were of-
fered but it seems that Joan is
bringing her own.
George More, publicity agent,
says of the show, "You may have
heard the jokes but come and see
them in glorious True-Color. Most-
ly skin."
Featured in an authentic Casbah
scene will be Sue Carroll Brugier
with the Dance of the Seven Veils.
No children admitted after six.
will be the subject of the Rice
Forum, Friday night, December 3.
The Forum, which will feature Dr.
Houston as moderator, Dean Mc-
Bride and Mr. Giles from the fac-
ulty and administration, and Bill
Allen and Walt Silvus from the
student body, will give Rice stu-
dents the opportunity to discuss
their participation in the admini-
stration.
The speakers will attempt to out-
| line the part that students play in
administration, especially here at
Rice, and will discuss the limita-
tions of students, and enumerate
their responsibilities in administra-
tion.
During the discussion students
will be given the opportunity of
discussing specific examples from
the floor and questioning the speak-
ers.
Pre Election Thought on Freshmen Officers
By LOUIS ISRAEL
With the freshman class elections
less than two weeks away and pe-
titions due today, not only must
the candidates know what lies
ahead if they are elected, but also
the voter must know what to look
for when he goes to the polls in
this, the first big class election of
the 1954-1955 school year.
The officers to be elected on De-
cember 6 are president, vice presi-
dent, and secretary-treasurer and
three representatives to the Stu-
dent Council. The president and the
vice president are charged with
particularly great responsibility, for
it is they who must organize 400
freshmen who are just getting to
know and meet each other. So uni-
fied must the class be that they
can combat the wits and strength
of the sophomore class, which has
had an additional year to attain
solidarity, during Hell Week. The
measure of the president's and vice
president's successes is their ability
to capture the Sophomore Class of-
ficers. To do this, the Freshmen
officers must be particularly well-
liked, personable, and adept at or-
ganizing this huge group, which is
common experiences, but has as its
only common element, besides
hatred of the sophomore class, loy-
alty and alte^iance to its officers.
Hell Week is not the only Fresh-
man Class function. On March 26
there will be a class-sponsored, all-
school dance. A good dance here
not only pays for Hell Week dam-
ages, but gives a good foundation
for a sizeable treasury when grad-
uation rolls around. Getting enough
people to publicize and work on the
dance so that it is both a social
and a financial success is a task
performable only by the most
skilled leaders. Making certain that
the class treasury gets off to a
good start needs an able hand—
and this is your secretary-treasur-
er. Elect someone who'll handle this
money shrewdly and will spend not
a penny without reasonable expla-
nation. One other traditional func-
tion is the Freshman open house
the Friday night of Rondelet week-
end. Here again real personable
leadership is manifested in the kind
of close spiritual cohesion shown
at such functions.
Your Student Council representa-
tives are of exceptional importance,
for not only do they represent your
not unified by a whole host of views in the council deliberations,
but also their three votes and ex-
pressions of opinion can effect de-
cisions whose impact is felt by the
entire student body. Theoretically,
and it holds true in all cases in my
own opinion, Rice Student Council
members are characterized by their
maturity, keen judgment, willing-
ness to work for the students, and
sensitive appreciation of their duty
to represent not their own opin-
ions but those of the students
whom they represented. For pride
in your class as well as smooth
functioning of council workings,
you want able representatives who
demonstrate these attributes. You
want people who are not afraid to
express themselves in council meet-
ings, who will get around and seek
your opinions, and who are not
afraid to vote alone if he or she
feels the Tightness of his view, and
who in inter-school functions, such
as T. I. S. A. meetings and conven-
tions will intelligently represent the
whole student body.
There are your freshmen officers.
Vote wisely now, and wholehearted-
ly support whoever is democratical
ly elected your leaders for the en-
suing year. Remember, the kind of
start your class has this year will
greatly influence all future years.
and last week they decidedly
knocked over high flying SMU.
The only other Bear defeat
this season came against highly
rated Miami. Both Rice and Baylor
are still in contention for other
bowl games, and Saturday's victor
might receive a bid.
The Bear offense puts emphasis
on passing, speed, and long break
away runs. The backfield boasts the
finest array of talent seen by the
Bruins in many years. Quarter-
backs are Doyle Trabor, Bill Hoop-
er, and Bobby Jones with L. G.
Dupre, Allen Jones, Del Shafner.
Reuben Saage and Ronnie Guess
rounding out the rest of the back-
field.
The line's strength lies mostly
in returning James' Ray Smith,
Clarence Dierking, and Excell Am-
yett. Soph center Bill Glass has
already proved his value to the
team.
The Owls will be in good condi-
tion for . the game and should be
pointing for it. Rice can clinch a
tie for second place with Baylor if
we beat the Bears. This game
should be another one of those
Rice-Baylor affairs that feature a
lot of scoring and offense and more
than a regular share of thrills.
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Hall Announces
Series Of Concerts
Dr. and Mrs. Henry L. Bartlett
will sponsor on the Rice Institute
campus a series of concerts by the
Houston Chamber Music Players.
There will be one concert each
year for a period of five years,
with the first to be rendered on
the evening of February 19.
In making the announcement, Mr.
Arthur E. Hall, Assistant Profes-
sor of Music at Rice, said, "This
series of concerts will be a fine
addition to the music program now
in effect in the Shepherd School of
Music at the Irestitute." The Shep-
herd School was recently estab-
lished under a grant from Mrs.
Sallie Shepherd Perkins.
Dr. Bartlett, an alumnus of Rice,
and Mrs. Bartlett reside at 4004
Yoakum.
The Chamber Music Player^ is
composed of five musicians: violins,
Andor Toth and Raphael Fliegel;
viola, cGaetano Molieri; cello, Mar-
ion Davies; piano, Albert Hirsh.
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