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THE THRESHER
FRIDAY* OCTOBER 5, 1 M
Society
BY NAOMI ROBINS AND ESTELLE KESTENBERC
'Tis sad that we have no football game to report on for last weekend,
ibut we do have some newsy bits about what Rice "society" has been
doing,
JUNIORS FUNCTION . . . Seen messing around in garden and
hall at Janis Giles' house last Wednesday night were Lowell Stone
and some horseshoes, while trying not hard to be inconspicuous were
Tuffy Norman and Bob Fulmer. Joining and adding to the fun were
Buzzy Sellars, Hap Veltmant Don (Secret Agent) Katz, and Carol
IV ortham.
MOUNTAIN-FOLK MUSTER . . . Reportedly observed at the
Boon Docks Saturday night were Don Caddes, Park Weaver, Eileen
O'Lcary, Ted Heesch, Carolyn Dearmond, Eleanor Mengden, Frank
Ryan, Virginia Williams, and Gilbert Gaedcke. All had fun doing
the polka and going wild at Booth's Trading Post. Non-rebellious at
Cypress were Jim Orr, Elizabeth Todd, George Randolph, and Ross
Dawson.
EULENSPIEGEL ZUSAMMENKLINGT! \ ... At Jim Watt's
house on Sunday evening there Was something for every taste of Der
Eulenspiegel; a meeting for those who like to meet, songs for those
who lil(e to sing, and dancing for those who like to dance. Lebten es auf
were James Scott, Ava Gerstel, James Alexander, Rex Hyer, Sue
Carol Brugier, Fred Erisman, Steve Williams, Retla Fueslin, and
Sharon Palmer.
A RING ON I HE ITNGER . . . Engaged are Barbara Marchand
and Don W inslow, Pete Volpe and Jo Ann Conti, Former Thresher
editor .41 Beerman was recently married to former Rice student Bon-
nie Zuber.
F. I C., El C., El 0. . Nobody's talking about Joe Goerners elec"
trifying Saturday night date ... In the "no rest for the weary" .de-
partment are the Freshmen (i.e. women) who are trying to keep up
with Math / 00 ei al, while they attend party after parly as Rush
rampages on.
Britain Offers
Marshall Grants
The lists are now open for U.S.
college students to apply for a
|wQryear Marshall Scholarship
award for study at a British
university. Applications should be
in as early as possible in Octo-
ber, and in any case not later
than October 31, 1956, for the
scholarship t"> be taken up in the
fall of 1957.
Any American student of either
sex, married or single, may apply
for one of the awards, provided
he or she is under 28 years of
age and has had three years' col-
lege education.
Applications are considered by
home region and awards are made
on the basis of character as well
as scholastic attainment.
The scholarships are for two
years' study at any British uni-
versity (the student's preference
will be followed wherever poss-
ible), plus a cash award of $1,540
a year for living expenses and
tourist class transpoi'tation tc
and from the United Kingdom.
Students wishing to try foi
an award should apply to their
regional committee. Applications-
should be addressed to H. M
Consul General in New Orleans
and shottid include such details
as preference for university in
Britain and study subjects.
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Cinema Scoop
PRAISE UNDESERVED IS
SATIRE IN DISGUISE
BY HERBERT SIMONS AND BILL LANDFIELD
My Seven Little Sins—River Oaks
An appetizing French comedy,
"My Seven Little Sins," has come
to the River Oaks in the past
week. Starring Maurice Chev-
alier and a bevy of (wow!) beau-
tiful (wow!) girls (wow!), it has
a not-so-stock plot typical of
many foreign movies.
Set in modern times, the story
begins with Chevalier, a wealthy
and retired count, dictating to his
stenographer about his younger
days and his many conquests
(girls, not mountains). At the
same time seven out-of-work and
penniless actresses hear about
the count from one of his afore-
mentioned conquests. Armed with
evidence they send out one of
their crew, a redhead, who tell
Chevalier that she was the re-
sult of one of his weekend trips
to Capri back in the '30's. Com-
pletely shaken, the count con-
sults his files (he kept a file
complete with pictures) and, de-
ciding she is telling the truth, ac-
cepts her as his daughter into
his sumptuous household. Re-
peat this same action six more
times and the plot is well on its
way.
Bug Hunter
Chevalier has a 27-year-old
misogynist of a son, who collects
butterflies. Returning heme from
a hunting expedition (bugs), he
is shocked at seeing all these
girls, and he runs to the police.
(This proves he is completely
off-balance.) Alas, he accepts his
fate at having to live with seven
step-sisters (there are only six
bedrooms).
In one of the scenes all the
girls (three are French, one Eng-
lish, one Italian, one Spanish, and
one a light-skinned Negro) go
swimming in Bikini bathing suits.
As the movie turns out, the son
succumbs to marriage (amazing),
and Chevalier makes a few more
additions to his files.
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Tea and Sympathy—-Loew's
Another hit Broadway play
was brought to town in its wa-
tered-down version this week.
Like The Bad Seed, Hollywood
found its story too hot to swal-
low straight.
The story concerns a boy who,
introverted by lack of love and
understanding, finds himself os-
tracized from social life at a prep
school because he does not try to
prove he is a "regular guy." His
schoolmates misinterpret his ov-
erattention to a house master's
wife (with whom he is secretly
in love) as a sign that he is ef-
fiminate. Soon slandei'ous gossip
begins, snowballing, pushed on
by the house master, who for
some reason hates the boy, and
the boy finds that he must prove
his manliness to the other boys
or be ruined for life.
Age Old Method
When the age-old method
which he chooses does not pro-
duce the .expected results, his
frenzied doubts drive him to at-
tempt suicide. Fortunately, he
fails and the master's wife, who
realizes that he is only an ex-
tremely introverted youth, helps
him to a final resolution of his
problem.
The actors, Deborah Kerr as
the wife, John Kerr as the sen-
sitive boy, and Leif Erickson as
the house master all give power-
ful and convincing performances
as they did on Broadway.
Perhaps the worst fault of this
otherwise exceptionally good mo-
vie is that the motivation for the
husband's hatred of the boy has
been completely censored from
the movie, leaving the viweer to
wonder why he acts toward the
boy as he does. As usual, the
show would not be complete with-
out a moral epilogue. In this
case: adultery will ruin your life,
and therefore is generally not
desirable. -
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