The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1957 Page: 5 of 8
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Society
BY ESTELLE KESTENBERC AND NAOMI ROBINS
RALLY CLUB FORMAL . . . Better'late than never reporting on
society doings. Rally clubbers held their spring formal at Braeburn
two and a half weeks ago. Dancing and eating were on the agenda
for Bobbie Whitehead, Bill Morgan, Homer Spencer, Beverly
Montgomery, Dave Willis, Florence Cray, Carol Lane, Annita Fite
and Jimmy Middleton. Five Does (ie. Sue Carroll Brugier, Ann Wes-
terfield, Joan Whitten, Joyce Hooper, Betty Arnold) arrived and
started turnabout proceedings interrupting the sedate (?) atmosphere.
SL'S CELEBRATE . . . Friday night was the time; the scene, home
of Phyllis Phair; the entertainment, provided by all who attended.
Bill Elrod had two causes to celebrate—one was his birthday. Pres-
ent—Barbara Forester, Ray Gorman, Ann Page, Joy Kenter, Tom
Cady, Cillie Broods, Dick Bowen, Dixie Sick.
OWLS ATO REST CLUB for spring formal , . . Outgoing offi-
cers made instructive speeches ie. Vp. Erlene Hubly's Six Principles,
LaNelle Ueckert's resume' of Years events. Next year's officers
headed tby Linda Davis were announced. Initiated was the giving of
awards to typical OWL and best pledge—Won this year by Shirley
Severin and Vicf^i Finkenberger. In attendance—Carol North, Doris
Bowen, Art Story, Barbara Farren, Jack Wertheimer, Harriet Kinz-
bach, Mary Claire Peden, Bob Hudspeth, Una Lynn Mattiza, Ron-
nie Hodges.
HANSZEN COLLEGE TEA DANCE AND OPEN HOUSE
at Hanszen College Sunday afternoon saw Building over run with
females. As the girls were led .on a lour, one frequent comment was
the conspicuous absence of all pictures. Tomboola remedying this situa-
tion presented an example of omitted arty type work drawn BY KP.
Several rooms hosted parties. While on tour some of visitors ran
obstacle courses (through Ken Coodner's closet to get a view of the
panorama from the roof) to get a real appreciation of all of the col-
lege's assets. Some of the decorations were "lent" by the OWLS
through the courtesy of Bob Criffin. Bill Arhos, Jay Dennis, Emil
Tejml—all did a fine job on making the event a success.
THIS WEEK'S HARDLUCK STORY ... the sad plight of the
two seniors who had car trouble in the Chem. parking lot Sunday night.
Why Wouldn't the passing cars stop and Help them instead of just
racing by, flashing lights in their faces?
'ONE'S A MEAL'
Brooks System Sandwich Shops
Fine Food For Everyone
IN THE VILLAGE
2520 Amherst
IN BRAESWOOD
2252 W. Holcombe
212S Portsmouth
IT'S FOR REAL!
by Chester Field
OUR LAWLESS LANGUAGE*
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The laws that govern plural words
I think are strictly for the birds.
If goose in plural comes out geese
Why are not two of moose then meese?
If two of mouse comes out as mice
Should not the plural house be hicef
If we say he, and his, and him
Then why not she, and this, and shimf
No wonder kids flunk out of schools
... English doesn't follow rales!
MOftALt The singularly plural pleasures
of Chesterfield King make, a man "
tall as a hice. So don't be a geese!
Take your pleasure BIG. Take
Chesterfield King. Big length...
big flavor... the smoothest natural
tobacco filter. Try 'em.
Chs rfl>M King gives you more
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(Continued from Page 1)
Elaine Illig, Erlene Hubly, Helen
Schwinger, LaNelle Ueckert and
Ann Westerfield.
light Turquoise
Sue Carol Brugier, Linda Da-
vis, Nancy Head, Annita Fite,
Eleanor Wehgden, Ann Page,
Phyllis Phair, Doris Winans and
Duchess Patti Blackledge will
represent the Juniors in a light
turquoise.
Rose is the color for Duchess
Sandra Schafke, Barbara Far-
ren, Lin Davis, Harriet Hokan-
son, Pat Ivy, Estelle Kestenberg,
Marilyn Kinzer, Sammie O'Kel-
ley, and Rilda Richardson.
Flamingo
The flamingo gowns of the
Freshman court will be worn by
Duchess Beverly Montgomery,
Sandy Brown, Patty Hulett,
Lynn Hart, Mary Lacey, Margie
Moore, Mary Clair Peden, Bar-
bara Scott and Charlotte Reeves.
If the weather doesn't permit
an outdoor pageant it will be
staged in the field house.
Cinema Scoop
If You Can Get in Mood
*Rainmaker9 is Enjoyable
BARBER SHOP
Hermann Professional Building
— Just Across Main Street —
By HERBERT SIMONS
The Rainmaker
Katherine Hepburn leads a pro-
ficient cast, including Wendell
Corey, Lloyd Bridges, Cameron
Prud'homme, and Burt Lancaster.
Katherine appropriately plays
an unmarried daughter, border-
ing on old maid status. In her
small cattletown she is too in-
telligent to be attracted or at-
tractive to any of the local cow-
men. All is not happy in her
household, she and her younger
brother are continually belittled
and repressed by her older broth-
er (Lloyd Bridges), who under-
stand cows better than humans.
To complicate their domestic pro-
blems the whole area is turning
to desert from lack of rain.
Into this somewhat psychotic
household bursts Burt, A-l rain-
maker and grass roots philoso-
pher. He is admittedly a huckst-
er, but unlike most hucksters he
actually believes in his powers.
His hypnotic personality soon
sweeps the family like the black
plague. The father is convinced
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that he can actually conjure up
rain and promptly hands over
$100 for the job, despite the pro-
tests of Katherine and her older
brother .
Katherine's skepticism is allay-
ed that night in the barn by Burt,
who convinces her she can be
and do anything she wants if she
only regains the faith in herself,
which, her brother has completely
suppressed. Engulfed in his world
of fantasy she is ready to elope.
Just as they are about to leave,
however, the sheriff (Wendell
Corey) comes to arrest Burt, who
iB wanted on several charges of
fraud. Wendell has been carrying-
on a very restrained, coerced
courtship with Katherine, but
confronted with this pressing
situation he realizes he must act
with speed.
Katherine, after many barren
years, now has two proposals, and
in an intensely dramatic scene
she makes her choice. Then tor-
rents of rain burst forth, and
everyone is hysterically happy.
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our cool "booster" oxfords, with
corlc-insulated sole£ and foam-
cushioned inner soles ... so light,
they actually float in water!
Navy or brown cool-weave cloth
or natural chino, 6.95
Men's Shoes—
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1957, newspaper, May 3, 1957; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231059/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.