The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1958 Page: 1 of 10
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Volume Forty-Five—Number 19
HOUSTON, TEXAS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1958
Laro, Wagner, Pyle Discuss
Newspaper's Status
By MEYER NATHAN
This Friday evening, February 21, the Forum Com-
mittee will sponsor a discussion between three of Hous-
ton's leading newspaper editors in the Fondren Library
Lecture Lounge at 8 pm.
They will discuss the newspaper and its relation to
the community.
Rondelet Court
Election Mar. 10
Petitions for Rondelet Queen
and court, to be elected March
10, must be turned in by noon,
February 28, at the Student As-
sociation office. Each petition
must bear ten signatures and be
accompanied by a fifty-cent fil-
ing fee.
Only senior girls are eligible
for Queen, and will be elected on
an all-school basis. Two ballots
•will be supplied; one for all-
sohool voting, one for class vot-
ing.
The six seniors receiving the
most votes will be named, re-
spectively, Queen, princesses (2),
and Senior Coui*t (3). The Queen
and princesses will not be an-
nounced until the pageant.
Also to be elected are three
members of the court from each
class. Voting in this case is to
be done purely by class.
Students are reminded that pe-
titions for the all-school general
election are due Friday, March 4.
Lit Committee To
Fete Independents
The Committee of Literary
Societies will hold a coke party
for Independent Women Monday.
Scheduled from 4 to 5 pm, the
party will be at Cohen House on
the Rice campus.
Chronicle
Harold Pyle will rep-
resent the Houston Chroni-
cle. He has been its Associate
Editor since 1950. Beginning his
career with the Chronicle in 1926,
he has also served as chief Edi-
torial Writer.
He was born in North Texas
and began newspaper work while
in high school, working part-
time on his father's weekly publi-
cation. He attended Texas Chris-
tian and later served as Editor
of the Brownwood News before
coming to Houston.
Laro of the Post
Arthur L&ro>, Executive
Editor of the Houston Post since
1955, will speak for his paper.
He was born in Brownsville, at-
tended high school in San Anto-
nio, and began his newspaper ca-
reer on the San Antonio Light, in
1929, as a reporter.
At the Post he has served
since 1938 as a reporter, Real
Estate Editor, City Editor, and
Managing Editor, before attain-
ing his present position.
He is also at present a di-
rector of the Houston Post Com-
pany, which includes stations
KPRC and KPRC-TV.
Wagner To Speak
. • Representing the Houston
Press will be James H. Wag-
ner, a native of Illinois. He at-
tended De Pauw University in
Indiana, graduating in 1943.
(Continued on Page 10)
AT THE COLLEGES
W/ess, Hanszen Win
Second Brown Award
By DON PAYNE
College Editor
The Inter-College Council has announced the winners
of the Second Brown Award for the year. Wiess and Hans-
zen tied for first place and will split the $250 prize.
These same two colleges were the winners in the first
Brown Award earlier in the year.
' Several activities in the
individual colleges are com-
ing up during the next few
weeks.
Wiess Dahce
Wiess College will hold an all-
school dance tomorrow night in
.their commons after the basket-
Iball game. Admission will 'be free
for boys with dates, while stags
Campanile Needs
Club Data Soon
The Campanile has urgently
requested that all members of
tbe faculty and all club presi-
dents turn in their information
sheets as soon as possible, if
they have not already done so.
will be charged $1.50 at the door.
Hanszen College will have its
fourth college night on March 3
at which time Dr. Vandiver of
•the history department will be
the speaker.
• College Night
On February 24 Baker College
will have a college night while
the next college night for Will
Rice will be on February 27.
The Inter-College Council is
temporarily without a chairman
due to the first semester proba-
tion list. The office willc be filled
in the near future.
The Council now meets every
Friday noon in the Jones College
private dining room.
JAMES WAGNER
Managing Editor of the Press
ARTHUR LARO
Executive Editor of the Post
HAROLD PYLE
Associate Editor of the Chronicle
AT THE STUDENT COUNCIL
Campanile Gets Okay
On Page Price Hike
By JIM BERNHARD
Editor
Despite a twenty-minute delay to obtain a quorum,
the Student Council Wednesday night held one of its most
productive sessions of the year.
Testimony was heard in the case of the increased
Campanile rates, and on this basis, the Council voted to
the yearbook's
'Boy Friend' Has
Second Showing
At 8:00
Tonight
By HARRIET HOKANSON
With the second and last per-
formance of the E. B.'s produc-
tion of "The Boy Friend" to-
night at 8 p.m. in the Prudential
Auditorium, the "roaring
twenties" continues to fill the air
of the Rice campus.
The star of the show, Dr.
Joseph I. Davies, Rice's own
biology professor, portrays Lord
Brockhurst, the dashing, gay
Englishman who visits Madame
Dubonnet's finishing school on
the French Riviera.
Male Roles
As the E. B.'s are not playing
the roles of the male characters,
the show is even more like the
London Broadway musical by
Sandy Wilson, than was expected.
Frank Dent and Tom Evans
play Precival Browne and Tony,
respectively. Other members' of
the cast are Joan Feild, Annita
Fite, Barbara Long, Penny Black-
ledge, Patti Blackledge, Kathy
Lacy, Cody Caldwell, and Judy
Ley.
Tickets On Sale
Tickets to the production may
be purchased in the lounge today,
and also at the door tonight for
only 75 cents. The proceeds of
(Continued on Page 8)
Annual Upper Class
Weekends Shape Up
Seniors Off To
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Camp Rio Vista
By KAREN OLSEN
Perhaps you have been won-
dering why the graduating Sen-
iors have been so jubilant of late.
At last, here's the reason why.
Senior Cilass President Ben
Orman, just announced plans^for
the traditional rollicking Semor
weekend.
Now, gleeful Seniors are cir-
cling the weekend of April 18-20
on their full calendars and count-
ing the days until they can leave
school for a while and have the
"last fling" of their days at the
Institute.
The weekend is tentatively to
be spent at Rio Vista Camp,
near Hunt, away from the cares
of studies. The Camp will be re-
(Contlnued on Page 8)
Juniors Get Set
For April 18-20
By SKIPPY JOHNSON
A tremendous blast is fei store
for all tho«i Who plan t^ partici-
pate in the Junior Class Week-
End • this April 18-20. ' The
"ground zero" for this blast-off
is to be the Heart of .the Hills
Guest Lodge near Kerrville.
Swimming, hiking, horseback-
riding, etc. are all available for
casual leisure at its finest.
How Much?
The price of the week-end in-
cludes lodging, meals, linen, and
all the many facilities of the
ranch. The price tag on this
package of fun is only $7.50 per
day per person or $30.00 per
week-end per couple.
(Continued on page 2)
approve tne yearbook's in-
crease in page prices to or-
ganizations.
An investigation by Henry Gis-
sell disclosed that production
costs has risen in a proportion
roughly commensurate with the
increased prices.
Since the books for the 1957
Campanile are not yet closed
The Student Council voted to
poll the students on desired fa-
cilities in the new Student Me-
morial Center. See page 4 for the
ballot.
there was some difficulty in
arriving at a valid comparison
between the 1958 year book and
last year's. However, on the basis
of rough estimates, Council was
satisfied that the price hike was
justified.
The clubs' cost will be £36 for
the first page and $25 for each
additional page.
Unanimous Vote
A unanimous vote of the mem-
bers present approved a pro-
posed amendment which will put
the Inter-College Council into the
(Continued on Page 8)
Soph Dance Goes
Sophisticated
"Sophisticated Swing" in the
plush ballroom .of the Houston
Executive Club surrounded by
acres of rolling countryside is the
setting for the Sophomore-spon-
sored, all-school dance Saturday
night, March 1.
Larry Kane and his orchestra
will provide a danceable music
background from 9 pm to 1 ^ni.
The Houston Executive Club,
formerly the Houston Country
Club, is the scene of the semi-
formal ball which pi-omises to be
one of the most spectacular and
fun-filled evenings in this semes-
ter's social calendar.
Tickets for "Sophisticated
(Continued on Page 8)
o
Ten Delegates To
TISA Convention
The Texas Intercollegiate Stu-
dent Association will meet at
TCU on February 27 and 28.
<T.h i s organization, otherwise
known as TISA, meets each year
to .discuss affairs pertinent to
student councils or student gov-
ernment at schools in Texas.
Governor Price Daniel will be
one of the principal speakers*
Melvin Munn, associated with the
public relations branch of the
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