The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1961 Page: 3 of 8
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, mi
THE THRESHER
Three
CAMBRIDGE SNOWED . . .
Debaters Score At Crimson Meet
Harvard Team Will Return Visit
By REED MARTIN
Boston, Feb. 5—The Rice Uni-
versity debate squad descended
upon the Harvard University In-
vitational tournament i n the
midst of Boston's coldest weather
in history and for the first time
in our history placed high in the
final rankings.
This city was an unusually
cold host to the 130 teapis from
40 states competing in the
world's largest invitational tour-
nament as it offered two days
of constant snow and nightly
sub-zero temperatures.
AS THE CRIMSON masses
left Kennedy's favorite campus
for mid-term recess, they left be-
hind a corps of extremely cor-
dial residents who welcomed us
to their rooms for a five-day
imposition and graciously guided
us around their college and the
city as well. This school's quart-
ers were in Quincy House, a
"dorm" of split level apart-
ments including living rooms all
on one level, for minimum party
disturbance, with four individual
bedrooms and studies, a bath, and
kitchen upstairs.
The atmosphere was brisk out
side and friendly inside as teams
and coaches met before the tour
nament to freely discuss cases
and points and- offer criticism.
We had one practice round with
the Harvard senior team with
constructive critiques from the
University of Minnesota coach,
the coach from Tufts college, the
Harvard coach, and a law stu-
dent.
THE TOURNAMENT itself
was spread lazily over 3 days
with debating in the afternoons.
Although some of the teams
"take gas" as they say up here,
the vast majority of the schools
were strong contenders. Both
Rice teams faced fairly, rough
competition against New Eng-
land teams, for the most part, a
special brand of debaters from
schools we had never met before.
And we are pretty proud of the
results.
Our primary objective was to
do well personally at this tour-
nament. In the overall ranking
of teams, one of ours was in
the top 97 percentile and the
other in the top 95. Of the 260
participants, this reporter was
rated 13th speaker in the tour-
nament, John Wolf was 14th,
and Jim Bob Doty and Gary
Webb were in the top 10 per
cent. I'll mention again—we're
fairly happy with our represen-
tation of Rice.
OUR SECOND objective, one
more important to you back
home, was to introduce the
name of our University into de-
bate in the East so that its teams
would consider us as worthwhile
stops in their annual spring
tours. Although Harvard had in-
itially overlooked us, as usual,
they are now rearranging their
trip to include, for the first
time, a visit to Rice, immediately
after Easter vacation.
Jim Bob and your reporter will
meet Columbia's senior team in
an exhibition debate next Wed-
nesday, Feb. 8 in New York and,
after meeting them at this tour-
nament, they have indicated a
Mardi Gras Calls
ROTC Drill Unit
The Rice University Army
ROTC Drill unit will journey to
New Orleans this Saturday for
the opening of the Mardi Gras
Festivities.
Under the command of Cadet
Lieutenant Roy Janes the sixteen
man unit will march in the
Parade of Adonis.
IN AN UNUSUALLY active
year the Drill Team has per-
formed at several football games,
furnished members for the Flag-
Raising Detail, and served with
the Navy unit as the Honor
Guard for the Convocation hon-
oring President Eisenhower.
desire to reciprocate, if our Ad
ministration formally invites
them in accordance with Colum-
bia's usual procedure. So in ful
fillment of our second objective
we have secured two of the top
teams in the nation to meet us
in exhibition debates on our
campus this spring.
NEXT THURSDAY through
Saturday, Feb. 9-11, we will be
in Chicago for the Northwestern
tournament which testifies to the
growing name of Rice in the
midwest, for it is the first time
our school has been invited to
participate in this, the second
largest invitational tournament
in the nation. We, of course, hope
to continue our good luck there
but in our more immediate plans
is a shorter trip that will begin
as soon as we can leave from
the snowbound Boston airport.
We will spend a day in Prince
ton meeting with the debate so-
ciety in a trip aimed at dis-
cussion, goodwill, and large por
tions of cheer. And then three
days in New York, the three in
Chicago for the Northwestern
tournament, and home.
Our thoughts extend to you all
as we begin our second week
of extended mid-term vacation,
and look forward to boring you
with exaggerated accounts of
each event of our journey.
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works English classes in the
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1961, newspaper, February 10, 1961; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231169/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.