The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1945 Page: 1 of 4
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HOUSTON, TEXAS. 81 MAY,
Number 27
Term Elections
Close With 312
Ballots Cast
By Mary Jane McNair
The Elections of Spring,
1945, are ended, and future
Rice officers of next term are a
settled and definite fact. Cam-
paigners may now settle back
into their former quiet life, and
worry over finals.
The count in the run-off elections
Monday, came to a small total of
312, some 178 less than in the pri-
maries. The Freshmen voted strong
in the Sophomore run-off, with a
total of 146; the Junior run-off
called in 79 voters; and the Senior
run-offs brought 87.
On the General Election ballot
the vice-presidency of the Associa-
tion fell to Muriel Wicks, who will
take her position in July with Presi-
dent Zelsman. Her public voted
189, and Jo Ruth Russell, opponent
to Wicks, brought 122 votes. The
last vote was a "no vote."
A turn of events occurred in the
Senior vice-presidency. Where as,
Barbara Hicks had been leading in
the primary election, she was de-
feated by four votes. Madge West
pulled in 45 to her 41, and 1 "no
vote." On that same ballot Ann
Martin took the other position open
on the Honor Council, with a vote
of 45 to Sara Nan Snoddy's 38, and
4 "no votes."
Also a turnabout occurred in the
Junior Class Election. Gene Mason
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Kittrell and Meek
Win Senior Posts
On Honor Council
Miss Lane announced the results
of the Women's Council's election
Tuesday. Lida Kittrell and Rosalie
Meek are the senior representatives.
The junior representative is Mary
Simpson and the winner of the
three-way run-off between Margaret
Crossman, Jane Farnsworth, Oralyn
Thwaites. The two sophomore rep-
resentatives are Jean Mcllhenny and
Marion Merseburger.
The run-off for the other junior
position will be held Thursday in
Sallyport. The member-at-large and
the freshman representative will be
chosen at the beginning of next
term.
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OWL NOTICE
Weldon B. Cabaniss has announced
that Mary Jane Ellis will be editor
and Hally Beth Walker business
manager of the Rice Owl for the
year beginning July, 1945. The as-
sistants to these positions will be
announced later.
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NOTICE
There will be an extremely impor-
tant meeting of Pi Delta Phi today,
Thursday, at 12 o'clock in A. B. 201,
to discuss future plans and elect of-
ficers for the coming year. This
will probably be the last meeting
thiaoyear, so everyone is urged to
attend.
What Does This Mean?
-Dot Sutton
Raubold Elected
President at R&Q
Banquet Monday
At the annual banquet Monday
night, the R and Quill Association
elected their officers for next term.
Jane Raubold was elected president,
Mary Jane Ellis, vice-president, and
Roy Goodearle, secretary.
Although pins and keys were ab-
sent as were Alice Craig and the
announcement of this year's beauties
and favorites, the banquet was quite
a success, and everyone enjoyed the
speeches of J. T. McCants, Peg
Monroe, Kathleen Carter, Muriel
Wicks, Estelle Walker, Lawrean Da-
vis, Garry Corbett, and Bill Henry.
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Rice Students Bought
$5,700 Bonds, Stamps
In Two Weeks of 7th
"Rice students have purchased
$5,700 so far in the current 7th war
loan, which has only been going on
for two weeks," Mr. J. T. McCants
announced Tuesday. The EBLS who
supei-vised the selling of bonds and
stamps during the first week sold
$5,600. The PALS were in charge
of the bond table last week and sold
$100.
This week it's the Girls' Club's
turn, and the next week, Owen Wis-
ter's gals.
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HONOR COUNCIL NOTICE
The Honor Council will hold a
picnic at Memorial Park this Sun-
day afternoon to honor old and new
members. Mary Simpson is general
chairman for the occasion, and will
notify everyone later as to the time
and means of getting there.
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MAYBE
The Campanile, according to ru-
mor and unreliable reports, will not
appear until after finals and prob-
ably not until next term. Those who
are leaving in June may have them
mailed if they give Evelyn Burke
50 cents and a forwarding address.
Fitzpatrick And
Cabaniss Leave
Institute Soon
At the end of the present term
Rice will lose Weldon Cabaniss and
Mr. T. K. Fitzpatrick. 6
Mr. Fitzpatrick has received an
appointment as full professor. He
will be in charge of the department
of architecture and city planning at
Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. After
a holiday in North Carolina, his fam-
ily will make its home in Ames.
In the architecture department at
Iowa, the normal enrollment is 125
students. Next term a five-year
course in architecture, including
architecture engineering and city
planning, will be offered. There are
fifteen members on staff of depart-
ment of architecture.
Mr. Fitzpatrick taught at M. I. T.,
Clemson and at Rice since 1940,
where he has been an instructor in
architecture.
' Mr. Cabaniss will be associated
with the firm of Lyle Cashion, Ltd.
It is engaged in drilling and pi-o-
ducing oil.
Mr. Cabaniss will move to Laurel,
Miss. His wife and two children,
after spending the summer in their
hometown of Lockhart, Texas, will
make their home in Laurel early
next fall.
Mr. Cashion, whose son is an en-
gineering student here now, was in
the class of 1926.
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Other Rice men with the company
are Nathan Miller, '32, Hardy Jack-
son, class of '20, and J. D. Spears,
class of '30.
""Mr. Cabaniss has been alumnae
secretary since his graduation in '28
and business manager of the athletic
department while Emmett Brunson
is in the navy.
Mr. Cabaniss also taught jurispru-
dence a Rice. .
Dr. John A. Mackay
Will Deliver 1945
Graduation Sermon
Thirty -First Rice Commencement
Exercises To Be Held On Campus;
Baccalaureate Sermon Planned 24 June
By Dorothy McCleary
The baccalaureate sermon of the thirty-first Rice commence-
ment will be delivered on the campus Sunday morning-, June
24th, at nine o'clock, by the Rev. Dr. John Alexander Mackay,
President of the Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton,
New Jersey, who will also participate in the commencement
exercises to be held on the cam-
Senior Banquet
And Dance Last
Fling of Year
By Evelyn Burke
11 The last formal of the year will
be presented at the Rice Terrace by
the Senior Class this Saturday night,
2 June. In previous issues, President
Bob Smith, Vice-President Rosemary
Glaviana, and Secretary-Treasurer
Dave Parrish announced the commit-
tee in charge of the dance, which
will be the last one for the grad-
uates-to-be and also the last before
the inevitable finals.
The Decoration Comrrtittee has re-
vealed some of its plans for the
occasion. The banquet table will be
adorned with flowers, courtesy of
Mr." G. E. Corbett, gleaming white
tapers, and white satin streamers.
Programs containing the history of
the class of '45 will be at each per-
son's place, if someone plants a
bomb under all the printers. The
South American rooms have been
engaged for the annual feast and
they will remain open during the
dance that follows.
At 9 o'clock, the pleasing orches-
tra of Sammy Harris begins playing
in the Crystal Ballroom for anyone
wishing to attend. All the seniors
will, of course, be there en masse,
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Recreation Section
Announces Officers
To Serve Next Year
As the end of the school year ap-
proaches, the Recreation and Wel-
fare Department is announcing its
officers for next year. F. P. Amsler,
G. K. Moellan, and J. B. Kennedy of
the ROTC and L. P. Whittet of the
V-12 are to replace Eliott, J. P.
Anthony, Heaton, and Parrish. Ken-
nedy will be in charge of the movies,
while the other three will organize
the dances and manage the recrea-
tion room.
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THRESHER NOTICE
There will be an important meet-
ing in the Thresher Office at 12:00
noon Saturday of all students who
wish to be on the Thresher staff
next term. If it is impossible for
anyone interested to attend this
meeting, he should notify Mildred
McCall.
pus, Monday morning, June
25th, at nine o'clock. As at
other commencements during
the war, there will be no ad-
dress on Monday morning.
'in July.
Dr. Mackay was born in Inverness,
Scotland, 17 May, 1889. He grad-
uated M.A*. with first class honors
in philosophy from the University
of Aberdeen, Scotland, 1912; and
B.D., Princeton Theological Semi-
nary, 1915. In 1915-16, he was a
student at the University of Madrid.
He received the degree of D.Litt.
from the University of Lima, Peru,
in 1918, and from the University of
Bonn, Germany, in 1930. In 1937
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44 Senior ROTC's
Commissioned As
Ensigns 21 June
"Forty-four first classmen in the
ROTC will be commissioned on 21
June at Palmer Memorial Church,"'
stated Lt. Comdr. C. M. Alvord Tues-
day. This is the fourth group of
men to be commissioned in a little
over a year.
The principal speaker will be Capt.
L. B. Marshall, U.S.N.R. (M.C.),
who is the commanding officer of
the new Navy Hospital in construc-
tion here and a member of the Mili-
, tary Affairs Committee of the Hous-
j ton Chamber of Commerce.
| Comdr. V. F. Rathbun, head of
! the naval unit here, will presumably
j present the commissions, and four
j awards are temporarily scheduled
The Norton Award for highest
grades in navigation, the Becker
Award for best aptitude for service,
the Maltz Award for best riflery,
and the Collette Award for the cadet
with highest grades in naval science
and aptitude for service.
The 44 men to receive their com-
missions are as follows: David L.
Adrian, James P. Anthony, Jr.,
Charles H. Atkinson III, Charles E.
Bailey, Charles E. Beecher, Jr., Ray
B. Blanchard, Jr., Jack W. Carsten,
Robert M. Carter, Richai'd M. Con-
ley, Bernard R. Confads, Thomas H.
Cox, William K. Elliott, Ralph W.
Emig, Thomas A. Flariagan, Joseph
K. Goerner, John G. Groves,1 Jr.,
Charles P. Hartman, Edmund A.
Hartsook, Bennie C. Hayton, Lewis
C. Heaton, Jr., Rollin E. Jefferies,
Walker F. Johnston, Jr., Thomas R.
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