The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1949 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME THIRTY-SEVEN NUMBER NINE HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1949
Entered as second class mailing matter, October 17,1916, at the Post Office, Houston, under the act of March 3, 1879.
Royal College Fields
US Power Problem
Subject To Three
Way Discussion
by Dewey Gonsoulin
There is no doubt in the
minds of anyone that the go-
vernment is shifting toward in-
creasing centralization of our
national government. The issue
involves many considerations; in-
cluding the necessity or evil of such
a trend. If it is the latter, how can
it be stopped? And if it is the for-
mer, where will it lead will be some
of the questions considered. The
next forum will not be a debate
but, instead, will be a discussion by
Dr. Fulton and Mr. Hudspeth con-
cerning their opinions on the sub-
ject.
On Tuesday night, November 22,
J the Rice Forum will present Dr. Ful-
ton, professor of Philosophy and Mr.
The President and Board of Trustees of Royal Industrial | Huc*speth, instructor in history,
speaking on, "Centralization of Pow-
Hudspeth And Fulton Will
Discuss Centralization At Forum
College for Negroes at Conroe
many cultivated fields.
inspect crops in one of the
ei in Our National Government and
Economy." The forum will be held
in Anderson Hall, Room 108 and
will start at 8:00; everyone is in-
vited.
The Forum has shifted the pro-
Special Events Are Boosting
Charity Drive Toward Goal
Individual Contributions Still Necessary
For Successful Completion of Project
The various special activities for the charities drive have1 iortiie^riod"^tw^'the"Thanks
been quite helpful to the progress of the drive according to giving and Christmas holidays.
Jack Davis, chairman of the special activities committee. The
box-lunch picnic held in connection with the sophomore-fresh-
Rice to Get New Stadium
Student Seating Starts At 50
Yard Line In New Stadium
Twenty Year Options To Be Offered;
Construction To Start At Once
bv Shirley Arnold
"The Rice student section will sit in seats on the 50-yard
line and west on the North side of the new stadium," said
Newton Rayzor Tuesday night at the Owl Club meeting. Mr.
Rayzor is a 1917 graduate of the Rice Institute and a trustee
at the present time. The new $2,250,000 stadium will be ready
: | for use by the 1950 football
Beecham To
Lecture, Play
December 11
by Werner Grunbaum
The Rice Institute and the
Tuesday Musical Club will co-
sponsor a lecture by Sir Thomas
Beecham, noted conductor-com-
gram to Tuesday night instead of i poser, "operatic impersario, in-
Thursday night, its usual date, be- J tellectual, and wit," Sunday, Decem-
cause of the Thanksgiving holidays ber 11 at 4:00 p.m. in the Fondren
that are coming up. It was decided Library Science Reading room. He
to present the Forum before the | will play various themes on the
holidays instead of afterwards be- piano during his lecture. Admission
cause of the other forum scheduled will be by ticket only.
Mr. Hudspeth, who teaches Am-
I erican government as well as his-
man track meet contributed some $100 to the fund. The lunches j tory, is well-informed on the matter
were prepared by the women I , . i. _ , XT I of centralization and will present
. , , ,,, ,, ! close of the drive on Sunday, No-|,, . . , . . , _ ,
students and the cold drmks vember 20. organizational c<mWbJthe hlatonan " Dr- Ful"
Were sold by the A.P.O. Fine! tions have been a great help to the
weather, good food, and spirited drive, but students must realize that
contests combined to make the it will be the individual contributions
event a great success. | which will make possible the realiza-
"The Freshman Charities Ball held t'on the goa^
Wednesday night at A-House was
the next event on the calendar. Mid- j fljc© FoiUIIl
way in the dance guests were treat-
ed to a rare collection of freshman
entertainers. Featured on the pro-
gram was a chorus line of freshman
beauties (of the West Hall variety),
and none other than the incompar-
able Hildegarde. The audience was
ton, a philosopher, will give us the
philosopher's viewpoint.
As usual, after the speakers' dis-
cussion, the floor will be thrown
open to questions from the audience.
Tsanoff, Williams Take Stand
By Finis Cowan , discussion, beginning with Socrates,,
Friday night in the Library Lec- i one ccould definitely distinguish two j
given"an~ opportunity to contribute ture Loun^e where standing room classical trains of seemingly irrecon-1
to the charities drive. iwas at a Premium> Dr- Tsanoff and cilable thought emerging from the (
| Mr. Williams addressed the Rice two speeches. In Mr. Williams, one
Larry Katz, charities committee institute Forum on the topic: "I hears the voice of the honest, philo- j
treasurer, announced several gener- take my stand on personal religious 1 sophical * Sophist sincerely appaled 1
ous contributions from campus or- beliefs." Dr. Tsanoff, professor of by man's seemingly infinite capa-;
ganizations. Among them are the philosophy, told the bulging room city for brutality and concluding
Engineering Society, $25; AICE, 0f students and faculty members that man is incapable of rational]
$30; Rally Club, $40o EBLS, fS0 :that jje no intention of dogmat- i thought or the attainment of non-
and PALS, $100. Organizations have icaHy taking a stand on some "one j existent truth in this changing and
and only true religion, presumably, transitory life. In Dr. Tsanoff,' one
in my safekeeping." Mr. Williams' i hears the voice of the philosopher
but if this is not possible, donations, positi0n, briefly, was that no rea- < maintaining that by proper methods
will be accepted after the official sonable man should ever take a per-' of "fair inquiry" we can advance
manent stand on anything. Mr. Wil-' toward an ultimate truth which is
liams said: "There have been more j real and which alone gives signif i-
been urged to make their contribu-
tions before the close of the drive,
people slaughtered in the world be-
cause people defended their con-
Listening Party
The R and Quill Society will give a
listening party at Memorial Park victions than for any other single
Saturday for the Rice-TCU Game, j reason." •
Tickets are one dollar per person | The purpose of the program was
aod are limited to members of the not to stage a debate and generally
R and Juill Society and their guests, speaking it was not a dispute; but,
The party will start at 1:30 and last j mentally skating back over 2 5 0 0
until 5:30. (years of probing thought and critical
cance and meaning to existence.
Mr. Williams, professor of Eng-
lish, with his characteristic satir-
ic wit, analyzed the nature of man
and outlined his personal conclu-
sions derived from that under-
standing. He explained clearly and
with supporting evidence that
man is a ferocious, not-very-
use
season.
Due to such hasty planning, it.
will be necessary to raise the sum
of $1,500,000 immediately. For
this purpose brochures will be
sent to all present season-ticket
holders offering options to last
for 20 years. These will cost $100
per seat ($200, if box seats) pay-
able in three installments: first
payment due with application;
second, beginning of 1950 season;
and third, beginning of 1951 seas-
on. These season-ticket holders
include members of the Alumni
Association, old option holders,
and town season ticket holders.
A contract will also be sent,
whereby the receiver may apply
for additional tickets or more
season tickets. The options must
be exercised within five days,
with a committee appointed to
assure fairness of contract. It is
desired that every ex-student, who
so desires, may be permitted to
buy an option.
There will be a special program
set for graduate students who seel
they are not financially able to do
so now, but want an option in the
new stadium. The Alumni Associa-
tion will be asked to set up a com-
mittee to pass on application of such
persons on any lenient terms for
them. Friends of Rice will finance
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Mrs. W. S. Dowden
Will Be Associate
Adviser to Women
Former Assistant at Baylor
To Have Office in Fondren
j Dr. William V. Houston, President
of the Rice Institute announced this
, morning the appointment of Mrs.
I Wilfred S. Dowden, wife of W.S.
j Dowden, Instructor in English to
the position as Associate Adviser to
I Women at the Rice Institute. This
j appointment is to be effective im-
| mediately.
Miss Lane and Mrs. Dowden will
occuly temporary offices in Room
304 of the Fondren Library until
such time as the remodeling, now
in progress in Lovett Hall, has been
completed. Miss Lane states that
she and Mrs. Dodwen may begin to
and the most expressive phrase re-j meet and understand the problems
quired for the explanation of each of the young women of the student
of his ideas, first told the audience | body as rapidly as possible. Mrs.
that any discussion, especially of a I Dowden would like especially for the
subject as sublime as religion, j girls to feel particularly free to
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Although Sir Thomas is 70 he
has taken on a disk jockey job in
New York over WQXR. He is mak-
ing a series of programs in which
he interprets and comments on clas-
sical music and this transcribed ser-
ies will soon be broadcast. Today
Sir Thomas is as vivacious as he
ever was. He still memorizes his
scores when he conducts.
He founded the New Symphony
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bright, anthrapoid who is very
transitory and has survived as a
species chiefly because he is fier-
cer than most other animals. How-
ever, we should feel compassion
for man and attempt to better
his lot by tempering his ferocious-
ness, enlightening his feeble un-
derstanding and helping him to
forget that the .grave is close
and inevitable. Mr. Williams sees
no sense in moralizing or preach-
ing to men; but, he said, we can
try to better the lot of man and
there is some point in searching
for knowledge, since this is the
best we can do under the discour-
aging circumstances.
Dr. Tsanoff, with an eloquence
arising from a thoughtful and pre-
cise choice of the most exact word
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