The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1950 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME THIRTY-SEVEN - NO. TWENTY-TWO HOUSTON. TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 19SI
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North Hall To Be Named Sunday
Rondelet Court Picked
In Monday Election
The duchess and maids for the Rondelet Pageant were
elected last Monday. Senior class Duchess is Pat Amsler. The
Maids are Jo Dement, Betty Keyser, Maxie Lehmann, Patsy
Maher, Lee Mary Parker, Mary Ann Quinn, Jackie Terrill,
and Bunny Wagner. N
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"The Last Laugh
To Be Shown By
Film Society, Tues.
The next film to be presented by
the Rice Film Society will be "The
Last Laugh," a German film made
in 1924 and starring Emil Jannings.
The showing will be on Tuesday,
March 28, at 8 p.m. in the Lecture
Lounge of the library.
"The Four Horsemen of the Apo-
The Junior class Duchess is
Joan Bennett. The Maids are
Virginia Barber, Camille Coul-
ter, Carolyn Croom, Alice Jan Flack,
Jacqueline Meyer, Joie Payne, Collet-
ta Ray, and Nina Shannon.
The Duchess for the Sophomore
Class is Puddie Hall. The Maids are
Carmen Baumbach, Betsy Belstrom,
Carolyn Douglas, Marjorie Kinghorn,
Marilyn Marrs, Paula Meredith,
Katherine Pontikes, and Vicky
Schwarting.
The Freshman Duchess is Mar-
tha Hodge. The Maids are Therese
Arnold, Beverly Carter, Carolyn
Coy, Dorothy Kelly, Beverly Kemp, calypse" which was originally plan-
Julia Picton, Betty Silvus, and Bev- ned for this date, will be shown on
erly Ward. May. 16.
Clerics To Talk Brotherhood
Before Thursday Fornm
• On Thursday, March 30 the Student Religious Council and
the Forum Committee are co-sponsoring a Forum on religious
brotherhood. The program was originally scheduled for Brother-
hood Week, but was postponed till now in order that the. very
best speakers could be obtained. The program will be held in
the library lecture lounge at
North Hall is to be known as
Wiess Hall in honor of the late
Harry Carothers Wiess. The
naming ceremony will take
place at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, Mar.
26, at Wiess Hall.
Harry Carothers Wiess, after re-
ceiving the degree of Civil Engineer
in 1909 at Princeton University, re-
turned to the place of his birth,
Beaumont, Texas, to join the Para-
ffine Oil Company. He was presi-
dent of that company from 1912 until
1917.
In 1917 he became one of the foun-
ders of the Humble Oil Company, of
which he served as vice-president
i'rom 1907-1983, as executive vice-
president from 1933-1937, and as
president from 1937-1948. In May,
1948, he became Chairman of the
Board of the Humble Oil Company.
Mr. Wiess devoted his many tal-
ents with- extraordinary energy to-
ward the service of three outstand-
ing educational instiutions of the
country. He was a member of the
corporation of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. He was a
charter trustee of the Princeton
University; and in 1944 he was
elected a life trustee of the Rice
Institute succeeding William Marsh
Rice, Jr. In 1946 he was elected
Vice-Chairman of the Rice institute
Board of Trustees, a$d in that samd
'year he gave the Institute, for a
period of 17 V2 years, the income
on 30,000 shares of Humble Oil
Company stock.
The dorm, which will be named
in honor of Mr. Wiess, was designed
by Staub and Rather, architects, and
built by the W. S. Bellows Construc-
tion Company.
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Election Committee
Announces Candidates
The Election Committee announces the following candi-
dates for offices in the General Elections, Monday, March 27.
Saga Of A Soph
Prexy, Or Around
World In Five Days
by Betty McGeever
At 11 o'clock on Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 14, the great hegira of Gordon
Baker began. Two squads of solict-
ious freshman boys walked into the
Government class in 307 Lovett Hall,
picked Gordon up bodily and carried
him downstairs into a waiting car.
From there Gordon was taken by the
kindly little group on an interesting
tour through the greater part of
Texas. They arrived in Dallas, Tues-
day night but due to the unreason-
able suspicion of some of the Sopho-
more boys who were watching the
Dallas highway with a telescope,
they were forced to proceed ahead of
'^ schedule to Fort W"6rth where they
spent the night at the home of James
Burley (one of the boys who were
"taking care" of Gordon).
Wednesday and Thursday they
spent at a cabin on Bastrop Bayou,
between Angleton and Freeport. To
repay the man whose cabin they
were using they promised to paint
the cabin for him and in return they
l'eceived his promise not to let any-
continued on Page 4)
8 p.m. There will be a question Look 'em Over
period after the talks.
The speakers are Rabbi William
S. Malev, Rev. Ben F. Lehmberg and
Father Robert Miller. Rabbi Malev
is the head rabbi at Temple Beth
Yeshurun. He received degrees from
the College of the City of ewy York,
Columbia University, and Jewish
Theological Seminary in New York
City. For eighteen years he was
rabbi in the state of New York.
In 1946 he came to Houston, where
he is president of the Houston Zion-
ist District and vice-president of the
Houston Inter-racial Commission. He
is also a member of the Board of
Overseers of Jewish Theological
Seminary.
The Catholic speaker, Father Mil-
ler, is head of the philosophy and
psychology departments at the Uni-
versity of St. Thomas. He received
his B. A. and M. A. degrees from
the University of Toronto and his
Ph.D. from the Pontifical Institute
of Medieval Studies in Toronto. He
did graduate work in psychology at
the University of Chicago. Father
Miller is a member of the Basilian
order and is a well-known and pop-
ular speaker among Houston youth.
Platforms and More Platforms
STUDENT
ASSOCIATION
Vice-President - - -
Bertha Gray—It is my goal to es-
tablish better relations between
Rice and other Southwest Con-
ference schools through well-plan-
ned receptions for their student
representatives, both academic
and athletic, and as a representa-
tive of Rice at other schools. In
the interest of efficient govern-
ment. I offer unbiased represen-
tation, capable leadership, and
familiarity with the provision of
the Student Association constitu-
tion. I have served as Vice-presi-
dent of my Sophomore class and
as a Student Council member in
the handbook committee to see
that an outstanding and varied
booklet is ready for freshmen
next year.
Joan Bennett—If elected, I will:
1. Work hard
2. Take on responsibility and car-
ry it through
3. Strive t6 make our student
government a more efficient,
workable body.
4. Carry out the functions of my
office to the best of my ability.
5. Represent you, the student
body, in all sincerity and fair-
ness.
Secretary -
high. school.
Rev. Ben F. Lehmberg, pastor of Etta Colish—Since the Vice-Presi-
Riverside Memorial Methodist church
will represent the protestants. He
graduated from Texas Christian Uni-
versity and Perkins School of Theol-
ogy at SMU. He is a member of the
Evangelistic Committee of the Hous-
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Beginning Monday, March 27,
the Roost and the Co-op will be"^ '
open at 7:30 AM.
dent of the Student Association is
an all-school office, all school rep-
resentation is my primary goal;
that is, equal attention for all
groups and classes.
I will see that a large daily
calendar of student events is
placed prominently for the mu-
" ttaal> benefit of students and ac-
tivity attendance.
I will, if possible, work with
Paula Meredith—I base myfplatform
on the fact that I have served a
year on the Student Council and
have had previous experience as
Secretary of three organizations.
Being Secretary requires time,
ability and council experience. In
these respects I feel well quali-
fied to represent the student body.
Carolyn'Croom—I realize that as a
candidate for secretary of the
Student Association I am asking
for a job; not a position; but I am
ready to work if elected* The min-
utes will be typed and posted as
soon as possible after all meet-
ings. The typing will be legible
and accurate as I have had typ-
ing experience. I feel qualified for
Secretary as I have served on the
Student Council '47-'48 and I am
therefore acquainted with the pro-
ceedings of the Council.
Marilyn Marrs—I am saving my
campaign promises for Saturday
noon (Chemistry Lecture Hall). I
just want to state here and now
that -I sincerely want the office
and I know that I can fulfill all
the duties it requires.
Treasurer —
Jim Gerhardt—My platform is:
1. Fund raising activities to build
ample treasury.
2. Have a well-functioning Dance
Committee to minimize conflicts
and problems among the organi-
zations.
3. Close cooperation with the
president.
4. An up-to-date record of the
books.
5. Qualified—have practical ex-
perience.
Bill Witherspoon—A better financial
department in the student asso-
ciation is dependent on the finan-
cial department of each organiza-
tion so as to maximize the effi-
ciency and minimize the confusion
which results from many different
forms of bookkeeping.
(Continued on Page 3)
STUDENT ASSOCIATION
President: Tom Eubank
Vice President: Bertha Gray,
Etta Colish, Joan Bennett.
Secretary: Casey Croom, Paula
Meredith, Marilyn Marrs.
Treasurer: Bill Witherspoon,
Jim Gerhardt.
Councilman-at-large: Bob Cruik-
shank", John Lynn.
Thresher Editor: Ruey Boone.
Campanile Editor: Nick Atha*,
Jean Upshaw, Shirley Arnold.
Thresher Assistant Business
Manager: Georgia Hink.
Cheerleaders: Jack Davis, Bud
Cruse, Ann Coe, Harry Beau-
dry, J. M. Singletary, Willie
Moreno, Teddy Montz, Mar-
garet Minahan, Gordon Baker,
Ben Hard, Earl Belamy, Pud-
die Hall.
SENIOR CLASS
'President: Tom Smith, Larry
Westkaemper.
Vice President: Alice Flack. Col-
leta Ray.
Secretary-Ttreasurer: Bill Jen-
kins.
Student Council: Charles Young,
Ward Gregory, Marcus Lam-
kin, Richard Allen, Don Eddy,
Patsy Brady, Gay Schneider,
Genie Hare, Fofo, Catsinas.
Honor Council: Lewis Bell. Tim
Weakley, Finis Cowan, Bob
Bowles, Charles Nicholas.
Dick Leach, Dewey Gonsoulin,
Charles Tighe, Jim Jackson,
Dan Winn.
JUNIOR CLASS
President: Alan Pierce.
Vice President: Bina Hansen.
Margie Kinghorn, Carolyn
Douglas.
Secretary - Treasurer: Gordon
Redd. Neal Lacey.
Student Council: Martel Bryant,
Jack Davis, Ben Gantt, Ruey
Boone, Douglas Hale, Hal De
Moss. Neel Gotten, Margaret
B 1 a u, Vicky Schwarting.
Marianne Luce, Avanelle Mc-
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AP0 Sponsors Rice
Tour For Boy Scouts
APO is sponsoring a College Day
for the Explorer Scouts of Houston,
this Saturday.
A group of 100 boys, 15-17, will
be welcomed by Dr. Houston, and
guided around the campus on an all-
building tour. At 12, Dr. Slaughter,
sociology lecturer emeritus, will talk
to scouts in the lecture lounge about
boy and girl relationships. They will
have a lunch at Autry House and
then go through South Hall and
Weiss Hall. Harry Hoover, will talk
to them about dorm life.
From Weiss Hall they will go to
the Field House and see the facilities
available to them; Froggie Williams
and Joe Watson will give short talks
on athletics.
The meeting will last from 10:00
a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
£
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