The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1953 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume Forty, Number Twenty* Seven
HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1958
CRAIG SPEAKS
No Rascals To Turn Out
Assures Librarian Craig
In an exclusive interview with The Thresher representa-
tive Dr. Hardin Craig, new Fondren librarian expressed the
following views about his new job:
"Any similarity between my in-
auguration and that of President
Eisenhower is purely coincidental,
although we are taking office at
almost the same time. But whereas
the new administration in Wash-
ington will be trying hard to find
something which it can do differ-
ently from the way it was done
under the old regime and will be
turning the rascals out so that oth-
ers may have their places, I have
inherited an organization which
runs on rails and which I am anx-
ious to keep intact."
In a more serious vein, the new
Librarian continued:
"The first two librarians of The
Rice Institute were also essentially
amateurs when they began. If inex-
perience is an assurance of success,
I face the future with confidence.
I can hardly begin to express my
admiration for what these two peo-
ple accomplished.
Miss Dean
Miss Dean, working under the
handicap of poor housing conditions
for the books, built up a beautiful
collection of the finest basic mater-
ial. I shall never forget my sur-
prised pleasure, during my first
weeks at Rice, wfien Miss Dean-
STUDENT COUNCIL
DR. CRAIG
sent me a book catalogue and asked
me to mark the items which the li-
brary ought to have. I was not
used to this kind of treatment, and
I liked it. I found, however,- that
Rice already had mdst of the books
I marked. Whenever you find a
book which you thought we ought
to have but were afraid we didp't,
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RONDELET
Work Progressing
On Spring Function
Although the week-end of May 2 may appear far in the
future, elaborate plans for Rice's annual spring festival are
well under way. The Rondelet Committee which has been func-
tioning since November promises to present Rice students,
faculty, and visitors with an entertaining and colorful weekend.
Beginning with members v ap-
pointed by the Women's Coun-
cil, the Studfent Council, the
Engineering Society, the Architec-
ture Society, and the Dance Com-
mittee, the Rondelet Committee has
now expanded to include other in-
terested members of the student
body. Florence JKessler, . chairman
for the event, has announced the
formatifti of the following basic
committees: Patron bids, Jan Price
and Joan Cooley; Publicity, Bill
Collins, Dorothy Kelly, and Charles
Tapley; Pageant, Bud Cruse, Dor-
thyle Nicholl, Henry Lacy, Pat
Cunningham, Gale Nevill, and Tom
Johnson; Dance, Tom Taylor; Hos-
tess for visitors, Beverly Ward.
This year's activities will begin
on Friday night, May 1, with four
all school open houses sponsored
by the four classes. The agenda for
Saturday includes a coffee, a lunch-
eon, a dormitory open house, and
the traditional May Fete which will
present a new and original theme
this year. That night a formal ball
has been scheduled in the Crystal
Ball Room and South American
Room of the Rice Hotel. Music for
the occasion will be furnished by
Buddy Brock's orchestra.
Elections for the Rondelet Queen
and two Princesses will be held on
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Thompson, APO
Officers Installed
Monday Night
Five new officers for the spring
semester were installed by the Rice
Alpha Phi Omega chapter in its
first meeting-of the new semester,
Monday night.
Mac Caldwell, incumbent presi-
dent, in a brief ceremony, installed
the following: Brad Thompson,
president; Bob Cargill, vice-presi-
dent; Russell Baird, secretary; Aus-
tin Bland, treasurer; and Fred Lux,
historian. *
In order that prospective new
members might attend meetings it
was decided that the next three
„ meetings will be open.
The group decided to sponsor a
booth at the scout exposition dur-
ing the first week in March with
the historian in charge of the
booth committee and also an intra-
mural softball team.
Social plans for the remainder of
the year were discussed and the
second Sunday in March was set as
the date for a stag party for pledg-
es.
Next Monday's open meeting willj
be in the Fondren Lecture Lounge
where movies of the Rice- Baylor
game will be shown.
Tulane Worried
About School
Spirit, SC Hears
There was relatively little busi-
ness at the SC meeting last Wed-
nesday. Two communications were
received: Tulane wrote asking
about school spirit activities on our
campus; A&M announced that their
annual Cotton Ball will be held
April 24. The Clean-up Committee
reported that the SA office will be
painted and that there will be a
place for trophifig to be displayed,
it was announced that no SA or SC
officers went on pro. The Publica-
tion Committee presented the fi-
nancial status of the Thresher—it
seems that they have a deficit flf
$76 (due to the 2 issues per week
plan), but assurance was given that
they are rapidly heading toward
the black. A letter from the Student
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General Science
Education On
High Levels Urged
"What Is Our Destination?" was
the topic of an address by Mr. C. G.
Kirkbride, the third lecturer in the
Rice Institute Engineering Lecture
series. Mr. Kirkbride is President
of the Houdry Process Company of
Philadelphia.
Mr. Kirkbride pointed out that al-
though we think that a nation can-
not be happy unless they live as
well as we do, many nations do not
want our technology.
For example, the people of India
are inclined to pity us. They be-
lieve we have developed a highly
materialistic society without spiri-
tual values. They haven't been told
of our philosophy, just about our
gadgets.
He urged that we send education
along with our Marshall Plan aid.
"Until we are able to teach them
our own philosophies of life. . .they
will not be conditioned to accept the
machine."
Washington, Jefferson, and
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English 395 Plans
Show In Addition
To Library Exhibit
"The 1920's Grave and Gay" will
be the fiieme of the next Fondren
Library exhjbit which will begin
Monday, February 24, and run for
2 weeks. The exhibit is being done
by the members of English 395 and
will cover the three general topics
studied in the conference course—
"The Impact of World War I on
American Society," "The Big Mon-
ey," and "The Changes in Manners
and Morals." In the exhibit areas
literature, charts, photographs and
costumes t>f the 20's will be used to
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"Cast and Class in the Modern
American Novel" will be the top-
ic of the second M. D. Anderson
Public Lecture given by Dr. Wil-
lard Thorp of Princeton on Sun-
day, February 22, at 4 in the
Lecture Lounge. This is the sec-
ond in the series of lectures on
the American Novel in the 20th
Century given by this year's M.
D. Anderson Visiting Professor.
ARCHI-ARTS
Selapampango Rules
Over Pagan Spectacle
By CHARLES TAPLEY
Selapampango, god of the sun, rules tonight over the
24th annual Archi-Arts Ball.
From 8 until 12:30 PM hundreds of "lost races" will be
recalled in costume to the 17 ft. tall idol of Selapampango
which will watch over the revelers in the Paladium Ballroom.
Jungle scenes, mountains, and
RE Week Planners
Issue All Students
Interest Locators
Interest Locators for Reli-
gious Emphasis Week (March
15-18) will be distributed per-
sonally to dorm students Mon-
day night and will be mailed
to town students next week, Bill
Lee, publicity chairman, announced
today.
Initiated by the Religious Coun-
cil, RE week will run on a Tri-Faith
basis. T. M. Greene, Professor of
Philosophy and Master of Silliman
College at Yale will be the key
speaker. Mr. Greene will speak to
three mass assemblies the morn-
ings of the 15-18. One hour of class-
es will be dismissed each of these
days that students may attend
these assemblies.
Discussion groups will be held in
the afternoons and evenings during
the week and it is to pinpoint the
topics for these discussions that the
interest locators will be used. Lead-
ing these groups will be Rabbi Wil-
liam S. Malev of Temple Beth Yes-
hurun, the Reverend Mr. Grady
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desert wastes will adorn the
walls of the arena, crumbled
temple ruins will recall weird rit-
uals of worship to the glowering
idol, and mats, huts, shields and
spears will complete the realistic
effect of the entire panorama.
At 9 o'clock the brazier lighted
idol of Selapampango will come to
life and the lights of the Paladium
will dim for the passing of the
pageant. In half-light a dancing
girl, Marilyn Webb, will go before
the idol for a sacrificial dance, done
softly, as in the still of the dawn.
Then in all the splendor of the ris-
ing sun Selapampango will come to
life in a blaze of light and misting
vapor as before him come eight god-
desses of the world, one-by-one, the
elements of life passing to the god
and paying him homage.
The costuming of the pageant has
been created by members of the
Rice Architectural Spciety, who
have barred no holds in adorning
their honorees with everything from
fine jewels to seaweed in an honest
attempt to portray the world's ele-
ments, and, still gaining the ulti-
mate goal of a pageant rich in color
and unity, and startling in design
and flashing contrast.
The honorees, as announced at a
reception held last Friday night in
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FORUM
Elwyn Simons To Present
Folk Music Program
A Forum program "American Folk Songs and Singers"
will be given by Elwyn Simons, senior biology major, Monday,
February 23 at 8 PM in Fondren Lecture Lounge.
By using some of his rare records of various colorful and
little known folk singers, the Americana expert plans to show
the main movements or types
ROTC Students
Receive Chicago
Tribune Metals
Robert C. Folweiler and Frank G.
Granberry received Chicago Trib-
une Medals as outstanding Mili-
tary Science II and I students at an
award review held by Rice's Army
ROTC Battalion last Friday.
The following cadets were award-
ed Rifle Team Ribbons: Robert C.
Folwejler, E. Joe Shimek, Bernard
Carabajal, and Bill Drake. Shimek
was also awarded a ribbon for hav-
ing the highest rifle score on the
team lost year.
Earle Williams, Everett Marley,
Peter Steigerwald, Robert Folweil-
er, Jack Washburn, James William-
son, and Donald Creveling were
awarded drill team ribbons, and
Steigerwald received the Drill Pla-
toon Commander's Ribbon.
The Tribune awards were based
on the fall semester; all other
awards were for 1951-52.
of American folk music. Two of
the more noticeable elements
are the English and European heri-
tage and the Negro or African heri-
tage. Among added native develop-
ment's have been the songs of Cow-
boy and of the Northern Woods-
men. In many interwoven and little
realized ways these general tradi-
tions have had a profound effect on
popular American music. A consid-
eration of the Negro contribution
to early blues and jazz will be made
with recorded illustrations.
In order lo" make it "possible - to
keep up with the words, texts of
the song will be flashed on a screen.
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SENIORS
Any Senior who wishes to
make a suggestion as to the out-
standing Seniors for the '53
CAMPANILE should do so by
leaving a note on the desk in the
CAMPANILE office BEFORE
6 PM this evening.
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