The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 25, 1959 Page: 1 of 6
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THRESHER
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Vol. 47—No. 11
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Wednesday, November 25, 1959
Rice Players To Offer
Forum To Hold
Second Meeting
On December 3
The Rice Forum will hold it's
second all-school meeting of the
year at 7:15 pm, December 3,
in the Student Center Grand Hall.
To fulfill its new duty of not
only bringing guest speakers to
campus but also furnishing a
place for discussion of student
opinion, the Forum has chosen
four students to speak and lead
discussions on certain timely is-
sues.
College and School Spirit
Mike Lockerd, president of Will
Rice College, will speak on "Col-
lege Spirit versus School Spirit."
The social rule prohibiting
campus parties and activities
during week-nights will be the
subject of a talk by Bruce Hen-
drickson, the Baker College coun-
cilman-at-large.
"The Rice Hymn"
Gene Swilley, Band drum ma-
jor, will discuss the proposed
adoption of "The Rice Hymn" as
school alma mater.
To close the discussion, the
Honor Council vice-president,
Charlotte Reeves, will speak on
Rice's Honor System.
Poignant Drama
'Tea And Sympathy' Production
Scheduled Monday and Tuesday
'WHAT'S THE MATTER, GRACIE-$OY?' — Chides
Louis Bell as Syd Nathans tries to throw him and Mike
Blocher out of his room in this tense scene from the Play-
ers' "Tea and Sympathy," to be produced next week.
By HARRISON MARTIN
Thresher Staff
The Rice Players will present
"Tea and Sympathy," by R. W.
Anderson, at Hamman Hall on
November 30 and December 1 at
8:15 p.m.
The play is the moving story
of a school boy falsely accused
of homosexuality. Against the
web of hostilities spun by this
scandal, Anderson paints a por-
trait of the characters, revealing
their personalities through many
subtleties of insight.
Suspected Youth
Tom Lee, portrayed by Syd
Nathans, is the gentle, quiet boy
in a New England private school
who is suspected of homosex-
uality by the dean, the house-
Rice Favored I I I
Owls Host Bay lor In Finale
Two battered and bruised
eleven limp into the final game
of the season with each hoping
to salvage some small glory from
the 1959 campaign when the
Owls of Rice host the Baylor
Bears. Jlice is hoping to avert
it's worst season in Jess Neely's
twenty years as head coach while
'Best Friends Are Purple'
Senior Follies Reveal
Song and Plot Secrets
By CLAIRE PLUNGUIAN
Thresher Columnist
Senior Follies this year, "Some
of my Best Friends are Purple,"
will reveal some important sec-
rets in its original songs.
At the moment, about 30 mu-
sical numbers are planned for the
show, making it the most musical
show to be put on at Rice in
quite a while (in fact, Roy No-
Ion, the director, has considered
giving Song-Fest type prizes for
the cast member who memorizes
his lyrics first). The proportion
of these songs that are original
will depend on how fast the song-
writers can complete them.
Engineering Problem
The boys' chorus will expound
on the problems faced by that
perennial phenomenon on the
Rice campus, the engineers. Di-
ana Thomas as Sophie, one of
the leads, will reveal what a
free-thinking gal really thinks
about.
Jay Butler, lyric gal for most
of the songs, has threatened to
come up with a number that re-
veals secrets of how Butler's
mind works (those who have seen
the song lyrics are getting rather
curious about this).
Reveals All
LaJuana Osborne reveals all
she has in a rather empty mind
as she sings of the very special
man she loves (considering that
the part of her true love is play-
ed by John Murphy, the lyric
writers felt this needed some
explanation).
A boys' quartet, so far anony-
mous because no one has seen
them at rehearsals, will reveal a
typical male prejudice against
tidy people (no, the female lyri-
cist did NOT visit the boys'
dorms to get material for this
expose).
Professor Types
Several professor-types, Slyvia
Davis, Pat Brown, and Mary Ann
Calkins, will describe why what
makes their respective fields so
fascinating (Mary Ann is really
fascinated about her song — it
hasn't been written yet).
One song that may reveal a
lot of secrets will be kept a
secret until the final rehearsals.
Bobby Miller's "mystery song"
may bring on a suit for libel, but
he agreed to do it because the
director wouldn't give him an-
other part.
If anyonf) should run across
Fred Specht madly banging a
piano in the Student Center,
leave him in peace. He may be
writing music for Follies!
Baylor aims for a 4-6 mark, a
considerable improvement over
the last two years.
Square Home Records
Rice Stadium is the scene of
Saturday's clash, and the Owls
will be out to square their home
record at 2-2-2. Hosting Florida
and SMU, the Owls played to 13-
13 ties, while toppling A&M and
losing to Clemson and Arkan-
sas at home. Away from Houston
Rice has a perfect record, scoring
22 points in four games and los-
ing all of them.
Baylor sports the Southwest's
team to watch for the next few
years. With John Bridges' pro-
type offense, the Bears have
thrown mighty scares into such
high rated teams as Texas, TCU,
Longer Deadline-
Girard Ups Prize
In Hymn Contest
Because the student body has
been unusually receptive to the
idea of writing new words to
"The Rice Hymn," Dr. Louis Gi-
rard, author of the song, has
boosted The Thresher's $25 prize
for new words to $100.
4Many people have expressed a
desire to have more time to work
on their lyrics, and for this rea-
son, as well as for the higher
award, The Thresher has extend-
ed the deadline for entries even
further than November as was
announced last week.
The new deadline will be some-
time after the Christmas holi-
days, although no definite date
has been announced as yet.
A piano copy of the song was
published in the Homecoming Is-
sue of The Thresher, along "With
the original words.
"Judges for the contest are Dr.
Girard, Mr. Holmes McNeely, di-
rector of the Rice Band; Mike
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Southern Cal, and Arkansas. LSU
was contained fairly well by the
young Bruins, who bowed 22-0.
Ply and Stanley
With sophs Bobby Ply and
Ronnie Stanley handling the
quarterbacking chores, Baylor is
a passing threat at all times. But
by tradition, Southwest Confer-
ence passing teams have been
SWC losing teams, and the Bears
are no exceptions. Only Texas
A&M has fallen to Baylor in
SWC play.
If Rice should win the game—
and it is favored by a field goal
to do so—it would tie for fourth
in the conference, despite a 2-3-1
season. There will be a three way
tie for first, if favored TCU and
Texas whip their opponents this
week.
master, his fellow students, and
even his father.
He is described by these "re-
gular fellows" as being an "off-
horse." All they needed was the
slightest whiff of suspicion to
make him a complete outcast.
Futile Defense
The housemaster's wife, play-
ed by Juliet Johnson, is herself
an "off-horse" in these brutish
surroundings. She understands
Tom and attempts to defend him
but is defeated utterly.
Finally, recognizing the school
for what it is, she turns against
it and in a poignant final scene,
restores to Tom his self-respect.
Other Characters
The sanctimonious housemast-
er is portrayed by Arnold Victor,
and Tom's bewildered father by
Justin Kidd. Also in the play are
Johnnie Lee Myrick as a gossipy
master's wife, Ed Meador as
Tom's roommate, and Glenn Ho-
ward as one of the instructors.
The half-educatcd iouts who
are Tom's fellow students are
played by Max Mintz, Louis Bell,
and Mike Blocher.
Professional Director
Coupled with the sensitive act-
ing exhibited by these artists is
the professional directing of Mrs.
Sue Pierce who has received her
M.A. in Production Work from
the University of Texas. Aiding
in the presentation is Dr. Jack
Connor, the Players' faculty
sponsor.
On November 21) a special pre-
view of the play will be given
for representatives of the press
and various Houston drama
> circles.
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Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
It's good-bye to the campus , for most students this
weekend as they observe Thanksgiving holidays. For those
who are not leaving, at least it will be a break from the
grind for a while, anyway.
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