The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1923 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME vm
FINAL BILL
QMTfM&TMa tTTT
OF SEASON
Student Actors Receive
Applause From
Audience
The tour de force of the Spring
Term production of the Dramatic Ciub
at Autry House on Thursday night
was a one-act thriiler by Daniel
Wilbur Steete. The "Giants' Stair" is
a gripping study in the psychoiogy of
the fear of the supernatural applied
to the soiution of a murder mystery,
and each one of its thirty-odd minutes
was filled with a tension that the fail-
ing of the Ana! curtain did not imme-
diately relax.
The staging of this play exhibited
showmanship of the highest order on
the part of its director, Kenneth
Thorpe Rowe; the stage pictures, the
tempo, the handiing of the series of
climaxes, were exactly right, and an
atmosphere of eerie horror within and
physical tempest without was created
without ioss of iiiusion.
Three distinct character creations
were achieved by the members of the
east. Fred Sheiton as an unscrupulous
sheriff who attempts to fasten his
own guilt on**a half-witted mountain
girl, and who is completely unmanned
to the extent of confessing his crime
by her horror of "dead things walking
in the night," gave a performance that
was at all times in character, and re-
quired a variety of mood unusual in
an inexperienced actor.
Beatrice Harrison as the half-witted
girl with an obsession to "horrify"
herself was at all times convincing,
and in several fine bits of acting,
startling. Eleanor Taylor as the har-
rassed widow of the murdered man,
was successful in making sincere the
struggle between her fear that the un-
fortunate sister was guilty, and the
hope that she was innocent. Earnest
Robertson played a small bit with his
accustomed ease and adequacy.
Mack Darling's dramatization of
Robert Louis Stevenson's "Sire de
Maletroit's Door" contributed a pic-
turesque and medieval atmosphere to
the bili. The story, which is, or should
be, familiar, lends itself to the re-
quirements of a one-act play most
admirably. Jean Sproule was a beau-
tiful and appealing Blanche de Male-
troit, particularly successful in por-
traying the pathos of her unfortunate
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WMTMG CLUB
COMPLETES YEAR
MONDAY NIGHT
The Writing Club officially closed
its year's work Monday night with
the effective staging at Autry House
of three one-act plays, written and
directed by members of the club.
Members of the Dramatic Club as-
sisted on the bili.
"Jens" by Kenneth T. Rowe, "The
Liar," by Sybilmarie De*niston and
"Six in a Shop," by Elizabeth Mor-
ford constituted the program.
Rowe's twenty minutes of realism,
was the first on the program. A weak
character's Aght with temptation is
the story. J. I. Campbell in the title
role handled his part well. D. T. Mc-
Laughlin, the tempter-cook, was a
most convincing "villian." Franklin
Miller took the part of Craig, Jens'
friend—a long and difficult p&rt which
he played well. Suitable atmosphere
was added to the play by the acting
of A. W. Uhl, Tresmer Johnson and
Allan King, rough and heart "salts."
E. M. Robertson directed this play.
Most entertaining and amusing was
the pleasant sketch entitled "The
Liar," written by Miss Denniston and
directed by Charles Emmette Elliott.
Two girls—Cora Agnes Wilson and
Mary Louise Ford—together with
their "poetical" cousin, Joe (Lawrence
MCE INSTITUTE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, MAY H. 1933
NUMBER 31
OWL TRACK TEAM
FOUR TRACK MEN IN
CONFERENCE MEET
Four men with Coach Phil Arbuckle
left last Wednesday night to compete
in the Southwestern Conference Track
Meet at Stillwater, Oklahoma, today
and tomorrow on the grounds of the
Oklahoma A. and M. College. The
men to make the trip were: Captain
Bert Hinckley, Fred Stancliffe, Siias
Watt and Leslie Coleman.
Rice has little or no chance to win
a high place on account of lack of suf-
ficient material. Only those who are
possible first place winners were taken
along. The meet should be closely
contested this year. A. and M. and
Texas wili both be in the running with
a number of good men. A. and M.
will place her hopes on Keen in the
field events and Poth and Harris in the
dashes. Texas has a more well-
rounded team, and by all dope should
finish first over all entries.
The outstanding stars who will
meet in today's preliminaries are Gar-
rett, S. M. U., Harris, A and M., Mc-
Natt and Ritchie, and Watt in the
440-yard dash. All have been under
51 seconds a number of times.
Stancliffe and Keen will battle for
field honors, while Hinckley attempts
to set a new record in the broad jump.
Coleman will put forth a!) his reserve
to head Reese of Texas. The fina]
results will not be so bad if all of these
men are right in the finals.
CRAMNER CLUB
TO ENTERTAIN
RICE SENIORS
Ross CoUey to Lead
Ciub in Activities
Next Year
The election of officers for the scho-
lastic year 1923-24 was the most im-
portant feature of the final meeting
for this year of the Cramner Club
after the usual; monthly breakfast last
Sunday morning. Ross Colley of
Houston was elected president, Mar-
garet Stopford was elected vice presi-
dent, and the secretary and treasurer
will be Edward F. Dunlay and Hugh
Murray, respectively.
A unanimous decision of the club
was reached to inaugurate an annual
breakfast in honor of the Senior class
on the morning of the day for the
Baccalaureate Sermon each year. The
first of these annual breakfasts , will
be held on Sunday morning, June 3rd,
at 8 o'clock at Autry House, and all
candidates for degrees this June are
invited to be the guests of Cramner
Club on that occasion.
A committee headed by Hazel Can-
nan was appointed to arrange the de-
tails of the breakfast. In order that
the committee may Work intelligently
it is urged that all candidates for de-
gr^ who expect to be present at the
breakfast will leave their names with
Mrs. Blake or Hazel Cannan. It is
hoped that every Senior will be there.
The breakfast will be over in ample
time for the Baccalaureate Service.
A short retrospect revealed the fact
that the Cramner Club is closing the
most interesting and successful year
of its career; several interesting
projects have been carried through
successfully, notably the establish-
ment of the Cramner Club scholarship
at Boone College in Shanghai, China.
INTEREST IN
ELECTION FOR
PRESIDENCY
Ali Staff Nominees
Win Office
Moore) attempted to reform Joe's
brother Harold (Ed Kelly). But
Harold won't be reformed. He is a
bashful youth who wouldn't tell a He
for the world. The schemers set
Lucille (Allie King), a 36-year-old
gushing affair, on Harold's trail. The
desperate Harold attempts to extricate
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CALENDAR
Friday, May H—
E. B. L. 8. in Oh-ht'
Club Room.
!! :30 p. m. -P. A. L. S. Called Meet-
tng M, Autry House.
S M p. Ciub ptty, at
Autry House
Tuesday, May 1&—
! [04 p.m.—Freshman Boat Rtdc.
Wednesday, Hoy to—
4)00 p.m.—Hostess' Donee at Autry
Tharsday, May M-
12 W. C. A. in Girls'
Two close races will be decided in
the runoff held today—Clarence Baker
of Franklin, Louisiana, and Allison
Dryden of Fort Worth will fight it
out for the presidency of the Students'
Association, and Thomas Moore wit)
compete with H. F. Ander for the po-
sition of councilman-at-large.
Featuring the elections hetd on
Monday, May 7, were the successful
candidacies of ail staff nominees. In
this decisive manner the schooi en-
dorsed the recent bill providing for
succession in publication offices by
staff recommendation.
E. O. A moid of Henderson swamped
his independent opponent, Ben S.
Mitchell of Dallas, 308 to 140. R. N.
Logsden and E. L. Summers, staff
nominees for Business Manager and
Managing Editor were easy winners;
for the Campanile J. I. Campbeli's
staff nomination was confirmed with a
good majority.
Jack Glenn polled a large vote and
came out victorious over Dale Shep-
herd, candidate for re-election as yell
leader. By practically the same ratio,
J. P. McKean topped Chas. P. Tadlock
in the treasurer's race.
The race for councilntan-at-large
was the hottest contest of all. Moore
led with his closest opponent only 18
votes behind. The third man was but
two votes behind the second.
An exceptlonaliy large vote was
cast in the election, 448 ballots being
polled.
Complete results follow:
For President: Clarence Baker
157, Harry L. Klotz 66, Allison Dryden
138, Lonnie Thomas 93.
For Vice-president: Jeane Sproule
448.
For Treasurer: J. P. McKean 273,
Charles P. Tadlock 152.
For Councilman-at-large: Thomas
W. Moore 145, A. D. King 38, A. F.
Head 127, H. F. Ander 129.
For Yell Leader: Dale Shepherd
164, Jack Glenn 291.
Editor-in-Chief of Campanile: De
Witt Sanders 163, M. S. Carson 48, J.
I. Campbell (Staff Nominee) 237.
Associate Editor of Campanile:
Sybilmarie Denniston 448.
Business Manager of Campanile:
Girard Lokey 447.
Editor-in-Chief of Thresher: E. 0.
Arnold (Staff Nominee) 308, B. H.
Mitchell 140.
Managing Editor of Thresh
L. Summers (Staff Nominee)
H. Parsons 72.
Business Manager of Thresher: R.
V. Logsden (Staff Nominee) 328, G.
C. Francisco 99.
CONTESTANTS
SUBMIT YOUR
STORIES NOW
Aii manuscripts to be entered in the
Chronicle-Post feature-news story
contests announced at the beginning
of the schoiastic year must be received
by the judges by May 15 in order to
be eligible for the $100 prize offered
in each contest.
This announcement was made iast
week, after the finai date was moved
up from May 1. It was also an-
nounced that uniess sufficient interest
is manifested in the competitions, the
prizes wiil not be made annual affairs
as first stated.
Ail students of the Institute are
eligible to enter the contests, whether
or not they are members of the
Writing Ciub or on the staff of any
publication. Any news or feature
story published in the Thresher this
year is eligible for the contest, but
the story need not have been pub-
lished to quaiify for the award.
The stories shouid not be more than
1000 words in tength. The authors will
not sign their manuscripts, but enctose
in the same envetopes their names
on a separate sheet of paper. The
same manuscript wii) not be eligible
for both contests, but any one student
may submit as )pnny manuscripts as
RICE STUDENTS JOIN IN
CELEBRATION OF THE
ADVENT OF SPRINGTIDE
Faculty Wives
To Give Radio
Concert Monday
A classicai concert Monday night by
wives of fatuity members and two
Houston artists will close the scho-
iastic year for WKAA, Rice radio
station. Mrs. J. S. Waters,..tr., has
arranged the program to be broadcast
from the station in the Administra-
tion building.
This concert is an "extra," the last
reguiar program having been broad-
cast iast Monday [tight.
The^fHttnwing program has been ar-
ranged for the concert next Monday:
Sea Suit** * k MtDnvtH
^ Mr^. J. D. HriKhtweti. ^
ELABORATE
CORONATION
CEREMONIES
King Places Gorgeous
Gemmed Crown On
Queen's Head
Rice students joined Tuesday after-
noon in the yeariy celebration of the
advent of Springtide. The thin) an
nua) May Fete and the coronation of
Queen of tile May took place on th<
court prepared on the lawn-'
of the Administration building.
Hundreds of students and vis.uirs
from Houston witnessed tbe festival.
!the most elaborate celebration of the
year at Rice. Costumes were of the
j ore-Civil War p -riod.
- '1'he Herald. Travis Calvin, opetn i;
i the ceremonies with announcement
-the approach of the royal family
" , Following behind the herald ' ;
ture is eligible for the Chronicle con-; hu „t-own bearer. Robert Caldwc'.'-.
R!CK BASRHALL X!XK
OWLS AND PIRATES
TANGLE ON DIAMOND
test. Stories may be submitted to i who took his piaco on the other side
he desires for either or both contests. Mack Darling. Judges will be an [ ,j- ,]ais
Any human-interest or historical fea- j nouneed after the awards are made. Xpxt in procession was; H'-; Most,
- — Gracious Majesty Walter Loslie Cole-
man. who walked down the center
aisle and ascended the steps to tin-
throne.
The maids - of honor, dressed ir
various shades of tatfeta and fogan-
die. carrying boquetg of flowers. made
their way daintily down tile snlopath.-
leading to the throne.
Applause Greets Queen
Their graces t'oiioweutntneroyat
retinue, walking down the center
aisle, carrying wands filled wi) h
(lowers, ascending the dais to - tais -
their places by the throne. The duk-
and duchess of the - Hnuse of. Fteah-
mcti. Miss Margaret Cunningham art )
Carter were the first of their
graces to appear. They were followed
by the duke and duchess of the Hous..
of Sophomore, Miss Dora Arthur and
Aaron Cox; the duke antldu'hcss of
the House of .Junior, Miss Leola Stu i
dert and 1'eyton Barnes; the duke an I
duchess of the House of Senior, Mary
Le Grande Schaklett and James H.
Hughes. All were announced by'.'
herald.
The aoundiug "f-.ch*-trumpet and
the voice of the h cald announced their
Royal Highnesses i'rincess Dorothy of
the House of Hatc-li't' and 1'rincess
Katheryn of the H n-e ef Lee.
Preceding the coming of the <)ueon
was the cushion hearer. Master H'att-
ley Heaps, and the flower giri .C 'h-
erine Howell, Molly Tidden nod,I.
Wilson.
Her Most Gracious Majesty Mi-.-
Geane King was heralded with great
applause. She was beautifully gowned
in white satin with a long train glit-
tering with jewels. She carried a large
bouquet of roses and blue gentian
dowers. At the steps of the dais sh.:
was met by the king, who places! the
crown of gems upon he?' head. To-
gether they ascended the throne. Tbe
train bearers were Floy King and
Imogene Smith.
May Pole Dance.
Miss Marceiia Donovan, costumed
in a yellow taffeta hoop skirt, inter
preted the "Valse Ballet." Janice
Dorris, with her partner, interpreted
the "Garden Dance." a minuet toe
dance.
The winding of the May pole with
a variety of cotored streamers was
the last of the dance numbers. The
May pole dancers were: Misses Andre
Falligant, Ruth Purdy, Dorothy Mctx
ler, Bemice Barker, Dorothy West,
Alice Stetler, Gladys Lyles, Hazel
Goodwin, Dorotjiy Sherrod, and Josie
Mae Price.
Miss Tannic Lee Oliphant of the
graduating class was awarded the
silver loving cup by Miss Maude
Michaux, president of the College Wo-
man's club, concluded the May duy
festivities.
The king and queen led in the final
procession from the dais. They were
followed by the other members of the
royal court.
Fourteen hits delivered at the op-
portune moments enabled Rice to
trounce the Pirates 7 to 3 on the Owl
diamond Wednesday.
Wilford started the game for Rice.
Pollard released him in the fourth
frame. Both twilled good ball and
Southwestern seldom threatened. On
the other hand there were Ri& men"
left on bases in practically every
inning during the hot reception given
the Priate hurler, Norman. Reynolds
went in for Norman in the seventh.
Rice hits featured the game.
Bloxsom gathered three bingles out
of five trips while Hughes, Hale, Good-
win and Lamb connected safely twice.
Lamb was credited with two hits out
of two trips.
Southwestern displayed good field-
ing, Crump at third and Hainey in
center robbing several Owl batters of
hits.
Box score:
Southwestern
Hardin, 2b
Robertson, as & t
Crump. 3b 4 f)
Pierson. c 4 2
McDanMs. lb 3 t
Lee. If 4 0
Hainey, cf 4 0
Boone, rf 3 0
Norman, p 3 0
Reynolds. p t t
EtHs. p-h f 0
Ab H Pb A
8 2 0 2
Totat*
Riot-—
.37 7 24 3
Ab H Po A
Waters. 2b ...."...4 t t t
Swartz. ss 3 182
Htmhes. ]f 6 2t0
Hale, c R2t0t
PoMard. !b-p RA 3 )
Lodte. rf * S 0 0 t
Bloxsom. cf 5 3 2 0
Goodwin. 3b R 2 t f
WMord. ,p 0
Lamb, tb 2 2 8 0
Totats 39 !4 27 to
By tnnintnt— B H tT
Southwestern 002 010 000—3 7 2
R)ce 004 200 tOO—7)4 ti
Runs—Hardtn. Robertson. Crump. Swart;.
Hughes. Hale. Btoxsom, Goodwtn, Wilford,
Lamb. Errors—Hardtn. Boone. Swartt 2. Hale.
Pollard. WHford. Two-base hits- Hughes 2.
Pollard. Goodwin. Lamb, Bloxsom. Home
run—Hale. Stolen bases—Bloxsom. McDanlels.
Sacrifice—Swartt. Base on balls—Of! Nor-
man !. off Reynolds t. oft Pollard t. oft WII-
ford I. Struck out—By Norman 4. by Reynolds
2. by Pollard R. by Wflford 4. tnnlnm pitched
—By Norman 9. by Reynolds N by Wflford !.
by Pollard H. Hits—Off Norman !0. off
Reynolds 4, off Reynolds !, off Pollard 4.
Umpire—Pbrew (Amertean Legion!. Time—
Two hours and ten minutes.
RICE ROYALTY
TAKE PART IN
C!TY MAY FETE
Rise Institute royalty of the
May Fete will take part in the May
festival which will constitute the
formal opening of the Miller Memon d
theater Saturday night, according to
announcement made this week by Mis^
Edna G. Keith of Community Service,
Inc., New York, who is directing the
pageant in which more than 2500 per-
sons will take part.
Leslie Coleman and Miss Gcane
King with their entire court of prin-
cesses, duchesses, dukes, attendants
and dancers will participate.
Practically all patriotic and school
organizations of Houston are contrib
uting features for the celebration. A
special invitation has been extended
to Rice students.
University of Oklahoma—At least
6000 visitors are expectcd here for
the track and field meet of May 2, 3,
4, 6. It is necessary that every citi-
zen of Norman arrange to take one
or more guests if the crowd is to be
properly cared for.
EEBE
< < t ) !
SENIORS.
Senior invitations wiil be de-
livered on May 15, according to
an announcement by George
Morrison, Chairman of the In-
vitation Committee of the Senior
Class. A large amount of money
is tied up in this purchase, the
sum having been underwritten
by a Houston business man, and
it is urgent that Seniors call
and pay for their orders
promptly.
Princeton—In order to meet the in-
creased expenses of the university,
due mainly to higher professors' sal-
aries and enlargement of the teach-
ing staff, it has been found necessary
to raise the tuition fee to $350 begin
ning with the next academic year.
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