The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1931 Page: 3 of 4
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER M, 1KU
Beyette To Be
Chairman For
Seminar Today
Speakers ut the en(?ineerinn seminar
this afternoon will be: Frank Axtell,
who speaks 011 "Nickel Steel Alloys";
Bob Bearman, who speaks on "Carrier
Current Tejephony"; and Alexander
Greentree, who speaks on "Solid Car-
bon Dioxide and its Uses". Keith
Beyette will hold the chair for this
meeting.
Last Friday C. J. MeWhorter gave
some interesting remarks about "Elec-
tricity in the Iron and Steel Indus-
try". He brought out examples to
illustrate that this form of power is
used very widely both in the manu-
facture of steel, and in its tabrica-
t ion.
The second speaker was 1?. A. Lil-
lich, whose talk on "Boiler Furnace
Refractories and Heat Insulators,"
contained a discussion of the various
sources and treatments of clay in
order that certain qualities may be
obtained
Another interesting topic o( the
afternoon was that of "Aerial Topo-
graphical Surveying" ie: explained by
N. A. Hicks. Mr. lliek.i stated that
this science originated by accident
during the world war and is now at
its critical stage. Several unusual uses
for aerial photographs which were
mentioned were those of locating
property on which taxes had not been
collected, and of locating smoke nuis-
ances and water pollution sources.
Americans See
Education as
Travel Return
Desiring to compare the motives
prompting European travel with the
judgment, formed upon reaching home,
of the values derived, a professor in-
cluded questions concerning the travel-
ers' opinion as to values in a survey.
"To the question as to the greatest
positive values derived from the trip,"
.said Dr. Keller, "47.35 per cent
of t h e 2,000 answers mentioned
broader outlook on life' and 'educa-
tional and cultural gain, including ap-
preciation of art and beauty.' Ten
per cent of the travelers stated that
they returned with a better under-
standing of, and more vital interest
in Europe, and with a kinder feeling
toward Europeans.
"While only 5 mentioned 'New Social
Contacts' as their first motive for mak-
ing the trip, as many as 256, upon re-
turning home, considered the new ac-
quaintances and friendships made as
the greatest positive value derived !
from the trip.
"More than 25 per cent of the replies
indicated that the travelers received
what they anticipated; 67.7 per cent
received more than they anticipated
and 5 per cent, less than they antici-
pated." In support of the idea that
European travel is a good investment,
Dr. Keller quotes a high school teacher I
from Oklahoma, who wrote the follow-
ing on the reverse side of the question-
naire:
"Two banks in our community failed
THE RICE THRESHER
uaiMeai|
BY LOUISE RAGAN
An another week rolls by, let's take
a few glimpses at some of the news
that Rambles has in store this week!
* * *
Remember AILEEN THOKSTEN-
BERG, pretty senior who graduated
last year from Rice? Well, we noticed
she made a recent appearance over the
air. Aileen sings in a most pleasing
manner. She comes to you over sta-
tion KXVZ, and we don't yet know
whether she makes a regular appear-
ance or not; but we'll watch for her
next appearance and give the little girl
a hie hand!
* * *
Now this is going to reap rewards
lor the writer! Perhaps- many have
heard that well known Houston artist
who plays popular piano music on the
air over KPRC and KTLC ever so
often. No, she's not one of Rice's own,
but she's almost in the family. She's
none other than MARGARET E. FAR-
QUHAR, the niece (yes, niece), of our
own BABE! Seems that the whole
family is musically inclined.
* * *
Recently DR. J. W. SLAUGHTER
of the Sociology department made a
short talk concerning the Community
chest drive, his appearance being over
KPRC. If we hear of any more such
occasions we'll certainly not let them
slip up on us as this one did.
♦ ♦ *
Now here's this week's schedule for
Saturday's games! As you know there
will not be a game lor Rice this com-
ing Saturday; but there will lie a game
at Dallas between S. M. U, and Texas
to be broadcast over station KTRH.
Then, KPRC is going to broadcast the
Notre Dame-Carnegie Tech game
coming over the National Broadcasting
company network. Station KXYZ is
going to carry the A. and M.-Cente-
nary game. These are the only games
scheduled to date. So don't forget!
Now, we'll leave the ether today, to
be back on the air at the same time
next Friday.
Construction of Electric Power
Plant is Explained by Picture
The motion picture, "Conawingo",
was shown to the Rice A. I. E. E.
branch Wednesday through the cour-
tesy of Stone and Webs tot. Ths pic-
ture related a complete survey of the
construction of a hydro-electric power
plant, with the above name.
The. A. I. E. E. convention, held at
Kansas City last' week, was discussed
as was presentation of papers nt the
district convention to be held at Okla-
homa A. and M. and Norman, Okla.,
some time this year.
An announcement was made to the
effect that next week would be "A. I.
E. E. week" for the organization of
branch members to assist E. E. de-
partment manager, T. F. Du.xuit.
Lynn Foster Marries:
Gus Cranz at Chapel!
A wedding of much interest to Rice
students was the ceremony Wednes- 1
day night at Palmer chapel uniting
Miss Lynn Vineyard Foster, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. John Hoskins Foster,
and Gustav Edmond Cranz of Fort
I Worth. The service was at 8 o'clock.
• Dr. Peter Gray Sears read the mar-
! riage vows.
Attendants ot the bride were Miss
I Margaret Durin as maid ot honor, Mrs.
' William S, Bailey and Mrs. Stewart
i Coleman as matrons of honor, unci
! Misses Frances Corn, of Crosbyton,
I Mary Louise Gwt, Francos Sara
Geiseeke, Ruth Carter, and llomi-
selle Haden as bridesmaids.
Mr. Cran/ was attended by his'
brother, William Craira, as best man,
■ and George Rud, Sidney Wilson, To'ii
| Daley, Burns Hoensch, Laurence
.Hamilton, Stewart Coleman and Mor-
ris Slack as groomsmen.
The ceremony whs followed by a
reception at the Fritter home in River
Oaks. The young ■< both ot
whom graduated w.'h the ftiee cla-•>
of 1930, will make their ho no in Foi l
Worth,
Aggies Squad
Has Thirteen
Stars
Lett
e r
Fountain Pen Hospital—Our desk
sets line is completer-All makes—GDI
Kress Bldg.
Many Happy Returns—
The Thresher today extends con-
gratulations to the follow in,', faculty
members who have recently c 'ebnued
birthdays:
Dr. Lester R. Ford, assistant pro-
fessor of mathematics. Oet jtjoi1 2!'.
Dr. Claude William Heaps, profes-
sor of ;iiivsies, October 4
Suede
Leather
JACKETS
■ It's the trend
for Campus Wear
at every leading
University.
Worsted Collar,
Cuffs and Waistband
$Q75 •
last week and some of my friends lost
their savings. Last summer I invested
my savings in a trip to Europe. No
iinoncial crisis ever can deprive me
"of the memories of that pleasant end
educational experience. Dividends ron e
to me almost daily in enriched con-
versation and a better understanding
of much that I read and study. My
savings are safe, regardless of Banks."
Fountain Pen Hospital—Names en-
graved free on pens and pencils if
purchased here—fiOl Kress Bldg.
1 Spiel ill tu Tin; Thu' Iu't'
COLLEGE STATION, Ocf 30.
| Coach Madison Bell's squad ol sixty
candidates for the 19111 Texas A. and
; M. football team lists lettermen for
i every post except that of fullback.
A large group of sophomore talent
is also available. Thirteen lettermen
return; nine of these are linesmen
headed by Carl Moulden, captain and
tackle. The other eight are: Charlie
Malone, Dallas, end; Paul McFadden,
Cleburne, end; Harold Hornsby, Aus-
tin, guard; George Lord, Jourdantown,
guard; Byrom Magrill, Marshall,
tackle; Jack Christian, Abilene, guard;
Alvan Moore, Itasca, guard; Willis No-
lan, Santa Rosa, center.
The four backs who have lettered:
Jiminie Aston, Farmersville; Walter
Davis, Fort Worth; W. W. Hewitt,
! Groesbeck: William Wolf, Corpus
j Christi.
Eight of these lettermen were regu-
lars last year. Eight of them will ex-
haust their eligibility this season.
; Among leading recruits from last
I year's freshmen are "Frenchy" Domm-
gue, Rue Barfield of Port Arthur; "Big
Ted" Spencer of Gilmer; L. D. Brown
Jr. of Cleburne: Earl Rudder of Eden.
It is probable that Lord and Mc-
Fadden, veteran guard and end, will
be placed in the backfleld this year.
McFadden did most of the Aggies'
punting last year, dropping back from
end for the play. Aston. a quarter,
may be shifted to half.
Moulden is the first linesman tu cap-
tain an Aggie team since 1928.
Head Coach Bell will be assisted by
Line Coach J. G. (Klepto) Holmes and
by Joel Hunt, former Aggie .ill-Amer-
ican quarterback.
Coach Bell this year has selected new
uniforms for his team, modeled close-
ly on suits worn by the Rice Owls
last season "I've seen a lot of foot-
ball teams, but Coach Jack Meagher's
Rice squad was the snappiest dressed
1 ever saw." Bell said. The solid tua-
10011 pants ol knit wool are light and
closflfc fitting. Headgear is of solid
maroon. For home games, Aggies will
wear maroon jerseys with white num-
bers. Away, they will wear white
jerseys with maroon numbers.
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
j To The Editor of The Thresher -Sir:
Following your article of last week
in regards tu the mess hall, we, as a
: few among many who are dissatisfied
with the excellent "service" given us,
want to put the matter before any-
; one who may be interested.
The new waiter system which has
been installed this year is all right
far as it goes, but there are many
limes during the week when students
who may or may not have a 1;H<) lab
; try to eat at 12:30 and must sit and
! wail until 1:05 to begin their meal,
even though there are m more
waUer| eating at the waiters' table,
which can be termed ti shift in itself.
As for the food, how. many of you
have tried to eat our delicious sweel
potato pie, which looks bad, and tastes
twice as bad? How many of you have
ever eaten our regular Saturday night
lunch which consist . ol Itam. sweet
potatoes, hominy, Witter, bread, a des-
sert, and maybe anolhi-i kind of lood
to take the "taste of the ham out of
our mouths before it makes u.s sick
Even the sweet potatoes, which are
doused in more sugin. can't take that
nnsty.sour-fermentcd f I a v o r out of
the ham, which is in many cases
tougher than the skin of a pig.
Many of the boys: in fact must of
them, don't mind cation meats that
taste exactly like their opinion of the
meat of a draft horse, equal even to
the smell of a horse alter wovklnu all
day. but when they begin killing them
with the harness on and feeding us
the worst parts: well that gets the
best of u.s
Have you ever tried watching the
Biology 100 lab cut a dog lisli fur
three hours on Friday ai'lemoon and
then trying to eat the sweet, tender,
boneless hunks of fish that are served
in the mess hall uri Friday night'.'
Well, il you have you won't try it
again and il you haven't, let the ex-*
perienCt of others sulfio to satisfy
your curiosity.
During week days Hontel tines il is
fair to excuse an honest mistake: but
how can official meat-cutters back
there in the kitchen cut a chicken up
into so many bone; and assort the
bones for the engineers, architects, and
aeadems, and give the meat to the
training tables, P. F, students if you
prefer (it's so much nicer sounding),
all in one swing ol <1 hatchet, and
feather puller, and never make a mis-
take? It is no wonder that studwnts
take up P. E. so as to get a good free
meal instead of a rotten one which
must be paid for at the first of each
month.
And then, among many other com-
plaints that are traveling around the
dorms is the other reason why I am
writing this letter. Thaf is the idea
that some mess hall manager got into
his head that students-, besides P. E's.
must not enter the mess hall before
our beloved football freshmen finish
their long awaited meal. And when
we do get in the mess hall, in order
to keep from distuvbinii our hungn
brothers we must sit around a table
and twiddle pur thumbs being care-
ful so as not to even crack a ii/int in
our fingers It is so quiet in :!«• itess
hall, when the P E. Students an <|Uie(,
that we can hear the interest work-
ing 011 the notes in any bank down
town which in it si 11 is noisv eompj.ieii
to our Rah-Rah Harvard -:\li ol
waiting for our meal.
Is there no wonder that th jj.iiil
of Rice Institute is waning and Rkc
Fountain Pen Hospital—Pens and
pencils repaired -- All makes —. KtU
Kre«s Bldg.
Coach Johnson
Leads Co-Eds
In Volleyball
Coach Ella Johnson put the Rice
Y W. C A girls' team through ft hard
; workout Friday at the Y. W C. A,
'gym. Girls are playing volleyball tit
i present in accordance with rules ol
the Church league, each member ol
which the Rice team will meet twice
i in the coming tournament Practice
was concentrated upon the serving
'Seveiul changes have been made b\
; 1 he committee oh rules, which Mrs.
i Johnson explained to (he girls.
The team has lit Captain Madeline
| Simons an excellent player and.a hind
worker Marguerite Heinv.e is as
great a server as anyone WOul'i wish
! to see Slur swings a mighty right
Miriam Knodel 1 another good sei v-
jei. anil die way she returns them i-
a treat to behold The trim boas't
i other s-uoh itood players at that ktoUar
Rice tennis ace, Gladys Sell ill. I'tira <
Lee Ingram, Ruth Provme. Nat line
j Zirbel, Christine Atkinson, Floile (>-.. •
jker, and Tommie Grace Manstieli.l
| Practiee day has been changed fr.ot.ri ,
Monday to Friday at M p.111 and all j
eo-eds interested in volleyball or
basketball are urged to come out . ml !
work out with the team, Basketball1
season w|ll benin aboUl IVrein'nei I. '
Mrs. Arthur Boice Will Lecture
On PiipuUir Authors at Store
Mrs. Arthur Boice will give a series 1
j ol U'Ctuios on I he lift* and works of |
j ihe following four populai authors at t
1 he La ma 1 hook store:
Wilja Cndier on November 5; John j
(iaUworthy on November 12. Stgred
LJndset on November 19: and Manv! 1
Proust on DeeembrM ,'J
The lectures will bo held on the
hook store; balcony beginnint: at 8 p.rn
i All Hie,<i: students and theii iVieuds
;tre invited,
Rusk Settlement Is Scene of Next
Y. W. C. A. Meeting on Thursday
In Order to belter acquaint members
j of the Rice Y W C A. with Mexican
j work lieing carried on by the Houston
; Social Service bureau, Rusk settle-
ment has been selected as the scene
; of the next meeting, to be held Tlturs-
^clay, Novcnihei 5. from'3:30 to 7 p.m.
Under the direction ot Mo/elle
Aldis, orders for Christmas haudkei -
, chiefs are to be solicited soon
Mrs. J T McCants was the speaker
at thi' social service tea last week
light is dying even on the verge of a
winning football season"
And now J ask you if you think that
this letter w:t> written by a member
of the mess hall staff, ja P E. student,
or an engineer, architect, academ, or
anyone who really pays for his room
. and hoard? M N. and Co.
THEATRES
PALACE ;
The legitimate stage this week brings
I us the comedy success of Ant) Nichols,
author of "Abie's Irish Rose", and
Adelaide Matthews', "Just Married
This play had a two years run on
Broadway so it should prove good
The story takes placcdn the Fiviieb
line steamer, "Lafayette". A young i
intoxicated man gets on the ship jus'
before sailing, lie wander., ji.roiind
and gets i!n the wrong statorooiu, Fiotn
then Mi confusion r:igie much to il 1
■ It light ot the audience Finally all
is settled .mo the voyagi peaiit;lef'ldt\
proceeds '
C, ad; 1
MHBY ;
Thy upuni.'n 'tlpi'Jw'iJ «.■ I a VVesl'inrn'j
picture with 'i Of gt"ioi:l .star-, is
prcst nted a' the Kirliy the. u ( < iv
"Cisco Kid1 'eature. present- a
COM inrtudiii, ■. Wai tier finxt't, Ed->
niltt 1(1 i,ov,e, loat Ctmehilo Monte • I
negro, setluCtiw '.^p.tmi.cli liisi.' ol
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U'.trtiei li.ixiei f.i.tys tin pJM't .a the
Cisco Kid". Ii• has .yitiun nv.,!.d
tor Ins heath ',(t he rule,-, throii th: I he
enuntrv hclp'iWg the poo; s;,c. 11r;.; i
poor widow's ranch tot her, aitijl Wit: , i
tvilig the mosi.heautifi.il maiden of the
Inii ilei it on. Sergeant. Mit;!cev iiunn-
(Edmund laiwv i vylj't.,' is hiit h
him.
Grade 2 I. J '('.
vjFV'HOpO/./V l.V
All those who like James Dm 11,<
man who luadi "Dad fflfl'' will hie.
the feature prcst'ritijgloii ,,t die Mel
Ibis Week, "Son Slide!"
"Sob jSiH.tei'" Is a ioltfliaiisth: le::u
theahing ,-i girl ifijorter on
papei who write. 0m hoartleol
ot a murder easei The sniry is
a rpmaime U-tweda one of tie
Sisters" and a reporter of u rival
paper.
Grade: 2 L. J, T.
MAJESTIC .ii
One good joke oft times leads to an-
other, but in the Columbia picture
featuring Jack Holt. Ralph Graves
Sally Blare, and Susan Fleming at
Ihe Majestic theatre this week. Graves'
joke on Sally becomes a serious mat-
ter '.'A Dangerous Affair" for them
all, But ha those who sit ut its
theatre and watch the Unfolding ol
this fhazard J fny-.ierv 'story,
I is .aid la'ttglis upon thrills and
and thrills upon laughs will result.
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