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ADDRESS BY G. E. VINCENT
Former President of Rockefeller Foundation
Speaks To Twenty-Fourth Annual
Graduating Class
The twenty-fourth annual com-
mencement address, entitled "Think-
ing for Oneself," was to he delivered
this morning: in thu court of the
Chemistry Laboratories by Dr.
George E. Vincent of New York City.
A former president of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, Dr. Vincent has
had a career in public administration
and education extending over fifty
years.
He most recently held the presi-
dency of the Rockefeller Foundation,
which he left at the age of retire-
ment.
One of the earliest gradute stu-
dents jjt the University of Chicago,
he remained with that institution
until 1911, when he resigned the
deanship of the faculties of arts, lit-
erature, and science to take his posi-
tion at Minnesota.
The son of the late Bishop Vincent
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and Chancellor of the Chautauqua
System, spent several years in edi- •
toriul work and foreign travel after!
his graduation from Yale. He headed
the Chautauqua System from 1007 to
1016. 1
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Commencement
Miss Miller Improves
Kidney Stone Analysis
The latest hook by Dr. Harry B.
Weisur, professor of chemistry and
dean of the Institute, entitled "Col-
loid Chemistry," is completed and is
in the hands of John Wiley and Sons,
Inc., publishers, J. L, Flanagan of
the chemistry department has an-
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A new rapid method of kidney
stone analysis requiring almost no
chemical apparatus and taking only
about one-tenth the laboratory work
of the old method of analysis has
been perfected by Miss Mary Emily
Miller, fellow in chemistry, according
to Dr. Henry 0. Nicholas, assistant
professor of chemistry at,, Rice.
The method involves the dehydra-
tion and ignition of the stones, and
gives results accurate within 5 per
cent of the
long method of quantitative -work, ne
said. This accuracy is sufficient to
determine the actual composition
from tables compiled by Miss Miller,
working from a purely chemical
standpoint on the problem, which has
wide application in the medical field.
Miss Miller has spent the last eight
months working under the direction
of Doctor Nicholas in , quantitative
analytical biochemistry on the prob-
lem of classifying tin.' kidney stones
arid organizing her data into tables.
Marching in the traditional acud-
j emic procession from the academic
i court to the court of the Chemistry
Laboratories, members of the twenty-
I fourth graduating class of the Rice
Institute were to attend the com-
mencement exercises this morning
and receive diplomas from Dr. Edgar
j Udell l.ovett, president of the I list i •
1 til te.
The list of candidates for degrees
i follows:
Bachelor of arts: Marguerite Faye
Alien, Thomas John Anderson, John
i Gilbert Armstrong, Edwin Arnold,
Emma Louise Ashley.
Jitmijs Lawrence Barnard, Mar-
; guerite Ruth Burton, Ruby Alice Bee-
I ler, John Floyd Bell, Jr., Charles
j Height Henckenstein, Jr., Betty
| Bright Bennett, Mary Evangeline
Bethany, Lee Blocker, Eleanor Irene
Blondeau, Frances Campbell Bonner,
Ruth Geraldine Brandt. Lucile Sam
Brewer. Lucile Ann Hryan; Martha
Rubier.
Victor Charles Calma, Alfred
Tovyles t'iunpbcll, Helen, Elizabeth
Carroll. Donalil James Carter, Mary
Frances Carter, John Sherman ChaniJ.
bcrs, O'ctavin Zenobia Chambers, M'inH
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FRENCH CATHOLIC COLLEGE
Catholic Theological Doctrines Are Of Prime
Importance In Curriculum, Says Monsignor |
Maurault In Baccalaureate Speech
Buccu laureate
The aims of a French Cath-
olic. college, and its emphasis
on the Catholic doctrine, were
described Sunday in the court
of the Chemistry Laboratories
by the Rev. Dr. Oliver Mau-
rault, president of the Univer-
sity of Montreal, speaking- the
baccalaureate discourse before
'the twenty-fourth graduating
Editors Give Awards,
Also Make Speeches
Eighteen Jataff'. the .Maei"1 and' John- ; jofrkuselil'. oft
thice pollinations wen ' presented 'Tlne-hei, Houston Sa.iiidei'- Bill do-qpijie ,( dl-oaim
l|y®liiilj ,fe. ■4, k,, i.ii,i;irs.rji.:ykt;iri, i.
class on the topic "Our Idea of
a University."
The text of Monsignor Maurault's
address follows:
The Gulfs have attracted the at-''
ten lion of the world since tin- piot '
rioerlug days of North America. They';:
are both the outlet of two mui-lity'
streams arid,, at the same time, i|.«t"
entriince to the hiuterlar.d of an iin-!-
' incline continent. The Gulf of Me.xffij
' icb is northerly bordered by five ,.f
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the. Owl, i.-triU Dan sepfi'r'it'f.illiijlt!'thV-'iV.
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Pearl Davis, 'David Dun-: Annie I.aw i
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tell by tile characteristics of the kid-'can Dawson. Jr.. Ralph Malone Daw- | . i
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which it belongs and Lhe«/torros|fnnd- ncrDeVV'itt.'. . j,'I'.'lj','were givcir, rii
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its recurrenpc; Doctor Nicholas point- Hurry Alexander Fish, Frances Irene
results obtained in the ! ed out. | Flanagan. .Alice ('sir;C Foulks. JanjiS<
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THE THRESHER
Established 1916. The Thresher, official news-
paper of students at the Rice Institute, Houston. Tjl'xus,
is published weekly from registration duy in Septem-
ber to commencement in June, except during holiday
and examination periods, and when unusual circum-
stances warrant a special issue,
Entered as second class matter, October 17, 1910,
at the post office in Houston, Texas, under the act of
March 3, 1879. Subscription price: by mail, one your
payable in advance.
Campus office, next to the periodical file library
iu the Administration Building. Downtown office, 4812
Harrow Street.
Editorial Staff: Francis Collins
Annie Laurie Hargis
Ethel Bloomfield
Edmund Pineoffs
Grace Word
Bill Ballew
Lee Bell
Pete Burns, Henry Dun lap
Sports Department: Pat Nicholson
James Ray Russell, Jim Ferguson
Zelda Keeper
Editor
Managing Editor
Associate Editor
, Copy Editor
Literary Editor
Assistant Editor
Copy Editor
Photographers
Sports Editor
Staff Writers
Statistician
Business Staff: Jack Hanks
Claude Maer
Max LaGtone
Louise Ashley
John Jockusch
Business Manager
Assistant Business Manager
. .. Sales Promotion
i..:1. Sales Promotion
Sales Promotion
Freshman The freshpnin kidnaping this
Kidnapings year resulted in serious injury and a
narrow escape front death for one
student. The records show similar unfortunate out-
conies in former years.
Those on. the Inside know that after this last inci-
dent a bulletin board notice was written which Would
have ended freshman kidnnpings by ending freshman
dances, This notice was never posted, hut it is evident
that unless kidnapings cease there will come a year
when it will be posted.
We do not, however, make an appeal on the basis
of this warning. Such an appeal would be hardly like-
ly to succeed. Indeed, we should not especially want
it to succeed. We should be half in sympathy with
'the rebellious spirit which would cause students to dis-
regard it.
One member of the administration kept that no-
tice from being posted—a member who believes in the
maximum possible freedom for students. Some day a
fatal accident will occur on a kidnaping, and the re-
sponsibility will in part fall on this man because he is
upholding the cause of liberalism for the students. He
is still trying, still hoping, that the students themselves
wfli straighten out the matter.
We could appeal to the respect the students have
for him to get their help in solving the problem with-
out authoritative interference. But strong as this ap-
peal might be, we do not care to make it.
We rather appeal to the sober judgment of the
students. A moments reflection will be sufficient for
any to admit that the kidnapings are too dangerous to
go on. It is only in moments of spring excitement
that the boys decide they ought to kidnap somebody.
It takes only a few minutes for the thing to get
started. Half a dozen boys in a dormitory room, a
few reminesoences of thjNcfrnapings of previous years,
a susgmtion as to methouRf improvement or of treat-
ing this special case, a remark that "lie's over iiv bi-I,energetic a topic today to be bandied about by insipid
ology lab now," and away they go. , characters and stories and spurious flag-waving.
It is then that the impulse , must be ;.restrained, ; "With a shrewd c;ye for the modern parallels in-
The best laid kidnapings can go astray, and we know volved. "Juart'x" speaks out for the downtrodden, fo> the
that they have gone astray in the past. , ; poor, and for, the democracy which is their hope, ''Cott-
Without caring about warnings or whether jlilieral- fespions of a Nazi Spy" hammers homo the menace ot
ism is preserved, students can with calm judgment di.v ; the subversive Influence of Nazism with a factual, and
cide ,1'or
f ' , ,
even nuut luud :plt'dgfe' of tilieii; <.'onf|?3i!iiui I in 1'he
Aiwericaii .'Way "of Doinlg Tliiujj:-,'' and of 'heir 'allt-giaiip'
fo that , holy document, 'thii, ; 'No^Hjiujiors
will ..view tin- world willi even grentei;".afiiriu and 00
statc-inon will w^rn ,x$ tl]at wc lilWl^t aim to pre~i i v.
peace1,' ;.,'' : 1 ;' ," l.',1 .'
Workmen will be deiiied the right to, strike ,anii hold
mamm
the'iSeh'es that fieshman kidnapings" hnist go,! so, all the more* amazing, picture of the .-Workings' of the ; meetings lest they roti^l production Of ujo- oi hu
' i 0 ' ! | Ii?und. its spies, and attacks :on Anieriean democracy. discontfiit '1 ho radio will have moi'i < 'Vjr^riin ntatoi y
"Theie pii-'tures are indicative of ' the . growitrg
of the American public to tlu> , tact that
A Final Word On
Professionalism
Whither Are
We Drifting?
By F.A.C.-
thankihg God tiiey are Americans, and nM nasty old;
foreigners, and the flag will lie wa\ed.■ figurat-ivtdy and
year we have pointed out the j \^et- ^" n,a'n^lv W of "tlni democracies^ It is literally, on every possible occasion
advantages of amateur athletics (loln()enK.x ' A Strong .man will arise at the bead of ai
and the cultivation of. an extensive intramural program . .. ; , ,; , group of determined pai r,,,!, and volui #N «•
over the semi-professional
today.
intercollegiate methods ofi "J" "s -studtuits, these ,,enures ,«ovi G.e co,
. ....vo been stated many times,! f that wh't:h w" h|iv" '"'f ,alk'
and they far outweigh the one redeeming feature of for years. 'Io us ctixei.:., tbey are
the subsidy plan, its financial returns. AVe liaye little , 11 'a' iaU: t'> "v" mP.d.e of i c.
to add to them. "As such we welcome and support these pi< t ar- - ir,
But, we will nnike a prediction as to the1 outcome the hope that the near future will see itioiv.oi them,.not.
of subsidizing. The Daily Texan recently in a lengthy j only iu defense. o.t democracy but also On tin otlui-i
i'nemies of democracy,"
and rather fatuous editorial reviewed the athletic ac- ■ against the
eomplishments of the Southwest Conference-, this -year, ; •
and concluded by raying that this athletic prominence \ An opposite view, .pessiihistie and ;sad. is., tbk
is n groat advantage t V the colleges. the Bin an News: «'
Perhaps it is now; but already about us we see i •
the trends which will produce a change ill the future.' "The Confessions of a Nazi Spj" ii now show ing m
We do not hesitate to say that there will eventually be j Rtiyan, Many (Vi! you have alread\ seeh il and wany
a revulsion of public opinion on the question of paying more will See it.
athletes. People will Come again to believe lh|vt cpl-! I.ikely it is good, thrilling euUjrtalnnn'ilt More
l.eges should maintain the perfect amateur, .standing. . l,kelv it, is the first ot a series of .propaganda film,- that
This feeling may develop slowly or qpickly; its may'make America another dictator-ridden eounUA' sdeh
impact^ will be felt at once. The<4eollogos whieli are still ' Itjeiy or Germany,
engaged in the business will suffer-far more than they ; l"Uolly,<v,,oll hll's othul.s oi Uu! SJim„ variety || its
sleeve, including, "The Dictator," "The Mad Dog of Eu-
-.ininli.;.'
us from Fascism. " .
This group of super-Ann ricaii: 'Ail! be vn;r,p of']
Fascist*',, ever, though they will lie known as American:-
iiih| bfiey iiiay .e.vei,.. tie sincere . in. . t heir . e(.!'i'-i'te to-J
the .-ysti:ii,' of goveni
I illliif' fs: ;I Iff;
But, they will, lie int'.oUi',r;iir)i., tiii',;,'' will breed hfi'tij 'and ■
i feat,, and, ' to:',priii'teef AnHfiljicjij;.,,frrl'i*:tevils i;niiei:e)Vt,;;S'h 1
.,; ,„ , ...fascism, they y.:ill en'ip'l# method,4 ,^4)]/ ji})M(ng,i]i«||l^
} || l eviemy; 1 11 ' 1 '
ot'
Their" siriry AVill be conyrncing anvl bdi1 iVur Wjll be,
gri.l;it'::i---AV;(; will a'Ccei'it their offer 11> save- tis ami; then
we will lie a l'';isci:Kt''nation'and probably wtfii®
Ivitow ti.ntjl 'ihs.tny nii'irtt'hri'.'havi! ipasst'd, ;
And- tbe \ijfvole thing-vvill lie handed IttAisi.vvi'fh i;<l
>,:■ iTOWi
ever gained. Instead of drawing students, donations,
and crowds, athletic reputations will keep them away.
In some cases the effects will be permanent. For-
tunately the practice is not sufficiently widespread to
cause any serious damage to the edueathinal systieui.
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All About the Uig
Confession
take sides and say something they nu,in has caused breed fear and hate
Jots of discussion oil Confessions of a Nazi "
The absorbing epiestioh of
when the movies are going to
rope," "It Can't Happen Here," "Weil America" All of
them are calculated to make the red blood of eVOfy
true American boil with anger at, the,; horrors of I^vs-
eiRin ami to send a tingle of fear up every spine—fear
that America too may go the way of Germany and
Italy.
That |s tjheir purpose, for these, films are /supposed
to prefSc'rve Americanism. Bluntly, these pictupis will be
oil "Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Stirred by the possibility that producers have dared
to say something that might not meet with the uni-
versal approval of he public, many of those hoping
for the development of a powerful American art have
viewed the picture anil announced that the milleneum
has begun.
There is actually no cause for excitement. The
camera boys have noticed that America pretty gener-
ally is mad at Germany, and they decided nobody
would get mad nt them if they agreed. They are well
assured that the friends of Hitler are not sufficiently
numerous to be box-officely significant. They felt
that a national prejudice was a sure1 thing,
It is just another Hollywood attempt to get on
the band wagon.
Nevertheless it is interesting to rfcad from those
who consider the picture of great moment. Here is a
statement from the Metropolitan Collegiate Newspaper
Association:
"We regard the production of "Juarez" and "Con-
fessions of a Nazi Spy" as such a singular departure
from the innocuous pictures Hollywood has been prone
to turn out, that their significance cannot be under-
estimated.
"For once, courageous pictures defend democracy
with a thoughfulness and integrity, forceful enough to
convince even those who still think democracy Is a de-
batable and controversal topic. There is no pulling of
punches. There can't be any. Democracy is too vital and
They will succeed and we will he much closer to
losing our status as i\ democracy because of them.
Here's how the thing will work: When Fascism
conies to America, il will be known as Americanism.
Eventually, fear of Fascism will descend upon
America in great waves of emotion and we" will guard
against it with our weapons.
The battle to defend our civil liberty will increase
ill intensity and we. will start an effective censorship of
speech, newspapers, books and public meetings.
Children Will receive even 'stiffer doses Of "Ameri-
canism" in their class rooms. Teachers will have to sign
many pretty
colored red; wilutii and blue, ana
with s** nuriiy lusiMou'H -quofat-ioiw 'from tie- Hi'nle. \Viis.h:
■ iiigton. .Jefferson. Lincoln, .iaekson ninl Teddy ltdiipveli i ,j.'
that tow; will v>.>le,.me oni dieU'tlor. wit'h.,u|t.' 1.'Vi'..
first- and after that, il will be too Utle
it's probably too late now: the chain |£r. vveiits :l||||. i.'■'
already started and it, is doubtful if anything oii'/eiif'th 1
can happen to prevent the outcome.
'.., The signs aie too - cleai to be mistaken cveryi|ilie;
is simply too stinking proud t f being an American.
Congress is entirely too anxious to itiveiJtiglite Cone
munisiri and Fascism and the air waves In itig us too ;
many messages of fear and hate. 1
Now Hollyw-oOd has gifhe' in for supini^Aniiaaenji;;
ism. And as Hollywood goes; so goes the nation.
Of course there will he other gee-gaws ot' propa-
ganda ushering in the new regime. Sine mies for un-
employment, decent wages for everyone, low taxes ifa
business, tind old age pensions gnlotle Will bo offered as
side dishes, but the main course will he a heavy ronii
of fear covered with the sauce of hate.
We wouldn't think of advising anyone to miss the
current propaganda films such as "Confessions of a
Nazi Spy." ill fact, We can guarantee to -see them
ourselves.
They will he good shows to see and good ones t
see with your tongue in your ctheek, 1
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Camellia Seventy-Five Years
A■ Camellia bush, given to Rice by
the Japanese Nursery, was planted
In front of the Cohen House on the
morning of May 10.
Personally selected by William
Ward Watkin, professor of architec-
ture, the symmetrically shaped tree
(botanically known as "Camellia ja-
ponlca rubra virginalis" and com-
monly known as "Enchantress" or
"Opelousas l'ink") is ten feet in
height and will bear rosy-pink,
peony-like flowers in the spring.
A Camellia like this costs about
$500 and takes about 75 years to
grow, according to Miss Ka/.ko Arai.
daughter of the owner of the
Nursery. Both Kazko and her sister,
Kiko, are graduates of Rice.
The Camellia was .given to the In-
stitute through the wish of Tony
Martinn, Rice gardeiier, fb plant. Ca-
mellias and Azaleas oil the campus.
A frequent visitor at the Japanese
Nursery, which specializes in these;
flowering shrubs, Tony commoni-;
cated his desire to'the Arais, who asj
a result donated the Camellia to Rice.'
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