The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1941 Page: 1 of 4
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Coward's "Private
Prince, Zylla Swartz
Star in Production Of
Bri Iliani Modern Farce
Jim Hargrove, Lucy Webster Featured
As Thespians Complete
Current Season
Noel Coward's "Private Lives" was presented by the Dra-
matic Club as its fourth and final producton of the season before
an appreciative audience last night at Autry House. A second per-
formance of the comedy will be presented at 8:1.5 p.m. Friday.
Zylla Swartz as Amanda and Neal Prince as Elyot upheld
their reputations of reliable acting in the first performance. Jim
Hargrove, as Victor turned in a
fair performance of the part as-
signed, Lucy Ann Webster, who
played Sibyl, is a newcomer to
the Rice stage. Laura ,Stone
played the walkon part of the
French maid.
Eternal Quadrangle
The situation of "private Lives"
(which, qf course,.weren't at all pri-
vate) revolves around the two couples,
Amanda-Victor and Sibyl-Elyot. The
link between the two sets of honey-
mooners is a previous marriage be-
tween Amanda and Elyot, who decide
to have a retake on their original
imhappineess.
Second Act Best
The audience of more than 75 was
delighted throughout in the proper
spots, appreciating especially the
farcical situation in the second act,
after Amanda and Elyot have hied
themselves away only to be found
again by their lost new mates. Cow-
ard's brilliant dialogue, which also
hits a definite peak in the middle act,
kept the audience in fine shape dur-
ing the relatively long dialogue be-
tween Neal Prince and Zylla Swartz,
which is interposed by some fairly
brisk action, at that.
Penthouse Scene-Shifting
The production, upon which Louis-
ette'Roser and the veteran Jimmy Ter-
i'linger collaborated in direction, was
presented in penthouse style, and an
able collection of scene movers head-
ed by Dramatic Club members had
quite a time making the two difficult
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President Lovett
Officially Invited
To 1941 Functions
President Lovett was officially in-
vited to the senior functions when
the officers yf the senior class, Charles
Matthews, Leah Powell, and Edward
Schulenburg, called on him Wednes-
day. Dr. Lovett announced the speak-
ers he had chosen for the baccalaure-
ate and commencement addresses, but
he asked that the names be with-
held until next Friday. Dr. Lovett also
discussed plans for his reception to
be held in the Academic Court on the
afternoon of June 0 from 5 to 7 p.Tn,
Further information on the func-
tions will be available next week.
Director Roser
Final Address
For Engineers
Set At 11 a.m.
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Board Officials Present
For Last Speech
In Series
(ieorge 11. Brown, local director of
the State Hoard of Registration for
Professional Engineers, will deliver
the final address in the series pre-
pared for senior engineers by Engi-
neering Alumni at 11 a.m. Friday in
room 200 of the Mechanical Labora-
tories.
Other members of the statu board
who will be present will be J. S, Hud-
nall, vice-chairman; F. K. freighter,
secretary; and A. F. Mitchell.
Series Directed by Moore
The Engineering Alumni have pre-
sented four speakers during the past
semester, each being U man directly
connected with some phase of actual!
engineering, and capable of discuss-,
ing with students the problems they,
will meet in this area when they take j
positions in industry. The series has |
been under the direction of Walter
Moore, alumni head and local techni-
cian.
Class of 1944
To Be Honored
At Fete Affair
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Walter Symonds Plays
On Terrace During
Freshman Dance
The traditional May Fete
Dance honoring the fresmmen j
will be held from 9 till 1 Satur- j
day evening at the Rice Terrace!
as a climax to the long awaited '
May festivities. Representing a j
Cooperative endeavor of the freshman i
and senior classes, arrangements for j
the dance have been made chiefly by
Rugeley Livesay, Carolyn Knapp, and l
Hob Gay, officers of the freshman |
class, under the direction of Warren:
Simpson, freshman class adviser. With
music by Walter Symonds and his |
popular Knight Owls, Saturday I
night's affair offers an excellent op-1
portunity for that "Last Fling" be- j
fore hibernating for the impending j
examinations. The May Fete Dance!
honoring the freshmen brings the
Rice Dance schedule to a close until
the Senior American and the Final
Ball following the examination pe-
riod. u
Aiding in the general plans for the
dance, and responsible for decorating
the Rice Terrace depicting a theme
as yet unrevealed, is a committee
composed of Bette Reistle, Barney
Benson, Bill Kiesehnick, Cynthia
Manning, Dorothy Lanmon, Katherine
Wakefield, Jack Wilson, Mary Sum-
ners, Dick Kinchloe, Julian Williams,
Bryant Bradley, June Whittington,
Joe Crosthwait, Barbara Golding,
Charles Malmberg, Betty Ann Ander-
son, Thomas Brownlee, Jane Barnes,
Lindsey Bowen, Dallas Hawkins,
Jack Simms, and Ashley Brewer.
Representing the senior class is the
dance committee composed of Paul
Bybee, Ed Schulenburg, James N.
Miller, Charles Matthews, and War-
ren Simpson.
Tickets for the dance are on sale
at $1.50 for couple or stag,
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King Arthur To Crown
QueenLidaPicton After
\ Traditional Pageantry
Campus Site Transformed Into Formal
Renaissance Garden For
Annual Ceremony
l'ostpiiiUMi three timo lici-ansr of rain ami \y>'l;: nd.s. ;«lo;
annual May Fete will he held at p. m. Saturday on Mm- la a i
south of the approach to the Administration .Muililing. with I.id;,
I'icton as (|Uocn and Koniu-tli Arthur as king'.
Hetty Gartner arid Harriet Citenod. escorted )>y
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and Doug Tipton, will tie senior princesses. Other ;ittendan!
King Arthur
■ be a duke and d:ic!:•
Lida Piclon, queen of the 1911 May near Saturday at the outdoor pageant
Fete, is shown in the gown ah^ will >climaxing the Institute's social season.
Dorm Frolic
Engineering Board
To Convene Friday
Board of directors of the Engineer-
ing Alumni will meet at 11 a.m. Fri-
day in the Chemistry Lecture Hall.
L. C. Waterman is president of the
board of directors.
After the meeting, members of
the board will go to Cohen House for
luncheon,
Chef Kelley, Sym onds
Share Honors at Fete
Chef Kelley lets himself go but. Bob Brandon of the Owl- coaching
once a year, and fifty graduating sen-j sin I')', who spoke upon "What My
iors who reside in the dormitories),; Life, in the Dormitories This Year
found out just whal the jovial Irish- Mas Mean;, to Me." .lames Francis
man could do with food Tuesday j also added a few remarks after Ilran-
night at the traditional dorm ban-j dpi's nddrcs-. explainim;- tin- Use of
quet. Walter Symonds was master of ■ the screen door in nioilerri uiiTiite,'-
eeremonies as seniors and their dates lure. The program was followed by
sampled Chef Kellcy's and W. <... i dancing to a nickelodeon.
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Signs Joe Sudy
For Senior Ball
Mardy's supreme effort for the yeui
and listenetl fo the speaker of the
evening, the distinguished Wichita
Falls sage, Arthur Goforth. ,Mi'. Gb-
forth spoke with telling effect upon
"Success and Failure." He quoted
only from Shakespeare.
Symonds, bearing up remarkably
well for an architect .who had gone
without sleep for more than fifty
hours, was in the best of form as
Fred Allen, formerly of Ipana. After
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Offered On Terrace
The seiiibris wei-t- seivi-d in Imffet e'oi.u'U ai. l ;
style, passing a llvnl table featuring FaniOUS National Hand
a tremendous cake, upon which up- U'-'
peared mvo tniy gi;iduates grasping
diplomas1 firmly, an amazing amount
If decorative work, and a Kice filiield
m'stde of [sugar, which was awarded Joseph Siidy and Ills .orchestra have,.'
[intei to Maurieei Sullender, chairmaii [ been engaged [ fo, play l«i the Final
of the Ilnll'Committee The menu,i Ball. Jimmy (tosborpuj, h and Walii L'ji i|
object of Chef; K^y's stn huouh ef-J Symomls. corchairmen, of the imv-u'j JjQI'OtllU l)ell fiOl/
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fort, for the fotii',Ways just past, in-icommittee for the seriio.r, functions,,! _ l II I 4 ft I
.dialed a formidalde array of hors j announced Thursday. The trnditioft t I ll&tttlle'Ci iJCOU
siding with Stephen Butler I.,eacock d'oeuvei s starring iloiiuefort on eel- 'affait will he held on the evening, of
on the subject of books being the last ly, breast of chicken on; ham. avo- .tune at the Rice Terrae*
thing thai should appear in planning cudo salt||l,. stuffed sinnish, |iot;ito
a university, Symonds introduced croi|tio1 jesv[sirawbei'j'y suii.dne., etc.
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Dick Morris Receives Quiri Award;
Rodgers, Palmer, Hall, Pierce Chosen
Of Baptist In ion
Knapp, Denman,Poole
rjn .Jr* -m f** <* m 1 1
To Head Sisterhoods
The three campus literary societies
have announced complete lists of their
new officers for the 1041-42 term
after annual elections. Elizabeth
Knapp will serve as the new presi-
dent of EBLS; Frances Denman was
elected president of PALS; and Nell
Poole will serve, next year as head of
OWLS.
Other EBLS officers include Rose-
mary McKinney, vice-president,' Hor-
tense Mantling, secretary; Demaris
DeLange, treasurer; Margaret Free-
man, councilman-at-large; Elizabeth
Philbrook, program chairman; Eliza-
beth Land and Maybelle Smith, ser-
geants-at-arms; Halora Adams^' re-
porter; Stellouise Qodbold, parliamen-
tarian; Ann Quinn, corresponding
secretary; and Carolyn Knapp, keep-
Other new PALS officers are Louise
Jesttp, vice-president; Mary Frances
Dunnnm, treasurer; Maizie Jones,
secretary; Hnncel Langham, council
representative; Grace Pleton, pro-
gram chairman; June Whittington
and Katherine Cameron, sergeants-
at-arms; and Estelle Ervine, keeper-
of-the-scraps.
Other newly elected officers of
OWLS are Elizabeth PottetS vice-
president; Robyn Moncrief, secretary;'
Joyce Kimbell, treasurer; Laura
Louise Peden, councilman-at-large;
Lucy Ann Webster, corresponding sec-
ijptary; Mary Olivia Fuller, program
chairman; Lucy Craig Cavenaugh,
reporter; Lois Hawkins, parliamen-
tarian; Gladys Atkinson, historian;
John Warren Morris, the sun-
kissed Duke from Winter Park,
Fla., received the highest honor
a Rice athletic can receive Wed-
nesday night—the Robert Pil-
cher Quin Award. It was a great?
clitfiax to the four-year career of
Morris, captain of this year's con-
ference champion tennis squad and
one of the most popular athletes ever
to compete nt the Institute. The Quin
presentation, made by Dr. H. A.
Scott, professor of physical educa-,
tion, highlighted the annual "R" As-
sociation banquet at College Inn, with
200 present to see four new Owl
captains elected and a total of fifty
letters and numerals presented.
Scott Praises Quin
"I am happier and more grateful
than I have words to express," said
Morris, receiving the Quin medal af-
ter having heard Dr, Scott praise the
qualities of sportsmanship, leader-
ship, and scholarship that made Rob-
ert Pilcher Quin, a member of the
class of 1983, the ideal of all the Rice
athletes who have trod the fields
where he once appeared. "When I
first entered Rice," Morris continued,
"a coach told me of the legend of
Bob Quin, and said that I should at-
and Margaret Lewis and Margaret
Morrison, nergoanU-at-arms, tempt to measure up to the stand-
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throughout the I'nit.ed Stan-s, are , s- ! ;iiv ! >. il UaU, ,:■■■■. ;..
pet'ially familiar to soutlien; linisie- week■; ago ;e. ! t' I; - I;' pM- id n
jovers, having opi.nctl the Kmpiie |;j, e llljulst Stmi, tin
Room hero and the Maker Hotel in .• tI at ■> p.tri. W.i-'in. .m
Dallas last year l.o capacity crow .|s, Ki ; l!ap!is; t 'luii' i.
featured <m Bandwagua Mr.s. i.' (iral air, ,l.a,, • iiaii'
The .Kitch Bandwagon paid Smly's ■ s;jti| t: ;<
talents special honor last inoiiUi by ofl ffijj'
honoring him with a command per- PjtbVi new , .l"l '.
formaco, rante' time as. «•
Leaning towanls the sweei, "prom men! vn i--pi e-i.ient; H. ".\ Lei S- .
style'' tyjie of music. Ihc o;ehestia ami tiienna Tin~s>-iI, f. oow hi|> . •
still tears into the hofleM sioigs w i t ?! p.vs/.lei.ts; «'u 11 (it • Aieil, n;.%.
a vengeance. Sudy hiiuself. once a i• u-- \ ii . -pr,--all n:, I'iar: W> 1 ,,
featured singer with Henry King'.- i.nsion vi, e-prcsnleni; tior.ioii Ba-i
orchestra, and now one of the hettef ,.y. secret-ary; Bi'ly F.veiet t. treasVfi
violinist, will do the vocalizing for ^r; ,Ion y W right, pianist.: M.osc Al e
Ithe dance. Tuailwi'll. •.•mall cluirch rep;e-rot .
live; l.ois .lohnson. serajtihpi K cha .
man; Opal Smith. Local Stn.Joni i-d
for: Ualph ford. Baptist Student re!>
i-es.-nt.itne. ami 1'arks Van II ;•
piddicitv director,
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Dick Morris, right, is congratulated i president Percy Arthur, Owl gridiron
at the R Association banquet by newjeaptain in 1931.
ards that he set. It made a great im-
pression upon me."
■ ' tt was ilfe second consecutive year
that the Quin award went to an Owl
tennis captain. Frank Guernsey, Mor-
Continued on page 4
The Kice Tenace, newly remodeled
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Campanile Will Be
Distributed May 26
Campus distribution of the I'Ml
Campanile will begin May 2(5. Ken-
neth Arthur, editor, announced Thurs-
day.
The printing of : thii edition
last night
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$8.00 Senior Dues
Are Placed On Sale
All arrangements for the seni.-"
] fiinctitjiis have l een completed,, it wa
l t'.gaii|ntywHnccii eiifciy,] t;h M w;eek by Cliai ie
at the Oulf Publishing'Coi | Mat tluws, president of the ■ -Sciiioi
aftel; lastV WisrnMngs otl the May ' class
fete arrived Wednesday. The'• annual! Senior duesi pegged at by the
(TWr'x. ' '■ ' "
is being printed between the A, and J class p
went on sale Wedne".
M. Longhorn and the University of I dny at tl a.m. Burl Angel!, le ad of
Texas Cactus, which are also being the Dues Committee, sold the tiumbei
published by (iulf Publishing Co. The one bid to Frank Zumwalt. S1..101
theme of the 1H41 Campanile is cam-; academe, a few moments later,
pus architecture,' Due* will he on sale from unlit
1
The first hundred copies will he
distributed at the 11 and Quill ban-
quet on May 23 at San Jacinto Inn.
noon every day through May 24,' the
Saturday before final examination,
i begin. Angell stated.
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