The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1946 Page: 1 of 4
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Student Weekly Publication
The Rice Institute
VolWM XXXIV
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HOUSTON. TEXAS. THURSDAY,10 OCTOBER. 1946
Number 2
TEAM TACKUS wLANE M TOUGH TUSSLE
Students Journey To Crescent
City For Final Test Before
Southwest Grid Campaign
ELECT IONS ARE
POSTPONED TIL
MONDAY; 21 OCT.
Student Council president'Dean Weeke announced Tuesday
that both class and general elections will be postponed until
Monday October 21. The postponement became necessary when
it was learned that the office has been too busy working with
the Veterans Administration on subsistance payments to com-
pile a list of the classes. This list will be ready it is believed by
the twenty-first.
No petition! have been received for
the following offices: Treasurer,
Student Association; Council-man-
at-large, Student Association; Ai-
sistant Editor, Campanile. Petitions
for these offices will be accepted un-
til noon Friday, October 11.
Petitions of candidate of this
election were approved and the can-
didates are:
President, Student Association—
Phil Costa.
Vice President, Student Associa-
tion—Jane Farnsworth, Anne Bray,
Sarah Npbors.
Cheerleader—Tommy Burke, El-
len Hopkins, Betty Jean Fox, Ralph
Rupley.
Senior Representative—Margaret
Crossman, Peggy Weatherall, Anne
Bray, ■ George A. Peterson, Bill
"Sweetie" Garrett, Shirley Nyberg.
Junior Representative—Mary
Margaret Wilson, Donald L. An-
derson, Av* Jean MoDaafel, Martha
Jameson, Bettye Phillips, Elsie Tay-
lor, Dale Woody, Wookie Sinclair,
Forbes Gordon.
Sophomore Representative—Will-
iam D. (Bill) Baird, Nancy Hood,
Bob Wilkins, Peggy Allbritton, Leo-
nard Atwell, Jeanne Lyford, Mar-
than Moore.
Junior Class President—Gene Ma-
son, Joe Reilly, Chile Richards.
Vice President—Eileen Brous-
sard, Betty Bob Storm, Marilyn
"Dumplih" Miller, Elleanor Gra-
ham.
Secretary • Treasurer — William
(Tex) Broyles, Holley Sheehan.
Sophomore President — Roy
Woodmansee, Jim West, Frank
Wingfield, Carroll "Curly" Lewis.
Vice President—Ruth Smith, Bet-
ty Dargan, Jetta Schumacher, Jay-
nie King.
Secretary-Treasurer — Roger T.
Martin, George Wray, A. P. (Bill)
Boyd.
Publications—
Campanile-
Assistant Business Manager-
Mary Ann Costejlo, James Vick.
Thresher—
Assistant Editor-sRobert F.
Flagg.
Assistant Business Manager-
Tommy Smith, Walter D. Feinberg.
Women's Council-^
Senior Representative—Jane
Farnsworth.-
Junior Representative—JohneUe
de Brueys, Mitsu Kobayashi, Betty
Stone, Marion Merseburger, Margie
Armstead, Muggy Gaston.
Sophomore Repreiwnta'tive—Mat-
del Kittrell,'Patty Radford, Betty
Blount Seale.
Honor Council-
Representative—Charlotte
Doughrts, Mary Simpson,
Mary Hay, Bill Kieschniek, John
Phenicie.
Junior Representative — Charles
Lucky, Joe Crosthwait, William H.
Davis, Jr„ Blaine Weir, Betty Anne
Turner, Mitsu Kobayashi.
Sophomore Representative—Leo-
nard AttweQ, Tempo Howse, Alpha
Reynolds, Mary Jane Bruton, Miles
Croom.
Senior Class President—Charley
Malmberg.
Vice President—Sara Meredith,
Mary Simpson, Ann Durkee.
NOTICE
There will be « very important
meeting today of «ha Campanile
business staff fn A.B. Ml at 1S:00.
Ads and contract books will bo
out so it is imperative thai
attend.
Rice Band ffas The
First To Su)ing Out
At Football Games
By Brady Tyson
The Rice band made its official
post-war debut last Saturday at
the football game. After an absence
of four war-time years, it is back
in uniform and at its full strength
of sixty members. Of tliese sixty
members, only ten are "old" mem-
beis. Those ten musicians should
have their hands full initiating the
other fifty. This initiation, worse
than the one that was fatal to the
Engineering .Society according to
the old members, is scheduled for
the train trip to College Station
tills year.
Eight of the initiates are Slimes.
These eight are to be strongly com-
mended for their diligence and in-
itiative in doing most of the work
it. polishing all the brass before
practice started this year.
Kit Reid and his touted trumpet
are back from the Army Air Corps.
Kit started playing with the band
in 1931 when he was a lowly Slime
himself. He became the band direc-
tor in 1937 and has held that posi-
tion most of the years since.
In 1932 the Rice band became
the first college band to "Swing
out" at football games. Many oth-
er colleges have imitated our band,
but we still have the best college
swing band in the country. Such
old-time favorites as Marie, Bird
Dog Bluest' Stardust, South Main
Street Blues and Baggage Car
BIuob will be back this year with a
special new Reid re-arrangement.
Some cynical graduate student
once said that the only musician in
ine Rice Band was Kit Reid. Not
sol Take for example that last blues
piece, the Baggage Car Blues.
While going to Fort Worth for the
TCU game in 1942, a group of the
boys were whooping it up in the
old baggage car. Tooting around on
their various instruments, they hit
upon a tricky little tune. The boys
liked it so well that they learned it
and were able to play it at the half
next day to the great delight of the
swing fans of Cowtown.
Ralph Domingue, three times Na-
tional Champion Baton Twirler and
Rice Drum Major in 1941, is back
from the service and will be Drum
Major this year. He has two afcift
assistants in Jimmy Cotton and T.
J. Craddock.
The Institute is the only South-
west Conference school that has a
band that is purely an extra-curri-
cular activity. Since Rice offers no
music or band courses, the mem-
bers of the band practice on their
own time and the only grades they
get for their trouble are the marks
of appreciation from the fans at
the football and basketball games.
The band is a student organisa-
tion run by the members. They
elect thoir own officers and hold a
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Pep Rally Tonight
There will be a big pep rally to-
night to send the team on their way
to the Crescent City. Let's
•vtryoooy out mux ntip
outa Tulane!"
Dreams Come True-
New Buildings Begun
At last our long-needed building
program has begun. As anyone who
has a class in the Chem Lecture
Hall can testify, the building has
started off with a bang.
The W. S. Bellows Company has
the contracts for the classroom
building, on which they are now
working, the library building, and
the president's home. "These three
buildings should be completed with-
in the next two years," according
to Mr. M. C. Ratliff, general car-
penter foreman for the Bellows
Company. The classroom building
will be 208 feet by 106 feet, and
will cover three floors and a base-
ment to be used for equipment.
Mr. Ratliff says there will also be
a pent house on top of the building.
"The work is going according to
schedule so far," said Mr. Ratliff,
"and I am satisfied with its prog-
ress."
The numerous roads being built
on the campus are to accommodate
incoming heavy equipment. These
roads will be permanent. The small
wooden building now being erected
is a temporary structure to be used
by Mr. Ben Turpin, General Super-
intendent.
Students are requested not to go
beyond the fences now being erec-
ted.
More Red Tape In
Store For Veterans
Wanting Checks
Veterans who fail to notify the
Veterans Administration of all
changes of address will encounter
serious delays in receiving their
subsistence checks. Changes of ad-
dress must be reported to the VA
over the Veteran's signature be-
fore the checks may be delivered.
A Post Office ruling forbids the
forwarding of government checks.
Telegrams and telephone calls are
not sufficient since the notification
must bear the veteran's signature.
Forms for advising the VA of a
change of address and any other
information may be obtained from
Ollie Cordill, in the Registrar's of-
fice.
When the Institute and squad entrain for New Orleans
Friday, it will carry high hopes for victory against a tough
rival. Proving that pre-war customs are returning, the team
will be accompanied by a large number of the student body on
a special train.
To date the two schools have
identical records, both having been
on the short end of a 7-6 score m
games with top Southeastern con-
ference competition, and having
won their second contest by safe
... And With Ex-War Dog "Grgya"
K.E.Prof J. S. Waters Is Back After
Five Years of Air Corps Brass Hat Life
By Clarke Foster
Veteran of both World Wars, Col.
J. S. Waters, professor of electri-
cal engineering, is one of the,bus-
iest men at Rice, and is respected
by his students as one of the most
capable educators. Amidst a volley
of technical questions on voltage
and resistance from prospective
EE's during a lab period, he was
also able to give a cordial and fact-
filled interview to the • Thresher,
in which it was learned that he has
just returned from five years of
active duty with the Army as one
of the important cogs in the train-
ing aids unit of the Air Corps.
He received his B.S. at Rice in
1017 and after two years away as
a lieutenant in the Army of Occu-
pation, he taught here until don-
ning the olive drab again in 1941.
Entering active duty for the sec-
ond time, Col. Waters held three
battle stars from World War I*and
the rank of major. He was advanced
to colonel in 1944, and later award-
ed membership in the Legion of
Merit. At present he is on termi-
nal leave; his discharge from the
service will be granted*-in Novem-
ber.
In addition to his military and
vocational interests, Col. Waters is
very fond of hunting and sports. He
lettered in track and was captain
of the track team in 1915, and at-
tends all the athletic events he can.
Each hunting season usually finds
him in the field bagging his quota
of ducks, geese, and deer.
Galveston born, he prefers Texas
as a place in which to live, and
having been "stationed in Germany,
Washington, D.C., New York, and
various other localities, he has had
ample opportunity to compare his
home state with the rest of the
world.
His pet dog, a 76 lb. Doberman-
Pinseher named "Grgya" (pro-
nounced yerga) has had almost as
variegated a history as 'its master.
Formerly belonging to a member
of the Czech Embassy in Washing-
ton, the dog was let to the Coast
Guard to be trained as a war dog.
Completing his education, Gryga
was put on a ship to be sent to
•the South Pacific, but V-J Day ar-
rived before the embarcation so the
Hog wns given his honorable dis-
charge, returned to its owner, and
sold to Col. Waters who "detrained"
it.
"Great care has to be taken not
to command the dog to 'go get
something'," Col. Waters said, "be-
cause they're- taught to 'bring 'em
back dead or alive,' and usually
dead!"
"Literary" Societies
Name New Pledges
Following Rushing
Last Friday brought rushing to a
close, and left members and rushees
alike exhausted after the extended
rush period. A total of thirty-four
rushees were invited to join Rice's
three Lit Societies.
You got a look at most of them
and even a few phone numbers at
the All School Picnic, but names
were omitted, so for those interest-
ed:
The EB's pledges include Jackie
Teirill, Martha Lou Gibson, Bet-
ty Cheatham, Marjorie Bray, Jo
Anne Harwell, Betty Jo Joplin, Car-
oline Croom, Anne Montgomery and
Mary Frances Dorrance.
Jean Triechler, Nancy White,
Alice York, Pat Penn, Eleanor
Stickelber, Margaret Holland, Mar-
gueritte Andrews, Nancy Hook,
Connie Owens, Ann Putney and Ma-
rie Zapalac are now PALS pledges.
The OWL'S pledges include Eu-
genia Harris, Waymon Alderson,
Jo Dement, Claire Hoop, Linda Mc-
Kinstray, Gloria Castello, Yvonne
Brimberry, Maxie Lehmann, Lul-
lene Powell, Wary Anne Quinn, Al-
leene Ray, Pat Rheinshagen, Eliza-
beth Ann Sharpe and Ruth Simp-
son.
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Student
Organizations
News of student groups is high-
lighted this week by the announce-
ment that the Lutheran students
of the Synodical Conference attend-
ing Rice will organize a Lutheran
Society whose official title is "The
International Association of Luth-
eran Students." Among the specific
objects of the Association are en-
couraging and maintaining Luth-
eran fellowship 'end establishing
fraternal relations with Lutheran
students of other colleges and uni-
versities.
The society will be sponsored by
the Rev. Wilbert Stelzer, pastor
of Mt. Olive Lutheran church of
Houston. All Lutheran students in-
terested in becoming affiliated with
the group are asked to contact Rev.
W. Stelzer at W-7384. Also keep in
touch with the Thresher as to the
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margins. For the record, Alubamu
took Tulane's measure but the
Greonies came back the next week
to down a scrappy Florida eleven
by a count of 27-13.
Coach Henry Frnka, fresh from
a phenomenal record at Tulsa where
lie developed five successive bowl
teams, will in all probability field
the same starters he sent against
the 'Gators last week. The list
reads: Ends, Olsen and Tarzetti;
tackles, Schneider and Klein; and
guards, Deramee and Bourgeois;
Center, Rice; quarterback, Brigriac;
left half, Key; right half, McCain;
and fullback, Moncrief.
On a dry field the game could
develop, into a sensational wide-
open personal duel between passers
AIRPLANES TO TULANE
Pioneer Airline has offered to
fly students to and from the l'ulane
game for $19.95 per student. The
company has stated that from 1 to
5 planes may be chartered but each
plane must be filled before the rati*
is granted. The planes carry 24.
Students must arrange to make
up their absences with their indivi-
dual professors.
The crowd attending the pep ral-
ly last Friday night in front of the
Rice hotel was pepped up with real
pre-war student spirit. At the left
is seen Tony reaffirming his faith
in the high-flying Owls. Above is
soon a portion of the Slimes and
stndents who attended 'the rally.
Key and Eikenberg. Hut neither
backfield can be counted out in
the event that conditions favor a
straight ground game. Both have
more than adequate strength for
line plunging and broken t'ielil
work. Key and Price spark th<f Tu-
lane running game and depend on
Hoyt Moncrief for those all-impor-
tant extra points.
Coach Jess Neely's starting com-
bination of last week is expected
to meet the Greenies intact, with
the possible exception of H. J. Ni-
chols, who may bo replaced by J. W.
(Maggie) Magee, very recently dis-
charged from the service. Both will
play plenty of football, however,
as will such other stand-out per-
formers as Russ, Anderson, Walm-
sley, Keeney, Eikenberg, Scruggs,
Williams, (Windell and Froggie),
Taylor,, Humble, Weatherly, Malm-
berg, Armstrong, and Ballard.
The two teams have met before
on the gridiron, with Tulane coming
up winner of most of the previous
tilts. Rice won the last one 13-7, on
our own field. Tulane, to date, has a
perfect record against the Owls in
New Orleans—which will be at stake
Saturday.
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A-House Sends
Frantic S. 0. S. ;||
Mrs. Cannon of the Autry House
is sending out an SOS for chairs.
One hundred chairs were ordered
at the end of the short semester,
but due to material shortages end
strikes they have not yet been de-
livered. So at the present there is
a veiy noticeable absence of seat-
ing capacity for dances, meals, and
bridge games. If anyone knows
where it is possible to beg, borrow,
or buy chairs for Autrey House
they are asked to contact Mrs. Can-
non.
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