The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1950 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME THIRTY-EIGHT — NUMBER SEVEN
HOUSTON, TEXAS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1950
70,000 To See Owl-Steer Clash
Hnge Bonfire Will Highlight
Homecoming Pep Rally Tonight
A huge bonfire will highlight the
pep rally starting at 7:00 tonight in
front of the new gymnasium. Allen
Kinghorn, chairman of the Rally
Club bonfire committee, announced
that the structure will be approxim-
ately 25 feet square at the base, and
40 feet high.
Guest speakers at the rally will
include Jess Neely, Tony Martino,
and a surprise guest provided by
the Rally Club. Members of the
varsity team and the coaches will
also be present.
Songs and yells will be led by the
cheerleaders and the Rice band, and
further entertainment will be pro-
vided by a Dixie-land band.
John McClane of the Freshman
Guidance committee, has arranged
for freshman dormitory students to
guard the bonfire struction since
Tuesday night. A special phone
system has been set up from the
site of the bonfire to the dorms to
give warnings of invaders.
Kinghorn explained that thanks
for help in making arrangements
for the bonfire go especially to Mr.
N. S. . Wilfisoh, grounds superin-
tendent, Mr. Art Ellis, school elec-
trician, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Campbell, Mr. V. H. McCall, Tony
Martino and his staff, and many stu-
dents.
Three Architects
To Enter Contest
Three architects will enter the
project contest sponsored by the
Texas State Architectural Society.
Rice architects have won both of the
previous contests sponsored by the
society.
The three entrants from Rice, to
be chosen according to the best pro-
jects turned in by fifth-year archi-
tecture students, will go to Dallas
Monday to attend the third annual
convention of the TSA. Three stu-
dents from each Texas school will
go to the convention and remain
for the judging of the projects.
A $150 cash award will go to the
winner, and lesser cash prizes to
second and third place winners.
Annette Gano Gagg and Cliff
Lawrence, both of Rice, won first
place in the 1947 and 1948 con-
tests, respectively. No contest was
held in 1949.
Sportsmanshin
Committee Meets
In Austin
The Southwest Conference Sports-
manship Committee held its Fall
meeting in Austin last Friday. Rice*
was represented by Tom Eubank,
president of the Student Associa-
tion, and Bill Hobby, Managing Ed-
itor of the Thresher.
Meeting in a morning session, the
committee, to which every SWC
school except Baylor sent represent-
atives, discussed procedures for im-
proving conference sportsmanship
and inter-school relations.
Bill Robbins, President of the stu-
dent body of the University of Ar-
kansas, proposed sports sportsman-
ship code, which was approved by
the committee.
Plans for an all-Conference yell,
a pet project of the Committee for
some years, were shelved.
Th next meeting of the Commit-
tee will be held December 30 in
Dallas, SMU acting as host.
Campanile Picture
Deadline Is Nov. 9
The deadline for having pictures
made for the Campanile is Novem-
ber 9, regardless of appointments.
Students wh have missed their ap-
pointments or who cannot come at
the time scheduled may come over
between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday
through Friday of next week. After
November 9, no pictures will be
made unless special arrangements
are made with the Wallace Studio
j have the picture made downtown.
All students having snapshots for
the Sallyport section are urged to
turn them in to Casey Croom or
drop them in the box provided in the
Student Lounge across from the
Student Association office.
Soph Class Meeting
There will be a meeting of mem-
bers of the Sophomore Class Tues-
day, October Sl~ at 12:15 p.m. in
A.H. 110.
Engineers Invited
To Gulf Oil Exhibit
All engineers are invited to a
dinner and exhibit sponsored by the
Gulf Oil Company Tuesday, 7 p.m.,
at the Judd-Monroe Motor Co., Way-
side and Gulf Freeway.
The exhibit will be ^entitled "En-
gine and Fuel Oil Clinic."
There is no charge for the dinner,
but a limit of 100 has been set.
Make reservations by signing the
list on the ML bulletin board before
tomorrow noon. Further details are
posted on the bulletin board. Rides
will be furnished.
Rice Charity Drive
To Raise Funds
For War Orphans
"The Foster Parent's Plan for
War Children is unique in that help
is given each child as an individual
according to his or her personal
need" state Bob Varty, committee
chairman, quoting from a letter re-
ceived from the Plan headquarters
recently.
"We are indeed grateful the stu-
dent body at Rice ... we are grate-
ful for your interest and the war
children need your friendship and
help," the letter continued. Enclosed
was the CPA Audit and Financial
Report for 1949 which showed that
the Plan operates on an 8.1% over-
head, "Considerably under the 13%
to 15% standard set by the Presi-
dent's War Relief Control Board
during the war, the present accept-
ed basis."
Plans are being completed for a
full week drive starting with the
freshman-sophomore track meet and
ending with a carnival and dance.
The goal for the drive will be tab-
ulated when the pledge cards are
turned in a week from today. The
dents hands by Wednesday of next
cards will be mailed and in the stu-
week. Students and faculty are ask-
ed to drop half the card in the col-
lection box at the Charity Booth
in the lounge by Saturday noon.
0—
APO To Induct
14-Member Class
Fourteen new members of the
Rice Chapter of APO took part in
the formal initiatory services of
the national service fraternity Wed-
nesday night in the Senior Com-
mons.
Preceeding the services it was
announced that the members of the
pledge class had voted to be named
the "Cameron Pledge Class" in hon-
or of the late Dean Cameron who
did much to establish APO at Rice.
The pledges also decided to under-
take, as a class project, the job of
setting up a general information
office for the entire school as well
as APO. The office will lje located
just opposite the elevator in the
outter lobby of Fondren Library.
The new members met October
23 to decide the class name and
projects, and to vote Charles Tap-
ley, president of the pledges; Gene
Wolfe, vice president; and Jim Mc-
Murtry, secretary.
"Big Parade" To Be
Next Society Film
Next week the Rice Film So-
ciety . will present its fourth pro-
gram, "The Big Parade" an Ameri-
can sound film made in 1926 by King
Vidor, and starring. John Gilbert.
There will be two showings, one at
4 p.m. and one at 8 p.m., Tuesday,
October 31.
Helen Chillman .treasurer, says if
you have not yet paid your dues
or collected your membership card,
please see her as soon as possible.
Membership in the Film Society
is now closed.
Homecoming Crowd To See
37 th Rice-Texas Game
A sell-out homecoming crowd of 70,000 will witness the
37th Rice-Texas game tomorrow afternoon. The game is the
second consecutive sell-out for Rice's new stadium.
The Owls, trailing 22-14 in the series, will be gunning for
their 15th win against the Steers. The Flock, after their 42-21
pasting at the hands of SMU, must win tomorrow afternoon
ket,p their Cotton Bowf hopes
Nov. 4 Is Deadline
For Bowl Tickets
All applications for tickets to the
Cotton Bowl must be mailed to
reach the Cotton Bowl office be-
tween November 1st and November
4th, inclusive, Howard Grubbs, Sec-
retary-Treasurer announced this
week.
Requests for tickets received be-
for or after these dates will be re-
turned.
Many applications have already
been received. The Cotton Bowl offi-
cials have returned such requests
with instructions to mail applica-
tions during the regular four day
period.
No application may be for more
than four tickets, and, when all re-
quests received between November
1st* and 'November 4th have Jieen
entered, a drawing will be held to
determine the order in which they
will be filled. Unfilled applications
and checks will be returned to the
senders.
Checks, made payable to the Cot-
ton Bowl Athletic Association, must
accompany all applications. The
tickets cost $4.80 each, and a 25c
mailing charge must be added to the
check for each application. The
mailing address is Cotton Bowl
Athletic Association, 1343 National
City Building, Dallas 1, Texas.
Ring Committee
Nears Decision
The permanent ring committee,
whose job it is to award a contract
for the Rice rings, has begun inter-
views with representatives of com-
peting ring manufacturers.
The committee met with repre-
sentatives from four companies in
meetings on Monday and Thursday
of last week and will probably make
a decision next week.
The committee will probably
award a contract for a longer per-
iod than one year. One-year con-
tracts have been let in the past, but
experience has shown that - better
prices and rings can be obtained by
letting longer contracts.
.■ The members of the committee
are Dr. McBride, Associate Dean Of
Students, Prof. Simqijds, Mrs. C. F.
Blair, alumni representative, Tom
Smith, Senior Class, Paula Mere-
dith, Junior Class, and Bill Hobby,
Sophomore Class.
alive.
Last week's defeat snapped the
Owls' twelve-game win streak, and
Coach Neely's charges will be bat-
tling to return to their accustomed
position in the win column.
The game will highlight Home-
coming week-end for Rice alumni.
The main feature of the pre-game
ceremonies will be a reunion of 28
captains of former Rice elevens, in-
cluding captains and co-captains of
two championship teams. Froggie
Williams and Gerald Weatherly of
last year's team, undefeated in SWC
play, and Percy Arthur, captain of
the 1934 championship team make
up the trio.
Homecoming festivities opened
yesterday with the annual alumni
business meeting, will continue
through today with the traditional
homecoming dinner and end Satur-
day with the Rice-Texas football
game, the homecoming reception
and dance.
Through final plans for the half-
time ceremonies had not been com-
pleted Thursday, Bob Cruikshank
• announced that the Homecoming
Queen would be escorted to the cen-
ter of the field by Tom Eubank,
President of the Student Associa-
tion, where she will be crowned and
presented with gifts from several
Houston merchants.
Because of the absence of a track
surrounding the field in the new
stadium, the Queen will not lie driv-
en around the field 'n a <:l1' as in
previous years, Cruikshank announ-
ced.
The Queen and her court of four
princesses will be presented at the
Homecoming Dance tomorrow night.
Wendel Ley, alumni president,
will preside at. the opening meeting
of the week-end celebrations, which
will include regular business, a pro-
gram with James C. Morehead, as-
sistant to the president, and Bob
Flagg, assistant alumni secretary,
as speakers, and the showing of
highlights of the Rice-North Caro-
lina Cotton Bowl film.
Awards and honors will be pre-
sented at the homecoming dinner
Friday night, October 27, in the
Senior Commons. Preceding the
banquet, on the lawn outside the
Commons will be a reception at 7
p.m.
Saturday's activities will begin
with the special reunion breakfast
in Bill William's Pioneer Room for
members of the six classes celebrat-
ing their reunions in multiples of
five years.
The annual wreath-laying cere-
mony at the tomb of William Marsh
Rice will take place at 10 a.m.,
flanked by an honor guard from the
Institute Naval ROTC. After this
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