The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1951 Page: 4 of 6
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THRE8HER
at which Mr. Ed McClesky, former
sponsor of the club, will speak.
By Joanni Hickman
The Presbyterian Westminister Fellowship had a Faeulty-
Student Tea, September 25.' Mr. Bob McLeod, fellow in math,
Dr. and Mrs. Roy Talmage, Dr. and Mrs. 0. F. Squire, Mr. and
Mrs McCant, Mrs. Jameson, Miss Sarah Lane* Miss Turnbull,
Mr. and Mrs. Hudson and Mrs. Jordan were among the guests.
Delegate Dorothy McNiell, and —1 j—
perhaps another Rice student along
with the Rev. Warren Beale, will at-
tend a conference at Lubbock, Texas,
on October 19.
A Halloween Party is scheduled to
be given on October 26 in the First
Presbyterian Church Fellowship
Hall.
The Newman Club officially re-
ceived the new members at an open
house held Sunday, September 3Q,
at the home of President Carolyn
Douglas.
A party is now being planned
with the Newman Clubs of the Uni-
versity of Houston and the Univer-
sity of St. Thomas. The presidents
of these three clubs are also trying
to ■ work out a joint Communion
Sunday.
A retreat will be held in late
November or early December. The
date will be decided at a later meet-
ing.
The Methodist Student Fellowship
will have a meeting today at 12:15
Lutheran Student Association will
have a Listening Party and Hayride
Saturday night. All members who
are not going to the game should
meet at the Sallyport at 8:00.
For the first time, the L.S.A. has
a graduate student worker, Vicki
Norstog. The next meeting will be
on Thursday, October 11, at 1.00.
APO To Hold First
Meeting Monday
Alpha Phi Omega, service frater-
nity open to all men with previous
scouting experience, will hold its
first open meeting of the school
year next Slonday night at 7 p.m.
Les Spencer, president, invites all
freshmen and upperclassmen who
are interested in APO membership
to attend this meeting.
New Draft Exams
Will Be Given
. •' • ' • v * , . , • J
Ne)vly announced college qualifi-
cation tests for draft deferment con-
sideration will, be administered in
Texas at 60 educational institutions
(including Rice) in . 46 towns and
cities.
The first test will be given Decem-
ber 13 and the second on April 24.
Applications for the December test
must be postmarked not later than
midnight November 5. For the April
test the postmark must hot be later
than March 10.
Brigadier general Paul L. Wake-
field, state Selective Service direct-
or, said that Texas draft boards
would have bulletins of information,
application cards, and other neces-
sary material for student appli-
cants by Wednesday, October 3,
and urged students not to make ap-
plication for the material before
that time.
Students who make scores of 70
or better on the tests are eligibile
for consideration by draft boards
for deferment as students. Boards
also may consider class standing
or other factors.
Students who have never received
a previous statutory deferment to
attend college, including freshmen
who began work this fall, are en-
titled to a statutory deferment for
a full academic year, but after that
deferment will have to be on other
grounds, such as test score or class
standing.
Applications for 1982-'53 Full-
bright Scholarships close-Oct. IB, ac-
cording to Dr. William Masterson,
Assistant to the President. He urg-
ed any student interesting in making
application for one of these grants
to contact him immediately.
The scholarships are grants val-
ued at $3 600; given by the United
States government under the Full-
bright Act to graduates who wish
to study in foreign countries. -~
Graduates and June, seniors are
eligibly if they are American citi-
zens, have a college degree or{ its
pquivalent at the- time award is to
be taken up, have a working knowl-
edge of the language of the coun-
try in which they propose to study
and are in good health.
The scholarships are competitive,
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Socrates preached: _
"THE BEST SEASON
FOR FOOD IS HUNGER.
FOR DRINK, THIRST."
, Cicero
Score one for Soc. He's absolutely right
. . . thirst knows no season. That's why
anytime is the right time for Coke.
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1951, newspaper, October 5, 1951; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230876/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.