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THE THRESHER
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, IMS
The Iliad, or The Tale
Of Agamemnon*s Return
By JONCE JOHNSON
When little Agamemnon came to Rice, he was filled with
the highest ambitions. He was going to be the most popular
boy at the Institute, noted for his fellowship and witty remarks.
No one would be a greater ladies' man, a heartier drinker, or
a better bridge player than he. And of course, he would have
the highest grades, since he was
"atU™!ly a Pnius' . Aggie's bank balance would have
He threw himself into the achieve- , , .. . . .. . , , .
ment of his goal with great vigor. reVe*led the f8Ct that h® WaS losing
He made a great rah-rah boy, never wa^ ou^ college.
foi getting his slime cap or red sus- Agamemnon was truly a roman-
penders, (to please the Sopho- , , , . ,
mnra.) , i 4. i .tic and dashing soul. His modest
mores), and yet always managing
to rile them enough to come in foj tales of his triumPhs in Wgh school
a large share of the persecution, made appear to be a cross be-
E.8. Melodrama
Has Last Showing
Tonight
By MARLIN CRUSE
Tonight is the final performance
of the "E.B. Melodrama." A switch
from the old tale of the poor, rag-
ged little heroine, this year's show
presents a strictly modern theme.
Included in the "olios" is a moderne
strip-tease designed to show the
gracious contoure lines of several
lush E.B.'s. Their show is made for
laughter and can
be seen at 8:00
P.M. at A-House.
Little Man 0« Cmpli
by BiUer
thus endearing himself to his fel-
low Freshmen.
When the Lits gave their open
house, there was our little Agam-
emon, making himself the life of
the party by kissing each of the
pledges fondly on the cheek. He
even gave the more attractive ones
the thrill of a second helping. And
as for drinking lustily, there was
never a beer-bust in the old dorm
that didn't find Aggie swilling down
the beer—for the first one and a
half cans, anyway. After reaching
this stupendous limit, he would sit
and giggle at any and every thing
for the rest of the night.
Every free hour—and not a few
(lass periods—would find Aggie
and his best pal, Jim, downstairs in
the lounge playing bridge. They had
both heard of former gay college
lads that h^d gambled their way
through college, and they were de-
termined to follow his example. Yet
even the most casual glance at
RELIGIOUS NEWS
Presbyterians
Hear Talk By
European Pastor
BY JO-ANNE HICKMAN
There will be no meeting of the
Presbyterian Westminister Fellow-
ship during "dead" week. At the
meeting yesterday, Rev. Mr. Baine
from Bellaire Presbyterian Church
spoke on "The Outlook of the Min-
ister Toward the College Student."
Newman Club
There will be no meeting of the
Newman Club next week. Commun-
ion Sunday will be on February 3
at the 9 o'clock Mass at Annuncia-
tion Church. At the meeting Wed-
nesday, Father Conlon continued
his talk on "Marriage".
MSF
At the meeting of the Methodist
Student Fellowship today at 12:15
in the Exam Room, the speaker will
be Rev, A. Grady Halonquist from
Grace Methodist Church.
tween Frank Merriwell and Don
Juan. In the dorms there was no-
thing he would not dare to do—
drowning out one of the professors
with melted ice cream was all in the
day's work for him.
The only small black patch of
smog on his brilliant horizon was
the grades he had been receiving on
his tests. He was very popular in
all his classes, though, for he was
the type all noble-minded Rice stu-
dents love—a curve lowerer. But his
low marks did not faze Aggie—he
knew that the instructors would
pass him because of his endearing
personality.
Life and time for Agamemnon
went pleasantly, with the exception
of one unfortunate event—he lost
the presidency of the Freshman
class. But the incident proved the
true nobleness of Aggie's character.
He was very magnanimous about
the crooked political scheme that
Agamemnon and his closest friends
(He and Himself) knew had been
rigged.
But one day, with a blaze of light-
ning, the ominous thundering of the
outskirts of his life struck with the
inexorable, unmercifulness of fate.
Atramemnon was struck down in the
flower of his youth in one fell mo-
ment—the moment his father re-
ceived Aggie's first semester grades
and his bank statement at the same,
time. The deluge came, and for
Agamemnon there was no Noah's
Arc to retreat to, since he had
wrecked it thoroughly the week be-
fore.
Regretfully collecting his belong-
ings and explaining to his roommate
that a wealthy uncle needed his
help urgently on an exploration
trip in Antartica, Agamemnon
slipped down the fire escape, not
even stopping to tell his creditors
good-by or to leave a forwarding
address for the mail he was certain
to receive from his friends.
This obituary is truly a testimony
to the greatness of a wonderful Rice
citizen — Agamemnon Quieneticus
Lounge Louse.
The Rice Play-
ers are in re-
hearsal now for
their production
of "The Phila-
delphia Story." The Phillip Barry
comedy will be given an "in-the-
round" production at Sallyport
Stage in February. Ann Coe is cast
in the role of Tracy, the part made
famous by Katherine Hepburn in
its first production. Patsy Lee, and
Jean White have the other female
leads. Bob Warren takes the prin-
cipal male role.
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Sonja Henie's 1952 Ice Revue
continues through Sunday, January
20. Miss Henie continues to prove
she is a champion. Included in her
half-dozen numbers, she does a
wicked Charleston, which doesn't
appear too simple on ice. The show
is elaborately staged and is an en-
joyable spectacle to view.
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News Editor Mary Ann Mewhinney
Feature Editor Mary Ann Johnson
Women's Editor Florence Kessler
Reporters: Marion Boone, Betty Bess, Marlin Cruse, Jerry Logan, Jerry
Weiner, Joe Watt, Jo Ann Hickman, Fred Duckett, Dick Karig, Neil
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Staff Photographers Dan Daggett, Eddie Soniat, Bruce Vernor
The Playhouse Theatre will open
its production of "Come Back Little
Sheba" Wednesday, January 23. The
play * was well-received on Broad-
way two seasons ago and featured
Shirley Booth in the original starr-
ing role. The forthcoming presen-
tation will feature Onslow Stevens
and Lynne Sherman. The play,
scheduled to arrive earlier, was de-
layed by the record breaking crowds
that have been trying to see the
current production of Noel Coward's
lively "Private Lives."
The Houston Little Theatre opens
the next night, Thursday, January
24, with S.N. Behrman's play, "The
Second Man."
Newman Clubs
Plan For Summer
European Tours
Four tours to Europe, visiting
six countries, will comprise the
joint 1952 Student Tour Program
of the National Newman Club Fed-
eration and the National Federa-
tion of Catholic College Students,
it was announced in Washington at
the national headquarters of the
two organizations, 1312 Massachu-
setts Avenue, N.W., Washington. A
special six-day Student Tour of
Canada in August preceding the Pax
Romana Congress has also been
scheduled by the two collegiate
groups. The Congress convenes Au-
gust 26 to September 1, in Montreal.
The members will depart from
New York on June 17, July 9 and
August 6, in the Cunard liners,
Mauretania, Queen Mary and Queen
Elizabeth. Members will visit Ire-
land, England, France, Italy, Swit-
zerland and Spain, affording them
an opportunity to see Europe's his-
toric landmarks and religious sites.
American Express-Catholic Travel
League has been appointed to han-
"Oh, by the way, I got your papers graded last week—If I could just
think to bring them. ..."
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Academic Freedom
Issue Raised By Book
By BILL HOBBY
«/lOD, MAN, AND YALE," by William F. Buckley, Jr., is
" scheduled to, and indeed already has become the focal
point of a controversy over academic freedom that should result
in a much-needed airing of the implications of a doctrine that
has long been considered fundamental to the advancement of
knowledge.
Mr. Buckley simply does not
believe in it, as the term is usu-
ally understood. The thesis of his
book is lucidly summed up in the
Introduction by John Chamber-
lain:
"It is also self-evident. . .that,
The precis of the theme of the
book on the jacket says "He (Buck-
ley) believes that responsible men
and women must energetically de-
fend and encourage whatever val-
ues they cherish. He believes that
any attempt to preserve our civili-
zation which does not take into
in a democrack, the customer
(who pays the bills) must have account i^ncing students
the right to exercise his free
choice when he is out shopping
is doomed to failure."
In this instance, there is an im-
in the market place. The anotomy plied corollary which says that the
of the customer should hold ri*ht to "defend and encourage
whatever values they cherish" im-
plies the right to discourage the
propagation of other values.
Whether one agrees with Dr.
Buckley's thesis, or disagrees with
it violently, as this writer does, he
whether he is buying toothpaste,
tennis rackets—or education for
his children.
"But. . .there is Academic
Freedom to be considered. The
professor who must have the
right to pursue the truth as he has raised a question which is a
sees fit. . .But should the right
to pursue the truth be construed
real issue today when political and
economic ideologies are clashing
as the right to inculate values violently.
that~3eny the value—judgments It is an issue which needs to'"be
of the customer who is paying a5red. it is a doctrine, that will
the bills of education? Must the make it eagy for the friendg and
customer, in the name of Aca- , _ ,
demic Freedom, be compelled to foes of Madem,c freed°m' as we
take a product which he may understand it, to stand u pand be
consider defective?" counted.
die all travel arrangements. Exper-
ienced travel couriers will accom-
pany each group during the entire
European journey. Tour rates are
from $552.
The tours are of ift, 31, 33 and 43
days duration. Departure dates and
length of the itineraries have been
selected to fit school vacations.
Members of the groups will visit
London, Paris, Dublin, Nice, Rome,
Florence, Venice, Lucerne, Mon-
treaux, Geneva, Lourdes, San Se-
bastian, Burgos, Madrid, Seville,
Gibraltar, Naples, and Avignon.
Sightseeing with specially trained
guides at each point visited will
add to the educational value of each
tour.
Tour itineraries include visits to
the world-famousc Shrines of the
Miraculous Medal in Paris, Our
Lady of Lourdes and St. Francis of
Assissi. For members visiting Rome
an audience with the Holy Father,
is planned.
The pre-Pax Romana Congress
Tour of Canada will originate in
Montreal at the Mt. Royal Hotel
on August 20 and terminate in Mon-
treal on August 26 for the opening
of the Congress. The members will
visit St. Joseph's Oratory, the
Shrine of Brother Andre and the
Shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupre.
The itinerary also includes a cruise
on the scenic St. Lawrence and
Saguenay Rivers.
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