The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1957 Page: 3 of 10
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FRIDAY, MARCH M* 1M7
THE THRESHER
Thref
Cinema Scoop
" Worst9' Oscars
Start New Trend
BY HERBERT SIMONS
AND BILL LANDFIELD
The Academy Awiarda have
just been doled out to the need-
iest nominees. By now everyone
should be thoroughly convinced
that movies are better than ever.
If this is the case we would like
to point out that for every good
movie, ten horrors are filmed.
Furthermore we think it would
be much more significant to
award Oscars for worst picture,
actor, etc., and with the hope
that we may start a trend, we
have compiled the following list.
In certain cases entries were so
close that we were unable to
make a decision.
Worst Newcomer—Elvis Pres-
ley, Love Me Tender.
Worst Song—Samantha, High
Society; The Farmer and the
Cowman Should Be Friends, Ok'
lahoma.
Worst Soap Opera — All That
Heaven Allows.
Worst Science Fiction—God-
zilla, King of the Monsters.
Worst Comedy—Hollywood or
Bust.
Worst Musical—Carousel.
Worst Travelogue—Alexander
the Great.
Worst Child Actor—Tim Hov-
ey, Toy Tiger.
Worst Supporting Actor—Rob-
ert Stack, Written on the Wind;
Russ Tamblyn, The 'Last Hunt,
Fastest Gun Alive.
Worst Supporting Actress —
Anne Baxter, The Ten Command-
ments. •'
Worst Actress—June Allison,
The Opposite Sex.
Worst AcJ;or—Victor Mature,
Sharkfighters, Zarak, Safari.
Worst picture of the year—
The Conqueror.
Guns of Fort Petticoat
The depths to which Hollywood
must sink in order to inject us
with our inevitable dose of west-
ern Americana, is well exempli-
fied by the Guns of Fort Petti-
coat. The script is the most pre-
posterous concoction of the year.
It concerns a Union officer (Au-
die Murphy) who attempts to
round up the women of west
Texas, whose husbands have gone
to fight in the Civil War, to save
them from Indians, who have
gone on the warpath because
Audie's commanding officer
slaughtered a bunch of Indian
women and children.
Audie Rides
Audie rides calmly throughout
Texas in his blue uniform with-
out getting shot until he comes
to the women's area. The wo-
men's area is a special part of
Texas with no men or towns for
200 miles. He teaches the women
judo and marksmanship, and sure
enough they beat down the In-
dian attack. Audie returns to be
court-martialed. (He deserted to
warn the women.)
We left when things were look-
ing bad for Audie, but no doubt
after an anticlimax or two, they
lived happily every after.
Houston's own Cathy Grant
played a negligible part success-
fully, but as usual most of the
entertainment was provided by
several seasoned character act-
resses.
o
"Mama, mama! !" cried the
little boy, "the puppies are here."
"Have you seen them?"
"No, but the dog is empty."
Inspection Of
AROTC Tuesday
Four high-ranking officers
headed by Col. Mays of the 4th
Army will conduct the annual
federal inspection Tuesday, April
2 of Rice's AROTC units.
The inspection team will spend
the entire day at Rice, attending
classes in session, checking
AROTC facilities here, and ob-
serving how the AROTC fits into
college life at the Institute.
In the afternoon the team will
attend a parade at 4:00 p.m. on
the parking area north of Rice
Stadium. Detailed inspection in
ranks of all cadets will follow.
Students are invited.
GEOLOGISTS PLAN
EASTER EXCURSION
About 35 geologists will spend
their Easter vacation hammering
rocks on a departmental field
trip to Central Texas, according
to Dr. John A. S. Adams.
The four-day excursion will in-
clude 850 to 900 miles of travel
by chartered bus. Actual field
study will begin around Buchan-
an Dam northwest of Austin.
The entire faculty of the ge-
ology department will guide the
student group, which will con-
sist of students at all undergrad-
uate and graduate levels.
Rocks in the area to be inves-
tigated include some of the most
interesting geology in the state.
Formations ranging in age from
the oldest in Texas to recent de-
posits will be studied. Phenomena
from dinosaur tracks to ancient
reefs are on the agenda, Dr. Ad-
ams imports.
The geologists will stay over-
night in Burnet and Marble Falls
in central Texas and in Uvalde
southwest of San Antonio.
"Are you saving money since
you started your budget?"
"We sure are. By the time w<"
get it all figured out and bal-
anced, it's too late to go any-
where to spend the money."
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