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FRIDAY, HAT 1«, 1987
STEER TRACK TEAM
HOLDS FIRST PLACE
By MIKE REYNOLDS
The Texas Longhorns piled up
an impressive 100% points last
Thursday in Austin to confirm
them as the conference favorite.
Rice ran second with 38 points
and the Aggies trailed at 31 Vs.
The Steers, after setting a new
world's record in the 440 relay
at 39.9 earlier in the season,
Jcxafed to a 40.5, which is three
ftenths of a second under the
Jeague mark.
Little Joe Villarreal stole the
spotlight when he won the mile
in 4:08.8, 8.4 seconds under the
conference record and the fastest
time ever run by a Southwest
Conference trotter.
Max Royalty, favored to give
Rice a third straight 880 yard
victory in the conference meet
this weekend, posted his best
time of the year as he won the
half mile in 1:53.4, a new record.
Rice's other varsity triumphs
were scored by Wes Hight in the
high hurdles (14.4), Roy Thomp-
son in the low hurdles (23.2), and
by Ed Keasler, defending South-
west Conference champion who
won the javelin throw with a toss
of 197 feet, 9 inches.
Milton Seward, running fourth
in the mile, turned in the best
time of his career at 4:22.
Earlier in the evening Roy
Thompson fought Jimmy Holt of
Texas right down to the wire in
the 440 yard dash. The judges
gave the race to the Steer but
identical times of 48.6 were given
to both boys. James Charnquist,
still performing below his po-
tential, threw 148 feet, %inch,
taking second in the discus.
The Owlets ran third in point
totals to Texas and Victoria Jr.
College, but many of the fresh-
man runners were scratched from
their races because of sore mus-
cles. Coach Brunson thought it
better to save them for the con-
ference meet.
Paced by Fawcett, Bucek,
Mosely, and Speer, the little birds
won the 440 relay in 42.1—their
best time of the season and the
best time recorded by any con-
ference freshman' team this year.
Gordon Speer won the hundred in
9.8 but was scratched in the 220.
Len Fawcett trotted to a 48.6 in
the 440 yard dash, tying the win-
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Thresher.
Rex Martin, history major, is
chairman of the Honor Council,
a Phi Beta Kappa, Danforth fel-
low, Woodrow Wilson scholar
Forensic Society president and
Haskins-Sella scholar.
Peden, an economics major, is
senior class prexy, MSM presi-
dent.
Wes Pittman, ChE, was sopho-
more class president and is presi-
dent of Sigma Tau and Council-
man-at-large of the Student
Council.
Dixie Sick, language major,
was president of SLLS, veep of
the Student Association Ronde-
let Queen and a Phi Beta Kappa.
Van Wart, a biology major, is
president of the Pre-Med Soc-
iety, Vice Chairman of the Honor
Council and a member of Phi
Beta Kappa. ,
ning time of the varsity.
He and Mosely team up to take
second and third in the broad
jump with 23-2, and 23-0 feet re-
spectively. Billy Bucek returned
to place second in the low hur-
dles, while Frank Price ran sec-
ond in the 880.
Intramurals
CHAMPIONS OF ALL
SORTS ARE REPORTED
By JERRY PITTMAN
Sob! This is the last paper (I
hope) for the year. Anyway a
good time has been had by all
or at least some which goes to
show you can fool all the people
all the time. This must be the
moral of the week. I should have
started this sooner.
All kinds of results are in.
We have champions of all colors
and shades!
Meet Was Held
The Track meet was a success
(I guess). At least it was held.
Olympic champion Bob Higgins
held true to form as he took
two first and helped the 440 relay
team to victory. He's what you
would call a good hand. (I
guess). These records' were
smashed to an all time low.
(They had to go — lost their
lease.) Sonny Searcy took the
50-yard dash in :05.9; Jack Hol-
lan set a new record in the 60
yard low hurdles with :07.4; the
Questions students ask Du Pont
— and some of the answers in summary form
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"Do you hire men who have definite military commitments?"
asks Oran A. Ritter, Jr., of Louisiana State University.
Yes, because Du Punt lias always been interested in men on a
long-term basis. Du Pont has employed many graduates with
military commitments even though they were due to report
for duty a few weeks after joining the Company.
"Would a graduate degree help my chances for advancement
at Du Pont?" asks John C. Nettleton, of Villanova University.
Many factors are involved, and an advanced degree would un-
doubtedly have a favorable effect in all technical work, but
it would probably be of more direct benefit in research or de-
velopment at DuPont than in production, marketing or sales.
"Where would I work for Du Pont?" asks Gaylord E. Moss,
of Tufts College.
Du Pont has more than 140 plants and research and develop-
ment laboratories scattered through 26 states. If you have a
definite preference, and Du Pont has an opening there for
which you're qualified, your chances of getting it are good.
We cag give only brief answers to these questions in
this space. But we'll be glad to answer them more
fully, and to try to answer other questions you may
have that bear more directly on your own future. Why
not write us today? Address: The DuPont Company,
2507C Nemours Building, Wilmington 98, Delaware.
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"How are chances for advancement in a large company like
DuPont?" asks Herschel H. Loomis, Jr., Cornell University.
Good! DuPont is large, but it's made up of 11 independent
departments — like smaller companies — under one manage-
ment. And it's a basic policy to promote from within and on.
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old limpian Bob Higgins did an
:08.5 75 yard dash.Bob Cowling
got a :11.2 100 yard run. Tom
Maughan did his number in the
440 dash with :57.6. Searcy, Hol-
lan, Huff, and Higgins took the
sprint relay with a 47.3 for a
new record.
Meyer's Leap
Edward Meyer the highest
jumper did a leap of 5'2". Wowie!
Standing broad jumper A1
Staughter sailed to a new re-
cord with 10'%". Bob Higgins,
well known, (I guess) did a run-
ning broad jump for 18'%."
Gene Miller shot putted 39'2%"
so Joseph Smyth came back with
a 279'9" softball heave.
Hooray, Outlaws
Speaking of Softball—Hooray,
Hot Dog, O Boy, the Outlaws
came through for the second con-
secutive year with the crown of
the major Spring sport. (By de-
finition major spring sport is
Softball)
The championship games had
players from the Outlaws and
the Athletics Anonymous. The
score was 6-2. The Owlhoots
came hard in the 1st inning with
2 runs, 1 in the 2nd, and 3 in the
3rd. The AA got one in the 3rd
and one in the 4th. Nicky Nichols
and Don West each collected two
hits. Don's triple d pve in a run.
Kirby Pickett was the only Athle-
tic to get 2 hits off "Fireball"
Freddy Russell. The Outlaws
gathered 5 hits while Anonymous
had 4. Pickett, for the AA allow-
ed 10 bases on balls and ,struck
out 3. "F." F. R. struck out 4
men and allowed 2 bases on balls.
So the Outlaws relax until they
return Sept. 1 for football prac-
tice. Third time's a charm oh,
Boogie Boogie!
The girls are sure getting ir-
responsible! No drive atall. Do
they care? They don't care!
Actually they are a bad influ-
ence. But on the other hand you
have to have them. We love you
though, girls—even if you can't
walk and chew gum at the same
time. (I'm glad this is the last
paper, he! he!)
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The bashful bride whispered to
her husband as1 they entered the
hotel:
"Jack dear, let's try to make
people think that1- we've been
married a long time.""
"All right honey, but do you
think you can carry both suit-
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1957, newspaper, May 10, 1957; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231060/m1/8/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.