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Rice University General Announcements Rice University GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS for the Academic Year 1967-1968 " 3 J O O z X k * a a u Niovoaf-Bao-""* William Marsh Rice University GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS for the Academic Year 1967-1968 FOUNDED BY WILLIAM MARSH RICE OPENED FOR THE RECEPTION OF STUDENTS IN THE AUTUMN OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWELVE DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF LETTERS, SCIENCE, AND ART Houston, Texas 1967 Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2010 witii funding from Lyrasis members and Sloan Foundation funding http://www.archive.org/details/riceuniversityge196768hous Contents Academic Calendar v Part One. Administration and Staff Officers of Administration 3 Board of Governors 4 The University Associates 5 The Rice University Research Sponsors 8 The College Masters 9 The Instructional and Research Staff 10 University Standing Committees 35 Part Two. General Information Historical Sketch of the University 39 The University Campus and Facilities 41 Chairs and Lectureships 43 Part Three. Information for Undergraduates Curricula and Degrees 49 Reserve Officers' Training Corps Programs 59 Academic Regulations 62 Admission of New Students 66 Tuition, Fees, and Expenses 72 Scholarships and Financial Aid 75 Academic Honors and Awards 83 Student Life 86 Part Four. Information for Graduate Students General Information 93 Areas of Study 93 Admission to Graduate Study 93 Requirements for Advanced Degrees 95 Tuition, Fees, and Expenses 97 Fellowships, Scholarships, and Prizes 98 Part Five. Courses of Instruction io3 Index 225 iii 1967 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1967-68 First Semester Friday, September 1 Last Day for Returning Registration Cards Sunday, September 10 Arrival of Freshmen Monday, September 11-16 Freshmen Week Monday, September 11 Matriculation Address, 5:00 p.m. Monday, September 18 Opening of Courses Wednesday, November 22 Beginning of Thanksgiving Recess, 6:00 P.M. Monday, November 27 Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Saturday, December 16 Beginning of Christmas Recess, 12:00 NOON Wednesday, January 3 Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Saturday, January 13 Last Day of First-Term Classes Sat.-Wed., January 13-17 Reading Period Thursday, January 18 Beginning of Mid-Year Examinations Second Semester Monday, January 29 Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Saturday, April 6 Beginning of Easter Recess, 12:00 noon Tuesday, April 16 Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Saturday, May 11 Last Day of Classes Sat.-Wed., May 11-15 Reading Period Thursday, May 16 Beginning of Final Examinations Friday, May 31 Baccalaureate Exercises Saturday, June 1 Fifty-Fifth Commencement Summer, 1968 June-July Teaching Apprentice Session Part One Administration and Staff Ofl&cers of Administration Board of Governors The Rice University Associates The Rice University Research Sponsors The College Masters The Instructional and Research Staff University Standing Committees Officers of Administration Kenneth Sanborn Pitzer, Ph.D., D.Sc, LL.D. President Carey Croneis, Ph.D., LL.D., D.Sc, D.Znc, L.H.D. Chancellor William Vermillion Houston, Ph.D., D.Sc, LL.D. Honorary Chancellor George Holmes Richter, Ph.D. Dean of Graduate Studies William Edwin Gordon, Ph.D. Dean of Engineering and Science Edward Norbeck, Ph.D. Dean of Humanities Michael Vincent McEnany, M.A. Dean of Undergraduate Affairs William Wayne Caudill, M.Arch., LL.D. Director of School of Architecture Paul Edwin Pfeiffer, Ph.D. Dean of Students Alma Louise Lowe, Ph.D. Dean of Women James Bernard Giles, NLA. Director of Admissions James Caddall Morehead, Jr., B.Arch. Registrar Leo Sam Shamblin Treasurer James Redding Sims, Ph.D. Campus Business Manager Howard Alexander Thompson, M.A. Director of Development LuciAN Minor Wilkens, B.A. Financial Aid Officer Robert Howard Bunger, B.A. Assistant to the President Board of Governors Trustees George R. Brown, Chairman H. Malcolm Lovett, Vice Chairman Herbert Allen John S. Ivy Robert H. Ray H. Gardiner Symonds Trustees Emeriti Daniel R. Bullard William A. Kirkland J. Newton Rayzor Gus S. WorthAM Term Members E. D. Butcher Charles W. Duncan, Jr. J. W. McLean Haylett O'Neill, Jr. Jack C. Pollard Harry K. Smith James U. Teague Milton R. Underwood Governor Advisors Robert P. Doherty Francis T. Fendley James W. Hargrove Howard B. Keck Wendel D. Ley Mason G. Lockwood John W. Mecom John T. Rather, Jr. John D. Simpson, Jr. John R. Suman James O. Winston, Jr. Benjamin N. Woodson 4 The Rice University Associates Mr. and Mrs. James S. Abercrombie Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd K. Davis Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Adams, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Decker Mr. Joe L. Allbritton Mr. and Mrs. John M. de Menil Mr. and Mrs. W. Leland Anderson Mr. and Mrs. John L. Dore Mrs. Forrest L. Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Edmund M. Dupree Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Arnold Mr. and Mrs. James A. Elkins Mr. and Mrs. J. Evans Attwell Mr. and Mrs. James A. Elkins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Bailey Mrs. Joseph W. Evans Mr. and Mrs. John B. Baird Mrs. W. S. Farish Mr. and Mrs. James A. Baker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William G. Farring- Mr. and Mrs. W. Browne Baker TON Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Barnhart Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Fay Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Barrow Mrs. Walter W. Fondren Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Bartle Mr. and Mrs. Charles I. Francis Mrs. Joe D. Beasley Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Frankel Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Beissner Mr. Kenneth Franzheim, II and P. Mr. Mrs. Albert Beutel Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Frensley Mr. and Mrs. John H. Blaffer Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell, Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Bond Mr. Mrs. C. Boone and James Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. James L. Britton Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gray Mr. and Mrs. Isaac S. Brochstein Mr. and Mrs. George L. Gudenrath Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Broun Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Haden Mr. and Mrs. Hart Brown Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Haden, II Mr. and Mrs. Harold Burrow Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Hall Mr. and Mrs. George A. Butler Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hamil- Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Bybee ton Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bybee Mr. and Mrs. David Hannah, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis K. Canter Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hargrove Mr. and Mrs. Allen H. Carruth Mr. and Mrs. Karl F. Hasselmann Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Cashion Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Heinen Mr. and Mrs. H. Merlyn Christie Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur E. Hess Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. MAxmicE Hirsch Mr. and Mrs. Stewart P. Coleman Mrs. William P. Hobby Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Colvin Mr. and Mrs. William P. Hobby, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Cooper Mr. Roy Hofheinz Mr. and Mrs. John H. Crooker Miss Ima Hogg Mr. and Mrs. John H. Crooker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F. Holcombe Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Crosswell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Holland WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY Reverend and Mrs. Harry N. Mr. and Mrs. James P. Nash Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Naylor Mr. and Mrs. Claude E. Hooton, Mrs. Wheeler Nazro Jr. Mr. Fred M. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. George F. Horton Mr. and Mrs. Millard K. Neptune Mr. and Mrs. Lynn G. 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