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. RONDELET RE-CAP , , •— i Hanszen victor in Beer-Bike Race BY DOUG McNEAL occurred when Baker's Gary race if the course became slick, Thresher Editorial Staff Neptune fell while rounding the but the few drops which fell Will Rice College carried second Lovett Hall corner. He during the second and third ; away its usual honors at the was going too fast for the turn, laps were never a menace. Rondelet Songfest by winning and his pedal struck the ground the chorus competition for the as he leaned into the turn. Times were slow this year— the winning Hanszen average seventh year in a row. The rear tire, one of the lace- was 2:04.5, Will Rice had 2:14.6, Jones College took second up type which are glued to the and Baker 2:15.2. No average place in chorus as it did in all rim, popped off as he fell. Using was available for Wiess because of the Rondelet weekend com- the quick hub-release mechan- some of their watches proved petition, Hanszen was third, and ism on his bike, Neptune took unreliable. Baker avoided a dead last posi- off the rear wheel, threw away tion by not entering at all, the tire, and replaced the wheel. The fastest time of the after- A heroic film featuring that He then completed the course, noon was turned in by Hans- riding on the rear rim. intrepid World War I peril of zen's Lance Wilson—a 1:59.8, the skies, Snoopy, won first As the result of Neptune's which was also the only time place for Wiess College in the slow time (3:07.0), Baker fell under two minutes. novelty act competition. A into last place, while Will Rice Jones slide show with music moved into second, pursued by A survey of the other team was awarded second place. Wiess in third. This was the bests (WRC, Dave Bryan, Carolyn Porter, Brown sen- final order at the finish. Hans- 2:01.2; Wiess, Mick Trichelle, ior, was named Rondelet queen zen built up such a lead that 2:01.0; Baker, Bill Pickel, at the Pageant on Saturday the other teams could only try 2:02.1) reveals that the best I'huto by Tim Leony. night. The other two girls nom- to stay upright and wait for talent is fairly evenly shared CHUGALUG, CHUGALUG — Dr. Ronald Sass, master inated for this honor were another accident. among the men's colleges. The of Hanszen College, proved that he could guzzle along with the Cindy Bagby and Eileen Doyle, crucial difference in this race best of them in Saturday's beer-bike marathon. While Sass fell iar both of Jones College. Penalties, Fines was depth, which was revealed short of setting any new1 records, the Hanszen bike riders fulfilled There were only two penal- by the team average. their end of the bargain, sweeping to a victory in the annual race. Bike Race ties during the race. Ten-second Hanszen College, leading delays were assessed against from the first lap, won the 1967 Hanszen and Wiess in the first competition in the traditional half of the race, when riders Rondelet Beer-Bike Race. were launched from the pit be- As the result of an accident fore the drinker had finished. on the first turn which involved Differences in beer times THE RICE THRESHER the Will Rice and Wiess riders, were significant. The fast AN ALL-STUDENT NEWSPAPER FOR 51 YEARS Hanszen built up a lead by the Hanszen chugs, in conjunction second turn which was never with the long runing start tak- Volume 54, Number 27 , , 77001 May I. 1967 seriously challenged. en by the pit crew, helped in- Among the other three teams, crease the team's lead. Baker Gets Bo there were several changes in The Baker beer times, prob- position. Because Chris Curran ably the slowest, did keep the successfully avoided the pile-up team out of the first wreck, but on the first turn, Baker rode were of little help otherwise. Colleges select more associates safely in second for the first Just before the start of the College associates were chosen Fine Arts department and Dr. tecture. half of the race, with Wiess race, the threat of rain was so this week to fill the new quotas Robert S. Cox of the English Four new associates were third and Will Rice last. By the great that a conference of the of 16 associates for the wom- department. chosen to fill vacancies in Wiess end of the seventh lap, how- bike team captains was called en's colleges and 18 for the Brown College ^gained Dr. College. They are Dr. David ever, Will Rice had caught to deeide what to do if rain men's. M. E. Schubert, German; Dr. A. Schum, psychology: David Wiess and moved into third. started during the race. The New associates of Jones Col- Eric Lane, physics; and O. Jack H. Nissen, economics; Dr. John The last change of position captains decided to stop the lege are Neil Havens of the Mitchell of the school of archi- B. Cheatham, mechanical en- gineering; and Dr. James M. Gerhardt, political science. Will Rice College chose Dr. New roles for faculty associates discussed Charles S. Burrus of the elec- By KAREN SAGSTETTER Before complex educational plans can be tinuity of policy, professors are being in- trical engineering department. Thresher Reporter made to work, however, an elementary pre- vited to join standing committees of the Hanszen has not yet released The educational experience at Rice is requisite is that the faculty associatiates colleges as advisors. the names of its new associates often described as stifling and unimagina- and students know each other. Dr. John because the appointments have- tive, too classroom oriented. The college Collaboration on committee projects, it Rogers, Brown master, suggests that asso- not been confirmed. associate programs, according to a recent ciate involvement in freshman week offers is felt, will provide an effective way for series of campus interviews, offer perhaps students to meet and enjoy the associates. 1 the best opportunity for a faculty member the greatest potential for expanding the to meet a group of undergraduates and to The value of a healthy associate program In the Thresher dimensions of the leai-ning process here. broaden his circle of college acquaintances is best shown, according to a consensus In this week's Thresher. Attempts are now being made, for in- in successive years. of associates and students interviewed, by President Pitzer replies to an stance, to involve associates in college spon- the success of those men who bring a crea- A problem now, it appears, is that while inquiry from the Student Sen- sored educational ventures ranging from a resident associate like Dr. Gilbert Cuth- tive and inventive approach to the colleges. informal B.S. sessions to sophisticated ex- ate with an explanation of the bertson of Will Rice can claim to feel '"as Associates mentioned most often were intricate processes by which perimental curricula. much college spirit as some of the boys," those who added an original dimension to Rice professors are hired and Of the six colleges, Jones and Hanszen many non-residents complain that they their role: Professor Stanley Besen of fired (p. 2). propose the most extensive academic plans. neither know college members nor feel Hanszen who simply spends a great deal Also of interest in this edi- Hanszen has suggested institution of welcome in. the colleges. Luncheon conver- of time at the college; Dr. Charles Phil- tion of the paper: college-taught freshman courses in which sations, they say, are often stilted and pott of Jones who has invited girls, .and* • The projects being under- science-engineering students are instructed uncomfortable or "psuedo-intellectual." their dates into his home; Dr. Zevi Salz- taken by Rice's glamorous new in humanities, and humanities majors in Even when such barriers are overcome, burg of Will Rice who often dines at the space science department are the sciences. Under the plan, large lecture associates point out, communication is cur- college and remains afterwards to help examined by Rich Behnke, on sessions would be balanced with small tu- tailed by the noise, hurried atmosphere, freshmen with chemistry; Dr. Gerald p. 9. torial sections in the colleges. and bad food in the commons, especially O'Grady, formerly of Baker, who was in- • Bari Watkins comments on Critics point out that the program might in the men's colleges. strumental in organizing speaker pro- the politics of Senator J. W. possibly overburden the faculty members Social rapport is more successfully es- grams; and Dr. Edwin Willems of Will Fulbright in her review of the involved and that it might be undesirable tablished in the women's colleges, Dr. Roy Rice who conducted an informal colloqium Book-of-the Semester, '"The Ar- to restrict the courses to members of indi- Talmadge, Wiess master, suggests, because on Freud this year. rogance of Power," on p. S. vidual colleges. women are simply more socially amenable In order to obtain more associates of Professor Carl Wischmeyer, Baker mas- than men. similar quality, students have recently ter, recalls, for instance, that a project to Hanszen will attempt to improve the taken a great deal of interest in helping- teach English 100 in the colleges was situation by providing a babysitting serv- select new associates. Rice quartet get dropped after a short trial six years ago ice as well as official welcoming commit- All the masters, with the exception of because students and faculty preferred co- tees to encourage dinner visits. Fulton, emphasized that student opinion educational seminars for social and aca- Will Rice master J. S. Fulton suggests is a key factor in their choice of associ- Fulbright grants demic reasons. another aspect of the problem by pointing ates. Steve Sapontzis, John Haag, However, the need for more relaxed o*t the lack of adequate physical facilities But revamping of the selection process Karen Payne and Mrs. Nicole communication between students and facul- "for faculty and students to gather, relax, to eliminate or curtail the opinion of the Atlas have won Fulbright Fel- ty was recognized in the interviews; and and just talk to each other." master would be harmful, according to lowships for a year of graduate the residential colleges—inherently more Will Rice currently plans to refurbish Dr. Ronald Sass, master of Hanszen. Mas- study in Europe. informal than the classroom—were sug- its basement in hopes of creating an en- ters and associates must work together Both Miss Payne and Sapont- gested for course work for this reason. vironment that will promote casual ex- as well as with students. zis are members of Phi Beta Jones has proposed that student-taught change between teachers and students. How the associate programs will develop Kappa and have received Wood- seminars, involving at least three students Jones and Brown both instituted associate in the future rests largely on such efforts row Wilson Fellowship. and a faculty member in the planning stage, office hours in the colleges for the same as the Baker academic innovation com- Sapontzis will study philoso- be instituted, possibly for credit. These reason. The practice has been discontinued mittee, the attempt at Jones to define phy at the University of Paris; student led seminars, developed as an ex- by Jones, however, because the times set specific roles for associates in the coming Miss Payne plans to do gradu- tension of the independent reading idea, up often conflicted with morning classes. year, and the recently appointed masters' ate studies in French at the would be less time consuming for faculty Hanszen hopes to encourage relaxed dis- associate study committee—prompted by University of Potiers; Haag will members since the students would teach cussion between faculty and students in the S.A. study at Karl-Frazens Univer- the courses. the new attic coffee house where refresh- Many members of the Rice community sity at Graz, Austria; and Mrs. Two courses already proposed might ments and music are available. seem to feel that the associate programs Atlas will do research on Mon- study the shape of the post World War II Additionally, to help integrate the asso- hold potential for creating a freer learning taigne at the University of novel and music of the romantic period. ciates into the colleges and establish con- situation at Rice. 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THE RICE THRESHER The following is a reprint of a Rice University approaches ter- j-t letter sent to University president the university: Is exceptional- Kenneth Pitxer by the Student Asso- mination. To what extent is de- ly good committee work recog- ciation in late March requesting a partmental "autonomy for con- nised? Are associateships with policy statement on priorities in re- tract renewals and promotions the colleges considered? Are newing faculty appointments and making faculty promotions.—ed. exercised? Under what condi- sponsorships of various student As representatives of the tions may other concerned fac- organizations considered? Student Association of Rice ulty members, administrative officials, or students request a d. Personal compatibility: University, we, the Student If this is a factor, with whom ' V Senate, feel compelled to re- thorough reconsideration or re- view of departmental recom- is this compatibility important quest clarifications of existing —colleagues, students, adminis- policies concerning 1) the proce- mendations in the case of a spe- cutty ?4ftfUXiKt*Ke*it& cific professor? tration? In what way are such dures of renewal of faculty con- compatibilities judged ? We recommend the letters reprinted on this page for any tracts and 2) the priorities upon 2. Relative emphasis placed serious student or observer of the inner processes of Rice Uni- which decisions of faculty upon the following factors when 3. Through what channels versity and of higher education in general. The documents are standing are made. contract decisions are made: may student opinion now be of- interesting and valuable, not so much for the explicit information Specifically, we are interest- a. Teaching—How is teach- fered regarding criteria listed they contain (faculty contract renewal may be complex, but ed in the teaching functions of ing competency judged and by in section 2; through what it has become, after all, a highly routinized process) as for the the faculty—since this is the whom?—students, faculty, or a channels is student opinion so- invitation in the final paragraphs of the President's letter for area of the professional role committee of both? licited in such matters? If such students to increase their involvement in the process of faculty which most directly affects our lb. Research and scholarship: channels exist, what possibili- promotion. careers and lives. Realizing, of Is this judged by members ties might be made available We suggest that the Student Association take the invitation course, that teaching is not the of the department? Is judg- for encouragement or extension and, with whatever power or influence it might gain, lobby only criterion on which a pro- ment rendered on the basis of of such means of communica- resolutely and unashamedly for the very principle which in- fessor may be judged, we never- publication, on the basis of tion? itiated the exchange of letters—quality teaching. The University, theless sincerely request spe- knowledge transmitted to the 4. What channels of recourse using exactly the machinery outlined here by President Pitzer cific policy statements and data students, or by both criteria? are available for both students —antiseptic and impartial as it seems—has in the past made some concerning: How are these facets of schol- and faculty in case of contract decisions contrary to that ideal. 1. Procedure followed when a arship weighed? or promotion actions thought The fact that these letters have been exchanged in good professor's initial contract with c. Extracurricular service to undesirable by either party? faith is, however, not small matter; it demonstrates the kind of understanding necessary for co-operation between the admin- istration and students on a matter of vital concern to the entire University. Yet this understanding is in itself only a prerequisite, Pitzer outlines promotion policies the setting- of the stage for student action affirming the con- President Pitzer's response to the S.A. inquiry, re- scientious concern of undergraduates with improving the quality motion; instead, the objective is to find for the printed in a condensed version below, outlines the proce- University the best professors. of education here. dures by which faculty contracts are renewed.—-ed. Experience teaches us that reform at Rice is a slow pro- Thus there are various circumstances in cess, yet the S.A., so long in search of justification, one can, on At Rice as at other universities of similar which a very good man may not be offered a the basis of a constantly improving SCEP report, legitimately character, the young faculty member is normally tenure position and, as a result, will leave Rice work toward a system of promotion based more completely on first appointed for a term of not more than three at the expiration of his term of appointment. teaching effectiveness. Rice, a small school with growing depart- years as assistant professor. He may then be This situation is understood at other colleges ments. could become a haven for the excellent and innovative reappointed for a few additional years, but and universities, and the individual does not j rofessor.—DH within a specified time a decision is reached ordinarily have any difficulty in obtaining an whether he will or will not be offe'red a promo- appropriate position elsewhere. tion to an associate professorship and thus to The quality of a candidate's teaching is a very KJ&at, 'Piice, tylatcf, ? tenure status. important criterion at all levels of decisions. The The criticism levied at the University this week by ex- candidate's colleagues in his own department Kovernor Price Daniel for its sanctioning a speech by Timothy The departments have the primary role in usually have good information concerning stu- the selection of new faculty members and in Learv on campus was in itself too erroneous to be considered dent opinion of his teaching. SCEP reviews decisions concerning reappointments at the level a serious threat to student rights. are considered and are given weight in propor- of assistant professor, although the departmental Daniels' remarks, and their "sensational" front-page coverage tion to the quality and extent of the evidence recommendations are reviewed by the Divisional in the , indicated that quite a few people were presented. The student vote for the Salgo-Noren Dean, the President, and, in the case of appoint- misinformed about exactly what was said that evening, Daniel award for teaching excellence provided valuable ments for more than one year, by the Board of perhaps being the blindest of the blind. evidence. College associateship activities are con- Governors. Leary did .not advocate that the members of the audience sidered; frequently a letter from the Master is included in the recommendation file. experiment with LSD, as Daniel indicated in his comments. Had The most important decision is that to pro- the ex-governor taken the trouble to attend the lecture, he would mote from the assistant professorship to the Rsearch and scholai*ship are also judged, but have heard a new and dynamic philosopher discuss how one takes associate professorship, since this involves a the principal evaluation must be made by the tne "trip" inside one's psyche. transfer to permanent tenure status. The chair- senior faculty of the candidate's department. LSD is one method to take this self-revelatory trip, but Leary men of departments are asked annually to con- Frequently letters of evaluation are obtained hastened to point out that there are "hundreds of ways," many sider any member of their faculty who might from recognized scholars elsewhere, but the em- o! which do not involve the use of drugs. merit promotion and to consult all of the senior phasis is placed on the significance and origi- Daniel noted that lie was "shocked and distressed" that Rice faculty of the department in reaching the de- nality of the ideas expressed rather than the : < aid contribute an "attitute of respectability by encouraging partmental decision. number of titles. It is primarily through publi- this spectacle. ' In the past, Rice has allowed such "spectacles" as cation that a professor teaches his colleagues Aazi leader George Lincoln Rockwell and white supermacist J. B. If the decision favors promotion, the chair- about his discoveries and thereby advances his Moner a forum on campus for expressing their views. man prepares a letter of recommendation sup- discipline. An invitation to speak has never included a condoning of ported frequently by statements from other facul- Personal compatibility cannot be ignored since . n opinions, but rather expresses a belief that an ignorance ty members familiar with the candidate. Sup- porting information concerning his biography, a department must handle much of its work by • f the exi.-tencc of such attitudes is itself an unhealthy situation. cooperation of its members. Also, compatibility Leary, unlike these other two "exemplary" figures, had many his teaching assignments, his publications, his committee assignments, his work in a college, and with students is a factor in teaching effective- •;;.!;le and thought-provoking comments to offer about the com- ness. Most faculty members are tolerant of their plexities of modern living and the meaningfulness of human his other pertinent service to the University is attached to the recommendation. colleagues' idosyncrasies, and questions concern- relationships. ing compatibility arise only when serious diffi- It is questionable whether "hindering appearances" of con- The Divisional Dean reviews each case and culties have been noted. troversial speakers will prevent the spread of ideas or keep the adds his comments. This dossier is then studied !:--defined mores of society from being offended. In addition to its review of candidates recom- by the members of the Faculty Council and mended by departments for promotion, the Fac- Daniel claims that Leary's appearance is inexcusable, "even subsequently discussed at a meeting of the Coun- ••'.hen measured by the standards of academic freedom." But ulty Council also reviews all faculty members cil. I preside at the meetings of the Faculty who have served long enough in their present measuring the standards of academic freedom is a delicate and Council and consider not only the vote of the rank to indicate candidacy for promotion. intricate task, and the question of where to draw the line between Council, but also the views expressed by its worthwhile and dangerous speakers is an ambiguous one. members and in the recommending documents The Council requests an evaluation from the Fortunately, Rice recognizes that any such distinctions are before reaching my own decisions. The Board department when it appears that a candidate 'rii.jrei'ous to make.—PAG of Governors then considers my recommendations should have been considered but not recom- and in each case reaches a final decision. mendation is forthcoming. flcc&tice I believe I have already indicated the present Since a decision to promote to tenure status channels through which student opinion enters Houston citizens can sleep a little more soundly this week commits the University for as long as 40 years, the evaluation process. I would welcome improve- knowing that the Houston police have again been successful in it must be made with great care. Consideration ments- in the communication of student views. the eternal battle for law and order1 here. must be given not only to the contribution that First the men in blue managed to nab two students from a the candidate is making currently, but also to I have also described the many steps at which yuaker college in Long Island who showed up to picket for peace the best prediction that can be made concerning a proposed promotion is reviewed and the role at the Cassius Clay non-induction. An alert policeman spotted his contributions in future years. of the Faculty Council in initiating consideration, the pair blatantly jaywalking and arrested them. They were as well as in reviewing recommendations.' Other subsequently held in Houston's segregated jail in lieu of a $45 In some cases a majority opinion favors the members of the faculty may express their views line, which they were not allowed to pay with their traveller's candidate, but there is such serious doubt or to chairmen of departments or to members of the checks until Rice biology professor Clark Read came to the rescue, strong opposition that it is unwise to recommend Faculty Council, and students may also express cashed the checks, paid the fines, and released them after a six- a tenure commitment. Stffch other factors must views similarly. also be considered as the proportion of the de- hour incarceration. partmenetal faculty already holding tenure ap- I would emphasize, however, that the effec- Then, while Rice students recuperated from Rondelet, Hous- pointments, and the probable future growth of tive route to increased student influence is ton police and park patrolmen systematically ticketed every the department. through improvement in the quality of student motorcycle at Sunday's Hermann Park "Be-in." The crime: evaluation of teaching effectiveness. If evidence parking on the grass. As for the cycles not parked illegally— If other factors are equal, preference is given is convincing to the senior members of depart- anyone weird enough to come to a be-in would probably have to the promotion of an assistant professor at mental faculties, I am sure that it will be given parked on the grass if he had thought about it. Rice in competition with other candidates, but great weight in departmental decisions. Support your local law enforcement officer.—DH mere competence does not suffice to justify pro- K. S. PITZER

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For you and your Yum-Yum Emptiness? how about existence Yum-Yum eats this week Marshall McLuhan, somewhere in "Understanding Media," By ROGER S. GLADE But friends, we cried because we had no shoes writes of a second-grader who, when asked by her teacher Thresher Fine Arts Editor until we met a man who eats at the colleges. for some verse about the first sputnik, wrote: We of the yum-yum staff are Oh, Miss Cason, we had the chance to view The stars are so big basically a gentle lot. We rarely some of your finer culinary efforts last week The earth is so small yell, scream or jump around and they were admirable examples of Japanese Stay as you are. about anything. Indeed, in our prison camp norm. In McLuhan's latest, "The Medium is the Massage," the same humility, we are well known words appear, this time above a picture of a dumbfounded for our defense of the down- Take, for example, a meal which we witnessed William F. Buckley, Jr., American flags as wings, staring trodden. —and almost (we say almost because we touched upwards, seeing nothing, saying nothing. However, there comes a point it gingely with our fork) consumed which con- The void Buckley sees, according to a talk delivered before at which we can no longer tol- sisted of what we were told was "beef." the Texas Bill of Rights Foundation two weeks ago, is the American liberal tradition. Buckley feels that various basic con- erate that which is intolerable. "Roast" "Beef." tradictions made evident by successful implementation of We refer, of course to those staunch defenders "Cold" "Roast" "Beef." numerous liberal programs, and by the presence of Lyndon of the faith, the Sammy's Staff. "Tough" "Cold" "Roast" "Beef." Baines Johnson as President, make their belief in American Been in Sammy's lately ? Gawd! liberalism impossible for persons with any intelligence and You're lucky. To this delicacy (we were informed that it sensitivity. We made the mistake of watching a certain was the finest meal of the week) was added A story about Hubert Humphrey, probably apocryphal, is, senior who just happens to be very near and something green (which, we suppose, meant the I feel, illustrative of Buckley's point. HHH, a lifelong advocate dear to us as he took his mother (admittedly meal was "balanced dietetically") and something of "moralistic liberalism" was accused recently by an old a biased judge, being as she is used to nourish- which was the finest off-white goo this side liberal friend of not "keeping the faith." "What happened to ment) to—well—for lack of a better word— of Elmer's. all those liberal programs you believed in for so long, Hubert?" "eat" at — well — for lack of a better word You, Miss Cason, in what we can only assume "We passed 'em." But the world is still the same. Sure we've "Sammy's." to be your naivete, called it "potatoes." got a War on Poverty, and Civil Rights Bills, but white middle He was confronted with an inspiring choice. And then of course, there was the punch line. class America doesn't really give a damn about poor people First there was a protoplasmic concoction colour- You called it "jello." and the existence of Stokely Carmichael is dramatic proof that ed a deft snot puce and flecked with yellow The guys laughingly called it "dessert." equality will never be granted. poured atop what could only be described as very But would you believe that, at a table for Lyndon Johnson, in a sense, exemplifies Buckley's criticism thick newsprint. eight, nobody—and we aren't exaggerating— of liberalism. A self-proclaimed liberal, Johnson became a His mother heaved a mighty sigh. nobody would touch your "sweet" for the even- "liberal" out of political necessity and remains one from "Couldn't we go to the Salvation Army?" ing? fear of the judgment of history. The words of American she queried. We understand, though, that you can hardly liberalism, so long so beautiful, sound sour as lies. "It would be cheaper," he responded thought- expect people to eat your food when they have Buckley's criticisms are symptomatic of a growing dis- fully," but I've got to be at a meeting in fifteen the needy folks at Someburger and Dutch Kettle gust in many quarters with American society. The take-over of minutes." to think about. the civil rights struggle by the militants, the radicalism of the "Maybe I'll just have water." She answered. GOO: 'New Left, the dropout of hordes of hippies, the appearance "Houston water?" he said with a note of in- Hee, hee, hee, Wiess College is making a nasty of a large-scale underground press, all suggest a growing credulity creeping into his voice. over there with their theatre production—watch pessimism with traditional methods of change, realization that "You have a point" she conceded and, being for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf." They're the sickness of American society is incurable. his mother, fell silent. promising to upset people. Ironically, it is the America of the amazingly perceptive He surveyed the other choices, after the afore- CRUD: Buckley that is so revolting. For Buckley represents well-to-do mentioned (which, by the by, was liberally Don't you believe the menu item, "Blow Up" Americans who have sheltered themselves from the cruelties termed "chicken" and "dumplings") there was is supposed to be great! Yes, and 6nce again we of the world with cold cash and a cold heart. He speaks for also a vaguely orange colloidal substance with predict that it will be the Delman—although an America which having tasted the golden apples of afflu- small deep-brown stone-like spheroids nestled we have been wrong before. ence, want a bigger bite. "Don't rock the boat," they say. comfortably on beds of worm-like stringy vis- SOS: "Stay as you are," they say. "It's safer," they say. They are cera. You missed "Ulysses." afraid. Thus cowardice makes conservatives of us all. "I'd still prefer the Salvation Army," she A PARTING TASTE: Of course, we dropouts are motivated by fear as well, sighed wistfully. "Blow-Up" on Friday. Study on Saturday. but a fear that if something isn't done soon the game will be Alas, so would we all, it seems. Exams are almost here, friends. Total cost $5.00. up. We must stand up and say "No, this cannot continue." We have learned the lesson of the concentration camps, that those who condone brutality through inaction are as guilty Threshing-it-out as the" torturers. As Peter Weiss has warned us, "The camp's still, there. The means of execution are just more efficient." Ah, let us slaughter one another, Vanzant directs purge on nefarious 'Food' service Or we will surely die. To the Editor: nite poisoning "in the food or practice of reusing- leftover Buckley, in his talk, told a story of a little old New On Wednesday, April 12, the water"; it could have been meat must stop. Hampshire lady who, when asked by a friend whom she Rice Food Service served a caused by a salmonella infection planned to vote for in the last election, said, "Why Lyndon lunch featuring beef croquettes. in the food, although sufficient This common practice is in Johnson, of course." "But how can you do that?" her friend violation of city health ordi- During the night of April 12 a heat would have killed the bac- responded. "You've voted Republican for years." "Yes, 'out nances. Persons serving- meals wave of diarrhea hit the Rice teria; it could have been a if Gold water is elected, he'll take away my TV. "You n-is- should make sure that no left- campus. staphlococculus growth also, but understand. He's talking about the TWA, not you: TV." over meat is returned to the There was a run on the Health nevertheless probably carried in "Hmmm. Wall, I think I'll vote for Johnson anvwa v. the food. kitchen to be saved; any left- Service for relief and informa- over $heat should be thrown take a chance." tion, and they indicated that the The food could have been con- away with the rest of the table The stars are so bit," diarrhea had been caused by taminated by flies or roaches, scraps. The earth is so small some contagious virus that had or by one of the persons han- Stay as you are. nothing to do with campus food. dling the food. Re-used leftover This is the only way to be Have an applt Take a biff bite. Buckle However, some interested stu- food could have been the source sure that food exposed to con- Bucklev up. * dents conducted a survey to see of contamination. Regardless of tamination is not re-used. if there was a correlation be- the source, the fact that the tween the Food Service lunch bacteria persisted indicates that Of 457 people reporting from and the rash of intestinal dis- the beef croquettes were not all six colleges, 239 experienced It all happened at the zoo last week, as Houston's hippies orders. The results of this sur- sufficiently cooked. intestinal disorders, and of celebrated Tim Leary's presence with the city's first Be-in, held vey were amazing enough that Prevention of similar occur- these, 227 had eaten the suspect last Sunday in Hermann Park. And we even did it right. No they were referred to a gastro- renes in the future is simple: beef croquettes. Of the 218 who planning, no structure, everyone just did what they wanted interologist for analysis. personal hygiene among the escaped illness, only 56 had eat- to do and it just sort of, well, it just happened. From the results of the sur- kitchen help must be maintain- en the beef. An occurrence of The show started around 10 am as 100 high school girls, vey the doctor came to these ed; roach and fly extermination these proportions is inexcus- expecting something, nobody knew what, gathered on the conclusions:" the disorders could must be stepped up, especially able. ampitheater hill. By two or so, the hippies made the scene not have been caused by an in- around the loading docks at the BOB VANZANT and evex-yone knew it was fof real. testinal virus; there was defi- college kitchens; finally, the Will Rice '69 The Garden of Joy Jug Band, a local group that travels in a VW and has a genius on the spoons, entertained us all by singing from the stage, and asked everyone to clean up when they left; "we can do this again next week if we do," they said, and everyone did, and maybe we will. A boy in a blue t-shirt walked around with a smile and two bags, one filled with bubble gum, the other with used wrap- pers, and we all blew bubbles for a while and tried to teach those of us who had never blown a bubble how it's done. (First The ideal Association... you chew it till it gets sticky, and then you . . .) You and University A couple of young glr-ls ran happily up and down the hill CARL MANN, President singing "Good day, Sunshine," because it was, and we all knew Carl Mann, life-long supporter of Rice athletics, in- it. We went over to the zoo and bought balloons and ate sticky vites you to open an account at University Savings. cotton candy and we had a wonderful time, and everyone was Conveniently located near the Rice campus in The Village, University Savings stands ready to help happy and spontaneous because there wasn't anything else to do. you set up a systematic savings program tailored to The otherwise perfect day was spoiled by the police. (You fit your budget and future requirements. could tell they didn't understand what was going on because they never smiled.) They gave tickets for every possible park- ing offense and even for some that don't exist, but none of us UNIVERSITY SAVINBS really cared, because we understood that they were afraid. 2S00 Dunstan in The Village (home office) 5225 Betlaire Blvd. (branch office). —CHUCK YOUNG

THE RICE THRESHER, MAY 4, 196 7—P A G E 3 Threshing-it-out £ and novif.., Novotny praises Coffee House To the Editor: that reveals itself in their elec- spot for Hanszen people but for I would publicly like to con- tronic lighting device, the glass everyone—students, associates, gratulate Hanszen College on wall made from Michelob bot- administration. the opening of their new coffee tles, even the tables, is most mm CORAL house this past weekend. The impressive. The Hanszen coffee house is A NEW AFTER SHAVE A COLOGNE to be admired as the first at- hard work that the Hanszen There was, however, some- tempt toward centering a bit of membership as a whole put into thing less tangible, less mate- the social life of Rice people on the planning and construction rial that personally impressed the campus. The trend is show- of their project was fully recog- me more: namely, the genuine nized at its Gala Opening. concern that their coffee house ing itself. More and more, the The originality and creativity become not just a gathering social life of the Rice student will be oriented around the cam- pus' and in particular at the Croneis given geology's highest honor college. For economic reasons, for Dr. Carey Croneis, Professor versity of Kansas, Arkansas, convenience, and to strengthen of Geology and Chancellor of Harvard, Wellesley, Chicago, the colleges, parties and casual Rice University, received the Beloit and Rice. He was presi- socializing will move on campus. highest honor in professional dent of Beloit College in Wis- The coffee house idea, a spot geology recently, the Sidney consin for 10 years before com- where people can sit down in JAHF j- f. A 51 Powers MemStial Award, at the ing to Rice as Provost and Har- a conducive atmosphere and CORAL Los Angeles convention of the ry C. Wiess Professor of Ge- simply talk to one another, is American Association of Petro- ology in 1954. He was named the best start such a campus leum Geologists. Chancellor in 1961. oriented movement could have. The award cites Croneis "In Croneis has also been active Those of us at Rice owe our recognition of unparalleled suc- in Houston community affairs. gratitude to the members of cess in welding geology, educa- Among many positions, he was Hanszen College for providing tion and administration." the first president of the Hous- that atmosphere; we owe it to ourselves, now, to enjoy it. Croneis received degrees ton Council on World Affairs, AFTER SHAVE from $2.50 and is a past Chairman of the COLOGNE from $3.00 from Denison University, the CHIP NOVOTNY SWANK Inc.-Sole Dislributor University of Kansas and Har- Board of Directors of the Con- President vard. He has taught at the UniT temporary Art Association. Will Rice '68

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THE RICE THRESHER, MAY 4, 1 9 6 7—P A G E 4 'Corner for a Dreaming Monkey1 offers spot for relaxation BY DENNIS BAHLER and in less than six months ting off the desks and an inch There are future plans to add members of the Rice commu- Thresher Editorial Staff transform that space into a or two from the back legs. a room to be used as an art nity a place for fellowship, a Take a 70-foot chunk of place with soft music and softer "The pace of construction gallery and display area, as place for students to show off space in the Hanszen College lights, with tables and chairs slowed a bit until just before well as a ladies room and a rug their initiative and industrious- attic, burdened with a random for relaxing, and a stage and Christmas, when the cabinet to cover the concrete floor. ness, and then sit back and assortment of old bedsprings, piano for performing. Change dismissed early one night to The "Corner for a Dreaming enjoy it, a place for spending boxes and covered with a not- it to a place where students arid help us paint the walls and ceil- Monkey" opened to standing- the not-too-common and too- so-thin layer of dust and grime, faculty members can come to ing," says Skaaren. "Then grad- room-only crowds last weekend. often-wasted leisure hours. Or relax, to talk, or to dream. ually we began to get help "We had 100 people for our as Skaaren puts it, "at Rice we from more areas of the college To make, for Rice, "A Corner grand opening Friday night, in- have lost an attic, but we have than before. We also got many gained a place where it's proper Going to Europe this sum- for a Dreaming Monkey," the cluding faculty and administra- good suggestions from Mrs. to do the most human of all mer? Rice student with new Hanszen Coffee House. tion officials, and over 300 Sat- Katherine Brown of the Fine urday afternoon and evening," things, to dream." VW wants rider(s) to help The idea for a coffee house Arts Department." says Skaaren. The coffee house pay gas. Write Jim Denney, in Hanszen first began last is open to all Rice students and c/o American Express, Plaza Two partitions were con- October with Warren Skaaren, structed out of Michelob beer all faculty members. de las Cortes, Madrid—14, Lady want young man to who took charge of construction bottles, and the ends of the cof- "Anyone anywhere on campus Spain. share driving and small part and operation. fee house were closed off with who feels like going up to play of expenses to vicinity of "The idea of a coffee house in stained panelling. The same the guitar or piano or to read M«««««44444444<««««««««««««+ the attic was a bit unbelievable panelling was used to renovate poetry is most welcome. And upper New York State at at first, because things up there the bar, which was purchased any student or faculty member end of school MO 6-2092. I Harold's Garage | were just such a mess," says in a junk shop for $35. who has an idea or program Skaaren. But a crew was dis- Buildings and Grounds ex- that he feels could be presented Rice Parents Welcome | HENRY J. ENGEL, Owner | patched to clean and mop and tended air conditioning into the in the coffee house should con- - PALM MANOR MOTEL Z i sweep, and people formulated attic, and did the basic electri- tact me. ' $5 for two — kitchenette, ^ -fa Automatic Transmissions^ ideas tand suggestions through- cal wiring. "But all other work, The coffee house in the attic air conditioned, neat and out the fall. including the sound and light J ^ Paint & Body Shop $ of Hanszen College offers to quiet. Fourteen tables were con- systems, was done by stu- 5015 San Jacinto—1211 Palm 5 ^ Air Conditioning $ structed out of large telephone dents," declares Skaaren. "In 5 Wrecker Service ± cable spools, and the Buildings fact, most of the work was I 2431 Dunstan JA 8-53231 and Grounds Department pro- done in the last three weeks, vided 150 old classroom chairs, after we decided on the Ronde- NEWBERRY'S CAFETERIA I I which were made livable by cut- let weekend opening." •»••>•••••••••••••••••••••••••••»••••••••••> SOMETHING NEW—SERVE YOURSELF Three movable stages, with a movable light bar to illuminate All You Can Eat them, were constructed and placed at one end. The college piano was moved into the attic, 99c A Carlo Pontl Production as were the speakers formerly Choose from a Wide Selection of Delicious Entrees used to pi'ovide music during You May Go Back For Seconds mealtime. 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Resembles schizophrenia tristees to discuss Rice facilities By DANIEL MARSH meeting in Dallas, reported a By BARI WATKINS from people who had entered Even if it were not necessary Thresher Reporter great victory for the Rice dele- Thresher Editorial Staff the mental hospital there for to manufacture one's own ly- SA President Charles Shanor gation, whose proposed consti- Dr. Joseph C. Schoolar of the treatment after "bad trips." He sergic acid, it would still take reported at Tuesday's Senate tutional changes and new by- Houston State Psychiatric In- admitted, however, that such sophisticated equipment and a meeting that the one-week-old laws were completely accepted. stitute and Dr. Thomas Cantrell data were not reliable because competent chemist to create the SA associates' study committee The committee condemned Rice of the Rice chemistry depart- the subjects who turned them- drug. Lysergic acid is under will not study the colleges' as- students' behavior at basketball ment spoke at Baker College selves in were not typical of strict governmental control, sociate situation as planned. games, however. Tuesday night on "The Raw the average LSD-user. however, and can* only be ob- Dr. Trenton Wann, Master Pacts about LSD." tained by those whom the Food Cheerleaders From the UCLA investiga- of Jones College, Shanor re- They presented a great deal and (Drug Administration deems Next year Rice will have six tion, however, Schoolar pointed ported, is planning to set up a of rather peripheral informa- "qualified researchers." cheerleaders instead of the cus- out certain misconceptions similar committee run by the tion on the subject, but were tomary four. The Senate, on about the people who use LSD. To mollify the potential do- Masters. But, Shanor said, "If forced to conclude, in Schoolar's Linda Pike's urging, agreed to Of the seventy people studied, it-yourselfers in the audience, they don't follow it through, we words, that "the hard facts may help defray the added expenses only three were artists and Cantrell did point out that it will be justified in setting it bring out hard ignorance." which cannot be covered by the seven were students. Other is not very difficult to synthe- (the SA committee) up again Schizoid Treatment than 24 who were unemployed, size mescaline with the proper next year." athletic department. The run- ners-up of this spring's elec- Schoolar began by listing the largest group represented reagents and a five or six step Pitzer Letter tion, Sarah Bell and Joe Nelson, some of the different uses to were ten businessmen under reaction. He observed that the In other business, Shanor said will be the new cheerleaders. which LSD has been put by treatment. price of those starting materi- psychiatrists and the medical he had received a letter from als is now so low that the chemi- In a paroxysm of conserva- profession in general. The drug Heroin President Pitzer explaining the cal houses must be selling them tism, the Senate debated how to has been used with varying de- In Dr. Shoolar's own experi- in large quantities. bases for faculty promotion and ence at the Houston Psychia- retrieve the huge funds "loan- grees of success in the treat- The discussion following the tenure. SCEP reports are used tric Institute, he has never had ed" out to the classes for party- ment of alcoholism, autistic talks centered around the re- extensively, Pitzer said, and con- a patient who has taken LSD ing. Specifically, ti'easurer John children, and in cases of termi- liability of the statistics which tract renewal is mostly up to who has also had experience Hawkins questioned the pro- nal illnesses. Dr. Schoolar presented. It be- the individual departments. with heroin. posal of freshman class presi- The most promising field, came obvious that no data on Next Monday Shanor, with At UCLA only 4 percent of dent Jeff Hanes to loan the Schoolar continued, seemed to the subject are even approach- the college presidents, will dis- be research on and treatment the LSD-users had also taken ing completeness. cuss the physical facilities of freshmen $300 for a party Sat- heroin. He therefore concluded urday. The amount was whittled of schizophrenia. It was thought Both panelists seemed to the Rice campus with several when LSD was first discovered that there did not seem to be down to $150 before a vote was agree with Dr. Timothy Leary's members of the Board of Trus- that a drug-induced psychosis any connection between the use taken and passed. suggestion that no one should tees. "It's hard to develop the bore great resemblance to the of the two drugs. take statistics on LSD experi- college system when we live in A proposal by vice-president manifestations of a schizoid Dr. Cantrell spoke mainly ences seriously until much more dorms or barracks," Shanor about the chemistry of LSD. David Cohen to make all stu- condition. research is performed. noted. Schoolar pointed out two bar- Like Schoolar, however, he dents personally responsible for Charlie Myers, recently re- riers to use of LSD for such prefaced his remarks by say- turned from the SWC sports- debts incurred by their class treatment. He presented evi- ing, "at the present time, no- manship committee's annual was defeated. dence from tests at UCLA that body is sure about anything." EARN EXTRA MONEY the characteristics of an LSD Chemical Synthesis Weekly or Semi Weekly "experience" were actually Original investigations, Cant- Donations strikingly different from genu- rell pointed out, led research- Donors Must Be 21 Years ine schizophrenia. ers to think that schizophrenia was caused by an excess pro- Of Age BURGER-VILLE Bad Trips Call MO 7-6142 LSD was disappointing in duction of adrenalin in the The Quality Hamburger psychiatric sessions, Schoolar body. They arrived at this con- commented, because psychia- clusion by noting that adrenalin Blood Bank Hamburgers — Home Made Chili trists want patients to "get to converts to adrenochrome by a the roots of their problems ring closure. of Houston Orders To Go Injection of this adreno- (IN THE VILLAGE) themselves, through their own 2209 W. 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Mm to pwrnt Wrpiia W»otr OwiooV In a surprise move last Mon completely from Wiess College day, Wiess College Tabletop members." Theatre, under the direction of For next year, Wiess has ap- can ice s name , Roger S. Glade, announced pointed Mike Freeman, a fresh- By TOMMY HEARRON Holder, all of whom really should be named to $ plans, for one more production man, to the directorship of the Thresher Sports Editor the all-SWC team. It was indeed tragic that key during the current academic theatre. Freeman's first action And so, as the end of the year draws near, it injuries (Palmer's shoulder and Mandola's year, as well as the staff for the was to enlist the aid of other seems that it's all up to the track team to carry '^broken leg) and feeble punch at the plate (only theatre's next season. Wiess freshmen to form what Rice's honor by bringing home a Southwest Billy Costa and Lynn Bery got on base with a A reading of Edward Albee's he termed a "co-ordinating Conference Championship. Not that it was a fair degree of consistency) had to take their toll "Who's Afraid of Virginia board" including George Gre- really bad year, though, for there were certainly during the middle of the season. Woolf?" (the play that almost anias, Lee Finch, and John bright moments, such as the football team's Even the tennis team, weakened by gradua- won the Pulitzer Prize) will be Rieman. near upset of number two rated UCLA, the tion and hurt badly by John Pickens' decision to basketball team's inspired play and increased held one night only at a date Further, Freeman noted that take this year off for a State Department tour yet to be announced. the board would automatically hustle under the new leadership of Coach Knodel, of the Far East, managed to hold its own in When asked to comment on include the artistic director of and the baseball's team's school-record-tying the latter games. The team achieved its moment the casting of Albee's contro- the play in production at the seventeen victories. of greatest glory in absentia, however, as Pick- versial piece, Glade was pur- time—a post filled presently by The baseballers closed out the season as ens was recently named to the All-American posefully vague. "I can only Miss Janice Beeson, who plans strongly as they began, notching two consecu- Tennis Team, by vote of the All-American Board say," he responded, "that it to direct "A Thousand Clowns" tive victories over Baylor and splitting the final of the U. S. Tennis Association. 'Needless to say, will be a reading of the show at Wiess next semester. series with TCU, fighting all the way before John's return next year will greatly improve which has been rarely per- "Who's Afraid of Virginia bowing to the superior pitching of Mickey Mc- Rice's tennis picture. formed—and that I have cast it Woolf?" is Glade's final pro- Carty, a fellow the basketball team well re- And so, this weekend in Dallas, it's all up to duction at Rice and will be pre- members also. And yet, the baseball team's the tracksters. The outlook is good, as the relay sented in the Wiess Commons record, at least to us, was a little disappointing, teams shattered virtually every record at the Old wings get lift at 8 pm on the weekend of for this year the Owls boasted by far the best Penn Relays last week. In the process, however, May 13-15. Admission will be overall pitching staff in the Conference (and Doug Belzung injured his leg, and if he is fifty cents for Wiess members pitching, to coin a phrase, is the name of the unable to pai'ticipate in the Conference Meet, in men's colleges and one dollar for other stu- game), possessing such proven hurlers as Bill Rice's chances will be greatly reduced. This First major renovation of the dents. Palmer, Ron Henson, Ray Hooten, and Mickey weekend will tell the story. old wings of Will Rice, Hanszen and Baker since 1957 will be Checks Cashed for carried out this summer, ac- CAR FOR SALE: Rice Students cording to Bob Vanzant, Will VWB champs chosen Rice Improvements Committee Austin Healey Mark II—1903 ! Aaron Lee By SPIKE SIDOVER Chairman. like Hall, four-year Yo-Yo —very good condition. $800 Thresher Volleywallball Expert Erico Service j Plans call for complete re- veterans. Young has only been cash. Call RI 7-1524. The Unlocked Yo-Yo success- on the team for two years. 2361 Rice — JA 8-0148 g modeling of the restrooms. New fully defended their intramural tile floors and walls will be in- The Rice intramural cham- volleywallball championship last pionship is, incidentally, the stalled, new plumbing fixtures, Tuesday, defeating the Pseudo including built-in sinks and cab- World Championship, because Jocks 7-15, 15-7, 15-9. This this is the only place the game inets and lighting. marks the fourth successive BASK1N R0B8INS Next in priority are the halls. is played. The game was in- year the Unlocked Yo-Yo has vented here. Ceilings will be lowered and re- won the championship, and the ,31 flavors covered, presumably with acous- third straight time they have tical tile. Walls will be repaint- defeated the Pseudo Jocks for ed, new hall indirect lighting the title. ICE CREAM instituted and permanent hid- SPORTS CONVENIENT TO RICE den telephone jacks installed to Serving again proved to be make private phone installation the name of the game, as in all JA 8-8542 2421 UNIVERSITY faster and less destructive. three games, the team which NOTES A practically indestructible was most successful at return- in the Village carpeting will be laid and wood- ing the opponents service emerged victorious. The Un- en doors and stair rails will be The Inter-College Track Meet A.B.0A0..9.0.0JULBJ>JLP..0-0iUULtULiULfl.gJL^JLSU?J?JLSJLflJ>JLa-P.iL8.{K locked attack centered around replaced or stripped of paint will be held this Saturday at the ; the spiking of Lee Hall and and stained. Old Stadium, according to In- ——•— —— Chuck Young. Young's, serves tramural Sports Director J. R. S uxfijib F

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THE RICE THRESHER, MAY 4, 196 7—P A G E 7 comments on Vietnam war By BARI WATKINS and Adlai Stevenson; the other' and passionately for a redress basis for future policy in the Such protest is the first step Thresher Reporter is the America of Teddy Roose- of grievance?. Third World, and specific pro- toward the humanitarian demo- The SA has forever redeemed velt and the modern superpa- In slightly more concrete posals for implementing them. cracy of Lincoln and Stevenson. itself. And if Senator J. Wil- triots." terms, Fulbright sees a para- If this book cannot force pro- Need For Protest liam Fulbright had needed re- It is the latter America that noia in American foreign policy test and discussion into the demption he would have won it is now in control; we are faced that is reflected in our attitude It might have been noted that open, then the university is too. By naming Fulbright's with a kind of moralism of toward the nationalistic revolu- in the preceding paragraphs dead after all, and we are dead "The Arrogance of Power" as "absolute self-assurance fired tions of the Third World of American policy and errors — with it. the Book of the Semester the by the crusading spirit." This Asia, Africa, and Latin Ameri- and tragedies—have been con- SA has brought before us all America denies the right of dis- ca. sistently referred to as "ours." a book which cannot be ignored. sent—a right that Fulbright They are ours—just as much as The book transcends politics, calls an "act of patriotism, a Paranoia Robert McNamara's or Lyndon We claim to be in favor of Johnson's or the man-in-the- I THESES TYPED | not by ignoring the issues ?her j nationalism and humanitarian street's. at hand — the Vietnamese war tha^pie familiar rituals of na- ± Pickup and Delivery f and American Asian policy to reform, but since most of these tional adulation." Rice has not protested. Not | Reasonable | be specific—but by approaching revolutions are at least asso- as a university, not in groups, I —RE 4-0100— I the problems through a re-ex- God of Consensus ciated with nationalistic, Yugo- not even vocally as individuals. i. X amination of the precepts upon The universities of this war- slavia-style communism we feel which such issues are based. crazy America ai-e being denied we must resist. American pa- their position in the intellec- ranoia toward communism as Two Americans ual side of the decision-making an absolute evil has made us The conclusions he reaches process. The Senate is being unable to see the forest of are terrifying, especially to a denied jts constitutional right nationalism for the trees of culture-behind-the-walls. We do of "advice and consent." The suspected communism. not wish to see the war fever ordinary man who questions Our resultant ambivalent at- TRAVEL UNLIMITED, INC. raging in our country. We re- our position in Vietnam (or the titude results in the tragedies fuse to acknowledge the horror Dominican Republic or Indo- of Cuba, Vietnam, and the Do- 2476 Bolsover JA 6-3164 and suffering we are bringing nesia) is regarded as a traitor minican Republic. It also leads to the people—and children — to the great god of consensus. to beti'ayals of trusts—of the "In the Village" of Vietnam. And we deny the Fulbright sees this denial of Charter of the Organization of .state of mind that makes such the democratic process, and American States, and of the Ge- Complete Travel Service things possible. makes the reader feel it deeply neva Accords of 1954. Fulbright, however, faces the as an acute task. His book does All is not protest and be- mind of America squarely. He not scream hysterically for re- wailing, however. The Senator sees two Americas; he says, demption, but it cries deeply presents a rational, truly moral "one is the America of Lincoln

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THE RICE THRESHER, MAY 4, 196 7—P A G E 8 4 f> ^ W" ' V --- ~ •^-r--frw ,/ ^ r / 13 •'0& , ; • 1 • *' '• * ;•';•• " 4^ % Rice space scientists launch rockets, fly balloons By RICH BEHNKE faculty members, six research * to do or "see." Churchill, Canada a series of oretical work in geomagnetism It has been rumored recently associates, and over forty grad rocket payloads (the Sammy and the solar wind, and the de- No Buck Rogers that the new $2.5 million Space uate students. rockets and the Owl satellites). partment has an astronaut, Dr. Science and Technology Build- He has nothing at all to do Space Science may be defined Recently a four-stage javelin F. C. Michel. Dr. Frank Low ing houses mysterious rooms with the engineering problems rocket was launched in Canada. and graduate student Bruce as the study of the behavior of for the development of space of rocket design, space flight, More are planned. Smith are doing exciting infra- warfare devices, recently ban- matter on the macroscopic etc. Rice University has nothing red astronomy work (Time Ma- ned by an international treaty. scale (i.e., the physics of space to do with putting a man on the Search for Causes gazine, Dec. 23, 1966) and when phenomena). This means the The scientific aims of the * At the very least, the .new moon, although once he's there, the astronauts bring pieces of space scientist is interested in experiments are to search for building does house a depart- hopefully he can be put to work the moon back you'll be able satellites, rocket payloads, bal- helping our research projects. the causes of auroras and air- to find some in Dr. Dieter Hey- ment but four years old, the glow, to study the particles that first of its kind in the country, loon payloads, or whatever only mann's lab. The present areas of research bombard the atmosphere and to now grown to include twelve for the things they enable him at Rice are in four broadly de- increase knowledge of the dy- Because of its many mutual fined areas: 1) Particles and namical phenomena occurring in interests with NASA, the Space Fields; 2) Planetary Atmo- the magnetosphere (that part Science department is often spheres; 3) Meteorites and of space in which the earth thought to be a part of that Planetary Structure; and 4) creates a magnetic field roughly immense organization. Such is Astrophysics. like that of a bar magnet.) not true: the connection be- tween Rice and NASA is solely Space Lights On December 6, 1966, an one of scientific objectives and Professor Brian J. O'Brien Atlas-Agena rocket launched the financial support. and his group, for example, are TAS satellite on which Dr. John •L continuing their well - known Freeman and his group have Independent HT study of auroras and airglow. a low energy ion detector. The NASA played an essential During 1964 and 1965 Dr. aim of the experiment is to role in both the founding of O'Brien designed and flew from study the distribution of low the department and its continu- Wallops Island, Va. and Ft. energy plasma in the magneto- ing research programs. Most sphere and its variation with proposals for scientific research time. are submitted to NASA or the Air Force where they are fund- Dr. Freeman also is prepar- ed according to their scientific ing a solar plasma detector merit. After this scrutiny, how- SECTION II which is to be placed on the THE RICE THRESHER ever, the research programs are lunar surface by the astro- the sole responsibility of the nauts. university scientist. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1967 RICE UNIVERSITY, HOUSTON, TEXAS PAGE 9 Radiation Unlike the classical forms of Dr. H. R. Anderson and his laboratory science, where sev- group are completing a study eral variables are under the con- of the distribution of galactic: trol of the experimenter, the WRC given scope cosmic radiation in the solar space scientist is a helpless ob- system using data obtained server of a large and complex on Monkey Trial from Mariner IV. BY GINGER YOUNG system with many internal in- Th resher Reporter Through the polar orbiting teractions that make the sepa- John T. Scopes, the man who OGO satellites, they are also ration of variables extremely believes that "the most impor- studying solar and galactic cos- difficult. Thus, the research tant thing in our species is the mic ray distributions over the individual.," spoke at Will Rice polar caps. Dr. Anderson also Tuesday night on the 1925 has proposed an experiment in Monkey Trial. which he hopes to measure the lunar electric field. Scopes, the militant youth of his day and defendant in the Balloons trial which tested. the Butler Under the direction' of Dr.- Act against teaching evolution R. C. Haymes a gamma ray in Tennessee public schools, an- "telescope" has been built which swered five questions he is is carried by giant balloons to commonly asked about the trial: altitudes of about 130,000 feet. why was it held in Dayton, who The balloons, launched in Pal- were Darrow and Bryan, why estine, Texas, are as tail as was Scopes involved, how did it fifty-five story buildings. affect him, and would he do it again ? The group is searching for radioactivity associated with Test Case the Crab Nebula. Future flights In answer to the last ques- will search for radioactivity in tion, Scopes had a probable yes, the X-ray source in Scorpius V: for he "would not forsake lib- and, eventually, in quasars. programs must include as much erty for conformity and secu- of space science as possible so Cosmology rity." that these interactions can be The findings of the experi- fully appreciated and exploited. Answering an ad by the ments will bear significantly on American Civil Liberties Union, our understanding of stellar Scopes offered himself as bait Basic Research evolutions and cosmology—two Besides their obvious scienti- to get the law off the books and fields not exactly noted for "put Dayton on the map." A fic interest, however, Dessler, their abundance of experimen- chairman of the department, mathematics teacher, Scopes tal facts. had only substituted in biology emphasizes the importance of for ten days and doesn't re- Rice, through Dr. W. E. Gor- these research programs to the member exactly what he taught don, is also associated with the graduate student. They provide then. world's largest radio-telescope the primary tool of the gradu- in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. ate's education, closely akin to Bryan, Scopes recalls, was Through it, he and his gradu- course \^ork for the under- talented, not a hypocrite, but ate students study the earth's graduate. Thus, the education just "thought with emotion and ionosphere using radar tech- of the graduate student, the not with his mind." Darrow was niques. primary reason for the exist- GRADWMG: the "logical humanitarian" ence of the department, both striving to prove the law uncon- Astronaut necessitates and hinges on ac- stitutional and show that evo- I-n addition, Dr. A. J. Dossier tive and distinguished basic re- lution is not the "conspiracy of does extensive fundamental the- search programs. biological science to undermine Christianity." Student Rights IhcCAhm Sfore wide- variety Still honoring the right to of cliff 'item from Mdcjs fo think, Scopes insists that the limits'' of academic freedom ZfihfrAii f<= becft. memories should be set by teachers and not by the administration. He cf your GOLVEtf fzhps ^ ficc (sift) supported the right of students to hear such visiting speakers as Timothy Leary. One see. 04... even if yore noj^r^^fnq. Author of the recently pub- lished book, "Center of the Storm," Scopes holds "Inherit the Wind" basically accurate, except for the mobs and riots. |RI(®E CAMPUS STOREL As a young and vigorous oppo- nent of the "vicious" Butler Act, John Scopes doesn't regret the $100 fine. m w

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THE RICE THRESHER, MAY 4, 196 7—P AGE 10 Notes and Notices Seniors—Tom Davis will com- problems, according to Peter theatres of operation from pile a list of 1967 seniors and Hollings, SCEP chairman. World War II to the present. their anticipated graduate * * * * * * schools and future locations to Anarchists—A rally for an- Arrogance—A panel discus- be distributed among members archy has been scheduled for sion on the Book of the Semes- of the class. Anyone wishing midnight Friday at Old Market ter, Sen. J. William Fulbright's to be listed should send the Square, downtown. The rally "The Arrogance of Power," will information to Davis, 181 Baker, will be a follow-up to the be held in the Fondren Library / before the beginning of finals. earlier "Provo" rally. All inter- Lecture Lounge on Tuesday, * * * ested people should contact May 9, at 7 pm. Members of TV And Graffiti—A "series of Chuck Young, Thresher office, the panel will be Dr. John Wiess - sponsored programs for details. Ambler of the political science "will tackle a very contempor- * * * department, Dr. Charles Neu of ary topic with scholarly zeal," Shameful—The University of the history department, and according to Lee Horstman, Houston Young Democrats will William Hobby of the "Hous- Wiess' program chairman. To- sponsor a showing of the hour- ton Post." night, Dr. Gerald O'Grady long CBS News documentary On the following Thursday, of the Rice English Department film, "Harvest of Shame," con- Dr. Allen Matusow will hold an and Jeff Millar, movie critic cerning the plight of the mi- informal discussion of the book of the Houston Chronicle, will grant farm worker in the US, panel at Jones College. The dis- speak on "TV as an Art Form," on Monday night at 8 pm in cussion will be held in the lobby following the telecast of "The the San Jacinto Room of the of Jones North immediately fol- Crucible," a play by Arthur University Center. The film lowing dinner. Miller. will be followed by a question- * t- *. Next Wednesday, at 8 pm, Dr. and-answer period led by Lin- Rings—Seniors are reminded O'Grady, and Dr. Lewis Mackey, da Lewis of the United Farm that Friday is the last day to of the Philosophy Department Workers, AFL-CIO. The 25 order senior rings in the RMC will discuss "Graffiti at Rice" cents admission fee will aid from 8 am until 1 pm. A $5 or "Campus Gnomes vs the Valley strikers. non-refundable deposit is re- Midnight Marker." * * * quired. * * si-* Watercolor—An exhibit of * * * Discount Tickets—Mail-order the works of US Navy combat Gymnausea—Student activi- tickets at a 20 percent discount artists will be seen on the sec- ties cards are available in the for the movie, "The Taming of ond floor of Hamman Hall from gym at this time, and must be the Shrew," are available in the May 25 through June 2. The signed either Friday or Satur- English Dept. and the RMC. works, in various media, depict day. Failure to sign the cards Dates available are May 14-18, the action of the Navy in its will result in a two dollar fine. with a May 11 deadline for orders received at the Tower Theatre. * * * ONE HOUR MARTINIZING TSU Dean—Tonight in Baker Our Clever Cleaners Clean Clothes Carefully Commons at 7:30 pm, Dr. J. B. Jones, Dean of Texas Southern Discount for Rice Students University, will speak and lead $6.00 Dry Cleaning For $5.00 a discussion on problems and We Clean All Day Saturday needed programs in higher edu- cation. * * * Lawrence Morningside Cleaners SCEP—The SCEP report will JA 3-9112 be delayed until today or to- 2400 Bolsover Same Block as Village Post Office morrow because of production

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