Robert R. Herring, Board of Governor's chairman, dies by Joan Hope chairman of the board and chief Governor's on July 19, 1968 and a his passing. We haven't yet Robert R. Herring, chairman of executive of Houston's eighth trustee on February 2, 1972, thought of all the things he has Rice University's Board of largest corporation, Houston Herring became chairman of the done for Rice University and we're Governors, died of cancer Sunday Natural Gas. board on February 24, 1979 certainly going to miss him." at the age of 60. Services were held Involved and extremely active in following the retirement of James Tuesday morning at St. John the many business organizations and U. Teague. The Rice Alumni had planned to Divine Church in River Oaks. community and world affair honor Herring with a Gold Medai groups, Herring held such As a member of Rice's board, lor Distinguished Service at University President Norman positions during his career as Herring advocated keeping tuition homecoming ceremonies in Hackerman mourned Herring's president of the Houston Chamber low at almost any cost, saying in a October 24 at 10:15 a.m. in tiie death. "Mr. Herring's ability as a of Commerce, president of the Thresher interview last year, "We Chemistry Lecture Hall. The rational and thoughtful person, American-Arab Chamber of recognize that in a time of inflation award, which was to recognize one who is sincere and honest, has Commerce, member of the that we've been through in the last Herring as a "man of vision whose always been at the beck and call of executive committee of the few years, we have a serious Robert Herring outstanding leadership as trustee Rice University since he has been Medical Research Foundation of problem. The professors are balancing act." and chairman of the Board of on the board. He did indeed do Texas and president of both the feeling the impact. But at the same E.D. Butcher, vice president of Governors has contributed everything in his power to help us Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's time, if we raise tuition too much the Board of Governors and heir significantly to the advancement of out and those powers were quite Hospital and Texas Children's we've lost the caliber of student to apparent to the position of the ideals to which this university is great," said Hackerman. Hospital. a large degree and we don't think chairman said, "We were ail dedicated will be accented for Herring was president, Elected to Rice's Board of that is fair to the students. So it's a mighty touched and saddened by him. INSIDE: • Homecoming nominees, p. 7 • Return of shut-up and show us your centerspread, pp. 9-iO • Cross Country laps Lamar, p. 16 • Men's, Women's tennis teams THRESHER on top, p. 16 Volume 69, number 10 Thursday, October 15, 1981 Hicks hears Lovett complaints by Tom Morgan other meals presents no real over three years. In response to criticism by problems. Rafael Longoria, another of the members of Lovett College, Food Hicks argued that the new students present at lunch, and Housing Director Marion system will save needed dollars by suggested to Hicks that he could Hicks discussed problems with the eliminating free meals stolen by possibly find other ways to save new computerized bar code system people who have not paid for room money. "We could save money on over lunch with students Monday and board. In addition, the system vegetables by serving them at the and announced that he had should enable the Food Service to salad bar during dinner where they temporarily suspended use of the offer flexible food plans in the would not be wasted as much as system at supper. future by giving the kitchen an with the present system," he said. Lovett Central Committee accurate account of how many Though Hicks has not reached a members Mark Bolam and Don people generally eat at any given final decision regarding the use of Frey had written a letter, dated meal. the system at supper, he has October 6, which argued that the "Historically, we want to postponed its use at dinner at least food service, "in the name of preserve the family style dining," temporarily. "We are not presently efficiency is polluting that (family admitted Hicks, but added that "in using the system at dinner, and I style serving) which it so this atmosphere of inflation, we would say that there is a good desperately strove to preserve last, need to cut costs." He also pbinted chance that we won't in the Food and Housing Director Marion Hicks listens to complaints from Lovett year. We should not have to out that Rice is one of the few future," stated Hicks. President Russ Coleman (far left) and college member Eddie Speer (center). relinquish the flexibility of the major universities in the United The headwaiter system formerly —F. Worley current system in order that we States which does not use a used seems to work as efficiently as may become a number registered computerized system to keep track the computer for supper servings. in the Central Kitchen computer so of meals and plan expenditures. Under the method Hicks had ICSA faculty members that a few dollars may be saved." The "On Board" computerized hoped to use, students placed their The letter also explained that the food system, which was installed identification cards on a trav disagree with Huston use of the meal card system at last week, cost $32,000 to be paid see Hicks, page 5 by Chris Ekren change is needed in the operation ICSA Director Priscilla Huston's of our computer facility. Huston contention at Rice's September 20 has never done graduate level faculty meeting that ICSA has research; at times I feel she could solved most of its problems has care less when grad students are been hotly contested by many of cut-off near the end of their ICSA's faculty users. According to project. Her answer to time needs professors using ICSA for research for research is to invite us to work * or teaching, Huston has yet to deal at two in the morning. She belongs with the root causes of faculty and in a business, not at a serious student dissatisfaction. educational institution." Common in all faculty Another professor contacted by 1 complaints is the issue of excessive the Thresher added, "One cannot charges for CPU time, storage and give science and ICSA's business setting up new accounts. Coupled interests equal importance. One with the claims of overcharges is stifles the other. Mrs. Huston dissatisfaction over the insufficient should decide whether she wants to availability of internal funds for run a university research center or educational and research a business processing center. One accounts. The combination of reason many departments are excessive charges and weak school taking the expensive route of support has limited faculty and purchasing their own computers is student use of ICSA and at times because ICSA refuses to deliver seriously impaired research efforts what they need When Priscilla according to several faculty smiles at you and says she's trying members and graduate students. to accomodate all departments The defense offered by Mrs. and needs as hard as she can, she's Huston to claims of bureaucratic lying." insensitivity to research needs is Particularly c r i t i c i / e d i s that the computer center is run on Huston's assertion (hat "the thn\ a "cost recovery" basis. It is hours that we use our processor is precisely the "cost recovery" not low utilization."One prolessor philosophy that upsets people obtained comparative data from s doing research requiring similar computing center o» computers at Rice. Said one major industrial corpotatu-n Brian Hill (66) crushes TCU running back J C Morris, jarring the ball bos®. Pico recovered the fumble en route to their first professot, "\ major philosophical \.-r ( ompiiU'r • , Southwest Conference win of the season over the Horned Frogs. 41-28. --M. Gladu i An extraordinary man What a His I|oessUiatis shame,.. enemies the last America is shocked, grieved and quite properly, worried about the loss of Anwar Sadat. Was it only one extraordinary The Kki East havem "We'll hear, man they gunned down in Cairo last week — or did a whole structure of foreign policies collapse with him? Will any other has lost a of him and Arab leader now dare follow his advances to Jerusalem? Was* there truth in his recent premonitions of a Soviet plot? Is great man. bis peace alliance with America a pact of doom for Arabs? increment. It was the special genius of Anwar el-Sadat that made people believe Thomas Carlyle's claim that "the history of the world is but the biography of great men." Mr. Sadat did not just make peace with Israel he made himself the personfication of it. Friends and enemies alike came to feel that the strength of the peace depended on his survival. He was fatalistic about assassins, sure that he had set an irreversible course. He thought he had harnessed diplomacy to the true character and interests of Egypt. He rebuilt the Suez cities as hostages for peace and delivered his armed forces into dependence on the United States, Israel's protector. Eventually he persuaded even the suspicious Israelis that his peace was no mere trick to regain the Sinai. And unlike other strongmen of his era, he groomed what lacks to be a strong successor, one evidently committed to th/same objectives.