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Ralph O'Connor Troy Squires W.G. Characklis Catherine Hannah Richard Chapman Ira Gruber John Anderson Pro-athletic sentiment dominates open meeting

by BARRY JONES questions and suggestions afford to compete? At the profitable one. revenue program. from members of the Rice meeting, it was never made The committee has studied One of the more pervasive The University Athletics community. The committee clear whether that was the sample budgets from several topics was the "sheltered Review Committee held an was formed by Dr. Hacker- committee's purpose, or schools, some of which have program." a major which is open meeting in Sewall Hall man. Most people have whether the question was if dropped athletics, some of open only to varsity athletes Monday night. The purpose of assumed that the underlying Rice should have an athletic which have cut back and even and which might be below the meeting was to field motive was financial: can Rice program at all, even a one that conducted a non- normal university standards. The Commerce Department Rice's entry in the sheltered program field, is currently being phased out. The consensus was that Rice should not operate under an academic double standard; also, the athlete should not be thursday, march 18, 1976 volume 63, number 44 herded into a program he didn't particularly care for just to keep his eligibility up. It was also suggested that Rice turns SA concurs with report, approves Pierce off many recruits because there is no actual business by KIM D. BROWN realized he had violated the appeal, the new decision could Business Manager race, the school. The idea that it would rules. be approved before the appeal Senate would have to extend be possible to have a business The Student Association The Senate voted, with little deadline had passed. the filing deadline another > school that would not be a joke week. The TexPIRG funding was a concept that eluded ^ Senate Monday night discussion, to accept the report After the vote by the Senate, approved the last of the and approve the election. referendum, which was to be many at the meeting. Hanszen representatives Jon held the same day as the admissions j "ooedures for elections which were held There was some question as to Deuchler and Sherlene February 17, after a series of whether Pierce should take Business Manager election, athletes were questioned. It Peterson, who had previously will be delayed only if someone was brought to attention that procedural delays. The office immediately, since the stated that Hanszen would not election for Thresher matter is subject to appeal to files for the Campanile scholarship athletes do not have any part of approving a position. have to take the Scholastic Business Manager was the University Court for mere reprimand for election approved unanimously, but another week. SA Parliament- Aptitude Test before being rule violations, walked out of * Hale also announced that an admitted. The impression SA President Wayne Hale, to arian Donna Boyce advised the meeting in protest. Hale that, in contrast to his increase of $158 in room and given by this statement was dispell any suspicions, added, board charges was recently decision last week that the In other business, Hale noted that the "jocks" are incapable "This is not a rubber stamp." approved for next year, and In a more serious vein, elections could not be since no petitions had been of passing the test, an Connie Senior, chairperson of approved while still subject to received in the Campanile (continued on page 4) (continued on page 7) the Election Committee, presented the report of the Dance includes open bar investigation of the RPC Presidential election, recom- mending (as did the initial Rondelet: zenith of Rice's social season report rejected last Monday by the Senate) that Ed Pierce be by LORETTA MAULDIN race goes something like this— Tuxes are optional. show, contact me at 526-5707. reprimanded for violating the one beer drinker chugs 24 oz. Sunday is for recuperation. One final word—a weekend election rules. Briefly, the Rice may never be known as (12 oz. for the women's Sunday afternoon brings a like this takes a lot of time, report said that two of the the social mecca of the competition) of warm, flat new idea, the Rally. More money, and effort. The allegations against Pierce southwest, but once a year we beer. As soon as he finishes, a details on this later. Program Council needs help were untrue (electioneering do make an attempt to see how bike rider begins two laps (one Sunday evening is the on this—to sell tickets at the within 50 feet of the poll at Sid the other half, the party for the women). As he comes Songfest. This year there will carnival, to sell beer and Rich, and overspending the schools, live. This annual inter'the pit after the second be two areas of competition. concessions, set up the $25 limit), while two other extravaganza, Rondelet lap, another chugger begins. First is the Choral Music carnival booths, man the charges proved to be true. weekend, will take place this The process continues until 10 Category. This will be judged booths, supervise the The report stated there were year April 1-4. chuggers and 10 riders have by the Shepherd School spades tournament, move clear election rule violations at The weekend festivities finished. If you think you personnel on the basis of risers, help the band set up, Jones (stuffing the mailboxes begin Thursday, April 1 with a might be interested in this, musical excellence. Second is clean up, help with the beer- with campaing material—a Lovett movie, "Bedtime for contact the beer-bike captain the novelty act category. This bike race, supervise the road violation of Rule #3), and at Bonzo," starring Ronald from your college. will be judged by the college rally, and help with the Wiess. Senior reported that the Reagan. The Rice Chorale The Rondelet formal is presidents on the basis of Songfest. If you can spare us a investigations showed the presents their spring concert Saturday night from 9pm- entertainment and audience little time that weekend, Wiess worker for Pierce's that evening, also. 2am in the Grand Ballroom of response. If you ar,e interested contact the RPC or your social campaign had apparently Friday starts off with a the Astroworld Hotel. (For in participating in your coordinator. approached at least one voter TGIF at 4:30 in front of Lovett those of you who went last college's chorus, contact the One more thing. This has at the poll and had distributed Hall; dinner will then be year, this year's choice is leader or your college been a sketchy outline of the Pierce stickers well within the served at 6pm as an all-school about four times the size of last president. If you are interested planned events—anything is 50-foot limit. picnic. After dinner, there will year's ballroom.) The band in the novelty act category, subject to change. But rather The committee made two be a carnival in the quad, a will be America '76, an 8- either get one together with than wait until the week recommendations to the spades tournament at Baker, piece group with keyboards your friends or talk to your so- before, surely everyone would Senate: that Pierce be and an outdoor concert movie and brass, plus an OPEN cial coordinator. (To be eligible like to know what will reprimanded for violations of (place to be announced). Then, BAR and a shuttle bus from to win, groups must consist of probably go on. There will be the rules, and that a greater at 9pm, there will be a street the hotel to the RMC. Tickets members of a single college.) more publicity out as details effort be made to ensure that dance featuring Lionhart, the are only $10 per couple (you Then, in addition, the become concrete. And if you all candidates aware of the group that performed at the could drink your money's Program Council will present have any questions, ideas, rules before campaigning homecoming dance. worth in just an hour or so) and talented Rice people you may objections, or comments, begins. The report commended Saturday at 2pm is the big are available now from the never get to hear otherwise. If please let me or your social Pierce for his attempts to event, the Beer-Bike Race at social coordinator of your you would like to contribute coordinator, know soon. But correct the situation after he the stadium parking lot. The college and the SA office. your talent to this part of the above all, we need your help! the rice thresher

editorial An Exercise in Futility

There comes a certain point beyond which a community. In fact, for whatever reasons, there came from the extensive CIA investigation. A person just simply cannot be shocked at was a rather one-sided story being seen by the lot of the things were considered by the CIA anything that happens on the Rice campus. But committee (you be the judge what the majority group: lack of strong leadership on the court, certainly, there were untold multitudes of Rice was saying!), and Castaneda got busy and players' complaints of inadequate physical people—students, faculty, and alumni—who aggressively recruited people who might hold conditioning, lack of respect for the coach, would have been shocked (or should have been, the opposing point of view; he was very inability of the players to communicate anyway) had they known even the partial story concerned that a decision not be railroaded effectively with the coach, lack of support for that led to the announcement by President through the committee and that there be not the Polk from the alumni and outside supporters, Hackerman this week that basketball coach slightest appearance of an incomplete and all the adverse publicity resulting from the Bob Polk had been rehired for another season. investigation. All of this effort—hundreds of season past. Hackerman mentioned not one of Months ago, Dr. Hackerman directed the man-hours—was expended by the committee those factors as having the least influence on' Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics (CIA), members at Hackerman's request to come to his decision. One has to wonder just what he did chaired by Will Rice Master Dr. James the most reponsible decision. Their consider in his decision. Castaneda, to undertake an exhaustive study of recommendation (sent to Hackerman around Castaneda said Monday night he was "very whether Polk should be rehired for another February 25) was that Polk not be rehired for surprised" at the announcement. No doubt year. It is no secret how very disappointing the another year as basketball coach. many of those involved in the CIA study were. last two years have been for Rice basketball On the other hand, Athletic Director "Red" One wonders how they feel at having wasted fans, the 8-44 record (3-27 SWC play) reflecting Bale began back during the basketball season hour upon hour carefully conducting a study at part of the disappointment felt by Rice players, (well over a month ago) to publicly express his Hackerman's request which would be coaches, students, and others who find complete confidence in Polk, and (unlike the considered and discarded in favor of Bale's themselves at Autry Court for the home CIA) made a public statement urging that Polk stand of personal loyalty. Doubtless, in the basketball games. be rehired. Bale, apparently headed out of the future people of the caliber of the CIA group It is difficult to assign the blame for such a AD position, personally handled the hiring of should think twice before committing time to an dismal two years. Who is responsible for absent Polk two years ago, and makes no secret of their "extensive study" for Dr. Hackerman, if their spectators, lack of excitement, mediocre-to-bad friendship. Bale submitted a letter to report is to serve as a facade for a decision which play, or the disillusionment which led nine Hackerman urging that Polk be given another either was already made or would have been players to cut short their varsity careers? It's no year. made without their help. The scene is all too simple answer, but Hackerman asked a group of Hackerman chose Bale's recommendation. familiar (cf. Hackerman's appointment of the people, many of the finest people associated Hours after the announcement, he said in his Dean of the new Engineering School this with , to do an extensive study of office that Polk hadn't had enough time, that summer, in which a similar committee was the situation, and recommend a course of Rice was in the midst of a difficult recruiting bypassed). action. The committee — consisting of situation, and that we had already seen a "big Certainly people who are willing to give their Castaneda, six other faculty members, one to-do" in the media over both football and time and energy to the University deserve to be Rice trustee, a Rice alumnus and basketball. He went on to say that "one more able to feel their efforts are taken seriously by representatives of the Board of Governors and year was proper," and that Polk had had Hackerman. He owes the students of this the "R" Association—diligently examined the inadequate time to recruit his first year and a University more effective and courageous whole situation. They heard from players, "difficult time" in his second year. That was leadership than we've seen in this matter of the students, alumni supporters, and anyone Hackerman's explanation of the decision. basketball coach. interested—a complete study of the Rice Not one of these pseudo-explanations likely —kim d. brown

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the rice thresher, thursday, march 18, 1976 — page 2 threshing-it-out! Alexander questions pitfalls in Legal Studies program To the faculty of Rice particularly suited to the pre- Sacks of Harvard Law School, mathematics or the physical the best legal professionals, University: law student. Law and and other professors with sciences is to be valued. . .and whatever their practice, are Society deals principally with whom I have discussed this some foreign language is scholars, a pre-professional I recently learned of the contract law, the Uniform matter, such a major will be of useful. . ." In my personal degree plan seems counter- proposed creation of a Legal Commercial Code, and other no advantage for admission at experience, I have found a productive, not only for Studies major at Rice (Rice subjects dealt with in the first Harvard or elsewhere. If Rice concentration in a field other students, but for Rice as a Thresher, February 12) and year of law school. Because I should create such a major, it than law, and an education in whole. I do not think that I understand that this believe that perhaps a must be persistently reiterated the literate use of the English Legal Studies necessarily will proposal awaits your approval majority of the future Legal that majoring in Legal Studies language to be great tools in wither into a pre-professional on March 22. The Legal Studies majors will be law will not improve chances of pursuing the law. Insofar as program. I only caution that Studies proposal seems to me students later, it seems to me law school admission, so that Legal Studies coupled with Legal Studies, if instituted, to raise some serious questions ill advised to allow this course Rice students will enter the elective courses fulfills this should be monitored so as to regarding the educational to count at all toward the program with eyes open. subject distribution, it will be prevent such an eventuality. scheme for students at Rice, major. Those who wish to The University of Chicago a suitable background for the The final question the and the philosophy of attend it may do so as an Law School advises its study of law. The faculty must faculty must address (and one education at Rice generally. I elective course, but a future applicants: "An excellent ascertain whether Legal on which I take no position for invite you to consider the law student will spend his time general education is thought Studies will meet this lack of information) is, will following discussion before better in another major course. more important for the study standard. Legal Studies offer something you approve this program. The same may be said for some of law than specialized study Another caveat I believe the valuable to Rice undergrad- other law courses at Rice. A Legal Studies major, in fields closely related to the faculty should consider uates that they could not perhaps more than most Another potential pitfall in law. Ideally such an education concerns how the Legal otherwise obtain in the majors, is subject to a number Legal Studies is that in spite of should include some study of Studies program will fit existing array of majors? of serious pitfalls. First, it may all disclaimers, many students history. . .social sciences. . . generally into Rice's under- become duplicative of a law will believe such a major will literature, philosophy. . .It graduate program. Will Legal Ken Alexander school program. Second, it improve their chances of should serve to develop the Studies put Rice in the position SRC 75 may be construed to offer a admission to law school. capacity for logical precision: of training "pre-profession- Harvard Law School '78 better chance of law school According to Dean Albert demonstrated competence in als" instead of scholars? Since admission. Third, the program may be counterproductive in terms of the total educational Brody: faculty share Alexander's concerns program at Rice. I do not think that it can be To the faculty of Rice This is not surprising since we from students planning to do and professionally conceived denied that the Legal Studies University: are concerned with offering graduate work in related disciplinary lines. Those of us major is going to be most the students a broad disciplines to students looking who have been involved in this attractive to those who are One of the great strengths of humanistic and social science to legal studies as a double program are excited about it planning on attending law any university is the concern perspective on the legal major to supplement their precisely because it has school. I understand that Dr. and interest of its loyal system and not with offering training in such diverse fields brought together a large Brody has stated that the alumni. I think therefore that them narrow professional as Chemical Engineering and number of faculty from major is not designed for just we should take much pride and training. In this context let me Managerial Studies. As far as different disciplines whose pre-law students, which satisfaction in the fact that add that the course, Econo- students who are going to law research and teaching should be commended. But as Mr. Alexander, in the course of mics and the Law (which will school are concerned, we have interests complement and a practical matter, a Legal that very busy first year in law have Introductory Economics indeed announced and reinforce each other. We Studies major will attract school, was concerned enough as a prerequisite), will of reiterated persistently that believe that the resulting mostly pre law students. Legal about Rice to write us his letter course concentrate on they should not think of legal program is intellectually Studies without future lawyers of March 11. economic principles and their studies as the key to getting exciting and that the approval would die on the vine. The concerns that he feels application to legal questions. into a better law school. We of this major by the faculty The danger is that the about the Legal Studies The one course which is most have urged them persistently will result in the Rice student program either by design or by program are ones that are directly oriented to specific to major in legal studies only if having an opportunity to influence of the students will shared by those of us who are legal issues is Law and they are really interested in participate in this exciting gravitate toward the same responsible for its creation. Society. We have required it in obtaining what it offers them, program. And for those type of subject covered in law Indeed, if Mr. Alexander had order to insure that our namely, an opportunity to students who do go on to the school curricula. That would had available a copy of the students will at least have obtain a broad perspective on study of the law, we believe be most unfortunate. A pre-law proposal and not merely a very some familiarity with the a system that they later hope that our program offers them student that majored in such a brief account of it in the nitty-gritty of the law. to serve in professionally. what John Stuart Mill had in program would not only cover Thresher of February 12, he Secondly, we have from the Finally, Mr. Alexander asks mind when he wrote: material redundant with would have seen that the very beginning made it clear "Will legal studies offer "What professional men his/her law school education, program has been designed in that we see our program something valuable to Rice should carry away with but at the same time forego part to meet these concerns. serving two classes of undergraduates that they them from a university is subjects that are of positive To begin with, the program students: those preparing to go could not otherwise obtain in not professional knowledge, benefit in pre-law training. is in no w^y duplicative of a to law school, and those who the existing array of majors?" but that which should direct law school program. As Mr. are not. We are pleased to note We believe that it does. There the use of their professional It is difficult to divine the Alexander himself says, "The that we have had a consider- are few occasions in any knowledge, and bring the substance of courses from new courses.. .seem focused in able number of inquiries from university for faculty and light of general culture to il- their titles, but from what I can proper fashion to avoid the the latter group of students, students to work in a fashion luminate the technicalities infer, the new courses named mini-law school problem." and they range all the way that cuts across the narrowly of a special pursuit. Men as required for completion of may be competent lawyers Legal Studies seem focused in IDR BOROLOGIS7 A NO DR. SANDV y without general education, proper fashion to avoid the Qdoerifams /HLRE;r/^ ^ WE NEED TO DO PERHAN In the March 15 issue of HOW DO GET" EHT DArWnt... TO STWtt second chance to become WE VElVf CUTETRKK, the Thresher, SRC 53.35^6.1155^54 MK.&u&csirts BUT V\AW> AT THt HEART m versed in economics. CUBIC FEET Of 0WASBO CM ST OFTKt HI bMOMHOVJ Election Commissioner Rob BEER OUT OF A usTint >/ MMSWHAIV/E'LIDO Schendel was incorrectly A perfect example of the type SPHEROID 5N0ID? of course I believe should not identified twice in the RPC be required for a Legal Studies election article as "Tom major is Law and Society, Schendel." The author of which I understand is the article, who identified mandatory under the propo- the speakers by memory sal. I took Law and Society from a tape of the meeting, two years ago at Rice, and regrets the error. found it an excellent course, -kdb valuable to many, but not TO BE COW.... the rice thresher, thursday, march 18, 1976 — page 3 threshing-it-out ta YNH: ignore the methods, look at the message

To the editor: Truth. Strangely enough, This letter is written in however, it is also true that few response to one printed by the groups of people are more Thresher recently (March 15) unpopular than Christians which took issue with the who will stand up for what "YNH campaign" currently they know to be the Truth. We wmmm being conducted at Rice by the know that we have found the •••ufticn OUT Rice Christian Community Truth of God, and believe that IT P (RCC). it would be wrong for us not to ->ATO(' I am personally responsible share the Truth. Our hope is for organizing the YNH that the Rice community will campaign, and I would like to look past the inadequacies of explain to the Rice community our method to our message. why we are using such a method and what we hope to Monte F. Hancock, Jr. accomplish. Rice Christian Community GEORGE/' We are not trying to replace "rational methods—i.e., dis- cussion and argument—. . ." Outrageous, vicious, distorted reporting? with a slick gimmick in order to reach people. The person To the editor: slanderous article on Texas statement. will assume you understand who honestly evaluates the Re: the recent article A&M by Kim Brown by I agree that the Thresher the connotations of that term. situation at Rice will find that concerning A&M by Kim claiming he has a right to any editorial staff has a right to To allow your (and our) paper there is almost no discussion Brown and your reply to the opinion he chooses. Several think and express any and all to publish slanderous, vicious, and or argument to replace; letter of Ms. Bogert. weeks prior, you justified Ted opinions they so desire. and unjustifiable statements Christianity is not an issue at In the 3/11 edition of the Andrews' shabby review of the However, I also believe in such as contained in Kim Rice. (When was the last time Thresher, you justified the Dylan benefit with the same responsible journalism, and Brown's article is highly you seriously talked to irresponsible, be they his someone about Jesus?) opinions or not. To publish immature nonsense such as Christians at Rice have Food Service needs spoilage Ted Andrews' review is devoted a great deal of money To the editor: usual quality," but see no need certainly concede that. We are equally lamentable. Should and effort in the past to for apology. We can under- saying, though, that last the Thresher continue to making Christianity an issue The members of our table stand that if, in fact, the Sunday's lunch was, by publish articles without here. We have hired speakers, were surprised to see Mrs. shrimp "was purchased. . .in common consensus of the regard to the quality contained written and distributed Rubash's letter, published in the freezer of Central Kitchen meftibers at our table, a within, this paper will not be literature, brought musical the March 15,1976, issue of the as usual," as stated in the culinary coup in comparison to viewed as a podium or free groups to Rice, talked to people Thresher. We quite agree letter, the quality could suffer most other food service meals. speech and intellectual individually, etc., largely that the shrimp "was not the (at least Mrs. Rubash can We suggest that spoilage is discourse, but as a haven for without effect. We in the RCC solve once and for all the something that the Food vicious and slanderous cynics have decided to use a method eternal riddle of whether the Service needs more of. and babbling fools. which: Senate . . . little light goes out when you close the door), but with the Table C-8 Jim Conner 1) Rice people must notice (continued from page 1) high breaded-coating to Will Rice College Baker '76 (i.e., it's everywhere and suggested that the Senate shrimp-meat ratio of 176.4, it difficult to ignore); might want to look into ways was difficult to detect whether 2) speaks the Truth of God for the colleges to save money. there was any shrimp there at Win $500 with Elfie (you do need Him); A short discussion followed all. Once having determined 3) all Christians can about the financial advan- the presence of shrimp, A local woman, Mrs. Mary who had lived many years in particpate in; tages of closing four commons however, some people at our Lou O'Flynn, is offering a $500 Acapulco, was appalled at the 4) reaches a large proportion at breakfast, and the possible table who apparently have prize to the student who can lack of moral values and the objections to that plan by Food well-trained palates ascer- write the best short story (3000 shocking mood of restlessness of the Rice community; to 5000 words) to accompany a 5) will stimulate honest and Service. tained an improvement in and dishonesty she found The Senate wound up the the shrimp since the last time new Christmas carol, Elfie the when she returned to the US. serious discussion about Christmas Elf. O'Flynn hopes Christianity. business session by approving it was served, and after some Now she is prepared to put the Rice Outings Club as an deliberation, the rest that her character will become her money behind a project— Few groups of people are SA dependent organization. concurred. Please note that we as popular as Mickey Mouse Elfie—who can instill moral more unpopular than Christ- Shortly thereafter, a move to are not questioning Mrs. was in the '50s. values in children and create a ians who will not stand up for adjourn came swiftly and Rubash's expertise in the But Elfie is more that just a more positive attitude in our what they know to be the decisively. matter of spoilage; we will commercial project. O'Flynn, beloved country. Profits from Elfie will be plowed back into further creative projects and scholarships. 1H5 &CKLB9-, HAS Beao poucmz THUS A CAHPAl6k) Currently, top-name record- CXPOSURe OF PRWlCTA&l-^ BV 36£OK) TO LIMIT ing artists are being solicited C(A C0V6RT we Reaciess eoveftJMzvT to perform the songs and orawiaos &PCWSE OF \wew8euc6 stories. In this way a top- 10 CH(it AUP uxm-tv's excesses - quality product can be mass- AW60-A - produced for every parent to COVERT CP6R afford. ATIOIDS !U Deadline for the first story is 7AFAD MP March 31. Stories may be so^tm turned in to the Thresher office, second floor RMC. The first story, being a Christmas story, should have the theme HAS MUSHROOMS lW?&5CAUSe TH6 BxiSTeuce is A of a supreme being behind it, ivro A HoveHevr UI0APDPN87 T&IM owftzropezA- although no particular creed TO VeSTRDVdOR 1(0 HUHAU AW TiOk). will be preferred. Stories fm aoitfRPRise AFFAIRS written in the form of a TV or 5V5T6M. \1DLN5S TWt play script will be given lAOJS OF 60V preference in judging. AUP UAT For more information, including the song lyrics and music, contact the Thresher office. For $500, you ought to be willing to waltz through Hackerman's office singing wt f

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Knowing that which are raised every time whether their teachers should Part Two doing so would slow progress tenure is considered. Another versial topic. After all, Rice be chosen and kept. still functions under essen- on my predation research, I humanities prof complains of This article represents an the little consideration given tially the same guidelines The series thus far: the initial consulted with my department amalgamation of all the "no established by the American to see if this was a legitimate to the fact that the originator comments," "off-the-record," article in last Thursday's paper Asociation of University use of my time, and was of unique publications in one and "reliable source" explained what tenure entails, Professors (AAUP) in the encouraged to proceed. field can make publication information received over a who is eligible for it, and Rice's 1940's. Virtually everyone on "With Dessler's support, my difficult also. two-month period. If some procedures for awarding campus favors the system as a students and I have ac- Tenured faculty and points seem moot or unsub- safeguard for academic tenure and promotions. complished some really administrators favor a lack of stantiated by examples, just freedom. There seems no exciting research—both rigid standards more so than consider how hard Rice people reason, at least at first glance, do the untenured staff. worked to keep that infor- 'pure' and 'applied,' " to make a fuss about it. According to Dr. John Ambler, mation private. continued Johnson, "but the And yet, something about people. The professors coming work was begun too late to Speaker of the Faculty tenure must be unsettling. It up for tenure came out of that have been published—much Council, "The tenure decision must be. Why else would so Financial problems same market." less 'nationally recognized' is never a case of simply a number of pages. There is no few Rice people be willing to Rice cannot afford to keep and cited—in time to affect my reasonable way to set up a comment "on the record"? all the professors eligible and What is a good professor? promotion. In retrospect, I standard. We have to look at worthy of tenure. In previous realize it would have been Administrators consider how one person's record years, relaxed promotion Confusion about how to rate wiser to concentrate on the practical, financial, and public compares to everyone else's." relations matters when decisions raised the level of performance starts in the damselflies." thinking of tenure. When tenured faculty to approxi- departments, the lowest level Given a slim portfolio, Vandiver states, "I think interviewed, the stock mately 60 percent of the staff, of evaluation. Science Johnson's best case for tenure any attempt to state rigid response to most important a figure higher than the departments, which need would seem to be his service standards would result in less issues was, "Well, that is a national average. grant money to carry out and teaching. According to good work and more hack problem to be considered." In Dr. Frank Vandiver, Provost research, emphasize publi- most cases, "the problem" was and member of the University cation to a greater extent than left at that, with no Council, states, " The Univer- do the other humanities elaboration or suggestions. sity is running into a financial departments. The emphasis on As could be expected, faculty crunch, like all other sectors of publication and national members express concern over the nation's economy. So we research reputation can lead to more personal matters of have a lack of flexibility in virtual disregard of factors evaluation, feedback, and hiring. . .To keep the like university service. work conditions. However, university effective, it is The Faculty Council many professors seem afraid sometimes necessary to be recognized this problem when of the administration's power. brutal." amending current tenure Department chairmen hedge Rice's untenured faculty are practices, but regarded the at going on record for fear of not only compared to matter as too complex for hurting the chances of their university standards, but to consideration. In an effort to department's candidates. the potential "superstars" rectify any blatant injustices, Associate and full pro- leaving graduate schools. The the University Council studies fessors balk at being quoted on job market is sufficiently tight the records of all eligible SECURE specifics because of "pro- and Rice sufficiently pres- tenure candidates, even if they fessional ethics" and the tigious to attract bright new had been rejected by their necessity of working with the professors. As a result, capable departments. Less obvious personalities in question. professors can be terminated if discriminations may be Assistant professors, with one the prospects look especially overlooked, however, in the exception, seem to worry much promising. name of "departmental admininstrators, being work. . .Rigid standards can about their own vulnerable This active recruitment autonomy." "exemplary" in one or both of cause you to lose the essence of positions to allow publication could improve Rice's teaching Implicit in the concept of these categories could be a university—the freedom to of dissenting opinions. This staff, but may also bring in department autonomy is the enough to merit tenure. No do research. We don't measure reporter was even banned incompetents at lower salaries belief that each discipline is objective standard for by the month or year, but by from a Faculty Club Forum than those of staff members up best able to judge its own type "outstanding" is given; the where a professor's * work meeting on tenure because for promotion. Even if the of work. Yet, small depart- term is broad enough to suit standiTTft the profession. . .the ments may contain re- the needs of departments or best way to proceed toward vx searchers in such diverse the University Council. tenure is just to do what has Vandiver: We have a lack of fields that the individual "The department told me got to be done." professors are unsuited to that I was rated as out- flexibility in hiring .... To analyze each other's results. standing in both categories," Department Credibility Another complication of said Johnson, "but that keep the University effective, departmental autonomy promotion is based on The University Council arises when a department research alone. They didn't sometimes must reject tenure it is sometimes necessary decides to change its emphasis even seek to document my candidates on standards by reducing the diversity of its service. The phrase 'credibility found acceptable by depart- to be brutal." course offerings. In these with the Council' was used ments. A department suffering cases, tenured and untenured when I was told that the many rejections may start professors did not want to University does manage to professors may be terminated department wrould not playing safe and put up fewer publicize any dissension. nab a "superstar" in teaching regardless of their teaching recommend my promotion." candidates, decrying a "lack of In theory, the best source of and research, it may not be and publication records, a credibility with the Univer- complaints about the tenure capable of holding him. policy contrary to the stated How good is good en6ugh? sity Council" to any professor system would come from Said Dr. Alan Grob. English tenure rules. they fail to consider that year. rejected professors. Unfor- professor and member of the Imagine a course where the That "lack of credibility" is a tunately, they leave Rice and Faculty and University A Sample Tenure Case competition is cut-throat, the widespread belief among are not available for comment. Councils: "You ought to be number of passing grades professors, chairmen, and Dr. Dan Johnson, a biology very judicious in promoting One example of. the tenure minimal, and performance deans; according to University professor who is being junior faculty. They should be system as it works is the case feedback sketchy, where Council members, the terminated this year, good researchers and good of Dr. Dan Johnson. He feels nobody knows quite how the complaint has no basis. consented to speak out on teachers, but the burden of that his chances for tenure grading system operates. Several untenured pro- tenure because he doesn't making a great university were hurt for a variety of Such a course would be fessors agree with the Council think it will affect his case. should not be placed on the reasons, «• though the official drastically modified after just claiming that departments use Students don't have much shoulders of the untenured." University rationale is given one semester. And yet, the the excuse to "ease their own say in the tenure matter either Grob continued, "People at the as "insufficient publication." description perfectly fits the consciences." Occasionally, because they do not know or 'superstar' level are hard to When asked about the case, procedure which has been this fear of the University care much about it. Misinfor- keep. It requires funding and administrators and Univer- endured by Rice professors for Council's action may hurt a mation passes from mouth to resources that Rice isn't sity Council members either decades. candidate's chances, since mouth about the to-be- willing to expend. If a man is a professed ignorance or gave Untenured faculty express non-support by the depart- evaluated or the gross good scholar and an out- out citations of anti-Johnson inordinate frustration with the ment may be thought of as incompetents, but most standing teacher, he ought to evaluations, to be kept off-the- vagaries of the evaluative damning evidence of in- undergrads rightfully feel they be retained. We shouldn't record. criteria. No method exists to competence. exert little influence in the pursue wills-of-the-wisp going Johnson stated, "In August give advice on a professor's (continued on page 7) matter. For, despite the fact into a market of untried 1974, Dessler [of the Campus chances for promotion. the rice thresher, thursday, march 18, 1976 — page 6 Tenure evaluations . . .

(continued from page 6) behind it. The Chairmen may Omitting feedback would University Council represen- no cure for "deadwood" short then go the candidate and insure an individual's right to tatives. of out-and-out firing. A variety of reasons may be explain the results, but he is privacy." These and other problems given for rejecting a profs bid not required to do so. This Some faculty members The Problem of Deadwood inherent in the tenure policy at tenure or promotion. spring will be the first time disagree. Said Dr. Grob, "You create undercurrents of Nonetheless, the candidate President Hackerman has should tell people why they are The current policy offers dissatisfaction with the may never hear exactly why promised to notify the rejected, even if they don't little help for a prof once he has system as it stands. Univer- he was rejected. As the system individual candidates, so want to know. The infor- been granted tenure. No sities throughout the country exists now, department that they have time to contest mation shouldn't be public, performance evaluations are are modifying their tenure chairmen are informed of any decisions. but each individual deserves required of the departments, rules or abolishing them Council action and the reasons According to Dr. Vandiver, that feedback." though informal analyses outright. Rice is no exception; feedback may not be desirable The current feedback system may be held for salary the Faculty Council has just in all cases. "Sometimes it can be confounding to anyone considerations. A full issued a tentative revision of would be nice for a candidate trying to learn the facts on a professor at the top of his wage the old tenure document. It is to know why he was rejected. tenure case. In investigating scale receives no external now in the hands of the Uni- Other times, there might be a for this article, this reporter inducement to maintain his versity Council for study and personal problem where the was given three totally previous level of output. With debate. candidate would know exactly different stories on Dr. little praise for a job well done Next Week: what happened and would not Johnson's qualifications for and even less censure for poor Tenure —Changing the want to be informed further. tenure, two of them from work, the tenure system offers Svstem It Takes More Than Magic Track coach Bobby May speaks To Eliminate Pollution... at open meeting. —waiter underwood Open meeting draws support for athletics . .. (continued from page 1) impression which should not have been given. While on the subject of entrance require- ments, swimming coach Fred Breckwoldt wondered why the school would give a scholar- ship athlete a break acade- mically but would not do so for prospective non-scholarship athletes. Swimming at Rice currently operates without s scholarships. Track coach Bobby May It takes more than technology, too. It takes dividend to stockholders. And we can pay pointed out that the trouble money—a great deal of it—to control air with recruiting for Rice lies millions in taxes that help support all with the comparatively poor and water pollution, make it safer for kinds of governmental programs. Without facilities. "If I were recruiting employees to do their jobs, improve the adequate profits, we can do none of these for any other school than Rice, I would have some stories to quality and safety of products and, at the things. tell about things here," said sametime, conserve our nation's energy. May. Catherine Hannah, commit- In a period when profits are more tee chairman, promised that Since 1970, we at Allied Chemical have necessary than ever, they are far from the suggestions of this spent $125 million on environmental adequate. A recent survey showed committee, unlike others here, will be made public. She hardware alone. Nearly 500 Allied Chemical Americans think the average manufacturing promised this, even if she has employees now work to upgrade safety, corporation makes more than 30 cents to pay the printer out of her own pocket. health and environmental conditions at our profit on every sales dollar. In fact, the What was tragic about the 150 plant locations. Over the next three average in 1974 was about 5 cents. whole affair was the almost total emphasis on football. years we will commit about $140 million. Track was brought up by 12 percent of our capital spending, to Business can and will do the environmental Coach May, swimming by environmental betterment. It's a big job job expected of it. But it's going to take Coach Breckwoldt, baseball by this reporter, basketball as and much remains to be accomplished. more profits—not magic—to do the job. such did not come up at all, But our purpose and policy are to do the tennis was barely mentioned, and the whole subject of right thing. We are not alone in this. A women's athletics never arose. survey of 130 chemical companies A person can be an athlete shows they will spend $2.4 billion between without being a football Allied player. One Rice supporter, 1975 and 1977 to protect our country's shell-shocked by Rice football environment. Chemical fortunes, conceded that he would be content to beat Texas "once in seven years." Nobody Where do we and other companies get the Where Profits Are For People should try to be mediocre. One should either go all the way money to pay for this work? We rely on or not at all. Imagine a track profits. With adequate profits we can coach's reaction to a runner finance our environmental improvement If you'd like to learn more about Allied Chemical and how who came in fifth and said, we're putting profits to work, please write to P.O. Box 2245R. "Well, coach, that was pretty projects. We can expand our businesses Morristown, New Jersey 07960 good. I was only trying for and create more jobs. We can pay a fair 1976 Allied Chemical Corporation third." the rice thresher, thursday, march 18, 1976 — page 7 & $099 S. SHEPHERD at ALABAMA LARGEST AND MOST Per Disc (next to Alabama Theater) COMPLETE SELECTION Open until midnight OF CLASSICS IN TEXAS EXPIRES APRIL 10, 1976

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CAMBRIDGE Haydn MASS NO 8'HE ILIGMESSE' Haydn TRUMPET CONCE RTO.SI X ALLEMANDS; MUSIC OF THE CRUSADES - SONGS OF LOVE AND Tippett: A CHILD OF OUR TIME; RITUAL DANCES Byrd: MASS FOR FIVE VOICES; MAGNIFICAT AND WAR FROM THE MIDSUMMER MARRIAGE NUNC DIMITTIS HORN CONCERTO AND SIX MINUETS A MEDITATION OF CHRIST'S NATIVITY Stravinsky. CAPRICCIO Pur cell: CEREMONIAL MUSIC Bach. MOTET*' JESU, PRICELESS TREASURE, BWV227. Shostakovich: CONCERTO FOR PIANO, TRUMPET & SACRED PART-SONGS Rawsthorne: SYMPHONY NO 3 STRINGS Walton: CHURCH MUSIC A PROCESSION WITH CAROLS ON ADVENT SUNDAY_ Gerhard: CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA ENGLISH VIRGINAL MUSIC Delius: CELLO SONATA; PIANO PIECES FROM KING'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE Mozart: DIVERTIMENTI Prokofiev: CELLO SONATA Mozart. CORONATION MASS. K 317. LITANIAE Britten: THREE CANTICLES Mozart: VIOLIN CONCERTO IN G MAJOR, K. 216, Lawes: CONSORT MUSIC LAURETANAE B.M.V K. 195 Taverner: CHURCH MUSIC CONCERTONE IN C MAJOR FOR TWO VIOLINS 8. ETON CHOIR BOOK (RECORD 21 Mozart: ElNE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK.K 525; ORCHESTRA,K. 216 Haydn MASS NO. 9 THE NELSON' SYMPHONY No 32 IN G MAJOR, K 318; SINFONIA" Davy: PASSION ACCORDING TO ST MATTHEW CLASSICS FOR BRASS CONCERTANTE FOR VIOLIN AND VIOLA,K 364 WIND QUINTETS Handel: ODE FOR ST. CECILIA'S DAY Tippett: CONCERTO FOR DOUBLE STRING Vaughan Williams: SONGS OF TRAVE L Maxwell Davies: O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM TO ENTERTAIN A KING ORCHESTRA; FANTASIA CONCERTANTE ON A Vivaldi: L'ESTRO ARMONICO-TWE LVE STRING QUARTETS Mendelssohn: OCTET OP 20 THEME OF CORELLI; LITTLE MUSIC FOR STRING CONCERTI, Opus 3 ORCHESTRA ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT Boccherini: CE LLO QUINTET OP 37 NO 7 Mahler: LIEDER EINES FAHRENDEN GESELl Des Pres.Dunstable: MOTETS Franck: CHORAL NO '2 IN B MINOR PIECE HEROIQU£_ Victoria. REQUIEM MASS-SEX VOCIBUS (Songs of a Wayfarer) Britten. NOCTURNE, Opus 60 Messaien; L'ASCENSION Brahms: MOTETS AND CHORALE PRELUDES Williamson: QUINTET FOR PIANO & STRINGS; FIVE PRELUDES FOR PIANO; FROM A CHILD'S Christopher Tye: EUGE BONE MASS; TWENTIETH CENTURY CHURCH MUSIC METAPHYSICAL TOBACCO GARDEN; PAS DE QUATRE WESTERN WYNDE MASS Byrd MASS IN THREE PARTS, MASS IN FOUR PARTS EIgar: INTRODUCTION AND ALLEGRO OP. 47. etc SIR ARTHUR BLISS. SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT, ANDRE Busoni: ELEGIES; BALLET-SCENE No. 4 EVENSONG FOR ASH WEDNESDAY Ravel INTRODUCTION AND ALLEGRO PREVIN AND ERIC PINKETT CONDUCT THE Alexander Goehr: STRING QUARTET, No. 2, Handel. THE ANTHEMS FOR THE CORONATION OF Debussy: TRIO FOR HARP, FLUTE AND VIOLA LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS SYMPHONY Opus 23; PIANO TRIO, Opus 20 KING GEORGE II AND QUEEN CAROLINE Bax: ELEGIAC TRIO ORCHESTRA Palestrina SACRED MUSIC FOR DOUBLE CHORUS Stravinsky PULCINE LLA. 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MUSIC AT MAGDALEN-RECORD I (Choral Music of Britten PART SONGS TPUMPET AND CORNETTO the XVII Century) Hamilton: CELLO SONATA THREE PIECES FOR Sherlaw Johnson: SONATA No. I; SEVEN SHORT THE HISTORIC ORGAN OF ST JOHANNIS CHURCH, PIANO OP. 30 A FLORENTINE FESTIVAL PIECES LUNEBERG Lutyens: INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Messaien: CANTEYODJAYA; NEUMES RYTHMIQUES; Rossini: STRING SONATAS NOS 2&4 THE SMALL ORGAN CHORAL MUSIC IL DE FEU 1&2 Donizetti STRING QUARTET IN D Bach: HARPSICHORD CONCERTO NO 3 IN D MAJOR Vaughan Williams: FANTASIA ON A THEME BY IRELAND, MOTHER IRELAND BWV 1054.CONCERTO FOR HARPSICHORD AND _ Strauss: METAMORPHOSEN , THOMAS TALLIS; FANTASIA ON GREENSLEEVES, TWO RECORDERS, NO 6 IN F MAJOR, BWV TaIlls: TUDOR CHURCH MUSIC RECORD I Wagner: SIEGFRIED IDYLL;ADAGIO FOR THE LARK ASCENDING. FIVE VARIANTS OF CLARINET AND STRINGS 1057;HARPSICHORD CONCERTO NO. 7 IN G TWENTIETH CENTURY ENGLISH SONGS DIVES & LAZARUS' MINOR BWV 1058 " Mendelsohn: CONCERTO IN E FOR TWO PIANOS AND Handel: MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS & ARP SCHNITGER ORGAN AT STEINKIRCHEN Britten A CEREMONY OF CAROLS: REJOICE IN THE ORCHESTRA; CONCE RTO IN A MINOR FOR PIANC LAMB MISSA BREVIS WATER MUSIC AND STRINGS Telemann: SUITE IN A MINOR FOR RECORDER MONTEVERDI MADRIGALS STRINGS AND BASSO CONTINUO;CONCERTO IN Handel OVERTURE TO BERENICE OBOE Messiaen: HARAWI CONCERTOS Messiaen. POlMES POUR Ml; CHANTS DE TERRE ET E MINOR FOR RECORDE R, F LUTE STRINGS AN[- Delius;EIgar PARTSONGS DE CIEL •* BASSO CONTINUO;OVERTURE IN G MAJOR "DE MEDIEVAL ENGLISH LYRICS NATIONS ANCIENS ET MODERNES" FOR STRIN' Victoria: O QUAM GLORIOSUM EST REGNUM Pur cell MUSIC FOR THE CHAPEL ROYAL Gerhard: SYMPHONY NO. 4 (NEW YORK) AND VIOLIN AND BASSO CONTINUO ITALIAN AND ENGLISH CHURCH MUSIC CONCERTO SIR CRISTEMAS Schutz: MOTETS CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION SER- Maw SCENES AND ARIAS IN DULCI JUBILO Messiaen: LA NATIVITE Haydn;Lutyens: QUINCUNX VOLUME 3 Sessions: RHAPSODY FOR ORCHESTRA; SYMP" Bach: SYMPHONY IN D MAJOR CROWN IMPERIAL Haydn: ORGAN CONCERTO IN C MINOR No. 8, Mozart: SYMPHONY NO 29 IN A MAJOR DUO CONCERTANTE FOR VIOLA AND ORGAN A FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS FROM Thea Musgrave: NIGHT MUSIC Bach: SINFONIA IN B FLAT MAJOR, OP 182 KING'S COLL EGE, CA M BR IDG E Wallingford Riegger: DICHOTOMY Couperm LA REINE DES COEURS Handel: SIX SONATAS FOR RECORDER AND BASSO HARP MUSIC OF SPAIN CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION SER CONTINUO HARP MUSIC OF FRANCE Messaien: LES CORPS GLORIEUX VOLUME I HARPSICHORD MUSIC OF THE LATE BAROQUE Haydn: MASS NO 7 'PAUKENMESSE' Messaien: POfeMES POUR Ml Bach CONCERTO FOR TWO HARPSICHORDS IN C Mendelssohn. STRING SYMPHONIES Tippet: SONGS FOR DOV Berlioz: SONGS FOR CHORUS MINOR. BWV 1060; CONCERTO FOR TWO Tallis TUDOR CHURCH MUSIC RECORD II COMPOSERS AT THE PIANO HARPSICHORDS IN C MINOR. BWV 1062; Rawsthorne STRING QUARTETS Lutyens: AND SUDDENLY IT'S EVENING CONCERTO FOR FOUR HARPSICHORDS IN A Bedford: MUSIC FOR ALBION MOONLIGHT Mozart: DIVERTIMENTO IN D Major. K. 334; Handel CHANDOS ANTHEMS IRECORD 11 NOTTURNO (SERENADE) IN D MAJOR. K. 286 MINOR. BVW 1065 Schutz: THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS Mozart: SYMPHONY NO. 29 in A Major, K. 201; Bach: CANTATA No 206 Rameau COMPLETE HARPSICHORD WORKS CHRIST SYMPHONY NO. 25 in G Minor, K 183 Bach: HUNT CANTATA No 208 Monteverdi: MASS IN FOUR PARTS LAUDATE PUERI; TREASURES OF THE ENGLISH BAROQUE TCHAIKOVSKY SONGS UT QUEANT LAXIS; MASS IN FOUR PARTS THE BAVARIAN COURT CHAPEL ECCO LA PRIMA VERA Hoist SIX CHORUSES and SEVEN PART SONGS BENJAMIN LUXON SINGS MUSSORGSKY THE TRIUMPHS OF ORIANA EARLY MUSIC IN ENGLAND, FLANDERS. GERMAN" I LOVE MY LOVE Bruckner: MASS IN E MINOR AND SPAIN STRINGS AND BRASS Hoist VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Walton: SONATA FOR STRINGS Bach: SIX SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND HARPSICHOf- MONTEVERDI AND GESUALDO MOTETS Prokofiev: VISIONS FUGITIVES BWV 1014-1019 Haydn HORN CONCERTOS MUSIC OF THE WAITS Szymanowski; FANTASIE IN F MINOR, Opus 14 CAROLS OF TODAY Telemann SIX SONATAS FOR RECORDER AND Walton, FACADE METOPES, Opus 29; fTUDES, Opus 4; BASSO CONTINUO Haydn MASS NO 10 'THE THERESA' MASQUES, Opus 34 Messiaen: VINGT REGARDS SUR L'ENF ANT JESUS THE EARLY ORGAN Handel ARIAS FOR CONTRALTO Bridge: STRING QUARTETS Mozart: FOUR SYMPHONIES Monteverdi. MADRIGALS & CONCE RTO WORKS Liszt FANTASIA AND FUGUE ON THE CHORALE Mendelssohn: HEAR MY PRAYER 1605 1638 AD NOS AD SALUTAREM UNDEM.PRE LUDE & Vivaldi: THE FOUR SEASONS Schumann: LIE DE R K RE IS, Opus 39 & 24 Dufay: MASSES, MOTETS AND HYMNS FUGUE ON B A C H JUST BRASS Bizet: SYMPHONY IN C Bach CANTATAS No 18, 152 Handel ARIAS FOR BASS Crosse CHANGES Prokofipv: CLASSICAL SYMPHONY (Symphony Bach CANTATAS No 106, 182 Vivaldi GLORIA Bartok: MUSIC FOR STRINGS PERCUSSION AND 1 in D Major) Rossini STRING SONATAS NOS 1, 37376 CELESTE; DIVERTIMENTO FOR STRINGS Bach: EIGHT LITTLE PRELUDES AND FUGUES Stravinsky: MASS BWV 553-60 Howells. CHURCH MUSIC LO,COUNTRY SPORTS Poulenc: EASTER & CHRISTMAS MOTETS MUSIC AT THE MANNHE IM COURT EVENSONG FOR ASCENSIONTIDE CEREMONIAL TUDOR CHURCH MUSIC Liszt: CONCERTO PATHETIQUE Schumann: ANDANTE & VARIATIONS; SIX Telemann. PARIS QUARTETS No 1,4, & 6 FOR F LUT- A ROBERT TEAR RECITAL Hoist SONGS AND PART SONGS CANONIC STUDIES, arr. Debussy VIOLIN, VIOLINCELLO. AND CONTINUO O SACRUM CONVIVIUM Haydn MASS NO. 12 HARMONIEMESSE' MUSIC AT MAGDALEN -RECORD II (Choral Music of Telemann: COMPLETE TABLE MUSIC IN 3 PARTS HARP WITH VARIATIONS Hindemith: ORGAN SONATAS I, II AND III the XX Century) PART I the rice thresher, thursday, march 18, 1976 — page 8 CLASSICAL SALE LYRE BIRD > fcDITIONS Dt L'OISEAU-LYRE

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Telemann: COMPLETE TABLE MUSIC IN 3 PARTS Telemann VIOLIN SUITE F MAJOR;VIOLA CONCERTO Monteverdi, IL RITORNO D'ULISSE IN PATRIA Weber CLARINET CONCERTO NO 2 IN E FLAT PART II G MAJOR;SUITE E FLAT MAJOR "LA LYRA" MAJOR. OP 74. CLARINET CONCERTO NO 1 IN Mendelssohn: THE EARLY SYMPHONIES Telemann: COMPLETE TABLE MUSIC IN 3 PARTS 17th CENTURY ITALIAN VIRTUOSO VIOLIN MUSIC C MINOR OP 26 PART III MUSIC DURING THE AGE OF DURER Isaac: MISSA SUPER "O PRAECLARA"; MOTETS AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SHAKESPEAREAN SONGS ARP SCHNITGER ORGANS IN NORTH GERMANY CARMINA BURANA CHANSONS Britten CANTATA ACADEMICA. HYMN TO ST VENETIAN POLYCHORAL MUSIC RECORDER MUSIC ON MUSEUM INSTRUMENTS Couperin: LES NATIONS—Complete CECILIA. HYMN TO THE VIRGIN CHORAL DANCES FROM GLORIANA Bach: QUODLIBET, CANONS, CHORALES, SONGS Beethoven: CHAMBER MUSIC BY THE YOUNG Bach. COMPLETE HARPSICHORD CONCERTOS Froberger CLAVICHORD MUSIC AND CLAVIER COMPOSITIONS BEETHOVEN, PLAYED ON ORIGINAL Gesualdo: THE COMPLETE FIVE PART INSTRUMENTS Bach: CONCERTO IN D MINOR FOR 3 HARPSICHORDS- MADRIGALS Bach SIX FRENCH SUITES CONCERTO NO. 8 IN O MINOR FOR HARPSICHORD VIRTUOSI ITALIAN CELLO MUSIC Schumann: PIANO WORKS-Vol I GREGORIAN CHANT CONCERTO IN C MAJOR FOR 3 HARPSICHORDS - HUMOROUS MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE Schumann: PIANO WORKS-Vol II Aneno MISSA PRO DEFUNCTIS Bach: BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS - Bach WORKS FOR SOLO VIOLIN IN VERSIONS Mozart: COMPLETE STRING QUINTETS Mozart SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO Vol ! 17th CENTURY CONSORT MUSIC FOR KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS Mozart SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO Vol li HARPSICHORD RECITAL DIE ALTE ORGEL Bach: ST JOHN S PASSION BWV245 CONCERTI GROSS) Vol I Bach: CANTATA BWV 209; CANTATA BWV 203 Bach CONCERTO FOR TWO HARPSICHORDS IN C Bach B MINOR MASS BWV 232 1061 TRIPLE CONCERTO FOR FLUTE, VIOLIN Handel TH REE IT A LI AN CANT AT AS EARLY MUSIC OF ITALY, FRANCE AND BURGUNDY Monteverdi: L'ORFEO AND HARPSICHORD IN A MINOR Purcell DIDO AND AENEAS Schutz: SEVEN LAST WORDS; ST LUKE PASSION Boccherini: SIX SYMPHONIES, Opus 35 Mozart: COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS,TWO CHURCH Ravel INTRODUCTION ANOALLEGRO FOR HARP Schutz: CANTIONES SACRAE 1625 SONATAS Bach: CHRISTMAS ORATORIO, BWV 248 I Debussy SON AT A F OR F LU TE VIOLIN VIOLA De La Rue: REQUIEM AND ELEGIES C1500-1550 CONSORT MUSIC ON ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTS CELLO AND HARP Beethoven: THE FIVE MIDDLE STRING Ropartz PRELUDE. MARINE AND CHANSONS FOR FLORID SONG AND VIOL MUSIC IN ENGLAND Bach SINFONIA FROM THE CONCERTO IN D QUARTETS, Opus 59, 13 "Rasur FLUTE. VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO AND HARP MAJOR;CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND OBOE IN D Boccherini: CELLO CONCERTOS IN C MAJOR;IN D Quartets", Opus 74 & 95 - MINOR;HARPSICHORD CONCERTO IN D MINOR Mozart SYMPHONY NO 33 IN B F LAT MAJOR K 319 MAJOR FRANS BRUGGEN PLAYS SEVENTEEN HISTORIC SYMPHONY NO 36 IN C MAJOR K425 "LINZ" Purcell: SACRED MUSIC AT THE ENGLISH COURT Bach: GOLDBERG VARIATIONS BWV 988 INSTRUMENTS Stravinsky DANSES CONCERTANTES "DUMBARTOf Handel: TRIO SONATAS ON ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTS MUSIC IN MARIA THERESA'S VIENNA DIABELLI VARIATIONS OAKS"CONCERTO IN E FLAT, CONCERTO IN D STAATSMUSIK DER RENAISSANCE Mozart: QUARTET D MAJOR K284 FOR FLUTE VIO FOR STRINGS Des Prez: MOTETS MUSIK AM HABSBURGISCHEN KAISERHOF, etc. AND VIOLINCELLO. QUARTET F MAJOR K 370" Roussel SUITE POUR PIANO OP 14;SONATINE OP ENGLISH CONSORT MUSIC FOR OBOE VIOLIN VIOLA AND VIOLINCELLO; 16: TROIS PIECES OP 49 Bach: A MUSICAL OFFERING BWV 1079 QUINTET K 407 FOR HORN, 2 VIOLAS AND RECORDER MUSIC ON MUSEUM INSTRUMENTS VIOLINCELLO Schoenberg: SERENADE FOR SEPTET AND BRASS Telemann: THE DAY OF JUDGMENT DeMachault: MESSE DE NOSTRE DAME UND VOICE OP 24 MOTETTEN THE VIRTUOSO TRUMPET PEASANT, DANCE AND STREET SONGS IN GERMANY" Berlioz: BEATRICE AND BENEDICT CHANSONS DER TROUBADOURS CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN CHORAL MUSIC Bach GOLDBERG VARIATIONS BWV 988 MINNESONG AND PROSODY Morley: THE FIRST BOOK OF AYRES Dessau DIE VE RURTEI LUNG DES LUKULLUS Monteverdi MAGNIFICAT A SE I VOCI, FROM THE SONS OF BACH-DOUBLE CONCERTOS Froberger: CEMBALO UND ORGELWERKE THE VIRTUOSO FLUTE "VESPERS" OF 1610 ENGLISH VIRGINAL MUSIC FRANZOSISCHE BLOCKFLOTENMUSIK MARCH MUSIC AT THE BRANDENBURG PRUSSIA CONCERTI GROSSI Vol GREGORIAN CHANT COURT Bach: CHROMATISCHE F ANTASIE etc Stravinsky CANTATA; MASS Bach: ODE TO SORROW VIRTUOSO CHAMBER MUSIC FOR HARP AND CE I" Bach: ST. MATTHEW'S PASSION Mozart SYMPHONY NO 28 IN C MINOR K 200; HISTORIC ORGAN OF THE BURG CHURCH AT CONSORT MUSIC WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTS Hindemith: DIE 7 KAMMER MUSIK EN SYMPHONY NO 38 IN D MAJOR K 504 VALERIASION;HISTORIC ORGAN OF THE PARISH- Shostakovich QUINTET FOR PIANO AND STRINGS; CHURCH AT VOUVRY Monteverdi: COMBATIMENTO Dl TANCREDI ET Reger CHORAL WORKS CLORINDA; LAMENTO DELLA NINFA QUINTET IN G MINOR, OP 39 FOR OBOE, ITALIAN SOLO CONCERTOS ROMANTIC SONGS FOR CHORUS CLARINET. VIOLIN, VIOLA, AND DOUBLE BASS Rameau: PIECES DE CLAVECIN EN CONCERTS Monteverdi: VESPRO DELLA BE ATA VERGINE BEL CANTO ARIAS Palestrina MISSA SINE NOMINE.MISSA ECCE EGO Bach MISSA 1733 HORN CONCERTOS BY HAYDN, DANZI AND JOANNES Bach: ORGAN WORKS cl 708-1 744 RECORDER MUSIC WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTS- ROSETTI Victoria MISSA O QUAM GLORIOSUM-MISSA O SECULAR MUSIC c1 300 VOLUME III (1650-1750) Reger: THE LARGE ORGAN WORKS MAGNUM MYSTERIUM SACRED MUSIC c1400 Rameau: CASTOR & POLLUX Humperdinck: HANSEL AND GRETEL Weber PI ANO SON ATA NO 3 IN D MINOR OP 49, Purcell: CONSORT MUSIC FOR STRINGS & PIANO SONATA NO. 4 IN E MINOR OP 70 ITALIAN RECORDER SONATAS —Volume II Dvorak. SLAVONIC DANCES HARPSICHORD Vivaldi: FIVE COMPOSITIONS ON CHRIST'S RECITAL FOR STRINGS Telemann: SUITE IN F MINOR; RECORDER SUITE IN Hindemith: CHAMBER MUSIC NO 5, Op 36 No PASSION ITALIAN CONCERTOS A MINOR CHAMBER MUSIC NO. 6. Op 46, No. 1 Monteverdi: LAMENTO D'ARI ANN A; SCH E RZI Bach: VIOLIN CONCERTOS ON ORIGINAL Debussy: SONGS Spohr VIOLIN CONCERTO NO 8 IN A MINOR OP 47: MUSICALI MADRIGALI VIOLIN CONCERTO NO 9 IN D MINOR OP 55 INSTRUMENTS Debussy: STRING QUARTET IN G MINOR Tartini: TWELVE SONATAS FOR VIOLIN & EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FLUTE CONCERTOS Bach: FOUR SUITES FOR ORCHESTRA BMW 1066 Opus 10 VIOLINCELLO 1069 Ravel: STRING QUARTET IN F MAJOR Bach CANTATA BWV 56.CANTATA BWV 82 Desprez: MISSA PANGE LINGUA, THREE MOTE~ ENGLISH MUSIC FOR RECORDERS & A CONSORT Schubert: GERMAN MASS Schoenberg SUITE OP 29 FOUR PIECES FOR OF VIOLS Frescobaldi: TOCCATAS FOR HARPSICHORD- Bruckner: MASS IN E MINOR CLARINET AND PIANO OP 5 Books 1 & 2, 1637 HARPSICHORD MUSIC FaurS: LIEDER MASTERS OF THE RENAISSANCE Vivaldi: FOUR CONCERTOS FOR TWO ORCHES- Bach: CANTATAS, No 51; No 202 Paganini: VIOLIN & GUITAR MUSIC Beethoven SERENADE IN D OP 25;TRIO IN G MINOR Marcello: TWELVE CONCERTI A CINQUE, OP 63 HISTORIC ORGAN OF THE PARISH CHURCH AT Opus 1 MUNSTER _ Mozart PIANO QUARTET IN G MINOR K478 Couperin: HARPSICHORD MUSIC LYRE BIRD PIANO QUARTET IN E FLAT MAJOR K493 Bach: COFFEE CANTATA No. 211. EDITIONS DE PEASANT CONTATA No. 212 Gesualdo: RESPONSORIES & OTHER CHANTS Rameau. HIPPOLYTE ETARICIE MARKING HOLY SATURDAY RET MISSA TOURNAI AND MOTETS L'OISEAU-LYRE Faure Pi ANO QUAR TET IN C MINOR OP 1 5 Handel: CONCERTI PIANO TRIO IN D MINOR OP 120 ITALIAN RECORDER SONATAS Fux: CONCENTUS MUSICO INSTRUMENTAL IS . Handel ARIAS AND ORCHESTRAL SELECTIONS Hummel SEPTET IN D MINOR OP 74;QUINTET IN E GREAT ORGAN OF THE BASILICA AT 1701 Purcell SONG AND INSTRUMENTAL SELECTIONS, FLAT MAJOR OP 87 KLOSTERNEUBERG NEAR VIENNA MUSICA I BE RICA—1100 1600 Bach CANTATA No 54. CANTATANo 53;CANTA Schumann. FRAUENLIEBE UND LEBEN OP 42;SONGi DIE ALTE ORGEL Bach: COMPLETE CANTATAS, VOL I No 200 Purcell THE INDIAN QUEEN CARMINA BURANA Vol II Bach BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS NOS 1. 2, & 6~ Bach: COMPLETE CANTATAS, VOL II Bach CANTATA 159,CANTATA BWV 170 Telemann:,PARIS QUARTETS No 2,3, & 5 FOR FLUTE„ Bach BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS NOS 3.4, & G~ VIOLIN, VtOLINCELLO & CONTINUO 1738 Bach: COMPLETE CANTATAS. VOL III Busoni SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PI ANO NO 1 Purcell KING ARTHUR SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO NO 2 CEREMONIAL MUSIC OF THE RENAISSANCE Bach: COMPLETE CANTATAS. VOL IV Handel THE WATER MUSIC Rameau. SUITE FROM THE OPERA "SCYLIA ET SONGS OF THE BAROQUE Bach: COMPLETE CANTATAS, VOL V GLAUCUS,SUITE FROM THE OPERA "ISSE" Handel ACIS AND GA LATE A DIE ALTE ORGEL Bach: COMPLETE CANTATAS, VOL VI FRENCH SONGS Handel CONCERTOS FOR LUTE AND HARP DIE ALTE ORGEL Bach: COMPLETE CANTATAS, VOL VII Monteverdi: MUSIC FOR SOLO VOICES Beethoven" SEPTET IN E FLAT OP 20 ~ Vivaldi: CONCERTI A CINQUE. A QUATTRO, A TRE Bach: COMPLETE CANTATAS, VOL VIII Couperin: APOTHEOSE DE LULLY THE ROYAL BRASS MUSIC OF KING JAMES I SOLO CONCERTOS OF THE EARLY CLASSICAL Bach: COMPLETE CANTATAS, Vol. IX Charpentier: SUITE FROM THE OPERA MEDEI PERIODS Mozart TRIO IN E FLAT MAJOR FOR CLARINET." ~ Bach; COMPLETE CANTATAS, Vol. X VIOLA AND PIANO K 498 Lully: PIECES DE SYMPHONIE ARS ANTIQUA Bach: COMPLETE CANTATAS, Vol. XI Rameau ORCHESTRAL SUITES FROM THE OPE R Rameau : from LE TEMPLE DE LA GLOIRE SACRED SONGS AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF AND BALLETS LUTHER'S TIME . Bach; COMPLETE CANTATAS, Vol. XII Campra: from L'EUROPE GALANTE Handel L'ALLEGRO ED I L PENSEROSO RECORDER CONCERTOS . Bach: COMPLETE CANTATAS, Vol. XIII Leclair: from "SYLLA ET GLAUCUS" Bach CANTATA BWV 147, HE RZ UND MUND UNC Destouches: SUITE FROM THE OPERA "ISSE' DIE ALTE ORGEL Bach: ORGAN WORKS, VOL I _ THAT UNO LEBEN - Bach: GAMBA SONATAS AND TRIO SONATA G Berlioz LA MORT DE CLEOPATRE. SARA LA Bach: ORGAN WORKS, VOL II GERVASE de PE YER CLARINET RECITAL MAJOR BAIGNE USE OP 1 1. ME DITA T ION RE LIGIE USE Bach: ORGAN WORKS, VOL III Mozart DIVERTIMENTO IN D MAJOR K 251. OP 18 NO.1; LA MORT D'OPHELIE OP 18 NO 2 Biber: SONATA ST POLYCARPI FOR 8 TRUMPETS; DIVERTIMENTO IN F MAJOR K 247 LAETATUS; EPIPHANY CANTATA; REQUIEM Bach: ORGAN WORKS, VOL IV Berlioz IRLANDE OP 2;LE TREBUCHET. LA MORT Bach: ORGAN WORKS, Vol. V Haydn SYMPHONY NO 84 IN E FLAT MAJOR D'OPHELIE, CHANT DE LA FETE DE PAQUES Bach: THREE HARPSICHORD CONCERTOS CONCERTONE FOR TWO VIOLINS. OBOE & CE~ "elementi 'TANOSONATAS Vol I Bach: CANTATAS, No 50, No 83, No. 197 Bach: ORGAN WORKS, Vol. VI K 190 Clementi PI ANO SONATAS Vol 11 Bach: CANTATAS, No. 89, No 90, No 161 Bach; ORGAN WORKS, Vol. VII SEVENTEENTH CENTURY MOTETS. 19th AND 20th CENTURY HARP MUSIC Berlioz L ENFANCE DU CHRIST Op 25 17th AND 18th CENTURY HARP MUSIC the rice thresher, thursday, march 18, 1976 — page 9 Living off-campus? Avoid legal entanglements

About this time of year, Rice responsibility of payment of part of a security deposit for people looking for off-campus utilities, any security deposit normal wear and tear to the housing begin their search for and similar items, should be apartment or other housing. that impossible dream: the placed in writing and signed In the event the landlord in cheap, clean apartment close by both the landlord and the bad faith fails to return a to campus. This feature, tenant. security deposit, the landlord describing some of the legal Many landlords now may be liable for three times ramifications of leasing an require the payment of a the amount of the deposit, plus apartment, has been prepared "security deposit" in order to $100, plus any attorney's fees by the State Junior Bar of insure that the tenant will which the tenant might have Wa Texas. perform the agreement. Under in a lawsuit against the the present law, a landlord landlord. If the landlord fails must refund any security to provide a written descrip-

deposit to a tenant within 30 tion or itemized list of the SI One of the most important days after the tenant moves charges or deductions from the transactions for any college n out of the apartment or other security deposit, the landlord student concerns the renting housing. The tenant, however, is thereafter prohibited from of an apartment or other is still required to give advance withholding any portion of the housing. Most students, notice of leaving if his security deposit or from however, have no conception agreement of lease requires bringing any type of lawsuit of what their rights and this notice. Generally, a against the tenant. responsibilities are. In landlord cannot refuse to If the apartment or other recognition of this, a number refund a security deposit for housing for which the tenant of newly enacted statutes have the failure of a tenant to give has put up a security deposit is been designed to better define his notice of leaving unless sold by the landlord, the new the rights of a tenant. this requirement is clearly owner is thereafter respon- The basis of the relationship spelled out in the agreement or sible for complying with all between a landlord and tenant lease. requirements regarding is the lease. Whether oral or A landlord may retain all or security deposits. security deposit is designed to arrangement, rather than a written, this agreement any portion of the security Whenever a tenant moves fixed number of months or generally establishes the cover this rent. deposit for any charges for out of an apartment or other A person eighteen years of years, then either the landlord relationship between the which the tenant is respon- housing, he is required to give or the tenant can terminate parties and governs the age or older can enter into a sible. Thus, a landlord can the landlord a written copy of legally binding rental agree- the lease by giving one corresponding rights and deduct from a security deposit his forwarding address. Until month's notice to the other responsibilities. Because of its ment or security deposit and any damage which the tenant the tenant has furnished his such person is bound by all party. If, however, the written importance, as with any other might have caused to the new address, the landlord is agreement between the contract, care should be taken laws regarding security apartment or house, as well as not obligated to return the deposits. landlord and tenant specifies to read and understand all of other charges such as late security deposit or to furnish a some type of procedure for the provisions. Even if no If the payment by the tenant payment charges, cleaning written description of is, in fact, an "advance terminating the lease, this formal written agreement of charges, etc., if these other damages or charges. Addition- specific procedure must be lease is to be entered into, the rental", rather than a true charges are specified in the ally, a tenant cannot withhold "security deposit", then the followed in order to terminate basic terms of the agreement, agreement of lease. A landlord a rental agreement. such as the amount of rent, payment of the last month's obligations regarding security cannot, however, retain any rent on the grounds that the deposits do not apply. In this For many years the law has situation, where the payment recognized that a landlord has is an "advance rental", the a lien upon certain property of provisions of the rental a tenant in order to secure agreement govern the payment of rent. This lien responsibilities of the parties. applies to all property found Many lease agreements also within a dwelling of a tenant, require that the tenant pay all and to all property stored by or some of the utility bills. If the tenant within a storage the tenant, in fact, pays utility room. Certain specified types bills directly to a utility of property are not subject to company, it is unlawful for a this lien. Included in the landlord to interrupt or cause property not subject to the lien interruption of such utilities. are clothes, tools, school A landlord is prohibited books, automobiles, household from physically "kicking out" furniture, food, medicines, and the tenant; nor can he lock a other property known by the tenant out unless the landlord landlord to belong to persons leaves written notice with the other than the tenant. tenant and makes keys There are, however, many available to the tenant at any types of property which are hour. If the tenant has, in fact, subject to the lien of the abandoned an apartment or landlord. Included in this other housing, then the group are televisions, stereos, Here's landlord is authorized to enter paintings, typewriters, the premises and remove calculators, clocks, radios, Pop-Op works: contents. In the event of the sporting equipment, and • In English — you Adventures of necessity of repairs or musical instruments. understand what's emergencies, the landlord does Basically, if a tenant happening. a dirty old man — have authority to enter the abandons his dwelling tenant's premises. without payment of all rent • Unreserved seating Don Giovanni and charges due, the landlord in Jones Hall. In the event the landlord does interrupt utilities paid for can seize certain property of • Curtain time 7 p.m. Mon., March 22 by the tenant, or if he the tenant to secure payment You still have time Jones Hall physically evicts the tenant of the rent. If the rental for studying after without a court order, or if he agreement specifies a certain the performance. Foley's and the Houston changes the locks without the procedure to be followed by the landlord in seizing and selling • Affordable prices Grand Opera presents Pop proper notice procedure, then Opera for all who never the landlord may be required such property, then the agreed — 2.50 with upon procedure must be thought they'd like opera. to pay up to one month's rent student ID; $4 all and attorney's fees to the followed. others. See Don Giovanni, a pop tenant. As with other contracts, the • Casual atmosphere; opera produced with high The law provides that the rental agreement normally wear what's school and college students in landlord and tenant cannot governs the rights and comfortable. mind. Don't miss it! agree to waive or give up their responsibilities between the respective rights and parties. A careful reading and Charge your tickets at all responsibilities regarding examination of a rental six Foley's Ticket Centers. utilities and entry by the agreement, prior to signing it, and compliance with its For information, call landlord into the premises fj * rented by the tenant. requirements will normally 223-4822 or 227-5277. If the rental agreement is for prevent an otherwise unnec- a month to month type of essary dispute. the ricloleye thresher, thursdays , march 18, 1976 — page 10 the scenes with Rice theater

Theater is a good release quarters of the people involved from the pressures of life, and in a production are offstage. A this being Rice, theater' is successful show requires an popular. Presently Baker, intricate and precise coor- Wiess, and the Players are dination of sound, lights, producing, respectively (and to props, costumes and makeup; open in this order) Henry IV, while, of course, scenery and Part I, Hello, Hamlet!, and publicity crews are quite two one-acts, The Open Sea necessary before the show and The Maids. begins. Technical theater (the Most of us are only aware of official name for backstage work) is much more creative the actors, but half to three- and demanding than it might From the top, clockwise: two shots seem at first glance. of rehearsals for the Baker play, Whether experienced from Henry IV. Rehearsals for Wiess' backstage, onstage, or out Hello, Hamlef are seen in the next front, theater is something you shouldn't miss. two shots. (Debbie Waldman, director, is near right.) The remaining two photos are of the Players' one-acts, with their director, Neil Havens, directly below.

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the rice thresher, thursday, march 18, 1976 — page 11 this week THEATER

Company — . .the devastating musical about the possibilities and consequences of marriage" (EMB). Theater Under the Stars Cabaret Theater, Shamrock Hilton Hotel, 664-3344. The Confidential Clerk — T.S. Eliot comedy of misplaced offspring, Part VII of An Eliot Cycle. At Main Street Theater at Autry House, 524-3168. Juno and the Paycock — Sean O'Casey's comic drama of Ireland in the 1922 revolution. At the Alley, 228-8421. Look Homeward, Angel — See this week's review for details. At the Country Playhouse, 467-4497. 1776 — Possibly the best bicentennial show, even if it was written in 1969. At Dunfey's Dinner Theater, 771-1311. FILMS Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother — "Without Mel Brooks's guiding hand, Gene Wilder produces a really enjovable, slightly suspenseful film" (EMB). At Woodlake III. Dog Day Afternoon — Sidney Lumet directs A1 Pacinoin the fictional version of an actual New York bank robbery. At area theaters. Killing of a Chinese Bookie — John Cassavetes with Eugene Gant (Gary Pendergast) pleads for his independence from his unrelenting mother (Jean Proctor) in Ben Gazzara in yet another hard-biting drama. At Loew's this scene from Look Homeward, Angel. Saks and Loew's Town & Country. The Man Who Would Be King - "It's escapism of the highest order, and two hours of first-class entertainment is x hard to come by these days" (EMB). At Loew's Saks and Look Homeward, Angel' shallow Ix>ew's Town & Country. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — "Director Forman, by SUSAN BECHTEL a beautiful performance. His that Ben himself could never while filming all of the book's basic plot, has managed to miss attempts to keep peace and achieve; and the father, telling the essence of Kesey's impact" (EMB). At area theaters. Look Homeward, Angel harmony in his family and yet him to go and so fulfill his own Taxi Driver — "Martin Scorsese's films operate from the lead his own life are dreams. As the father, Tom vortex of American cinema.' , .and he has crafted one ofthe At the Country Playhouse convincing. Sugars is more believable, finest American movies of the decade" (THA). At Loew's Saks through March 29 presenting with skill the and Loew's Town & Country. Locked into monotone roles, conflict between his self- First Nudie Musical — Comedy about a major studio's Thomas Wolfe's novel, however, the other character- respect and his submission to attempts to make a porno musical. At Loew's Delman and Look Homeward, Angel, is izations lack credibility. Eliza his wife's demands. Loew' Town & Country. an intense portrayal of a Gant, the mother of this young man's struggle to break Magical Mystery Tour — The European version of the family, has spent her life Awkward set design coupled away from his home so that he Beatle's famous film, plus nine shorts, including Mel Brooks' "making investments," with poor staging makes the can make his own way in the "The Critic." At the Bijou. ^ keeping the family working actors difficult to watch world. The Country Playhouse constantly and using the during a large portion of the SPECIAL EVENTS production of Ketti Frings' money to buy more and more play. The final blow is the Bad Company — Hard-rock band in concert in the Sam dramatization loses the rich land. But Jean Proctor's anticimactic ending, which Houston Coliseum at 8pm Thursday. emotions present in the work portrayal shows only her cold, most of the audience took to be Chicago — Rock group in concert at 8pm Saturday. In the by failing to give depth to the investment-seeking side a curtain call: a fitting Summit. characters. without even a glimpse of the conclusion to the evening of love that she feels for her stereotyped acting combined Houston Grand Opera — Mozart's Don Giovanni at Eugene Gant is the pivotal family. with verbose rhetoric. 8pm Friday, 2:30pm Sunday, and 8pm Tuesday and Friday; figure in the play. Hungry for English performances on Saturday and Monday. At Jones education, he wants to go to Around this central conflict Hall. college, and must break his are the other family members Professional typist, two blocks — Percussion concert mother's firm grip on her — Eugene's brother Ben, from campus, will type theses, featuring Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat. At Hamman family. Gary Pendergast gives urging him to make the move papers, etc. Legal-Engineering- Hall Sunday at 8:30pm. Technical experience. Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn — Country music Reasonable rates. stars in concert Saturday at 8pm. At the Sam Houston There IS a Call Chris 522-5066 Coliseum. difference!!! Science majors — Use your biology, chemistry, physics or math PREPARE FOR: degree in a meaningful way. Seniors/Crads sign up for a personal Looking for apartment interview with a Peace Corps/VISTA representative, MCAT Over 35 years of to sublet during the March 24 and 25 in the Placement Office, Lovett Hall. 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the rice thresher, thursday, march 18, 1976 — page 13 Hackerman ignores CIA, rehires controversial Polk

by BARRY JONES basis just like all the rest of was typical of the ennui that us." had developed during the Rice basketball coach Bob The decision was contrary to season. One said, "I don't Polk has been given a one-year the sentiment expressed by the extension of his contract. The Committee on Intercollegiate think we ran enough. If we had decision was announced at a Athletics. One member said, run more we might have been Monday press luncheon. "We're real big on voting able to keep up with teams Reporters were told that Polk whether or not to let the better. Most teams ran better was out of town. Polk had been crippled kids use the track than we did. I was dis- in his office earlier that stadium, or voting to allow appointed with the season." morning and did not depart someone to have an art exhibit Another said, "He's a fair-to- until later that afternoon. Polk on the stadium parking lot, but bad coach, but he's still the had told three players before when it comes to coaches, we coach." This quote summed up lunch. When asked the terms don't have much to say. I player sentiment: "If that was of the agreement, Athletic personally have no objection their decision, then we'll just Director "Red" Bale said, in to Dr. Hackerman picking the have to live with it." Players what for him may have been a people himself, I just wish they were slow to comment, as they tongue-in-cheek remark, "He wouldn't waste our time." wished to continue their works on a verbal, year-to-year The reaction of the players college careers. We've got the beat

Coach Bob Polk and the had more than their share of for yer feet! frustration this season. (See editorial, page 2, concerning Polk's rehiring.) —waiter underwood • • JOCK NOTES • • Friday and Saturday, the Jim Parker has said, "Trinity Owls will take on Nebraska in is probably the team to beat." two doubleheaders. Starting A lot will depend on the draw; time both ways is 1pm. one team's lower players Monday, "coach Doug Osburn might end up playing another said Allan Ramirez will pitch team's number one and two in the first game Saturday. players. Osburn said he welcomes Parker determines his intersectional games in the lineup by letting the players middle of the conference vote. The idea is that the season because he can use players know better who is the more of his players. The Owls best at any given time. Parker lost a doubleheader to Sam says he got the idea from a Houston State Tuesday, 5-4, 3- college football coach 2. who got the idea from a Pro Bump, bounce, boogie to the greatest One person glad that the Bowl coach. The Pro Bowl Owls will be at home this coach didn't know all the dancin' tunes around. A real live disc- weekend will be Assistant players very well, so he just got jockey is going to roll back the rug, turn on Sports Information Director everybody out at practice and the music and let the records play—saturat- Billy Siems. Siems will be called for the first team to working at the scorer's table come forward. After a while he ing the Speakeasy with the syncopating behind the backstop. At had eleven players. sounds of the '40's to the '70's.' And you Baylor, Siems jumped up and * * * can beat time doing the Bump, the Hustle KO'd himself on the dugout Three Owls were injured last or the Jitterbug, everything from ragtime to roof when an Owl hit a long week in football practice. The ball. There is no roof over the most seriously injured was swing. scorer's table. The ball was Larry Edwards, who was in For breathers they've still got every kind caught. pain, which is good (sort of). of manual and electric gaming machine * * * End coach Steve Moore Rice will be host school at explained that the more imaginable. And a special NightCap hour the Crosby Tournament at serious knee injuries have very from 11-12 p.m. Monday through Thurs- Guadalajara, Mexico, April 9- little pain. The decision to day, with a special 75c cocktail nightly, 11. Teams from all over operate has been postponed. and complimentary hors d'oeuvres. the country will be invited. Some, but not all, SWC schools The Speakeasy Gaming Parlour and Bar, willbeinvited.CoachPlumbley The Expando Butts swall- and Dance Hall too. Open Monday through plans to rotate the schedule, owed the Marginal Leashman 8-15, 15-13, and 15-12, to Saturday 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Free lighted inviting different teams different years. capture the men's intramural volleyball crown. Studs and parking. Private parties available. We're out * * * to make a hit with you. Wool defeated Apathy 15-12, The Owl track team travels 15-11 to win in co-ed play. In to the College Station Relays colleges, Hanszen plays Lovett this weekend. The team was at 7pm tonight, followed by L rained out here last Saturday. Wiess versus Sid Rich at 8. There is little or no chance of a * * * rainout this time, though. The meet will be run on an all- Recommended viewing for weather surface. As long as it incurable football addicts is is not raining at the time of the Top Value Television's race, you can still run. Superbowl, Saturday at 7 pm Unfortunately, Rice does not on Channel 8. Players wives, have an all-weather track. what goes on in the blimp, and 6900 Main at Holcombe other offbeat topics will be covered. Veterans of the in the Shamrock Hilton. The Rice Invitational National Lampoon Radio Tennis Tournament begins Show will be seen molesting today (Thursday). Rice coach innocent bystanders. the rice thresher, thursday, march 18, 1976 — page 14 u

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