Homecoming 1970

During the months of July, August that University regulations say they and September, students, faculty and shouldn't be used. administrators worked with the Com- • Advertisements of activities at mittee on Classes and Reunions to pro- Rice, in an underground newspaper, duce a Homecoming that would speak which were not authorized by any offi- to the collective mind of Rice alumni. cial body on campus. Abandoning the brunch-before-the- • Problems concerning the use of game type Homecoming of recent Rice, in a very regular fashion, by a years, they created an ambitious, mul- group of "free-university" type per- ti-faceted program of fun, food and sons who believed that they had com- education. plied with all the requirements and Judging from the response (see let- therefore could use the campus facil- ters beginning on page 4), the 900-plus ities for the 10 weeks of this semester. alumni who attended enjoyed them- • Problems of the switching of per- selves. There was plenty of food, and, sonnel without telling those involved hopefully, they came away with a little that the switch, was taking place. better understanding of the problems • Problems of switchboards which which face education and Rice in the are not open at the right time for 70's. people. • Problems of night guards who are A normal and nice not available in the right place for week for Dr. Hackerman people. President Norman Hackerman made "At the same time, I dealt with the first, and only, speech of the day. these questions: "My evaluation of Rice University Are the admissions, recruiting, fi- before I came, high as it was, was too nancial aid and registration areas low," he told alumni. "The University working properly? is better than I thought it was in terms of its students, faculty and programs. Are the graduate programs doing "I don't mean it doesn't have prob- what they set out to do, have they lems, but ... it generates problems per grown in quality and purpose? Do they week at about the rate that I thought benefit the University and if not, how it would." can they be altered? He spoke specifically about the What about the nature of instruction events of the preceding week: and advising on campus? • Problems with vending machines, and with people using them in ways (Continued on page 4) sa ypr.

OCTOBER 1970 ASSOCIATION OF RICE ALUMNI VOL. 26 NO. 2

Students offer alumni experiment in communication "We can't make it their way," said committee chairman,"and is in no way lunch or dinner meetings in the col- husband and wife are both Rice gradu- the student, "and they can't make it to be considered as infringing upon lege commons, enrollment in college ates, they will be assigned together. ours. What we need are alumni-stu- the established class structure." courses (which are usually taught at Two alumni from the 1950 to 1957 dent rap sessions." Among the advantages of the col- night), special seminars, plays and group will be assigned to the newer As the lawyer-type alumnus put it: lege membership program as planned, inter-college sports. colleges — Richardson (1971), Lovett (1968) and Brown (1964) — for every "We need an additional avenue for the is its subdivision of alumni where they From the viewpoint of the college one assigned to the original colleges. various entities of the university to live in large concentrations, such as members, one major result will be a The pre-1950 alumni will be assigned increase their dialogue." in the Houston area. greater opportunity for both formal one per college. Dialogue, got it? "More manageable groups might and informal career counseling. Provisions have been made for trans- Out of a keen desire on the part of well yield more active clubs," said the The actual selection of alumni for fers of alumni from one college to Rice students to communicate with students. It is felt that the college each college will be handled as follows: former students, there has developed identity will greatly help in making another within the first six months a unique plan for alumni-student inter- students and alumni feel more at ease A computer list of alumni will be after the program goes into operation. action. with each other. divided into two groups — graduates The computers are running, and The presidents of the seven resi- Alumni involvement in campus ac- from 1950 to 1957 in one group, and alumni should be hearing from "their" dential colleges have invited all pre- tivities may develop in several areas: those prior to 1950 in the other. If a college in the near future. class-of-1958 alumni to become asso- ciated with a particular college on an equal-participation basis with alumni Committees seek qualified candidates who graduated under the College System. by Bill Ballew event that some worthy candidate is and approved by the Executive Board In their invitation, the students Association President overlooked, by circulating petitions to shall be published in the February said: If the Association of Rice Alumni place names on the ballot. issue of Sallyport. "If the Rice alumni association is is to be truly responsive to the needs Additional nominees may be placed to be closely tied to campus life as it of its alumni, then each alumnus must Executive Board on the ballot by presentation of a pe- exists today, and if relations between feel a personal responsibility for the The next election for membership on tition, with at least 30 signatures, to students and alumni are to be sig- recruiting, screening and selection of the Executive Board will be April 1, the Executive Director within 30 days nificantly strengthened, alumni must candidates for posts on the Executive 1971. Between now and February 1st, after the publication of Sally port. be able to participate more directly Board of the Association and for the the nominating committee will be ac- An official ballot bearing the names in the activities of the various colleges position of Alumni Governor. cepting names of qualified candidates. of all nominees, however selected, shall ... [which have] come to play a major Under the Association's new Con- To be qualified, an alumnus must be be mailed to all members not later than role in Rice undergraduate life." stitution (effective June 26, 1970) and a participating member of the Asso- April 1, 1971. The Executive Board approved the Bylaws (effective July 1, 1970), there ciation, defined as anyone who has plan at its October meeting with the are two standing committees for pro- attended Rice for at least one full Alumni-Governor hope that this will bring alumni closer cessing these candidates: Committee year, excluding current students. The next Alumni-Governor election to education and campus life at Rice. for Nominations to the Executive Six directors are elected each year will be held on May 19, 1971 and the The initial distribution will be made Board, chaired by Hank Hudspeth for three-year terms. At least two nomi- nominating committee is now screen- in a random manner, similar to the '40; and a Committee for Nominations nees shall be selected for each position. ing names for at least two candidates assignment of entering freshmen, the to Alumni-Governor, chaired by Harry At least one position shall be filled for that position. only difference being that both alumni Reasoner '60. by an alumna and one shall be filled Candidates must have graduated and alumnae will be assigned to all We urge all members to participate by an alumnus or alumna from outside from Rice at least five years prior to colleges. in this vital election process by sug- Harris County, Texas. July 1, 1971 (or, if a non-graduate, five "College membership is not manda- gesting representative candidates to The names of the candidates se- tory," said Gus Schill, student liaison the nominating committees, or in the lected by the nominating committee (Continued on page 3) OCTOBER, 1970 TWO SALLYPORT REUIE INS

Reaction to Cox's speech teachings of not one, but ten genera- there could be two addresses (short, of It is truly astounding that appar- tions. course): one by the unsilenced silen- ently no university administrators, I have this to say about the valedic- With the arrogance of immaturity cer; and one by the silenced silencer other than the late Earl Rudder of tory of Jeff Cox, carried in your last he presumes to speak for the majority (unsilenced, of course). Texas A&M and Dr. Hayakawa of issue ... I have no wish to silence a of the students in our country. This Tom Barnhouse F'44 San Francisco, seem to feel that disci- generation; I don't even know anyone majority, he says, believes this war to Richardson, Texas pline has any part in the learning who does... be immoral. When he reaches maturity process ... I don't think it is unreasonable to he will discover that all war is im- defense How strange that so-called educated ask for a little less barbarity from the Graduate school moral, but that it is still preferable to August Sally- people should champion "free speech" run of students, or even a little less In two articles in the slavery. that graduate for an individual whose idea of free nonsense from the Phi Beta Kappas port it was suggested He deplores violence on the campus re- speech is to shout down, or otherwise among them. programs at Rice have diverted but his definition of violence includes pro- deny the same right to anyone who Harold S. Taylor '22 sources from the undergraduate only the efforts of authorities to pre- might disagree with him. This partic- New York City, N. Y. gram. vent injury to others and the destruc- ... From here, the grass looks pretty ular individual had ample opportunity Congratulations on the pleasing new tion of facilities paid for out of public green on the undergraduate campus. I to mouth his invective against society, format of Sallyport. Some of Dr. funds ... particularly envy their seven colleges, and there was no need to dignify his Hackerman's commentary was indeed And finally he concludes that the since graduate students have no resi- performance with an invitation to any encouraging, as was the lucid exposi- long-range good of the community and dential space, no commons, and no college campus. tion of Dean Topazio. While respect- the dignity of the individual are best social center at Rice. There can be no doubt that the final ing Dr. Dowden's viewpoint, I would served by something other than law There are several small develop- decisions in matters pertaining to cam- like to suggest that many of today's and order. If this young man had ments tending to improve the graduate pus events must remain in the hands students are like the spoiled child really understood his study of history situation, but all would fall far short of an administration, and ultimately, whose misconduct reflects deep-seated of the effect of the graduate college or the trustees. need for discipline and the security commons proposed, but not funded, In my mind, the incident of nude which it gives. Letters policy by the recent $33 million campaign. pictures in the annual, followed by the Consultation with the students on If all colleges followed the lead of Hoffman incident, raised serious matters pertaining to them is certainly The Association welcomes Baker by instituting Graduate Asso- doubts as to the qualifications and Placing a student an exemplary. in comments on Sallyport articles, ciates, if the Graduate Student Asso- abilities of these student leaders. They administrative,role, however, does him alumni activities or issues of the ciation lounge were opened beneath are apparently determined to satisfy and the institution both a disservice, day in the form of letters to the the Chem Lecture Hall, and if the their own selfish motives, regardless of for the average lacks undergraduate editor. RMC became a real student union who may be hurt or embarrassed by essential maturity, as so clearly dem- Contributions will be printed run by and for students, then the score their actions. onstrated by the recent commencement under "Reverberations" as space would still be 7 to 0. When one speaks of "rights" in such speaker. '69 permits. Signed material will be Edgar Durbin, Jr. matters, whose "rights" are most im- N. J. Bellegie, M.D. '41 Department preferred. Former students are Physics portant? Abbie Hoffman's? The Stu- Waco, Texas dent Senate's? The community's? The requested to include their class The university in society students who were paying a high price As members of the graduating class year. ... as a matter of intellectual hon- for the education and wanted to make of 1970, we hope you make clear that esty and I would like to think we the most of their opportunity without Jeff Cox was not "chosen by his class- could consider the university as in- mates," as stated in the August issue such interference? Worried and con- he would know that the only alterna- volved with intellectual honesty why of the Sallyport, "to deliver a com- cerned parents? Whose rights?... tive to law and order is anarchy. try to fool ourselves that any one of mencement address." He was chosen Much emphasis is placed on the All of us, I think, share in a common us, or the university itself, does not by only a small group to explain why careful screening of applicants to Rice. desire for instant perfection — in gov- exist as a socio-political factor in a some of the students were wearing Why is not the tool of expulsion used ernment, in our relations with one socio-political environment? white armbands. on those who fail to measure up? Why, another, and in our educational proc- ... The university, right now, has a Everyone in the graduating class we in short, is discipline not enforced... esses. Such a state may never come to very real, active social power; it is, spoke with was surprised that Jeff was It is my fervent hope that the col- be, and it surely will not be brought for one thing, the place where almost allowed to speak. We disagreed with lege community may return to its about by anarchy. every reasonably intelligent person in the "explanation" he gave, especially senses and purge itself of its irrespon- As a suggestion, our Lest chance of this country spends four years of his after it ceased to be an explanation. sible element before that element de- success — and perhaps our last chance, life. We feel it is unfortunate that you im- stroys it ... requires only that all of us, including The question is, do we want this plied that he spoke for the members L. R. Klein, Jr. '47 our students, dedicate our thoughts power to be mindless and accidental? of his class. He did not speak for us. Fort Worth, Texas and actions once more to the seem- Remarks like Mr. Hackerman's about Henry Berry Garrett '70 ingly forgotten precept, "Do unto the university being merely educa- "New" Sallyport Magna Cum Laude others as you would have them do unto tional, in a scholarly sense, simply In these difficult times one frequent- Edward F. Norbery, Jr. '70 you." cover up what is really going on... ly hears from one's critics, but seldom Summa Cum Laude C. C. Cagle "24 I have little hope for a society that seems to get a pat on the back from Sherman, Texas thinks its education must be conducted those who appreciate changes. David Walraven '70 in an antiseptic, "apolitical" atmo- So here is one. I think the "new" Magna Cum Laude Thought the August Sallyport very sphere in which we are trained, if not Sallyport is a tremendous step forward handsome and informative, particular- to ignore realities, at least to dig a both in concept and in execution. Keep have been ly liked the Jeff Cox piece. I'd like to The following facts trench between understanding and any it up. brought to our attention since the pub- see more student opinion in the significant action... Mike Kelley '54 lication of the August issue. paper... To be "apolitical" as a strategy, im- Texas At a meeting about a week before David Westheimer '37 Houston, graduation the college masters and plies that we provisionally trust that presidents, along with Michael Mc- Los Angeles, Calif. whoever is really running things knows I have just read the August, 1970 of undergraduate affairs; it was excellent, in fact, Enany, dean Reference ... Cox. If this is truly what he's doing; the very existence of issue ... and Rex McClellan, commencement mar- York City Los the only Sallyport that I have troubled dean of stu- representative of the 1970 class, then places like New and shall and Fred Wierum, more than peruse. dents, discussed growing concern over I am saddened by what the class Angeles provides an impressive coun- to '68 ensuring the tranquility of Rice's com- brought to Rice and what it received terexample. S. E. Sorenson mencement in light of disruptions from Rice. There is little nobility in devising El Paso, Texas other campuses at that occurring on of a science of shuffleboard while the boat time. I do not disagree with the right The students suggested that a mem- Cox to say what he did — the time is sinking. ber of the graduating class might be and place seem to me to involve ques- Gordon Braden '69 permitted to speak at the exercises. tionable judgment. Austin, Texas sallypart was not de- The content of the speech By contrast, how refreshing to read fined but it was suggested that the talk Everyone missed the point... PRESIDENT: William V. Ballew Professor Harwood's recent article in be short and that the person chosen be After reading through the various EDITOR: Karyn L. Callaway one of the outgoing student officers. the Wall Street Journal ("Confessions letters and statements ... concerning PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Jeff Cox, student association vice of a Conservative Sociologist"). affairs, was se- the Abbie Hoffman incident, I am con- William V. Ballew president for external Let's hope President Hackerman's Bill Collins lected by a group of the college presi- vinced that students, faculty and the presence will influence campus views David Farnsworth dents. The recommendation was made alumni president combined in com- Dr. Norman Hackerman privileges, re- to, and accepted by, Acting President with respect to rights, pletely missing the point of the entire John F. Heard Vandiver. I Dr. Paul Pfeiffer Frank [Ed. sponsibilities and good taste. unfortunate incident. P. J. Keating, Jr.'31 Kerry Vandell The commencement address by Jeff The point is that discipline is a Geoff Winningham Houston, Texas Association of Rice necessary and essential part of the Published by the Cox is indeed a sad commentary on Alumni in February, April. June, August, the state of higher education in our Cox and his friends wrote a good educational process... October and December. Subscription rate. universities today. Here is a young address. It is short. As any bottom- To term the Hoffman incident a vio- $3 per year. 50c per issue. Mailed free to free speech is all members of the Association, members man, who by his own account has had half-of-the-class parent can plainly see, lation of the right of of the senior class, faculty and staff of every opportunity to learn so much, a short commencement address is a to fail to understand what "rights" Rice University. Editorial offices, second but whose words demonstrate that he good address. Who in the world tried actually are. "Rights" or "Freedoms" floor, Rice Memorial Center. Address all correspondence to: Alumni Publications has really learned so little. to silence Cox? in this country are much more prop- Office, Rice University, P. 0. Box 1892. He cries out that "You cannot si- Even so — still, and all — it might erly termed "privileges," and, as such, Houston, Texas 77001. lence a generation" while with a casual be interesting to know what this si- imply and involve the utmost respon- Member, American Alumni Council wave of the hand he would silence the lenced silencer had to say. Next year sibility in the exercising thereof. OCTOBER, 1970 SALLYPORT THREE

Rice admission procedures explained for alumni

It is about this time each year that Mary Sheldon, sociology; Robert Ste- the weight to be given to each, in ar- it was about two-and-a-half to one in the "college admissions syndrome," vens, chemistry; C. H. Ward, environ- riving at an overall score on each port- favor of the male element. characterized by vague anxiety and mental science and biology and Joseph folio examined. The "early decision" processing of frequent migraines, is most common Wilson, German. When all applications have been applications begins in October and is in the parents of high school seniors. James B. Giles, economics (director evaluated, they are arrayed in the concluded in December. The "regular The questions most frequently asked of admissions), is chairman of the order in which the committee would decision" processing begins in Febru- in are: (a) How does my child get into committee and there are two consul- choose to accept them in the absence ary and is generally concluded Rice? (b) Who makes the decisions? tants: Bonnie Hellums, assistant to the of any further considerations. March. some and (c) Does my having graduated dean of students and Andrew Hagan, To this array are applied various In order to fill the 600 spaces, from Rice help? senior in sociology. quotas which are established by the 800 applicants are sent letters of ac- It is this committee which screens Board of Trustees and the president. ceptance. Experience indicates that The answers are: (a) Apply and some 2,000 to 2,500 applications an- These quotas define the size of each about 25% of those accepted will de- wait, (b) An admissions committee, nually for the undergraduate school. major subdivision of the University — cline. and (c) Not much. From these they fill approximately academic, architecture, engineering If more decide to attend than ex- The Rice Committee on Admissions, 600 spaces in the freshman class and, and science. This year, the distribu- pected, there is a larger-than-normal one of 25 standing University com- thereafter, establish a waiting list. tion was approximately 37%, 7%, freshman class. If more decline than mittees, is composed of 15 faculty Standards for admission include 28% and 28%, respectively. expected, their places are filled from members appointed for three-year consideration of: secondary school Applications for approximately 65 the waiting list. terms by the president of the Univer- grades, extracurricular activities, eval- athletic scholarships are pre-screened In preparing the waiting list from sity, upon the advice of the Faculty uations from high school counselors by the Athletic Department. those applicants not initially accepted, Council. and teachers, Scholastic Aptitude and The scholastic qualifications of these consideration may be given to whether Current members are: William Ak- Achievement Tests, personal inter- 65 are then re-evaluated by the direc- an applicant has relatives who are ers, chemical and environmental en- views and other factors. tor of admissions, and those accepted alumni of Rice. This is not considered gineering; Stewart Baker, English; A portfolio on each applicant is re- are considered part of the quota in in the first round of acceptance. Katherine Brown, art history; John viewed individually by four of the fif- whichever area of study they wish to These procedures do not apply to Cheatham, Jr., mechanical engineer- teen committee members. If there is enter. graduate admissions. Advanced-degree ing; Paul Donoho, physics; Nat Krahl, significant disagreement among them Another quota factor is geographic candidates are admitted through the structural engineering; John Merwin, about a particular applicant's qualifi- in nature; currently about 60% of the department in which study will be civil engineering (associate director of cations, then more members may be entering class is chosen from among undertaken. admissions); David Minter, English; consulted. applicants residing in Texas. The only centralized control over James Morehead, architecture (regis- Each member of the committee con- The male-female ratio fluctuates graduate admissions lies in the total trar); Madeleine Raaphorst, French; siders all of the admissions criteria, from year to year according to the cur- and relative sizes of the graduate de- Mervyn Rudee, materials science; and exercises his judgment regarding rent housing situation. This past year partments. New curriculum allows more freedom

A new philosophy in curriculum was grams which appeared more confining degree. (Some students still have to adopted by the Rice faculty last spring than the one then in operation. take Math 100.) in which students are allowed a greater Requirements for a degree under the Skills degree of freedom in shaping their own new curriculum may be divided into Every entering freshman must pass programs. four areas: (1) distribution, (2) ma- an examination demonstrating his fa- The revisions, which went into effect jor, (3) skills and (4) free options. cility in English comprehension and in September, were the work of the (Note: Rice still requires 40 courses composition. Failing this, he is re- University's Curriculum Committee for graduation and 14 of these must quired to complete English 100 or to Hank Hudspeth '40 Harry Reasoner '60 (eight professors and two students). be above the 300 level.) arrange for special instruction. This—committee, over a two-year Distribution Every freshman must take two se- Nominations distribution requirements mesters (non-credit) in Basic Health period, studied numerous proposals Broad (Continued from page 1) have replaced specific course require- and Physical Education. which ranged from advocating com- years prior to the year he would have ments in the interest of "liberal edu- Free Options plete freedom for the student to choose graduated). cation." The student may use the remaining all of his courses, to suggesting pro- Success in a chosen career or civic Instead of English 100, Math 100 or courses in his degree plan to intensify 7 achievements are important but these two years of foreign language, a stu- his concentration in a single discipline should be secondary to a profound in- dent must now select courses from at or to explore other areas and thus en- terest in higher education and a par- least five of the following six cate- hance his distribution. C. F. Moser resigns ticular interest in Rice University. gories, listed in pairs, so that at least Implementation that at least one to accept position four courses are chosen from each pair: One of the major outgrowths of the The Bylaws require outside the (1) literature and language (2) fine new program has been toward a more Alumni-Governor reside as Development head other three should arts, music, philosophy and religion active involvement of faculty with stu- State of Texas; the dents in curriculum counseling. be Texas residents, preferably two Charles F. Moser '39, executive di- (3) economics, history and political The committee recommended, and from Harris County. rector of the Association, resigned science (4) anthropology, psychology the University is considering, the ap- Since Maurice Ewing '26 is from effective October 15th to become and social science pointment of a Director of Counseling New York and Carl Illig '30 is from Director of Development for the Uni- (5) biological science, physical sci- to supervise the more intensified advis- Houston, the next Alumni-Governor versity. ence and engineering (6) mathematics ing operation. should be a Texas resident. Sam Emison '25, who accepted the and logic "Rice has set for itself a new goal," All nominees shall be certified to Development assignment in August of The committee reasoned that it is said Dr. K. Kolenda, committee mem- the Secretary of Rice University no 1969, stepped down because of ill becoming increasingly difficult to ex- ber, to be "a place where students are later than January 15, 1971. The bal- health. Emison will remain in his posi- tract from the existing body of knowl- not stamped with identical labels of loting will be supervised by the Sec- tion as Alumni-Governor. edge, one single core which could be dubious significance,'SE' or `Academ,' retary and the rules and regulations In announcing his decision to leave, recommended or required of each 3 but where people with a great variety shall provide a procedure for includ- Moser said: student. of and ing additional nominees beyond those "I feel I may be more useful to our This does not mean, they said, that educational professional goals studies and in- certified to him, and for "write-in" Alma Mater in fund raising and public just any collection of courses makes pursue their individual votes. A procedure for nomination by relations work. Even though I served educational sense, but there may he teract with one another in a commu- petition is available. only nine and a half months as Execu- different ways of combining courses of nity of scholars." tive Director, I hope that I have been study, each of which deserves to be of some benefit to the Association in judged academically respectable. Nominating Committees Association of Rice Alumni promoting better understanding and Major P.0. Box 1892 support for our University. In addition to the departmental ma- Houston, Texas 77001 "I hope that all alumni will feel free jor, a student may now specify his Having checked the preliminary qualifications, I suggest that the Nominating to call upon me at any time that I can own area of major interest from a com- Committee(s) consider the following candidate(s): be of help in this program," he said. bination of departmental studies. The Executive Board accepted Mos- This "area" or "university" major For Executive Board: er's resignation with regrets, and is must have the cooperation of profes- Name Class now interviewing candidates for the sors from each of the departments in- vacant directorship. volved, in setting up a program of Address that will satisfy the Members of the search committee concentration For Alumni-Governor: and are: Hank Hudspeth '40 (chairman), Committee on Examinations Name Class Bill Collins '52, Frank Glass '39, John Standings. Heard '40, Margaret Heinzerling '34, The department or departments su- Address Gus Schill '55 and Talbott Wilson '34. pervising the major must specify at "We hope to fill the position by the least six courses for humanities and first of December," said President Bill at least eight courses for sciences, but Your Signature Class Ballew. no more than twenty courses for any FOUR SALLYPORT OCTOBER, 1970

I can't tell you what a great experi- If more people would avail them- ence Homecoming was this year. The selves of opportunities such as these, whole program was such an improve- we would certainly have more under- ment over past procedures, enabling standing and less criticism of the pro- us to know so much more about what gressing Rice. The students themselves is actually taking place on the campus were the public relations agents. at Rice. We loved our "old" Rice. But noth- Dr. Hackerman's address, the sem- ing of value stands still, and Rice inars and the tours of the campus continues on — changing with the familiarized us with aspects of the ed- times — developing — deepening its ucational opportunities and processes understanding of the world around us. Homecoming existing at Rice today. I hope that in the future more alumni will take advantage of opportunities to Letters But undoubtedly, the most reward- know more thoroughly the Rice of ing experience of the whole day was today. I think they will be extremely our opportunity to visit personally proud... with the students on the campus. Our Judy Taylor Dill '40 visit at Lovett Hall for sherry and Houston, Texas lunch was the highlight of the day. For the first time, we had the chance to meet and exchange thoughts with This is just a brief note to congratu- these students who are now at Rice. I late you on the outstanding success was extremely impressed with those of the entire Homecoming Event last young men. Saturday. In all my sixteen years at

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(Continued from page 1) Dr. David Minter, associate profes- Q. "How do you evaluate the long- of what courses should be offered and What about the nature of academic sor of English, noted that "...the term effect of curriculum changes?" how they should be taught. But it competition among students and its ef- changes in curriculum at Rice in the A. "The position of the University would be disastrous for us to jump fect on the students? last six or seven years have been to- has to be that the process of evaluation from that fact to the conclusion that Should the number of faculty posi- ward accommodating to individual tal- is a continuing one," said Minter. students should have no say." tions for next year go up, down or re- ent and away from a more structured "Many changes represent not an effort Q. "We had this same idea of stu- main the same? and uniform curriculum." to arrive at a permanent curriculum, dent brilliance given to us in an alum- "And I made the first rough go at necessarily, but to experiment with ni meeting in Dallas and I don't think David Gipson '71, history major the 1971-72 budget. the curriculum. we should talk about it, it will create and student member of the Curriculum "On top of these there were constant "At least now, when students are some conflicts we don't need." Committee, gave a short history of conversations between faculty and fac- dissatisfied with curriculum, you find A. "Let's talk about it," said Ford curriculum reform and explained some ulty, faculty and student and among out about it. I believe that, in the past, Hall, economics senior. "I'd like to ask of the reasoning behind the recent administrator, faculty and student. a great deal of dissatisfaction simply Dr. Tsanoff how he feels the students changes. "It was," he assured the alumni, "a never surfaced." of the past compare with today." He discussed two programs normal and nice week on the Rice which As tools of evaluation, Minter cited: "Better all the time," said Tsanoff. were passed in 1967 on a three-year campus." performance in graduate school, fac- Then Minter said, "This is not a trial basis. President Bill Ballew presented ulty evaluations of students and the matter of native brilliance, but the First, a student may elect a pass- scrolls of appreciation to Cape G. De- questionnaires which Rice's Committee quality of preparation students receive fail option (to Witt '39, former Association president earn a P or an F on his on Undergraduate Experience (CUE) in secondary schools. record instead of a number grade) in and to John B. Evans '49, former ex- have circulated to graduating seniors "I don't think that any of my fresh- four semester courses during his four ecutive secretary. Chancellor Carey and alumni. men are more brilliant than I was. years (no more than one per semester). Croneis accepted the award for Dr. Q. "Is there an opportunity in the ( Laughter.) But I have a large number Frank Vandiver, former acting presi- "This," said Gipson,"encourages the curriculum for the student to consider who know a lot more, are far better dent and recently appointed provost, student to take courses outside his his relationship with God?" prepared, far more advanced in their who was ill. areas of ability without endangering A. Minter — "We recently added a education than I was." Gold Medal Award recipient, Dr. his scholastic record or having to un- department of Religious Studies and Q. "Are most professors here lib- Radoslav A. Tsanoff, received a stand- dergo the pressure of competition from we have a very well-funded Chapel Se- eral? My daughter told me that I ing ovation from alumni who were the subjects' majors." ries of noted speakers on theology." wouldn't find many people here I'd there to honor him. Second, is the introduction of "col- Q. "Are students of 19 and 20 today agree with." Alumni then broke into three "even- lege courses" on subjects not covered really smarter than their parents and A. Minter — "I don't find many I ly divided groups" and proceeded to in the University curriculum. These professors that they are in a better po- agree with either." the seminar rooms. may be taken by undergraduates as sition to say what their courses should Davidson — "I really doubt that Curriculum prime concern free electives. be?" there is that much consensus on politi- The panel then accepted in Humanities seminar questions A. Chandler Davidson, assistant cal views at a place like Rice." from the audience. professor of sociology, said, "Some of Minter — "I think that the balance The seminar on Humanities and So- Q. "Did you say that some students them are pretty darn smart. Makes me may be toward what you would call cial Sciences concentrated most of its don't have to take Math 100? I ask be- feel a little uncomfortable sometimes. liberal, but I think there are more hard- discussion time on the recent changes cause I had to take it and I think "All things being equal, I feel that rock conservatives on the faculty at in Rice curriculum (see page 3). everyone should. (Laughter). professors generally have a better idea Rice than there are wild-eyed revolu- OCTOBER, 1970 SALLYPORT FIVE

Rice, I have never seen a Homecom- We were really entertained by ing in which the entire University was "Little Murders" and very impressed so involved as this one. This is a step with Dr. Hackerman. His speech was in the right direction towards involv- very sincere and he actually stopped ing our alumni more in the affairs of and engaged in "small talk" with us the University in a beneficial sense. that evening. Dr. Franz R. Brotzen I feel that engaging the colleges in Professor of Materials Science these activities was a stroke of genius. Dan and Bruce and Ann are outstand- ing. These are the only presidents that ... my husband and I enjoyed I have met, but if they are a sample Homecoming. It is the first time that of the college system, it has a lot to we have gone to such an event. We offer. were exhausted by 10:00 p.m. and had Especially convey our thanks also not been able to attend all the events to Mr. Sandy Havens, who I under- that you had scheduled... stand was responsible for the play... I heard many compliments through I would have liked to renew ac- the day and you can rest assured that Continued... quaintances with some of my favorite all your planning was appreciated. profs, but could not find them all; John C. Jackson, Jr. '47 however, I enjoyed conversations with Carolyn Jackson '49 students with whom we are acquainted (our daughter is a sophomore) and This ... is to let you know what a "old" classmates. tremendous job you did in preparing

Registration, far left, was the first stop for There followed three seminar "talk ses- 687 alumni on Homecoming Day. An esti- sions" during which alumni were able to mated 300 others did not register. Next, question student and professor panelists Dr. Hackerman, speaking in Hamman Hall, on the College System, recent changes in upper left, told alumni that he opposed the Rice curriculum and on overall attitudes closing of universities for political cam- and behavior of students today, left. Lunch paigns. He condoned the individual's part was preceded by sherry parties in the col- in politics, "but if universities get in the leges for reunion classes and in the Faculty position of taking sides, as institutions, Club for non-reunion classes, above and then whatever forces they are subjected to, right. There the alumni-student-professor whatever blows they take, they deserve." dialogue continued.

tionaries. My own personal opinion, all of us engage in inconsistent activ- for better or worse." ities." (Applause.) Q. "Does Rice have student mem- bers of SDS, the Weathermen and sim- Scientists and engineers ilar organizations?" study change, nuclear future A. "You're concerned, I take it, The Sciences and Engineering sem- specifically with leftist organizations, inar began with a question from pan- not so much with the rightists? elist Dr. Steven Baker, associate pro- Q. "Well, ah ..." (Laughter.) fessor of physics, "How radically can A. Gipson — "We used to have an we and must we change?' SDS chapter but the past presidents "How can the university be flexible have graduated and I don't think there enough to respond with rapidity to is one now. changes in modern technological so- "You can count on your fingers any ciety when universities are rather pon- formal members of any particular derous places where things take a long groups, there's an incredible prolifer- time to change?" ation of them. For every issue there's "When I finished Rice in 1958," said an organization, from right to left. Dr. Sid Burrus, professor of electrical We've got initials coming out of our engineering, "it was a very different ears here. program and a very different school "You see a notice of a meeting and from the one I came back to in 1965 you ever the group may dissolve before to teach. get to the meeting. Political activity "As technology began to change organiza- is more issue-oriented than faster and faster, it became obvious tion-oriented." that teaching a particular device was instruction Q. "Does Rice offer any very short-sighted. drugs?" in the dangers of taking "As a result, the curriculum now is have had A. Hall — "The colleges based more on what we consider to be covered speakers on the subject. It is fundamentals (design, analysis, simu- in psychology courses, too." lation) of math and science, leaving a Minter — "There is no organized sizeable chunk of courses as electives course or program of instruction in the to be taken in the social sciences, hu- dangers of drug abuse on the campus manities and the arts. now. A lot of the Masters are well- "This change came late, because uni- informed and talk informally with versities move rather slowly, but we students." are more in keeping with the times Q. "I find it a real contradiction that now than we probably ever have been, students are smart enough to avoid at least since I've been with Rice." Math 100, but stupid enough to fool Then Dr. Burrus tossed out several around with drugs." questions for the alumni to think about: A. "Surely that kind of contradic- tion is not new," said Minter. "Almost (Continued from page 6 SIX SALLYPORT OCTOBER, 1970

for the 1970 Homecoming at Rice Rice has at long last begun vital University. Many of the class of '50 efforts to link all parts of the univer- expressed their pleasure in the method sity community together — students, and, in particular, the philosophy faculty, alumni and administration in wherein the Alumni had the oppor- dialogue and mutual friendship... tunity of communicating directly with Bruce Coates '71 the students in their own quarters. Baker College President Our sherry party and luncheon at Will Rice College was tremendously ... I would just like to add my com- successful and exceeded all of my pre- pliments and, above all, my thanks for dictions and expectations. Dr. and one of the finest events in uniting Mrs. Castafieda were excellent hosts Rice that I have experienced... and we feel that as a group we gained Karl Bayer '71 a great advantage by having gone to Baker College Homecoming this year... Van Ballard '50 Houston, Texas Homecoming 1970 was a great day for Rice. It had substance and nostal- My congratulations to you on a gia, meaningful discussions and fellow- most successful Homecoming weekend ship, a busy schedule of events and — I really think that the folks of the the pleasant sounds of acquaintances Frontier Five felt they were coming renewed. Through it all shone spirit, home, and Baker was most proud and a spirit that can sustain the high happy to host them... hopes of the Rice community.

(Continued from page 5) curriculum is much more versatile. "What was valuable in the Rice cur- There are a few engineers at Rice who riculum as you remember it, and what are now double majors in economics. A did you consider useless? Did you get lot of them plan to go into business foundations that enabled you to and management and the curriculum is change? helping them to get a much better "Half of Rice's alumni have gradu- dollar-value idea. ated since 1956," he said."We get very "The engineer can be a better part little feed-back from alumni in general of this very complex society if, as and even less from the newer grads. an undergraduate, he is allowed to in- "We have very few people here, for vestigate many facets of that society example, who graduated since I did. through sociology or psychology; any Why aren't we reaching these people? course he feels will be useful to him. Why do we reach you? I think this is going to help much more "Do you think your background in communications between the scien- here prepared you for technological tific community and the rest of society? Do you think from what you society." know of the new curriculum, that we He called attention to a new course, are doing that now?" "Technology in Society," which is Leaving the resolution of these prob- taught by one professor from political lems for another seminar, the panel science and one from engineering. turned to a discussion of nuclear power "This provides a chance for scientists programs with Lawrence J. O'Connor, to see the effects of their work on so- Jr. of the Federal Power Commission. ciety and for the academns to see how "People did not allow for construc- science can help them." tion to take longer to bring nuclear plants into operation than it did to College System panelists bring in thermal plants. discuss structure, problems "All of our eggs are in the nuclear Dr. Mervyn Rudee, master of Weiss basket. They were put there by the College, began the colleges seminar same congressional committees that with a descriptive sketch. are investigating fuel shortages today. "The University is largely a fed- "We've been spending $300 million eration of the colleges," he said. "There a year in nuclear research, as indeed are no longer any class officers and the we should. But in the meantime we've student's primary allegiance, beyond brought the coal industry to its knees the university, is to his college. for a period of four or five years. George R. Brown '20, trustee emeri- "If we'd been spending $50 million tus, rose to speak of the formation of a year in sulfur removal for coal and the College System. oil, we probably wouldn't have the fuel "The majority of students at Rice crisis that is facing us this fall." didn't live on campus; they had no O'Connor then spoke of the prob- connection with Rice, they got out of lem of intrusion into the atmosphere school and went off in their own direc- from large nuclear power plants. "With tions. We hoped that the colleges several units located in one area, no would instill in these students their one knows what the impact will be.' obligation to Rice. He said that the Atomic Energy Brown said he was surprised to hear Commission and others were monitor- that there are no longer class officers ing the effects of the plants. "If they at Rice. "At all the schools that I know don't work out, well, we'll go on to of, class officers are the ones respon- something else." sible for raising the money from He suggested that public pressure alumni." for environmental control legislation Rudee cited Yale University as a should be at the federal level. "The school that has used colleges as a time is too short to work at the state method of developing "a fantastic level level," he said. of alumni support. I see no reason why One alumnus wanted to know why our colleges will not function even bet- Rice had cut out power engineering ter as they evolve." courses. Bruce Coats, president of Baker Col- Burrus said, "A lot of the designa- lege, spoke of the "intangible spirit" tions have changed so it isn't true that within the College System. "It is easier we no longer teach power. to relate to 200 people than 2000, con- "The divisions between electronics sequently you have a feeling of identity. and power have pretty well vanished. "The colleges have become an ex- The division exists now more between tension of the educational process with the materials- and devise-oriented peo- their cultural programs, lectures, sem- ple and the systems-oriented people. inars and college courses. There are "We no longer go into great details seven different student governments, on particular systems. However, the involving a lot more students. physics and so forth behind the ma- "These intangibles make the College chines are still taught and the people System the best part of Rice." who graduate now, I think, will pro- Q. "Why, then, do so many upper- vide a better long-range contribution classmen choose to move off campus? to the power companies than the peo- A. Coats — "I'd like to try to an- ple who graduated when I did." swer that because I lived off campus Another alumnus questioned the for one of my five years. One of the new curriculum changes. main reasons I moved was that it is Stephen Marcus, electrical engineer- less expensive." ing and math senior, said, "The new (Continued on page 8) SEVEN OCTOBER, 1970 SALLYPORT

The Alumni Association deserves our deep gratitude for a program well planned and well implemented ... It will set a fine pace for future Home- comings. Dr. W. E. Gordon Dean of Engineering & Science We enjoyed the entire day, from Dr. Hackerman's address through the foot- ball game. What other way to end a most stimulating Homecoming than that marvelous football game! We have heard so many enthusiastic comments about Homecoming. Con- gratulations! Elva Gordon ... Please accept my heartiest con- Continued... gratulations for sponsoring such a suc- cessful Homecoming program. You re- members the old (alumni) saying, "Use them or lose them". Well, you not only "used 'ern" and didn't "lose

After lunchlunch alumni relaxed under the Big Top where they were sere- naded by various student groups, above and right. Even those who at- tended "Little Murders," a student play, or "Grigsby G," a student-made movie, still had time for a tour of the campus. A bevy of colorful trams, below left, carried alumni to each of seven major points on campus, among them the biomedical laboratory, upper left, and Rice's custom- built computer, left. On joining the College System:history and prospectus Freshmen are assigned to a college tributed a large number of student Two movements toward a variation by Jack Murray by random draw and they usually re- leaders. Will Rice has specialized in in structure have surfaced within the In 1957 the Rice College System main members of the same college for setting up interdisciplinary college past year. realized the existence formulated for the duration of their undergraduate courses on topics of interest outside One is aimed at forming coed col- it 42 years before by the University's regardless of where they live. the regular university curriculum. leges to provide what proponents call Lovett. careers, first president, Dr. Edgar Odell Life in the colleges proceeds on the a "more realistic dnd stimulating com- Each college has a Master, a ten- During the last decade the colleges assumption that all students have com- munity experience." when ured member of the faculty who, with have doubled in number and, mon interests in education and orderly The sharpest argument in favor of in his wife and family, lives in a house Sid W. Richardson College opens living. However, with 200 or more stu- coed housing is that, while Rice has adjacent to the college. His job, briefly, December there will be eight strong dents living in each unit, some tensions built facilities for more male students is to provide counsel and oversee the bases for student life, six for men and are unavoidable. The colleges seek to (most recently, Lovett and Sid Rich- affairs of his college. two for women. resolve these tensions while minimiz- ardson), there are still only two wom- is also a Faculty Associate There ing constraints. en's colleges. Several proposals have The System's early years were 15 to 20 faculty mem- program wherein Each has an active government and been discussed but no action has been largely experimental. As each college resident, most non-resi- bers (a few judicial body which handle matters of taken. tried to define its relationship to other dent), associate themselves with each group concern and make most of the Another series of proposals seeks a elements of the University structure college. Their main function is to ad- decisions affecting residential student more effective integration of non-resi- they ventured, sometimes tenuously, vise freshmen and sophomores who life. The college presidents form the dent college members into the System. into new areas of responsibility. have not yet chosen a major. in recent years they have nucleus of the current Student Asso- Many feel that the colleges have However, The basic physical advantages of become a strong and effective confed- ciation. fallen short of their goal of providing each college include a lounge area, li- of similar but distinct sub- The University has faced jurisdic- an activity center, or "home away from eration brary, study carrels, game and TV representing the univer- tional crises each of the past two home," for the third of their members communities rooms, a music room and sometimes sity experience from the student point Springs and the college presidents, for whom there is no living space on a darkroom. in- reforms of view. acting as a joint body of concerned campus. Among the suggested The colleges are centers for social, dividuals, have been instrumental in is the establishment of an off-campus cultural and educational endeavors Increased student responsibility, reducing tensions. college or cooperative living arrange- outside the traditional university struc- greater latitude, and a diversification The colleges have tried to adhere ment. ture, and they have developed an be of roles and identities are key elements to the principles formulated by Dr. These and other problems will autonomy which permits them to offer of in the evolution of the College System. Lovett, but not everyone is satisfied discussed in detail in a later issue a wide selection of activities and pro- expen- Each unit attempts to develop a con- with the current system. It is Sallyport. grams. sive, though convenient, and, like any tinuing tradition of allegiance and in- Jack Murray '70 is a sociology ma- Wiess College has a reputation for community living experience, it re- volvement among approximately 200 jor and former editor of the Rice good student theatre with their Table quires a certain amount of cooperation resident students and 100 off-campus Thresher. students. Top Players. Baker College has con- and adjustment. EIGHT SALLYPORT OCTOBER, 1970

'em" but you succeeded in involving all the girls friendly and apparently ... I think the lunch and the sem- many new alumni in the various phases pleased to have us as their guests! inars were terrifically stimulating, and of the program. Flora Jean McCaine '45 I feel that the alumni at Rice became I haven't seen that many new faces Houston, Texas closer once more... at Homecoming in a long, long time. Hats off to all the members of the The Homecoming activities at Rice I have been to Homecomings at Executive Board, your committee, etc. were very nice. Even my husband (a other private universities, and this was for a job well done!... Texas ex) enjoyed it... by far the most effective I have ever John Evans '49 Murnez Blades '45 seen. Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Ferdinand K. Levy Professor of Economics ... a warm, friendly, delightful way Just had to write and thank you for Homecoming to be executed! The and your committee for the greatest sherry party — crowded — but delight- Homecoming ever. ful in the interesting home of the We have gone to Rice Homecomings ... I am now even more proud of Wann's. The lunch in the commons for years — sort of a duty call and cer- being an alumnus of Rice, and of find- was very pleasant and seemed to be tainly nothing to look forward to. ing that I still have so many good enjoyed — completely — by all pres- But this year was enjoyable and in- friends in the Houston area. My wife, ent! And, as far as the students being teresting from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. It was who had never been to Texas, is now present — I loved it... well planned and we look forward to convinced that most of my bragging The only question any '45ers ex- next year. statements about Rice are justified... pressed was — would the girls really Bob and Marilyn Hermance '55 Oliver C. Winston '26 want to fool with us — and they found Houston, Texas Ithaca, New York

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("ten4I to frit riatitat Of mni aiia and/cardi:al- trunks. Q,Or4k. °- (Continued from page 6) some of the administrative duties and He explained that many of the are getting a lot of things accom- wealthier students, who have come to plished." Rice since they began charging tuition, From the seminars, alumni scattered are used to a style of living they can't to the seven colleges and the Faculty have in residence halls. Club for sherry, lunch and an oppor- "Another group of students have de- tunity to talk with students and pro- veloped community living experiments fessors. off campus. Still others don't like the They assembled, informally, after college rules." lunch, under a tent in front of Ham- Q. "This seems to be a big problem. man Hall where they found student If we are losing our upperclassmen, entertainment, punch, chairs and direc- what kind of College System are we tions to the afternoon activities: a play, going to have?" movie and tours. A. "Should we lose a certain class The motorized campus tours made of students — the seniors or the jun- seven stops: the bio-medical engineer- iors, for example, then I think the po- ing laboratory, nuclear laboratory, of the colleges could not be tential computer, languages laboratory, Fon- realized," said Trent Wann, master of dren Library, Lovett College and the Jones. Media Center. Professors and students "However, I don't think that the escorted alumni through the buildings dramatically threatening attrition is as and answered their questions. as your question suggests." "There certainly is a trend to move At the Cocktail Party in the Me- off campus," said Rudee, "but I don't morial Center courtyard, the name of think it is substantially more than you Edmond H. Hebert '20 was drawn could normally expect with different from those who registered for the free kinds of people." trip to Majorca. Ann Patton, president of Brown Col- After a buffet dinner alumni moved lege, said, "There is a problem in in- to Rice Stadium to witness Bo Hagan's volving the off-campus people, but we wise Owls in their 28-0 victory over (at Brown) have a pretty high level California. of participation by our off-campus The next major alumni event will members." be a "Spring Thing" organized by the Rudee — "The colleges are doing a Education Committee for sometime in lot for Rice. They have taken over February or March.

rt4 t,..4. • ...1.$1.1 1 NINE OCTOBER, 1970 SALLYPORT Reflections on a university education

eyes by William S. Martin And, as long as they keep their closed, this belief will serve them tol- morning paper At a time when the erably well and make their actions seldom fail to and the evening news predictable. at univer- bring word of fresh disaster But once you get a man to thinking, and sity campuses across the nation to examining the evidence, to honoring most around the world, and when reason over custom and enthusiasm, books magazines and a great many and recognizing, as Alan Watts puts it, (or purport to give us the ultimate that the universe is wiggly, there is certainly no less than the penultimate) just no telling what he may do. And or word on the corruption or sickness that makes folk uncomfortable. imminent death of, the crisis or revolu- The capstone of this process known tion in, or the future prospects for the as liberal education is wisdom, de- university, it is a somewhat frighten- scribed by John Perry Miller of Yale ing assignment for a humble assistant The most important aspect of the still relatively easy. It is important as the capacity "to cope with various professor to be invited to address the university's educational mission is the to keep the bridges in a good state of kinds of knowledge — to define a prob- class of 1974 on the Nature and Pur- development of a particular kind of repair. lem, analyze it, seek out the relevant pose of the University. person. More significant than any Another resource you do not want factual information for its understand- Fortunately, I am up to the task. I specific facts or ideas you may have to overlook is your fellow students. ing and to ... place it in its historical, a PhD and therefore I know what have learned, you will have learned how to Most of you were at or near the top philosophical and ethical perspectives." is good for young people. learn. of your class in high school. For centuries, it was assumed that Your teachers told you you were Research Functions of the university there was a specifiable body of infor- bright and your mothers told you you A second major function of the uni- Traditionally, the functions of the mation and ideas a person needed to were beautiful. You probably are quite versity is research — the creation and university have been regarded as teach- encounter and ponder; that when he bright. You may even be beautiful. advancement of knowledge. ing, research and public service. In had done that, he could be certified an But the chances are excellent that In the current clamor for reform of the good university, these can scarcely educated man, and that these facts you will soon learn that others are the university, this function is coming be separated in practice, for effective and ideas would enable him to meet brighter, more beautiful, more gifted under intensive scrutiny. Much of the teaching demands continual research, the challenges of life. than you. That can stir up some anx- controversy centers around the term and the development of the intellec- Increasingly, as a result of the fan- iety, but do your best to rejoice in "relevance," and the phrase, "publish tual life of the young is a major public tastic explosion in knowledge, educa- their company. Seekers after truth are or perish." service, despite what the public may tors have lost the confidence that they on the same side. You can learn a As for the matter of relevance. I sometimes think of it. Still, it may be know just which facts and ideas are great deal from each other. would not claim that everything called helpful to look at each of these some- essential, because they recognize that, research has a value that is immedi- what independently. within a distressingly short time, the ately obvious to me. Still, I have facts may be outdated and the ideas William S. Martin, assistant profes- learned to be careful about labeling Education may have proved absurd. sor of sociology, delivered this another man's research as irrelevant. The teaching, or educational, func- Now, more important than knowing address to the Class of 1974 during Relevance should not be confused tion of the university has several di- the right answers to a given set of Freshman Matriculation Week in current usefulness. History is re- mensions. One of these is the trans- questions, is the ability to ask the August. with men and women mission of the cultural heritage. right questions and to know how to plete with stories of current use- The university differs from other find the right, or the best of several who refused to honor by which institutions involved in transmitting possible, answers. In addition to helping you learn fulness as the only standard critics the culture in that it is not trying to Do not misunderstand me. I am not how to learn, the university should to measure their work. Their often enough implant within your psyche any one suggesting that effective learning does help you develop a lively imagination, have proved short-sighted particular philosophy of life or a not involve grappling with facts, with capable of original and innovative to make one cautious. perish" is matched set of value commitments. content, nor that all one must do to thought, accustomed to considering al- The phrase "publish or abuse as the The university recognizes and hon- become an effective learner is to con- ternatives, able to engage mind, will subject to almost as much ors the fact that the cultural heritage gregate with others who know nothing and emotions in the search for solu- practice it signifies. profes- is not a unitary thing. The world is about the subject, and pool their ig- tions to the diverse problems of a com- Basically, it means that if a books not a melting pot where all the ele- norance in a string of bull sessions. plex and ever-changing world. sor does not have articles and advance in his ments combine in a grey-brown ooze, The university is not the only place A third characteristic of the edu- published, he does not but a salad bowl in which the olives where one can learn how to learn, but cated person is, as Neil Postman and profession. ranks and onions and anchovies retain their it is especially designed for this pur- Charles Weingartner put it, that he There are three professional professor, distinctive flavors. pose. Its libraries and labs offer physi- has as basic equipment in his survival in the university: assistant In the university, you will be ex- cal resources. It provides a curriculum kit, a built-in, shockproof, crap detec- associate professor and professor. posed to the range and the conflict of that offers the opportunity to sample tor. Ordinarily, the two higher ranks values and visions and the models of a variety of disciplines and cognitive This means he recognizes that the carry with them a status known as reality that constitute the cultural styles, to see what kinds of things in- beliefs and practices and institutions "tenure." This means that the univer- heritage. Your teachers and colleagues terest you, and to gain at least some of his culture did not come down from sity has decided that a professor is in learning may push individually for inkling of how these are related to heaven on the back of a dove and, of sufficient eminence in his field and acceptance of a particular perspective, things that may interest others. though they may be wise and just they of sufficient value to his university but both they and you will be expected There is also a community of adults may also be arbitrary, unjust, mislead- that it bestows on him the assurance to examine each claim critically and who, for the most part, have a strong ing, or merely foolish. that he has a position there for the rest reflectively before accepting or reject- interest in the education of young men To assist young people in the con- of his life, unless he is guilty of really ing it. and women. struction of such crap detectors may gross neglect of his duties, or of acts As a second dimension in its educa- There are good and bad teachers, to indeed fairly be called subversive, be- of outright moral turpitude. tional mission, the university provides be sure. There are some who regard cause it makes them so undependable. This institution of tenure, though a protected and congenial atmosphere students as the major obstacle to ad- One can no longer count on them to capable of improvement in some of its in which you may try out a variety of vancement in their careers. subscribe blindly to a fixed set of details, is a cornerstone of academic roles and life styles without undue But the situation here is superior to beliefs. freedom, for it means that a professor fear of failure and with plenty of time that in many, perhaps most, good uni- The ideologists among us, though cannot be dismissed simply because to change your plans in case you versities. I think you will be pleasantly they may cause a great deal of trouble, someone diagrees with him or because change your mind. surprised to discover that not only are at least dependable. They can he holds unorthodox political or social Though you may have been reared are most of the professors at Rice refer all the evils of the world to the views. in the city by wealthy parents, you can quite competent scholars in their re- activity of the Communists or the In- Ordinarily, the decision to grant or have a shot at being a cowboy or a spective disciplines, they are also usu- ternational Zionist Conspiracy or withhold tenure is made by senior worker, without the galling necessity ally willing to find opportunity to Satan or the Freemasons or the Mili- members of the faculty during an as- of riding a horse or taking a job. talk with you about a whole range of tary-Industrial Complex or the Run- sistant professor's fifth year with the Though your high school yearbook things. ning Dog Lackeys of Capitalist university. may have listed your major interests The university is one place where Imperialism or White Racists or In the process of making this deci- as fashions and personal hygiene, you conversation between generations is Chauvanist Male Supremacists. sion, a man's ability as a teacher and may join the cult of filth as an expres- his service to the university are taken sion of your contempt for oppressive into consideration, but these are hard bourgeois decadence. to measure. Though you may aspire this morn- Thus, primary weight is given to the ing to be scientists and engineers, ex- number, type and quality of publica- posure to other fields (or, perhaps tions he has produced in the past five more likely, to Math and Chemistry years. 100) may lead you to examine other If he has enough and they are career possibilities. judged good enough by experts in his Do not be ashamed of vacillation or field, he is granted tenure. If he does uncertainty. They have their role to not, he is given a year in which to find play in the development of a healthy another job. That is known as a ter- person. (Continued on page 12) SALLYPORT TEN OCTOBER, 1970 ALUMNI NOTES AND NEWS

A J. C. Williams was appointed erations planning for Eli Lilly and literary criticism and American litera- Arthur H. Rogers, II of Houston 4 general manager of 3 the Refining Company in Indianapolis, Ind. ture at the University of Cincinnati, received his JD from the Harvard Law Department of Texaco's Houston of- Rafael Enrique Ubico has received a Ohio. School in Cambridge, Mass. fice. masters in public administration from Albert Lowey-Ball has joined the 0 David Donald Claypool has re- 30 William Goode, professor the American University of so- in Washing- economics faculty at Drew University ceived a master of science in ciology at Columbia ton, D. C. University in Madison, N. J. engineering administration from Case in New York, has been elected presi- " Dr. Robert J. Toft of Beloit, Dr. Franklin E. Schroeck is now Western Reserve University in Cleve- dent of the American Sociological As- 5/ Wisconsin is now association pro- assistant professor of math and physics land, Ohio. sociation. gram director in the Undergraduate at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Dr. Richard Niebuhr is now an as- Robert E. Knox, Jr., a CPA in Education Division of the National Raton, Fla. sistant professor of history at South- Tyler, Texas, has 42 been elected to Science Foundation in Washington, Thomas A. Sears of Bellaire, Texas ern State College in Magnolia, Ark. the governing council of the American D. C. received a PhD in Arts and Sciences Carl H. Novotny of Houston re- Institute of CPA's. r) Dr. Robert J. Bell, associate pro- from Harvard University, Cambridge, ceived his master of business adminis- David L. Rooke, general mana- 58 fessor of physics at the Univer- Mass. tration from the Harvard School of ger of Dow Chemical in 44 Freeport, sity of Missouri in Rolla, Mo., has I", Gordon C. Pollard has received Business in Cambridge, Mass. Texas has been elected president of been appointed chairman of the phys- a PhD from Columbia Univer- Dr. Jere L. Williams of Houston is the Texas Chemical Council. ics department. sity and is now assistant professor of assistant professor of English at South- ,Ben C. Hayton is now general H. Michael Bennett has just corn- anthropology at State University of ern State College in Magnolia, Ark. 4a manager in charge of the petro- A u pleted a 13-month assigrunent•in New York in Plattsburgh. Joe R. Milton of Boston, Mass. chemical department of Texaco, Inc. 6 the USSR as general 6" John 0. Baker, an engineering, 69 received a master of architecture in New York City. services officer with the US Information Agency and scientific assistant at Griffis AFB degree from the Harvard School of De- Dr. William F. Love has been named has assumed duties as assistant infor- in Rome, N. Y., has been promoted to sign in Cambridge, Mass. associate dean of the Colorado Uni- mation officer in Calcutta, the rank of sergeant. Leroy G. Wade of Robertsdale, Ala. versity Graduate School India. in Boulder, Christopher Curran has joined the took his PhD in Arts and Sciences where he is on the physics 6, Dr. Sandra Boatman is currently and astro- faculty of Emory University in Au- from Harvard University in Cam- physics faculty. 1 assistant professor of chemistry gusta, Ga. as assistant professor of bridge, Mass. A Walter H. Brader, at Hollins College in Virginia. Jr. is now economics. it Dr. Clive Kileff of Salisbury, i/ manager of commercial 5 develop- A Dr. Michael Atkinson received a Lt. Langston K. Rogde of Ft. Hood, 7 U Rhodesia is now assistant profes- ment for Jefferson Chemical Co. in 04 PhD in English from Pennsyl- Texas, and his wife, Linda, have a new sor of sociology at the University of Houston. vania State last spring and is teaching son, John William. Tennessee at Chattanooga. ,1 Dr. John E. Hoopes has been 5el named professor and director of plastic surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md. 3 Professors' Recommended Reading Dr. E. Michael McGowan of )4 Houston is now specializing in Art from engineering and institutional without reading whether the President diseases of the practices and research progress and is really usurping the powers of the skin in Midland, Texas. Recommended by: Dr. James Chill- needs in the natural and social sci- legislative 16 Ron L. Boane has been appointed man, Jr., Trustee Distinguished Profes- and judicial branches of the ences, to underlying 5t) district production geologist for sor of Art History. economic and Government. political Humble Oil's East Texas Production CIVILIZATION, Sir Kenneth Clark, theory. This study, over ten years old, is "Cleaning Division in Tyler, Texas. Harper & Row, 1970 Our Environment: The still timely and shows the conditions Clark Chemical Dr. Melvin Perelman was named is director of the National Basis for Action," Sub- under which the power in the Presi- Gallery committee executive director of facilities and op- in London. The book is a gen- on Environmental Im- dency has evolved, and provides in- eral discussion of art from the fall of provement, Committee on Chemis- sights into what the future holds for the Roman Empire to Modern Art in try and Public Affairs, American this important office. 13 chapters. Chemical Society, 1969 MANCHESTER GUARDIAN The two SRUW conducts Environmental Problems goals of the report were to: This is an excellent sixteen-page (1) set down Recommended by: Dr. W. G, Charack- an objective account of newspaper which not only gives Amer- the current membership drive lis, Assistant Professor of Environmental status of the science and ican and foreign news, but also gives Science and Engineering. technology of environmental improve- Americans an idea of what Europe and SILENT SPRING, Rachael Carson, The Society of Rice University ment and (2) make recommendations Asia are saying about them. Crest Book, 1964 Women will hold its next meeting in that should help to accelerate sound Recommended by: Dr. John S. Amb- the Rice Memorial Center on Decem- The first public outcry against the development and use of that science ler, Associate Professor of Political indiscriminate use of pesticides and and technology. Science. ber 1st at 10 a.m. THE LIMITS OF INTERVEN- their effect on our environment. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SRUW is an organization of women TION, Townsend Hoopes, McKay, SINCE SILENT The following issues are of special who are interested in the University, SPRING, Frank David Company resources Graham, Houghton-Mifflin, 1970 interest: March, April and September its and its programs. An inside account of how the John- Progress, or lack of it, in dealing of 1969; April and September of 1970. Regular daytime meetings are held son policy of escalation in Vietnam four times a year, and a with the problems of pesticides since Subscription suggested. ten-week semi- was reversed. Hoopes was Deputy As- nar is offered annually, 1964. beginning in Politics and Economics sistant Secretary of Defense from January. THE ENVIRONMENTAL HAND- Recommended by: Dr. Ferdinand K. 1965 to 1967 and Undersecretary of Two BOOK, Garrett DeBell, Ballantine types of membership are avail- Levy, Professor of Economics. the Air Force from 1967 to 1969. able. Active Books, 1970 members are women who THE SHAPE OF AUTOMATION, POLITICAL ORDER IN CHANG- have attended This handbook brings together Rice, and associate stu- Herbert A. Simon, Harper and ING SOCIETIES, Samuel Hunt- members dents, scientists, writers and others are any other women who to Row ington, Yale University Press have an interest focus on some of the major problems. in Rice. The present chairman of the Presi- An analysis of political moderniza- Seminars, lectures and meeting pro- It doesn't stop there. It suggests action dent's Science Advisory Council, the tion with primary emphasis on the grams feature speakers who are expert that can be taken right now in any first social scientist to hold such a problems and prospects of the new na- in their fields. SRUW members have community. position, gives a complete description tions. Already a semi-classic on com- the opportunity to meet and hear both RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE, of the effect of computers on organiza- parative politics, it should be valid for regular and "Managing Water Quality: Econom- visiting professors, schol- tional structure and decision-making many years to come. ars, and professional men. Programs ics, Technology, Institutions," A. both in government and industry. are flexible to take advantage of the V. Kneese and B. T. Bower, Johns He also includes as Chapter 1, an Hopkins Physical Education availability of visiting lecturers. Press, 1968 excellent elementary discussion of the SRUW was formed in 1968 by a Organized and analysed facts of the Recommended by: Dr. Frank Beard- economic effects of automation; it en, Chairman, Health and Physical Ed- group of women who recognized a present situation and future outlook, might be well to leave this chapter ucation common interest in continuing educa- until last. MAN, J. Harrison and William tion, in finding out what goes on at Mon- MONETARY VS FISCAL POLICY, tagna, Appleton-Century-Crofts Rice today and in renewing old ac- Deaths Milton Friedman and Walter W. An excellent introductory physiol- quaintances. Ruth Robinson Pound '16 Heller, W. W.Norton and Co. ogy book. It tells about the human Among its organizers were Mrs. W. Dorothy Wood Chambers '26 This Reuben is an excellent little dialogue body "like it is." Symonds (Marilyn Hooper '54), Mrs. Ray Albaugh '32 Gladys Elizabeth Schill '32 between two leading policy economists MOVEMENT AND MEANING, Frank Zumwalt (Pat Crady '43), Mrs. Paul H. Wolf '32 on the relative efficiency of m6netary Eleanor Metheny, McGraw-Hill Ernest Severin (Shirley Dittert '57), Marjorie Turner Patterson '33 and fiscal policy. It was published just If you are interested in how the George Dr. Juanita Luck Cogin Mrs. Richter (Dorothy Han- '34 prior to the present recession (or was physical is related to the psycholog- non '34) and Mrs. George Dortch James Quinn Connelly '34 Morris Duane it a recession?). ical, this book will interest you. (Carolyn Womack '54). Patterson '36 Wallace F. Lovejoy '50 The dialogue provides incisive argu- ADULT PHYSICAL FITNESS, This year's president is Mrs. Bruce Raymond Joseph O'Keefe '51 ments for both proponents and critics President's Council on Physical Fit- Wallace (Carolyn Hooten '53). Harold E. Mickelson '53 of the economic policy of the Nixon ness, US Government Printing Of- New members Jack Carter Horton '54 are welcome. Inter- Administration. fice ested women may contact the member- Luther T Shearer '54 Dr. Louis F. Israel '55 PRESIDENTIAL POWER, Richard A sensible set of exercises if you are ship secretary, Mrs. F. T. Pfannkuche, Hans E. Brandt '59 E. Neustadt, Wiley, John & Sons so inclined. This department still rec- 2205 Dunstan, 529-8183. Dues are $5 Walter Lowell Bible '70 It seems that you can't pick up a ommends a good sociable game like per year, payable by November 30th. news magazine or good newspaper handball, tennis, squash or badminton. ELEVEN OCTOBER, 1970 SALLYPORT

open letter Sylvester on ticket policy

An open letter from John Sylvester, The Association has this year estab- ath- Jr. '64, chairman of the Committee on lished a standing committee on with the Athletics, in answer to questions con- letics, and charged them the cerning athletic ticket policies: responsibility of working with alumni and the Athletic Department to improve the athletic program. alumni have written to the Several This responsibility includes the sale Alumni Office complaining about the of tickets to all athletic events, and a tickets they received for the Rice- poor subcommittee has been established to game. First let me emphasize Texas fulfill that responsibility. that the Athletic Department, and not It is hoped that the contributions of the alumni association, handles all as- this committee will result in a stronger of ticket sales for all Rice ath- pects athletic program at Rice with greater events. letic alumni involvement and support. The Association's only function has been to help the Athletic Department by sending individual game ticket ap- Basketball schedule plications to alumni on its mailing list. Dec. 1 Abilene Christian Second, let me explain that Rice has Dec. 5 UCLA contractual agreements, which contain Dec. 10 Colorado State ticket-exchange provisions with all ath- Dec. 12 Air Force UJ -114ff WIMOS letic competitors. Dec. 21 Yale AlT1N6 The contract with UT obligates us Dec. 23 Southwest Texas to make all seats in the upper east Jan. 2 Georgia Tech stands, ( with the exception of a small Jan. 4 Cincinnati creates block of season ticket spaces), and one- Jan. 6 William & Mary 'R' Association half of the seats in the lower east Jan. 9 Corpus Christi stands available for sale through the Jan. 11 Tulane Rice Sports Hall of Fame UT Athletic Department. Jan. 13 Texas-Arlington Alumni who normally sit in the Jan. 16 Arkansas A Rice Sports Hall of Fame, honor- legiate sports by athletes who have alumni section in the upper east stands Jan. 19 SMU ing the University's most outstanding been out of school at least 15 years. and who do not hold season tickets Jan. 26 Texas A&M athletes, has been established by the Additions to the Hall of Fame will be must therefore be relocated for this Jan. 30 Baylor "R" Association. made each year by the "R" Associa- one game. Feb. 2 Texas The first fifteen honorees (five from tion's selection committee. The majority of the seats in the Feb. 6 Texas Tech 1912 to 1930, five from 1930 to 1945 The Association plans in the future lower and upper west stands are re- Feb. 9 TCU and five from 1945 to 1960) will be pre- to have a special room at Rice for the served for season ticket holders. There- Feb. 13 Texas A&M sented at the first annual Sports Hall Hall of Fame collection. fore when an individual orders tickets Feb. 16 Baylor of Fame dinner after the TCU game The awards dinner will be held in to the Rice-Texas game only, there is Feb. 20 TCU on November 21, 1970. the Grand Hall of the Rice Memorial a limited selection of seats available to Feb. 23 SMU The awards will recognize individ- Center beginning with cocktails at assign to him. Furthermore, the more Feb. 27 Arkansas ual accomplishments in all intercol- 6:30 p.m. on the 21st. tickets ordered, the more difficult it Mar. 2 Texas Tech Tickets are $10 each and may be is to assign seats near the 50-yard line. Mar. 6 Texas ordered from Association Secretary- Duplications Treasurer Fred Stancliff, Sr. '26, 2225 Now available to members of LaBranch, 222-6221, or from President If you are receiving more than one Gene Schwinger '54, 1705 First City Association of Rice Alumni copy of each Sallyport issue, please National Bank Bldg., 224-2628. and their immediate families notify the Alumni Office so that we All interested Owl supporters are may correct our records. invited to attend. MAJORCA: THE PEARL OF THE MEDITERRANEAN Basketball tickets on sale The 1970-71 basketball season be- Please fill in the accompanying form malorcan carnioal gins December 1st in Autry Court and send your check, made payable to when the Owls meet Abilene Christian the Rice Athletic Association. Cost is Enjoy eight days of Spanish festivity and secluded peace College. $27.50 per season ticket (includes 13 on Majorca. Hidden away from the hustle and bustle of the year's Southwest Conference varsity home games and eight fresh- Mediterranean travel trade, you will delight in the roman- Last tic rhythms of guitars, hear the click of flamenco champs will be defending their title man home games). heels, relax by her sunbathed cobalt seas. phone the ir and with returning top scorers Gary Reist For further information, and Tom Meyer, plus regulars Ted athletic office at 526-1161. THE UNSPOILED DISCOVER Malady and Don Snyder. BEAUTY OF MAJORCA In addition to these veteran team members, Coaches Knodel and Me- Tip-Off Club haffey will be bringing to the varsity The Tip-Off Club, alumni support a flock of last year's fast-flying Owlets group for the basketball team, is ex- including Mark Werhle, Steve Imshoff, pected to reach 200 in membership and Burt Schmidt. this year. $369 To join in the luncheons, cocktail The time for alumni fans to order season tickets is now! Due to the large parties, out-of-town basketball trips a $15 check, complete per person number of advance requests, there are and other activities, send double occupancy plus $19 50 tax and service. tick- payable to the Tip-Off Club, to: 7319 vre Oversees National Airways only a limited number of season Ia Certificated supplemental carrier) ets left. Cannock Road, Houston, Texas 77036.

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DEPARTURE DATE DECEMBER 26, 1970/DEPARTURE POINTS: DALLAS/HOUSTON Name RICE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI OFFICE 6100 Main Street/Houston, Texas 77002 Gentlemen check or money Address Enclosed please find as deposit r:7 as payment in full for Make No order payable to. MAJORCAN CARNIVAL of people $100 minimum deposit per person. Final payment due 30 days before departure. NAME . PHONE Phone STREET__ STATE ZIP No. of tickets DEPARTURE DATE DEPARTURE CITY Return this reservation immediately to insure space. Reservations limited. Rates based on double occupancy Single rates $50 additional. Please send me your Majorcan Carnival brochure. c Copyright 1969 Alis Inc TWELVE SALLYPORT OCTOBER, 1970

To Radoslav A. Tsanoff, our teacher and friend, in gratitude, October 3, 1970, for showing how life should be lived, in devoted pursuit of wisdom and joyful service to others. (Inscribed on Gold Medal)

"Dr. Tsanoff understands that the "In the history of our Association unexamined life is not worth living. He only three academicians have received further understands that the university this Medal — Rice's first president, exists to teach men to realize them- Dr. Lovett, who charted a true course selves, to keep alive their faith that to academic excellence; Dr. Houston, the proper study of man is man, and who continued the way and Dr. Cro- to quicken the sense of obligation in neis, Rice's much-admired first Chan- each individual to know himself— cellor. who he is, where and what he is, his "You, Dr. Tsanoff, are the first pro- value no less than his nature. fessor of Rice to receive this Medal. "Dr. Tsanoff is our gentle gadfly; "We realize, and we are not he prompts us to examine cherished ashamed to admit it, that we also beliefs openly and honestly. But he honor ourselves by honoring you. maintains a spirit of good cheer. The "But we will honor you more by light in which he bathes our foibles emulating your ways. It is my wish carries with it his encouragement and that this occasion may prompt us all his unique sense of humor. to re-examine our own lives in the "He is our proof that the inquiring light of yours in the hope that the mind never grows old, that knowledge quality of our lives and our university will not only nurture our enthusiasm may be enriched beyond anything we for life, but will bring serenity, even have heretofore known." in the most troubled times. It is this serenity of his which is, surely, the (Introduction delivered at Homecoming hallmark of a civilized and gentle man. 1970 by Bill Bellew, president.) Professor Tsanoff On teaching rity, both in what they know and what We make a sharp distinction be- they don't know. I must not abuse my tween faculty and students in our students by handing out an idea that universities, but what we really have is not fully thought out. is younger and older students. You must become acquainted with The relationship of older minds to your own ignorance. It takes a lot of younger is the same as in a family. If time to become ignorant. This is easy to state, but difficult to On dissidence there is an atmosphere of tense disci- carry out. Call it implementation, or Here, there is the opportunity and pline or hatred, you find sullen, sad On being taught just say, "This one thing I do." And the responsibility of the various classes human beings. If the atmosphere is too if I don't do it, the trouble is not with Young minds must learn the tools in society, young and old, to exercise permissive, you produce the spoiled and Rice and not with the establishment. methods required for patient, hard their best judgment in an orderly and brat. work. responsible way. Teachers make mistakes. There is Some students go through the uni- On the university The university is bound to represent no infallibility anywhere. versity and it does them no harm at We want productive minds that can the living and growing character of As long as you expect to teach, you all; they go out just as they came in. stimulate productive work in those the society of which it is a part. No must go into class with an open mind. Minds must interplay, not just carry who come after them. university lives just on the campus. The younger students don't know as on discussions with themselves. Dia- The problem is, "What is produc- Disturbances and disaffection in much as the older ones, but often their logue does not mean "you shut up tive intelligence?" They argue that it universities are nothing new. Rice or minds are more open and more flex- and let me talk." As soon as the "you is research or that it is teaching. It is any university has problems, certain ible. The two must have respect for and me both" concept comes through both, together, inseparable. Teaching situations and conditions that need re- each other. there can be some exchange of ideas. is never so effective as when one per- forming. Students have the right to expect One must develop habits of continu- son is sharing his pursuits and discov- Protest and demand for reform is that professors are marked with integ- ing productive work. eries with his student. essential to the democratic process. The purpose of a university is to President Kennedy used to speak of Reflections supply society with generation after America as "in the making." generation of minds that are trained But on many campuses today we (Continued from page 9) search, and research is vital to the in the critical and tolerant pursuit of have increasing tempers and then vi- minal contract. If he has not pub- university and the processes of edu- knowledge and the transmission of it. olence. There is a certain lack of the courtesy and patient tolerance that lished, he will perish. cation. Ongoing intellectual life. That's The process I have described ac- Not all good researchers are good should exist between respectable what Rice is for, to preserve, not to minds. tually holds true for only a small num- teachers. I am not at all sure we can lose, the built-up capital of intelli- Unintelligent and irresponsible im- ber of colleges and universities in this turn that statement around. Good gence. country — perhaps fifty out of over teachers do not live on notes from patience is bad in economics, politics, two thousand, if my information is graduate school. They are continually religion and education. If the university is to do its job, it correct. at their documents and books, in their by certifying that people are ready to must develop fairmindedness; a gener- Rice is one of these schools. It hap- labs, or, if they are social scientists, perform a multitude of tasks, but its ous understanding of what is, and is pens that these fifty or so are usually perhaps out amongst the people. primary service is education. A num- not, possible. We proceed as fast as regarded as the best in the country. ber of institutions can supply helping we can, and as slowly as we must. This is not simply coincidence. Public Service hands. The university has the task of In saying this, I do not mean to seeing that these hands are guided by assert that "publish or perish" as it The third of the traditional func- helping minds. now operates is an unmixed blessing. tions of the university is public ser- By encouraging the assiduous prac- Because of the understandable, yet vice. tice of crap detection, the university unfortunate, tendency to judge a pub- The university performs a variety of provides the society with the kind of lication list more by its length than services to the public. Much of the feedback and criticism that are needed by its quality, men often produce research that goes on has direct or to warn it when it gets out of kilter documents in which neither they nor indirect implications for action in the and starts to run down. anyone else have any real interest. private and public sector. Society is not always grateful, and They are simply exercises in trans- A great deal of it is financed by the university is not always right nor ferring bones from one graveyard to industry and government, with condi- does it always abide by the canons of another. tions and expectations that have some- fairness and objectivity, but the pro- This robs the professor of time he times been quite specific. This circum- cess must continue just the same. might spend pursuing something that stance has brought prosperity to the These are the stated functions of does interest him and is important, university. It has also placed it in a the university. Perhaps never in his- but will not promise to hold still long precarious position. tory have universities wielded as much enough to have an article written about The kinds of research proper to the influence as they now do. Perhaps it. It robs his students by taking time university, the conditions placed upon never have their proper functions been he needs to spend preparing his classes. it, and the obligations to those who more crucial to the survival of human And, perhaps saddest of all, it alien- pay for it, are all topics of great im- society. ates him from his work. It makes him portance and controversy just now. I welcome you to the university. I cynical about a profession and a dis- I will not elaborate on this here, know she has faults and blemishes. I cipline to which he has committed except to say that the university is not know she does not always keep her his life. suited for everything and should take garments as spotless as one might I am neither first nor alone in not- care that, in renting out its mind, it wish. But as you come into her pres- ing that this particular part of the does not sell its soul. ence, I want you to know that she is system can stand serious reform. Still, The university also serves the pub- a great lady. I trust I may count on it does provide an impetus for re- lic by providing training for jobs and you to treat her with respect. L