Bigger, better Oktoberfest to open homecoming weekend by EMILY COFFMAN knackwurst, and hot pretzels. in the basement, along with though at this point, it also to lam. Tickets are $1 with Rice And the beer will be back — 30 the beer, the rock group Six looks rather non-profitable. ID, $1.50 for others. They may Richardson College brings kegs of Lone Star. Pack will entertain all those who Planners estimate at least a be purchased at the SRC office back its annual Oktoberfest this The Fest will feature more haven't yet developed a taste for $1000 loss, so they want the big- or from any of the following: Friday as part of the 1974 entertainment this year. In the oompah, and for those who gest crowd ever to enjoy the big John Blagg, Billy Collier, Joe Homecoming weekend. This commons, members of the Rice want to be near the beer. bash. To that end, UT people McHugh, David Ramos, Bruce year in addition to the SRC fes- Players will be performing a This year's Oktoberfest have also been invited. Marcus, Paul Reinhardt, or Phil tivities, Central Kitchen has cabaret floor show every hour. promises to be the best ever, The Fest will run from 8pm Watson. arranged a German dinner for Between their acts, the SRC the colleges, and Richardson stage band will be playing Ger- promises a complimentary keg man oompah music. Since the for each commons. kegs will be located downstairs, Because of the dinner ar- beer by the glass will be available rangement, there will be no for people watching the shows. major metl at the Fest, but car- Several game booths will be nival booths in the commons set up at the carnival, too, for will feature such favorites as people who prefer to amuse Bavarian crepes, barbequed themselves. the HOMECOMING EVENTS Saturday, October 26 8:30am—Hamman Hall—Registration, ticket sales, and dis- tribution of early registration packets. 9:15am—Willy's Statue—Wreath laying ceremonies performed by the Class of 1949. 9:30am—Hamman Hall—General Assembly; Lecture by Dr. Harold Hyman, "Watergate and Impeachment History: thresher Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon." 11:30am—Residential Colleges—Lunch volume 62, number 11 thursday, october 24, 1974 1:45pm—Chem Lec Hall—"Undergraduate Education at Rice," a lecture/discussion presented by the 1974 Brown Teach- Senate approves Standing Committee changes ing Award winners and the Dean of Undergraduate Affairs. ot applicants to four or less. 4:00pm—RMC Courtyard—Cocktail Hour with a cash bar them according to preference, These final lists, including com- held in honor of senior faculty. by RON MILLER giving reasons for the order of ranking. The internal affairs vice- ments on each applicant's quali- 5:00pm—RMC Grand Hall—Pre-Game Buffet. $5.25 at door. The SA Senate gave final ap- president will then receive the fications, will be submitted to 7:30pm—Rice Stadium—Rice Owls vs. the University of Texas proval Monday night to a bylaw lists, and in cooperation with the the President of the University Longhorns. (MOB will perform at half-time.) change designed to increase the subcommittees, trim the number for final selection. Special Events efficiency of the selection pro- (continued on page 3) 4: OOpmFriday—Thresher Editors and Staffers' Reunion—at cess used by University standing Scardino Printing Company. committees. Two weeks after Arts, craftsccourses offered 11:30am Saturday—Class of 1924 to receive 50-year pins in hearing Baker president Bill Rice students who have American ait history, and how grown weary of a constant diet special Cohen House luncheon. Lee's report on the committee to stretch your budget to in- he had headed to investigate dis- of differential and integral calcu- clude avocational courses. The Class Reunions: .1924, 1929, 1934, 1939, 1944, 1949, satisfaction with the process, the lus, or thermodynamics and heat classes will be held at night on 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969. Various times and places. Senate adopted Lee's proposed engines wtt\ be tempted by a the second floor oi the school changes, hoping to prevent fu- new series of courses which building at 5510 Greenbriar. Barbara Jordan to speak Weds. ture irregularities. involve neither homework, (The walk is shorter than the The new provision is for six exams, nor computer scheduling. one to Kay's.) House Judiciary Committee subcommittees to interview ap- Starting this week, Palmer The purpose of this under- Houston Congresswoman investigating the impeachment plicants for the standing com- Montessori School, which is taking is twofold: first, to pro- Barbara Jordan will appear at of former President Richard M. mittees, beginning in January so located across from Rice Sta- vide funds for school remod- Hamman Hall on Wednesday, Nixon. Representative Jordan that the interviewers are from dium, is beginning a year round eling; second to provide resi- Oct. 30 at 7:30pm to give a has recently returned from a trip the experienced Senate members series of avocational courses for dents of the Rice area with a short talk and answer questions to Communist China and she is rather than the incoming Senate. adults (if you can vote, you can first class community program. from the floor. She will prob- currently' running for re-election Each subcommittee will be com- quilt) which will feature promi- Classes are filled on a first ably cover her experiences on this November. prised of two senators and the nent area teachers. During the come-first serve basis, so check the House Judiciary Committee. This is the first speaker the current undergraduate members coming year, you may look for- the schedule, then rush your Her speech is sponsored by the Rice Program Council has spon- of the committees for which it is ward to wine tasting, chafing check (or cash) to the Palmer Forum Committee of the Rice sored on campus this year. The interviewing. dish cookery, ceramics, needle- office at 5510 Greenbriar. For Program Council. RPC also plans bringing other After hearing all applicants, work, yoga, tas form prepara- further information, call Ms. Jordan came to national speakers later this year, notably the subcommittees will rank tion, quilting, contemporary Courtney Steves at 522-8362. prominence as a member of the Gene Roddenberry in January. Scholarships to be re-evaluated by DEBBIE DAVIES windfall. Other families already receiving But the change could pose a aid might be eligible for an Thousands of college students dilemna for those colleges and increase. from middle-income families will financial aid offices which fol- Just what impact will this become eligible for aid next year low the CSS standards: how to have on the Rice community as under new guidelines adopted by spread assistance dollars among a whole? Mrs. Dorothy Bell, colleges and universities around more students, since the overall Director of Financial Aid points the country. amount of assistance is unlikely out that, "Rice-sponsored Na- to increase dramatically. tional Merit stipends are deter- The change will mainly affect mined by the CSS need analysis. The College Scholarship middle and low income families, If a student does not file a PCS, Service «(CSS) in Princeton, NJ, who feel the greatest pressure or the PCS does not determine uses the Bureau of Labor Stat- from inflation. need, then the student receives istics budget standards to deter- For instance, under current an honorary (minimum) Nation- mine financial need. These formulas, a family with an "ad- al Merit scholarship. If the stu- standards have recently been justed" income of $12,000 a dent is not a Merit scholar, then updated to reflect inflationary year and one child is expected to need is met through other forms cost-of-living increases. In view contribute $2,080 a year toward of aid, the amount to be deter- of this update, the CSS will college costs. Under the revised mined by the policy of the Uni- establish new guidelines for aid formula, the family will be ex- versity or the guidelines of tne eligibility. Many students pre- pected to contribute $1,290. CSS." As for the question of viously disqualified because their Thus, if the son or daughter is resources, she said, "I would families were considered able to attending a college costing anticipate that we would still be afford a college education thus $1,800 a year in tuition and able to meet the needs of the may find themselves at the re- other expenses, the family will students." ceiving end of an unexpected be newly eligible for assistance. State Fair, Dallas the rice thresher COVBP- UP OF -TM6 COVfeR-UP editorial The following editorial appeared at Homecoming 1972 in the Thresher. Homecoming is really a pretty trite custom. The foot- ball team comes back to town, covered with glory, and everyone yells themselves hoarser than usual at the game and watches an extra-special halftime. It's fun, and it's customary, and it's all right. But to most students, it's no big deal. To the alumni returning to Rice this weekend, Home- coming means something more. They're coming back because to them, Rice was more than a place to waste four years — more than a time for slogging studies or quiet withdrawal. They found something worthwhile here; something worth remembering. They're coming home. Not everybody likes Rice. Complaints are more notice- able than compliments. But for everyone who's lonely here, there's someone who made their first real friends at Rice. Some people get bored here, true; some also find a genuine challenge. And while a lot is said about sterile environment and meaningless classes, the fact remains that most people learn a lot, about academics and life, in their four years here.