Published for All Former Students of Rice University "111111111111w VOLUME IXX — NUMBER 6 HOUSTON, TEXAS SEPTEMBER, 1963 Orientation Program Provided This Year For 33 Foreign Students Entering Rice "Grass roots diplomacy" is the programs with Rice faculty mem- Japan, Peru, Austria, the Philip- way Mrs. Harvin C. Moore ('38), bers. pines, Pakistan, Canada, England, chairman of the International Hos- On the lighter side, they were Mexico, and the Netherlands. pitality Committee of Houston, de- guests at a Chalupa Party given The on-campus orientation was scribes the host family program at by the World Affairs Discussion directed primarily by Dr. Higgen- Rice. Group of the Committee and at a botham who is dean of students. The purpose of this program is Texas barbecue, where they saw He and President Pitzer will be to provide a continuing relation- an exhibition drill by the Harris hosts for a reception at Cohen ship between a Houston family County Mounted Posse. House on October 1 for the some and a foreign student. At least Of the 33 new students, 18 are 85 foreign students who are doing once a month the family invites from the Republic of China and graduate work at Rice. the student to a dinner at home, the remainder are from Greece, (Continued on Page 11) a cultural event or a social outing. This program has been in prac- tice for the past 10 years, and this History Series Made Possible year added an orientation week from September 5 through 14 for J. Roy Sulik J°ins the 33 new foreign students who By S1,800 Lectureship Grant will begin their graduate studies Rice University has received a The grant will be used for a Rice Alumni Staff at Rice this fall. Sperry and Hutchison Lectureship series of three lectures entitled The alumni office has a new The orientation, planned by the Grant in History. "History, Diplomacy and Politics: addition to its staff in the person International Hospitality Commit- President K. S. Pitzer and The Role of History in American of J. Roy Sulik, '62, who has ac- tee which has a membership of Chancellor Carey C. Croneis of Foreign Policy in the Twentieth cepted the position of Assistant some 800 Houston families and Rice University were presented Century." The lectures will be con- Executive Secretary effective May, the Host Family Committee for with the $1,800 grant by C. C. cerned with three periods: The 1963. Rice under the direction of Mr. Cyprus, Zone Manager of the First World War, the Second Mr. Sulik will be directly re- and Mrs. Malcolm McCants, was Sperry and Hutchison Company, World War, and Contemporary sponsible to the Executive Secre- designed to give the new students distributors of S & H Green World Crises of the 1960's. Dates tary, John Evans, and will work a better understanding of the cul- Stamps. of the lectures to be given during mainly with the Fund Drive and ture around them and of the uni- the 1963-64 school year will be alumni services, especially through versity itself. announced later. the alumni club organization. The students who participated 3 Students Win Rice is one of thirty-three col- He is a native Houstonian, grad- in the orientation lived in Houston leges and universities to receive uating from St. Thomas High homes during the period. Many of Humble Grants grants from the company during School. While a student at Rice, the families that hosted the stu- Three students have been grant- the academic year 1963-64. The he was a member of the Baker dents for this new program were ed the Humble Oil and Refining awards committee, headed by College Cabinet and served on the also their host family for the year. Company Fellowships for 1963- Dean William E. Buckler of New social committee. Alumni who shared their homes 64. They are Thomas Nelson Dix- York University's Washington After graduating with a bache- with the incoming graduate stu- on Phillip Henry Heckel, and Square College of Arts and Sci- lor of arts degree in biology, he dents included Frank Austin, Mr. Roderick K. Watts. ences, considered 444 proposals served briefly with the Marine and Mrs. William P. Hobby Jr., The recipients of the graduate for leadership grants before se- Corps before being discharged lecting the grantees for the year. Mr. and Mrs. James N. Erwin, study grants were screened from • last spring. and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ward. a long list of applicants. The new position of assistant Each morning the foreign executive secretary-is -ef particular stu- Watts, son of Mrs. R. K. Watts Masterson Resigns dents met in the Fondren interest to Mr. Sulik because he Library of 6134 Lake Street in Houston, Lecture Lounge to discuss Humanities Position has always felt "a great pride in topics was named the Humble Fellow in ranging from how to use Rice and an obligation to it." He the li- Physics. He received his BA in Dr. W. H. Masterson, professor brary to the is living at 979 Chamboard. differences between physics at Rice in 1961 and his of history, dean of humanities, and American universities and those in MA from Rice this past June. master of Hanszen College, has other countries. Dixon was named the Humble asked to be relieved of his aca- They visited the Police demic duties in connection with omecoming Admin- Fellow in Chemical Engineering. Jl istration Building for an explana- After receiving his BS in Chemical his deanship effective with the be- Reunions for Classes ending tion of laws that may affect stu- Engineering in '62 from the Uni- ginning of the spring semester. in "3" and "7" will be held dents, heard about routes and versity of Cincinnati, he came to President Kenneth S. Pitzer this Homecoming which is set schedules of Houston's buses, tour- Rice as a graduate assistant fellow said the request by Dr. Masterson, for November 8 and 9. The ed a downtown bank and a sub- to begin work on his masters. who has been Dean of Humanities plans will be detailed in the urban shopping center, and saw Heckel won the Fellowship in since 1959, was made in order next Sallyport, but plan now a movie explaining the game of geology. He received his BA in that he might devote more time to be on hand for the Rice- football after watching a team 1960 from Amherst and since then to study and research in the his- Arkansas game and celebrate practice session. has been working on a series of torical field. with members of your class. The students also had special National Science Fellowships in Dr. Masterson will take a sab- conferences about their academic geology at Rice. batical leave this spring semester. Dr. Dowden to Head SETS COACHING RECORD English Department Neely Receives "Mr. Sportsman" Award Dr. Wilfred S. Dowden, a mem- "Mr. Sportsman of 1963" is the Since 'Neely has been coaching ence players. .. a veteran in ma- ber of the Rice faculty since 1948, newest title bestowed upon Jess the Owls, they have won or shared jor bowl competition and a host has been named chairman of the Neely, Rice's football coach for the four Southwest Conference cham- of other major post-season events, English Department effective with past 23 years, by the Interfaith pionships and have taken part in such as the East-West Shrine this academic year. Charity Patrons of Houston. six major bowl games. game and North-South Shrine Dr. Dowden holds bachelor and game . . . popular lecturer at The award was presented to This year as he enters his 24th master of arts degrees from Van- countless coaching clinics .. . past him at the fourth annual banquet consecutive season with Rice, he derbilt University and received his and now Trustee of the August 17 which was co-sponsor- sets a record for longevity among president PhD form the University of North American Football Coaches Asso- ed by the Knights of Columbus Southwest Conference head coach- Carolina in 1949. ciation and former member of councils and the B'nai B'rith es. Only one man in the country In 1952-53 Dr. Dowden was NCAA Football Rules Committee lodges of the greater Houston area. has longer tenure in that position, awarded a Fulbright Lectureship Dr. Eddie Anderson of Holy Cross .. . and so on. at the University of Vienna, and Previous recipients of the award who has a total of 37 years as head "Neely was a star end and half- to England in 1958 on a grant include Morris Frank,Bud Adams, coach. back for Vanderbilt under Coach from the American Philosophical and Jimmy Demaret. Neely is an outstanding admin- Dan McGugin in the 1920's. Society. Presenting the award was a istrator as well as a coach. In the "He graduated with an LLB He has had numerous books, long-time personal friend and grid- early 1950's, the 70,000 seat foot- and in addition to his head coach- articles, and learned papers pub- iron foe Leo R.(Dutch) Meyer of ball stadium and field house were ing assignments at Southwestern lished as a result of his special re- TCU who recently retired as built at a cost of more than $4 of Memphis from 1924 to 1927 search in 19th Century English Horned Frog head coach. Princi- million, and in less than ten years, and Clemson College from 1931 literature and English-German lit- pal speaker for the evening was the athletic department completely through 1939, he was also an aide erary relations. another good friend, Frank paid off the indebtedness and now to Wallace Wade at Alabama for He is a member of the Modern Howard, who succeeded Neely as turns funds back into the school's three years (including a trip to Language Association, South-Cen- head coach and athletic director at general fund each year. the Rose Bowl), one season the tral Modern Language Associa- Clemson in 1940. The 1963 Rice Football Bro- baseball coach at Princeton, and tion, Keats-Shelley Association Master of ceremonies was Leon chure lists his accomplishments in began his career as grid coach at and the American Association of Jaworski, a Houston attorney and part as follows: "Coach of numer- Murfreesboro in his native Ten- University Professors. author. ous All-Americans and All-Confer- nessee.

4cCet ter .. FROM THE PRESIDENT . . On Alumni Assemblies A number of alumni, hearing that some sort of assemblies have say, the Beaumont assembly, on "Outer Space," drew rave notices from been held on the campus by the Association of Rice Alumni, have asked Beaumont alumni. the Association president: In late April and early May second vice president Jane (Hale) 'What are these assemblies? Rommel arranged an assembly at Memorial Center on "Outer Space," Why are the officers and employees of the Association devoting with alumni, NASA personnel, Rice students and officials of area high so much time to such a program? schools as participants. It was a success, as was the one on "Automa- tion" which was held in early June with Houston area leaders as parti- Are the assemblies part of the extracurricular program of Rice cipants. University? At each assembly, there are two discussion sessions when panelists • are divided into three or more groups. Each discusses the same issues Answer 1: In 1950 the then Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, president and draws up consensus thinking. of Columbia University, conceived a plan for bringing grass roots Then a third, or plenary session is held at which the conclusions of opinion to the leaders of our federal government and of national leaders each panel are reconciled. An assembly conclusion is reached and in other fields. He felt that too much of the nation's thinking was be- printed. This is widely distributed. For example, some members of ing done at the top and passed down to the grass roots for general Congress receive them. consumption. • He proposed an American Assembly to meet periodically at Arden Answer 2: The Alumni Association is sponsoring the assemblies House in New York and bring together for discussion of a specific because they have proved a vehicle of rare success in drawing alumni national issue representatives of various walks of life at the local level— back to the campus and getting them enthusiastic about Rice affairs; labor officials, business executives, public officials, educators, profes- they have proved an excellent means of fulfilling one of the primary sional men and women and others. aims of the alumni association—of being a liaison between the univer- Eisenhower toured the nation in 1950 to raise money for the pro- sity and the community. ject. He spoke at Rice University on that tour. A lot of the money he Example: Rice has felt a need of making itself better known to the raised came from Houston and other parts of Texas. high school students of our own area. Mrs. Rommel has arranged for The American Assembly was a stimulating success. About seven an on-campus assembly this fall for selected high school students of years ago Rice University decided to hold an affiliated event covering the Houston area. the Southwest and to be known as the Southwestern Assembly. George The assemblies form a cohesive force for out-of-town clubs. It is R. Brown, chairman of the Board of Governors at Rice, and his broth- difficult to find a means of getting out-of-town alumni together at a er, the late Herman Brown, donated the use of Fort Clark at Bracketts- gathering they will really enjoy and also feel a sense of accomplish- vine for holding the principal sessions of the assembly. ment for having attended. The Southwestern Assembly drew enthusiastic response, as had its The assemblies provide a community service that helps Rice Uni- national parent. versity fulfill its cultural obligation to the area it serves. When Willoughby Williams took over as alumni president in 1962, • he proposed similar assemblies under sponsorship of the Association. Answer 3: The assemblies are wholly sponsored by the Association Only alumni were invited to participate in the three assemblies held last of Rice Alumni. The administrators of the University have given their year. All but a few of the nearly 200 who participated were enthu- full support to the program, but it is a program of the Association. siastic and called for more. The assemblies have no connection with activities of the student body This year Williams, chairman of the Committee of Past Presidents at Rice or of the administration and faculty. which is in charge of out-of-town clubs, suggested that the assembly Alumni who would like to participate in an assembly might let be extended to out-of-town clubs. In April, one was held in Beaumont Mrs. Rommel know by sending her a card at the Alumni Office. with Harold Mortimer as chairman. As the chit-chat columnists would EVERETT COLLIER PAGE 2 SEPTEMBER, 1963 RICE ALUMNI SPORTS By BILL WHITMORE (as well as rivals) is a bit delicate several sophomores of excellent offense this time out. McReynolds Rice Sports Information Director to answer. promise come along to be depend- could be one of the nation's better A pre-season analysis of the able players for the alternate unit passers, and he has a bevy of ends Varsity team number 52 is and spot duty. and backs as targets who as a slated to take the field this fall to "Owl outlook" on paper frankly reason to believe group rate quite high as receivers. represent Rice University in that poses a problem because there are There is every two ways of looking at it. Rice will have fine leadership on The running game should be favorite American sports pasttime stronger. Off the basic wing-T In one way, a definite shortage the field from co-captains Johnny of college football. with some variations (and perhaps of truly proven players with ex- Nichols at guard and Jerry Kelley The "more mature" alumni, per- a little "I" formation) Rice is due haps find it hard to realize the tensive game experience can be a at right end. Both rate as all-SWC their positions. to call on Fleming and G. Walker Owls have been fielding a varsity matter of some concern. However, candidates at others who especially at tailback, Parry and Hale at grid team over such a span. The an impressive spring training peri- Among are junior let- wingback, Piper and Wayt at full- more recent additions to the alum- od, the presence of several "quali- are in key positions McReynolds at back, plus some other men—all ni roll, however, probably take it ty" players, and a husky squad of termen Walter Malcolm Walker who are impressive runners. for granted Rice "always" has been Owls who currently rate unusually quarterback and offensive The squad has vowed to im- one of the nation's top major foot- high in attitude and determination at center. They call the signals respectively, prove substantially on defense, ball powers. provides for at least cautious opti- and defensive as poten- and several men rate high in this There is a special aspect of the mism. and also merit attention positions in the category. M. Walker as linebackei 1963 campaign for which Rice A challenge for the Rice staff tially best in their nation. and defensive signal caller certain- exes should be justly proud. This is that a team must be developed eye out, too, for mam- ly is a key man. Soph Ronnie Ul- marks Jess Neely's 24th season as for a highly demanding schedule Keep an John Mims at tackle, who brich is in a vital role as a "rover" Owl head coach, and that estab- with only 15 lettermen on the moth to play at about 260; stellar linebacker. Nichols is a very able, lishes an all-time Southwest Con- squad—smallest total in the SWC is due end the rugged seasoned "nose" guard. ference record for the Rice grid —and just six others who had any John Sylvester; duo of Paul Piper and The gigantic Mims has agility boss for the most seasons as a playing time in 1962. 1-2 fullback converted end as well as unusual size in his favor, SWC head coach. That is hardly an overabun- Russell Wayt; and 62 regular Bil- perhaps the biggest player in the Matty Bell, now athletic direc- dance of proven hands with which George Parry ly Hale at wingback; Gene Flem- SWC. The defensive secondary tor at SMU but with previous to contest strong intersectional foes ing and Ronnie Hatfield at tail- should be a good one with Hat- service at TCU and Texas A. & LSU, Penn State, and Stanford back; Richard Bowe and Larry field, Cervenka, and Parry (or M., tutored 23 conference clubs plus the annual seven Southwest at tackle; Wayne Bertsch Hale) all top notch. during his coaching tenure, but Conference rivals. Stewart are the men who The kicking game looks good. with the start of practice this fall However, from a full squad of at guard. These a lot last year. Fleming was the regular punter Neely eclipsed that mark. 60-plus candidates Neely and aides played Among the newcomers who last fall as a soph, while he did What is the outlook for this can put together a first unit with catch the eye, soph tailback well he'll have to improve to stay 52nd Rice team? This perennial experience, ability, and size. A lot should Gene Walker has been particularly ahead of several others who punt question at this stage of the year will depend on how some non- He's the lad who was very well — such as Benny Hol- by alumni and Owl fans in general game squadmen of last season plus prominent. named "Freshman Back of the lingsworth, Piper, and Gene Year" in the SWC frosh ranks last Walker. fall, and is a 6-2, 205-pounder The important place-kicking du- with remarkable power and bal- ties for kickoffs, field goal and ance. point-after attempts probably will But there are several other be carried out by either or both "rookies" who should become fam- of two specialists in Jimmy Co- iliar names to Rice partisans soon chran and Larry Rice. —such as ends David Schwarz and The schedule is extremely de- Howard Ayers; tackle Jim Vining; manding. Ten straight tough guard Ronnie Ulbrich; centers games beginning with LSU on Craig Christopher and Rudy September 28 at Rice Stadium are Schreider; quarterback Ronnie on the card, and there isn't a Cervenka and Ronnie Waldo; half- "breather" in the lot. But the Owls backs Don Elsik and David Fergu- feel they can hold their own with son; and fullback R. J. Nitsche. the best of 'em. If most of these fellows, plus a few more new men of much prom- ise, live up to potetnial shown in Officers Selected the spring, Rice could be right up By "R" Association in the running in the very com- petitive Southwest Conference. New officers of the "R" Asso- More consistent play is the prin- ciation were elected in May fol- cipal aim of this club. Last year lowing the annual spring banquet. when Rice also was shy in experi- Serving as president will be ence, as Owl fans well know the Billy Ed Daniels, '53. Assisting club rose to magnificent heights him will be George Miner Jr.,'50, in rather famous tie games with vice president; Fred J. Stancliffe, LSU and Texas when those teams '26, secretary-treasurer; Bob had a decided superiority in ex- Tresch,'43, director; Jesse Willis, perience and depth. '30, director; Dicky Maegle, '55, But as inevitable with a young director; and Lou Hassell, '33, di- outfit, there were days when rector. things just didn't click. The '63 A report was made by John B. BRIGHT SEASON AHEAD—Coach Jess Neely, beginning his 24 Owls are highly ambitious to at- Coffee on the progress of a com- consecutive season as Rice's Head Coach, pauses after a practice tain more consistency and a better mittee to establish an Man of session with two of the Owl's most promising players, Malcolm overall record. the Year Award. Specific require- Walker ('57) center, and Russell Wayt ('37), fullback. Both play- There is reason to believe the ments for the award will be re- ers lettered last year as juniors. Owls will have a more dangerous ported at a future meeting. SALLYPORT SEPTEMBER, 1963 I PAGE 3 LeDD5 AND ENDS 9e.lezvoti, FLEMING WOOD SMITH JR., '58, has received a master of fine arts With Edwin P. Neilan, C of C President in architecture from Princeton University. By Mary Jane (Hale) Rommel Ed was born on a farm in Ma- died him with multitudinous HERBERT ARTHUR LESSER,'59, When he graduated from high son County, Michigan. His family chores-outfitting the first of the has received a master of arts in moved to Iowa and then to Neb- landing ship units, issuing outgo- chemical engineering from Prince- school the yearbook said-"Ed is ton University. a big, clever fellow with lots of raska where Ed attended the Uni- ing stores to combat ships, taking PHILIP STEPHEN MORRIS, '60, brains, ambition, and friends." versity of Omaha. Later, when his care of the entire submarine sup- has received a master of fine arts family moved to Houston, Ed at- ply center at While he played the part of the the yard, and han- in architecture from Princeton tended the University of Texas dling special University. butler in the school play, a class- projects-that is, "all and Rice, graduating with a BA the headaches EDWARD S. ROTHROCK,'17, has mate named Henry Fonda had to the skipper had in retired from Consolidated degree in Business Administrtra- supply." Chemi- be content with sitting in the au- cal Industries and Stauffer Chemi- tion. The Navy finally reluctantly let cal Company dience. where he was a sen- He played six years of semi-pro him go in 1946, with the rank of ior vice-president, director and The big, clever fellow general played football with the Houston Athletic lieutenant commander. manager. the leading role this time in KENT J. BORDELON, '63, has a tre- Club. Duirng his college career Upon returning to the banking mendously impressive joined the engineering department program he held various jobs - one of world, he was soon made Vice in Texas City of Monsanto held in Chemi- Washington, D.C. May which was in the investment de- President and Secretary of the cal Company's Hydrocarbons Divi- first at the Sheraton-Park sion. Hotel partment of the Houston Bank Security Trust Company in Wil- when he was installed as the Presi- JAMES C. BOLDING, '63, has and Trust Company. After gradu- mington, Delaware. Upon the sub- dent of joined the research department in the Chamber of Commerce ation he continued with the bank sequent merger with another bank Texas City of Monsanto Chemical of the United States. From all over and soon married another Rice the name was changed to Bank of Company's Hydrocarbons Division. the country hundreds of GEORGE guests, graduate, Julia Ellen Motheral. Delaware, and Ed became Execu- W. SHOWERS, '34, and representating all his wife were killed in a car wreck phases of Ameri- Furthering his knowledge of tive Vice President. can business, near Smithville, Texas on March were in attendance banking with night courses at the He is now President and Chair- 30. He was a supervisory engineer to honor and welcome Edwin P. South Texas School of Law, he man of the Board and under his in the technical division of Humble Neilan into his new office. Oil and Refining Company's Bay- won many honors as a member of aggressive leadership his bank has town Refinery where he had work- Sharing his shining hour were a debating team representing the become the second largest in the ed for the past 27 years. his wife, Julia Ellen (Motheral, Houston Chapter of the American state. He takes his calls directly JO RICE SPILLER,'17, died April Rice, 1929), and 20. At the his three sisters: Institute of Banking. from the switchboard and his door time of his death, he Mrs. Dallas was chief of civil engineers with Dyer (Rice, 1929), As top man in trust and man- is always open. He is said to be Harrison Oil Company. prominent insurance woman, and agement courses at AIB, Ed was deadly earnest about any job he J. LAWRENCE DAVIS, '27, vice- former President and current selected chief president trust examiner in tackles - and sometimes tackles and secretary-treasurer board member of the Houston In- of McClung and Knickerbocker, the Federal Reserve Bank at Dal- dozens at the same time. Inc. died May 7. He was a past dependent School District; Miss las. He worked with the FED in Surely, the impact of so great a president of the Stock and Bond Bernece Neilan (Rice, 1934), Ex- New York City and Philadelphia. man of such high integrity and Club of Houston. ecutive Personnel Director of Fred- In MRS. 1942 he went into the Navy sure-fire action will deeply influ- LENA WILMA (CHRIS. erick Adkins, Inc., New York City; MAN) JOHNSON,'22, a teacher at as a lieutenant. The Navy found ence the lives of Americans he Lanier Junior High School for al- and Mrs. Robert Milton of Seat- him a man to whom it could dele- reaches during his year as Cham- most 34 years, died April 8 in a tle, Washington. gate responsibilities and soon sad- ber President. local hospital after an illness. BERT A. MUELLER, '29, died April 5 in his home in Houston. At the time of his death, he was associated with Shell Wecoffnition and .11onors Oil Company where he was foreman of the engi- ABE neering construction GROSSMAN, '25, president Chicago with 765 members has a $1,000 architectural scholarship to department. of While at Rice, he was quarterback Craigs in Houston has recently greater membership. the University of Pennsylvania for been of the football team and earned a named "Boss of the Year" by HUGH R. McKEAN, '22, of Pitts- graduate study. lifetime membership in the "R" Chapter 8 of the American Busi- field, Massachusetts received the EDWARD LEE SUMMERS, '59, Club. ness Woman's Association. South Church Brotherhood's civic has been awarded a doctoral fel- EMMETT GRANVILLE ROUN- RICHARD H. LYTLE,'59, was se- award for his efforts with boy lowship from the Ford Foundation TREE JR., '32, died March 29. He lected to attend the Seminar for scouting, YMCA work, city traffic for the second consecutive year. had lived in Houston for 40 years Historical Administrators held this commission, and other civic pro- The fellowship is worth $10,000. and was a certified public account- summer in Williamsburg, Va. jects. He is with General Electric FRANCISCO CHAIREZ, '28, ant. re- Lytle is now studying English his- in Pittsfield. ceived the Award of Merit from PHILIP A. SEEGER, '58, has re- tory at Cornell University where A. R. (IKE) NEUMANN, '51, has the American Society for Testing ceived his Ph.D in physics at the he also works in the regional his- been appointed chairman of the and Materials in recognition of California his Institute of Technology. tory library. family and children's section of service as chairman of the Mexico JOHN W. PORTER JR., '59, re- the Community HARVIN C. MOORE JR., '59, re- Council of Beau- District Council and Secretary of ceived a Ph.D in engineering sci- mont cently received his LLB degree and North Jefferson County. the Southwest District Council. ence from California Institute of WILLIAM MORRIS FARR, '60, BENNETT Technology. from the University of Texas Law TARLTON McCAL- has granted an Atomic Energy LUM, H. HUNTER School where he won the Phi '57, received his master in HILL, '60, has re- Commission Fellowship for a business ceived a Ph.D in physics Alpha Delta Award as the out- administration degree from Cali- fourth time. He is presently em- with distinction fornia Institute of Technology. standing senior law student. from Harvard ployed as a nuclear engineer at Graduate School of Business Ad- DAVID G. HARKRIDER, '53, has WILLIAM B. ANDREWS,'47, has Atomics International, received Canoga ministration. Those who graduate a Ph.D in geophysics from been awarded a 1963-64 Alfred P. Park, California. California Institute of Technology. Sloan Fellowship in Executive with distinction are in approxi- De- MALCOLM H. BUTLER, '63, was mately ERLE K. ADRIAN JR.,'58, has re- velopment at MIT. These fellow- the top 13 per cent of the elected chairman of the Summer graduating ceived a MD degree from Harvard. ships are for a full year's study in class of 600 men. MARTIN R. BERKMAN, Intern group, composed of 40 stu- MAURY K. MOORE,'50, was one '59, has management at MIT and are dents with top received a MBA degree from Har- academic back- of 16 senior Air Force officers to granted to outstanding young busi- grounds who spent the summer vard. ness executives. receive diplomas at graduation WILLIAM N. FUREY JR., becoming acquainted with the ac- ceremonies for the 202 member '62, has AUBREY CALVIN, received an AM degree from '30, of Calvin tual workings of the Department class at the US Army War Col- Har- Insurance vard. was named "Boss of the of State. Butler was assigned to lege. He was specially selected to Year" Insurance HENRY C. JOHNSON,'56, has re- by the Women of the Bureau of European Affairs. attend the 10-month course of ceived a MBA degree from Har- Houston. He will study this coming year at study at the army's highest educa- AMORY vard. G. OLIVER, '50, has re- Oxford in England. tion institution. The War College cently BOYD R. KING, '61, has received been elected president of MICHAEL BUCKLEY, '64, was prepares officers of the Armed Dallas a MBA from Harvard. the Association of Life Un- honored as one of five American Forces for assignments to top staff BENNETT T. McCALLUM,'58, has derwriters. As president, he will students to receive the Margaret and command positions. received a MBA from Harvard. represent more than 750 Dallas Thompson Riddle Memorial Schol- BILLY BURKHALTER, '52, has CONRAD K. STERRETT, '59, has life underwriters at the annual na- arship for summer study at the been elected president of the Ex- received a MBA from Harvard. tional convention. Fontainebleau School of Fine Arts change Club of Downtown Hous- PAUL C. TALKINGTON, '61, has ERWIN HEINEN, '27, has been near Paris, France. His studies ton. Burkhalter, who is the young- received a MBA from Harvard. elected president of the Rotary will be in a course designed for est member of the downtown club, JAMES R. THOMSON,'60, has re- Club of Houston, second largest advanced students in architecture. is assistant sales manager for Gulf ceived a MBA from Harvard. Rotary Club in the world. Only BARRY MOORE, '61, received a Coast Portland Cement Company. PAGE 4 / SEPTEMBER, 1963 RICE ALUMNI ..."Therefore You Shall Owe Rice ..." what Rice (EDITOR'S NOTE: Mr. C. 0. Ryan received the follow- his contribution to Rice by the depth of his appreciation for you a ing letter last February in response to fund solicitation did for him,"—another version of the same old theme,"Rice gave material he authorized as National Chairman for the Rice free education. Therefore you owe Rice." Alumni Fund. Feeling that the point raised by this parti- I wonder if the debt is truly in that direction. Perhaps Rice owes cular alumnus is prevalent among a number of alumni, me, and every other alumnus, a number of things that she makes no Mr. Ryan has taken this opportunity to answer the point effort to deliver, and perhaps has never considered. and present the approach that the fund committee has In fact, except for a field for her mendicancy to promote her un- followed in its efforts. Kickoff date for this year's Drive necessary and perhaps unwise growth to gigantism, Rice might justly is September 25.) be accused of losing all interest in her graduates, once she has given Dear Sir: them their diplomas. or a For maily years, as a Rice Alumnus, I have at quite regular inter- Circumstances have not permitted me to be either a regular there. vals received letters from Rice University and Rice Alumni Association generous contributor to Rice since I received my "free education" than which say in essence: "Rice gave you a free education. Therefore you My appreciation may necessarily have to be shown in other ways owe Rice." in financial giving. I must first see afforded In almost every issue of Rice University Sallyport, published for The young men and young women whom education must necessarily include all former Rice students by the Association of Rice Alumni, which the same opportunities for higher qualifications for admission reaches me at somewhat irregular intervals, I find an article with a my own children, who may not meet the giving generously to Rice if I were heading somewhat like the following: "More Contributors, More Money, to Rice. This would not affect my But when my giving incurs Alumni Fund Campaign Theme." a person of abundant means or wealth. sacrifice, it is perhaps natural that I should desire the sacrifices first I came to Rice from high school years ago, when it was no less dif- to benefit those whose welfare is legally and morally my own re- ficult to be admitted than it is now, and when the rigors of maintain- sponsibility. ing a good scholastic record were no less severe than at present. Had Rice Alumni campaign approach I known beforehand about these factors, I doubt that I would have had It is perhaps this which makes the education. Therefore you owe the courage to apply for admission. But I was accepted as a student, so hateful to me: "Rice gave you a free function of the Alumni Association and learned that it is counted a signal honor to be so accepted. Rice—." Could there not be some benefit to the individual alumnus? Perhaps No conditions were attached to the acceptance, except the implied that would be of continuous gratitude might be easier and more condition that since I had been selected as an individual of unusual then the monetary expression of his worth, I would be expected to give my best efforts toward making a willingly made. good student, and thus justify the faith and perception of those who I would prefer to enclose it with this letter, but for reasons of had evaluated me as worthy. And I assumed that it was further im- prudence, I am sending separately a small check for the fund. I shall plied that, after graduation, I should try to uphold those principles not apologize for its minuteness, as I am not certain that it would be of moral and social rectitude expected of all those individuals-who have greater if I were more affluent. Also, I would like to sign my name had those intellectual advantages available at Rice or any other uni- to this letter, but presume that, too, would be imprudent. as versity of like standards. But I hope that you will consider the things I have said here But there were no statements or implications that I would be obli- sincere, and not cowardly ingratitude to the University that gave me you gated, legally or morally, to return to Rice any monetary or material a free education, and will drop the despicable approach, "Rice gave in remuneration. It was never said—"Rice will give you a free education. a free education. Now you must pay Rice, or be considered lacking Therefore you shall owe Rice." gratitude." and I have quite recently received a brochure, signed by the National And I hope that you and Rice University and its President some- Chairman of the Rice Alumni Fund, which opens with the sentence: Board may try in the future to make the Alumni Association something "It was never intended that a student at Rice University should have thing more than an agency for collection of payment for to repay the cost of his college education." purportedly given free. But the next sentence and all the following paragraphs negate the Sincerely, first sentence's assertion: "The individual alumnus (is left) to measure A RICE ALUMNUS "It Is Upon Interest That Rice Must Depend ...." the Dear Rice Alumnus: The main problem is one of communication; that is, letting able to I acknowledge receipt of your letter of February 2, and in the alumni know what is available for them in time for them to be the Uin- absence of any opportunity to write you or visit with you personally, take advantage of it. Improvement of communications between will I am taking this means of expressing my own reaction to some of the versity and the alumni in that respect, as well as in other respects, points you make. It is, of course, understood that I am speaking for be an important function of the Alumni Association in the coming myself alone, and that anything I may say represents solely my per- years. certainly sonal opinion. The Alumni Association's principal excuse for existence is of money. The funds raised by it, although they have I have always been quite sincere in saying that no alumnus owes not the raising gratifyingly in the last several years, are a mere drop in the Rice anything simply because he received a "free" education there. increased bucket when compared with the University's needs and expenditures. construction upon the solicitation If you choose to put a different The main function of the Association has been and will continue to have that is your privilege, but I still think material you received, be to interest the alumni in the work of the University and to main- I think that we are justified in as- that that construction is incorrect. tain communication between the University and its former students. that his Rice education was valu- suming that if an alumnus considers There is no need to apoolgize for the size of your contribution to helping to maintain Rice so that able to him, he may be interested in the Alumni Fund, just as there was no necessity for the anonymity opportunity that he had. others may have the same kind of an which you chose to adopt. We are grateful for all contributions, not If that assumption is incorrect as to any particular alumnus, he merely for the money they represent, but primarily because they in- certainly has no legal or moral obligation to respond to any communi- dicate the interest of the contributor in the University. cation he may receive from Rice. It is upon that interest that Rice must depend if its next 50 years In the past, at least, there has certainly been some point to your are to be as full of significant accomplishment as its first 50. criticism that Rice might justly be accused of losing all interest in her I appreciate very much your making the effort to give us your graduates once they depart her campus. I think you must admit, candid and sincere reaction to the fund drive. I believe it is a basically though, that times and conditions have changed. mistaken reaction, but there is no doubt that it is shared by some other I believe the fundamental difficulty is that many of her graduates alumni, and an open discussion of some of the points that you raise do not know just what Rice can do and is doing for them year by year. ought to be helpful. I trust that I will some day have the opportunity The amount of genuine intellectual nourishment, for instance, that has of discussing them with you fully and frankly. been available for the taking during this Semicentennial year is really Sincerely yours, astounding. And it will not end with the Semicentennial. C. 0. RYAN 1963 I PAGE 5 SALLY PORT SEPTEMBER. Twenty Students To Receive P"—t-ns • NASA Graduate Fellowships RISING YOUNG MEN FROM RICE Twenty students will receive Enigneering. National Aeronautics and Space Richard G. Mallon, a graduate Administration Fellowships for of Missouri School of Mines, lives graduate study at Rice in space- at 2023 Huldy Street, Houston. related science and technology in He will work in physics. He was 1963-64. a Graduate Scholar in Physics at These Fellowships awarded by Rice in 1962-63. NASA doubles the 10 awarded Michael S. McAshan of 3719 for study at Rice in 1962-63. Six Del Monte, Houston, will work in of the 20 students were awarded physics. He took his undergradu- research fellowships last year. ate work at Princeton University Those continuing graduate and came to Rice as a Graduate work on NASA grants are: Karl Assistant Fellow in Physics in F. Barth from Texas City will 1962-63. continue his work in mathematics. Robert Blackburn Scott, III, of He received his BS in physics 1214 Milford, Houston, will work from Rice in 1960. in geology. He took his under- William L. Boddie, a 1961 Rice graduate work at the University of NELSON C. OBERHOLTZER L. D. WOODDY, JR. graduate cum laude from Lake Alabama and spent the 1962-63 Charles, Louisiana, will continue academic year on the Rice campus his work in mechanical engineer- studying under a NDEA Fellow- ing. ship in Geology. Tom T. Goforth from Garland, Jedd G. Stiff, a Rice University Texas, will continue his studies in graduate from Dallas, Texas, will geology. He received a BS from work in Electrical Engineering, Baylor University, MA from the Thomas W. Summers, from University of Texas and studied Arlington, Texas, will work in at Florida State Uinversity before space science. He did his under- coming to Rice last year as a graduate work at Texas Tech and NASA Space Science Fellow. his MA at Rice University. Robert L. Hall from Marshall, W. P. Vann of 5102 Bell, Arkansas, will continue his work Houston, will work in civil engi- in mathematics. He received a BA neering. He completed his under- from the University of Arkansas. graduate studies at Columbia Uni- Todd I. Smith of 1502 Augusta versity and came to Rice in 1962 Drive in Houston will continue as as a Graduate Assistant Fellow in a NASA Fellow in Physics. He Civil Engineering. E. E. MITCHELL JESSE MADDEN took his undergraduate work at Larry Don Whitmire of 5535 Cornell University. Jackwood, Houston, will work in William 0. Williams, a Rice mechanical engineering. He was University graduate from Carls- tri-captain and All-Conference bad, New Mexico, will continue tackle on the Rice Southwest Con- his studies in mechanical engineer- ference Championship football ing. team in 1957. He is now a re- Those graduate students award- search assistant in mechanical ed NASA Fellowships at Rice for engineering at Rice. the first time in 1963-64 are: The NASA Fellowships allow Robert P. Boner from Parsons, $2400 for 12 months predoctoral Kansas, a graduate of Rockhurst research study in fields related to College will work in mathematics. space sciences. Additional allow- Billy Edward Bonner from ances for expenses may be given Bastrop, Louisiana, will work in in some cases. physics. He is a graduate of Loui- siana Polytechnic Institute. Thomas Boykin Clegg from De- Bob Johnston Gets catur, Georgia, will work in phys- ics. He is a graduate of Emory Engineering Award D. P. CAMP DR. PAUL D. HARWOOD University. Robert Edward Johnston conti- David Russell Criswell from nued his award-winning ways this Rhone, Texas, will do research year when he was given the Ham- in the space sciences. He is a grad- ilton Watch Award as an outstand- uate of North Texas State College. ing engineering student who has Warren David Cummings, a most successfully combined his Rice University graduate from proficiency in his major field of Wichita Falls, Texas, will work study with notable achievement in in space science. social science and the humanities. Jeff E. Lewis from Phoenix, The Hamilton Watch Award of Arizona, will work in mathema- a gold electric wrist watch is tics. He is a graduate of Baylor awarded upon the recommendation University. of the Engineering Awards Com- Jerald Linsley of 2007 Brun in mittee and Dr. W. H. Masterson, Houston will work in chemical Dean of the Humanities. engineering. He is a graduate of Johnston, the son of Mrs. Kath- Texas Tech and has done previous leen C. Johnston, of Pine Bluff, graduate work at Rice University Ark., received his Bachelor of Sci- as a Celanese Fellow in Chemical ence degree on June 1. RALPH M. YOUNG J. W. STECK PAGE 6 SEPTEMBER, 1963 RICE ALUMN RICE vs. TEXAS romotions P Rice Alumni will gather at the Villa Capri Motel in Austin ROLAND HILL, '46, has been charge of a special research group for a pre-game party on October 26, 1963. There will be a named Polyolefins Production whose activities will be devoted cocktail party at 4:30 p.m., followed by a buffet supper Planner with the Plastics Division exclusively to exploratory re- between 5:30 and 7 p.m. of Union Carbide Corporation in search in animal agriculture. Chartered buses will leave the Rice Stadi- New York. air-conditioned E. E. MITCHELL, '32, has been um parking lot at 12:30 p.m. They will return immediately RALPH M. YOUNG,'43, has been named general manager of manu- promoted to the newly-established facturing of Goodrich-Gulf Chemi- after the game, arriving at 3 a.m. position of general manager of the cals, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio. All reservations must be in by October 16, so be sure and Houston operations of The Lum- HERBERT DALE WARREN, '54, make yours early. mus Company. has been appointed instructor of DOYLE D. KOONE, '51, has been chemistry at Western Michigan RESERVATIONS appointed group manager of the University at Kalamazoo. New Orleans group office of Con- BENJAMIN F. HARD, '51, has NAME PHONE necticut General Life Insurance been promoted to the rank of Company. major in the United States Air ADDRESS R. C. SAVOIE, '54, has been pro- Force. He is a medical officer as- Number moted to supervising engineer in signed to the USAF Hospital at the Fuels Division at Humble Oil Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Chartered Bus @ $7.00 per person and Refining Company's Baytown DR. E. L. MITCH,'55, has been as- Cocktail Party @ $1.50 per person refinery. signed as a technologist in the Buffet Supper ® $3.50 per person J. W. STECK,'41, has been named product development department operations foreman over the Gulf- of Shell Chemical Company's in- TOTAL AMOUNT: inishing Units and Deasphalting dustrial chemicals division in New checks payable to the Association of Rice Unit York. Make your for Gulf Refinery in Port to P. 0. Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77001. Arthur. BRUCE H. BRADBEER, '45, has Alumni and mail DR. ROBERT P. LARKINS, '55, been appointed manager of the has been promoted to staff engi- Manufacturing Engineering with neer in the Process Systems Engi- the General Electric Company in neering Department at Humble Louisville, Kentucky. November 1 Filing Deadline Oil and Refining Company in Bay- ROBERT HINTON, '35, has been town. appointed organist and choir di- JOHN H. POUND, '45, has been rector for the First Congregational For 800 Government Grants named scout executive for the Co- Church in Houston. More than 800 United States zenship (at the time of applica- manche Trail Council in Brown- KEITH E. RUMBEL,'41, has been government awards will be avail- tion), a bachelors degree or its wood, Texas. He was formerly promoted to senior vice-president gradu- equivalent before the beginning with the Capitol Area Council in of Atlantic Research Corporation. able to qualified American Austin. ROBERT TERSORO, '45, is the ate students for study or research date of the grant, language profi- JESSE A. MADDEN,'23, has been new manager of engineering serv- in any one of 49 countries during ciency sufficient to carry out the promoted to vice-president of ices for the Jefferson Chemical the 1964-65 academic year. proposed study project and for Southwestern Savings Association Company, Inc. in Nederland. The graduate fellowships, avail- general communication, and good in Houston. THOMAS LAWRENCE CONNEL- able under the Fulbright-Hays Act health. A good academic record R. J. SALDICH, '56, has been LY, '63, will head the history de- partment at Presbyterian College of 1961, are administered by the and demonstrated capacity for in- named product manager, alumina study are also neces- special products for the Kaiser in Clinton, South Carolina. Institute of International Educa- dependent Chemicals Division of Kaiser EDGAR 0. BOTTLER, '44, will tion as part of the educational ex- sary. Aluminum and Chemical Corpora- join the corporate department of change program of the Depart- Preference is given to applicants tion in Oakland, California. Columbia Gas System Service Cor- ment of State. under 35 years of age who have poration in New York. DONALD E. STILSON, '48, has The awards are of three types: not previously lived or studied JANE ENG GEE, been appointed manager of manu- '43, has been government full grants; joint abroad. facturing for Texsteam Corpora- named assistant manager of the US tion in Houston. Orient Division of Houston Inter- US-other government grants; and Information and application from the LEON LUSK JR., '35, has been national Travel. US government travel-only grants. forms may be secured named director of the Receiving LEWIS GARRISON,'51, has been General eligibility requirements counseling division of the Institute and Shipping Division of Gulf Re- named production superintendent for all types of grants are US citi- of International Education, 800 finery in Port Arthur. for the chemical area for the Second Avenue, New York 17, Union Carbide T. G. LIPSCOMB II, '50, has been Chemicals plant in Texas City. New York. promoted to research specialist Clip and Complete Applicants must submit their with Humble Oil and Refining JAMES P. BAUGHMAN, '57, has Company in Baytown. been appointed assistant professor completed applications to HE by of business history at New Address Form DONALD P. CAMP,'50, has Harvard November 1, 1963. been Business School. He is currently named assistant general Enclosed in this issue is a "New Full grants provide round-trip manager managing editor of the Business of Dow Industrial we are asking books and Service in Mid- History Review, and has taught at Address Form" that transportation, tuition, land, Michigan. Tulane and the University of Hous- each alumnus to complete and re- maintenance for study in one of ALLEN EGGERT, '63, has been ton. turn to us. 36 countries. A joint US-other named trainer for the California C. E. LETSCHER,'40, has been ap- With the recent introduction of government grant is offered co- Western University athletic de- pointed to the position of manag- partment. ing director of Australian Oil Re- the zip code number for all postal operatively by the US government NELSON C. OBERHOLTZER JR., fining Pty. Limited, located at areas, it is necessary for us to in- (which provides travel) and a for- '51, has been appointed general Kurnell (just outside Sydney) New clude this on the IBM card for eign government (which provides agent for The Lincoln National South Wales, Australia. He has each Rice alumnus who receives tuition and maintenance. Partici- been with Australian Oil Life Insurance Company in Tyler Refining mailings from our office. pants in this plan are mainly Pan- and the agency will be listed as Pty. Limited, which is a subsidiary Nelson C. Oberholtzer Jr. and As- of the California-Texas Oil Corpo- Even if your address has not American countries plus Poland sociates. ration, since 1956. changed from the one printed on and Rumania. JOSEPH H. ROSS, '46, has been L. D. WOODDY JR., '48, has been this issue of The Sallyport, please Travel-only grants are intended elected vice named assistant professor of president and a direc- return the blank to help us in up- to supplement maintenance and chemistry at Indiana University in tor of Jersey Production Research Bloomington, Indiana. Company in Tulsa. dating our files. tuition scholarships received from JOHN G. CRAMER JR., '57, has a university, a private donor, or a been appointed assistant professor foreign government. Travel-only of physics at Indiana University in NEW ADDRESS FORM awards are available for study in Bloomington, Indiana. Austria, Brazil, Denmark, France, GREGORY P. CATSINAS,'51, has been named special sales manager NAME CLASS Germany, Israel, Italy and the for Mobil Oil Company's gas liquid Netherlands. department in Houston. ADDRESS The Institute stresses opportuni- DR. PAUL D. HARWOOD,'30, has ties available in Ceylon, Iceland, been CITY STATE promoted to the new position Iran, Pakistan, Poland, Rumania, of senior vice president of explor- atory research for Hess and Clark POSTAL ZONE ZIP CODE Turkey, and the United Arab Re- in Ashland, Ohio. He will be in public. SALLYPORT SEPTEMBER, 1963 PAGE 7 ‘5eptemkr SaIlyporting

1919 Lucille (Scott) McKenny is a band is a Hospital Administrator from a recent trip to Southwest secretary in the administration of- in Tampa, Fla.; Paul, who is a Africa. Mrs. Louis Green fice of the Veterans Hospital in junior at Elon College in North Paul and June (Dunlop) Farren (Marshall Dukes) Houston. Carolina; and Ruth, a senior in are sending daughter, Jill, to Van- 16930 Market Evelyn (Yorty) Nichols and Cecil high school. derbilt this fall. Channelview, Texas are proud of their new daughter- Eddins W. Mc Nesly, previously Had a fine visit backstage with Sarah Lane retired this year in-law. Their son, Allen, gradu- Texaco refinery manager at Port Kit Reid who plays with the Hous- from her duties as librarian at ated from Texas Tech this year, Arthur, has been named assistant ton Symphony Orchestra. Had fun same Rice. She has been traveling in has married the former Beverly general manager for the talking over old times when his been with Texaco, the United States and Mexico. Mitchell, and is now living in Lub- area. Eddins has band played for our Saturday bock while he gets an advanced Inc. since his graduation from Night Dances. Good old tunes . .. Pender Turnbull has also re- Rice. teired from being curator of rare degree. stag lines, hmmmmm!! Frances (Foster) Taylor and her In a Sunday Post here in Hous- books and manuscripts and biblio- ton was a long feature article grapher at Fondren Library. husband, Hugh, recently moved 1938 into Houston from League City. about Mrs. George H. Copeland's Russ Baty has retired from his (Helen Batte) major works class in architectural work with the Jones Their daughter, Martha Ellen, Mrs. James Karl Dunaway graduated from Texas Tech, mar- English at Jesse Jones High Interests and has been the archi- School. (Jane Stockton) ried, and lives in Oklahoma. Hugh 415 Blalock Drive tect for a number of Houston's Emmett Rountree, a native of lovely buildings. Taylor, Jr., is in the Army. Houston 24 is with Lamkin As- San Antonio and a resident of My mother celebrated her hun- Gus Geyer March John Wissinger, our Channel 2 set up, and Houston for 40 years, died dredth birthday on July first and sociates. They design, a certified public ac- weather-caster, has been in TV forms and systems and 29. He was passed away eleven day later. My analyze countant. since '50 and is Administrative husband, Louis, also died this past equipment for banks, commercial Engineer for Anderson, Green- and governmental establishments. Alice Buxton Campbell (Mrs. M. year. He was the uncle of Rice S.) whose husband, Morgan, Sr., is wood and Co. John earned a MS graduates, Dorothy Green Suman, Dorothy (McCann), his wife, in Meteorology at Cal Tech in '43, spends much of her time as a a civil engineer with the US Engi- Wilson A. Green, and Harold neers at Galveston, lives at 5518 continued in graduate study in Louis Green. volunteer at Texas Children's Oceanography at UCLA, and mar- Gus enjoys his hobbies Borden. Their elder son, Morgan, Hospital. from Texas in ried a registered nurse, Christine of fishing and football. Jr., who graduated 1931 accounting, is working toward his Smith. They have two boys, 13 Shirley (Robinson) Fratcher has MA there now. David, the younger and 11. Mrs. T. F. Dupont, Jr. just returned from Detroit where son graduated from Ball High this Ruth Pilkington (Mrs. Scott Red) (Nannie Mae Gayle) she represented the Houston spring. He was president of the holds the imposing titles of Super- 2132 Albans Rd. Teacher's Association at a Nation- honor society and drum major of visor of Music Education in the Houston 5 al Education Association Conven- the band for two years. He will Houston Independent School Dis- tion. Estela Barreda of Fuente de los also go to Texas. trict and Chairman of the Super- Remedios, 120 Morelia, Michoacan, Todd Dupont, my son, took ad- The R. N. Gsells (Mary Belle visory Division of Texas Music Mexico, came back to Houston es- vanced placement examinations Perkins) are now living in Roswell, Education Association as well as pecially to attend some of the while still in Lamar High School N. M. at 707 Adams Drive. Their working with student concerts and Semicentennial functions. Estela's and entered Rice with credit for son Jim will be a senior in Texas symphonies. Scott, an attorney, days in Mexico are filled with most of the usually-required fresh- this fall, majoring in journalism; and their two boys accompanied church and charity work. man courses. After being in Rice daughter Nancy will be a freshman Ruth last summer to the Univer- years, he graduated this at Texas Tech this fall; and the (Schneider) and John Hol- for three sity of Toronto where she parti- Elsa was given a scholarship- youngest, Mary, will be a senior land a to Europe this June and cipated in a Conference of Music enjoyed trip to study math in the in high school in Roswell. Seeing fellowship for Children. summer. the magnificent Rice graduate program. flowers of the Keukenhof Gardens Dr. Edward H. Boice and his near Amsterdam and viewing on 1937 wife Katie (Bussey) are evidencing a clear day the awe-inspiring Mat- 1932 their interest in children in their terhorn of the Alps were two high- Mrs. A. Ross Rommel activities in PTA. Ned was presi- lights of their trip. Mrs. J. W. Hoover (Mary Jane Hale) dent of Robert E. Lee High School Helen (Walker) Elliot is now (Christine Pope) No. 1 Powderhorn PTA this past year. They have 5 working in the office of the Hol- 5318 Meadow Lake Lane Houston 24 of their own, one at the Univer- land Construction Co. Houston Busy days on Powderhorn since sity of Colorado. Edna Mae Vaughan teaches the Dick Jamerson and Anna live at my last report to you. Janie grad- Erline (Trone) Larson is teach- deaf in the Houston Public 910 Roosevelt Drive in Chapel Hill, uating, deciding on the U. of Colo- ing at Cunningham School and is Schools. She has had many years N.C. Dick is teaching and he says rado, and spending the summer at married to a professional horse- of training in special education. its the first time in thirty years he Camp Mystic as waterfront coun- man. Bill breeds and trains show isn't coaching. selor; Colt League baseball for the horses at his Westmoreland Stable Homer Woodard has moved in- and appears with them on TV as The Jamersons' daughter Ann men and Ross Jr. at Camp Rio to new offices in the Fannin State well as in shows. Bank Building. Homer and his Lou is head physical therapist at Vista; and Mom involved in Rice wife are planning a trip to Rome. Sequoia Hospital in Redwood, Alumni Assemblies on "Outer Elizabeth (Poorman) Moore was Calif., and son Jimmy is in his last Space' and "Automation" and a recently named chairman of the Sarah and Taylor Gerke have "consulting" trip to Tulsa. international hospitality commit- been transferred to Tulsa, Okla- year at the Air Force Academy where he is on the Dean's list, a Out of the corner of my eye I tee for the Houston Institute of homa. International Education. Harvin, Baird is now varsity swimmer, and is cadet ma- watched him at the next table in Violet (Mattson) Jimmy plans Jr. has been awarded the Phi head of the Southwest jor this year. Young the restaurant wondering if he librarian Air Force his career. I Alpha Delta Award as Outstand- Medical Library in Dallas. to make the really could be Jerome Segal! Mrs. Howard Taylor (Julia Ro- ventured a smile and a nod and ing Senior Law Student at the Margaret (Jenness) Wise and her University of Texas and is prac- husband, Don, are looking for- binson) teaches the sixth grade in sure enough it was!! Looking just Jerry— ticing law. Barry, a graduate stu- ward to October when their daugh- the Austin Public Schools, and her the same as long ago was deep at- dent in architecture at the Univer- ter, Margie, and her husband, Bill daughter Mary teaches art in the same warm personality, secondary schools. Julia and Mary tractive voice and . . a bachelor! sity of Penn, has been elected Elrod, will be home from France, So- bought a small car last summer Involved in Public Relations, President of the Architectural where they have been stationed by ciety there. the Army for three years. Margie and drove about four thousand Advertising, and Insurance with and Bill graduated from Rice. miles in Europe. Mandrel Industries, Inc., he also Collegiately speaking — Felecia Pete, Margaret and Don's son, Julia is an amateur archaeolo- serves as editor of the company (Slataper) and Bill Sabom (Mobas completed his third year at Texas gist and has participated in dig- publication, "The Mandrel." Ac- Co. spelled backwards!) will have Tech is a medical gins in Mexico. Her address is 608 tively participating in community five children in college this fall. and planning Ni- career. Baylor, Austin. art and music organizations, he Izabelle (Arnold) and Ralph Doris and Henry E. Robinson, D.D., is pas- recently served as president of the chols, have four children, two of (Binford) her husband, is Dr. Henry Steele, principal of tor of the 1400 member First JS Bach Society. whom will be in college. Ralph spe- Browning Elementary School, have Church, Congregational, 148 Beach Also with Mandrell is C. S. Sel- a geologist with Superior Oil been on a train trip down the Road, Fairfield, Conn. This is his lers married to our own Dorothy cializing in off-shore drilling. west coast of Mexico. Their son, fifth year there, and it is his fifth Morgan. Completing their family Recently returned from San Henry, III, has his PhD from MIT pastorate, serving previously in circle are three daughters: the Francisco are the Rev. Canon Scott and is now a professor of eco- Massachusetts and North Carolina. eldest graduated from Texas Tech Field Baily who attended a con- nomics at Rice. Another son, Joe, They have four children, Lois and is soon to marry a man from ference on the Urban Church and is a Rice graduate and is working who is Mrs. W. R. Wisseman, mar- Annapolis; the second plans to at- the Charles Fennels who attended for NASA. A daughter, Mary, is ried to a research physicist for tend Southwestern; and the young- the National Micro-Film Associa- married to Captain R. D. Gerke of Texas Instruments in Dallas; Jane, est is a high schooler. They were tion Convention, and threw in a the Air Force. Mrs. Charles Foster, whose hus- all happy to welcome Dad back side trip to Honolulu. Charlie is a PAGE 8 I SEPTEMBER, 1963 RICE ALUMNI recent past-president of the asso- help out with the Brownie troop John Lancaster is Production ing program with computers for ciation. activities of her two older girls. Manager for Conoco in the Rio Texaco. Hope everyone is making plans The Thorn household at 4508 Mi- Grande Valley. He apparently Skip Leuschner is in test pilot for our 25th reunion! mosa also includes a 7-year-old lives near McAllen. school at Pawtuxtent, Maryland. son. Harry is with the Land De- Barbara and Bob Hopkins live Last word was that he plans to 1946 partment of Texas Eastern Trans- at 5701 Fairview in Waco. Bob make it a career. mission. was called back into the army for Bill and Bobbie (Whitehead) Mrs. Jack Hayden nine months during one of our ('58) Morgan are also making the (Rosemary Heaner) 1955 recent crises. He was at Ft. Hood. Navy a career. They are the par- 5215 Stamper Way He is now working for Rocket- ents of a boy and a girl. Mrs. Ross Rumph Houston 27 dyne in McGregor. He does ad- Gary Long is back at Rice for (Mary Coy) vanced planning on solid propel- in architecture. Until the The Houston Chronicle recently Circle his BS ran article 822 Colonial lant rockets. They have a daugh- last year he was also a an about one of our Jackson 6, Miss. middle of classmates, Muriel (Wicks) Escobar ter about three. Navy pilot. I have who was in Houston for a visit Since my last column, Curtis and Gretchen Goedecke Rex Carter has recently gone to one with her parents. reached two conclusions; 1. No are back in Halletsville, where he work for Ernest Severin and Elec- column is married to Javier Es- wants to take over this is working with his father. tro Mechanical Research. He, his Muriel I should threaten who is first secretary of the from me and 2. Apparently John and Joan wife and daughter Vicki are living cobar often, I've never had Mexican embassy in Belgium. to quit more (Cooley) UrOuhart are in Pitts- in Irving, Texas, where he was mail and it's been won- They have six children,Javier, 13; so much burg. formerly with Chance Vaught derful. Federico, 11; Pablo, 10; Francisco, Enjoyed another nice letter from Astronautics. 9; Teresa, 7; and Anita, 2. The first letter was from Bob Maurice Keathley. He has been Francis and Carolyn Hathorn All the children are multi-lin- Folweiler. He and his wife are transferred to Dallas where he is are back in Houston (4810 Winfree) guists, speaking Italian, French, living at 585 Lowell St., Wake- District Group Manager for Pru- after his tour of duty as a Navy Spanish, and English fluently and field, Mass. She is the former dential. They have two daughters, pilot. Francis is in an executive learning German. Helen Smith of Medfield, Mass. Stacy, 29 months and Diane, 9 training program with Texas Na- They met while both were work- months. tional Bank. He is the father of After graduating from Rice with the GE Research Lab in Frances and 6 ing at into C. A. Proc- 2/12 year old Carrie a degree in English literature, Mu- was a com- Mo said he ran Robert Wesley. Schenectady—Helen tor and he, Billye, and the four month old riel went to Wellesley to work on programmer and Bob a ce- puter children are still in Abilene where Also back in town are Ed Keas- her masters. There she met the ramist. with IBM and of Mexico in Boston CA is with American General. He ler who has gone vice-consul Billy Montgomery who is with who told her to look up the vice- After their marriage they moved also saw Ken Gunter in San An- to their Boston suburb where he gelo. Ken is in the television cable Houston Instruments. Billy got his consul of Mexico in Austin if she Masters at Rice in 1960 and has ever visited there. She did and it was at Avco Corporation as a business there. since become since been at Stanford working to- turned out to be Javier Escobar. metallurgist. He has in Lexington The Keathleys new address ward a PhD. Laboratory Director at Dallas is 8241 Clearsprings Rd., She will spend a month with Cambridge, Mass. Here he Leo Holder has been named Vice Labs in Dallas 30. her husband's parents in Mexico is engaged in research and de- President of Holder Pest Control. City in September before return- and The George Medleys are still in velopment work in ceramics is John Mel O'Brien has recently ing to Brussels. They Dallas where he finishing the high temperature materials. second an orthopedics re- opened his own architectural firm baby in year of are expecting their first sidency. He will take his last year in Memphis, Tennessee. 1950 October. in Alabama. Wedding bells recently rang for On a recent trip to Texas, Bob A clipping from one of the Dr. David Pearsey (who is doing Jr. Mrs. M. 0. Brown, saw Tony and Jeri Galindo in Dal- Houston papers revealed that an internship in Dallas after grad- (Gloria Wilson) las where Tony does cricuit design Mrs. Wm. Ed. Daniels and Mrs. uation from Baylor Medical) to 1730 Hollister for Texas Instruments. They have Thomas Eubank were winners of Barbara Martin and Phil Harris to Houston 55 four children. "Miss Ima Orchids." Elsa Jean and Judy Moreau. Marilyn (Krueger) Abbott has Dan Taylor and Mary Lou are Nancy were called the "virtuoso Getting their Masters from Rice added a third little girl to the in College Station where Dan is money raising team" and evident- this June were Bob Matthews and household at 1211 Jackson Blvd. working on his PhD and ChE. ly got the highest per cent of Dave Davidson. Receiving their Their father, Walter P. Abbott, re- They have two boys. quota for the Women's Divisions PhD's were Nick Brown and David ceived his PhD in biochemistry Miles and Martha (Parse) Julian teams in the Houston Symphony Cardner. from Rice on the day Martha was are back in Pasadena after three drive. Jean Barras called for some ad- born. He is now on the staff of years in Illinois. Martha says that I received a fourth letter from dresses and said he was with Baylor Medical College. Ruth (Tonn) and Gilbert Whitaker one "anonymous," and due to its Goodrich Gulf in Port Arthur in William H. Breihan is slated to are in Illinois where he is teach- length (10 pages), I couldn't find the polyethelene lab and is the fa- help Edwards Air Force Base in- ing economics. room for it in this column. I will ther of four. stall a sensitive rocket calibration Jay Weidler is still the student make an entire column of it next Barry and Pat Robitaille an- Many thanks for all the let- device that took almost a year to at Rice but should be finishing time. nounce the birth of Mark Witt- develop at Ruska Instrument Cor- Richard Vanderzyl is ters this time. man on May 31. They are living at next year. Anaheim, poration. Bill is vice president of near 134 South Magnolia, still with Fluor Corporation California, where Barry is with sales for the laboratory on Hill- Houston. 1957 croft which has supplied a number Texas Instruments. of specialized pressure instruments Orman Taylor is a most success- Mrs. B. L. Helm Dr. John E. Cogan has recently for the Air Force. ful vice-president at Texas Na- (Florence Gray) begun his medical practice here in tional Bank. He recently lectured 4523 Beech Houston. He is the husband of the Just back from Mexico City a class of Rice architects on how where he spent a year-and-a-half Bellaire 101 former Naomi Robins. Naomi and to design a bank. Jack have one doughter, Robin. establishing a branch location for Dave Hartman was moving along Maureen (Polk) ('58) and Russell his industrial equipment company Smith announce the April 28 birth Dr. Sharon (Jones) Bintliff has on his PhD in Metallurgy and also begun her medical practice in is George L. Church. He is presi- should finish this summer some of a daughter. Mo and Rudy got dent of Southwestern Controls lo- out of the Navy in mid-August pediatrics this year in Seattle, time. Washington. cated on the Southwest Freeway Katy (Hunter) and Jim Young- and are living in or near Wash- off Chimney Rock. George and his blood are ington, D. C. where Russell will Homer Spencer is with Texaco in Wilmington, Delaware a stint in the Army. wife have four boys and one girl. where he went after getting his complete his Masters at Catholic after They live at 5714 Portal. PhD in Metallurgy last year. He's University. Richard Claytor received his Jack Cooper's third child, (sec- in the engineering station for Du- Rusty and Gail Ralston and Bil- PhD in physics from Rice in 1961 ond girl), was born in January. pont there. ly (age 4) are living at 735-A Easy and is now with Texas Instruments Her name is Mary Lou. Codie Wells is also in Massa- Street, Mountain View, California in Dallas. Congratulations are in order for chusetts now. He just started to where Rusty is an engineer for Thomas R. Moore is with the W. B. Gandhi who holds a fresh work for the Mitre Corporation as Phileo. United States Department of State new commission as a lieutenant a computer programmer. Codie Jane (Spier) Bargman is the in Canberra, Australia but will re- colonel in the Air Force Reserve. finished at A&M in Civil Engi- president of a quite active group turn to the United States in Sep- A member of Humble's accounting neering, getting a BS, MS and of El Paso alumnus. tember. staff, he lives with his wife and nearly a PhD before turning to Perttu Virtanen is the city plan- Clayton and Sharon (Strong) Ari- three boys at 1927 Viking in Oak computer programming. He work- ner for Irving, Texas. ('61) Tatom are in Phoenix, ed for GE in Phoenix for several zona where he works for Motorola. Forest. 3-year- K. P. Morrison, Jr., was years before Ray Gorman, wife Betty, Bill Johnson is with the Corps of (Bubba) this. and 14 Susan a visitor to Houston. Ronald and Ella Lee Lassiter are old John -month-old Engineers in Tulsa, Oklahoma. winter-time are living in Sharpstown in Hous- Formerly associated with T. J. in Topsfield, Massachusetts while New addresses of interest are ton (7522 Kenisco). Bettes, he is now with the First he is attending Harvard Graduate Lynne (Koehler )Erwin, 1606 Hol- National Bank of Hawaii and Business School this year and •Bruce Griffin is with the ac- lywood Street, Durham, North sends glowing reports of island next. He was recently elected counting department of Tenneco Carolina; Lanelle (Ueckert) Mc- life. President of the Texas Club at the Oil Company. Reynolds, 7823 Meadowbriar, Mrs. Harry T. (Patsy Maher) Business School for next year. Leroy Kelly, also an ex-Navy Houston; Anne (Westerfield) Thorn is fitting her schedule They have three children: Rona, pilot is living in Briargrove Park Brown, 4708 Holt, Bellaire; and around the needs of 15-months-old 10, Jimmy, 8, and Jennifer Lynn addition of Houston (10019 Mea- Phil Shannon, 4114 Norfolk, Hous- "Tricia" and still finds time to born April 26 of this year. dowlake Lane). Leroy is in a train- ton. SALLYPORT SEPTEMBER, 1963 PAGE 9 Master's in Architecture from If you're near the Alumni Of- at IBM to become a full-time 1958 Princeton this year, and is settled fice, drop up and visit J. Roy housewife with a larger family. Mrs. Richard Walton in Nashville. Sulik. He joined the staff perma- John is in his junior year at Bay- (Phyllis Phair) Jerry and Ada Abernathy have nently this year, as assistant exe- lor Medical School. They have one 1705 Rosemont Ave. moved to San Antonio where he is cutive secretary, and they are very daughter, Susan, 3. West Point, Georgia District Sales Representative for lucky to have him. Lila (Fitzgerald) and Pete Laux Continental Oil. Their address is The second weekend in June are through with the Army, and Dr. Bob Davis is presently an 403 E .Glenview. Pete is doing graduate work in intern at the University of Oregon was wedding bells in Dallas: The Jim Ebanks (Eleanor Meng. Charles Tucker on Friday, and civil engineering at Texas Univer- Medical School Hospital, following sity. his graduation from Baylor den) have the fourth child and sec- Gene Richeson on Saturday. Re- Medi- Raymond cal. He plans a long residency in ond son, William Stephen, born cently engaged are Linda Day and Barbara (Long) and surgery, to be May 11. Pat Jones (to Senor Castaneda of Chilton have a new son, Raymond, followed by a two having a won- year appointment to the National Judith (Helmle) and Roy Shaw Rice Spanish Department). III. They seem to be Cancer Institute of have a daughter, Kirsten Aileen, If you were to stop by Fondren derful time in Orleans, France, the National miles from Paris. Health Institute in cancer re- born June 5. any day this summer, you'd never which is only 66 search. Dick Briscoe is now with Plough, think you'd graduated: Larry They live on the second floor in Moore, Syd Nathans, and Robert the home of an elderly French At this time, Bob would be re- Inc., the drug company that makes St. Joseph Aspirin and Coppertone Johnston form a unique study couple. Barbara says Monsieur solving his military obligation as Larry is transferring from Graef is an amazing person; he is a Sun Tan Oil. He is in the interna- group. commissioned officer while fur- Texas Law School to Yale for his- an architect and speaks five lan- thering cancer tional division and is traveling in research. Bob the Latin American countries in tory; Syd returns to Johns Hop- guages. His studio is in the house, would like to hear some news kins in history; and Robert is and in spite of his 72 years, he about Joel sales promotion. This duty re- Kirkpatrick and Tim quired Dick's taking Spanish from brushing up on political science, still works every day. Raymond is Stevens, both who graduated from a Cuban Refugee. philosophy, and economics for Ox- a data processing manager for an Washington University last year. ford. IBM 1401 computer. He got to Bob's address is 3181 SW Sam Saturday, November 9, is the France playing football for the Jackson Park. day in the reunion plans. The com- The Space Science Department Army on the French team and mittee has worked hard, and has is growing, and Mickey Trichell is Maureen (Polk) and Russell made the all-star team. Their ad- come up with elegant ones. The representing our class in that his- dress is U.S.A. Engineer Supply Smith are the proud parents of a game is Arkansas, and to get tick- toric body. daughter, born April 28. Jean and Control Agency, APO 58, New ets seated -with our class, specify Architects George Spence and York, N. Y. Don Cole have a new son, Don Jr. on your request a '58—somewhere! Robert Carnes won a travelling John Fowler's address is 1700 Mary Alice (Breedlove) Nall and The party will begin after the scholarship this spring, and are Sunset, Houston. husband Arthur have moved to now in California and Greater game at 1400 Hermann Drive. Set- Phil Holt is in the Navy in Nu- Washington, D. C. for two years, ups will be provided for the BYOL West Coast. They told us not to Island, while Art opens expect them back till the money clear Power School, Mare an office for his cocktail party. Then a delicious California. Chuch Berry is company, The Western buffet runs out! Vallejo, Company. awaits you, all for less than on the destroyer, USS Shelton Marcus Smith and wife, Sarah, $4.00. A letter with details will be Hawaii calls: Mary Day Milbank sails in circles sent out (DD-790), which have a son, Christopher Brian. soon, so make plans to has gone to Honolulu to teach at around Formosa. Mark is teaching at attend NOW!! Punahou. Judy came back to Con- the University Bill Connor and Dick Woodbury of Wisconsin. roe in August for her marriage to Stanford. Bill is Lt. room together at From Corinna (Carr) Smith 1959 Dick Nelson, a West Pointer getting an MBA and Dick is get- comes news that Alice (Cowan) stationed on Oahu. ting a Ph.D. in E.E. Cochran and Paul ('54) are in Mrs. Robert L. Maulsby John Heard stayed in Dallas for Russell and Ryn Rhea Bowers Wurtzburg, Germany, with their (Tommie Lu Storm) the summer, doing research at live at 1737 Sunset. She is still in daughter, Kathleen. The cold 4810 Jason Southwestern Medical School; Rice. weather doesn't agree with them, Houston 35 Dick Viebig is a junior partner but travel does. with Simons, Mackey, and Voelk- Chuck Roeser is working for Congratulations to newlyweds, er, CPA. Gulf and John Brice, for Pan Am, Carol (Beckman) McNeil writes Harvin and Nancy Moore and Clif- both in Louisiana. Harry Stellman from Richardson, Texas that she is ford and Harriet Strieber. Harvin Mark Winslow and future bride got his MS from LSU and is now most willing to help with class married the former Nancy Powell Betsy Miller plan to join Merton in the Navy Civil Engineering reunion plans. Carol's husband, on April 13; they plan to live in Young and Betsy (Downs) in Phi- Corps. Mike is working as a metallurgist Houston. Harriet Hokanson mar- ladelphia next fall. Merton is at Wharton; Mark at Penn David Rosenberg got his Mas- for Texas Instruments in Dallas, ried Clifford Strieber on February Law ter's in Ch.E. and he plans to one day get his School. 16, and they also, will live in wife live PhD. The McNeils have a son al- In the Barton Gillman and his Houston. Navy: Ray Wilson has in Houston where he works for most two. Their address is 504 Mr. and Mrs. Marvin been named to the personal staff Richardson, Gordy of Gillman Pontiac. Ridgedale Drive, Beaumont have a baby girl. of Admiral Rickover; Robert Texas. Bunger is proceeding David and Beverly (Yearwood) Myra through the Hutzler Berghane played Panama Canal to home port Long Smith are with Trane Co. in San Lee Dozier and wife Myrna (Da- the lead in a little theatre Monterey, Califor- produc- Beach aboard the newly commis- Juan, Puerto Rico. vis '60) are in tion of "Blythe Spirit" in Baytown. nia. Lee is a career man in the sioned destroyer Joseph Strauss; Ann Herbert Green reinforced Myra and Chuck have three chil- Dick Wright entered OCS in by her year at Harvard, is work- Navy, and already has done quite dren now. the a bit of traveling. While in the spring and is due soon for com- ing for Willoughby Williams at Philippines, son David was born. Cliff McCraw wrote that he was missioning in Newport. Great Southern Life. While in Key West, daughter in South Carolina with the Mar- Special plea: if you are any- Helen (Morgan) and Gee John- Debra came. Lee was managing ines flying a jet in Squadron VMA where near the East Coast this son are back in Houston to stay the Navy's construction contracts 324. The McCraws have a 14- fall, why not join the tiny "owl" and are building their own home while in Key West, and again month-old daughter. Cliff's wife group at the Rice-Penn State foot- in Briargrove Park. when the Dozier's moved to Wash- is the former Annie Vinson of ball game in University Park, Pa. Fran Murphy Preston is in Los ington, D. C. Houston. Cliff left for the Medi- on October 5? Angeles writing advertising copy terranean in August. Lee was selected to attend Post Please send those questionaires while Gerry is sailing around for Natalie Loehr's European tour the Graduate School in Monterey, a —don't be modest! Navy. school originally located at Anna- was written up in the Houston polis. Others in the school are Jim Post. Bower ('57) and Walker Jordan Seen at Harv's and Nancy's 1961 1960 ('56). wedding were Frank Dent and Chris Brewer Neunes' husband Mary Virginia (Pittman) Hart- Taylor Ray. Frank gets his PhD Mrs. Michael E. Kahn in history this summer, and Taylor (Martha Breedlove) Bobby is a lawyer in Kingston, man is about to close her year as Jamaica. The Neunes are planning president of the Rice Graduate plans to go into the real estate 540 South Euclid, Apt. 7 business here. Pasadena, California a trip to England this summer to Wives Club. David ('55) is to re- visit Bobby's relatives and friends ceive his PhD this year. The coming Class of 19?? met Jenny Roddie Ball and Dale are from his school days. Let's try again. People we in March. The following prospec- living in Waco with their two chil- haven't heard from: Richard Ar- tive members were present: Jim- dren, Laura Lynn, 4, and Larry Harry Reasoner has been in Lon- nold, Erie Adrian, Judy Brown, my Cauley, Kent Maulsby, Ted Dale, 2, at 2025 Collins Drive. Dale don this year doing post-graduate Wes Boynton, Wayne Curtis, Jann Olivier, and Kelly Rose. Old alums plays basketball in the church work. His address is 106 Lancaster Erdwinn, King Hill, Mary Lou chaperoning were Pat Cauley, league, which was leading the city Gate, London W2, England. Harry marrying Macey Hodges (Hertenberger) Laubach, Bobbie Tommie Lu Maulsby, Flo Olivier, league. On one of the opposing is of Aus- and Sammie Rose. teams was one of the Kelley twins, tin in June and will clerk in New (Whitehead) Morgan, Gary Nichol- York for Judge Charles Clay of son, Ann (Sheppard) Schrader, Sue who is doing graduate work at Baylor. Dale is working for Ami- the Second Circuit Court of Ap- Carroll (Brugier) Verheyden, Joel peals next September. Williams. 1962 cable Life Insurance Co. Dr."Buzzy" Sellers wed the for- Our recorder Mary Ann Calkins Mimsy Lorber Sadofsky and her David Tate graduated last Au- mer Judy Bagwell in Dallas June is spending the summer working husband, Mike, live in Roxbury, gust from UT Law School and Jer- ry this year. 2. Buz will intern at Emory in with the Winants Volunteers in Massachusetts. They have one son. Wade will graduate Atlanta. London—ergo I am handling the From Liz Perkins Davis came Bill Nixon, also an August grad- Flem Smith has received his "Maxine Messinger" chores: the news that she has quit her job uate, now lives in Del Rio with his PAGE 10 / SEPTEMBER, 1963 RICE ALUMNI wife Phyliss and daughter Kate, where he practices law. ... ORIENTATION Oliver Pennington is an asso- (Continued from Page 1) ciate editor of the Texas Law Re- view and graduates in May. Host families for the year in- clude alumni Mr. and Mrs. James Mike Beldon is vice-president of for Sam A. Beldon Roofing Company in San N. Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. Antonio. He married the former Winkelman, Mr. Frank Austin, Louise Davis. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Turrentine, Neil Anderson is in his second Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ward, and Mr. year at Harvard Law School, after 4L0St C'4IUM111 and Mrs. Frank Zumwalt. a year at the University of Brus- In addition to the host family sels on a Rotary Foundation Fel- lowship. program, the Institute of Interna- Education, Inc., whose Barbie Scot McKittrick, her hus- tional band Tom ('56), and their two Southern Regional Office is here James Hoatson Moore BA '49 in Houston, also sponsors a num- daughters Kimberly and Melanie, Alumni proved to be master back Werner John Perlitz BA '49 moved to Houston where sleuths in the first all-out manhunt ber of other programs which in- Tom has an architecture firm with conducted in the last issue of the Elmer Winston Richardson BS '49 clude a World Affairs Discussion Rice partners Ted Richardson and Lynnval Mario nSmith BS '49 Peck Drennan. SALLYPORT. "Solved" was writ- Group, which is an organization ten across 24 "cases" as a result of Jarvis S. Watson CL. '49 of young adults; an Arts Commit- Ron and Elaine (Anti11) Atkinson your letters and calls. Donald Ervin Williams BA '49 are now residing in Tyler, at 1830 tee program which provides com- Test your skill on this new list Gerald Griffis Marsales Grad. '58 plimentary tickets to cultural Faulkner, and Ron works for IBM. Persons and send your of Wanted Herbert Dennett Marsters CL. '54 They have a daughter, Sharon conclusions and deductions to the events; a Foreign Leader Program Lyne, born October 25. Alumni File Office: P.O. Box 1892: Glen -Edmon Mattingly Grad. 'SW which works to improve under- Don Sharp is studying, after a Houston, Texas 77001. Joseph Talbott Mattson CL. '56 standing of this country on the two year navy stint in the Pacific, Byron Nornes Taylor MS '62 Carolyn Jean Medders CL. '58 part of prominent men and wom- at the Wharton Graduate business Mr. and Mrs. Patric Savage BA '52 Nicholas Harvey Merriam CL. '61 en from abroad; the HE's (pro- School. He is taking Operation Re- Ph.D '60 search, which deals with the use of Vernon Howard Meyer CL. '60 nounced "eyes"), which is a group mathematics and computer tech- Henry Malcolm Delaune MA '51 Marvin Maurice Mickle BA '32 of high school volunteers who con- niques to solve business problems, George Therrel Paine BA '51 MA '34 duct tours of the World Trade '52 and hopes to go into computer BS Robert Leldon Middlete Al BS '35 Center for Houstonians and for- work after graduating in May of William Nelms Collins BA '52 John Anthony Miller MA '61 '64. His address is 5040 Walnut, eign visitors; and the Escort Com- BS '53 Patricia Ann Mills CL. '56 Apt. D, Philadelphia, Penn. BA '52 mittee, which provides transporta- Nicholas Dick Davis William Bartel Morgan CL. '59 Phil Morris and Jimmy Evans BS '53 tion for the students to appoint- William Byron Morgan Jr. CL. '59 have received their masters in James Edward Douglass BA '52 ments, sightseeing, and so forth. Robert George Moroney CL. '54 architecture from Princeton. Jean Douglas Gordon BA '52 Five students at Rice under IIE Margaret Anne Morrison BA '44 Glen Jarvis graduated from UT Richard Edgar Nelson Jr. BA '52 related sponsorship are Eric An- Law School in January, where he Arthur Milton Mouser Jr. CL. '58 tonie Bosc Nelson, Peru; Stephen Orby Gene Roots BA '52 Moxley CL. '56 was an associate Editor of the BS '53 Max Joseph Hazel), England; Ferdinand Jan- Texas Law Review. He and Pat Robert Willis Myer BA '33 are now living in McAllen. Fred Ernest Gibbs BA '53 Alan Bradford Rhoden CL. '61 isch, Austria; Hiroyuki Uyeda, Floyd Alfred Henehan BA '53 Frank Bourland Rice CL. '55 Japan; Alejandro Velasco Levy, Gene Rudolph Silver BS '53 Mrs. Vina Yvonne Rickey Mexico. Yvonne Craddock) CL. '60 Homer Alvin Smith Jr. BA '53 (Vina Eli Robins BA '40 Often IIE's foreign students $77,000Awarded Barbara Rhea Browne BA '54 Murray Robinson Grad. '50 have distinguished records. An William Campbell Bryson Robert Charles Robinson CL. '50 outstanding example was Miss For Science Study Jr. BA '54 Thomas Aubrey Robinson BS '34 William Traver Roe CL. '54 Azizeh Mahdavi of Iran, who be- James Duane Dudley MA '54 came in June the first woman in Rice U has received three grants Dr. John Norman Loomis BA '54 James Sherman Rogers CL. '60 totaling more than $77,000. William Robert Rogers CL. '58 the 50-year history of Rice to re- Thomas Michael Stoner BA '54 Frederick Cornish Sawin CL. '57 ceive a PhD in Geology. A National Science Foundation James Albert Vinson BA '54 Raymon dSam Schliesser BA '34 of the HE are grant of $26,000 was awarded for Mrs. H. M. Landery (Mary Mrs. J. E. Scott Jr. The programs a two-year study of a "Film Flow Ann Johnson) Pre Med '55 (Carol Ann Ford) CL. '57 privately-supported and receive no Joanne Hutcheson Seale CL. '60 of Reactor." The study will be di- Jerry Bascervil Marion Ph.D '55 government subsidies. Members Philip Eugene Shaw Ph.D '60 International Hospitality Com- rected by Dr. Bernard Atkinson, David Mason Miller BA '55 Karl Shpack BA '33 the Cornelius costs of assistant professor of chemical Harold I. Nachimson MA '55 Julius Alvin Slaughter CL. '58 mittee pay no dues. The to interna- engineering, and Arthur W. Mary Kay Sheffield BA '55 John Wayne Standish CL. '59 extending hospitality Bryant Fowler Stone CL. '57 are Busch, associate professor of envi- Mrs. Thomas Gerald Smith tional students and visitors (Mary Sneed) BA '55 Richard Dwain Stone BA '59 borne individually by the volun- ronmental engineering. Jim Max Stroud BS '61 John Harold Standish BS '55 teers. Another National Science Foun- Pat Morris Windham Ph.D '55 Support for the Regional office dation grant for $18,400 has been Frances William Byerley BA '50 50th Year Lectures and its salaries and budgetary ex- received for the "Acquisition of Jeff Clark Campbell BS '50 penses is gained through an an- Continuous Stratification Profil- George Morosow BS '50 In Bound Volume nual fund drive. This year, Mr. ers." Dr. Edward G. Purdy, as- Cornelia DePeyster Owens BA '50 Harvin C. Moore, ('27), is chair- sistant professor of geology, will The published volume of the 18 Richard William Rauch BA '50 lectures presented at Rice during man of the 1963 fund drive in direct the work under the terms Albert Lynn Wade BS '50 Houston. of the grant. Dr. Purdy explained the Semicentennial Celebration go Nick Carter Athas BA '51 year, the Committee is that the grant provides funds for on sale in the Rice Campus Store Each Gerald Albert Belkin Pre Med '51 with offers from Houston- equipment which will be used in duirng the first week of October flooded Stanley King Young BA '47 have these foreign students the third-dimension reconstruction at a price of $5.00. ites to Perry Baldwin Alers BA '48 them at Thanksgiving of coral reefs in the Tropics. Entitled "Man, Science, Learn- dine with Mrs. Raymond Allen (Mary and Christmas. Jacqueline Mabry) BA '48 ing, and Education: The Semicen- Also the Public Health Service Anyone who is interested in Leon Eric Brooks BS '48 tennial Lectures at Rice Univer- has granted $32,300 to finance a participating in the host family George Butler Eubank BA '49 sity," the volume will be approxi- continuation and expansion of a program or in any of the other William Becket Foules Jr. BS '48 mately 300 pages in length and training grant in tropical medicine given by programs may contact Mrs. Mal- Robert Lloyd Shelton BS '48 begin with the lecture and parasitology. include McCants at SU 2-6059. James Winfred Spruill BS '48 Dr. Arnold Toynbee and colm lectures given on campus Each volunteer is asked to fill The grant, which is to cover Burlie Ray Bowen BS '49 all other 1962. out a questionnaire indicating their the period of July, 1963, through Douglas Elliott Cochran BS '49 October 11 and 12, will be accepted by professional and advocational in- June, 1964, will be directed by Thomas McKnight Lasseter BA '49 Mail orders Dr. Clark P. Read, professor of BS '50 the store, but a charge of 25 cents terests so that families can be biology. The training program George Bird Livesay BA '49 should be included to cover mail- matched with foreign students first began with a grant in 1959. Clay Eugene Merchant BA '49 ing costs. with similar interests. SALLYPORT SEPTEMBER, 1963 I PAGE 11 RICE UNIVERSITY SALLYPORT Non-Profit Org. The Association of Rice Alumni U. S. POSTAGE P. 0. Box 1892 • Houston 1, Texas PAID Return Requested Permit No. 73 "For Your Rice HOUSTON, TEXAS Bookshelf. .

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