Dr. Nelson Interviewed on History Curriculum
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<1r.¥t HJH **l Ml Architects' Sketch Of New Humanities Building Rayzor Hall, future class building and home University by Mr. and Mrs. J. Newton Rayzor, the Academic Quadrangle, extending halfway of several departments m the humanities field, it will house five classrooms, two language around the east side from Fondren Library, is shown above in a drawing provided by i„up j cnmp fif+v fivp nffw« According to present arrangements, it should architects Staub, Bather, and Howze. ' y be in use during the second semester of the To be built from funds presented to the The three-story structure nearly completes 1961-62 school year. Christmas Party Tonight In RMC Tonight, Friday, December Dr. Nelso4 n Interviewed 16, the Christmas spirit de- scends upon the Grand Ball- room of the Student Center. A not-quite traditional egg- nog party with tree, caroling, On History Curriculum and choir will also include a secular combo for dancing. By WILLIAM PANNILL The reasons given were a need for basic changes in Open to the entire school at The History Department announced last week that the curriculum, and a lack of adequate library facilities. no charge, the party begins at it had decided to drop the Junior Independent Work pro- In order to report these changes, The Thresher inter- 8:15. gram, scheduled to start spring semester. viewed Dr. William H. Nelson, head of the History De- partment. The text of his remarks, including some com- ments on Thresher editorial policy, follows. Q: COULD YOU COMMENT on the History Depart- ment's decision to drop the Junior Independent Work The Thresher program, originally scheduled to go into effect this year? An all-student newspaper for 44 yeef- A: In the first place, we still plan to offer independent work of history majors, and eventually require a senior VOL. 48, NO. 14 HOUSTON, TEXAS FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 1960 thesis of all majors in the department. THOSE PEOPLE now writing thesis will complete them and SEASON'S SECOND next year a similar program will Plans Made For be offered, with up ao a dozen people participating. The numbers Sugar Bowl Party involved have not been deter- Players Present Nash's Rainmaker mined, but we will keep it on about the same level next year In French Quarter By ANITA JONES sale. The pi-oceeds from these rector, has announced that in- as this. We would like to run the tickets provide the major part formation concerning tryouts for At long last, final plans are set The Rice Players will present program as an honors program, N. Richard Nash's "The Rain- of the funds for the ninth annual "Much Ado About Nothing" and but it will be informal, as the for Rice University's journey to maker," in Hamman Auditorium Shakespeare Festival. "The Crucible" will be posted on granting of a history degree the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. at 8:15 tonight and Saturday. Phyllis Skaff, assistant di- the Rice Players bulletin board. "with honoi's" would require gen- The location for the official Ronnie Graham plays the male eral faculty approval. lead of Bill Starbuck. The only Rice "Blast" will be the American THIS YEAH—about the middle female part will be played by of the spring semester—a group Legion Hall—located at 334 Roy- DeLinda Frazier. Other cast Christmas Show Renews al Street in the heart of the of juniors will be invited to write members include Fred Holt, Bud a senior thesis. They will not be French Quarter. The time will be Max-tin, Franklin Forrester, Alex requix-ed to write a thesis, and Greenwood,* and Max Turner. 9:00 to 1:00 am, on January 1, Annual Rice TV Series no one who. is not invited to Director for the production is 1961, and music will be by Kid By MILTON STEFFEN uled for Jaixuary 8, is entitled write a thesis will be allowed to Jim McCaslin, who also directed Williams' Dixieland Band. Tickets Rice University will present its "Heidelbei-g and Contempox-ary do so. Each person who is in- "Aria da Capo" in November. traditional Christmas television German Philosophy." Px-ofessor vited to write a thesis and ac- are currently going for $2.75 per DURING THE PLAY, a "plain program this coming Sunday, De- Konstantin Kolenda, who spent cepts will be assigned to a pro- couple, with the stag price being old maid," Lizzie Curry, becomes cember 18. The program "Christ- the last academic year as a Ful- fessoi-, and will begin thinking $1.50. Mixed drinks will go for beautiful when a con-man who mas at Rice" will be presented bright Lecturer at Heidelberg, about his topic, so in that sense promises to bring rain to a sixty cents a shot. on Channel 13 at 5:30 p.m. and Px'ofessgr Niels Nielsen, will there will be junior independent drought-stricken area in Kansas lead the discussioxi. AFTER THE PARTY, it's ev- fails in love with her. TELEVISED from the Rice wox-k this spx-ing. It will not be ery man for himself. The French It will be a rather elaborate Memorial Chapel, it will feature On the second program, sched- a junior coux*se, and no junior Quarter, with its numerous "at- production using two side stages Christmas Carols sung by the uled for Januai'y 15, Professor credit will be given for it. tractions," should be well popu- outside the proscenium. Rice Chorus. Mackenzie of the Classics de- Q: WHAT WERE the reasons lated with footloose Riceites—and Season tickets for this season's A small chamber orchestra will partment will discuss "Thucidides for dropping the program ? a lot of other people. It will close productions will again be on accompany the singing and also and Current Events" with Floyd A: In a department this size at 6:00 that morning. play a sonata by Corelli. Mr. T. Leax*, professor of history. (we have about 40 juniors and N. Marsh, the host, will read the 40 seniors) there are two re- For those still able to stand OTHER pi'ogx-ams will concern Christmas Story from the Bible. quirements for a successful in- (up) after the wild pre-game vic- Davies Named recent advances in biology, psy- dependent program. tory celebrations, the football Piper Professor The Christmas program will be chology, anthx-opology, English, followed by a weekly television and a final report on the comple- First, it's necessary to have contest should be a thriller in the Dr. Joseph I. Davies, asso- series beginning Sunday, January tion of the Rice Digital Compu- a adequate library in terms of Sugar Bowl tradition—and a good ciate professor of biology, has 8, and running through Sunday, ter. Program time will be an- physical arx-angements and of deal closer than the "line" (Mis- been named a "Piper Profes- February 26. This series, entitled nounced later. course money for books. We need sissippi by 17 points) has it. sor" of 1960 by the Minnie Ste- "What's New?" consists of eight INNOVATIONS in the format space for people in an indepen- vens Piper Foundation of San Incidentally, the football team educational programs. On these for the series include a new set dent program in the library, and Antonio. resumed workouts after a 15-day programs, members of the Rice decorated with local sculptural things like a reserve reading The award, for "professional lay-off in preparation for the faculty will discuss research ad- work. Through remote unit broad- room, which the library doesn't excellence," carries with it a "battle of New Orleans." For the vances in their respective fields. casts some of the programs will have now. Although the History prize of $1000. story, see page five. THE FIRST program, sched- originate from the Rice Campus. (Continued on Page 3) •<o iwffeil OOOOJ "VWT Two THE THRESHER FRIDAY. DECEMBER 16, ltM 12-25-60 Threshing - It - Out The Christmas story once again peals out upon a Shinoda Vacates happy little stereophonic, filter-tip world of parking U tickets, bluebooks and dexedrine. Cheerleader Job The booming carols in glittering, teeming depart- ment stores remind us of the joyous message—that we In Transferring can shelve our books for bottles and speed over turn- To My Friends and Comrades pikes to share a few precious days with our families, At Rice, old friends, and perhaps lavishing what remains of My deepest apologies. I have ourselves and our wallets on a special someone. m come through and have done it Strange that the humble birth of a baby in an again. I have completely and ut- terly failed you for the second obscure village of the Near East a couple of thousand straight time. It just doesn't pay years ago should so disrupt the pattern of The Good to elect that Shinoda fellow. He Life that even the New York Stock Exchange pauses is the worst. for the day. FOR THOSE who didn't get Odd that church bells in Brussels, Boston, Buenos the chance to express their sen- Aires and Biloxi ring out to commemorate the coming timents in a violent manner be- of a child who would never know the intricacies of fore I left, I have gone. I am no economic warfare and foreign policy, much less the longer a member of the Rice Uni- versity, much to my regret. The diplomacy of cocktail party etiquette. reason is an academic one, in- Funny that angels and shepherds should share top volving leaving before my grades billing with Maverick, missiles, and sensational mur- AW, COME ON! YOU'VE GOT TIME FOR JUST ONE would be recorded and trans- ders.