Baker Festival: Shakespeare Would Have Liked It

Baker festival: Shakespeare would have liked it by IRENE WALKER revere the spirit of fun at least as organization dedicated to the (anyone who owns an oyster players and an expanded male The fifth annual Baker much as in Shakespeare's time Celebration of The Medieval way knife or knows where one may selection will aim for the all time Shakespearian Festival will relive from 3pm to sunset. of life. Free Parvana (a medieval be purchased is asked to contact record of $25+ paid for a slave the Middle Ages as they should Authenticity will be repre- dance) lessons, taped music of Pat McGee, 2100 Baker, last year. have been in the Baker Quad- sented by a new booth this year the period and swordplay dem- 523-5649). Dinner fare of fried "If Shakespeare had known rangle Sunday, March 16. Var- run by the Society for Creative onstrations will be a part of the chicked and barbeque will also about it, he would've used it" ious booths and activities will Anachronisms, a nationwide booth's membership drive. If be sold. will be the theme of many successful, the group hopes to Every hour on the half hour booths. Bill Fulton will produce establish a barony (or branch) in auctioneer Cheryl Hein will sell antique-looking daguerreotype the Rice area. her fellow Baker cabinet mem- photographs of lords and ladies Food booths will be numer- bers on the slave block. The in ten minutes. A massage ous and include boiled shrimp, slaves will be subject to all booth, kissing booth, and for- six-foot loaves of bread, 25-lb. reasonable demands of their pur- tune teller compete for business wheels of cheese, pickles in a chasers for one hour. Other vol- with the stocks and dunking barrel, corn on the cob, wine, unteers, including some of the booth. (Anyone who would like beer and whole, raw oysters championship Baker powderpuff (continued on page 8) the thre^Kef

volume 62, number 31 thursday, march 6, 1975 Ellen Horr and friend; Baker Shakespeare Festival, 1973 Historic buildings: a past worth saving and using

The past is a valuable heritage others. (See related story, page At 10:30am, Mr. Arthur The conference will break for for the Historic Building Defense which Americans seem recklessly 11.) Skolnik, City Conservator, an open lunch after Dr. Papa- Fund to save the much-publi- set on destroying in the name of The conference starts at Office of Urban Conservation, demetriou's speech, and will cized Pillot and Sweeney build- "progress." In recent years, how- 9:30am with opening remarks Seattle, Washington, will speak resume at 1:30pm. The director ings. He will also discuss the sig- ever, there has been a growing by Chairperson Mary Lynch and on "Leadership Role of the City of the Harris County Heritage nificance of state historical land- interest in the preservation of Associate Director David War- in Preservation." He will demon- Society, Peter Rippe, will deal marks, state archeological monu- historic buildings—not only for ren. strate how the city of Seattle with the choices Houston has for ments, and the procedure of des- their architectural value, but as A series of addresses will be made a commitment to preserva- saving its native landmarks. He ignating buildings as landmarks. functioning elements in the presented throughout the day, tion and carried it out in the feels we have the tendency to Howard Barnstone, Professor of modern city. beginning with "The Case for development and renovation of create a Disneyland past by tear- Architecture at the University of In line with this philosophy, Preservation: National Efforts," Pioneer Square. ing down our own landmarks Houston, will speak on the con- the Rice Design Alliance and the by Terry Morton. She is the At 11:15am, Rice's own and replacing them with replicas version of the 1922 Federal Museum of Fine Arts will pre- Director/Editor, Department of Peter Papademetriou, Associate of the pasts of others. Reserve Bank fortress into the sent a conference this Saturday, Publications, National Trust for Professor of Architecture, will At 2:15, case studies of local first-class office building now March 8 entitled "Old Buildings Historic Preservation, Washing- discuss the role of the past, in a preservation efforts will be pre- called the Crispin Building. The —A Past Worth Using." Registra- ton, D.C. Her goal is to protect city's future. He will cover Hous- sented. The legal aspects of sav- building was unoccupied for 12 tion for the conference, covering the historic and cultural land- ton's lost past and the impor- ing historic buildings will be dis- years before being restored in both national and local preserva- scape, and she sees the energy tance of making efforts to regain cussed by Terence O'Rourke, 1974. The owner of the recently tion efforts, will begin at 9am in crisis as a time of slow-down in that past now. Houston Attorney and Counsel (continued on page 8) the Brown Auditorium of the the building energy, with a cor- . Museum of Fine Arts. Cost is $1 responding increase in the time for students, $2.50 for RDA and available for preservationists to MFA members, and $5 for educate the public. Loan collection bribery charged

by DAVID WALKER issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education, "The private firm is The number of defaulted stu- accused of forging endorsements dent loans has increased drastic- on some checks payable to indi- ally throughout the United vidual universities and depositing States in the past several years. the money in a company Until about four months ago, account. It is also accused of defaulted loans at Rice were using aliases to collect delin- handled by the University. At quent loans, and failing to report that time an arrangement was collections to the universities." made by Rice with the Dallas It is estimated that the company firm Collegiate Recovery and owes at least $200,000 to its Credit Assistance Programs, Inc. clients and three of its ex- to assume the function of col- employees have been dismissed lecting Rite's defaulted student from H.E.W. posts, accused of loans. This company has since "...badgering students and using been placed in receivership (by improper sttong-arm tactics, Feb. 14 court order) and impli- such as implying sanctions were cated in a scandal of considera- about to be applied to those in ble proportions. default." The full extent of the According to the Feb. 24 (continued on page 8) Cotton Exchange Building, downtown the rice threeher

editorial ISTRIBUK If recent events at our nearest neighboring schools of the SWC are any indication of sentiment regarding student publications, the Thresher could be in trouble. Not that it particularly reflects a new trend toward faculty control of a previously autonomous publication, last Friday's issue of the Texas A&M Battalion led the front page with a story about University Presi- dent Jack Williams' desire to have a one-year experience 'STEP UPSTAIRS AND TELL MR. WEINBERG HE'S FIRED!' rule for editorial candidates dropped. This was for the ostensible reason of allowing more people to apply for the position, but it may go deeper than that. Rape threat merits caution To quote the Battalion, "Speaking of himself as last in the line of editor approvals, Williams said that of the two by DANNA BLEDSOE common sense. With the large number of present editorial candidates, there is one who will not be and DAVID WALKER off-campus students it is often difficult to editor as long as he is president." Apparently, even if you determine who "belongs" and who does do have final say as to who is editor you can still be A reported rape on campus this semester not. A misguided spirit of casual friendli- hampered by a rule that limits your choices. Notably, the has focused attention on the security needs ness could be an invitation for trouble, story, which named the two candidates without revealing of the Rice community. While this is only especially under some circumstances (at which was blacklisted, appeared in an issue published by the second such incident In the past nine night, in isolated locations, or when no an interim staff (almost all cadets) while the regular staff years, statistics rapidly lose their meaning other students are nearby). The correct was attending a convention. for the individuals involved. There have attitude should be one of cautious alert- been numerous reported approaches made ness, especially in some situations. While Rice is unique in having a newspaper produced to students of both sexes at various places The Security Office, a service organiza- wholly outside the auspices of journalism departments, and times on campus. While this fact does tion headed by Harold Rhodes, attempts to faculty advisors, or boards of review, the prospect of a not justify vigilantism, it does demand a offer comprehensive protection for stu- student-inspired and endorsed takeover of the Thresher greater awareness of the problem and an dents, but they must rely almost exclu- similar to the one perpetrated by the faculty on the Baylor attitudinal change. sively on students to provide cooperation Lariat is frightening. The sense of placid insularity which we and, in the event of crime, formal com- try to maintain "inside the hedges" is a plaints. It is too often the students, though, The primary justification for the sweeping changes function of environment and attitude. motivated by some obscure prejudice made to the Lariat by Loyal Gould, the new chairman of Beyond the hedges, the environment is against the "pigs" who further handicap the Baylor journalism department, was professionalism. Houston—huge, energetic and undeniably an undermanned and overburdened Calling the Lariat "the worst campus newspaper in the violent. Where Houston ends and Rice Security force. U.S." he called for "new blood at the managerial level." begins is not perfectly definable; students If you should see or hear anything out He found it. Using his position on the Baylor Board of should not be lulled into lethargy, but of the ordinary, take the time to report it Publications, Gould 'suggested' that two people with no become more alert to the potential perils to Security (ext. 333 or 334); if you are a experience working on the Lariat staff (one a broadcasting which surround us. The large number of victim of a criminal act, don't be afraid or major whose career orientation must have agreed with for- bicycle thefts on campus should serve as a ashamed to swear out a complaint. Without mer AP and NBC newsman Gould) try for the openings on reminder, that the campus is far from a signed complaint, the police are powerless the editorial board. Gould's board approved them and the impenetrable to outside elements. to hold a potential criminal, who may stage was set. Within one week the graphic format of the Measures such as providing students return at any time. paper was completely changed for more visual appeal, a with police whistles (25 cents; available in When students assume a feeling of reporter with a year's experience was fired for lack of the Security office by Easter) and distribu- mutual responsibility and concern, most of talent, and all copy became subject to the approval of the tion of a set of guidelines ("What to do in Houston crime on the Rice campus can be director of student publications. To quote Danny Robbins' case of...") can help increase individual pro- controlled. A little extra alertness is a small column in a recent issue of the UT Daily Texan: "Gould tection, but these are poor substitutes for price to pay for one's peace of mind. said he revamped the paper for journalistic, not political, reasons. He said the Lariat had been failing to cover the GARY BREWTON Baylor campus adequately. There are indications however Editor that the Lariat wasn't saying all the right things. A letter to DALE PAYTON-ENGLE the editor by a former Baylor student body president threa Business Manager 'applauded' Gould's influence on the editorial board selec- Nancy Taubenslag . . Associate Editor Cathy Egan Assistant tion because "one has to realize that previously persons Emily Coffman .... Associate Editor Business Manager Debbie Davies News Editor Rosine Wilson Ad Production with positive attitudes toward Baylor and our nation had Philip Parker Sports Editor Manager been shunned, discouraged and ostracized from the Lariat Joel Rennie Editorial Assistant Dana Blankenhorn Circulation Janet Doty .... Production Manager staff." To further quote Robbins' column, "The Lariat is Doug Peck Head Photographer now, much to the dismay of veteran staff members, tied Forest Davenport . Back Page Editor Wiley Sanders .Assistant securely to Gould and the journalism department." Head Photographer Editorial Staff: Linda Eichblatt, Shannon Vale, Jim Asker, Fritz Morsches, Carla McFarlandr John Anderson, Tricia Regan, Lorel Dowden, David Sure, it can't happen here. At least not by faculty fiat, Huffman. News Staff: David Walker, Brian Buchanan, Shannon Vale, Ron Miller, Beth right now. But faculty are not the only ones critical of Quarles, Laura Opitemez, Danna Bledsoe, Wiley Sanders, Cheryl Miskell, student newspapers across the country. Students are part Debbie Osterman, Lee Sowers, Deby Wyatt, Nathan Gorgon. Fine Arts Staff: Elaine Bonilla, Paul Alley, Debbie Osterman, David Court- of the public and the public seems to have a vague sense of wright, Susan Taylor, Rosine Wilson, Ted Andrews, Thomas Zimmerman, discontent with all communications media, feeling that Hannes Vogel, Andrew Blakeney. Sports Staff: Steve Fouga, Scott Starks, Linda Eichblatt, Wiley Sanders, David they somehow aren't doing their job right, and that radical Au, Larry Nettles. Marc Siegel. Barry Josselson, Asuka Nakahara. Business Staff: Carolena Houze, Jim Davis, Tom Anderson, Mike Hindman, reorganization of Agnewesque "media establishments" is Cyn Hudson, Margaret Nabors, in order. Here at Rice we're fortunate that we have the Production Staff: Ruthie Melton, Bonnie Gershon, Gary Preuss, David White, Bill Studabaker, Leslie Lauderdale, Connie Dressner, Carla McFarland, Jo final say in who runs our newspaper, but with that right Simpson, Silvia Stewart, Jeanne Fag an. comes the responsibility of examining the issues and candi- Austin Bureau: Steve Jackson. dates closely enough that we don't force on ourselves the 'CURSE YOU, The Rice Thresher, the official student newspaper of Rice University since 1916, is published semi-weekly on Mondays and Thursdays during the school journalistic autocracy forced by the faculty on the year except during examination periods and holidays by the students of Rice students of Baylor. GEORGE University, 528—4141 ext 221. Advertising information is available on request, 528—4141 ext 356. Mail subscription rate, $15 per year. The opinions —joel rennie expressed herein are not necessarily those of anyone except the writer. MEANY!' Obviously. the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 2 threshing-lt-out Kelley criticizes scholarship based on merit Dear Sir: an immediate return on this may be seen to include every in this context. On the other "merit" basis could severely I haven't heard of a decision investment, and this does an aspect of life at Rice. With that hand, to limit considerations to restrict the life-space of this on financial aid plans for the injustice to the students. Person- in mind, what would the new a few broad areas could severely being, and eventually smother 1975-76 school year. alities evolve differently, and policy do to campus activities damage the Rice community. much of it. There is an impor- Hoping you would wel- they should be considered. Some not rewarded by grades, su.ch as tant question to ask here. Is Rice come comments, I would like to persons don't come into their KTRU or the Thresher? Would a There is more than academia ready to accept the risk of call- address the suggestion of own until their third year, and College President get points of at stake here, Rice, as a Univer- ing itself "The Institute" once "merit" scholarships; that is, from there do quite well. Some some kind? Then would an actor sity, involves itself in a broader again? Your decision on finan- academic performance as people don't find their pace in the Players? Then would a set of commitments than may be cial aid may be almost that measured by the Grade Point until they've hit the right major, backstage techie? Or someone measured on a scale, and these important. It's something I, per- Average. There are two aspects and that may take a while. Some fixing a radio transmitter? Or could be ruined by a strong sonally, can't answer. to consider. First, the University have a great number of personal someone who adds to the intel- orientation towards the GPA. has since its inception sought Thank you for your atten- adjustments to make, and their lectual environment at Rice Webster calls a university "an academic excellence and this tion, and good luck. academic life may suffer until simply by being here? Assess- educational institution of the new policy may affect that then. These students deserve a ments of "merit" could become highest level." and with this def- search. Second, what was an randy kelley chance to add to the Rice com- quite convoluted, for the proper inition goes an organism of Institute is now a University, munity. Furthermore, this pol- valuation of an individual is many faces. This takes time to cc: Dr. Norman Hackerman and this carries with it a broader icy, at least in its raw form, quite difficult, if possible at all develop fully. To place aid on a Editor, The Rice Thresher responsibility that may be hurt allows for no deviation from the by the suggested aid policy. straight and narrow path. A stu- The concept of academic dent may have a disastrous sem- excellence is particularly diffi- ester for some reason, or even a Colleges try for $5 more this time cult to focus on, as it involves an disastrous year. An otherwise interaction between all areas of excellent student may be dealt To the editor: absent. Many colleges have dis- in addition to the college resid- the University community that with quite harshly due to passing Although recently a refer- cussed making improvements in ents, would feel more enthu- bad fortune. is ambiguous at best. I feel, endum to increase college dues their physical facilities, such as these projects an increase in col- though, that it may be seen in (Notice, finally, that where to $30 failed, an increase of off-campus student lounges, lege funding is needed. this way: a situation in which schools have been trying to some amount is needed to meet game rooms, T.V. rooms, out- siastic about their colleges. The any individual may receive max- reduce pressure on freshmen, rising costs. Since the last dues door recreational areas, laundry sense of community within the imum benefit from the time this plan would greatly increase increase, eight years ago, the rooms, or turning empty base- college can be improved. spent at Rice in a way that chal- the pressure.) reduction of the purchasing ments into useable space. Prices For these reasons, we urge lenges and develops the individ- 4) the environment (II): from power of the dollar has caused are now so high that to support you to vote in favor of an ual in the best possible environ- Institute to University...and the decreasing of frequency of With the improved quality of increase in college dues to $25 ment. I am afraid these interests back again. Finally, there is the cookouts, beer parties, movies, college activities and communic- on March 11. would not be served by an aid sticky question of the responsi- dances, and other college social ations within the college brought system in which "the top stu- bility of a University, which is functions. Academic and cul- about by a dues increase, the Marie E. Alexander dents would receive more money closely tied to the multivariate tural interests have been all but participation of all members of President, Hanszen College than students with lower aca- components of "academic excel- overlooked, with college spon- the college in college functions demic records." lence.". sored speakers, plays, concerts, would be increased. Off-campus Bill Lee 1) the students (I): where it's The search for excellence and educational programs almost members, associates and alumni. President, Baker College performance that counts. Many potential Rice students may shy DOONESBURY by Garry Trudeau away from a school where aid is dependent upon performance. /TK£LATES 7HE B/RTH OF IMM Knowing competition to be IMPRESSIONISM TO CONCUR keen, excellent students from OKAY, BEN, NOW THIS RENT SOCIAL PHENOMENA. lower income families may find ISN'T ANYTHING HEAVY- THE PROFESSOR ML EXHORT YOU WONT HEY, I'LL LEAVE MB BE RIGHT the risk too great. This would PUT Y- IT'S JUST A US TO MEANINGFULLY COR- :6ULP!X SURVEY COURSE... RELATE ENVIRONMENTWITH ALONE, WILL HERE THE give Rice a definite flavor of the THE CREATIVE RESPONSE! YOU?! WHOLE TIME! wealthy, and I wonder if the \ N \ University wants to discard the benefits of a pluralistic environment this way. 2) the environment (I): the pressure cooker returns. Rice is, traditionally, a high pressure school, though this relaxed some A in recent years. Now, with the push to Medical and Law schools, fierce competition is again on the rise. With financial aid pressures added the increase in weaniing and ordinary grade- THAT STUFF HE SAID ABOUT MANET... grubbing may be to the detri- WOW... RR WAS INSPIRING.!.. GREAT ment of academic excellence. WELL? r AN PON WHATJA OH, WOW. I MEAN.. I MEAN.. MY ftf&T FEEL/N&J First, you would expect an THINK? I.. I LIKED FT! I GNTFT? increase in cheating, which may REALLY UKED FT' TRY/ threaten the Honor System. Sec- ond, enrollment in jelly rolls would increase. Rather than take an interesting but not necessary course students would opt for more "safe" courses, damaging the intellectual development of students. Third, a vital aspect of the search for excellence, the free flow of ideas, could be lost in an increase in the isolation of students in a move to the study OKAY, THEN IT'S carrels and dark corners of the OKAY., WE'VE TIME TO MAKE YOUR YES, I University. This would tend to OH, YES! MOVE! WIS AFTER- THINK I'M GOOD! DONE HISM OF narrow the vision of a student, IT WAS NOON ID LIKE TO READY FOR NOW LETS ART.. AND MUSIC. for there would be no time to do SPECIAL! MEET FOR POLITICAL THE HARP SYNCHRONIZE AND LIT! U/ENT , SCIENCE AND BC0N0- STUFF! WATCHES! anything but work on formal ALL RIGHT, DONT I MTCS! WHAT DO YOU studies. Then again, there are YOU THINK? already too many shadows pas- \ J&SA SAY?/ R F JJSF sing in the night to add more. w F 3) the students (II): short- term bonds give lower yields. Not everyone comes to Rice in the same state of intellectual development The University, in an important way, invests in the students. The proposed method of financial aid would demand the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 3 Technology needed to feed world's starving

by JOHN FREEMAN In the underdeveloped coun- wide distribution of grains. is no easy job. There is usually a and golf courses? The waste of tries, the cause of the present This preference for beef has great deal of disagreement about fertilizer for such ornamental By the time you finish shortages is not so easily pin- caused an increase in the popula- the effectiveness of any particu- purposes is staggering. reading this article, more than pointed. The conditions that tion of cattle and a consequent lar solution. In general, there The food crisis in the devel- 100 people in the country of have led to it are numerous and demand for more feed grain. must be both short-term solu- oped countries demands action, Bangladesh in Asia will have died varied. Since cattle consume five to tions to prevent mass starvation too. In the United States, the of starvation. The pattern is Nature has played an impor- seven times as much food energy and long-term solutions to pro- government needs to make more much the same across the rest of tant role in what has occurred— as they will supply in the form vide more fundamental answers. food available to poor people at the continent and throughout poor weather throughout the of meat, the precious supply of Technological advancement is low prices. Rather than cutting the Third World: millions will world in the last several years grain is being squandered even the principal long-term solution. back on the food stamp pro- die of hunger and many more has greatly reduced the available more. The "green revolution" in rice- gram, President Ford should will be sick from malnutrition. food supply in nearly every Government priorities, in the producing lands in Asia amply expand and improve the effec- Even among the supposed land nation, including the more devel- of plenty in the United States, oped ones. The dense popula- Americans are eating their tions and the high population way towards cardiovascular growth rates of third world areas disease, obesity, and malnutri- have also contributed signifi- tion from unbalanced diets. In cantly to the spread of famine. this country we are "starving" Petroleum shortages have also ourselves to death on a diet of been a contributing factor. Many french fries, cokes, candy, and heavily populated areas, such as hot dogs. The worst problems, India, depend on irrigated farm- though, exist in the poorer, land for food. The inflated price undeveloped countries of Asia, of oil, however, has put them in Africa, and South America. the precarious position of being unable to afford the necessary Food shortages have been fuels to run their farm and irriga- most severe in the underdevel- tion machinery. oped nations of the "Hunger The cost of oil has also led to Belt"—South America, Latin an increase in the price of chemi- America, Africa, S.E. Asia, cal fertilizers, another product India, and Bangladesh. Although badly needed in underdeveloped all of these areas have been areas to insure high crop yields. accustomed to starvation, this Again, the poorer countries have year they expect to fall an addi- been bid out of the market by tional eight million tons short of United States in particular, demonstrates that crop yields tiveness of the system. School the wealthier ones, such as the food grains. In Bangladesh alone, might also be singled out as a can be greatly multiplied. Scien- lunch programs, which often are U.S. and Japan. For example, 10,000 deaths due to starvation contributing cause to the food tists are working to understand the only nutritious and balanced India, which must feed a popula- or malnutrition are already crisis. The U.S. spends nearly the processes by which bacteria meals poor children get, should reported daily. Overall, some tion twice that of the U.S., has $100 billion annually on the in the soil and in leguminous be expanded. The government 500 million lives are threatened available only 1/6 the fertilizer Defense Department. It has been plants "fix" nitrogen in the air can decrease the relative impor- in these areas by the growing this country does. suggested that if more money into forms usable by plants. If tance of beef in the American scarcity of food. The foreign policies of devel- were spent instead on further this process can be controlled, diet by taxing the cattle industry However, the developed oped countries have also man- developing the agricultural tech- cheaper, and more abundant fer- and by offering incentives to countries have not escaped the aged to prolong and worsen the nologies of the Third World, a tilizer would be immediately grain producers. world food crisis. In many west- present food crisis. Reduction of drastic change in food produc- available. The government also has the ern nations, including the U.S., food aid from the United States tion would occur. India, for Just as important as the need means to guarantee the nutri- example, is theoretically capable thousands starve and millions has compounded the shortage for further advances, though, is tional quality of food. The pres- of self-sufficiency in food pro- more suffer from malnutrition. overseas. In 1972, the U.S. Food the need to make existing tech- ent diet of most Americans production if present technology Ironically, the most severe food for Peace Program exported nology more available. vides an ample amount of energy were properly implemented. crisis being faced by the devel- eight million tons of grains to Development of alternative (through fats and carbohydrates) oped areas is the poor nutri- the "Hunger Belt" areas. This However, this list of reasons food sources can also alleviate but it does not supply the tional value of the general popu- year, the program is down to for the overseas shortages cannot much of the current demand on needed vitamins, minerals, and lation's diet. In the United exporting only 3.3 million tons. be considered complete without limited resources. In particular, protein. This is mostly the result of processing food goes through States, forty million people are Yet, these countries are now fac- at least mentioning the negli- the oceans are a huge potential gence of the government offi- to make it easier to prepare and overweight. This has led to an ing a greater shortage than in the source of food, especially of cials of the countries involved. high-protein sources. serve. The government can take "epidemic" of heart disease, past. In many instances, food that is steps to establish nutritional strokes and diabetes. U.S. delegates to the United Any program to feed the shipped as relief aid finds its way world's hungry must also be requirements, inspect prepara- The primary cause of this Nations Food Conference in onto a black market or is left to coupled with plans to control tion facilities, and publish infor- starvation is a result of govern- Rome last fall recommended spoil on the shipping docks birth rates. Unless the world's mation about the quality and ment negligence rather than a that the present aid be increased because of the red tape involved population stabilizes, no amount content of food sold in this simple lack of food. The by one million tons. President in distribution. More efficient of effort or technology can force country. As part of this last unhealthy U.S. diet results from Ford, however, has refused to distribution and guarantees that food production to keep pace function, educational programs a lack of public awareness of the follow these recommendations, the food will get to those who with the number of people. can be set up to help people nutritive content of the pro- calling them inflationary, and cessed foods they consume. This need it most are needed to make Regulation of land use is another understand their nutritional Congress has also failed to take existing relief programs work method to increase production needs. Changes in the types of poor diet can be traced to the any action. government's failure to regulate better. of food crops. food consumed can also make An increase in meat consump- Americans healthier and less sus- large food industries to require tion in Japan and Europe over The world's population can Short-term solutions involve a redistribution of existing food ceptible to cardiovascular dis- them to provide nutritious prod- the last two decades has led to be fed. Finding and implement- resources. Principally, this ease. ucts. serious inequality in the world- ing the means to do this, though, involves getting more food to The food crisis is incredibly the people in the "Hunger Belt" complex, and many of the ideas as soon as possible. In order to and suggestions discussed here make that food available, the are out of necessity treated people in the developed coun- superficially. Some of the solu- tries will have to make some sac- tions may sound impractical; MP ' rifices. some may seem trivial. Neverthe- Primarily, it is important that less the crisis is very real; mil- the people in the United States lions of people throughout the pressure the government into world face iminent death. exporting additional grains for Two centuries ago Thomas Sg overseas relief. While this action Mai thus predicted a gloomy will make less food available scenario of war, famine, and dis- here, the adjustment can be ease as the inevitable conse- easily made by consuming less quence of the fact that popula- meat and wasting less of other tion increases geometrically foods. while food production increases Fertilizer is also needed over- only arithmetically. His predic- seas. The U.S. could provide tions are no less valid today, relief in countries by consuming given that events will be left to less of this scarce and costly take their own course. It is up to commodity, making more avail- us to decide whether we will able for export. Again, this will work to control population require an adjustment by the increases and feed the world's American people. How impor- hungry. The time for talk, 'I'M WITH YOU ... THE LORD WILL PROVIDE!' tant, though, are pretty lawns though, is quickly running out. the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 4 .Establish credit while you make your first million.

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This in the first issue of S*llyport. Its purpose in to contact ull former student# of Rice and to jfive them news of the Insti- a publicity sheet tute and new* of persons they know. It is the present intention of the Association officers to send a copy of Sallyport to every former student of Rica whose 7. ~ " | current address is recorded in "" Alumni files. Any former stu- SPRING SPORTS 'dent who fuiIs to receive s»uy- ; port may know that his current • is either unknown of/in. or incorrectly will be by by SHARYLL TENEYUCA pared to alumni publications experimented with the publica- The Sallyport, Rice's alumni from all southwest conference tion and made drastic changes. publication, has changed drama- schools and many other univer- "We cut printing costs nearly in tically over the past year, sities in Arkansas, Louisiana, half by switching from book- becoming an award-winning pub- Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma stock paper to newsprint. We lication, more attractive, alive and Arizona. The University of put the savings from this into and interesting than ever before. Texas' alumni publication, the graphics, design, color and better Rice's Sallyport won the Alcalde was rated second to the photography. We hired a com- "Most Outstanding Publication" Sallyport in overall competition mercial artist to improve the award at a convention of the The Sallyport also won awards production and design." American Alumni Council for superior achievement in Results of this new emphasis (AAC) in late January. This covers, typography, writing and on graphics and eye appeal are award, the highest ranking for an overall quality. apparent in recent issues. In the alumni publication in the AAC's Sallyport editor Steve Barn- January-February issue, quarter District IV, is based on an eval- hill, who has only held his posi- page photos of three Rice uation of the publication com- tion one year, admits that he has athletes enhance a feature article, "The View From the Stadium." The athletes are wear- Help the agent of your Alumni MANTRAP Record-breaking Cagers Bring Rice Ail-American Recognition For Henry Offers Experience ing no visible apparel but their Third Consecutive Championship Follow8 Kinney and Closa you like Sallyport, let Its «di- i1 U1 In Decision-Making watches. They were, according BRIEF CALENDAR to Barnhill, "the first bare- with Jirlc Patterson, Fred V | Carrent Seaalaa - "rlri i#rhj[>i bui In tht- Rlc* h rem kin* achievement, add their part jo Alumni Association sponsored MANTRAP program, its all a part chested photos printed in the \ (1 of more than ten year* of coaching JMJ basketball. Cloas waa cited Jay Davie C! Sallyport." SeeeiM. of Jaly, 194S - ptijpnally JJi fcolh U. S. Navy trainee* at • ,i SIPublished far All Forme r Students of Rice University game of the IMS aaaaon, in whteh As well as attempting to give points, pl»rvd three nun on the All-| ol> Fnley of Goo»e Creek » Bill Tom blanketed Corden Carpen- VOLUAAf XXI • NUMpEK ? HOUSTON. TEXAS WINTER, 1964 ter of the Kaaorbarka and tallied M evaluating Information nationally and projected Bill Henry, array, while Graver Noonan of Hooa" jw snd 817 in three varsity Firat Term Exam* Oct. 19-Sf the publication a more graphic paJwt-gettint see, to hi* second All - A lei ii an ranking in two aeaaoa*. ln | All-American for the * a nee when he was a gangling, awk- Chrlatmai Holidaya Dec. *2-87 ward freshman and sophomore that format, Barnhill hopes to The Owl» were beaten only in the Soul HVrest, was the fifth starter. j Befor« Final Exam* Feb. 14-21 Homecoming Offers Full Day of Events- early e—ion tournament by Okla-|Othei were Paul Vahl-|of Edfe, I, who made All-Amer- ba> A. and li., the N.C.A.A. na-jdiek mother freshman. | ''an in ! lior lea ton—1943. of 1944 and IMS. Davla cradlta Hen- Brunch, Football, Reception, Parties achieve a better communication tliaal champion, and sped through and 1 i ,t, Grand Hall of Rlcc University Iks conference race jjfh 11 atraighti *> thrills. ' * Cost of participating is >30 per

. Homecoming 1984 will rniin is Mrs Mike (Ellen themselves. "It would be nice if urdi 55> Kelley and program Vintage 1945—the first issue o William Marsh : Houston area, however, an, people would just drop by and Moody and vice-president attend the four-night program i Sain (Frances Irene Plana say 'Hey, you should've seen 7?« Malcolm McCants i'37i and Robert Sumners^ MANTRAP is what happened at Kay's last Lively Arts of Drunk'n Duncan" forms a serious function for the night...', or just tell us what's in the January-February issue. University in a way that few The Homecoming Brunch, erro- i especially geared going on in their own circles. neously scheduled in the last Sal- The "Drunk'n Duncan" story, other alumni publications do. itirs 90 to Johnette Duff, communications so classified like others of its kind, paints a "We make every effort to inform r 53.25 i assistant, who has been with the colorful picture of a Rice art stu- the alumni of what's really going I9J4 November 14 from 5.30 to 7:30 p.m assigned to teams —-^flve people Mrs. Bill : n the tenth floor of the Houston Club Sallyport six months, also hopes dent in the 60's which says as on here," Barnhill asserts, "If varied problems of t d Mrs Robert Penny Mor.roe '45' jer person charge includes drinks i competitors to make more University con- much about the particular flavor Don 'Dorothy there's a problem, we write en ««> human iFeb '44'; Mr* Douglas 'Mary Hert- 1939 tacts with both students and fac- Raglarid '33; and Mr and of Rice living, as it does about about it. We don't hunt for vid A. iNoima Clay '19' c Mkyfair Apartment Building. 1800 1 Teams are given a problem si- nation* ore $6 50 1 "L" ulty. She believes that "the fea- the character himself. fin'al result of the "executive" problems; we're not crusaders, decisions being the success or failure of the business ture articles are the most inter- Typical problem situations In- Another subject has proved but at the same time we don't Cocktail Buffet - 4 at Kaphan's Rcstauiant clude decreasing sales, expired lernse. new product being mar- esting part of the Sallyport even October classes are $5 and may keted by competitor, financing, to be a reader's favorite in Sally- paint a too-rosy picture of every- in. 8155 Cedar Creek Make checks plant relocation, and personnel. Dan*M«>d>' an" the^sDci though they're harder to get." port — features about the early (*• The Right c not included in thing." The Sallyport's realistic 1954 Results and decision.* a The Sallyport staff consists of Institute, the history and build- and direct coverage can be Bili Timme. president 1 parU- ffet — Saturday. November 1 only these full time members, ing of Rice and its early charac- attributed to the fact that it has

creased knowledge of business plus the design director, and ter. The popularity of such fea- no fund-raising purposes. principle• s used" li decisionmaking devised by the must therefore rely greatly on s Administration be- tures has given Duff the idea to Even though the publication For additional ,i felt I i needed an opportunity t input from professors, students • Stadium, print excerpts from the book, has found a basic design it wants and alumni themselves. William Marsh Rice and his to stay with, Barnhill still sees The publication tries to be Institute, which tells of the man, room for improvement. "I'd still Eleven years ago, 1964 responsive to its alumni readers his life and why he founded the like the magazine to get better. who appreciate articles about institution. There's not much we're afraid to the whereabouts and news of As well as printing who's- talk about and the magazine can other alumni; hence the popular- doing-what *for alumni and pro- be as good as our audience February-March 1974 ity of the feature called "Class viding entertaining feature allows. Our only limits now are Association of Rice Alumni Vol. 29 No. 4 Notes," and stories such as "The articles, the publication also per- time and money."

Sallyport Picasso: Le repas frugal, 1904, This print istakenfrom a 1955 poster now on exhibit in the Rice Museum. See related story, page 1. Recent Sallyport—1974 Editor Steve Barnhill the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 6 Plants grow faster under psychic influence by JEFFREY OCHSNER been used in a recent study by at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. On she began experiments with the the repair of enzymes which had Dr. Robert N. Miller of the two January 4, Miller opened the Hungarian healer, Colonel Oskar been damaged by ultraviolet Psychic healing may be the American healers, Ambrose and room and examined the results. Estebany, who is known light. Other psychic healers have most promising area of research Olga Worall. Miller's experiment Beginning at 9:00pm a deviation throughout Europe for his "lay- demonstrated similar abilities in and study in the entire field of was designed to see if the Wor- appeared in the recording of the ing on of hands" healings. In identical experiments. paranormal phenomena. Recent alls could affect growth rates. growth rate and by the following Smith's experiment Estebany In the past five years, Dr. work indicates that it may offer Miller planted 10 rye grass seeds morning, it had stabilized at a was given a flask filled with the Smith has extended her experi- hope to sufferers of chronic ill- about VS' below the surface of new rate of .0525 in./hr., or an enzyme trypsin, which he held ments to testing the influences ness and that it may present an soil in a plastic container. Each increase in growth rate of 840%. for a period of 75 minutes. of healers on other enzymes. alternative mechanism to medi- morning they received five milli- Somehow, the Woralls, over 600 Every 15 minutes, samples were Healers were able to accelerate cal practitioners in dealing with liters of water. When the sprouts miles away, had affected those pipetted from this and from a chemical activities of some were long enough, he set the physical ailment. plants. second control flask, and tested enzymes but slowed the activi- recording device to measure In any discussion of psychic Dr. Justa Smith, head of the with a spectrophotometer for ties of others. In every case the their growth. After a few days healing it is necessary to differ- Human Dimensions Institute, a rate of reaction. The control change corresponded to that entiate between genuine healing the growth stabilized at .00625 laboratory complex at Rosary showed no change, but that held in./hr. At this point Miller sealed which, in the body, would have and hysterical suppression of Hill College, has performed a dif- by Estebany showed a signifi- been in the direction of health. symptoms. In genuine psychic the experimental room. At ferent kind of experiment to test cant increase in reaction rate. healing, the patient-healer inter- 9:00pm, on January 3, 1967, the influence of healers on (Early experiments showed that Ambrose and Olga Worall at These experiments and others action brings about biochemical enzymes. Dr. Smith has devel- enzymes held by untrained sub- their home in Baltimore tried to are beginning to provide scien- alterations at the root of the oped a theory holding that jects did not change.) In later use their psychic abilities to tific proof of phenomena once problem, not just alleviating enzyme breakdown is the basis experiments Estebany also dem- influence the grass in Miller's lab considered purely religious mani- symptoms. If the treatment is for all disease. In summer, 1967, onstrated the ability to speed up festations. for cancer, then there must be a manifest decrease in the prolifer- ation of cancer cells, not just a decrease in pain. 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Davis & Associates Student Motivators 4151 Southwest Fwy. * the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 7 Computer teaches self-paced course at Illinois

Convinced that a lecture is an basic economics offers no lec- buy and install nine terminals video panel. They often are illus- spend the rest of the semester on ineffective way to teach basic tures or quiz and discussion sec- connected to PLATO, the com- trated by graphs and tables of an independent study project for information and concepts, a tions. Instead, students read puter-based system of instruc- statistical data. If a student does an extra hour of academic group of professors at the Uni- four- to eight-page assignments, tion developed there. Eight of not achieve at least B work on a credit." versity of Illinois has developed immediately take a test covering the terminals, each equipped test, PLATO presents a list of In the UI economics course, a system of instruction they the material given and are graded with a typewriter keyboard and times he can receive extra help CAISMS students will still have believe will be superior to offer- by a machine. The innovation is a display screen, are located in from a teaching assistant before opportunities to meet with the ing lectures. called the computer-aided the Undergraduate Library. One he takes another version of the professor teaching the course at Richard Anderson, professor instruction study management is near Anderson's office. test. To make an appointment, special seminars on topics selec- of educational psychology in the systems, or CAISMS. After students finish a read- the student types his name in ted to interest students. CAISMS College of Education, is super- Two-year grants, totaling ing assignment, they type their the appropriate space on the dis- students progress through the vising the project. His course in $188,136, enabled Anderson to names on the PLATO terminal play panel using the terminal course at their own rate, but if and order the appropriate review keyboard. they do not complete work at a MM quiz. Whenever a student fin- "The new element in our minimum rate, they are Willy's Pub" is winner ishes all the quizzes in a unit of system is PLATO, which allows dropped. work, he can order PLATO to us to concentrate on teaching give a test which will require students instead of keeping rec- The new system gives teach- "Willy's Pub" will be the Applications for the positions essay answers graded by teaching ords," Anderson said. "A bright, ers the time to tutor individual name of the undergraduate pub of manager and bartenders are assistants, as well as multiple hard-working student may finish students who need special help now under construction in the still being accepted; forms are choice. the course half way through the since they don't have to give basement of the RMC. The Pub available in the Campus Store Quizzes and tests are dis- semester. He can quit then and tests, keep records and lead dis- Board of Control chose this and in the SA office. The dead- played on the PLATO terminal's use his time for other work or cussions. name from 200 entries by com- line for applications for manager bining the choices of four Rice is tomorrow, March 7, and the people who entered the "Name deadline for bartenders is March the Pub" contest, and these four 15. Applications should be sent PIRG goes after Ma Bell will split the $40 prize. to Steve Golvach in Will Rice TexPIRG is investigating SW Gerson will be concerned with study. The lists are located on David Moody, Jim Aanstoos, College or to Martha Garcia in Bell's practice of penalizing expanding TexPIRG statewide the PIRG office door, down- Jones College. and P.J. Ciaccia suggested "The people for traveling by long dis- and directing the activities of the stairs in the RMC, or through Pub" and Dr. Ronald Sass sub- Tne projected opening date is tance. People whose monthly' local boards. any of the board members. mitted "Willy's Place." April 3. long distance charges exceed Off-campus students: volun- their estimated costs are usually teers are needed for a "Food It's open season on legislators asked to pay these charges Basket" Survey of Houston in Austin again. TexPIRG will be Donahue will speak in Chapel immediately, and to pay an addi- grocery stores. All that is in- lobbying for a utilities commis- tional deposit to be returned volved is carrying a list of foods sion and about environment John R. Donahue, S.J., will From 1958-61 he was resident when regular payment is re- * with you when you do your bills. speak on "Social Justice and the sumed. These people are also head and counselor at George- shopping, checking off prices, The next board meeting Will New Righteousness" in the town University. threatened with interruption of and returning the lists to the be March 18, in the RMC Con- Interfaith Chapel Service March service if the bill is not paid PIRG office for comparative ference Room. 6 at 7:30pm in the Rice Memor- Donahue holds A.B. (1957), promptly — sometimes before ial Chapel. The service is open to Ph.L. (1958) and M.A.T. (1959) the monthly bill would regularly the public without charge. degrees from Fordham Univer- reach them, The complaints ori- Old buildings... Donahue is the author of the sity and an S.T.L. (1965) from ginated at UH-PIRG, but most (continued from page 1) Moderator, Ann Holmes (Fine book Are You the Christ? The Woodstock College, M.A. (1968) PIRG members feel the problem renovated Cotton Exchange Arts Editor for the Houston Trial Narrative in the Gospel of from the University of Chicago is widespread. Affidavits are now Building, John Hanna, Houston Chronicle), Gay McFarland Mark to be published soon by and Ph.D. (1972) from the Div- available for Rice people who investor, will talk about the (writer for the Houston Post), the Society of Biblical Liter- inity School at the University of have been hassled by Bell for building's history and the prob- Arthur Skolnik, Terry Morton, ature. Chicago. He is currently assistant their long distance calls. These lems of restoration and finance Peter Rippe, and Peter Brink. He has been called a "brilliant professor of New Testament at statements will be presented to associated with preservation. Closing remarks will be made young up-coming scholar." Vanderbilt Divinity School. Bell's representative and a Between 3:00 and 3;45, a by Truett Latimer, Executive member of the city's consumer panel will conduct a discussion/ Director of the Texas Historical Student division. question and answer session with Commission. TRAVEL!! TexPIRG has a new State the audience. Panelists will For further information and EARN THOUSANDS!! Director/Organizer. Shelia include Thomas D. Anderson as reservations, call ext. 1397. loans... Gerson received her J.D. from GLAMOUR!! (continued from page 1) UT in May, 1972, passed the bar EXCITEMENT!! criminal actions involved in this exam in October, 1972, Shakespeare festival... THRILLS!! conspiracy is not known, and becoming a member of the State (continued from page 1) least as tempting as last year's investigations are continuing on Bar in December of that year. to run a booth, keeping what- (which starred Mrs. Rubash as Work for the various levels. She worked with the Legal Aid ever profit they make, should dunkee and a St. Patrick's Day THRESHER. What, if anything, these facts Society in Austin and Browns- talk.to Pat McGee.) A quarter streaker as dunker). A maypole may or may not have to do with ville, was administrative assistant will put a friend or foe in the dance and costume contest are Rice is not certain at this time. for a Texas Representative, and "authentic" pillories and tentatively scheduled. Results of a Thresher investiga- was most recently employed as another quarter must be paid to Wined, dined, petted, pro- tion now in progress will be Enforcement Attorney for the release the victim. The dunking voked, and with slave in tow, the CHARTERS printed in a subsequent issue. Texas Water Quality Board. booth promises a guest list at Shakespearian revellers will summer I ESS THAN become judges for the Lady and ineurope BOOK CASE Lord Godiva contest at 5pm. H'j MAY ADVANCE •/ M 2419 S. Shepherd. 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Hicks speare will be swept back under the rug and into English classes L for another year. the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 8 Sexual behavior linked to changes in weather A meteorologist in San Fran- factor in their decision to move pany has sold stock, dealerships hunt down parking violators, to for the University." cisco has reported finding a cor- to developing nations where reg- and even options on cars, when "collect on the spot," and to * * * relation between the rate of ulations don't exist. in fact, no cars exist or are ever serve court summons if an indiv- A local campaign in human sexual activity and the The group cites figures from likely to. idual refuses to pay up. Urbana's Dubuque, Iowa against pigeons weather. the asbestos textiles industry The car, originally called a Secur-Tec Agency has been hired has been so successful it may Gordon Barnes says a two- showing that those Third World Dale and later changed to a to do the snooping. have to be discontinued. year study of sexual behavior nations now supply 50 per cent Revette, was featured in front One city alderman who voted Officials of the city recrea- conducted at an unidentified of all U.S. asbestos imports, up page newspaper articles and on against the measure charged that tion department placed 24 rub- northeastern university revealed from zero in 1969. The group various T.V. and radio talk the tactics "invariably ber snakes along the window sills the surprising fact that Decem- claims that a similar pattern has shows. According to its pro- employed" by such agencies give of the Orpheum Theater — a ber and January are the sexiest developed in the vinyl chloride motors, it was to be the car of "no regard to a person's rights." favorite pigeon haunt. Each of months of the year — based on industry, since U.S. standards the future, and even GM was * * the 18-inch snakes is rigged so the rate of sexual activity. The for worker exposure were jealous. Citing what they termed the that when a pigeon lands on a researchers concluded that the reduced from However, when the company "death of undergraduate educa- piece of wire it causes a nearby explanation probably had some- 500-parts-per-million to one- — originally headquartered in tion," a total of 650 students at snake to "strike." thing to do with long, cold win- part-per-million last year. Both California — came under inves- Stanford University have staged Since the experiment began, ter nights. vinyl chloride and asbestos have tigation for fraud it pulled up its two separate protests over plan- the building has been completely But there's another explana- been linked to high rates of can- stakes and moved to Dallas. ned cut-backs in student-initia- abandoned by the pigeons. The tion, says Barnes. He found that cer among workers in those Now, Texas authorities have ted academic programs and trouble is, three persons passing whenever the rate of sexual industries. ordered the firm to stop all trade financial aid. Specifically, the by the theater have sighted the activity went up, the barometer * * * practices and to turn over its demonstrators have been pro- snakes and fainted in their went down. In other words, bar- Chinese authorities have bank accounts and records. Ten testing a proposed policy change tracks. ometric readings of 29.90 or announced the creation of a new employees, including the pres- that would eliminate ethnic * * * below seemed to correspond thermo-nuclear device, con- ident of the company, have also background as a criterion for College grade point averages with reports of increased bed- structed partly from junk. been charged with conspiracy to financial aid and a proposed are on the rise, according to a room activity. According to the People's Daily, commit grand theft. cut-back on such innovative study of "grade inflation" at Barnes says the explanation a vital switch on the power According to investigators, academic programs as the Stan- Michigan State University. may lie in the fact that low bar- supply "was retrieved from a the firm's construction plant in ford Workshops on Political and Researcher Arvo Juola ometer readings indicate storm junk pile and renovated after California is virtually empty, Social Issues and Urban Studies. studied grade averages at 197 centers and reduced atmospheric careful repair and remodeling." with neither cars nor equipment * * + American colleges and univer- pressure. High readings, on the The report says the device will to make cars. Affidavits filed Officials at Purdue University sities and found that the average other hand, indicate dense air be used in experiments which with the suit have revealed that are getting tired of all the mark had climbed nearly half a that could tighten the muscles promise a possible raw energy some investors paid in as much national publicity they receive letter grade between 1960 and and result in tension or anxiety. source. as $50,000 for stock and each year when one of their dor- 1973. * * * * * * $35,000 for dealerships. mitories hosts its annual "nude Another study of grading on Judge E.W. Thompson of Sul- Students at the Robert E. Lee Olympics." the 19 campuses of the Calif- fur Louisiana stood before his High School in San Antonio are * * The University's discipline ornia State University and Col- own bench recently — as a circulating a petition to have The case for developing solar office this year is cracking down leges system discovered that 68 defendant. Thompson h&d been arrested for speeding and was assigned to appear in his own courtroom. When his case came up on the docket, the judge stepped down, pleaded guilty, returned to the bench and fined himself $17.50. * * * BLESS THIS HOUSE W.F. Rockwell, Jr., Chair- person of the Rockwell Inter- national Corporation, which is HVIMNT building the B-l bomber, came 4 up with a unique response to protesters during the company's recent annual meeting in Dallas. While a group of demonstrators protested the bomber's cost and disputed the need for it, disr Rockwell told his board members and members of the press that the company will complete the B-l program because "to do anything less would impair the deterrent strength of this country and render a disservice to the protesters." Rockwell said the bomber "will actually protect their right to free speech." Following Rockwell's speech, an unidentified young woman asked to make a presentation to 'HI, FERGUSON, FBI . . . OH, HI, KELLY, CIA . . the board to demonstrate "what MEET WILSON, PHONE COMPANY . . . HI . . the B-l bomber will do for peace." Before each member of Lee's U.S. citizenship restored. energy systems was presented in on participants in the "Cary per cent of all grades in one the board she placed a naked Lee lost his citizenship when he pretty convincing terms during Quad Nude Olympics," an recent term were either A's or doll covered with blood-like led the southern forces against recent Congressional testimony annual event for at least five B's. paint. the North in the Civil War. on energy options. Scientists years. In the past, no one The rise in grades does not * * * Spokesperson David Kinders pointed out that the energy involved has faced any disciplin- necessarily mean that students An environmental organiz- says the students will attempt to delivered to the earth from the ary action. But, each year the are getting smarter. To the con- ation in Maryland is asking for a gather at least 10,000 signatures sun in any three-day period is event has been drawing increased trary, scores on college entrance Congressional investigation into on the petition, and will then equivalent to the energy that coverage by the national media. exams have declined slightly the flight of U.S.-based hazar- present it to Congress. would be produced if all the The event features assorted out- each of the last few years. dous industries to the Third planet's coal oil and wood were door sports and games, con- Theories about grade infla- World. burned at once. ducted in the raw. tion vary. Some college officials The Maryland Public Interest An undetermined number of Now, Dormitory President claim that students are learning Research Group says that a large southern Californians have been Urbana, Illinois, home of the Kurt Sacksteder reports that the to protect their grade point aver- share of the asbestos and vinyl taken for an expensive ride in a University of Illinois, is hiring a 30 students who participated in ages through selection of easier chloride industries have left the three-wheeled car that was private detective agency to col- this winter's 1975 Olympics — courses or pass-fail classes. U.S. and settled in such coun- alleged to get 70-miles to a gal- lect on overdue parking tickets. conducted in sub-zero weather — Others say that younger faculty tries as Mexico, Brazil, Venez- lon of gas — but apparently The city has had a poor record will be "written up for their members — disenchanted with uela and Taiwan. Both those doesn't even exist. of collecting parking fines, par- offense" and may face disciplin- authoritarianism in college pol- industries have come under Authorities in Texas have ticularly from students who ary action. Explained Sack- icies — are grading easier. And a strict federal controls in recent brought civil and criminal often pay no attention to tickets steder, "I was told that a crack- few go so far as to say that stu- years for health hazards to charges against the car's manu- and change addresses frequently. down was going to have to be dents are studying or cramming workers. The cost of meeting the facturer, the 20th Century According to City Attorney made because of pressure from harder, as competition to get government regulations, says the Motor Car Corporation. Accord- Jack Waaler, the detective University superiors. 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Gallcria Post Oak Msll Houston, Texas 77027—713 6?2-34,''0 the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 10 Jones' French theater presents "Le Voyageur WW by Emily Coffman convince him of this fact. But are missed or mispronounced, slow down. The play has been green monkeys, vines, and Jones College and Pi Delta Jacque's history is not what the cast stays calm throughout. adapted for the Jones Commons flowers. Phi continue their annual Gaston had imagined his past to The servants, always a big part atmosphere. What is lost in stage All the actors must be cred- French-language theater program be, and he rejects both the role of any French play, fill their frills is gained in interaction with ited for the hard work they have with a presentation of Jean they have forced on him and the roles quite well. Fred Nevill as the audience. done on the play. Though they Anouilh's five-act play, Le family. Jacque's brother does an excep- The stage and costumes must cannot be billed as a threat to Voyageur Sans Bagages. The Several scenes are devoted to tional job presenting his younger be seen to be believed. Mostly the Comedie Francaise, they do play stars Rob Sisk as Gaston, a recounting Jacque's past mis- brother's antics but still insisting Salvation Army trappings, they make a real effort. And 50 cents WW I amnesiac who has spent 18 demeanors, which range from an that he loved him. The main attempt to recreate a period set- here will give you a pretty good years in an asylum. Kathy Gray affair with the maid to seducing difficulty lies in the length of ting. Especially wondrous is the seat — in Paris, 50 cents lets you as La Duchesse Dupont-Dufort his brother's wife. Ellen Horr, as the play; by the end of the screen in Jacque's childhood stand among the rafters. wants to improve her social his sister-in-law, wants Gaston to fourth act, the actors begin to bedroom, covered with pink and status by finding Gaston's remain, and threatens to ruin his family. She narrows the search life if he attempts to leave the down to five families, then house. The surprise ending is chooses the "best" one to pre- hard to believe, but then, the sent to Gaston. The Renauds whole play is farfetched. assume Gaston to be their long The acting is light-hearted, lost son Jacques, and attempt to and, though some of the lines • • • MOVIES • • • Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York starring Jeannie Berlin showing at the Galleria Cinema I didn't know they made schmaltzy note that one would movies like this any more. Sheila hardly be astonished if a gold Levine starts with a monstrous script "And they lived happily cliche, the small-town girl who ever after..." preceded the cred- moves to New York to find Mr. its. Even if such cheap sentim- Right, and afterwards emerges so entality does exist, Sheila Levine much the worse for wear. Elaine fails to offer any significant con- May's daughter, Jeannie Berlin tributions to an overworked film (remember The Heartbreak Kid's theme to justify itself. However, neglected wife?) is here por- keep ran eye on Jeannie Berlin — trayed in the title role — the with better material, a promising daughter of stereotypical Jewish future awaits her. parents, who like all stereo- Rob Sisk and Ellen Horr -wi/ey sanders —chris amandes typical Jewish parents, wish to see their baby married off as soon as possible. Of course, life in Fun City is not quite like life Landmark Texas buildings exhibited in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, so Texas Fublic Buildings of the by The University of Texas Press tained in Texas courthouses, such divergent architectural Sheila must find herself before Nineteenth Century, an exhibi- in conjunction with an exhibi- jails, military establishments, examples as the Opera House in she can find love. tion of photographs illustrating tion at the Amon Carter hotels, and other public build- Stephenville, the Bank of Fred- Ms. Berlin's portrayal of the state's vast architectural heri- Museum. ings. "In every historical period ericksburg, the Customs House Sheila's sometimes triumphant, tage, opens at The Museum of The second volume, Texas of any or all people of the in Galveston, Fort Worth's sometimes masochistic self-dis- Fine Arts, Houston, on Satur- Public Buildings of the Nine- world, architecture appears to Union Station, the Menger Hotel covery is one of the few positive day, March 8, coinciding with a teenth Century, was printed in have expressed the life and times in San Antonio, the Officer's points of the film, and along symposium on historical preser- November by The University of of the society that produced it," Quarters at Fort Davis, and the with Rebecca Dianna Smith as vation, A Past Worth Using, Texas Press to coincide with the Robinson observed. many striking county court- Sheila's sleazy roommate, the scheduled for that day in the Amon Carter Museum's photog- houses and jails in Texas. Several women almost carry this Museum's Brown Auditorium. raphy exhibition. Todd Webb, The photographic survey fol- examples of Houston architecture are also in the show, includ- movie. However, the burden of a The exhibition will culminate who currently lives in Bath, lows the trends of state architec- ing the recently restored Hous- lackluster screenplay is too eleven years of efforts by the Somerset, England, produced ture from the Mexican era of the ton Cotton Exchange Building much for even two main charac- Amon Carter Museum of West- the photographs for the book, Texas Republic through the Civil (1884), the Church of the ters t6 bear, and the action soon ern Art in Fort Worth and The and Willard B. Robinson, Associ- War and postbellum growth to University of Texas at Austin's ate Professor of Architecture the flamboyant styles near the Annunciation (begun 1869), and grinds to a halt under the weight the Sweeney, Coombs and Fred- of its own inanity. Roy Scheider School of Architecture which in and Curator of Historic Archi- turn of the century. "In all 1963 joined forces in creating tecture at the Museum of Texas eras," Robinson said, "the archi- ericks Building (ca. 1883), pres- plays Mr. Right, who turns out ently threatened with demoli- to be Dr. Sam Stoneman, a gruff the Texas Architectural Survey. Tech University in Lubbock, tecture had a warmth and a The first focus of the survey, prepared the text. human scale that is missing from tion to provide space for a plaza but confused bachelor doctor. in conjunction with the pro- Texas Homes of the Nineteenth much of today's austere preci- Scheider has a chance to com- The exhibition and book posed new County Courthouse. pound his excellent performance Century, was published in 1966 demonstrate the wide range of sion." as Gene Hackman's partner in architectural influences con- Included in the exhibition are The French Connection, but EUROPE ISRAEL paiaaiaDTBaiaaiaDioDioalDcuaainaiaaiaaiDaaaiaDiaaioaiaQiDaiaaiaaiaaiaaoniDaiaaiooiaaiocaooipgBaioalp fails to be credible. A similar AFRICA ASIA problem plagues the supporting Travel discounts year-round WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING SHORT STORIES, POETRY & GRAPHICS players who seem to have been Student Air Travel Agency, Inc FOR OUR SPRING PUBLICATION! 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1 INTENSIVE Deadline: March 16, 1975 Our annual magazine, non-political in nature and multi- CAKE conceptual in structure, is designed to reach the Rice FOOD AND DRINK Community, students in Texas, and several libraries in the entire U.S. Live Jazz IN ORDER TO PUBLISH THE RICE LITERARY REVIEW THIS Friday and Saturday Nights YEAR WE STILL NEED $1200. PLEASE SEND DONATIONS TO THE FREE ABOVE ADDRESS OR INQUIRE . The Editor Pitchers $1.50 all day every Saturday Manuscripts cannot be returned unless they include a self- $1.95 Weekdays addressed envelope with enough stamps to guarantee 4826 Fannin A t Rosedale return postage. (take MAIN to ROSEDALE, TURN RIGHT) aaiaDlPDlDaiQPIDaiaoroolaalaaiaDiOQidalaaiaaioaiaoioaiaaiaaioaiaaiQaiaaioaiQaiaQiaaiaoiaaiaaiDdrgcigqe the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 11 Shaw leads symphony in brilliant "War Requiem WW

Houston Symphony Vishnevskaya and Dietrich Chorus and HSO mentioned ear- duct a varied program, with with the Houston Symphony Chorale Fischer-Dieskau — perhaps his lier, the evening was his and works by George Crumb (Echoes and the Singing Boys of Houston own attempt to bring together deservedly so. of Time and the River); Camille former enemies through music. conducted by Robert Shaw HSO Music Director Law- Saint-Saens (Violin Concerto Robert Shaw is of course well rence Foster will return next Jones Hall, March 3,4 No. 3); and Johannes Brahms known as the founder-conductor week (Foster was in the audi- (Double Concerto in A minor). The first performance at a of World War I at the age of of the Chorale that bears his ence Tuesday evening — it is Kyung-Wha Chung and Myung- Houston Symphony series con- twenty-four. In addition, the name. He is also music director always a joy to see one conduc- Wha Chung will be the soloists. cert of Benjamin Britten's War composer uses sections of the of the Atlanta Symphony. tor pay tribute to another by Requiem this past Monday and Latin Mass for the Dead. Owens, Tuesday evening he demon- attending his concert) to con- —thomas zimmermann Tuesday evenings at Jones Hall unlike his contemporary Rupert strated that he was in complete resulted in one of the finest Brooke, who praised the idea of control of the vast forces re- musical "happenings" in a noble sacrifice, saw war as the quired for the War Requiem. His decade. Brilliantly conducted by horror that it is, with senseless beat is precise; the orchestra Robert Shaw, with an inspired pillage and killings on both sides. loved him; the HSO Chorus trio of soloists, Soprano Yvonne His lines, "...my subject is war, responded beautifully to his Ciannella, Tenor Seth McCoy and the pity of war. The poetry every demand. And more impor- and Bass Peter Harrower, to- is in the pity. All a poet can do tantly, it is obvious that Shaw is gether with the Houston today is warn..." evoke memo- a conductor with a real serious- Symphony Chorale and the ries of our own times. At the ness of thought and a purity of Singing Boys of Houston, and first performance of the War spirit to match. There is nothing last, but far from least, the Requiem in 1963, Britten deli- vulgar, or cheap, or meretricious Houston Symphony Orchestra in berately chose as his soloists an about him, and despite the ex- top form, made it all the more Englishman, a Russian and cellence of his soloists and the difficult to understand the timid German: Peter Pears, Galina splendid contributions by the audience reception accorded so great a performance. A promi- nent musical figure was heard to Foreign films to screen remark after the concert that if Marietta March as Anna in "The King and /" Britten's work had received a Rice Media Center continues Anthony Quinn plays a brute rendering of this calibre in say, its screenings — after the spring whose life is transformed by the // New York, that the cheering break —. with films this week innocent woman played by TUTS opens "King and / would have gone on for twenty from Italy, Germany, England, Guiletta Massina. minutes. I can but agree. America and France. On Thursday Peter Lilien- The splendor of the Siamese as "Getting to Know You," Britten based what is prob- Scheduled for Wednesday thal's Malatesta concerns a Court comes to the stage of the "Hello Young Lovers," "I ably his masterpiece on the work evening is Frederico Fellini's La doomed anarchist's revolution in Downtown Music Hall March 5 Whistle a Happy Tune" and of the English poet, Wilfred Strada, which won the best for- London in 1910. In German through 9, as Theatre Under the "Shall I Tell You What I Think Owens, killed jsut before the end eign film oscar in 1956. with English sub-titles, the film Stars presents Rodgers and Ham- of You." is free. merstein's hit musical The King Co-starring with her will be On Friday, Robert Hamer's and I, starring Marietta Marich, New York City Opera bass- Kind Hearts and Coronets stars William Chapman and a large baritone William Chapman a? the Alec Guiness playing eight dif- supporting cast. brutal yet child-like King of AMERICAS FAVORITE PIZZA ferent roles in a stylish and witty Boasting colorful sets, exotic Siam. Confused by pride in his comedy of the English genre. costumes and memorable songs, country's barbaric tradition and On Saturday, Fred Wiseman's the musical is based on the real- his eagerness to learn of western Juvenile Court controversially life story of Mrs. Anna Leon- ways, he sings the philosophical documents an American instit- owens, an English governess who teaser "A Puzzlement." ution where too often tradition spent seven years in the 1800's Together in a moment of mutual takes priority over human under- tutoring the Crown Prince of trust and frivolity he and Anna standing. Siam. Her memoirs were the sing the high-spirited "Shall We basis for Margaret Landon's fic- Dance." On Sunday, Maurice Pialat's Giant tional novel Anna and the King Chesley Santoro and Beau- L'Enfance Nue shows what of Siam which in 1951 became mont-born opera baritone living in a series of foster homes the vehicle for the Rodgers and Joseph Galiano portray the two does to a sensitive ten year old Hammerstein musical. unhappy lovers, Tuptim and Lun boy. Francois Truffaut encour- TUTS' lavish production of Tha, who are forced to hide aged Pialat to make this film. The King and I has been given their love from the king. They added dimension with the com- share the tender duets "We Kiss r?* *^71 pletely new staging of the in a Shadow" and "I Have J? There IS a ^ "Small House of Uncle Thomas" Dreamed." ballet. Choreographer Bill Singer-actress June Terry, • difference!!! V Hudson and his assistant Kim who entertained TUTS aud- THIS COUPO • PREPARE FOR Lung have designed an interpret- iences as Bloody Mary in South ive oriental drama in dance to SPT-29 MCAT Over 35 years Pacific during the 1972 season, of experience enact the Rodgers and Hammer- is cast as Lady Thiang, the king's and success stein "play within a play." favorite wife. She sings one of DAT • With this coupon, buy Houston's own Marietta the musical's most moving songs, any giant, large or LSAT Small classes Marich is cast as the prim, stub- "Something Wonderful," celeb- . medium pizza at • born and witty Anna — a role rating a wife's devotion to her regular price ant! GRE created on Broadway by the late husband and understanding of receive one piiza of the next smaller Voluminous home Gertrude Lawrence and por- his human frailties. size with equal number ATGSB study materials trayed in the 1956 movie by • Showtime is 8pm, March 5-8 of ingredients FREE! Deborah Kerr. 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the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 12 this week... • • • MOVIES • • • Scenes from a Marriage Ullman's performance is stun- ON CAMPUS Directed by Ingmar Bergman ning, and is the key to the Sleeper,an RPC-sponsored film. Fri., March 7 in Hamman Hall. Starring Liv Ullman & Erland Josephson totally engrossing quality of the (This review is dedicated to film. The camera work highlights Le Voyageur sans Bagages, a French play. Jones Commons, riage utterly dictates their social the gum-chewing honey behind her performance with constant Thurs., March 6, 8pm. lives. Infidelity and divorce inev- me who repeatedly chastised her itably follow, yet even these close-ups—not so much as the Pretty Poison, a Lovett movie in Lovett commons. Sat., March 8. date, "Gee, if you hadn't had cannot extinguish their original cocking of her eyebrow is lost. Michael Marcoulier and friends in concert Sun., March 9 at 8pm that second beer, we coulda seen attraction for one another; Though not to neglect her acting in Lovett Commons. 'The Towering Inferno'." May chance meetings years later abilities, Ullman's amazing feel Media Center Series: Thurs., March 6, Malatesta, 8pm; Fri., March you live out the plot of both become occasions of passionate for the role undoubtedly stems 7, Kind Hearts and Coronets,8pm; Sat., March 8, Juvenile Court, films.) reunion. Bergman, himself the from her lengthy affair with 8pm; Sun., March 9, L'Enfance Nue, 7:30pm; Wed., March 13, The veteran of five marriages, sharply Bergman, during which she Naked Night, 8pm. Scenes From A Marriage is a study of the model couple as contrasts Johann's and Mari- underwent a process of matura- emerging lie. Johann and Mari- anne's later affairs with the tion similar to Marianne's. After THEATER anne (Josephson and Ullman) mummery of their former the emotional storms on the The King and I — Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical about Siam are young, attractive and pros- domestic life; he depicts the con- screen have subsided, the viewer and a visiting English schoolteacher. Music Hallj Thurs.-Fri., March perous. They are also bedeviled solations of intimacy as emo- necessarily becomes intrigued by 6-7, 8pm; Sat.-Sun., March 8-9, 2pm and 8pm. by pettiness, boredom, and a tions too precious to risk stifling the off-screen interaction of Streetcar Named Desire — Tennessee Williams' drama about pas- crushing sense that their mar- beneath a dying marriage. director and star. Perhaps total sion and the Napoleonic code. At the Alley. Thurs.-Fri., March 6-7, empathy can account for their 8:30pm; Sat., March 8, 5 and 9pm; Sun., March 9, 2:30 and brilliant collaboration. 7:30pm; Tues.-Wed., March 11-12, 8pm. Harmon concert to be March 10 Stylistically, Scenes From a Here Lies Jeremy Troy — Starring Tab Hunter. Windmill Dinner Clarinetist Dave Harmon and many first performances of new Marriage represents for Bergman Theater. Tues.-Sat., March6-8, 8:30pm; Sun., March 9, 2 and pianist Charles Joseph will give a American piano music. He is an a marked departure from the 8:30pm, Tues.-Wed., March 11-12, 8:30pm. concert at 8:30pm, Monday, expert on the piano music of overt symbolism of earlier works March 10, in Hamman Hall. The Stravinsky, and his forthcoming such as The Seventh Seal or I • EVENTS performance, which is sponsored article in Clavier Magazine deals Hour of the Wolf. This trend was Alvin Ailey Dance Theater — At Jones Hall, Thurs.-Sat., March by the Shepherd School of with the teaching pieces of adumbrated in Cries and Whis 6-8, 8:30pm. Thursday program: "Streams," "Journey," "Feast of Music, is open to the public Stravinsky. In April 1975 he will pers which, like Scenes From . Ashes," and "Revelations." Friday program: "Bleus Suite," "Cry," without charge. present a lecture-recital at the Marriage, is much concerned and "Carmina Burana." Saturday: "Night Creature," "Portrait of Music Teachers National Asso- with faces and words. But it Billie" "The Road of the Phoebe Snow," and "Revelations." Dave Harmon has performed ciation Convention in Denver. would be wrong to characterize University of Houston Opera Workshop presents Vaughan Wil- frequently as a recitalist and as a The Harmon-Joseph recital is Scenes From A Marriage as pure liams' "Riders to the Sea" and Hoist's "The Wandering Scholar." At soloist with diverse ensembles a part of a national tour spon- realism, for in the final scenes Cullen Auditorium at the University of Houston. Thurs.-Fri., March including the Societe des Con- sored by the Colorado State Bergman cannot resist fashioning 6-7, 8pm. certs de la Sorbonne, Musica University Department of Music. a microcosm, a dark house on a Circus Vargas, a return to the tradition of the circus. Under the Nova and the Eastman Wind The program includes: Alban fog-shrouded island to which World's largest travelling big top. At the Memorial City Shopping Ensemble. He is also widely Bert's "Vier Stucke fur Klar- Johann and Marianne retreat. Center. Sat., March 8, 8pm; Sun., March 9, 12 noon, 3:30pm and experienced as a conductor and inette and Klavier, Op. 5," When a nightmare there awakens 7pm; Mon., March 10, 1pm, 4:30pm and 8pm; Tues., March 11, is presently the Conductor of Ronald Caravan's "Excursions Marianne with a start and she 4:30pm and 8pm; Wed., March 12, 4:30pm and 8pm. the Colorado State University for Clarinet," Schoenberg's asks, simply, "What makes us Premiere of Funny Lady, featuring a fashion show and a wine and Musica Nova. "Drei Klavierstucke, Op. 11," dream like that?", we know cheese party. Wed., March 12 at Loew's Saks Center, 7pm. A brilliant recitalist, Charles Poulenc's "Sonata for Clarinet Bergman is pondering far more Joseph studied with Soulima and Piano," and Brahm's "Son- than the weaknesses of a human CONCERTS Stravinsky, Jean Casadesus, and ata for Clarinet and Piano in E institution. Terry Gaschen, Mike McBroom, Becky Davis, and Jeff Rinkoff Nadia Boulanger. He has givien Flat Major." —david courlwvighl performing at the New Coffee House at Autry House. Fri., March 7, 9pm. Sir Douglas Quintet at Liberty Hall. Thurs., March 6, 8pm; Fri.- Sat., March 7-8, 8 and 11pm. Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show at La Bastille. Fri.-Sun., March 7-9. Three shows nightly. Hie Houston Symphony Orchestra, featuring Kyung Wha-Chung and Myung Wha-Chung. Sun.-Tues., March 9-11. Jones Hall. MOVIES Erotic Cinema Celebration at the University of Houston. Fri., March 7 in the Houston Room, 7:30 and 10pm. Sat., March 8 in AH2/at 7:30 and 10pm. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore — A widow and her son travel through Arizona in search of happiness and the realization of an old dream. Area theaters. GO WITH THE TURTLE Amarcord — Fellini's reminiscences of Mussolini's Italy. Loew's And the turtle represents us . . . Experiments in Travelling. Inc. Saks Center. So, in fact, we're saying: go with us. To Europe. Israel/Europe, the Child Under Leaf — Dyan Cannon as a woman with a psychotic husband. Area theaters. Orient, South America or South Pacific. Because our way of touring en- Earthquake — Los Angeles is destroyed. Tower. compasses your way of travelling. Loose and easy . . . with special empha- ^ Emmanuelle — The sexual escapades of an ambassador's wife. sis on meeting new people. Park III. We've been creating unregimented travel experiences, for eight years, Freebie and the Bean — James Caan and Alan Arkin in a comedy for college students. All our programs include guaranteed scheduled jet- about two lovable sadistic cops. Gaylynn. flight departures (coming and going), unique student accommodations, . Front Page — Re-re-remake of comedy about newsmen on a hot specially designed sightseeing, most meals, plus ample free-time so f prison story. Village and River Oaks. you can do the things you alone might want to do. * ^ Godfather, Part II — Sequel of the Mafia movie, starring A1 Pacino. Area theaters. And all our groups are accompanied by a bi-lingual EIT staff N Lenny — Dustin Hoffman in the biography of "dirty toilet" com- member who's familiar with the foreign customs, laws, and edian Lenny Bruce. Gaylynn. regulations that apply to student/travelers, take care of all Jr ^ Longest Yard Longest Yard — Burt Reynolds leads a squad of arrangements, and give assistance, suggestions and SI, G^' inmates in a football game against prison guards. Area theaters. guidance if needed. Murder on the Orient Express — Detective mystery with Albert So. go with the Turtle. He represents the kind of Finney, Lauren Bacall and many, many stars. Galleria Cinema. travelling that has remained flexible to changing Night Porter — Love renews between a former Nazi and one of his times, interests and demands. ^ concentration camp prisoners. Possibly shocking. Gaylynn. Sheila Levine — Poor schnook living and looking for love in New Fill in the coupon below for further infor- ' York. Cinema Galleria. mation, or if you have any particular ques- Stepford Wives — A suspense-thriller by the author of Rosemary's tions about travelling abroad drop us ^ Baby. Loew's Delman. a line. Towering Inferno — Skyscraper catches fire and Steve McQueen and Paul Newman act as rescuers. All-star cast. Alabama. Ycung Frankenstein — comedy of a latter day Dr. Frankenstein and his modernized, zipperneck monster. By the man who gave you Blazing Saddles. Bellaire. EXPERIMENTS Museum of Fine Arts — Libeled Lady, starring Myrna Loy and IN TRAVELLING, INC., Spencer Tracy, Sat., March 8, 8pm; Sundays and Cybele, Tues., March 11, 8pm. In the Brown Auditorium. Midnight Movies — A Man and a Woman, Village; Magical Mystery Tour, River Oaks. Both on Sat., March 8. the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 13 Track places strong third at border meet by LARRY NETTLES 15-team meet. The outstanding super-freshman Curtis Isaiah in 166-8, Zoe Simpson with 21.7 in the Longhorns may not be as The Rice University track event of this meet was the dis- the high hurdles with a time of the 220 dash, and the mile relay secure in their Southwest Con- team participated in two sepa- cus, as Rice swept the first three 14.3 seconds, and cross-country team in 3:16.3, with Sammy ference title defense as previ- rate track meets over the spring places. Buddy Briscoe placed All-American Jeff Wells with aff *Waugh running a great anchor ously thought, and Rice cer- break and claimed two third first with an outstanding throw blistering 13:56 in the three mile leg. Waugh also placed fourth in tainly appears to have a shot at places, one unofficially and one of 183-9, which will qualify him run. the 440, and Brent Geringer was the conference crown in May. outright. On Saturday, February for the national championships. The Rice cindermen also fourth in the shot put. Dean This Saturday the Owls will 22, the Owls competed in the He was followed in second by picked up several seconds with Daugherty took the same place compete in the College Station University of Houston Invita- freshman Brent Geringer at Mike Fulghum taking the silver in the discus, as did Sylvannus Invitational at Texas A&M to tional Track Meet, and, although 171-7, and third for Rice was in the high hurdles in 14.5, Zoe Shaw in the javelin. The 440 prepare for their home debut at no official points were kept, Dean Daugherty with a spinning Simpson sprinting 9.6 in the 100 relay, anchored by Simpson, was the Rice Invitational on March Rice placed third in scoring toss of 169-6. yard dash, Mike McElveen also a fourth-placer for Rice. 15. Coaches Bobby May and behind Baylor and Texas A&M. Rice claimed two other firsts clearing 15-9 in the pole vault, The team led Texas 58-54 Steve Straub feel that with the The following Saturday, March in the Houston meet with Mike and workhorse Wells running through seven events, but Texas' competitiveness displayed last 1, found the Rice squad claiming McElveen clearing 15 feet in the 4:10.6 in the mile run. strength came through in the week in Laredo, Rice will a surprising third in the famed pole vault and Brent Geringer Third place winners were field events to push the Long- become a title threat in the Border Olympics at Laredo, putting the shot at 53-9. John Buddy Briscoe in the discus at homs into first place. However, remaining meets. behind Texas and Baylor in very Dykes sprinted to a second place tough competition. in the 100 yard dash with a time The Owls used the Houston of 9.8 seconds, and Sylvannus Invitational as a tune-up for the Shaw threw the javelin 215-1 for Border Olympics and entered third. In the relays, Rice scored only a partial squad in the a third place in the distance medley with Jeff Wells on the anchor leg, and the 440 relay sprinted to fourth, minus Zoe Simpson, who was recovering from an injury incurred in work- out. lk*ad Saturday, March 1, the Rice track team meshed together and made a good display of strength Hood and speed at the tough Border Olympics. The meet was won by Sliff's Notes help you think for ungtty CAH 5*y yourself in literature They re Texas for the third year in a }wc KfF$ hiecJ> written by experts row, with 129 points. However, to guide you in pre-meet co-favorite Baylor "«2K understanding and appreciating con- posted 98 points, with Rice only swvei-y AT R\CB temporary and a breath behind at 95. TCU, 11 classic novels, strong in the sprints, scored 60 SHOOT fytg *\T yyt-e plays and poems. ITS OWKf SP££/\L WCA points for fourth, A&M was fifth with 53, Houston sixth with 28, Texas Tech and Lamar tied for seventh at 15, and ninth-place SMU could score only 3 points. Owls take two from SMU Ecology.. we're working on it! During the past 14 years Cliffs The Owls put contestants in What does Texas have that they open SWC competition in had impressive days at the plate. Notes has used over 2.400.000 tons the Rice baseball team doesn't Disch-Falk Stadium in Austin in Also adding homers to the cause of paper using recycled pulp the finals of all sixteen events. They won only 2 events, but besides a 3-0 SWC mark, a string a single game on Friday. A twin- were Mark Clark, Phil Costa, and More than 200 titles displayed remarkable depth as of 49 SWC titles and a new sta- bill is slated for the next day. Randy Lamprecht. available at: they placed in fourteen of them. dium? Whatever it is, the Owl While the season began only The squad scheduled an open Rice's gold medal winners were roundballers will find out when thirteen days ago, the Owls al- date Tuesday to prepare for the ready have an 8-3 record and a meeting with Texas in their new WALDENBOOKS 2-1 record in SWC. In the week- "major league park." Osburn Gulfgate end series with SMU, the Owls said their field "has everything — Houston lost the opener but swept the Astroturf, chair-back seats, daniel boone cyde double header 8-4 and 9-4. carpeted dressing rooms." He Meanwhile Texas overpowered foresees some difficulty for the 5318 CRAWFORD 528-7109 Houston in their three-game set. team in their first game on an 4% blocks ffiom Hermann Park Coach Doug Osburn relied on artificial surface, but the famed two freshmen pitchers in the Longhorn pitching and hitting wins over the Ponies. James pose a more serious problem. Emmons hurled a complete game to post his second decision. Steve Buckley turned in four 2-3 innings of no-hit relief JOCK in the 9-4 nightcap to up his record to 2-0. NOTES PIZZA BUT Shib Simon and Mike Macha A women's soccer team was presents a started in the spring of last year. Since then they have competed in games with women's soccer jUa^tefes teams from SMU, the University of Texas, and some amateur Beethoven, teams from Austin. The team Bach & members consists of five fresh- Booze men, six sophomores, one junior, two seniors, one fifth year and a couple of non-Rice people. They have two coaches: Emilio Torres and George Baemes. Margaret Walker is the 0MSE captain. Practice was held twice a week in the soccer field; 2400 Holcombe however, due to the intramural 2216 S. Shepherd softball season, they will be 664-1391 526-7536 4618 FEAGAN practicing in the track stadium 861-4030 instead. Coach Emilio said they Buy One pizza at the regular price, get good exercise and fun in a non-formal atmosphere. get next smaller size free * * * with this ad. Lovett is the winner of the college soccer championship, defeating Sid Rich by a score of Good for the month of March. 2-0 in competition the week before spring break.

the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 14 I- Basketball team ends SWC play Saturday

Tuesday Rice's previous SWC The Ponies are paced by most damage as he canned 20 in victim prevented a repeat perfor- Rusty Bourquein ninth leading hot second half performance. mance as the Horned Frogs scorer in conference and second The season ends Tuesday defeated the Owls 89-61. leading rebounder. Others to when UH visits Autry Court at In the last meeting the Owls watch for are forwards Jeff 7:30. The Cougs have won all dominated the contest and Swanson and Joe Swedlund. But previous encounters including a breezed to an easy 88-67 win. In reserve Bob Arnold caused the 91-70 decision in January. Fort Worth the game was all TCU as they grabbed an early lead and never trailed. Rice Sports Menu Frog Gray Landers led all Some of the sports events on tap for this weekend include: scorers with 21 but Owl Charles THURSDAY, March 6 Daniels took second honors with Golf: Rice in 15-team college Sam Houston State Invitational, start 17. In a display of a balanced of 2-day medal play event at Elkins Lake (Huntsville) attack all Owl players scored Swimming: Rice in Southwest Conference championships, 3-day although Dave Louwerse was the meet starts at host University of Houston pool only other Rice player in double Women's basketball: Rice vs. Prairie View A&M at Rice Gym, figures wi th 10. 7:00 SWC play ends Saturday with a home contest with SMU begin- FRIDAY, March 7 ning at 7:30. SMU prevailed in Baseball: Rice vs Texas (1) at UT new stadium, Austin, 3:00 Dallas 76-67 earlier in the cam- Tennis: Rice vs Lamar at Jake Hess Stadium, Rice, 1:30 paign. The Ponies are coming off Golf: Rice in Sam Houston tournament at Elkins Lake (2nd day) a 100-67 loss to leader A&M Swimming: Rice in SWC Championships at UH (2nd day) Tuesday. They are tied for fifth SATURDAY, March 8 in the conference with a 4-9 Baseball: Rice vs Texas (2) at Austin, 1:00 Judith Cisneros (5) and Cheryl Washington (33) league and 8-17 overall mark. Track: Rice vs UH and Texas A&M at College Station, 2:00 —doug peck Tennis: Rice vs Columbia U. (New York) at Rice, 1:30 Swimming: Rice in SWC Championships at UH (3rd day) Women drop another to Lamar Basketball: Rice vs S.M.U. at Rice Gym, 7:30

In women's basketball action excitement of the previous day. The season ends with a Tuesday, Rice dropped a 74-21 encounter — last time the one of double elimination tournament decision to Lamar University. the team's cars caught fire and that will decide the champion of Leading scorfers for theQwls resulted in a close call for the Zone 6 of the Texas Association were Cathy Freeman-#Tifd Teresa squad. of Intercollegiate Athletics for Escobar, both with eight points. To avoid any reoccurrences Women. The tourney begins the Owls finish their regular sea- Thursday — at Lamar in In the teams' last meeting in son at home. Tonight they face Beaumont. Hopefully the fire- Beaumont, Lamar prevailed Prairie View A&M at 7pm in works will be avoided this time. 72-11. But this game lacked the Autry Court and UH visits Tues-

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the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 15 rice people's calendar Thursday the sixth Friday the seventh Rinkoff. Sunday the ninth lecture by Mr. Martin N. Heafer. "What is Life?" Sewall 305. 3:30pm Bozons are requested to 10am Religious Studies seminar. 10pm Sleeper with Woody AUen. "Evangelists as Thelogians<" 402 Hamman Hall. 7:30pm Rice Pre-Med Society lecture attend a practice session in their series on Psychiatry. Sewall Hall honour, Lovett Hall. 2:30pm Bozons first game. 7:05pm KTRU, 91.7 FM. "The Law 309. 4pm Chemical Engineering Seminar. 3pm Rice Environmental Science/ Saturday the eighth Civil Engineering seminar. "OU in — It's Your Business." 8pm U of H Program Council pre- "Order and Thermodynamic sents Lindsay Anderson. Houston Properties of Molecular Liquids." the Environment." 254 Mech Lab. 9am Rice Design Alliance/Museum of 7;30pm Michael Marcoulier and 3: 30pm Mechanical Engineering Fine Arts Conference. "Old Friends in concert. Lovett com- Room, University Center. Free. 254 Mech Lab. mons. Free! 8:30pm Shepherd School of Music 4pm Rice Christian Scientists meet- seminar. "The Trans-Alaska Pipe- Buildings, A Past Worth Using." line..." 201 Ryan Lab. Brown Auditorium, MFA. 7:30pm Media Center. L'Enfance concert. Dave Harmon and Charles ing. Sewall 203A. Joseph. Hamman Hall. 4pm Space Physics and Astronomy 3: 3Opm Philosophy colloquium. lpm Rice vs Lamar in tennis. Jake Nue. $1.50 or $1 with Rice ID. seminar. "Jovian Magnetosphere." "Substance and Platonism in Hess Stadium. 8:13pm 63rd anniversary of the Space Science 106. Aristotle's Categories." 303 Sewall lpm Media Center. Radio Play cast founding of the Girl Scouts. Tuesday the eleventh 7:05pm KTRU. The Law — It's Your Hall. meeting. Business. 91.7 FM. 7:30pm Rice Christian Community 3pm Or thereabout. The 7pm Society of Physics Students 7:30pm Baker College Lecture series meeting. 223 H. Brown. SASBBBQBDABB. Call 222-7171 Monday the tenth meeting. 210 Physics. on Human Sexuality. Hiysics 7:30pm RPC presents Sleeper in for exact time and more info. 7:30pm Basketball at Rice. Autry Amp. Hamman Hall. 50 cents at the 6:27pm Sure would like a little piece 10am Friends of Fondren Lecture. Court. 7:30pm Interfaith Chapel Lecture. door. of ash. Kyle Morrow Room. 8pm President's Lecture Series. "Social Justice and the New 8pm Media Center. Kind Hearts and 8pm Pretty Poison. Lovett commons. lpm Rice at A&M in tennis. CoUege Derek J. De Solla Price. "The Righteousness." Rice Memorial Coronets. $1.50 or $1 with Rice Free. Station. Political Arithmetic of Science Chapel. ID. 8pm Media Center. Juvenilee Court. 4pm Nuclear Physics seminar. 210 Policy." Hamman HalL8pm Archi- 8pm Media Center. Malatesta. Free. 9pm The New Coffee House at Autry $1 for Rice weanies. Physics. tecture Alumni Lecture. Sewall 8pm Le Voygeur Sans Bagage. Jones House. Terry Gaschen and Mike 10pm Pretty Poison. Lovett Com- 7pm Christian Science Organization HaU 309. Commons. 50 cents. McBroom; Becky Davis and Jeff mons. Wednesday the twelfth misclassifieds i warn - msiim 10am Faculty Women's Coffee. Cohen House. Misclassifieds are free ads for DUMAS 19 If you would be interested in The Rice Democratic Caucus 4pm W. V. Houston Memorial Lec- Rice people. Buy, sell, trade, in- * * * taking Math Science 220 during will meet on Wednesday, March ture. Chemistry Lecture Hall. sult your friends. Bring your For Sale: 1968 VW. $800 or ? the coming summer vacation, 12 at 7:30pm in Sewall Hall 7pm Rice Sailing Slub meeting. 307 stuff by the Thresher office. Rice ext. 454 — Eric Nelson. please call Janis Hale at 203a. On the agenda will be the Sewall Hall. * * * * * * 645-6773. I am trying to get election of a new vice chair- 7pm Readings from The Wind in the I want a used guitar. Call Sally, To whomever picked up the gray enough people to warrant setting person as well as a discussion of Willows by the Wordsworthless Society. Sewall 303, 523-1896. sign-up book for grad schools up a summer course. the city of Houston special elec- accidentally, please return it to tion on March 22. Anyone inter- 7:05pm KTRU. Suspense, "Sorry, the Placement Office as soon as ested in practical precinct Wrong Number." 91.7 FM. 4 Sale - '70 Honda SL 350. possible. politics is invited to attend. 8pm Media Center. The Naked Night. $1 for students. Excellent condition. Hi bars, * * * Captain Virtue: Are you sure it sissy bar, custom seat and paint. Tyranny and Slavery? Honestly, isn't Captain Vice? P.S. Vice is * * * 8pm Organ Recital. St. Vincent de Paul Church. Best offer. Call Bernie at Paul. - S.T. nice but incest is best. 665-4687. * * * Take-home exam for English Vengence of Virtue Series No. 6: * * * 690b (Sexuality in Shake- notes and notices I would like to apoligize to all D.P. and C.M.—Congratulations, speare): Match these six lines SPORTS FANS: There will be those offended in the above hope it's a boy. . . —the Gang titles with the appropriate word, Liberation — The South Central an inaugural meeting of the series. I thought everyone was and compose a cohesive essay on Region of the Gay Academic Ernie J. fan club on Friday, going insane and wished to * * * the relationship of each pair Union, Inc., will hold a one- March 14 at 12:45pm. It will be remind them of their own falli- Sundance—Are you going to with emphasis on the develop- day conference in Austin, held in the home side bleachers bility. I see now that I am the take the leap with Butch ment of the overriding theme. 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Regis- and world unity is his fairly * * * the pinball machines miss you, tration materials must be post- recent calculation that there are and besides, I'm tired of mailing marked no later that March 31, about ten sextillion atoms in one Desperately need to sell stereo the paper to you. Why don't you 1975 and April 7, 1975 for the breath of air, and also to have money until summer. come visit? May test date for Foreign Test (mysteriously) about ten sextil- Technics stereo receiver, one Centers and U.S. test centers, lion breaths in the atmosphere year old, 15 watts per channel, respectively. Deadlines for the of the earth. Which means that $140. Pair Electro-Voice two- Me, too. —Ed September test date are August each breath we breathe is about way speakers, one year old, $50. 25, 1975 for foreign test centers half way between one atom and Can negotiate prices. Call Joel, * * * and August 29, 1975 for U.S. one world, so we all not only 528-0702. It is once again time to assert test centers. share the sky but, on the aver- * * * that the Thresher staff never, For more info, contact Dr. J. age, you cannot take a breath Wanted: Low impedence mics ever, under any circumstances, Awapara, 101 Lovett Hall. without its containing an atom and mic stands, also other audio invents the misclassifieds. or more from each of all the equipment. 529-6595. * * * other beings of Earth. In fact, * * * Rusty—what ARE those things surmised Harlow, every breath * * * Once is not enough, D.B. on the side of your neck? everyone takes must contain, for * * * "Missing" KOH-I-NOOR Lead —Brenda. example, thousands of atoms Pointer No. 992 (Sharpener with Phyllis—When are you going to breathed by Shakespeare during Cradle Clamp). Last seen get a chance to throw away * * * the year he was writing Hamlet— Monday, Feb. 10 in Design John's tennis shoes? a wonderful "inspiration," as he Room 235 of Ryon Lab. Also ;BONG!!! bong. bong. BONG!!! put it, "at least in one sense of * * % missing large orange 45 degree gee. norman, The Bells! if those the word." triangle. Reward for return. Bob—what DO crazy people do dam bells do not stop i will go -f: + * Contact Mitchell at 465-0161. at 4:00 in the morning? wirecutter. hehe. * * * the rice thresher, thursday, march 6, 1975 — page 16