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Volume 54—Number 5 RICE UNIVERSITY, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77001 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1966 cans staff; Pitzer foresees desire '68 opening date Tommy DeFrank, the student two editorial assistants before for new college editor of ,the Texas A&M Bat- an impartial board of students I A grant of $1,500,000 from talion, and two for his editorial and faculty. the Brown Foundation has made assistants were fired last week, The letter indicated that sup- it possible for Rice University in the newest flare-up of a pression of a college paper could to begin plans for construction censorship issue which has en- not be used as a means for of a fifth men's college, Presi- veloped the campus. curbing "irresponsible journal- dent K. S. Pitzer announced Dani Presswood, the manag- ism," for no concept of respon- Sunday. 1 sibility could exist on a paper ing editor, and Gerald Garcia, Although preliminary plans (the sports editor, were fired whose news content was dic- tated by an outside source. for the new college have been along with DeFrank. drawn up for some time, con- DeFrank was Working on the Garon also questioned the feasi- bility of a Student Publications sultations with architects are paper under the title of "stu- still in progress. dent editor" after the A&M Board that allowed no student Pitzer has stated that the Publications Board seized con- representation. college will be completed in trol of the paper and appointed Copy to Governor time for the opening of the Jim Lindsey, the director of He stated that a report on 1968 school year, although Uni- publications and information for the A&M censorship case would versity sources estimate that the school, as the editor pro be presented before a meeting actual construction w o r k will tem. Winston Green, Jr., has of newspaper editors from not begin before summer, 19(S7. •been named the new student ed- Southern universities in Novem- The college will be a high- itor of the paper. ber, and that a report might be presented for the considera- P. Jot-da-n rise structure located between The seizure of the paper grew tion of the national collegiate Will Rice College and Main out of an incident involving an press at a later time. Street. It will contain approxi- anonymous 'letter rfco the editor Wednesday night the Rice mately the same facilities as that ithe administration found Student Senate passed unanimo- the present G colleges and ac- offensive, and a news story on usly a resolution that Garon commodate about 225 students. the formation of political Senate censures censors at A&M; had drawn up expressing their James It. Sims, business forums on campus that the "extreme displeasure" at the manager, told the Thresher that Board refused to allow for pub- seizure of the newspaper. The authorizes computerized elections the current plans had b e e n lication, on the grounds that it resolution advocated that the By JIM ROLLINS relieve Corbin of a part of the drawn up after conferences had failed to present^the admin- case be re-opened and that A& Thresher Reporters expense he incurred by having with college masters, and that istration's viewpoint fairly. The Th,e Student Senate passed a M take cognizance of their in- the cards printed. he expected other such confer- Student Publications Board has resolution Tuesday condemning fringement of the basic free- ences would be held before the an all-faculty membership and administration censorship of a Corbin also noted that D. H. dom of the press. plans were finalized. includes no representatives of student press. White printed the posters for Copies of the resolution were him at a generously low cost, The college has not yet been the student bod/. The resolution came about as sent to Texas Governor John $30 for the 1500 copies. named. The name will be The A&M administration is- Connally, President Rudder of a result of the actions of Texas selected at a future date, fol- sued a statement at the time A&M, and various members of A&M University in taking over The Senate received a reply lowing consultations between of the seizure which stated that A&M's staff and student body the student newspaper The Bat- to an inquiry about details of the Rice Board of Governors "student publications are mat- directly involved in the censor- talion for what was termed "ir- "Who's Who in American Col- and the Brown Foundation. ters to be handled within the ship case. responsibility" on the pari; of leges." Persons wishing to make A similar grant of $1,500,000 structure of the University ad- Meanwhile, the matter has its editor. nominations for the book should from the Brown Foundation es- ministration." brought grumbles of censorship The Senate felt that the mat- have them to the Senate by Fri- tablished Margaret Root Brown Lindsey later stated: from sbm& of the members of ter should be examined more ex- day, October 28. College »in 1905. tensively. In a unanimously-ap- "The Board of Directors and A&M's. student body, although The letter also stated that The Foundation was estab- proved resolution (copies of the administration desire a no demonstrations against the Rice will have 32 places in the lished in 1951 by Mr. and Mrs. which are being sent to the newspaper which will afford staff changes have been re- book. President Hafter, expres- George R. Brown and the late governor of Texas and to the professional training for our ported. sing mild surprise at the in- Mr. and Mrs. Herman Browr. administrative officials of A& students. Such a newspaper re- crease from an estimated 20 George R. Brown is chairman M), the Senate expressed its quires objective reporting- and places, supposed that the num- of the Rice Board of Tru>t«'<>s displeasure at the actions of the editing, and this has been mis- In the Thresher ber was determined by "the and General Chairman of tie school and recommended that sing on the Battalion." Houston is celebrating the cool of the school." currmit million camnaie:;. the case be re-opened for The new staff of the Bat- opening of the Jesse H. Jones thorough examination. talion published a policy state- Hall for the Performing Arts The Senate appropriated $131 ment editorial Tuesday which with a number of fine produc- to cover costs of establishing a Talmage suggests shorter program, stated: tions all over the city. This week's Thresher reviews sev- computer-counted election sys- "All letters to the editor tem. The election committee al- academic courses for Frosh week should be of a constructive na- eral of them, including Thurs- day's performance of the Jof- so secured approval for a pre- By BESSIE ItEPANA freshman week was described ture. Constructive criticism is ferential poll on the U.S. Seiiate Thresher Reporter as to give students a small good—destructive criticism is frey Ballet (page 5), the Proposals were made Tues- Houston Music Theater's race between John Tower and taste of what to expect at Raw of poor taste. Waggoner Carr. The poll will day to reduce Freshman week The academic taste was, how- production of "Medea," star- to five days and to introduce "Aggies must stand up for ring Judith Anderson (page be hand-counted and conducted ever, discussed at length. Aggies! A house divided against on Tuesday, October 18. two academic courses as part No Solutions 4), the Houston Symphony's of the week's program. itself will fall." first subscription concert The Senate commended Jeff Objections were raised on the Dr. Roy V. Talmage, master DeFrank and Presswood had (page 3) and the Rice Play- Corbin for his show of spirit in orientation provided by the of Wiess College and chairman indicated at an earlier time that ers' production of Harold placing a large number of "dialogues." They were evalu- of the committee of college they would not resign unless Pinter's "Birthday Party" "SMEAR SMU" placards in' ated as a good idea, but the masters, made the proposals at they were compelled to do so (page 3). prominent places about the form they took this year was by the administration. Press- campus. A motion was passed to a meeting of college presidents, considered not very helpful, be- wood reflected the frustration masters and orientation advis- cause of a lack of planning and of the entire staff, commenting, ors. He later told the Thresher co-ordination. They were not "The Battalion is no longer a that he did not necessarily ap- organized until late in the sum- student newspaper, or for that Council's discount card will be late; prove of these ideas, but had mer. The masters plan to learn matter a newspaper. It is now merely brought them out to cre- from their experiences this in effect a publicity sheet for lack of co-operation forces delay ate discussion. year. . Texas A&M and nothing more." The city-wide student dis- S.A. President Jerry Hafter. No Change The University has apparent- Overt Censorship count service sponsored by the - Members are Rice, University The people at the meeting ly made no demands on the The United States Student Houston Council of Colleges of Houston, University of St. agreed, however, that the orien- faculty associates to be present Press Association sent its re- probably will not go into effect Thomas, Texas Southern Uni- tation period should remain during freshman week. In fact, presentative, Philip Garon, until after Christmas vacation, versity, Houston Baptist Col- seven days and its traditional no one at the meeting seemed Thresher managing editor, to at the very earliest, the Council lege, and Sacred Heart Domini- non-academic format. Dr. Tren- to know what the associates investigate the situation and learned last night. can College. ton Wann, master of Jones Col- were for. Dr. Talmage told the make recommendations. Garon Charles Jastre, Rice senior lege, characterized the result of Thresher, however, that he felt The Council also discussed is the chairman of the USSPA and chairman of the discount the meeting as "no change — the essence of the meeting's standing committee on censor- service committee, gave lack of preliminary proposals for inter- just to try and make it better." accomplishment was "to strive ship. co-operation by the other col- scholastic competition among The purpose ©f the meeting for more faculty participation Garon wrote a letter to Pre- leges as the jprimary reason for intramural teams, combined cal- was to review what had taken during the orientation pro- sident Earl Rudder of Texas the delay. He stated that the endar of events services, a city- place during orientation week. gram." A&M, criticizing "actions of total number of people working wide student blood drive, and a Three aspects were discussed in Chuck Young, Baker orien- overt censorship" on (the part with him this summer n^yer constitution. The Council ap- particular: length, content, and tation director, commented that of the school's administration, exceeded five. pointed Hafter acting president, involvement of faculty associ- "no solutions were found for and urging Rudder to re-open The Council was foimed last and decided to hold future meet- ates. these problems, but this is the the case of DeFrank and his spring at the initiative of Rice ings at Rice this year. The original purpose of goal to strive for." . ,,v ' _ - •

Threshing-it-out isms in affair of LSU Tiger's head The letter by Mimi Wood- I strongly resent the implica- preciate her concern about the The Daily Reveille whole country, and LSU has a all Rice published last week tion of the rest of the Reveille tone imparted by the article. To the Editor: great many very fine students and scholars. in the Threshing-it-out col- editorial that, because of this Bart Rice, a former Rice Your editorial labeled But it is my belief that be- umn has elicited the following incident, Rice "cannot be proud athlete and now a graduate stu- "Sportsmanship" on page 2 of comments from Rice SA of its Student Body." Not only dent at LSU, has effectively an- the Sept. 29th issue of the fore you call attention to the President Jerry Hafter; does this convey an attitude I swered the editor at his own Reveille aroused my interest speck in your brother's eye, To the Editor: do not agree with, but it also level. If Rice University's hon- and my amazement. As a Rice your own eye should be ex- I feel that a few comments suggests that the value of the or needed a defense at LSU, he graduate and as a graduate stu- amined. Elven though you've are appropriate in regard to LSU student community may has done this distasteful task. dent of LSU now, I feel com- just been beaten in football. be seriously misplaced. pelled to make a few comments Sincerely yours, the "Tiger's Head Incident" My personal suggestion in a which was the subject of a let- concerning your last statement BART RICE The reputation of a univer- letter to the Student Govern- ter by Mrs. Mimi Woodall Rice which read: "It is a genuine sity is determined by things ment at LSU is that they have Immediately following this published in last week's shame when a university can- other than the conduct of its taken a trivial incident and letter, the Reveille printed in Thresher. not be proud of its student students at athletic contests. blown it to proportions con- its editorial column a' letter The first point of record is body; for, after all, a univer- Apparently at LSU the con- summate with their unhappiness from Jerry Hafter to the LSU that I was indeed misquoted in sity is its student body." cept that pride in ones uni- over their defeat. student body presdent, Joe the LSU Reveille. Their ver- versity should be based on its Now this is a remarkably Ward, which read in its last sion contained a grain of truth:' The "Tiger Head Incident" reputation as an academic com- perceptive analysis. However, paragraph. after the incident I was ap- was, of course, a regretable munity is not a prevalent one. you clearly imply that Rice proached by the highly con- occurence for which the stu- Perhaps you are correct that (This is not to say that LSU cannot be proud of its student in some departments LSU has cerned Reveille editor and was dents involved have apologized. body, and from the holier than is not an excellent university channeled its students' energy asked my opinion of stealing The aftermath indicates, how- thou tune you sang, I detect but that some of its student more effectively than has Rice. or killing school mascots. I re- ever, the radically different an implication that LSU can leaders have rather different But in the larceny category plied I felt such acts to be per- criteria by which Rice and indeed be proud of its student standards for gauging reputa- you all seem to be in the $250 versions of good sportsman- LSU evaluate the reputation of body. I would like to set you tion than we hold.) class. ship. In this case I felt that a university. straight as far as my own the actions of the two Rice stu- I regret that Mrs. Rice Bart Rice's letter to the experience is concerned. The Reveille explained to its dents fell into that category, evaluated my statement in the Reveille was printed in its readers that Hafter refer- and I immediately apologized same way that the editor of the editorial column on Oct. 6. Certainly the theft of the red to the theft of a $250 for the incident. Reveille did. But I can ap- The text follows: tiger (head was regrettable and drawing from a display in embarrasing, and I do not at- the LSU student center, tempt to defend it. But Rice and that: University can be "proud of its Two things were not taken student body." The school ranks into account by the learned stu- Sandy Coyner, Editor high academically. The school dent body president: (1) that THE RICE THRESHER has an honor system which tiheif 'was never identified, works; cheating and theft of Phil Garon, Managing Editor and therefore could not beosaid library books, for example, are to be a student, janitor or any almost nonexistent. And the other such designation and (2) Chris Curran, News Editor Rice student realizes that foot- the painting was returned — ball is a game and not a way without the Rice-like police of life. capture. Dennis Bahler, Make-up Editor What about the LSU stu- The Thresher has also re- dent? I lived in an apartment ceived the following letter: unit where the tenants were To the Editor: primarily LSU students. I have Enclosed is the editorial page pex-sonally heard these students from today's Daily Reveille of "repeatedly shout obscenities, LSU; as you can see, Mr. Haf- cutct tue Incc with no regard for those with- ter has done it again. His some- in hearing range. I have observ- what mis-directed, sarcastic The administrative dismissal of the "Whenever this is not the case there ed their crude behavior and comment at the end of ihis letter lack of consideration for others was unnecessary and childish. is no longer a newspaper; there is only editor and two assistants of the Texas and have viewed the wrecked MIMI WOODALL RICE A & M Battalion this week is a saddening a 'house organ' serving the purposes of apartments they left. (Mrs. Bart Rice)' display of censorship and managed news. specific interest groups." My automobile has been van- Jones, '64 The A & M Student Publications Board, Even if the Battalion exists primarily dalized, I suspect because a an all-faculty group which allows no as a device for teaching journalism, a Rice sticker was on the rear Wiggins blasts beanie swipe window. student representatives to participate, en- censored and managed press cannot be To j;he Editor: Concerning the library, I have forces a distasteful policy of forcing all desirable, for the most important part of During the recent UCLA heard reports of the many game, I was dismayed to see Battalion copy to be submitted for their journalism is its responsibility and its stolen and mutilated books and several freshmen attempt to approval. Now they have allowed a dis- ethic. the obscenities written in the •raise their "prestige" by steal- pute with the editor to serve as justifica- Any free newspaper runs the risk of open carrels. And I have seen ing the beanies of another col- LSU freshmen who are barely tion for seizing absolute control of the being irresponsible: however, arbitrarily lege from the head of JSammy, prepared academically for a while that college's freshmen paper. imposed censorship from external sources good high school, much less a were paying their respects to The United States Student Press Asso- must not be excused because of that risk. university. our beloved mascot. ciation, in its policy statement on "Free- The idea of "responsibility" ceases to Now please do not misunder- While I think that beanie dom and Responsibility of the Student have any meaning when the news content stand me: I do not maintain swiping is fun and fair, when that Rice University is perfect, it is from someone who can Press." has established a proper frame- of a paper is managed by the administra- or even close to it, and that defend his beanie, I do not think work for journalistic "responsibility." tion. This unhealthy situation exists at LSU is inferior. I would not be that these members of the "Although the university is, in most Texas A & M, and, besides being an in- here if I felt that way. All of "gentleman's college" raised cases, the publisher of its college news- fringement on the constitutional rights the departments here with their prestige, or their college's, paper, the students are the editors; the of the Battalion staff, the readers of the which I'm familiar offer as good by their actions. an education as there is to be JINKS WIGGINS newspapers must always remain above paper must also suffer.—PAG found in the South, or even the Baker, '70 the interests of any single group. The mere fact that this press is a student * press does not release it from historical and social responsibilities inherent in the publication of any newspaper. Mascots and the like are symbols for \\* "These entail the reporting of all infor- a student body and representations of mation relevant to an informed commu- its school spirit. A bit of horseplay and nity and the maintenance of an open rivalry centering around them is a normal forum for the expression of opinion. The and enjoyable part of college life. suppression of news or opinion for the When two Rice students acted like stu- expediencies of any group is detrimental dents and stole part of LSU's tiger suit, to the community as a whole. T h e s e they were participating in an ancient, if premises must be especially underscored not exactly honorable, tradition. They in an academic community, where the ulti- were apprehended and have apologized. mate and over-riding goal is the pursuit The LSU Daily Reveille has since then of truth. twice pristinely attacked Rice SA Presi- "Any student newspaper which is sub- dent Jerry Hafter for treating the inci- ject to outside control is unable to fulfill dent with a bit of humor. The Thresher JORDW its responsibilities to its community. The supports Mr. Hafter and all who like him student staff must«'have-th.e authority to approach such matters with the spirit set the paper's policies; it must be the which they serve. And we secretly hope judge of the relevance of the informa- that the exuberance of youth will con- tion ; it must have control over the edi- tinue to fee taken out on mascots. AIR-CONDITIONING: WOUD© YOU BELIEVE DEC.? torial page. —SJC

THE RICE THRESHER, OCTOBER 1 3, 196 6—P A G E 2 m 1 cathartic presentation of reality By CLINT GOODSuN text at least as important as piciously, withdrawing, skulk- Cann, emphasizes his rigid so- sistent character of any in the Thresher Fine Arts Editor the cosmic. ing, despairing, screaming and cial commitment by means of In 1958, in a staid suburban production. At the top of the social struc- reverting to an animal state—. his highly mechanical move- English theater, Harold Pinter's ture of the play are Goldberg Glade does it well in parts, but ment and by the method of his Tom Davis, as Petey, and iconoclastic drama, "The Birth- and McCann, the two agents. •-'he lacks the real sense of alien- response to Goldberg's com- Roberta Reed, as Lulu, are both day Party," was presented for They are ordered to annihilate ation so necessary to make mands. He is unusually effec- rather good although, again, •the first time—engaging five • Stanley—not his body, but his Stanley believable. tive in this role. they suffer from dramatic un- hostile audiences before it sensitivity and intellect. They derplay—their roles are just Bob Sculley as the brutal Ned closed amidst a storm Of public destroy his vision and reduce Meg, as played by Mary not dynamic. Goldberg is the most effective and critical abuse. him to a polished, well-dressed Strozier, is a child—asking ir- foil to Stanley. His wrenching Above all, the Players are Revived in 1964 by the pro- heap of flesh that can, at best, relevant questions and taking jibes at the musician during not blind to the needs of their gressive Royal Shakespeare gurgle and squeak. the purgative scene and his the abuse of others as routine. audience. They seem to repre- Company, it became an instant These agents of the Organi- mastery of McCann designate She has been whipped into sub- sent the only stronghold of success. In the course of six zation are automatons: Gold- years, bourgeois sensibilities him as head robot in the great mission by the Organization, really recent drama in Houston. berg is coldly efficient, trained social order. Sculley is best in yet she shows the sensitivity had either changed or found like an animal to respond to On good nights, they present better defense mechanisms than the straight absurdist sequence and warmth of Stanley. As more exciting repertory than any situation by calling on his with McCann. outright hostility. store of socially-induced in- easy as her role is to overlook, any other Houston dramatic For "The Birthday Party" is stincts. McCann responds to or- Mike Maguire, cast as Mc- Miss Strozier is the most con- group, amateur or professional. no mean work; Pinter occupies ders with an economy of con- an artistic position somewhere sideration that suggests com- For you and your Yum-Yum between Eugene Ionesco and plete mechanical submission. Edward Albee. He incorporates Just barely acceptable i s absurdist non-sequiturs from Petey, a deck chair attendant the former and he presages the who runs the boarding house Choice of harmonicas or gorillas overt game structures of the and his life with a minimum The best entertainment this week in Houston still looks to be far and away the best. It's at latter. But Pinter is more hor- of static and a similar paucity is in the graphic arts—in museums and strange the Delman and is being held over, so don't wait rifyingly real than either of of woi*ds. When he tries to dis- exhibitions all over town. These aren't appropri- too long before seeing it. these dramatic kin—and more suade Goldberg and McCann ate for evening dates, but try them some after- At the Alray, a three part Japanese film called explicit. from taking Stanley away at noon. Otherwise— "Kwaiden," based on native folklore, is show- MALT: Musically speaking, this could be a Players' Production the end, he himself is nearly ing in tandem with an early Alec Guiness film, very bad weekend. About the best you can hope The Rice Players, in their, abducted. He sells out at the "The Lavender Hill Mob." Sounds intriguing, for is a good performance out of Johnny Puleo current production of "T h e price of Stanley's life. and the Alray needs your business lest is become and his Harmonica Gang (pei'forming at the Birthday Party," evoke Pinter His wife" Meg is even less Houston's fifth skin-flick joint. So patronize it, National Art of Living Exposition at the Astro- adequately, if not excitingly. A acceptable; she loves and cares already. dome Exhibition Center) on Friday night at combination of creditable acting for Stanley, provides his only The University of Houston Film series is seven. and knowledgeable interpreta- link with social reality, treats presenting a Russian film entitled "Lady with tion emotes a frightening image him like a puppy, even pets Or you might try the Sweet Adelines, Inc. a Little Dog" on Friday night. A 1922 Rudolph of reality, one that is alternate- him. —a female barbershop quartet society that will Valentino silent short will be shown before the ly comic and horrifying. Rarely Stanley is, of course, totally hold semi-final and final competitions on Fri- main feature. has a Houston dramatic produc- unacceptable. He has no concept day and Saturday nights, respectively. Tickets PEACH SUNDAE: Go out to the Great South- tion been so potentialy cath- of location and- even less of are, not surprisingly, available at the door ern Life Insurance Co. building at 3121 Buffalo artic. time—much of what he says in HAMBURGER: But don't despair; drama is Speedway after that show and watch the huge "The Birthday Party" con- the play deals with these ab- good for a change, especially with Rice Play- fountain metamorphose. It's by far the most cerns a celebration held in stractions. His metamorphosis ers, who opened last night with an interesting mesmeric fountain in town. And while you're honor of one Stanley Weber— is from sight to blindness and production of Englishman Harold Pinter's "The there, look in the plate glass windows next to the a loner, an eccentric musician back into broken sight: from Birthday Party." fountain—in the lobby are a number of motion with delusions of grandeur, a birth to life to repression, which Don't miss this unusual show. Perform- sculptures by Jacques Tinguely, an eminent mod- helpless paranoid who is so de- Pinter likens to death. ances run through Saturday and begin at 8 pm. ern French artist. fensive that the act of awaken- Glade in Lead Tickets are on sale in the RMC, but they are And another trimming: Carol Reed is singing ing him in the morning is of Roger Glade, cast as Stanley, usually available at the door if you can't buy Saturday night at The Last Drop, continuing major concern. Today is his inevitably dominates the Play- them in advance. that establishment's policy of presenting con- Birthday, though he does not er's production. He must main- In

THE RICE THRESHER, OCTOBER 1 3, 196 6—P AGE 3 7\ -V V Dame Judith offers a rare, wondrous'Medea' By GORDON BRADEN ence Olivie'r knows the resources version used here—is actually, break is unforgivable. The hiss- only has a tendency to get in Though I shall try, there is of voice and gesture better than by modern standards (coming snakes (used instead of the the way—it should have been little point in my attempting to she. pared with, for example, dragon-chariot) look not so either expanded or eliminated Michael Caccoyanis' radical say anything worthwhile about Variety much frightening as silly. altogether. surgery on "Electra"), a fairly Judith Anderson in "Medea." Hers is an incredibly expres- straightforward translation. Yet these are only minor nit- Her Medea is that rare thing: sive peformance on many dif- pickings. There are no defini- a performance so nearly com- ferent keys. Medea remains The choruses have been cut tive performances of any play CLOSE TO plete, so nearly definitive that several different women moving down considerably, there has of merit; this production is THE HEART there is simply no one else to in several different directions; been some juggling of the mes- probably as close to a definitive OF THE play it. Medea is her role; it but what T. S. Eliot said with senger's role. Aigeus is per- version of "Medea" as you CAMPUS has been her role for eighteen regard to playwrights is equally haps more of a fool and Jason could ever hope to see. And years by right of sheer theatri- apropos for actors: it is not more of a pompous ass than for the opportunity to see Jud- cal virtuosity; and I will not necessary to understand the Euripides intended (I have in ith Anderson in heir most fam- dispute her claim. characters, but rather to be mind particularly Jeffers' line: ous role we should be duly vividly aware of them. "I introduced you to the great grateful. Unless drastically revised by Miss Anderson's performance minds of our age"—a marve- 2519 University Blvd. the director or translator, "Me- is no sort of explanation of lous bit of vitriol on the part And the chorus, reduced to | JA 8-1509 dea" is not a naturalistic play; Medea; it is a violent and stun- of the playwright, but you will virtual nullity already (three £ Also Bellaire: MO 5-5557 its situations, its characters, its ning rendering of her—and that not find it in the Greek), and, members and almost no lines), movement, and (if the transla- is, after all, what the theatre of course, there is no dragon- tion is right) its language are is all about. chariot at the end (I have yet BELL CLAIMS THERE IS A DIFFERENCE all on a level m ore highly The beauty of her perform- to see a production where there charged, more intense, more ance lies in its variety, and the is); but by and large things Would you buy a strange articulate than what we con- near perfect execution of each remain pretty much as Euripi- piece of merchandise without sider Real Life. of its diverse parts. She clings des blocked them out. first comparing its quality and to the steps and hisses like a ultimate costs of ownership It is the stuff of dramatic Best Translation cobra, or flops to the ground with that other products on the poetry, as Aeschylus and Shake- As a translation, it is in and picks at her clothes like market? "Of course not," you speare conceived it — poetry many ways the best I know of: a sullen little girl. say. Yet many of the more than more akin to music than to it at least has character to it, 2000 Rice students that begin prose, with the human voice as Near Genius a bleak, gut-honest bitterness life insurance programs each its instrument. She handles the play's few of the sort Jeffers is good at; year do just that. Hence any really beautiful lines ("Not a but it surely lacks the rhetori- company's product can sound Absolute Flatness single violet . . .") with almost cal strength to sustain two like a good thing if they have And too often I have seen unbelievable delicacy, and with- hours of flying venom, most nothing with which to be com- productions of dramatic poetry, in seconds is spewing forth of it spoken. The occasion cries pared. There are over 1600 com- both of Shakespeare and the upon Jason with stai'k, acid out for a Shakespeare. panies in the United States to Greeks, commit the complemen- sarcasm. She fulminates to As for the supporting actors, choose from, and proper choice tary sins of absolute flatness— heaven against the wretched they suffer much the same fate of company can make literally in the apparent belief that poet- condition of women, then fon- as those in Olivier's "Othello": thousands of dollars of differ- ry is what gets in the way in dles her children (remarkably they are too overshadowed by ence in your pocketbook over production — and a grotesque Your college years are the beautiful and delicate creatures) the central character for us to the years. "sturm und drang" pomposity best time to plan your financial with soft affection. be sure whether they're any —engendered by the equally un- Before you leave Rice, you future through life insurance. Her best scene is a stroke of good or not. fortunate theory that poetry is will be approached by repre- Make today's purchase one that near-genius, where she coaxes sentatives of various "college best recited in insistent mono- Complaints you will be proud of in future from her terrified nurse the plans," and you may be ap- tones, preferably at the top of The Houston Music Theater, years. ghastly story of the death of proached jjjy me. I like to think the lungs. though certainly the only thea- Creon and his daughter (a ^jt/hat I am different because (1)- splendid bit of "Grand Guignol" ter in town rich enough to af- I try to acquaint my clients The art of reciting dramatic horror in itself, unfortunately ford to attract Miss Anderson, EARN EXTRA MONEY poetry as dramatic poetry—not with the basic principles be- garbled by the nurse) with all is simply too big; people in the Weekly or Semi Weekly as ritual chants, cocktail party hind cost, company, and con- the wide-eyed, giggly delight back rows would do well to Donations small talk, or public service an- tract so that he can take an of a child pulling the legs off. bring binoculars. Donors Must Be 21 Years nouncements—is sadly vanish- active role in planning his pro- a captured fly. She lies down, Of Age ing. 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THE RICE THRESHER, OCTOBER 1 3, 196 6—P A G E 4 r | , gif Baker offers eliminations in tennis; Hanszen overcome Baker The first bike race of the docked the best time (for Baker erts and Pickel for Baker and all mens colleges seeded in tourney year was held a week ago at at 2:23. The average time of Wooley, Trammel!, Wilson, and - 10:15 pm around the zoo cir- all riders except Rodeheaver The Baker College Tennis but according to Jerry Outlaw Sachs for Hanszen. cle drive in Hermann Park. was about 2:30. Tournament had a successful of the Tournament Committee, IThe main purpose of the This unofficial race was be- Rodeheaver of Baker flagged start this week as fifty-one stu- the seedling of the first eight match was to arouse interest in tween Hanszen and Baker, al- in at 3:23 as a result of a dents, representing all four players was accomplished by cycling in the two colleges. though riders from Will Rice slight mishap: his front wheel men's colleges, joined. Hanszen members of the Baker and Hopefully, instruction in prop- joined in, somewhat complicat- came loose wihen he hit a bump. and Will Rice led all colleges Hanszen teams. Seeding was er cycling techniques will be ing matters. Other riders were Ross, Rob- with 16 entries while host Bak- based upon past performances, given to interested persons. er had 11, and Wiess 6. and the remainder of the pair- The race was held because of Baker had the most seeded ing was accomplished by a requests for a repetition of a players, with three in the first drawing. similar race last year, in which Karate enthusiasts receive training Baker emerged victorious. This eight, and two in the top three. Outlaw also noted that the John Glover of Baker was seed- year, however, Hanszen won ed first, followed by John To- tournament was established be- out, coming in nearly a minute in Tae Kwon Do to prepare for belt cause of a desire of the stu- mioh of Wiess and Jerry Ou- sooner than disabled Baker. The Rice Karate Club under dents to play in an elimination now meeting from 6:45 to 8:15 tlaw of Baker. The best time was made by the outstanding, yes, even in- on Mondays and Wednesdays There has been some con- tournament in addition to the Roy Meals, anchorman for spired leadership of Hanszen in the Rice Gymnasium fencing trovery about the method by round robin tournament offer- Hanszen at 2:21. Gerry More- junior Jeff Wooley, Cho don room. which the seeding took place, ed by .the Intramural Program. head, a newcomer to the field, (First Degree Black Belt), is Wooley, who placed second in last year's Texas Karate Cham- pionship, is assisted by Hanszen sophomore Jerry Perry (First EASTEX INCORPORATED Degree Brown Belt) and by (Formerly East Texas Pulp and Paper Company) Buddy Douglas, Pat Talley, offers and Don Cambell (Second, Third, and Fourth Degree EXCELLENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Black Belts, respectively). A'll instruction is in the Ko- rean style of karate or Tae SENIORS and GRADUATE STUDENTS Kwon Do, and at the end of New, modern bleached kraft pulp and paper plant, manufacturing pulp the first semester the club and paper for many of the well-known paper products you use each day. plans to bring Mr. Jon Rhee, Major plant expansion in progress. Excellent salaries and benefits. the highest ranking Black Belt