therice threshe an all-student newspaper for 52 years r vol. 55, no 26 rice university, houston, texas thursday, april 25, 1968 Adams to survey Eisenhower era Sherman Adams, special as- to the Political Science 210 other Eisenhower staff mem- sistant to President Dwight class on the topic: "The Duties bers, ranging from several suits Eisenhower during the first six and Powers of the American and a vicuna coat to "picking years of his administration and Presidency." The class meets in up the tab" for hotel accom- former governor of New Hamp- Hamman Hall. modations of Adams and his shire, will visit the Rice campus An informal discussion with staff. this week as the central figure students on topics relevant to Adams was subsequently in the Ilanszen Spring Sympos- the upcoming political camp- called to testify before the ium. aigns will be held in the Hans- House Committee on Legisla- Adams was one of Eisenhow- zen lounge at 2 pm Thursday tive Oversight and acquitted er's earliest political champ- afternoon. of all charges of fiscal indis- ions and was floor manager of Adams will engage in a dia- cretion. At that time, Eisen- the pro-Eisenhower forces in logue with a faculty panel con- hower made a nationwide tele- the Republican National Con- sisting of Drs. Charles Neu of vision speech defending him. vention in 1952. He later be- the history department, Joseph Adams resigned following the came the President's most trust- Cooper and James M. Gerhardt incident because, as he claims ed advisor and played a vital of the political science depart- in his memoirs, there was an role in the important events of ment, and James Harwood, a uproar against him from an- the Eisenhower era. political sociologist and a mem- tagonistic Democrats and con- (ilVK MK YOUR TIRED. YOUR POOH'.' —Andrea ('a-tle> An analysis of certain as- ber of the behavioral sciences servative Republicans, who had makes like a revitalized Statue of Liberty in this scene from pects of the Eisenhower admin- department, Thursday evening, long sought his dismissal. Sheila Sofian's E PLUR1BUS UN I'M. one of the segments of the istration will be the subject of at 7 pm, in the Hanszen com- He felt that "any president- newest Players extravaganza called "Comings/Goings." Clint (Jood- Adams' initial address, at 7 mons. ial appointee whose presence son offers some comments about a somewhat extraordinary prod- pra, Wednesday, May 1, in the Fiscal Irresponsibility in the administration becomes uction, in the Thresher fine arts section, beginning on p. i>. commons of Hanszen College. Adams achieved widespread an embarrassment to the Pres- Presidential Power notoriety during his term as ident for any reason whatso- Adams' speech will be follow- presidential assistant because ever has no choice but to sub- Presidential aspirants state views ed by a question and answer of his connection with Bernard mit his resignation." session, which will also cover Goldfine, the wealthy head of Eisenhower again utilized issues relevant to current for- various realty and textile firms Adams' skills when he made on draft laws and higher education eign affairs. on the East coast. him his campaign manager in College l'ress Service not available. On Thursday, May 2, at 10 Goldfine purportedly gave 1956. Since that time, Adams WASHINGTON (CPS) —All Draft Proposals am, Adams will deliver a lecture several "gifts" to Adams and has lectured at Dartmouth Col- three of the Democratic candi- On the draft, yiee President: lege in history and political dates for the Presidency favor Hubert Humphrey favors adop- science. some form of random selection tion of the Fair and Impartial Copies of "First-Hand Re- as a substitute for the present Random (FAIR) system pro- port," Adams' memoirs of his draft system, but all three have posed by President Johnson las: years in the Eisenhower admin- slightly different proposals. year but rejected by Congress. istration, are available at the Republican candidate Richard It would include a lottery and. Rice Campus Store. Nixon favors abolition of the ing. Kennedy said a change draft and institution of a volun- drafting of the youngest first. teer army after the war in Viet- New York Senator Robert Schedule Exams! nam. V: The Registrar's Office Kennedy wants a study of vari- These positions were set wishes once again to remind ous proposals for a random sys- forth in response to a National students that forms for the tem, drafting the youngest firs:, Student Association query of self-scheduling o f exams and experimentation with a must be turned in by 5 pm the four leading candidates on system of alternative service. tomorrow afternoon. Forms four major issues of special He also called for rescinding- a should be returned to a stu- interest to students—the draft, provision of the 1967 Selective dent's college office. In ad- lowering the voting age, high- Service Act which contradicted dition, all graduate students er education, and the role of an earlier Supreme Court deci- able to schedule exams youth in society. NSA also sion on conscientious objection. should obtain the necessary asked New York Governor Nel- The new law requires that a forms from the Registrar's son Rockefeller for statements conscientious objector >::ow New York Times Office, and return them by •"> on the issues, but they were told that he is opposed to war.- ; - • SHERMAN ADAMS pm tomorrow. that he is not a candidate and cause of his religious t>a:» Hanszen Symposium Speaker the position statements were (.see NIXON ..n New professors, courses announced for fall semester By KAROLYN KENDRICK has done post-doctoral work at the Uni- teach seminar courses only. Dr. Wuli' Koepke, from the University Thresher Reporter versity of Wisconsin and MIT. His in- Coming to the English Department as of Illinois, will enter the department a- New faculty members are entering terest is coordination chemistry. a visiting professor will be Ian Jack of an associate professor. He, too. receive most of the departments next year. Be- Integrated Labs Pembroke College, Cambridge. He will his PhD at the University of Fivinoiirg. cause of an early deadline on informa- In its undergraduate courses, the teach an undergraduate course, 18th Kathleen Goodwin, a former Woodrow tion, the General Announcements fails Chemistry Department plans to separate Century Literature, and a graduate Wilson and German Government Fellow, to include data on many courses taught labs and lecture courses. seminar on the Victorian Novel. is the last addition to the departmer by the new faculty. In addition, Physical Chemistry will Dr. John Meixner from the University Matusow Back New to the Political Science Depart- have one lab period per week first of Kansas will enter the department as The History Department will add Dr. ment will be Dr. Fred von der Mehden, semester and two lab periods second a professor and will teach an under- Harold Hyman from the University o: director of Asian Studies at the Univer- semester. The second semester lab course graduate course and a graduate semi- Illinois, who will teach a course on U. S. sity of Wisconsin. He will offer four will be integrated with Chem 470. nar, 20th Century Britsh Fiction. Constitutional History, and Dr. Gaie new courses on developing areas and In short, there will be a general re- Stokes in European history. Also, Dr. Southeast Asia. vision of the lab curriculum. Latin America Allen Matusow returns from sabbatical Dr. Robert Dix from the Center for The Chemical Engineering Department Vladimir Barac will be a visiting and Dr. Charles Neu leaves for a year. International Affairs at Harvard will will have two new members: Joseph lecturer from UT and will teach a course New to the Math Department will be teach courses on Latin American poli- Hightower, a PhD from Johns Hopkins on American Studies. Dr. Solomon Bochner from Princeton tics, the Conditions of Democracy, and and an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow; and The Economics and Business Adminis- who will occupy the new Edgar 0. Lovett will conduct a seminar on revolutions. returning as a professor will be Roy tration Department is adding Dr. Gor- Chair. Dr. Bochner, a member of the Dr. Joseph Cooper will teach a new Jackson who was a visiting professor don Smith of Berkeley to teach Economic National Academy of Science, will teach course, Systems Analysis and American here in 1965-66. Problems of Latin America. a seminar, the works of Riemann. Politics. In Chemical Engineering 443 the lab- In a joint appointment with St. Also joining the math faculty will be Religion oratory has been organized so that ex- Thomas the department will have Dr. Dr. John Polking from Brandeis and Dr. The Anthropology and Sociology De- perimental demonstrations closely follow James Land, a member of Yale's Econo- Reese Harvey from Berkeley. partment will have a new assistant the presentation of theory in the lecture mic Growth Center, to teach a course Astronomy professor, William C. Martin, from Har- course. on the Economic Development of Tur- The Philosophy Department will have vard's department of Social Relations. The revised lab procedure will permit key. a visiting professor from Southhamp- Martin, an ordained minister, will teach close faculty and technician supervision, Also entering the department will ton, England, Dr. Anthony Monzer. Dr. courses on The Sociology of Religion, since only a single group of two or be Dr. Karen Davis to teach economic William Murdoch, who will teach reli- American Social Problems, Field Meth- three men is working in the lab at any theory and Dr. Mark Seagrave from gion, and Dr. Robert Birch, who will ods, and a graduate seminar on Field time. Stanford. teach philosophy, will enter as assistant Techniques. Literature Freibourg professors. The Chemistry Department will have In the C.R.I.S.P. Department one in- The French Department will have a The Psychology Department will add a new physical chemist, Dr. Edward F. structor, Mrs. Joann Green from the new assistant professor Jerry L. Curtis. .three people. Hayes, who obtained his PhD at Johns University of Texas, will be added to Coming to the German Department The Space Science Department is of- Hopkins and is now engaged in post- teach Spanish. as visiting professor will be Dr. Wil- fering a new 200 level introduction to doctoral work at Princeton. The Electrical Engineering Depart- fried R. Malsch, who received his PhD astronomy, taught by Mr. Haymes; Also new will be Otto Gansow, whose ment is adding two members, Dr. F. from the University of Freibourg and is Space Science 300a,b will not be offered PhD is from Northwestern, and who Feustel and Mr. John Iliffe, who will now a visiting associate professor here. next year. editorial Phil Garon the rice thresher editor £*tct

The on-eampus liquor proposal has been ap- ganization furnishing alcoholic beverages for proved by the Board of Trustees and Pi'esident consumption at social events." Pitzer, for a trial period of one year. Thus, by virtue of both its wording and prob- A broadly-worded statement of University able interpretation, the pronouncement effective- policy on alcoholic beverages was endorsed by ly enables colleges to sponsor liquor parties in Pitzer last Saturday, presumably after the declar- their Commons, provided each student present ation was ratified by the Board of Tx-ustees, in conducts himself as a "responsible citizen," and whose hands the matter had been resting for six brings his own bottle. Indeed, word is already long months. in the wind that the first such function next The statement says simply, "The University fall will be a four-college extravaganza, with expects all students to comply with state and couples free to wander among the men's colleges, local laws relating to alcoholic beverages. Each at a cost of about $2.00 per couple. student organization or group is held responsible The policy differs from the proposal which the for conformity with the law in the conduct of its Undergraduate Affairs Committee proffered to aproved social events as well as for the individual Pitzer and thence the Trustees last October by good behavior of its members and guests at all being much less specific. The Committee plan, times. Each student is likewise reminded ol' his for example, contained clauses which limited "ap- obligation to conduct himself as a responsible proved social functions" to four per college per citizen." year, and sought to prohibit these events from According to Dean McEnany, "approved social being scheduled on an evening followed by a events'' is to be interpreted as an event of a class day, or "concurrent with or overlapping an college, or combination or sub-group thereof, open house." which is specifically approved by the Master con- This is not to say that some such rules will cerned. Each Master is free to consult with any not govern the new policy. In fact, the specific other Master before giving his approval. Mc- rules were very likely inserted in the Committee Ken Strauss Knany also declares that the Texas Liquor Con- proposal as examples of how a general plan trol Act "preludes a college or any student or- would, if passed, be put into actual practice. Requiem in Atlanta We arrive in Atlanta in an early Sunday morning mist threshing-it-out 5* which clouds images of black and white into a neutral gray. Driving through the deserted, dirty streets, we come to the Negro section of town and the Ebeneezer Baptist Church. Porter urges changes in University's racial policies Small block white letters on black cloth announce the not have the privilege of learn- tralians, who were originally To the Editor: sermon to be given at 9:45 by the Rev. A. J. King, brother sent from England as convicts A- I prepare to leave Rice ing to know the white students of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a frequent guest speaker. University, in lieu of thanks of this present generation who (a comparison that I extend to for the excellent facilities, the will be the intellectual leaders all those whose motivating Oddly, but perhaps appropriately, the only evidence that outstanding instruction, and of our land, but our present drive is hatred), Ashley Mont- Martin Luther King is dead is the presence of newsmen set- the stimulating student associ- undergraduates will not have ague must certainly liaye been ting up telephone and television lines to the church and the ations, 1 shall express my dis- had the opportunity to form correct when he said here in unnatural early morning activity in the black-draped South- may at having been a part of an personal friendships among the Houston (Houston Post, Feb- ern Christian Leadership Conference offices across the ivory tower that among the young Negroes who are their ruary 12, 1968) that both soci- street. Houston Negro community has peers. eties mistrust "so-called minor- Staff workers in this office are busy with funeral ar- the reputation of being a white ity groups, both are rugged I would urge that there be rangements but take time to direct us to Spellman College Mecca, a white Holy-of-Holies. individualists, de-spiritualized, found at least a dozen Negro where King's body lies in state. We drive away down the outwardly conforming to the The only suitable memorial students to enter Rice this fall street lined with shoeshine parlors and snack bars, under existing tradition of whatever to Dr. Martin Luther King that as members of the newly formed a bridge with an improvised sign, "He is dead, but We Shall , religion they subscribe to, de- a this institution could make is Lovett College; then at least Overcome," across Peachtree Avenue, and through a gather- humanized, lost to all compas- the changing of this image— a dozen Negro students for ing row of cars to the Spellman College Chapel. and this year. To those who each of the other colleges just sion and understanding of what claim that they cannot find suf- as soon as possible. it is like to be completely in- It is 7:30 and the small line of mourners that have ficiently qualified Negro stu- ! cannot soon forget the shock volved in the wel fare of others." trickled by all night begins to thicken. We walk down the dents, 1 would say: Find them. with which 1 heard a member In response to that Rice staff long aisle past the pews scattered with praying people, past When i think of the athletes of the staff of this fine cultivat- member 1 will cite one sentence the proud but grief-stricken Mrs. King, and past the coffin who are. sought, found, and car- ed institution say to me ju»f from the statement issued by bearing King's body. He lies there, somehow emanating more ried through this school for four several days before the death Jacqueline Kennedy after the power in death, like a figure etched in black granite. years. I am ashamed that Rice of Dr. King: "You know that assassination of Dr. K i n g: We walk back two rows and sit down. A young Negro nas not done at least the, same Martin Luther Kirtg? Some- "Some people would never kill who has slept the night in a pew in front of the coffin is for \ oung Negroes of the area. body oughta kill that man!" — but even to speak of another awakened and takes a place next to the coffin. Newsmen Not only will these people Comparing Texans to Aus- with hatred is the same and click cameras muffled with dark blue flashbulbs. Solemn causes death." Like her hus- Negroes and whites file by: some crying, one furtively smil- band, President John F. Ken- ing. Gates criticizes Smith's evaluation nedy, Martin Luther King was a leader of all of us—of our We gGeorgia Tech in the tion established in all those heart of the city and Dixie we stop at one of the many small practices which he so strongly Dobbs House-like restaurants. We walk in, sit down, pick vilifies, Mr. Smith should first Streeter says Rice 'good practice' up a menu, but get no further. A young Negro waitress consider his duties towards the To the Editor: thing. politely but firmly says, "I'm sorry, we cannot serve you Abraham Foundation before "Hortsman claims Rice frus- In return for this privilege, here—long hair and beards." launching so vehement and emo- trates student initiatives," the the student may expect no tional a tirade against his bene- headline read last week. And greater impact on the power We chuckle unbelievingly and stay seated. An older, factors. so it does. The purpose of Rice structure than his sixth grade white waitress leans over from the counter and repeats the I too have criticisms of the University is still primarily science project had on the geo- other's words without a smile. We are, at the same time, American nation, but these educational. logical journals. mildly amused and enraged, but manage to exit. should never be published while It deliberately provides a He learns tact, patience, and We walk a block to another, smaller snack bar and enter I am under the sponsorship of frustration for the same reason compromise. Moreover, a n y quietly, making sure not to arouse any initial antagonism. an American institution. the Military Science Depart- "City Hall" he later becomes Before we even sit down we are met with the same words, The eighteen months that 1 ment-Chevron provides a Mili- part of will be a little less almost as if by plan. Tempers and voices rise: "May we have spent in this country I con- tary Ball: practice. "A mistake frustrating, in m e m o r y of speak to the manager, please?" sider far too short a period in made as a cadet is much more earlier days. "I am the manager." which to judge the total society. easily overlooked than a mis- Rice does turn out really Exceptional though he may be take made as an officer." dynamic and concerned citizens. "I)o you know this violates the Civil Rights Act?" We expected to be, can the Abra- Rice lets the student practice, The alumni were, after all, find a dime, begin to call the police, but realize the idiocy ham Scholar, in so short a pe- on itself, the art of fighting much better represented at the of the situation, hang up and walk out wordlessly. riod of time as'six months, pos- ^ City Hall. There are no danger- symposium than were the stu- Martin Luther King lies dead three miles away. sibly make any judgment on so ous side effects (jail, police dents. large a nation ? brutality, and loss of job) that TOM STREETER —JON GLAZIER Justified and constructive normally accompany the real Hanszen '70

the rice thresher, april 25, 1968—page 2 Hershey kisses Appeals procedure for the draft Undergrads may be next draftees (This is the third in a series of spccial articles prepared for the College Press Service who can't pass them at all," Thresher by the Rice Ad Hoc Committee for the Study of the Draft.—Ed.) reserves or to enlarge the draft WASHINGTON (CPS)—The calls. If the reserves are not Hershey said, referring to the All graduating seniors except those entering medical number of men entering gradu- called up, Hershey said, "we new draft law which defers all school (and a few others) will be reclassified I-A this sum- ate school as full-time students would have to contrive some undergraduates doing satisfac- mer. The Selective Service Regulations no longer exempt next fall will be 70 per cent way" to draft undergraduates tory work. Previously, local graduate students if they were not in graduate school before lower than it was last fall, if in order to meet the increased draft boards could examine stu- September 1967. the government does not change draft calls. dents' college grades and their However, there is a chance that some local SS Boards its current draft policy, ac- scores on a special examination will continue II-S classifications for new graduate students. cording to a recent report. The current authorized num- in deciding which ones to defer. If II-S is not continued and a student wishes to go to grad- ber of troops for the war is Also, Selective Service Di- 525,000. The White House said At one point in a discussion uate school, there is also a chance that some local boards rector Lewis B. Hershc-y an- will grant II-A occupational deferments. this week that no decision to about training young people for nounced last month that some enlarge the war has been made. the military, Hershey said, "I In March the National Student Association circulated undergraduate college students Hershey's remarks about wish we could take everybody, the following suggestions concerning appeal steps: may be drafted if President drafting undergraduates were but I haven't much hope that 0 You can apply in writing to your local board for a Johnson decides to send 200,000 made during a question-and- we'll ever sell Congress that continuation of II-S. If this fails, then appeal through a per- more troops to Vietnam. we'll train people when we don't sonal appearance. answer session following a Estimates of Enrollment speech he delivered to the Na- know what we're training them 0 If your local board rejects you, you can ask for re- for." consideration in writing, which the board may ignore; then The report, based on a sur- tional Press Club. through a second personal appearance, which they may vey conducted by the Council He said the number of stu- Asked it' a declaration of war of Graduate Schools and the grant. dents drafted "would depend by Congress would make his 0 If you lose twice, you can appeal to your state board, Scientific Manpower Commis- upon whether they're going to job easier,- Hershey replied, "I'm first meeting with the state appeal agent, who will explain sion (a private research organ- send them this year, next year, not so sure in the future we're your appeal rights. A state appeal agent is attached to each ization), also indicated that the or some other time. And the local board. total enrollment of first-year quicker they'd have to send going- to declare any war." # If you lose at the state board level and if there are students in graduate school next them, the larger the call would Kill Without War any dissenting votes, you may appeal to the Presidential fall will be 50 per cent lower have to be." "We've been able to be flex- Board of Appeals. than it was last fall. Wants Everybody ible enough to kill people very If you lose a II-S on appeal you can reapply for a II-A It went on to say that during President Johnson is autho- handily without war. We don't on the grounds that your research in graduate school is in the next academic year, there rized by law to declare "that even have to have enemies; we the national interest and that you are in teacher training. will be more women than men we've got to have some of those kill our friends when we run In fact most new graduate students will probably have in first-year graduate classes boys that are candidates for out of somebody to kill," Her- teaching duties in 1968-69. The next step would be: for the first time since World baccalaureate," Hershey said. shey added. 9 Appeal for an occupational deferment to your local War II. board in writing, or through a personal appearance. He emphasized the Selective The Selective Service director 0 If denied, ask for a personal appearance and recon- A total of 122 graduate Service System presently has said he has "every sympathy sideration. schools, representing about 40 no plans to determine which with the president of an insti- O Appeal to your state board if you lose the local ap- per cent of the total graduate undergraduates would be draft- tution that has gone into the peal. If you attend school in a state other than your home enrollment in the country, were ed. graduate school business in or- state, ask that this appeal be transferred to the state board included in the survey on which der to get cheap teachers or "We've abolished this old- having jurisdiction where you attend graduate school. the report is based. The gradu- some other reason, and there- 0 If there are any dissenting votes, you have the right ate school officials were asked fashioned idea of thinking that fore doesn't like to have this to a Presidential appeal. to give detailed estimates of people who pass high exami- come along and take away his what their enrollments would In SS Form 100, the Classification Questionnaire, nations know more than people graduate students." questions in Series V are concerned with II-A. The regula- be if no draft-eligible men are tions authorize the deferment of men "whose employment in enrolled next year. industry, or other occupation or employment. . . or whose Fewer Volunteers activity in research, or medical, scientific, or other endeavor Nix on Nixon education — Although the Defense De- is found to be necessary to the maintenance of the national partment has said that not all (continued f rum p. L) dents, rather than through col- health, safety or interest." There are three main criteria for graduate students and college would "protect people whose leges and universities. II-A: seniors eligible for the draft conscientious objection is not —Exploration of new means % The registrant is (except for temporary interrup-^ will be taken, Mrs. Betty Vet- based on traditional religious for repayment of student loans, tions) engaged in a vital activity. ter, executive director of the grounds." such as assessing a percentage 0 The registrant cannot be replaced because of a short- Scientific Manpower Commis- Conscientious Objection of income over a number of age of persons with his qualifications or skills. sion, says that "almost all" of Minnesota Senator Eugene years. £ The registrant's induction would cause a "material them will be. McCarthy favors elimination of —Forgiving loans for young loss of effectiveness in such activity." deferments, permitting consci- people who enter careers "with In practice many teachers, most scientists, engineers in According to Mrs. Vetter, the Defense Department projections entious objection to particular greater social benefit." Sucn companies with Defense Department contracts, research wars, permitting conscientious forgiveness is available to technicians, specialists in fields like aerospace mechanics, are based on the assumption that men under 20 will continue objection "on rational as well teachers in many present fed- electronics, etc. are deferred in category II-A as long as they as religious grounds," and al- eral loan programs. continue in their "necessary" occupations. II-A classifica- to volunteer for the services to lowing a person appealing :i —Expansion of the work- tions are reviewed annually. It remains to be seen whether to the same extent they have classification to have personal study program and upgrading any graduate students will receive II-A. in the past. She believes, appearances at all levels, in- the kinds of work students do A registrant may ask his employer to apply in his be- though, that when 18 and 19- stead of just the local board as in connection with the program. half; some boards apparently require that II-A requests year-olds learn that there's lit- tle chance they'll be drafted, at present. McCarthy also op- —Federal encouragement of come from the employer, but the regulations only allow this posed the present system of as the origin of a II-A application. The registrant should, in fewer will volunteer than in the programs in which students past. autonomous local boards and might spend three months in any case, attach to Form 100 a statement from his employer Selective Service Director Lewis (Graduate School or Graduate Department) supporting his school and three months on the Humanities Hit Hershey's memorandum of Oc- request for a II-A deferment. job. The report said next year's tober. 19C)7, which recommended This statement ought to indicate that the activity of the —Greater Federal support second-year classes will have that anti-war and anti-draft for construction and improve- registrant is for the good of the "national health or safety" 31 per cent fewer men than they protesters be reclassified and and is in the "national interest" and that the registrant ment of facilities. would normally have. Overall, inducted as soon as possible. Humphrey said higher educa- could not be easily replaced without detriment to such acti- the report indicated, second- vity. All four candidates favored tion programs must be related year graduate enrollment will lowering the voting age to IS to such programs as Head Start Registrants who choose to avail themselves of their right be 77 per cent lower than nor- to appeal should keep in mind that their written communi- and said youth is important in and Upward Bound in order to mal. - cations with their boards become part of their permanent dealing with American prob- make education available to all. files. A letter that contains objections to conscription in Although most of the figures lems. McCarthy said he favors fed- general or details a moral philosophy may not be useful, and in the report represented av- Federal Loans eral aid to education at all it may be used as evidence at a subsequent trial in case one erages for schools around the Only Kennedy offered major levels and giving "every child a decides to resist the draft. country, the authors of the re- proposals for changes in the good, sound, basic education Although the Selective Service files are supposed to port made clear that some present federal assistance to and every adult a skilled trade be confidential, there is some reason to think they are open schools, and certain academic higher education. He favors: or an advanced degree." to inspection by governmental agencies like the FBI; there- fields, would suffer more than —Loan programs that make Nixon submitted no state- fore such letters may be considered during a field investiga- others. money available directly to stu- ment on higher education. tion of an application for federal employment. They pointed out that schools An appeal letter should contain "a statement specifying with predominately male en- the matters in which (the registrant) believes the local rollment may have first-year PHIL GARON board erred" and . . any information which was offered classes one-quarter as large as the Editor to the local board and which the local board failed or refused they normally would. As for JERRY MANHEIM Business Manager to include in the registrant's file. . ." (SS Regulations academic fields, their survey in- thresRer 1626.12) dicated that the social sciences Dennis Bahler Managing Editor Barrell Hancock ... Contributing Editor Charles Szalkowski News Editor Duane Riddle Make-up Editor The regulations of the SSS make it clear that a regis- and the humanities would be Sue McNair Copy Editor Mike Brown Religion Editor harder hit than the natural sci- Jack Murray Sports Editor Jerry Serwer Ad Manager trant cannot be inducted while an appeal is pending, but it Richard Sawyer Graphics Editor Sylvia Batcha Asst. Bus. Mgr. is also clear that some local boards err in ordering a regis- ences. Wyjiam Schnitt ....Contributing Editor Linda Traiber Calendar Editor trant for induction while an appeal is pending. (See SS Regu- Fine Arts: Gordon Braden, Ron Brown, Clint Goodson, Ralph Burdick, Medical, dental and divinity George Bright, Russ Lyman. lations, Sec. 1626.41). schools are not expected to be Sports: Larry Turner, Bob Thompson. Ronnie White. A registrant appealing a classification, especially an ap- hurt by the draft at all. Reporters: Ken Carpenter. Jim Denney, Jon Glazier. Lee Horstman, Laura Kaplan, Karolyn Kendrick, Robert Lynds, Blake Redding, Karen Sagstetter, peal to the state board, should seek legal aid or counseling Gary Shapiro, Debbie Theodore, Vivian Vahlberg, Bari Watkins. from a competent draft counselor. A list of counselors is Draft Undergraduates? Graphics: Mike Ayers, Troxel Ballou, Timmy Leong, Bill Schnitt. available through the Cehtral Committee for Conscientious Hershey said that if a deci- Business Staff: John McBride, Ray Wagner. Objectors, 2016 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Penn. 19103. sion is made to enlarge the The Rice Thresher, officinl student newspaper at Rice University, is pub- lished weekly on Thursday except during holidays and examination periods by war, the President will have to the students of Rice University, Houston, Texas 77001. Phone JA 8-4141, ext. 221. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the writers and are not decide whether to call up the necessarily those of Rice University, its adminstrators or officials.

the rice thresher, april 25, 1968—page 3 Class officers give many reasons Dean's Dean's why their positions should still exist SA Committees Interviews for student mem- Meal-In-One By KAROLYN KENDRICK "If the SA feels it wants all Thresher Reporter bers of faculty committees wilt Next Door To Dean's this work they no doubt could Grocerette Within the past two months do it, but I wonder if the SA take place Wednesday, May 1, Grocerette the sophomore and junior class in the conference room on the Sandwiches really wants all the responsi- parties have lost a total of $570 bility that they can farm out second floor of the RMC. Southgate and Travis Big Hamburgers —raising the question of wheth- Times for the interviews are: Po' Boys to the classes. er class parties are worthwhile "The offices need no justifi- 6:45 pm Undergraduate Cur- BEER—ICE Chickens Bar-B-Q and, further, whether class of- cation if they are useful," he riculum Committee (2 mem- Ribs ficers themselves are desirable. bers) SOFT DRINKS said. Beef The sophomore class party 8 pm Undergraduate Teach- —JA 8-8780— cost $700 to produce and lost Gnome Labor ing Committee (2 members) $450. Spencer agrees with him: 9:15 pm Religious Affairs (2 Rod Crowl, president of the "From the point of view of the members), Committee on Ex- class, gave a variety of reasons University getting extra work aminations and Standings (1 for the loss, all of which boil out of the students, the offices consultant), Admissions (1 down to the calendar planning. are great. . . consultant), Student Health "Parent's Day, which the jun- (2 members), Campus Safe- Big Losers ior class plans and produces, ty (2 members), R.O.T.C. (1 Grundelet, a Wiess all-school and 'Newcomers' are things you member) party, and the Baker Spring would have a hard time getting Prospective chairmen of the Dance had filled the previous anyone in the SA to do. The weekends, and Crowl feels that following Student Association class officers do serve a use- standing committees will be in- Friday! Saturday! Monday! many people were tired of par- ful function; the question is ties. terviewed on Thursday, May 2, whether an SA committee could in the conference room of the In addition, the Jones Melo- do it more efficiently." RMC: Last 3 Days to Register to drama was running the night Bill Haymes, freshman presi- 6:45 pm Student Committee on of the party, although the dent, disagrees. "The college sophomore party was supposed Education Policy system," he said, "w o r k s Student Committee on Ad- to have a closed date on the SA against classes. College officers social calendar. missions Policy and the SA seem to handle Financial Aid Committee The junior party lost $120. things very well." The class president, Allen 8 pm European Travel Com- Win a Free Yet Haymes conceded that mittee Spencer, puts chief blame on there is no other way in the Community Affairs Council the calendar date and its lack freshman class to become of coordination. known around the University. Conflicting Dates Richard Brown recommended Mustang Without checking with the abolishing class parties and SA, the architects had planned putting them in the hands of the their party, Archi-arts on the SA or other groups more ex- The Episcopal Church,of the During Sears Days original junior class party date. perienced in party-giving, such Dioceses of Texas is looking Although the date of Archi- as the college social chairmen for summer camp personnel. arts had been set almost a year or the Rally Club. Experienced in handicraft, in advance, Spencer said that This would leave the classes first aid, water front super- this was unknown to the SA and with merely the drudge tasks— vision, song leading, or re- was not on the social calendar. Parent's Day, "Newcomers," creation planning. If interest-j This omission forced the jun- and any other service projects ed apply to: they are willing to take on. iors to set their party back a THE REVEREND week. HUNTER MORRIS Illogical 2450 River Oaks Blvd. j Richard Brown, SA council- Engineer honors Houston, Texas 77019 man-at-large, saw no concrete REGISTRATION BLANK reason for the large loss. bestowed upon 7 NAME •'They always lose money." Seven undergraduates were j TYPING j he said. "It's a downward spiral. elected to membership in the | Thesis—Manuscripts | | ADDRESS The parties put on by the class- Texas Gamma Chapter of Tau | Legal Experience | es were no different in quality [ STATE ZIP CODE PHONE ...... Beta Pi recently. j FLO MOORE i from parties put on by other or- » —667-5872— ? k * | Register as often a* you like thru April 2flth. Mustang winner ganizations. Those are Larry Doolen, j will hv selected after th*> close of business April 29th. Nothing to Chemical Engineering: F. W. 1 buy. No obligations. You need not be present to win. Employees "There's no logic behind it; • «

Fully automatic cartridge Track, tennis tune for SWC meets and track selection. only $99.95 Easy cartridge release By JACK MURRAY v Cardenas are 2-3 in the javelin; Gerald Holtz- button. Thresher Sports Editor man, who got off a 186' scratch heave last week, The injuiy-plagued Rice track team travels is second in the discus throw. to Philadelphia this weekend to participate in Four potential place winners in the broad one of the biggest of intercollegiate meets, the jump (Mike Daley, Bill Klein, Jerry Martin, and Penn Relays. The leg cramp suffered by Conley Jerry Carter, 1967 winner) bolster Rice's chances, Brown in last week's meet at Texas has forced but the rest of the team will need a good day to Coach Emmett Brunson to realign his mile and come close to UT's depth-laden squad next week quarter-mile relay squads. at Fort Worth. Sophomore Bill Askey, a starter earlier in the * »'* * * season, will run the opening leg of the Owls' Sammy Giammalva's tennis team, the one great mile realy team, and Doug Belzung, fully shining beacon in an otherwise so-so Rice sports CKAK; recovered from a muscle tear sustained in early year, has finally gained recognition from a source MODEL March, will run with the 440 squad. 3104 outside the intercollegiate channels. Early season prognosticators picked the Owls A short note in Tennis World, the big net to repeat this year as Southwest Conference publication, called Rice's match agaisnt the Uni- 3118 Smith 8101 Winkler I)r. champions. At this point it appears that these (Smith at Elgin) (Howard at Gulf Frwy.) versity of Corpus Christi "one of the great col- MI 4-7371 predictions will prove correct only if a sizable JA •6-365 1 • number of Rice trackmen record their best times lege matches of the year." 3727 Westheimer 6800 S. Main 8343 Long Point (E. of Highland Village) (Frontenac Plaza) • Spring Branch) in that meet next weekend. The article, which called UCC "an international NA 1-0151 JA 6-4036 HO 8-9646 Although a number of Owls can certainly be tennis team which boasts the national champions classified as contenders, no Rice individual cur- of Mexico (Vicente Zarazua), Bolivia (Ramiro SOUND EQUIPMENT rently leads the SWC stopwatch parade in any Benavides), and Venezuela (Humphrey Hose)," event. also singled out Rice's nationally-ranked play- Brown, Askey, and Dale Bernauer trail Texas ers—John Pickens, Mike Estep, Tico Carrero, freshman Dave Morton in the open 440; Bern- Butch Seewagen, and Zan Guerry. auer, the defending dash champ, is currently The Owls go after a perfect 36-0 Conference second to Baylor's Jimmy Jasper in the 100; record this Saturday afternoon. The match, Bernauer, Askey, and Mike McKee, among others, which features the Baylor netters, will be played TOWERS HOTEL follow freshman Ronnie Allen of Baylor in the at the Rice courts. Like the Penn Relays, it too 220 (though Brown, last year's champ, has run will be the final competitive tuneup before the the event only once); Terry Erwin and Louis conference meet next week. Make j i Reservations t Yarborough campaigning at Rice i By ROY SCUDDAY Also contributing to his lead, people of this state. Thresher Reporter he noted, is the fact that he is However, we wonder if Yar- Now For [ Don Yarborough, liberal Dem- "the only candidate" who has borough is aware of the many ocrat candidate for the gover- proposed such programs as the problems'" facing any progres- f norship of Texas, stated that he lowering of auto insurance sive legislation in a state that Graduation i preferred to be known as the rates, minimum wage of $1.25, is just now beginning to shake proponent of progressive legis- a Human Res

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the rice thresher, april 25, 1968—page 5 iill the greener grass I Rock and Folk Masses forsake Tulane's student government Headquarters Tulane—The president of the there behind, let alone the Stu- Communist." H Of those opposed to continua- Gibson—Ludwig Student Senate and Associated dent Senate." A leaflet distributed to stu-™ tion, about half thought that VOX Student Body at Tulane has After president Hank Har- student government was neces- Sales - Rentals - Lessons dents before the referendum resigned because "I have helped nage resigned, the vice-presi- quoted the late J. B. Matthews, sary, but not in its present EVANS in some ways to lead the stu- dent announced that all future former chief investigator of the form. Most students who par- dent body to the faculty and meetings of the Senate would House Committee on Un-Amer- ticipated in the poll agreed that MUSIC CITY the administration, but I have be cancelled and that any pro- ican Activities, that the policies a major cause of its deficiencies 2435 University gotten the feeling that I've posed legislation must be sub- of the NSA "embrace the im- was apathy in the student body. —JA 3-9839— turned around to take a look mitted to the student body for portant line of the Communist One student replied, "Yes, stu- and the student bodv is not a referendum. All regular stu- party insofar as these touch on dent government is necessary, dent business will be carried out questions involved in student but unfortunately at this school by a four-man student board. life," and that "the adult lead- no one gives a damn." Considered a major factor in ers, speakers and advisors of Harnage's resignation was the the organization represent a results of a student referendum high degree of left-wing and U. of Texas—The University on membership in the National pro-Communist infiltration." of Texas, after months of work Student Association at the be- A poll of the students was by the Negro Association for ginning of February. subsequently conducted to de- Progress in Austin, has ap- Opposition to NSA termine whether the Student proved the offering of a course The referendum was defeated Senate should continue to func- in Negro History. The course, ]>v a vote of 970 to 615, after tion. The results revealed that which is scheduled to begin a campaign opposing NSA sixty-seven percent wanted to next September, was termed a membership on the grounds continue the Senate, but that "worthwhile addition to the cur- that the organization took "un- only twenty percent of those riculum" by the Daily Texan, necessary political stand s," thought the Senate was repre- the student newspaper at the U niversity. Avas "too liberal," and was "pro- sentative of the student body. Old senate leaders report on year Willi THE By LAURA KAPLAN showed a reversed plurality in clusive-date activity, instead Thresher Reporter Walker's favor. only requiring a pledged writ- The '67-'G8 Senate concluded A letter to the Intercollege ten statement that the function its business and outgoing pres- Court requesting that they in- will be held. ALL IN PERSON ident Charles Shanor gave a vestigate these unusual cir- The second deals with admin- summary of the year's activity cumstances was approved. istrative reform in the report- COLISEUM at a joint meeting of the old Reduced Load ing of exclusive-date planning, and new Senates in the Hanszen Cheerleader-elect Tico Car- and the elimination of the ex- Coffeehouse Tuesday night. rero resigned, and accession of clusive date guarantee to each runner-up Charles Szalkowski of the classes. Election Committee Chair- was approved. Outgoing Treasurer John man Peggy Tyler presented the The Faculty Council, pending Hawkins gave the financial re- TUESDAY, APRIL 30-8:30 P.M. results of the two general ? $ $ $ approval by the faculty as a port, which showed a final bal- ALL SEATS RESERVED: 7.50- 6- 5- 3.50 elections and advised that all whole, approved a modified ance of $1653.42. results except Student Center ON SALEH&H MUSIC STORES DOWNTOWN GULFGATE SHARPSTOWN PASADENA SCEP proposal which allows Shanor's summation of this Board Chairman be approved. HOUSTON TICKET SERVICE: ROOM 519, 817 MAIN, CA 8-0006, HOUSTON freshmen to carry a reduced year's Senate pointed out that m m FOR BEST SEATS USE THIS MAIL COUPON m m Confusion concerning the load of four courses, px-ovided the greatest gains had been in HOUSTON TICKET SERVICE SCB chairmanship arises from that it is compensated for by the changes effected in acade- 817 MAIN STREET • differing results of two vote HOUSTON.TEXAS 77002 • taking six courses in a later mic affairs, including college PLEASE SEND ME TICKETS TO THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW AT _ counts. The first, supervised by semester. courses, course requirements, $ EACH. ENCLOSED PLEASE FIND Q CHECK • MONEY ORDER | Ron Bozman, gave Karen Sag- FOR $_ In addition, freshmen may self-scheduled exams, and the stetter a considerable plurality. take any 200 or 300-level course reading period. NAME- _• The second, at candidate Robin which has no prerequisite, as Shanor also made four gen- Walker's request, counted in ADDRESS. _• as .substitution for a regular eral recommendations: To watch his presense by Peggy Tyler, the activities of the SCB, so CITY- -STATE. JLIP- • freshman course. ,=»SE INCLUDE STAMPED (6ti ) ADDRESSED ENVELOPE Unanimous that there are activities; to look Mike Journeay reported that into University finances; to in- President Pitzer requested a vestigate the finances of the Senate-endorsed letter to pres- RMC and the Campus Store; These Are Available At ent to the Board of Governors and to continue the programs to request elimination of the started this year. Baccalaureate service. GENE'S TAILORS, INC. It was noted that students chiefly object to compulsory at- I CLOSE TO | tendance at this religious serv- £ THE HEART S 5249 Palm Center ice, but that optional attend- OF THE | ance might lead to embarrass- CAMPUS 5 ing results. The old and new Senates gave unanimous sup- port to the letter. Shanor announced that the proposed RMC courtyard pro- £ 2519 University Blvd. $ ject had received money from | JA 8-1509 | the will of ex-Board of Gov- ±. Also Bellaire: MO 5-5557 5 ernors member Robert Bray. »>•••••••••••>••••••••••>•••••••••••••••••••••» The courtyard should be .finish- ed this summer. Six dollars was allocated to EARN EXTRA MONEY send a turtle to the National Weekly or Semi Weekly Muscular Dystrophy Turtle Donations Race in Washington, D.C., on Donors Must Be 21 Years Of Age 've Got My Eye On The Man... May 11. The entry was tradi- tionally named REI. Call MO 7-6142 VAN M EE U S EE N' Great Gains in a Richard Brown proposed two BLOOD BANK "417" VANOPRESS SHIRT byrlaw changes. The first formalizes a current procedure by deleting the necessity of a of HOUSTON And what I see of my classy mate, I like, 2209 W. Holcombe I like! 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the rice thresher, april 25, 1968—page 7 10 pm "Magid's Happenings" —W M Hall Saint John will speak on "Wood- 8 pm Grady Hughes piano recital campus ward-Hoffman Rules, The Impact of Ham Hall free Entered as First Class Postage the Suprafacialists and the Conro- 10 pm "Magid's Happenings" Checks Cashed for calendar tarians on Our Society" Rice Students thursday, may 2 thursday, apri! 25 Wednesday, may I 10 am Sherman Adams Poli Sci 210 Aaron Lee :"0 ]>m "M" Bak Com HH 7 pm Hanszen Symposium Sherman Enco Service :'iO pm Allen Ginsberg at UHUC 2 pm Sherman Adams informal disc Adams, analysis of Eisenhower ad- 2361 Rice JA 8-0148 Huu Room Hans Lounge ministration Hans Comm pni "Comings and Goings" HH $1 7 pm Sherman Adams & faculty panel Mechanic On Duty 8 pm Andy Warhol at St Thom U And Hans Com iAAAAAA^W^^WSAAAA/WVWWWW^ friday, april 26 pm "Comings and Goings" HH $1 pm Ernest Cullenlmch at St Thom And Hall pm "Salto" Prudential Audit pm "Woman in the Dunes" UH Lib JAMES BROWN Audit 5t)e Minit Man pni & 10 pm "The Undergraduate" OTIS REDDING and "Protest & Politics" Bak Com Car Wash Saturday, april 27 WILSON PICKETT 1 America's Finest ' am-5 pm Fine Arts Fair Mus jf Fin1-1 Arts Will Not Be At The pm Statewide peace m a r c h in Car Washing \ ustin : I" pm "The Undergraduate" and HANSZEN - WIESS 5001 S. MAIN " Protest & Politics" Bak Com S l- im! "Comings and Goings" HH SI pm-1 :'!0 am Hanszen-Wiess Beach 6900 HARRISBURG BEER BASH Bash in Galveston $2 couple Sunday, april 28 Galveston this Saturday night •i-« )>m Fine Arts Fair Mus of Now This Month Christy's Beachcomber—8:30-1:30 Fine Arts $1.75 monday, april 29 Couple $2.00—Beer 25c :30 pm 'Maltese Falcon" KMC 50c

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the rice thresher, april 25, 1968—page 8 fine arts 4Space Odyssey'... 'most astounding film ever produced' By GORDON BRADEN and there is little enough after love": Mr. Kubrick is one of sake of its own artistic weight. more than simply interesting, Fine Arts Staff that, most of it, by any conven- those rare film-makers who The miniature work with the for example, is the heavy reli- Almost, one does not know tional standard, trivial. never does the same thing space ships is definitive, and ance on graphic alongside of where to begin. Stanley Kub- Except for the opening stills, twice) and his fellow scenarist the gadgetry inside both con- and on occasion in place of rick's "2001: A Space Odyssey," the film is, in contrast to the Arthur C. Clarke (a prominent vincing, and within its beauti- numeric, information. now playing at the Windsor, is best of other modern cinema, SF writer and reputable sci- ful intricacy, comprehensible: (see HUMAN on p. 11) the most astounding film ever entirely studio-made: an arti- entist in his own right) to their produced under the auspices of ficial landscape made up of imagined environment is rigor- a major studio. Period. That man and his extensions. ous and sure. much, at any rate, is certain Transhuman Intelligence It is the texture of that en- and unequivocal. Generically, it is not a dra- the rice thresher vironment, in fact, that is the The normal critical faculties ma, and only marginally an import of these two sections: an boggle. Any immediate reaction epic, but rather it has the feel import more complex than other than stunned amazement of a self-exploring and project- section two irony, rather a particular shape is at least suspect, probably ing lyric: a metaphor with felt and form of intelligence for the dishonest, and at any rate in- but unknown referents, the dis- adequate. covering and realizing process It should take about three within some unseen all-contain- viewings to come within com- ing brain. 'Undergraduatescans life at Rice mensurable distance of a genu- According to official studio By BOB CARVER "The Undergraduate" will ever, should anyone contem- ine feel for the shape of this publicity (it is intriguing and "The Undergraduate" is here. premiere Friday night at 8 pm plate making a lip-sync movie remarkable film: more for any- highly satisfying to speculate After months of work by a in the Baker Commons; in ad- in the future, one word of ad- one who lacks of an at least on the varieties of stun produc- small band of typically-insane dition to the premiere, the fine vice: record it on the scene as half-remembered reserve of sci- ed at MGM when they realized Rice, students, the first serious Bell ti Howell Art & Document it is being filmed—it is much ence-fiction r e a d i n g to draw what they had on their hands), 16mm optical sound film is e r i e s presentation, "Protest easier to add in later. on for help; for its artistic co- the film is about a pair of en- ready to receive the raves and Politics." will follow (a ordinates are bafflingly and ex- counters between man and what We used the looping techni- and/or hisses of tin* general ninety-minute program of re- citingly different from the nor- appears to be some extrater- que employed by foreign film public. cent protests films). The en- mal round of literary experi- restrial and transhuman intel- dubbing crews; sadly, we lack- tire program will be repeated ence. ligence. ed the proper equipment to do at 10 pm. an excellent job. Instead of It is, to put it aphoristically, That will do for a start. Tin' The story of the filming of recording on location we dub. the world's first $10 million less read about the "plot" be- "The Undergraduate" is per- bed the lines on magnetic tape underground film. fore viewing, the better; it haps more interesting than the afterwards. After splicing the. Artistic Integrity should suffice for the moment plot of the film itself. tape to conform to the picture^ This is not a matter of mere to say that it. involves, inter (not an easy task with minimal novelty, or undisciplined effu- alia, a paradigm on the birth Limp- Holes equipment), the soundtrack Wa- sion. If it were, the film would of the human race, a breath- Producing the film required com pleted. not be anywhere near as ex- taking vision of modern man late night.-- and mornings spent hilirating as it is. Its artistic in the image of a computer, a working over an editing* bench, Optical Track integrity is unmistakable, but strange and deadly battle with such engineering accomplish- Early last week the edited of just what it consists is per- that computer, and a near-apo- ments as lighting -a section of A and B i-olls of the film along plexing. calyptic finish that operates in the steam tunnels with 1600 with the magnetic soundtrack The movie is not ir. the nor- at least three distinct systems watts of floodlamps (it took were shipped to a firm which mal sense complex: in its 2Vs of reality to culminate in an the circuit-breakers a 1 m o s t made a print with an optical hours there are only some 40 awesome final image worthy twenty minutes to blow), hur- track. This first print will be minutes of actual plot, much (and reminiscent) of Blake. ried shooting to get it "in the the one shown Friday night. of it tantalizingly suppressed These four thematic sections can" before the inevitable Hous- The interpretation of the (be warned: none of the high- are also the film's four dra- ton skies opened up on cast content of the movie itself I THE UNDERGRADUATE' ly intriguing questions raised matic sections. The middle two and crew. Perhaps we should Home-Grown Flick leave to the viewer, not wish- in the first part are explicitly constitute what is, in the con- have made a movie of our- ing to prejudice his opinion answered). ventional sense, clearly the best This, the first major pro- selves making a movie, but that by giving away any interpreta- The characters are (with one science fiction film ever made duction of the. Baker College was beyond our technical fac- tion of plot, symbols and in- non-human exception) simple —of its kind, in fact, the only Film Workshop, follows in the ilities, u n f o i 't un a tel y. dividual scenes. I leave it up and externalized, and the more really good one. A certain dra- footsteps of such efforts as The movie was a lot of work to the individual Jo form his familiar sort of thematic issues maturgical clumsiness in the "Rice Experimental" and "A for those who did take part own impression of the film. Do are curiously absent. first half of it is absolutely its Typical Rice Party," both very in the production, mostly Mary not expect any pat or pro- It is an almost entirely visual only fault. minor productions (R. E. was Foster, Chris Collins, Bill Bald- found answers; if you have any film, for one thing. We are a Man ia Vacuum put together out of workprint win and myself. We made mis- questions, ask Mary Foster—1 good 30 minutes into it before The commitment of director scraps from "The Undergrad- takes. certainly; they were for haven't figured the movie out there is any dialogue at all, Kubrick ("Lolita," "Dr. Strange- uate"). the most part inevitable. How- yet. 'Comings/Goings': multi-joys of a 'six-fold labyrinth' By CLINT GOODSON a fired-up, righteous American Patriot there is real contact made, and either latton to the baroque, the flayers and Fine Arts Staff who screams insults at the candy-ass real pathos or high comedy ensues. This Fine Arts crews have removed the "What is this. . . open this cage. . . liberals of 1968. Plus two apathetic lov- is the most rigorous, soundest dramatic dramatic center of action to the areas get me out": "Comings/Goings," the Rice ers who fondle in front of your chair part of the show. which surround the stage: the six huge Players' sixfold labyrinth, is a libera- (EVERY chair.) Fitting Finish canvas triangles which hang above it, tion—from aesthetic distance/stanislav- After intermission, we are given a The sixth and final presentation is and at the sides fragment the presenta- ski, the cave, the self-importance drudge. less brutal, but no less startling se- BALLS (Paul Foster)—a dialog between tion, draw us from stage to periphery- GO: see/feel it now—you need it. quence of tableaux. E PLURIBUS (naturally) two testicles; and. at the and finally out to the speaker among Not drama, certainly, in the Dryden/- UNUM (Sheila Sofian once more) plays same time, between a dead, crippled us, ourselves. Ibsen/Chekhov vein; nor, God bless it, out variations on a grotesque image: pimp and a dead seaman (!) who has Huzzas in the Williams/O'Neill/Albee miscar- Stars and Stripes Forever with a live, been drawn and quartered. To speak of fine individual pi-ru nu- riage: rather the rumblings of New beflagged Statue of Liberty, teeth glow- The actors are two slowly waving ances in this sort of work is inappro- Myth with a return to the visual image. ing, slapping monotonous democracy on spots of light cast on a screen suspend- priate. There is, and this is conscious, no Down with the overstuffed word. "Com- her three sons (dressed, respectively, in ed above the stage: the rest is complete real center to which the rest of the .-how ings/goings" is media-laden: film and red, white, and blue) and leveling them black. This job is my personal favorite, relates. The acting is, without excep- photo, stage lights at your eyes, man- to an osterized blah. though its considerable argument is, tion, good. Roberta Heed and Bennett nikins sitting invitingly next to you, Comings/Goings perhaps, muddled if you consider it Falk, perhaps, best understand in their careless love. The title piece plays next. It has two categorically. acting the meaning of this kind of A linear (this, admittedly inappro- characters, a man and a woman, who act Kill a man or screw him—this is how drama. priate) exegesis. First labyrinth: out a series of the little games (desert to break the back of the abyss: BALLS What fault there is to find in this DREAMWORK, Sheila Sofian (local, thirst, bowling night, waking up grog- is a fitting finish. show is certainly not apparent upon ;i premiere), a literalistic beginning tells gy ) which make sex what it is, for bet- Ur-Language single viewing. Everything recommends us where we come from: his mind and ter or worse. The most impressive achievement of it. It is clearly the most exciting prod- ours, a cage whose metaphoric actors The games have no narrative sequence. this uniquely creative show is its per- uction the Rice Players have ever staged, are his monosyllabic wife, tv father/- What makes it interesting is the actors: tinence, which escapes, amazingly, the and the most personal. mother, and Big Brother (on film.) He four men, four women, all sitting on facile; no cheap light-show sensational- Credit goes to Dave Belanger and keeps running the maze, we escape. stage—but only two acting at a time, ism, no egregious gimmicks—you don't David Cohen of the Fine Arts Depart- Visual Assault and this in an unpremeditated sequence want to vomit after you've seen it. You ment and to Neil Havens, Players' Di- NON-OBJECTION, Ferlinghetti, a and without respect for completion of won't get bored or wish you'd gone to rector and Soul-center, for conceiving sketch-film of stills brings us to the dramtic action. the zoo. this show; and to Havens and his as- pre-intermission explosion, SERVANTS The assistant director, using a spin- You may even go see it again. From sistant, Jane Duke, with a tech cast OF THE PEOPLE (Ferlinghetti again), ner, commands the frequent replacement the introductory sound-track (gasps, of thousands, for bringing it off. which is the incredible showpiece of this of the actors. This organic acting is gurglings, ur-language) to the Bach The worthy Players might have ended event. a formal experiment related to the organ music which graces intermission, their season complacently—and in grand Clearly influenced by Stan Vander- theater game techniques being taught to the black quiet of the end of BALLS, style—with their beautiful, surprising beek's "Pictures for the Walls of the now in graduate drama schools. this is a marvellously contrived aural "School for Scandal." Instead they put World," it assaults us visually: we can't Sometimes the couple fails to get in show. this one together in three weeks. An ap- see it all, though we wish we could: Hit- touch; usually, there is some contact, The visual is handled even more im- peal: throw down your sniveling sym- ler, Hoover (J. Edgar), war, race, and some humor; and, surprisingly often, pressively. Perfectly aware of their re- bols and go see it.

the rice thresher, april 25, 1968—page 9 Andre and friends end with bang By GEORGE BRIGHT very excited bass pai't. Then it completely realized. If this work CAR STEREO As low as Fine Arts Staff all eased away to silence. The is programmed on the upcom- $29.95 Andre Previn chose to close three sections are titled like ing tour—and I hope it is—the Tape Cartridge the season with a tribute given parts of the Mass—Lacrymosa, understanding should be fully Sale 1.98 Up by the very orchestra which Dies Irae, and Requiem Aeter- communicated away from Hous- .Mood—Popular—Classical bade farewell to the city for an- nam—and this was indeed a ton, because of the additional other year. The concert this proper tribute to the end of rehearsal time available. The Register for free tapes to be week marked the end of the Px-evin's first season in Houston. performance of this symphony given away June 1. most brilliant season ever ex- The second half of the pi*o- is, at the right time, poten- 1801 Louisiana perienced in Houston. gram was taken up with the tially a terribly involving ex- TAPE CITY 801 Fannin The key to the concert this Symphony No. 1 of Brahms. perience for the audience. week was the proportions with Again the violins should have Next year will find Previn which each piec&Nras conceived. made a better balance for the very busy fulfilling the com- The sweep of the music was bottom-heavy sound. And again mitments he has taken on. Since continuously devoloped from the the proportions^ of the music he was here last, he has been The SCIJ appointed principal conductor of presents opening note to the final chord. were allowed to take hold and emerge from the logical foun- the London Symphony, but we Previn began with the 'Clas- are assured that this will not sical' Symphony of Prokofieff. dation established in the first THE MALTESE FALCON half of the concert. interfere with his work in Hous- It would not be fair to say that ton. I certainly hope not. starring' the start was sloppy, for it The most striking effect of Also I am told that Roller wasn't. Rather, in a comparison the work was the timing, both will be replaced next season. If of the first and fourth move- good and bad. The thii'd move- HUMPHREY BOSART this is in fact true, I hope he ments, the first would suffer. ment was over-all the best felt will again be in charge of the Sunday, April 28 It was exciting to watch the of the four. But the great mo- summer park concerts. components mesh as the per- ments were in the final move- KMC Admission 50c It is also rumored that the formance issued forth. The final ment. There was a tremendous schedule of works to be per- two movements were very clean, emphasis placed on the lines as formed next year will include a with each voice being easily the end of the concert approach- larger number of choral works distinguishable. Previn made ed. The proportions were al- than Houston has experienced THE BOKAY SHOP excellent use of the dynamics. lowed to expand, but it was before in a single season. Thus, He clearly felt a part of the done with good balance and The Village Florist the excitement which Previn score, and he made the audience good taste. created this year does not ap- Order RoncMet Corsages Now- feel life within him. Unfortunately for the Hous- ton audience, the consistency pear to be lacking for his sec- As the classical 'size' of the Reasonable Rates of the interpretation was not ond season. Prokofieff was established, so Charge Accounts for the more flowing ideal employ- I Rice Students ed by Britten in his "Sinfonia da Requim" grew from the basis Gordon chosen for scientific elite ! 2406 Rice Blvd. JA 8-4466 I oil an augmented orchestra. The Dr. W. E. Gordon, Dean of En- ing, and construction of the I I opening section needed more gineering and Science and Pro- Arecibo Ionospheric Observa- thickness from the violins to fessor of Electrical Engineering tory, which is tuned to sustained balance a sound which was gen- and Space Science at Rice Uni- observation of the chemical, erally dark all evening. Too, the versity, was elected Tuesday to physical, and dynamic proper- and now intonation of the reeds showed the National Academy of Sci- ties of the upper atmosphere. JADE l EAST itself to be unsteady here, as ences in Washington, D.C. In 196G he was awarded the well as the rest of the evening. Gordon was one of only 50 Balth. van der Pol Award for The second section was a wild American scientists elected by Distinguished Research in Ra- dance-, requiring much technical their peers this year to the dio Science. proficiency from the orchestra. highly coveted Academy mem- Gordon came to Rice in 196fi CORAL from Cornell University, where A NEW AFTER SHAVE & COLOGNE Following immediately, the final bership. section presented the best the- The internationally known he was Walter L. Read Profes- matic material, of the composi- scientist becomes the fourth sor of Engineering and director tion. A very haunting melody member of the current Rice fac- of the Arecibo facility. flowed for a long space over a ulty to be elected to the Acad- emy. The other three are Presi- dent Kenneth S. Pitzer; Dr. Wil- Lecuyer receives liam V. 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the rice thresher, april 25, 1968—page 10 Human nature in a vacuum Correction (continued from p. 9) haps even superior to, the rest Khachaturian's "Gayne Ballet," Contrary to what the FOR RENT More remarkable, because it of the film. evoking the quiet loneliness of Thr,eslier Review would have One bedroom apartment. has never, to my knowledge, That finish poses evaluative deep space, could not have been you believe, Dr. Joseph A. Well located five blocks from been done before, outside of problems too difficult to go in- better chosen or employed. Ward was the author of the Rice, 1724 Bissonnet. Call certain sections of SP literature, to here. It is hard enough to It will even defend the by article "Playboy to the Bat- JA 4-4444 before "May 1 is the very fine portrayal of encompass mentally, let alone now notorious sequence in which cave," instead of Dr. John human nature in a vacuum. criticise. the Pan Am space ship copu- A. Ward, as was erroneously lates with the space station Rice Students New Type of Space reported. Kubrick's space people have to some ten minutes' worth of Haircut $1.75 been called vapid. Emotionally, The anthropological fable at the "Blue Danube," although with ID card they are that; but they are al- the start suffers somewhat the reprise immediately after- VENETIAN VILLAGE? Rodriquez so intelligent, pleasant, and from an incomplete submerg- wards is admittedly awkward; Lasagna—Pizza—Ravioli I useful: In many ways the ence of the actor in the ape— I would say that Kubrick's use Real Italian Food j Barber Shop apotheosis (and this is a very a certain subtle residue of bi- of that music there, and then Frank Laratta—RI 8-9779 j 1012 Lyndon at Fannin eschatological film) of their pedal presuppositions of pos- again over the credits at the 7029 Fannin St. j About a block from where life form. ture—but it is in all immeasur- end, accomplishes something Houston, Texas the Oilers practice. ably finer than could reason- close to a total transformation It is a stroke of characteriza- ably have been expected, and of the waltz's significance. tion that is in its way as bold includes as climax an awesome- and integral as that which pro- ly terrifying rendering (con- All of this, of course, hedges duced the quasi-functioning ceived in a way that could easi- the important and difficult grotesques of "Dr. Strangelove" ly have been made ridiculous) questions of analysis and evalu- SOUTH TEXAS — and perhaps even more of the discovery of the first ation. These 1 shall try to deal apocalyptic. tool. with here next week. VENDORS Brand Names Kubrick's capabilities as a Kubrick and Clarke under- screen technician are consider- stand this form of life, and able. The opening of the third Seniors prepare have not burlesqued it (as is section (which most reviewers, 4529 Harrisburg usually the case, intentionally in a surprisingly unified display for perpetration or not, through a deadening of poetic imperviosity, have misapprehension of the sig- found thoroughly boring) is a "Serving the Rice Campus with nificance of routine), but ren- minor triumph of composition of annual folly The Senior Follies for 1968 dered it in all seriousness and pacing*, done with delicacy will be presented Thursday, through an excellent succession and sureness: the gentle modul- Automatic Vending Machines" May 2, at 7:30 pm in Hamman of minutiae; an organizational ations of camera angle, to name Hall. The show is produced by pep-talk, an interview by the just one aspect, in the centri- Senior Class President Jim BBC (the use of known brand- fugally-weighted environment, do a fine subliminal job of gen- Tighe and directed by Ron names throughout is too poet- Webb. Its theme will be "This ically potent to be called simple erating not disorientation but A/C PRODUCTIONS PRESENT a sterically new type of space. Was Your Life," a musical re- "realism"), a gently defensive view of the highlights — some cocktail conversation with a The imaginative level of poignant, others merely ridi- mmmm photography is over all very group of Russian scientists, culous — of the past four years. IPHMi and (best of all) a pre-recorded high, without being intrusive or Featured in the program will birthday message from home flashy. be a 35mm slide presentation that is a small miracle of its The first shot of the proto- of the art and wit of Bill Mer- own. men—a pair of quietly busy apes silhouetted against a desert riman, Rice's cartoonist laure- It is these middle two sec- landscape—is a marvel; and one ate; the premier of a short film on life at Rice, specifically tions that have occupied almost magical moment — the space produced for the Follies by Bob all the publicity, and for a very ship poised in the distance while Carver and the Baker Film good reason: they are where, two meteoroids tumble noise- Workshop; and a special per- j despite the futuristic environ- lessly past in the foreground- formance of the Rice Stage ment, we feel at home, where is probably the finest visual Band. \ we are closest to a familiar image the Cinerama screen has form of intelligence and some- yet seen. thing approaching a normal Blue Danube style of plot. Finally, mention should be i What is challenging is that made of Kubrick's bold and of- i NOTICE these stand in crucial relation ten quite successful choices of I i| to the more enigmatic end- background music. The layered | Spanish-speaking- girls for M TICKETS GN SALE AT pieces. aural explosions of Gyorgy Li- | 1968-69 school year — a i For example, in a lesser film, geti verge, perhaps, on excess; | garage apartment within the surrealistic finish would be but the opening chords of ? walking distance of Rice in Downlswn — Gt'lfgafe — Sharpstown — Posa^na placed in some framing device, (R i c h a r d) Strauss's "Thus exchange for baby-sitting V and one weekly Spanish les- probably a dream or hallucina- Spake Zarathustra," used as Ticket 1 n for m a 1 ion—Reserv a t ions son. tion; but Kubrick and Clarke opening- theme and at the two HOUSTON TICKET SERVICE have rather made it ontological- critical moments of the film —JA io: S17 MAIN/ROOM r>19/IMfO\E ( A 8-0006 ly at least coordinate with, per- itself, and the Lullaby from

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• Previn's Jazz Combo • Gershwin's 'An American in Paris' • Walton's 'Portsmouth Point Overture' • Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Scheherazade Suite' Prices: Balcony, 1.50, 2.00 Mezzanine, 2.50 Orchestra, 2.50, 3.00 Boxes, 3.50

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the rice thresher, april 25, 1968—page 11 notes and notices ...... \ a. . — Green Beret—Donald Duncan, zen and Wiess colleges will er black and white or color, a former American Special sponsor a Beach Bash. It will but they must be no smaller Services master sergeant and be held at Christy's Beach- than 5x7 inches, and they must now a staff membeh of "Ram- comber on Stewart Beach in be mounted on white board with parts" magazine, will speak on Galveston. Soul music, $2 per one inch borders. Entries will "The Vietnamese War: An In-- couple, and beer for 25 cents close on Tuesday April 30. The side View" tonight at 6:45 pm per can. panel of judges, headed by Greg Stock, will consist of Mr. TRAVEL UNLIMITED, INC. in the Brown Commons. sJt * * Staley of the Fine Arts De- 2476 Bolsover JA 6-3164 | * * * Service—The Rice University partment, Miss Evans, Mr. "W ID—Students will have only Service Award Committee plans Schorre, and Mr. Gardner of •W one activity card next year, to hold its initial meeting of the School of Architecture, and "In the Village" * which will serve as both a li- the year the first week in May, Dr. John Parish of the English brary card and blanket tax. at which time names will be Department. Awards for the Complete Travel Service Pictures for these cards will be considered as recipients of the first, second and third prizes taken on May 14 and 15 in the Rice University Service Award will be fifty, twenty, and ten KMC. Next year's sophomores given in memory of Hugh Scott dollars, respectively. Entries should present themselves be- Cameron. Any student wishing should be submitted to Greg tween 9 am and 12 on the 14tn, to make a nomination for this Stock, 110 Wiess. and next year's juniors between award may do so through the 1 pm and 4 pm. Pictures of next Office of the Dean of Students year's seniors will be taken be- or the Office of the Student March—A State-wide Peace tween U and 12 on the 15th, and Association. ONE'S A MEAL those of all returning graduate March will be held on Saturday, BROOKS SYSTEM SANDWICH SHOPS students between 1 and 4 that April 27 in Austin, Texas. It FINE FOOD FOR EVERYONE afternoon. This is the only time Photography—Wiess College will begin at 1 pm on Congress and 1st Street (in Austin) and these pictures will be taken. is sponsoring the annual photo- 2520 Amherst 9307 Stella Link graphic competition: "Life: A will end at the Capitol. If yau In The Village Stella Link Center can either give a ride, or need Study abroad—The Nansen Photographic Study," to encour- a ride, meet at 3607 Fannin 24 HOUR LOCATIONS AT Fund is now accepting applica- age student photographers to (McCarthy Headquarters in 9047 South Main 4422 South Main tions for supplementary grants study life in the universe. Com- Houston) at 8:45 am. to study abroad this year. The petitors' entries can be in eith- present objective of the fund is to help representative young American students and teach- ers to study abroad, living and working among people of an alien culture long enough to gain a mature appreciation of those people and vice versa. For further information, con- tact Professor John E. Parish, '•'< 14 Audi rson Hall. How to tap a keg Psychopath—The liaker Cine- ma History Series will present Peier Lorre in Fritz Lang's (and tie into the best reason in the world to drink beer) "M." the study of a psycho- path. The movie will be seen tonight at 7:30 in the Baker j Commons.

Rondelet—A beer party will Just before the party begins, tap l.e held on Friday night from 10 pm to 1 am, at $4 per 2 your beer. First, make sure the couple. The Rondelet Formal beer faucet is closed (you wouldn't will he from 9 pm to 1 am on Pick up a half-barrel of Bud© want to waste a drop of Beechwood Saturday evening at the Trade I(good for about 245 12-ounce cups Aged Bud!). Then, insert the faucet- Mart Hast. The cost will be i . . . with foam) and the tapping equip- and-pump unit into the upper valve !>5 per couple. ment on the day of the party. Just of the keg, give it a quarter turn set the beer in a tub of ice to keep clockwise, and lock it in place by Surrealism—"Sal to," a re- it cold. tightening the lower wing nut.. cent iy released Polish film will he presented on Friday, April at S pni, in the Prudential Auditorium. The film, a part oi •he Aerial Sculpture Series by Vera Simons, is a surreal- istic drama about a haunted man who casts a spell over the Next, insert the lager tap people of a small town. Tickets 3 in the lower valve of the are available through the Con- keg and give it a quarter turn. temporary Arts Museum and Now, set the keg upright in a at Foley's. tub and pack ice around it. Bash—On Saturday, April 27, Budweis from 8:30 pm to 1:30 am, Hans-

You're now ready to draw Ill Time For 4 beer. Pump pressure to the Rondelet Formal proper point for good draw, usually about 15 lbs. That's all 100 Mn man Hair there is to it, but there's no rule Falls $45 against sampling just to make Cascade $25 sure everything is perfect. Wiglets $16 Ahhhhh! It's no wonder you'll HI FASHION WIGS find more taverns with the famous "Bud on Draught" sign CALL SlI 2-3892 NOW than any other!

• rosrefis, eurrous, +4- iOSKRSMUNp lObUtAVQHS s4WALS MAP- JEWEifW V lUCtHSB ieRS_9iP£s Budweiser. ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC. • ST. LOUIS • NEWARK • LOS ANGELES • TAMPA • HOUSTON the rice thresher, april 25, 1968—page 12