Association of Rice Alumni 'September 1979 Volume 36, Numberl 9 A.M
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Association of Rice Alumni 'September 1979 Volume 36, Numberl 9 A.M. Coffee honoring the Golden Oct. 13 Texas Christian University at R, alumni celebrating fifty Rice, 7:30 P.M. years or more since gradua- Oct. 20 Texas Tech at Lubbock, 7:30 tion, in the Robert Ray P.M. Memorial Courtyard adjacent Oct. 27 Texas A&M at Rice, 2 P.m. to the RMC. All alumni are Nov. 3 Arkansas at Rice, 2 P.M. HOMECOMING invited to join the classes of Nov. 17 Baylor at Waco, 2 P.M. Inside This Issue 1916-1929. Wister Cross country — men The Bottom Line of Pub- Homecoming this year will be held on Fri. Owen Literary Soci- lishing. By Nancy Daly. ety coffee klatch, at Brown Sept. 29 The Rice Invitational Cross This and Sat., Nov. 2 and 3. Country Meet at the Allen summer an impressive list of College. Rice Engineering Alumni, Parkway Bayou Loop, 9:30 guest lecturers from the 1929 The Golden Anniversary Cel- 4 world gathering for coffee and con- A.M. ebration on Fri., Nov. 2 will of magazine and book publishing and versation, Oct. 5 Arlington Invitational in Arl- include cocktails and dinner at in the lobby of fifty-nine Abercrombie Labs. ington, 4 P.M. students were brought Cohen House. Planning the together at Rice by the Office 10 A.M. Alumni Convocation in the Oct. 9 University of Houston Invita- of event are Larry Hamilton, tional at the Texas National Leb Kemp, Grand Hall of the RMC. Pro- Continuing Studies. The message is Herbert Allen and Golf Course in Willis, 4 P.M. Evelyn Epley Shimek. gram includes presentation of that profits and losses are a very awards Oct. 18 University of Texas Invita- 1934 Pat Quinn's 16 piece orches- and a special address important part of publishing. by Dean William Gordon. tional at Georgetown, 4 P.M. tra will play all the great E. 11:15 A.m. ceremony Oct. 30 Southwest Conference Cham- tunes of the 20s and 30s for Wreath at the Founder's Tomb, presentation pionship in Willis, 11 A.M. Something Ventured. By dancing from until midnight Nov. 10 District VI competition in on Fri., Nov. 2. Other class- made by the Silver Anniver- 1954. Georgetown, 11 A.M. Anne Grossman. Burton es may "crash" the dance sary Class 11:30 A.m. Receptions and lunch in Nov. 19 NCAA Championship at McMurtry '56, a new board after 11 P.M. free: Cocktails, the colleges. Lehigh University at Bethle- member of the alumni associa- buffet, scrapbooks, films, 5 2 P.M. Rice vs. Arkansas at the Rice hem, Penn., 11 A.M. photos and fun are planned by tion talks about his business of loaning Stadium. Grover Geiselman, Joe Aleo, Cross Country — women venture capital and about Rice. 4-6 P.M. Cocktails in Otto Nachlas, Elliott Flowers, the Grand Hall of Oct. 27 State Women's Cross Country the RMC, Freddie Alter, Jim Boone, honoring the sen- Championship, Georgetown, Robroy ior faculty. 11 A.M. The Cambridge Exchange. Carroll and Pat By Quinn. Alumni area clubs are planning events, so Nancy Daly. contact the coordinators for more details. A look at the C.D. 1939 Dan Moody is heading a com- Tennis — women Broad Exchange Program mittee to plan the Fortieth Sept. 21-22 Texas Sectional Match for 8between Rice and Trinity Col- Anniversary Celebration — a women lege, Cambridge. A Cambridge student cocktail buffet at River Oaks Oct. 19-20 Women's Quad Match vs. Texas A&M, Lamar, and Uni- reflects on his year at Rice. Country Club on Fri., Nov.2. 1940-1949 The entire decade is invited versity of Houston, in College to the Grand Hall of the Rice Station. Nov. 10-11 Faculty/Alumni tennis tourna- Alumni Update. An interview Memorial Center on Fri., Nov. 2, for cocktails and ment, with Rice women's ten- with ART the new president of the dancing. Maribel Spiller nis team; women's doubles Association of Rice Alumni, new and mixed doubles McCleary and Mary Louise Sept. 7- An exhibition of the works of committee chairmen, Klicpera Harrison are 9 travel plans the Nov. 11 William Copley. The Rice Swimming organizers. for the coming year, and other associa- Museum. Hours: Tues-Sat. Nov. 16 Rice Relays, 1954 Silver Anniversary Celebra- men and women, tion news. 10 A.m. - 5 P.M.; Sun. 12 noon at Rice. tion is planned for Cohen - 6 P.M. Closed Mondays. 527- Nov. 17 The Rice Invitational, House on Sat., Nov. 3. Mike men 4002. and women, at Rice. Kelley and Dorothyle Nicholl Sept. 28- An exhibition .entitled, Cross- Headrick are coordinating the Volleyball — women Acting Editor, Nancy Daly Nov.11 currents: Neoclassical Draw- event. Sept. 21-22 Tournament at Lee Consulting Editor, David H. Rod well ings and Prints, from Cooper- College in 1959 The Class of 1959 will gather Baytown. Design and Production, Herring Design, Inc. Hewitt Museum. The Rice in Lovett College Commons Museum, hours above. Oct. 5-6 Lamar Tournament at Lamar. SALLYPORT is published in September, on Fri., Nov. 2, for cocktails Sept. 4.. Costumes of the Arab World, Nov. 1-3 State tournament at Abilene November, February, April, and June by the and dinner. Plans are being Oct. 18 in the Sewall Gallery. Hours: Christian University. made by Harvin Moore, Jr., Association of Rice Alumni. Executive Tues.-Sat. 12 noon - 5 P.M. and Tommie Director is Kathryn Alcorn Duffle '51. As- Lou Storm Closed Sunday and Mondays. sociate Executive Director is Martha C. Maulsby. Nov. 2- Civic Art in Houston, Sewall 1964 Murphree. Come to Hanszen College Dec. 7 Gallery. Preview reception Commons at 8 P.M. on Sat. for alumni Fri., Nov. 2, 7-10 Officers of the Association: President, Tom Nov. 3, for country and west- P.M. Eubank '51; Past-president, Tom McKittrick ern dancing, food, beer, wine '56; President-elect, Harry Reasoner '60; and setups. Friends from First Vice-president, Katherine Bayless 1963 and 1965 are encour- MUSIC Dobelman '46; Second Vice-president, aged to come, too. Planning Annette Gano Gragg '47; Treasurer, J. Lewis committee includes Mary Sue The Shepherd School of Music concerts Hancock, Jr. '71. Wilson Barnum, Marian Cole take place in Hamman Hall at 8 P.M. Con- Hansen, Dale Gentry Miller, certs are free except in conjunction with Association Committee on Publications: Steve Sherry Lundstrom Kitchell. the Houston Friends of Music. For more Shaper '58, chairman; SP OR TS W. W. Akers, Bucky 1969 Brian Rider is organizing a information, call the Shepherd School Con- Allshouse '71, John Bennett '74, Katherine T. reunion on campus for Fri., Football cert Line at 527-4933. Brown '38, John Casbarian '69, Kathryn A. Nov. 2. Home game tickets are $8.50, end zone Duffie '51, Tom Eubank '51, B. Frank Jones 1974 The Class of 1974 encour- $4.25 (except for the Oklahoma and Texas Sept. 19 Aldo Mancinelli, piano. '58, Dick Nunn '68, John Parish, David H. ages all of the seventies to join A&M game when all seats are $8.50). Tick- Sept. 25 Steven Goetz, piano, and Rodwell, Josephine M. Shanks '55, Matt them in Willy's Pub after the ets are available through the Athletic Ticket Jeunesses Musicales laureate. Muller '80. football game on Nov. 3. Office, Rice University, P.O. Box 1892, Oct. 5 Ralph Holibaugh, early music Doug Appling is coordinating Houston Rice University Alumni Governors: Walter 77001. Make your check payable to (Rice Memorial Chapel). the plans. Rice University and Oct. 17 D. Murphy '48, Taylor Ray '59, Karl C. ten- enclose $.50 per orde- Shepherd Sinfonia. for handling. Brink '37, and Helen Saba Worden '38. Oct. 19 Wayne Crouse, viola. Saturday's Events Oct. 22 SYZYGY SALLYPORT is sent free to all university alumni, 8 A.m. Breakfast for alumni inter- Sept. 22 L.S.U. at Baton Rouge, 7:30 Oct. 30 Meryl Ettelson, piano, Motoi parents of university students, and supporters viewers at Cohen House, P.M. Takeda, Jim London, horn. of the university. hosted by the Admissions Sept. 29 University of Oklahoma at Oct. 31 Guarneri Quartet, with the William Marsh Rice University admits stu- Office. Rice, 7:30 P.M. Houston Friends of Music. dents of any race, color, and national or ethnic 8:30 A.M. Registration in the lobby of Oct. 6 University of Texas at Austin, Nov. 19 Shepherd Sinfonia. origin. the Rice Memorial Center. 7 P.M. Owlmanac continues on Page 15. SALLYPORT-SEPTEMBER 3 THROUGH THE SALLYPORT • Temperature rising coeds sneaked in and out after dark. All of few signs remained, he asked the physical past the minimum predicted return of 25 per This summer, along with those in buildings which leads us to believe there may be only plant staff to take them down. cent. all around the country, the Rice thermo- slightly more or less hanky-panky these days, Undaunted, Pitman plans on having the What exceeds any predictions are the num- stats were adjusted upward. Seventy-eight but it is talked about a lot more. street names painted on the curbs. That ber of written comments alumni add to the 12 degrees doesn't sound so bad, but while stu- As to McCall's, we found our initial horror should last for a while and this time they're page forms. These represent a fine diversity dents and many faculty members fled to cool- without basis. Instead McCall's carried going to try and spell Campanile with an "m". of opinion, reminding us again there is no er climes, those who were left voiced a few a soupy piece which seemed to us rather great monolith out there called "the alumni." complaints.