Vandiver sees continued progress as chief responsibility By DENNIS BAHLER Although Vandiver called the ident of the University must therefore, in the best interests "has recuperated so completely Dr. Frank Everson Vandiver, arrangement "a temporary one" go forward in a deliberate and of Rice University, with an ad- as to be able to expand his ac- Professor of History and Chair- in a letter to the faculty, Board unhurried fashion. even temporarily, with an ad- tivities." man of the Department, was Chairman H. Malcolm Lovett "Because of recent events on named Acting President of the said in making the announce- c a m p u s," Lovett continued, ministrative structure that will With the creation of the new University by the Board of Gov- ment, "The Governors recognize "this search may cover an un- ensure the institution's unham- structure, the Campus Ex- ernors last Friday. that the search for a new pres- forseeable period of time. It is, pered progress toward its es- ecutive Committee, which had T'! tablished goals." consisted of Gordon, Sims, To- Positive effort pazio, and Croneis, was dis- The Board "believes this to be solved. a constructive move in provid- The move was apparently cal- ing for the administration of culated as a demotion for Gor- the University's academic af- don, who under the old plan fairs pending the appointment was Chief Executive Officer of of the president," he said. the University. Describing Gor- Vandiver, according to Lovett, don's new post, Lovett revealed will have all the duties and that Gordon "will have primary authority of the president of responsibility for the direction the University under its By- of the departments heretofore laws and in keeping with the subject to his direction as Dean directions given from time to of Science and Engineering," time by the Board of Gov- Gordon's position before his ap- ernors." pointment to the Executive Both Lovett and Vandiver Committee last fall. declared that the Board, Progress imperative Richard Sawyer, Jim Hokansou through its committee charged Vandiver, who said lie accept- License plate of Dr. Frank Vandiver, professor of history and newly appointed temporary presi- with selection of a permanent ed the Board's offer "because dent of Rice, reflects his interest in southern history and the Civil War. president, will ask the Student- of my respect for the faculty Faculty Advisory Committee on and students and the Universi- Presidential Selection to con- ty," asked "the aid and wis- tinue its functions. The Board dom of faculty, students, and "will welcome the advice and staff to keep this University suggestions of the committee," moving forward as it must." the rice thresher said Lovett. vol. 56 no. 25 rice university houston, texas thurs., march 27, 1969 He has served on the Rice Four vice-presidencies faculty for 15 years, and has In urban design The Board also announced it been Harris Masterson, Jr. Pro- had created four vice-presi- fessor of History since 1965. In dencies to supplement the Van- addition to serving as Chair- diver appointment. Dr. Alan man of the History Department New archy grad course instituted Chapman, head of the Depart- since last summer, he was also ment of Mechanical and Aero- master of Brown College during The Rice School of Architec- or complexes with the concerns studio directed by the urban space Engineering and Mater- the academic year 1965-66. He ture will begin a new two-year of the city planner for land design faculty and selected visi- was previously chairman of the use and transportation plans ials Science and a member of graduate program in urban de- tors, with seminar courses com- department from June to Sep- for cities. the Advisory Committee, will sign in the Fall of 1969. tember, 1962. The urban designer must find plementing studio work. become vice-president for Ad- The program will lead to the •means for coordination of pub- An interdisciplinary faculty ministration. Dr. James Sims, Vandiver's academic specialty degree of Master of Architec- lic and private sectors in the from economics, sociology, en- campus business manager, will is the history of the south and ture in Urban Design, and will building or rebuilding process gineering, and law will support become vice-president for Cam- the Civil War. He has been be open to candidates who hold of cities. He must have an in- the core studies. The program pus Business Affairs. Dr. Vir- president of the Jefferson Da- the degree of Bachelor of Ar- depth background in the be- will utilize resources from the gil Topazio, Professor of French vis Association since 1963, and chitecture and demonstrate a havioral sciences, political sci- Houston area such as local and also a member of the Ad- is the author of the best-selling high level of skill in design. ence, and economics. planning agencies, the South- visory Committee, will become "Mighty Stonewall," as well as The Rice program will pro- At Rice, the urban design west Center for Urban Re- vice-president and Dean of Hu- numerous other works, most duce graduates who should be program will consist of four se- search, and NASA. The city of manities. Dr. W. E. Gordon will dealing with the Confederacy capable of linking the concerns mesters of academic work. The Houston will serve as a labor- become vice-president and Dean and the War Between the of designing individual buildings core of the program will be the atory for study. of Science and Engineering. Dr. States. Carey C-roneis, newly recovered Financial aid in the form of He was Harmsworth Profes- scholarships and fellowships from open heart surgery, will sor of American History at Ox- Grad students vote next week on will be available to qualified continue as Chancellor. Croneis, ford University in England in proposed constitution of grad SA students, who demonstrate need. according to reliable reports, 1963-64. Graduate students will vote students, social affairs, and in- next week on a proposed consti- terdepartjnental relations, ac- tution, which would establish a cording to a spokesman. Graduate Student Association. The constitution has been The constitution providesor written by many of the students a Graduate Council, with one who represented their depart- representative from each gradu- ments last fall in choosing a ate department, which would graduate representative to the represent the grad students to advisory committee on presiden- the faculty, administration, and tial selection. groups such as the Student As- Ballots for the election will sociation. be distributed by the depart- The Grad Council would ad- mental representatives or de- dress itself to such topics as a partmental secretaries, and graduate student lounge on should be returned to them by campus, a graduate college and Wednesday, April 2. Copies of other on-campus housing, ori- the constitution are posted on entation for incoming graduate bulletin boards around campus. Urban Futures USA This is the schedule of remaining events for the "Urban Futures USA" conference: THURSDAY 8 pm Third General Session. Harvey Perloff, Edward Logue, and Nathaniel Owings—Hamman Hall. §8 fc FRIDAY 2 pm Fourth General Session. William Ewald, Paul Ru- Ifr dolph—Hamman Hall. "Rotozaza," French artist Jean Tinguely's statement on the modern world of overproduction, 4 pm Discussion group meetings—Anderson Hall. conspicuous consumption, and planned obsolescence, is a machine that has to eat up its own output 8 pm Fifth General Session. Donald Michael, Leonard in order to continue producing. "Rotozaza" is one of the several hundred works of art which make Duhl, William Gorham—Hamman Hall. up "The Machine As Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age," on view at the temporary exhibition SATURDAY hall near the old stadium until May 18. Assembled by K. G. Pontus Hulten, the show opened in 2 pm Sixth General Session. Charles Abrams, presenta- November at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and will be seen in only one other city— tion of discussion group statements, and approval of con- San Francisco—after it leaves Rice. Installation of the show was designed by Mrs. John DeMenil, ference statement—Hamman Hall. director of the Institute for the Arts. "The Machine" will be on display from 10 am to 6 pm daily, including weekends, and from 10 am to 10 pm Thursdays. editorial Statements from the candidates l9t€w6, l^udd and t&e t*t£cUa Campaign Mark Rudd's clash with the media who were present in Hamraan Hall to cover his talk Friday is an example of a growing national phenomenon. Everywhere, it seems, newsmen are subject to cries of slanted coverage, incorrect and incomplete reporting, and bias in favor of the sensational and the negative. The attacks and president affronts now being suffered by the press come from people and groups of widely disparate political opinions. Newsmen covering the demonstrations during the Democratic Convention were singled out for violent and brutal attack by the Chicago cops; reporters from most commercial papers, the wire services, and the Johnstone: self-determinism The recent presidential encounter has ment with student initative, perhaps TV networks were excluded from the national SDS convention last year in Denver; given Rice a sense of community and bringing in its own guest professors. and few latter-day politicians have been as bitterly critical of the press as Richard self-determination. This experience can This self-determination can be ex- Nixon in 1962. tended beyond the area of curriculum. be expanded to many more areas. Self- I would like to see the Senate consider Rudd did not want TV and radio coverage of his talk because he felt the electronic determination can be practiced on the students' rights.