Rice University GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS for the Academic Year 1969-1970 William Marsh Rice University GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS for the Academic Year 1969-70 FOUNDED BY WILLIAM MARSH RICE OPENED FOR THE RECEPTION OF STUDENTS IN THE AUTUMN OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWELVE DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF LETTERS, SCIENCE, AND ART Houston, Texas 1969 Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2010 witii funding from Lyrasis members and Sloan Foundation funding http://www.archive.org/details/riceuniversityge196970hous Contents Academic Calendar ^ Part One. Administration and Staff Officers of Administration 3 Board of Governors 4 The Rice University Associates 6 The Rice University Research Sponsors 8 The College Masters 9 The Instructional and Research Staff 10 University Standing Committees 41 Part Two. General Information Historical Sketch of the University 47 The University Campus and Facilities 49 Chairs and Lectureships 61 Part Three. Information for Undergraduates Curricula and Degrees 57 Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program 67 Academic Regulations 70 Admission of New Students 75 Tuition, Fees, and Expenses 81 Scholarships and Financial Aid 84 Academic Honors and Awards 93 Student Life 96 Part Four. Information for Graduate Students General Information 105 Areas of Study and Degrees 105 Requirements for Professional Degrees 106 Requirements for Research Degrees 106 Admission to Graduate Study 108 Tuition, Fees, and Expenses 110 Fellowships, Scholarships, and Prizes 111 Graduate Student Life 114 Part Five. Courses of Instruction ii9 Index 264 1969 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1969-70 First Semester Monday, August 25 Last Day for Payment of Fees Except for New Students Monday, August 25 Arrival of Freshmen Tuesday, August 26- Freshman Week Saturday August 30, Incl. Sunday 6- Monday, August Arrival of Remaining Students 31-September 1 Tuesday, September 2 Opening of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 26 Beginning of Thanksgiving Recess, 6:00 P.M. Monday, December 1 Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 10 Last Day of Classes Thursday, December 11 Beginning of Reading Period Monday, December 15 Beginning of Scheduled Examinations Second Semester Monday , January 12 Opening of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 4 Major's Day Saturday, March 21 Beginning of Mid-term Recess, 12:00 noon Wednesday, April 1 Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Friday, May 1 Last Day of Classes Wednesday, May 6 Beginning of Examinations Friday, May 22 Baccalaureate Exercises Saturday, May 23 Fifty-Seventh Commencement Summer, 1970 Jline-July Teaching Apprentice Session Part One Administration and Staff Officers of Administration Board of Governors The Rice University Associates The Rice University Research Sponsors The College Masters The Instructional and Research Staff University Standing Committees Officers of Administration Frank Everson Vandiver, Ph.D. Acting President Carey Croneis, Ph.D., LL.D., D.Sc, D.Eng., L.H.D. Chancellor William Edwin Gordon, Ph.D. Vice President and Dean of Engineering and Science Virgil William Topazio, Ph.D. Vice President and Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences Alan Jesse Chapman, Ph.D. Vice President for Administration James Redding Sims, Ph.D. Vice President for Campus Business Affairs George Holmes Richter, Ph.D. Dean of Graduate Studies Michael Vincent McEnany, M.A. Dean of Undergraduate Affairs Anderson Todd, M.F.A. Director of School of Architecture Frederic Atherton Wierum, Jr., Ph.D. Dean of Students James Bernard Giles, M.A. Director of Admissions James Caddall Morehead, Jr., B.Arch Registrar LuciAN Minor Wilkens, B.A. Financial Aid Officer Henry Russell Pitman, B.A. Assistant to the President Board of Governors Trustees H. Malcolm Lovett, Chairman Herbert Allen, Vice Chairman Mrs. William P. Hobby J. Hugh Liedtke Jack C. Pollard H. Gardiner Symonds James U. Teague Term Members John W. Cox William H. Lane Charles W. Duncan, Jr. Haylett O'Neill, Jr. Robert R. Herring Harry K. Smith Benjamin N. Woodson Alumni Governors E. D. Butcher W. Maurice Ewing Sam S. Emison E. Joe Shimek Trustees Emeriti George R. Brown William A. Kirkland Daniel R. Bullard J. Newton Rayzor John S. Ivy Gus S. Wortham Governor Advisors Francis T. Fendley John W. Mecom James W. Hargrove John D. Simpson, Jr. Howard B. Keck John R. Suman Wendel D. Ley Milton R. Underwood J. W. McLean James O. Winston, Jr. Treasurer-Secretary Leo S. Shamblin Assistarit-Secretary Walter M. Reynolds Assistant-Secretary and Man- Joseph Nalle ager Mineral Investments Comptroller J. R. Persons 4 The Rice University Associates Mr. and Mrs. James S. Abercrombie Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cox Mr. and Mrs, K. S. Adams, Jr. Mr. AND Mrs. John H. Crooker Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Allbritton Mr. AND Mrs. John H. Crooker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Allen Mr. AND Mrs. H. M. Crosswell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Leland Anderson Mr. AND Mrs. Lloyd K. Davis Mrs. Forrest L. 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