LD 4711 .R3a 1960/61 GENERAL ANNO SEPTEMBER, 1960—JUNE, 1961 WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY formerly, The Rice Institute HOUSTON, TEXAS The name of the Rice Institute was changed to WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY on July 1, 1960 Pubhcation of the General Announcements of the Rice University is annual. The next issue will be for the period from September, 1961, to June, 1962. These Announcements are the catalogue of the Rice Uni\'ersity. The Rice Institute Pamphlet containing selected monographs is also published occasionalh/ at Houston. Texas. GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS for SEPTEMBER, 1960—JUNE, 1961 of WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 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 yVcwS^'iT Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis members and Sloan Foundation funding http://www.archive.org/details/riceuniversityge196061hous CONTENTS Academic Calendar v Officers of Administration vi Board OF Governors vii Historical Sketch 1 Instructional and Research Staff 4 Staff of the Library 39 Staff of the Athletic Department 41 Rice Institute Associates . 42 Requirements for Admission 43 General Information 48 Chairs and Lectures 56 Stipends and Funds 59 Curricula and Degrees 68 Rules of Examinations and Standing 75 Courses of Instruction 79 Reserve Officers' Training Corps Programs .... 153 Index 160 m /\CV^J3c^^7 1960 1961 July January S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 81 August S M T W T F S 1 2 S 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 39 20 31 September S M T W T F S 12 3 4-4. 6 7 8 9 10 11112 13 14 15 16 17 18 T9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 October S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 November S M T W T F S 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 a*"^*-*^ 27= 28 29 30 December S M T W F S 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20-^ S^ 2S f* 25 2jR !^ as «J9 ^p^*l ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1960-61 Thursday, Sept, 1 Last Day for Returning Registration Cards Sunday, Sept. 4 . Arrival of Freshmen Monday, Sept. 5-9 Freshman Week Monday, Sept. 5 . Matriculation Address, 5:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 Opening of Courses Wednesday, Nov. 23 Beginning of Thanksgiving Recess, 6:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28 Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 Beginning of Christmas Recess, 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3 . Resiunption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 Last Day of First Term Classes Tuesday, Jan. 17 Beginning of Mid-year Examinations Monday, Jan. 30 . Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, Mar. 28 Beginning of Easter Recess, 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 4 . Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Thursday, May 18 Last Day of Classes Saturday, May 20 Beginning of Final Examinations Friday, June 2 . Baccalaureate Exercises Saturday, June 3 . Forty-eighth Commencement 1961-62 Friday, Sept. 1 . Last Day for Returning Registration Cards Sunday, Sept. 3 . Arrival of Freshmen Monday, Sept. 4-8 Freshman Week Monday, Sept. 4 . Matriculation Address, 5:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11 Opening of Courses Wednesday, Nov. 22 Beginning of Thanksgiving Recess, 6:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27 Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20 Beginning of Christmas Recess, 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3 Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 Last Day of First Term Classes Tuesday, Jan. 16 Beginning of Mid-year Examinations Monday, Jan. 29 . Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Thursday, Apr. 19 Beginning of Easter Recess, 6:00 p.m. Friday, Apr. 27 . Resumption of Courses, 8:00 a.m. Thursday, May 17 Last Day of Classes Saturday, May 19 Beginning of Final Examinations Friday, June 1 . Baccalaureate Exercises Satiurday, Jime 2 . Forty-ninth Commencement OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION WILLIAM VERMILLION HOUSTON, Ph.D., D.Sc, LL.D. President THAD NORTON MARSH, M.A., B.Litt. Assistant to the President CAREY CRONEIS, Ph.D., LL.D., D.Sc, D.Eng. Provost GEORGE HOLMES RICHTER, Ph.D. Dean of the University WILLIAM HENRY MASTERSON, Ph.D. Dean of Humanities LEVAN GRIFFIS, Ph.D. Dean of Engineering JAMES REDDING SIMS, Ph.D. Adviser to Men NANCY MOORE EUBANK, B.A. Adviser to Women JAMES BERNARD GILES, M.A. Director of Admissions ALTA FISHER PATRICK Assistant to the Director of Admissions MICHAEL VINCENT McENANY, M.A. Registrar ELIZABETH MILLIGAN REYNOLDS, B.A. Assistant to the Registrar ROLAND HEYNE Bursar HOWARD ALEXANDER THOMPSON, M.A. Development Assistant VI BOARD OF GOVERNORS TRUSTEES GEORGE RUFUS BROWN: CHAIRMAN GUS SESSIONS WORTHAM: FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN WILLIAM ALEXANDER KIRKLAND: VICE-CHAIRMAN JESSE NEWTON RAYZOR: VICE-CHAIRMAN JOHN SMITH IVY: SECRETARY-TREASURER LAMAR FLEMING, JR. HARMON WHITTINGTON TERM MEMBERS HERBERT ALLEN DANIEL RALEIGH BULLARD ROBERT PACE DOHERTY WENDEL D. LEY HENRY MALCOLM LOVETT JOHN W. MECOM MILTON R. UNDERWOOD JAMES O. WINSTON, JR. GOVERNOR ADVISORS FRANCIS TARRANT FENDLEY J. SAYLES LEACH MASON GRAVES LOCKWOOD JACK C. POLLARD JOHN THOMAS RATHER, JR. ROBERT HILLYER RAY JOHN R. SUMAN Vll WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY HISTORICAL SKETCH William Marsh Rice, a native of Massachusetts, founded the Rice Institute in Houston, where he had spent a great part of his hfe. The founder's ashes are contained in the base of a bronze statue by John Angel, at the center of the Academic Court. The Rice Institute was incorporated in 1891 under a charter which allowed large freedom in the organization of an institution to be dedicated to the advancement of literature, science, and art. On December 28, 1907, the Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Edgar Odell Lovett, professor of mathematics and head of the astronomy department at Princeton University, to be the first president of the Institute. Tlie new university was opened in September, 1912, after careful and extended planning, to an entering class of seventy-seven students. The enrollment expanded rapidly at the Institute during the early years. Since 1924, annual admission of undergraduate stu- dents has been limited to about 450. No restriction has so far been placed on the acceptance of qualified graduate students. Up to 1960, the Rice Institute has enrolled more than twenty- one thousand students and has conferred more than ten thou- sand degrees. In 1946, Dr. Lovett retired as president and was succeeded by Dr. William V. Houston. Dr. Lovett became president emeritus; he died in 1957. During World War II, the Board of Trustees was actively plan- ning the post-war development of the Institute. Based on a com- prehensive survey undertaken early in 1945, a long-range de- velopment program was formulated, whose spirit is indicated by the first of its twelve points. It shall continue to be the objective of the Rice Institute to provide especially good training for a limited number of students. The Institute will provide a broad and sound basic program with a well-developed and strong curriculum in arts and letters and with the emphasis on science and research that is required to meet changing circumstances. 2 WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY The development program has been carried forward very actively. The most visible evidence has been the number of new buildings erected in recent years. The M, D. Anderson Hall, a classroom and oflBce building, was opened in 1947. The Fondren Library was opened for use in May, 1949. In rapid succession have come the Abercrombie Engineering Laboratory; Wiess Hall, a fourth residence hall for two hundred men; a nuclear research laboratory housing a six-million-volt Van de GraaflF generator provided by the Atomic Energy Commission; a home for the President; a new football stadium which seats 70,000 persons; and a gymnasium containing a swimming pool and o£Bces for the physical education department. In 1956-57, by enlarging the existing dormitories and erecting new dining halls, lounges, and homes for the masters, Rice created four residential colleges for men: Baker, Will Rice, Hanszen, and Wiess. The Mary Gibbs Jones College for Women was opened in September of 1957. A geology building, a biology building, and the Hamman Hall auditorium were all completed early in 1958, and the Rice Memorial Center, connected by a cloistered walk to the Rice Memorial Chapel, with associated oflBces and meeting rooms for various student religious groups, was opened in 1959. Like the building program, all other phases of the post-war plans announced by the Trustees have been vigorously developed. The number of faculty members has grown from less than seventy before the war to over one hundred seventy. A depart- ment of geology and several courses in music have been added. The undergraduate curricula have been revised and are con- tinuing to undergo revision; procedures for selecting students for admission have been made increasingly rigorous; and programs of graduate study and research have been greatly expanded. Dur- ing the academic year 1959-60 there were 319 graduate students enrolled, and there were twelve post-doctoral fellows and re- search associates working in the laboratories of the Institute.