the t „ nee thresherice university, Houston, texas r volume 57, number 4 tliursclay, sej)tember 25, 1960 John Hay a No apparent reason Black-white student couple accosted in Hermann Park Two Rice students, John Bi- go inside the building, but Poole cation. "That doesn't matter," they complaint. According to state rotte, a Lovett sophomore, and told Birotte to "go about his Miss Shepard suggested that told her. "The same thing will law, a suspect held for two Maureen Shepard, a junior in business." Meanwhile a ser- they call the University. happen." two hours must be charged or Brown, were apprehended by geant began questioning Miss While she was waiting for the The whole incident, including taken before a magistrate. If the Hermann Park Patrol Sun- Shepard. ,, officers to make the phone call, the trip to the police station not, the officer is subject to day afternoon while walking' in the receptionist in the Juvenile civil suit for false arrest. Does your daddy know? downtown took about an hour the park across the street from Department, a black woman, "What are you doing in the and a half. the campus. approached Miss Shepard and "The best that can be hoped park with that thing?" he said. Dr. Clark Read, Chairman of asked her why she was there. for," Read said, "though inade- Birotte is black; Miss Shep- "Does your Daddy know Biology Dept. at Rice and presi- "You aren't a runaway, are quate, is an apology." ard is white. you've been seeing that nig- dent of the local chapter of the you?" she queried. According to Birotte, the in- ger?" American Civil Liberties Union, Miss Shepard's reaction to the cident occurred when the pair The sergeant then instructed Being with blacks said the whole procedure was incident was one of disblief. "I've never been more angry in were preparing to leave the Poole and his partner to take When Miss Shepard replied illegal. Read thought it was my entire life. I cannot believe park after spending the after- Miss Shepard to the police sta- negatively, the receptionist basically a "gut reaction" on how much these people hate noon there. As they walked tion downtown. During- the ride then asked her what she was the part of the police on seeing toward Birotte's car, a patrol- the two officers took turns a white girl with a black boy. Negroes ... I can't express charged with. Misg Shepard an- their-, 'dirt under the feet' atti- man approached and asked quizzing her repeatedly with the "Police have no right to de- swered, "For being with black tude." them for identification. Birotte same questions. people." mand a documentary ID. All a was able to supply it, but Mau- "How old are you?" they The receptionist then sug- person.is required to do is ver- Dr. Read's reaction was more reen had none in her posession. asked. gested to the officers that since bally tell his name. The officer succinct. "The whole thing They were taken to Park Po- they had no reason to detain had no evidence lor reasonable, "What were you doing with stinks," he said. lice headquarters where they that nigger?" Miss Shepard, she should be re- suspicion. It was unlawful be- havior on the part of the offi- were met by another patrolman. Miss Shepard was taken to leased. The officers then took cer," Read said. Birotte asked the second officer the Juvenile Division at the Miss Shepard back to the park, for his name and badge number, station where her interrogation and let her out with a warning. The ACLU sent letters of pro- Masters pass but he refused to give the in- continued. She explained that "If we ever catch you in the test to the Chief of Police and formation. (The officer's badge, she was a Rice student, but the park witth that creep again, the the Mayor, but since Miss Shep- with his name, C. N. Poole, was officers threatened to detain her same thing will happen." ard was not actually charged new open house in plain sight, Birote said.,) at the station overnight if she "I'll have my ID next time," with anything, neither she nor Miss Shepard was forced to did not. prflduce proper identifi- she replied. the ACLU can lodge a formal policy revision The College Masters last night approved a proposal from Archis prepare for curriculum 'revolution' the College presidents which in effect called for open house By DON JOHNSTONE department-wide lecture and side through her personal ap- down the discipline of logical regulations to be determined Those creatures we call archis possibly offer a symbolic split proach, one which expanded the architecture. The students call by each individual College. are offering an exceptional in the department that night mind (? ! ?) to the realm of this the AIA (very similar to example for all departments by work into two different curri- art and the needs and feelings AMA) approach of how to run The presidents had met with taking some interest in, and culums—one group proceeding of human environment. Their an office. the Masters last Monday to dis- thinking about power in, the with present arrangements and next year was, to a large extent, But many of the' archis have cuss revisions informally, and over-all-ness of their education. another along more flexible a continuation of this open end- found out about offices in the met Wednesday to draw up Twenty-three (of 43) members lines. ed approach to creating "en- summer, and about the total- specific proposals for a new uni- of the' Jr. Arch, class signed vironmental spaces" rather than itarian aspects of AIA. They versity open house policy. Creative discipline pass-fail request slips and tack- "buildings," under the direction have decided they want to be It is fitting that such creative The recommendation called ed them to the lab wall (oh, of Todd and Papademetrion. creative of' innovative rather revolution should begin with for deletion of sections two and that we had a church door) AIA approach than merely competent (as Mr. the archis; theirs is a creative three from the university reg- along with a note respectfully The division in architectural Todd describes the reputation discipline (or so they are now ulations concerning open house, requesting departmental discus- thinking, naturally, fell right of Rice grads). Some have de- demanding); they live together and further requested that each sion of the grading system in into their laps with the third cided they want to study archi-, and work together and share College be permitted to establish architecture. The slips were of- year, quite well defined. Dr. tecture for its creative poten- one identity as if they were a its own rules. fered as symbols of their frus- Newton is best qualified to tials rather than in order to fit roving commune, or college; ti-ation with what they consider- teach them, this year, the or- well into the professional estab- Section two reads, "No Col- their department is unique, set ed an archaic, absurd grading ganizational processes of get- lishment. In the department lege may have regular recurring off from the more scholarly system. ting a building built, how one there are still those who want or automatic open house during disciplines, and a neat, small At the time of writing of this goes about office procedure in this "training" but now there the evening hours." package with which they can article plans were established a firm, how one defines for him- are many who want the educa- easily experiment. Section three states that to meet in the junior lab Wed- self just what is wanted by the tion with no time wasted in "There may not be mere than nesday night and paint (or But there are more reasons developer, the client, the con- training. two evening open-house oc- whatever) the sterile white why this is happening in the tractor, the future occupants, Something else is being left casions per week in any Col- walls into a creative environ- archi department, and with the how one accomplishes what is out, presently, of our archis' lege." ment for their attempts toward junior class. One can receive expected of him. Dr. Newton's education: sociology, psychology, creative projects. Plans, in ad- training in architecture, or one motto is "process before pro- and to some extent, art. In their As it stands now, the pro- dition, are to. call a meeting to can receive (produce for him- ject." He requests that his stu- few remaining precious hours posal is only a recommendation; •gather concrete proposals for self) an education in it. dents put aside, temporarily, they are, of course, free to touch it will not go into effect until the restructuring of the archi their past learned approaches When the juniors were fresh- such courses just enough to passed by the Committee on education; this meeting would and master the art of giving the men under Miss Evans they be- realize all three have immeasur- Undergraduate Affairs and by occur at the same time as a came aware of the educational public what it wants, of getting (Continued on pane 2) acting president Vandiver. Revol ti Stanford updates trustee board (Continue,^ ..?d "fro m page 1) is supposed to be going on ented students, this can some- Stanford joined the 20th Cen- tenure at Rice, he appointed able consequences for archi- throughout the semester, but it times become a substantial tury last week. The trustees of students to faculty and admin- tecture.