The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 1947 Page: 2 of 6
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Students and the Student Council
The student council deserves the Attention of the
dent body. For that reason the THRESHER hat adopted the
policy of printing each week the minutes of the council.
The secondary reason for the printing of the minutes ie
to let the twenty members of the council know that their
actions and absences are noted by the student body.
In past years the governing body of the Institute has
been lackadaisical. Individually, perhaps, the members were
interested and energetic; yet collectively they weren't effi-
cient. The idea seemed to be "why should I work if no one
else is going to?" The members would spend an hour a week
attending the meetings and let their names be placed on
committees, but would spend very little outside time in ef-
fort and thought.
It is hoped that the current council is not of this type.
They have an excellent president this year. Ed Jennings will
do m good job if he has the proper coopration.
Since the majority of the Institute's student body lives
off the campus, Rice does not have the rabid partisan ac-
tivities of Bagdad-on-the-Rrazos or the Collossus-on-the-Color-
ado. Nor would any one at Rice desire such. However, we
of the student body should be interested and informed about
the workimrs of our own student council. Your class represen-
tatives are there to act for your interest. Seek them out and
let them know how you feel on an issue, or make suggestions
to them.
Most of? t he council's meetings are open. They meet every
Tuesday at. noon in A. B. 201. If anyone desires to appear
before the group with something to say, he should be wel-
comed Or if iie desires merely to listen, all he has to do is
It} walk in.
Then' ott the follow ing Thursday he can read what hap-
pened. A member of the THRESHER staff is present at all
open meetings using his discretion about whether a decision
ahould be headlined on the front page or left to be printed
on page 2 with the minutes. - - - r.f.f.
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Let's Face It...
A football jcanv lias three main participants from one
side--the team, the coach, and the student support of that
team end coach. While winning, a team receives unanimous
acclaim and the coach is little credited for a well fielded ball
club. L.-t, Unit leam be the loser, and suddenly attention
boomerangs..'back to the coach with criticism terrific.
The most important factor of all is the loyal backing of
every member of tin- .-Indent body. Dissention in any group
can only mean kick of unity and coordination on the field.
The Owls still have the same team the scribes touted
two weeks ago, and that they haven't reached their peak yet
is very much to their advantage. A peak can only be held for
a *hort while, and we still have a season ahead of us!
Think win- raise the roof tops with cheers—and look
out Southwe t, Conference, we're gunning for a comeback.
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The Institute Grows
Both Rice Institute and the city of Houston are on the
threshold of a tremendous stride forward.
Recently an article was printed in one of the Houston
newspapers to 'the effect, that Rice was planning a new stad-
ium with a seating capacity of 60,000 next year. A few
>ear' 'later, this -tedium will be doubledecked, increasing the
,120 e'0ft.::
Tim coming of this structure is of momentous import-
ance. Tijie s f a d i u m will help Houston no end because
the rjfy is just reaching man-sized proportions, and one of
the marks of a metropolis is a place capable of holding large
crowds, ■
The new stadium will really put Rice on the map, athle-
tically. Southwi * Conference teams are frequently under-
rated because they do not compete with the top-flight teams
of the Far West, Mid-West, and East. This new stadium
will being Hie big 'teams here. Notre Dame. Army, Michigan,
or horn California could hardly be expected to come here
end pl'i.v ba crowd of 30,000 when they can always get
crowds of at least 50,000 elsewhere. The University of
Texas foresaw this, enlarged Memorial Stadium, and immedi-
ately drew a prize plumb, North Carolina.
ft ice with its fine teams should always get games with
"big lime" te^rns without always trekking all over the coun-
try. and thanks to the efforts of Jess Neely and his staff,
a happy ending is in sight. ,d.miller
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Contributors this issue
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Cowan, Charles Deiches, C:
Sara Lu Johnson, Jimmy
Gladys Mugg, Melvin Paul,
Joe Tucker, Bob Wilkins.
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Dm# iir:
After perusing The THRESHER
(or what has four wheels end
flaggs?), e greet omission wet ob-
vious. For those who dont smol
Regis, who dont reed Etude, The
New Yorker, Antiques and Tl
Weeklv Review of Dog Breeding
above the Arctic Circle, the entire
back page with the cultural column
"Footlights" Is wasted. Are you,
Mr. Flaw, forgetting those who
buy Blo-Blo, the plastic bubble
(either the 29c or 49c sizes), who
read True Story, Photoplay, Col-
lege Humor, and Cosmic Comics?
After a time consuming 1 n-
vestigation of the "nerseverlng
readew" of The THRESHER (or
what has four wheels and f laggs ?),
the need to satisfy their insatiable
craving is apparent. Not being able
to imitate the style of Teen Maga-
zine or of Louella O. Parsons, I do
not volunteer my services. How-
ever, there seems to be adequate
talent on the staff at present.
To attain the necessary intellec-
tual level, several topics are sug-
gested below, preventing over-tax-
intr the ability of the staff for the
first several weeks. After that, Mr.
Mewhinney's column should provide
the friction for the spark of genius.
A permanent starter for "Proscen-
ium Prattle," appearing on the
front page of course, might be
"Whether girls should wear shoes
to football games"! followed by
"Platforms, or Get your heels to
your hems, if you don't get hems
to your heels."
Vours for a THRESHER which
satisfies the well known Chinese
proverb.
(Name withheld on request).
THE EDITOR PRO
Dear sir;
May an innocent observer add his
two eetttis worth to the brickbats
and bouquets that are likely to fol-
low your statement of editorial pol-
icy ?
It seems that, since I am one- of
the printers who sets the type for
the THRESHER, it would be inap-
propriate to submit this letter for
publication in the THRESHER. You
may do so, however, should you feel
inclined. It is submitted in a purely
uninhibited vein. I am of the same
school of thought as that advocated
by H, L. Mencken, Charles Darwin,
and the great English scientist and
mathematician, Sir Isaac Newton,
Further, it would not look cricket
to publish i letter so wholly in ac-
cord with your editorial views as
to appear "slanted." I have avidly
followed your columns in last year's
THRESHER while you were "a
mere editorial assistant." Your
style of writing pleased me greatly,
and the sincerity of the writer of
this letter Is to be measured only
by the attitude of its recipient,
you have only to believe it or dis-
miss it from your mind as being
merely "an epistle from some her^
worshiping crank."
I assure vou that I am neither a
hero-worshiper, nor am I a crank.
I am a deafened linotype operator
who speaks his mind exactly as he
thinks, without recourse to flattery.
Also, since I am. almost totally deaf,
written and printed language is my
best media of communication. Na-
ture, in compensation for my loss
of hearing, has endowed me with a
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THURSDAY
American Chemical Society
1*0 p.m.—Chem. Lect Hell
Christian Selenee Organisation
1 tSO p.m.—A-House
FRIDAY
Canterbury Club Corporate Com-
munion—7 a.m.—Palmer Chap.
Thresher Staff Meeting
18—Thresher Office
Campanile Editorial Staff Meeting
IS—A. B. 801
Freshman Class Meeting
18:80 p.m.—Physics Amph.
SATURDAY
Student Council Dance
9:00 p.m.—Elk's Hall
SUNDAY
S. L. L. S. Open House for Men
Students—7-10 p.m.—
2281 Rosedale
OCTOBER 13th
E.B.L.S. Meeting
12—A-House
OCTOBER 14th
Dramatics Club Meeting
7:16 p.m.—A-House
OCTOBER lflth
Tau Beta Pi Meeting
4:45 p.m.—M. L. 206.
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WOMEN'S COUNCIL ELECTIONS
Any sophomore girl interested in
representing her class on the wo-
men's council, should turn in a pe-
tition, signed by 10 sophomore girls
in good standing, to Miss Lane by
Saturday.
The representative will he chosen
by the women's council Oct. 13.
Student Body Asked to Voice Opinions
On Controversial Negro Question
Discussed at Meeting of fi. S. A.
fair-to-middling ability to grasp and
observe every detail in written or
printed language.
Now to do away with all this tal'
in Lhe first person! I am merel
trying to convey to you the reason
for this letter. I think your ideas
concerning 'he new editorial poli-
cies of the THRESHER are good.
It is obvious to me that you are
going to speak your mind through
the columns of the THRESHER ex-
actly as you think, which is a com-
mendable attitude. After all, what
good is "a newspaper controlled"
by certain groups who would have
others think and believe as they do?
Believe me, this generation, and the
generations to come (I hope), will
never see CONTROLLED
THOUGHT come to pass. A news-
paper whose columns are wide open
to both sides of every question is
a newspaper that is going to go
places; whereas, a newspaper whose
columns bespeak cliquish ideas is
going to be consigned to .waste
baskets without even being opened
for a glarfce at the front page.
I do hope you will hold true to
your promise to publish the work
of Rice's professors and instructors.
I, for one, am intensely interested
in the progress of science and do
hope it will be my pleasure to "set
up into type" some more fine ad-
dressee such as the one made by
Doctor Houston in the current issue
of the THRESHER.
Webster Wheeler.
During the past few years, and especially the past few
weeks, more and move articles have been appearing In Houston
and other Texas newsplpers concerning this so-called "negro
problem." Today all citisens of Texas are faeed with the
problem of deciding what they are going to think and what
they are going to do about
such things as segregation.
unequal educational opportun-
ities, etc. This article In the
THRESHER is designed to in-
vite the Rice students to express
their own views on this subject.
The author of this article has a
special reason for wanting to know
how Rice students feel about this
f-ubject. A few weeks ago I was
called upon to represent the Rice
student body at the constitutional
convention of the proposed Nation-
al Students Association, This prob-
lem came up and nearly wrecked
the convention before a compromise
was reached. This proved to me that
there is much misinformation and
misunderstanding between Amer-
icans as to the exact issues involved.
After a great deal of worry and
thought I came to the conclusion
that s'nee I had no way of know-
ing how the majority of Rice stu-
dents felt on this problem it would
lie best for me to follow my own
convictions, and hope that these rep-
resented the majority opinion of the
Rice student body. Having chosen
this course I now feel called upon
to ask for justification or repudia-
tion.
You Agree
o I shall ask: Do you agree , . .
I believe that segregation is mor-
ally wrong, but that it is deeply root-
ed in the prejudices of the people
of Texas, and I consider the people
of Texas the salt of the earth in
spite of this, I would personally
like to convince all of the people of
Texas, that such things as were
previously mentioned are wrong,
and that not only must these man-
made barriers that have been erect-
ed between men by men be done
away with, but that even this is
not enough. The people of Texas,
and of the South, the United States
and the world for that matter, must
establish between all men a feel-
ing of respect, of trust, of fellow-
ship.
It ir not enough to provide for
equal educational and economic op-
portunities, it is not enough to abol-
ish segregation; the problem and
its answers are too complex for
such simple solutions. This problem
is social, it is economic, it is po-
litical, it is psychological, and it is
emotonai.
Complex Problem
Snce this problem is so complex
I realize that it will take long, -long
years of wearisome effort before
we ever approach a solution. But
until such time as the people of
Texas are convinced that we must
provide equal opportunities and
privileges for all men, I think It is
necessary that I, as an individual,
do my best to bring about these
changes. But until such a time as
the majority of the people of Texas
are convinced that, they must
change their laws and their at-
titudes I conceive it my duty to
"abide by th? laws of Texas (i.e.,
the 'Jim Crow' laws), to abide by
the conventions of a segregated so-
ciety, and to uphold such things as
segregated school systems even
though I believe that such things
are unfair and unjust."
At the convention in Madison we
necessarily had to debate this ques-
tion upon the basic issues, such as
I have outlined, even though we
were merely deciding the question
whether the NSA should go on rec-
ord as opposing segregated school
systems. Or. behalf of the Rice stu-
dent body, and still following my
own convictions, I did not favor this
National organization opposing that
which was the plainly evident will
of the people of Texas. However, I
made it clear that I thought it was
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Student Council Minutes
OCTOBER 7
The meeting was called to order, the roll was called and the
minutes were read. The following members were absent: Wayne
Collins, Ed Jennings.
Bill Davis presented the treasurer with the insurance policy
for the public address system, and read the announcement that
the student council was to elect the third cheer leader at this
meeting. Bubba Morrison was elected to fill this office.
The student council approved the selling of the O.W.L.S. stu-
dent directory for 30c each this year.
Brady Tyson, Rice representative to the national Students'
Association constitutional convention, gave a report on the ac-
tivities there. .lim Smith, past president of the N.S.A., was In-
troduced.
It was moved and passed that no corsages would be permitted
at the student council dance Saturday. *:
Frank Sheldon brought up the problem of inviting the faculty
to Rice dances, but it was decided to leave this issue until next
week's meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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