The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1950 Page: 4 of 8
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Sachar Speaks At Hillel Installation
Capacity Crowd Hears Brandeis University Head;
Dr. Houston At Temple Emanu El Services
by Jerry Sobel
can jump into the future. He be-
lieves that we must deal with the
"We must not be fatalists if we hope to solve the maze of T T to-1"' th" ™
complex problems facing our civilization today. We must not
accept the future as inevitable. Once we realize that to a cer- ,, ,
tain.extent our problems are man-made and that they can be
Bpjyeci by. man, we are well on the way toward overcoming
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e present world difficulties.
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| This was the essence of the
m^ss.age delivered by Dr.
iA-brain L. Sachar to an almost-ca-
pacity crowd who gathered in Tem-
ple Emanu El to witness the formal
installation of the Hillel chapter into
the family of Rice student religious
organizations. It was significant
that people of various denominations
were present so close to National
Brotherhood Week, for it is such
interfaith activity which helps one
develop that understanding neces-
sary to improve inter-denomination-
al relationships.
The installation ceremony was
held as a part of the regular Sab-
bath evening religious service. Jack
Lapin, who acted very ably as mas-
ter of ceremonies, took time to ex-
press the gratitude of all the Hillel
members to those who were insti*u-
mental in the formation of the chap-
ter. Harry Wishnow, president of
the University of Houston chapter
of Hillel, pledged the cooperation
of that unit and extended his best
wishes to the new Rice" chapter,
which was welcomed into the Rice
Student Religious Council by Jim
Butler, president of that group.
Dr. W. V. Houston gave a warm
welcome to the new organization,
expressing his hope that the group
would foster better relations and
understanding between the various
campus religious organizations,
which, while not a part of the
school proper, and an integral part
of school life. He emphasized the
fact that Rice was not a sectarian
school and consequently accepted
students of all denominations, en-
couraging them to share in the
benefits of their various student
religious organizations. Dr. Hous-
ton maintained that an enlight-
ened perspective into religious
ideas shows us that the similar-
ities of the separate sectarian
^ideologies are more outstanding
than are their differences. Per-
haps through organizations like
Hillel, which promotes religious
self-education and interfaith activ-
ities, such a perspective can be at
least partially acquired.
Larry Katz, president of the Hil-
lel chapter, accepted the welcomes
extended to the chapter, expressing
his indebtedness to those who made
the Establishment of the chapter and
the installation program possible.
After pledging his wholehearted
support to the aims of Hillel, he in-
troduced the guest speaker, Dr.
Sachar.
Dr. Sachar, who was present at
the founding of the first Hillel or-
ganization over twenty-six years
ago, is now president of the first
Jewish-endowed American Univer-
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solution.
sity which admits students of all
faiths, the Brandeis University in
Waltham, Massachusetts.
The Hillel organization was be-
gun at the insistence of a non-
Jewish professor at the Univer-
sity of Illinois, who was appalled
at the aparent ignorance of their
extensive religious heritage that
many of his Jewish students ex-
hibited. In addressing a group of
rabbis, this professor pointed out
that most of the other religious
faiths had organizations at the
university which were not actual-
ly a part of the university, and
which served as a cultural, re-
ligious, and fraternal center of
activity for the many students.
B'nai B'rith, a National Jewish
lodge with both cultural and char-
itable aims, responded to the stim-
ulus and began the establishment
of Hillel chapter at numerous col-
leges, Rice being the 201st cam-
pus to have such an organization.
Dr. Sachar served as national di-
rector of these Hillel chapters until
he was appointed president of' the
Brandeis University.
After giving the brief history of
the development of the Hillel Foun-
dation, Dr. Sachar expounded the
role that religion and education play
in our lives today. "It is not diffi-
cult to see that the world is faced
with an international crisis," he
said..
"The slow progress of the U.N.,
the aggressive Communistic factors,
the threat of the H-Bomb—all these
make many believe that a war is in-
evitable." Such a fatalistic attitude
is detrimental to the sfolution of the
important problems which exist to-
day. Some of us think we can solve
the woi-ld problems by returning to
normalcy—the good old days of our
grandfathers, who lived with a
strong religious fervor in a world
with problems mild in comparison
to ours today.
Such thought is fallacious accord-
ing to Dr. Sachar, for we can no
is a faith in the orderliness of the
universe and in the ability of man
to determine his destiny; and since
education gives us the equipment
to solve our problems, the two are
indispensible to us if we are not to
become fatalists and defeatists.
After the services, there was a
reception held in the Temple, at
which time the public was invited
to greet the speakers personally
and inspect the new temple.
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As an educator, Dr. Sachar is
famHiar with the ways of think-
ing students exhibit. Many of us
think that the economic forces in "VoiCC Of TllC Turtle"
operation and the gargantuan
problems of international relations To Open Thursday
are too big for us to handle. What * "
is to happen will happen—it is in-
evitable. Dr. Sachar'g point is this:
once we realize that the problems
that exist are to a great extent
man-made, and as such are sol-
uble by human minds, we are well
on the way toward overcoming
the difficulties which seem insur-
mountable.
This attitude will provide us with
the assurance that all is not in-
evitable—for as we create new prob-
lems, so can we solve them, if we
attack them in time. Since religion
The Houston Little Theater will
present "Voice of the Turtle," pop-
ular Broadway play, beginning
March 2. The show will run until
March 18, with no performances on
Monday nights.
Neal Prince, president of the Lit-
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dent tickets for the production will
be available for Sunday nights at
$.80. Regular tickets are $1.50.
Performances will begin at 8:15
at the Little Theater at 707 Chelsea.
New Members of
Literary Societies
Are Announced
(Continued from Page 1)
Locke, Shirley Armstrong, Carol
Marshall, Carolyn Wilson, Barbara
Howe, Florence White, Allyce Tins-
ley, Mabel Landua and Dorothy Kel-
ley. A slumber party was given at
the home of Helen Coddou.
SLLS: June Martin, Suzanne
Goodson, Elizabeth Bonin, Nancy
Ring, Janet Work, Harriet Minter,
Joan Clutter, Pete Eckol, Mary Ann
Durham, Jean Morrow, Virginia Lee
Smith, Louise Hogaboom, Marilyn
Vreugde, Bonnie Gray, Dorothy
Wottrich, Phyllis McStravick, Imo-
gene Wright and Barbara Taylor.
New members were honored with
a luncheon yesterday at the Junior
League.
PALS: Erminie Chambers, Sarah
Faulkner, Julia Picton, Therese Ar-
nold, Beverly Carter, Beverly Kemp,
Elizabeth McGinty and Chaille
Walsh. A party was held Thursday
night at the home of Alice York.
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