The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1953 Page: 2 of 6
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THE THRESHER
FRIDAY, OCTOBER SO, IMS
Parking-1/ Some Changes Are Needed
Revived Thresher "crusades" are sometimes as
unsavory as last week's leftovers on the dinner table.
On the other hand, sometimes by their very nature
they retain much of their original zest and flavor.
The majority of students and faculty, we be-
lieve, will agree that a retake on the parking situation
would be an instance of the latter case. Nothing has
been done to alleviate the acute parking space shortage
on the campus and something definitely needs to be
done.
And while we are on the subject of grounds and
there are a few more items that have been discussed
in the Student Council recently on this topic that
deserve mention and investigation.
Number one is the Navy Gate entrance. This
has received considerable mention outside the council
meetings as well as inside. Several fairly serious
automobile accidents have been reported at that en-
trance as well as some minor ones. Visual clearance
is poor and the turn is a sharp one. It bears looking
into.
Number two is the need for a sidewalk along
the road to the field house and the stadium. There
are several fine new campus sidewalks put in over the
summer, but neither was needed half as much as the
one mentioned.
Number three is the correction of some sinking
sidewalks and pathways in front of the library. Either
these should be corrected or a respirator should be
purhased and kept on hand at the circulation desk
when the forthcoming heavy rains one again submerge
this part of the campus.
There is no doubt in our "minds that Rice has
one of the finest campuses in the nation, but this
should not preclude a few improvements.
A Letter Provokes Comment
Let's face the facts; the hard, cold facts. There's
plenty of sense in the letter to the editor below con-
cerning the Bum's Rush.
You're going to offend somebody no matter
what kind of dance or parly you throw. Whether you
drink soda pop or grain alcohol; "whether you dance
ihe lirginia Reel or throw beer cans, you'll offend
someone. 1 hat's not the tooint of this editorial.
Threshing It Out
This is the point. Aslf the man who f(noWs. Asl(
the man who recently has tried to rent a hall for a
Rice dance. Asl( the man who has recently tried to
rent a place for a Rice parly.
That's the point. The word is getting around
town that it doesn't pay to rent your place for a
Rice dance or party. Those are the facts. Think
about it.
To the Editor
This year is my i'irst in college
and although the word freshman
has various connotations, I do not
think that was as a whole are too
naive a groop. Certainly there will
be many things which will be new
and different for us. We will be-
come accustomed to some of these
in the next four years, but from
many viewpoints parties such as
•In one given two weeks ago are
not a necessary part <>f a full col-
lege career.
I am as green a.s freshman come
but. even before this year I have
been in groups where there was
moderate drinking and maybe, on
occasion, in one in which a boy or
two would get drunk. I 41m used to
seeing people drink and it is not
up to me to criticise their actions,
although 1 don't condone them. The
tiling \ can not understand is why
people as old as we are cannot
find a better, more sane way to
have a good time than at such
"drunken brawls" as the Bum's
Hush ?
I understand that there was more
damage done to the gymnasium in
which the affair was given than
the profits could cover; also', be-
cause of this and previous Bum's
Rushs, the Rally Club is now at a
ioss to find a place for the next
Bum's Rush. These may just be
rumors but there is usually some
truth in even rumors. As I have
said I am just a freshman but
even from such a lowly position it
seems a shame to carry the name
of a fine school to the ground be-
cause the students could find no
better way to relax than by tear-
ing up property and clothes, by
getting stupidly drunk, and by mak-
ing fools of themselves.
This type of entertainment is
•for people with no initiative, for
those who want to get something
for nothing. Couldn't we find a
kind of party that w<Juld serve the
same purple, that of having fun,
but one which would not leave
such a dark mark against those
who gave it. Parties are fun but
when they . become nothing except
drinking bouts the fun seems to
fade. Perhaps in the future there
will be enough people like myself
who want a little better way to
amuse themselves and eventually
there will be substitutes for the
Bum's Rush.
Name Withheld Upon Request
lo the Editor:
Recently, in relation Lo your sur-
vey on the Ivinsey Report, you car-
ried a quotation from a newspaper,
the SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE.
The writer of the article had some
strange, but common ideas on the
subject of sex, upon which I would
like to comment.
. . .Sex, as a physiological proc-
ess and like all other physiological
processes, is important because of
its relation to ourselves. If we are
to understand man, we must under-
stand the processes which comprise
man. To study the body, neglecting
sex (perhaps because of its inti-
macy, as suggested by the editor
of the SOUTHERN CONSERVA-
TIVE) is as ridiculous as studying
a certain chemical reaction neglect-
ing the temperature.
It is easy to understand why the
lady who wrote the article and
thousands of others have these cer-
tain ideas. It is also easy to under-
stand why the ancients held that the
earth was the center of the uni-
verse. We are all men, subject to
the same, or relatively the same
physical drives. In our position, we
may as well content ourselves with
the status quo and at least free our
minds of stupid prejudices.
John Chambers
To. the Editor:
I am a Rice engineer. On about
May 23, 1951, I was just finishing
an experiment on nuclear fishon in
Physics 100 lab when something
went wrong. The critical mass of
Heapsogen was exceeded and I was
almost disintegrated. Luckily, no
one else was in the room at the
time. This being a silent release of
the vital energy, no one came to my
rescue.
The next day or the next week (1
don't remember), a janitor, named
Wette Bak, cleaned up the debri
(including me because 1 was disin-
tegrated). All of this filthy, slimy
mess was then ^.deposited with care
in the under-chamber of the Com-
mons. (Everyone knows how the
smell is around there sometimes.)
The heavier particles of oder set-
tled into this catch-all of the beaut-
iful Rice Campus. It was unbearable
at first but I didn't gripe; I grew
to like it after a while, in fact en-
jo.v it.
I am sending this note out to the
Thresher office by pack rat and I
trust it will be accepted in good
faith.
I would like to request that this
mess be cleaned up and I be re-
leased.
Give my regards to Kay's Bar,
Bill Williams, and the Roost. Es-
pecially send my deepest sympathy
to those laughing boys who partake
of their staff of life in what we so
laughingly call the Commons.
Dejected
This note was ignored at first
until it was realized that three
factsv testify to its authenticity:
1. Kay's has closed down. 2. A
gray furry object was seen crawl-
ing into the compartment where
the Roost's trash is kept. And 3.
The spelling clearly indicates the
letter was written by a Rice en-
gineer, disintegrated or not. Ed.
By DOROTHYLE NICHOLL AND CHERYLL MADISON
Excitement Plus .. .
This last weekend was absolutely .perfect as any one could possibly
wish for . . . speaking of the best game anyone has seen in many seasons
and the accompanying gaiety. The Rice student body invaded Austin
en masse to enjoy a spectacular wjn over a favorite rival for the first
time in four years . . , the freshmen also won « smashing victory. An-
other pleasing aspect of the weekend . . . especially for the fminine
populace was the reasonably cool weather which allowed the wearing of
fall clothes that everyone has been eyeing wistfully during this abominable
heat . . . knit suits, wool jersey* dresses et al complimented by leather
jackets and other accessories relieved the feminine imagination which has
for so long been plagued by the uninspirational weather of late. It looks
like cool weather is here at last ... we hope.
Of course everybody at the game cheered their lungs out whether
they sat in the Rice section or in the Texas section. . . . Pan# Riley was
seen with one of our Texas State Legislators no less , . . many ex-Rice,
now Texas students were detected cheering discreetly for the Big Blue. . . .
Austin Friday . . .
Friday night at the Kappa Sig party: Patsy Botts, Carolyn Turner,
Charlie Davis, Lynn Koehler, Mary Ann Gifford, and Austin Scott. ...
At the Manhattan: Bill Lindsey, Mary Anne Mewhinney, Bill Collins, Elsa
and Billy Ed, Jimmy Fife.. .. Ann Bown spotted going to the New Orleans
Bar with a group of people. . . . Jack Hackney gave a going away party
for Bobby Lockwood (army in November) in Huntsville. . . . There were
of course Carolyn Thomas, Jean Youngblood, Bobby Kirkham, Barbara
Kunetka. . . . Party at the apartment of Bass Wallace, Neal Lacey and
Bill McMinn (ex-Riceites). There were Julia Picton, plus others. . . .
George Leramon spotted at Austin's Top Hat with date at Phi Delt gather-
ing. . . .
Saturday . . .
At the Night Hawk for a late breakfast were Barbara Madden, Fred-
die Frederick, Orman Taylor. . . . The Student Assembly of Texas honored
the Rice Student Council at a luncheon . . . including Forrest Ralph, Joan
Cooley, Sherrill Fisk, Admiral Lacey, Ulrich Wolfe and Dean McBride. . . .
Eating at Youngblood's were Robert Harrison, Jack Roady, Jack Verhey-
den, and Bob Perry. . . . Palamino Club attracted Gus Schill, Wendell
Hamrick, Dick Steph, and Richard Vanderzyl. ... At Jack's-around the
Corner were Ann Bordovsky, Ray Montgomery, Joyce Gibson, John Cham-
bers, Jay Weidler, Clayton Stone and Harv Jewett. . . . The beautiful new
Phi Delt house extended its hospitality to Riceites Saturday evening . . .
supping there were Ann Krachey, John Lyle, John McClintock . . . at
their party that night: ex-Riceite, Tom Eaton, Bill Harrison, Jane Rey-
nolds, and others who dropped in to look the. place over. ... At a party
at Evans Atwell's apllrtment were Hutch Hutchinson, Lloyd Swenson,
Curtis Goedecke, Jim O'Brien, Elaine Schwinger, Larry Starr, and Butch
Bryson. . . . Delta Kappa Epsilon hosted a party to Paula Cargill, Warreh
Jaycox, Irene Zakrewska, Bill Garrett, DeeDee Meek and George Nyfeler.
Other Activities of Note . . .
Driving* to the game, (noticed on the road) were Smith, Battle, Mauls-
by, and Michael. . . . Mary Ann Davis is now engaged to one Harry Bor-
den. . . . Julie and Ben Brewer were seen at the Academy Theatre Monday
night . . . Tuesday afternoon Mary Louis Lee gave a kitchen shower for
Joan Taylor at her mother's house—Carolyn Wallace's baby kept all
entertained. . . . Tuesday night at the Marquis were Nell Roberts and
Fred Duckett. . . . The Playhouse hosted to the Rice Football (it deserves
a capital) Team for the opening performance of The Male Animal. . . .
Thursday night the freshman skit and dance afforded a source of enter-
tainment—glimpsed in the can-can line were: Molly Sue Edgar, Angela
Jones, Lannie Price, Dorothy Dobbins, Jane Heyck, Pat Sheehan, and
LaNelle Uechart. ... A sneak preview of the SL's Little Red Riding
Hood's chorus line in the Rice Commons Wednesday noon caused quite a
stir as did the enjoyable performances on the nights of the 27 and the
28th.
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1953, newspaper, October 30, 1953; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230950/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.