The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 21, 1955 Page: 2 of 4
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THE THRESHER
DECEMBER 21, 1955
THe
THRE
MEMBER
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Assistant Editor Donna Paul
Business Manager Herbert Simons
Assistant liusiness Manager Ken Peden
Editorial Board Bill Gordon, Libby Farrar,
Walkar Jordan. Donna Paul, and Alan Ringold
Time For Christmas ?
For the past few weeks it's been the Follies and his-
tory themes, the Follies and lab reports, and the Follies
and hour exams. We've been thinking about our tests, our
papers, our work we haven't done, and even our work we
have to do; but outside the campus instead of greeting one
another with "Have you read that assignment?" or "Can
I see your notes?" people have been saying "Merry Christ-
mas" or "Happy New Year." All wrftpped up in our aca-
demic world, we haven't been very much concerned with
everyone else's "Christmas Spirit."
We just don't have time for that sort of thing. There
was a tree in the lounge and one in the administrative of-
fices and the Co-op even displayed some items suitable for
gifts; but generally speaking, the campus has demonstrat-
ed very little of the season's spirit.
Rice students have often been criticized for maintain-
ing an aloof attitude, and it must be admitted that this
conention is not entirely without merit. We do live apart
from the world during the academic year. But now that
there is a recess for the holidays, we can rejoin the rest of
the world and participate in the Christmas spirit preval-
ent at this time of the year. The Thresher would like to be-
gin by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year as well as a wonderful two weeks in the world.
The Outside Angle
Quotes From MIT And
World's Greatest Teacher
Ike Won't Run,
Stevenson Will
Win, Dems Say
By Butler & Silvers
In last week's mock election
the Rice student body took the
opportunity to pay tribute to
an old soldier who will not
choose to run. This is evident
because of the large number who
voted for Daddy Warbucks. We
can't believe these people were
serious, so we must believe the
Institute Heart has a warm spot
in it after all. If the results of
1 this poll could be applied to the
J nation, next year Eisenhoover
could poll enough Democrat and
Independent votes to assure him
re-election.
Of the Republicans the
school's second choice was Earl
Warren who won't run, and its
third choice was Dick Nixon, who
(God save the country) mustn't.
We Democrats offer as an al-
ternative, the school's second
choice, next president, the best
man in the race, the Honorable
Adlai E. Stevenson. What the
Republicans fail to realize is
that without their answer to
Ben Hogan there will be a mass
switch to the Democratic Party.
Because of the vacuum o f
leadership among the residue of
the Republicans. Even Honest
Harry Truman ran well ahead
of the peerless Californian,
"Goodie" Knight.
Obviously the only conclusion
that can be drawn is that 95
voters forgot their blanket
taxes—the number who signed
the list in order to vote.
LlTTlf MAN ON CAMPUS
by Dick
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"HE'S IN PRIVATE CONFERENCE WITH MISS LUSH-CARE TO WAIT?"
Religious Activities
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By Nancj Annie
i"ne KaJJ issue of the MIT
Newsletter tells of a new chapel
being eret'ted there. This chapel
^ s ..ii almost constant use from
V A. M. until evening, even
tb<iiiyh it isn't quite completed.
iU'e'.nilar services are held there
K.y Reman Catholic, Episcopal
Ka.s-i.ern Orthodox, Jewish, Ve-
i.uaita, Christian Science, Baptist
fa":t'n.-- and the United Christian
Council. Perhaps Rice students
i-ouid take inspiration from this,
sirx-e MIT is also a well-known
"s; udy-hard" engineering school.
From the same issue of the
X e w s 1 e 11 e r wo take an ar-
ticle entitled "Science Has Not
Supplanted or Destroyed Reli-
gion, and Cannot." We quote:
"Science can, however, give a
setting to which our . thoughts
on religious matters must con-
form. In its history, science has
continually forced men to take
an ever wider and grander
I concept of religion, by breaking
: down artificial barriers of igno-
^ ranee and superstition. Its whole
| tendency has been to emphasize
the fundamental! spiritual char-
| acter of «religion."
As ijiy final quote of the year,
j I'll take an excerpt from the
I publications of a student of the
: World's Greatest Teacher:
i "Fear not: Jor, behold, I 'bring
| you good tidings of great joy,
I which shall be to all people. For
j unto you is born this day in the
. city of David a Saviour, ;which is
j Christ the Lord. And this shall be
| a sign unto you; ye shall find the
1 babe wrapped in swaddling
tclothes, lying in a manger . . .
' Glory to Cod i/'j the highest, and
ON EARTH, PEACE,
GOOD WILL TOWARD
j MENr
1 Merry Christmas, Everyone.
236 For Reps,
145 For Dems,
Snows *56 Trend
Who won the election last
Tuesday?—Eisenhower. If you
ask Rice students, we might as
well bury Stevenson right now.
This was not surprising; the
Young Democrats on campus are
as badly split as the State and
National Democratic Parties.
What was unexpected was that
out of 653 voters, 236 listed
themselves as Republicans, 260
as Independents and only 145
as Democrats. This extended to
the faculty; 10 Republicans, 11
Democrats, and 23 Independents.
What is more important is
that Republican and Independent
voters stuck with the Republi-
cans past the first place choice.
Republican candidates received
">71 second place votes to 272 for
Democratic candidates. The big
"question is "Can the Republicans
produce a candidate that will
capture all of those second place
votes if Ike doesn't run." It was
a good poll.
The Democrats can try to di-
vert attention from the facts,
but the total vote was Ike—495
and Stevenson—104 first place
votes. Gerald McLane, Hofheinz,
Silvus, Tito, Marilyn Monroe,
Eddie Rayburn, and Charlie
Brown got a vote, but Guy T.
didn't, come through.
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P.S.A.
Now that announcement time has ended, let's turn
our eyes upon an old, old story which should be renewed
within our hearts and minds as the day ,of December 25
quickly approaches, the celebration of a birthday of a
child who is the true meaning of Christmas.
From the second chapter of Luke of the New Testa-
ment we read:
I
"And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the
city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem: (Because he was of the house
and lineage of David:) to be taxed with Mary his espoused
wife, being great with child. And so it was, that„, while they
were there, the days were accomplished that she should be
delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and
wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a man-
ger ; because there was no room for them4 in the inn.' *
"And there were in the same country shepherds abid-
ing in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And, the angel of the Lojed came upon them, and the
glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were
sore afraid. And the Angel said unto them, Fear not: for,
behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall
be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city
of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.* And -this
shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped
in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly
there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward men.
"His name was called JESUS, which was "so named of
the angel before he was conceived in the womb."
| MERRY CHRISTMAS
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| HAPPY NEW YEAR
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