The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1956 Page: 4 of 10
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The most discussed theory at Rice this year is pot a
philosophical argument nor a mathematical proposition—
it is the College System. And yet, in spite of all the discus-
sion that has taken place in committee sessions, Council
meetings, dorm rooms, and 'bull sessions, very little is
Known about the innovation in Rice student life. Students
still don't fully realize what the college system will mean
to them, and many don't seem to care.
Yet, in spite of this lack of information, the new Stu-
dent Council constitution which alters the composition of
the bodjr to reflect the changes under the college system
will be up for ratification a week from Tuesday. The stu-
dent body will be asked to vote on a constitution which
they do not and can not fully understand.
Some degree of blame rests on the students them-
selves, but we wonder how we can hold a qualified opinion
on a matter which concerns the college system, when the
complete operation of this system has not been revealed
to the student body. The new Student Council constitution
is concerned with officers of the colleges, but since the col-
lege constitutions are not available to the students, it is
impossible to grasp the significance of their representa-
tion.
While we admit that some blueprint'for operations
under the new system will be necessary, and realize that
nothing that we do or say before the system goes into ef-
fect can really solve all of the problems.that arise, we feel
that the students should at least have an opportunity to
know all of the available facts.
If the election is held before the college constitutions
are released,-votes will only be guessed at best; but if the
student body is provided with this additional information,
some intelligent opinion might be transferred to the bal-
lot. The election will be a week from Tuesday, we hope the
new constitutions will be available before then.
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THE THIB8HBB
Threihing-lt-Out
Being curious about the sort
of personage who writes arti-
cles depicting Rice girls by a
few unusual examples, I have
delved into the matter, and this
is the information I have gath-
ered. This type of critic is more
often than not an engineer who
has had an arduous schedule,
leaving little time for normal
social activities. His observa-
tions on the situation, therefore,
have been necessarily limited.
This, however, does not deter
him from offering his narrow
opinions in a vitrolic tirade,
which leaves one with the im-
pression that his comments are
true of the entire feminine gen-
der of the Institute.
It reminds me of the fable
about the fox and the grapes.
Looking at the matter from a
psychological point of view, one
might discern a possible repress- ;
ed interest which manifests it-
self in such warped out-bursts, j
If this individual and his com-
panions would take the plunge .
and date a few of the group j
which they are blasting, they |
might develop a more normal !
outlook, and even (perish the j
thought ) come to discover a;
few favorable qualities they i
missed in their hasty generaliz-1
ing.
Don't you know, son, that,!
trite as it is, you catch more
flies with honey than vinegar.
A "Rice Girl j
FRIDAY, AfrUL >7,1956
by Dick Mbtor
MAN ON CAMPUS
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Rondelet
The Rondelet committee has been working feverishly
for the past few weeks on next week's Spring formal in
spite of the Student body! The committee and the Women's
Council is trying to put on a good week-end which will not
only provide an enjoyable week-end for the student body,
but will also represent Rice in a favorable light to the
schools attending the event as guests.
The girls have been working on Rondelet, and doing
a good job, but they have been unable to obtain student
support in everything from patron bids on. Rondelet is not
the exclusive property of the Women's Council, nor is it
like a great many all-school dances given by a particular
organization: it is an all-school affair. It is planned on an
all-school level, it is financed by all-school efforts, and it
is generally accepted as the "Homecoming of the Spring."
It seems a shame that Women's Council, which has
always done such a good job on the dance in the past, is
having trouble with student cooperation this year. It seems
that students would be eager to help with an undertaking
like Rondelet that has always been a success. In order to
"insure its being successful again this year, ever^ organiza-
tion and every student should support the week-end and
do a little more than his share.
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Religious
Activities
fcrrez wot pother him— he'stryiN' ta study^?or atcsttomowot
Milling Around
Two Playboy-Magazines,
Cad Get Charity Money
By Donna Paul their papers in order. One even
To the lowest of the low: May j more popular suggestion was
the person who took 75 cents out I that we provide blank paper and
; of the Thresher charity box suf- ! a do-it-yourself sign. The Thresh-
: fer lasting pangs of conscience. | er, incidentally, is alw^jrs on dis-
| TheThreeher and Campanile, j play. One can walfe into the
trying to do their bit toward the j lounge anytime and find at least
| Charity Drive, have placed a box j twenty of them on the floor . . .
: for donations near each free tele- j Registrar's Benevolence
j phone. Donations grew for sev- j Ah, the finals schedule "is out.
; eral days then suddenly shrank It was 'rumored that there was
The Canterbury Club^tld its j ^ abbut 7^WTLook, we don't
tjie I mind your using our free phone—
officers for
'•y
next
year at
m'eeting last Sunday. The new of- ' t)Ut> b-v £'osll> we re not £oing to
ficers are: Dan Weston,. presi- PA"¥ you to do it! (
Actually, we can see numerous
dent; Peggy O'Neill, vice-presi-
dent; Carlton Evans, secretary-
treasurer; Vicki Cole, correspond-
ing secretary; and Phil *Nazr.o,
Religious Council representative.
Reminder to all Episcopal stu-
dents: corporate communion is
celebrated every Wednesday at
7:00 am in the chapel at Palmer
Memorial Church. Coffee Club
meets Wednesday evenings at
7:00 at Autry House.
BSU
Last week-end 33 BSU stu-
dents went to Waco for the State j And the person who needed 75
Spring Planning Conference. One j cents might stop in and see our
of the main speakers was Dr. i editor for a loan he has plenty
Forest C. Friezor, The theme of j of money.
tions: senior ex-
penses, end-of-
year banquets,
week-ends, de-
pletion, Playboy
magazines . . .
but we do hope
everyone will do
his part. We might seriously con-
sider holding charity drives in
the fall rather than the spring.
The Rice Thresher, written and edited by students of the Rice Institute,
I* published weekly in Houston, Texas, except, during: the summer: It is not
published during holidays and examination weeks. The views presented are
those of the staff and do not necessarily reflect administrative policies of the
Rice Institute.
Editor
Assistant Editor .....
Business Manager
Assistant Business Manager
A1 Beerman
.... Donna Paul
Herbert Simons
Cliff Carl
EDITORIAL BOARD
.... Walker Jordan
Bill Gordon
Bruce Montgomery
Donna .Paul
Alan RJngold
News Editor
Associate Editor (
Assistant Editor
Feature Editor
Sports Editor
Editorial Board—Walker Jordan, Donna Paul, Bill Gordon, Alan jyngola, and
Bruce Montgomery.
COLUMNISTS
Exchange Nancy Angle
Intramural* Jerry Pittman
Around Campus ' Erlene Rubly
Society Barbara Veyon and Alice Cowan
Religious Polly Benoit
Student Council : Oscar Teegerstrom
Fine Arts Helen Mhw
Staff—Carolyn Deanmond, Jim Hedges, Patsy llotts, Jerrene Mengden, Fran
Bailey, Gary Canion, Jim Bernhard, Harriet Hokanson, Allen Butler, Wes Boyn-
ton, Alice Farmer, Steve Williams, Doris Wlnans, Margie Wise, Sandy Gordon,
Joan Field, Cliff Carl, Tim Stevens, nioe Aston, Jim Bernhard, Ginger Poring-
ton, Libby Farrar, and Sally Wheeler.
the conference was "committed."
About 100 students from colleges
over the state attended the con-
ference.
Scott Middleton, Rice sopho-
more, received his appointment
to Hawaii for summer student
missionary work.
" A week from Thursday, MSM
is sponsoring a talk by Dr. J.
B. McLain. Bible studies will tjfc
held in 110 Anderson Hall Wed-
nesday noon.
ENGINEERS TO
HOLD BANQUET
Engineering ailumni are re-
minded of their annual spring
banquet, to be held this year
in the Rice Commons. The date
is April 27,- 1956, and serving
time is 7 PM. Shortly before
the meal, beginning at 6:15 PM
in the Senior Commons there
will be a brief reunion and get-
together.
Keys will be awarded to de-
serving members and outstand-
ing services to the society dur-
ing the past year will be rec-
ognized.
Minority Rights
Our libertarian, egalitarian,
and fratex-nitarian nature cam
stand it no longer. We must up-
hold the rights of minorities
devious plotting between the reg-
istrar and department heads to
crowd all of certain students'
tests into a few days and there-
by eliminate the less hardy,
reasons for the j Frankly, we don't believe it. We
lag in contribu- j think it is a gesture of benev-
olence on the part of the regis-
trar's office, who want to get us
out of school in plenty of time to
stand in the registration line for
next fall.
Yes, the fellows over there in
the big pink arch are shrewder
than you think. To develop a
well rounded personality in each
of us they have made the stipula-
tion that no one can take more
than four advance courses in his
major. We have a friend, how-
ever, who wanted to take more
than four advanced subjects in
his major. (Of course, he had a
very narrow, one-sided person-
ality!) Anyway, he found that
by majoring in a subject he
wasn't interested in he could have
five .courses in the subject he
whenever they are attacked. Par- j was interested in (and more if he
ticularly minorities of which we took sjx courses.) ■
are a member. Like girls. Say j _q
what you will about Rice girls
(and most of you do) .you can't
deny that Ric^ girls are—female.
In the tradition of our famous
grilled cheese sandwich and vege-
table soup expose we can add a
new discovery. After repeated
trials and tests we can now say
without a shadow of a doubt that
the new flavor of toffee-nut ice
cream now served in the Roost is
neither toffee nor nut. Personally,
we would guess that it might be
vanilla dropped in a not quite
empty vat of chocolate marble or
butter brickie or both.
Thresher's Exhibit
We of the Thresher contem-
plated for several days what we
might do for our part in the Ex-
position. One popular suggestion
was that we leave Thresher cop-
ies unfolded so that visitors
might get in the spirit of the
press by actually helping to put
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Young GOP Hosts
Son of Secretary
The Rice Young Republican
Club • is playing host to Reed
Benson, son of the Secretary of
Agriculture at a $5 a plate din-
ner at the Crystal Room of the
Rice Hotel on the evening of
May 3rd. Reed Benson is conr
sidered a spokesman for his
father, Ezra Taft Benson. With .
the farm issue becoming more,,
important every day in this elec-
tion year Mr. Benson is mak-
ing a timely trip to the Texas
Rice Belt.
The Rice club is handling ar-"
rangements and ticket sales for
the dinner. They will meet Mr.
Benson at the airport and pro-
vide entertainment for him dur-s
ing his stay.
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1956, newspaper, April 27, 1956; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231028/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.