The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, April 12, 1957 Page: 2 of 10
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THB THRESHER
FRIDAY, APRIL IS, MOT
Other - Wise
SMV Complains of
TISA Politicking
BY MARGIE WISE
Exchange Editor
AT U. of H...
I
The U. of H. Cougar comment-
ing on the Southwestern Jour-
nalism Congress held last week
reported that the resolution
drawn up at the congress was a
"bombshell." Omitting some of
the 'whereas's" in the resolutions
the "whereas's" in the resolution
says that since editorial super-
vision by non-student advisors
has hindered editorial freedom,
i ince the student newspaper's pri-
mary function is to serve stu-
dents, and since the students'
voices are heard through the
opinions expressed in the student
newspaper, the Southwestern Stu-
dent's press club opposes non-stu-
dent censorship. Texas, which is
in the aftermath of censorship
blows, introduced the resolution.
The Cougar backs up the resolu-
tions saying that the only ex-
ceptions should be in cases where
libel or matters of good taste
dictate change of news matter.
AT S.M.U...
SMU has some objections: the
President of the Student Council
went on record this meeting say-
ing that representing SMU he
had some objections to TISA. He
expressed his feelings by saying,
"I was appalled by the way the
sentiments of schools of 5,000
were sometimes run over rough-
shod by schools of 500." Needless
to say SMU was outvoted. On one
of the more interesting resolu-
tions, a condemnation of racial
discrimination, the SMU delega-
tion was instructed to abstain
from voting.
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Hear about the beautiful blonde
they brought into the hospital
and put in a room by herself?
They had to because she was just
too cute for wards.
Shakespeare x
'On - the - Lawn'
Set April 28-29
The area between the Physics
Building and Lovett Hall will
again be the scene of the annual
Shakespeare Festival, featuring
"The Merchant of Venice." The
outdoor production will run two
nights, April 28 and 29, and there
will be no admission charge.
Bleachers will be set up for the
comfort of the viewers.
In charge of costuming is Gin-
ger Purington; handling sets are
Oliver Bourgeois and Phil Mar-
tin. In charge of publicity is
Joan Feild, who has been aided
by Phil Martin, Bill Corrington,
Merle Zinn, Jim Bernhard, and
Claire Durst. Lighting will be
done again by Tom Moore and
Ray Lucas.
Directors of the various scenes
are Helen Morris, Jim Bernhard,
Joan Feild, Martin McClain, and
Bill Corrington. Coordinators of
the production are Helen Morris,
Jim Bernhard, and Tom Moore.
. but Inexvcnsn
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Fine Arts
\
CAA Exhibit Abstract
But Not Expressbnistic
Last Thursday night the Con-
temporary Arts Museum held a
reception for the opening of their
latest exhibition of paintings.
The painters whose works were
chosen were men who are not
known nationally.
It was an abstract expression-
ists exhibit, which meant that
the paintings, though they were
not likely to resemble anything
that had ever been seen before,
were supposed to elicit definite
emotional responses from the
spectator. In the former half of
their aims the artists hit their
mark; in the latter half the pea
rolled down the pea shooter and
fell at their feet.
Harsh Judgment
This is perhaps rather harsh
judgment to pass and it is not
'Pinafore' To Be
Given Only To
Faculty Viewers
On May 11, the faculty will
present it's annual Gilbert and
Sullivan production, HMS Pina-
fore, at the Cohen House. Be-
cause of lack of proper facilities,
the version presented will be a
concert reading.
c'The production will be for the
faculty only, since the only avail-
able date for production was
during Dead Week. Also, it was
felt that there would not be
enough student interest in the
reading.
Dr. MacClain, professor of
math, will be the sole member of
the orchestra for the production
as he accompanies it on the pi-
ano.
true of the entire exhibit. Sev-
eral of the paintings were fairly
good.
And in another sense maybe
the artists were dot expecting
everyone to read the "Message"
when it was written in a personal
code. If this is the case then
certainly the artists cannot kick
when someone cannot decipher
their code.
"Custer's Last Stand"
Therefore this author did not
feel particularly bad when he
saw a painting of many different
colored wriggles (mainly orange)
which was titled "Custer's Last
Stand." The connection between
the historical event and the paint-
ing remained where it had start-
ed—in the artist's mind.
A few of the paintings seemed
to have definite subject matter.
For the most part these were
landscapes which all had a ten-
dency to resemble the landscapes
that are illustrated in the var-
ious leading science fiction maga-
zines.
"Rain"
The painting that was most
impressive was "Rain" by a
young Dallas painter, James
Boynton. It did not seem to be
an abstract however since it
looked like a show window with
drops of water running down it
and a very ominous sky on the
other side of the- window.
For the person that is inter-
ested in some of the new paint-
ers that are trying to make their
way the exhibit should prove in-
teresting. But for those that wish
to be impressed by masterpieces
the exhibit is likely to be a vast
disappointment.
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, April 12, 1957, newspaper, April 12, 1957; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231056/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.