The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1957 Page: 3 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 21 x 14 in.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
See Letter
From Dr. Houston
Page 4
"" Uie 1
THRE
All Student
Newspaper
See Letter
From Dr. Houston
Page 4
Volume Forty-Four—Number 29
HOUSTON, TEXAS
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1957
Bike Race is Reset
Sunday at 2:30 PM
BY BRUCE MONTGOMERY
The rain fell and the wind blew and the First Annual
Inter-College Bike Race was postponed until Sunday at
2:30.
The eccentric nature of European racing bikes and
the benefits of a strong tail wind have been well examined
as a result of the delay and
Student Council
Sentimentality
Narks Year's
Last Meeting
By ERLENE HUBLY
The general note of the stu-
dent council meeting Wednesday
nite was one of finality ... of
sentimentality and recalling of
the year's events ... of a feel-
ing of release of tension and
responsibility on the part of the
old officers . . . and a feeling of
uncertainty and yet determina-
tion on the part of the new. . .
Under old business . . . Wes
"Pittman, councilman-at-large and
chairman of the Properties Com-
mittee gave his final report on
such . . . while Bob Fri gave a
run-down on his Election Com-
mittee stating that the school
had 19 elections this year, 7523
votes being cast. Also he re-
commended that next year an
election post be put up at the
Northeast corner of Anderson
%
Hall so that "the engineers can
stumble over there and vote."
Financial Position
H. Gissel reported that by the
end of this school year the coun-
cil would have $4000 . . . there-
by placing the council in one of
the best financial positions in
years. Steverino (Shapiro) chair-
man of the Constitution Commit-
tee said: "We're proud to say
we've done something — revised
the whole constitution to fit
in the college system."
The council had some discus^
sion of a live Sammie vs. the
"same old dead one"—after which
it was decided to have a com-
pletely new Sammie made of
"fiberglass at the cost of $85. . .
Good Job
A motion was then made, by
Wes Pittman to commend Jack
Holland on his good job as Presi-
dent of the council . . . motion
approved . . . amid clapping and
last looks, Jack handed the gavel
over to Don Caddes and the old
council left the room. . . -
As Jack said in his "farewell"
speech . . . this year's council
"had done the usual things plus
a Tittle more." Although the
council did get in several mds-
(Continued on Page 6)
HONOR COUNCIL TRIAL
On April 11 the Honor Coun-
cil held a hearing and trial re-
sulting in the verdict of
"guilty." The penalty for the
student involved was a four
year suspension from school
with possible readmission in
February, 1961.
all four Colleges have picked
at least tentative teams after
last week's time trials.
Baker College will be repre-
sented by Hank Coors, Ben Mc-
Callum, Raymond Chilton, Jim
Cauley, Jack Eberts, Bill Bates,
Sonny Searcy, John Knight, Jim
Gallegly, and Jim Steike.
After Wrecking
After wrecking two bikes and
two riders, Hanszen College pick-
ed A1 Stevens, Bob Murray, Bob
Mathews, Mike Loughridge,
Bruce Montgomery, Bob Griffin,
fester Veltman, Duajge Andrews,
Tom McKeon, and Wayne Fowler.
Weiss College's team includes
Ed Keasler, Frank Price, Clif-
ford MeCnaw, Allen Urhig, Don
Gee, Bob Malivak, Fred Woods,
Matt Gorges, Ernie Shumate, and
Ron Kramer. Alternates are Gene
Antil, Paul Ziipperlin, Bill Elrod,
Dave Mantor, and Dan Hayes.
(Will Rice? "
Will Rice's team is not def-
initely set but a tentative squad
includes Pete Hockley, James H.
Smith, Martin Berkman, Paige
West, Jothn Davis, Henry Gissel,
James Aronson, Bill Weir, Perry
Martin, and Charlie Diedrich. Al-
len Donnaly, Doug Boynton, Da-
vid Davis, and Franklin Rude are
alternates.
The Administration approved
the beer drinking required for the
race late last week so all rider3
will be required to consume an
unspecified amount of the brew
at the half way point of each
lap.
Not Left Out
In order that Mary Gibbs Jones
(Continued on Page 8)
World's
Come to
Nuclear Program
Open to Engineers,
Science Students
A program in Nuclear Engin-
eering has been started at the
Rice Institute, open to anyone in
the science or engineering field.
A person in the undergraduate
field will receive a degree in the
field of their regular major. A
graduate student will receive a
Master of Science degree.
The school has applied for a
grant from the Atomic Energy
Commission for equipment. It is
planned that a small research
type reactor will be purchased.
In the lab course radiation will
be studied. Research will be done
in this field on the graduate level.
Fellowships are available on
the graduate level from the AEC.
o
Gerlach to Play
At Wiess Dance
Wiess Coltoqa -artM
social function of the year Thurs-
day, May 9, with a semi-formal
dance featuring the music of Ed
Gerlach and his orchestra.
The dance will run from 8 p.m.
until 12 p.m., and will be pre-
ceded by an open house in the
college lasting from 7 p.m. until
10 p.m. This open house will en-
able the college inhabitants to
show their living quarters to
visitors with impunity.
Taking the form of a last fling
before Dead Week (May 10—re-
member?), the dance will be held
in the new Wiess Commons. Dur-
ing the intermission, Wiess of-
ficers for the 1957-58 year will
be installed.
Refreshments will be available.
All Wiess College members and
their dates are invited.
Top Biologist to
Building Opening
BY ED SUMMERS
The Rice Institute Biology Department is planning to
open its new biology building next winter with an elaborate
celebration centering around a symposium having as its
theme, "Resistance to Parasitic Infections," Dr. Asa C.
Chandler, Professor of Biology, announced last week.
From 75 to 100 prominent
8 Lits Announce
New Leadership
For Coming Year
Elections this week named a
host of new officers who will lead
the eight women's literary so-
cieties through activities and so-
cial events for 1957-58.
C.R.L.S. execs include Pres.,
Nell Jennings; V. P., Sadie
Choate; Rec. Sec., Mary Jo Ba-
ker; Cor. Sec., Lovene Peterson;
Treas., Carolyn Eisig; and Lit-
erary Society Committee Rep.,
Judy Robinson.
The new S.L.L.S. leaders are
Pres., Ann Page; V. P., Phyllis
^hairi.,JEUK^^^^^,WUkiiis;
Cor. Sec., Pat Oliphant; Treas.,
Margie Wise; Literary Society
Committee Rep., Estelle Kesten-
berg; and Social Chairman, Dixie
Deer.
E.tyL-lS. elections Tuesday
named 'Pres., Annita Fite; V.P.,
Patti Blackledge; Rec. Sec., Pen-
ny Blackledge; Cor. Sec., Nancy
Head; Treas., Cody Caldwell; and
Literary Society Committee Rep.,
Eileen O'Leary.
biologists from the United
States and abroad will be in-
vited to the symposium, presently
planned for January 30—Febru-
ary 1, 1958.
Tentative Schedule
/Vkftllftlf V/vq • The tentative schedule begins
LUIIllIlg I "dl Thursday night, January 30, with
a Homecoming banquet for form-
er Rice Institute graduate stu-
dents With a Ph.D. in biology,
and also symposium speakers and
faculty of the biology department.
Following the banquet a public
address will be made by Dr. Paul
Russell, about an internationally
known biological research pro-
gram. Dr. Russell will speak on
"Man Against Malaria." The
evening will conclude with an
open house in the new building.
Presentation of Papers
Both Friday and Saturday will
be spent in presentation of
papers by the invited speakers
and discussion thereof. Among
the tentatively scheduled speak-
ers are Dr. C. G. Huff, of the
U. S. Naval Research Laboratory,
Dr. R. M. Lewert, of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, and Dr. C. P-
Read, a former Rice Ph.D., from
Johns Hopkins. A second banquet
will be held Friday night, after
which Dr. W. H. Talliaferro of
the University of Chicago will
speak on parasitology. On Sat-
M.E.L.LjS. selected these new j urday afternoon the discussion
OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR CAMPUS CLUBS
Recent elections have revealed
the officers who will lead cam-
pus organizations for 1957-58 in
the Tau Beta Pi, A.I.E.E., Hillel,
BjS.U., Canterbury Club, M.S.M.,
and the Newman Club.
Tau Beta Pi, honorary engin-
eering society, has named Pres.,
John Will; V.P., Lywood Krisch-
ke; Rec. Sec., Frank Driskill; Cor.
Sec., Dave Campbell; Treas., BUI
Sick; and Oataloger, Jerry Baker.
New officers for the A.I.E.E.
are Pres., Barry Driggs; V.P.,
Phil Deck; Treas., Roger Gold-
wyn; LR.E. Sec., Rusty Ralston;
and A.I.E.E. Sec., Marc Shipley.
Canterbury Club leaders are
Pres., Mitch Singleton; V.P., Ca-
thy Wumsch; Sec., Gwen Ritter;
Treas., Don Bane; and Rel. Coun-
cil Rep., Dan Weston.
Hillel's officers for next year
include Pres., Yale Rosenberg;
V.P., Roger Goldwyn; Treas., Joel
Cyprus; Rec. Sec., Susan Kaplan;
Cor. Sec., Donna Schultz; Report-
er, Estelle Kestenberg; and Rel.
Council Rep., Meryer Nathan.
Execs for M.S.M. are Pres.,
Bob Fulmer; Sec., Patty Spar-
ling; Treas., Jimmy Parker; Pro-
gram Chairman, Dan Hayes; Pub-
licity Chairman, Julie Souchek;
and Rep., Sharon Palmer.
BjS.U. elections have named
Pres., Ron Liesmann; V. P., Doug
Boynton; Sec., Joan Heuter; and
Treas., Varren Parker.
Newly elected Newman Club
officers are Pres., Gene Dwor-
sky; V.P., Bob Battle; Sec., Jesse
Hermes; Treas., Sally Broussard;
and Cor. Sec., Harriet Hokanson.
The Forum Committee elected
Fred Erisman its new president.
Other officers will be elected
next fall. ■=
The new slat^Jor Der Eulen-
spiegel includes^President, John
Gaugl; V. P., Sharon Palmer;
Sec., Douglas Milbura; Treas.,
Don Bell.
officers: Pres., Sharon Palmer; j will conclude
V. P., Elizabeth Wenck; Rec.
Sec., Shirley Machocky; Cor. Sec.,
Marsha Kent; Treas., Carol
Beard; Literary Society Commit-
tee Rep., Ginger Purington; and
Social Chairman, Carol Gillespie.
O.W.L.S. will be led by Pres.,
Linda Davis; V.P., Harriet Kins-
back; Rec. Sec., Janis Cousins;
Cor. Sec., Carolyn Dearmond;
Treas., Margaret Kennedy, and
Literary Society Committee Rep.,
Barbara Farren.
V.C.L.S. officers for 1957-58
are Pres., Kathy Davis; V. P.,
Jesse Hermes; Rec. Sec., Sally
Brussard; Cor. Sec., Judy Allen;
Treas., Natalie Loehr; Literary
Society Commibte Rep., Vicki
Cole; and Social Chairman, Kitty
Redmond.
The O.K.L.S. elections named
Pres., Coral Jones; V.P., Bar-
bara TreptOw; Rec. Sec., Mary
Joyce Palmer; Cor. Sec., Mae
Fong C'Tol; Treas., Laura Jean
Pierce; Literary Society Com-
mittee Rep., Georgia Morrison;
and Social Chairman, Marian
Morrison.
P.A.L.S. named these officers
Tuesday, Pres., Maureen Polk;
V. P.v Jackie Bartell; Sec., Eliza-
beth Todd; Treas., Lorena Hill-
yer; Literary Society Committee
Rep., Sandra Sohlafke; and So-
cial Chairman, Marguerite Dur-
ham.
Faculty Cancels
'H.M.S. Pinafore'
The annual faculty Gilbert and
Sullivan operetta, "H.M.S. Pina-
fore," has been cancelled be-
cause of "insuperable production
and schedule obstacles."
At a meeting Sunday night a
faculty committee decided not to
produce the closed concert read-
ing originally scheduled for May
11.
The Gilbert and Sullivan Soc-
iety adds that next year it is
anticipated that full-scale pro-
duction will be resumed.
SIGMA DELTA PI
NAMES MEMBERS
The Gamma Upsilon . chapter
of the Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish
honorary society, initiated new
members and elected officers
Thursday night.
Bea Valera, Angela Jones, and
Annette la Bauve with the aid
of sponsors Joseph Battista in-
itiated Mary Jo Baker. Ann Cain,
Alice Carmichael .Cathy Davis,
Ann Farmer, Mary Joyce Palmer,
and C. A. Van Wart into the
chapter.
New officers are Cathy Davis,
president, and Ann Cain, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1957, newspaper, May 3, 1957; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231059/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.