The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1957 Page: 6 of 6
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CLUBS...
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light of the year is the Band
Banquet.
RICE PLAYERS: This organ-
ization welcomes all students in-
terested in any facet of dramat-
ics — acting, lighting, staging,
writing, etc. Besides the fellow-
ship offered in producing the
plays, many parties dot the agen-
da.
YOUNG REPUBLICANS: For
those interested in the national
and international political scene,
this club sends delegates to ban-
quets and political gatherings as
well as lining up interesting and
prominent speakers.
PRE-MED SOCIETY: Purpose
of formation was to stimulate
interest in the various fields of
medicine, biology, and related
sciences. Outstanding physicians
are invited to speak and show
films at the monthly meetings.
ENGINEERING SOCIETY:
Semi-monthly meetings and par-
ties constitute this group's
agenda.
S.A.M.E. Society of American
Military Engineers.
A note from the editor in the
McLean County, Ky., News:
"This is another of those weeks
when we didn't publish nearly
all we know. For which many
may be thankful."
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Old Sammy Rests
In Garbage Dump;
New Sammy Reigns
The Rice Owls have a new
mascot . . . actually it's just the
same song, second verse.
It's the same. old Sammy the
Owl but then it isn't . . . that is,
he has been recreated. The Wil-
liam Wiese studio of Houston
built the new five-foot high, dif-
ferently-designed Sammy in ac-
cordance with a decision of the
Student Council.
This Sammy is made of rein-
forced fiberglass which makes
it practically uniburnable and un-
breakable. (Cougars take notice.)
The old beat up Sammy has (to
put it mildly) had it. He was
hauled away to an obscure cre-
mation on an unknown garbage
heap of Houston.
At the present the new Sammy
is occupying the old position . . .
that of the library foyer.
Patti to Head
For California
Football Festival
Patti Blackledge, senior, and
vice president of the Student As-
sociatibri will represent Rice at
the annual "Miss Football" con-
test at the University of Califor-
nia in Berkeley next week.
Patti is one of ten honorees
chosen by student election last
spring.
Other honorees will attend var-
ious university festivals through-
out the year.
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Whit's The
GONE ARE THESE DAYS—Here a group of fresh-
men of the class of 1959 are shown paying tribute to Sam-
my at a football game. Under the new rules this phase of
guidance goes by the boards, along with other old customs.
BY FRANK DENT
Cone are the prayer meetings on
those Monday night* in fall;
Cone are the brooms and holding
up the vail;
Cone are the daps of boning down
to Sam;
Some say the nev> guidance just
ain't worth a .... /
Better poets can finish rewrit-
ing this song of Steven Foster to
carry out the theme . . . Fresh-
man guidance just "ain't what it
used to be!"
Perhaps the most significant
change in program is the removal
of the burden of guidance from
the sophomore's shoulders to be
placed on those of administrative
and judiciary committees com-
posed largely of upperclassmen.
The administrative committee
is to be composed of one senior,
the president and vice-president
of the junior and 'Sophomore
classes, one freshman and an-
other senior to act as chairman.
The judiciary committee will
have as chairman one senior or
class B graduate, and there will
be two members from each col-
lege in addition to one non-voting
faculty member.
The administrative will decide
on things to be done by or for
the freshmen until their Decem-
ber elections whereas the judici-
ary committee is to enforce the
definition of "hazing" and try
any violators.
Committee's Work
Last spring's committee com-
posed of Don Caddes, Bob Grif-
fin, Nancy Head, Pete Huff, Wes
Pittman, Jack Wertheimer, Rex
Martin, Ted Richardson, Dr. Guy
Johnson, and Professors Neilsen,
Rorschach and 'Salzburg with
Burton McMurtry acting as chair-
man was responsible for this and
several other new ideas for guid-
ance.
In order to protect the inno-
cent (frosh) the aims of guidance
have not been changed. These are
and were to enable the freshmen
to become better acquainted with
students and faculty, with tradi-
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tiona, fend with campus activities.
The new guidance, like the old,
is completely voluntary and does
not consist of any "Hazing" . . .
which term has been carefully
defined as "any willful act by one
student alone or acting with oth-
ers (1) directed against any
other student for the purpose of
intimidating him or subjecting
him to shame or disgrace among
his fellow students or humbling
his pride or causing him to want
to leave the institution and (2)
in * striking or attempting to
strike or do physical violence to
any other student."
Old Traditions
Other than the aims, the only
old-style guidance tradition still
in use will be the freshman re-
galia. Beanies, bowties and pina-
fores will be a reminder of the
past glory of guidance.
It is possible that there will be
a freshman parade but the old
fashioned slime parade with all
its connotations will survive only
as a fond memory of smeared
lipstick and ripped pajamas in
upperclassmen's minds. There is
a strong possibility of a fresh-
man skit, a voluntary cheering
section for freshmen and their
dates and even (wonder of won-
ders) a greased pole grab.
The "New Idea"
Gone forever though are the
Monday night meetings in the
dormitory cloisters and the Solid
sound of a well placed broom. In
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addition to this there will be no
more bowing to graven images
. . . namely, Sammy, our owL In-
deed who will carry him to the
games is a problem still to be
solved.
The idea is that the new col-
leges will take the initiative with
their own freshmen and be re-
sponsible for some real construc-
tive and personal guidance.
His
The Honor Council, composed
of eleven members elected by the
student body and two freshman
advisers appointed by the Coun-
cil after mid-term, will be headed
this year by Jim Ebanks.
Vice-chairman is Frank Ryan,
secretary is Harvin Moore, and
trial clerk is Jim Aronson. Other
members are David Shoemaker,
Matt Gorges, Russell Smith, Tim
Stephens, Ron Hodges, Mike Ben-
nett and Charlotte Reeves.
Activities of the Honor Council
include informing students of the
Honor System, resolving prob-
lems which arise during the
school year concerning the Honor
Code and holding trials for ac-
cused violators of the Honor
System.
The meanest man in the world
is the warden' who1 put a tack in
•the electric chair. . .
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1957, newspaper, September 12, 1957; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231061/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.