The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1959 Page: 1 of 10
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Rice Hymn Prize,
Gloom of Finals
Await Rice Vacationers
At Start of New Decade
THRESHER
an all student newspaper since 1916
"Catch Her In Rice"
By Salinger Weaver;
Fowler Returns
With Christmas Pomes
Vol. 47—No. 14
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Friday, December 18, 1959
Student Senate
Will Rice Food
Questionnaire To
Be Distributed
By BARRY MOORE
Thresher Senate Columnist
A food questionnaire will soon
be distributed among resident
members of the colleges. The
plan was developed by the food
committee of Will Rice College,
and with the consent of the Sen-
ate as a whole, it was voted to
have them. The purpose is to
offer constructive criticism to
the dietary and~food staff of the
colleges .
Dr. Sims has approved the
Senate's recommendation that no
tickets be given to cars parked
in the college lot over the Christ-
mas holidays. Non-registered cars
may be parked there from 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 19th, til 12
noon on Sunday, January 3rd.
School Chem 120 Review
The possibility of having a all-
school Freshman Chemistry 120
review was discussed, and the
colleges seem to be in favor of
it. Definite plans have as yet
not been made.
George Clark, chairman of the
student center committee report-
ed that the tree decorating party
and the jam-session las Sunday
were successes, and that final
plans are being made for the all-
school Christmas party on the
18th.
Outstanding Speakers
The question was brought up
regarding the possibility of
bringing outstanding celebrities
and speakers to Rice to address
the student body. It i sfelt that
many people at Rice could bene-
ft by such practice, as the same
sort of thing is done successful-
ly at many other schools in the
area. A committee was set up
to study the possibilities.
The Senate approved a maga-
zine for Rice, to be called Janus,
the editorial staff of Joel Hoch-
mann as Editor and Claire Plun-
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'Daily Texan' Flays Rice Report
We're Dreaming of A Rice Christmas
It was "Deck the Halls" last Sunday in the Grand Hall
of the RMC as students decorated the giant Christmas
tree. This is only a part of the way the campus has been
preparing for the Christmas season, and for Rice students
the holidays officially start Saturday, December 19, at
1 p.m. A Christmas Party and dance will be in the RMC
tonight, Friday. Merry Christmas!
On National Affairs
Aggies Host Student Confab
Last week from December 9-12,
Texas A. & M. played host to
the Fifth Annual Student Con-
ference on National Affairs.
The conference, organized and
operated by A. & M. students
and suporpted by private dona-
tions, had as its objective "To
conduct a series of informative
and stimulating discussions on
'the United States: Problems of
World Leadership'."
140 Delegates.
All 140 delegates, representing
76 schools, were given transpor-
tation, lodging, and meals at the
conference's expense, and they
were, in the words of Mary Anne
Boone, history major from Dal-
las and one of the Rice delegates,
"some of the sharpest people I've
ever met."
The conference was made up
of round-table discussions lasting
from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. with
breaks for meals and a distin-
guished roster of speakers. Each
delegate was asked to prepare a
short report on some phase of
current events for his group after
which the floor was thrown for
discussion.
National, World Leaders Speak
General Medaris, retiring head
of the Army's missile program
spoke' the first afternoon of the
conference on "Facing the Chal-
lenge of the Space Age."
He was followed that evening
by the U.S. Ambassador to Cey-
lon, Mr. Gunawardene who con-
tended that U.S. refusal to re-
cognize Red China is unrealistic
and a handicap in East-West
negotiations.
Sir Leslie Munro, New Zea-
land's ambassador to the U.N.,
who flew to the conference from
U.N. debate Friday night, held
that Red China, as an aggressor,
should be barred from the U.N.
which, he said, is a powerful force
for peace.
Conference Worthwhile Indeed
Dr. Howard R. Bowen, Presi-
dent of Grinneil College in Iowa,
spoke Thursday evening on the
economic future, of the U.S.
which, he said, should not include
more leisure but improvement of
world conditions and increased
economic education.
How about the conference as
a whole? Was it worthwhile?
"It was great," said Mary
Anne. "I already have my bid in
for next year."
One Month After Articles Appear
Texas Paper Attacks Thresher
Ed. Note: The articles to which the Daily Texan took exception
were a Thresher editorial and a letter to Threshing It Out from Bob
Higgins, appearing in the November 13 issue of The Thresher; and
a letter written by Thresher Editor Buddy Herz upon the request of
the Owl Booster Club which appeared in the November 3 issue of the
Daily Texan.
Bv JIM DEEGAN
Thresher Staff
On December 9, one month after the Rice Thresher
had expressed indignation over the inexcusably unsports-
manlike conduct of a shamefully large portion of the Texas
rooting section at the Rice-Texas game this year The Daily
Texan, a TU student publication, counterattacked.
The Texan expended over 1500 words and a three
column by six inch cartoon in at-
tacking the Rice position. In a
rather strained defense of their
views the Texan somehow seemed
to imagine that the Rice attack
stemmed from disappointment
over the 28 to 6 loss to the Long-
horn footballers, as if it were
more important than the other
six defeats suffered by the noble
Owls.
'Taiga' Initiates
German Films
Of Eulenspiegel
The first Eulenspiegel German
film will be shown Thursday,
January 7, in Hamman Hall at
2/S& and 7:30 p.m. Titled "Taiga,"
it is a dramatic account of the
effect of a woman doctor upon
the male inmates pf a prisoner-
of-war camp.
Starring Ruth Leuweick and
Hannes Messemer, the film was.
awarded first prize at the San
Francisco Film Festival in 1958.
Subtitled in English, it should
be worthwhile to students not
taking German and an aid to
those in their first year of Gex*-
rpan.
Students Split
The Thresher had earlier com-
plained that the Rice student
section was split into two sections
divided by thirty yards of Texas
rooters and also that "for the
benefit of other student bodies
from visiting schools that this
situation would soon be recti-
fied." The Texan quoted Mr. Ed
fillet U.T. athletic director and
business manager. Olle explained
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Westinghouse Honors Department
A Westinghouse General Machine for educational pur-
poses was presented to the electrical engineering depart-
ment Tuesday night by Verne Clements, district manager
of the Westinghouse Corporation.
Dr. LeVan Griffis, dean of engineering, accepted the
gift on behalf of the department.
Following the presentation, at the regular monthly
meeting of the A.I.E.E., Sidney Burris, graduate student
in electrical engineering, discussed parametric amplifica-
tion. —Photo by Brashear
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