The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 13, 1960 Page: 4 of 10
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THE THRESHER
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, ISM
British Experts Favor
Dropping Latin, Greek
British educational experts
have recommended that classical
Latin and Greek be "quietly
buried" by Oxford and Cambridge
Universities, according to the
London office of the Associated
Press.
Referring to the classical ton-
gue as "two long dead lan-
guages," committees set up by
two leading British ^universities
pointed out in the report that
Latin and Greek have been drop-
ped for some time as require-
ments for admission.
The recommendation must be
approved by university authori-
ties before any action is taken
toward discontinuing the once-
revered language studies as re-
quirements for degrees.
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Journal...
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sider Elizabethan and Jacobean
drama.
Restoration and Eighteenth
Century literature will be the
subject of the summer edition,
followed by the Romantic and
Victorian period in the fall.
Long Considered
Dr. Camden has been seriously
considering publication of such
a periodical for over a year.
Through his extensive discussion
and correspondence with others
prominent in the field, he became
convinced of the need for such
a journal. Since each of the
quarterly editions will cover a
specialized field, Studies in Eng-
lish Literature; 1500-1900 will
provide an annual report of the
most recent and important schol-
arship in each period.
Not Much Tradition"
Toreador Comments
On Name Change
Among the varied responses to
Rice's proposed change in name
comes an interesting comment
from The Texas Tech Toreador,
which is presently concerned with
removing^he narrow connotation
of "Tech" from the state educa-
tional institution in West Texas.
Toreador Editor Tom Schmidt
quoted The Thresher's list of
reasons given by the Rice ad-
ministration for the coming
change in nominal status and
pointed. out the similarities be-
tween the schools' common prob-
lem.
"Actually, what the people of
Rice do at their school is of little
consequence to the students at
Texas Tech. However, when an-
other Southwest Conference
school faces and meets problems
similar to those here, then causes
Engineersi
Scientists!
WERE poking
forward TO
MEETNG:
Last year we had the pleasure of meeting many
engineering and science seniors during our visit
to the campus. As a result of our discussions, a
gratifying number chose to join our company.
We'll be back on the dates below, and this
notice is your invitation to come in and see us.
If you're interested in joining a company that's
a leader in fields-with-a-future, you'll be inter-
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Boeing is in volume production of Bomarc, the
nation's longest range defense missile, and is a
prime contractor on Minuteman, an advanced
solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile
system.
Boeing is also the nation's foremost designer
and builder of multi-jet aircraft. Production in-
cludes eight-jet B-52G missile bombers, KC-135
jet transport-tankers and the famous Boeing 707
jet airliner.
MONDAY AND TUUDAY
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Research projects at Boeing include celestial
mechanics, solid state physics, nuclear and plas-
ma physics, advanced propulsion systems, and'
space flight.
Expanding programs offer exceptional career
opportunities to holders of B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees in aeronautical, mechanical, civil (struc-
tures), electrical - electronic and welding engi-
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neering physics as well as in mathematics and
physics. At Boeing you'll work in a small group
where individual ability and initiative get plenty
of visibility. You'll enjoy many other advan-
tages, including an opportunity to take graduate
studies at company expense to help you get
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We hope you'll arrange an interview through
your Placement Office. We're looking forward
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and results are of the utmost
concern.
". . . The only difference is
that Rice's name does not have
so much tradition surrounding it
as that of Texas Technological
College to cause much heated
opposition."
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SMU Scoffs...
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students on campus presented
the student's view in a front
page letter to the editor.
Accdemic Freedom
"It is our belief that univer-
sity has the responsibility of
creating an atmosphere where
free exchange of ideas is possible.
Only (in such an atmosphere)
can an intelligent evaluation be
made of the system in question."
Student Countercharges
Finally, in an editorial in the
same issue, the students got to
the heart of their defense.
First, that the present owner
of The Mercury was once con-
victed of fraud.
Second, that one of his aids
had at one time been president
of an organization listed as sub-
versive by the Attorney's Gen-
eral's Office.
Third, that Harold Vamey,
Mercury's political editor and
author of the article, was once
connected with the Klu Klux
Klan.
. Fourth, even cShservatives like
Fulton Lewis, Jr. and William
Buckley denounce The Mercury
as being "pathologically irre-
sponsible."
S.M.U.'s defence rests.
Liz in Suit...
(Continued from Page 3)
frontal lobotomy.
Key Word: Truth
Her offer is a tempting grant
for research in this new field of
the doctor's first patient is our
girl Cathy. In the ensuing exam-
ination of the apparently de-
ranged girl, the doctor and au-
dience discover what truth there
is in the problem; while the pre-
dominant mood, Catherine's com-
plete helplessness, builds to its
climax.
Although the emotions required
by this particular set of char-
acters are for the most part un-
recognizable, the acting is rec-
ognizable as superb.
Nowhere else in town can one
get so much for his money: ho-
mosexuality, insanity, pre-frontal
lobotomy,"cannibalism and Liz in
that white lisle bathing suit.
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 13, 1960, newspaper, February 13, 1960; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231138/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.