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THE THRESHER
MARCH 11, I960
Rondelet Hoi
Rondelet is less than two months away. Yes, Rice's
spring festivity is carded for May 7. The last issue of the
Thresher announced that Ed Gerlach and his orchestra had
been signed to play for the formal dance at the Houston
Club, but as yet no other plans have been released. As the
program quite possibly hasn't been completed yet, we
would like to add our two bits toward creating a more en-
joyable and greater week-end.
Why not make Rondelet into a "real" college week-
end? The program for past years has listed two or three
affairs and if one wished to partake of the fun, he could
only go to just these two or three affairs. Is it any wonder
that, Rice's Rondelet is usually the last choice of visiting
honorees! ,
Why not have the colleges lend a bigger hand than
usual. Buffet dinners and cocktail parties could be on the
agenda for Friday (or Saturday) evening preceding the
Songfest (at which time we hope the combined choruses
of the colleges will be able to perform for the first time,
the Rice Hymn with its new words).
Unfortunately we can easily see the financial bur-
dens placed upon this year's Rondelet chairman Judy Cole
and her committee, but we earnestly beseech ihem, to
improve the all school dance following the Songfest in some
manner. Even with entertainment, this affair is the drag
of the week-end.
If at all possible, we do hope the History llO exam
and other tests currently scheduled for Saturday, May 7
might be re-scheduled in order to allow students a "relax-
ing vacation" from tests. The inter-college bike race and
beer drinking contest is of course the high spot of the
afternoon, but then in the past a picnic has been the only
other scheduled event.
Following the inter-college contest, why not present
the Rondelet pageant of honorees? This event was sched-
uled annually until three years ago when someone decided
to present the pageant at the ball in the evening. The Ron-
delet pageant—depicted in all its brilliance with the beauty
of the Rice campus for a background setting would lend an
air of uniqueness to the entire weekend.
The old hullabaloo of no one attending the pageafrt
wouM-be-lost amidst the crowds which would wander over
from the bicycle beer-drinking contest. Students who didn't
have dates for the evening affair and off campus friends
of the Institute would also be able to enjoy the "parade of
pulchritude."
Other events to keep students on campus could be the
re-scheduling of the Rice-TCU ball game for Houston in-
stead of Ft. Worth; a tennis exhibition put on by the Owl
net squad—currently rated as one of the best teams in
the South—against a chosen opponent; and the annual
picnic.
Last year many students attended the triangular
track meet run at that time. The Texas Relays is one of
the high points of the University's Round-up. Wliv not
have the athletic department stage a triangular or quad-
rangular meet (possibly even a renewal of the old Rice
Relays) as a major event of Rondelet?
Give the students a variety of choices in the scheduled
events of the week-end, and Rice Rondelet will become a
major attraction. Make the week-end unique, different
from any week-end of the jrear and any other school's
spring holiday—and we can almost guarantee it will be
the "greatest yet."
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THIS GUY REALLY GETS AROUND!
At The Student Senate
March 18 Deadline
For Petition Filing
By BARRY MOORE
Thresher Student
Senate Columnist
Following an hour and a half
question and answer session with
Deans Masterson and Griffis
about proposed changes in sci-
ence-engineering and academic
curricula and policies, the Senate
was catfed"?o order for a rather'
short meeting. , • .
PRESIDENT HANSON an-
nounced that the talk by Govern-
or Meyner last Sunday was con-
sidered a success. Both William
Kirkland and the Governor were
pleased and satisfied with the
turnout and response.
Bruce Hendrickson, chairman
of the election committee, stated
that petitions for all-school of-
fices will be due by one o'clock
oji March 18 in the Student As-
sociation office. The General
Election will be held on March
23.
IT WAS reported that the
drive to obtain outstanding
speakers to address the student
body, af least for the remainder
of this year, may run into a
small amount of difficulty due to
the fact that money would be
hard to get because of the fact
that it is tied up in the budget.
Neil Anderson has ^ indicated,
however, that it might be pos-
sible to obtain one or two prom-
inent news commentators yet this
year on available funds.
SYD NATHANS, representa-
tive from Hanszen, was named to
form a study committee on the
status of Kiee StttdeM Apathy,'to
work with Dr. Masterson. The
purpose of this newly formed
committed is to seek possible
causes and solutions of apathetic
feelings on the part of students.
Les Arnold came before the
Senate to suggest-that the Sen-
ate suggest to the administration
a possible better way of student
identification than blanket tax
confiscation. Action along this
line will be taken this week.
THE SENATE decided to break
up into committee meetings after
a short meeting to take care of
any unexpected business. This
action is intended to streamline
government functions.
POMES-
John Fowler
By
(to the tune of " Whiffenpaof
Song")
From the tables down at Sam-
my's
Where the students sit alone,
In a cold and formal atmosphere
of gloom,
To the neatly planted hedges
And the artificial home
Of the stagnant student body in
its tomb,
Yes, the stagnant student body
As we sink from bad to worse,
Never thinking of the peril we
are in;
We don't realize the danger,
For we never get the word,
For there's nobody to let the
word begin.
* * *
We are poor little sheep
Who have lost our way.
Rah, rah, rah.,
We can only meet people
at Grundelet.
Rah, rah," rah.
Gentlemen, cutthroats, all on a
spree,
Hope your final brings down
your three.
Hope you flunk out faster than
me.
Rah, rah, rah.
'Hymn' Winner
Announced At
Rondelet Fete
"The winner of the Rice Hymn
contest will be announced Ronde-
let Weekend," Buddy Herz,
Thresher Editor and contest
judge announced Tuesday.
"We sincerely hope that the
combined choruses of the five
colleges will be able to partici-
pate in the first public, perform-
ance of the Hymn with its new
words," Herz added.
"There are some final correc-
tions which we must corroborate
with members of the (Rice) Eng-
lish Department, but the judges
have already made their choice,"
he concluded.
Judges for the contest in addi-
tion to Herz, are Mike Bennett,
councilman at large of the Stu-
dent Senate; Holmes McNeely,
director of the Rice Band; and
Dr. Louis Giraud, composer-of the
Hymn.
The Thresher has offered a $25
prize and Dr. Girard has added
another $75 for the $100 prize to-
tal. J*
Vic Emanuel
M eyner Visit A Treat For Rice
LAST SUNDAY afternoon
those Rice studepts and faculty
members who were energetic
enough to walk over to Hamman
Hall were treated to an interview
with one of the country's ablest
and most active governors, Rob-
ert B. Meyner. The Democratic
governor of New Jersey \vas„in-
troduced by Student Association
President Wayne Hanson.
The Governor began by giViifg
a very short speech in which he
emphasized the need for more
college students to go into gov-
ernment work. He pointed out
that although some people re-
gard politics as a field to be
avoided, one-fourth to one-third
of our national product goes into
operating government at the lo-
cal, state, and national level.
Jn response +o a question
about the loya'lty oath required of
students receiving federal schol-
arships, opposition to which has
resulted in a number of Eastern
schools^, dropping the scholarship
program, he said that the oath of
Allegiance to the Constitution of
the United States was not of-
fensive. However, the oath that
one is not, has not been, and
never will be, a member of an
organization with Communist
connections js useless, for any-
one who would seek to overthrow
the government of the United
States would have no scruples
about falsifying an oath.
Concerning civil rights, the
Governor said that he thought
that this was just a continuation
of the process of extending vot-
ing rights to more and more
people which has taken place
throughout the history of our
country. He said he thought seg-
regation should be ended for the
common good, noting that three-
fourths of the world's population
is of skin color different from
ours. In this connection he came
out for doing away with the Con-
ally amendment Avhich provides
that the United States can with-
hold cases from the World' Court
which it considers domestic is-
sues.
IN ANSWERING questions
dealing with international rela-
tions, the Governor said that Red
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THRESHER
an all student newspaper since 1916
BUDDY HERZ JOEL HOCHMAN
Editor Bus. Manager
BILL DELANEY
Associate Editor
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DEPARTMENT EDITORS -
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Amusements i Reed Martin
Student Life Ann Kriegel and Wanda Phears
Sports Ted Hermann
Colleges Jim Deegan
Religion . .* ...Dick Vidbig
Circulation Manager ! Melvin Buck
Graphic Arts Scott Morris and Preston Brashtar
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CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTS
Harry Reasoner, Victor Emanuel,' Barry Moore, Mike Geis, Ralph
Weaver, Syd Nathans, Jim Bob Doty, and Nell Anderson.
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