The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 10, 1962 Page: 1 of 10
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Rice University Woodson Research Center.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
The
Thresher
An All-Student Newspaper for 45 Yeari
Volume 49—Number 14
HOUSTON, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 1962
Two Referendums
Bring Record Vote
By EUGENE KEILIN
Student and faculty endorse-
ment before the holidays of a
resolution calling for the deseg-
regation of the University facil-
ities and admission procedures
has received widespread publicity.
At the same time students
granted approval to the desegre-
gation referendum, they failed to
give the necessary three-fourths
support to a proposal to abolish
class officers. The move to do
away with class organizations had
the support of four of the five
college presidents, and mustered
57 per cent support from the stu-
dents.
BETTER THAN 75 per cent
of the student body turned out
for the December 18 referendums,
setting the highest totals in Rice
election history. On the class is-
sue, 1196 undergraduates voted,
while 1225 voted on desegrega-
tion. The previous record was
932, set in last year's Thresher
blanket tax election.
The student body gave almost
two-to-one endorsement of the de-
segregation proposition. (A full
breakdown of the results is given
on page two.)
In a separate mail poll, facul-
ty members signified their ap-
(Continued on Page 8)
Council Reminds
As the holiday season turns
with unwelcome suddenness
into examination time, pause
for a moment in reflection on
the meaning of the Honor
Pledge. It is a reminder of
responsibility to yourself, your
fellow students, and the Honor
System ... a dual responsi-
bility: 1) to refrain from re-
ceiving or giving aid and 2)
to report any violation. Our
system provides many advant-
ages in freedom and trust . . .
may we all respect and suppoi't
it.
Best wishes for success in
all your exams.
—Sincerely, „
THE HONOR COUNCIL
Robert Johnston, Chairman
Spring Seminars Announced
By Joint Christian Ministry
The Joint Christian Ministry to
Rice University has announced
the Spring 1962 curriculum for
the Seminars in Christian
Thought.
The four Seminars will be of-
fered beginning Monday and
Tuesday, February 5 and 6, ex-
tending for eleven weeks through
April 16 and 17 and meeting
weekly 7-8:15 p.m.
Courses to be offered include
Seminar IB, "In Pursuit of a
Philosophy of God," a study in
the philosophical approach to a
knowledge *>f God, led by the
Rev. Gerard Joubert, 0. P., Ro-
man Catholic University Pastor,
meeting Tuesday at the Autry
House.
SEMINAR 2B, "The Letters of
Saint Paul," the Rev. George
Aurich, Missouri Synod Lutheran
University Pastor, will meet at
the Autry House Mondays.
Seminar 3B, "The Language of
Faith," will be a study in some
of the key word-symbols in the
language of the Christian Faith
and will be led by the Rev. Lane
D e n s o n, Episcopal University
Pastor, meeting Mondays at the
First Christian Church, Sunset
at Rice Blvd.
Seminar 4B, "Biblical Faith
and Morals," a study in the moral
implications in the Judeo-Christ-
ian tradition, will be led by the
Rev. Don Bohlcke, Disciples of
Christ University Pastor, and will
meet Tuesday • at St. Mary's
Student | Center, 1703 Bolsover.
THE REV. JAMES Gunn,
Presbyterian University Pastor
and Chairman of the Joint
Christian Ministry, said "the
Joint Ministry offers these Semi-
nars in response to demand from
members of the academic com-
munity for an opportunity to in-
vestigate seriously 1;he meaning
and content of the Christian
faith."
"The seminars are open to all
•—graduate and undergraduate
students, faculty, and staff—who
would explore with integrity the
option of the Christian commit-
ment," Mr. Gunn said.
Announcements including regi-
(Continued on Page 7)
JIM BOB DOTY
Now Rhodes Scholar
STILL SOME IFS
nr.
V
L.
Kennedy Explains
Post Office Mystery
By DAN HAZELTON
In a recent interview Mr. John
Kennedy, manager of the Rice
Memorial Center, cleared up much
of the mystery which has sur-
rounded the plans of setting up
a branch post office in the RMC.
He said that if all goes accord-
ing to plan, the cloak room be-
hind the elevator on the main
floor of the RMC will be con-
verted to an information desk ill
the "near future."
When it is completed, the in-
formation desk will be able to
supply most of the major serv-
ices of a regular post office at
normal post office rates.
BECAUSE THE information
desk will not be classified as a
regular post office substation, it
will not be able to sell money
orders. However, such services
as the sale of stamps, weighing
of packages, and regular mail
pickup will be provided.
When asked about the stamp
machine which is now located in
the RMC, Mr. Kennedy expressed
surprise over the unfavorable
comments which have been made
about the machine. The RMC
asked the vending company to
install the machine to act as a
temporary service until the in-
formation desk is constructed.
As far as the price of stamps
is concerned, Mr. Kennedy said
that the price is set by the com-
pany and as far as he knows
there has been no mark up on
their price.
Doty Rhodes Scholar;
Will Study At Oxford
By BILL LIEBLICH
Jim Bob Doty, president of
Wiess College, was named a
Rhodes scholar December 16. He
will study modern history for two
years at Oxford University in
England.
Doty's selection followed two
interviews. At the first inter-
view, in Austin December 12 and
13, two candidates were selected
to represent Texas in the finaj
The four winners, including
Doty, were chosen from among
twelve candidates from the six
states in the Gulf District, one of
eight in the United States.
THE RHODES scholarship is
a cash grant of the English
equivalent of $2100. Transporta-
tion is paid by the scholar. He
attends Oxford for twenty-four
weeks of each year, while the
'TIS THE SEASON
remainder is spent on study and
travel.
Doty, in an intei*view, de-
scribed the Oxford study program
as differing considerably from
the usual American pogram.
There are no courses as we know
them, he said. Lectures furnish
little more than an opportunity
for the student to hear famous
scholars and are generally
sparsely attended.
The principal tasks done by
the Oxford students are the
several papers he delivers orally
to his tutor. These papers are
based upon extensive reading in
the scholar's particular field.
Study at Oxford is more in-
formal than in America. It is
also far more specialized and is
more expensive, because each
scholar has his own tutor.
DOTY WILL BEGIN his study
in Oxford's Honour School of
(Continued on Page 5)
Rice's Future
Is Subject Of
Sunday TV Show
"Rice's Future" is the title of
the January 14 program of the
Rice television series.
Dr. Kenneth Pitzer, President
of the University and Dr. Alan
Chapman, Chairman of the
Mechanical Engineering Depart-
ment, will discuss NASA's im-
portance to Rice.
Other subjects will be the in-
creased enrollment, the L. B.
Ryons' gift for a civil engineer-
ing building, and the expansion
of Fondren Library.
JANUARY 21 Dr. James R.
Sims and Mr. Hai-old J. Salani,
both of the Civil Engineering De-
partment, will talk about a variety
of constructions, from St. Peter's
Cathedral in Rome to the off-
shore oil rigs in the Gulf of
Mexico.
January 28 two men of the
school of architecture, Dr. Wil-
liam Caudill and Mr. Bill N.
Lacy, 1 will discuss house inter-
iors.
"The Idea of a University,"
the Rice television series, is pres-
ented at 3:30 Sunday afternoons
on Channel 13.
McEnany Is Designer
Of Intricate Schedule
By GARY HANOVICH
"I've got three finals sched-
uled for the same period. Who
can I "blame?" January is the
season for such a lament but
seldom at Rice.
Such cries are actually few in
number on the Rice campus
thanks to the intricate schedule
for final examinations put to-
gether each semester by M. V.
McEnany, Registrar of the- Uni-
versity.
The compilation of the sched-
ule is a continuing process carried
on from year to year and based
primarily on the setup of class
periods. The class hours are
scattered throughout the exami-
nation periods in a given order
which is rotated each year.
THE COMPLICATED part is
the filling of the remaining exam
periods in order to alleviate con-
flicts and bring different sections
of the same course together.
Mr. McEnany uses certain
criteria in this re-aranging pro-
cess. The first is, of course, to
get as few conflicts as possible.
In the fall semester he also
attempts to spread out examina-
tions in first-year courses and
give a break to the freshmen who
are entering the battle-area of
finals for the first time.
The pattern of these finals is
changed from ye^r to ye&r so that
the same instructor won't always
have an early final to admin-
ister.
IN THE SPRING the schedule
is changed because the problem
is getting degree candidates
finished as early as possible.
This is accomplished by put-
ting as many upper-level courses
as is feasable near the beginning
of the examination period. This
process is limited, of course, by
the amount of shifting that can
be done to the basic pattern
without causing conflicts.
The faculty is not forgotten in
the planning,process either. When
an instructor winds up with more
than one course bunched up near
the end of the final period (and,
thus, with a lot of papers to
grade in a hurry), steps are
taken the next year in the sched-
ule to remedy the situation.
Mr. McEnany does enjoy plan-
ning the exam schedule, but as a
challenging puzzle—not for the
sadistic reasons that unhappy
students are sometimes wont to
believe.
m
"Now hast thou but one bare hour to live
And then thou must be damned perpetually."
-MARLOWE
£>
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. 49, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 10, 1962, newspaper, January 10, 1962; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231196/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.