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Open Meeting On Rights Held;
Senate Organizes Committee
By EUGENE KEILIN
A crowd estimated at close to
150 attended Monday night's
open meeting of the Committee
on Student Rights, held in the
Grand Hall of the Memorial
Center.
The five Student Association
officers presided over an inter-
ested but somewhat reserved dis-
cussion of a draft Statement of
Student Opinion and a plan for
student participation in discip-
linary decisions. Student opinion
ranged from enthusiastic accept-
ance of the entire proposal
through requests for modification
to throrough-going opposition.
Much of the meeting was taken
up with discussion of the pro-
posed Statement of Student Opin-
ion. Many students expressed the
opinion that such a statement
served no useful purpose and
would only appear inflammatory
to an administration which might
otherwise be favorably disposed
to consider specific proposals.
Other students felt that a defini-
tive statement of some kind was
needed to clarify and guarantee
student support felt to be neces-
sary for any kind of effective
government.
ABOUT HALF the group left
when the meeting passed to a
consideration of the specific plan
which the committee proposed to
submit to the administration.
A group of student leaders met
with an administration official
Wednesday afternoon who as-
sured them that the administra-
tion was still open to suggestions
concerning alteration of the
present governmental and discip-
linary system.
Magneto - Gas
Sigma Xi Lecture
Dr. Ali Bulent Cambel, Sigma
Xi national lecturer, will speak
on "Magneto-Gas Dynamics: Its
Science and Technology" Tuesday
night, March 4.
The lecture will be at 8 p.m.
in Fondren Library Lecture
Lounge.
DR. CAMBEL is a professor of
mechanical engineering and head
of the gas dynamics laboratory
at Northwestern University.
* Magneto-gas dynamics is a new
field of research. It attempts to
control the process of nuclear fu-
sion in the lab, success at which
may eventually lead man to a
new source of powei*.
Following this meeting, the
Student Senate established a
ten-member committee to draft
specific proposals or alternatives
for submission to the full Senate
for approval. These proposals
would then be passed on to the
administration for consideration
and negotiation.
THE COMMITTEE is to be
composed of the five Student As-
sociation officers and the five
college presidents.
When asked about the forma-
tion of the Senate's ten-man
committee, Reed Martin, Presi-
dent of the Student Association
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The
Thresher
An All-Student Newspaper for 45 Years
,v
Volume 49—Number 19
HOUSTON, TEXAS
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1962
Forum Brings AFL-CIO, TMA
Spokesmen For Panel Monday
By FRYAR CALHOUN
Representatives from the Tex-
as AFL-CIO and the Texas Manu-
facturers Association will join
with a Rice economics professor
Monday, March 5, in a Forum
Fall Dean's List Total
Highest In Rice History
By HARVEY POLLARD
The news isn't all bad. Out of
a total undergraduate em-ollment
of, approximately, 1569, the fall
Dean's List claimed 222 members,
or 14.1% of the student body.
This number, according to Mr.
McEnany, registrar of Rice Uni-
versity, is the highest (by two)
in Rice's history, almost double
the number of Dean's Listers
from the same period last year,
117.
Q
BUT ON to the statistics that
appeal to morbid curiosity. The
total number of persons on schl-
astic probation of some sort this
year totaled 137, or 8.69% of
the student body.
On first probation were 114,
compared to 107 last year; and on
second probation, 23, compared to
22 last year.
Twenty-nine persons, 1.85% of
the student body was required to
withdraw, while the total number
of withdrawals this year for "all
reasons" totaled 77, or 4.9% of
the student body.
Mr. McEnany pointed out that
the totals were not as high as
general campus opinion would
have it.
In the freshman class specif-
ically, 73 of a class total of 455,
16%, were on Scholastic Proba-
tion, while 34, of 7.45 %, were
on the Dean's List.
The following break-down of
sectors of the freshman class with
respect to numbers on scho-pro
could provide an interesting in-
sight. Of 23 Architects, seven
or 23% went on Pro. .
RMC Film Prices Jumped
To Cover Cash Concert Loss
. By JIM DOYLE
Although final tabulation is in-
complete, the Student Center
Board has reported a tentative
loss of five hundred dollars from
the Johnny Cash Concert Feb-
ruary 22. ■
With some tickets still out,
sales, for the two performances
have been estimated at 700,
bringing net receipts to just over
$1000, falling far short of the
$1750 fee Cash presented the
board.
COUNCILMAN-A T-L A R G E
John Bonds, representing the
board at the Student Senate
meeting Wednesday night, at-
tributed the loss to a "misjudging
of student taste" by the board,
in a chance the board had to
take. Bonds explained the board's
decision to present Cash as an
attempt to build a reserve fund
for more expensive entertainers.
The Cash show was envisioned
as a logical choice for this part
of the country during "Go Tex-
an" week, with non-Rice people
welcomed. Cash's last appearance
in Houston drew 6000 to the
City Auditorium.
The Senate which had advanced
the Board $1,000 to be paid back
February 27, agreed to $500 im-
mediately and to allow the board
to repay the remainder in install-
ments over the next year.
THE MONEY FOR the in-
stallments will come principally
from an increase in Sunday
night movie revenue by raising
the admission from a dime to a
quarter. The Senate rejected a
proposal to absorb part of the
loss from Senate funds, explain-
ing that Student Center users
should bear the responsibility of
paying for the show. Besides
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Of 176 Academic students, 21
or 12% went on Pro.
Of 217 Science Engineers, 32 or
14.7% were on Pro. Of 23 Com-
merce freshmen, 10, or 31.2%
went on Pro. And of 7 P.E. fresh-
men, two or 28.6% met the same
fate.
At this writing, reports from
the colleges are not available.
Seniors Take Note
The first phase of prepera-
tion for the 1962 graduation,
the ordering of invitations, will
begin next week.
The invitations are of three
types. The graduation com-
merative booklet, leather bound
(90c) and paper bound (45c)
contains views of the campus,
a complete list of candidates
for degrees, the ten outstand-
ing seniors and the members
of Phi Beta Kappa and Tau
Beta Pi.
The standard invitation (25c)
is also available.
No deposit is required to or-
der the invitations.
Orders will be taken Tuesday
and Wednesday, March 6 and 7,
in the lobby outside the Cam-
pus Store from 8:30-1:30 each
day.
Committee panel discussion on
labor and management.
The subject of the discussion
will be the debate topic, "Should
anti-trust laws be applied to la-
bor unions."
The program will be held in the
Fondren Library Lecture Lounge
at 7:30 p.m.
Bob Clarke, Forum Committee
Chairman, said that an oppor-
tunity for questions from the au-
dience will be provided.
H. S. (HANK) BROWN, presi-
dent of the Texas State AFL-CIO,
will defend labor's position. Mr.
Brown has been active in the
Texas labor movement since 1943
and was elected to his present of-
fice in January, 1961.
He has held high offices with
such organizations as the Texas
State Building and Construction
Trades Council, the San Antonio
AFL-CIO Council, and the Texas
State Federation of Labor.
Mr. Brown is a high school
graduate and has completed two
courses at St. Mary's University,
Trinity University, and San An-
tonio College. In 1956 he attend-
ed a four-month special labor-
management training course at
Harvard University.
TOM MARTIN DAVIS, a Hous-
ton lawyer with the firm of Ba-
ker, Botts, Andrews, and Shep-
herd, will represent the TMA. Mr.
Davis, a native of Austin, re-
ceived his B. A. degree from Vir-
ginia Military Institute and his
LL. B. from the University ot'
Texas.
A lawyer since 1928, he is Gen-
eral Counsel of Southern Pacific
Railroad in Texas and Louisiana
and has specialized in labor law.
Acting as moderator and stat-
ing his own views will be Dr.
Gaston V. Rimlinger, Associate
Professor of Economics at Rice.
Dr. Rimlinger received his B
S. degree from Washington and
his Ph. D. from the University
of California.
He is presently the faculty ad-
years of college work in night visor to the Forum Committee.
Need Help Co-Ordinating That
All-School Event?-See CACAC
There has been a new committee formed under the Student
Association—the College All-Campus Activities Committee, headed
by Kathy Kindt.
It consists of five representatives—one from each college: Jim
Peden, Hanszen; Pete Freeman, Will Rice; Frank Jones, Baker;
Jimmy Powell, Wiess; and Dale Gentry, Jones.
THE PURPOSE of the committee is to insure all students full
information concerning all-campus movements and activities.
CACAC aims to publicize and promote interest in all campus
activities of every nature: political, social, and cultural. It will
also serve to co-ordinate joint college functions.
If any group or organization has plans for any all-campus
activity, it should come to the CACAC for effective publicity, co-
ordination, and promotion.
JIM RHODES
Baker
More
President Says College
Than Educational Experience
By DOUG HARLAN
Name: James Marvin Rhodes.
Height: 6 feet 1 inch.
Birthplace: Rosenburg, Texas.
Hometown: Baytown, Texas.
Occupation: full time job, pres-
ident of Baker College.
Desci-iption: casual, relaxed,
and friendly.
This person should be ap-
proached with care—he may
appear quiet and inactive, but
actually he is
not — in fact,
he is the prime
motivator i n
most Baker
activities.
JIM, A grad-
uate of Bay-
town's Robert
E. Lee High,
RHODES is a history
major. He plans to attend the
University of Texas Law School
with a career "devoted to the
practice of law" upcoming —
however, he does not rule out a
political career.
At Rice, Jim has been a mem-
ber of the freshman baseball
team, member of the Forensic
Society, participant in inti'a-
murals, a member of the Pub-
lications Board, president of the
Pre-Law Society, and president
of the Junior Class. His hobbies
include golf and tennis as well
as baseball; he also has a
"moderate interest" in music,
playing the piano and trombone.
DURING THE summer Jim
works at camps — including
work on the waterfront at Scout
Camps. In Scouting Jim achieved
the highest attainable rank, Eagle
Scout. For relaxation., he finds an
occasional fishing trip enjoyable.
Although not a Rhodes Scholar,
Rhodes is a scholar, usually a per-
sistant member of the Dean's
Team.
JIM COMMENTS that since
its inception the colleges have
achieved great growth and de-
velopment. There have been great
strides made at Baker—parti-
cularly in the recent past. Baker,
under Jim, has initiated an ex-
tensive and successful language
table program of the year.
Presently under' way are two
new programs of cultural and
current interest. This is just part
of the varied program designed
to give to all Baker students
with varying interests. In the
recreational area, a new pool
table has been obtained and a
Baker intramural program held.
ALSO RECENTLY established
is the "College goals" committee
— partly as a result of recent
"unfortunate but invaluable ex-
perience"—d e s i g n e d to re-
evaluate cultural, social, athletic,
behavioral, and governmental
goals.
Jim comments that the college
is more than an educational
experience. He points out the
need for serious, constructive
thinking to develop the great
possibilities for improvement.
"It has been quite pleasant to
observe college spirit in action,"
Jim explained, "and the co-
operation of the college mem-
bers has been superb all year,
ever since freshman orientation."
For Baker this was a year with
Jim Rhodes, undoubtedly a good
reward from a wanted man.
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