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Thresher
An All-Student Newspaper for 45 Yearj
Volume 49—Number 25
HOUSTON, TEXAS
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1962
Lowe Will Succeed Savage As
New Dean of WomenNext Fall
Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer, Presi-1 as Dean of Women and Lecturer
dent of Rice University, an- in English. Mrs. Lowe will as-
nounced yesterday the appoint- sume her duties in June of this
ment of Mrs. Alma Louise Lowe | year.
Mrs. Catherine Savage, present
Advisor to Women, has received
a research grant from the Ameri-
can Council of Learned Societies
and will continue her studies in
Paris next year.
MRS. LOWE HAS an under-
graduate degree as well as an
M.A. from Texas Christian Uni-
versity, and received her Ph. D.
degree at Rice in the field of
English.
She has served on the faculties
of Texas Christian University,
University of Puerto Rico, Col-
lege of the City of New York,
Columbia University, University
of St. Thomas, the University of
Texas Dental Branch and is pres-
ently with the Texas Women's
University Nui*sing College.
She is active in civic affairs
and is a member of the Modern
Language Association and the
English Speaking Union.
COURT ANNOUNCED
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Rondelet Pageant
Takes Greek Theme
By BETTY BRANARD
Chairman of Rondelet
One gentleman to another while walking across the
Rice campus: "I say, Oedipus, who might that unusual
individual be?"
Oedipus: "Why, Agamemnon, that's merely a sooth-
sayer."
Agamemnon:
Jtloor
ALMA LOUISE LOWE
New Dean of Women
Baylor Student Body Votes
In Favor Of Desegregation
Baylor University-last week be-
came the latest Southwest Con-
ference School to go on record
as favoring desegregation.
On April 5 the university's Stu-
dent Congress voted 35-5 in favor
of a proposal calling*for removal
of racial barriers concerning Ne-
gro students and urged the ad-
ministration and trustees to take
action.
THE STUDENT Congress vote
followed by about a month an all-
school referendum March 8 which
registered student body approval
of such a proposal as well as stu-
dent opinion on various topics
ranging from coeducational
cheerleaders to the United Na-
tions.
The student assembly passed
the resolution after an hour of
heated debate in which members
of the Baylor Law School op-
posed the proposal. The law stu-
dents questioned the authority of
the congress in the matter and
said that if.Texas Baptists.want-
ed integration at Baylor, the uni-
versity would already be de-
segregated.
CONGRESSMEN, however,
said they felt it their duty to pass
on the resolution since the all-
school referendum had approved
admission of qualified Negro stu-
dents and integration ' of SWC
athletics while rejecting integra-
tion of the Baylor dormitory sys-
tem.
Other anti-resolution opinions
expressed by the law students in-
cluded fear of embarrassing the
university administration, and
fear of losing donations to the
school.
The March 6 referendum also
found a proposal for allowing wo-
men students to run for cheer-
leader falling short of the re-
quired two-thirds majority, al-
though the vote was 706-471 in
favor of the change.
AT THE SAME time, student
opinion was registered on many
other interesting topics. Baylor-
ites voted 60 % in favor of having
dances on campus — a practice
now prohibited. 54% favored the
establishment of national frater-
nities and sororities, and an
overwhelming 90% showed their
academic orientation by endorsing
longer library hours.
Baylor students rejected the
idea of a campus-wide election
for editor by a 70% vote, while
60% said they would not turn in
a student who cheated on an
examination to the Honor Coun-
cil.
Turning to national and inter-
national affairs, the students re-
jected federal loans and scholar-
ships to church-related colleges
and universities by a narrow 590-
557 margin; and 86% voted
against United States withdrawal
from the United Nations.
Visiting German
To Speak April '30
Professor Fritz Martini, of the
Technische Hochchule Stuttgart,
will speak Monday, April 30, on
"The Contemporary German
Novel and the Problem of the
Lost Tradition."
The talk, being presented by
the Department of Foreign Lan-
guages and Delta Phi Alpha,
will be at 2:15 p.m. in the Fon-
dren Library Lecture Lounge.
Students of advanced German
courses are expected to attend.
PROFESSOR Martini is the
author of "Das Wagnis der
Sprache" and "Deutsche Liter-
arturgeschichte von den Anfaen-
gen bis Gegenwart."
He is now Guest Professor at
the University of Kansas. Previ-
ously He has been Guest Profes-
sor at Columbia University.
By GLENN HOWARD
a fanfare of trumpets The Rice Players begin
their
With
Tenth Annual Shakespeare Festival.
"Othello," offering a change from the usual fare of comedies,
begins a four night run this evening, April 13, at 8:15 p.m. in
Hamman Hall.
In keeping with the tradition of previous Festivals there will
be no admission charged.
Othello, described as Shakespeare's most perfect play, has
been praised for its attention to the main theme without irrelevant
distractions.
The action moves swiftly from the first scene, where Iago
first expresses his hate of Othello, to the denouement.
The plot centers about the arch villainy of Iago and his plot
to plant in Othello's mind a corrding belief in his wife's "faith-
lessness."
In a ironic twist Shakespeare gives Iago an outward appear-
ance of honest virtue and has Othello call him "honest Iago."
Othello himself is by nature courageous, open generous, unsuspect-
ing—and naive.
We find in Desdemona a warmhearted, tender and faith-
ful individual with no thought further from her mind than the
infidelity that Iago suggest.
A small reserved section will be held for those persons holding
season tickets—until ten minutes before curtain time. Due to fire
regulations, when all of the seats are taken the doors will be closed.
Ray James plays Othello; Chuck Yingling, Iago; Sam
Stewart, Cassio.
Karren Cowdin, Desdemona; Honey Moore, Emilia; and
Mike Cooper, Roderigo.
Phyllis Skaff is directing, assisted by James Cutler.
A soothsayer?"
Oedipus: "Yes, on this
very spot, on these sumptu-
ous, green, gnome-tended
lawns of the Rice University will
appear once again the mystery
and pageantry of the Greek na-
ture cults.
"The occasion — the Rondelet
Pageant, 1962.
"THE LUSH, NATURAL set-
ting will be enhanced by the glis-
tening paper-mache of a Greek
temple from which exudes the
melodious strains of a chamber
orchestra accompanying the pre-
sentation of the royal court,
adorned in flowering pastels.
"The royalty will include:
Freshman Duchess, Carole Riggs,
Lady Marcia Pieper, Lady Mary
West Adams, Lady Ann Pierce
(three-way tie in the voting);
"Sophomore I) u c h e s s Lou
Bertch, Lady Elaine Hord, Lady
Margaret Stevens;
"JUNIOR DUCHESS Datum
Holmes, Lady Mary Fae Coulter,
Lady Dell Lolir;
"Senior Duchess, Carolyn Ske-
bo, Lady Judy Poinsett, Lady
Gayle Dupontf-"
"Queen and Princesses (alpha-
betical order)—Mary Ami Cal-
kins, Tess Lindsey, Eleanor Pow-
ers.
"Amidst billowing orange
clouds, one will find the soothsay-
er (Barry Moore) diligently sum-
moning f o r t h these lovely
misses."
The pageant is but one of the
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OTHELLO AND IAGO STRUGGLE—while Desdemona looks on aghast, in this scene from the
Players' production of "Othello" this weekend. Left to right are Karen Cowdin, Chuck Yingling,
and Roy James. (Photo by Scott Morris.)
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