The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 24, 1962 Page: 3 of 10
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WED. OCTOBER 24, 1962
THE THRESHER
Three
iussia Feels
By RICHARD BEST
Two great problems of Chris-
tianity in contemporary times
IP were discussed by Dr. George A.
'* Shuster, former President of
Hunter College, last Thursday
and Friday nights in the Grand
Hall of the RMC.
In his first address, on Roman
Catholic education, Dr. Shuster
pointed out that church schools
Republican Sees
State Problem In
Business Forces
"The South is going to indus-
trialize within the next twelve
years. The question is whether
Texas is going to participate in
the nation's forward movement,"
state senatorial candidate Jim
McBride told a small group of
Young Republicans at Rice last
Thursday.
"We've had enough of screwball
politics," the Bellaire High School
American history instructor said.
The future of Texas lies in indus-
trial development. But the key to
industrial development lies in
Austin.
"WHEN TEXAS is governed
by men who appreciate business
development, we will see a period
• of rapid industrialization. The
tax policy of 'soak business' must
be turned around."
McBride, a member of the Bell-
aire City Council, is on leave from
his teaching job to" conduct his
campaign against Democratic
nominee Cris Cole.
The two are seeking the posi-
tion vacated by incumbent. Bob
Baker, an unsuccessful candidate
for Lieutenant Governor.
DEAN-
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been sent to all college presidents
and masters; it suggests that
Open House hours be renewed un-
der certain conditions, including
registration of female guests,
keeping doors to rooms open, and
strict limitations as to time.
"This is probably^he line in
which we are going," Higgin-
botham said, "but we don't in-
tend to put it intp effect until
the studens have a chance to give
their views." He expected that
the outlines of the plan might be
changed somewhat after the mas-
ters and presidents meet to dis-
cuss it in a few days.
IN A DIRECTIVE Tuesday
morning, Higginbotham called for
the removal "within three days"
of all refrigerators, air condition-
ers, and outside TV antennas in
the colleges. The reason, he said,
was that these appliances "clear-
ly " violated , stated University
rules" and caused undue stress on
electrical wirings.
No air conditioners "or TV an-
tennas were located in the col-
leges by a Thresher spot-check
Tuesday afternoon, but refrig-
erators seemed to be more pop-
ular.
, Cleric Says
were founded by both the orig-
inal colonists and the nineteenth
century immigrants.
THESE INSTITUTIONS were
frequently subject to violent at-
tacks and thus concentrated on
keeping the flock together ra-
ther than making serious edu-
cational contributions.
"RELIGION BEHIND the Iron
Curtain" was the topic of the
speech. Shuster stated that the
Communist persecutions are
unique in history in that they are
directed against all religions, not
one particular group.
Their general goals are three-
fold; the removal of newspapers,
schools, etc., a church subservient
to the regime, and the campaign
for the teaching of dialectical ma-
terialism.
Since World War II the
Russian Orthodox Church has lost
half of its numbers, the Roman
Catholics have faced diminishing
membership, as have the Bap-
tists and the Jews.
IN AN ATTEMPT to avoid a
jeremiad, Shuster remembered
that he had known many Com-
munists who went to church "in-
conspicuously and cited one vil-
lage where the authorities re-
quested that the churches take up
the teaching of the catechism
since the local youths were be-
coming rowdy.
Speaking of the faith of the
Russian people, Shuster believed
that many feel an intense need
for redemption. The Church faces
the same problems in Russia as
elsewhere; the rush to the cities
and the collapse of family ties.
Since religious instruction is
almost non-existent in the Soviet
Union, the average student is
likely to be highly uninformed in
this area. In response to a ques-
tion Dr. Shuster acknowledged
that a similar situation exists in
America, but felt that there is
more concern about this problem,
than formerly.
'RICE'S HONOR
It's Unanimous: Song Stinks
By GRIFFIN SMITH
"Rice's Honor," currently the
subject of , campus concern, has
a history of unpopularity which
must rank it high among the
least-loved alma maters in Amer-
ica.
Throughout its entire history,
it has been condemned, ridiculed,
denounced and scorned by stu-
dents and alumni alike. Its de-
fenders have been few indeed.
A 1925 Thresher editorial kick-
ed off the barrage by declaring
that "the sentiment in the song
is not such that it could be used
as a commencement hymn and be
revered as such by all alumni."
The writer called for a new song
immediately.
Later in the year it was con-
demned editorially as "our only
substitute for an alma mater."
But overt criticism died down
until 1938, when it rose again
more sharply than before.
AN UNNAMED alumnus wrote
that "after singing and hearing
Sabin Vaccine
Type III Sabin oral polio
vaccine will be available at the
Student Health Center at Han-
szen College from October 25
through 31. Dr. Ray Skaggs,
director, strongly urges all stu-
dents who have not previously
taken the type III vaccine thus-
far to come in in the specified
period to receive their free
doses.
The Surgeon General predicts
a new outbreak of the Asian
Flu this winter. The Health
Service now has available a
quantity of flu vaccine and will
administer it at a cost of one
dollar.
THE SIGN TO i BUILD
YOUR I FUTURE ON !
'Rice's Honor' for several years, I
have confirmed my early conclu-
sion that it is everything a school
song should not be."
He added: "It was bad from
the beginning—a stolen tune and
words that might have been writ-
ten at a prize fight."
A freshman, in a letter the fol-
lowing week, said the alma mater
should "certainly be retained as a
fight song." But he concluded:
"added to our repertoire, however,
should be one of those heart-
swelling school songs that makes
us love a physics exam."
SOLID SUPPORT came again
from the Thresher. Editor Francis
Collins urged student action to
change the song. "Every case on
record has wanted it changed," he
pointed out.
The controversy simmered
along for twenty years, students
wavering between denunciation
and derision. It came out into the
open again in 1959 when a def-
inite alternative — "The Rice
Hymm" — was suggested. A con-
test was held, and new words
were written for the substitute
song.
Criticism of "Rice's Honor"
continued to mount. A letter that
year from a senior commented:
"I HAVE LONG felt that
'Rice's Honor' just doesn't have it
as an alma mater. Like most sen-
iors I would like to take with me
a few fond memories and an in-
spirational alma mater. However,
nothing has been less inspiring
to me than 'Rice's Honor'."
President Dwight Eisenhower's
visit in 1960 poured gasoline on
the fires. One student wrote
scathingly after the televised
speech:
"IT CERTAINLY is a helluva
shame Rice University does not
have a decent alma mater.
"I have never seen a more lu-
dicrous scene than that of the
Special Convocation of students,
faculty, and alumni singing their
"fight, fight, fight," song before
the President of the United
States."
Since 1960 replacement of
"Rice's Honor" has been an oil-
again, off-again project of the
Student Senate. Indications are
that, this time, something con-
crete may be done.
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