The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 24, 1962 Page: 4 of 10
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THE THRESHER
WED., OCTOBER 24, IMS
defense of the action in terms of
American self-interest. There is
little if any legal background for
the use of the "quarantine" but
international law often consists of
what other nations will allow.
MOST U.S. ALLIES were quick
to give approval to the President's
speech and actions.
The President had special
words for the Cuban people to
whom the broadcast was directed
by a special "Voice of America"
hookup, and he concluded with
a somber warning to the people
of the United States.
"THE PATH we have chosen
for the present," Kennedy said,
"is full of hazards as all paths
are—but it is the one most con-
sistent with our character and
courage as a nation and our com-
mitments around the world.
CRISIS-
(Continued from Page 1)
viet Union as responsible for the
crisis.
NOT ONLY did the President
explicitly request Chairman Khru-
schev to "halt and eliminate" the
threat to peace but also he made
it clear that the U. S. would con-
sider an attack by Russia "re-
quiring a full retaliatory re-
sponse."
The President defended his ac-
tions by citing historical prece-
dent.
"THE 1930's," he said, "taught
us a clear lesson; Aggressive con-
duct, if allowed to grow uncheck-
ed and unchallenged, ultimately
leads to war. This nation is op-
posed to war.'
Such a precedent is primarily a
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Await Parents.
Rice University will be in-
vaded on November third by a
new kind of freshman, the Fresh-
man Parent. They will be oriented
in a flurry of events climaxed by
the Rice-Texas Tech game.
Ann Lassiter, student co-
ordinator of the orientation pro-
gram stated that a general meet-
ing of parents at 9:15 am in the
Memorial Center ballroom will
open the day.
PARENTS WILL be welcomed
by President K. S. Pitzer and a
galaxy of other speakers. Dr.
Carey Croneis will speak on the
academic program at Rice. Other
speakers will be Dr. Franz Brot-
zen, Bob Clarke, Tom Wilson, and
Mr. Ben Woodson, co-chairman
of the Society of Families.
At 10:30 the parents will split
into two groups, one remaining
in ballroom to hear a typical
history lecture by Dr. W. H.
Masterson, the other going to
Hamman Hall to hear a typical
biology lecture by Dr. J. L.
Davies.
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Troditioi Of Lookout
Traded For A Wookoad
By JOY OPPENHEIM
Tradition has been put back
on the shelf for another fifty
years. The glory that was Rice
becomes merely a background for
the glory that is Rice. But one
tradition-filled event was notice-
ably absent during the review of
Rice's past achievements: the
tradition of lock-out.
As the name implies, lock-out
is the process whereby various
miscellaneous and sundry objects
(sawhorses, chains, chewing gum,
hoses, ropes, wires, etc.) mysteri-
ously make their way into and
around the gates of this institu-
tion (institution, not institute) of
higher education thereby pro-
hibiting professors, administra-
tors and gardeners admittance.
ALTHOUGH THE most recent
occurence of the remarkable
phenomenon was in 1957, the
tradition goes back to 1928. Its
original design was a little vague
and remained that way until
about 1931, when the students
proclaimed an "officially unof-
ficial" holiday on the event of
beating the University of Texas
in football.
Strangely enough, it was a
direct result of the defeat of this
particular team by the men in
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blue and grey (white, when
they're the home team) that has
resulted in most of the holi-
days.
IN 1949 the tradition became
more" defined and was expanded
to include a holiday after the
first conference victory.
The Student Association has
had various agreements with the
Administration through the years
to the effect that a football week-
end a year would replace the lock-
out ceremony.
THE MOST recent successful
campaign was conducted in 1957
under the leadership of a
mysterious junior referred to
only as "Mr. Jones.',' ,TJie fresh-
man class was routed out of bed
around 4:30 a.m. and made to
stand guard and help with the
barricade. A few stalwart souls
managed to sneak in. Dr. Kath-
erine Drew imparted pearls of
wisdom to ten students in His-
tory 100. A pep rally climaxed
the day's activity along with a
dance in the student lounge.
The mass demonstration was
the result of the defeat of the
previously unbeaten Texas A and
M team by the Owls. A and M
was, at that time, the number one
team in the nation1, a distinction
now owned by another Te3jp.s
team.
Mr. Jones . . . where are you?
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 24, 1962, newspaper, October 24, 1962; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231216/m1/4/?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.