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THE THRESHER
WED., FEBRUARY 20, IMS
JEWISH THEOLOGIAN
'Religious Existence' To Be CKapel Topic
By RICHARD BEST
"Religious Existence" will be
the topic of an address to be
delivered this Thursday by "one
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of the world's most illustrious
Jewish theolgians." At 7:15 pm.
Abraham Joshua Heschel, pro-
fessor of Jewish ethics and
mysticism at New York's Jewish
Theological Seminary, will preach
to the University in the Rice
Chapel.
Recently Heschel was a prin-
cipal speaker at the National
Conference on Religion and Rice,
where he criticized American re-
ligions' ineffectiveness in dealing
with problems of racial descrim-
ination.
HIS RECENTLY published
work, "The Prophets" is a dis-
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cussion of the nature of prophecy.
Unlike the mystics, the prophets
did not express the ineffable
glory of God, but spoke of
specific situations — the mach-
inations of Jewish foreign policy,
or the selling of debators into
slavery . . ."
Heschel does not necessarily
think the age of prophecy is over.
"Prophecy is the voice that God
has lent to the silent agony, a
voice to be plundered poor." The
prophet can "sense the human
situation as a divine emergency."
DESCENDED FROM a long
line of Polish rabbis, Heschel
attended the University of Ber-
lin but fled to England and the
U.S. when war was declared. He
has taught at the Jewish Theo-
logical Seminary since 1945.
It is his thesis that the secular
disciplines of philosophy and sci-
ence lead nowhere in the solution
of ultimate questions. "Science
pre-supposes a certain aspect of
being, but is it the ultimate?"
Eventually "the prophet may be
more relevant than the scientist."
tist."
Chillman
Campus
To Discuss
Architecture
"It is a completely mistaken idea that the Rice campus
is of Italian Renaissance design. Actually it is a combina-
tion of the 12th and 13th Century Byzantine, Romanesque,
and Gothic which we usually term Venetian Gothic."
IT IS IN support of his state-
ment above that Mr. James Chill-
man, Jr." Trustee Distinguished
Professor of Fine Arts, will lec-
ture February 20 at 8 p.m. in
Hamman Hall on the topic,
"Some Architectural Prototypes
of the Rice Buildings."
FIRST IN THE Distinguished
Scholar Lecture Series: sponsored
by the Association of Rice Alum-
ni, Prof. Chillman will center his
lecture around some of the de-
signs in Italy and the Adriatic
from which the various Rice
Buildings evolved.
HE PLANS a rather informal
lecture, making use of a great
many lantern slides to illustrate
the architectural designs that
gave rise to the older buildings
at Rice and the more recent ones.
Prof. Chillman has been at
Rice since 1916 with the excep-
tion of a three and one-half year
period between 1919 and 1923 in
which he did research at the
American Academy in Rome.
We're
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meeting
We'll be on the campus on the dates listed below, ready to
give engineering and science seniors information on space-
age careers in a dynamic industry. .
If y6u are looking for a company offering assignments on
programs of unique interest and career potential, you'll be
interested in the advantages Boeing can offer you.
Boeing, for instance, is a major contractor on such ad-
vanced programs as the Saturn S-IC first-stage rocket
booster, the X-20 Dyna-Soar manned space glider, the
solid-fuel Minuteman ICBM, and the Bomarc defense mis-
sile system. Boeing is also the world's foremost designer
and builder of multi-jet aircraft, including the eight-jet
B-52H missile bomber, the KC-135 tanker-transport, the
C-135 cargo-jet, and the famous Boeing 707, 720 and 727
jetliners. In addition, Boeing's Vertol Division is one of
America's leading designers and builders of helicopters.
Research projects at Boeing are under way in such advanced
fields as celestial mechanics, solid state physics, nuclear and
plasma physics, flight sciences, space flight and propulsion.
Expanding Boeing programs offer exceptional opportuni-
ties to holders of B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in aeronauti-
cal, mechanical, civil, electrical-electronic and industrial
engineering, and in engineering mechanics, engineering
physics as well as in mathematics and physics. Assign-
ments are available in Washington, Pennsylvania, Kansas,
Louisiana, Alabama, California and' Florida.
You'll work in a small group where individual ability and
initiative get plenty of visibility. You'll enjoy many other
advantages, including an opportunity to take graduate
studies at company expense to help you get ahead faster.
Drop in to your Placement Office and arrange for an
interview. We're looking forward to meeting you!
Monday— February 25
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In 1924 he added the position
of Director of the Fine Arts Mu-
seum to his teaching duties ftt
Rice and remained in that dual
position until 1953 when he re-
tired from his duties at the Mu-
seum and was made Director
Emeritus.
During his years at Rice, he
has taught every course in the
architecture curriculum and is
now teaching two courses in the
Fine Arts Department.
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Sights
-And Sounds
Continuing events: There will
be a continuation of the great
battle between Math 100 and
Reasonablesness; also. Round 2
of the W-R Clothing Controversy
will take place, with another
protest demonstration, perhaps.
For those who prefer entertain-
ment off-campus, there's always
"The Longest Day," still playing
at the Tower. Thgl Alley is keep-
ing "Life With Father" for an
extra week or two. Playhouse
Theatre has "Little Mary Sun-
shine;" Theatre, Inc. has "Can-
Can." The Hamlet is presenting
a picture of what Math 100 is
doing to freshmen, written by
Jack Gelber* "The Connection."
WEDNESDAY, February 20,'
the Civic Music Association is
presenting the San Francisco
Ballet at 8:15 in the. Music Hall.
The ballets' choreographer and
director is Lew Christensen. The
Alray will have "Jules and Jim,"
Francois Truffaut's tragicomedy
of love and friendship in the
French manner.
THURSDAY, February 21,
Peter, Paul, and a close friend
will sing at the Music Hall at
8:30. You can pick up tickets at
the Bookstore. "A Girl Named
Tamiko" opens, at the Metropoli-
tan. It's the story of a young
man (Laurence Harvey). trapped
in Japan by Love (in the person
of France Nuyen).
FRIDAY, February 22, the
Contemporary Arts Museum will
present "Bell Antonio," starring
Marcello Mastroianni and Claudia
Cardinale. It is a comedy teach-
ing the evils of marrying for
money. The film will be shown
at 7:30 and 9:30 in the Prudential
Auditorium. "Two for the See-
saw," a movie of the Broadway
hit, starring Robert Mitchum
and Shirley Maclaine, "Divorce-
Italian Style," starring Marcello
Mastroianni. This is the story of
an attempt at uxoricide ($25
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 20, 1963, newspaper, February 20, 1963; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231228/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.