The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1966 Page: 3 of 6
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WHEATLEY DISTRICT CHAIRMAN
Rice
Bjr BILL WHEATLEY
Thnabnr Reporter
The Texas Intercollegiate Stu-
dent Association (TISA) held
its 18th annual convention
March 16-19 in Houston at the
Continental Houston Hotel. The
Convention was hosted by the
University of Houston, who pro-
vided speakers and discussion
leaders for the programs.
The convention culminated in
the election of officers for the
coming year. Bill Wheatley, one
of the Rice delegates, was elect-
ed chairman of District III, of
which Rice is a member.
The convention served as a
forum for discussion of student
opinion, and as a means of es-
tablishing official TISA policy
on various issues, as expressed
in the resolutions which were
passed at the final business
session.
Submit Resolution
The Rice delegation re-sub-
mitted the resolution on the
AAUP statement that Rice orig-
inally proposed at the Confer-
enee, oh Higher Education in
February.
As it reads now, after minor
rewriting, the resolution en-
dorses the Statement on the
Academic Freedom of Students
of the American Association of
University Professors, and rec-
ommends the adoption of its
provisions in all TISA member
schools.
A companion resolution, sub-
mitted by Baylor, urges the in-
tegration of students into the
policy-making processes of the
university.
Worker Conference
A resolution submitted by Our
Lady of the Lake College urges
that TISA sponsor a conference
on the migrant worker problem
at Lady of the Lake College.
Hope was expressed that
through such programs as this
one, college students will be-
come more involved in the prob-
lems of the civil community of
which they are a part.
TISA President Jim Jones of
U.S. Colleges Aid UAG
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ture and building materials. He
said that the style is horizon-
tal brick-laying coupled with
roofs structured from unform-
ed arches.
The unformed arches are
made possible by the use of a
special brick, which is made
only-fin the Mexican state of Ja-
lisco, in which Guadalajara is
located. The basic material of
the bricks is jal, a volcanic sub-
stance found in the ground of
Jalisco. When used in bricks,
' jal produces an extremely light,
yet strong, buifding unit. * -
The concept of "two first
floors" is provided by a central
mall which runs through the
middle of the campus and pro-
vides two main entrances to
each building.
Another unique feature of the
new campus, when completed,
will be a men's dormitory to
provide on-campus housing.
Only one other university in
Latin America provides dorms
for its students.
In order to finance the new
campus and other reforms, the
university is undertaking a fi-
nancial reform. Previously all
income was provided by stu-
dents' tuition fees. The univer-
sity is now seeking the financial
support of private individuals,
foundations, and government de-
partments.
The goal of a fund drive in-
augurated two years ago is
$8,800,000. Some $3,740,000 of
this is budgeted for teachers
and administrators, and another
$3,060,000 will go for the con-
struction of new buildings.
Training Teachers
Dr. Angel Morales Castro,
Provost of UAG, said that the
funds for teachers and admin-
istrators will be used for train-
ing teachers, largely in Ameri-
can universities. Thirty-two
professors have already been
sent to study in United States
universities.
Four more will be sent each
in June and September. In ad-
dition, United States professors
are- being brought to UAG to
teach.
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Trinity College announced to
the convention, that plans were
under way to start a TISA
study of student government
and academic freedom in Texas.
Negotiations with several foun-
dations are in progress that are
expected to yield grants up to
$50,000.00 to support the study.
Bring Action
There are plans for TISA,
financed b ythe American Civil
Liberties Union, to bring before
civil courts a test case involv-
ing student rights. Action such
as this would be undertaken by
TISA in conjunction with the
study mentioned above.
Plans were announced for a
conference with the student or-
ganization of the Republic of
Mexico, to be held in August. A
preliminary meeting has al-
ready taken place, which was
hailed by the Mexican Press as
"The first historic meeting of
Mexican and American college
students. This conference is be-
in^planned in cooperation with
the State Department.
Officers Elected
Several amendments to the
TISA constitution were approv-
ed by the convention. These
were designed to bring the con-
stitution up to date with the
actual operating procedures of
TISA.
The election of officers Satur-
day afternoon yielded the fol-
lowing results: Jim Jones, past
president, was re-elected to the
presidency; Jerry Grammar,
vice president; Jeannie Pinne-
backer, secretary; Skip Massey,
treasurer; Dixie Revells, district
coordinator; and Bill Wheatley,
chairman District III.
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Durham, John. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1966, newspaper, March 31, 1966; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth244970/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.