The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1966 Page: 4 of 18
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CLOSE TO
THE! HEART
OF THE
CAMPUS
2519 University Blvd.
JA 8-1509
Also Bellaire: MO 5-5557
THE GREAT FIRE
PBK Adds One
The Rice chapter of Phi
Beta Kappa has elected one
new member, William R. Folk,
a Baker senior majoring in
biochemistry.
He has also been awarded a
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship.
By BARI WATKINS
Thresher Reporter
The wail of Houston Fire De-
partment sirens once again re-
sounded across the Rice campus
on Tuesday night as they rushed
to the chemistry building to
protect its. hallowed halls from
destruction in the inferno of a
chemical fire.
This time it was a fire in a
turquoise plastic waste basket
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in the Ohem 200 lab.
Peter Hollings, alert Will Rice
junior, noticed the flames
through the windows of the lab
at 7:43. He promptly called the
campus operator who informed
the fire department of the im-
minent disaster.
Meanwhile, Pinkerton man
John K. Wilson, and Eric Bar-
ber, a fearless Wiiess senior,
rushed to the scene. Manfully
breaking down the door of the
lab, they found the wastebas-
ket aflame (and melting)!
When the lire department
trucks arrived at precisely 8:02
Wilson and Barber had already
doused the fire.
Wilson speculated that the
fire was caused by a burning
cigarette thrown carelessly into
the basket. He found open cans
of ether and an open gas jet in
close proximity to the blazing
container. In an exclusive on-
tihe-spot interview with the
Threslher, he exclaimed, "It
could have been much worse!"
! THRESHING-IT-OUT!
Lanford Emerges From Swamp
To the Editor:
The Student Financial Aid
and Student Work Committee
claims to be the first to emerge
from the quagmire. As Chair-
man of this committee, I have
sent a resolution, endorsing the
generous financial aid program
established when tuition char-
ges became effective, to each
of the college governments and
the Student Senate. Naturally,
this resolution is in response
to the new rights of interven-
tion granted the appellants in
the decision of the Texas Su-
preme Court in Coffee et al.,
April 27.
The committee plans to un-
dertake two major projects. A
handbook containing informa-
tion on loans, scholarships, and
employment opportunities avail-
able to enrolled students will be
published. In addition, we will
aid in the preparation of a
booklet describing the costs at
Rice for prospective students.
To this end, a questionnaire
is being prepared, to be distrib-
uted about May 13, which will
ask each student to estimate
his expenses for the year and
to indicate the major sources
of his income. Such informa-
tion, provided returns are sig-
nificant, will aid our planning
immensely.
The implementation of these
projects will be discussed at a
public meeting, Tuesday, May
10, in the Baker Conference
Room. All persons are welcome.
Those persons interested in for-
mal membership on this com-
mittee may submit applications
at this meeting.
CHARLES E. LANFORD
Baker '68
Redding Blasts Omission Of Work
To the Editor:
I Avas very disappointed that
the Thresher did not so much as
mention the name of Russell
Kirk in the April 28 issue.
Surely the Thresher was aware
of his presence; an announce-
ment that he would come was
included in the previous issue.
Mr. Kirk was the Hanszen
Spring Symposium speaker and
stayed for two days of informal
discussion plus an evening ad-
dress to the college and an af-
ternoon dialogue with Dr. Grob.
Surely that merits mention.
I was further disappointed to
see a story on Mr. Forman, who
spoke the same evening as Mr.
Kirk. I fail to see why he should
get coverage over Mr. Kirk,
who, in my opinion, probably
had more to say and who repre-
sents a very significant portion
of modem thinkers. Whether or
not my opinion is valid is of
no consequence here though;
The Thresher has no excuse for
totally ommitting coverage of
news of this nature.
BLAKE REDDING
Hanszen, '68
Driver Wanted
If you are interested in
driving a car from Houston
to San Francisco at the end
of June or beginning of July,
please contact
Professor Martin Graham
Room 234 Abercrombie
JA 8-4141 Ext. 645
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Coyner, Sandy. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1966, newspaper, May 5, 1966; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth244975/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.