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Colleges to unveil seminar courses
SHADES OF SHELTON—.Jones quarterback Peggy Shortzer
seems unintimidated by Ann Marti's fierce rush as she shows
her fine (passing) form in Sunday's PowderpufT game. Shertzer
dazzled several hundred incredulous spectators with her fine
(passing) form, but Brown avenged last year's defeat at the hands
of Jones with a 27-11) victory. Story on page 7.
By BUDDY iROTTER
Thresher Reporter
Registration ended last Fri-
day and a "full house" is re-
ported in enrollment for the
seminar courses to be present-
ed by Jones and Hanszen Col-
leges during- the spring semes-
ter. Approximately ten students
will be enrolled in each of five
full-credit courses to be offered.
Three courses are scheduled
by Hanszen and two by Jones.
The Hanszen courses include
Honors Seminar in Organic
Chemistry (Hanszen 350), Top-
ics in Current Physical Re-
search (Hanszen 352), and
Topological Groups (Hanszen
354). Jones offers Seminar in
('ontemoorary Fiction (post
World War II) (Jones 388),
and The Meaning of Death in
\V( stern Culture (Jones 392).
Topological Groups
Holi Stellingwerf, Chairman
of the Hanszen Academics Com-
mittee, described the Hanszen
courses: Topolgical Groups is
a study of the analytical and
algebraic structure of the topo-
logical groups, a "synthesis for
junior and senior mathematics
majors." The course is to be
taught by Dr. J. Dugundji, an
"international figure."
Topics in Current Physical
Research are still indefinite as fiction in countries other than
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Admission & curriculum
Committees evaluate Rice po>
By JIM DENNEY
Thresher Editorial Staff
The student committees on
Admissions Policy and Educa-
tional Policy have begun their
arduous tasks of getting some
things changed at Rice Uni-
versity.
SCEP. under the direction
of Nancie Litin, is beginning
the most adventurous revalu-
ation of Rice admissions in the
committee's history. Miss Litin
listed the committee's greatest
concern as integration, geo-
graphical distribution, and the
admission of more "eccentric
people" to Rice.
Though it has been an in-
terest of SCEP for some time,
the campaign for integration
beyond token levels has been
given added impetus this year
by the letter from Dr. Alan
Grob of the English Depart-
ment which recently appeared
in the Thresher.
Special Admissions
Grob argued that Rice should
make special exceptions for
the admission of Negroes be-
cause of the substandard sec-
ondary education they have re-
ceived. SCEP is looking into
the possibility of instituting
such a special admissions pro-
gram by contacting other pri-
vate universities in the country
for information on how the
problem is handled elsewhere.
SCEP also hopes to bridge
the communications gap be-
tween Rice and Negro high
schools by arranging for indivi-
dual Rice students to talk at
these schools.
The committee approached
the Athletic Department last
year, seeking to increase inte-
gration through the athletic
program. The response was
negative. Department officials
intimated that the idea was
not good because the athletics
program is supported by alum-
ni, who might tend to look
upon integration with disfavor.
At the present time SCEP is
investigating ways to finance
the special program as well as
a summer enrichment program
■ to bring the admissions cre-
dentials of Negroes up to par
with other entering students.
Challenging the Rice policy
that two-thirds of entering
freshmen be from Texas, one-
third from out-of-state, Miss
Litin argues that "qualified
candidates for admission should
be admitted regardless of their
place of residence.
SCAP is also trying to deter-
mine whether better-qualified
students from out-of-state are
rejected in favor of Texans.
Wider geographical distribu-
tion, she feels, will break up
the overwhelming homogeneity
of the Rice student body.
Artsy-Craftsy
To further counter the Rice
student image, the committee
suggests that Rice admit peo-
ple of so-called "artsy-craftsy"
inclinations to "add more color
to the campus," and that it im-
prove such areas as Fine Arts
and Music to attract such
people.
The Student Committee on
Educational Policy hopes to do
far more this year than just
produce a course review, ac-
cording to chairman Peter Sar-
torius. The review will remain
an important task, said Sar-
torius, but "by working through
the various faculty and stu-
dent-faculty committees, SCEP
can effectively make recom-
mendations, voice feelings, and
make suggestions on educa-
tional policy in progress, as
well as initiate new policy."
SCEP will study proposals
already under consideration by
the Margrave Committee, such
as the pass-fail grading sys-
tem, the Jan Plan, and an in-
terdepartmental science course
for academs to replace the
present science-math require-
ment.
Mote Objectivity
SCEP plans to make recom-
mendations to the Committee
on Examinations and Standing'
on such heretofore untouched
areas as a reduction of course
loads, at least for freshmen,
and the status of audited
courses. This last point con-
cerns the possibility of a stu-
dent listing an audited course
on his transcript or of getting
partial credit towards a degree
for audited courses in which
he passes the final exam.
Other things SCEP hopes to
consider this year are the ad-
visor system, the viability of
"programmed education" in the
"majors" policy, the effect of
the Ten Year PIewi on under-
graduate education, and the ef-
fectiveness of the tutorial sys-
tem used in many courses.
When asked about last year's
much criticized course review,
Sartorius said SCEP will strive
for more "objectivity" this
year. Also, SCEP hope s to
get this herculean task com-
pleted in time for it to be help-
ful to students in selecting
their 1968-69 course schedules.
of now, but the course is
planned to be an.evaluation of
fundamental issues in contem-
porary Physics. "It will be a
journal club also," Stellingwerf
explained, "with study of arti-
cles fro m current scientific
journals.
Honors Seminar in Organic
Chemistry will consist of read-
ing and discussion of current
research (topics in Organic
'Chemistry. "It is designed for
advanced students and research
program students in Chemis-
try," Stellingwerf noted. Dr.
Ronald Magid, who will teach
the course, remarked, "The
course has been restricted to
ten p e o p 1 e. It is an honors
course for junior and senior
chemistry majors.
Student Structure
"The students themselves will
prepare topics for the seminars
throughout the year, taking one
each week." Dr. Magid went on
to say that the topics would be
ones that were actively being
studied, current topics "you
don't find in journals."
He commented, "The students
were selected by me mostly on
grades. They are all M' stu-
dents, with grades* of '2' here
.and there." The course will be
open to auditors, and will meet
Mondays and Wednesdays at
ton o'clock "somewhere in
ITanszon," Dr. Magid said.
The Hanszen courses will
meet two hours a week, and
will consist of informal dis-
cussion and student participa-
tion.
Contemporarv Fiction
Nancy Dietz of Jones ex-
plained the Jones courses. "The
courses will be meeting three
hours a week, but the schedule
will be determined by the peo-
ple in the course. They'will be
conducted in a seminar-type
fashion."
The S e m i n a r in Contem-
porary Fiction will place an
emphasis on post World War II
Peace forum to
for discussion of
A new organization of Hous-
tonians opposed to the war in
Viet Nam will sponsor a forum
on "Viet Nam: Myths and Re-
alities" November 19 at 8 pm
in the Fondren Library Lecture
Lounge at Rice University.
Panelists will include Dr.
John Ambler, Associate Profes-
sor of Political Science at Rice;
Sheldon Clark, Peace Educa-
tion Secretary of the American
Friends Service Committee;
Rev. Philip Stephan, Lutheran
Chaplain, Rice University and
the University of Houston; and
William Dazey. Attorney and
Member of the Board of Direc-
Great Britain, and on "the
methodology for comparing
modern literary phenomenon."
A sampling of selections to
be studied includes "Dr. Zhiva-
go," "Naked Lunch," and "The
Last Picture Show." The course
will be supervised by Dr. Wal-
ter Isle, who noted that "it will
be run by the students and
sponsored by the faculty. The
students will teach it them-
selves."
Rigor Mortis
Meaning of Death in Western
Culture is an investigation of
death and its impact on social
institutions and human values.
"Death will be studied from an
objective point of view," Miss
Dietz said, "from a biological
and medical point of view con-
cerning the national policy and
the war and arms policy, and
from the point of view of death
and its relationship to modern
funeral practices.
"There will be studies of
music and art forms, studies
of authors such as Tolstoy and
Zorka, and attention to a lot of
different areas," Miss Dietz
continued. "We have to impose
limits on a limitless topic, and
choose areas of the course for
students to study 1 .em use of
diversified backgrounds."
The course will be sponsored
by Dr. Robert Cox.
In the Thresher
Even as the Thresher fades
quietly into Thanksgiving
stupor, it coughs out visions
of sweetness and light,
•Want to know how to
make Houston's kids smart ■
Thresher tells on page 2.
• And for a bonus, your
own fate and fortune. Read
how the draft will get you,
page 2 also.
•Braden lays another movie
bare before your very eyes,
page 9.
And more, more, more.
offer opportunity
myths of Vietnam
tors of tha Houston Chapter of
the United Nations Associa-
tion.
The Citizens for Disengage-
ment in Viet Nam was organ-
ized this summer as a means
of expression for Houstonians
who believe the involvement of
the United States in Viet Nam
far exceeds this country's na-
tional interest. The group is
headed by Dr. Stephen Baker,
Assistant Professor of Physics,
Rice University. Dr. Baker will
act as moderator of the panel.
The November .19 forum is
open to the public, and admis-
sion is free.
Chapel will present Perry London
in discussion of morality, behavior
By MIKE BROWN
Thresher Religion "Editor
Dr. Perry London, noted psy-
chologist and author, will dis-
cuss "Behavior Technology and
Personal Morality" in a Chapel
program this evening at 7:30
pm.
London was recently select-
ed a Career Scientist Develop-
ment Fellow with the U. S.
Public Health Service at the
National Institute of Mental
Health. He has been a consult-
ant to the Child Welfare
Branch and Guidance Associa-
tion in Olympia, Washington,
and to the psycho-physiological
stress section of the aerospace
laboratory at Wright Patter-
son Air Force Base.
London has held teaching
posts at the University- of Illi-
nois, Stanford University, and
the University of Southern
California, and is a member of
the American Psychological
Association, the International
Society of Clinical and Experi-
mental Hypnosis, the Board of
Directors of the Lilly Founda-
tion's Institute of Psychiatry
and Religion, and the Behavior
Therapy Institute in Sausalito,
California.
Included in London's re-
search interests are hypnosis,
personality motivations, and
the ethics of psychotherapy. He
is co-author of a recent publi-
cation, "Foundations of Abnor-
mal Psychology."
DR. PERRY LONDON
Chapel Speaker
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Hancock, Darrell. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1967, newspaper, November 16, 1967; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245014/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.