The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1969 Page: 3 of 6
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Hecker recaps Baker tour; calls for freshman involvement
(During Freshman Week, Baker Col-
lege sponsored a tour of Houston for
its freshmen and Mentors. The tour
ranged from the sights at Astrodomain
and River Oaks to the plights of the
Bottoms, where a group of speakers
had been gathered to present their
problems and ideas to the freshmen.
Marvin Hecker, co-editor of the Bak-
er Vitis, filed this report.)
Not much can oe said for
Hermann Park or the Astro-
dome that hasn't been said or
that isn't common knowledge.
The poor Negro area that we
visited, however, is full of prob-
lems that many people are not
aware of.
We were greeted by a group
representing the Harris County
Community Action Association.
After a brief look at the rec-
reation area and the govern*
ment housing project, we pro-
ceeded to the community's
Methodist Church. There we
were introduced to the real
problems of the area.
Mr. W. L. Johnson moved
from "The Bottom" in 1919 to
work for a newspaper in the
East. When he returned to his
mother's home in 1965, he found
that the living conditions had
not changed at all since his de-
parture. The people of the com-
munity were getting "nothing
for their tax dollar but garbage
pick-up twice a week." They
had (and still have) little hot
water. Many of the residents
still have outside wells and toil-
ets. (This was rather upsetting
considering that only an hour
earlier we had passed through
River Oaks during a heavy rain
only to fftid the sprinkler sys-
tems going full blast.)
Needless to say, Mr. Johnson
was upset. He and other mem-
bers of the community ap-
proached the city government
and informed them of their
needs. They warned their "rep-
resentatives" downtown that
their children were contracting
dread diseases from indecent
drainage systems; that these
diseases were very likely to
spread to nearby areas; and
that only immunization would
help. When threatened with
these "dangers to wealthier
couamOnities,"" City* Hall con-
tracted for an immunization
truck for that area. This, Mr.
Johnson stated, is a prime ex-
ample of "pacification." Rev-
erend C. C. Jammer told us that
"City Hall has begun to help
through fear, and not through
sympathy."
Mrs. Ernestine Anderson
spoke to us about the day cen-
ter which they set up to free
mothers who needed to work.
Miss Barbara Grove, an organ-
izer from HCCAA, explained
the work she and others are
doing in the areas of juvenile
delinquency and self-help pro-
grams. I spoke to Stan Zarzec-
ky, also of HCCAA, whose job
it is to go into problem areas
and help boys who are doing
poorly in social adjustment or
school work. He is hindered by
lack of time with any particu-
lar individual due to a shortage
of volunteer helpers. In short,
these people are helping them-
selves quite well, but their big-
gest obstacle, as Mr. Johnson
said, is "your power structure
. . . City Hall."
I call upon the students of
Rice, especially the freshmen,
to make yourselves aware of
conditions such as we saw. Your
personality will dictate whether
or not you offer to help change
these situations. Just being
aware of what is happening to
people is part of the education
for which you same to Rice.
President Vandiver stated at
Matriculation that the univer-
sity is for "pursuing truth" and
is "a place of reason." Only
through social involvement and
education can we make this
world a truly peaceful place to
live.
Anyone wishing to know more
about or help with the develop-
ment of such areas as the fifth
ward, please contact me at 911
Baker, phone 523-7130.
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Honor Council regurgitates rules
To the Editor:
Because it is each individual's
responsibility to know thorough-
ly the Honor System ("Igno-
rance is no excuse), we, the
Honor Council, have written
this to inform you of the re-
sponsibilities and of the rules
of procedure on examinations
and papers.
The following are points to
remember:
• Sit in every other row and
every other seat during exami-
nations. If this is impossible,
follow the principle of maxim-
um separation.
• Put all books and notes
in the front of the test room.
Use only materials permitted by
the instructor.
• Do not sit near anyone
with whom you have studied.
This prevents suspicion of
cheating due to similar an-
swers.
• All academic work at Rice
is under the Honor System. The
pledge serves only as a remind-
er to you of your responsibili-
ties.
• When writing papers, al-
ways checfc with your instruc-
tor about rules concerning out-
side sources, footnoting, proof-
reading, and discussion of ideas
among students. Generally one
should footnote all ideas and
quotations from outside sources
and discuss only broad topics
concerning papers.
# Always check with your
instructor about rules govern-
ing homework.
# Be very careful in discus-
sing completed examinations.
Do not unintentionally give
someone information which
might help him.
Copies of the revised Honor
System Booklet may be obtained
from any Honor Council mem-
ber.
The Honor Council, after ex-
tensive thought and discussion,
decided last year that each stu-
dent must realize that if he
violates the Honor System and
is suspended, he may be liable
to the draft. Therefore, the
Honor Council will not^consider
the possibility of a student's be-
ing drafted in recommending
punishment „to the Dean of Stu-
dents.
As a student at Rice Uni-
versity, you have agreed to per-
sonally uphold the Honor Sys-
tem—not to give or receive aid,
to report suspected violations
and to maintain secrecy con-
cerning investigations, hearings,
and trials. Only your personal
commitment to the Honor Sys-
tem will keep it a dynamic and
functioning- student institution
at Rice University.
THE HONOR COUNCIL
step into reality
Special preparation
ta;<
(Stop Into Reality will be a regular column
article, written by Bryan linker, is reprinted
distributed during freshman week.)
T. Introduction. In this experiment my
colleagues and I attempted to prepare
approximately 300 standard Units of
Rice Graduate (S.E.). Rice Graduate
(S.E.)-is a highgrade product with many
commercial, industrial, and research ap-
plications and, if properly prepared, re-
mains, stable for as much as forty years
under very rigorous conditions. Rice
Graduate (S.E.) is similar to the more
common College Graduate; Rice Grad-
uate, however, is prepared in greater
isolation and under higher pressure. Jt
is more expensive to prepare, but my
colleagues and I feel that this is offset
by Rice Graduate's greater usefulness in
a variety of applications.
II. Materials^ Selection of proper start-
ing material is very important to our
preparation; for basic material Ave rely
heavily upon local and national suppliers
of white middle-grade High School
Graduate, but we have used material
from other sources. This maieiiial is
screened for us by our associates in the
Admissions staff, using S'iW-Sephadex
1400. They provide us with material of
a high quality, virtually free of con-
tamination. Receiitly we have found that
the addition of trace quantities of black
Graduate to the preparation has the
effect of stabilizing more sensitive units
in the starting material; we are there-
"
concerned with the radical viewpoint. This week's
from a pamphlet written by Rice students and
fore seeking out reliable sources of non-
volatile black Graduate, and are work-
ing on appropriate screening procedures.
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The starting material, once obtained,
is isolated on a 300-acre surface, con-
taining material (called upperclass-
men) in various stages of completion.
Upperclassmen has a catalytic effect by
forcing emulation among the' fresh
material, which, due to the partially
purified nature of upperclassmen, is
important in processing. Indeed, after
a short period of incubation, during
which there is a good deal of bullshit
diffusion across the starting material/
upperclassmen interface, it becomes dif-
ficult to distinguish the two groups. We
" are therefore required to use trang-
criptography to monitor the processing
of individual units. ^ y
Also included in the preparation are
Academy and Archi. Their roles in the
manufacture of S.E. are still not clear;
some researchers have assigned them a
function in stabilizing sensitive S.E.
units (by a process similar 'to that of
black Graduate); others claim that they
shift the equilibrium toward formation
of S.E. Earlier assertions that they are
unnecessary contaminants have been
generally discredited.
(to £>e continued)
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Murray, Jack. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1969, newspaper, September 4, 1969; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245058/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.