The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1970 Page: 3 of 6
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Honor America-
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Values and attitudes were
pretty compatible everywhere,
and what gaps existed were well
masked. Although young people
diverged from their elders to
some degree, the mass rejec-
tion so evident today didn't oc-
cur. There was no youth cul-
ture as such. And there was the
implicit idea that, given enough
time, America's wrongs could
be righted through cooperation,
compromise, and intelligent de-
bate.
Flags
On July 4, the anonymous ma-
jority stood out like a sore
thumb. VFW members paraded
about in shorts and gaudy socks,
waving their miniature flags
and looking with disgust at all
them dirty hippies. Wives
dressed up their kids in match-
ing red, white and blue outfits
and wore shiny 25-cent buttons
embossed with love America
slogans. Flags were every-
where. Vendors hawked them on
buttons, wooden sticks and de-
cals.
The longhairs sported the
flag too—upside down, sewn
on jackets or the seats of rag-
ged jeans and Army fatigues.
The difference was more
than just appearance. The
thousands of young people in
Washington that day seemed
to have an entirely different
life-style. They had no roots, no
no place to go, nothing to bQ-
lieve in beyond the present.
Many carried satchels and back-
packs. A few obviously wanted
to provoke the police into tak-
ing some sort of action against
them, but most showed little
interest in anything around
them.
Boredom
Although we saw a few en-
gaged in rap sessions with each
other or one-way debates with
the "decent citizens", these were
in the minority. Apparent on
many faces was an air of bore-
dom, disinterest, and almost
world-weariness.
For all the advance publicity
the great "Smoke-In" received,
it really didn't happen that way.
Marijuana, as advertised, was
abundant. Kids passed joints
openly, offering them to any-
one standing nearby, even the
obvious straights. It wasn't lim-
ited to any particular place or
time however, but was well dif-
fused. It seemed that all the
city's laws had been suspended
for a day. The pungent scent
even permeated the lobby of the
Museum of History and Tech-
nology where window displays
of fine ladies in period cos-
tumes gave the hip crowd no
competition for the tourist's at-
tention.
YD aid YR-
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research in family planning de-
vices anc( increased services to
people who need such services
but cannot afford them.
Bush supports the "Congres-
Pre-meds to become involved
By PETER ROBIE
The Rice Pre-Med Society
had an organizational meeting
last Sept. 10. 60 future doc-
tors attended the meeting, and
formed into seven groups. Each
group will deal with a spe-
cific problem in the medical
field. The groups formed were
as follows:
©Drug Usage will work with
Inlet, the local drug rescue cen-
ter, and the Texas Medical
Center, in trying to meet the
health problems of dopers.
0 Suicide Prevention will at-
tempt to set up a hot line man-
ned by students for students
having personal problems, and
will research the causes and
frequency of suicide at Rice.
0 College courses will work
for new courses concerning the
History of Medicine and the
role of the doctor in society.
0 Speakers will sponsor,
speeches and discussions revol-
ving around abortion, the doctor
and the law, medical ethics,
health care for the poor, and
other controversial subjects
that concern today's doctor.
©Curriculum will meet over
a span of two or three years
with faculty from Rice and
Baylor Medical School to
recommend how the current
method of training doctors can
be modified to meet the current
shortage of MDs.
0 HSD will research the pres-
ent medical set-up in the county
and recommend changes. This
mysterious soviet will investi-
gate health care for the poor,
medicare, and the profit mo-
tive in medicine. The gr-oup will
work with local collectives deal-
ing with similar problems.
0 Blood Drive will attempt to
squeeze as much blood out of
Rice as is possible for the Hous-
ton Blood Bank, probably some
time in November.
The Society hopes to be more
interesting and active in deal-
ing- with the current problems
in medicine. It will be oriented
toward two kinds of pre-med
Cox unrepresentative, grads claim
To the Editor:
We are sorry that you print-
ed the statement delivered at
commencement by Jeff Cox
without making clear that he
was not authorized by the maj-
ority of the students to speak
for them. In fact, everyone that
we talked with was surprised
that Jeff was even allowed to
King has switchboard suggestions
!To the Editor;
Amid all the controversy
about the closing of the switch-
board which I read in the
Thresher and in the Houston
Post, I wonder why the Uni-
versity could not use the meth-
od now employed by SMU for
relaying emergency numbers.
When one dials the S.M.L.
switchboard after hours (I
might add, after hours begins
at 5 pm there) a recorded
announcement infoi'ms him that
the switchboard, is closed and
that it will not open until 8
am the next day. The record-
ing then goes on to mention
that certain after-hours num-
bers may be found in the tele-
phone directory. Would it be
impossible for a similar record-
ing at Rice to be used to an-
nounce emergency numbers ?
I, too, am distressed by this
particular reduction in services,
because I have always felt that
someone should be available to
answer the central telephone in
a community of 2,000 people
But it would seem that there
could be a place of agreement
somewhere between the full
services desired by the students
and the situation of no service
at all instituted by the busi-
ness office.
JOHN T. KliNG
Hanszen '67
students: those who can only
attend single events, and those
who can donate their time in
working actively in certain
areas.
One doesn't have to be a
member of the Society to par-
ticipate; we are trying to have
something for everyone. Any-
body interested in helping out
in any of these groups can
leave his name and phone num-
ber at the SA office in care of
the Pre-Med Societv.
From the fan...
Speakers at stadium are sore point
speak. He can hardy be said
to have spoken for the Rice
student body. He certainly
didn't speak for us.
HENRY BERRY GARRETT
Lovett '70
EDWARD NORBERRY
Lovett '70
DAVID WALRAVEN
Baker '70
BY D. SPEED ELDER
With the begining of football
season here, it is interesting to
cite the improvements made
for football at Rice. New light-
ing, Astroturf, and an improved
team will make this year much
more pleasant for Rice fans.
But one more improvement
With the beginning of football
should be made in order to allow
all the spectators to enjoy the
game even more: The banning
of cheerleader's loudspeakers.
Last year, Rice cheerleaders
did not use loudspeakers at all,
while most of the visiting teams
managed to irritate the entir>
east stands with their blaring
garbage. This is most unfair.
Certainly, if other schools'
cheerleaders are allowed loud-
speakers, we should be able to
use them, too.
However, the game would I):*
more pleasurable for everyone
to watch if there were no loud-
speakers at all. Loudspeakers
are disconcerting to Rice fans
in general, but are downright
offensive to those Rice alumni
who hold season tickets in the
east stands, where they are
blasted out of their seats.
Cheerleaders' loudspeakers
also drown out the stadium an-
nouncer. Alumni complain about
them every year, and season
ticket sales are certainly not
helped by loudspeakers.
Assistant Athletic Director A.
M. "Red" Bale explained that
annoying problems like this
have been eliminated before.
Several years ago, one school
made a practice of firing a
cannon after each score. Rice
officials unilaterally banned
cannon firing in Rice Stadium,
and later the entire SWC fol-
lowed suit.
Faculty wife hits
Rice phone cuts
However, a unilateral ban on
loudspeakers in Rice Stadium
would create a furor, Bale
explained, because the practice
is so common. Almost every
visiting team requests electri-
cal outlets for their cheerlead-
ers' use. Bale said that he
would like to do away with
loudspeakers and only allow
megaphones, but the larger
SWC schools, especially the
University of Texas at Austin,
would bitterly object.
There is one way to rid Rice
Stadium of this torture. The
Student Senate could pass a
resolution asking the other SWC
schools to refrain from using
loudspeakers. It may not work,
but it would be well worth the
effort. Failing that, the only
recourse could be the athletic
office. Perhaps some day Rice
Stadium will again be a place
to enjoy football comfortably,
without having to endure the
blaring chants of' cheerleaders.
sional Full Disclosure Ethics
Act" and reveals his own per-
sonal financial situation far be-
yond the minimum now required
by law.
He sposored the Billingual
Education Bill.
Bush supports the President
in his efforts to end the war
in Southeast Asia.
Congressman Bush favors the
lowering of the voting age to
18 in all elections.
Involvement of youth:
This last summer George
Bush hired 30 college students
from 17 colleges and universi-
ties throughout the state of
Texas. These students had the
opportunity to participate ac-
tively in an actual political
campaign. The Bush intern pro-
gram is the first of its kind in
the history of Texas political
campaign.
Currently hundreds ■>.' stu-
dents—liberals, moderates and
conservatives—are building a
statewide organization to in-
volve students in the political
process through the candidacy
of George Bush for
Bush will visit Rice as
his tour of college campr
"Little relevance umo
candidates?" "Little i
rnent among the yout :
campaign of Georg ■
clearly belies both the
statements.
J u 1 i e Gianelloni, chairman,
Rice Students for George
.• Bush (RSBG)
Bill Moore, YD representative
to the executive committee
of RSCB
Guyle Cavin, YR representa-
tive to the executiv" com-
mittee of RSGB
-Vnate.
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Bus!'
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Times
Barber Shop
Haircuts — $2.00
with student ID
2434 Times — JA 8-9440
Huser's Jewelry
Diamonds — Watches
Jewelry
2409 Rice Blvd. 528-4413
You are invited to supper
and a brief program every
Tuesday at the Baptist
Student Coder, 6530 Fannin,
5:30-6:45 pm.
Rides from Jones at 5:15,
Brown at 5:25
Meal—35 rents
To The Editor:
Closing the switchboard on
weekends displays an utter un-
concern on the part of Mr.
Sims and the Rice policy-makers
for the needs of both the faculty
and students.
It does seem odd that Rice
has enough money to give Dr.
Vandiver the salary that goes
with the newly formed and
unnecessary position of Pro-
vost, but it does not have
enough money for the salary of
a switchboard operator on week-
ends. Surely the much needed
operator would cost Rice less
than the, non-functional Pro-
vost.
Perhaps the economic prob-
lem would be solved by defin-
ing the as yet undefined job of
Provost as that of switchboard
operator. This would have the
added advantage of giving Dr.
Vandiver something to do to
earn his Provost salary.
A Rice Faculty Wife ^
flaPPitvess
lswhatlscin^n
financial worries so you
can "live a little". You find
this happiness in our spe-
cial cash-value life insur-
ance plans for Seniors and
Graduate Students.
■ ' Add this special kind qc
happiness to your life —
I'll be glad to help you
4^% HMI do it.
Bob Alexander
Southwestern Life
222-0291
Class of '68
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Mauldin, John. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1970, newspaper, September 17, 1970; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245086/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.