The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1971 Page: 2 of 4
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To the Editor:
It seems that on the Rice
campus, women are expected to
take the same responsibilities
as their male counterparts. This
in itself-,would be commendable
if women were allowed the same
privileges; however, women are
told that these privileges can-
not be theirs because the grant-
ing of said privileges would
diminish their security and well-
being. Therefore, to increase
the security and well-being of
female students at Rice, as well
as to decrease the hiatus be-
tween privilege and responsi-
bility while concurrently pro-
viding increased security for
these students, I make the fol-
lowing proposals:
1. ACADEMICS. There should
be sections of all courses set
aside for women. These sections
would be considerably easier
and the overall grade point av-
erages resulting would be high-
er. thus contributing to the fe-
male's sense of academic se-
curity. If a woman chose to be
in a coed section of the course,
sh<- would naturally be given,
say a 1 for what would be 2
quality work of the same
amount and/or quality of work
done by a male student.
Also, requirements for being on
the President's Honor Roll
would be considerably easier for
women. Finally, it would great-
ly enhance the coed's feeling of
academic security to know that
she would have to be on scholas-
tic probation for five semesters
continuously before she would
he required to leave Rice.
2. DISCIPLINE. In order that
each woman at Rice would not
feel that her security could be
potentially threatened by dis-
ciplinary action, the following
would be in order: less severe
Honor Council penalties for
women; no disciplinary proba-
tion or suspension for women;
less severe penalties for women
convicted of college or univer-
sity offenses. In this way, the
Rice coed would not live in con-
stant fear of action being taken
against her, once again enhanc-
ing security for the Rice woman.
3. FINANCES. In order to
protect Rice coeds against a
potentially bad credit rating,
Rice University should cover all
checks, charges, etc. made by
Rice women. All jobs registered
in the Placement Office should
be . offered to coeds first, in-
creasing their possibilities of
gaining employment. Finally, all
women students should be given
full tuition grants which would
be non-retractable and operative
for the entire time that the
woman would remain a student
at Rice. This would increase the
coed's security by guaranteeing
that finances would not inter-
fere with her schooling. In ad-
dition, all coeds should be given
the textbooks and readings for
their courses.
The above proposals are by
no means complete. However, if
the University maintains that
its aim is the "pi-otection of
women students at Rice," it is
hoped that these proposals will
not be passed over lightly.
LAYNE MILLER
Jones '71
Bakerites rap 'gnome' appelation
To tile Editor:
"Gnome" is perhaps the most
offensive word in the Rice vo-
cabulary. Ill folklore it is the
derogatory appellation for
dwarfs; twisted by tradition
into a three-syllable gutteral
and uttered with just the slight-
Wiess musical
roars next week
Wiess Tabletop Theater opens
its major offering of this se-
mester, THE ROAR OF THE
GREASEPAINT, THE SMELL
OF THE CROWD, Wednesday,
February 24 at 8 pm in the
Wiess Commons.
The Antony Newley/Leslie
Bricusse Broadway musical
will run nightly through Satur-
day, February 27, for four per-
formances. This will be the first
musical to be presented on the
Rice campus in several years.
The principles include Rod
Rich in the Newley role of
Cocky, and Rick Cordray in the
part of Sir, originally per-
formed by Cyril Ritchard.
Rounding- out the cast list are
Brenda Case as the Girl, Penny
Alexander as Kid, and Mike
Tyler appearing as Negro; the
cast is backed by a chorus of
eight urchins.
Tickets may be purchased at
the door, in the Wiess Office or
from members of the cast.
est smile, it serves to express
a Rice student's feelings for a
groundsman.
This glorious noun has also
been adapted into an adjective
to describe those necessary
tasks too menial to be done by
Rice students, those fit only
for groundsmen.
The word is a slur with strong
overtones of racial and class
prejudice. It helps perpetuate a
gross cai'icature of human be-
ings and slanders work in which
men have invested their lives.
In the Rice context, the word
cannot be used benignly. It is
past time for us to allow the
word to die.
Sincex-ely,
WILLIAM ROBERT PARKS
Baker '71
ABRAHAM DELGADO
Baker '71
By BASIL WEBB
It was just about like this re-
porter had imagined — lots of
business-suited men and lots of
too-friendly women, carrying
mixed drinks and greeting each
other in the crowd. The people
ranged in age from seventy to
twenty, and in style from se-
vere-banker-prestige, to striped-
bellbottoms, but one thing tied
them together: nearly all of
them wore a Rice graduation
ring.
It was the first annual kick-
off dinner for the Rice Alumni
Association's share of the new-
ly-founded Rice University
Fund drive. Because of its re-
cently dramatically increased
need for funds, the University's
alumni finally awakened to the
obligation they owe Rice. It is,
of course, only through the
gifts of its friends and alumni
that a university may grow.
Most private schools do derive
a major portion of their income
from alumni gifts, but Rice
exes have been particularly lax
in demonstrating their appre-
ciation to the school which they
all claim (witness the near-ob-
session which makes Rice grans
wear their senior rings seem-
ingly forever). Their active aid,
as a group, (has begun at last.
The A 1 u m n i Association
claims everyone who was ever
enrolled at Rice and full mem-
bership is conferred upon those
individuals whose entering class
has graduated (whether or not
they have or ever will).
And, of course, the Rice Uni-
versity Fund will accept gifts
from current students and par-
ents of students and alumni.
Any donation that could be cur-
rently made, would probably,
of necessity, be small, but the
habit of contributing to Rice's
future is a good one to begin
(and as one accountant-alumnus
rushed to point out, such gifts
are tax-deductible).
Gifts may be sent to the Rice
University Fund, c/o Develop-
ment Office, with notice that
they are contributions of a mem-
ber of the class of '73 or what-
ever.
Me, too!
The above spiel for money is
an unusual one to read here —
especially since it is not for this
reporter's personal benefit.
However, should anyone be in-
clined to even greater philan-
thropic acts of abandon, Basil
Webb, c/o Thresher Office, will
4 f?l££ EDUCATION!
A TftEAieWPOUS "
MAHTA&E!.
be willing to accept any dona-
tions . . .
Spelling
There has always been a tra-
ditional lack of regard for such
niceties as correct spelling or
grammar among members of
the Thresher staff, but just to
set the record straight, we do
know that the name of the
spring festival is Rondelet, the
incumbent president of the
Baker College is Bruce Coats
(without an E), Hamman Hall
and Ryon Lab are buildings on
the Rice campus, and Norman
Hackerman has no middle
initial.
Thought for the Week: Why
are there buttons for a fourth
and fifth floor in the Allen
Center elevators? Perhaps that
is where the Trustees meet, up
in the heavens . . .
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Mauldin, John. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1971, newspaper, February 18, 1971; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245100/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.