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i Yarborough campaigns at Rice seeking youth vote
< by DAVID REAL the 68-vear-old Yarborouerh is ta. wha's been unconscious in he helDed uass a bill nrovidinsr eierarette" was a "barba
by DAVID REAL
Former U. S. Senator Ralph
Yarborougfli paid a visit to the
Rice campus last Thursday, in
support of his bid to capture
the Democratic (nomination for
the Senate in the May 6th pri-
mary. The Democratic candi-
date will face incumbent Re-
publican Senator John Tower
in the November elections.
Yarboi-ough presented a short
speech followed by a question-
and-answer session. His chief
Democratic opposition, Bare-
foot Sanders, has charged that
the 68-year-old Yarborough is
too old for the job. He pointed
out that Sanders, who has no
Senate experience, is himself
older than Tower, who has ac-
cumulated nearly 12 years of
legislative experience.
But Yarborough was quick to
point out that Tower has one
of the highest absenteeism rec-
ords in the Senate. "There's
just one Senator with a worse
attendance record than Tower,"
said Yarborough, "and that's
Senator Mundt of South Dako-
ta, who^s been unconscious in
a hospital with a stroke for
over two years."
Yarborough also stated that
Tower has "not done anything"
for Texans. He pointed out that
he was on the Senate Educa-
tion Committee and passed the
Higher Education Facilities
Act, which made federal money
available for the construction
of public and private school
buildings. Yarboroug'h was also
chairman of the Senate Health
Subcommittee in 1969, in which
he helped pass a bill providing
medical and health care to mi-
grant farmers.
Yarborough declined to out-
line his major campaign plat-
form, but he did comment on
some current issues. Ha took
a dim view of draft dodgers:
"I'm not in favor of amnesty
for draft evaders while other
men are still dying over there."
On the drug situation, Yar-
borough felt that the "horrible
penalty in Texas making a
felon of a person smoking one
cigarette" was a "barbaric law,"
though he insisted that he
would "not reduce the penalties
for pushers."
Yarborough's visit to Rice
was made in hopes of captur-
ing the youth vote, which he
feels is most important. After
his surprise defeat at the hands
of Lloyd Bentsen in 1970, Yar-
borough has determined, to win
back his office, and he is look-
ing to the college student to
give him the extra impetuus
needed to topple Tower.
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volume 59, number 21
thursclav. march 9, 1972
Roy Caywood
Faculty turnover, economic bind cause unfilled positions
by H. DAVID DAXGLO
A goad percentage of the
Rice faculty is constantly on
the move, either just coming- in,
just leaving or simply taking a
sabbatical. Some departments,
but not all, have maintained a
constant number of positions
over the last few years in spite
of these conditions of flux and
financial uncertainty.
The Health and Physical Edu-
cation Department, for example,
has had no turnover in three
years; however, next year they
will replace a departing female
professor with a recently grad-
uated black professor, and a
young PhD with strong scien-
tific background will replace
the retiring Dr. Hermance. On
the other hand, the French de-
partment will replace the re-
tiring department head this
year. Of twenty two professors
in the mathematics department,
three and one half (fractions
based on number of semester
hours taught) on leave this
year will return next fall. In
ihe philosophy department, a
visiting professor has replaced
a regular department member
who is now on sabbatical. The
political science department ex-
pects one departure this sum-
mer, but is ready with an im-
mediate replacement; the an-
thropology, electrical engineer-
ing classics and environmental
engineering departments are all
stable at present.
In other departments there
has been loss of faculty. Chan-
cellor Croneis' death left a va-
cancy in the geology depart-.,
ment which is as yet unfilled.
In the chemistry department,
the deaths of Drs. Sailzberg and
Turner over the last one and a
half years have left two senior
positions open. Advertisements
have been placed in the Chem-
ical and Engineering News for
a third, junior position in the
organic area (Dr. Jacobson
will leave this summer). Ac-
cording to a chemistry pro-
fessor, "We have no new posi-
tions and we don't foresee any
. . . now it is simply a matter
of trying to keep up because
of death and changeover in jun-
ior positions."
The chemical engineering de-
partment has lost two members
over the past three years. Re-
ligious Studies reports a terrific
turnover each year, and expects
at least two of its six present
professors to leave this sum-
mer. In the civil engineering
department one faculty member
resigned to go to University of
Texas and according to depart-
ment head Dr. Veletsos, "no
authorization to fill the posi-
tion has been received." One
other professor in that depart-
ment is on leave this year,
Larry McMurtry's failure to
return prompted the rehiring
this semester of Linda Driscoll
to teach his freshman classes.
(Continued on Page s >
Ben Taub to benefit from blood
Combination ceremony coming
Samuel Carrington, chief
marshal for commencement
ceremonies this year, has an-
nounced the schedule for grad-
uation day, May 20. Dr. Hack-
erman's calendar of events will
be supplemented during the last
two weeks of April by further
information from the marshals.
The awards ceremony will
begin graduation day at 10 am
in the Fondren Library Lecture
Lounge. This will be followed by
buffet luncheons in each of the
Masters' homes for seniors and
their parents ion an invitation
basis. The ROTC commission-
ing ceremony will take place
at 2 pm in Hamman Hall, and
Dr. ?md Mrs. Hackei%ian's'' re-
ception in Oohen House will
begin at 3:30. The baccalau-
reate and commencement cere-
monies will be combined at 7
pm on the East Lawn of Lov-
ett Hall (in case of rain, it will
'be moved to Autry Court). At-
tendance will be optional but
academic regalia will be re-
quired for those who attend.
Speakers for the different
events have not been selected.
Students graduating In May
will receive notices from Dean
McEnany and Dean Richter
which will include forms that
must be returned by April 5.
A student can indicate whether
or not he will be present, and
if not, he can indicate where
he wants his diploma sent. Stu-
dents who have not received
their form by the end of March
should contact their respective
deans. Students who will attend
graduation ceremonies should
order their regalia from the
bookstore by April 18.
by PHILIP SAMUELS
The Rice Pre-Med Society is
sponsoring a blood drive again
this semester. It will be held
on Wednesday, Thursday,* and
Friday — March 15, 16, & 17 —
at the Rice Memorial Center.
Blood donations can be made
from 9 am until 5 pm on any
ol^ thefe three days.
The Rice community met last
fall's blood drive with much en-
thusiasm. The final count
showed that 213 pints of blood
had been donated. This time the
Pre-Med Society has set a goal
of 300 pints and hopes to sur-
pass "it. The society members
feel that if the student body
shows the isame enthusiasm
that they showed last fall, the
drive will be a big success.
The blood from this drive is
being' donated to Ben Taub Gen-
eral Hospital, a member of the
Harris County Hospital Dis-
trict. Ben Taub is a charity
holspital and no one is ever
turned away from its doors.
Whenever there is an emer-
gency in Houston and the
stricken individual does not
designate a specific hospital,
he is taken to Ben Taub Hos-
pital. 63,000 emergency pa-
tients were treated in Ben
Taub's extensive facilities last
year.
Ben Taub Hospital admin-
isters between 13,000 and 15,-
000 units of blood annually.
Blood is given without question
to anyone who needs it. With
so much blood being used, it
is easy to see., why the blood
donations of the Rice commun-
ity are desperately needed.
. By this time each of the res-
idential colleges should have
been contacted and prospective
donors should have signed up
for a time at which they would
like to give. This appointment
system is being used for the
convenience of the donors. This
system should eliminate any
long waits. However, if your
residential college has not been
contacted or if you just have
not signed up, don't hesitate to
drop by at any time during the
drive. The society will be more
than happy to work you in
and your donation will be great-
ly appreciated. Remember that
by giving a pint of blood and
fifteen minutes of your time
you will be saving a life!!
Parents' Day on the way
Parents of Rice students will
have an opportunity to meet
each other, learn more about
campus life and become ac-
quainted with members of the
Rice student body and faculty
on Parents Day, March 11.
The day's activities will be-
gin with registration and cof-
fee beginning at 8:30 in Ham-
man Hall. A general assembly
will follow beginning at 9:15;
The program includes a pres-
entation by the Rice Chorale, a
welcoming message by Dr.
Hackerman and an address by
Katherine Tsanoff Brown, con-
cluding with a student life panel
discussion.
After the assembly parents
will visit the various academic
departments where faculty will
be waiting to meet and talk with
them. They will then have lunch
in the residential colleges as
guests of the University. Spec-
ial programs are planned by
the colleges following lunch.
Participants may choose from
ih variety of afternoon and eve-
ning activities.
In addition to the Saturday
activities, parents who are in
Houston on Friday, March 10.
may attend classes with their
sons and daughters.
ELECTIONS
Winners'*of yesterday's Uni-
versity Council election were
Susan Larson and Madeleine
Duvic. Final vote counts were
not released by the SA Elec-
tion Committee.
SA elections will be held
Tuesday, March 14. Filing
deadline for unfilled offices is
1 pm, March 16. These offices
are: Thresher editor, Thresher
business manager, chairman of
the Tntercollege Court, Off-
Campus Senator, RPC chair-
man, and RPC secretary-treas-
urer.
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Freed, DeBow. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1972, newspaper, March 9, 1972; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245128/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.