The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1978 Page: 1 of 20
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RnS1Thrasher
volume 65, number 34
thursday, april 27, 1978
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Frank Bay of Lovett College
emerged from a field of six
candidatesto take a ipujj
win in Tuesday'i"v^
election for the vaci
University Council positiofi,-'!*^
Aft&r $
preferential ballot
nating the candic
lease votes at
according t#
Bay collected
■317 votes
i«*d
the.
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"new"
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meetiar
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the selection of magguccessor
and the Senate routinely
approved Bob Puckette as next
gear's station manager.
(sident *loy Bdler an-S
teed a Planning Weekend
^|br\he Senate for the Weekend
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'Affefea1
Pfesent jftewieer confer.ene
radio st^on*,* budget, jral
"|^^^^ures^pC^*^e^hj ure
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Xhe $4000 GeorgeR. Brown
PiUfe /ftfr • ?E xcel Ifens^y in
Teaching-has been awarded to
Dr. J. Dennis. 'liuston,
Associate Pr^felMor of
English. "The winners of the
$1000 ..George* It/ Browii
Awards for Sujferitk^Teaching
are: >•- j"~'
Gilbert M. Cuthber$son, As-
sociate Professor of political
Sdraw: i*
Terrence A^D^e^; Associate
Professor of Engl&h
Elinor L. Evans, Professor of
Architecture
BjL Prank Jones, Noah Harding
Professor of Mathematics
Charles R Stewart, Associate
Professor of Biology
Frank E. Vandiver, Harris
Masterson, Jr. Professor of
History, Provost and Vice
president.
Funds for the awards were
made available in 1967 by the
Fount
>n
BtfSwn.
<?This • yee
based ofay
fwho r«
bachelc
"1973.
was
'"prefer
Rice
remei
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appreciation.
Exam
rhome exam, seethe test
f shut or by sealing them
M
nes
If
Here are some suggestions that will help everyone enjoy the
advantages of the Honor Syi
'* It is the student's responsibiBtP^i know the rul$|ibr each
exam — the time duration, the allowed reference materials,
the time and place to turn ifjBU
Most professors woul4appriSi||it if you would mark the
time and place the test was'taken on the cover of the blue
> book.
• When you are finished with
and test booklets by stapling
in an envelope. |
• Try to turn in the eafam yourself as early M possible; if you
cannot, make sure whomever^u designate to do this for
you knows the cornet time antlftplaqie forfturnihg it in.
• Remember to sign the pledge; hot signing thepkdge does
not relieve you from the responsibilities of the Honor
System. iSg
• Be circumspect in your conversations so as not
inadvertently give or rec^e aid concerning an exam.
• Self-scheduled exams are® be taken in the room they are
distributed in. While a studentis free to fpave at any time,
the exam is to remain in the assigned roomJ: The only
exception to this policy is a student ^shil^g to type
. his exam. t ■ '
• Because of the large nulnber of self scheduled and take
home finals, students shagiHiOt discuss final exafns that
they have taken in the exISa period wij^-other students.
Giving aid on exams, whether deliberat#or unintentional,
is a violation of the Honor Code.
(These suggestions
the Honor Council.)
According to the current
rules governing the awards, a
.. ^ ^ whowinsthe
Award for Superior
PBK awBi
prize
} times""lifter
she , becomes
win an Award
IjjjStas.--.
m "f jkhis year's
awards will...
:I^Hmmence-
K^|3, 1978..
oval of money for
and the. SA
%urney||i^ered
to the scliool if
the senate w^tiT^pay $59£lf vet
l^Us^The niafa)^ passed and
'ine.'fsenatol^s' an
appropriate ap^dtion for the
bii^L^After'* ^6n\ider&ble
discussion, the ^
name fl was tabled.
Then* they ad$e
closed Ifession to app
Mentor ^Recognition
and theV rCameron
Award. 4 1
m
PS# the
io are
to longer
named.
>ts Included
praise and
Richard J. Smith, assistant
professor erf history, has been
J ' of
Beta Kappa
itstanding teaching by ar
Assistant Professor.
Created last year by the Rice
chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the
award carries with it a $250
prize and was presented it the
PBK initiation ceremonies
last njght:
Eligibility for the award, is
restricted to assistant
professors, lecturers and\
instructors who have taught
at Rice at least three
semesters. The
selected by the
based upon a
student course|
e previous pro
specialp&rasii
givauo the wri*t$i, su
evalul|ions.
In p%ent^ig
PBK h
excellence1
junior me:
who seldo:
Teaching p:
Last yea:
tienery u
Music depa:
Smith receive
ve the
rvice
Army ROTC
by David Butler
The fate of Rice's Army
ROTC program, scheduled to
be disassembled this year if
not enough students sign up
for the last two years of the
program, was still in doubt as
the Thresher went to press
Thursday. While the final
decision Jias not been received
from the Army, figures show
that the Rice unit has not
reached the minimum
enrollment considered
lecessary to continue the
er was
of the
A and
now
PhD froni |h4||jniveraty of
California at Davis "im 1966
and 1972respectively; and has
been on the Rice facitf|y since
"1973. He has published
numerous articles about his
specialty of Chinese history
including the book „ Mer-
cenaries and Mandarins:
The Ever-VictoriousArmy
in Nineteenth-Century
China which will appegr later
this year. An associate of
Wiess College, Smith also is
faculty sponsor of the Chinese
Students Association and a
member of the Faculty
Council.
near
ie Army unit recen
word earlier in the year that
the enrollment of upperclass-
men—who are committed to a
four-year tour in the Army,
reserves or National Guard—
would have to reach a
minimum of twelve juniors in
order for the program to
continue. According to unit
commander Lt. Col. Elbert
Link, "We're not going to meet
that
things
The future
currently in program is
uncertain at present. If the
Rice unit is dissolved, a two-
man stilf wilremain through
next year to compete training
for next year's seniors, who
have already Mimfttld
themselves to afe| four-year
hitch. Link says .that all
undercl&ssihen will have the
option of joining the Army
unit at the University of
uston, much as UH
dents attend Rice's Naval
•^UPTC t^HtesfiOr of dfropsi^
the program.
Link has^ proposed that, if
the Rice program is dropped, a
member of the UH staff be
perisanently assigned to Rice,
in order to offer classes on
campus. However, action on
this plan will not be taken
until a final decision is
reached on tbc fate of the
program itself.
According to Link, "We were
told that we would hear
something during the moiith
of April. April's drawing to a
close," and we still haven't
heard anything." Whatever
the decision is, it will be
handled by a new commander.
Link, who was one of the Rice
unit's first graduates in 1955,
will retire on June 30.
Commencement
As announced last week,
Commencement has been
moved from 7pm to 6pm.
Cards noting the change, to
be enclosed with the invita-
tions, are available in the
Campus Book Store and the
Colleges. Envelopes to fit
the cards are available from
the Colleges for those who
may have already mailed
their inviations.
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Parker, Philip. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1978, newspaper, April 27, 1978; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245372/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.