The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1986 Page: 1 of 24
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1HRESHER
Volume 74, Number 10
Rice's most red newspaper
October 28, 1986
Brown, Richardson submit
coed findings to Stebbings
Uy David Schnur
The Brown and Richardson
.ollege coeducation advisory
■ immittees have submitted their
! mal reports to Vice-President for
Siudent Affairs Ronald Steb-
•ings, and a final decision on
he fate of the colleges could
ime late next month.
The committees were estab-
shed early this semester to give
■ he administration views from
Krown and Richardson residents
in how the last single-sex
olleges could begin the integ-
ration process.
The Brown report calls for 40
a en to enter the college in the
.:rst year. "The number of males
p. the sophomore, junior, and
enior classes should be approx-
imately 20, with the remainder
oming from the freshman
iass," it says.
According to Brown Co-master
arolyn Aresu, the first-year
lumber is low to avoid forcing
many upperclassmen off campus.
The more men we take in, the
more women we would have to
bump," Aresu said.
Gradually the number of male
reshmen admitted would in-
crease, so that in the fourth year
of coeducation the gender ratio in
Brown's freshman class would
equal that of the school as a
whole.
The committee recommended
housing both men and women on
four of the college's seven resi-
dential floors in the first year,
increasing to all seven floors in
the fourth year.
The slow transition would
allow students who requested an
all-female college to remain on
floors without men. According to
the report, "To honor the desire
of current members for the single-
sex accommodation they feel
they were promised, the commit-
tee would like to phase out
single-sex living gradually."
Brown's communal bathrooms
will have to be divided to allow
coed floors. The committee felt
the expense was justified to
increase college unity and to
avoid the vandalism that might
occur on all-male floors.
Bathrooms in Richardson are
located in every suite, so no
expensive construction would be
necessary. The Richardson report
calls for 36 female freshmen to
be admitted the first year, along
with 24 transfers from other
colleges. Female suites would be
distributed evenly on all floors
in the first year of integration.
To encourage women to
transfer to Richardson during the
first year, and to get them
involved in college life, women
would be guaranteed rooms on
campus. SRC Master James Disch
admitted that some sophomore
men might be forced off campus
when transfers are accepted.
The college's report includes
results of the opinion poll of Sid
Rich members. According to the
survey, 58 percent of college
members oppose integration.
Views varied between the classes,
however. Two-thirds of freshmen
and sophomores preferred single-
sex living, but only half of the
juniors and seniors did.
According to preface to the
report, "several members of the
committee as well as a number of
the college members in general
feel that the spirit and character
of the college will be affected
dramatically, and that the
conversion will be detrimental to
the college."
According to Stebbings, the
committees were not asketl to
consider whether or not the
colleges should become coed, but
only how such a move would be
implemented. "The reports were
requested by the President not to
consider the desirability of the
change," Stebbings said.
President Rupp is meeting
with Stebbings to discuss the
recommendations. If he agrees
with the committees' sugges-
tions, he will pass them on to
the Board of Governors. "It will
require a recommendation from
the President to the board, and
will require the approval of the
foundation which donated the
colleges before the board can
consider it," Stebbings said.
Both colleges have asked that
a final decision be rendered as
soon as possible. Citing the
amount of work required in
integrating men into the college,
the Brown committee asked "that
the university reach its decision
in a timely fashion so that the
conversion, if it occurs, may
proceed in an orderly manner."
According to Stebbings the
President is aware of the time
constraints. "If the colleges are
to go coed next fall, which is a
clear possibility, the decision
would have to be made within
four to six weeks," Stebbings
said.
It's a bird's life
Sammy the Owl peers from his cage
-G. Stafford
The Leys prepare to cut the ribbon
—M. Thomas
Leys cut ribbon on
new student center
by Joel Sendek
The Ley Student Center was
dedicated Wednesday with an
outdoor ribbon-cutting and a
ceremony in the Farns worth
Pavilion, attended by the major
benefactors of the new building.
Charles Duncan, chairman of
the Rice Board of Governors,
opened the dedication by thank-
ing the 1,575 donors who gave
money for the project
One major benefactor, David
Farnsworth, did not live to see
the completion of the addition to
the Rice Memorial Center.
"David Farnsworth organized the
65 volunteers who raised the
funds to meet the challenge
grant. He died in July, 1985, just
after construction began," said
Duncan.
A 1942 graduate of Rice,
Farnsworth had served as
president of the Association of
Rice Alumni and as chairman of
tire Rice Fund Council.
Duncan went on to recognize
all the special benefactors and
the major donors, whose names
appear on plaques associated with
each room of the student center.
Duncan lauded the builders of
the "impressive stucture," the
W.S. Bellows Construction Com-
pany, and the architects, Cesar
Pelli & Associates.
President George Rupp spoke
next. "On behalf of the Rice
community, I would like to
express my heartfelt appreciation
for all who have made this
student center a reality," Rupp
said.
Rupp noted that the student
center fulfilled two important
needs -— it houses offices for
student organizations, and it
"provides a gathering place for
Rice students and faculty in a
living room setting." Rupp listed
the many areas where students
can socialize, including the
student lounges, meeting rooms,
game room, dining rooms, the
Brown Garden, and the Farns-
worth Pavilion.
Student Association President
Thomas Perrault spoke on behalf
of the undergraduates at Rice.
"The Ley Student Center will
provide an improvement of the
quality of life at Rice and a basis
for building and strengthening
university ties," said Perrault.
Duncan introduced Audrey
Moody Ley, '35, Wendel Ley,
'32, and their children as, "the
two people and family with the
most significant contribution,"
to the addition.
Wendel Ley has served as
President of the Rice Alumni
Association, President of the Owl
Club, and in 1983 was given the
Gold Medal for Distinguished
Service to Rice.
"I am a little overwhelmed by
this gathering. Thank you for
joining us and our family in this
dedication," Ley said. "Audrey
and I have spent the last two
years celebrating our 50th wed-
ding anniversary. This is the
culmination. Rice was the begin-
ning and cornerstone of our life
together."
Ley went on to encourage the
students at Rice to "use and
see Alumni, page 8
INSIDE:
• Green Wfave, p. 19
• Red woman, p. 6
• Watson Brown, p. 4
• Color Purple's Goldberg,
p. 16
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Gray, Lisa & Greene, Spencer. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1986, newspaper, October 24, 1986; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245646/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.