The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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MEDIEVAL, TEXAS
SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1961
Nixon
Named
Rice President
News Briefs
Charles van Doren to join Rice Phi-
losophy Department. He will present a
lecture course labeled "Ethics and Mor-
ality in the Modern Age."
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Pay toilets advocated to boost Rice
Revenue. A concession for change mach-
ines will be awarded.
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Rally Club to aid in collection for
March of Dimes.
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Elsa Maxwell formerly associated with
Mammy's, named Director of Food Ser-
vices ; she will feature such exotic dishes
as anchovie vealies, tobacco whip, and
marinated brisket] of Tibetan musk ox.
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Effective April 5, 1961, the name of
William Marsh Rice University will be
changed' to The Rice Institute.
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Architects' Sketch Of Rayzor Hall Facade
9 Outstanding Gnomes Chosen
At a gala* festival in the Ham-
man Auditorium wing of the
steam tunnels last week the nine
outstanding Gnomes of the 1960-
61 season were feted.
Winner of the "Award Grand
Gnome Extraordinaire" this year
was Ignacio Rodriguez, an Ecto-
gnome 3rd Class, for successful-
ly sprinkling Drs. Masterson,
Croneis, Marsh, Sims, Richter,
Griffis, MsEnany, Houston, Ful-
ton, Wischmeyer,' T a 1 m a g e,
Class; Messrs. Kennedy and Gar-
ner; and Sarah Lane—all in one
morning.
THE PRIZEWINNERS in the
eight Gnome classifications were:
Endognome (interior- sweeping,
etc.), "Pancho"; Ectognome (rak-
ing, tree-cutting, hedge-digging,
etc.), Rafael Guerrera; Meso-
gnome (constructive physical la-
bor like painting, carpentry),
Sam Klack; Metagnome (super-
visory Gnome), Karl von Schlei-
cher; Noctognome (all Gnomes
who function at night, including
Burns Men), Billy Jam^s Exe-
gisis; Schizognome (students who
function as sometimes Gnomes),
'"Sreek"; Gastrognome (as in
gastro-intestinal - amoebic - dysen-
tery, or as in a Commons kit-
chen), "Maggie"; and, last but
not least, Neognome (any con-
struction Gnome, must be an em-
ployee of Brown and Root or the
Fisher Construction Co.), Ronnie
Fisher.
Principal speaker at the event
was the internationally famous
Supragnome Dag Hammarskjold,
who made a special trip to at-
tend. There was some opposition
to Dag's speech from Gastro-
gnomes of Congolese extraction.
SPORTS . . .
IGNACIO RODRIGUEZ
Winner of the "Award Grand
Gnome Extraordinaire"
Music School
Moved To Gym
By the Thresher Sport
Important changes affecting
the Athletic and Music depart-
ments were announced today by
Irving A. Righter, new president
of Rice University.
In a statement issued to the
Thresher, Richter said, "The ad-
ministration feels that it is in-
consistent with the spirit and
purpose of a university to have a
stadium for football seating 70,-
000, while our auditorium for dra-
matics and fine arts productions
only seats 500.
"Therefore we have decided to
remodel the stadium into an au-
ditorium by remo^ng the upper
decks and adding a roof, stage,
and opera seats (on the former
playing field.)
"FURTHERMORE, THE MU-
SIC Department will be- expanded
and will take over the facilities
of the field house. The dressing
rooms will be converted into prac-
tice roorfts, and we are investi-
gating the possibilities of in-
stalling cooling apparatus in the
floor of Autry Court so it could
be frozen over for ice ballet
shows.
"All athletic events in the fu-
ture will be held in the old sta-
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By HAGERTY HERZ
Dr. Richard Milhous Nixon,
(B.A., Whittier; LL.B., Duke; LL.
D., Universidad Nacionale de
Venezuela; D. D., Holy Cross),
noted American political scien-
tist currently practicing law in
Los Angeles, has tentatively ac-
cepted the presidency of Rice
University effective November 6,
1964.
In a sudden, secret move late
Thursday, the Board of Trustees
announced Dr. Nixon's selection
over other distinguished appli-
cants, including Drs. Casey Sten-
gel, Logan Wilson, Hugh Downs,
John Birch, D. D. Eisenhower,
and A. J. Lohwater.
Interviewed at Burning Bush
golf course at dawn today by
The Thresher's West Coast cor-
respondent, Dr. Nixon confirmed
his acceptance; "Well, prestige
isn't everything!"
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Architecture
Department
Due to extreme pressure in the
plumbing on the second floor of
Anderson Hall, the old head is
no longer operational. Plans are
being drawn up for a l'eplace-
ment, rumored to be a "complete
new look in heads."
There is mixed reaction among
the architects who inhabit the
area, a number of them pre-
ferring the austere simplicity of
the old model.
Chairman of the Department
of Buildings and Grounds, when
asked to comment, said, "I have
nothing to say on the matter."
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All-School Function
Proposed By Sims
Dean Sims this morning pro-
posed that the Student. Associa-
tion sponsor an all-school dance.
In a statement to Reed Martin,
new Student Association presi-
dent, Dr. Sims described the
dance as a sort of combination
of Archi-Arts and Grundelet, to
be called Archilet. Everyone
would wear costumes depicting
pregnant water buffaloes, with
abcessed teeth.
DR. SIMS recommended that
liquor be served at an open bar,
and the idea of faculty sponsors
was rejected.
When asked about the reaction
of the trustees, Dr. Sims com-
mented, "I don't give a d—n what
they say, I think the students
should be allowed to have a good
blast now and then."
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1961, newspaper, March 24, 1961; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231175/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.