The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1966 Page: 1 of 10
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The Rice Thresher
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Volume 53—Number 17
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77001
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1966
Ditto Machine Stolen From RMC;
Evidence indicates Jones College
By PALMER BEARD
Thresher Reporter
Sometime between Monday
afternoon and Tuesday morning
of this week a ditto machine dis-
appeared from the Student As-
sociation office on the second
floor of the RMC.
Officials of the Rice Student
Association reported that when
they entered their office Tues-
day morning, the ditto machine
was not in its usual place on
top of the cabinets running
underneath the windows of the
east wall of the office.
Written on the blackboard on
the west wall of the SA office
were the words, "Tihanks for
the ditto machine. Love, Jones."
A $20 Check issued by Jones
College was found in the chalk
rack underneath the blackboard
in the SA office.
Bill Broyles, President of the
Rice Student Association, said
that the circumstances would
seem to indicate that some
members of Jones College took
the ditto machine from the SA
office.
Not Sufficient
Joy Oppenheim, Jones Presi-
dent, said that the machine
"was somewhere in the confines
of Jones College—not in a pub-
lic room" Monday night.
Jones College was involved in
a dispute with the Student As-
sociation several weeks ago over
the ditto machine. Jone's claimed
that the SA had agreed to sell
them the machine for $20.
Student Association officials
said that they had determined
that $20 wTas not a sufficient
price for the machine and the
transaction was never com-
pleted.
Morrison Meddles
The Student Association of-
fered to bring the matter be-
fore the Inter-College Court
for arbitration, but no action
was taken.
Kent Morrison, Baker College
President, and counsel for Jones
College, when asked if Jones
had taken the machine, replied,
"It would appear, on the surface
of things, that the sale of the
ditto machine, which was of-
fered by the Treasurer of the
SA earlier, has been completed."
He added, "If, in fact, the
sale has taken place, delivery
of the machine has been made,
and it is now in Jones College."
American Way
Morrison stated that on be-
half of Jones he "congratulates
the officers of the SA on having
lived up to their earlier agree-
ment."
He said, "We view this as a
victory for truth, justice, help-
less femininity, motherhood, and
the American Way. I am cer-
tain that William Marsh Rice
would approve."
Chuck King, Wiess President
and counsel for the Student As-
sociation said, "As attorney for
the Student Association, I am
shocked and horrified at the fla-
grant theft of the ditto machine
from the SA office."
Sans Bucket
"Furthermore,'' he added, "I
am extremely disillusioned that
one of my fellow college presi-
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The Ditto Dispute
McEnany Sends Liquor Statement,
Advocates Increased College Role
By FOLLY HINDS
Thresher Reporter
"Drinking or serving of alco-
holic beverages in the public
rooms of the colleges is con-
trary to University policy."
This statement was presented
to the Student Senate Tuesday
night by President Bill Broyles.
In a letter accompanying the
policy statement, Dean M. V.
McEnany, Dean of Undergrad-
uate Affairs, stated]! "It is nat-
urally expected that College
government will exercise that
small measure of control over
the use of alcoholic beverages
in the private rooms of the col-
leges necessary to assure that
its use is neither unduly con-
spicuous nor flagrantly abused."
The Senate endorsed a pro-
posal presented last week by
President Broyles, calling for
student membership on Univer-
sity committees. Broyles stated
that as the proposal was con-
strued these students would be
full committee members.
The Senate will meet next
week to consider proposals for
an Honors Program at Rice de-
signed for students who desire
intensive preparation in their
field. The plan under considera-
tion would benefit students al-
ready committed to a career
choice.
The Senate accepted the res-
ignation of Quentin Commelin
from the Student Parking Com-
mittee. Croinmelin cited pres-
sures of polo team, gymnastics,
and karate practice as reasons
for his resignation.
Ken Narahara was appointed
to fill Crommelin's position.
Students To Vote
On SA Changes,
Class Favorites
The Rice student body will
vote on Wednesday, February
23, on four proposed changes in
the Student Association consti-
tution, Campanile Favorites,
and Outstanding Seniors.
In the favorites election, stu-
dents will select five winners
from a list of 30 girls nom-
inated by the Senate and col-
lege cabinets.
Twenty Outstanding Senior
nominees will be selected by
members of the class of I960.
These 20 choose the ten final-
ists from among their number.
Three of the proposed amend-
ments deal with classes and
class officers. One concerns the
Honor Council.
Polls will be open between
8:45 am and 1:15 pm in the
RMC and the Anderson Hall
cloister. They will also open be-
tween 11:45 am and 12:30 pm
in the college commons.
H. C. Interviews,
Freshmen interested in
applying for one of the two
freshmen positions of the
Honor Council should sign
the list on the door of the
Honor Council office, 2nd
floor, RMC before noon Sat-
urday, February 19. Inter-
views will be Sunday after-
noon, February 20, in Jones
College.
IN COLLEGE MEETINGS
Jones Seeks Stronger College
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
Jones College held two closed
college meetings on February
10 and 15 to discuss the purpose
and goals of the college, its
place in the university, and the
possibility of abandoning the
college system altogether.
Announced as a discussion of
"Jones—A College or a Dormi-
Q
Freedom Endorsed
By BILL WHEATLEY
The idea of student involve-
ment in university life was the
subject for discussion at the
Texas Intercollegiate Student
Association Conf e r e n c e on
Higher Education hosted by
Baylor University at Waco Feb-
ruary 10-12.
The assertion that students
should be involved was not chal-
lenged, but the degree to which
students should concern them-
selves with the workings of the
university, and the manner in
Which this column should be ex-
pressed, were issues much dis-
cussed at the conference.
As one of three delegates
from Rice, I saw two major ac-
complishments of the confer-
ence: first, two resolutions
-were adopted in the final ple-
nary session; and second, the
exchange of ideas in the dis-
cussion sessions served to test
student opinion in prepax-ation
for the TlSA Annual Confer-
ence to be held in Houston in
March.
The first resolution, submit-
ted by Baylor, supported "the
integration of students into the
policy-making processes of the
university." This ctould be in-
terpreted to mean either that
students have some sort of con-
trol over university policy or
that students merely have a
voice in the formation of policy.
The resolution is important
in that it recognizes that stu-
dents have a real interest in
the workings of the university,
and that an authentic student-
faculty-administration relation-
ship demands that student in-
terests be heard and respected
by the university administra-
tion. It is significant that this
resolution was unanimously
adopted by the delegates.
Academic Freedom
The Rice delegation initiated
the second resolution, which en-
dorsed the "statement on the
Academic Freedom of Students"
of the American Association of
University Professors and rec-
ommended the adoption of its
provisions in all member schools
of the TISA.
While this resolution did not
receive a unanimous vote of ap-
proval, no school voted against
it. Thos« who abstained said
that while they approved of the
statement in principle, they
could not go on record in favor
of the AAUP statement because
of political difficulties at their
schools.
Not Policy
Resolutions adopted at this
conference cannot be inter-
preted as official TISA policy
because of constitutional re-
strictions placed on the confer-
ence.
TISA President Jim Jones of
Trinity University expressed
hope, however, that Baylor and
Rice will resubmit the resolu-
tions at the annual convention.
If adopted by the convention,
the resolutions would express
official TISA policy.
tory?" the meetings were more
concerned with Jones' past and
future policies and with such
concrete actions as the joining
of the two wings by some sort
of enclosed addition, new open-
house regulations, the question
of allowing liquor in private
rooms, and the role of the col-
lege in the cultural and social
lives of its members.
The question of the desirabil-
ity of a glassed-in walkway
between North and South Jones
actually precipitated the meet-
ings. A show of hands indicated
almost unanimous approval of
the project, contingent upon ac-
ceptable plans.
'Spiritually Joined'
The point was made during
discussion of the addition that
it would be more effective to
attempt to join the college
"spiritually" through the gov-
ernment and activities of Jones
as a whole. Michele Etier said,
"We are not a college, we are a
bi-college. You never hear any-
one saying 'I live in Jones,' but
'I live in Jones North—or Jones
South'."
A discussion of the nature of
a college and* its role in the lives
of its members followed. Joy
Oppenheim, President of Jones,
expressed what seemed to be
the most prevalent philosophy
of what the college should be.
She said, "I'm all for individual
differences. Jones should have
something to offer every gii-l,
l'egardless of her interests."
Miss Oppenheim added her
ideas concerning the problems
of government and responsibil-
ity in the college. "My gripe for
our college is a difference be-
tween active and passive atti-
tudes. We can't say '1 want to
know,' but 'Tell me!'"
Mary Frossard, Residence
Chairman, agreed with Joy
about the need for a greater
sense of individual responsi-
bility for the college, especially
for its rules.
At the second meeting, new
open-house policies were de-
cided upon. Under the new sys-
tem, a girl will pick up a tag
when she signs in her visitor
and place it on her door during
the open-house. Under these
conditions, she would be permit-
ted to keep her door closed.
Informal System
The new system was explain-
ed as a method for making ex-
plicit the informal honor sys-
tem that has always been ac-
cepted implicitly. The sugges-
tion was accepted unanimously
by the college members.
A letter recently received by
the college from the administra-
tion defining the new university
policy concerning the liquor
rules created a great deal of
discussion. Under the new rul-
ing, the question of the posses-
sion and consumption of liquor
in the private rooms of the col-
lege is left up to the colleges
themselves.
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