The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1971 Page: 1 of 6
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Editor to speak in Chapel Series
Erwin D. Canham, Editor in
Chief of the Christian Science
Monitor, will speak on "A
Meeting Ground with Youth,"
Thursday, February 18, in the
Rice University Memorial Chap-
el. He describes his talk as "a
distillation of my service on the
President's Commission (on
Campus Unrest) brought up to
date."
Canham's talk, open to the
public without dharge, is part
of the Chapel Lecture Series.
It is scheduled for 7:30 pm.
One of the most honored and
respected journalists in the
country, Canham has been a
member of the Monitor's staff
for 45 years. During that time
he has been a first-hand ob-
server at many of the interna-
tional conferences and events
which have shaped recent his-
tory. He has also served as an
advisor to many leaders in pub-
lic life.
He holds honorary degrees
from 20 colleges and universi-
ties. Several years ago, rebel-
lious convicts in Boston's old
Charlestown Prison asked for
him as one of a group to enter
a besieged cell block and help
end a dangerous riot.
Canham received his B.A. de-
gree from Bates College and
received B.A. and M.A. degrees
from Oxford University. While
an Oxford student, he reported
on the League of Nations as-
sembly sessions in Geneva. In
1930 he covered the London Na-
val Conference. From 1932 to
1939, he was chief of Monitor's
Washington Bureau. From 1939
on he has been in one executive
editor's job after another.
In the spring of 1948, Presi-
dent Truman named him vice-
chairman of the U. S. delega-
tion to the United Nations Con-
ference on Freedom of Informa-
tion in Geneva; tire following
year he was Alternate U. S.
Delegate to the U. N. General
Assembly. In 1970, he was
named a member of the Presi-
dent's Commission on Campus
Unrest.
He is a past president of the
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
and the American Society of
Newspaper Editors. He has
written or collaborated on five
books. He is a former president
of the Mother Church, The First
Church of Christ, Scientist, in
Boston.
Canham, from 1945 to 19G4,
gave weekly commentaries over
the ABC Radio Network. For a
number of years he was mod-
erator of a Boston television
news panel. At present he is
commentator on public affairs
for the Westing-house Broad-
casting Company — Group W.
Senate penultimate meeting held
The Senate met last Tuesday
night after the TCU game for
the next-to-the-last time to
clear up a backlog of unfinished
business.
The first speaker was Leigh-
ton Read, SA Social Commit-
tee chairme'ii, who discussed
ideas for Rondolet. To broaden
Rondolet's appeal and make it
cheaper, Reed proposed that it
be held on campus this year in
the commons of the three men's
colleges. Different musical en-
tertainment (dance band, folk,
rock, soul) would be available
in each college, along with the
usual food and drink. Formal
attire will be "appropriate",
and .the total cost should not-ex-
ceed $3.50 per couple.
A by-law change which would
create a Program Council was
introduced for its first reading
by Will Rice President Dan
King. The proposed council
would integrate the functions
' of the SCB, and SA -Forum and
Social Committees, and for the
first year would use only-funds
presently allocated for the three
organizations.
Frank Brevoort, SA External
Affairs VP, announced a Speak-
er Program which will provide
student speakers to interested
Houston organizations. Students
will go through some sort of
briefing session before being
sent out to speak.
Brevoort also introduced Sen-
ate Resolution #10007 concern-
ing the Landlord-Tenant Act,
produced by UT law students,
which is currently in committer'
in the state legislature. This
bill, the first of its kind in
Texas, to specifies the rights
and' obligations of landlord and
tenant toward each other. The
resolution would express the
Senate's support of the bill, and
its willingness to communicate
this support to the appropriate
state legislators.
The Senate unanimously ap-
pointed Jean Hamilton and
Dorothy Lancaster as editors of
Janus, the student literary pub-
lication.
Bruce Coates, President of
Baker, presented a resolution
requesting that the Registrar
extend the free drop-add period
from one week to two. He noted
that many seminars meet only
onc.e a week and some of them
not at all during the first week.
The resolution also asked that
the pass/fail period be extended
from two weeks to three, and
suggested that these changes be
coupled with twice yearly reg-
istration. The resolution passed
unanimously.
Brevoort said that people are
still needed to.attend, the Hous-
ing Conference at U of H on
-the 19th-21st. He also men-
tioned the upcoming National
Evaluative Conference in Black
Studies to be held at Jackson
State from Feb. 17 to 20.
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rice university, houston, texas
volume 58, number 18 thursday. february 11, 1971
Many offices open in SA election
The filing deadline for this
year's SA election is 12:50 pm
February 18, and the election
will be held on March 4. Pe-
titions, which must have 25
signatures, will be accepted be-
tween 9 am and 3:30 pm in the
SA office, or they may be given
to the president or election com-
mittee chairman of the candi-
date's college. Those on aca-
demic or disciplinary probation
are not eligible to run for elec-
tion. There is a fifty cent filing
fee.
Three of the most important
offices to be filled are "in man;;
ways coequal", according to
current SA President Bob-
Parks — SA President, Ex-
ternal Affairs Vice President,
and Student (Internal) Affairs
Vice President.
Parks described the Presi-
dent's principal function as one
of "maintaining an overview of
the problems which, from his
point of view, face Rice stu-
dents. and formulating effec-
tive measures to solve them."
The SA President chairs Senate
meetings, appoints committees
not provided for in the by-laws,
is a member ex-officio of all
committees, and is a student
advisor to the Board of Trus-
tees.
The External Affairs Vice
President is a member of the
Senate and is Rice's representa-
tive to the Houston community.
He works with the Alumni As-
sociation, and coordinates rela-
tions with other schools an. I
educational associations such as
the National Student Associa-
tion and the Texas Intercol-
legiate Student Association.
Frank Brevoort has been active
in getting the Houston Council
of Colleges off the ground this
year.
The Interna] Affairs Vice
President oversees SA student
organizations and the SA com-
mittee structure. He is the stu-
dent liaison with faculty and
administration. Tom Greene,
this year's VP. has worked to
get student s .i]i departmental
committees, for example.
The Off-Campus Senator
(who must live off-campus I,
chairs the Off-Campus Commit-
tee which is composed of tin-
off-campus representatives fron;
each college, and represents to
the Senate the interests of off-
campus people. The offices of
Senate Secretary-Treasurer and
the Chairman of the Intercol-
lege Court are also open.
In addition to the Senate of-
fices mentioned above, 11 new
Honor Council members must
l>" elected — 2 fifth-year -tu
dents. 1 seniors, :! juniors, and
sophomores) and 6 cheer-
leaders, three male and th!■•"<•
female.
Thresher and Campanile edi-
tors and Business Managers are
also elected. Candidates .for edi-
tor of either publication must
have had experience on (lie
staff. It is suggested, although
not required, that candidates for
Business Manager have exper-
ience in accounting; no prior
newspaper experience is necos-
sarv.
Colleges electing new officers
BY STEVE JACKSON
Democracy and ambition are
in the air this week, as the col-
leges prepare to vote for their
1970-1972 leaders. Rhetoric and
promises are flying hot and
heavy as the candidates franti-
cally stump the streets (or rest
on laurels) kissing babies, etc,
right and left.
At Brown College, the elec-
tion was held. Tuesday. The new
president will be Susan Larson;
the Interior Vice-President is
Koehnken; the Exterior Vice-
President is Susan Whayne.
The Secretaries for the Forum
and Harem, respectively, are
Arlene Allison and Suzi Collins.
The Treasurer is Jeanne Seel-
bach, and the Curriculum Chair-
man is Jan West.
Jones College will hold its el-
ections Thursday, Feb. 11. For
President, the candidates are
Myra Russek and Georgia
Hinds. For Secretary,^Barbara
Graves and Betsy Marberry,
For Treasurer, four candidates:
Beth Moore, Myra Morvell, Jen-
ny Moyer, and Sharon Holt.
For" Academic Vice-President,
Melanie Suhr, Linda Charring-
ton, and Gretchen Kuhn. For
Social V.P., Kathy Allen and
Yvonne Senturia. Internal Af-
fairs V. P., Gaffney Young. Ex-
ternal Affairs V. P. candidates
are Melissa Crowfoot, Domini-
que Majani, and Mary Week.
Cultural V. P. hopefuls are
Carolyn Allen and Becky Gre-
ene, and for Roundtable editor.
Jean Hamilton.
Baker College is holding a
split election. On the 11th.
voters will choose between Rick
Jones and John Turner for Pres-
ident; Jim Sylvester and Cla-
ude Treece for Secretary: and
Chuck Becker, John Scott Butler,
Stokes Howell, and Jeff Osch-
ner for Treasurer. The offices
of Social, Cultural, and Execu-
Vice-Presidents will be filled in
an election Feb. 17; filling for
these posts is not yet completed.
Hanszen will also vote the
11th. The candidates for Pres-
ident are Mike O'Brien, Wendell
Watson, and Dick Whittington.
Those for V. P. are Greg Benesh
and Harry Watson. Unopposed
are: for secretary ° Charlie
Crowe; for Treasurer, Frank
Hardesty; and for Chief Just-
ice, Barry White. In the Sec-
tion Representative races, Sec-
tion 1 chooses between Dave Ott
and Roger Smith; 2 between
Robert Secrest and Robert Tay-
lor; 3, Jim Asker and David
Eller; 4, Doug Jippling; 5, John
Eason, Glen Morehead, and Cor-
bett Ray; off-campus people,
Walter Hanig and David Schna-
ars. Running for Advocate, un-
opposed is Dick Maddox.
Lovett held its elections on
the 9th. Elected were President
Jim Garner, Vice-President Lar-
ry Nussbnum, Tim Thurston,
and Chief Justice Brad Morris,
Weiss will vote on the 11th;
the Thresher confidently pre-
dicts that Robert Hilton will be-
come the next President. In the
other races, Bill Caldwell and
Todd Scharnberg are running
for Vice-President; and Robb
Dickinson and Glenn Morris for
Secretary. John Bennett, Mike
Gooding, 'and Charlie Hendorf
will contest for the Treasurer's
post. For off-campus Co-ord-
inator, the nominees are Gar\
Hartman and Josh Pailet. For
Sophomore Representative, vo-
ters will select two of these:
Paul Awa, Van Johnson. Ste-
ven Joiner, Paul Lederer, Mark
Onak, and Philip Thomas.
Will Rice members voted on
the tenth: Mike Schwartz was
elected Treasurer and R. I..
Leslie Secretary. Runoff elect-
ions will he hold on the eleventh:
between Butch Cox and Bill
Starnes for President, and Bill
Grimes and Larry Yeager for
V.P.
Sid Richardson has not defi-
nitely set its elections at this
time. According to Jim Caglc,
Richardson justice, the posts of
President,,V.P., Secretary, and
Treasurer will be filled by el-
ectron before the 27th,<iv>ami
other posts after they are cre-
ated by the as-yet- underwritten
permanent constitution. Owing
to certain irregularities, the
Will Rice and Lovett elections
will possibly be contested.
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Mauldin, John. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1971, newspaper, February 11, 1971; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245099/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.