The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1957 Page: 1 of 10
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HOUSTON, TEXAS
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1957
Student Council
Pass Revision
Of By - Laws
For Thresher
By ERLENE HUBLY
To the strains of "gonna find
her . . . boom, boom ..." the
council met in what was probably
the longest meeting of the year.
. . . major discussion began with
the question of revising the now
outdated Student Handbook which
is handed out to each incoming
freshman. Jim Middleton, chair-
man" of such, stated that as it
now stood we had a 5 year sup-
ply of the old books (and a $450
bill on same) and that the new
books would cost around $750. A
motion to revise them, therefore,
was voted down . . . followed by
Annette La Bauve's statement
that she thought that we ought
to enclose in the outdated book
a sheet of paper listing on what
pages the information was no
longer valid . . . "for instance, on
page 61 telling about the various
lots in which the students can
park..."
Friendly Persuasion
A ' "frtSttttly*' * but interesting
"discussion" then ensued between
Donna Martin (Editor of the
Thresher), Clif Carl (Business
Manager of the same), and the
council . . . The core of the dis-
cussion centered around changes
in the Thresher constitution ef-
fective 1958-59 under which the
division of Thresher profits were
changed to include subordinate
editors (assistant editor and as-
sistant business manager ex-
cluded because they are appren-
ticing and will make their prof-
its the following year) and ef-
fectively limit excess profit for
the editor and business manager.
As it now stands, the editor and
business manager divide the prof-
its equally. Donna wanted the ed-
itor in future years to get 50%,
the business manager to get 40%
and the subordinate editors to di-
vide the remaining 10% of the
profits up to $1500. Profits above
$1500 would be split 25% for the
editor, 25% for the business
manager, and 50% for the subor-
dinate editors. Clif, the business
manager, opposed the 50-40-10
split because he said he workedti
as much as Donna. Donna pointed
ou* that the editors apprentice
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Shapiro Elected
Center Chairman
In an election last Monday,
Steve Shapiro was elected to be
Chairman of the Student Mem-
orial Center for the coming year.
He was unapposed in the elec-
tion.
Next year, since we' have no
building as yet, Shapiro will act
as head of the dance committee.
He will also be a member of the
Student Council.
After the building is construct-
ed, the Chairman will coordinate
all the'activities of the building.
YOU'RE THE TOPS—That's what the Senior Class
said to these ten members, named the most outstanding-.
From left to right, George Brightwell, Roy Hofheinz,
Rex Martin, Donna Martin, Ken Peden, Dixie Sick, Wes
Pittman, Jack Holland, Sharon Jones and C. A. Van
Wart.
Ten Outstanding
Seniors Named
The ^fcn top members of the
class of 1957 were announced
Saturday at the annual Rondelet
dance.
The 10. seniors . were chosen
from twenty nominees by a com-
mittee of classmates. The final
selection was made by a com-
Three Colleges
Elect Officers
Elections were held early this
week in two of the three remain-
ing unelected colleges. These
posts are for the 1957-58 year.
Wiess College elected Matt
Gorges president, Ed Keasler
vice-president, and Jack Wer-
theimer junior representative.
There was a i-un-off' for the re-
maining junior office between
Ralph Alexander and Ronald
Hodges.
Sophomore representatives are
Galloway Hudson and Roy Nolen,
while Student Council members
are Mike Bennett and Steve Sha-
piro.
Will Rice officers are Henry
Gissel, president; Grover Zinn,
vice-president; and Jim Hedges,
secretary.
Treasurer is Paige West, resi-
dent representative is Peter
Hackley, and non-resident repre-
sentative is Ben Frank Jones.
Hanszen Offices
Dan Weston was elected Presi-
dent of Hanszen College last'
Tuesday in the College elections.
A run-off for V-P was held be-
tween Bill Mathais and Nicky
Nichols. The , winner was Bill
Mathias.
A run-off for secretary was
held between Dick, Bloom and
Marvin Gordy. New secretary is
Dick Bloom.
For the office of Treasurer,
Hugh Rucker and Bab Higgins
were in the run-off. Winner was
Hugh Rucker.
Don Payne and Bob Contois
were in the run-off for Council-
man-at-Large. The majority went
to Don Payne.
mittee of 10, five students and
five faculty members.
Top seniors were George
Brightwell, Roy Hofheinz, Jack
Holland, Donna Paul Martin, Rex
Martin, Sharon Jones, Ken Pe-
den, Wes Pittman, Dixie Sick,
and C. A. Van Wart.
Head Cheerleader
Brightwell, an economics ma-
jor, has been head cheerleader,
Glee Club president, and Rally
"Club treasurer.
Hofheinz, a history major, is
vice-president of the Forensic
Society. He is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa. Hofheinz is a Union
Carbide scholar and a Rhodes
scholar.
Holland, a C.E., has been trea-
surer and president of the Stu-
dent Association.
Sharon Jones, biology major,
was junior class veep and vice-
president of the EBLS and sec-
retary of the Student Association.
Donna Martin is a history
major and Phi Beta Kappa, is
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Report McCann
Going To Retire
S. G. McCann, Rice's director of admissions since
July of 1953, will retire at the, end of this academic year,
a reliable source reported this week.
Dr. Edmund T. Peckham, assistant professor of his-
tory, will reportedly take Mr. McCann's place.
Rice Faculty
Members Are
Promoted
Mr. McCann has been at
Rice since 1915 and has
etched a niche for himself in
the hearts of most present Rice
students — being the one man
with whom all come into con-
tact upon entering the Institute.
From 1915 to 1919 he served
as a teaching fellow, and in 1919
was made registrar—an office
he held until 1953 when he be-
came director of admissions and
was succeeded by Mike V. Mc-
Enany.
During World War I, he served
in the Field Artillery, returning
to Rice at the end of his tour.
Mr. McCann has also been a-
lecturcr and instructor in juris-
prudence fur several years.
Ebanks To Head
Honor Council
Jim Ebanks, a junior geology
major from Houston, was elected
chairman of the Honor Council
for 1957-58 Tuesday afternoon.
Next * year will >be Ebanks'
fourth year on the Council.
Frank Ryan, junior physic's ma-
jor from Fort Worth, is the vice
chairman. He has served two
years on the Council.
Harvin Moore, a sophomore his-
tory major from Houston was
named secretary, and Jim Aron-
son, sophomore geology major
from Dallas, was elected trial
clerk. ,4
Next year will be Moore's third
year on the Council, Aaronson's
second.
BAKER COLLEGE IS
BIKE RACE VICTOR
Faculty promotions effective
September 1957, have been an-
nounced by the office of the
President.
Three Rice faculty members
have been promoted to full pro-
fessorships. Dr. W. W. Akers
(Ph.D. University of Michigan
'50), who came to Rice in 1947,
is now a Professor of Chemical
Engineering. E. Altenburg (Ph.D.
Columbia 1916) has been pro-
moted to Professor of Biology,
while G. R. MacLane, who re-
ceived his Ph.D. from Rice in
1946, hay become Professor of
Mathematics.
The following were promoted
to Associate Professorships:
Katherine Drew (history); C. M.
Class (physics); H. E. Rorschach,
Jr. (physics); R. Kobayashi.
(chemical engineering); A. P.
McDonald (engineering drawing) ,
and E. H. Phillips (history).
R. L. Bland (physical educa-
tion) and J. B. Wilson (German)
were promoted to assistant pro-
fessors.
Dr. E. T. Peckham has been
appointed Assistant Director of
Admissions and will continue in
the History Department as Lec-
turer.
Dr. G. T. McBride's title hai
been changed from Associate
Dean for Students to Dean of
Students and Associate Profes-
sor of Chemical Engineering.
By DON PAYNE
A crowd of approximately 500
students and faculty gathered at
the gym last Sunday afternoon
to witness the first annual In-
ter-College Bicycle Race. Baker
College's team of ten men and
two women rode the course in
68.4 minutes and became the
first ehampions of the race.
Will Rice was second with a
time of 69.4 minutes, Wiess was
third with 70.4, and Hanszen was
disqualified because they took a
"long" short-cut.
Beer Consuming
Hanszen, however, not to be
Tljuelched, won the beer consum-
ing part of the event with 55.6
seconds total consumption time
for the nine riders. Will Rice was
also second in this event with a
drinking time of 60.1 seconds,
Baker next with 06.1, and Wiess
fourth with 75.0 seconds.
Baker College won a keg of
beer as the prize, and Hanszen
won the keg.
Delay
The start of the race was de-
layed because Hanszen had stolen
Baker's new $80 racing bicycle.
To the frustration of Baker's
Clayton Williams, Hanszen's
Margie Wise came riding up on
it during the second lap of the
girl*? race.
Ernie Shumate of Wiess in the
6th lap failed to circle the last
car in the parking loft. Shumate
made a heroic attempt to skirt
around the car before he was
passed by Hanszen, but speedy
Bruce Montgomery passed him
by.
Hanszen Behind
In the first two laps Murray
and Matthews of Hanszen fell far
behind. In the 4th lap Mike
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Debaters Win At
SWC Tournament
For the second straight year
Rice debaters won the Southwest
Confei-ence Debate Tournament.
Roy Hofheinz and Rex Martin
swept the negative division with
a score of 5 wins and 0 defeats,
repeating their victory of last
year. The affirmative division
was won by Baylor, with a 3-2
record.
Baylor captured second place,
while T.C.U. came in third. Not
represented were Texas and Ar-
kansas. while Texas Tech was
present for the first time.
Graham Campbell and Har-
rison Wagner were the affirm-
ative team for Rice at the Tour-
nament, held in Dallas, May 3
and 4, S.M.U. being the host
member.
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