The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1960 Page: 3 of 8
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FRIDAY. APRIL 29, 1960
®HB THRESHER
Three
Thrashing It Out
Former News Editor Kelley
Irked By Thresher Stand
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misunderstanding bears little re-
semblance to the malicious and
falacious charges of fabrication
which Parnell authored with as
little consideration as he applied
to his original statement.
—John Wolf
To the Editor:
Let others crow! I was aware
that the Thresher was operating
on this principle, but I was com-
pletely surprised to read the ad-
mission of it in last week's "On
Integration" editorial.
The editor has, however un-
consciously, framed an apt motto
for his persistently somnalent
policies as No. 1 campus isola-
tionist. Let others crow, let others
speak, let others stimulate, while
the Thresher concentrates its at-
tention on the glorious co-opera-
tion of hero editor, the student
Jones Named
Alliance Francaise
Contest Winner
Nancy Jones, junior Fernch
major, is Rice's winner of the
annual Alliance Francaise schol-
arship contest, arranged through
the French consulate.
Nancy and
f.' ' two other fina-
§;|f lists, Anne
Bond and Cliff
p A Rudisill, were
§ chosen by the
French Depart-
ment fro m
many student
[applications to
JONES represent the
school in this contest. They were
selected on the basis of academic
standing and excellence i n
French. Similar selections of
three finalists were made by the
University of St. Thomas and
the University of Houston.
Saturday, April 23, the appli-
cants were interviewed" by the
French consul and a scholarship
committee. Personal impression
and motivation were considered
along with academic standing.
One winners was then selected
from each school. „
Nancy and the other winners
will leave in mid-June for a
month of study at a French uni-
versity, possibly the Alliance
Francaise in Paris.
senate and the disciplinary branch
of the faculty.
Untainted by smells of liberal-
ism, conservatism and compro-
mism (?), our blazing wekly
ofrges on! Its ardent and contro-
versial coverage of such events as
Campus elections (with two pic-
tures of each presidential candi-
date), the stinking petition situa-
tion in Campus Queen elections,
and a crusade against the shock-
ing apathy of its sleeping readers
has aroused unmistakable snores,
while its unusual and uninterest-
ing reasoning has been the humor
highlight of the Editorial page.
The editor states that he has
no desire to "save the student
body's soul." I presume this
means he is concentrating on his
own.
But not to forget what prompts
this letter, I must ask for the
figures on the number of Rice
students — numerically and rel-
atively — who would call them-
selves "deep southei-n conserva-
tives."
Not that I object to the "fair
and journalistically sound" prac-
tice of presenting a pro-segrega-
tionist view along with a large-
ly pro-integrationist survey, I
was surprised that anything so
off-campus could make the pa-
per. Nevertheless, I resent the ed-
itor's assuming that the segre-
aationist attitude is "a by-word of
a large segment of the Rce Stu-
dent body" and then stating it
as a fact.
Recent letters to the paper
have taken issue with the accu-
racy, the content, and the jour-
nalistic policies of this " 'respon-
sible student voice on campus'."
In regards to the latter soui'ce of
discontent notice the journalistic
boo-boos on pages four and six
of last week. The authors of these
letters can cite proof of their
protests in every issue.
But the picture is not all bad.
At least some ideas have come
out. So one looks for it on Fri-
days, and though one may have
to wait .til eleven o'clock, or Sat-
urday, one can always flak it
for conversation.
—Katherine Anne Kelly
Ed. Note: Yes, Miss Kelley, it is easier
to sit back and loudly criticize the editor
than to contribute toward a respectable
paper. Miss Kelly was sometime News
Editor of The Thresher before her res-
ignation this semester. And incidentally,
we fail to find any "journalistic boo-boo"
on advertisement-filled pase four of last
week's issue. Your "boo-boo", Miss Kel-
ley?
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National Student Association Sponsored
Integration Conference
Endorses Negro Sit-ins
By BARRY COHEN
In response to the widespread
interest throughout the nation
concerning the recent sit-in de-
monstrations the United States
National Student Association con-
vened a conference in Washing-
ton D. C. over the past weekend.
It was my privilege to attend
this meeting as an observer.
There were 184 official delega-
tions. Although most of the
schools were from the South, de-
legations were in attendance
from Portland, San Francisco,
and Hawaii, as well as from the
North. In addition there were
some 250 students who were ob-
servers from 75 other schools.
The conference gave general
endorsement to the principle of
complete integration. Concerning
the sit-ins, they emphasized the
fact that this was non-violent
protest and hence the Association
could throw its support behind
this particular type of demon-
stration. In doing this the con-
ference made several important
suggestions. These are:
1. USNSA promote petition
campaigns against Woolworth,
Kress, Kresge, W. T. Grant, —
and urge all students to support
them.
9. Exchange programs between
northern and southern schools
shall be undertaken to effect
mutual understanding.
10. USNSA suggest student
government — eliminate discri-
minatory practices (at their own
schools).
16. Racial inequality is incon-
sistent with the concept of uni-
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