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WED., SEPTEMBER 19, 1062
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Two Op«n Letters To The Rtee Student Bodyi
May I first welcome all students, new and old, at the
beginning of Rice University's 50th year. This will be
an exciting year with many special lectures on inter-
esting topics by internationally renowned authorities.
You will be welcome at, and I urge you to attend, these
events.
The true university is a community of scholars,
each seeking to learn the knowledge of the past, to test
the validity and accuracy of this knowledge and gain
understanding of its use, and to explore new phenomena
and thereby add new knowledge. While the relative
emphasis on these activities varies between students
and fatuity and between freshmen and seniors, I urge
all students to regard themselves as members of this
scholarly community and to participate in a wide range
of intellectual activities.
NEXT MONTH there will be the formal Semi-
centennial Convocation, preceded by my inauguration,
and followed by a one and one-half day series of special
lectures of unusual interest. These events will replace
regular classes during that period. I hope you will study
this list of lectures soon and that you will discuss them
with your instructors and associates in order that you
will be able to choose wisely which to attend.
This will be a busy year and a memorabale year;
all of us on the faculty extend our best wishes for your
success.
K. S. Pitzer
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On behalf of the officers and government of the
Bice University Student Association, I extend to you a
cordial welcome at the beginning of this Semi-Centennial
Year.
AS YOU are well aware, many of the most signifi-
cant events in the history of Rice will take place on this
campus during the next eight months. I would encour-
age y<3u to become involved in these events and make
every effort to meet and talk with the many guests who
will be present.
This year can be a significant one, too, for student
government at Rice if you as members of the Student
Association are willing to participate in its activities
and plans. Student government has been, and hopefully
will continue to be, a strong and effective force in the
determination and execution of University policy as it
directly concerns students. This past effectiveness has
been built upon a foundation of responsibility and a
serious concern for the future growth and development
of the University in all of its efforts.
IN ADDITION to the projects planned this year by
the,individual College governments, the Senate is im-
mediately concerned with putting the finishing touches
on the judicial and disciplinary structure which was
begun last year and an extensive program of course
evaluation in cooperation with the faculty. These proj-
ects and many others can be accomplished by your
elected representatives to the Senate. However, they
can be so much more adequately accomplished and far
more representative of true campus opinion if you, per-
sonally, will serve on committees and study groups as
they are created. You are always welcome at meetings
of your College government and those of the Senate.
I challenge you to accept your responsibility as a
member of the Student Association at Rice University
and to concern yourself with the problems which it
faces and the solutions to them which it attempts to
discover.
Best wishes to you for a successful and rewarding
year.
Bob Clarke
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Brotzen's Duties As Dean Of Engineering
AUdemic Responsibilities
By BOB HAYES
Dr. Franz R. Brotzen has re-
placed Dr. Le Van Griffis as Dean
of Engineering at Rice. Dr. Grif-
fis has accepted a job as Vice
President of the The Southwest
Research Institute, and has
charge of opening and directing
a new Houston laboratory. The
Southwest Research Institute is
a non-profit organization which
emphasizes industrial research.
AS NEW DEAN of Engineer-
ing, Dr. Brotzen feels that the
undergraduate engineering pro-
gram at Rice is basically a "good
thing," although there is room
for improvement in certain areas.
The graduate program, he says,
has grown, and will continue to
be increased in both size and
quality.
Dr. Brotzen, in his new capa-
city of Dean of Engineering, does
not consider himself primarily an
administrator, but rather a teach-
er and a scholar. He does not in-
tend to decrease his teaching or
research load as a result of his
new job.
FRANZ BROTZEN was born
in Berlin, Germany, on the west
side. He started in mechanical
engineering there at the Technical
University. During the depression
he took a job with a company
which sent him to South Amer-
ica. While there, he dabbled in
cattle ranching on the side.
In 1941, just seven days be-
fore the Pearl Harbor attack, he
came to the United States. Dur-
ing the war, his knowledge of
languages enabled him to serve
effectively as a member of the
U. S. Army Intelligence.
Dr. Brotzen continued his for-
mal education a few years after
the war at Case Institute, where
he received his B. S. in Metallur-
gical Engineering in 1950. After
attending George Washington
University for a short period of
time, he returned to Case, and
received his Ph. D. in Physical
Metallurgy in 1954.
DR. BROTZEN came to Rice in
1954, where he has been ever
since, except for the year 1960-61,
during which time he did work at
Stuttgart, Germany under a Gu-
ggenheim Fellowship grant.
Dr. Brotzen is also the chair-
man of the Committee on Inter-
departmental Grants and Con-
tracts. As chairman of this com-
mittee, he is responsible for co-
ordinating Rice's activities in the
rently include seventeen differ-
N. A. S. A. program which cur-
ent projects in five departments.
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 19, 1962, newspaper, September 19, 1962; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231211/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.