The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 27, 1963 Page: 3 of 8
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1963
THE THRESHES
Three
SA PRESIDENT
On Song And Senate
By BOB CLARKE
In the midst of the campaign
for the upcoming general elec-
tions two matters occur to me to
be worthy of serious considera-
tion.
First of all, I urge your sup-
port of the proposed alma mater
change. Contrary to the letter in
last week's Thresher which charg-
ed the Senate with merely ". .try-
ing to justify its existence this
year by getting something . . .
done . . I contend that this is
a project undertaken by those
who sincerely feel that "Eice's
Honor" is not appropriate and
wish to establish a new alma ma-
ter which will command respect
and convey the spirit of the Uni-
versity—criteria which are gen-
erally accepted as the bases for
an alma mater.
THE ALUMNI Board's sug-
gestion that the proposed change
be adopted as a new "academic
hymn" is unsatisfactory since an
interpretation would have to be
made before each occasion to de-
termine if we should use a "dig-
nified" alma mater or "Rice's
Honor." This, to me, is puerile.
Either we have a new alma ma-
ter or we don't; it is silly to dump
this most recent effort on the for-
gotten heap which includes "The
Rice Hymn" and ohers.
The work of the Alma Mater
Committee has been very
thoughtful and has consumed the
greater part of the academic year.
On many occasions the student
body has been afforded the op-
portunity to make changes, and
several of these suggestions now
appear in the final draft. The
Senate has acted wisely in deter-
mining that a change must be
accepted by a margin of 75% —
the same percentage required for
a constitutional amendment. This
is by no means a hasty or ir-
responsible proposal, and I urge
your approval of it.
MY OTHER concern, pertains
to the election of your Student
Association officers for next year.
It is discouraging to see one post
on the executive committee com-
pletely unfilled and two others
unopposed, for this reflects a
lack of genuine concern and ap-
preciation for the function of
student government.
In examining those candidates
for offices where there is a con-
test, I hope that careful atten-
tion will be paid' to the imagina-
tion and enthusiasm which -the
candidates exhibit and that con-
sideration will be given to
whether or not these students
Avill be able to lead their govern-
ment toward constructive ends—
whether interest can be aroused
to alleviate the lack of concern
mentioned above.
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My feeling is that effective-
ness in student government re-
quires a certain point of view
or a particular attitude. It re-
quires the realization that all-
school government should feel
obligated to play an important
role in University policy forma-
tion. It demands the patience and
far-sightedness to realize that
many important projects of stu-
dent government such as aca-
demic planning are impossible to
complete in a single year, and,
realizing this, it must make pro-
visions for a continuing program.
EFFECTIVE STUDENT gov-
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■SENATE REPORT-
Annual Business Manager Named
Acting in its role as the ulti-
mate authority which supervises
student publications, the Senate
dealt last week with the Cam-
panile's election of Outstanding
Seniors.
Investigation of the election
procedure and final certification
of the results had been delegated
earlier in the week to the Elec-
tion Committee. According to
George Sawdy, Chairman, "There
were all sorts of technicalities
overlooked. The person put in
charge had no experience in run-
ning elections. After we discov-
ered how badly the election had
been run, we decided to validate
the ballots. Then there was a
confession."
Paul Cornell noted that a re-
port had been approved by last
year's Senate outlining recom-
mendations for the election of
Outstanding Seniors, Beauties
MOVING DAY—Charlyn Ellison packs for a trip to the new
Chemistry Lab. In a mass transfer of expensive, fragile equipment,
the Chem 120 classes moved last Friday into their new first-floor
labs. Fluorescent lighting, clean desks, individual hoods, and un-
rusted pipes are some of the hallmarks of the new labs which bring
fond memories to those who have taken the course in previous
years—memories of dark rooms, rusty water, etc.
The new labs are a big topic of discussion among students in
other chemistry courses whose laboratories have not been remodeled.
Many such students can be seen at the doors of the 120 rooms
gazing in with a wistful look in their eyes.
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and Favorites, but that this re
port was never incorporated into
a By-Law. A proposed By-Law
is being submitted for approval
at tonight's meeting.
Treasurer Phil Tuttle, having
audited the books, presented a
balance sheet for the Campanile.
The Senate approved his sugges-
tion that Stan Elliott be made
Business Manager for the re-
mainder of the term, and that the
salary of the Business Manager
be divided such that 75% be
given to Stephen Paine and that
25% be given to Eliott.
Dr. Rimlinger emphasized that
it was an error to refer to the
income of the Campanile Editor
and Business Manager as "prof-
its." He noted that in this case
"profits are really reserve for de-
ferred salaries," since both of-
ficials are guaranteed specific
amounts by the constitution. Dale
Friend commented that this indi-
cated "no more capitalists, just
managers."
Interjected here was a paper
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 27, 1963, newspaper, March 27, 1963; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231233/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.