The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 7, 1965 Page: 1 of 12
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Twelve Pages
This Week
The Rice Thresher
CELEBRATING THE THRESHER'S 50TH YEAR
Free University?
Pages 4 & 5
Volume 53—Number 4
HOUSTON, TEXAS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1965
Weltner Of Georgia Speaks On
Southern Electorate For Forum
Rep. Charles L. Weltner of
Georgia, Southern civil rights
supporter, will speak on "The
Changing Electorate in the
South" in Fondren Library-
Lecture Lounge at 8:45 pm
Monday night, October 11, in
the first Forum Committee
program of the year.
Mr. Weltner has first-hand
knowledge of the ever-changing
Southern electorate. Though he
has strong traditional ties with
the South, Mr. Weltner, a
Democrat, supported the 1964
Civil Rights act and the new
voter registration act and urged
that the K.K.K. be investigated.
As Time recorded, Mr. Welt-
ner's position on these and other
issues "was partly a testament
to his integrity." Time went on,
"Even more, it was a result
of the South's changing politic-
al climate, in which the Negro
vote is increasingly important."
The fifth district of Georgia
that Mr. Weltner represents was
created after the federal courts
overturned Georgia's unfair
county-unit electoral system,
which lopsidely favored rural
counties as opposed to urban
areas. He represents an Atlanta
district in which reside some
105,000 Negroes, of whom 57,-
000 are registered voters and
supporters of his.
With the courts requiring
states to redistrict in order to
adjust to the shifts in popula-
tion and the passage and en-
forcement of new voting laws
by Congress and the President,
Paul Brewer, chairman of the
Forum Committee, feels that
Mr. Weltner may serve as an
accurate forecast of things to
come in the South. Most of his
Southern colleagues in Congi-ess
have even begrudgingly come to
accept his position. "After all,"
says Brewer, "a man has to
represent his district."
Photo by Burgess
DESIRE—Linda Walsh (left) and Faith Hazelton have lead-
ing roles in the Rice Players' first production of the year, 'A
Streetcar Named Desire,' directed by Neil Havens. The play
opens a four-night run on Thursday, October 14. Other per-
formances are on October 15, 17, and 18. Curtain is at 8 every
night in Hamman Hall.
USELESS COMMITTEE?
SA May End Publications Board
The Student Publications
Board, the committee of the
Student Association which is
responsible for the supervision
of the Thresher, Campanile, and
Janus, came under fire at the
Senate meeting Tuesday night.
The committee, it was
charged, has no real function.
Originally designed to censor
"irresponsible" publications, the
committee no longer investi-
gates the Janus or Thresher.
The full committee reviews only
the pages of the Campanile
which are ready for press be-
fore graduation, sometimes" Tess
than fifty percent of the book.
Later Campanile pages are
read by the two faculty mem-
bers of the committee.
Former Committee chairman
Patti Lewis told the Senate that
the committee also acts as
liaison between the Senate and
the publications.
Motion Tabled
Ray Needham made the mo-
tion that the . committee be
abolished. The proposal was; de-
Dedication Ceremony, Open House
Mark Addition Of Brown College
Margarett Root Brown college
was officially turned over to
Rice University at the dedica-
tion and open house in the col-
lege last Sunday, October 3.
The ceremony itself was very
brief. Dr. Frank Vandiver, Mas-
ter of the College, introduced
Mr. and Mrs. George Brown
and other distinguished guests.
The Browns are primarily re-
sponsible for the college's cre-
ation, as well as its design and
decoration.
President K. S. Pitzer then
accepted the College on behalf
of the University.
Martha Kirkpatrick, Presi-
dent of Brown, accepting the
college for the members, said
that although the building was
complete, the work of the girls
was just beginning. Their task
is to make the college "a way
of life, not just a place to live."
The dedication was followed
by an open house from 3 to 5
p.m. for all the guests. The
girls of the college gave guided
tours of the college. A separate
open house followed from 5 to
7 p.m. for the residents private
guests.
The open house was divided
to avoid the confusion which
would have resulted from hav-
ing personal guests thei'e with
the 1500 guests invited by the
college. Sixty-five of these
guests came to the luncheon
before the dedication.
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Photo by Burgess
MARTHA KIRKPATRICK
Brown College President
feated, but the question was
raised of controlling the Cam-
panile before it was printed.
Some members felt that the
editor should have full re-
sponsibility; others suggested
that the Senate attempt to di-
rectly control the yearbook
through moral suasion of the
editor.
A motion, by Jeff Norris, to
abolish the committee and re-
quire instead bi-yearly reports
from all editors was tabled
pending more discussion next
week.
Food Comm. Seeks Members
David Turner, Food Com-
mittee Chairman, reported that
he is now ...recruiting members
for his committee" from each
college. He hopes to gain more
food in the colleges and more
popular menus.
Turner's committee will also
investigate the room and board
charges.
Senate President Bill Broyles
presented a report on the Texas
Intercollegiate Student Asso-
ciation meeting, which he at-
tended in Wimberly last week-
end. Broyles advocated estab-
lishing better contact with other
school through such organiza-
tions, rather than remaining
isolated.
Work Force Formed
Broyles recommended - that
Rice participate in TISA's Con-
ference on Higher Education in
Texas in February. He also
asked for a bylaw amendment
to allow the SA to spend money
for TISA at its discretion,
rather than under the one
hundred dollar limit now im-
posed.
The Senate accepted Jeff
Norris's suggestion that the
senators sign up volunteers in
each college interested in work-
ing on student activities, in
(Continued on Page 3)
In The Thresher
Since our business staff
broke a record selling ads
this week, we have attempted
to fill the increased number
of pages with items of inter-
est to the Rice community.
Among them:
• A slight mix-up by a
national columnist as to just
where a new free university
is. He claims its at Rice. We
can't find it. Pages 4 and 5.
• The president of the
Rice Student Association
wants Rice to take a larger
role in Texas higher educa-
tion, page 2.
Kitchen Changes
Blamed In Rice
Food Shortages
Reports from the college
headwa iters indicate the recent
"food shortage" on campus is
the result of innovations in the
Food Service's new Central Kit-
chen system.
The blame for this "shortage"
rests primarily on three fac-
tors: college distribution, tight
ordering, and new dieticians.
College distribution methods
have changed. Instead of appor-
tioning colleges' food by pans,
as was done prior to this aca-
demic year, food is processed
by the gallon; meat by the
pound. The new methods are as
yet unproved, and will be modi-
fied as future experiences dic-
tate.
A college headwaiter ex-
plained "tight ordering" citing
a recent incident at one of the
men's colleges. "At an evening
meal for which 229 people were
expected, only 230 baked pota-
toes were ordered. In this case,
a dropped tray would have
caused a real shortage."
In addition to new distribu-
tion and ordering techniques,
new dietitians have been ap-
pointed to each of the men's
colleges, which indicates some
delay as the new staff members
become acquainted with the
Service. Improvements have al-
so been made in the college kit-
chens. The most frequently
noted improvement is the in-
stallation of roll-heating ovens
in each college kitchen. Head-
waiters note the ovens ensure
better service and larger, fresh-
er portions.
Pfeiffer To Head Math Research,
Large Faculty Increase Expected
By JOHN WELGE
This year two new buildings
will appear on Rice's' ever-
expanding skyline, a math
sciences building and a million
dollar addition to the biology
laboratory.
The math building will house,
as well as the math faculty, a
Committee on Applied Mathe-
matics and Systems Research,
headed by Dr. Paul Pfeiffer.
Rice obtained last summer a
National Science Foundation
grant for $2.39 million to
inaugurate a systems research
program. $900,000 of this will
go into the main building ac-
cording to Dr. M. Curtis, chair-
man of the Math Department.
The remainder will provide for
new faculty members, an analog
computer, graduate study
grants, and secretarial assist-
ance.
Systems Research
Systems research involves
dividing problems into more
digestible components. Relation-
ships among these components
can then be studied, using com-
puter techniques.
One goal of the program is
i n t e r-disciplinary co-operation
in research. For this reason no
separate departments of sys-
tems research will be establish-
ed.
The biology department is
also active fn the research field,
receiving $600,000 this year in
25 research and training grants.
As a part of this an extension
to the Rice biological laboratory
will be built to the west of the
present building.
The U. S. Public Health
Service has provided $458,000
for this, and Rice has more than
matched this sum for the new
research facilities.
Faculty Increases
To meet its expanding re-
research committments, the
biology department will add six
to eight new faculty members
over the next couple of years.
There are currently 28, grad-
uate students and 10 post-
doctorate fellows doing re-
search in the department, ac-
cording to Dr. Read, chairman
of the department.
Support for their projects
comes from the National In-
stitute of Health, the Welch
Foundation, the Atomic Energy
Commission, and the National
Science Foundation, as well as
Rice grants.
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