The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1951 Page: 4 of 8
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side of the bill.
d. The committee thinks that its
suggestion would handle the diffi-
culty adequately and not employ a
large amount of extra man hours.
4. We recommend the establish,
ment of a custom such that the Hall
Committee meet once a month with
the operators of the cafeteria to en-
courage an exchange of ideas and
complaints.
a. Perhaps the largest complaint
that this committee has to render is
that the student relations to the
meal service are unfavorable.
c. A number of other colleges have
satisfactorily handled this problem
by setting up joint student-faculty
committees. We feel this unneces-
sary. We think that if a proper
means were provided for encourag-
ing student expression, 90% of the
present differences would be remov-
ed.
The following are suggestions of
the committee to reduce cost:
1. Possible use of margarine in-
stead of butter. (Costs student ap-
proximately $.60.)
2. Setting up a pay scale to in-
clude a manager-purchaser that
plans menu and two supervisors.
3. This replacement of some of
the non-student employees with stu-
dents. Our poll shows that the av-
erage school employs twice as many
students as outside employees.
4. Opening up the bidding. We
know that some of the commodities
(eggs and bacon, for instance) are
purchased on a wholesale basis at
a price approaching retail.
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Dead Week...
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However, it is understood that no
examinations or extra assignments
of any kind covering more than the
week's work will be given during
this period. No extra laboratory
periods will be held during this
time. Term papers or term reports
must be due before dead week.
"There will be no scheduled social
activities for students during dead
week.
"The first day of dead week is the
seventh day preceding the first day
of examinations.
"Since class activities are to be
regularly conducted throughout the
week, no teacher is supposed to ex-
cuse any of his classes even though
a class may be scheduled to meet
the day before examinations begin." *
Final action on the proposal has
not yet been taken.
BSV Students
Will Attend
Meeting at A&M
This morning, eight council mem-
bers of the Baptist Student Union,
led by their president, Paul John-
son, left for the BSU Spring Plan-
ning Conference at A&M in College
Station.
The purpose of the conference,
which opens this morning and ex-
tends through tomorrow, is the plan-
ning of actovities for the next school
year on a statewide basis, including
election of state officers.
Rice students who are attending
the conference are LaVerne Moore,
Kent Bendall, Beverly Ward, Patsy
Brady, Edwina Blankenship, Char-
lotte Louise Amis, Jane Jones and
Johnson.
The BSU has also announced that
Miss Helen Jean Bond, new student
secretary, will take up her duties
for the rest of the semester begin-
ning May 5. Also students are in-
vited to attend the Noonspirations
at A-House every day at 12:10, Fea-
ture speaker of the Wednesday
meeting will be Mrs. R. Schriener.
Manila College Asks
Assistance From Rice
Blau Elected
Forum Committee
Chairman
Margaret Blau was elected chair-
man of the Forum Committee for
1950U51. Norma Gene Stein was
elected secretary. Next year's pub-
licity agent for the Thresher is
Georgia Hink; Jerry O'Keefe was
appointed to head the poster divi-
sion; Paula Meredith will head the
class publicity section; and Jack
Lapin will be in charge of schedul-
ing meetings.
The last forum of the year will be
a talk by Lee Scharrar, prominent
Houston lawyer, who formerly
taught at Rice. He is especially
suited to speak on "Municipal Gov-
ernment" because of his diversified
practical and teaching experience.
This forum will be open only to
Rice students, faculty members, and
their friends.
The Forum Committee is consider-
ing plans for holding a get together
as its last project for this year.
Ruey Boone was elected a member
of next year's committee.
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Univers'W
The 19S1 drive to aid war-torn
universities is now under way.
W. H. Masterson, assistant to the
president, announced today that aid
is being sent to Queson college in
the Phillipines. Reference books, old
college texts, and laboratory equip-
ment of all sorts have been request-
ed by that school.
Students wishing to take part
in the drive should leave their old
text books in the receiving room
of the Fondren library. All packing
and mailing will be handled by the
committee through the courtesy of
W. S. Dix, librarian.
Severay departments in the Insti-
tute have already made contribu-
tions to the drive. Others expect to
have books and scientific material
ready to go within the next few
days.
Queson college is located in Mani-
la and is decidated to the memory
of the late Manuel L. Queson. As
president of the Phillipines Queson
did much to cultivate the spirit of
American Democracy in the land and
to develop a better understanding
beweein American and Filipino.
Deadline for all contributions is
May 4.
UH Appropriates
$150,000 For
Television Station
The University of Houston Board
of Regents has appropriated $150,-
000 for the construction of a Uni-
versity-operated television station.
The station will operate over TV
Channel 8 which has been reserved
by the Federal Communications
Commission for an- educational in-
stitution in the Houston area.
In voting the money, part of an
$8,250,000 construction program
which will include a Student Union
building, the University Board of
Regents predicted that TV will one
day outrank radio 10-1.
Federal Communications approv-
al for the station has not yet been
secured, but the approval is ex-
pected by the regents within the
next year or so. At present, TV
station construction is frozen by the
Commission.
The University already owns and
operates an FM station, KUHF-FM.
Since TV sound is carried on FM
channels, the cost of the new TV
station will be much lower to the
University.
"The station would aid the entire
Houston area in bringing culture,
instruction, and community educa-
tion to the public," Dr. W. W. Kem-
merer, acting president of the Uni-
versity said.
Televising of city council meet-
ings, activities of the Police Depart-
ment and the social and economic
conditions prevalent in different
areas of the city are three of the
many ways in which the station
could be used to educate the citi-
zens by acquainting them with local
affairs, Dr. Kemmerer said.
Eventually, under a "pay-as-you-
see" plan, the University would be-
gin. college courses over the station.
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