The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1951 Page: 4 of 8
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FRIDAY, OCTOBJUt M, tMl
"Rice Stadium" Is New
Official Name
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the University of Houston," said Mr.
Brown, whose firm, Brown and
Root, built the stadium. "I believe
this -contract shows that the two
schools plan to work together and
play together, since it was signed by
the mutual consent of both parties
and is renewable. Houston was built
by everyone co-operating and I think
it should continue that way."
"I don't see why we ever need an-
other stadium when this one can
serve both of us," said Mr. Cullen.
"I asked that this stadium be called
Rice Stadium in the beginning. I
think that will be much more neigh-
borly. You know I opened the pot
with $10,000 when Rice built that
stadium in 1938."
The Cougars have played in the
new .stadium both in 1950 and this
season on the same fee basis. All of
their 1951 home games are in the
70,000-seat park.
"I believe this contract shows that
the University of Houston and Rice
Institute are working closely to-'
gether," stated Corbin Robertson,
chairman of the UH athletic coun-
cil. "I believe, too, it assures Hous-
ton of the best football in the coun-
try," Saturday by Saturday."
The University of Houston plays
Mississippi, Texas A&M, Baylor, De-
troit and Tulsa at home in 1952.
Homecoming Plans
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.society-sponsored booths by Jack
Shannon and the Felix Runion Com-
mittee.
At 2 pm the Rice Owls will meet
the Aggies in Rice Stadium. The
game itself promises to be an ex-
citing one and it will be further sup-
plemented by the half-time pagean-
try when Dr. Houston crowns the
Homecoming Queen.
After the game, a reception will
be held for the alums at Cohen
honoring' Dr. and Mrs. Houston and
the faculty members and their wives.
The Homecoming Dance, at Tem-
ple Emmanu El, will ^ound off the
activities. The dance starts at 9 and
lasts until 1 am. It will be semi-
formal and the tickets will be $2.50
per couple.
If the plans go according to sched-
ule, this year's Homecoming will
stand out as a tribute to Rice and
to the co-operation shown between
the students and the alumni.
The Editor's Corner
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might end the confusion. They would
serve as assistants during the year
in which they are elected and suc-
ceed to the positions of Editor and
Business Manager in the following
Fall.
Another contradiction in the by-
laws that, to say the least, compli-
cates the situation is that, while the
election bylaw provides for the elec-
tion of an Assistant Editor of Cam-
panile, there is no mention of that
J office in the bylaw on the Campa-
nile. In fact, that bylaw says "A
candidate for Editor must be a pros-
pective Junior or Senior and have
served at least 16 weeks on the Cam-
panile staff before taking office."
This condition is obviously unapplic-
able to the position of Assistant
Editor, and the Editor is no longer
elected directly.
In addition to these contradic-
tions in the bylaws governing elec-
tions, there are other laws which
are obsolete and unjust
The bylaw governing election ex-
pense states that a candidate's ex-
penses must be limited to a total of
$25 for both the primary and run-
off campaigns. Since a candidate
cannot know during the first week
of campaigning whether there will
be a runoff or not, this bylaw in-
vites violation.
Riceites Pleased
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will now be more closely associat-
ed with Rice."
Discordant Note
A discordant note in tlje sym-
phony was sounded by Dr. Edward
H. Phillips of the History Depart-
ment. Dr. Phillips, who in a recent
Forum speech took the position that
intercollegiate football has no place
in an institution of higher learning,
said "I sort of hate to see the
change. As long as the name was
Houston Stadium, there was a
chance we might unload it. Now that
the name is Rice Stadium, we are
stuck with it."
Mr. Malcolm Lyvett, member of
the Board of Trustees, Rice alum-
nus, and son of Dr. Edgar O. Lov-
ctt. first Rice president, said, "This
is a very fortunate solution to the
Lutherans Plan
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15c fine. At the last meeting of the
Newman Club on Wednesday, Oc-
tober 24, Father James Courneen
of the Maryknoll Missions showed
a film on missionary work in Bolivia.
Canterbury Club •
The Canterbury Club holds its
regular meetings on the second and
fourth Sundays of each month at
4 p.m.' at A-House. Refreshments
are served after each meeting.
According to Ben Gantt, Chairman
of the Election Committee, a by-law
is urgently needed which would re-
quire candidates for office to read
the constitution and by-laws of the
Student Association.
An outmoded by-law requires a
fifty cent filing fee to accompany
all election petitions. Originally this
fifty cents was to cover costs of
printing. The ballots, however, are
no longer printed, but mimeograph-
ed at negligible expense.
The election bylaw that has per-
haps caused more unhappiness than
any other is the one requiring can-
didates to turn in expense accounts
to a member of the election commit-
tee. In the past several candidates
have been unjustly and needlessly
disqualified through misunderstand-
ing this requirement.
Last year, a candidate was un-
justly disqualified for a race be-
cause she left her expense account
on the Student Association desk
with several others before the dead-
line. Her account was not noticed
at the time that a member of. the
election Committee picked up the
others. There have been other simi-
lar cases of injustice because of this
rule.
A thorough overhaul of the Stu-
dent Association Bylaws, particular-
ly those concerned with elections,
seems to be in order.
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tender in the world, but he's
generous with the Angostura
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problem. All Rice men should be
glad to have it that way. It will
certainly be fine to have a new name
for the stadium."
"Wonderful .Solution"
Mr. Gus Wortham, also a Trustee,
stated "The stadium was originally
named Houston Stadium for the
City of Houston, not for the Uni-
versity of Houston. In view of the
confusion in the public mind, I
think this is a wonderful solution. I
would like to see good i*elations be-
tween the schools in the use of the
stadium for a long time. I'm very
glad to see it cleared up."
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1951, newspaper, October 26, 1951; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230879/m1/4/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.