The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 16, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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Institute To Become University
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Vol. 47—No. 16
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Saturday, January 16, 1960
Easter Holiday Extended
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And in those days it came to pass there lvas a decree from the
throne of the Dean, and the Dean said, "Let there be FINALS," and
there were finals.
And there was much wailing and gnashing of ieelh among the
children of Samuel. Like a plague FINALS visited the house of
Samuel and the children of Samuel were sore afraid. And verily did
they go down the tubes.
And the Dean grew angry with the children of Samuel and
smote them and sent them to the Land of Probation. But the Dean
was a just Dean and in his infinite wisdom he sent another decree
saying, "From hence ye shall set aside seven days to gird yourselves
against FINALS, and in those
No Effect On
'60 Spring Term
Houston States
By BUDDY HERZ
Thresher Editor
The Easter vacation for the
1960 spring term will be extend-
ed one day, President William V.
Houston announced Wednesday.
The vacation will begin Thurs-
day, April 15, at 6 p.m. and
classes will resume Wednesday,
April 20.
No Effect
"The addition of the extra day
will in no way affect the re-
mainder of the year's schedule,"
Dr. Houston added. Thus, there
will be no reduction of the mid-
term holiday or extension of
spring term as has been rumored
in the past week.
"We couldn't do very much this
year," Dr. Houston said. "Com-
mencement date has been set and
the extension of the spring term
would conflict with summer
school schedules," he continued.
Decision Soon
As to what will be done con-
cerning spring vacation plans in
the years to come, Dr. Houston
stated, "We must decide soon as
the calendar and brochure must
be sent to the printer."
Three possible solutions to the
problem exist.
(1) The fall term could begin
one week earlier than usual.
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Change Due This Month; Reasons
Include 'Technological Confusion'
By JIM DEEGAN
The Rice Institute will officially become The Rice
University late this month, The Thresher learned this
week from a reliable Lovett Hall source.
Approval of the change in name is expected at the
monthly meeting of the Board of Governors of the Insti-
tute on January 27 and would culminate many years of
discussion concerning the proposal.
In a meeting with Student As--
sociation President Wayne Han-
son and Thresher Editor Buddy
Herz Wednesday morning, Presi-
dent William V. Houston, in com-
menting on the Board of Gov-
ernors meeting last month, stat-
ed, "The Board as a whole felt
favorably inclined [to change the
name] but this is a matter to a
large extent of public relations.
Thus the Committee on Alumni
and Student Relationships was
asked to inquire into opinion con-
cerning the matter."
Sallyport Scoops
The January issue of the Sally-
port, a Rice alumni publication,
first brought to the public eye
the fact that a change in name
was under consideration by the
Board. Among the many reasons
suggested for the change are the
following:
1. Growing confusion resulting
News Briefs
David Barnett defeated Ed
Ettel 109-96 to win the vacated
Will Rice College Senate post.
Barnett is a junior Metallur-
gical Engineering major from
Austin.
The contest to find new
words for "The Rice Hymn"
closes Monday, January 18.
All entries, typewritten and
double-spaced, must be in The
Thresher office by 2 p.m. that
day.
A prize of $100 will be
awarded for the best verse,
with the prize divided if the
judges combine several en-
tries. Winner or winners will
be announced as soon as pos-
sible.
Sheet music for "The Rice
Hymn" was published in the
Homecoming Issue of The
Thresher, November 13, 1959.
seven days ye shall neither eat nor
sleep, nor shall ye orgy."
And the Dean turned to his
angels and archangels and said
unto them, "In these seven days
tread lightly upon the children of
Samuel and waylay them not with
sudden quizzes, for they shall be
as dead men." And so it came
to pass, and the lime was called
the Week of the Dead.
O children of Samuel, hearken
to the cry from the wilderness.
The Week of the Dead hastens
toward you. Cird your loins with
dexidrine and NoDoz, and stand
unafraid.
And the Dean will look down
on you and have mercy upon you,
that yo\ir days may be long upon
the land that is Water. For ye
are the chosen seed of Samuel,
and ye shall not be inconvenienced.
from the continued use of the in-
correct term "Institute," which
actually describes a special-pur-
pose institution of non-collegiate
rank.
Right Designation
2. Need to assume proper and
correct designation of "Univer-
sity" since adoption of the college
plan and increasing emphasis up-
on the strong undergraduate,
graduate, and research programs
which mark the true university.
3. Strong evidence that the in-
stitution was conceived of and
launched from the very beginning
as a university.
4. Failure to attract some po-
tential faculty members who do
not understand the true univer-
sity status of the institution and
consider it to be narrower in
scope.
Loss of Donor Support
5. Loss of support from some
potential private donors, corpora-
tions, and foundations who will
contribute to a university but not
a special-purpose institution.
G. Difficulty of attracting
proper attention to the many fine
offerings and scholarly activities
which Rice has in the humanities.
7. Need to consider establish-
ment of certain institutes sub-
sidiary to the overall institution.
The term "institute" when prop-
erly employed to describe com-
ponents of The William Marsh
Rice University within technical
or special purpose fields would
probably bring considerable in-
terest and financial support.
8. Making it possible for the
institution to increase its role and
national and international stand-
ing as a true university, instead
of being incorrectly assumed to
be particularly outside this im-
mediate area, an institution of
much narrower scope.
9. Assisting in obtaining more
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SL's Production . . .
.. . Termed Warm, Witty
'Daddy Long Legs'
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Final Show Tonight
By BILlr DELANEY
Thresher Assistant Editor
Tonight at 8 o'clock the Ham-
man Hall curtain rises for the
final presentation of the Sarah
Lane Literary Society's adaption
of "Daddy Long Legs."
Warmth and wit, rather than
hilarity, prevades the production,
which shares little with the origi-
nal musical comedy except the
title and the sketchy plot..
Double Identity
The story concerns Marie, a
comely French orphan Jin "love
with both an unknown sugdf
daddy who has brough her to
America and a wealthy courter,
whom she finally discovers are
one and the same.
The original, fast-m o v i n g
script by Pat Hills, Ann McNabb,
and Nancy Jones places Marie in
Smith iCollege (East Wing) with
a bunch of excellent character
types in several thoroughly en-
tertaining dorm scenes.
Kansas In August
Marie, as played by Margie
Moore, is about as French as
the Kansas in August which she
sings about in her fine voice but
projects the warmth, if not real-
ity, befitting the awe-struck and
naive orphan.
Her amorous "Daddy Long
Legs" is Dave Thorman, who per-
forms quite adequately in his
youthful role. Deserving special
mention are several of the well-
cast dorm gals — Ann McNabb
as the lively Maisie, LaJuana Os-
born as the "top drawer" sophis-
ticate, Ann Hazelton as the ama-
teur analyst, and Toni Berrong
as the T. R. G. ideal—as well
as Pat Jackson in her heavy role
of Mme Fortier, the orphanage
matron.
Musical Selections
The puzzling assortment of
Broadway hit tunes fitted into
the production surprisingly well,
especially the original lyrics of
"Thought about Exams" from a
"Pajama Game" melody, "Har-
vard Man" and "You Can't Get
a Man with a Brain," a song
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DOUBLE ROLE — Pretty sophomore Pat Jackson
waits to sell tickets to all comers for the annual SL produc-
tion. And theatre goers will find Miss Jackson doubling
as Madam Fortierxin in the literary production of "Daddy
Long Legs."
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 16, 1960, newspaper, January 16, 1960; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231137/m1/1/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.