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Students To Defend
Rice's Honor Sunday
By BILL DELANEY
Thresher Assistant Editor
(See editorial comment, page 2)
For the first time, a Rice In-
stitute team in a field other than
athletics will make a bid Sunday
via coast-to-coast television to
bring the school greater recog-
nition as one of the nation's top
educational institutions.
Its endeavors will not be view-
ed in Houston, the progressive
metropolis which boasts Rice as
one of the Southwest's few great
intellectual and cultural assets.
Dartmouth Target
The formidable target of Rice's
"Quiz Kids" is Dartmouth Col-
lege, currently the defending
champion of General Electric's
"College Bowl" series.
Eager to display the mental
acumen of the Institute's student
body are Neil Anderson, Sandy
Grabiner, Joe Kruppa, and Mary
Woodson, who are taking off
Thursday and Friday for New
York City at the show's expense.
"I think we're going to surprise
everybody," stated Dr. Francis
L. Loewenheim, assistant profes-
sor of # history who has been
coaching the team and who will
accompany them to New York for
the program.
Not On Local TV
"College Bowl," a game de-
signed to test the ability of col-
lege students to recall facts from
many fields of knowledge, goes
out "live" over the CBS network
every Sunday at 4:30 p.m., CST.
The local CBS-TY channel,
KHOU-TV, has not carried the
program in the past nor does it
see fit to make exception for
Rice's entry. Evidently, it prefers
Seniors Decide
Against Weekend;
Set Prom May 31
Due to the assistance of Dr.
and Mrs. Everett Seale, the Sen-
ior Class will hold its Prom at
the River Oaks Country Club on
May 31.
The evening will consist of a
dance and then a late breakfast,
and negotiations are underway to
secure a band and entertainment
for the evening.
Instead of a weekend, this year
the class will have some type of
all day outing, probably at a
country club or in Galveston. The
class officers will welcome any
suggestions on this matter.
Ann Schudy has been appointed
to head the Invitations Committee
for graduation. Other appoint-
ments will be made soon.
the extra dollars of local spon-
sors to the desires of its Rice
audience and many other friends
of education in the area.
Attempts by the Rice adminis-
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Ex-Hungarian Official Slated . . .
Forum Meets March 11
By DENNIS ASHTON
Thresher Staff
Dr. Nicholas Nyaradi, Director
of the Institute of International
Studies at Bradly University and
former Minister of Finance of
Hungary, will speak before the
Forum in the Fondren Lecture
Lounge, on March 11, at 7:15 pm.
His topic, "Behind the Iron
Curtain and the Meaning of
Khruschev's Visit," is one with
rClENO
THRESHER
an all student newspaper since 1916
VOL. 47—NO. 20
HOUSTON, TEXAS
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1960
New Jersey Governor at Hamman
Meyner To Speak Sunday
Governor Robert B. Meyner of
the state of New Jersey will ad-
dress the Rice Institute student
body, Sunday afternoon at 2:30
p.m. in Hamman Hall.
Governor Meyer will deliver a
fifteen to twenty minute oration*
with a question and answer period
to follow. A possible favorite son
nominee at the Democratic con-
vention in Los Angeles, there is
Rice Debaters To Send
8 To Tulane Tourney
CUTTING OR CALLING IN?—Is this really what-
went on when Rice's seven sororities and one fraternity
took in new members last week ? Who knows ?
—Photo by Morris
This weekend the Rice Foren-
sic Society will send an eight-man
team to the Tulane Invitational
Debate Tournament.
Junior, Senior Entries
Representing Rice in the junior
division will be Reed Martin, Syd
Nathans, Larry Moore, and
Charles Kipple; in the senior di-
vision, John Wolf, Gary Webb,
John Shamblum, and Judy Had-
don. Accompanying the team as
sponsors will be Mr. and Mrs.
Thad Marsh.
Previous highlights of the de-
bate season have been the A and
M Tournament which was won by
Reed Martin and Jim Bob Doty;
and the Southwest Conference
Tournament where Charles Par-
nell and Gerald Dansby placed
second on the negative side.
Tenth At Harvard
Other events were the Baylor
Tournament, where Bill Pannill
and Dennis Ashton reached the
semi-finals; and the Annual Har-
vard Invitational Tournament,
where Neil Anderson and Harry
Reasoner placed tenth of ninety-
two teams.
Editor Announces
Janus To Appear
Late Next Week
"Barring a natural halocaust
and/or a reversal of the stu-
dent association publications
board decision," Janus, the
most recent campus attempt at
a literary magazine, will be on
sale in the Rice Memorial Cen-
ter late next week, according
to Editor Joel Hochman.
The magazine, which will
contain poetry, short stories,
expositions, and cartoons by
students at Rice and other uni-
versities, is to sell for 25 cents.
Janus will also be available at
several local bookstores.
strong indication also that Gov-
ernor Meyner could be the Dem-
ocratic vice-presidential candi-
date in the 1960 election.
Cousin-In-Law of Adlai
First elected to the guberna-
torial position in 1953, and again
in 1957; Governor Meyner for-
merly served as minority leader
of the United States Senate. In
1957 he married rf^len Steven-
son, cousin of two-time Demo
presidential hopeful Adlai Ste-
venson.
He received a B.A. degree from
Lafayette and law degree from
Columbia. In addition, he is a
commander in the Naval Reserve
and the recipient of many honor-
ary degrees awarded him during
the past few years.
Houseguest of Rice Trustee
Governor Meyner is a house-
of William Kirkland, Rice asso-
ciate and Trustee.
The appearance of Governor
Meyner at Riee is made possible
through the diligent work of the
Rice Student Senate and the For-
um Committee of the Institute.
o
Internation'l Law
Expert To Speak
To Pre-Lawyers
Mr. Ewell (Pat) Murphy, Jr.,
will address the Pre-Law Society
on Monday, March 7, at Room
131 Biology Building at 7 p.m.
Mr. Murphy is one of few at-
torneys actually engaged in the
practice of International Law.
Rhodes Scholar
He graduated from the Uni-
versity of Texas Law School in
1948, and then, as a Rhodes
Scholar, attended St. Edmund-
Hall College, Oxford, for three
years, taking his Ph. D. Degree
therea in 1951.
Mr. Murphy is with the local
law firm of Baker, Botts, An-
drews & Shepherd, where his
practice has largely been con-
cerned with foreign investment.
International Meaning
Mr. Murphy will review the his-
tory of the meaning of interna-
tional law, then deal with what
meaning the term has in present
usage. He will also answer ques-
tions at the conclusion of his lec-
ture.
All students are invited, ac-
cording to Harry Reasoner, presi-
dent of the Society.
NYARADI
of the largest
which he is intimately familiar.
Born In Hungary
He was born and educated in
Hungary, although he is now an
American citi-
zen; he was a
member of the
Budapest Bar-
Association for
13 years; for1 a
number of years
he served as the
legal advisor
and executive
director of one
banks in Hun-
gary; and after the war, during
which he served in the anti-Nazi
underground, he took a post in
the anti-Communist coalition gov-
ernment.
Then in 1948, under mounting
Communist pressure, he and his
wife fled the country and came
to the United States.
Book Acclaimed
His book: My Ringside Seat In
Moscow has been acclaimed by
leading interviewers as one of the
best books ever published on Rus-
sia, and several of his articles
have been inserted into the Con-
gressional Record.
In addition he has earned a
reputation as a dynamically in-
teresting speaker and lecturer in
his visits to other colleges and
universities around the country.
He is here in Houston on invi-
tation of the Texas Manufactur-
ers Association to address the
annual convention of the Houston
chapter.
A question and answer program
will follow his addi'ess.
SLLS County Fair
Carded Tonight
In Student Center
It's county fair time again, and
the Sarah Lane Literary Society
have planned a full evening of
old-fashioned entertainment for
the students of Rice.
The fair will begin at 7:30
o'clock on Friday evening in the
basement of the Rice Memorial
Student Center, and the whole
school is invited to attend.
Baker Quartet, Swilley Combo
Suzy Rhodes, in charge of the
side show entertainment, has
lined up Gene Swilley and his
combo. Pat Hills and an "Egypt-
ianella" will liven the evening
with songs. The Baker quartet
will also be on hand.
Also on the bill are Judy Pauly
with a modern jazz dance and
Charlene Prescott, The Human
Pretzel. Shows will begin at 7:30,
8:00 and 8:30. Admission for each
show will be 25 cents.
"Another major attraction is
the raffle," say fair co-chairmen
Nancy Jones and Charlene Pres-
cott," and prizes are rather ap-
pealing as a rule."
The prizes, lined up by Pat
Hills, raffle chairman for this
year, will be raffled off by a
Rice professor, and will consist of
such things as free hair stylings,
dinners at Kaphan's or College
Inn, and tickets to shows. The
grand prize is usually a radio.
(Continued on Page 7)
The Honor Council held a
trial just prior to midterm. The
verdict was unanimous for
acquittal.
Let's Beat Dartmouth
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