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THE THRESHER
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 19S0
Religion on Campus
Council To Sponsor
Pre-Easter Services
The Religious Council will
sponsor a series of pre-Easter
services in the small chapel di-
rectly south of the Rice Memori-
al Chapel, beginning March 2 and
continuing Monday through Fri-
day until the Easter vacation.
Meditative music at 10 p.m.
will precede that 10:15 p.m. wor-
ship service and will continue at
the close of the service. The serv-
ices will be of a more liturgical
nature on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, and less formal on
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Canterbury Course on Marriage
The Canterbury Association is
inviting all interested students
and faculty to participate in a
study course on "Marriage and
Family Life in Contemporary So-
ciety," based on the report of
the same name from the 1958
Lambeth Conference of the
Anglican Communion.
The series will begin Monday,
March 7, 8 p.m. in room 231 of
Ihe Fondren Library and will
continue for five Monday nights.
Discussion leaders will include
The Rev. Lane Denson, Mr. Paul
Churney of the Houston Family
Service, and the Rt. Rev. John
Hines, Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of Texas. Topics will in-
clude sexual life in marriage,
birth control, and establishing a
home.
The Canterbury office in the
Student Center will be open to
register those interested in this
course from 9-12 on March 4 & 5.
The registrants will receive their
reading assignments and a copy
of the Lambeth Conference Re-
port.
"The Sign of Jonah"
Students and faculty of The
Rice Institute have been espe-
cially invited to attend the free
production of the play The Sign
of Jonah. It will be presented at
St. Martin's Episcopal Church,
717 Sage Rd., on Thursday and
Friday, March 11 and 12, at 8:15
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Student Life
VOL. 47—NO. 20
FRIDAY, MARCH 4,1960
2500 Rice Applicants...
By ANN WATTS
Thresher Staff
"Although there will not be a
great deal of change in our
method of selecting students for
next year's freshman class, com-
petition will be stiffer because of
a slight increase in the number
of applicants," says Mr. J. B.
Giles, Director of Admissions.
Last year 2100 filed completed
applications. Mr. Giles estimates
that there will be closer to 2500
candidates for entrance this year.
More Intensive Interviews
In selection of students, pri-
mary consideration is given to
high school record, College En-
MAYBE, MAYBE NOT—Mr. J. B. Giles interviews
Mary Stephens as a possible candidate for the Class of '64.
Competition is growing keener as applications for admis-
sion continue to mount.
(Photo by Brashear)
Rice Democrats Prepare To
Host Annual State Convention
Democrats, arise!
The Rice Young Democratic
Club is currently making prep-
irations to host the Texas state
•onvention of Young Democrats,
to be held April 22-24 at the
Shamrock Hilton.
Meeting Thursday
A meeting of the campus group
.vill be held Thursday, March 10
it 7:30 pm in Anderson Hall,
Room 106, to work on arrange-
ments for the event.
The University of Houston
Democrats, along with the Rice
organization, is sponsoring the
conclave, since the Harris County
Young Democratic Club has dis-
claimed sponsorship.
Convention Purpose
The purpose of the convention
is to give young Texas Demo-
crats an opportunity to express
their opinions on state and na-
tional issues through resolutions
and the election of state officers,
according to Gary Webb, presi
dent of the Rice Democrats.
All Rice Democrats interested
in electing a Democratic president
are asked to contact Webb at
OV6-2661, club Secretary Lois
Johnson, or the club's sponsor,
Professor George Williams of the
English department.
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trance Examination Board Scores,
and personal qualities. This year
there will be increased emphasis
on character, industry, and moti-
vation as revealed through a
more intensive interviewing pro-
gram.
"We feel that through more
interviews we might better
choose students who show not
only intelligence, but also in-
terest, combined with an ability
to budget time. By paying more
attention to character, we hope
to shorten the probation lists,"
added Mr. Giles.
55% Science-Engineers
About 55% of the students ad-
mitted will be in Science-Engi-
neering and about 45% in Acade-
mic and Architectural programs.
Actually, the percentages usually
even up because many students
change from Science-Engineering
to Academic.
Texas students are shown a
"slight" preference over out-of-
state applicants. Last year fewer
than 20% of those accepted came
f roni out-of-state, although
there is no set percentage.
Foreign Admittance Difficult
It is especially hard for a
foreign student to gain admit-
tance to Rice. "Although I think
the school benefits by having
foreign students," said Mr. Giles,
"it is often difficult to compare
their qualifications with those of
our other applicants because of
differences in grading, etc." He
added that without adequate in-
formation concerning an appli-
cant the Board of Admissions
can not have enough confidence
in the student's abilities to
accept him.
No final decisions have yet
been made in choosing any stu-
dents for the Class of 1964.
March College Board Scores ^nd
high school records will have to.
be considered.
California University
Professor of Music
To Speak In Chapel
Mr. William Reynolds, Profes-
sor of Music, University of Calif-
ornia at Riverside, will be the
speaker in the Rice Chapel on
Thursday, March 10, at 7:15 p.m.
Former Vassar Director
Professor Williams is a Dan-
forth Associate at his Univer-
sity and was formerly Choral
Music Director at Vassar. He is
an outstanding organist who's
special interest is in the way
Church history reflects growth
of popular music.
Professor Williams will dis-
cuss how music of the Church
came into the Church and prob-
lems involved with the different
types of religious music.
Classical Period Interest
His interest in the classical
period of Church music will lend
itself to a discussion of what
is good, interesting, and lasting
in the field of Church music.
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, March 4, 1960, newspaper, March 4, 1960; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231141/m1/4/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.